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CityKids is an American television series that aired late Saturday mornings on ABC from 1993 to 1994. The show consists primarily of live action performances, interspersed with Muppet segments, courtesy of Jim Henson Productions. These Muppets were 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.
CityKids | |
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Genre | Coming of age |
Created by | Jeffrey Solomon |
Written by | Jeffrey Solomon |
Directed by | Rick Friedberg, Randall Miller |
Starring |
Puppeteers: |
Voices of | Cenophia Mitchell Elizabeth Regen |
Theme music composer | Raliegh J Neal II |
Opening theme | Malik Yoba & Raliegh J Neal II |
Composer | Raliegh J Neal II |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 13 |
Production | |
Executive producers | Brian Henson Laurie Meadoff-Hill |
Running time | 30 minutes |
Production companies | Jim Henson Productions The CityKids Foundation |
Original release | |
Network | ABC |
Release | September 18, 1993 – January 29, 1994 |
Similar to NBC’s attempt of pushing the adolescent programming for late Saturday mornings with Saved By the Bell since 1989, CityKids was the first and only late Saturday morning series on ABC primarily targeted to a teenage audience, as well as the only one produced by the Jim Henson Company at the time, not to mention an urban one. However, the show failed to generate desirable ratings from any demographic, especially the teenage one, and the show was cancelled by ABC after one season, consequently airing strictly children’s programs on the network the following year.
The show's main theme song was composed by Malik Yoba & Raleigh J. Neal II, both of whom also composed other songs for the series[1] and served as Musical Creative Supervisor for the show.
This article needs a plot summary. (July 2011) |
This section needs a plot summary. (September 2020) |
No. | Title | Original air date |
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1 | "Pilot" | 18 September 1993[2] |
2 | "Becoming a Man" | 25 September 1993 |
3 | "Get a Job" | 2 October 1993 |
4 | "The Curse of Ali Baba" | 9 October 1993 |
5 | "Bye, Bye Reputation" | 16 October 1993 |
6 | "The Mural" | 23 October 1993 |
7 | "Alterations with Attitude" | 30 October 1993 |
8 | "Quality Time" | 13 November 1993 |
9 | "Rooftop Thanksgiving" | 20 November 1993 |
10 | "Pack of Lies" | 4 December 1993 |
11 | "Love Letters on the Hudson" | 11 December 1993 |
12 | "All My Trials" | 18 December 1993 |
13 | "I Am Woman" | 29 January 1994 |
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