Jamie Lynn Spears by Jeff Vespa/WireImage.com
Just when you thought life couldn’t get any more complicated for the Spears family, the raging California wildfires forced Jamie Lynn to evacuate from her L.A. home. Spears’ Zoey 101 costar Christopher Massey told TV Guide that Britney’s sis has been forced to leave her place in Valencia. "Jamie Lynn called and said, 'We’re not up there anymore because everyone had to evacuate,'" Massey said at the Environmental Media Awards on Oct. 24. "Valencia is where we film so everyone lived in the vicinity of it. I had to call them and ask, 'Are you OK?'" According to Massey, Spears is doing well and staying with relatives until she can return to her home. — Reporting by Carita Rizzo
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Hellboy: Sword of Storms
Former adolescents Michael Davis and Mark Nollinger can still summon their inner middle-schooler when they watch tween TV. They got together the other day to compare notes on the new season for kids who are approximately 5 feet tall, wear braces and inject the word "like" between words, like, all the time.
Michael Davis: Which new or returning shows will send parents screaming out of the room?
Nollinger: It's too early to tell with the new shows, although I can imagine that even some folks who loved Beavis and Butt-Head as college students might not welcome Mr. Meaty (premiering Sept. 22, on Nickelodeon) into their living rooms as parents. Personally, I can handle just about anything as long as I don't have to hear the Camp Lazlo theme song ever again. I do
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Barney & Friends' Riff, Degrassi's Cassie Steele (Manny)
New characters! New episodes! New seasons! Check out our helpful guide to our favorite returning kids shows on broadcast, cable and satellite.
PreschoolFirst up, Sesame Street (PBS) celebrates the start of Season 37 next week by adding the magical Abby Cadabby, a delightful (if mistake-prone) sprite who represents the first new female Sesame Muppet in more than 13 years. [Look for a TVGuide.com Insider Q&A with Abby on Monday, Aug. 14.] Barney & Friends (Sept. 15, PBS) also waited 13 years to introduce Riff, their new dino character, whose musical imagination helps usher in an era of more varied tunes. New playmates will also populate the worlds of
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