Editing CityKids 0 Hi, welcome to Muppet Wiki!Please log in to edit this wiki.Joining Wikia is free, and it only takes a minute.We hope that you sign in, and become a member of the community!Click here to join this wiki Please log in to edit this wiki.Joining Muppet Wiki is free, and it only takes a minute.We hope that you sign in, and become a member of the community!Click here to log in or create an account more + [[File:CityKidsLOGO.JPG|thumb|300px]] [[File:DREADBIRDcitykids.JPG|thumb|300px|Dread and Bird]] [[File:Inside_the_head.JPG|thumb|300px|Inside the Head]] [[File:HornyAliens.JPG|thumb|300px|Two eyed and one eyed [[Koozebanians]].]] [[File:DIRTSISTERScitykids.JPG|thumb|300px|The Dirt Sisters; Trish and Toya]] [[File:Citykids_muppets_1993.jpg|thumb|300px]] '''''CityKids''''' was a short-lived Saturday morning show on [[ABC]]. It first aired on September 18, [[1993]]. Thirteen episodes were produced. The last show aired on January 29, [[1994]]. The ''TV Guide'' description of the first episode said: "A wacky new batch of Muppets that includes [[the Dirt Sisters]] -- two urban teens who spread the latest gossip around town -- and a group of rappin' hot dogs called [[Frankie Frank and the Footers]] highlight ''CityKids''. The human CityKids they interact with are an ethnically diverse group of teenagers whose urban misadventures are charted. The first outing celebrates individuality and teaches a lesson in how to deal with a touchy racial situation." The Muppet cast also includes [[Dread]], a Rastafarian philosopher who appeared with his pigeon sidekick, [[Bird (CityKids)|Bird]]. The show was a co-production between [[The Jim Henson Company|Jim Henson Productions]] and the CityKids Foundation, a New York non-profit agency that helps young people use the performing arts to talk about issues impacting their lives. Each episode was written and produced "for kids, with kids," with members of The CityKids Foundation working as performers, creative assistants and production interns.<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20010212140403/www.henson.com/television/series/citykids_home.html Henson.com] - Archived on September, 2001</ref> There was also a segment of the show showing what happens inside the heads of some of the characters. [[Inside The Head]] live Libido, Lieutenant, and Captain. At times, the show cut away to segments on [[Planet Koozebane]] to highlight the issue being dealt with in the real world. For example, a bunch of one eyed green aliens are chasing and bullying another green alien because he has two eyes. The show's main theme song was composed by Malik Yoba, who also composed other songs for the series and was a musical creative supervisor. The pilot episode originally aired as an "ABC Saturday Morning Special" on January 30, 1993, and featured markedly different puppet designs for some of the characters. ==Episodes== Episode list and airdates taken from [http://www.tv.com/citykids/show/4728/episode_listings.html?tag=episodes;more&om_act=convert&om_clk=episodessh TV.com listing]. # Pilot (9/18/93) # Becoming a Man (9/25/93) # Get a Job (10/2/93) # The Curse of Ali Baba (10/9/93) # Bye, Bye Reputation (10/16/93) # The Mural (10/23/93) # Alterations with Attitude (10/30/93) # Quality Time (11/13/93) # Rooftop Thanksgiving (11/20/93) # Pack of Lies (12/4/93) # Love Letters on the Hudson (12/11/93) # All My Trials (12/18/93) # I Am Woman (1/29/94) ==Cast== *Cyndi Cartagena as Angelica *Hassan Elgendi as Snoopy *[[Dulé Hill]] as John *Anne Ho as Susan *[[Renoly Santiago]] as Tito *Diana Smith as Nikki *Brad Stoll as David :''Guest Actors'': :[[Olivia Birkelund]], Don Chastain, [[Donald Faison]], Peter Jay Fernandez, Arthur French, [[Ira Hawkins]], Cristina Hernandez, Kevin Jordan, John Manfrelotti, Robert Rodriguez, Angela Scott, Mary Testa, Karen Trott ===Muppets=== *[[Cenophia Mitchell]] as the voice of Toya *[[Elizabeth Regen]] as the voice of Trish :Muppet Performers *[[David Rudman]] as [[Dread]], [[Frankie Frank]], [[Inside the Head|Lieutenant]], and [[The Dirt Sisters|Toya]] (puppetry); also Puppeteer Captain *[[Joey Mazzarino]] as [[Bird (CityKids)|Bird]], [[Inside the Head|Captain]], and [[The Dirt Sisters|Trish]] (puppetry) *[[John Henson]] as [[Inside the Head|Libido]] *[[Noel MacNeal]] *[[Alison Mork]] *[[Carmen Osbahr]] *[[Don Reardon]] ==Credits== *Associate producer: [[Pat Nugent]] *Supervising editor/Muppet segment supervisor: [[David Gumpel]] *Production designer: [[Lyndon Mosse]] *Costume designer: [[Muriel Stockdale]] *Animation: [[Ken Brown]]/[[Lisa Crafts]] <gallery> Citykidslogo.jpg Dreadbird.jpg Citykidscast.jpg Citykidsmuppets.jpg </gallery> ==External links== *[http://www.citykids.com/main.html The CityKids Foundation] ==Sources== <references /> __NOWYSIWYG__ Return to CityKids. Edit summary Preview Mobile Desktop Show changes
