Kidsongs

Infobox Television
show_name = Kidsongs


caption =
genre =
camera = multicamera setup
picture_format = 480i SDTV
audio_format =
format = kids' musical show
creator = Bruce Gowers and Carol Rosenstein
developer = Together Again Productions Ltd.
producer =
network = PBS
first_aired = 1994
last_aired = 1998

Kidsongs is a series of Music Videos for children that were first released on home video produced by View-Master Video in the mid-1980s, then KidVision in the mid-1990s, and then finally Sony Wonder in the late 1990s, in associated with Warner Bros. Records until the mid-1990s and Together Again Productions Ltd. The home videos were edited and the songs were put into their own television show that was first aired in syndication in 1987 [ [http://www.faniq.com/poll_results.php?poll_id=127988&rnum=10 All-Time Greatest T.V. Show (1987 Group 1) - Locker Room, TV ] ] , then on Disney Channel in 1992. No new episodes of the show were produced until 1994, when public television relaunched the show. The show was officially cancelled in 1998. The 1994-1998 series was produced by WTTW Chicago, in association with Warner Bros. Records for seasons 1 and 2, Sony Wonder for season 3 and Together Again Productions Ltd., and syndicated by American Public Television. All of the original Kidsongs videos from the original 80s series were used in the public television series, as well as videos that were specifically made for the public television series.

Both versions depicted the kids from the music videos running a TV studio and making the show, in which the music videos were played, however the story behind how they acquire the studio has changed from version to version. In the 80s series, the kids find an abandoned TV station where the show is produced. In the public TV version, the kids go to their local TV station and ask permission to use one of their studios.

Fictional characters on the show included Billy Biggle and later Ruby Biggle as hosts. These hosts, (only used in the public television series) depicted as being smaller than the kids, were costumed characters who, by the magic of chroma key, are shrunk and superimposed on the scene.

The Opening Credits, were re-done every season, to show the new kids, and later the Biggles. The only time the Opening Credits were not re-done was in season 4, when the opening credits were taken out of the series.

Reruns were shown up to 2001, Kidsongs kept its same time-slot the entire series run, however in 1997 it took turns during the year sharing the slot with Wimzie's House until 2001 when both shows stopped airing. Seasons 1-3 were often shown re-running in order of production, however season 4 was only re-run once in between the 3 years of re-airings. Most of Season 4's Episodes were put on VHS however. The first and only season 4 re-run were the last episodes to be aired on public television until the show was removed.

Cast

* Julene Renee - voice of Ruby
* Frat Fuller - voice of Billy

Guest stars

* Jon Aballow - voice of Freckles (in 1 episode in Season 4)
* Raven Symone - sang and danced to her song Hip Hop teddybear

The Kidsongs Kids

(1987 - 1989 and Disney Channel)

* David Chan
* Todd Durboraw
* Julie Ann Gourson
* Hilliary Hollingsworth
* Tiffany Johnson
* Chris Lytton
* Nicole Mandich
* Triskin Potter
* Robby Rosellen
* Scott Trent

eason 1 (1994)

* Christopher Aguliar
* Janessa Beth
* Christian Buenaventura
* Mark Humphrey
* Megan Miyahira
* Hassan Nicholas
* Alexandra Palm
* Katie Polk
* Melanee Ann Shale
* Janet Veyts
* Kevin Williamson with:
* Stephanie DuBois
* Neil Janassan

eason 2 (1995)

* Lynsey Bartilson
* Jessica Fried
* Brooke Garrett
* Aaron Harvey
* Ryan McCuthen
* Megan Miyahira
* Hassan Nicholas
* Mayia Norton
* Alexandra Palm
* Casey Rion
* Shira Roth
* Dava Schatz

with:

* Stephanie DuBois
* Roger Scott

eason 3 (1997)

* Asa Karsten Bernstein
* Tiffany Burton
* Sergio Centeno
* Kamran Kamjon
* Brady Kimball
* Michael Minden
* Megan Miyahira
* Troy Mullins
* Mimi Paley
* Evan Paley
* Sara Perks
* Lana Richards

with:
* Stephanie DuBois
* Pete Fremin

The Movie TV Series Starring The Kidsongs Graduates

Note: Season 4 was not like the regular series; instead it consisted of the home videos being shown in their original format {the reason for no opening credits etc.}

Another Note: There was a large gap between the second and third seasons, as the deal with Warner Bros. Records ended. In August 1997, before season 3, Sony Wonder agreed to co-produce and distribute the home videos and co-produce the public television series with Together Again Productions Ltd. One difference was that on the end credits of Warner Bros. Records produced episodes, they are listed as owning the KIDSONGS Trademark and co-copyright. On the end credits of Sony Wonder Produced episodes, Together Again Productions Ltd. is listed as owning the KIDSONGS Trademark and Sony Wonder is not listed in the copyright.

Home Videos and DVDs

The following is a complete list of Kidsongs music video titles on videocassettes and DVDs:
*"A Day at Old MacDonald's Farm"
*"I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing"
*"Good Night, Sleep Tight"
*"Cars, Boats, Trains, and Planes"
*"A Day with the Animals"
*"Yankee Doodle Dandy" (formerly "Sing Out America" and "Home on the Range")
*"Let's Play Ball" (formerly "The Wonderful World of Sports")
*"What I Want to Be!"
*"A Day at the Circus"
*"A Day at Camp"
*"Ride the Roller Coaster"
*"Very Silly Songs"
*"A Day of Fun" (VHS Only)
*"We Wish You a Merry Christmas"
*"If We Could Talk to the Animals"
*"Play Along Songs"
*"My Favorite Songs"
*"Country Sing-Along"
*"Let's Put On a Show"
*"Baby Animals"
*"Boppin' with the Biggles"
*"I Can Do It!"
*"I Can Dance!"
*"Adventures in Biggleland: Meet the Biggles"
*"Adventures in Biggleland: Billy's Birthday"
*Kidsongs TV Show: "Let's Be Friends"
*Kidsongs TV Show: "Let's Work Together"
*Kidsongs TV Show: "Water World"
*Kidsongs TV Show: "We Love Animals"
*Kidsongs TV Show: "Fun with Manners"
*Kidsongs TV Show: "Let's Learn about Animals"
*Kidsongs TV Show: "We Love Trucks"
*Kidsongs TV Show: "Let's Dance"

Airing history

*USA
**Syndication through American Program Service (notably on PBS)

*Philippines
**Radio Philippines Network

References

External links

* [http://www.kidsongs.com Official Site]
* [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0138973/ "Kidsongs"] on Internet Movie Database
* [http://www.petitionspot.com/petitions/kidsongs1987 A petition to release the original 1987 Kidsongs TV Show on DVD]
*Tv.com show|title=Kidsongs|id=13311

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