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  Pinwheel TV Show
Show Summary: The US children's TV show Pinwheel began life in Columbus, Ohio, in 1979 on the Pinwheel Channel, which featured the show five hours a day!
A year later, the Pinwheel Channel became known as Nickelodeon (which would go on to become the children's juggernaut it is today).
Flordagirl, the clay worms you mentioned are in the video footage from the Pinwheel DVD that I mentioned earlier.
www.retrojunk.com /details_tvshows/327-pinwheel   (410 words)

  
 'Quiz Show' (PG)
The contestants on these shows seemed to hold an unbelievable quantity of arcane material—such as whether Paul Revere's horse was a stallion or a mare—in their bulging brains.
Though "Quiz Show" is insightful in its larger, social observations, it doesn't allow its cultural statements to dwarf its human dimensions.
As dazzling as its staging of the congressional hearings and the show itself may be, the movie is at its best in its more intimate moments, like one in which Van Doren and his father share a piece of cake late one night in the kitchen.
www.washingtonpost.com /wp-srv/style/longterm/movies/videos/quizshowpghinson_a01abb.htm   (918 words)

  
 Desert | PE.com | Southern California News | News for Inland Southern California
On Thursday morning, he colored a pinwheel and wrote "say no to drugs" and "stop pollution" on the flaps of his art piece.
The small and large pinwheels, which looked like a patch of flowers planted on the school's main quad, have a significant meaning, wrote the founders of the event, Ann Ayers and Ellen McMillan, art teachers at Monarch High School in Coconut Creek, Fla.
The pinwheel, say founders of the Day of Peace event, reminds us of a time when things were simple, joyous and peaceful.
www.pe.com /localnews/desert/stories/PE_News_Local_R_dpinwheels22.3896718.html   (486 words)

  
 A Golden Age in Children's Television   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
This show was a lot of fun to watch and it offered a lot of variety as each week the stories were different from one another.
This show was one of my favorites and one of the more memorable ones for me. I was that kid who was new to town, kind of shy and withdrawn, and always worried about looking like an idiot in front of my peers.
Shows like that can get old really fast, it is important to put shows out there that are funny and absurd; then, when the joke has run its course, you move on to the next show.
www.failedsuccess.com /index.php?/weblog/comments/classic_nickelodeon_shows   (4337 words)

  
 Classic Nick - Pinwheel
Pinwheel was a show that was, in many ways, similar to Sesame Street.
Pinwheel, the main parts anyway, where set at "Pinwheel Playhouse", which was located, as Mr.
Towards the end of Pinwheel episodes, it would always show them in their room in bed, with the moon and stars outside.
johnnorrisbrown.com /classic-nick/pinwheel/index.htm   (913 words)

  
 MousePlanet - Home Theater and Entertainment
It is a show created specifically for children from babies to preschoolers, and while a bit odd to adults, children around the world love it.
The Teletubbies TV shows have been released on VHS tapes for a while, but this is the first Teletubbies DVD release.
It has the two of them discussing the show’s curricular areas, such as movement, patterns, language, music, etc. If you are not familiar with a baby’s or preschooler’s educational capacity, the interview is a nice introduction to why this show is so popular with children.
www.mouseplanet.com /hometheater/ht010924.htm   (769 words)

  
 Astronomers spot space pinwheels - Space.com - MSNBC.com
The other stars also might be pinwheels, the scientists say, spewing out dust in a spiral arc in the same way a rotating lawn sprinkler creates a spiral of water.
Pinwheels, or spirals, are quite rare and exotic in our galaxy, he said.
The pinwheel discovery suggests that many of the very luminous stars in our galaxy, most of which are surrounded by dust, are actually massive binaries, not single stars, Tuthill said.
www.msnbc.msn.com /id/14674706   (772 words)

  
 Pinwheel (Nickelodeon) TV Show
Show Summary: The world's first cable channel devoted to programming for children and youth, Nickelodeon debuted in 1979 as Pinwheel (renamed to "Nickelodeon" in 1981).
It was originally owned by Warner Amex Satellite Entertainment, a joint venture of American Express and the cable division of Warner Bros.; it is now part of MTV Networks, a division of Viacom.
Nickelodeon began producing original animated shows, known as Nicktoons, in 1991.
www.retrojunk.com /details_tvshows/747-pinwheel-nickelodeon   (241 words)

  
 Giant Pinwheel Galaxy! MiCRoN Nanorobots? CSI - NASA? Cocoa is Good! Pot for Diabetics! Pulsar Winds! Universal ...
The Pinwheel’s spiral arms are sprinkled with large regions of star-forming nebulae.
Announced last year, the HESS observation was puzzling in that the gamma-ray emission fell to a minimum at periastron and had two maximums, just before and after the periastron, the opposite of what scientists were expecting.
The XMM-Newton observation supports the HESS observation by showing how the maximums were generated by the double plunging into the Be star’s ring.
richlabonte.net /exonews/xtra5/pinwheel.htm   (4156 words)

  
 Halfbakery: Pinwheel Generators
Large quantities of pinwheels could be dropped in electrically blighted areas and quickly installed for electrical power, unless there was never any wind or water flow in those areas.
It's supposed to show how realistic the picture on the TV is, not that the scenery was computer generated...
Super cheap plastic pinwheels won't degrade very quickly, and you could mass build the generators which would be very simple to replace (vs. take down and fix with large machines).
www.halfbakery.com /idea/Pinwheel_20Generators   (835 words)

  
 The Muppet Show   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
There was a rumor that the show had been cancelled because the theater had been sold, but they went on with the show anyway.
He had to stop one show to continue new ones it was a good decision, but i wish they still stayed on, and muppets tonight came on to replace the empty slot on tv without the muppets!
This show was consistently funny,the guest stars did guest appropriate things, and the writing was superior to most of the drek on television today.
www.jumpingtheshark.com /m/muppetshow.htm   (5577 words)

  
 Shows A - Z : Simply Quilts : Two-Sided Quilts : Home & Garden Television   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Cut the pinwheel squares in intersecting diagonal lines to render small right-side triangles.
Place the doubled sashing strip along the edge on the top side (Pinwheel side along the edge where the pin is) of the block and place the more narrow sashing strip right sides together along the edge of the bottom side (applique-heart side) of the block.
To finish the sashing on the Pinwheel side, flip the doubled sashing strip over the exposed batting seam then hand- or machine-stitch to finish.
www.hgtv.com /hgtv/shows_qlt/article/0,,HGTV_3876_1727368,00.html   (1162 words)

  
 Queen Creek Middle school observes day of peace with pinwheels
Students also made larger Pledge for Peace pinwheels, which QCMS students and staff signed to show their commitment to peace.
The pinwheels were placed in the grassy area by the front office.
Teachers and other students were able to take a moment to appreciate the students' artistic efforts and to read their thoughts on peace.
www.azcentral.com /community/pinal/articles/1013st-pinwheels10.html   (229 words)

  
 Nickelodeon - The TV IV
Nickelodeon also became known for its iconic green slime, originally used on the Canadian sketch-comedy show You Can't Do That on Television, then adopted by the station as a primary feature of many of its shows, especially Slime Time Live.
The next channel created was Noggin, and it was a joint venture between the Children's Television Workshop (who would soon sell their stake to Viacom) and Viacom.
Some shows are acquired like Marathon's Martin Mystery, and one in particular is a vast, international co-production titled Skyland.
tviv.org /Nickelodeon   (582 words)

  
 Letter Never Sent » Blog Archive » Chapi Chapo
I saw these little people on Pinwheel in the 1980s, and some of my finest memories of childhood were from that show.
I think for most Americans, Pinwheel was perhaps the only way any of these Euro classics ever made their way across the ocean.
Pinwheel also carried many other films that have since became obscure in later years from the UK, Czechoslovakia, Yugoslavia, Hungary, Japan and elsewhere.
www.letterneversent.com /index.php/archives/2001/12/13/chapi-chapo   (1280 words)

  
 JOHN CARMAN on TELEVISION -- `Teletubbies' Is Here -- Be Very Afraid
What's scary to me is the fact that when the intended audience outgrows ``Teletubbies,'' it moves on up to ``Mister Rogers' Neighborhood.'' Now we actually have a preparatory TV show for Mr.
Second, there are disturbing reports that when ``Teletubbies'' made its splash in England a year ago, certain noninfants there started combining the TV show with recreational drugs.
The show is an immersion in thick green grass, buttery daisies, splotches of lavender, live bunnies strewn here and there on the landscape, and the four Teletubbies, whose movements and speech are devoid of rhyme and reason.
www.sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/1998/04/06/DD91651.DTL&type=printable   (618 words)

  
 Pinwheel House
It had human actors interacting with puppets showing daily events around the house.
It started airing on the Pinwheel channel (later re-named Nickeolodeon) on April 1, 1979.
After running for 10 years, the show was canceled in 1989.
www.mystiesplace.com /pages/Pinwheel/index.htm   (109 words)

  
 The Rugrats Timeline -- Through 1989
Pinwheel was renamed Nickelodeon, and became available nationwide.Nickelodeon, then a joint venture of Warner Communications (known now as Time Warner) and American Express ("Don't leave home without it"), was seen with no commercials at first and featured mainly reruns of cartoons, children's shows, and special reports (some programming was made for Nick).
This angered Nick, as the show was similar to You Can't, and it's producers were producing a show for the competition (though Nick bought the rights to You Can't, not the show itself).
Sunday night featured The Tracey Ullman Show, which featured Matt Groening's The Simpsons, brought to the screens by Klasky-Csupo and Paul Germain (at the time, Germain was working for James L. Brooks as assistant producer of Tracey Ullman).
www.rugratonline.com /timepr90.htm   (2509 words)

  
 Down South (and Central) America Way
Integrated by an ETC Expression 3 lighting controller, which is linked to the Crestron show control system via a media interface, the truss works as a gigantic, illuminated pinwheel and is a throwback to the kinetic lighting art that was the one of the signatures of the Seattle flagship venue.
Their collective mission was to translate Marc Anthony, well known in the Latino market, to a broader audience and build a TV and touring show, both new ventures for the performer.
Add to that the idea of broadcasting the show to millions of TV fans via HBO, and the pressure was on to introduce the singer with the highest production values possible, but in a way that would support and not overshadow Anthony's onstage personality.
livedesignonline.com /mag/show_business_down_south_central   (4717 words)

  
 New Page 0
The show had two teams who were competing against each other in four rounds to try and find objects either in a picture or in a huge maze of rooms.
The show aired on November 2, 1987 and the last show was on June 30, 1990.
The show was then revived in 1999 with all new episodes, but the show only lasted one season in 1999.
astro.temple.edu /~cespo24/OtherShows.htm   (770 words)

  
 Eastern European Animation - Animation Show Forums
I remember Professor Belthazar, as those cartoons were once seen on cable TV in the early '80s on Nickelodeon, during the program "Pinwheel".
Zlatko Grgic created the character I believe, though later he left Zagreb Film (where the cartoons were made) and moved to Canada where he continued animating for different places (including the NFB film "Hot Stuff") as well as teaching animation at Sheridan College.
Pinwheel also played one familiar Czechoslovakian series, "Krtek the Mole", created by Zdenk Miler for Kratky Film Praha.
www.animationshow.com /forums/index.php?showtopic=800   (1162 words)

  
 Re: Pinwheel - Shroomery Message Board
Pinwheel is a great program even when sober..
if this could be done in a similar pinwheel type program, i think we could enter a new world in optical illusions...
Ive tried about 4 or 5 of these programs but none works as good as pinwheel does..
www.shroomery.org /forums/showflat.php/Number/98263   (439 words)

  
 "Pinwheel" (1979)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
I watched this show daily as a young child and have very very fond memories of it.
This show out shows any show we have on television right now.
They need to have channels for reruns of all of these great shows that this generation is missing out on.
www.imdb.com /title/tt0224947   (267 words)

  
 Artsandentertainment: Turns out the show is really the 'Idol'
Most reality shows lose buzz after their first season.
Or so-pretty show host Ryan Seacrest, whose resultant gigs on radio and TV have helped him hijack the nickname "King of All Media" from Howard Stern.
According to the Nielsen Television Index, last year's Tuesday and Wednesday Idol broadcasts were the second- and third-most-watched TV shows.
www.sptimes.com /2006/01/15/Artsandentertainment/Turns_out_the_show_is.shtml   (1221 words)

  
 GearBits: Lost & Forgotten 70's & 80's TV Shows
Can anyone help me with the name of a show from the 80's about a girl who's father was an alien (although you never saw him) and she spoke to him through a clear rubiks cube type thing that opened up.
Anyone remember a show whwere there were 2 societies, one was Utopian, the other had these bumpy headed pig like guys (called Gorts or something), and to get to one society from another there was this underground train...this may all have been an alcohol induced dream mind you...
im looking for a show about a castle, it was a puppet type show and it had a little, i think, she was a sorceress and she wore a i think purple hat with stars on it, there was a dragon and a other characters..
www.gearbits.com /archives/000360.html   (10757 words)

  
 www.myspace.com/zeldapinwheel
The shoegazing mood swings of Zelda Pinwheel’s earlier material have segued into a dense post-prog sprawl on the new For Safekeeping Warm.
I didn't show up at the ov, but mayhaps next time I run into you, I'll not be a sloppy drunken mess.
I probably won't be there, but have a great show.
www.myspace.com /zeldapinwheel   (623 words)

  
 Classic TV & Movie Hits - Nickelodeon
Nickelodeon (Nick for short) is an American cable TV network for children.
Classic TV Mall has a wide variety of Classic TV Merchandise ranging from DVD's to videos, to posters, toys and more for all of your favorite shows.
All Show logos, images, and sounds are copyrighted to their respective owners.
www.classictvhits.com /network.php?id=15   (389 words)

  
 Shows A - Z : Carol Duvall Show : Pinwheel Plant Stakes : DIY Network
Cut 32 inches of 24-gauge wire and wrap it around the pinwheel in a random pattern.
Cut 16 inches of 18-gauge wire and wrap it around the twisted wire stake four times just behind the pinwheel to secure it in place.
Place the teardrop bead onto the head-pin and form a loop at the point of the bead with the round-nose pliers.
www.diynetwork.com /diy/shows_cds/article/0,2045,DIY_15079_2504589,00.html   (389 words)

  
 Nam June Paik   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
The other six monitors show live video of the piano, recorded by the two video cameras.
These unusual uses of a piano are appropriate as a tribute to Cage, whose experiments with altered and prepared pianos have become legendary.
For example, the sequencing of the images on the four central monitors at the top create a kind of pinwheel effect.
www.albrightknox.org /ArtStart/Paik.html   (733 words)

  
 Christian TV Kid Shows of the 1970s
It was a live action show about an old man and his two friends who were puppets (a little boy and a goat).
Noah was a regular on the show, or if she was introduced while the captain was on some sort of long term health leave.
It was a new show every Sunday morning, no return characters or continuing story, called Insight (1960-1991) and it definitely had a Christian bent.
www.tvparty.com /lostrel.html   (2921 words)

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