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I've been waiting all season for this episode. As a long-lapsed fan of The Simpsons , it was beginning to look like someone had sucked the heart right out of Springfield's first family.

A Satire on What Would Happen If Bill O'Reilly, Glenn Beck & Friends Met Big Bird, Elmo & Oscar the Grouch A script treatment for a future sweeps episode of "Sesame Street" was leaked this week and caused consternation in the realms of left & right politics.

Are we ready for Astro Boy? He's a cute little robot with rocket boots, spiky black hair and a ' winningly a ' the ability to shoot bullets out of his backside.

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Tenma. Powered by positive "blue" energy, Astro Boy is endowed with super strength, x-ray vision, unbelievable speed and the ability to fly.

In this publicity image released by Fox, Grand-Prize Winner of "The Simpsons Character Contest," Peggy Black, of Orange, Conn., and "The Simpsons" executive producer Al Jean,pose for a photo on Monday, Nov.

This week's new releases for kids, teens and families: 'Sesame Street: 40 Years of Sunny Days' : Forty years of quality educational programming is summed up in this two-disc set, which features segments from all 40 seasons of the beloved show.

Harry Potter is trading in his wand for fangs. Did Twilight director confirm Stewart and Pattinson's relationship? Executive producer Al Jean told the magazine that Radcliffe will play Edmund, a young vampire that captures Lisa's heart.

You know Lamb Chop, and Barney, and Blues Clues, and Arthur. Rugrats, and TaleSpin, and Duck Tales, and Gumby.

To say that the members of Not Quite Fab are Beatles fans is an understatement. Dickie Williams, Glenn Vignolo, Jim Destafney and Jeff Fitzpatrick all grew up wanting to be their prospective Beatles persona - Paul McCartney, John Lennon, George Harrison and Ringo Starr.

Seth MacFarlane's American Dad is about to find out what a wonderful man Jim James is.

Last week, Seth MacFarlane conquered Fox's Sunday lineup like it was Russia in a game of Risk.

"Caprica" has not yet arrived, but changes are still taking place. Kevin Murphy will be the new executive producer and day-to-day showrunner on "Caprica," according to The Hollwyood Reporter .

ATHF's Master Shake, Frylock and Meatwad find a genie in a bottle, baby. Cartoon Network and Adult Swim have come up with a solution for people who want to own an episode or two of some different shows but not a whole season: Let people create their own collections and only charge them $20. Beginning today, viewers who visit adultswimshop.com can ...

"Sesame Street" has been on the air for 40 years. That's a long time without a commercial break.

By Phil Dzikiy Perhaps, "Sesame Street" isn't quite what it used to be. There are so many children's programming options now - numerous channels are devoted to kid TV - that one show just can't have the same kind of impact it once did.

Today Sesame Street turns 40 years old. As I still pour out tall boys of 211 for Fred Rogers , HipHopDX let me look back at some of the Hip Hop moments that happened in the land of " Sunny days... " Ice-T: Word On The Street His cameo in Breakin ' should've proved that Ice-T was the original rapper-turned-actor. So to see his "Sesame Street" cameo ...

Blame "Saturday Night Live" or credit the show for being ahead of its times: A 1980 skit set at an 18th Century English ball featured Lords Worcestershire and Salisbury and the Earl of Sandwich, the namesakes, of course, of some common items.

"Sesame Street" is celebrating the beginning of season 40, which began last week on Tuesday, November 10, and in honor of the milestone, the First Lady Michelle Obama guest starred on the series.

They had sent an advance copy of Tuesday's 40th anniversary episode some time ago, and it seemed like it was just part of an episode.