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Curious George

Rated G.
Voice cast: Will Ferrell, Frank Welker, Drew Barrymore, David Cross, Eugene Levy, Joan Plowwright, Dick Van Dyke.
Ted, the explorer with a large yellow hat, is good friends with Bloomsberry. Bloomsberry runs a natural history museum. His greedy son, Bloomsberry Junior, wants to tear down his dad's museum and put a parking garage in its place, but the elder Bloomsberry is convinced that a spectacular new exhibit could save the museum from the wrecking ball. Ted heads to Africa on an expedition to find some special artifacts that will keep his friend in business. While he is in Africa, he befriends a playful monkey he calls George. While George is friendly, he has a taste for mischief and seems to always get Ted in trouble. Ted thinks he has seen the last of George when his ship heads back to America, but discovers that George managed to hide aboard the boat before it sailed. Ted and his good friend Maggie, a schoolteacher who's sweet on him, struggle to find of a way to save Bloomsberry's museum.

Dora the Explorer: World Adventure

When Swiper swipes all the special glowing friendship bracelets from friendship parades all over the world in "Dora's world adventure." Dora needs his help (and yours) to bring them back to France, Tanzania, Russia, and China. In "Journey to the Purple Planet," Dora and Boots meet little space creatrues from the Purple Planet who need to get home when their space ship breaks down. Dora's soccer team "The Golden Explorers" play the Dinosaur team.
Includes episodes: Dora's world adventure -- Journey to the Purple Planet -- The Golden Explorers.

Go Diego Go: Wolf pup rescue

Diego needs you to join the rescue team and help him save a lost wolf pup. He also needs your help taking some pygmy marmosets with booboos to the Healing Tree. Promotes: Learning new animal facts & sounds; Spanish language & counting skills; Music & movement.
Diego's wolf pup rescue -- A booboo on the pygmy marmoset -- Diego saves mommy and baby sloth -- Three little condors.

Monster House

Rated PG for scary images and sequences, thematic elements, some crude humor and brief language.
Voice cast: Steve Buscemi, Nick Cannon, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Jon Heder, Kevin James, Jason Lee, Catherine O'Hara, Kathleen Turner, Fred Willard.
Young DJ always knew there was something strange about the old Nebbercracker house across the street. When the house becomes a living, breathing monster, DJ enlists his pals Chowder and Jenny to learn the secret that keeps the house alive. Suddenly, they find themselves in a hair-raising battle with an unstoppable entity and must save the neighborhood from total devastation.

Spongebob Squarepants: Whale of a birthday

SpongeBob lives in a two-story pinapple a few fathoms beneath the tropical isle of Bikini Atoll in the sub-surface city of Bikini Bottom. Instead of taking the logical approach to everyday challenges, SpongeBob approaches life in a wayward and unconventional way. Whether searching for the ultimate spatula to perfect his burger flipping technique at the Krusty Krab, or just hanging out with his best friend Patrick, SpongeBob's good intentions and overzealous approach to life usually create chaos in his underwater world.
All that glitters -- Whale of a birthday -- Once bitten -- Chimps ahoy -- Bummer vacation -- Wigstruck -- That's no lady.

Time Warp Trio: Past, present & future

Television series based on the books by Jon Scieszka.