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This is definitely not your father's Batmobile. Whenever Batman slips into his car during the WB network's animated series "The Batman," the lights on the toy that's sitting right there in your living room pop on, the car's wheels swing out and its engine revs up. Nor is Serafina your average plush toy cat. Whenever her on-screen counterpart appears during the DVD film "Barbie as The Princess and the Pauper," the $40 furball starts to purr and chat -- and she can do it in French, too .. The stand-alone toys, the Batwave Batmobile and Barbie's Serafina, are both from Mattel Inc. Among the educational offerings, there is InteracTV from Fisher-Price, a DVD-based learning system. In what seem like mini-episodes of their favorite shows, children use a hand-held controller to answer questions from such popular TV characters as Elmo and Dora the Explorer. Then there is the V.Smile TV Learning System from Vtech Holdings Ltd., an educational video-game system based on shows like "Scooby-Doo," "Care Bears" and "Winnie the Pooh." Players navigate TV-themed worlds using a joystick and big buttons, stopping to spell out words and count numbers.

Needless to say, my 3 year old has Serafina. I must say I prefer Serafina to a real cat. She has a very nice purrr and no litter box -- yet.

And -- who knew? -- TV ads work. My wife is interested in getting the InteracTV with Dora the Explorer for the kids. Santa may be involved. Shhh. Don't tell anyone. Posted by Greg Ransom | TrackBack