The Righteous Apples

This comedy drama ran on PBS stations during the early 1980's. Elizabeth Daily (the voice of Buttercup on "The Powerpuff Girls") was one of the members of a multi-cultural teenage pop band who dealt with and attempted to solve social problems. One episode had the band expose a racist doctor who was sterilizing the African-American women who came to his office without their knowledge. I believe Ms. Daily stayed on this short-lived show to the end, but their were cast changes among the other band members. This wasn't a bad show, just a little heavy handed sometimes in driving their messages across. I do remember that some of the songs they did were not originals. However, Ms. Daily did have a nice singing voice. PBS seemed to run quite a few shows similar to this during the late 1970s and early 1980s ("Up and Coming" and "Watch Your Mouth!" were two of the others), with youthful casts. I wish some of these obscure shows were appear somewhere on video or DVD.

I remember watching this show when I was younger growing up in Chicago. Up and Coming was another one that would come on either before or after Righteous Apples. This was a PBS show as well. I wanted to join the band. This show took place in an urban setting somewhere on the east coast (I can't remember) and I remember that it came out in the early eighties or late seventies (like 1979). It wasn't as good as Up and Coming, but it was a good show nonetheless. I don't know if either show is out on DVD, but it wouldn't hurt to find out. I would recommend each show if you have young children. Overall, it was a good show. It could be a bit preachy and the cast changed every so often, but it was a good show.