Victorious: Season One, Volume Two on DVD 11/1!

BRAND-NEW TWO-DISC SET INCLUDES THE LAST NINE EPISODES OF THE FIRST SEASON OF NICKELODEON’S HIT SERIES VICTORIOUS

VICTORIOUS: SEASON ONE, VOLUME TWO

2-Disc DVD Available on November 1, 2011

NEW YORK, N.Y. – Aug. 31, 2011 – Hit the stage with Tori Vega and the students at Hollywood Arts High School in Victorious: Season One, Volume Two.  The all-new two-disc set includes the last nine episodes of the series’ first season, including the hour-long special “Freak the Freak Out” and the hit TV event “iParty with Victorious,” which is included on the special features disc.  Guest stars include Perez Hilton in “Wi-Fi in the Sky” and as well as Kenan Thompson and the cast of iCarly in the star-studded crossover special, “iParty with Victorious.”  Plus, go behind-the-scenes for the making of the “iParty with Victorious” musical mash-up performance and the music video for Victorious star Victoria Justice’s single, “Best Friend’s Brother.”  Created by Nickelodeon Home Entertainment and distributed by Paramount Home Entertainment, Victorious: Season One, Volume Two hits shelves on November 1, 2011, for the suggested retail price of $19.99.

Victorious is created and executive-produced by Dan Schneider, who also created other Nickelodeon hits like iCarly, Drake & Josh, Zoey 101, The Amanda Show and Kenan and Kel.  The show follows teenager Tori Vega (Victoria Justice) who attends the prestigious performing arts high school, Hollywood Arts.  From her first day at the school, however, Tori feels out of place among the amazingly talented students, especially mean diva Jade (Elizabeth Gillies, Broadway’s 13).  But with the help of her older sister Trina (Daniella Monet, A Fairly Odd Movie, Nancy Drew) and new friends including the musically gifted Andre (Leon Thomas III, August Rush, Broadway’s The Lion King, iCarly), brooding bad boy Beck (Avan Jogia, Spectacular!), eccentric Cat (Ariana Grande, Broadway’s 13) and lovable but psychologically scrambled ventriloquist Robbie (Matthew Bennett) – Tori realizes that she was born to perform and that entertaining people not only makes her happy but may change her life.  The series, a co-production with Sony Music, features original songs performed by Justice and the ensemble cast.  Since its launch last April, Victorious has been the number-one program in its timeslot on all TV with kids 6-11, tweens 9-14, and teens 12-17, reaching 14.4 million kids, 15.1 million tweens, and 11.4 million teens each quarter.

Victorious: Season One, Volume Two Episode Synopses:

Disc 1:
The Diddly-Bops
Sikowitz recruits the gang to form a band for a friend’s party.  When a leaked video of the group’s performance becomes popular, Andre struggles to be taken seriously as a musician.

Cat’s New Boyfriend
When Tori finds out that Cat is dating her ex-boyfriend, her jealousy threatens to ruin their relationship.  Meanwhile, Trina uses fish to make everyone’s feet super smooth, but at what cost?

Sleepover at Sikowitz’s
Sikowitz invites the gang to have a sleepover at his house in order to teach them a lesson in method acting.

The Wood
The gang is excited to hear that they’ll be the stars of a new reality show being filmed at Hollywood Arts.  Meanwhile, Trina and Robbie are forced to work at The Grub Truck after injuring Festus.

The Great Ping Pong Scam
Tori discovers her friends have been secretly going to a fancy restaurant instead of playing in an annual ping pong tournament.

Disc 2:
Wok Star
Tori agrees to help Jade find a theater to perform a play Jade wrote.  But when the sponsor demands changes that will ruin Jade’s play, Tori has to make things right before opening night.

Survival of the Hottest
A heat wave hits LA and the gang heads for the beach in Beck’s RV.  But once there, they find themselves trapped inside as the temperature rises.  Oblivious, Cat parties it up with some cute boys.

Wi-Fi in the Sky
Tori’s flight home is delayed leaving her no time to finish a school project with her friends.  She attempts to get the work done with them over video chat but things keep getting in the way.

Freak the Freak Out
Tori and her friends are excited to try out Karaoke Dokie, a karaoke club that features weekly singing competitions.  On competition night, Jade and Cat partner on a prize-worthy performance, but the club’s owner rigs the competition so his daughter and her obnoxious friend win.  Tori and the gang have to figure out a way to expose the cheating girls and show everyone who can really sing.

Victorious: Season One, Volume Two Fast Facts:
Street Date: November 1, 2011
Catalogue: 822624
DVD SRP: $19.99
DVD Running Time: 240 Minutes
Special Features:
·  iParty with Victorious
“iParty with Victorious” brings the casts of Nick’s hit series iCarly and Victorious together for the first time ever and guest stars Nickelodeon alumnus Kenan Thompson (Saturday Night Live, All That, Kenan & Kel) as himself.  Carly is dating a boy named Stephen who divides his time between parents living in Seattle and Los Angeles.  Meanwhile, Tori is also spending time with her new boyfriend who, unbeknownst to her, is the very same boy Carly is seeing!  Elsewhere at Hollywood Arts, Andre is psyched because Kenan Thompson has offered to let him throw a small party in his awesome new house but the party spirals out of control when Rex tweets a mass invite.  Back in Seattle, Carly suspects that Stephen is cheating on her after seeing a photo of him and Tori together and plans a trip to Los Angeles to catch him in the act.  After convincing Tori that Stephen is cheating on both of them, Carly and Tori come together to plot their revenge at the party.  Amidst all the scheming, Rex challenges the partygoers to a lyrical rap battle.
·  Behind the Scenes: iParty with Victorious Mash-Up Performance
·  Music Video: “Best Friend’s Brother”

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