Pat Smith's latest animated film, PUPPET, the story of a young man who creates a sock puppet that takes on a life of its own, will have its world television premiere this Thursday, August 23, on Nicktoons Network, at 10 pm EDT. Described by Robert Shultz, Broadcast Film Critic's Association-ABC-TV, as "gorgeous animation, expertly paced with an outstanding musical score," PUPPET premiered in 2006 at the Tribeca Film Festival, and has gone on to win over fifteen international film festival awards.