Kidd Video

{{Infobox television

| image = Kidd Video Title Card.jpg

| caption = Title card used during the first season

| genre = Animated series
Sitcom

| creator = Jean Chalopin
Andy Heyward
Haim Saban
Shuki Levy

| developer = Jim Carlson (season 1)
Terrence McDonnell (season 1)
Tracy Mays (season 2)

| director = Bernard Deyriès (cartoon, season 1)
Richard Raynis (cartoon, season 2)
Bud Schaetzle (live-action)

| presenter =

| starring = Bryan Scott
Steve Alterman
Gabriela Nelson
Robbie Rist

| voices = Cathy Cavadini
Marshall Efron
Hal Rayle
Peter Renaday
Susan Silo
Robert Towers

| narrated =

| theme_music_composer = Haim Saban, Shuki Levy

| opentheme = "Video to Radio"

| endtheme = "Video to Radio"

| composer =

| country = United States

| language = English

| num_seasons = 2

| num_episodes = 26

| list_episodes =

| executive_producer = Jean Chalopin
Andy Heyward
Haim Saban
Shuki Levy

| producer = Tetsuo Katayama
Shuki Levy
Bud Schaetzle

| location = Los Angeles, California (Live action segments)

| editor =

| camera =

| runtime = 21 minutes

| company = Saban Productions
DIC Enterprises

| network = NBC

| first_aired = {{start date|1984|9|8}}

| last_aired = {{end date|1985|12|7}}

| related =

}}

Kidd Video (originally in development as Hot Rocks){{Cite news|date=1984-04-16|title=Saturday morning switching at NBC|work=Broadcasting|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Magazines/Archive-BC-IDX/84-OCR/BC-1984-04-16-OCR-Page-0072.pdf|access-date=2021-10-20}} is an American Saturday morning live action/cartoon created by DIC Enterprises in association with Saban Productions. The series originally ran on NBC from 1984 to 1985.{{cite book |last1=Perlmutter |first1=David |title=The Encyclopedia of American Animated Television Shows |date=2018 |publisher=Rowman & Littlefield |isbn=978-1538103739 |page=336}} Reruns continued on the network until 1987 when CBS picked the show up.

In the show, four teenagers are taken into a strange dimension called "the Flipside" and become cartoon characters, forced to fight the Master Blaster and his gang, the Copy Cats.{{cite book |last1=Erickson |first1=Hal |title=Television Cartoon Shows: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1949 Through 2003 |date=2005 |edition=2nd |publisher=McFarland & Co |isbn=978-1476665993 |pages=470–471}} The show included then-current music videos.{{cite book |last1=Hyatt |first1=Wesley |title=The Encyclopedia of Daytime Television |date=1997 |publisher=Watson-Guptill Publications |isbn=978-0823083152 |url=https://archive.org/details/encyclopediaofda00hyat/page/248/mode/2up|access-date=19 March 2020|pages=248–249}}

Ownership of the series passed to Disney in 2001 when Disney acquired Fox Kids Worldwide, which also includes Saban Entertainment.{{cite web | url=https://publicrecords.copyright.gov/advanced-search?records_per_page=10&subquery=%7B%22queryTerm%22%3A%22Kidd%20Video%22%2C%22operatorType%22%3A%22%22%2C%22fieldHeading%22%3A%22Title%22%2C%22searchType%22%3A%22As%20a%20Phrase%22%2C%22searchTypeReverseLookup%22%3A%7B%22exact%22%3A%22Is%20%28exact%29%22%2C%22starts_with%22%3A%22Starts%20with%22%2C%22contains%22%3A%22Contains%22%2C%22phrase%22%3A%22As%20a%20Phrase%22%7D%7D&page_number=0&date_field=representative_date&type_of_work=all%20records&type_of_work=registration&type_of_record=motion_picture | title=U.S. Copyright Public Records System}}{{cite web |url=https://streamclues.com/disney-and-missing-saban-entertainment-fox-kids-jetix-worldwide-library/ |title=Disney+ and Missing Saban Entertainment & Fox Kids-Jetix Worldwide Library - StreamClues |date=14 September 2022 |access-date=2 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221226042740/https://streamclues.com/disney-and-missing-saban-entertainment-fox-kids-jetix-worldwide-library/ |archive-date=26 December 2022}}

Premise

The title sequence explained the plot; Kidd Video and his band (Named Kidd, Carla, Ash, & Whiz) of the same name (played by live action performers in the first half of the title sequence) were practicing in a storage unit when an animated villain named the Master Blaster appeared, and transported them to the Master Blaster's home dimension, a cartoon world called the Flipside. The Master Blaster plans to use them as his musical slaves. 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 the Master Blaster's rule, or trying to find a way back home to the real world.

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 breakdanced 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 became popular in Israel, which later produced merchandise such as coloring books and chocolate bars featuring images of the band.

Characters

Kidd Video (portrayed and voiced by Bryan Scott) – The lead singer and guitarist of Kidd Video.
Carla (portrayed and voiced by Gabriela Nelson) – The drummer of Kidd Video and the band's sole female member. Her frequently-uttered catch-phrase was "Aye Aye Aye!"
Ash (portrayed and voiced by Steve Alterman) – The clumsy keyboardist of Kidd Video; he also plays bass and saxophone.
Whiz (portrayed and voiced by Robbie Rist) – The nerdy guitar-and bass-player of Kidd Video. He owned a Subaru Brat which was in the garage at the time of the band's abduction and also got pulled into the Flipside, where it was transformed into a large futuristic motorhome. As a result, it now serves as the group's main transport through the music world.
Glitter (voiced by Cathy Cavadini) – A fairy who befriends Kidd Video's band. She saved them from the Master Blaster, as seen in the introduction, with her unique ability to temporarily gain enhanced strength whenever she sneezes.
Toolbot (voiced by Hal Rayle) – A robotic toolbox that debuted in Season Two. He is Whiz's pet.
The Master Blaster (voiced by Peter Renaday) – The primary villain of the series. He brought Kidd Video's band to the Flipside to be his musical slaves until Glitter freed them. As a caricature of a corrupt rock manager or music executive, the Master Blaster flew around the sky in his floating castle, which resembled a giant jukebox.
The Copycats – A trio of anthropomorphic cats that serve as the Master Blaster's minions. They get their name because they always lip-synch to their songs. They consist of:
Cool Kitty (voiced by Robert Towers) – The leader of the Copycats.
Fat Cat (voiced by Marshall Efron) – The overweight member of the Copycats.
She-Lion (voiced by Susan Silo) – The female member of the Copycats.

List of episodes

=Pilot (1984)=

Pilot - September 8, 1984

=Season 1 (1984–85)=

To Beat the Band - September 15, 1984
The Master Zapper - September 22, 1984
Woofers and Tweeters - October 6, 1984
Barnacolis - October 13, 1984
The Pink Sphinx - October 27, 1984
Cienega - February 16, 1985
The Lost Note - February 23, 1985
Music Sports - March 2, 1985
Chameleons - March 23, 1985
Euphonius and the Melodious Dragon - May 4, 1985
Professor Maestro - May 11, 1985
Grooveyard City - May 18, 1985
The Stone - May 25, 1985

=Season 2 (1985)=

The Dream Machine - November 2, 1985
Double Trouble - November 2, 1985
No Place Like Home - November 9, 1985
Having a Ball - November 16, 1985
Old Time Rocks that Roll - November 23, 1985
Starmaker - November 23, 1985
Narra Takes a Powder - November 23, 1985
Race to Popland - November 23, 1985
Master Blaster Brat - November 23, 1985
Twilight Double Header - November 23, 1985
A Friend in Need - November 30, 1985
Pirates and Puzzles - November 30, 1985
Who's in the Kitchen with Dinah? - December 7, 1985

Cast

Bryan Scott - Kidd Video
Steve Alterman - Ash
Robbie Rist - Whiz
Gabriela Nelson - Carla

=Voices=

Michael Bell - Additional Voices (Season 2)
Cathy Cavadini - Glitter
Marshall Efron - Fat Cat; Additional Voices (Season 2)
Hal Rayle - Toolbot (Season 2)
Peter Renaday - The Master Blaster; Additional Voices (Season 2)
Susan Silo - She-Lion
Robert Towers - Cool Kitty; Additional Voices (Season 1)

Music

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 band member Bryan Scott.{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/Kidd-Video-The-TV-Show-Hits/release/1098122|title=Kidd Video - The TV Show Hits|publisher=CBS |date=1986 |website=discogs.com |access-date=25 July 2015}} The song "A Little TLC" composed by Lynsey de Paul and Terry Britten{{Citation|title=Kidd Video (TV Series 1984– ) - IMDb|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0086743/soundtrack|access-date=2020-01-04}} and accompanying video was featured at the end of the first episode "To Beat the Band"{{Cite web|url=http://kvflipside.org/episodes/tobeattheband.html|title=To Beat The Band - Kidd Video Flipside|website=kvflipside.org|access-date=2020-01-04}} and the end of the last episode "Who's in the Kitchen with Dinah?".{{Cite web|url=http://kvflipside.org/episodes/dinah.html|title=Who's in the Kitchen with Dinah - Kidd Video Flipside|website=kvflipside.org|access-date=2020-01-04}}

Kidd Video released a vinyl album in Israel and the band reportedly toured there in 1987.{{Cite web|url=http://www.kvflipside.org/news/merchandise.html|title=Merchandise - Kidd Video Flipside|website=www.kvflipside.org|access-date=2016-07-31}}

{{Track listing

| collapsed =

| headline = The TV Show Hits (1986)

| title1 = Video to Radio

| writer1 = Haim Saban, Shuki Levy

| length1 = 3:40

| title2 = Where Did Our Love Go

| writer2 = Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier

| length2 = 2:38

| title3 = It's Over When the Phone Stops Ringing

| writer3 = Bernie Taupin, Holly Knight

| length3 = 3:02

| title4 = A Little TLC

| writer4 = Lynsey De Paul, Terry Britten

| length4 = 3:30

| title5 = We Should Be Together

| writer5 = Jay Gruska, Tom Keane

| length5 = 3:05

| title6 = Come Back to Me

| writer6 = Haim Saban, Shuki Levy

| length6 = 3:40

| title7 = You Better Run

| writer7 = Haim Saban, Shuki Levy

| length7 = 3:37

| title8 = Video Romeo

| writer8 = Gary Goetzman, Muike Piccirillo

| length8 = 4:12

| title9 = Time

| writer9 = Bryan Scott

| length9 = 4:02

| title10 = Turn Me Up

| writer10 = Lisa Popel, Willie Wilkerson

| length10 = 3:59

| title11 = Easy Love

| writer11 = Haim Saban, Shuki Levy

| length11 = 4:00

}}

Home video

Six VHS tapes were released in the United States from DiC Video & Golden Books (with some only containing a single episode and others containing multiple episodes) and numerous Spanish-language tapes were available from Vídeo Peques under the Travelling Video line.[http://www.animecion.com/2846/vhs-clasicos-kidd-video VHS - Clásicos Kidd Video | Animecion.com] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110811233532/http://www.animecion.com/2846/vhs-clasicos-kidd-video/ |date=August 11, 2011}}