The Wizard of Oz, The Adventures of Robin Hood, Treasure Island, Little Women Among Films Set for Summer Movie Showcase ATLANTA, April 4 /PRNewswire/ -- In its ongoing commitment to cultivating the next generation of classic movie fans, Turner Classic Movies (TCM) will take parents back to treasured memories of their childhood and instill first- time viewers with new ones this summer during Funday Night at the Movies, a weekly movie event set to air on Sundays in June-August at 8 p.m. ET/PT. Hosted by Tom Kenny, the voice of SpongeBob SquarePants from the hit animated series by the same name, the seasonal franchise is specially geared toward parents who wish to pass on to their kids their love for unforgettable and enduring films. (Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20070404/CLW143) Movies that will be featured in Funday Night at the Movies include: Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948) Bringing Up Baby (1938) Little Women (1949) Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) Oliver! (1968) Pride of the Yankees (1942) Shane (1953) Singin' in the Rain (1952) Sounder (1972) The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938) The Wizard of Oz (1939) Treasure Island (1934) 20,000 Leagues under the Sea (1954) No stranger to family programming, Kenny also supplies the voice for Heffer the Cow on Nickelodeon's Rocko's Modern Life and Hanna Barbera's Top Cat. In addition, he voices performances on Cartoon Network's Camp Lazlo and Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends as well the current feature, Meet the Robinsons. A self-proclaimed classic-movie buff, he spends time watching vintage films with his two children and his wife, actress Jill Talley. Turner Classic Movies, currently seen in more than 75 million homes, is a 24-hour cable network from Turner Broadcasting System, Inc., a Time Warner company. TCM presents the greatest motion pictures of all time from the largest film library in the world, the combined Time Warner and Turner film libraries, from the '20s through the '90s, commercial-free and without interruption. The network also offers critically acclaimed original documentaries and specials, including the recent Emmy-winning Stardust: The Bette Davis Story and Steve McQueen: The Essence of Cool. On the slate for 2007 are such original productions as Private Screenings: Jane Fonda, Brando and Spielberg on Spielberg, among others. For more information, visit http://www.tcm.com/. Turner Broadcasting System, Inc., a Time Warner company, is a major producer of news and entertainment product around the world and the leading provider of programming for the basic cable industry. http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20070404/CLW143DATASOURCE: Turner Classic Movies CONTACT: Sarah Hamilton, Atlanta, +1-404-575-6313, , Julie Smith, Los Angeles, +1-310-788-6915, or Erin Bix, New York, +1-212-275-8234, Web site: http://www.tcm.com/

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