ACROSS THE TOONIVERSE

The BET network will be presenting an animated sketch comedy series this fall called 'BUFU'. Not sure if it's an acronym, but it sounds dirty.

The show will be providing cartoon versions of such black notables as Tyra Banks and Gayle King, and Senator Barack Obama - who will have a politically incorrect puppet sidekick named Bam.

The producers of 'BUFU' claim they won't have a toon Oprah on the show, however. "We do not have a bit on Oprah," co-creator Ali LeRoi said. "Because we are afraid of Oprah."

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Toby OB