THE BUZZ : MICKEY SERIES IN THE WORKS.

The Mouse is in the house.

Walt Disney Television Animation has announced that ``Disney's Mickey Mouseworks,'' the first original TV series featuring the classic characters of Mickey, Minnie, Donald Duck, Pluto and Goofy, will debut on ABC's Saturday morning schedule on May 1. The show is set to air at 11 a.m. as part of a block of Disney-created programming for ABC, which Disney owns.

Mickey was created 70 years ago and has become the mascot for the Walt Disney Co. In the process, though, Mickey has become less familiar as a cartoon character to younger audiences, since no new programming has been on TV for years. ``Our core audience is obviously children, but we're creating contemporary cartoons,'' said Roberts Gannaway, co-executive producer of ``Mouseworks.'' Roy Disney, nephew of the late Walt Disney, has also taken an active role in the development of the series.

Dylan-Simon tour: Paul and Bob are taking it to the streets.

After much speculation, it was confirmed Wednesday that singer-songwriters Bob Dylan and Paul Simon would team up for a summer tour in which they will play at least a few songs together in each city.

The June and July trek would be Simon's first tour in eight years and he should have a new album in the stores before opening night. Simon's Broadway musical, ``The Capeman,'' closed after poor reviews and few performances.

Dylan has remained on the road steadily in recent years.

Like being there: Remember going to the county fair when you were a kid? The pizza-eating contest, the guinea pig races - not to mention the beloved ``cow chip toss.''

Well, tonight you can experience all these events and more without ever leaving your couch by watching ``A Fair to Remember'' at 9 p.m. on KLCS (Channel 58).

Producer Jeffrey Topper essentially camped out for two weeks at the 1995 Broward County Fair in Hallandale, Fla., to provide viewers with a sample taste of real Americana.

The half-hour, non-narrated documentary gives a behind-the-scenes look at the total fair experience, just without some of the less desirable parts of the fair atmosphere - like the odor at that ``cow chip toss.''

MSNBC replaces anchors: MSNBC anchors Edie Magnus and Ed Gordon have been reassigned as full-time correspondents at ``Dateline NBC'' as the cable news network continues to rejigger its talent lineup.

Magnus joined MSNBC when it launched in 1996, leaving CBS where she was a correspondent for ``CBS Evening News With Dan Rather.'' Gordon was hired from Black Entertainment Television, where he made his name scoring the first TV interview with O.J. Simpson after the former NFL star was acquitted of murder charges.

Both now find themselves with full-time roles on NBC's prime-time newsmagazine, where they were already contributors. MSNBC anchors John Seigenthaler and Chris Jansing will take over the afternoon hours handled by Magnus and Gordon on the cable network.

MSNBC spokesman Cory Shields said the anchor changes are part of ``a period of fine-tuning and readjusting after coming out of a major news cycle.'' Executives at NBC News, which operates MSNBC, have been baffled by the ratings surge of the Fox News Channel during the impeachment trial of President Clinton and its aftermath.

Out of this world: ``Armageddon'' topped the nominations for the 25th annual Saturn Awards presented by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films. Michael Bay's end-of-the-world actioner scored seven nominations, including those for sci-fi film, director, actor (Bruce Willis) and supporting actor (Ben Affleck). ``The X-Files'' creator Chris Carter marked his spot in film and television categories. ``The X-Files'' movie snagged five nominations, and the TV show earned three. ``Lost in Space'' and ``Dark City'' earned six nominations each. Winners will be announced June 9.

Family favorites: Family film directory MovieGuide has chosen ``The Truman Show'' star Jim Carrey for the Swiss America Achievementna Award as most inspirational actor of 1998. The Christian-oriented publication also announced its nominations for the John Templeton Foundation's $25,000 Epiphany Prize for the year's most inspiring film. Nominees are ``Deep Impact,'' ``Les Miserables,'' ``The Prince of Egypt,'' ``Simon Birch'' and ``Wide Awake.'' In the television category, the nominees are ABC's ``Common Ground,'' Showtime's ``The Rescuers - Two Couples,'' World Wide Pictures' ``The Ride,'' Pax Net's ``Veggie Tales'' and the WB's ``7th Heaven.'' For the first time in its seven-year history, the MovieGuide Awards will be telecast in a one-hour show on the Pax network. Awards will be taped March 18 at Universal Hilton Hotel for broadcast this summer.

Wrestling for kids: Capitalizing on the popularity of professional wrestling among younger viewers, the Kids' WB! will add a live-action series about high school wrestling to its Saturday morning schedule this fall. ``On the Ropes'' will air Saturdays at 9:30 a.m.

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Photo: (1) It's taken 70 years, but Mickey Mouse will finally have a TV series to call his own.

(2) The rumors about Bob Dylan, pictured, and Paul Simon hitting the concert circuit together have been blowing in the wind.