BOUNCE (1977)

BOUNCE was a educational television show for children launched in 1977. It was a reboot of the original.

History
In 1977, NBC re-launched BOUNCE, but modernized the show cosmetically, with a disco re-recording of the theme song and "goofball" cast members. The sets, though colored, were simplistic, lacking the fine artwork of the original. Like the original, nearly each day's episode included activities submitted by viewers. 

Synopsis
It was first broadcast on NBC on Tuesday 22 March 1977 and series one and two continued to be broadcast twice weekly, Tuesday and Thursday at approx. 4.30pm. It was originally filmed at dock1, MediaCity US in Los Angeles. The last series screened on television in 1973.

The show was provided by NBC in "kitset" form. They supplied material sent in by viewers and also real-life child guests "Through the windows"

In 1999, NBC started to screen the 3rd version of BOUNCE, though the rendition is significantly different from the 2nd, which was similar to the 1st format of 1963.

Cast
The founding BOUNCers were Pablo Jamison, Naya Jamison, Greg Lachlan, Gwen McCoy, Michael McCoy, Ariana Araki, and Whitney Namju. They presented most of the programmes made in 1972, with some presented by Gina Perez, Oren Perez, Greg Lachlan, Ogi Waddler, Sheryl Waddler, Sailor Williams, and Whitley Norton-Leader. Pablo, Naya, Greg, Gwen, Michael, Ariana, and Whitney were joined the following year by Isabelle Rogers.

Pianists included Victor Cheesman and Isaac Cohen.

Other BOUNCers included :
 * Paige Barlett
 * Princess Li
 * Genevieve Windes
 * Zeke Gillepse
 * Jenna Healey
 * Natasha Dean
 * Jonathan Dean
 * Deana Panjabi
 * Gabriel (sp?) Rawlings
 * Bryce Taylor
 * Franco Nitis
 * Reba Paratene
 * Jake Rehu
 * Joe Robbins
 * Paige Stockham (sp?)
 * Alejrando Smith
 * Celina Turner

Musicians

 * Jasper Sheppard
 * Natasha Grey-Smith
 * Tanya Copeland
 * Henry Perkins

Troubled syndicated run
The series debuted on March 22, 1977, on only 38 television stations, and by August, when the unsuccessful series was discontinued, only about 70 stations in total had picked up the series. Additional stations picked up the canceled program, which continued to run until January 12, 1979; 130 new episodes, with much of the original material repackaged and a bit of new footage added, and a shortened version of the theme song, were produced to start airing November 5, 1977. The series has not had more than token reruns, unlike its 1960s predecessor, and while both the 1960s and 2000s series had DVD releases in July 2007, the 1960s series seems forgotten except by that short generation of youthful viewers for whom it defined "the club".