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Stuff to watch or record
The Mighty B! Big weekend for Amy Poehler: Not only is the Saturday Night Live star in the new movie Baby Mama with her bud Tina Fey, but Poehler co-created and lends her voice to this new animated series about Bessie, an industrious Honeybee troop member who's out to earn enough badges to become a superhero. Andy Richter and Kenan Thompson are also among the voices. 9:30 a.m., NICK
Paper Moon: This is best known as one of director Peter Bogdanovich's prime-era movies, featuring Ryan and Tatum O'Neal as a father-daughter pair of con artists during the Depression. Tonight, however, it's part of a tribute to cinematographer Laszlo Kovacs, who shot the 1973 film in beautiful black-and-white. Also featured are 1974's Huckleberry Finn and 1977's New York, New York. 7 p.m., TCM
Help! The Beatles' second movie, in which Ringo becomes the target of a secret cult, isn't quite as good as their debut, A Hard Day's Night. But it does include such great songs as You've Got to Hide Your Love Away, Ticket to Ride and the title song. That alone makes it worth watching. 8 p.m., KERA/Channel 13
Robin Hood: This cheeky re-imagining of the Robin Hood legend begins its second season with Robin (Jonas Armstrong) facing enough multitasking to make anyone go medieval: rescuing damsels, dealing with dissension in the ranks, seeking the aid of Marian (Lucy Griffiths) when she and her father are under house arrest. 8 p.m., BBC America
48 Hours Mystery: The newsmagazine examines the case of Christa Helm, an actress who had appeared in Starsky & Hutch and other '70s shows; was linked to such celebs as Warren Beatty, Jack Nicholson and Mick Jagger; and was found fatally stabbed and beaten in 1977. Correspondent Maureen Maher reports on Helm's daughter's efforts to work with investigators to solve the cold case. 9 p.m., KTVT/Channel 11
The Graham Norton Show: The uninhibited talk-show host is scheduled to begin his new season by giving the third degree to Kevin Bacon and chatting up Tony Curtis. 9 p.m., BBC America
MADtv:Lost's Dominic Monaghan makes a guest appearance on the long-running sketch show, and you know what that means: Lost parody. 10 p.m., KDFW/
Channel 4
Saturday Night Live: This repeat of a recent episode guest-hosted by SNL fave Christopher Walken features one classic sketch in which every SNL player trots out his (or her) Walken impersonation. 10:29 p.m., KXAS/Channel 5