Critic's corner

By Joanna Weiss  |  August 2, 2008

Planet's Funniest Animals
8:30 p.m. Saturday, Animal Planet
The hyena is laughing, at least.

Engaged and Underage8 p.m Saturday., MTV
A marathon of bad judgment.

BOUGHT AND SOLD
Mad Men 9 p.m., A&E
A&E's massive ad and marketing blitz helped to bring this show a million new viewers, but there's still room for more. Tonight, check in with a slightly chastened Don, a newly slender Peggy (Elisabeth Moss, above), and a slimy-as-ever Pete.

BLONDE AMBITION
Pam: Girl on the Loose10 p.m. Sunday, E!
E! unveils its new docu-reality series about Pamela Anderson, the idea of which makes me almost wistful for the days when a show about Anna Nicole Smith was a novelty.

The Two Coreys10 p.m. Sunday, A&E
The Haimster needs help. So Pauly Shore and Todd Bridges come to stage an intervention. What's wrong with this picture?

ON DEMAND

The Indian in the Cupboard1/2 Comcast, Free Movies Winning adaptation of the famous children's book. A boy finds not just magic but growth in an old cupboard from which a toy Iroquois emerges as a fully alive human being. The humane energies count for just as much as the special effects. (PG; runs through Sept. 4)