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Nick Cannon poses with Patrick and SpongeBob at last year's Worldwide Day of Play in New York. Credit: Larry Busacca, Getty Images for Nickelodeon
At noon EST on Sept. 25, first lady Michelle Obama will tell Nick viewers to "get ready to shut down your computers, put down your cell phones and turn off your TVs." Nickelodeon, Nicktoons, Nick Jr. and TeenNick will then go off the air for three hours, according to the Associated Press.
The cartoon blackout is part of Nickelodeon's annual Worldwide Day of Play campaign, an annual effort to encourage families to get kids and families moving and off the couch. The network isn't goofing around and is turning screens black.
But take heart Nick fans, before and after this TV intervention, you can soak up six hours of back-to-back "SpongeBob Squarepants" episodes.
Meanwhile, "iCarly" poses this question to teen and tween fans on the Nick show's website: What's the best way to spend this Saturday?
- Pranking Your sister/brother?
- Sleeping all day?
- Eating ice cream, nonstop?
- Watching an all-new iCarly at 8 p.m.?
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9-25-2010 @ 8:46PM
R said...CLICK OFF HER HUSBAND AND GET A REALY PRESIDENT!
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9-26-2010 @ 5:03PM
R said...CLICK OFF HER HUSBAND AND GET A REALLY GOOD PRESIDENT!
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11-22-2010 @ 8:09PM
gayle said...and when they can't go out and play, put on a dvd that is fun to exercise to. I used my smartphone and a holder / stand called weaseleasel. I set it up on the table and they watched and exercised to a downloaded video instead of playing a game on one.
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