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New Kids on the Block
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GenreAnimation
Developed byKayte Kuch
Sheryl Scarborough
Directed byMario Piluso
Voices ofDavid Coburn
Brian Stokes Mitchell
Loren Lester
Scott Menville
Matt E. Mixer
Dave Fennoy
Pat Fraley
J.D. Hall
Josh Keaton
Theresa Saldana
ComposersMurray McFadden
Timothy Mullhollan
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes15
Production
Executive producersAndy Heyward
Robby London
Dick Scott
ProducerMario Piluso
Running time22 minutes
Production companiesDIC Animation City
Big Step Productions
Release
Original networkABC
Original releaseSeptember 8 (1990-09-08) –
December 14, 1990 (1990-12-14)

New Kids on the Block is an animated television series featuring the adventures of the New Kids on the Block. It lasted a season from 1990 on ABC. Beginning the following year, it aired in reruns from October 12, 1991,[1] to 1993 on The Disney Channel.[2][3]

Though the group appeared in live action clips, their animated voices were performed by other voice actors.[4] "You Got It (The Right Stuff)" was the opening theme, while an instrumental version of "Step by Step" was the closing theme.

In each episode, the group is traveling to a concert location when something takes them off track, ending in a pro-social moral lesson.[5]

A primetime special, New Kids on the Block Christmas Special, aired on ABC on December 14, 1990.[6]

Plot

The series focuses on the group's misadventures along with their managers, who are based on their real-life manager, Maurice Starr.

Episodes

  1. "The New Kid in the Class" (September 8, 1990)
  2. "Sheik of My Dreams" (September 15, 1990)
  3. "In Step... Out of Time!" (September 22, 1990)
  4. "Cowa-BONK-a" (September 29, 1990)
  5. "Kissed, Missed, and Double D'ist"
  6. "D'ist Dream Date"
  7. "Hot Dog!"
  8. "Overnight Success"
  9. "The Legend of the Sandman" (November 19, 1990)
  10. "Homeboys on the Range"
  11. "New Heroes on the Block"
  12. "The New Kids on the Old Block"
  13. "The New Kids Off the Wall"
  14. "Rewind Time"
  15. "Christmas Special" (December 14, 1990, NOTE: This episode aired on prime time, not Saturday morning)

Principal cast

Crew

VHS releases

Year Title Production details Notes Certifications
1990 The New Kid in the Class
  • Released: November 6, 1990
  • Label: Sony Music
  • Format: VHS
 Includes "The New Kid In The Class" episode.
  • RIAA: 2× Platinum[7]
1990 Sheik of My Dreams
  • Released: November 6, 1990
  • Label: Sony Music
  • Format: VHS
 Includes the "Sheik of My Dreams" episode.
  • RIAA: 2× Platinum[7]
1990 In Step...Out of Time
  • Released: November 6, 1990
  • Label: Sony Music
  • Format: VHS
 Includes the "In Step...Out of Time" episode.
  • RIAA: 2× Platinum[7]
1990 Kissed, Missed, and Double D'ist
  • Released: 1990
  • Label: Sony Music
  • Format: VHS
 Includes the "Kissed, Missed, and Double D'ist" episode.
1990 Overnight Success
  • Released: 1990
  • Label: Sony Music
  • Format: VHS
 Includes the "Overnight Success" episode.
1990 New Heroes on the Block
  • Released: 1990
  • Label: Sony Music
  • Format: VHS
 Includes the "New Heroes on the Block" episode.

References

  1. ^ The Disney Channel Magazine, Vol. 9, no. 5, September/October 1991: pp. 20, 36, 50.
  2. ^ The Disney Channel Magazine, Vol. 11, no. 1, December 1992/January 1993: pp. 28, 30, 47.
  3. ^ The Disney Channel Magazine, Vol. 11, no. 2, February/March 1993: p. 26.
  4. ^ Perlmutter, David (2018). The Encyclopedia of American Animated Television Shows. Rowman & Littlefield. pp. 430–431. ISBN 978-1538103739.
  5. ^ Erickson, Hal (2005). Television Cartoon Shows: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1949 Through 2003 (2nd ed.). McFarland & Co. pp. 587–588. ISBN 978-1476665993.
  6. ^ Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 301–302. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  7. ^ a b c "New Kids On The Block - US Certifications". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 9 June 2017.

External links

New Kids on the Block
Children's programming on the American Broadcasting Company in the 1990s
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