A Kids WB short-lived musical variety TV show that does
good-natured spoofs of all sorts of moments upon the history of the world,
whether it's for the Days of the Dinosaurs or all the way to events that
happened in the last century. It may be "edutainment" but it
does make a great effort in making a satirical view of history. (Not too
mention on how it also spoofs things like Censorship in different ways,
and it also likes to poke some fun upon Warner Brothers, too.)
The plot & characterization
may seem too underdeveloped to put in a threadbare variety show.
But characterization is actually existent whether it's among rambunctious
folk like "Loud
Kiddington" or more subtle
& quiet ones like "Charity Bazaar". (And speaking of her,
this is one of the few shows that the blond little girl isn't a brat
or way too saccharine.) And while it may not seem like it, the various
characters in the show have received development one way or the other.
While it may seem cliched on how it does its comedy (the
obviously fake celebrity impersanations), not all of the skits are there
for comic purposes. There are some skits which are more straight-forward
showings of certain events. (Like how they accurately potray Martin Luther
King Jr.'s "I
have a dream" speech for one example, despite having some "scat"
humor at first.) The show even has tried to handle controversial subjects
like cloning after Froggo has read William Blake's "Little Lamb".
So this show has fulfilled its areas of comedy to fully accurate history.
This is why this short-lived show is now on the list of "The Most
Underrated Animated TV Shows".
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List
of Characters:
(The
Kids)
Loud
Kiddington-
A young loud boy who is always quite willing to annoy historical figures & his
fellow cast members with its with his trademark yelling or his put-downs.
Voiced by: Cody Ruegger
Froggo-
A odd short, stout little Fred Durst-like cap-wearing boy who is a bit
of a mystery since he has no last name, catch phrase and despite on how
he can be just as rowdy as his louder friends he has quite a more "mature & adult" mind.
Voiced by: Nathan Ruegger
Charity Bazaar-
An even more mysterious little girl who is consistently saying that she
is "not
happy".
This moody little woman was once a jab at the "Moody Generation-X
Teen"
demograph and seems an awful lot like Daria Morgenduffer of "Daria".
Voiced by: Laraine Newman
Aka Pella-
She may seem like a "sassy
black girl stereotype" but this little missy is perfectly capable
of handling her own. She may not constantly yell but she makes herself
as very good competiton for Loud when it comes to put-downs.
Voiced by: Cree Summer
Lucky Bob- A dim stout blond-haired boy with a wee bit of
an overbite. How is the consistent companion of Cho-cho (see below).
And while he may seem like a walking "retard" joke his voice
is actually more reminiscent of Ed McMahon. (And I'm sure they're not
calling Ed McMahon a big dummy, though I could be wrong.)
Voiced by: Jeff Benett
Cho-Cho- This short-haired brunette asian-like woman may seem
like a stereotype but she is more of a nuisance to certain Historical
celebrities with Lucky Bob by selling them stuff like Magazines to Potato
Chips.
Voice by: Tress MacNeille
Toast- This tall teenaged
blonde boy is always proud to wear his blue cap, rock out to some rock & roll,
and likes to ask historical celebrities "if he cares". (Before
he launches them to the next zipcode.) Is he a "half-baked surfer
teen" stereotype?
He probably is but at least he is a funny one.
Voice by: Tres MacNeille
Pepper- A hyperactive
red-haired teenage girl who loves to get autographs from historical celebrites,
even though she always mistakes them for pop-culture celebs. (Like how
she confused Teddy Roosevelt with Winnie the Pooh.)
Voice by: Tress MacNeille
Pule Houser- He may have less screen time than Charity Bazaar
but he is more whiny & wimpy than mysterious. This chubby boy is
either whining about his petty "hardships" or about to puke
all over.
Voice by: Frank Welker
Susanna Susquahanna- Perhaps the least-known member of the Kid Chorus
(being prominently featured in only three sketches), this beady-eyed
Native American girl has a large gap between her front teeth, which gives
her a lisp that makes it difficult for her to say even her own name properly.
Voice
by: Tress MacNeill
Big Fat Baby-
Consistent companion to Father Time (which I'll get to later). And there
are actually two versions of BFB, a male one an a female one. Though they
regularly use BFB to milk out all the common "bodily
humor" jokes they sometimes use BFB to potray the people of certain
events like the theft of the Crown Jewel's in England during the 1800's.
Voice by: Luke Ruegger
(The "Senior" Cast members)
Father Time-
Ever heard of the old picture of and old man chasing a baby with a sickle?
Well take a guess where Father Time and BFB are a reference of? But this "host" of
the show does a great amount of work on the show even though he consistently
gets bothered by the kids.
Voice by: Frank Welker
World's Oldest Woman- Nobody knows whether she truly lives
up to her title but she "has been around" during many of the
moments in history. Though she usually tries to hit on Bill Straightman
(whom I'll get to later.)
Voice by: Tress MacNeile
("Not-so-senior" cast members.)
Nostradamus- Yes the very french philosopher himself
is the "historical
figure" that is actually a part of the cast. While this Paul Rugg-voiced
version regularly does Jerry Lewis impersanations.
Voice by: Paul Rugg
Bill Straightman- He is of course obviously lives
up to the title of his last name. But he of course has his fair share of
work on the show while isn't being harassed by World's Oldest Woman.
Voice by: James Wickline
Miss
Information-
Air-headed Barbie Doll-bodied Tour Guide to History. She is known for
comically mixing up info and who knows whether she is really that dense
or whether its just an act.
Voice by: Laraine Newman
Chit Chatterson-
Economically driven salesman that tries to sell his merhandise no matter
what. He was disign as a spoof of desperate "morally
challenghed" salesmen everywhere.
Voice by: Billy West
Mr. Smartypants- A smart well-mannered man who either
has no mid-body or he is doing something else as we only see his head
and his arms. He is a nice man though his "risque" attempts
at teaching history bug the network censor, Lydia Karioke.
Voice by: Rob Paulsen
Sammy Melman- This guy is basically a spoof of desperate
smarmy "morally-challenghed" TV
executives, namely WB. This blond, blue power-suit wearing man can be
just as much of a nuisance as the kids can be.
Voice by: Rob Paulsen
Lydia Karioke- They on a VERY regular basis use her as a
spoof of all prudish shrewd censors everywhere. (Whether its for on the
basis on religion, profanity, violence and vulgarity.) How there are
a few moments in the series where this short-haired brunette woman gets
to have some fun on her own.
Voice by: Nora Dunn
(Misc. Characters)
Fetch- Loud Kiddington's faithful talking dog whom appears
to either be a mutt, a somewhat small golden lab or some sort of a mixed
breed. And of course he can be as much of a nuisance as his master.
Voice by: Frank Welker
(images and an added character by Nintendomax)
Episode list:
1) Inventors Hall of Fame, Part II (10/30/98)
2) Inventors Hall of Fame, Part I (9/14/98)
3) The U.S. Civil War, Part I (9/15/98)
4) The Attack of the Vikings (9/16/98)
5) The Wild West (9/17/98)
6) The American Revolution, Part I (9/18/98)
7) More Explorers (11/13/98)
8) The Know-It-Alls (9/21/98)
9) The Renaissance (9/22/98)
10) The U.S. Civil War, Part II (9/23/98)
11) Really Oldies But Goodies (9/24/98)
12) The American Revolution, Part II (9/25/98)
13) A Blast From the Past (9/26/98)
14) China (9/28/98)
15) Tribute to Tyrants (9/30/98)
16) The Montezuma Show (10/2/98)
17) Loud Kiddington's Ancient History (3/13/99)
18) Great Heroes of France (10/6/98)
19) The Terrible Tudors (10/8/98)
20) The Wheel of History (10/9/98)
21) When Time Collides (10/10/98)
22) Around the World in a Daze (10/12/98)
23) Histeria! Satellite TV (10/16/98)
24) General Sherman's Campsite (10/17/98)
25) Return to Rome (10/23/98)
26) Megalomaniacs (10/31/98)
27) The Russian Revolution (10/24/98)
28) The Thomas Jefferson Program (11/7/98)
29) Hooray For Presidents (11/7/98)
30) The Legion of Super Writers (11/21/98)
31) Return to China (11/14/98)
32) Writers of the Purple Prose (2/20/99)
33) History of Flight (2/2/99)
34) Presidential People (2/13/99)
35) Histeria! Around the World (2/27/99)
36) When America Was Young (3/6/99)
37) Super Amazing Constitutions (3/20/99)
38) Better Living Through Science (3/27/99)
39) The Dawn of Time (4/3/99)
40) Music (4/17/99)
41) World War II (4/24/99)
42) The Teddy Roosevelt Show (5/1/99)
43) Communuts! (5/8/99)
44) Histeria! Around the World II (6/5/99)
45) Americana (5/15/99)
46) 20th Century Presidents (5/22/99)
47) The French Revolution (9/24/00)
48) North America (10/1/00)
49) Histeria! Goes to the Moon (7/17/00)
50) Heroes of Truth and Justice (1/17/00)
51) Euro-Mania (3/24/00)
52) Big Fat Baby Theatre (3/31/00)
~ Nintendomax
Favorite links:
Enclyclopedia
Histeria
Behind
the Voice
~ Pokejedservo
"Histeria!" on
AOL Video
~ Nintendomax
Favorite images:
~ Anon
~ Rosepixie
~ Nintendomax
For more images from this show, see the
gallery!
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