SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Initial Filing)
KIDEO PRODUCTIONS, INC.
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(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock, Par Value $.0001 Per Share
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(Title of Class of Securities)
49380R 10 7
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(CUSIP Number)
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(1) NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS: Charles C. Johnston
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS: Not provided.
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(2) CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF GROUP: (a) [__]
(b) [ ]
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(3) SEC USE ONLY
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(4) CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION: U.S.A.
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:(5) SOLE VOTING POWER: 199,161
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NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY :(6) SHARED VOTING POWER: None
OWNED BY EACH REPORTING :-----------------------------------------------
PERSON WITH :(7) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER: 199,161
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:(8) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER: None
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(9) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH
REPORTING PERSON: 199,161
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(10) CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES: [__]
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(11) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9: 9.8%
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(12) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON: IN
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CUSIP No. 49380R 10 7 SCHEDULE 13G Page 2 of 4 Pages
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Item 1(a). Name of Issuer:
Kideo Productions, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company").
Item 1(b). Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
The Company's principal executive offices are located at 611 Broadway, Suite
523, New York, NY 10012.
Item 2(a). Name of Person Filing:
This statement is filed on behalf Mr. Charles C. Johnston, a Director of the
Company.
Item 2(b). Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence:
Mr. Johnston's principal business office is located at 706 Ocean Drive, Juno
Beach, Florida 33408.
Item 2(c). Citizenship:
Mr. Johnston is a citizen of the United States of America.
Item 2(d). Title of Class of Securities:
Common Stock, par value $.0001 per share, of the Company (the "Common Stock").
Item 2(e). CUSIP Number:
The CUSIP Number of the Common Stock is 49380R 10 7.
Item 3. Filing Pursuant to Rules 13d-1(b) or 13d-2(b):
Inapplicable.
Item 4. Ownership:
(a) Amount Beneficially Owned: 199,161 shares.
Of such number of shares, 98,975 constitute shares which the reporting
person has a right to acquire as of, or will have a right to acquire
within 60 days after, December 31, 1996 pursuant to certain options
and warrants to purchase Common Stock which have been granted to such
person.
(b) Percent of Class: 9.8%
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CUSIP No. 49380R 10 7 SCHEDULE 13G Page 3 of 4 Pages
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(c) Number of shares as to which such person has:
(i) sole power to vote or to direct the vote:
199,161
(ii) shared power to vote or to direct the vote:
None. Such power is not shared.
(iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
199,161
(iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
None. Such power is not shared.
Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class:
Inapplicable.
Item 6. Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person:
Inapplicable.
Item 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the
Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company:
Inapplicable.
Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the Group:
Inapplicable.
Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group:
Inapplicable.
Item 10. Certification:
Inapplicable.
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CUSIP No. 49380R 10 7 SCHEDULE 13G Page 4 of 4 Pages
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SIGNATURE
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I
certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and
correct.
Dated: January 15, 1997
/s/ Charles C. Johnston
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Charles C. Johnston
Director
Kideo Productions, Inc.