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Jack Black Drops In on Yo Gabba Gabba

JeanneSager — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 16:05:00 GMT

You either love Yo Gabba Gabba or you detest the H&R Puff N Stuff out of it.

Kind of like Jack Black, the over the top, goofball star of . . . pretty much EVERYTHING these days.

When we at Babble heard the two were coming together, we just had to have a look. Want to know what happens when Jack Black runs out of gas and lands in Gabbaland?

First, if you're a Jack Black fan, you're going to love the show on April 3. And if you're not, you might still love it. A surprisingly subdued Jack - with some equally surprising blonde highlights (what's that all about Jack?) limps his unleaded motorbike into Gabbaland to find the inner workings of DJ Lance Rock's boombox deserted.

Creeped out, Jack hops around like only a chunky guy with total and complete self esteem (and I mean that in the very nicest of ways - I dig his confidence) can, singing about the possible dangers lurking. Basically, kids, he lets you know it's OK to be scared, but Toodee, Plex, Foofa and the whole gang don't let scared last for long. They're inviting Jack to parties (outside of the tummy) and exchanging dance moves (think Travolta and do the disco roll).

This one should shut down the doubting Thomases who think the show tries too hard to play funky and misses the kid friendly mark. You can't go wrong with singing, dancing and solving real kid problems. Throw in the guy who voiced Kung Fu Panda, and you've got them hooked. Since we all know YGG plays it to the adults too, here's a few things to watch out for - 30 Rock's Jack McBrayer and Human Giant's Paul Scheer tell the knock knock joke of the day (which I refuse to spoil for you).

Oh, and Jack Black in DJ Lance's orange jumpsuit? PRICELESS.

Get a look at clips of the show over at EW and tune in to Nick Jr. at 1:30 ET/PT on Friday, April 3 to catch the whole thing.

Should a C-Section Earn You a Bad Eco-Grade?

Madeline Holler — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 17:01:00 GMT

I was super excited when I saw the feature Celebrity Birthing Footprints over on the eco-fashion website Sprig. All the recent big-name baby producers are represented in their slideshow (as well as a few smaller ones -- hey, Ethan Hawke's lady just gave birth). And there's nothing I love more than taking down environmentally self-righteous celebs, whose carbon/trash/consumer footprints alone are waaaaaaaaay huger than an entire new housing development's silly Hummer-driving, McMansion-erecting, meat-eating suburbanites.

Alas, the piece disappoints. First, none of these celebrities is doing anything more than the rest of us to go green -- even superficially. Second, the little project is inconsistent -- there's no rubric for how they're determining letter grades.

Plus, I think I uncovered this dirty little secret: they're dinging celebrities who got c-sections! (I mean, maybe c-sections are melting polar icecaps, but then they need to point that out.)

Summary:

A's went out to Jessica Alba, Jack Black and Soleil Moon-Frye. Oddly, Jack Black gets the A for saying if he were president, each car in the country would have a solar panel on the roof. (Wow! So engaged!)

Know who gets a C? Tori Spelling, whom they congratulate for using cloth diapers. But she had a c-section, so I suppose she's lucky she didn't flunk.

Other C's, a D and a D- go out to Jamie Lynn Spears, Christina Aguilera, Jennifer Lopez and Angelina Jolie (who's international birthing needs cancel out any recycling and Prius-driving they may do around the Chateau). Anyway, you tell me, what do these baby-makers have in common? That's right: surgical birth.

My conspiracy theory unravels with Nicole Ritchie. She earned a C+, but from what I can find online, she gave birth vaginally. So why the low grade? Toxic oversized sunglasses?

Here's what I would have liked to see: more talk about these very rich people committing to smaller homes, smaller cars, less air travel (please stop going to Vegas for the weekend, Christina), lower water use, lower consumption overall (for God's sake, rewear something once in a while). And, yes, maybe solar panels as far as the eye can see (though not on the roof of the car. Do you know what that would do to the gas mileage?)

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Photo: Sprig.com

15 Million Offered for Brad and Angie’s Twins Pics

Cole Gamble — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 19:00:00 GMT

Well at least the money will go to a good cause… $15,000,000. Get a feel for all those zeroes. Let them roll around in your mouth. This according to highly revered journalistic resource, TMZ, is the current bid being tossed at Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie for exclusive pictures of their “are-they-born-yet-or-not?” twins. If this figure holds, it will far eclipse the amount offered for Jolie-Pitt’s first biological child, Shiloh, who rakes in a paltry 4.1 million. At this rate of monetary appreciation, pictures of their next kid should be worth 22.5 mil, or 55 million if they score twins again. No wonder they keep having kids, they’re birthing’ their way to an easy retirement.

Giveaway: Win Tickets to "Kung Fu Panda: The IMAX Experience!"

editors — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 14:01:00 GMT

You know your kids want to see the movie with the kung-fu fighting panda. You know they do. And hey, you deserve a night out, right? So how about this: we'll take your whole family to the movies. Absolutely free. Read on for details!

Thanks to the kind folks at Paramount Pictures, we have 10 sets of 4 tickets to Kung Fu Panda to give to ten lucky readers. You can use them at any date, at any IMAX theater (Yep, they're IMAX tickets. Those ain't cheap!). Just send your full name, mailing address, and the name of your favorite family movie to babblecontest@gmail.com to enter. Winners will picked at random and contacted on the film's opening day, Friday June 6th. Good luck!

Rockin' Dads Cook

Adrienne Martini — Wed, 28 May 2008 16:30:00 GMT

These clips have been floating around the internets for a bit -- but they are completely new to me. Clearly, I don't get out much.

Anyhoo, after the jump, "cooking" with Jack Black in his pre-baby days. Wonder what he'd whip up now?

Also featured in separate clips are one of my favorite rocker dads in Rhett Miller, solo artist and frontman of The Old 97's, and Neal Pollack, not a rock star and a dad we love to loathe.

Best of FameCrawler: Week of May 23rd

Whit Honea — Fri, 23 May 2008 20:00:00 GMT

Christina Aguilera: These Boobs Aren't Made For Buying

Red Hot Chili Peppers Split!

Ben Stiller,Jack Black & Robert Downey Jr Steal The Show - Video

Whoopi Calls Out Denise Richards

Daughter of Steven Curtis Chapman Hit, Killed By Car

Shiloh's Shopping Spree!

Bo Bice Gives His Baby A Normal Name

Usher & Wife Tameka Have Split!

Julia Roberts Eats Baby

National Geographic Pimps Stupid Movies for Kids

Mike Adamick (Cry It Out!) — Fri, 23 May 2008 15:21:00 GMT

I haven't been a kid for at least a year now, but from what I remember about childhood, animals rocked. Adventures were awesome. And getting dirty was just part of the day. So I was a little surprised to see National Geographic Kids pimping some video about kids asking movie star Jack Black about "his take on the environment, politics, Kung Fu." As if any kid in America puts her fist to her chin and wonders: "Gee, mom and dad have a lot to say about global warming, but I wonder what Jack Black thinks?"

Please.

This cross-promotional movie pimping has gone too far. Jack Black has some insipid looking movie out about a panda bear that knows kung fu and really, truly believes in himself, so you just know everything is going to turn out OK in the end. Well, somehow the movie marketers got National Geographic Kids to do a "promoducational" video with Black, and it's just horrible.

Look, I don't want to get all Cassie on NGK (oh, Cassie -- we kid because we care) but seriously, people. You make shows about animals, about underwater photography, about naked tribal women in Africa. Kids don't need some dumb ass digital fighting panda to make our planet cool -- it already is. If you want kids to get more interested in your shows or the adventures that can be found in the world around them, play your theme song 24/7. That thing still gives me chills. But don't sell them short with your crass commercialization.

Best of FameCrawler: Week of May 16th

Whit Honea — Fri, 16 May 2008 20:00:00 GMT

Angelina Jolie is a Big, Fat Liar!!

You Can Spot A Pregnant Britney By The Size Of Her Handbag

Five Hottest Pregnant Celebrities

Beyoncé Is Pregnant and Packing On The Pounds

Claudia Schiffer Topless!

Angelina's Pregnant Bikini Bod - Can We Hate Her?

Survivor Finale: Baby Scandal!

Let's Talk About Ashlee Simpson's Boobs!