Kidding Around
compiled by Chris Tufts(a Titles & Air Dates Guide)
Last updated: Sun, 14 Jun 2020 17:00
Show Details:
Start date: Sep 1978
End date: Sep 1985
Status: cancelled/ended
Network(s): WMAQ Chicago (US)
Run time: 30 min
Episodes: 212 eps
Genre(s): Children, Miscellaneous
End date: Sep 1985
Status: cancelled/ended
Network(s): WMAQ Chicago (US)
Run time: 30 min
Episodes: 212 eps
Genre(s): Children, Miscellaneous
Credits:
- Steve Smith
- Shawn Gourdie [ season 1 ]
- Carrie Fischer [ 22 Sep 79-3 Jan 81 ]
- Shari Grewe [ 10 Jan 81- ]
- Jenny Ward? [ 83-84? ]
- Jill Leiderman [ 83?- ]
Episode list & details:
airing date day segments ---------------------------------------------------------- 1. Sep 30 1978 Sat Hula-hoop champion Diana Lee, Robert Brown of the Anti Cruelty Society 2. Oct 07 1978 Sat Charlie the Chimpanzee, 15 year old puppeteer David Rudman 3. Oct 14 1978 Sat 8 year old Wendy Whiteside, Junior Magic Club, caring for fish 4. Oct 21 1978 Sat 6 year old Elvis impersonator Nathan Anzaldua, making things out of discards 5. Oct 28 1978 Sat Pets dressed in Halloween costumes 6. Nov 04 1978 Sat Dr. Lester Fisher brings in birds, Cathy Ford sings 7. Nov 11 1978 Sat Gerbils and hamsters, UNICEF art, Young Eagles drill team, children's hairstyles 8. Nov 18 1978 Sat Suzy Silber's beer can collection, baby farm animals 9. Nov 25 1978 Sat Ice Follies stars Peggy Fleming and Richard Dwyer, a worm rancher 10. Dec 02 1978 Sat A Disney animator explains his work, Reading Is Fundamental King and Queen 11. Dec 16 1978 Sat The Blue River Band from Hoffman Estates, a furnished doll house 12. Dec 23 1978 Sat A Christmas skit performed by marionettes by Guy Jacobucci and Steve Celebanca 13. Jan 06 1979 Sat 14. Jan 13 1979 Sat Rabbits, pom pom routine, Chicago Tribune carrier of the month 15. Jan 20 1979 Sat Word game maker Ricky Kane, 13 year old photographer Peter Eipers 16. Jan 27 1979 Sat Drawings that won a phone book art contest, Chinese New Year 17. Feb 03 1979 Sat Parakeets and canaries, animated film "The Little Trouble Maker" by 13 year old Paul Musieshis 18. Feb 10 1979 Sat Manteno Jr. High School Pom Pom Squad, cake decorating 19. Feb 17 1979 Sat Winners of the Illinois Bell Telephone Book Art Contest 20. Feb 24 1979 Sat Dr. Lester Fisher, Greek mythology dances, 13 year old contest winner from Ohio 21. Mar 03 1979 Sat An eight year old contortionist Cheryl Merlin, the animated film "On Top of Spaghetti", pet shop owner Joe Zeller 22. Mar 10 1979 Sat Rock group Twilight from Park Ridge, 12 year old magician Dan Danz, Girl Scout laws 23. Mar 17 1979 Sat Irish reels and jigs, Irish foods, an Irish wolfhound 24. Mar 24 1979 Sat 8 year old Nellie Hanneford of the Hanneford Circus, baton twirlers 25. Mar 31 1979 Sat A nine year old ventriloquist Jimmy Kubal, Jonette Huntley's pet hamsters 26. Apr 07 1979 Sat Rachael Browning and Sarah Klein's soap collection, Kenneth Fugate's Dalmatian puppy 27. Apr 14 1979 Sat Chef Hans Durst carves a rabbit out of a block of ice 28. May 12 1979 Sat Debby Boone, three nine year olds perform baton twirling 29. May 19 1979 Sat Kids from different backgrounds tell about their lives in other nations 30. May 26 1979 Sat Rick Schwinn demonstrates proper bike fit 31. Jun 02 1979 Sat Papier-mache animals, Dr. Lester Fisher, five gymnasts perform 32. Jun 09 1979 Sat Mid-America Twisters perform a gymnastic routine, juggling 33. Jun 16 1979 Sat Robert Brown, "Boogie Disco Beat," making sand castles 34. Jun 23 1979 Sat Steve Newcombe and Lyn Radke show how to make puppets, fishing 35. Sep 22 1979 Sat Shaun Cassidy, A baton-twirling duo Jessica and James Rowe, Dr. Lester Fisher 36. Sep 29 1979 Sat 9 year old photographer Michael Frost, 17 year old Mark Allen who started Help the Community 37. Oct 06 1979 Sat A disco dance on roller skates, autograph collecting 38. Oct 13 1979 Sat The Rutles Band from Lake Station, toads and frogs, The Trojanettes cheerleaders 39. Oct 20 1979 Sat A tango-disco dance, 13 year old magician John Measner, adoptable puppies, art objects made from nature 40. Oct 27 1979 Sat 41. Nov 03 1979 Sat Batman creator Bob Kane, the Starfire Band 42. Nov 10 1979 Sat Actress Mary Lombardi, Chicago Public Library poster & poetry contest winners 43. Nov 17 1979 Sat 13 year old cook, 12 girl pom pom routine 44. Nov 24 1979 Sat Chisenbop, disco-tap dancer, precision drill routine 45. Dec 01 1979 Sat The Jacksons, rare birds, pom pom routine 46. Dec 22 1979 Sat Christmas program 47. Jan 06 1980 Sun (First Sunday morning broadcast) 48. Jan 19 1980 Sat Jackie and the Moonlighters, a 50's dance number, a guitar teacher, coin collection 49. Jan 26 1980 Sat Rex Smith, the Wild Earth Band, Dr. Lester Fisher 50. Jan 27 1980 Sun A tango-disco dance, 4-H club made outfits, magician Steve Cesare, adoptable puppies 51. Feb 02 1980 Sat A skit performed by a Boy Scout troop, a karate demonstration, a tap dance 52. Feb 09 1980 Sat Cheerleaders from Our Lady of Loretto Grade School, Schaumburg High School coach Jim Macnider who qualified for Olympic trials, a display of Valentines art. 53. Feb 16 1980 Sat Making fake foods look real, disco dancing, pet store owner Bernie Hoffman 54. Feb 23 1980 Sat The Middle Earth rock band from New Lenox, the Satin Stars dance group, magician Billy Biship, pet store owner Connie Weber 55. Mar 02 1980 Sun Disco dancing, folk singer-guitar teacher Harry Gray, pet store owner Tom Krause 56. Mar 15 1980 Sat The Tully Irish Step Dancers 57. Mar 29 1980 Sat The Magnum Band, Taft Tigers cheerleaders 58. Apr 05 1980 Sat The Hot Fire Dancers, Lithuanian egg decorating, Easter Seal child Rachael Frank 59. Apr 12 1980 Sat A jump-rope team from Gershwin Elementary School, a 14 year-old magician Joe Marr, tarantulas, clay art 60. Apr 27 1980 Sun Peggy Fleming, Richard Dwyer and Bobby Pendleton from the Ice Follies, kids from Glen Hill School in Glen Ellyn dance to "Rock Around the Clock" 61. May 10 1980 Sat Rock group Tantrum, wildlife of India, chimney sweeps 62. May 17 1980 Sat The Suder School Majorettes, Laser Band from Merrilleville, Kristin Katek and her 75 foot long gum wrapper chain 63. May 24 1980 Sat 14 year old country-western singer Heather MacArthur, square dancers from Illinois Park Elementary School in Park Forest 64. May 31 1980 Sat The Looney Balooney Band from Robert Frost School in Mt. Prospect 65. Jun 07 1980 Sat A comedy-magic routine, the Pledge of Allegiance is sung 66. Jun 21 1980 Sat Clip show 67. Jul 12 1980 Sat Cheerleaders, a photographer from the Anti-Cruelty Society Of Chicago 68. Sep 20 1980 Sat Rock group Second Generation, dance group the Lockers, winners of a Park District sand-modeling contest 69. Sep 27 1980 Sat Julie Chambers and her pet guinea pigs, a disco-dance team from Park Forest, children's fashions for fall 70. Oct 04 1980 Sat Ron and Tim Kratz and their pet pigs, 1980 Illinois State bubble gum champ Ron Keck 71. Oct 11 1980 Sat Jogging, a rock-and-rock group, ten cheerleaders 72. Oct 19 1980 Sun Circus acts, a flashlight dance by the Midnight Stars, 13 year old magician Nino Cruz 73. Oct 25 1980 Sat Halloween costumes, food, games, decorations, papier-mache masks, costumes for animals 74. Nov 01 1980 Sat Two young circus performers, The Tailor Made Band, turkeys, a dance group from Des Plaines 75. Nov 08 1980 Sat Brooke Shields, Dr. Lester Fisher, a rock collector 76. Nov 23 1980 Sun Making a nutritious breakfast, bubble gum champ Ron Keck, song and dance team Lesheen 77. Dec 07 1980 Sun The Villans Dancers, two baseball card collectors, school fashions 78. Dec 13 1980 Sat Chicago Bears Ted Albrecht and Alan Page, a gymnastics routine by the Mid-America Twisters from Northbrook 79. Dec 27 1980 Sat Holiday cards from linoleum blocks, New Year's party, a dance routine 80. Jan 10 1981 Sat Cheryl Tiegs, Olga the Walrus, two bluegrass musicians 81. Jan 17 1981 Sat Making paper flowers, the Mighty Red Devils Cheering Squad, a button collection 82. Jan 24 1981 Sat The James Family Band, the Glen Hill School Dancers , fudge decorating demo, Siberian Ibex 83. Jan 31 1981 Sat Film short "Alpha Incident", Star Wars collection, animals trained for movies 84. Feb 07 1981 Sat Incarnation Cheerleaders, Valentine's Day Party, chocolate candy, pet fish and birds 85. Feb 21 1981 Sat Buttermaking, The Chicago Pop Lockers dance group, singer Cathy Mansfield 86. Mar 07 1981 Sat Disco dancer Scott McGregor, candle maker Jennifer Sorgatz, the Fantasy Band 87. Apr 04 1981 Sat Blake Burdeen's electric trains, pet alligator 88. Apr 18 1981 Sat Easter and Passover traditions 89. May 09 1981 Sat Magician Alan Martin, Brookfield's Children Zoo 90. May 16 1981 Sat Glen Capek and his solar oven, the Almost Country Band, the Four Flaming Angels dancers 91. May 24 1981 Sun Two student films, a pop-pom routine 92. Jun 06 1981 Sat Plaster costume masks, an African dance 93. Jun 13 1981 Sat The Side Track Band, 12 year old magician David Gerding, Body Language Dance Group 94. Jun 20 1981 Sat Pen pal collection, hermit crabs, a yo-yo demo, the Dynamic Dancers 95. Sep 05 1981 Sat 96. Sep 19 1981 Sat Great America, Lisa Whelchel, top songs of summer 97. Sep 26 1981 Sat Kin Shriner, peccaries, High Voltage and The Sexy Dancers perform 98. Oct 03 1981 Sat Kim Fields, guitarist, disco queens, reptiles 99. Oct 10 1981 Sat Matthew Laborteaux, a butterfly collection, entering your pet in a show, 122nd Street Talon Eagles perform 100. Oct 17 1981 Sat Nancy McKeon, camels, brownies, Chicago Heart Assoc. Anti-Smoking Poster contest winners, dance routine by Electro Jrs. 101. Oct 24 1981 Sat A visit to an Elgin farm, Todd Bridges, balloon animals, the Sweet Angels dancers 102. Oct 31 1981 Sat Halloween face painting, taffy apples, bats and owls 103. Nov 07 1981 Sat Judy Blume, Buffy Gebel-Williams, a 13 year old banjo player 104. Nov 28 1981 Sat Peaches and Herb, taco salad, polar bears, the Village Kids 105. Dec 05 1981 Sat Peter Barton, "Discovery" band 106. Dec 13 1981 Sun 107. Dec 19 1981 Sat Stained glass ornaments, dough ornaments, soap hanger ornaments 108. Dec 26 1981 Sat Chicago Sting Rudy Glenn and Charlie Fajkus, toys made by kids around the world, puppies, a juggling routine 109. Jan 10 1982 Sun 110. Jan 16 1983 Sun Suzanne Somers Part 2, a Frisbee demo, goats, Double Dutch Dancers 111. Jan 23 1982 Sat Miss Illinois Sandra Truitt, Miss Pre-Teen Illinois Leah Stanko, garnachos, an acrobatic/contortion routine 112. Feb 14 1982 Sun Incarnation Cheerleaders, a Valentine's Day party demo 113. Mar 06 1982 Sat Curtis Candy Co., spring fashions, a jump rope team, child models, kangaroos 114. Mar 13 1982 Sat An Irish dance, winners of a castle building contest, a champion high diver 115. Mar 20 1982 Sat Military dioramas, ostriches, pickles, KAK dancers 116. Mar 27 1982 Sat Paper Mache animals, Roselle Middle School Pom Pom Squad, coin collections, zebras 117. Apr 03 1982 Sat Future Show: a 3D layout of Chicago in year 30,000, a TRC-III robot, a future fashion show from 2500, future dances 118. Apr 10 1982 Sat Polish folk dancers, an 11-year-old magician, ceramic wall pockets, Easter art 119. May 15 1982 Sat 10 year-old skater Eddie Corda, Great America 120. May 22 1982 Sat Greek food, differences between Paris and Chicago 121. Jun 06 1982 Sun A baseball collection, soft pretzels, a dance routine, marmosets and an owl monkey 122. Jun 13 1982 Sun Eric Davis's pets, kids on summer vacations, sea lions, Apparition performs 123. Aug 14 1982 Sat 124. Oct 02 1982 Sat Todd Bridges, the Luv Notes sing, peanut butter recipes, chief vet at Brookfield Zoo Dr. Janis Ott 125. Oct 09 1982 Sat The Italianettes folk dancers, Rubik's Snake, magic, animals from Lincoln Park Zoo 126. Oct 23 1982 Sat Lou Ferrigno, warm-up exercises for weightlifting, keeping fit for racing. 127. Oct 30 1982 Sat Decorating for Halloween, chocolate chip pumpkin squares and pumpkin raisin cookies, tarantulas and bats 128. Nov 06 1982 Sat A bareback riding act, a juggler, mime routine, circus art 129. Nov 13 1982 Sat Ballet dancers, peanut butter crunch, iguanas 130. Nov 20 1982 Sat 131. Nov 27 1982 Sat The Zucchini Brothers Magic Act, the Joffrey Ballet Society perform, a police badge collection, zoo animals 132. Dec 04 1982 Sat 133. Dec 11 1982 Sat The Honey Bears, Hanukkah customs and traditions, adoptable puppies 134. Dec 19 1982 Sun 135. Dec 25 1982 Sat a piano Christmas medley, a dance routine, Christmas art work 136. Jan 08 1983 Sat Hurley Elementary School talent show, zoo animals, a speed skating champion, snowflake art 137. Jan 16 1983 Sun "Apache" dancers from Gary, artwork from household items, the Beisa Oryx, an animated film 138. Jan 23 1983 Sun Pocket pizzas, birds at Brookfield Zoo, The Lakeside Angels dance, a salt and pepper shaker collection 139. Feb 05 1983 Sat Making Valentine's Day chocolates, singer Melanie Martin, making Valentine's Day cards, gifts and decorations, Love Birds 140. Feb 19 1983 Sat Dean Butler, pheasants, a dance routine 141. Feb 26 1983 Sat Minneapolis rock group The Time, guacamole guava dip, a karate demonstration, the Kodiak Bear 142. Mar 19 1983 Sat A collection of 2,600 pictures and posters, an archery demo, alligators and crocodiles, the Roselle Middle School Pom Pom Squad 143. Mar 26 1983 Sat Janet Jackson, chinchillas, a dance routine, making gorp, goulash and cinnamon bears 144. Apr 02 1983 Sat The Henry Horner Foxes-Kala Cox-bey dance, a foreign doll collection, cooking over a campfire or bbq 145. Apr 09 1983 Sat Junior All Star Square Dancers, toothpick sculptures, making fortune cookies, Sacred Ibis Bird 146. Apr 16 1983 Sat Hurley School Dance Ensemble perform, a flute and piano performance of Bach, a presidential collection, 13 Line Ground Squirrel 147. Apr 23 1983 Sat A Bamboo Pole Dance routine, a classical guitar performance, making chocolate kisses, the Siberian Tiger, UNICEF artwork 148. May 07 1983 Sat A dance routine, paper expansion decorations, tin art decorations, bison, Mother's Day artwork 149. May 21 1983 Sat Erik Estrada and Bruce Penhall, elephants, bird drawings, the Looney Ballooney Band 150. Jun 11 1983 Sat Brookfield Zoo's Olga the Walrus, caring for horses, Kathy Bauch of the Anti Cruelty Society 151. Jul 23 1983 Sat Household mosaics, apache dancers, Joe David, animated film "Travis" 152. Aug 06 1983 Sat 153. Aug 21 1983 Sun 154. Sep 17 1983 Sat Tina Yothers, singer/dancer David Guardo, award winning cows and calves, Great America 155. Sep 24 1983 Sat Verboten, a pop-rock band from Evanston, peanut butter honey balls and oatmeal balls, flamingoes 156. Oct 01 1983 Sat Miss Teen-age America Amy Sue Brenkacz of Joliet, Humphrey Middle School Choir, racing Pinewood Derby cars 157. Oct 15 1983 Sat Classical pianist Jane Park, raising pigs, 6 from the Norma Cook Dance Company perform, CPD Jr. Rainbow Fleet demo sailing 158. Oct 22 1983 Sat 7 and 8 year old circus performers Ricky and Nescha Praun and their dog acts, singer Jonita Lattimore, dancer Albert Fields, Michelle Hoffman's sea shell collection 159. Oct 29 1983 Sat Sonny Acres Pumpkin Farm in West Chicago, the Looney Ballooney Band from Mt. Prospect, a pet tarantula 160. Nov 05 1983 Sat Mandolin player Steve Schlemberg, fried tortillas, The Moon & Star Dancers, the rhinoceros 161. Nov 12 1983 Sat Robby Benson and Billy Mills, two brothers perform magic, two winners of the of the Gwendoline Brooks' Young Poet Contest 162. Nov 19 1983 Sat Brookfield Zoo reptile curator Ray Bawley, a 12 year old bluegrass violinist, 4 students from the Chicago Ballet School perform, open face cucumber, ham and bologna sandwiches 163. Nov 26 1983 Sat Pet rats, Making a Super Snack, Real People co-host Peter Billingsley, a three sister string trio 164. Dec 03 1983 Sat Astronaut Lt. Col. Guion Bluford, the Young Electros dance group, four kids appearing in Chicago theater productions talk 165. Dec 17 1983 Sat Walter Payton, guinea pigs, Swedish pancakes, trumpeter David Johnson 166. Dec 24 1983 Sat Yolanda Jones and Tanesha House perform a ballet, accordion player John Wilson, Holmes Jr. High School Swing Choir, walnut fudge 167. Jan 07 1984 Sat Roger Moore, Miss Pre-Teen Illinois Renee Billis, District 59 Symphonic Ensemble, the Kookaberra 168. Feb 04 1984 Sat New Edition, oil painting, the Brookwood Jr. High School Pom Pom Squad, the Longwood Elementary School Olympics, the Humboldt penguin 169. Feb 11 1984 Sat Parrots & macaws, dancers Alison Wenz and Russ Karkoss, Valentine party ideas 170. Feb 18 1984 Sat Christopher Brogan shows his collections, fried bananas, the Littles dance group, Dr Lester Fisher talks about his trip to Australia and New Guinea 171. Feb 25 1984 Sat Glenn Scarpelli, magician Joe Spiller, glass art, adopting puppies, a kids' UNICEF art exhibit 172. Mar 10 1984 Sat Robby Benson, the Electric Lights dance group, Snow Leopards, Simmons Jr. High School mural, favorite zoo animals 173. Mar 17 1984 Sat Traditional Irish foods, three Irish musicians, a three hand reel, a Irish Wolfhound, Irish artwork from local schools 174. Mar 24 1984 Sat A woodworking class at Chase park, making a plaque using proper tools, homemade pizza, a duet for flute and piano, the giraffe 175. Mar 31 1984 Sat AVA Dance Party, making "Frame-a-Names", the Baboon, gifted kids from District 98 in North Berwyn shows the games they invented 176. Apr 07 1984 Sat A ballet dance, students from O.W. Heth Upper Grade Center in Matteson perform, a train collection, the Bactrian Camel 177. Apr 21 1984 Sat Meteorologist Jerry Taft, making kites out of trash, ponies and horses, the Norwood Park Recorder Ensemble 178. May 19 1984 Sat John Schneider, the Green Thumb Club from Northwood Jr. High in Highland Park, Great America, the Toco Toucans of South America 179. Jun 02 1984 Sat Kim Fields, Brookfield Zoo mammal curator Sandy Friedman, dancers Andrea and Sidney McNeel, how to make a home-made model rocket 180. Sep 29 1984 Sat Cubs Scott Sanderson and Keith Moreland, a Michael Jackson look-alike, harmonica player Little John Chrisley. The Red Billed Hornbill, top music hits of the summer 181. Oct 06 1984 Sat Christopher Atkins, two fishing brothers, the boa constrictor, dance group The Itallanette perform, four top winners of Chicago Downhill Racers Derby, new Fall season previewed 182. Oct 14 1984 Sun Curly Neal, the Full Force Band perform, a Oak Park-River Forest High School dance group, prized goats 183. Oct 20 1984 Sat Menudo, circus acrobat Caroline Alvarez, Chiquitlin perform a Dominican Republic song, 4 from Ballet Folktorico Mexico Nuevo dance 184. Oct 27 1984 Sat Making decorated popcorn balls and ghost suckers for Halloween, prize-winning pumpkins, Halloween creatures, Elgin's Norma Cook dancers 185. Nov 03 1984 Sat Lauren Tewes, Carl and Willie Davis perform, dancers Heather Hawk and Marcos Sanchez, the Black Faced Kangaroo 186. Nov 17 1984 Sat Jami Gertz, a break-dancing team The Tremendous Trio, a pet chinchilla and mini-top rabbit, polo 187. Dec 15 1984 Sat Missie Kemper dances two numbers from the Nutcracker, reindeer, a Christmas rainbow cake, kids' Christmas crafts, holiday art displayed 188. Jan 05 1985 Sat Tito Jackson, lemon bars, the D-S-D Breakers dance, the spotted necked otter 189. Jan 19 1985 Sat Tempest Bledsoe, floor hockey, the bell python and the European hedge hog 190. Jan 26 1985 Sat An insect collection, fire prevention, the dance group The Sensational Six, a baby chimpanzee 191. Feb 02 1985 Sat 14 year old advice columnist, puppies and kittens, the Chicago Youth Dance Co., pianist Andrea Schneider, winners of the 35th Annual Mum Bowl 192. Feb 10 1985 Sun Chuck Norris, karate experts Michelle and Louis Phillips, taco casserole, wolves, a sixth grade cross country runner with cerebral palsy 193. Feb 17 1985 Sun Clarinet player Laura Wojcik, a gymnastics routine, hot and spicy meatballs, giant cockroaches 194. Feb 24 1985 Sun Bruce Weitz, guinea pigs and gerbils, ventriloquist John Anderson, St. Albert the Great Jr. Varsity Cheerleaders 195. Mar 09 1985 Sat Pianist Michelle D'Monte, a "Prince" imitator, making stained glass, Dr. Lester Fisher 196. Mar 16 1985 Sat Violinist Jennifer Turner, peach coffee cake, the bottle-nosed dolphin, students from the John and Mary Mayer School of Irish Dancing perform 197. Mar 23 1985 Sat 198. Mar 31 1985 Sun 199. May 19 1985 Sun 200. May 26 1985 Sun 201. Jun 02 1985 Sun 202. Jun 09 1985 Sun 203. Jun 16 1985 Sun 204. Jun 30 1985 Sun 205. Jul 07 1985 Sun 206. Jul 14 1985 Sun 207. Jul 21 1985 Sun 208. Jul 28 1985 Sun 209. Aug 04 1985 Sun 210. Aug 11 1985 Sun 211. Aug 25 1985 Sun 212. Sep 15 1985 Sun Former co-hosts return, Brookwood Jr. High School pom pom squad