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Some Background:

Discovery Communications, the company behind Discovery Kids and The Learning Channel, has recently decided to stop producing new "Hi-5" TV episodes. Instead, Discovery will continue to re-run the same episodes of “Hi-5”, filmed 2-5 years ago, for now and the foreseeable future.
Hi-5 fans have been watching these same shows since "Hi-5" first debuted on American TV in 2003, and, frankly... we're tired of it!

It is urgent that we let Discovery and Kids Like Us (KLU), Hi-5’s producers, know that we do NOT support their decision to stop producing new "Hi-5" episodes. Time is of the essence because if no new episodes are planned for the near future, there will be no reason for Discovery to keep our talented cast, Curtis, Jenn, Kimee, and newest members Sydney and Yasmeen. That's right -- there will be no more Hi-5 for TV, tours, appearances, charitable work, or anything else!

Information We Need to Emphasize to Discovery and KLU:

*Hi-5 merchandise has been one of the “Top 10 Brands” at Ty’s Toy Box, a key internet retailer;
*The recent “Hi-5 Live” tour filled up arenas across Canada and the U.S.;
*The $100 VIP packages for the tour completely sold out; and
*Hi-5 fans across Latin America have been eagerly requesting that Hi-5 will come to tour in their countries, too. We cannot over-emphasize the huge popularity of the American "Hi-5" TV show in many Latin American countries -- and "Hi-5" episodes have been televised there for only a few months!

Hi-5 fans must let Discovery recognize that they will lose this entire revenue stream, as well as our support, patience, and goodwill, if they do not make new episodes to be televised within the next year.

We also need to let Discovery realize that the current 70 episodes, which are shown on 3-month cycles on TV, aren't enough to satisfy Hi-5's unique audience. Hi-5 fans include children, parents, teens, and young adults -- how many other TV shows can deliver that kind of fanbase? Hi-5 is a unique product and does not fit into the mold of a typical children's TV show, and we need to let Discovery know that before it's too late!