CityKids

CityKids
CityKids
Genre Family Entertainment
Created by Jeffrey Solomon
Written by Jeffrey Solomon
Directed by Rick Friedberg
Randall Miller
Starring Cyndi Cartagena
Hassan Elgendi
Dulé Hill
Anne Ho
Voices of Cenophia Mitchell
Elizabeth Regen
Theme music composer Raleigh Neal
Opening theme Malik Yoba
Country of origin  United States
Language(s) English
No. of seasons 1
No. of episodes 13
Production
Running time 30 minutes
Production company(s) Jim Henson Productions, The CityKids Foundation
Broadcast
Original channel ABC
Original run 18 September 1993 – 29 January 1994

CityKids is a television series that aired late Saturday Mornings on ABC from 1993 to 1994. The show consisted primarily of live action performances, with Muppet portions of the show, courtesy of Jim Henson Productions, interspersed in between. These Muppets were composed of original characters designed specifically for the show, not ones taken from Sesame Street or The Muppet Show. These original characters often served as the Greek chorus for the show, commenting on the situations of the human characters, but not actually interacting with them.

Unlike most shows airing on ABC Saturday Mornings and produced by the Jim Henson Company at the time, CityKids was primarily targeted to a teenage audience, not to mention an urban one. Unfortunately, the show failed to generate desirable ratings from any demographic, especially the teenage one, and the show was cancelled by ABC after one season. As of December 2007, no plans for a DVD release have been made.

The show's main theme song was composed by Malik Yoba, who also composed other songs for the series[1] and served as Musical Creative Supervisor for the show.

Brian Henson and Laurie Meadoff-Hill served as executive producer for the show.

Contents

Plot

Characters

Live action

  • Angelica (portrayed by Cyndi Cartagena) -
  • Snoopy/Christian (portrayed by Hassan Elgendi) -
  • John (portrayed by Dulé Hill) -
  • Susan (portrayed by Anne Ho) -
  • Tito (portrayed by Renoly Santiago) -
  • Nikki (portrayed by Diana Smith) -
  • David (portrayed by Brad Stoll) -
  • Frida (portrayed by Audrey Ince) -
  • Mr. Lester (portrayed by Don Chastain) -
  • Unknown Character (portrayed by Dash Mihok) -
  • Unknown Character (portrayed by Michelle Ingkavet) -

Muppets

  • Captain -
  • Dread -
  • Frankie Frank (performed by David Rudman) - An anthropomorphic hot dog that is the lead singer of Frankie Frank and the Footers.
  • Libido -
  • Lieutenant -
  • Toya (voiced by Cenophia Mitchell) -
  • Trish (voiced by Elizabeth Regen) -

Episodes

Cast

  • Cyndi Cartagena - Angelica
  • Don Chastain - Mr. Lester
  • Hassan Elgendi - Snoopy, Christian
  • Dulé Hill - John
  • Anne Ho - Susan
  • Audrey Ince - Frida
  • Michelle Ingkavet -
  • Dash Mihok -
  • Cenophia Mitchell - Toya (voice)
  • Elizabeth Regen - Trish (voice)
  • Renoly Santiago - Tito
  • Diana Smith - Nikki
  • Brad Stoll - David

Muppet Performers

Later appearances

  • Some of the puppets from this show later made appearances in the Puppet Up! shows.

References

  1. ^ "Malik Yoba". Yahoo! TV. http://tv.yahoo.com/malik-yoba/contributor/1106277. Retrieved 2007-12-05. 

External links

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Characters
Television
series
Sam and Friends (1955–1961) · Our Place (1967) · Sesame Street (1969–present) · Saturday Night Live (1975) · The Muppet Show (1976–1981) · Fraggle Rock (1983–1987) · Jim Henson's Muppet Babies (1984–1991) · Jim Henson's Little Muppet Monsters (1985) · Fraggle Rock: The Animated Series (1987) · Sesame Park (1987–2002) · The Storyteller (1988–1991) · The Jim Henson Hour (1989) · The Ghost of Faffner Hall (1989) · Jim Henson's Mother Goose Stories (1990) · Dinosaurs (1991–1994) · Dog City (1992–1995) · CityKids (1993–1994) · Secret Life of Toys (1994–1996) · Jim Henson's Animal Show (1994–1997) · Big Bag (1996–1998) · Muppets Tonight (1996–1998) · The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss (1996–1997) · Bear in the Big Blue House (1997–2007) · Construction Site (1999-2003) · Mopatop's Shop (1999–2004) · The Hoobs (2001–2006) · Play with Me Sesame (2002–present) · Animal Jam (2003) · Jim Henson's Pajanimals (2008–present) · Panwapa (2008)
Henson Alternative
Puppet Up! (2006–present) · Late Night Buffet with Augie and Del (2006) · Tinseltown (2007) · Alt/Reality (2008) · Simian Undercover Detective Squad (2011)
Feature films
Television
specials
Hey, Cinderella! (1969) · The Great Santa Claus Switch (1970) · The Frog Prince (1972) · The Muppet Musicians of Bremen (1972) · Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas (1977) · John Denver & the Muppets (1979) · The Muppets Go Hollywood (1979) · The Muppets Go to the Movies (1981) · The Fantastic Miss Piggy Show (1982) · Don't Eat the Pictures (1983) · Rocky Mountain Holiday (1983) · The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years (1985) · The Tale of the Bunny Picnic (1986) · The Christmas Toy (1986) · A Muppet Family Christmas (1987) · Big Bird in Japan (1989) · Cartoon All-Stars to the Rescue (1990) · The Muppets at Walt Disney World (1990) · The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson (1990) · Mr. Willowby's Christmas Tree (1995) · Elmopalooza (1998) · CinderElmo (1999) · It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie (2002) · The Muppets' Wizard of Oz (2005) · Studio DC: Almost Live (2008) · A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa (2008)
Direct-to-video
Discography
The Muppet Show (1977) · Kermit Unpigged (1994) · The Muppet Show: Music, Mayhem, and More (2002) · The Muppets: A Green and Red Christmas (2006) · Muppets: The Green Album (2011)
Other media
Muppet*Vision 3D (1991–present) · Statler and Waldorf: From the Balcony (2005–2006) · Muppet Mobile Lab (2007–present) · Muppet Monster Adventure · The Muppet Show comic book
Related
v · Children's programming on the American Broadcasting Company in the 1990s
First-run animated series
A Pup Named Scooby-Doo (1988–1991) • Disney's Adventures of the Gummi Bears • The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (1988–2002) • Slimer! and the Real Ghostbusters (1986–1991) • Beetlejuice (1989–1992) • The Wizard of Oz (1990–1991) • Little Rosey (1990–1991) • New Kids on the Block (1990-1991) • Hammerman (1991–1992) • The Pirates of Dark Water (1991-1992) • Wild West C.O.W.-Boys of Moo Mesa (1992–1994) • Goof Troop (1992–1993) • The Addams Family (1992-1995) • Cro (1993–1995) • Tales from the Cryptkeeper (1993–1994) • Free Willy (1994-1996) • ReBoot (1994–1995) • Bump in the Night (1994–1996) • The New Adventures of Madeline (1995-1996) • Dumb and Dumber (1995-1996) • What-a-Mess (1995–1996) • Brand Spanking New Doug (1996–1999) • Mighty Ducks (1996–1997) • Gargoyles: The Goliath Chronicles (1996–1997) • The Oz Kids (1996) • Jungle Cubs (1996–1997) • Nightmare Ned (1997) • 101 Dalmatians: The Series • Recess (1997–2001) • Pepper Ann (1997–2000) • Science Court (1997–1998) • Hercules • Sabrina: The Animated Series (1999–2001)
First-run live-action series
Animal Crack-Ups • ABC Weekend Special (1977-1997) • Land of the Lost (1992–1994) • CityKids • Fudge (1995-1996) • Hypernauts • Bone Chillers (1996–1997) • Flash Forward (1996–1997)
Rebroadcasts
Schedules
1989-90 • 1990-91 • 1991-92 • 1992-93 • 1993-94 • 1994-95 • 1995-96 • 1996-97 • 1997-98 • 1998-99 • 1999-2000
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