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Paramount and Nickelodeon are reportedly think, think, thinking about a new continuation for Jimmy Neutron.

The Jimmy Neutron franchise kicked off in 2001 with the smash hit, computer-animated feature film Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius. Following the success of the movie, Nickelodeon was quick to start work on an animated series starring the character. Thus, The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron, Boy Genius was spawned.

The cartoon ran from 2002 to 2006 and a spin-off entitled Planet Sheen followed shortly after. Since then, however, the Jimmy Neutron property has laid dormant.

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A quarter century ago, on May 27, 1988, fans said goodbye to the freckle-faced, mismatched, puppy-loving titular character of "Punky Brewster."

The series ended with the only family left in Punky's life -- her golden retriever Brandon -- getting married to his fellow canine Brenda in the courtyard of their apartment building. Kibble was thrown, boas were worn and barks sounded throughout Chicago. Check out a clip below.

The show may have only lasted four seasons, but "Punky Brewster" left a lasting impression and made pre-teen Soleil Moon Frye, who played the little leading lady, a household name.

In 1989, she co-hosted "Girl Talk," based on the board game of the same name and co-starring Sarah Michelle Gellar, but the show only lasted one season.

After a decade of being known only as Punky Brewster, Frye made her triumphant return to TV in Season 5 of "Sabrina, The Teenage Witch." She'd had stints on "The Wonder Years,...

Leaping from the sewers and onto our screens this Saturday is the rebooted, CG-animated Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, now with the added shininess of the voicing talents of Sean Astin (Lord of the Rings) as Raphael and Jason Biggs (American Pie) as Leonardo. Watch the Nerdist interview below and you’ll see that they fit right in.

The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Re-emerge To Battle Evil

And Save The World In A Special One-hour Event On

Nickelodeon Saturday, September 29, At 11:00 A.M. (Et/Pt)

Beverly Hills, Calif. – Nickelodeon launches an all-new, CG-animated Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles series on Saturday, Sept. 29, at 11:00 a.m. (Et/Pt) in a special one-hour television event, bringing the turtles up from the sewers with the mythology and comedic sensibility for a new generation of fans. The series stars Jason Biggs (American Pie) as “Leonardo,” Sean Astin (Lord of the Rings) as “Raphael,” Rob Paulsen...

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is set in present day New York City, from the glittering towers of Manhattan to the dark depths of the sewers, and follows the adventures of four humanoid turtles and a six-foot-tall rat, Master Splinter. One day, while living a life in seclusion with his four pet turtles, the once human Splinter encountered a mysterious green ooze that covered him and his pets. Overcome by the mutagen, he was transformed into a rat and his four pets became humanoid turtles. Fearing persecution from humans, he brought the Turtles underground and raised them, training them to become ninjas. Years have passed since that point and the four turtles, Leonardo, Raphael, Donatello and Michelangelo, are now headstrong teenagers, filled with the confidence of youth and a burning desire to see the world…

With the transmission of the new Turtles show only a month away, we’ve managed to...

Nickelodeon launches the all-new, CG-animated Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles series in a special one-hour television event on Monday 1st October at 5:00pm, just two days after the Us premiere.The half-hour series will then air regularly in the same timeslot each and every Monday.

In the one-hour premiere, Master Splinter allows his teenage sons to visit the surface for the first time with strict instructions to remain unseen. But when they spy a group of thugs attempting to kidnap a teenage girl (April O’Neil) and her father, the Turtles must leap into action. They soon discover that the surface world isn’t as simple as it first appears, as they find themselves in the middle of a conspiracy involving alien creatures, robotic droids plus missing scientists and come face-to-face with the same glowing green mutagen that mutated them in the first place.

Bringing the Turtles up from the...

Nick UK have announced that they are to broadcast the new CG animated series of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles from October. Along with the announcement they have released the full and high definition trailer for the series as well as revealing three more of the shows voice cast.

The 26-episode, half-hour action-comedy series breathes new life into the wildly popular band of reptile brothers played by Jason Biggs (American Pie) as “Leonardo,” Sean Astin (Lord of the Rings) as “Raphael,” Greg Cipes (Teen Titans) as “Michelangelo” and Rob Paulsen (Planet Sheen) as “Donatello” (Paulsen also voiced the original “Raphael” from 1987-1996 in the very first Tmnt series).

Rounding out the cast, and just announced by Nick UK, are: Mae Whitman (Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World) as “April O’Neil,” a gutsy and independent sixteen-year-old who befriends the Turtles after they save her from an alien attack; Hoon Lee (Royal Pains) as “Master Splinter,...

Two weeks ago, EW premiered the trailer for Nickelodeon’s reboot of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles animated series, and now we’ve got some more exclusive information for you: The children’s cable network will premiere the show on Saturday, Sept. 29, at 11 a.m. in a one-hour special event. Nickelodeon will officially announce the premiere date on the network on Saturday.

The half-hour action series is set to consist of 26 episodes about the four, butt-kicking turtles who rise from the sewers: Leonardo (American Pie’s Jason Biggs), Raphael (Lord of the Rings’ Sean Astin), Michelangelo (Teen Titan’s Greg Cipes...

It's the toxic ooze that just keeps on giving. If the idea of a Michael Bay-produced Tmnt film has left you with more doubt than delight, there's also a third animated TV series on the way.

And visitors to the 21st annual McM Expo London Comic Con will be among the first to get a glimpse of the new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.

Nickelodeon UK will present an exclusive sneak peek of the upcoming series as part of a presentation on Saturday, May 26, at 11.30 am, featuring Rich Magallanes, Nickelodeon senior vice president of animation and current series, and original Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles co-creator Kevin Eastman.

"It is a huge thrill to be able to give UK fans a sneak peek of the new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles," said Magallanes. "Working on the series has been a real privilege and a lot of fun. I'm excited to share the...

The Lord of the Rings' Sean Astin will lend his voice to Raphael in the new Nickelodeon CG-animated TV reboot of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. He rounds out the rest of the voice cast that includes Jason Biggs (American Pie) as Leonardo, Greg Cipes (Teen Titans) as Michelangelo and Rob Paulsen (Planet Sheen) as Donatello. The cool thing about Paulsen is that he was the original Raphael in the first series from 1987-1996.

The animated series is currently in production, and is set to premiere in the fall 2012. The show brought together a pretty cool voice cast, and I hope the show end up being cool. I didn't really care for the initial character designs, but I'm still looking forward to seeing them in action.

Fans will get there first look at the series at San Diego Comic-Con in July. To watch the first promo trailer click here.

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Sean Astin ("The Lord of the Rings") has joined the cast of Nickelodeon's all-new CG-animated "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" as Raphael, one of four teenage brothers dedicated to a life battling evil denizens. Rounding out the cast are Jason Biggs ("American Pie") as Leonardo, Greg Cipes ("Teen Titans") as Michelangelo and Rob Paulsen ("Planet Sheen") as Donatello. Paulsen also voiced the original Raphael from 1987-1996 in the first series. Currently in production at the Nick Animation Studio in Burbank, Calif., the show is set to premiere in fall 2012. Executive produced by Ciro Nieli, Joshua Sternin and J.R. Ventimilia, this half-hour action-comedy series breathes new life into the wildly popular band of reptile brothers. "I'm...

Swat Kats: The Radical Squadron is one of those cartoon series you can only love if you grew up watching it as a kid. Otherwise, the formulaic storytelling and lack of interesting characters just doesn’t make for an enjoyable time. The stories get so repetitive that even those who watched the series when it originally aired in 1993 will have a hard time watching more than a few episodes.

The series is released as a 5-Disc DVD set as part of the Hanna-Barbera Classic Collection. It features the voice talents of Barry Gordon as Razor, Charles Adler as Chance Furlong, Gary Owens as Commander Ulysses Feral and Tress MacNeille as Callie Briggs. Jim Cummings (Winnie the Pooh, Gnomeo & Juliet, The Super Hero Squad Show), Mark Hamill (Batman: Arkham City), Candi Milo (Planet Sheen) and Lori Alan (90210, Family Guy) also perform guest roles.

The story revolves around two cats, Chance Furlong and Jake Clawson,...

By Marilyn Beck and Stacy Jenel Smith

HollywoodNews.com: Soleil Moon Frye gets back into the series game — that is, her voice does — in Nickelodeon’s new ‘Planet Sheen’ cartoon spin-off of ‘Jimmy Neutron.’ Says the one-time child star of ‘Punky Brewster’ fame, “My kids are so excited, they could not wait.”

She tells us her two-year-old daughter, Jagger, and five-year-old daughter, Poet, have seen clips of her animated character, and “They say, ‘Mommy, be blue.’ It kind of looks like me, but blue,” observes Soleil. She adds, “Animation is so much fun. You get to be completely uninhibited, have total freedom.” She says her character is “quite the yodeler.”

As for when Soleil will return to acting in a live action kind of way, she tells us finding the time is tough. First, there’s “being a mom.” Then there’s the fact, “My life is insanity.” She has...