Kidsongs
Kidsongs was a series of Music Videos for children that were first released on home video. The home videos were edited and the songs were put into their own television show that aired on NBC, then on Disney Channel in 1992. No new episodes of the show were produced until 1994, when PBS 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 and Together Again Video Productions, and syndicated by American Public Television. All of the original Kidsongs videos from the NBC/Disney Channel series were used in the PBS series, as well as videos that were specifically made for the PBS series.
The TV show 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 NBC and Disney Channel version, the kids find an abandoned TV station where the show is produced. In the PBS 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 PBS 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 PBS until the show was removed.
Cast
- Frat Fuller - voice of Ruby
- Julene Renee - voice of Billy
Guest stars
- Jon Aballow - voice of Freckles (in 1 episode in Season 4)
Kids
Season 1 (1994)
- Chris Aguilar
- Janessa Beth
- Christian Buenaventura
- Mark Humphrey
- Megan Miyahira
- Hassan Nicholas
- Alexandra Palm
- Katie Polk
- Melanie Shale
- Janet Veyts
- Kevin Williamson III
with:
- Stephanie DeBois
- Neil Janassan
Season 2 (1995)
- Lynsey Bartilson
- Jessica Fried
- Brooke Garrett
- Aaron Harvey
- Ryan McCathsen
- Megan Miyahira
- Hassan Nicholas
- Myria Norton
- Alexandra Palm
- Landon Prairie
- Casey Rion
- Shira Roth
- Dava Schatz
with:
- Stephanie DeBois
- Roger Scott
Season 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 DeBois
- 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 there original format. {reason for being no opening credits etc.}
TV Series
Season 1 (1994)
- Alligator On The Loose
- Greece is the word
- A Fish Story
- 50s day
- Billy's Tummy Ache
- Meena Tanda Weena
- If only...
- Gentleman, Start Your Engines!
- Polly wally wiggle wigga wong
- The Mail Must Go Through
- Teamwork
- Where in The World Is Billy Biggle?
- Katie's Little Lie
- Just A Little Magic
- Pizza, Pizza
- Just A Little bit of History, Please?
- Circus Day
- I Can't Play Sports
- A Community Assignments
- Dinosaur Day
- Va-va-voom
- Around The World in 30 Minutes
- Megan's Bad Day
- Safety First
- Recycled TV
- Its Magic
- Professor Majorchord's Music Lesson
- Change for the Better
- Weather Biggle
- Olympian Dreams
- Wild West Fever
- Responsibility
- Birthday Blues
- Aviation Adventures
- Sign Language Communication
- I Need A Little Pasta
- A Kidsongs Kids' Best Friend
- Solve This Mystery
Season 2 (1995)
- Transportation
- Ring of Fire
- Give My Regards To Broadway
- Zilly Zilly Zing
- Man's Best Friend
- Purr-fection
- Let's Dance
- Happy & We know it!
- La La Bamba
- FIRE!
- Where, Oh Where Has My Little Bike Gone
- Humuhumunukanukaaupaaup'a
- Alex, Alex, Alex
- Moving Day
- Garage Sale
- A Bear-y good time
- Here, Kitty Kitty
- Wash day
- Mind Your Manners
- Monkey Business
- I Have A Idea
- The Riddler
- Share And Share Alike
- Yes! We have no bananas
- Collector Items
- Eat right!
- Fiddle Me This
- Noun, Verb, Adjective
- All The News that Fits
- Annaconda
- Circle Of Life
- Cherry on top
- Practice, Practice, Practice,
- America, oh, America
- Reach for The Stars
- Home Sweet Home
- Playing Favorites
- Fun in Italy
- They Raise Horses, Don't They?
Season 3 (1997)
- All Together Now
- Gone To The Dogs
- Put Your Dancing Shoes On
- Bang Your Drum Loudly
- Let's Go Barefootin'
- It's 60's Day
- A Doggone Great Day
- Working Together
- Water World
- Practice Makes Perfect
- We Are Family
- Let's Look It Up
- Brady "Safety" Kimball
- Throwing Curve Balls
- Went to the Animal Farm
- Billy's Doctor Visit
- Aloha, Biggleland
- Monster Truck Day
- Changing The World to 4
- Dream On
Season 4 (1998)
- Billy's Birthday
- A Day At Old MacDonald's Farm
- Very Silly Songs
- If We Can Talk to the Animals
- Let's Go to A Country
- Let's Go and Bop with Billy & Ruby
- Baby Animal Songs
- Let's Put on A Show
- I Can Do It
- I Can Dance
Airing history
- USA
- UK
- GMTV(1994-2000?)
- The Children's Channel
- LIVINGtv
- Cartoonito (2006-)
- Five
- Australia
- New Zealand
- Asia
- Israel
- Shesh
- Spain
- Latin America
- Turkey
- Canada
Credits
Season 1
- Executive Producers: Carol Rosenstein, Bruce Gowers
- Written and Produced by: Carol Rosenstein
- Directed by: Bruce Gowers
- Music Produced by: Michael Lloyd
- Choreography by: Andre Tayir
- Associate Director: Ron Andreassen
- Associate Producer: Monica Shaver Stack
- Lighting Designer: Jerry Watson
- Production Designer: Cecil Schmildt
- Lighting Director: Dennis Weiler
- Production Consultant: Mary Schmid
- Script Supervisor: Douglas Rauk
- Costume Designer: Pat Naderhoff
- Make-up and Hair Designer: Yvonne De Patis-Kupko
- Biggle Costume Designer: Joanne MePhenson
- Asst. Biggle Costume Designer: Jana-Marie Bondr
- Assistant Hair/Make-Up: Roseanne McKoane
- Assistant Costume: Danielle Launzel
- Character Designed by: Peter Gullerud
- Biggle Animatronics: Dan O'Lulda
- Character Performer: Frat Fueller
- Talent Executive: Felicia Miller
- Technical Director: Frank Brouett
- Camera Operators: Don Davis, Dave Jenkins, Paul Klekotta, Rick Lamb
- Video: Richard Strack
- Audio Mixer: Vince Rohr
- Head Electric: Oscar Dominguez
- Key Grip: Garry Gant
- Utility: John Steinhulber
- Set Dresser: Brian Root, Ed Martin
- Videotape Operator: Jerry Kaman
- Production Accountant: Sue Lane
- Talent and Music Coordinator: Kathryn Meyers
- Assistant to Executive Producer: Tess Jones, Karla Merklein
- Editors: Ron Andreassen, Ron Barr, Chuck Meyers, Steve Rasch, Jeff Urein
- Graphics Design: Jacques Dupuy
- Post Production Audio: Dennis Darante
- Post Production: Complete Post, Inc.
- Production Consultants: David Altschual, Georgia Berynan
- Educational Consultant: Dr. Gordon Berry, Graduate School of Education, M.C.L.A.
For WTTW/Chicago
- Technical Operations: Al Williams
- Executive Producer: Katherine MacMillin
- Executive in Charge of Co-Productions: Laura Caraccloli
- Executive in Charge: C. Patterson Denny
- Special Thanks to: Melissa Wohl
- Billy Biggle & The Biggles are trademarks of Together Again Productions, Inc.
- KIDSONGS is a registered trademark of Warner Brothers Records, Inc.
- ©1994 Warner Bros. Records, Inc. Together Again Productions, Inc.
- Produced in association with: National Television Production Center, WTTW/Chicago
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