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Correct me if I’m wrong, but wouldn’t speaking to adults or other 3-6 year olds be a better way to develop language skills than sitting in front of a computer?

PBS Gears Site to Preschool Children

PBS has launched a site that’s currently in beta, called PBS Kids Play. It’s geared for children ages 3 to 6. There are educational games and activities to teach math, science, literacy and language development.

The site won’t have ads (although there will be messages from sponsors) but will have subscription-based portion.

It looks like PBS has left the door open for someone to develop a website for the sub-3 crowd.

TV Squad has compiled a list of the top 18 watering holes from TV shows:

The 18 greatest TV drinkeries - TV Squad

Ah, the friendly neighborhood drinking hole. In one way or another, they’re there to give you that much needed morning/evening buzz before/after work or school. In what order you visit them is up to you. We’ve seen our fair share of these booze and caffeine shoppes on TV throughout the years, and here’s my pick for the top 18 — why settle for just ten?

I’ve been to Cheers in Boston, so that’s one off the list. I’ve also had the flaming ribs from the Quarks restaurant & bar in the Las Vegas Hilton, so does that qualify as two? Two of the 18 are cartoon bars, so it will be tough to ever his those in this lifetime.

Mike N. mentioned Battle of the Network Stars in the comments, so I was inspired to dig up some classic footage on YouTube:

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Scott Baio is amazing on the obstacle course! The slo-mo replay is fabulous, and Howard Cosell’s play by play is sorely missed.

And this clip makes me think that it’s time for tug-of-war to make a comeback:

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Billy Crystal in a tug-of-war? Seriously.

If you’re really into TV shows, and would appreciate an additional take on the shows you watch, check out Television Without Pity. They do summaries of each episode of popular reality shows and other fun stuff with a very snarky take on things. It’s hyper-analyzation at its best, down to the sound choices made by producers when cutting to characters for reaction shots.

But be prepared to set aside some time. The summaries can be as long - if not longer - than the original episodes.