The Emperor's New School is an American animated television series created by Mark Dindal that aired on Disney Channel for two seasons between January 2006 and November 2008. Based on the 2000 film The Emperor's New Groove, the series centers on Kuzco, who must graduate from Kuzco Academy to become emperor of the Inca Empire, with the help of the villager Pacha and fellow student Malina. The series combines physical comedy with a self-aware tone. J. P. Manoux replaced David Spade as the voice actor for Kuzco. New School used traditional 2D animation to preserve elements of the film's distinctive art style. The high-school setting provided storylines based on the everyday challenges of adolescence. New School received mixed reviews from critics; several praised the voice acting of Eartha Kitt (pictured) but others found the characters unlikable. The series was also criticized for its minimal educational value and frequent displays of socially aggressive behavior.

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_______________________________ Today's selected anniversaries:

1890:

Sitting Bull, a Hunkpapa Lakota leader, was killed on Standing Rock Indian Reservation in South Dakota by U.S. Indian agency police. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sitting_Bull

1943:

World War II: American and Australian forces began the Battle of Arawe against Japanese forces on New Britain as a diversion before a larger landing at Cape Gloucester. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Arawe

1970:

The Soviet spacecraft Venera 7 (replica pictured) touched down on the surface of Venus, making the first successful landing on another planet. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venera_7

2005:

The F-22 Raptor, a stealth aircraft claimed by the U.S. Air Force to be unmatched by any known or projected fighter, entered into service despite a protracted and costly development period. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockheed_Martin_F-22_Raptor

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Groom of the Stool: (Britain, monarchy, historical) Originally an official responsible for helping the English monarch use the toilet; later a senior official who was allowed access to the monarch's privy chamber and served as a personal secretary. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Groom_of_the_Stool

___________________________ Wikiquote quote of the day:

Slowly I would get to pen and paper, Make my poems for others unseen and unborn. In the day I would be reminded of those men and women, Brave, setting up signals across vast distances, considering a nameless way of living, of almost unimagined values. We would try to imagine them, try to find each other, To construct peace, to make love, to reconcile Waking with sleeping, ourselves with each other, Ourselves with ourselves. We would try by any means To reach the limits of ourselves, to reach beyond ourselves, To let go the means, to wake.   --Muriel Rukeyser https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Muriel_Rukeyser