Mark J. wrote: > > > On Oct 24, 11:55 am, "Kevin M." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> For those with the "best of" DVD set, episode #131 features a song by >> "The Short Circus." One of the girls in the "band" looks almost >> exactly like Foster did in the early '70s. The all-knowing IMDB >> doesn't list it among her credits. If it wasn't her, I hope the girl >> got work as Foster's stunt double. > > She was Bayn Johnson, who replaced Irene Cara after the first season > and had made her debut as a child actress in an off-Broadway Shirley > Temple parody called "Curley McDimple." Before "The Electric > Company," she was a semi-regular on a short-lived ABC variety show > called "What It's All About, World?", where she played a variation on > the Curley McDimple/Shirley Temple character. Here's her IMDB page: > > http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0424561/ > > And as you can see, she seems to have disappeared off the face of the > earth after turning 21. I assume she's now a wife and mother > somewhere, perhaps even being a grandmother.
WI ... KI... WIKI! The Short Circus Short Circus mainstay June Angela, as she appeared during the sixth and final season of The Electric Company June Angela as Julie Irene Cara as Iris (1971–1972) Stephen Gustafson as Buddy (1971–1975) Melanie Henderson as Kathy(1971–1975) Douglas Grant as Zach (1971–1973) Denise Nickerson as Allison (1972–1973) Bayn Johnson as Kelly (1973–1975) Gregg Burge as Dwayne (1973–1975) Janina Mathews as Gail (1975–1977) Réjane Magloire as Samantha (1975–1977) Rodney Lewis as Charlie (1975–1977) Todd Graff as Jesse (1975–1977) Another regular part of the show was the Short Circus (the name a pun on short circuit), a singing group of kids whose songs also facilitated reading comprehension. June Angela was the only Short Circus member to remain with the show during its entire six-year run (she was 11 when production began, and 17 during its final season); others lasted anywhere from one to four years. Irene Cara appeared only during the first season and would go on to become a pop music star (Fame, Flashdance). Cara was replaced by Denise Nickerson, best known for her appearance as Violet Beauregarde in the 1971 film Willy Wonka And The Chocolate Factory. The other three original members of the Short Circus were Melanie Henderson (who, at 13, was the oldest of the original group), Stephen Gustafson, and Douglas Grant. For the show's third and fourth seasons, Grant and Nickerson were replaced by dancer Gregg Burge and Broadway actress Bayn Johnson. Except for June Angela, an entirely new Short Circus was cast for the 1975–1977 seasons because previous members were getting too old. The new hires were Todd Graff (Ilene Graff's brother), Rodney Lewis, Réjane Magloire, and Janina Matthews. In the first season, a number of unbilled children were also used on-camera with the show's cast, as on Sesame Street, but this concept was very quickly dropped. Because of the frequent reuse of segments, a practice derived from Sesame Street, actors continued to appear after their departures from the cast. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Like TV only smarter. You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
