Dec 15, 2005 6:28 pm US/Eastern
Damon, Timlin & Renteria Team Up With 'Arthur'
BOSTON (CBS4) ―
The Red Sox are teaming up with a popular cartoon character. Arthur has enlisted a few key players for his own baseball team, and the story line for this episode isn't so far-fetched.
Most families are familiar with Arthur, the loveable cartoon aardvark who has attracted millions of kids to PBS television since 1996.
Well, Arthur has asked Johnny Damon, Mike Timlin and Edgar Renteria to join his cartoon team, "The Greebs."
"We play on The Greebs," explains Timlin.
"The Greebs are the best team around, next to the Sox," Damon says.
The animation is still in the early stages. The drawings are not quite complete. But they show Damon as a bear named Playmon. Timlin will be a deer, Winlin. And Renteria, a bear named Bateria.
The story line is a familiar one for the Red Sox. Arthur's team hasn't won a championship since 1918. So Playmon, Winlin, and Bateria are called upon to break the curse.
The cartoon voice over work is underway in the WGBH studios. The episode will be on TV in early May.
"The story is breaking the curse, but the theme is really about team work… our main character thinks he is the curse," says Executive Producer Pierre Vallette.
But Johnny Damon breaks the curse by hitting a game-winning home run.
"The Greebs, man that is a great team," Timlin says. "I dont know if you have seen us play, but we are awesome."
The cartoon Arthur, like the Red Sox, is truly a champion. In 2006, he celebrates ten years on TV, and 30 years on bookshelves.
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