Kidd Video
| Kidd Video | |
|---|---|
| Genre |
Animated series Sitcom |
| Created by |
DIC Entertainment Saban Entertainment |
| Directed by | Bernard Deyriès Richard Raynis Bud Schaetzle |
| Starring |
Bryan Scott Steve Alterman Gabriele Bennett Robbie Rist |
| Voices of |
Cathy Cavadini Marshall Efron Peter Renaday Susan Silo Robert Towers |
| Theme music composer | Haim Saban, Shuki Levy |
| Opening theme | "Video To Radio" |
| Ending theme | "Video to Radio" |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of episodes | 26 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) |
Jean Chalopin Andy Heyward Haim Saban Shuki Levy Aliki Theofilopoulos |
| Producer(s) | Tetsuo Katayama Shuki Levy Bud Schaetzle |
| Running time | 21 minutes |
| Production company(s) |
Saban Entertainment DiC Entertainment |
| Distributor | DHX Media |
| Release | |
| Original network | NBC |
| Original release | September 15, 1984 – December 7, 1985 |
| Chronology | |
| Related shows | Hulk Hogan's Rock and Wrestling |
Kidd Video is a Saturday morning cartoon created by DIC Entertainment in association with Saban Entertainment. Its original run was on NBC from 1984 to 1985, but continued in reruns on the network until 1987, when CBS picked the show up. Reruns have also aired in syndication.
The title sequence explained the plot; Kidd Video and his band of the same name (played by live-action performers in the first half of the title sequence) were kidnapped by a villain named Master Blaster, and transported to Master Blaster's home dimension, a cartoon world called The Flipside. They were rescued by a fairy named Glitter, and subsequently spent each episode of the series either helping to free the denizens of the Flipside from Master Blaster's rule, or trying to find a way back to the "real world". Master Blaster, a caricature of a corrupt rock manager or music executive, flew around the sky in his floating castle, which resembled a giant jukebox.
The show was dominated by an MTV-esque, music video theme. Each episode featured at least one action sequence set to a popular song, and the heroes would often distract their enemies by showing current music videos, and sneak off while the enemies were entranced. Each episode also ended with a live-action music video by Kidd Video. Other pop cultural current events featured heavily in the show as well: the characters often break danced to relax, rode on skateboards, and one episode was devoted entirely to video games. The visual style of the cartoon itself was heavily influenced by the more surreal videos showing on MTV, and by album artwork of the era, by artists like Roger Dean.
The band was created specifically for the show; they performed their own songs and they provided the voices for their cartoon counterparts. At the end of some episodes, the live action band would be shown once again performing a music video, such as "A Little TLC". The music videos produced by Kidd Video then became very popular in Israel, which then produced fan merchandise such as coloring books and chocolate bars with images of the band.
The theme song, "Video To Radio", was written by frequent musical collaborators Haim Saban and Shuki Levy, who also contributed other songs to the show. The song "Time" was written by bandmember Bryan Scott.
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