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{{quote|"Listen up. I'm an animation fan; I've seen all sorts of animation in my lifetime. I've watched countless cartoons from every decade, good and bad. The statement I'm about to make....might sound hyperbolic but it's true:
"Believe me when I say Kidd Video ''is bar none, the absolute craziest, strangest, chaotic cartoon I have '''ever''' seen''. You know [[Raggedy Ann and Andy A Musical Adventure|that Raggedy Ann movie]]? ''This is '''[[Up to Eleven|weirder]]'''''!"|[http://www.platypuscomix.net/kidzone/comingtodvdnever.html Platypus Comics]}}
This cult favorite originally ran from 1984-85 on [[NBC]]. It involved a [[Garage Band]] who were brought to a [[Cloudcuckooland|very strange magical land]] called the Flip Side by the evil [[Perfect Hair Forever|controller of cats]], [[Big Bad|Master Blaster]]. Master Blaster wishes to kidnap all the musicians from our world (it's never really explained ''why''; perhaps he had hit upon the idea of using [[The Power of Rock]] for evil). The band escapes with the help of the [[Fairy Companion|good Fairy]], Glitter, and the rest of the series involves them getting into [[Adventure Towns|adventures in every city]] and battling Master Blaster and his Copy Cats.
As with the ''[[Dungeons and Dragons (
Much, much more importantly, this series is remembered for being a truly ''glorious'' perfect storm of [[Refuge in Cool]], [[Deranged Animation]], and [[The Eighties]]. ''Mass quantities'' of [[The Eighties]].
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Compare ''[[Jem]]''. An extensive website, with episode guides, is maintained by [http://www.kvflipside.org/ Toolbot], who has also been kind enough to upload [http://www.youtube.com/user/toolbot several episodes] to [[YouTube]]. Which is good, because trying to describe the show is nothing compared to actually watching it.
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* [[Adventure Towns]] - A different week, a different town.
* [[Art Evolution]] - Season 1 -> Season 2, as [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQKhL1jE5yw demonstrated here]. Also counts as an [[Art Shift]].
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* [[Big Eater]] - Fat Cat. Duh.
* [[Band Toon]] - While not based on a real band, it otherwise fits the description to a "t".
* [[Card-Carrying Villain]]: Master Blaster is so rotten, he needs special dentures when he needs to ''smile.''
* [[Cats Are Mean]] - Actually, the Copy Cats are just [[Punch Clock Villain|Punch Clock Villains]]. Master Blaster is the real meanie.
* [[Cloudcuckooland]] - The Flipside.
* [[Cool Car]] - The bizarre tour bus that must have been designed as a tribute to ''[[Yellow Submarine]]''. Somehow created out of a Subaru Brat.
* [[Creator Backlash]] - Robbie Rist wasn't too fond of ''Where Did Our Love Go?''
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* [[Cute Bruiser]] - Glitter gains super-strength (enough to ''toss buildings around'') any time she sneezes.
* [[Deranged Animation]] - See page quote. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9v4_EazSgKE Any questions?]
* [[Disney Acid Sequence]] - The whole series, really.
* [[Do
* [[Down the Rabbit Hole]]
* [[Eighties Hair]] - Carla
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* [[Fake Band]] - Inverted. The four main actors who played the heroes also sang ''and played'' the band's songs.
* [[Fat and Skinny]] - Fat Cat and Kool Kitty.
* [[Five
** [[The Hero]]: Kidd Video.
** [[The Lancer]]: Carla. Also [[The Chick]] (duh).
** [[The Smart Guy]]: Whiz. ([[Sarcasm Mode|Bet you never saw that coming...]])
** [[Non
** [[Team Pet]]: Not exactly a pet, but Glitter fills the role.
* [[Five Man Band Concert]] - Another "the whole show" trope.
* [[Half
* [[Keep Circulating the Tapes]] - Given that the show was basically made of 80s pop songs, trying to straighten out the rights issues means this has no chance of being released on DVD.
* [[Meaningful Name]] - Kidd Video, Whiz, Master Blaster, She-Lion, Kool Kitty. And those are just the recurring characters.
* [[Punch Clock Villain|Punch Clock Villains]] - The Copy Cats
* [[Refuge in Cool]] - The only excuse for the show's premise.
* [[Robot Buddy]]: Toolbot a robot who's also a tool box, started appearing in Season Two.
* [[Ominous Floating Castle]] - The Master Blaster's lair is a cross between this and [[Airborne Aircraft Carrier]].
* [[That Reminds Me of a Song]] - Using popular radio hits of the day, sometimes including the music videos.
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* [[The Power of Rock]] - The Flipside is basically an entire universe that runs on rock music.
* [[The Psycho Rangers]] - The Copy Cats. The enemy band to the Good Guys' band. Part [[Goldfish Poop Gang]].
* [[Slapstick Knows No Gender]]: Neither Carla nor Glitter get a pass on the cartoonish violence here.
* [[Trapped in Another World]] - The Flipside. They're trapped in it.
* [[Terrible Trio]] - The Copy Cats.
* [[Walking the Earth]] - Okay, they ride a bus-car-submarine-thing.
* [[What Do You Mean It Wasn't Made
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