SO RANDOM!
(Disney Channel, 2011-present; ages 9-12)

So Random! is the show-within-a-show spin-off of the Disney Channel's popular sitcom Sonny With a Chance, which star Demi Lovato departed earlier this year. The sketch-comedy program, which acted as a backdrop on Sonny, now takes center stage with the ensemble cast from Sonny, and features guest stars ranging from extreme-sports star Tony Hawk to fellow Disney stars Selena Gomez and Mitchel Musso.

The show is fun, featuring short sketches about situations that matter to kids. Some recent sketches include an infomercial for Bedazzle Zit, which lets tweens and teens cover their blemishes in sequins; "Learning Spanish With Reynoldo Rivera," where a Spanish teacher pokes fun at his students in Spanish and English (and manages to get the two of them to translate on their own); and "Socks With Sandals," a rap song by Footy Scent and Hush Puppy. The show is pure fun that offers a learning opportunity with every episode. The Reynoldo Rivera sketch uses basic Spanish vocabulary that viewers can easily pick up, and sketches like "MC Grammar," a parody of rapper MC Hammer, gives kids a laugh but drives home some basic points on grammar. —Rosemary Kiladitis

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