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“Messy Tessy” is a common phrase that mother’s use to describe their little one’s when their hands and face get dirty sometimes. “Messy Tessy” by Leah Orr,illustrated by Josephine Lepore is an exciting children’s book. This colorful book is about the misadventures of Messy Tessy. When her mom goes to the gym to work out, Tessy takes the liberty to relax and not clean her room. Tessy’s family members are none to happy when Tessy’s room becomes a big mess. “Messy Tessy” is a nice picture book and it can be enjoyed by children ages 3 to 8.

KeKe Palmer is one of Hollywood’s most engaging young stars. She got her start appearing in television series such as “Akeelah and the Bee,” and “Love & Basketball.” She even had the chance to star in a hit movie starring Ice Cube back in 2008. Nickelodeon took KeKe Palmer one step further by making her the star of the television series “True Jackson VP Season 1 Volume 1.” In this funny show the actress stars as True Jackson, the Vice-President of her own clothing line. The multicultural cast is well rounded and the show is enjoyable to teens and tweens. The two DVD set includes 13 episodes from the shows first season. The show will teach girls to be independent and strong. The message from the show is a good one. Memorable episodes on the DVD inlcude the episodes “True Matchmaker,” “Red Carpet,” and “The Rival.” Special features on the DVD include Behind the Scenes are Extras, Bloopers, Cast Screen Tests and New York Fashion Week at the Barbie Show. Fans of the Nickelodeon television show “True Jackson VP” will be glad to own this show on DVD.

The television series “Parker Lewis Can’t Lose,” is finally available on DVD. Shout! Factory has released the first 26 episodes of “Parker Lewis Can’t Lose,” on DVD. The four disc set has a running time of 598 minutes. In the fall of 1990, Fox Television was doing well with the second season of “Beverly Hills 90210″ arriving on the airwaves. To buffer this one hour drama, Fox premiered “Parker Lewis Can’t Lose.” This half hour sitcom was very well written and worthy of Emmy awards. The show starred actor Corin Nemac as popular Santo Domingo High School student Parker Lewis. Parker Lewis was a witty cad of a teenager who ran his circle of popular friends. The set design is 90’s modern and the clothes capture the essence of the early 1990’s. Parker’s friends Mikey, Kube, and his sister Shelly help to round out the ensemble cast of the show. Most of the episodes are good and memorable and deal with basic high school plots. The episode “Parker Lewis Must Lose,” is about Parker running for class president and he decides that he is interested in dating his opponent. Another good episode is “Saving Grace,” in which the popular and beautiful principal “Grace Musso,” leaves Santa Domingo high and Parker Lewis and his friends work hard to make sure that Ms. Musso gets her job back. Despite their antics, this episode proves that Parker and his friends really do care about Ms. Musso. The fight to save Ms. Musso is not an instant win, in the episode “Against the Norm,” Parker must again fight to save the principals job when her so called replacement shows up in town again. One of the funniest episodes is the episode “King Kube.” When Parker’s friend helps Kube to get elected as homecoming king, Kube doesn’t realize that it’s a joke. Kube doesn’t take it so well when he finds out that it isn’t real. The episode “Teens from a Mall” is really funny as Parker Lewis searches the mall for the perfect girlfriend. The show “Parker Lewis” is a real fun show for teens and adults both male and female. Hopefully, future seasons of “Parker Lewis Can’t Lose,” will arrive on DVD in the future.

Shout! Factory has really done a great job when it comes to pleasing fans of 1980’s television. “Mr. Belvedere” Season Three is now available on DVD for the first time. Shout! Factory released “Mr. Belvedere Seasons 1 & 2″ on DVD earlier this year. The release was well received by fans of the television show.

The laughs continue with the release of “Mr Belvedere Season 3.” This release features 22 episodes. The four DVD set is in stores now. The air dates for the episodes are 9/26/1986 to 5/15/1987. The the season starts with the episode “The Thief.” In this episode Heather, the daughter on the show is working at a record store and her boyfriend tries to steal from the store leading to a sticky situation. The situations that the Owen’s family has to deal with during the third season include George’s near death experience, Mr. Belvedere having to deal with the possibility of being deported, Marsha’s pregnancy scare, and Kevin falling in love with an older woman. This third season of Mr. Belvedere included a lot of melancholoy moments and many happy moments. The episode “Deportation:Part 1,” is a very sad and touching episode. The television show “Mr. Belvedere” was always about friendship and loyalty. In this episode, Wesley, angry at Mr. Belvedere calls the Department of Immigration on “Mr. Belvedere” and Mr.Belvedere almost gets deported from the United States. The episode is two parts and in the episode “Deportation: Part 2″ the family tries to make sure that Mr. Belvedere doesn’t have to leave the United States of America Another really good episode of the third season is the episode “Pills.” In this episode, the daughter of the Owens household Heather is in a situation where she considers taking weight loss drugs. With the help of her mother, Heather addresses the drug situation. The third season of “Mr Belvedere” ends with the episode “College Bound,” in which the oldest son is ready to go to college but George and Marsha have to deal with the reality that college is expensive. “Mr. Belvedere” is a fun show to watch almost twenty years or so since it went off of the air. Television fans will enoy adding this DVD to their collection. The running time of the DVD is +250 minutes. “Mr Belvedere Season Three” is in stores now.

Many will remember that earlier this year foriegn headlines were takens with the cancer struggle of former reality television star Jade Goody. JAde Goody was known for appearing on the international version of the television series “Big Brother.” The young mother of two children contracted “smear cancer” or cervical cancer and shared her struggle with the world. The book “Catch a Falling Star” is Jade’s autobiography that was written before the cancer had spread to a terminal form. After Jade died this book was temporarily taken off of the market while publishers rushed a cancer diary and several other books that focused primarily on Jade’s cancer struggle.

“Catch A Fallen Star” is well written autobiography and there are some really nice color photos of Jade, her kids and her boyfriend Jack Tweed. Fans of the fallen star will appreciate reading a novel that was written by the star prior to her illness setting in. “Catch A Falling Star” will inspire young girls who want to pursue careers in entertainment.

Madonna has a new greatest hits package coming out later this month. The two disc set features over 20 of Madonna’s biggest hits. To celebrate the release of this new package, Madonna has released the new song “Celebration.” The song is a return to her 80’s dancefloor roots and fans of the classic song “Holiday” will enjoy this uptempo song. The song probably won’t get a lot of love from radio as it should, but its a great song and Madonna fans surely will be waiting for the “Celebration” remixes. Madonna’s website www.madonna.com is a multimedia paradise for fans.

The DVD Instant Star Seasons 1 & 2 will give fans of the show the true Instant Star experience. Instant Star is a television show that aired on The N for 3 seasons. No 4th season has been produced. The show was about Jude Harrison. During the first season fans get a chance to watch Jude grow as a star an pursue her music career. During her second season as Instant Star she continues to have fun in the music industry. Her sister Sadie starts working at G Major records and her crush on her producer grows into a problem when he starts dating Sadie. The DVD features all of the Instant Star episodes from the shows first two seasons. Season 1 high lights include when she shoots her first music video an when she returns to her old high school to perform. Things get more bad for her when her best guy friend Jamie starts dating her best black girl friend. That becomes a major problem because well its complicated. By the second season Jude is touring and continuing her music career with her backing band. Fans of the show will really enjoy this DVD complete with bonus features.

Veggie Tales is a popular family themed children’s program. The movie “Veggie Tales: An Easter Story” is an enjoyable tale that children will enjoy. The feature length animated film features the Veggie Tales in a brand new Easter adventure. The Veggie Tales are popular for their Christian theme. The movie is fun for children of all ages. This is the first Veggie Tale Easter Themed program. The running time is 49 minutes.