Going green

Mmmmmm, slimy goodness.

Harrison Ford took one for the "Indiana Jones" team -- and got a moldy-looking snack at the same time -- at the Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards this weekend at UCLA's Pauley Pavilion. He and a raft of other celebs, many with upcoming movies, TV shows, records and licensed merchandise to promote to today's cash-flush youngsters, showed up at the annual pint-sized version of the People's Choice Awards.

Translation: most of those who appeared collected awards. Big winner: Miley Ray Cyrus (newly minted legal name change in effect!) for singing and acting. Response from worshipful tween audience: screams so high-pitched that only dogs could hear. (Partly because the adults in attendance were already deaf by that time).

It's been Disney, Disney, Disney of late, what with "High School Musical" and Miley, Miley, Miley, but this was kid bastion Nickelodeon's chance to reclaim some attention (and announce that it will launch its own version of a high school-set musical that's hoped to become a multibazillion dollar franchise. No relation at all to the multi-gazillion dollar "HSM").

While others were sporting their new projects, TV host Howie Mandel was sporting a realistic looking Silver Fox-style rug. Not sure if this was part of the program, or just a personal choice, but the "Deal or No Deal" star was nearly unrecognizable in wire-rim glasses and a full head of "hair." There's no confusing him with Dr. Evil now.