Reminder/Time For Teletubbies! Time For Teletubbies! Fao Schwarz Opens Flagship Teletubbies Boutique

Business Wire, Sept 18, 1998

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TELETUBBIES Mania continues as FAO Schwarz kicks off the holiday shopping season with a ribbon-cutting ceremony to open the brand new TELETUBBIES Boutique Friday, September 18th, 11:00 A.M., FAO Schwarz, 767 Fifth Avenue, 2nd Floor. FAO Schwarz has created 'TELETUBBYLAND' with store windows featuring spectacular displays of the Teletubbies, including larger than life TELETUBBY Figures With 42" Plasma Television Screens Mounted in their tummies, Jumbo TELETUBBIES images overseeing the main Fifth Avenue Entrance, and on the main escalator that leads right to the Boutique, a special version of TELETUBBYLAND complete with the Windmill, Rabbits, Speaking Voice Trumpets and Teletubbies Music.

TELETUBBIES, The extraordinarily popular public television Preschool Children's Series created and produced by Anne Wood and Andrew Davenport of Ragdoll Productions and marketed in the Americas by the Itsy Bitsy Entertainment Company, continues to attract fans throughout the world. The Talking TELETUBBIES(TM) Dolls, which debuted earlier this year from Hasbro, have become one of the most popular children's toys in history. FAO Schwarz will be filled with the latest TELETUBBIES items including Plush Toys, Party Goods, Halloween Costumes, Videos, Books, Backpacks and an assortment of TELETUBBIES Apparel and Accessories. Media Coverage Invited.

DATE: SEPTEMBER 18, 1998

TIME: 11:00 A.M.

PLACE: FAO SCHWARZ

767 FIFTH AVENUE - 2ND FLOOR