What do you get when you combine one of the most popular plants with comedic TV classic? A Golden Girls Mini Ceramic Planter with an artificial succulent potted inside!

Forget about boring faux ferns and other indoor plants. This top Amazon pick is the perfect choice for any Golden Girls fan. The sculpted ceramic planter features none other than Sophia’s face—over-sized glasses and all.

Not only do you get a Sophia-sized planter pot with this purchase, it also comes with the succulent. Don’t worry if you’re not exactly a plant-care whiz. The contents of this sweet ceramic 3D sculpture won’t require a green thumb. The succulent is 100 percent fake, making this decorative item a no-fuss, no-muss choice for the busy Golden Girl-loving plant parent.

Find the Golden Girls Mini Ceramic Planter for $17.99 on Amazon here!

—Erica Loop

 

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What would happen if Leslie Knope ran for class president? You came to know, love, and laugh with Amy Poehler’s comedic character as the perky Pawnee bureaucrat on Parks and Rec. Now Knope is back and running for class pres!

Parks and Recreation: Leslie for Class President! is a family-friendly look at a younger Knope and a few of her hilariously memorable Parks and Rec pals. Written by Robb Pearlman, illustrated by Melanie Demmer and published by Little, Brown Young Readers, this picture book is a can’t-miss for fans of the show and their kiddos.

Photo: Little, Brown Young Readers

Based on characters from the seven-season-long show, this comic look into a little Knope’s world follows Leslie as she campaigns for Pawnee Elementary class president. Not only will you get a kick out of the comic characters and their younger selves, but your child will also enjoy the tall tales of Knope, Ben, Ann and more!

Find Parks and Recreation: Leslie for Class President! at Amazon, Apple Books, Barnes & Noble, Google Play, Ebooks.com, and Kobo for $9.99 starting Jun. 29, 2021.

—Erica Loop

 

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Disney Junior recently announced the debut of a brand-new animated adventure series—and it’s over-the-top egg-citing! The Chicken Squad will premiere on Fri., May 14 at 7:30 p.m. ET. The Disney Junior and DisneyNOW series premiere will feature two back-to-back episodes.

The series chronicles the comedic adventures of three chicken sibs: Coop, Sweetie and Little Boo. Based on the popular children’s books penned by Doreen Cronin, The Chicken Squad tells the tale of the young chips and their problem-solving adventures.

Teaming up with rescue dog mentor, Captain Tully, the chicken stars of the show help their animal pals and model good community helper behaviors. Each episode includes two 11-minute stories and includes the Chicken Charge anthem song.

Along with the anthem, the episodes also include at least one new original song. The songs range the musical gamut, including everything from R&B to country.

The cast includes Yvette Nicole Brown (Captain Tully), Ramone Hamilton (Coop), Gabriella Graves (Sweetie),and Maxwell Simkins (Little Boo). Recurring guest voice cast members include Tony Hale as Frazz, a nervous squirrel, Jane Lynch as Dr. Dirt, a forensic scientist snail, Melissa Rauch as Dinah, the chicks’ mother, Sean Giambrone as Riley, a pack rat, Malcolm-Jamal Warner as Lt. Scruffy, a retired firehouse dog and Melissa Villaseñor and Zack Pearlman as Wheeze and Snick, mischievous raccoon sibs.

Watch a preview of The Chicken Squad on Disney Junior’s YouTube channel here!

—Erica Loop

Featured photo courtesy of Disney Junior

 

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Doo doo doo doo! Nickelodeon has announced the cast for its highly anticipated new preschool series Baby Shark’s Big Show!. The new animated series will premiere with an original holiday special on Friday, Dec. 11, at 12:30 p.m. (ET/PT). 

Based on the world-famous pop culture phenomenon, the 2D-animated series will feature Kimiko Glenn (Orange is the New Black); Luke Youngblood (Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone); Natasha Rothwell (Insecure); Eric Edelstein (We Bare Bears); Debra Wilson (MADtv); and Patrick Warburton (Family Guy).

Baby Shark's Big Show!

Co-produced by Nickelodeon Animation Studio and SmartStudy, the global entertainment company behind the beloved children’s brand Pinkfong, Baby Shark’s Big Show! is made up of 26 half-hour episodes and will follow Baby Shark and his best friend William as they journey on fun-filled comedic adventures in their community of Carnivore Cove, make new friends and sing original catchy tunes along the way.

Meet the inhabitants of Carnivore Cove:

Baby (Glenn) – A sweet, bubbly, and abso-toothly fearless little shark who has a habit of biting off more than he can chew.

William (Youngblood) – A quick-witted pilot fish with a flair for the funny, William is always down for jaw-some adventures with his best bud Baby.

Mommy (Rothwell) – Fun-loving with a fierce streak, Mommy Shark works for the Mayor of Carnivore Cove.

Daddy (Edelstein) – A worrier who can’t help his loud and goofy nature, Daddy Shark is a dentist who flosses when he’s nervous.

Grandma (Wilson) – A new-agey prankster who’s all about good vibes and bubbleberry pies.

Grandpa (Warburton) – A charismatic shark who loves to tell stories about the glory days.

Baby Shark's Big Show!

In Baby Shark’s Big Fishmas Special, the season’s hottest toy, Burpin’ Bubbz, is at the top of Baby and William’s Fishmas wish lists, and when Santa Jaws goes missing, it’s up to them to save the holiday. Following the premiere, the special will be available on Nick Jr. On Demand and Download-To-Own services, as well as NickJr.com and the Nick Jr. App, which will also feature short-form content.

Baby Shark’s Big Fishmas Special is part of Nickelodeon’s “Nickmas” holiday-themed lineup which features joyous premieres and specials from the network’s live-action, animation and preschool series, including the season two premiere of original festive competition series, Top Elf; the brand-new star-studded special The All-Star Nickmas Spectacular; and all-new episodes of hit series Blue’s Clues & You!, The Casagrandes, Danger Force, All That and more, plus classic fan-favorite holiday episodes of Rugrats, PAW Patrol, SpongeBob SquarePants and The Loud House.

New episodes of Baby Shark’s Big Show! will roll out across Nickelodeon’s preschool platforms in the U.S. beginning spring 2021, followed by Nickelodeon and Nick Jr. channels internationally. 

—Jennifer Swartvagher

All photos courtesy of Nickelodeon

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Get ready to hear more from Baby Shark. Nickelodeon is developing a brand-new animated series based on the world famous pop culture phenomenon. Baby Shark’s Big Show! will follow Baby Shark and his best friend WIliiam as they journey on fun-filled comedic adventures in their community of Carnivore Cove , meet new friends and sing original catchy tunes along the way. 

Baby Shark's Big Show!

“Having the opportunity to dive deeper into this incredible world and create all-new storylines has been extremely exciting, and our head of preschool Eryk Casemiro and his team can’t wait to help grow the Baby Shark universe and fanbase with an amazing new series that captures the heart and spirit of this beloved property,” said Ramsey Naito, Executive Vice President, Nickelodeon Animation Production and Development. 

Nickelodeon will debut Baby Shark’s Big Show! with an all-new original holiday special this December, with premieres rolling out across its preschool platforms in spring 2021.  Following the U.S. launch, the series will roll out on Nickelodeon and Nick Jr. channels internationally.

Baby Shark launched on YouTube in November 2015 and took the world by storm, amassing 5.7 billion views and becoming the second most-watched video in the platform’s history.  With music, characters, story and dance all combined together, the song recorded a 20-week-streak on the Billboard Hot 100 and spawned a viral phenomenon #BabySharkChallenge, generating over one million cover videos around the globe.

Baby Shark’s Big Show! is the latest series to join Nickelodeon’s preschool lineup which includes Ryan’s Mystery Playdate, Bubble Guppies and Blaze and the Monster Machines

—Jennifer Swartvagher

Featured photo: Nickelodeon

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Sara Blakely may be the genius creator and CEO behind Spanx—but that’s not all. The multitasking mama recently proved she (like many other working moms) can bring home the bacon, fry it up in a pan and apparently take a mid-vacation conference call in car filled with her kiddos.

Blakely recently posted an oh-so-familiar story on LinkedIn. The CEO/mama was on a Florida vaycay with her husband and four kids, driving a rental car, when she got an important work-related call.

The working mom wrote, on LinkedIn, “I had to pull off the side of the road for a conference call. No pen. Lip liner will have to do!” Blakely continued, “Of course, I had everything in my purse (two small cars, a flashlight, diapers, wipes, snacks, army men, and even Buzz Lightyear), but NO PEN! And, my meeting ID number and host code kept changing… “Mommy, why are you writing on your leg when you told us we can’t write on ourselves?”

Of course, Blakely knows she’s not the only working mother to experience this type of comedic mishap. She went on to add, “The struggle is real. The juggle is real. This is why everyone should hire working mothers. They are put in crazy situations all the time and are forced to problem-solve. They are some of my most resourceful employees.” We totally agree!

—Erica Loop

Featured photo: Sara Blakely via Instagram 

 

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Taylor Calmus, a.k.a. Dude Dad, is back at it again. The comedian dad’s newest video “My wife Every Christmas” is so right on “Target” you’ll laugh from the moment you watch it until Santa’s big day!

Calmus describes the video as, “Just a compilation of all the things my wife does and says every single Christmas as acted out by me, her husband,” and adds, “Love you babe!”—to his wife Heidi.

The clip starts out with Dude Dad, dressed as Heidi, waving buh-bye to her Thanksgiving guests and immediately heading towards a twinkle-light filled Christmas. After hanging a wreath, DudeDad/mom asks her hubby to fetch a seemingly endless stream of holiday decor picks from the attic. Of course, everything isn’t in the attic. Some, or maybe most of, what dude-mom needs is still at Target—and you totally understand.

If your holiday hectic level is currently set on high, and you need a well-deserved break, ask grandma to watch the kiddos, lock yourself in the bathroom and enjoy the three-plus minutes it takes to watch this cutely comedic clip!

—Erica Loop

Featured photo: Dude Dad via YouTube

 

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Kristen Bell may voice the now-iconic Frozen and Frozen 2 character Anna, but she isn’t the only actress who plays the role. During a recent appearance on The Kelly Clarkson Show, Bell shared her experience meeting an IRL version of her movie-self at Disneyland.

As the actress dished on her experiences with the Disneyland princesses, show host Kelly Clarkson asked Bell, “What’s it like for you running into you?”

Bell responded to Clarkson’s question by explaining, “Well, let me start by saying I’m a firm believer that there is no ownership, right?” She continued, “I’m the O.G. Anna for sure,” but then added, “When you talked to them, you’ve probably experienced this, they can’t break.”

Even though Bell is all-in for her kiddos’ experiencing everything the Disneyland has to offer, she did express some purely comedic concern for the park’s Elsa and Anna, saying, “I’m like, ‘Hi, how are ya?’ And she’s like, ‘Arendelle is beautiful today.’ And I’m like, ‘Okay, she’s…Alright, I’ll ask Elsa.’ And I’m like, ‘How are you doing?’ And she’s like, ‘The ice has just melted and Olaf is thrilled with the summer weather.’ And I’m like, all I want to do is go, ‘Blink twice if you need to be rescued because this is crazy’.”

Both Bell and Clarkson agreed that the perfect park princess behavior is totally normal to the kids, but (in Bell’s words), “It is weirrrrd to the adults.”

—Erica Loop

Featured photo: The Kelly Clarkson Show via YouTube

 

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Not to be outdone by his friend and rival Jimmy Fallon, Jimmy Kimmel is releasing a new children’s book and it looks hilarious.

In the vein of Mo Willem’s interactive style that asks readers to engage with the story, Kimmel’s new picture book The Serious Goose challenges young readers to encourage a very serious goose to get silly. Inspired by Kimmel’s nickname for his kids, the book requires the kind of comedic chops only kids can provide.

The picture book was written, illustrated and lettered all by Kimmel and his proceeds from the sale of the book will be donated to Children’s Hospital Los Angeles and other children’s hospitals around the country.

The Serious Goose is now available for pre-order on Amazon for $17.09 and will be released on Dec. 3.

—Shahrzad Warkentin

All photos: Amazon

 

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Raising kids has plenty of hilarious moments, especially when your little comedians start developing their own sense of humor like Jessica Biel and Justin Timberlake’s son.

In a recent appearance on The Ellen Degeneres Show, Biel revealed that the couple’s four-year-old son, Silas, has become quite the jokester at home. “Now he is telling the joke and gets the joke, which is terrifying,” Biel told Ellen before sharing one of his clever jokes, an adorable play-on-words punchline we won’t give away, but you can check it out in the video below.

“That’s a good joke! I’m stealing that joke,” Biel said in praise of his skills. Silas’ joke even wrangled a smile out of Ellen who agreed that the four-year-old’s comedic chops are pretty impressive.

—Shahrzad Warkentin

Featured photo: Jessica Biel via Instagram

 

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