The We Are Family Foundation has announced their partnership with some of the biggest names in children’s programming to create a DVD to be distributed in schools to promote tolerance and diversity. The project brings together characters from Disney Channel, Nickelodeon, and PBS programs to sing a new version of the song We Are Family. Included are characters from Arthur, Barney, Bear in the Big Blue House, Between the Lions, Blue’s Clues, Bob the Builder, The Book of Pooh, Clifford the Big Red Dog, Dora the Explorer, Jimmy Neutron, JoJo’s Circus, Kim Possible, Lilo & Stitch: The Series, Little Mermaid, Madeline, The Magic School Bus, The Muppet Show, The Proud Family, Rugrats, Sesame Street, SpongeBob SquarePants, and others. The song will also air simultaneously on Disney Channel, Nickelodeon, and PBS on March 11, 2005.

“This is an unprecedented event: for the first time characters from all of the important kids’ shows came together to appear in the same video,” said Christopher Cerf, a children’s TV/music producer, who, along with Mitchell Kriegman, president of Shadow Projects, spearheaded the production. “The producers and performers from each show embraced the spirit and message of this project. They were thrilled to allow their characters to appear with other characters from different shows simply because they understood the importance and meaning behind We Are Family”.