Johnny and the Sprites: Meet the Sprites

Release Date: March 18, 2008
Length: 57 minutes
Rating: 4 out of 4 stars

Playhouse Disney’s hit sensation comes to Disney DVD for the first time! It’s “Johnny and the Sprites…can you see one? Johnny and the Sprites…could you be one? Johnny, and the Sprites!

If you have a pre-schooler, who likes Playhouse Disney, then this DVD is a must for your library. Complete with five episodes and even a Sing Along with “Johnny And The Sprites,” kids will be singing Sprite songs for hours.

Meet Johnny and the magical and friendly sprites – Ginger, Lily, Root, Basil and all of their friends – in the enchanted woods of
Grotto’s Grove. With music, laughter and a sprinkle of magic, Johnny and his new-found friends experience the fun of friendship and learn to be accepting of others.

Episodes “Ginger’s Antenna Dilemma”, “Root’s Dadoots”, “Where’s The Water, Lily?”, “Basil’s Band” and “The Sprites and the What?!” take viewers on a magical journey through Grotto’s
Grove. Each episode is filled with music and spritely mischief! Along the way, Ginger learns it’s OK to be different, little Root gets the hiccups and Basil discovers the importance of keeping
promises when he joins a band and forgets about his friends.

Johnny and the Sprites stars Tony Award Nominated John Tartaglia and features musical numbers written by various notable Broadway composers such as Gary Adler, Bobby Lopez, Laurence O’Keefe and Michael Patrick Walker. This series aims to expose preschoolers to the beauty of music from a young age, as well as teach lifelong lessons about friendship and tolerance.

-Sarah