Jakks Pacific To Produce 'American Gladiators' Themed Toys

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Mar 31, 2008 (financialwire.net via COMTEX) -- JAKK | news | PowerRating | PR Charts -- March 31, 2008 (FinancialWire) Jakks Pacific Inc. (NASDAQ: JAKK | news | PowerRating | PR Charts ) signed an exclusive worldwide master toy license with MGM Consumer Products for American Gladiators, a television program that airs on NBC. Jakks expects to launch a line of American Gladiators toys and related products in Spring 2009, based on the characters and challenges seen on the show. American Gladiators is produced by MGM Television and Reveille in association with Flor-Jon Films, Inc.

The comprehensive American Gladiators license agreement includes action figures, accessories, as well as outdoor sports and seasonal products, and role play toys, all based on the new American Gladiators live action series and the classic television series.

American Gladiators first originated from Erie, Pennsylvania. The series aired as a weekly syndicated show in the U.S., from 1989 through 1996. The show also spurred international versions in the United Kingdom, Latin America, Australia, Germany, Finland, Sweden, Denmark, South Africa, and Japan.

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