• Sidewalks Entertainment is a long-running, weekly American television series that is a combination of a talk show, magazine show and variety show featuring celebrity interviews, music, artistic and novelty acts, and rising performers. The 30-minute program is primarily produced in the San Francisco Bay Area with segments from other parts of the country, including Los Angeles and New York. Richard R. Lee is the creator and executive producer, as well as lead editor and webmaster of SidewalksTV.com. On-air personalities Cindy Rhodes and Rafael Siegel are also co-producers. During the first six years, the show was known as Sidewalks. The producers decided to add Entertainment to the program's title, so viewers would understand it was an entertainment show and not a show related to public works or about concrete walkways. On websites and television grids, the program is listed as Sidewalks Entertainment, although hosts, guests and on-air graphics may still refer to the program as Sidewalks. As of...
  • List of Episodes (15)
    • 1. Preview / Retrospective

      Special edition comprising of clips, featuring musical and artistic performers from the first 22 episodes. Also included: hosts bloopers, featuring Marci Camacho, Mel Menefee, Rosie Sorenson, Robert Guarino and Jon Golden.
    • 2. CPR & The Heimlich

      Special edition demonstrating the actual procedures of the Heimlich maneuver and Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). Guests are JUNE MAYS, PAT WATERS, DR. JOSEPH L. LEVIT from the West Contra Costa County American Red Cross Chapter. Hosts: Marci Camacho, Mel Menefee.
    • 3. Mr. Id

      The modern rock band MR. ID are seen in exclusive ""Sidewalks""-produced music videos. Also: co-host Mel Menefee searches frantically for a videotape that features his senior tap dance troop THE DANCING DARLINGS. Co-host: Marci Camacho.
    • 4. Initiation

      Dave Wilson's first appearance as an unofficial co-host, who first must be initiated before becoming a ""Sidewalks"" host. Musical guests are RANDY WILSON and DAVE MARCHAND, both presented in exclusive ""Sidewalks"" music videos. Co-Hosts: Marci Camacho, Mel Menefee.
    • 5. Aerobic Stixs

      Singer FLOYD HENRY; the folk/rock band THE MUDFLAPS; and EVA SPENCER demonstrates The Aerobicstixs, her latest creation that combines martial arts and aerobic. Hosts: Marci Camacho, Rosie Sorenson, Mel Menefee.
    • 6. Music and Fashions

      Host Mel Menefee and ""Sidewalks'"" creator and producer Richard R. Lee introduce two musical artists, JONATHAN P and CHRISTINA LEE, both performing in exclusive ""Sidewalks"" music videos. Also: CHRISTINA LEE, who is also a fashion designer, showcases some of her ""summer"" designs.
    • 7. Music Videos

      Compilation of ""Sidewalks'"" exclusively-produced music videos of MR. ID (""Miss It For The World""), JONATHAN P (""How Can I Get Your Love"", ""When You Were Mind""), RANDY WILSON (""Finishing Touch"") and DAVE MARCHAND (""Baby, I Want You""). Also: co-host Mel Menefee's rap video. Performer introductions by crew members. Co-host: Dave Wilson.
    • 8. Exotic World of Belly Dancing

      ""Sidewalks"" takes a look at belly dancing with dancers ALEXANDRIA and LYNETTE from The Near Eastern Dance Company. Also: the history of belly dancing, and a special look at the rugs in our studio (furnished by Berkeley's Solano Oriental Rug Gallery). Hosts: Marci Camacho, Dave Wilson, Mel Menefee.
    • 9. Exodus

      R&B group 4EVER YOURS and an exclusive interview with RICK HUNOLT, a member of the popular heavy-metal group Exodus. Also: Exodus' ""Objection Overruled"" video. Hosts: Dave Wilson, Mel Menefee.
    • 10. Improv

      A half-hour showcase for the improvisational group, WOMEN WHO LAUGH TOO MUCH AND THE MEN WHO CRACK THEM UP. Host: Dave Wilson.
    • 11. Modeling With Kim

      Bay Area model KIM LINCOLN answers questions about her experience in the world of high-fashion modeling, show-cases her students in a runway display, and teaches the ""Sidewalks"" hosts some runway moves. Hosts: Marci Camacho, Dave Wilson, Mel Menefee.
    • 12. Viewers Favorite Moments

      A recap of viewers favorite segments: BELLY DANCING from Lynette; MEDIEVAL COMBAT with the Society for Creative Anachronism; ""Sidewalks'"" MUSIC VIDEO of Jonathan P (""How Can I Get Your Love""); SENIOR TAP
    • 13. Sexy Swimwear

      Concert photographer/fashion designer MASTAHN displays his pictures and swimwear designs. Plus: the R&B group OVERWORLD. Hosts: Marci Camacho and Mel Menefee, with Barbara Williams.
    • 14. Candell, Zimmerman...And Tina Turner

      Songwriter CANDELL performs in a ""Sidewalks"" video (""Troubled Waters"") and in ""Party Town,"" a video he produced, directed, edited and starred in. Also: Tina Turner appears --well, OK, a marionette lookalike designed by LEE D. ZIMMERMAN, who also created and performs marionettes of Jimi Hendrix and Talking Heads' David Byrne. Hosts: Marci Camacho, Mel Menefee, with Dave Wilson.
    • 15. I Remember...

      LYNNETTE VICK performs in two exclusive ""Sidewalks""-produced music videos (""Loverboy"" and ""Miss You""); and a song tributing Martin Luther King, Jr. by the group WAIMBAJI (""I Remember...""). Host: Marci Camacho.