saturday_am_80s | Fan Page: KIDD VIDEO (Reply)

Perhaps the most important archive of the 1980's, the opening to the Saturday morning TV show "Kidd Video" is THE MOST accurate depiction of the average daily routine of the American teenager at that time in history. We would wake up to a com-PYOO-ter bleeping "Wake Up!" at us so we could go put on our denim vest and day-glo suspenders in time to jump in to the back of a friend's truck and get to our rock-and-roll rehearsal which was conveniently hosted in the local "Various Size Of Random Cardboard Boxes" warehouse. Then we'd get zapped in to a cartoon universe where our nationality could be determined by what we say (as seen in this clip when the Latina girl says "Ai-yi-yi, we're carTOONs!").

But the most important part of this cartoon to *me*, personally, was the inclusion of actor/musician Robbie Rist. You kids today have the convenience of The Google to help you figure out who he is, but as for little 1980's Captain Slinky? It was all about watching the credits and piecing things together. "Whiz", aka "Milo Bazen", aka "Little John", aka "Ted Baxter's Son", aka "Cousin Oliver"... IT ALL CAME TOGETHER!!!

Leave your own personal thoughts and/or revelations about this show in the comments below. And if this is one of your favorites, be sure to go and vote for Kidd Video in our Best of 1984 Poll!