The Most Important Person cartoons were a big part of my childhood in Chicagoland. They would be shown afternoons on WFLD Channel 32 in between Spiderman episodes or Brady Bunches or whatnot. There were also educational shorts called "Snippets," but those are another story.
Only a couple of TMIPs really stand out. The most memorable was the "Whoops! You Made A Mistake" one, which kids would sing at school all the time. It was a mixture of animation and some live-action film. The animation depicted a kid screwing something up like a kid knocking down a tower of blocks that he had built. Lyrics were like:
I was building up a building Higher than the highest one I'd ever built before And then it happened Yes it happened And I felt so bad 'cause I'd really tried And I felt so bad that I cried and cried...
Whoops! You made a mistake that's all Making mistakes is never fun Whoops! You made a mistake that's all Mistakes can happen to anyone
And so on... The next was a girl setting a table and spilled some milk, etc.
The next one you might remember was a little inner city kid who couldn't get his parents to pay attention to him. His mom is busy in the kitchen, his dad is just reading the paper, and won't even look down at him. What kid can't relate to that? So he ends up sadly sulking in his room, singing a song called "I'm Lonely."
I'm lonely, I want someone to play with me etc.
Eventually a bird comes to his window.
There is only one more episode I really remember, a cartoon girl singing about friendship. A friend is someone to talk to... etc.
The theme song of the show itself was pretty memorable, and there was one cartoon animal creature who looked like a big green turkey or something. He sometimes introduced the scenes, maybe.
The most important person in the whole wide world is YOU, c'mon we'll show you!
Only a couple of TMIPs really stand out. The most memorable was the "Whoops! You Made A Mistake" one, which kids would sing at school all the time. It was a mixture of animation and some live-action film. The animation depicted a kid screwing something up like a kid knocking down a tower of blocks that he had built. Lyrics were like:
I was building up a building Higher than the highest one I'd ever built before And then it happened Yes it happened And I felt so bad 'cause I'd really tried And I felt so bad that I cried and cried...
Whoops! You made a mistake that's all Making mistakes is never fun Whoops! You made a mistake that's all Mistakes can happen to anyone
And so on... The next was a girl setting a table and spilled some milk, etc.
The next one you might remember was a little inner city kid who couldn't get his parents to pay attention to him. His mom is busy in the kitchen, his dad is just reading the paper, and won't even look down at him. What kid can't relate to that? So he ends up sadly sulking in his room, singing a song called "I'm Lonely."
I'm lonely, I want someone to play with me etc.
Eventually a bird comes to his window.
There is only one more episode I really remember, a cartoon girl singing about friendship. A friend is someone to talk to... etc.
The theme song of the show itself was pretty memorable, and there was one cartoon animal creature who looked like a big green turkey or something. He sometimes introduced the scenes, maybe.
The most important person in the whole wide world is YOU, c'mon we'll show you!