History Trivia / KidsIncorporated

** A [[https://youtu.be/bpi1GzTOtAw May 2022 edition]] of the same podcast mentioned evidence that at least 3 episodes were originally written to feature different cast members than the final result[[note]]Season 5's "Mr. President" or "Richie for President" depending on the source was originally intended to have Kenny as the main character instead of Richie; the following year's "Magic Toy Shoppe" was intended to feature Devyn instead of Robin, with audio of Devyn Puett singing Brenda K. Starr's "I Still Believe" and finally Season 8's "Laid Off" originally featured Haylie instead of Nicole, with audio of a rough cut of Haylie singing the Creator/MichaelJackson song "I'll Be There"[[/note]]

* KeepCirculatingTheTapes - The main reason that the show hasn't returned to TV or had a home video release since the 80's is twofold: one being the difficulty in clearing the rights to the songs (which, while still difficult, would not be as pricey as these are kids singing them, not the actual artists), while the other is the fact that the show's rights are split between MGM (owner of the actual series) & Disney (in possession of the physical videotapes).

* ActorAllusion - A "blink and you'll miss it" version pops up in the 1987 episode "When Movies Were Movies". With the kids having an afternoon off, the group has trouble finding a movie to go to. The Kid suggests "The Monster Squad That Ate Texas", a subtle reference to ''Film/TheMonsterSquad'', a film that came out the same year the episode aired and featured castmate Ryan Lambert as one of the main characters.
** During her first guest appearance in Season 2's "[[Recap/KidsIncorporatedS2E19TheGreatComeback The Great Comeback]]"; Ruth Buzzi's character of Blanche Taylor is dressed in a manner identical to her Gladys Ormphby character on ''Series/RowanAndMartinsLaughIn'' prior to her character [[SheCleansUpNicely getting a makeover]] before meeting her long-lost daughter.

* UnintentionalPeriodPiece - Considering that the show's list of covers made it a near-soundtrack of the 1980s (and early 1990s); this trope couldn't really be avoided.
** The 1987 episode "Russian 101" (in which Ryan is smitten with a member of the [[UsefulNotes/SovietRussiaUkraineAndSoOn Russian ballet]]) is a particularly noticeable example with references to the USSR and an {{Eagleland}}-focused original song that, watching in hindsight with TheGreatPoliticsMessUp, serve as a dead giveaway of its being produced late in the UsefulNotes/ColdWar.

** Audra Lee (a young actress and singer most famous at the time for co-hosting the Creator/{{TBS}} educational segment Kid's Beat) appeared in two episodes in 1988 and 1989. The 1988 appearance had her play Richie's rival in a class presidential race; while the following year she played a character who created a fan club for Devyn.

** In a [[https://youtu.be/rLW3WjySrPk 2021 podcast interview]] on the ''Kids Inc. Podcast''; producer Thomas W. Lynch indicated that he had briefly entered negotiations with [[Creator/DiscoveryFamily the Hub]] at some point in the early 2010s over reruns of ''Kids Incorporated'' airing there, only for the negotiations to fl apart.

* HeAlsoDid:
** John Boni, co-creator of ''Series/WhenThingsWereRotten'', co-wrote an episode.
** Stanley Ralph Ross, best known for co-developing ''Series/WonderWoman'', also wrote a handful of episodes.
** Andy Gordon, later executive producer for ''Series/JustShootMe'' and co-creator of ''Series/TrueJacksonVP'', wrote or co-wrote several episodes.
** Gary Halvorson, one of this series' most frequently used directors, later became a frequent director on shows such as ''Series/{{Friends}}'' and ''Series/TheDrewCareyShow'' and has also handled the direction of ''UsefulNotes/MacysThanksgivingDayParade'' since 1994.
** Blake Snyder began his career writing several episodes before writing the scripts for films such as ''Film/StopOrMyMomWillShoot'' and ''Film/BlankCheck'' and later penned the "Save the Cat!" series of screenwriting tutorial books before his death.

* DescendedCreator - In the season 4 episode, "Modern Music", in which the kids deal with a computer invention of Riley's called Synthesized Audiovisual Music, or S.A.M. for short, with S.A.M. claiming he can make better music than the kids, the actor voicing S.A.M. is theme song composer and music director Michael Cruz.

* KeepCirculatingTheTapes - The main reason that the show hasn't returned to TV or had a home video release since the 80's is twofold: one being the difficulty in clearing the rights to the songs (which, while still difficult, would not be as pricey as these are kids singing them, not the actual artists), while the other is the fact that the show's rights are split between MGM (owner of the actual series) & Disney (in possession of the physical videotapes as well as being MGM's DVD distributor).

** During her first guest appearance in Season 2's "[[Tecap/KidsIncorporatedS2E19TheGreatComeback The Great Comeback]]"; Ruth Buzzi's character of Blanche Taylor is dressed in a manner identical to her Gladys Ormphby character on ''Series/RowanAndMartinsLaughIn'' prior to her character [[SheCleansUpNicely getting a makeover]] before meeting her long-lost daughter.

** During her first guest appearance in Season 2's "The Great Comeback"; Ruth Buzzi's character of Blanche Taylor is dressed in a manner identical to her Gladys Ormphby character on ''Series/RowanAndMartinsLaughIn'' prior to her character [[SheCleansUpNicely getting a makeover]] before meeting her long-lost daughter.

* CreatorCameo - In the season 4 episode, "Modern Music", in which the kids deal with a computer invention of Riley's called Synthesized Audiovisual Music, or S.A.M. for short, with S.A.M. claiming he can make better music than the kids, the actor voicing S.A.M. is theme song composer and music director Michael Cruz.

** Stanley Ralph Ross, best known for co-developing ''Series/WonderWoman'', also wrote an episode.

* KeepCirculatingTheTapes - The main reason that the show hasn't returned to TV or had a home video release since the 80's is twofold: one being the difficulty in clearing the rights to the songs (which, while still difficult, would not be as pricey as these are kids singing them, not the actual artists), while the other is the fact that the show's rights are split between MGM (owner of the actual series), 20th Century Fox (MGM's DVD distributor) and Disney (in possession of the actual videotapes). Disney and Fox's impending merger may only complicate matters.

* SeriesHiatus: ''Kids Incorporated'' took what would have been the 1990 season off for the series to be refreshed, resulting in the departure of three of the cast members[[note]]most notably the series' lone remaining original cast member at the time, [[Music/TheBlackEyedPeas Stacy Ferguson]][[/note]], leaving Kenny Ford, Creator/JenniferLoveHewitt and Sean O'Riordan as the sole 1989 holdovers when production resumed for 1991. Additionally, the period after the shortened 1993 season was intended to be a break before an even more extensive retool, only to (as mentioned below) see the cast age out or decline to return, resulting in its cancellation.

* TroubledProduction - The show's fifth season. It was in production during the [[UsefulNotes/TVStrikes Writer's Guild of America strike of 1988]], and as a result, the show's producers were forced to use non-union writers who presumably hadn't seen the first four seasons up to that point.

** George [=McGrath=] wrote three episodes. [=McGrath=] is best known for voicing Globey and Cowntess on ''Series/PeeWeesPlayhouse''.
** David Brookwell and Sean [=McNamara=] served as co-producers during the show's 9th and final season. The two would later produce the 2000-03 series ''Series/EvenStevens'' and later still, the 2011 movie ''Film/SoulSurfer''.
** Blake Snyder wrote a handful of episodes between Seasons 4 and 6 (1987-89). Snyder would later write 1992's "''Film/StopOrMyMomWillShoot''" and 1994's "''Film/BlankCheck''"; later writing the screenwriting manual series "''Save the Cat!''" and related story structure software before his death in 2009[[note]]''WesternAnimation/HowToTrainYourDragon'' would be [[InMemoriam dedicated to him]] when that film came out in 2010[[/note]]

** During her first guest appearance in Season 2's "The Great Comeback"; [[Series/RowanAndMartinsLaughIn Ruth]] [[Series/SesameStreet Buzzi]]'s character of Blanche Taylor is dressed in a manner identical to her Gladys Ormphby character on ''Rowan and Martin'' prior to her character [[SheCleansUpNicely getting a makeover]] before meeting her long-lost daughter.

* KeepCirculatingTheTapes - The main reason that the show hasn't returned to TV or had a home video release since the 80's is twofold: one being the difficulty in clearing the rights to the songs (which, while still difficult, would not be as pricey as these are kids singing them, not the actual artists), while the other is the fact that the show's rights are split between MGM (owner of the actual series), 20th Century Fox (MGM's DVD distributor) and Disney (in possession of the actual videotapes).

** David Brookwell and Sean [=McNamara=] served as co-producers during the show's 9th and final season. The two would later produce the 2000-03 series ''Series/EvenStevens'' and later produced the 2011 movie ''Film/SoulSurfer''.

* ExecutiveMeddling - For whatever reason, the producers decided to remix Stacy's voice as the 1989 season went to broadcast. The result was that most songs had her sounding quite squeaky at times, as these two videos of the season-opening cover of "Edge Of A Broken Heart" demonstrate: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oYYQhQdrX4E with meddling]] and [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yN5R4Fcrd_Y without meddling]].

** David Brookwell and Sean [=McNamara=] served as co-producers during the show's 9th and final season. The two would later produce the 2000-03 series ''Series/EvenStevens'' and [=McNamara=] later produced the 2011 movie ''Film/SoulSurfer''.