The Truth About Kids Incorporated

[@CrayCristy]

I'm seeing a couple of new folks joining. Welcome! I made this video over three years ago from my love of Kids Inc and what I knew at the time. Although there's so much I've learned about the show since then, it's one of my favorite videos I've done. I'm really happy to see people enjoying it, especially those who actually lived through the show. Hope the nostalgia brings some magic to your day 🪄 Thank you so much for watching!

[@raeraebadfingers]

Just came across this video. I don't think I ever actually saw this show when I was young, but have watched things here and there on KZbin. It's been years since I've listened to Martika and still thought to myself "that's Martika!" When the little bit of the intro played 😆 Whoa I had no idea Murphy appeared on the show. That's so cool. What a talented human she was.

[@brothaman007]

The algorithm really grabbed this video and pumped it. Look at the view count of other videos, this is really a big gain. Wish you got into the youtube thing again as you have one of the better "the story of (insert tv show)" out there. Good pacing, well researched and great editing.

[@tampatomtom1927]

Martika also had a hit with a song written by Prince called Love thy will be done.

[@St0rmEWhether]

I was 5 when this show started. I watched till I was around 10. I loved it. One of my favorites. And you are absolutely right about there being next to no information about it online. I remember trying to do some research about 20 years ago. It’s sad that Disney isn’t utilizing this and some of the amazing Wonderful World of Disney Sunday night original movies. But that’s another story.😅 Thanks for the video!💚

[@BBrett]

Thank you for this :) I loved this show so much that my parents put me into ballet and I became a ballet teacher later in life.

[@joeyclemenza7339]

Big ups to Martika, or Marta Marrero, who played 'Gloria' on the show. She had a huge hit in the 80's with the song Toy Soldier. While widely considered a "one hit wonder," you couldn't escape this song in the late 80's. She too deserves to be mentioned along side the other success stories of the show.

[@laurifowler4424]

Martika, or Gloria on the show, was my favorite. I loved.Toy Soldiers.

[@SilverWings733]

Rene and Stacy were the two of the children singing the chorus on "Toy Soldiers."

[@markhaddox7220]

Eminem hit No.1 with the same song in 2005. He sampled the original version as well.

[@kc0lif]

and... fergie, mario lopez.😊

[@CrayCristy]

She is a triple threat in every possible way! Kids Inc also covered one of her hit songs 'More Than You Know' while she was killing it outside of the show :) kzbin.info/www/bejne/hJOwoXiGp8-GiKM&ab_channel=kimmyantu2

[@reverb992]

I was on a business trip in Detroit some years ago. The last night I was there I went for a walk to get some dinner. Came across a free R&B festival in a park and Rahsaan Patterson was performing. He’s such an amazing singer who deserves more success than he’s had.

[@CrayCristy]

What a dream!

[@bayoumoon]

Rahsaan is an R&B legend! Many of the hits of his we enjoy from other artists like Tevin Campbell, etc. But agreed, he is very successful as a writer and artist!

[@kerrischillinger3435]

Thank you for this! I went to Elementary school with Renee. I met her when I was in the 5th grade and she was in the 4th. She and I had lunch together a few times. I didn’t know she sang until she performed “White Christmas” at our school’s talent show. Then one Sunday morning, I decided to watch this new show, Kids, Inc. I was so surprised when I saw Renee! I had to move and changed schools soon after and never saw Renee again. I have wondered over the years what had happened to her, and I’m so happy to see some updates. The main thing I always remembered about her was how sweet she was. I was considered the geek and had no friends. I had just come out of foster care and was trying to get used to being home with my family and was way too shy and embarrassed about my family life to talk to anyone. I was at the school for less than half the year, and she was the only one who ever ate lunch with me. I would have remembered her fondly, even if she hadn’t become famous.

[@jennzifur]

Aww wonderful! Renee seemed like a nice person on the screen.

[@CousinLarrySitsThere]

Thanks for sharing this sweet memory.

[@CrayCristy]

That's so sweet! Not the first comment I see talking so highly of her - she sounds like a beautiful person. I'm so happy you have fond memories of her :) Thanks for sharing!

[@barbiec0a604]

Martika was my favorite singer growing up, and to me she just had it all. Gloria was and always will be my fave character. Those first two seasons were gold! Love that someone your age appreciates something that was a huge part of our childhoods.

[@CrayCristy]

She is INCREDIBLE! Her Conga rendition plays in my mind very often. Thank you so much! I’m so happy you enjoyed this ✨

[@BonJody]

When they went on tour they pulled me on stage. Best day of my life.

[@kinglord7707]

Martika is so cute

[@jessicathompson5362]

Martika was my favorite too. ❤

[@MJBever]

Do you remember the time they did “It’s My Party?” Lol. I can’t remember the girl’s name tho.

[@LiddlestLady]

i’m so glad you included some of the theme song. it blared in my head as soon saw your video title. haven’t thought abt this show in freakin’ decades!! I also loved: Hey Dude, Clarissa Explains it All, You Can’t Do That On Television, Fifteen (a show i doubt anybody remembers lol)

[@notatechguy1209]

I honestly think The All-New Mickey Mouse Club pulled from the Kids Incorporated model. I'm the youngest of my parent's kids and one of my older sisters was in choir and watched Kids Incorporated and turned me on to it in 1984. The All New Mickey Mouse Club started in 1989 and was more of a kid's sketch comedy show like Nickelodeon's " All That", which came later. The kids on The Mickey Mouse Club didn't so much as play themselves but performed in comedy sketches and did musical performances of modern songs but they also later formed an actual musical group within the show that would tour and perform in real life. Kids Incorporated on the other hand followed the normal sitcom format of storytelling. But all of the kids on both shows were required to be able to sing, dance, and act. Both of these shows were iconic and the reason that I later got into the choir and sang in my personal life almost every day. We really do need all of these shows to be on streaming platforms along with shows like PBS's Ghost Writer, Reading Rainbow, Are You Afraid of the Dark, My Brother and Me, and many others.

[@waypay1]

The New Mickey Mouse Club was based on the original Mickey Mouse Club. My mom worked at a video store in the late 80s and rented the old ones for us. It was horrific and uncool, but she never brought home anything we actually wanted to watch. 😂

[@sarahtroedsonhaynes5470]

I loved Ghostwriter!

[@Kidsincorporatedfansclub]

Knowing how hard it can be to put a show or post together, your blast to the past piece here was purely enjoyed. I appreciate how much content and work you did with your scenes. Thank You for Keeping the Kids Inc Fandom Alive!!!!

[@CrayCristy]

Thanks so much Charlie ✨ I appreciate it!

[@Songwritersbehindthecurtain]

Hey charlie.

[@Bop2Beatles]

Hey Charlie! Wow Cristy did an excellent job on this! This is KI fandom gold!

[@Kidsincorporatedfansclub]

@@Bop2Beatles Agreed, She talked about the facts without all of the self glory experiences and opinions that most Fan Sites do.

[@Bop2Beatles]

@@Kidsincorporatedfansclub 👍

[@PhillyMikeUSA]

As a person that grew up watching Kids Inc from the very beginning I felt compelled to send a heartfelt thank you to you @CrayCristy. This is one of the best put together music mini docuseries segments I have seen and I'm not say that simply because I loved the show. You were genuine and passionate in your details about the show. Absolutely splendid work. Again thank you. Proud parent and father that still at 50 yrs old will randomly blast Kids Inc tunes.

[@legendaryTMNICO]

Cristy looks amazing.

[@CrayCristy]

Thank you, Philly! That is such a sweet message. I'm so happy you enjoyed the video and are continuing the Kids Inc legacy today 🌠

[@julieporter7805]

Don't forget about Martika. She was probably their first post-Kids Inc success.

[@amynichols6602]

She was she was also on Star Search doing her performance of Toy Soldiers

[@jennzifur]

Yeah she was the oldest and that girl 👍🏾

[@Whitechapelchap]

She didn't leave her out

[@chefdh]

Post kids Rahsaan Patterson was pretty damn successful

[@Whitechapelchap]

@chefdh Yeah. And when it comes to overall fame, I think it's Fergie, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Mario Lopez, Shanice, Rashaan and then Martika. A lot of the others in the cast had considerable amounts of success, too.

[@splint1872012]

Kids incorporated did not become a disney channel show till 1986, its started in 1984 on regular tv

[@numinous2506]

Thank you! I didn't remember watching it on Disney.

[@pbny1777]

I came on to say the same thing. It was on Fox 5 NY when it started. Never knew it went to Disney

[@MrSheckstr]

Kids Inc getting folded into Disney followed the same path as You can’t do that on Television getting folded into Nickelodian … In fact Disney and Kids Inc and Nick and YCDTOT sort of followed the same competitive rivalry among its fan base as its parent companies… Nickelodeon was “basic cable” while Disney was premium subscription and their was at time a distinct Us Versus them hostility in higher grade school and jr High. Disney was like the KID HBO/Cinemax if you had Disney it meant your parents were rich enough to have TWO premium channels…. At the time i was a Navy Brat and my father was an NCO not an officer… Disney is what the “officers kids” had… Nickelodeon was for chiefs and petty officers…. And that rivalry was Never more evident than when disney would have its biannually week of free promotional programming… and we would get our “taste” of Disney…. Disney kids would go silent for a few weeks then largely talk about and engage us NICK kids with stuff that happened AFTER disney cut off… Meanwhile us Nick kids looked down on the Disney Kids as the rich kids that had all the cool toys, but lacked the earn talent to use them to their full potential …. In contemporary terms you could say we were team Griffendor and disney kids were team slytherin with their matching Nimbus 2001s …. IRONICALLY the thing that made Kids Inc “cool” was the same reason why it faded out of syndication… all that music copyright

[@davenwin1973]

I was about to post a comment about this myself. It started out in first run syndication, but ratings were too low to keep it on the air, until The Disney Channel acquired the show. In Chicago, it was on WPWR-TV, then on Channel 60, and was on Sunday mornings, usually around 6am. After the Disney Channel acquired the show, I no longer had access to the show, because my parents couldn't afford to add Disney Channel to the cable TV subscription, as it was a premium channel, until 1998, when then TCI Cable made it a basic Channel in 1998.

[@tatumphillips7004]

It was on fox Pittsburgh in my area when it first started

[@koalasarah]

It wasn't on the Disney channel at first. It was on the regular channels.

[@ScientificallyStupid]

it was! That's how I discovered it. Then I couldn't find it again, and re-discovered it during those free weekends that cable channels would put on to convince you to subscribe. I begged my mom for the Disney Channel just for this show, and taped every episode. It came on right after "Donald Duck Presents" (because the theme song would get recorded sometimes at the beginning of Kids, Inc).

[@RealEyezRealizeRealLiess]

I was wondering about that because I don’t remember having Disney channel lol

[@godmagnus]

She said that

[@alin81-82]

Regular channels?

[@rhyspatterson679]

I watched kids inc from the beginning I was just a toddler but I loved it. Had this weird baby man crush on Ryan lambert and then in 87 when he was in monster squad I had to see the movie. My mom drove me two hours to the nearest movie theater that was playing it. We lived in rural Alaska at the time on an army post. We had cable but the post movie theater could really only show a couple movies at a time and monster squad was t one of them. So we drove into Fairbanks I think 2 plus hours just for my to see this movie I was likely to young to see with Ryan lambert. I wanted him to be my big brother lol. It’s weird to remember that far back. Still love that movie and the kids inc theme song always gets me pumped! Thank you!

[@Oncearanger88]

I was sitting here going “ how does this little girl know about kids Inc.?” But I loved every minute of this video. Thanks for the memories.

[@CrayCristy]

Hahaha, thank you! A lot of time and a big curiosity for the Kids Inc rabbit hole. Thanks for watching!

[@meekthomas2789]

Ok I'm so glad I'm not the only one who was baffled in the beginning!🤣 But @CrayCristy you did a GREAT job breaking this show down. I used to sing along to the theme song at the top of my lungs as a little kid every single time it came on😂

[@StrikeTheRoot]

as a fan since the 1984 season. I can say, it's great that this show is being discovered by a whole new generation of kids. I've introduced the show to my own kids and they love it. Let's keep Kids Inc alive for generations to come.

[@legendaryTMNICO]

I was 6 when i watched that show in 1984.

[@troyposas4732]

Who actually thought if. And IF.. we went to Los Angeles.. we COULD BE ON THAT SHOW. another reason I learned Percussion. And im a self taught pretty much drummer. Love this show . Thank u kids incorporated!!

[@Whitechapelchap]

Wonder if recognizable celebs is what's doing the trick. Fergie, Mario Lopez, Jennifer Love Hewitt, etc...

[@keishg1723]

I swear growing up I thought I was the only one who loved Kids Inc(I caught the reruns on Disney in the 90s) Loving this content!

[@CrayCristy]

Yessss! Thanks so much. I’m pretty sure the VHS tapes I had were from the reruns too!

[@scottfriend7270]

@@CrayCristy kids Inc. was a great show but it started on public broadcasting tv Disney did not pick it up until like 1988 or 89.

[@CrayCristy]

@@scottfriend7270 very true! It was first a syndicated show, although I do believe it premiered on The Disney Channel in 1986. The promo at 11:00 was from an E! interview with Henry Holden for an episode shot that same year!

[@scottfriend7270]

@@CrayCristy That’s probably correct I know I was in high school and I will still watch a episode from time to time. Wish it would come to a streaming service but to many people own rights to the music so it will never happen.

[@Bop2Beatles]

Hi Cristy, Just wanted to let you know you did a wonderful job on this! This is the best Kids Inc. documentary on KZbin!!!

[@CrayCristy]

You are so kind, thank you!

[@creativewriter3887]

Wow.. LOVED this video.. I grew up in the 80s and loved the show, but didn't really know the history behind the show. Kudos to your research and your commentary! :)

[@racsorhodes2822]

I was age appropriate when this show was airing, didn't see every episode but I remember liking it a lot. For years I have searched KZbin for a documentary or retrospective on it, and finally I got a hit. You did a great job on it. Really wish they could officially stream shows like "Kids Incorporated" and "You Can't do that on Television" today.

[@CrayCristy]

This is awesome, thanks Racso!

[@spidey300]

You Can't Do That on Television is streaming on Paramount Plus!

[@pershop4950]

Glee had adults playing teens . When we look at the cast members, we can definitely see the kids in a show called "Kids Inc"

[@starfleetbrat]

Got recommended this video today and when I saw the title I was like "oh no, please tell me something bad didn't happen behind the scenes with Kids Incorporated" because my heart just couldn't take that, but Im so relieved and glad this was a good retrospective on the show! I watched it back in the 80s (in Australia!) and while I didn't watch the later seasons for various reasons (age, wasn't airing anymore etc) I really loved the earlier seasons with Stacey, Rene, The Kid etc. Thanks for a great video!

[@Sabrina79]

This was great Christy! You did a great job! I only ever watched the show when Disney Channel would have free previews. But I really started getting into music around age 10 in 1989 and I fell HARD for Kids Inc! Like singing into my hairbrush dancing around the living room! LOL! Just a few years back I started binge watching the show from season 1 but I only went through the first three seasons if I recall. Thanks to you I want to go back and binge again and see how far I can get!

[@CrayCristy]

Thank you Sabrina! Singing into your hairbrush and dancing around was a MUST. So happy you enjoyed it. Definitely recommend the accounts in the description of the video to continue the Kids Inc binge 💛

[@cindylouheart7571]

I have done the same thing. All girls should sing with a hair brush.it is fun

[@michelleramos410]

Kids Inc and MMC were my baby sitters. As a latchkey kid I'd have concerts all alone at home. My vacuum was my stand up 🎤 🤣🤣 I watched until Anastasia was there.

[@legendaryTMNICO]

Cristy looks amazing.

[@cubsmcgee9076]

There was a mandate in the 80s that all kids content had to be educational in some way. That’s why all of the cartoons at the time have some kind of moral at the end of each episode, like He man, She Ra and GI Joe. “And knowing is half the battle” that mandate is also where the “the more you know” star comes from.

[@JimToronto]

As an OLD man who actually remembers seeing these as they were new (Although I grew out of it by I think season 3 and wasn't interested) as an adult, when I looked into it a couple of years ago, like "Hey I remember... show X lets look for it" and was shocked at how many of them went on to be people we see now, but not knowing or remembering they were on the show. So thank you for this, it actually gave me more information. :) Very well done video... kudos! :)

[@JohnAdams-lg9ww]

Great video, young lady! I was 12 when Kids Inc first aired, so I remember the early years of this show. You did a great job with all the research, editing, and all the other work you had to have done to make this trip down memory lane possible. Thank You very much. Big thumbs up!

[@professionalamateur232]

I enjoyed your take greatly. The only "gripe" that I have is that you didn't have a segment dedicated to the theme song. It is one of the best the 80's had to offer. I'm nearly 50, and I have mornings when I wake up with that song in my head.

[@twistknit1]

I was obsessed the first few years of KI. I was the same age as most of the cast and I loved their singing.

[@slitheringsnake4u]

Remember the show on Sundays. Always wanted to hurry home after church to watch it. Renee was my crush

[@BecomingDr.Kimmie259]

GREAT job! Stacy and Rahsaan WERE my 1st idols in 1984... when I was three.

[@RedPyramid-lf4sb]

Now that you mentioned Stacy, years later, she musically hooked up with Taboo, apl.de.ap, and Will.i.am, as the Black Eyed Peas, and went by Fergie.

[@Jon7763]

when you first said it was your favorite show growing up my first thought was, "damn, you look good for your age", but good on your parents for having the foresight to record those shows for you. I wish either me or my parents did that when I was little, there are so many shows, movies, and cartoons that only exist as a fleeting memory in the back of my mind that only pop up once in a blue moon to feel me with a nostalgic sense of wanting....... sorry, i went all poetic there, good deep dive, I had no clue Eric Balouf was on it, I quit watching it when JLH started, nothing against her, i had grown out of the show at that point

[@tommypiwowarczyk718]

I still watch my favorite episodes of Kids Inc to this day...It takes me back to my childhood. I remember having the biggest fan crush on Martika (Gloria). Her voice was amazing, her acting was on another level from the other kids and the camera loved her....I was so excited when her first single 'More Than You Know' debuted at the start of her solo career...but sadly I think Prince getting involved in her music messed everything up for her...She didn't need him or his help in my opinion. Sad that her attempts to make it back into the mainstream a few years back didn't work out..I'm just happy knowing that we will always be able to look back at her unmatched talent and potential as a benchmark for what a natural born superstar really looks like ...Love you Martika ♥️...and great vid Cristy. Love to know there's more KI fans out there that love the show as much as me 👋🥰

[@CrayCristy]

Martika is so awesome! She worked so well within the show too. I always thought it was super meta that Kids Inc covered her own songs! I'm glad you enjoyed the blast to the past!

[@googlek1]

You should have been on Kids Incorporated... this was good. Thank you so much because I couldn't find much on this subject. Started thinking I made the whole thing up or remembered everything so wrong. I luv Kids Incorporated more than Mickey Mouse Club and it felt like they didn't exist. Your research and analysis... is so good! You are my best friend now.

[@Cashkal]

I stumbled upon this. I grew up with kids inc. and occasionally I go searching for it. As an 80’s kid it was one of my favorite shows and I remember watching it back to back with the new Mickey Mouse club. Thank you for this walk down memory lane. ❤

[@davidponseigo8811]

I am a child of the 80's, I miss the music, the girls, the dance clubs, the booze and the parties, also the cars. I and my friends had a blast back then. It was amazing.

[@PotatoePC]

You made me think I was in the twilight zone right at the start. "My favorite show growing up". I got to see the first few years of this show. Lost it when it moved to Disney. Awesome to see that your parents brought it forward for you! Thanks for this vid!

[@CrayCristy]

Haha! It's apparently tripping a couple of people over. Unbeknownst to me, I truly thought these kids were aging with me! The magic of VHS recordings, I guess. Thank you for your kind message - glad you enjoyed the video!

[@roseyp7047]

Practically at the exact same time as you I said “it was the original Glee” lol I was obsessed with Kids Inc as a kid and as an adult I randomly became obsessed with Glee. I’m shocked that no one I know has ever even heard of the show. I was lucky that my parents shelled out for the Disney Channel.

[@CrayCristy]

Yesssss they were so so similar! Even the song choices in Glee's first season had so many Kids Inc covers. So happy you enjoyed this Rosey 💞

[@roseyp7047]

@@CrayCristy I thought it was awesome! Thanks for the great Kids Inc content, it definitely brings me back to simpler times 😊

[@SpiritMystery777]

I was born in 1981. I grew up loving Kids Incorporated. I recall Jennifer Love Hewitt was my favorite at the time. I also grew up on the reruns of the original Mickey mouse club and didn't care for the newer ones. I'd love if I could stream Kids Incorporated somewhere. Nostalgic! The episode with the locomotion song still pops up in my head from time to time.

[@FeliciaGSDRescue]

Great piece! I remember the first two seasons - 84 and 85. My family didn’t have cable so when it went to Disney Channel, I couldn’t watch it anymore. I still have the original albums, one autographed by each member of the original cast when I met them at an event in Sherman Oaks, CA where they appeared and signed their records which would have been 1984.

[@nebakanezer13]

The Ryan Lambert/Martika era was the best. I stopped watching this and started watching MMC after they left.i had such a crush on Renee Sands.

[@daniellamontero8830]

I actually had never seen anything about the show until your content, I can't believe so many household names got a start on it 😮 Great video!

[@CrayCristy]

Thanks for watching girl 💛 YES SO MANY! And so many talented peeps that continued their paths outside of Hollywood too!

[@Athlynne]

Thank you for all of this, including that bit about Mario Lopez from Jimmy Kimmel. I never saw that, and for years I was ranting at people that Mario was a dancer on Kids Inc. This show was a huge part of my childhood, and my parents taped a bunch of episodes for me and my sisters. I wish I still had those tapes!

[@enchantedella6495]

I watched it on NBC , Saturday mornings. I hated getting up as a kid but I did for Kids Inc.

[@eddierascalhaskell4954]

Kids Incorporated was a syndicated series.

[@ArtisanDragon]

Omg wow, this show brings back so many good memories for me from when I was growing up in the 80s and 90s 😊❤ I am 41 years old, and always appreciate the younger people appreciating shows like this. Thank you so much for the good memories ☺️💖

[@ShanYalesTale]

I'm so glad this came up in my recommendations. I grew up watching show and this brings back so many memories. ❤

[@houseofjaz]

Great video! FYI, Singer Shanice Wilson literally just did a podcast (R &B Money Podcast) and she talked about the fact that she was on season 1 of kids incorporated. I never knew she was on the show. Just thought I'd let you know just in case you want to hear her talk about it.

[@happyfamily1298]

No way! I was such a Shanice fan as a kid back in the day…had no idea she was on KI as well!

[@Hevynly1]

Kids Inc was my favorite show growing up in the 80s! The talent on those first few seasons especially was fantastic. I think I still want to sing like Martika! That show is sweet nostalgia and I so wish they would put them on DVD! Your parents had awesome forethought to record those episodes for you! Great upload!

[@CrayCristy]

Sweet nostalgia it is! So happy you got to experience it live!

[@JovianEmpress]

Aww this was so sweet and a welcome trip down memory lane. I did grow up watching this show and I'm glad you got to see and enjoy some of it too.

[@sarahtroedsonhaynes5470]

I love that you made this video. My sisters and I watched Kids Inc, and then MMC, everyday after school from like 1990 to 1992. I was so influenced by this show and the characters. Such a fun trip down memory lane, thank you for such an awesome tribute to this great show. Also, I feel like Jennifer Love Hewitt started to be called Love by her 2nd or 3rd season. I always wondered why they called her Robin!

[@jcasillas78]

Great video! I went to high school with Devyn, she still had her Kids Incorporated denim jacket and would wear it occasionally.

[@CrayCristy]

That's so cool!

[@overmused]

When growing up and we got the "Free week" of Disney Channel, I always was glued to the TV when kids incorporated was on. I remember there was one episode where the focus character was singing this really passionate ballad and I just fell in love. But that was like 30 years ago and I have no memory of who it was! I loved this show and I had dreams of being a Kids Incorporated kid even though I couldn't sing, dance, or play an instrument.

[@CamdenBloke]

I used to watch this in grade school when it was originally on. It was on right before Mickey Mouse Club on The Disney Channel. MMC was actually my favourite of the two, but I really liked this one as well (sort of like how Seinfeld was on right before Friends, and Seinfeld was my favourite, but Friends was also very good. By the time I got to be around 5th grade or so, I was starting to feel a little too old for the show (the plots felt simplistic and childish) but I kept watching a bit longer because 'Love Hewitt' joined the cast and I had the *biggest* crush on her. I stopped watching both shows by the time I got to middle school, though. So I wouldn't have seen anything 1992-onward. This analysis is a lot more detailed than I thought of when I used to watch it - 5 songs with 1 original song, 3 on stage, etc. I didn't really know anything about popular music when I was that age, so as far as I was concerned, they may as well have all been original songs.

[@dbplaypen]

Wow I totally forgot about this show for 30+ years and looking for the shows intro your video came up 😁

[@debbybachman8201]

I have never seen any of your videos, but when I saw that this was a video on Kids Incorporated, I had to tune in! When I heard you say that you grew up watching the show I did a double take because I watched it whenever I could & was eleven by the last season and I know we're not the same age. I think it's awesome that your parents thought ahead and taped the show for you to watch later! I wish that I had been able to see more of the show, my family didn't really get cable until the time where it was just MMC playing but even though I like both, I think I have always preferred Kids Inc. Thank-you for this trip down memory lane and if you can find more content to make a part 2 then I will definitely check it out!

[@CrayCristy]

Haha yes! MMC was great, but Kids Inc will have a place in my heart. So happy my parents did that. I'd go to school and none of my friends had a clue what it was! It would be a family treat, until the internet happened and we got more and more content. Glad you enjoyed this, Debby! Let me know what topics you would like me to cover for a potential part 2 💞

[@legendaryTMNICO]

@@CrayCristyyou look amazing

[@mikemarchese7548]

I'm 55 years old. I was 14 or 15 years old when the first season of Kids Inc aired on television for the first time. Back then my favorite girl on the entire series was the blonde background dancer, Andrea Paige Wilson. Later on she played Whitney on , "Rock and Roll High School, Forever", the sequel to "Rock and Roll High School."

[@DestinyPifer]

Great video! I was a huge fan of Kids Incorporated and had the record album and cassette tape. Sadly lost them both in a move but never forgot this show!

[@KaijudoMaster11]

You did an amazing job on this. Your research skills and reporting are on point 💯Thank you for this.... This was one of my favorite shows when I was a kid, I grew up watching it... I think I use to wake up like 6am or 7am to watch it every Saturday Morning until it moved to Disney channel. I remember asking for Disney channel when I found out the show was on there. I learned so much more about the show just by watching your video. I hope you do more of these. 🏆

[@CrayCristy]

Thank you so much!

[@KaijudoMaster11]

@@CrayCristy You welcome 😊

[@BallparkHunter]

Finally! A comprehensive look at the cast of Kids Inc.! I grew up in the New York City area and the NBC affiliate would show episodes at 7:30 AM on Saturday mornings. I was never up that early as a kid, but when I was, I turned on the show. This would have been around 1986 or 1987, and I am not sure if they were only the pre-Disney episodes.

[@relevant-reindeer]

Thanks so much for putting this together for all of us it was rad😊. Used to watch TDC, Nickelodeon, MTV & VH1 24/7 loved KIDS inc & MMC, they were 2 of my favs! Thanks for doing the research & putting that together for us I'd forgotten forgotten about a lot of those stars like Stacy aka Fergie.

[@marlathe80sgirl96]

Thank you for this! I grew up watching this show and it seems to be forgotten. I loved all the research and time you put into it and it’s so cool that you love it even though it probably wasn’t “in” while you grew up!

[@CrayCristy]

Thank you, Marla!

[@jaimedonaldson5795]

I have the whole 10 years on DVD collection my daughter gave me for Christmas I was 45 years old ......long awaited to rewatch

[@jasminmarie992]

Great video, I haven’t thought about this show in years but it was one of my favorites growing up! Brought back a lot of memories. ❤

[@DovesAndRoses]

This was a great video. I like how you organized the material. Martika went on to do a lot after KI. She even co-wrote and recorded a song with Prince. Stacie Ferguson, Rahsaan, and others did back up vocals on her debut album. They’re listed in the credits. I’d love to know what Martika is doing now. This show was such a big part of my childhood! ❤

[@jenniferrago493]

Thank you so much for doing a show on Kids Inc. This was my favorite childhood show. I loved every season. It is also so great to have a younger person so into the show as well. And yes I would love anything you posted about KidsInc.

[@heatherclemmons956]

Thank you for this!!! I didn't start watching kids Inc until the late 80s when I was 6 yrs old and stopped by 91. Loved it when I watched and would like to see the series in it's entirety.

[@johnhunter9651]

I did not know this show because of living in the UK. Your presentation was a fantastic introduction, plus you have a voice that is easily listened to, being both informative and aurily pleasing. Thank you for this.

[@sarahcoleman3125]

The whole explination about how they were on CBS and then moved to Disney Channel kind of explains a mystery for me. I remember watching this when I was maybe 9/10 years old. Maybe not avidly, but enough to remember the theme song and some characters. I remember it kind of just disappearing one day, and I figured it went off the air. It was disappointing as I had started getting into it. However, back in that era, Disney was on Cable, and Cable was a "luxury" in my circles. So yeah, that's where it went.

[@Deus_Imperator]

Blast from the past. Got led here from looking up Kids Incorporated after having a flood of memories all of a sudden about the show. I couldn't believe i'd forgotten. Thank you for the video

[@CrayCristy]

My pleasure, thanks so much for watching!

[@ghrayfahx]

You mention the issue of Disney now being subscription based but that was part of the deal back then, too. Aside from free preview weekends you had to pay extra each month to subscribe on top of your regular cable subscription. It was somewhere around $7-10 per month even back then.

[@Nate_Shea_Author]

Thanks for the great video! Grew up on Kids Inc. and only recently started hunting up old footage of the episodes and songs. Also a HUGE Martika fan from back in the day. “Toy Soldiers” was one of my first single tapes back in the 80s when it came out. Not sure if you’ve seen it, but there’s an interview with Australian television from a few years ago when Martika went on tour there, and the hosts asked her about the children’s choir in “Toy Soldiers” and how JLH and Fergie sang in it. Martika talks a little about Kids Inc. in that interview. Quick, but interesting.

[@allicmw557]

Great job! I watched from 84-91. I only know that after watching your video. Your parents did a great thing sharing this with you. ❤ Mine got me into movies and shows from their era. I always appreciated that and felt like they were a part of my childhood even though they aired a decade or two before I was born. 🎉

[@zmbdog]

When a show uses copyrighted songs they typically license the songs for certain formats (TV first run, syndication, home video, etc.) for X number of years. Whatever licensing agreements were made for songs on Kids Inc. have undoubtably expired so Disney would have to license the music again to air the show in any way. Even for music Disney owns there are still songwriters who would have to be paid residuals, though that's not as big a hassle as having to license from other companies.

[@FloridaEvoX]

Yes, this is why we will never see reruns of Moonlighting with Bruce Willis and Loni Anderson

[@zmbdog]

​@@FloridaEvoX Also, Just the Ten of Us. Unfortunately we don't even have good bootlegs of the show. A set of old VHS recordings are all that's circulating and they're the worst recordings of anything I've ever seen. A couple episodes look like 4th generation copies, so jittery and distorted you can barely tell what's on screen. Horrific quality.

[@QuincyDisneyVegan]

Very good video!! Btw, Kids Incorporated wasn't a Disney series (initially). It debuted as a product of KCET/PBS Public broadcasting.

[@FantasiaFlorence]

i would say this is the first american glee, the first glee period was Emu's world from 1982-89. It aired on CITV in the United Kingdom (specifically England) and the show would go through many names in its 7 year period. Emu's world, Emu's all live pink windmill show, Emus pink windmill show, Emus wide world, back to Emu's world, to its last name, EMU-TV. I also forgot to mention that Kids Incorporated allegedly planned on having Kelly Rossiter who was on Emus world from 1984-1989 on their show, but CITV declined.

[@EmilyKaplan]

Ok somehow this came across my feed today 3 years after you posted this haha but I was OBSESSED with this show as a kid. I was born in the mid 80s so this was like my prime TV watchin years haha. But sometimes I think this show was a fever dream because it's never talked about so watching this was like dusting off some part of my brain I knew was there! Thanks for all the research and putting this together, I can image that took a lot of work!

[@CrayCristy]

Yay! I'm so glad this video found you. Thanks so much 😊

[@yomama73666]

I would guarantee its a licensing issue. Each song would have to be relicensed and every time the episode streams the artist would get paid for it. That is what keeps a lot of movies and tv shows from streaming like Pump up the volume starring Christian Slater.

[@EmilyGloeggler7984]

Oh my gosh! YES! This show is what in part inspires me still to sing and perform! I love this show still and it has a soft spot in my heart. I used to watch it all the time back when it was aired on TV syndication in the 1980s. I’m so happy others remember this classic like I do, and which also inspires them to also sing. #singmusic4ever

[@JenKnee423]

I remember hearing Martikas Toy Soldiers on the radio and being so happy for her. I also remember Shanice was on Kids Inc. She had a hit, I Love Your Smile in the 90s.

[@kibwolf]

Great info on Kids Inc! This was one of my FAVORITE shows as a kid. I wanted to be Stacy and my sister wanted to be Renee. Kids Inc is where I learned all my dance moves! I admit that I didn't watch as much when Martika left and definitely stopped when Ryan and then Stacy left. So it was interesting to learn about the later cast. I was also in love with Ryan Lambert at the time as well. LOL So funny. I did not know about the production details. Very cool video.

[@chrisjacobsen5558]

Thanks for this. This was one of my favorite childhood shows. Hardcore from 87-91 for me. One fun tidbit that I always loved.. in the opening credits, the oldest cast member would become the K, second oldest the I..and so on, all the way down to the youngest as the Incorporated.

[@chrismulwee4911]

The first two seasons were made for first run syndication. It moved to the Disney Channel starting at season 3

[@lysswhitney]

You did an amazing job with this video! I grew up with the show from the beginning, and collected everything Kids Inc. Ryan Lambert was my favorite. It was great hearing your take on the show and brought back so many fond memories.

[@VinnyVidiVintage]

I used to love this show, but have not really been able to see it since I was a kid. Thanks for the video!

[@scottleung9587]

Wow, you really did your research - great job, and keep them coming!

[@backfandangoX]

this was such a nostalgia trip! had a lot of fun learning more about the show. its too bad you're not still making these informational videos you have a knack for it! its awesome that you were into this show, like what year did you start watching the tapes?? when you were watching them do you remember if you thought it was from a time before or modern at the time? its kind of like you were an 80s kid vicariously through the show :)

[@kc-lp6wg]

I really enjoyed this walk down a musical memory lane! Great job!

[@christopherweaver746]

Christy, I have cleared out my storage unit.. and I have 20 or more 2hour video cassette of the disney channel airing of the Kids Incorporated t.v. show from the Disney Channel.. I enjoyed watching the show since the start back in the 80's. And just ended up recording them all through most of the years.. I thought about uploading them all to KZbin, but wasn't sure about the fan base or copyright thing.. so, I'm going to work on doing this, and hopefully everyone can enjoy, what's been very hard to find.. let me know about how to do this, I haven't a KZbin channel.. I could use some advice..

[@wendyberry5159]

I grew up watching Kids Inc. and your chat about it was excellent!! So great to learn a few things a I didn’t know or be reminded of a few things I might’ve forgotten about. It’s been a king time since I watched it. And if Disney Plus would add it to their content it would most definitely be amazing. I know I’d binge watch too. Thanks for the trip down memory lane. Don’t stop what you’re doing. 😊

[@pembrokelove]

Ahhh! I love it. I was obsessed with Kids Incorporated and, like many children of my day, desperately wanted to be on the show someday.

[@peterjaketalkswrasslin6920]

Thank you for this… I watched these as a kid in the 80’s on Sunday at 11am on Channel 27.

[@amandaredd3057]

I was obsessed with KI growing up. I never gave a crap about TMMC 😅

[@elenatorres5390]

Thanks for sharing this info!! I’m fergie’s age and started watching the 1st season until 1989. I never knew they had a season or two in the 90’s!

[@kikacruz4560]

3:01 yup that explains why I missed this show. I was the kid that hated when Disney films would break into song, immediate eye rolls

[@rafaelcontinperez3393]

Great report. Congrats!!!

[@Flammondo]

Thanks so much for the video. It was great to take a trip down memory lane!

[@tracexl]

16:17 - I love the unintentional remix between dude singing in the clip and your background music.

[@CrayCristy]

Lo-Fi and Kenny Ford Jr - an unexpectedly great blend.

[@SLUMSON]

NICE WORK. GREAT VIDEO.

[@brookewebb4924]

I’m in my forties now and loved Kids Inc. I must have started watching from the beginning because those are the people I remember. I was a huge fan of Stacy Ferguson and have audio tape recordings of me and my brother being like entertainment hosts and my name was always Stacy Ferguson. lol. When it moved to the Disney channel we didn’t have it; it was a premium cable channel that you had to pay extra for like HBO or Cinemax (aka Skin a max😂) However, there were a few times a year there was a Free Disney channel preview and we would record on VHS all we could but there was a constant scroll at the bottom of the tv that said to subscribe now, please call 1-800… 😊 you know, before the internet you had to either call to order something or actually mail an order form. Loved that you brought back these memories for me. ❤ thank you.

[@vparker4960]

I had completely forgotten about this show until this morning.😅Nostalgia hit me and I've been on a Kid's Incorporated rabbit hole since, which led me to your video. I used to dress and wear my hair just like Fergie. In fact Im pretty sure I had a lot of those outfits too. I wonder how many other kids in the 80s /90s were influenced by this show. Thanks for the awesome video!

[@angiethompson5648]

I watched it in the 80s and forgot all about it until I saw the title of this video. Thanks for finding it out there for us

[@KidsIncorporated]

Great work! ❤️

[@CrayCristy]

Thank you SO much 💛