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Apr 12 2013 04:26 PM ET

Happy 30th anniversary, 'Fraggle Rock'! Celebrate with this first look at a new graphic novel -- EXCLUSIVE

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Image Credit: Gaiam Vivendi Entertainment

Dance your cares away / Worry’s for another day / Everybody say / Happy birthday, Fraggle Rock!

That’s right: It’s been three whole decades since Jim Henson’s felt-covered musical romp premiered, introducing the world (or at lest those with HBO) to level-headed Gobo, artistic Mokey, athletic Red, nervous Wembley, and worrywart Boober. And happily, the Fraggles (and their human pals) are giving fans plenty of ways to celebrate this momentous occasion.

Namely: The Hub will air a special three-hour marathon of six classic Fraggle episodes on Sunday, April 21. And on May 14, the Jim Henson company and Gaiam Vivendi Entertainment will release a massive, 21-disc 30th Anniversary Collection that includes all four seasons of the show, plus a keychain, and a graphic novel that follows the Fraggles as they set out on an all-new adventure.

Check out a promo for The Hub’s upcoming marathon below — and click onward to get your first look at the graphic novel. Look, Ma — we caught five Fraggles!

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Feb 14 2013 03:49 PM ET

Nostalgia alert! Tamagotchi relaunches with an app

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Image Credit: Kimberly Butler/Time Life Pictures/Getty Images

Do you remember what the height of frustration for kids was in 1997? When you forgot to feed your Tamagotchi pet, and then it died! Or worse, you did nothing wrong but that dang thing froze and the pet died anyway.

For the uninitiated, Tamagotchi was a popular handheld digital game in the mid ‘90s that tasked you with keeping a digital pet alive by feeding and playing with it  by way of various buttons. They were all the rage on elementary school playgrounds, and now, when just about everything is handheld and digital, it shouldn’t be a surprise that Tamagotchi is aiming for a comeback. READ FULL STORY »

Feb 6 2013 03:23 PM ET

'Schoolhouse Rock!': Our Top 15 list

Believe it or not, Schoolhouse Rock! is 40 years old this year. That’s right, 40.  And while it was such a part of so many of our childhoods that the show’s intro line can still set off a warm fuzzy feeling in many grownups (As your body grows bigger/Your mind must flower/It’s great to learn/’Cause knowledge is power!), the old Saturday morning cartoons still have the ability to entertain and educate with their infectious songs and informative lyrics. My son recently fell over himself trying to show me this wonderful video his English teacher had shown him online as a supplement to a class lesson. It was Lolly, Lolly, Lolly, Get Your Adverbs Here! He understandably had no memory of his parents playing these videos incessantly 10 years ago when the 30th anniversary collection came out. So down the rabbit hole we went looking at videos about grammar, multiplication, American history and more.

Now we commemorate our enduring love with a countdown of the 15 most popular of the Schoolhouse Rock! segments. Click through to see if your favorites are on our list. READ FULL STORY »

Nov 26 2012 12:39 PM ET

Shine bright, shine far! Disney plans a sequel to Tyra Banks/Lindsay Lohan flick 'Life-Size'

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Show me your 100 watt smile, Millennial nostalgia hounds!

The Disney Channel has confirmed to EW that it’s currently developing a sequel to Life-Size, the 2000 TV movie that starred a young, fresh-faced Lindsay Lohan as a lonely girl who accidentally brings a Barbie-like doll (played by Tyra Banks) to life. Banks is on board to reprise her role as Eve, the toy-turned-mother-figure; she’ll executive produce the sequel as well. And yes, Life-Size 2 will also feature a new version of “Be a Star,” the inspirational song Banks’s character sang in the first film.

Banks and the Mouse have been thick as thieves lately. Earlier this year, the supermodel guest starred on Disney Channel’s Shake It Up; she’s also developing a primetime series about her teenage years for ABC. The program is called Fivehead, a reference to Tyra’s famously robust forehead.

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Oct 31 2012 02:33 PM ET

Nostalgia alert! 'Transformers Prime' take swipe at '80s cartoon in new promo -- EXCLUSIVE

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Gird yourselves, ’80s enthusiasts — the Transformers are taking over The Hub this Thursday.

From 5:30 p.m. ET on Nov. 1 through 7 p.m. ET Nov. 2, the family channel is showing nothing but episodes of the CG-animated series Transformers Prime — all leading up to the show’s brand new season 2 finale. As if you needed another reason to watch 26 hours of Transformers, this exclusive promo — in which Megatron’s latest incarnation makes fun of Soundwave for transforming into a cassette player way back when — will appeal to both your current self and your inner child. Sigh; the space robots looked so young back then! Check out the video below:

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