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** Based on the magazine layout; it appears Richie’s magazine covering the 20th anniversary of Woodstock appears to be a copy of Time. This could also count as a FreezeFrameBonus.
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Our second consecutive VerySpecialEpisode (and second explicitly [[GreenAesop environmental-themed]] episode) sees the kids try to convince a factory owner (guest star Bill Rafferty, a game-show host best known for hosting the 1986-87 syndicated version of ''Series/CardSharks''; a short-lived 1987 Creator/{{NBC}} revival of ''Series/{{Blockbusters}}'' and co-hosting early reality show ''Real People'') to stop dumping sludge into a local river.
The episode kicks off with “Iko Iko” (in keeping with the episode’s theme, notice Devyn’s tie-dye shirt; the song also provides a dance solo for Leilani Legamy) before the kids go on break, with Devyn - after getting compliments on her shirt - noting the shirt was one she found in a magazine Richie had marking the 20th anniversary of UsefulNotes/{{Woodstock}} (a confused Robin mentions the only Woodstock she was familiar with was Snoopy’s friend), leading to Flip filling her in while joking that he’d have been there too…except he hadn’t been born yet. Stacy notices some pictures in the article showing the performers wearing identical tie-dye shirts and mop-tops. Flip then points out that UsefulNotes/TheSixties were also a time of activism, noticing that getting people together was “like a powerful train picking up steam”…fittingly setting up “The Locomotion”.
Nostalgia about a major music festival wasn’t the only reason for Flip bringing up activism, as he tells the kids about a petition to get a factory outside of town to stop dumping sludge into the water, which the kids quickly sign. We then cut outside where Kenny - practicing for a planned father-son fishing trip - accidentally hooks Devyn’s paper. Unfortunately, Kenny’s plans are derailed when Richie notes that the chemicals being dumped made the fish unsafe to eat, leading to two questions for the kids: What more can be done and how? Stacy suggests writing a letter (with Robin adding that they could ask for a representative to be sent).
Meanwhile, Flip attempts to cheer up Kenny - down after his father canceled their trip after reading the article Richie brought up - with a joke that falls flat when Richie arrives with a letter from the company president, which appears to be a standard form letter asking them to “trust their experts”; causing the kids to set up a rally, setting up “All You Need is Love” (with the kids wearing 1960s-themed outfits such as Devyn. Richie and Kenny all wearing glasses similar to those worn by Music/JohnLennon) and - after a brief interlude with a kid reporter[[note]]whose actress is uncredited[[/note]] - “Hand in Hand” (note no one is playing the instruments). The kids, excited about the reaction, return to the P*lace when Richie arrives with another letter from the company president, this time wanting to meet with the kids. However, things appear to be at an impasse when the company president notes that they were meeting safety guidelines (despite the kids’ protests, noting that they couldn’t eat the fish or even swim in the lake). Afterwards, the company present - a child of the 1960s himself - realizes his error and [[TheAtoner vows to buy a new filter system that would result in cleaner water]]; setting up closing song “The Way You Do the Things You Do”.
!! Songs performed in this episode[[note]]the only episode of Season 6 not to contain at least one original song[[/note]]:
* “Iko Iko”[[note]]originally recorded under the title “Jock-A-Mo” in 1953[[/note]] (James “Sugar Boy” Crawford and his Cane Cutters cover[[note]]also [[CoveredUp recorded by]] The Dixie Cups under the more familiar name as well as Dr. John among others[[/note]]; lead vocals by Robin, Kenny and Devyn)
* “The Locomotion” (Little Eva cover[[note]]also recorded by Music/GrandFunkRailroad, the song’s writer; Music/CaroleKing and by this time Music/KylieMinogue - the latter of whom’s version provides the basis of this cover[[/note]]; lead vocals by Stacy[[note]]the song was previously used in [[Recap/KidsIncorporatedS2E17IdenticalProblems Season 2’s “Identical Problems”]]; with then-cast member Martika {as Gloria} on lead vocals that time[[/note]])
* “[[Music/YellowSubmarine All You Need is Love]]” (Music/TheBeatles cover; lead vocals by Stacy, Devyn and Kenny)[[note]]when the episode was being produced, music director Reg Powell; who had done some work with the Fab Four, noted that of the cast members; Richard Shoff [[https://web.archive.org/web/20090807003602/http://www.kidsincorporated.us/images/KIDS_Incorporated_Hollywood_Reporter.pdf was the only one that had heard the song previously]][[/note]]
* “Hand in Hand” (Koreana cover[[note]]a [[UsefulNotes/SouthKorea South Korean]] band whose song was chosen as the official theme song of the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul[[/note]]; lead vocals by Richie and Kenny)
* “The Way You Do the Things You Do” (Music/TheTemptations cover[[note]]also recorded by Rita Coolidge and most recently Music/{{UB40}}[[/note]]; lead vocals by Kenny, Robin and Stacy)
!! Tropes associated with this episode:
* BearerOfBadNews: Richie when he tells Kenny about the chemicals being dumped making the fish unsafe to eat…as Kenny was looking forward to going on a father-son fishing trip.
* GreenAesop: This is the second episode - alongside the previous season’s [[Recap/KidsIncorporatedS5E6KahunaKids “Kahuna Kids”]] - to have an overt environmental theme, and at roughly the same point in the season.
* ShoutOut:
** Robin, upon hearing the discussion of Woodstock, can only think of [[Franchise/{{Peanuts}} Snoopy’s bird friend]].
** Based on the magazine layout; it appears Richie’s magazine covering the 20th anniversary of Woodstock appears to be a copy of Time.
* VagueAge: Flip’s reference after discussing Woodstock includes a joke about how he’d have been there if he had been born indicates that he’s not yet 20 (and worth noting is Flip had already been established [[Recap/KidsIncorporatedS6E1SweetDreams in his debut episode]] as having made a fortune with a line of sneakers).
* VerySpecialEpisode: The [[Recap/KidsIncorporatedS6E5NeverTooOld second]] of [[Recap/KidsIncorporatedS6E7RoughingIt four]] [[Recap/KidsIncorporatedS6E8TheCoverUp consecutive]] episodes of this nature.
The episode kicks off with “Iko Iko” (in keeping with the episode’s theme, notice Devyn’s tie-dye shirt; the song also provides a dance solo for Leilani Legamy) before the kids go on break, with Devyn - after getting compliments on her shirt - noting the shirt was one she found in a magazine Richie had marking the 20th anniversary of UsefulNotes/{{Woodstock}} (a confused Robin mentions the only Woodstock she was familiar with was Snoopy’s friend), leading to Flip filling her in while joking that he’d have been there too…except he hadn’t been born yet. Stacy notices some pictures in the article showing the performers wearing identical tie-dye shirts and mop-tops. Flip then points out that UsefulNotes/TheSixties were also a time of activism, noticing that getting people together was “like a powerful train picking up steam”…fittingly setting up “The Locomotion”.
Nostalgia about a major music festival wasn’t the only reason for Flip bringing up activism, as he tells the kids about a petition to get a factory outside of town to stop dumping sludge into the water, which the kids quickly sign. We then cut outside where Kenny - practicing for a planned father-son fishing trip - accidentally hooks Devyn’s paper. Unfortunately, Kenny’s plans are derailed when Richie notes that the chemicals being dumped made the fish unsafe to eat, leading to two questions for the kids: What more can be done and how? Stacy suggests writing a letter (with Robin adding that they could ask for a representative to be sent).
Meanwhile, Flip attempts to cheer up Kenny - down after his father canceled their trip after reading the article Richie brought up - with a joke that falls flat when Richie arrives with a letter from the company president, which appears to be a standard form letter asking them to “trust their experts”; causing the kids to set up a rally, setting up “All You Need is Love” (with the kids wearing 1960s-themed outfits such as Devyn. Richie and Kenny all wearing glasses similar to those worn by Music/JohnLennon) and - after a brief interlude with a kid reporter[[note]]whose actress is uncredited[[/note]] - “Hand in Hand” (note no one is playing the instruments). The kids, excited about the reaction, return to the P*lace when Richie arrives with another letter from the company president, this time wanting to meet with the kids. However, things appear to be at an impasse when the company president notes that they were meeting safety guidelines (despite the kids’ protests, noting that they couldn’t eat the fish or even swim in the lake). Afterwards, the company present - a child of the 1960s himself - realizes his error and [[TheAtoner vows to buy a new filter system that would result in cleaner water]]; setting up closing song “The Way You Do the Things You Do”.
!! Songs performed in this episode[[note]]the only episode of Season 6 not to contain at least one original song[[/note]]:
* “Iko Iko”[[note]]originally recorded under the title “Jock-A-Mo” in 1953[[/note]] (James “Sugar Boy” Crawford and his Cane Cutters cover[[note]]also [[CoveredUp recorded by]] The Dixie Cups under the more familiar name as well as Dr. John among others[[/note]]; lead vocals by Robin, Kenny and Devyn)
* “The Locomotion” (Little Eva cover[[note]]also recorded by Music/GrandFunkRailroad, the song’s writer; Music/CaroleKing and by this time Music/KylieMinogue - the latter of whom’s version provides the basis of this cover[[/note]]; lead vocals by Stacy[[note]]the song was previously used in [[Recap/KidsIncorporatedS2E17IdenticalProblems Season 2’s “Identical Problems”]]; with then-cast member Martika {as Gloria} on lead vocals that time[[/note]])
* “[[Music/YellowSubmarine All You Need is Love]]” (Music/TheBeatles cover; lead vocals by Stacy, Devyn and Kenny)[[note]]when the episode was being produced, music director Reg Powell; who had done some work with the Fab Four, noted that of the cast members; Richard Shoff [[https://web.archive.org/web/20090807003602/http://www.kidsincorporated.us/images/KIDS_Incorporated_Hollywood_Reporter.pdf was the only one that had heard the song previously]][[/note]]
* “Hand in Hand” (Koreana cover[[note]]a [[UsefulNotes/SouthKorea South Korean]] band whose song was chosen as the official theme song of the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul[[/note]]; lead vocals by Richie and Kenny)
* “The Way You Do the Things You Do” (Music/TheTemptations cover[[note]]also recorded by Rita Coolidge and most recently Music/{{UB40}}[[/note]]; lead vocals by Kenny, Robin and Stacy)
!! Tropes associated with this episode:
* BearerOfBadNews: Richie when he tells Kenny about the chemicals being dumped making the fish unsafe to eat…as Kenny was looking forward to going on a father-son fishing trip.
* GreenAesop: This is the second episode - alongside the previous season’s [[Recap/KidsIncorporatedS5E6KahunaKids “Kahuna Kids”]] - to have an overt environmental theme, and at roughly the same point in the season.
* ShoutOut:
** Robin, upon hearing the discussion of Woodstock, can only think of [[Franchise/{{Peanuts}} Snoopy’s bird friend]].
** Based on the magazine layout; it appears Richie’s magazine covering the 20th anniversary of Woodstock appears to be a copy of Time.
* VagueAge: Flip’s reference after discussing Woodstock includes a joke about how he’d have been there if he had been born indicates that he’s not yet 20 (and worth noting is Flip had already been established [[Recap/KidsIncorporatedS6E1SweetDreams in his debut episode]] as having made a fortune with a line of sneakers).
* VerySpecialEpisode: The [[Recap/KidsIncorporatedS6E5NeverTooOld second]] of [[Recap/KidsIncorporatedS6E7RoughingIt four]] [[Recap/KidsIncorporatedS6E8TheCoverUp consecutive]] episodes of this nature.
