Pinwheel (TV series)

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The Pinwheel Logo.

Pinwheel was a children's television show that aired on the Nickelodeon cable network from 1979 to 1989. The show was the original program featured on the Nickelodeon network (the channel itself was known as "Pinwheel" until 1981). There were a total of 260 one-hour Pinwheel episodes recorded, however, Pinwheel was typically broadcast in 3 to 5 hour long blocks with multiple one-hour episodes shown back-to-back. It remains the longest running Nickelodeon show in episodes, and was the longest running in years until You Can't Do That On Television broke the record. It is now #3, behind You Can't Do That On Television and Rugrats, with All That about to also pass it.

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Several Pinwheel characters and actors.

It was notable for featuring a variety of animation from around the world, in addition to live action segments where humans acted along with puppets. Live action characters included Sal and Smitty (an elderly couple who ran a newspaper called "The Daily Noodle"), Jake (a man who had small boxes which emitted various sound effects), Coco (a female mime), and Kim (played by Arline Miyazaki). Puppet characters included Plus and Minus (similar-looking characters whose favorite game was "Gotcha Last!"), Aurelia (a gypsy who lived in the house and used a special phone to dial the "Opposite City Operator"), Silas the Snail (had an elderly-looking face, and took an entire episode to go from one end of the garden to the other), Ebeneezer T. Squint (green-faced equivalent to Sesame Street's "Oscar the Grouch." His sole goal in life was to be on the front page of the Daily Noodle.), Luigi (ethnic-looking guy who ran a fruit & veggie stand), and a mole who lived in a tree in the backyard.

Program content

• Alfie Atkins
• Bagpuss
• Bod
• Bolek and Lolek
• Bunny in the Suitcase
• Chapi Chapo
• Charlie's Climbing Tree
• Curious George
• Emily
• Gumby
• Hattytown Tales
• King Rollo
• Madeline
• Mole
• Magic Roundabout, The
• Mixometric
• Musti
• Paddington Bear
• Picture Pages
• The Pilis
• Professor Balthazar
• Simon in the Land of Chalk Drawings
• Tip and Tap

External links

• Pinwheel at IMDb
• Classic Nick Online
• Pinwheel House
• Pinwheel fan page incl. photos
• The classic Nickelodeon petition trying to get Pinwheel re-aired or released on DVD.