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GGCrono Since: Jan, 2001
#1: Jun 26th 2011 at 8:37:12 AM

Who here is familiar with Captain N? A lot of you, I'm sure. How about The Power Team? If you've read Captain SNES, then no, they're not something that was made up.

The Power Team is, basically, a knockoff of Captain N made to shill Acclaim properties, wrapped up in a framing show about a totally radical dude named Johnny Arcade sharing hot tips for the latest games.

Basically, it's a microcosm of everything that was ridiculous about 90s pop culture (which is to say, everything).

Why do I bring it up, you may ask? Because an episode of it recently surfaced on Youtube, so you can experience it for yourself. It is hilarious. It has to be seen to be believed.

GGCrono Since: Jan, 2001
BagofMagicFood Since: Jan, 2001
#3: Jun 26th 2011 at 8:46:30 AM

I never watched this show, but I heard it was the reason Captain N didn't feature Kuros in the Wizards & Warriors episode. (Now, why they didn't put in Samus Aran despite including her enemies, I can't think of a good excuse for...)

Shota Since: Oct, 2010 Relationship Status: Dancing with myself
#4: Jun 26th 2011 at 8:53:02 AM

There was a series called Kid Viz, where preteens who were in a band somehow went into this magical world led by a fairy who wore a pink sweatband. Yeah.

BagofMagicFood Since: Jan, 2001
#5: Jun 26th 2011 at 9:17:54 AM

Was that the one that started with a Rush Limbaugh look-alike saying "I'm sending you to the Flip Side?" Because I like that part.

SatanicHamster Moldova, never change. Since: Jan, 2001
Moldova, never change.
#6: Jun 26th 2011 at 9:48:35 AM

There was a series called Kid Viz, where preteens who were in a band somehow went into this magical world led by a fairy who wore a pink sweatband. Yeah.

I think you're talking about Kidd Video.

BagofMagicFood Since: Jan, 2001
#7: Jun 26th 2011 at 10:00:05 AM

I also remember Kid Vid, from the Burger King Kids Club! I think he was the only member who ever appeared in the commercials.

Gray64 Since: Dec, 1969
#8: Jun 26th 2011 at 10:00:19 AM

[up]Yes and Kidd Video was about music, rather than video games.

Shota Since: Oct, 2010 Relationship Status: Dancing with myself
#9: Jun 26th 2011 at 10:07:24 AM

[up][up][up]Yes thank you for correcting me.

Glaivester Since: Dec, 1969
#10: Jun 26th 2011 at 12:08:24 PM

Interesting you should mention Kidd Video. The Power Team's background music is largely lifted directly from Kidd Video, at least in this episode.

btw, the characters in Kidd Video were not pre-teens. They were played by people who were all at least 18, and generally behaved as if they were supposed to be approximately college age.

edited 26th Jun '11 12:17:27 PM by Glaivester

Glaivester Since: Dec, 1969
#11: Jun 26th 2011 at 12:09:25 PM

Come to think of it, Kidd Video is probably the most 80s show ever, so it is interesting to juxtapose it with the most 90s show ever.

edited 26th Jun '11 12:18:06 PM by Glaivester

Geostomp In the name of the POWER, I will punish you! from Arkansas, USA Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: What is this thing you call love?
In the name of the POWER, I will punish you!
#12: Jul 1st 2011 at 5:04:43 AM

I watched Captain N reruns when I was too young to know any better (six), but I've never even heard of this show.

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PowerRider Since: Jan, 2011
#13: Jul 26th 2011 at 3:30:23 PM

Nice find! I never really liked Captain N due to what they did to Mega Man and Simon Belmont, yet I didn't mind the inaccuracies in Power Team since the games represented on that show were crappy to begin with (to be fair, I've never played Arch Rivals and Kwirk seems kind of fun). It didn't matter to me that Max Force didn't wear his helmet or that they based Kuros' design on Fabio instead of the knight in the actual game. The show seems more fun than I remember after seeing that clip. It's no animated masterpiece of course, but it's still as cheesy like the day I first saw it.

It's pretty hilarious that Kuros and Max are the only truly "heroic" characters and the other three are just a black guy with a basketball, an anthropomorphic vegetable, and a talking monster truck. They could have used the Player 2 guy from N.A.R.C. if they truly needed a token black guy (especially given that the main villains are also from N.A.R.C.), but I'm guessing "Hitman" isn't exactly the kind of name you would want to give to a heroic character in a kid-friendly cartoon. Also, it's funny to see Mr. Big, Joe Rockhead and Spike Rush being reduced to monopolizing the tomato markets, considering they were originally drug dealers in N.A.R.C.

edited 26th Jul '11 3:32:37 PM by PowerRider

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