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<P align=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3><B>CURRENT REPORT<BR><BR> PURSUANT TO SECTION 13
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    <td  align=center><font size=2><B><font size="6">4Kids Entertainment, Inc.
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      <font size=2> (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)</font></td>
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      <font size=2><B> </B>(State or other jurisdiction of <br>
      incorporation or organization) </font></td>
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    <td  align=center><font size=2><B>1414 Avenue of the Americas <BR>
      New York, New York 10019 <BR>
      (212) 758-7666 </B></font>
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      <font size=2><B> (</B>Address, including zip code, and telephone number,
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On
November 25, 2003, 4Kids Entertainment, Inc. (the &#147;Company&#148;) announced that its
Board of Directors had authorized the Company to purchase up to 750,000 shares of its
common stock in the open market or through negotiated prices from time-to-time through
December 31, 2004.  Attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference is a
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<TD WIDTH=95%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>99.1
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<BR><BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly
caused this &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly
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<TD WIDTH=50%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><B>4 KIDS ENTERTAINMENT, INC.</B><BR><BR>
<BR>BY: <U><I>/s/ Joseph P. Garrity </I></U><BR><BR>
Joseph P. Garrity<BR>Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer</FONT></TD>
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13
OR 15 (d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date
of Report (Date of earliest event reported):
November 25, 2003
Commission file number 0-7843
4Kids Entertainment, Inc.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
New York
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
13-2691380
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
1414 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York 10019
(212) 758-7666
(
Address, including zip code, and telephone number,
      including area code,
of Registrant's principal executive offices)
Item
5.  Other Events and Regulation FD Disclosure
On
November 25, 2003, 4Kids Entertainment, Inc. (the "Company") announced that its
Board of Directors had authorized the Company to purchase up to 750,000 shares of its
common stock in the open market or through negotiated prices from time-to-time through
December 31, 2004.  Attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference is a
copy of the 4Kids Entertainment, Inc. press release issued on November 25, 2003.
Item
7.  Financial Statements and Exhibits.
Exhibit
Description
99.1
                                      Press
release issued by 4Kids Entertainment, Inc.  dated November 25, 2003
SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly
caused this         report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly
authorized.
Date:  November
25, 2003
4 KIDS ENTERTAINMENT, INC.
BY:
/s/ Joseph P. Garrity
Joseph P. Garrity
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer