Changes: Kidsongs: The Wonderful World of Sports

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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.

Cast

The Kidsongs Kids

Special Guest

Mike the Dog as Himself

Adult Special Guest

Ted Warren as the baseball coach

Songs

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

Watch

Let's_Play_Ball_Kidsongs_Best_Songs_for_Kids

Trivia

Production for this video took place in Fall 1986.
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.
Chris Finch made a cameo appearance in the song "Footloose".
Nicole, Sh'Vaughn, and Mandie were the racing judges in "I Get Around".
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.
Tajh Abdul-Samad, who previously appeared as a boy in Kidsongs: A Day with the Animals, are 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!.
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.

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.
 ==Cast==
-===Adult Special Guest===
-*[[Ted Warren]] as [[The baseball coach]]
-===Special Guest===
-*[[Mike the Dog]] as Himself
 ===The Kidsongs Kids===
 *[[Todd Alyn Durboraw|Todd Alyn]]
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 *[[Jamie Weins|Jamie Wiens]]
-===Cameo Adult Cast===
+===Special Guest===
+*[[Mike the Dog]] as Himself
-*[[Soccer coach]]
+===Adult Special Guest===
+*[[Ted Warren]] as [[the baseball coach]]
 ==Songs==
-#[[It's Not If You Win or Lose]] (Michael Lloyd) (also used during the end credits)
+#[[It's Not If You Win or Lose]] (Michael Lloyd) (also used during the end credits with extended version)
 #[[Practice Makes Perfect]] (Michael Lloyd)
 #[[Bend Me, Shape Me]]
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 *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.
 *Tajh Abdul-Samad, who previously appeared as a boy in [[Kidsongs: A Day with the Animals]], are credited in this video as Tajh (the only appearance as a leading Kidsongs kid).
-*Ingrid Dupree and Poochie Puett, who previously appeared as the sailor dancers in [[Kidsongs: What I Want to Be!]].
+*Ingrid Dupree and Poochie Puett, who previously appeared as sailor dancers in [[Kidsongs: What I Want to Be!]].
+*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.
 ==Gallery==
 <gallery widths="175" position="center" captionalign="center">
-Wonderful_World_of_Sports.jpg|Original VHS release
+Wonderful World of Sports 2.jpg|Original VHS release
+Wonderful_World_of_Sports.jpg
 Playball.jpg|1990 VHS release
+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:DVDs]]
 [[Category:1980s]]
+[[Category:1990]]
 [[Category:Music Video Story Series]]
+[[Category:Kidsongs Videos]]