All Around The Nation So, the five guys start their own band called Kids Incorporated and start performing at a cafe called P*lace. It, however, is more like a nightclub, and the guys themselves often try to behave like adults, the benefit of real adults is nearby except that the owner of the cafe - Riley. So, the atmosphere turned out to be slightly surreal, but the plot is quite simple: at the heart of each series (which were not related to each other) usually lay some small instructive or adventure story, which was abundantly diluted with musical numbers, usually 5 pieces per episode (due to all this, what happened at times resembled the film-musical "Bugsy Malone"). Actually, the songs are the essence of the whole show - fans of hits of the 80s can be strictly recommended to listen, since covers from the KI were often more interesting than the original versions. But watching the whole episode can be a real torture if you are older than 10 years.
Briefly on the classic composition of Kidz Inc (1984-1986):
Martica. Main star. Performed most of the songs and, in general, initially did not need any band (especially fictional), so soon left the show and began a solo music career. In the later seasons, it came to the point that Kids Inc covered Martica's songs.
Stacy Ferguson. The future hip-hop diva was a real symbol of the show. Jokingly, Stacey's career began with the first season, when she was the youngest of the five, and lasted 6 seasons, until 1989, when she suddenly became the oldest of the participants. She has always had a sharp and deep voice. She was particularly successful with Belinda Carlisle songs, although the most popular "Kids" video with Stacey as a performer on YouTube is Jailhouse Rock. Elvis would have approved.
Rene Sands. Soul and heart of KI. Like Martika could sing songs of any genre and pace. In the 1990s, along with her screen sister Stacey was in the band Wild Orchid.
Rahsaan Patterson. Hip-hop artist and openly gay. But that's now, and at the time he was a funny black kid who was snooping on Michael Jackson (well, who in the '80s didn't listen to Michael?). Rahsaan had a high voice, thanks to which he often sang songs that were originally sung by women (which seemed to hint).
Ryan Lambert After the first season, he replaced Jerry Sharrell and immediately added testosterone to the group. His invariable black jacket and hairstyle "a la Billy Idol" stood out sharply on the general girl background.
With Martika’s departure, so to speak, “to the pros” (after season three), the show lost a lot. She was replaced by Connie Lew, who lasted 2 seasons and looked terrible. But the remaining four in the absence of Martika began to receive more opportunities and vocal parts.
Further, the old guard also began to gradually leave the project, and the replacement came: Devin Pewett (by the way, she sang for Connie in her first season), pseudo-drummer Richie Schoff, another black kid Kenny Ford and, finally, Jennifer Love Hewitt (yes, the same one).
As a result, by 1991, the composition of the participants was completely updated compared to 1984 and, surprisingly, turned out to be quite good - Kenny and Jennifer were added to the already mentioned: another well-known actor in the future Eric Balfour, Ana Horn (perhaps the most underrated participant of the show) and "Barbie" Hayley Johnson. This lineup managed to become the last bright spot in the history of Kidz Inc.
Well, the last 2 seasons of the show was slowly dying and, in the end, quietly died in his bed in the presence of family and friends.
6 out of 10