New Canadian Series Weird Years premiere in november on YTV New Programs / YTV Posted by RAD on Oct 20, 2006 - 12:00 AM If you thought your family was strange, you need to meet Donko Dorcovitch and his eccentric family from the new YTV Original animated series Weird Years. Other november highlights on YTV include the exclusive Canadian premiere of ZAPX with the premiere of A Cincerella Story. WEIRD YEARS: NEW CANADIAN SERIES PREMIERE Exploring the hilarious and zany lives of the Dorcovitch family as they deal with life and transition in North America, Weird Years takes a light-hearted look at the family’s adventures in the New World as seen through the eyes of some very strange people. Produced by Lenz Entertainment in association with YTV, the 26 half-hour animated series premieres Monday, November 6 at 8:30 p.m. YTV celebrates the launch of Weird Years with Weird Family Day on Monday, November 6, airing back-to-back episodes of family-focused series from 6 p.m. – 8:30 p.m., including a new episode of The Fairly OddParents and Being Ian. ZAPX EXCLUSIVE CANADIAN PREMIERES The destination for first run Canadian movie premieres, ZAPX, hosted by Simon every Sunday night at 6 p.m., introduces audiences to the YTV exclusive Canadian premieres of Cinderella Story on November 5 at 6 p.m., Catch That Kid on November 12 at 6 p.m. and Drake & Josh Go Hollywood on November 19 at 6 p.m.. A CINDERELLA STORY (2004) A twisted and hilarious update of the classic fairy tale, A Cinderella Story is about high school senior Sam Montgomery (Hilary Duff) who lives at the beck and call of her self-obsessed step-mother Fiona (Jennifer Coolidge) and her sinfully wicked step-sisters, who treat her more like a servant than a member of the family. With her sights set on attending Princeton, Sam finds her less-than-sparkling social life wonderfully complicated when she meets her prince charming online. But when her anonymous cyber soul mate turns out to be her high school’s uber-popular quarterback Austin Ames (Chad Michael Murray), Sam makes a mad dash back to reality, leaving her cell phone behind just before the clock strikes midnight. CATCH THAT KID (2004) The action-packed caper revolves around a 12-year old Maddy (Kristen Stewart) who, with the help of her two friends Austin (Cobin Bleu) and Gus (Max Thieriot), robs a state-of-the-art bank where her mother works to acquire the cash needed for a costly operation to save her dying father. During the heist, the kids overcome high-tech security systems, guard dogs and a nasty head of security to get to the vault which is suspended 100-feet above ground. DRAKE & JOSH GO HOLLYWOOD (2006) When Josh’s (Josh Peck) creative writing teacher assigns the mischievous teen the task of penning a story detailing his wildest adventure, a summer in which he and his brother accidentally put their sister on a cross-country flight, booked Drake (Drake Bell) for MTV’s TRL, and found themselves falling in with the FBI’s ten most wanted, provides all the excitement needed for a paper that’s bound to make the grade. POPCORN TILL YOU DROPCORN – HOLIDAY STYLE: A title typically reserved for Oscar Sunday, YTV adds a special holiday-themed Popcorn Till You Dropcorn to the schedule. On Sunday, November 26 from noon to 8:30 p.m., YTV prepares for the winter season with a back-to-back holiday movie marathon: Barbie in The Twelve Dancing Princesses, Casper’s Haunted Christmas, Richie Rich’s Christmas Wish and the ZAPX presentation of Home Alone. IT’S MOVIE TIME! A weekend destination for movies that appeal to family members of all ages, catch up on blockbuster hits and animated favourites during YTV’s three themed movie blocks: 3 Hairy Thumbs Up every Saturday and Sunday at 4 p.m.; Saturday Night Movies every Saturday at 9 p.m. and ZAPX, hosted by Simon, every Sunday evening at 6 p.m. November movies: Stuart Little 2 (2002) airs Saturday, November 4 at 4 p.m. Liar Liar (1997) airs Saturday, November 4 at 9 p.m. What A Girl Wants (2003) airs Sunday, November 5 at 4 p.m. The Fairly OddParents: Channel Chasers (2004) airs Saturday, November 11 at 4 p.m. She’s All That (1999) premieres Saturday, November 11 at 9 p.m. Richie Rich (1994) airs Sunday, November 12 at 4 p.m. Looney Tunes: Back In Action (2003) airs Saturday, November 18 at 4 p.m. The Wedding Singer (1998) premieres Saturday, November 18 at 9 p.m. The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas (2000) airs Sunday, November 19 at 4 p.m. Hook (1991) airs Saturday, November 25 at 4 p.m. Gremlins (1984) airs Saturday, November 25 at 9 p.m. Richie Rich’s Christmas Wish (1998) airs Sunday, November 26 at 4 p.m. Home Alone (1990) airs Sunday, November 26 at 6 p.m. This article is from CHANNEL CANADA   http://www.channelcanada.com/ The URL for this story is:   http://www.channelcanada.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=1603