TV Buzz Thank goodness for Saturday Morning Cartoons. Otherwise, I would have never turned on my TV and discovered that Jessica Walter voiced a character on “The Magic School Bus” back in the early 90s.
Movie Buzz Just when you thought “The Phantom Menace” couldn't get any worse, along comes a trailer for the “Star Wars: Episode I” re-release for the kids! I want to believe that, at age nine, I could have picked up on the condescension.
Movie Buzz I bet you lay awake wondering what the sibs from “The Brady Bunch Movie” (1995) look like today. Well here you go!
Culture Buzz So Ray Stanz gets slimed, and Jake Blues is Slimer? Nice work, Luis Diaz. (via flickr.com)
TV Buzz Cute: Jon Hamm's new role as “Ham Johnson” on the PBS kids show “Martha Speaks. Cuter: Jon Hamm voice acting alongside his longtime girlfriend, Jennifer Westfeldt. The couple's episode will air on February 20th, but you can watch the following previews today!
TV Buzz Like, reaaaly can't. Here's a clip from '80s Canadian kids show Switchback about a new phenomenon called “rapping”—which the host describes as “one of the hottest, hottest items today”—that features not one, but two secondhand embarrassment-inducing performances from some of the whitest teens to ever hock a rhyme. (via The Daily What)
Culture Buzz There are plenty of kid-friendly establishments out there to choose from, so don't make the mistake of picking any of these places. It would just be terrible for all of us.
Celebrity Buzz Even if you aren't a Belieber, this is still pretty adorable. (via socialitelife.com)
Pizza-lovin', party-dude Michelangelo was more my jam at his age, but I can respect a kid who can appreciate the leader of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Cowabunga, dude.
Culture Buzz You don't have to be an adult in this country to know that there's something wrong with Rick Perry. (via boingboing.net)
TV Buzz Sometimes as a child you'll see something that stays with you the rest of your life. Thanks television!
Culture Buzz Comparing at letter written to Old St. Nick in 1911 to one from this year reveals…well, that things have changed. For instance, toffee was really a really hot Christmas item 100 years ago.
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We all know kids say and do the cutest and most embarrassing things. Unfortunately for today’s youth, their exploits have gone from the traditional family retelling to sharing it with the world. Thanks YouTube!
Culture Buzz We feel your pain, little Russian kids. Most adults feel this way about going to their jobs. (via viralviralvideos.com)
Culture Buzz These kids are brewing espresso better than your average Williamsburg barista.
Culture Buzz Shield your eyes, children! You'll need an SPF 100 yard restraining order.
Culture Buzz The devastation is pretty obvious. And by obvious, I mean adorable.