''You and Me Kid'' is an American

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's television series which premiered on The Disney Channel at launch on April 18, 1983. The series was hosted by Sonny Melendrez who was joined by the You and Me Players (Toni Attell, Caleb Chung, Mitchell Young Evans, Gary Schwartz and Ricci Mann). Each show lasted approximately 30 minutes and was dedicated to building interactive skills between parents and their toddler children. The shows contained five segments: *Let's Go! (exercise skills) *You and Me Theater (creative drama) *Famous and 1/2 (celebrities and their children) *Shh! (listening and observation skills) *Mime Your Own Business ( pantomime) Its theme song was ''Just You and Me, Kid'', by

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. The show ended with Sonny and the You and Me Players singing "Loving Together, Living Together", followed by the closing theme. The show ran for 130 episodesCotter at 584 and reruns continued to air on the channel until September 29, 1991. Four VHS tapes and

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tapes were released by

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in the mid-1980s for the then new video home rental market. Each tape contained four episodes and have since become hard to find. In 1988, a store with the same name opened at Disney Village Marketplace which sold children's apparel, games and toys.Smith, p. 754

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* * 1983 American television series debuts 1986 American television series endings 1980s American children's television series English-language television shows Disney Channel original programming Television series by Disney {{Disney-stub