“Top Model” not to be confused with “Top Models”, was a Brazilian romantic, comedy, soap opera for teens. It aired weeknights on the TV Global network in Brazil from July 1989 to April 1990 for a total of 197 new episodes. Some of the characters in this series had the names of famous people as they poked fun of themselves as well as the people they portrayed. Those characters were Elvis Presley Kundera, Yoko Ono, John Lennon Kundera, Ringo Starr Kundera, Jane Fonda Kondera, Marvin Gaye and Morgana. The show revolved around a father named Gaspar Kundera, his 5 sons and 1 adopted daughter whose name was Olivia (an obvious play on Olivia Newton-John). / The sons were Alex, Elvis, John, Ringo and Lucas who was in love with supermodel Maria ‘Duda' Eduarda who was played by Brazilian actress and real life supermodel Malu Mader. There was also a bad guy on the show as almost every soap opera has in Lucas' brother Alex who had a son named Alex Jr. The theme song for this series was “Hey Jude” that had been a big #1 hit for the Beatles. A Brazilian artist sang the version on the show in Portuguese. Some young teens made their mark on the entertainment industry in Brazil after appearing on this series and went on to bigger and better things.