Even if you don't have any young kids in your family, you've definitely heard the song Baby Shark at some point over the last few years. It became a phenomenon because of how much little kids love it, and now an entire mac & cheese is coming to stores in the U.S. based off the popularity of the song.
Though Baby Shark has been a well-known campfire song for ages, it really took off after a South Korean education brand called Pinkfong released a version of the song and a subsequent music video and dance on YouTube in 2016. And now, Pinkfong is coming out with a Baby Shark mac & cheese pasta dish that uses the same characters from the famous video.
The mac & cheese, which will be exclusively available at Walmart starting July 27 for just 50 cents a box, has the same colorful shark characters on the front that are in the video. There's also a maze on the back of each box for kids to enjoy along with their food.
The Baby Shark Macaroni & Cheese forms part of Pinkfong's agreement with ViacomCBS Consumer Products (VCP), who is managing consumer products licensing worldwide, excluding China, Korea and Southeast Asia, for the Baby Shark property, hence the Nickelodeon logo also present on the packaging. Nickelodeon also has a animated preschool Baby Shark TV series in the works. Titled Baby Shark’s Big Show!, the series will bow with an all-new original holiday special this December, with premieres rolling out across its preschool platforms in spring 2021.
The half-hour episodes will be geared towards preschoolers and 26 episodes have been greenlit.
“Having the opportunity to dive deeper into this incredible world and create all-new storylines has been extremely exciting, and our head of preschool Eryk Casemiro and his team can’t wait to help grow the Baby Shark universe and fanbase with an amazing new,” Nickelodeon’s Executive Vice President of Animation Production and Development, Ramsey Naito said.
Earlier this year, James Corden shared a never-before-seen clip from the BTS episode of the popular carpool karaoke segment on the “Late Late Show” where the Korean boy band harmonized to “Baby Shark."
Like most boxed mac & cheeses, the preparation is super simple. All you have to do is boil six cups of water and then cook the noodles for eight-to-10 minutes depending on your tenderness preference. After you drain the noodles, you'll add some butter, milk, and the included seasoning packet to get the finished product. The noodles are shaped like the Baby Shark characters so kids are guaranteed to love it, and I'd suggest serving it with a side of Baby Shark playing in the background for optimal results.
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Originally published: Saturday, July 11, 2020.
Source: Delish; H/T: KSON-FM | 103.7; Additional sources: NBC12, Popsugar.
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