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Series · 10 connections1980s–90s boy band New Kids on the Block comes to the small screen in this animated/live-action hybrid. The series focuses on the group's misadventures along with their managers, based on real-life manager Maurice Starr.
Created byKayte Kuch, Sheryl Scarborough
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