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CARTOON NETWORK ENTERPRISES: has partnered with Mattel, Inc. as the global master toy licensee for its fantasy-adventure original series, The Secret Saturdays. Through the partnership, Mattel will manufacture, market and sell a wide range of toys inspired by the new series, including action figures, play sets, role-play items, and more. The Secret Saturdays television series debuted on Cartoon Network in October. The new product line is expected to be available at mass retailers nationwide for fall 2009. This newest Cartoon Network original series is a character-rich and content-driven series that follows a family of world-saving cryptozoologists on their plight to discover cryptids and protect against all the underlying evil in the world.