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Starting Season 6 and changes are in the air for Kids Incorporated…a lot of changes, as the band finds themselves facing an uncertain future following the P*lace being put up for sale.
Things start off typically enough with opening song “Edge of a Broken Heart”; but after the song the kids notice the decline in service after Riley left to go to college - with [[FromBadToWorse worse news]] coming as Stacy tells the others she learned that the P*lace itself might be up for sale. Richie then tries lifting the band’s spirits in time for their next number (“Love Me Do”) only for the kids’ worst fears to be confirmed as a “For Sale” sign is posted on the window. With the P*lace up for sale and uncertainty over whether they’d be retained as the “house band”; we then see the kids packing up and throwing out random suggestions such as going on tour (which wouldn’t work due to, among other things, school responsibilities); trying to buy the P*lace themselves, never mind the fact that they wouldn’t be able to come close to having enough money to buy the building[[note]]if this sounds familiar; a similar idea was [[RecycledPremise tossed out]] in Season 1’s “[[Recap/KidsIncorporatedS1E20TheHistoricalPlace The Historical P*lace]]”[[/note]] and trying to go to the bank for a loan (too young); leaving the dejected kids wondering what’s next (“Dreamin’”). After the kids return from a horror movie (which, not surprisingly, does little to soothe their fears; especially newcomer Robin), we see prospective buyers arrive (and Stacy and Robin delivering sales pitches that would have been suitable for [[ButWaitTheresMore late-night infomercials]] or [[HonestJohnsDealership used-car dealers]]). Devyn then tries to convince the others not to give up without a fight (“Don’t Take Away My Past”).
Enter a young man walking into the dressing room and inspecting the P*lace as the kids reminisce. Introducing himself as Flip, he reveals that he just purchased the P*lace (the kids then recognize him, as Flip made his fortune as the creator of the Flippers brand of sneakers before selling the company). Even better news: Flip is not planning to change a thing (an answer to the kids’ prayers); and on the first concert after Flip becomes the new owner, he does the honors of introducing Kids Incorporated prior to closing song “(Music is) The Doctor”.
Behind the scenes; a lot of changes took place as well. For starters; the band shrinks back down to five members with the departures of Ryan Lambert and Connie Lew, with Creator/JenniferLoveHewitt (credited as Love Hewitt) joining as the character of Robin[[note]]per a retrospective on her career and a [[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0086744/trivia?ref_=tt_trv_trv trivia page]] on Website/{{IMDb}}, the reason her character wasn’t TheDanza was that Hewitt was a last-minute replacement for an unidentified girl let go for unknown reasons[[/note]]; while the lineup of the dancers saw Kimberly Duncan as the only holdover; with Joseph Conrad, Leilani Legamy, Tiffany Robbins and Cory Tyler joining. Also, while Riley’s departure is mentioned; this is no longer the case for the actual band members, whose exits from henceforth are done without explanation (and thus no audition scenes). For this season and continuing after the series returned from hiatus for 1991; the songs would be recorded and mixed in a manner that made it sound like the songs were being performed “live”. Conversely, however, most of the songs performed by [[Music/{{Fergie}} Stacy Ferguson]] in Season 6 were [[ExecutiveMeddling pitched up in post-production]], which had the result of the vocals sounding fairly squeaky in a number of cases.
!! Songs performed in this episode:
* “Edge of a Broken Heart” (Vixen cover; lead vocals by Stacy)
* “[[Music/PleasePleaseMe Love Me Do]]” (Music/TheBeatles cover; lead vocals by Kenny)
* “Dreamin’’” (Music/VanessaWilliams cover; lead vocals by Devyn)
* “Don’t Take Away My Past” (Kids Incorporated original; lead vocals by Kenny, Stacy, Robin and Richie)
* “(Music is) The Doctor” (Music/TheDoobieBrothers cover; lead vocals by Richie)
!! Tropes associated with this episode:
* BearerOfBadNews: Stacy in telling the others of the rumor (eventually confirmed) that the P*lace might be up for sale.
* {{Determinator}}: Devyn fits in her efforts to convince the others not to give up.
* RunningGag: This episode introduces Flip’s “Da-na-na-na” gag that ran throughout Season 6; a reference to a guitar riff used on the 1955 song “I’m a Man” by {{Blues}} legend Music/BoDiddley[[note]]and used in other songs ranging from [[Music/ElvisPresley Elvis’]] 1958 song “Trouble” to George Thorogood and the Destroyers’ “Bad to the Bone”[[/note]]
Things start off typically enough with opening song “Edge of a Broken Heart”; but after the song the kids notice the decline in service after Riley left to go to college - with [[FromBadToWorse worse news]] coming as Stacy tells the others she learned that the P*lace itself might be up for sale. Richie then tries lifting the band’s spirits in time for their next number (“Love Me Do”) only for the kids’ worst fears to be confirmed as a “For Sale” sign is posted on the window. With the P*lace up for sale and uncertainty over whether they’d be retained as the “house band”; we then see the kids packing up and throwing out random suggestions such as going on tour (which wouldn’t work due to, among other things, school responsibilities); trying to buy the P*lace themselves, never mind the fact that they wouldn’t be able to come close to having enough money to buy the building[[note]]if this sounds familiar; a similar idea was [[RecycledPremise tossed out]] in Season 1’s “[[Recap/KidsIncorporatedS1E20TheHistoricalPlace The Historical P*lace]]”[[/note]] and trying to go to the bank for a loan (too young); leaving the dejected kids wondering what’s next (“Dreamin’”). After the kids return from a horror movie (which, not surprisingly, does little to soothe their fears; especially newcomer Robin), we see prospective buyers arrive (and Stacy and Robin delivering sales pitches that would have been suitable for [[ButWaitTheresMore late-night infomercials]] or [[HonestJohnsDealership used-car dealers]]). Devyn then tries to convince the others not to give up without a fight (“Don’t Take Away My Past”).
Enter a young man walking into the dressing room and inspecting the P*lace as the kids reminisce. Introducing himself as Flip, he reveals that he just purchased the P*lace (the kids then recognize him, as Flip made his fortune as the creator of the Flippers brand of sneakers before selling the company). Even better news: Flip is not planning to change a thing (an answer to the kids’ prayers); and on the first concert after Flip becomes the new owner, he does the honors of introducing Kids Incorporated prior to closing song “(Music is) The Doctor”.
Behind the scenes; a lot of changes took place as well. For starters; the band shrinks back down to five members with the departures of Ryan Lambert and Connie Lew, with Creator/JenniferLoveHewitt (credited as Love Hewitt) joining as the character of Robin[[note]]per a retrospective on her career and a [[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0086744/trivia?ref_=tt_trv_trv trivia page]] on Website/{{IMDb}}, the reason her character wasn’t TheDanza was that Hewitt was a last-minute replacement for an unidentified girl let go for unknown reasons[[/note]]; while the lineup of the dancers saw Kimberly Duncan as the only holdover; with Joseph Conrad, Leilani Legamy, Tiffany Robbins and Cory Tyler joining. Also, while Riley’s departure is mentioned; this is no longer the case for the actual band members, whose exits from henceforth are done without explanation (and thus no audition scenes). For this season and continuing after the series returned from hiatus for 1991; the songs would be recorded and mixed in a manner that made it sound like the songs were being performed “live”. Conversely, however, most of the songs performed by [[Music/{{Fergie}} Stacy Ferguson]] in Season 6 were [[ExecutiveMeddling pitched up in post-production]], which had the result of the vocals sounding fairly squeaky in a number of cases.
!! Songs performed in this episode:
* “Edge of a Broken Heart” (Vixen cover; lead vocals by Stacy)
* “[[Music/PleasePleaseMe Love Me Do]]” (Music/TheBeatles cover; lead vocals by Kenny)
* “Dreamin’’” (Music/VanessaWilliams cover; lead vocals by Devyn)
* “Don’t Take Away My Past” (Kids Incorporated original; lead vocals by Kenny, Stacy, Robin and Richie)
* “(Music is) The Doctor” (Music/TheDoobieBrothers cover; lead vocals by Richie)
!! Tropes associated with this episode:
* BearerOfBadNews: Stacy in telling the others of the rumor (eventually confirmed) that the P*lace might be up for sale.
* {{Determinator}}: Devyn fits in her efforts to convince the others not to give up.
* RunningGag: This episode introduces Flip’s “Da-na-na-na” gag that ran throughout Season 6; a reference to a guitar riff used on the 1955 song “I’m a Man” by {{Blues}} legend Music/BoDiddley[[note]]and used in other songs ranging from [[Music/ElvisPresley Elvis’]] 1958 song “Trouble” to George Thorogood and the Destroyers’ “Bad to the Bone”[[/note]]
