LI Kids is proud to be giving away three copies of Home Improvement The Complete Eighth Season on DVD. To enter all you need to do is leave us a comment. Please be sure to only leave one. Comments are moderated to avoid spam, so it will not show up right away. People who leave multiple comments will be deleted from the contest altogether. If you do not see your comment within a day then by all means leave another one. Otherwise, do not worry as we accept comments several times a day.

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We will choose a winner for this the week of June 20, 2008. This means that you have until June 19, 2008 at 11:59 PM EST to enter the contest.

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In Home Improvement’s remarkable final season, everybody’s favorite TV dad Tim “The Toolman” Taylor (Allen) continues his never ending quest for “More Power,” as the family prepares for big changes. Tim quits his job at “Tool Time,” the boys set off to follow their own dreams and the Taylors decide it’s time to move out of the family homestead.

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Writer: Tammy Stoner
Director: Andrea Maxwell
Cast: Jen Plante
Rating: Not Rated
Studio: Pink Pea Productions
Release Date: September 17, 2007

As a parent in a somewhat non-traditional family I like to encourage my son to watch a wide variety of cartoons and television shows. Unfortunately, until recently all of the shows that typically depict GLBT individuals were geared towards adults. With so many children in GLBT households, it seemed as though it was only a matter of time before children’s programming embraced the diversity of non-traditional families.

Children live in so many different living environments these days. Two moms, two dads, a mom and a dad, grandparents, one parent, aunts and uncles, and even older (adult) siblings can and do raise children. There is no set family structure and unfortunately, the television atmosphere hasn’t changed with the times, alienating a massive audience of children who don’t live in a mom-dad household. Still, while other living situations (one parent, grandparents) have been explored in part, the whole of children’s programming has avoided adding anything about GLBT families into their shows, with one exception, Postcards from Buster (though PBS, sadly, pulled the episode featuring a GLBT family – before it aired).

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LI Kids is proud to be giving away three copies of The Jungle Book 2 on DVD. To enter all you need to do is leave us a comment. Please be sure to only leave one. Comments are moderated to avoid spam, so it will not show up right away. People who leave multiple comments will be deleted from the contest altogether. If you do not see your comment within a day then by all means leave another one. Otherwise, do not worry as we accept comments several times a day.

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We will choose a winner for this the week of June 26, 2008. This means that you have until June 25, 2008 at 11:59 PM EST to enter the contest.

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The Jungle Book 2 Special Edition takes fans on another thrilling, swingin’ adventure with the indomitable man-cub, Mowgli. The popular sequel to one of Disney’s most beloved films, this fun-filled musical safari has the jungle jumping again with a host of original toe-tappin’ tunes and new renditions of old favorites including “The Bare Necessities.” Boasting a stellar voice cast, including Haley Joel Osment as Mowgli and John Goodman as Baloo the bear, The Jungle Book 2 Special Edition provides a playful mix of music, laughs and thrills that will capture the imagination of both kids and adults for years to come.

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LI Kids is proud to be giving away three copies of The Sword and the Stone on DVD. To enter all you need to do is leave us a comment. Please be sure to only leave one. Comments are moderated to avoid spam, so it will not show up right away. People who leave multiple comments will be deleted from the contest altogether. If you do not see your comment within a day then by all means leave another one. Otherwise, do not worry as we accept comments several times a day.

To enter you need to be 18 years of age and a resident of the US. If you have won a contest within the last 30 days you are not eligible. Winners will be announced here. If we do not hear from you within 3 weeks from the date the winners are announced you forfeit your prize and we will select another winner. Prizes will be shipped within 45 days from the day you win.

We will choose a winner for this the week of June 30, 2008. This means that you have until June 29, 2008 at 11:59 PM EST to enter the contest.

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Based on T.S. White’s immortal novel The Once and Future King, The Sword in the Stone 45th Anniversary Special Edition brings the legend of King Arthur to spectacular animated life in a dazzling adventure sure to entertain both adults and children. Arthur, a young squire known as “Wart,” encounters his destiny when he meets the magical wizard Merlin. This 1963 musical gem from the Disney vaults features original songs by Richard M. and Robert B. Sherman (Mary Poppins) making The Sword in the Stone 45th Anniversary

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LI Kids is proud to be giving away three copies of the Majestic Dawn Pokemon Trading Card Game. To enter all you need to do is leave us a comment. Please be sure to only leave one. Comments are moderated to avoid spam, so it will not show up right away. People who leave multiple comments will be deleted from the contest altogether. If you do not see your comment within a day then by all means leave another one. Otherwise, do not worry as we accept comments several times a day.

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We will choose a winner for this the week of June 29, 2008. This means that you have until June 28, 2008 at 11:59 PM EST to enter the contest.

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The wait is over! A new day has emerged for Pokémon with the all-new Pokémon Trading Card Game expansion Diamond & Pearl—Majestic Dawn. This latest installment features 100 cards and is guaranteed to change game strategy for Trainers everywhere. With more new Pokémon, new Pokémon LV.X, a cool new Stadium card, and the debut of two new powerful evolutions of Eevee, players can expect a titanic clash of some of the most powerful Pokémon ever!

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Writers: Dean Stefan, Michael Reaves, Brooks Wachtel, Larry DiTillio, William Cluverius, Mark and Michael Edens, Len Uhley, Erik & Lara Runnels
Directors: Jong-Sik Nam, Gary Hartle
Cast: Cam Clarke, Gary Chalk, Brian Dobson, Scott McNeil, Kathleen Barr, Lisa Ann Beley, Michael Donovan, Nicole Oliver, Gabe Khouth, Paul Dobson, John Payne
Rating: G
Studio: Navarre Corporation
Release Date: May 27, 2008

I had the chance to review He-Man and the Masters of the Universe – Volume One previously and now I’m reviewing the second volume that offers the remaining episodes of the first season of He-Man and the Masters of the Universe. This is the 2002 remake of the popular cartoon that aired in the 1980s. I grew up with the 80s He-Man and I remember playing He-Man adventures with my brother and playing with the Castle Grayskull play set. I had an Orko that got terribly mauled by our dog (who we gave to the cable man because he ate my orthopedic shoes), but I still used to play with him, partial head and all.

Many have said they much prefer the 2002 version (though the 1985 is revered for its nostalgic properties), because the stories are tighter, the writing is better, it’s not quite as cheesy and the overall character development is more in depth. I’d have to agree with that, for the most part, but the 1985 version of He-Man and the Masters of the Universe will always have a special place in my heart. That’s the show I grew up with and remember watching every episode from the start of the series until the very end.

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LI Kids is proud to be giving away three copies of Transformers Animated: Transform & Roll Out on DVD. To enter all you need to do is leave us a comment. Please be sure to only leave one. Comments are moderated to avoid spam, so it will not show up right away. People who leave multiple comments will be deleted from the contest altogether. If you do not see your comment within a day then by all means leave another one. Otherwise, do not worry as we accept comments several times a day.

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We will choose a winner for this the week of June 23, 2008. This means that you have until June 22, 2008 at 11:59 PM EST to enter the contest.

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A ragtag group of AUTOBOTS led by OPTIMUS PRIME are in a remote sector of CYBERTRON cleaning space bridges when they stumble upon the most import artifact in TRANSFORMERS history; the ALLSPARK! The DECEPTICONS who are only scary myths for many AUTOBOTS are in hot pursuit of the ALLSPARK; now this new band of AUTOBOTS must fight for their lives and the future of CYBERTRON. The AUTOBOTS are able to escape the DECEPTICONS and crash land on an unknown planet called Earth. They land in Lake Erie and remain in stasis for 50 years. Meanwhile, MEGATRON, sabotaged by STARSCREAM lost the ALLSPARK and fell to Earth in scattered pieces. A young scientist named Isaac Sumdac discovers him and uses his technology to create the modern robotics industry in Detroit.

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