What I can remember of the lyrics of the theme, as sung by David Clayton-Thomas, formerly of Blood, Sweat and Tears:
"Keepin' it together, together! Runnin' from their old life, reflecting on the past. Mom and Dad are gone, Nick and Muggsy left alone, Tine for movin' on! Keepin' it together, together!"
The show was about the two orphans living in a van or mobile home. Clytemnestra was Muggsy's best friend.
Plots I can recall: Muggsy befriends a kid (perhaps a runaway) named "Jackie", who is being chased by a Latino. The Latino turns out to be his brother, who is scolding "Jackie" for trying to pass. Jackie's actual name is Joaquin. Eventually, Joaquin embraces his ethnicity.
Clytemnestra and Muggsy write an story about a young prodigious author and broadcast it on a radio station, but it turns out that they didn't research it thoroughly. A local reporter upbraids them by saying that "it's not good to report without checking your facts. In fact, it's kinda dumb". He eventually apologizes for the bluntness of his statement, but it turns out that the author did indeed plagiarize a part of a book and Clytemnestra retracts the story on-air.
There was a story about a Country and Western singing duo that fought a lot. One of their songs was "The State of Our Union".
For a twelve year-old that was looking for something "serious" to watch, I rather liked this show. No other show I know of was tackling issues such as assimilation and journalistic integrity.
"Keepin' it together, together! Runnin' from their old life, reflecting on the past. Mom and Dad are gone, Nick and Muggsy left alone, Tine for movin' on! Keepin' it together, together!"
The show was about the two orphans living in a van or mobile home. Clytemnestra was Muggsy's best friend.
Plots I can recall: Muggsy befriends a kid (perhaps a runaway) named "Jackie", who is being chased by a Latino. The Latino turns out to be his brother, who is scolding "Jackie" for trying to pass. Jackie's actual name is Joaquin. Eventually, Joaquin embraces his ethnicity.
Clytemnestra and Muggsy write an story about a young prodigious author and broadcast it on a radio station, but it turns out that they didn't research it thoroughly. A local reporter upbraids them by saying that "it's not good to report without checking your facts. In fact, it's kinda dumb". He eventually apologizes for the bluntness of his statement, but it turns out that the author did indeed plagiarize a part of a book and Clytemnestra retracts the story on-air.
There was a story about a Country and Western singing duo that fought a lot. One of their songs was "The State of Our Union".
For a twelve year-old that was looking for something "serious" to watch, I rather liked this show. No other show I know of was tackling issues such as assimilation and journalistic integrity.