First Row Features
First Row Features | |
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Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
Production | |
Running time | 1 hour |
Original release | |
Network | Nickelodeon |
Release | February 1980[1] – January 1982 |
First Row Features is an American
claymation title sequence created in-house at Nickelodeon's temporary headquarters in Buffalo, New York. First Row Features was a predecessor to the similarly formatted Special Delivery
, which debuted later in the same year and eventually replaced it.
Overview
The program featured made-for-TV films from the United Kingdom, which were selected by employees at Nickelodeon.non-commercial and advertisements were never played between features.
Films featured
Title | Year of film | Nickelodeon airdate | Reference |
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Title sequence | 1980 | August 27, 1980 | [6] |
What Next? | 1974 | November 9, 1980 | [7] |
Cup Fever | 1965 | December 30, 1980 | [8] |
The Rescue Squad | 1963 | December 31, 1980 | [8] |
Anoop and the Elephant | 1972 | January 1, 1981 | [8] |
The Kid from Canada | 1958 | January 2, 1981 | [8] |
All at Sea | 1969 | January 10, 1981 | [9] |
Juvenile Justice | Unknown | July 12, 1981 | [10] |
Lone Wolf | Unknown | July 13, 1981 | [11] |
Mischief | Unknown | July 15, 1981 | [11] |
Operation Third Form | 1966 | July 17, 1981 | [11] |
The Hunch | 1967 | July 20, 1981 | [12] |
Adventure in the Hopfields | 1954 | August 5, 1981 | [13] |
Bungala Boys | 1961 | December 6, 1981 | [14] |
The Christmas Tree | 1966 | December 25, 1981 | [15] |
See also
References
- ^ a b "At Last. Children's Programming That's Fit for Children". Toledo Blade. February 21, 1980. Retrieved 2019-04-13.
- Ogilvy & Mather (1981). Ogilvy & Mather cable fact book. WPP plc.
- Gannett Company. January 3, 1982.
- Gannett Company. November 16, 1980.
Nickelodeon: First Row Features. Enjoy many new and exciting features in November.
- ISBN 0814736513.
- Galveston Daily News. Galveston, Texas: Southern Newspapers. August 27, 1980.
- Gannett Company. November 8, 1980.
- ^ Gannett Company. December 27, 1980.
- ^ "Saturday listings". Newspapers.com. McHenry, Illinois: The McHenry Plaindealer. January 9, 1981.
- ^ "Cable/Pay TV". Newspapers.com. Detroit, Michigan: Detroit Free Press. July 12, 1981.
- ^ a b c "Weekdays". Newspapers.com. Iowa City, Iowa: Iowa City Press-Citizen. July 11, 1981.
- ^ "Tele-Pulse schedule". Newspapers.com. McHenry, Illinois: The McHenry Plaindealer. July 17, 1981.
- ^ "More Wednesday Evening". Google News. Boca Raton, Florida: Boca Raton News. July 31, 1981.
- Gannett Company. November 29, 1981.
- ^ "December 25/Friday". Akron Beacon Journal. Akron, Ohio: Black Press. December 20, 1981.