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CityKids Genre Family Entertainment Created by Jeffrey Solomon Written by Jeffrey Solomon Directed by Rick Friedberg
Randall MillerStarring Cyndi Cartagena
Hassan Elgendi
Dulé Hill
Anne HoVoices of Cenophia Mitchell
Elizabeth RegenTheme music composer Raleigh Neal Opening theme Malik Yoba Country of origin 
United StatesLanguage(s) English No. of seasons 1 No. of episodes 13 Production Running time 30 minutes Production company(s) Jim Henson Productions, The CityKids Foundation Broadcast Original channel ABC Original run 18 September 1993 – 29 January 1994 CityKids is a television series that aired late Saturday Mornings on ABC from 1993 to 1994. The show consisted primarily of live action performances, with Muppet portions of the show, courtesy of Jim Henson Productions, interspersed in between. These Muppets were composed of 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.
Unlike most shows airing on ABC Saturday Mornings and produced by the Jim Henson Company at the time, CityKids was primarily targeted to a teenage audience, not to mention an urban one. Unfortunately, the show failed to generate desirable ratings from any demographic, especially the teenage one, and the show was cancelled by ABC after one season. As of December 2007, no plans for a DVD release have been made.
The show's main theme song was composed by Malik Yoba, who also composed other songs for the series[1] and served as Musical Creative Supervisor for the show.
Brian Henson and Laurie Meadoff-Hill served as executive producer for the show.
Contents
Plot
Characters
Live action
- Angelica (portrayed by Cyndi Cartagena) -
- Snoopy/Christian (portrayed by Hassan Elgendi) -
- John (portrayed by Dulé Hill) -
- Susan (portrayed by Anne Ho) -
- Tito (portrayed by Renoly Santiago) -
- Nikki (portrayed by Diana Smith) -
- David (portrayed by Brad Stoll) -
- Frida (portrayed by Audrey Ince) -
- Mr. Lester (portrayed by Don Chastain) -
- Unknown Character (portrayed by Dash Mihok) -
- Unknown Character (portrayed by Michelle Ingkavet) -
Muppets
- Captain -
- Dread -
- Frankie Frank (performed by David Rudman) - An anthropomorphic hot dog that is the lead singer of Frankie Frank and the Footers.
- Libido -
- Lieutenant -
- Toya (voiced by Cenophia Mitchell) -
- Trish (voiced by Elizabeth Regen) -
Episodes
Cast
- Cyndi Cartagena - Angelica
- Don Chastain - Mr. Lester
- Hassan Elgendi - Snoopy, Christian
- Dulé Hill - John
- Anne Ho - Susan
- Audrey Ince - Frida
- Michelle Ingkavet -
- Dash Mihok -
- Cenophia Mitchell - Toya (voice)
- Elizabeth Regen - Trish (voice)
- Renoly Santiago - Tito
- Diana Smith - Nikki
- Brad Stoll - David
Muppet Performers
- John Henson -
- Noel MacNeal -
- Joey Mazzarino -
- Alison Mork -
- Carmen Osbahr -
- Don Reardon -
- David Rudman - Frankie Frank
- Carlo Yanuzzi -
Later appearances
- Some of the puppets from this show later made appearances in the Puppet Up! shows.
References
- ^ "Malik Yoba". Yahoo! TV. http://tv.yahoo.com/malik-yoba/contributor/1106277. Retrieved 2007-12-05.
External links
- CityKids at the Internet Movie Database
- TV Guide: CityKids Summary
- Muppets Wikia page: CityKids
- Retrojunk: CityKids
- TV.com: CityKids
- The CityKids Foundation, Official Website
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- 1993 American television series debuts
- 1994 American television series endings
- American animated television series
- American Broadcasting Company network shows
- Muppet series
- Television programs featuring puppetry
- Television series by The Jim Henson Company
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