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'Young Frankenstein', 'Your Show of Shows', 'The 2,000 Year Old Man', 'Blazing Saddles', and 'Get Smart' all have one thing in common: the genius of Mel Brooks.

Bethesda - A Nova broadcast called "Rise of the Drones" was described as having received "additional funding" from drone manufacturer Lockheed-Martin in what seems a violation of PBS guidelines.

Washington - As the United States gets ready for Veterans Day, PBS preps for their inaugural broadcast titled "National Salute to Veterans." It airs Nov. 11 on PBS at 7 p.m. CST.

Washington - The “Million Puppet March” drew far less than it had hoped for Saturday when hundreds of supporters of PBS and NPR marched in Washington. The purpose of the event was to show the importance of public media.

If kids could vote, Barack Obama would win the 2012 Presidential election in a landslide. Nickelodeon has held a "Kids Pick The President" mock election every year since 1988. This year, the president beat Mitt Romney 65% to 35%.

Washington - In the days leading up to Election Day, humans and Muppets plan to travel to the Washington Mall to support public broadcasting. This initiative emerged after Mitt Romney's now famous "Big Bird" comment during the Oct. 3 presidential debate.

Denver - Since Wednesday night's first presidential debate, American adults and children have been worried that if Mitt Romney is elected next month then Big Bird would suddenly disappear and kids would stop learning.

Pike Road - An angry 8-year-old Alabama resident sent a letter to Mitt Romney for his comments about cuts to PBS and in particular, Big Bird, telling the candidate: "You find something else to cut off!"

Denver - Wednesday night's presidential debate sparked anger online when Mitt Romney said if elected president he would give beloved "Sesame Street" character, Big Bird, the pink slip.

A daring new documentary that uses scientific analysis to challenge the official 9/11 story became the most popular film on PBS during the week of the 9/11 anniversary, which followed its record-breaking broadcast on Colorado Public Television (CPT12).