Kidstuff (TV series)

Kidstuff
Genre children's variety
Written by Bill Hartley
Starring Harry Coates
Cathy Cornell
Suzin Schiff
Doug Springall
Maryann B. Joffe
Wally Martin
Susan Mainzer
Les Nirenberg
Composer(s) Cliff Jones
Country of origin  Canada
Original language(s) English
No. of episodes 26
Production
Producer(s) Bill Hartley
Location(s) Montreal (CFCF Channel 12)
Running time 30 minutes
Production company(s) CTV
Champlain Productions
Release
Original network CTV
Picture format 4:3
Original release 27 September 1975 – 1976

Kidstuff is a Canadian children's television series produced by CTV and Champlain Productions, in 1975 and 1976.

Premise

The series provided a combination of entertainment and education for children between eight and 12 years old. It had a cast of 4 children (Harry Coates, Cathy Cornell, Suzin Schiff, and Doug Springall) and 4 adults (Maryann B. Joffe, Wally Martin, Susan Mainzer, and Les Nirenberg) as various goofy characters the kids interacted with.

It made extensive use of chromakey technology, to depict the cast as miniaturized on a set consisting of toys, games, and candy. It also used Robotoons, a "live-cartoon" technology, similar to Aniforms, created by the show's set designer, Don Keller. Choreography was by Big Time Productions. [1] [2]

The show was written by Bill Hartley, with Janis Nostbakken as Educational Advisor.

Cliff Jones and Bill Hartley composed the music for the series. Vocal Direction was by Phil Pitre. A soundtrack album was released by Rising Records (RILP-101).[3]

Costumes were by Juul Haalmeyer, who would later be best known for costuming SCTV and CODCO.

Production

Kidstuff was produced in Montreal at CFCF-TV and premiered on CTV for its 1975-76 season. 26 episodes were produced over two seasons and rebroadcast for several more years thereafter.[2] The first season of 17 episodes was produced for approximately $400 000.[2][4]

The series premiered 27 September 1975, in the 10 a.m. Eastern time slot.[5] The debut episode was recorded on 27 February 1975.[6] The series attracted a national rating of 425 000 viewers.[4]

Awards and recognition

References

  1. ↑ Metcalfe, Clarence (13 September 1975). "Kidstuff / Bright addition to CTV roster". Ottawa Journal. p. TV 3.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Wedge, Pip (March 2003). "Kidstuff". Canadian Communications Foundation. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
  3. ↑ Adilman, Sid (18 December 1976). "Give children records they'll sing and dance to". Toronto Star. p. F5.
  4. 1 2 Commission permanente des consommateurs, coopératives et institutions financières (23 September 1976). "Journal des Débats" (PDF) (in French). Government of Quebec. Retrieved 11 November 2014.
  5. ↑ "TV Journal". Ottawa Journal. 20–27 September 1975. p. 49.
  6. ↑ "Flashback". CFCF. Retrieved 11 November 2014.

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