Starring Jim Carrey, Steve Carell And Carol Burnett Too Two-Disc Special Edition, Single Disc, Digital Copy And Blu-ray Arrives December 9th, Just In Time For Holiday

Pached’ With Extras Including Exclusive Featurettes But Wait, There’s More, the Fun Doesn’t Stop Yet The All-New Ice Age Short “Surviving Sid” And Other Great Bonuses, Entertaining Families and Kids

CENTURY CITY, CALIF. – Escape to the Jungle of Nool with the loveable and 100 percent faithful Horton the elephant as Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment (TCFHE) releases the animated, $294 million worldwide box office hit Dr. Seuss’ Horton Hears a Who! as a Two-Disc Special Edition DVD and Blu-ray Disc (BD) including Digital Copy December 9. One of Dr. Seuss’ all-time classic children’s books, Horton Hears A Who (1954), comes to life with the help of an all-star voice cast including Golden Globe® winner Jim Carrey* (How The Grinch Stole Christmas, Bruce Almighty), Golden Globe® winner Steve Carell** (“The Office,” Get Smart), and six-time Emmy® Award winner Carol Burnett*** (“The Carol Burnett Show”). “Razzle-dazzling and artful” (Claudia Puig, USA Today) and “more faithful in spirit to the source material” (Lou Lumenick, New York Post), Dr. Seuss’ whimsical tale imparts to children and adults alike the meaning of compassion, forgiveness and faith.

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Forget about Cabinet picks, people really want to know what type of dog will be moving in to the White House!

Before Bush’s dog Barney and Clinton’s cat Socks, there were many animals that strolled (and climbed, and slithered) through the halls of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. With all the ballyhoo over what kind of dog the Obama girls will bring to their new home, White House Pets look back past the Bush years at all the President’s and their furry (and sometimes no-so-furry) friends, including:

George Washington found time between winning the Revolutionary War and founding the nation to own ten hounds: Taster, Cloe, Tipler, Forester, Captain, Lady Rover, Vulcan, Sweetlips, Madame Moose and Searcher.

Theodore Roosevelt, who worked hard on his macho image, kept a pit bull, Pete, that nearly provoked a diplomatic incident when it attacked the French Ambassador, tearing the seat out of his trousers. Roosevelt didn’t just stop at dogs though, he also had a bear, a badger, a macaw, a lizard, a hyena, snakes, guinea-pigs, a hen, a rooster with one leg, a rabbit, three ponies and a barn owl.

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America’s Favorite Bears Learn About Love

THE BERENSTAIN BEARS: KINDNESS, CARING AND SHARING Based on the Best-selling Children’s Books Debuts on DVD on January 20, 2009

Culver City, CA (November 10, 2008) –Join Bear Country’s most loveable family in this new-to-DVD collection of animated stories as they get ready for Valentine’s Day with family and friends. Sony Pictures Home Entertainment will release THE BERENSTAIN BEARS: KINDNESS, CARING AND SHARING on DVD on January 20, 2009 with a family-friendly SRP of $12.99.

THE BERENSTAIN BEARS: KINDNESS, CARING AND SHARING will include the original Valentine’s Day network special called “Comic Valentine” plus four additional episodes about birthdays, new neighbors and kite-flying! THE BERENSTAIN BEARS: KINDNESS, CARING AND SHARING stars Mama, Papa, Brother and Sister Bear. As in all THE BERENSTAIN BEARS adventures, this close-knit family presents positive role models for parents and children.

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FOUR KIDS WHO SPEND THEIR LIVES IN WHEELCHAIRS GO ZERO-G ON NICK NEWS WITH LINDA ELLERBEE: THE VIEW FROM MY CHAIR PREMIERING NOV. 16 ON NICKELODEON

NEW YORK, Nov. 10, 2008 – There are kids all around the world who, for one physical reason or another, will live much of their lives in wheelchairs. What is it like to be them? What do you think it would be like for you? Four extraordinary kids invite us into their world and their lives, asking us to really see the “view from my chair,” and then, along with Emmy Award-winning journalist Linda Ellerbee, they go on a Zero-Gravity flight in which they achieve weightlessness, on Nick News with Linda Ellerbee: The View From My Chair, premiering Sunday, Nov. 16, at 9:00 p.m. (ET/PT) on Nickelodeon.

“A friend of mine who has used a wheelchair for many years reminded me that the problem is not the chair — it’s gravity. So we thought it might be fun to go on an adventure where we could leave gravity behind,” said Ellerbee.”

Juan, from Tampa, Fla., who has muscular dystrophy, says of his life, “When I first started to be in the chair… people started staring at me. I started to feel kind of weird and I said, ‘Why are they staring at me?’ But I’ve never been ashamed of being in a wheelchair.’”

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4KidsEntertainment, the company that has the monopoly on Saturday morning cartoons has announced its up and coming Fall season lineup for its two networks. 4KidsEntertainment owns the networks that air CW4Kids and the 4KidsTV. Both networks will debut their main Fall lineups on September 13, 2008.

The president of 4KidsEntertainment made some surprise revelations in a recent press conference about the lineups. Among them was the revelation that both Viva Piñata and Dinosaur King would be moving from 4KidsTV to the CW4Kids lineup to air their new seasons. There was also a mention of the change in name of the new to air series Smeshariki, which will now be known as GOGORiKi, with episodes airing some time later in the fall.

As of now, the September 13, 2008 (and thereafter) lineup for CW4Kids will be:

07:00 AM – Will and Dewitt
07:30 AM – Magi-Nation
08:00 AM – Skunk Fu!
08:30 AM – Viva Piñata
09:00 AM – The Spectacular Spider-Man
09:30 AM – Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Back to the Sewers
10:00 AM – Dinosaur King
10:30 AM – Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D’s
11:00 AM – Chaotic
11:30 AM – Chaotic

As of now, the September 13, 2008 (and thereafter) lineup for 4KidsTV will be:

08:00 AM – Di-Gata Defenders
08:30 AM – Biker Mice from Mars
09:00 AM – Sonic X
10:00 AM – Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Fast Forward
10:30 AM – Chaotic: M’arrillian Invasion
11:00 AM – Kirby: Right Back at Ya!
11:30 AM – Winx Club

For now, this is the only thing known about the Saturday morning lineup for any network. As of now, there has been no mention of what (if anything) is going to be changed about other station lineups including the CBS KEWLopolis block.

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TV Show Info:
Creators: Michael Dante DiMartino, Bryan Konietzko
Cast: Dee Bradley Baker, Zach Tyler, Mae Whitman, Jack De Sena, Dante Bosco, Mako, Jessie Flower, Grey DeLisleRating: Not Rated
Studio: Paramount and Nickelodeon

Release Info:
Original Air Dates: February 21, 2005-July 19, 2008
Season Air Dates: July 17, 2008-July 19, 2008
DVD Box Set Release Date: July 29, 2008
Online Availability: Amazon for $11.99
Episodes: Six Episodes from Book 3: Fire, 3.16-3.21

I love the cartoon Avatar: The Last Airbender. I fell in love with this show after I reviewed Avatar: The Last Airbender - The Entire Book Two Collection. I had never seen the Nickelodeon show. It was one of those shows my son had missed watching. Needless to say, it wasn’t long before all of us (Ash, the O.G. Kid (our son) and me) were hooked. Avatar became a mainstay in our household and we quickly caught up on the season we missed by watching reruns on the Nick Toons network. So, when we heard that Avatar was planning three or four more seasons, we were thrilled!

Then the writer’s strike happened. Television was all messed up. Avatar: The Last Airbender had a messed up season. Rather than air the third season all in order, Nickelodeon decided to take a hiatus from the show. It aired reruns of Zoey 101 and Spongebob in its time slot. Needless to say, the hordes of Avatar fans, myself included, were not very happy. Then, to add insult to injury, the last few episodes aired in a one week span, building up to the “ultimate” Avatar, TV movie . Made up of the last four episodes of the season, “Sozin’s Comet” was said to be the last episode of the show…ever.

This was a major disservice to both the series and the fans of the show. Nickelodeon really didn’t seem to care if Avatar aired on the network. Talk of four more seasons ended abruptly and the word on the street is that “Sozin’s Comet” is the last episode to air on Nickelodeon and for the series period. Sure, there are a lot of things that seem to point towards “maybe” an additional season. IMDB would have the series end date as 2008, but the show still shows 2005-????, which is typical for a show that is still in production. The finale didn’t answer some very important questions, specifically, where is Zuko’s mother? There hasn’t seemed to be a formal announcement about the end of the series, and the Nickelodeon advertisements aired during the show had it listed as the series finale, but the announcer on the ads actually called it the “season” finale instead.

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CALLING ALL SUPERHEROES OF THE SIPPY CUP SET!

Nick Jr. Premieres Three New Superhero-Themed Episodes from Hit Series The Backyardigans, Go, Diego, Go! and The Wonder Pets! During Special Superhero Playdate on Friday, June 27

NEW YORK, June 11, 2008 – Preschoolers will become superhero sidekicks to their favorite Nick Jr. friends as Nickelodeon, the number-one entertainment brand for kids, unveils three new superhero-themed episodes from acclaimed series, The Backyardigans, Go, Diego, Go! and The Wonder Pets! Nick Jr. will premiere the new half-hour action-packed adventures full of robots, flying squirrels and extra-terrestrials during a new superhero play date on Friday, June 27, from 9:00 to 12:00 a.m. (ET/PT).

The following is a rundown of Nick Jr.’s Superhero premieres (all times ET/PT):

9:00 a.m. – The Backyardigans “Front Page News” PREMIERE
Tasha plays the dual role of a photographer and superhero named Snap, who really wants a front-page photo for The Bigopolis Big News paper. The newspaper is run by Pablo and is located in the city of Bigopolis where there’s always a big story. When a giant robot threatens to invade the city, it proves too much to handle for resident superheroes Captain Bubble (Tyrone) and Bug Girl (Uniqua). A Berlin Cabaret soundtrack moves the action along as Snap has to step in and save the day! Will Tasha get the front page photo she so desperately wants?

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WASHINGTON, May 22 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. (To access color photos of the following recalled products, see CPSC’s Web site at www.cpsc.gov.)

Name of Product: Tinker Bell Wands

Units: About 8,000

Retailer: Disney Store, of Pasadena, Calif.

Importer: Hoop Retail Stores LLC, of Secaucus, N.J.

Hazard: The paint on the pearl beads in the flowers of the wands contains excessive levels of lead, violating the federal lead paint standard.

Incidents/Injuries: None reported.

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WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed.

Name of Product: Deluxe Bottle and Food Warmers

Units: About 5,000

Manufacturer: Munchkin Inc., of North Hills, Calif.

Hazard: The bottle and food warmers can overheat, posing a fire hazard.

Incidents/Injuries: Munchkin has received nine reports of units overheating, several of which ignited, causing damage to countertops. No injuries have been reported.

Description: This recall involves the Munchkin Deluxe Bottle and Food Warmer with Pacifier Cleaning Basket 2-in-1 Design, model #13301 and lot number TP-1487. The product is used to warm food and bottles of various sizes. The set includes a main basket, a lift-out basket, an adapter ring, and a measuring cup. “Munchkin” is located on the front of the warmer and “TP-1487” is located on the bottom. Only warmers bearing lot number “TP-1487” are included in this recall.

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COLAGE welcomes Buddy G as the organization’s newest member. The organization is a national movement of children, youth and adults who have one or more lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and/or queer (LGBTQ) parents.

Buddy G is the starring animated character of the show Buddy G, My Two Moms and Me, an animated cartoon series for children starring a character with same sex parents. As the name suggests, Buddy G has two lesbian moms in the cartoon.

“Buddy G is a perfect fit for COLAGE. The cartoon promotes acceptance, justice, equality, and love by celebrating Buddy and his family; we are delighted to accept Buddy G’s membership,” according to Beth Teper the Executive Director of COLAGE. “While all COLAGE members are dynamic and spirited, Buddy G is our first truly animated member.”

Teper went on to state that COLAGE was created for the more than 10 million people in the United States who have one or more LGBTQ parents and/or guardians. Through youth empowerment, leadership development, advocacy and education, COLAGE builds community among people with LGBTQ parents and works for social justice for all youth and families.

Youth members of COLAGE are connected to a vibrant community of peers who share the experience of having LGBTQ parents through chapters, regional events, and online social networking programs. The organization also disseminates a diverse array of resources including free Respect All Families posters for schools, the award-winning film In My Shoes: Stories of Youth with LGBT Parents, undergraduate scholarships and much more.

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