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May 14 2013 09:55 AM ET

'Scandal' actor joins Jennifer Lopez-produced drama 'The Fosters' -- EXCLUSIVE

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The Fosters — a one-hour daytime drama that follows a pair of lesbian mothers (Teri Polo and Sherri Saum) and their multi-ethnic family — is about to get a whiff of Scandal.

ABC Family tells EW that actor Sam McMurray has landed the recurring role of Frank Foster, the “gruff but loveable divorced father” of Polo’s character, Stef. Fans of Shonda Rhimes’s addictive ABC series may recognize McMurray as Pat Wexler, the U.S. Attorney who fired fellow lawyer David Rosen (Josh Malina) earlier this season.

ABC Family says that while Frank seems to get along with his daughter, he also “makes it painfully clear that he still harbors reservations about her lifestyle.” In that, the character isn’t alone — the anti-gay group One Million Moms announced that it was preemptively boycotting The Fosters (and executive producer Jennifer Lopez) last October, long before the pilot had been shot or even cast.

The Fosters will premiere Monday, June 3.

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May 13 2013 04:19 PM ET

Meet the 'Equestria Girls': 'My Little Pony' spinoff coming to theaters this summer -- EXCLUSIVE POSTER

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Look, Ma — two hands!

Hasbro officially announced today that it’s expanding the My Little Pony brand with a new property: Equestria Girls, which will recast My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic‘s characters as human high-school students. As the toy company tells the New York Times, its brand extension will launch this summer with a full-length feature film called My Little Pony Equestria Girls. The movie’s set to premiere at the Los Angeles Film Festival before being released in theaters nationwide June 16. Here’s an exclusive look at the movie’s official poster:

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May 1 2013 11:57 AM ET

'The Aquabats! Super Show!' exclusive: Season 2 will begin on...

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Grab your guitars and strap on some goofy goggles: The world’s most inept — and lovable — superheroes are coming back to The Hub.

EW can exclusively reveal that the second season of The Aquabats! Super Show! will premiere this summer on Saturday, June 1 at 1 p.m. ET, with a special episode featuring skateboard legend Tony Hawk.

The show follows the adventures of a gang of crime-fighters-slash-bandmates on a mission to “right wrongs, destroy boredom and seek justice for all!” The Aquabats was created by Yo Gabba Gabba‘s Christian Jacobs, who also stars as Aquabats ringleader and lead singer The MC Bat Commander. Its first season debuted last March and won a Daytime Emmy nod for Outstanding Children’s Series just this morning.

Unfamiliar with the Bats? Catch up by watching the whole partially-animated, monster-stuffed, retro-inspired shebang on Hulu.

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Apr 25 2013 11:33 AM ET

'Twilight' star Kellan Lutz teaches Cookie Monster the word 'vibrate' -- VIDEO

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Kellan Lutz guests on today’s episode of Sesame Street, dropping by to introduce Cookie Monster to a new and exciting word: “vibrate.” Presumably, Sesame‘s writers picked that one because “beefcake” seemed inappropriate for preschoolers.

The resulting video is pretty cute, especially when the blue guy’s vast, eternal hunger leads him to devour something near and dear to Lutz’s heart. (Sorry, ladies — I’m not talking about his shirt.) It’s perhaps the actor’s best work ever — and certainly his most believable.

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Apr 18 2013 01:00 PM ET

Justin Willman to host kid-friendly version of game show 'Win, Lose or Draw' for Disney Channel

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A new family-friendly game show is coming to Disney Channel later this year! Disney’s Win, Lose, or Draw will bring the well-known drawing board game to a new audience with motion control, interactive multi-touch screen displays and the occasional comedic physical challenge.

Justin Willman, the host of Cupcake Wars, has been named the host of the game show, which will feature two teams, each composed of two young contestants and one Disney star. The teams will then compete in battles to win prizes. The show’s announcement was made by Senior Vice President of Original Programming at Disney Channel, Adam Bonnett, who said, “We’re eager to introduce a generation of kids and families to a 21st century version of  the popular Win, Lose or Draw, and are confident its creative game play plus its incorporation of physical comedy will complement our programming line-up.”

Disney previously aired Teen Win, Lose or Draw from 1989-1992. Will you watch the new game show when it hits the air later this year?

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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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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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Apr 11 2013 10:32 AM ET

Check out ABC's new game show 'Bet On Your Baby,' a 'Minute to Win It' for the toddler set -- EXCLUSIVE

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What if you could translate your parenting skills into cold, hard cash — cash that went straight into your kid’s college fund? That’s the premise of Bet on Your Baby, a new ABC game show premiering Saturday, April 13 that’s sort of a mix of Minute to Win It, Candid Camera, and The Newlywed Game.

The basic gist: Parents are charged with predicting what their children will do when tasked with, say, stacking cookies or kicking a ball. If their prediction is right, they’ll win money to sock away for the little one’s college education. If not… well, the kids are probably too young to remember this experience anyway, right?

Host Melissa Peterman (Baby Daddy, Reba) makes her pitch in the video below, which also includes a clip from the show itself. Can an excitable dad correctly guess how many treats his adorable daughter Piper will be able to stack? Watch and find out.

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Apr 5 2013 04:41 PM ET

'Pretty Little Liars': Roma Maffia cast as the new cop in town -- EXCLUSIVE

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Listen up PLL fans! We’ve got some good news for you — and some not-so-good news for our four Little Liars: Two new investigators are coming to the felony-filled town of Rosewood.

The Rosewood PD must not be doing its job (you think?!), because Sean Faris is joining the cast as state investigator Gabriel Holbrook. And EW exclusively learned that Faris won’t be showing up alone: Roma Maffia — known largely for her role as Dr. Liz Cruz on Nip/Tuck — will play Gabe’s partner, Linda Tanner. Maffia’s character will first appear in the fourth episode of the upcoming fourth season, which premieres June 11, and is another state investigator who ABC Family describes as “smart, patient, and with a military background.”

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Apr 5 2013 09:59 AM ET

'Degrassi': School's out for this year's seniors -- EXCLUSIVE

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Prom. Graduation. Emotionally charged yearbook signings. Wait, do they have yearbooks in Canada? Either way: This is gonna be intense.

This June, Degrassi Community School’s current senior class — a group that includes longstanding characters like Eli, Jake, Fiona, and Imogen — will bid farewell to their drama-filled high school’s hallowed halls. And from this exclusive promo, it looks like the gang’s all set to go out in style. (We know that because the announcer says it’s true.)

Fire up Vitamin C’s “Graduation,” lower the volume, ultimately decide it’s a bad idea to play two videos at once, and steel yourself for a bracing morning shot of Degrassi:

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Apr 4 2013 05:48 PM ET

Victoria Justice to guest on 'Big Time Rush' -- EXCLUSIVE

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Nickelodeon’s bringing some Justice to Big Time Rush.

EW has learned that Victoria Justice, former star of Victorious, will appear as herself on an installment of Nickelodeon’s boy band sitcom this spring. The episode, titled “Big Time Tour Bus,” is notable for another reason as well — it’ll be directed by band member Carlos Pena, who plays jokester Carlos on the show.

In “Big Time Tour Bus,” the boys find themselves caught in traffic while traveling to their next gig. It’s up to Justice to keep the concert’s audience entertained as the guys try to figure out what to do next.

Art, naturally, imitates life; as announced last week, Justice will be joining Big Time Rush on their upcoming Summer Break Tour. Concerts begin in LA June 21st; tickets will go on sale this Saturday, April 6.

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