SHOWS FOR YOUNGSTERS AND THEIR PARENTS TOO : Kids get all the votes in Nickelodeon awards; ‘Moesha’ mulls meaning of Mother’s Day on UPN
Disney’s 1993 movie adaptation of a Mark Twain classic, The Adventures of Huck Finn, airs Sunday (Disney Channel, 7 p.m.). To get away from his abusive father, Huck takes a raft down the Mississippi River with Jim, who is trying to escape slavery. For the family.
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As Mother’s Day approaches, Moesha has strong feelings against her family honoring her stepmom Dee on Moesha (UPN, Tuesday at 8 p.m.). The teen is still grieving the loss of her birth mother and is resisting forming a close relationship with her replacement. The gospel singing group Out of Eden performs. For the family.
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The Adventures of Mole marks its premiere this week (Disney Channel, Tuesday at 7 p.m.). Based on Kenneth Grahame’s classic children’s book “The Wind in the Willows,” the British film is centered around a group of lovable but eccentric animated characters living it up on the river bank. In their first adventure, Mole, Toad and Rat take a hair-raising caravan trip. Then Mole goes to the woods hoping to meet his friend Badger; instead, he gets into trouble and has to be rescued. For ages 5 and up.
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In this awards show, kids get a chance to pick their favorites. Whitney Houston is host of Nickelodeon’s 9th Annual Kids’ Choice Awards, live from Universal Studios (Saturday at 8 p.m.). Comic actress Rosie O’Donnell will co-host from New York. Kids placed their votes on-air, online, at McDonald’s and at Nickelodeon studios in Orlando. Celebrity presenters and musical performances are featured. For ages 5 and up.
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The Sci-Fi Channel presents the first four episodes of the half-hour series The Odyssey (Saturday at 1 p.m.). The series follows the adventures of a 12-year-old who falls from a tree and lands in a fantasy world inhabited solely by kids. For the family.
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