Release Date: Super Duper Sumos 4

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

ADV FILMS SETS RELEASE DATE FOR SUPER DUPER SUMOS: WAY OF THE PHAT

FOURTH HILARIOUS HOME-VIDEO VOLUME TO BE AVAILABLE JUNE 10 2003

HOUSTON March 20 2003?ADV Films today announced a June 10 2003 release date for Super Duper Sumos: Way of the PHAT the fourth volume of the hit DIC Entertainment animated series. The title will be available on both DVD and VHS.

The zany series was a huge hit on the BBC (U.K.) and is currently airing on Nickelodeon in the U.S. as the hefty anchor of the network?s Sunday afternoon SLAM block. Ratings have been strong drawing a mean market share of 4.49 among boys ages six to 11 with a whopping high of 6.42. Audiences are captivated by the three large sumo wrestlers who lead the show with the large fellows? bewilderment at the modern world matched only by their enthusiasm for combating wrongdoers.

The Story:
Using the ?Stare of Truth? Mamoo ferrets out the facts. And the situation is truly dire for the Super Duper Sumos! Ms. Mister conspires to give Generic City a hot foot with a giant magnifying glass mutant vines ferocious kamikaze pygmies from Wisconsin and Dr. Stinger?s ultimate weapon: Limburger cheese.

Then a Bad Inc. cooking show rigged to favor the evil Iron Man Chef causes restaurants around the world to close. A special order of ?No Lie? Pie may be the only way to reveal the truth. And you?ll think twice about fast food when Dr. Stinger transforms Genghis Fangus? takeout order of Dim Sum into giant dumpling and hot sauce monsters that put the bite on Generic City!

And not all golden muwashis glitter. Kimo finds himself elevated to Grand Champion but prohibited from fighting alongside Mamoo and Booma. As a giant blob of hair gel terrorizes the city Kimo must decide: sumo law or sumo friends?

Super Duper Sumos: Way of the PHAT (SRP $14.98 DVD $12.98 VHS) is an English-language release including four complete episodes: ?Sumo on a Hot Tin Roof? ?No Lie Pie? ?Pinch Me I?m Steaming? and ?To Serve and Neglect.? Includes ADV Previews.

Posted on Friday, March 21, 2003 (Archive on Monday, April 21, 2003)