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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: children's show

children's show stories: 7 news summaries

(Newser) - SpongeBob SquarePants is 10 years old, and the “happy nonsense” of the show is “as popular as ever,” Alessandra Stanley writes in the New York Times. What’s more, the wacky, uncynical cartoon has managed to do it “without having disclosed any higher meaning... More »

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entertainment • television • cartoon • mystery • SpongeBob • Nickelodeon • children's show

Relax, Parents: Tween Dora Still 'Wholesome'

New doll of beloved character had sparked short-skirt concerns

Mar 17, 09 2:52 PM CDT
(Newser) - Dora the Explorer is getting a tween update in a new doll, which trades her baby fat for a more girly, urban look, Hispanic Business reports. After concerns were sparked by a silhouette preview of the doll sporting a very short dress, parents can breathe a sigh of relief: the... More »

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television • children • toys • Mattel • Nickelodeon • teenager • children's show • doll • Dora the Explorer • tween

(Newser) - What if the family dog ate alphabet soup by mistake? Susan Meddaugh answered her 7-year-old son’s question by writing a book, Martha Speaks, which has now become a PBS show about the talking dog. PBS hopes it will teach challenging vocab—"diminish," "concoct," and "... More »

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television • Department of Education • cartoon • PBS • vocabulary • children's show • Martha Speaks

 Muppets Spring
 Back to Life 
 on YouTube 

Appearance of Henson's famous puppets online has fans buzzing about comeback

Jul 23, 08 6:40 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Muppets, largely in retirement since 1981, have been pussyfooting their way back into the spotlight via YouTube, France24 notes. In the past month, Sam the Eagle, the Swedish Chef, Beaker and others have set up accounts, uploading clips on a regular basis and sharing comments like "Meep meep... More »

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entertainment • YouTube • humor • videos • children's show • Muppets • Jim Henson

Don't Expect Dora at Your Kid's Party

Copyright holders crack down on use of TV character costumes

Jul 22, 08 3:48 PM CDT
(Newser) - Want to book Elmo for your kid’s birthday party? Better expect “Big Red Tickle Monster” instead, the Wall Street Journal reports. Corporations that control the use of children’s entertainment characters are targeting costume-rental services that offer unauthorized versions of their cash cows, resulting in lawsuits, grotesque lookalikes,... More »

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television • lawsuit • birthday party • Nickelodeon • children's show • costume • Dora the Explorer

Brit TV Star's Body Was in Rail Station 6 Days

Cops investigate why it took so long to discover the apparent suicide

Apr 15, 08 6:34 AM CDT
(Newser) - A British TV celebrity's body was left hanging in London's Paddington station for six days, the London Times reports, in an apparent suicide. Mark Speight, 42, had been missing for a week and police are probing why it took so long for his body to be discovered. Speight was said... More »

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television • suicide • London • BBC • Britain • children's show • Mark Speight • Natash Collins

 Puppet Kills Bush on
 Hamas Kids' Show 

Prez punished for helping Israel

Apr 1, 08 12:26 PM CDT
(Newser) - In its newest anti-American educational video, a Hamas children's show broadcast in Gaza shows a puppet of a young Palestinian boy killing President Bush. The boy stabs the president with "the sword of Islam" to punish him for helping Israel, the Daily Telegraph reports. "You and the criminal... More »

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Israel • propaganda • Hamas • Palestinians • Zionism • George W. Bush • puppet • children's show

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