Los Angeles, CA (WFN) -- The next time you see TV horse Mister Ed, he's going to sound an awful lot like George Jefferson. "Jeffersons" star Sherman Helmsley has been hired to provide the voice of the talking horse in a new Fox network series based on the TV classic.

WALTHAM, Mass. -- Girls and boys, don't listen to OutKast when they tell you to "shake it like a Polaroid picture" in the hit song, "Hey Ya." The makers of Polaroid film say you can ruin your photos if you shake them while they're drying, according to a report filed by Reuters.

LOS ANGELES -- The WB hammered in the last stake into "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" when it canceled the spin-off show "Angel," which was announced yesterday. But there may be a chance for a resurrection in the form of "Angel" TV movies to tie up loose-ends in the story line.

NEW YORK -- What's the 411 on the New York cell phone number 867-5309 being auctioned off on eBay? Bids for the number, which was made popular in 1981 by the Tommy Tutone song "867-5309/Jenny," reached $80,300 yesterday, before the auction was pulled off the website. However, according to Verizon Wireless, how much the winner was willing to pay means nothing, because the number couldn't be transferred legally. A spokesman says individuals do not have ownership of their telephone number.

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