The children's television series Kids Incorporated produced a total of 151 episodes between 1984 and 1994.
Note: The airdates are guessed. The real airdates are unknown.
The first season aired in syndication in 1984, and is the only season to feature Jerry Sharell. He left "Kids Incorporated" after Season 1 due to being unhappy with the showâÂÂs often bizarre and outlandish story lines.
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Like the first season, the second season aired in syndication in 1985. Jerry Sherrell left the show, to be replaced by Ryan Lambert. This would be the final season of the syndication era.
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The third season premiered on the Disney Channel on November 3, 1986. All of the cast from the previous season returned. Episodes would be aired on weekdays rather than Saturdays. 13 episodes aired in less than a month between November 3 and November 19, 1986 with a New Years' Eve special airing the following month. This was also Martika Marrero and Mario LopezâÂÂs last season on "Kids Incorporated".
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Martika left the show prior to the fourth season to pursue her new career in music; she was replaced by Connie Lew. Mario Lopez left "Kids Incorporated" after Season 3 ended (and eventually went on to star on Saved by the Bell), and Richard Shoff replaced Lopez as the group's new drummer. Unlike his predecessor, Richard was made one of the main cast, expanding the group from five to six members. This was the final season for Renee Sands and Rahsaan Patterson.
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Rahsaan Patterson and Renee Sands left the show prior to the fifth season, leaving Stacy Ferguson as the last remaining original band member. Added to the cast this season were Kenny Ford and Devyn Puett replacing Rahsaan Patterson and Renee Sands. This was the final season to feature Ryan Lambert, Connie Lew, and Moosie Drier.
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Ryan Lambert, Connie Lew, and Moosie Drier departed the cast and were replaced by Jennifer Love Hewitt (then known as Love Hewitt) and Sean O'Riordan as The P*lace's new owner (named Flip). This is the final season to feature Stacy Ferguson, Devyn Puett, and Richard Shoff. The group was contracted back down to five members for the first time since season 3. For this season, and this season only, episodes would not be broadcast on Fridays. Instead, episodes would air Monday through Thursday only, with new episodes airing on Monday, and reruns of older episodes airing on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays.
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The series resumed production after a year hiatus in 1990, but many of the cast members - Richard Shoff, Devyn Puett, and the only remaining original cast member Stacy Ferguson - had moved on to other projects by then, however Kenny Ford, Jennifer Love Hewitt, and Sean O'Riordan all returned. New additions to the cast this season were Eric Balfour, Anastasia Horne, and Haylie Johnson. This was Jennifer Love Hewitt's final season on "Kids Incorporated" and the only season to feature Eric Balfour. The series would return to its original Monday through Friday line-up. Season 7 made its official debut on November 4, 1991 and ended on November 29, 1991.
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Most of the cast from the previous season returned, with the exception of Jennifer Love Hewitt and Eric Balfour. Added to the cast in the 8th season were Jared Delgin and Nicole Brown. This would be the final season for Kenny Ford and Sean O'Riordan and this was also the only season to feature Jared Delgin.
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Kenny Ford, Sean O'Riordan, and Jared Delgin did not return for this season. Added to the cast were Charlie Brady and Anthony Harrell. With Flip gone, "The P*lace" was now managed by a new character, Dena (played by Dena Burton).
During this season, several changes were made in an attempt to freshen up the series; including a change in the logo, cutting the number of songs featured from seasons 1âÂÂ8 from five down to four (and in two episodes, just three), and an updated, more rock-based closing theme. Also, this season marked the only time that adult characters other than the P*lace manager were given significance in the plots. Also, as part of massive set changes, the "Coco Club" was replaced by a pizza parlor.
Budget cuts and the expiration of Disney's lease with MGM prompted another hiatus in 1993, after only ten episodes of Season 9 had been filmed. The last episode of this season, which aired on January 9, 1994, proved to be the series finale. By the summer of 1995, when the show was scheduled to resume production, most of the cast members had gotten too old to sustain the Kids Incorporated image. Thus, the show did not continue.
The format of the show would have changed, giving the songs less importance and placing them in breaks in the main storyline action, and some proposed scripts had no songs at all. In addition, the show's filming would have moved from Los Angeles to Canada; there was some hype created for the new Kids Incorporated project in Los Angeles and New York, but it never came to fruition.
After its default cancellation, the show continued to be shown in reruns on the Disney Channel until May 30, 1996.
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