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Kidsongs: The Wonderful World of Sports is the eighth entry of Kidsongs Music Video Stories released in March 1987. It was renamed Let's Play Ball in 1990.

Plot

Cast

The Kidsongs Kids

Todd Alyn Durboraw (only appearance)
Steven Brooks (last appearance)
David Chan (fourth appearance)
Kelly Chan (first appearance)
Ingrid Dupree (second appearance)
Tiffany Bailey (only appearance)
Tina Marie Espinoza (sixth appearance)
Bradley Fox (last appearance)
Mandie Fox (last appearance)
Julie Ann Gourson (second appearance)
Heather Green (last appearance)
Sh'Vaughn Heath (fifth appearance)
Nicole Mandich (fifth appearance)
Poochie Puett (last appearance)
Robby Rosellen (last appearance)
Tajh Abdul-Samad (last appearance)
Jamie Wiens (only appearance)

Uncredited

Unknown as the soccer coach

Songs

"It's Not If You Win or Lose" (also used during the end credits with extended version)
"Practice Makes Perfect"
"Bend Me, Shape Me"
"I Get Around"
"Over the River (and Through the Woods)"
"Footloose"
"Rah, Rah, Sis Boom Bah" (Removed from the British version)
"Catch a Wave"
"Centerfield"
"You Know That You Can Do It"

Trivia

In the song, "I Get Around", Steven Brooks' race car, Road Runner, along with the "Beep Beep!" on the center of the steering wheel, is a reference to the famous Looney Tunes character.
Andrea Paige Wilson (best known for appearing in Kids Incorporated) cameo appeared in this video, best mentioned in the song, "You Know That You Can Do It".
Chris Finch made a cameo appearance in the song "Footloose".
Nicole, Sh'Vaughn, and Mandie were the racing judges in "I Get Around" while David, Bradley, and Todd were the crew members.
This is the only Kidsongs music video to feature Tiffany Bailey as a leading Kidsongs kid. Also, she wore a shirt that had an Adidas logo on it in the song, "Footloose". She also wore a yellow shirt in the song, "Bend Me, Shape Me".
Tajh Abdul-Samad, who previously appeared as a boy in Kidsongs: A Day with the Animals, is credited in this video as Tajh (the only appearance as a leading Kidsongs kid).
Ingrid Dupree and Poochie Puett, who previously appeared as sailor dancers in Kidsongs: What I Want to Be! appeared in this video. This was the first video with Ingrid as a leading Kidsongs kid and the only video with Devyn as a leading Kidsongs kid.
This video and the next one featured David Chan along with his sister, Kelly.
It was the last video to feature Steven Brooks, Bradley Fox, Mandie Fox, and Heather Green as leading Kidsongs kids. Steven would eventually appear in the opening intro of season 1 of The Kidsongs TV Show.
Songs from this video can be seen in The Kidsongs Television Show.
The 1997 Kidsongs Television Show episode, "Practice Makes Perfect" is named after the song of the same name in this video.
This video was recorded at Santa Monica High School, the beach in Los Angeles, California, Gymnastics Olympica USA in Van Nuys, California and Malibu Grand Prix (formerly known as SpeedZone Los Angeles and now known as Boomers! Los Angeles in City of Industry, California) and was filmed in September 1986.

Gallery

Music Video Stories
I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing • Good Night, Sleep Tight • Cars, Boats, Trains and Planes • Sing Out, America! • What I Want to Be! • The Wonderful World of Sports • Ride the Roller Coaster • Very Silly Songs • We Wish You a Merry Christmas • Play Along Songs • If We Could Talk to the Animals • Billy Biggle's Favorite Songs

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-{{Music Video Story Template|title1 = The Wonderful World of Sports|image1 = File:Let's Play Ball DVD cover.jpg|caption1 = A boy wearing a football suit, a girl wearing a soccer suit, and [[Robby Rosellen]] wearing a baseball suit about to hit the ball on the 2002 cover of the video that is now "Let's Play Ball"|original_release = March 1987|director = Bruce Gowers|writer = Carol Rosenstein|video_theme = Sports}}'''''Kidsongs: The Wonderful World of Sports''''' is the eighth entry of ''Kidsongs Music Video Stories'' released in March 1987. It was renamed ''Let's Play Ball'' in 1990.
+{{Music Video Story Template|title1 = ''The Wonderful World of Sports''|image1 = File:Let's Play Ball DVD cover.jpg|caption1 = A boy wearing a football suit, a girl wearing a soccer suit, and [[Robby Rosellen]] wearing a baseball suit about to hit the ball on the 2002 cover of the video that is now "Let's Play Ball"|original_release = March 1987|director = Bruce Gowers|writer = Carol Rosenstein|video_theme = Sports}}'''''Kidsongs: The Wonderful World of Sports''''' is the eighth entry of ''Kidsongs Music Video Stories'' released in March 1987. It was renamed ''Let's Play Ball'' in 1990.
 ==Plot==
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 ===The Kidsongs Kids===
-*[[Todd Alyn Durboraw]]
+*[[Todd Alyn Durboraw]] (only appearance)
-*[[Steven Brooks]]
+*[[Steven Brooks]] (last appearance)
-*[[David Chan]]
+*[[David Chan]] (fourth appearance)
-*[[Kelly Chan]]
+*[[Kelly Chan]] (first appearance)
-*[[Ingrid Dupree]]
+*[[Amaris Dupree|Ingrid Dupree]] (second appearance)
-*[[Tiffany Bailey]]
+*[[Tiffany Bailey]] (only appearance)
-*[[Tina Marie Espinoza]]
+*[[Tina Marie Espinoza]] (sixth appearance)
-*[[Bradley Fox]]
+*[[Bradley Fox]] (last appearance)
-*[[Mandie Fox]]
+*[[Mandie Fox]] (last appearance)
-*[[Julie Ann Gourson]]
+*[[Julie Ann Gourson]] (second appearance)
-*[[Heather Green]]
+*[[Heather Green]] (last appearance)
-*[[Sh'Vaughn Heath]]
+*[[Sh'Vaughn Heath]] (fifth appearance)
-*[[Nicole Mandich]]
+*[[Nicole Mandich]] (fifth appearance)
-*[[Devyn Puett]]
+*[[Devyn Puett|Poochie Puett]] (last appearance)
-*[[Robby Rosellen]]
+*[[Robby Rosellen]] (last appearance)
-*[[Tajh Abdul-Samad]]
+*[[Tajh Abdul-Samad]] (last appearance)
-*[[Jamie Weins]]
+*[[Jamie Weins|Jamie Wiens]] (only appearance)
+===Cameo===
+*[[Chris Finch]]
+*[[Andrea Paige Wilson]] (only appearance)
 ===Special Guest===
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 ===Adult Special Guest===
 *[[Ted Warren]] as [[the baseball coach]]
+===Uncredited===
+*Unknown as the soccer coach
 ==Songs==
-#[[It's Not If You Win or Lose]] (Michael Lloyd) (also used during the end credits with extended version)
+#"[[It's Not If You Win or Lose]]" (also used during the end credits with extended version)
-#[[Practice Makes Perfect]] (Michael Lloyd)
+#"[[Practice Makes Perfect]]"
-#[[Bend Me, Shape Me]]
+#"[[Bend Me, Shape Me]]"
-#[[I Get Around]]
+#"[[I Get Around]]"
-#[[Over the River|Over the River and Through the Woods]]
+#"[[Over the River|Over the River (and Through the Woods)]]"
-#[[Footloose]]
+#"[[Footloose]]"
-#[[Rah, Rah, Sis Boom Bah]] (Removed from the British version)
+#"[[Rah, Rah, Sis Boom Bah]]" (Removed from the British version)
-#[[Catch a Wave]]
+#"[[Catch a Wave]]"
-#[[Centerfield]]
+#"[[Centerfield]]"
-#[[You Know That You Can Do It]] (Michael Lloyd)
+#"[[You Know That You Can Do It]]"
 ==Trivia==
+*In the song, "[[I Get Around]]", Steven Brooks' race car, Road Runner, along with the "Beep Beep!" on the center of the steering wheel, is a reference to the famous ''Looney Tunes'' character.
-*Production for this video took place in Fall 1986.
+*[[Andrea Paige Wilson]] (best known for appearing in Kids Incorporated) cameo appeared in this video, best mentioned in the song, "[[You Know That You Can Do It]]".
-*In the song, [[I Get Around]], Steven Brooks' race car, Road Runner, along with the "Beep Beep!" on the center of the steering wheel, is a reference to the famous ''Looney Tunes'' character.
-*[[Andrea Paige Wilson]] (best known for appearing in Kids Incorporated) cameo appeared in this video, best mentioned in the song, "[[You Know That You Can Do It]].
 *[[Chris Finch]] made a cameo appearance in the song "Footloose".
 *Nicole, Sh'Vaughn, and Mandie were the racing judges in "I Get Around" while David, Bradley, and Todd were the crew members.
-*This is the only Kidsongs music video to feature Tiffany Bailey as a leading Kidsongs kid. Also, she wore a shirt that had an Adidas logo on it in the song, "Footloose". She also wore a yellow shirt in the song, "Bend Me, Shape Me."
+*This is the only Kidsongs music video to feature Tiffany Bailey as a leading Kidsongs kid. Also, she wore a shirt that had an Adidas logo on it in the song, "Footloose". She also wore a yellow shirt in the song, "Bend Me, Shape Me".
 *Tajh Abdul-Samad, who previously appeared as a boy in [[Kidsongs: A Day with the Animals]], is credited in this video as Tajh (the only appearance as a leading Kidsongs kid).
-*Ingrid Dupree and Poochie Puett, who previously appeared as sailor dancers in [[Kidsongs: What I Want to Be!]] appeared in this video.
+*Ingrid Dupree and Poochie Puett, who previously appeared as sailor dancers in [[Kidsongs: What I Want to Be!]] appeared in this video. This was the first video with Ingrid as a leading Kidsongs kid and the only video with Devyn as a leading Kidsongs kid.
+*This video and [[Kidsongs: A Day at the Circus|the next one]] featured David Chan along with his sister, Kelly.
+*It was the last video to feature Steven Brooks, Bradley Fox, Mandie Fox, and Heather Green as leading Kidsongs kids. Steven would eventually appear in the opening intro of season 1 of The Kidsongs TV Show.
 *Songs from this video can be seen in [[The Kidsongs Television Show]].
-*The 1997 Kidsongs Television Show episode, [[Practice Makes Perfect (1997 episode)|Practice Makes Perfect]] is named after the song of the same name in this video.
+*The 1997 Kidsongs Television Show episode, "[[Practice Makes Perfect (1997 episode)|Practice Makes Perfect]]" is named after the song of the same name in this video.
-*This video got recorded at school and at the beach in Los Angeles, California, Gymnastics Olympica USA in Van Nuys, California and Malibu Grand Prix, is now known as SpeedZone Los Angeles in City of Industry, California.
+*This video was recorded at Santa Monica High School, the beach in Los Angeles, California, Gymnastics Olympica USA in Van Nuys, California and Malibu Grand Prix (formerly known as SpeedZone Los Angeles and now known as Boomers! Los Angeles in City of Industry, California) and was filmed in September 1986.
 ==Gallery==
-<gallery widths="175" position="center" captionalign="center">
+<gallery position="center">
+The Wonderful World of Sports - Original VHS.jpg|A boy wearing a football suit, a girl wearing a soccer suit, and [[Robby Rosellen]] wearing a baseball suit about to hit the ball on the original VHS cover
-Wonderful World of Sports 2.jpg|Original VHS release
+The Wonderful World of Sports - Original VHS 2.jpg|A boy wearing a football suit, a girl wearing a soccer suit, and [[Robby Rosellen]] wearing a baseball suit about to hit the ball on the 1987 VHS cover with the Warner Reprise Video logo
-Wonderful_World_of_Sports.jpg
+The Wonderful World of Sports - Original VHS 3.png
-Playball.jpg|1990 VHS release that got retitled to "Let's Play Ball"
+Let's Play Ball - 1989 VHS.jpg|1989 VHS release that got retitled to "Let's Play Ball"
+Let's Play Ball - 1989 VHS 2.jpg
+Let's Play Ball - 1989 VHS 3.jpg|1989 VHS release with the Warner Reprise Video logo
+Let's Play Ball - 1990 VHS.jpg|1990 VHS release
+Let's Play Ball - 1990 VHS 2.jpg
+Let's Play Ball - 1990 VHS 3.jpg|1990 VHS release with the Warner Reprise Video logo
+Let's Play Ball - 1991 VHS.jpg|1991 VHS release
+Let's Play Ball - 1991 VHS 2.jpg|1991 VHS release with the Warner Reprise Video logo
+Let's Play Ball - 1991 VHS 3.jpg
+Let's Play Ball - 1991 VHS.jpg|1992 VHS release
+Let's Play Ball - 1991 VHS 2.jpg|1992 VHS release with the Warner Reprise Video logo
+Let's Play Ball - 1991 VHS 3.jpg
+Let's Play Ball - 1991 VHS.jpg|1993 VHS release
+Let's Play Ball - 1991 VHS 2.jpg|1993 VHS release with the Warner Reprise Video logo
+Let's Play Ball - 1991 VHS 3.jpg
 Let's Play Ball - 2002 VHS.jpg|2002 VHS release
-Let's Play Ball DVD cover.jpg|2002 DVD release
 </gallery>
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+[[Category:Season 2 Videos]]
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