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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.

Find out more about this great series at 
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0098840/reference/

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