BOUNCEAway

BOUNCEAway is an American television children's dance musical show. A sister programme to BOUNCE, it was aimed at children aged 3-13, the same age range as BOUNCE.

It ran from 1962 until 1966, and was broadcast on weekend mornings on NBC Two. While BOUNCE had a more gentle, inanimate feel, with ideas sent in by kids, BOUNCEAway was much more lively, including dance segments, skits, and many musical performances sent in by only the BOUNCers themselves. Like its predecessor, the show was filmed at dock1 in MediaCity US in Los Angeles. Unlike BOUNCE, was recorded in front of a live studio audience. The format was a little like a music-hall variety show or MTV/Pitchfork style show. The Musical Director was Caroline Yopez on piano, with Spike Rogers on double bass and Alan Pitchwell on drums, often with accomplished guest musicians such as creator David L. Helton.

Presenters throughout the 5-year run included familiar BOUNCers such as Jack Dean, Jill Carver, Lindsay Moore, Michelle Parker, Alex Mitchell, Yellow O'Connell, Brad Spider, Daphne Grangiard and Emory Dweck, as well as lesser known BOUNCers including Brian Dixon, Lindsay Heeley, and Apollo Vinez. BOUNCEAway also played host to non-BOUNCers such as Edith Bird, Bill Morris, Nathaniel Dobson, Adam Read, and Noreen Kim.

According to the Kaleidoscope Children's Guide and the Lost Shows website, much of this series is no longer in the archives. Out of 191 editions, 132 no longer exist,[2] with some episodes having been wiped in the early 1990s.