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The Secret Life of the American TeenagerFor my daughter's twelfth birthday, she decided to have four of her friends sleep over, and it turned out to be the same night that The Secret Life of the American Teenager season two was premiering. OK, she actually sort of planned it that way. All but one of her friends is allowed to watch the show, and she managed to talk her mom into it "just this once." I totally respect that. I write a family movie column and have kids of my own, so I'm fairly in tune with what is and isn't appropriate for various age groups.

I watched a few episodes of Secret Life last season, and while the subject matter isn't geared for little kids, it seemed OK for kids twelve and older. But this season, it seems like the show has really kicked the sex talk up several notches. Yes, I know it's a show about a teenager who gets pregnant and is forced to deal with the consequences. I'm ok with that. It shows kids that there are consequences, and that sex shouldn't be taken lightly.

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]]>abc familyAbcFamilyage-appropriatefamily showsFamilyShowspregnancythe secret life of the american teenagerTheSecretLifeOfTheAmericanTeenagerJane BoursawSun, 05 Jul 2009 09:38:00 ESTSketch Comedy Saturday: All Thathttp://www.tvsquad.com/2009/06/27/sketch-comedy-saturday-all-that/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/06/27/sketch-comedy-saturday-all-that/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/06/27/sketch-comedy-saturday-all-that/#commentsFiled under: , , , ,

All ThatThis installment of Sketch Comedy Saturday holds a very specific goal. On one hand, it's to serve as a minor aid in the quest to overcome Saturday Night Live withdrawal. It's also a very effective excuse to feel nostalgic for the 90s. Believe it or not, the 90s were almost 20 years ago. Take a moment and let that sink in to your old, old brain, dinosaur.

This week, we will be touching upon a little show called All That, which some of you may remember as Nickelodeon's attempt at a kid version of SNL. Also, the theme song is by TLC, so you know it's 90s-crazy.

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]]>all thatAllThatamanda bynesAmandaBynesgabriel iglesiasGabrielIglesiasjamie lynn spearsJamieLynnSpearsjosh serverJoshServerkel mitchellKelMitchellkenan and kelkenan thompsonKenanAndKelKenanThompsonnickelodeonpete and petePeteAndPetesketch comedysketch comedy saturdaySketchComedySketchComedySaturdaysnickthe amanda showTheAmandaShowAnnie WuSat, 27 Jun 2009 12:21:00 ESTG4 to air Star Wars Comic-Con panelhttp://www.tvsquad.com/2009/06/25/g4-to-air-star-wars-comic-con-panel/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/06/25/g4-to-air-star-wars-comic-con-panel/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/06/25/g4-to-air-star-wars-comic-con-panel/#commentsFiled under: , , , , ,

gr star wars clone wars comic-conLionel Lum's awesome Bumblebee costume was one of the many cool things I saw at last year's San Diego Comic-Con. The giant show floor was packed with sweaty costumed fans, big geek friendly displays, and a few not-so incognito celebs. Folks at home got a small taste of all the corporate sponsored nerdery thanks to G4's daily coverage. This year, G4 will air the first televised panel in the convention's history.

Attack of the Show hosts Olivia Munn and Kevin Pereira will host "The Star Wars Spectacular." The taped panel will feature special guests, a table read and new footage from Cartoon Network's Star Wars: The Clone Wars. The panel will take place July 24 and air July 25 at 2 p.m. on G4. After the panel broadcast, G4 will air three live hours (on the East Coast) of Comic-Con coverage with celeb interviews and more.

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]]>attack of the showAttackOfTheShowcomic-cong4g4tvgeorge lucasGeorgeLucassan diego comic conSanDiegoComicConstar warsstar wars the clone warsStarWarsStarWarsTheCloneWarsMike MoodyThu, 25 Jun 2009 17:00:00 ESTThe new Chipettes: What nightmares are made ofhttp://www.tvsquad.com/2009/06/14/the-new-chipettes-what-nightmares-are-made-of/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/06/14/the-new-chipettes-what-nightmares-are-made-of/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/06/14/the-new-chipettes-what-nightmares-are-made-of/#commentsFiled under: , , ,

The SqueakuelI'll admit, I watched a lot of Alvin and the Chipmunks when I was little, despite all its awkward 80s animation tendencies and general pointlessness. I even kind of liked it. When the Chipettes joined the gang, bringing even more high-pitched sass, I felt no need to cry shark-jumping (probably because the phrase had yet to be coined and I hadn't gotten to that Happy Days episode).

The Chipettes animated on the small screen were kind of girly and cute. The Chipettes in Alvin And The Chipmunks: The Squeakuel are what you see before you die.

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]]>alvin and the chipmunksAlvinAndTheChipmunksamy poehlerAmyPoehleranna farisAnnaFarischristina applegateChristinaApplegatethe chipettesthe chipmunksthe squeakuelTheChipettesTheChipmunksTheSqueakuelAnnie WuSun, 14 Jun 2009 15:03:00 ESTAndrew WK rocks so hard, cars explodehttp://www.tvsquad.com/2009/06/14/andrew-wk-rocks-so-hard-cars-explode/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/06/14/andrew-wk-rocks-so-hard-cars-explode/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/06/14/andrew-wk-rocks-so-hard-cars-explode/#commentsFiled under: , , , ,

Destroy Build Destroy
Contrary to what his album covers may suggest, Andrew WK is adorable. No, really. Adorable. I first learned this when I saw him on on MTV's Crashing With Andrew WK, a program in which the frontman hung out with some girls at a North Carolina Central University sorority (I found the first installment here, by the way). It's taken the rest of the world a little more time to catch on, but since Andrew WK kicked off his motivational speaking/performing career, people are starting to get it. The folks over at Cartoon Network saw something in his personality and evidently thought, "Hey! This guy should blow things up with kids!" And they're right. They're so right.

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]]>andrew wkAndrewWkcartoon networkCartoonNetworkchildrendestroy build destroyDestroyBuildDestroyexplosionskids tvKidsTvAnnie WuSun, 14 Jun 2009 11:02:00 ESTFatal Farm twists the opening credits [NSFW]http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/06/09/fatal-farm-twists-the-opening-credits-nsfw/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/06/09/fatal-farm-twists-the-opening-credits-nsfw/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/06/09/fatal-farm-twists-the-opening-credits-nsfw/#commentsFiled under: , , , ,

fatal farm alf nostalgia 80s tvZachary Johnson and Jeffrey Max are two effed up dudes.

Before they hit the "viralsphere" with Lasagna Cat, the production team and creative geniuses behind Fatal Farm created an incredibly twisted, brilliantly subversive, and unarguably hilarious series of "alternative intros" parodying the openings to classic sitcoms. No two intros follow the same theme or formula, except to say that they're all unequivocally... Messed. Up.

From blood and guts to go-carts and the hinting of pedophilia, each parody brings with it an innate ability to eviscerate any leftover nostalgia from the sight of, say, the Happy Days jukebox or the beginning chords of the theme to Cheers. (Believe us, you'll never think of Rhea Perlman the same way again.)

Strap in, sit back, and take an incredibly disturbing trip down Memory Lane, courtesy of your friendly tour guides at Fatal Farm:

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]]>alfcheersdynastyfatal farmFatalFarmgarfieldhappy daysHappyDaysintrosnight courtNightCourtnostalgiaopening creditsOpeningCreditsrhea perlmanRheaPerlmanthe golden girlsTheGoldenGirlstheme songsThemeSongszoobilee zooZoobileeZooEliot GlazerTue, 09 Jun 2009 14:04:00 ESTMarshall, Will, and Holly ... on a routine expeditionhttp://www.tvsquad.com/2009/06/05/marshall-will-and-holly-on-a-routine-expedition/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/06/05/marshall-will-and-holly-on-a-routine-expedition/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/06/05/marshall-will-and-holly-on-a-routine-expedition/#commentsFiled under: , , ,

The new Land of the Lost movie opens today, so I thought it would be appropirate to show the opening to the 70s kids show that inspired the film. Sure, the special effects look really lame today, but back then...well, they were lame back then too. But it was a fun show for kids.

 

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]]>dinosaursland of the lostmarshall will and hollysaturday morning showssid and marty krofftsleestaksspencer milliganwesley eurewill ferrellBob SassoneFri, 05 Jun 2009 17:26:00 ESTJONAS in iCarly witness relocation while Hannah and Sonny get renewalshttp://www.tvsquad.com/2009/06/02/jonas-in-icarly-witness-relocation-while-hannah-and-sonny-get-re/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/06/02/jonas-in-icarly-witness-relocation-while-hannah-and-sonny-get-re/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/06/02/jonas-in-icarly-witness-relocation-while-hannah-and-sonny-get-re/#commentsFiled under: , , , ,

Hannah MontanaLooks like the Disney Channel underestimated the power of Nickelodeon's iCarly. Their attempts to squash the possible threat to their Hannah Montana empire were squashed, however, when a special iCarly smashed the second episode of JONAS, the new star vehicle for the Jonas Brothers. So to make themselves feel better, and despite what Miley Cyrus may have been saying, the show will go on. Disney has picked up Hannah Montana for a fourth season, as well as Demi Lovato's Sonny With a Chance for a second.

As for JONAS, it's already been yanked from Saturdays where, despite an impressive debut, it got slammed in its second outing by iCarly. So now, it's joining the Disney Sunday lineup, where it can nestle snugly behind Hannah Montana and Sonny With a Chance. This does create a powerhouse Sunday night for the network, while protecting the two newer shows with the power of Miley Cyrus.

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]]>billy ray cyrusBillyRayCyrusdemi lovatoDemiLovatodisney channelDisneyChannelhannah montanaHannahMontanaicarlyJONASjonas brothersJonasBrothersmiley cyrusMileyCyrusnickelodeonsonny with a chanceSonnyWithAChanceJason HughesTue, 02 Jun 2009 18:07:00 ESTNew TV on DVD releases this weekhttp://www.tvsquad.com/2009/06/01/new-tv-on-dvd-releases-this-week/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/06/01/new-tv-on-dvd-releases-this-week/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/06/01/new-tv-on-dvd-releases-this-week/#commentsFiled under: , , ,

Fairly OddParentsHere are the new TV DVDs, in stores tomorrow.

I started watching The Fairly OddParents a few years ago and completely fell in love with it. I have a couple of the DVD sets, but I was never sure how the DVD sets were organized. Sometimes they're by a "theme" and sometimes they're by a season or volume. But now we have actual complete season sets for seasons one and two, and I'm really looking forward to having them. Funny, though, how no one can agree whether it's Fairly OddParents or Fairly Odd Parents. I see it spelled both ways everywhere.

I won't be buying the Highlander: The Animated Series set though., There can be only one animated set to buy this week and I'm going with OddParents.

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]]>army wivescannonfairly oddparentshighlanderlife after peopleprison breakquincy m.e.raising the barrugratsthe jetsonstv dvdsweedsBob SassoneMon, 01 Jun 2009 18:02:00 ESTTaking the Cartoon out of Cartoon Networkhttp://www.tvsquad.com/2009/05/27/taking-the-cartoon-out-of-cartoon-network/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/05/27/taking-the-cartoon-out-of-cartoon-network/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/05/27/taking-the-cartoon-out-of-cartoon-network/#commentsFiled under: , , ,

Cartoon Network LogoI know that I'm not the target demographic for a cable channel like Cartoon Network. Although I still watch Pokemon on Saturday mornings, the last non-Adult Swim original cartoon I watched was Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends.

Recently, Cartoon Network has announced a block of programming they're calling "CN Real." I'm already upset that a show like Tim & Eric Awesome Show Great Job isn't animated (don't get me started on Delocated), but isn't getting rid of the cartoons turning the channel into just "Network"?

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]]>animated showsAnimatedShowsCartoon networkCartoonNetworkchildrenprogrammingteensMichael PascuaWed, 27 May 2009 09:03:00 ESTBuffy, Tru Calling producers working on teen serieshttp://www.tvsquad.com/2009/05/15/buffy-tru-calling-producers-working-on-teen-series/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/05/15/buffy-tru-calling-producers-working-on-teen-series/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/05/15/buffy-tru-calling-producers-working-on-teen-series/#commentsFiled under: , , , , ,

The N logoThe N just picked up Gigantic, a half-hour series from former Buffy the Vampire Slayer exec. producer Marti Noxon and Dawn Prouse (Tru Calling, Prison Break). Gigantic is a "dramedy" that skewers the lives of Hollywood kids whose parents are A-list celebs.

Normally, I'd say this premise makes Gigantic sound like another brain dead tween show. You know, the kind that might end up launching the next big bubblegum pop star like Miley Cyrus. But I expect more from Noxon, Prouse and The N.

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]]>buffybuffy the vampire slayerBuffyTheVampireSlayerDawn ProuseDawnProusegiganticmarti noxonMartiNoxonThe NTheNMike MoodyFri, 15 May 2009 18:13:00 ESTKung Fu Panda coming to Nickelodeon ... as a new serieshttp://www.tvsquad.com/2009/05/15/kung-fu-panda-coming-to-nickelodeon-as-a-new-series/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/05/15/kung-fu-panda-coming-to-nickelodeon-as-a-new-series/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/05/15/kung-fu-panda-coming-to-nickelodeon-as-a-new-series/#commentsFiled under: , ,

Kung Fu PandaThere's a long-standing tradition of porting successful animated movies to ongoing television series, with mixed results. DreamWorks recently delivered the manic Penguins of Madagascar, and now Nickelodeon is bringing Kung Fu Panda to the screen as a series. Think about this: Penguins is bringing 13 million viewers a week. Granted, they're 2-11 years old, but it's still a pretty impressive number. I expect Panda can bring even bigger numbers. Certainly my son will be thrilled. Now he'll have two reasons to watch Nick (he's in love with iCarly).

He dragged me to the movie, and I was ready to write it off as horrible before it started because I didn't like the title. It was a little too goofy. But the movie was infectious in its joy. The expanded cast of characters leaves to a great deal of potential, and the panda Po himself is so ridiculous as a kung fu master you can't help but enjoy it. And now I can force him to stop watching the horrible Skunk Fu! to get his anthropomorphic martial arts fix.

 

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]]>icarlykung fu pandaKungFuPandanickelodeonpenguins of madagascarPenguinsOfMadagascarskunk fuSkunkFuJason HughesFri, 15 May 2009 08:01:00 ESTThe most annoying commercial of all-time of the week: BK's square butts adhttp://www.tvsquad.com/2009/05/08/the-most-annoying-commercial-of-all-time-of-the-week-bks-squar/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/05/08/the-most-annoying-commercial-of-all-time-of-the-week-bks-squar/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/05/08/the-most-annoying-commercial-of-all-time-of-the-week-bks-squar/#commentsFiled under: , ,

Burger King's new Spongebob Squarepants ad featuring Sir-Mix-a-LotAds for fast food kids' meals usually try to appeal to children. Not the child in all of us, actual children.

Burger King's new Kids' Meal ad doesn't just try to appeal to the parents in the room who don't care about their child's cholesterol intake. Its choice of music tries to appeal to the parents who are deaf.

The ad features a new rendition of Sir-Mix-A-Lot's classic big butt anthem "Baby Got Back" that talks about how he now "likes square butts and cannot lie." The Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood isn't as amused and has started a letter writing campaign against the restaurant chain and the Nickelodeon network to express their disgust for cubed booty.

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]]>baby got backBabyGotBackburger kingburger king commercialBurgerKingBurgerKingCommercialsir-mix-a-lotsir-mixalotspongebobspongebob squarepantsspongebob-squarepantsspongebob-squarepants-underpants-slamSpongebobSquarepantssquare buttsSquareButtsDanny GallagherFri, 08 May 2009 14:04:00 ESTMore Wolverine and the X-Men coming to Nicktoonshttp://www.tvsquad.com/2009/05/07/more-wolverine-and-the-x-men-coming-to-nicktoons/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/05/07/more-wolverine-and-the-x-men-coming-to-nicktoons/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/05/07/more-wolverine-and-the-x-men-coming-to-nicktoons/#commentsFiled under: , , , ,

Wolverine and the X-MenIt's true. You really can't kill Wolverine.

Hugh Jackman is already hitting the gym for a sequel to the just-released X-Men Origins: Wolverine, and Nicktoons just ordered 26 more episodes of Wolverine and the X-Men.

The animated show was a big hit on Nicktoons, helping give the network its highest-ratings ever in key demos. The new eps will kick off May 22.

I know a lot of X-Men fans had problems with Wolverine and the X-Men, but I love the show. Being a Cyclops fan (yes, we do exist), it sorta bugs me that Wolverine is billed as the leader of the X-Men on the show, but that's a minor complaint. The show is fun, packed with cool, somewhat obscure Marvel mutants, and it's pretty entertaining for kids and adults.

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]]>animatedhigh jackmanHighJackmanmarvelmarvel comicsMarvelComicsnicktoonswolverinewolverine and the x-menWolverineAndTheX-menx-menx-men origins wolverineX-menOriginsWolverineMike MoodyThu, 07 May 2009 09:04:00 ESTDisney grooming Wizards of Waverly Place to be their "next big thing"http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/05/02/disney-grooming-wizards-of-waverly-place-to-be-their-next-big-t/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/05/02/disney-grooming-wizards-of-waverly-place-to-be-their-next-big-t/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/05/02/disney-grooming-wizards-of-waverly-place-to-be-their-next-big-t/#commentsFiled under: , ,

Wizards of Waverly PlaceDisney is doing everything they can to make sure that their target demo of 9-14 year olds can't breathe without choking on the Russos of Wizards of Waverly Place. Other than that, And with Miley Cyrus talking publicly about life after Hannah Montana, whenever that might be, it's time to look to Wizards of Waverly Place's Selena Gomez. As such, Disney has renewed Wizards for a third season and even greenlit a telefilm for the property.

What they really need to do is stream it on Hulu to ensure it is. The kids are online, you know.

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]]>disney channelDisneyChannelhannah montanaHannahMontanahigh school musicalHighSchoolMusicalhsmicarlymiley cyrusMileyCyrusmiranda cosgroveMirandaCosgroveselena gomezSelenaGomezwizards of waverly placeWizardsOfWaverlyPlaceJason HughesSat, 02 May 2009 12:08:00 ESTOh no Power Rangers! Kids' show creator embroiled in Congressional scandalhttp://www.tvsquad.com/2009/04/29/oh-no-power-rangers-kids-show-creator-embroiled-in-congression/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/04/29/oh-no-power-rangers-kids-show-creator-embroiled-in-congression/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/04/29/oh-no-power-rangers-kids-show-creator-embroiled-in-congression/#commentsFiled under: , ,

The original Mighty Morphin Power RangersJournalist Hunter S. Thompson once said about his strange work schedule, "I have a theory that the truth is never told during the nine-to-five hours."

It turns out he was right. The truth is told on Saturday mornings.

Haim Saban, one of the founders of Saban Entertainment and creator of kids shows such as the Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers, has become one of the principal players in a Congressional scandal involving such high-profile names as U.S. Rep. Jane Harman, former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.

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]]>haim sabanHaimSabanmighty morphin power rangersMightyMorphinPowerRangersDanny GallagherWed, 29 Apr 2009 11:03:00 ESTReprise the theme song, roll the credits, and for the love of God, revive Roundhouse! - VIDEOhttp://www.tvsquad.com/2009/04/15/reprise-the-theme-song-roll-the-credits-and-for-the-love-of-go/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/04/15/reprise-the-theme-song-roll-the-credits-and-for-the-love-of-go/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/04/15/reprise-the-theme-song-roll-the-credits-and-for-the-love-of-go/#commentsFiled under: , , , , ,

roundhouse nickelodeon snick crystal lewisAs a kid, my parents were totally cool with my television viewing habits, as long as it never became excessive or kept my face from being kissed by the light of day every once in a while. Not that they had anything to be worried about, of course, considering that all I was watching was Nickelodeon.

While my fellow prepubescents were slowly but surely migrating to more grown-up programming on MTV (and Playboy, if you had a cable box), I spent the bulk of my time between 1992 and 1996 fully devoted to Roundhouse, a 30-minute sketch show sandwiched between the more popular Clarissa Explains It All and Are You Afraid Of The Dark? on SNICK, Nickelodeon's Saturday night programming block.

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]]>are you afraid of the darkAreYouAfraidOfTheDarkbarack obamaBarackObamachildrenclarissa explains it allClarissaExplainsItAllcrystal lewisCrystalLewisearly ninetiesEarlyNinetieskill your tvKillYourTvmtvmusicalmusicalsnickelodeonninetiesobamaplayboyroundhousesaturday night liveSaturdayNightLivesketch comedySketchComedysnlsocial satireSocialSatirevariety showvariety showsVarietyShowVarietyShowsyoutubeyoutube.comEliot GlazerWed, 15 Apr 2009 18:07:00 ESTHelp Jimmy Fallon reunite the cast of Saved By The Bell - VIDEOhttp://www.tvsquad.com/2009/03/29/help-jimmy-fallon-reunite-the-cast-of-saved-by-the-bell-video/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/03/29/help-jimmy-fallon-reunite-the-cast-of-saved-by-the-bell-video/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/03/29/help-jimmy-fallon-reunite-the-cast-of-saved-by-the-bell-video/#commentsFiled under: , , , , ,

Saved By The BellI'm not sure if every TV fan would want this to happen, but Late Night host Jimmy Fallon wants to reunite the cast of the Saturday morning program Saved By The Bell.

The show will have its 20th anniversary this year (it actually started under a different title, Good Morning, Miss Bliss, which starred Hayley Mills - just that bit of info I have off of the top of my head means I know more about this show than I want to), and Fallon has started a petition to get the cast back together.

One cast member is already involved: Dennis Haskins, who played Principal Belding in all of the show's incarnations. He showed up on Fallon's show to give support for the effort (you can sign the petition at the link above).

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]]>dennis haskinsdustin diamondjimmy fallonlark voorhiesmario lopeznbcsaved by the bellBob SassoneSun, 29 Mar 2009 10:00:00 ESTIt's the New Zoo Revue, coming right at you! - VIDEOhttp://www.tvsquad.com/2009/03/25/its-the-new-zoo-revue-coming-right-at-you-video/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/03/25/its-the-new-zoo-revue-coming-right-at-you-video/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/03/25/its-the-new-zoo-revue-coming-right-at-you-video/#commentsFiled under: , ,

New Zoo RevueThose of you of a certain age - and by certain age I mean middle-aged or at least approaching middle age - will find that this video brings about a flood of memories.

Who remembers The New Zoo Revue? It was one of my regular early morning shows when I was a kid, along with Jabberwocky. It was about a small town inhabited by a giant talking frog named Freddie, a giant talking owl named Charlie, and a giant talking hippo named Henrietta. There were also humans that talked, Doug and Emmy Jo, but they were regular size.

Looking back, it's a very surreal, 70s educational show, but I guess it appealed to me when I was a kid. It went off the air in 1975, but before it did, the cast decided to have a little fun. In this outtake after the jump, things get a little raunchy. It's like they're saying, oh, the hell with it, this gig isn't going to last anyway. Needless to say, it's NSFW, even if the words are coming out of giant animals.

(As a bonus, here's another clip, featuring Mr. Dingle. Can you tell which future game show host that is?)

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]]>charlie the owldougemmy jofreddie the froghenrietta hippjesse whitemr. dinglenew zoo revueBob SassoneWed, 25 Mar 2009 15:05:00 EST80's sitcom intros that now look like self-parodies - VIDEOhttp://www.tvsquad.com/2009/03/15/80s-sitcom-intros-that-now-look-like-self-parodies-video/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/03/15/80s-sitcom-intros-that-now-look-like-self-parodies-video/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/03/15/80s-sitcom-intros-that-now-look-like-self-parodies-video/#commentsFiled under: , , , , , , , , ,

small wonderIt goes without saying that television from the 80's - as a decade - tends to stand on its own as having provided some of the oddest junk we may ever see: the glorification of cat-fights (see: Dynasty), the existence of Twin Peaks, and an alien as the star of his own sitcom (see: Tony Danza Alf).

Of course, classically cheesy schmaltz like Dancing With The Stars and American Idol continues to thrive, keeping viewers fastened to their couches amid every note sung or dance move executed by someone in a fedora or boa, respectively.

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