CFS: Controversial Saturday Morning Cartoons Episode Nine – Kid ‘n Play‪!‬ Kung Fu Electric Boogaloo

The animated hosts of the Cult Film Showdown

explore the strangest time in human history -

the late 20th century. A transitional time

when rap music was attacked by Congress

during the week, then dressed up for kids'

viewing on Saturday mornings.



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Episode 9 "Kid 'n' Play"



Centers on hip-hop duo Kid 'n Play. Stresses

positive role models, teaching children

cooperation and staying out of trouble.



























Kid 'n Play is a 1990 animated cartoon

series based on the real-life hip hop duo

Kid 'n Play. It ran for one season on NBC

from September 8 to December 8, 1990.

On the show, Kid 'n Play were portrayed

as teenagers, along with their friend Jazzy,

their producer Hurbie and their DJ Wiz,

but their recording careers remained the

same as in real life, as did their character

traits. Production was by Marvel Productions

and Saban Entertainment.



























The real Kid 'n Play appeared in live-action

wraparounds of the cartoons, but voice actors

took over for the animated versions of the duo.

The show stressed positive role models,

teaching children how to get along with each

other and stay out of trouble. Akin to the

House Party films, Play was the less responsible

member of the duo, cooking up get rich quick

schemes, while Kid, the more responsible member,

would usually be made to clean up messes.

Oftentimes the issue would be resolved by the

characters' girlfriends, or sometimes by an

elderly jazz musician who wore a blue beret

and was aptly named "Old Blue".



























Also along the crew is Kid's Mohawk pet dog Hairy.

The lessons ranged from serious to lighter fare.

One of the "less serious" episodes dealt with

Kid's father under the impression hip hop is

bad and Kid not having the means to put it in

a positive light. Old Blue offers to help by

sending Kid on a trip back in time to the era

of jazz and 1920s speakeasies to help better

understand its roots.



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