Special Delivery (TV series)

Special Delivery is an American anthology series on Nickelodeon, broadcast during weekend afternoons from 1980 until 1993, when the network's original programming output was deemed sufficient to discontinue the block. Special Delivery mainly carried a variety of productions for children purchased by Nickelodeon, including both live-action and animated programming. Much of this programming was made up of children-focused made-for-TV movies produced in Canada in the 1970s and 80s, short films originally made for the ABC Afterschool Special and CBS Schoolbreak Special anthology series, sports specials (often with the time purchased from Nickelodeon by the event's distributors), and some unsold television pilots adapted to an hour-long timeslot.

Special Delivery
Narrated by	Bill St. James (1984–1993)
Country of origin	United States
Production
Running time	30 minutes–2 hours
Production company	Various
Distributor	Various
Release
Original network	Nickelodeon
Picture format	NTSC
Audio format	Mono/Stereo
Original release	April 6, 1980 – September 13, 1993
Chronology
Related shows	16 Cinema Nick Jr. Storytime

From 1987 to 1989, 16 Cinema, which aired specials targeted towards teenagers, aired an hour after Special Delivery on Sundays. Several half-hour Special Delivery episodes plus new specials aired on weekdays as Nickelodeon Lunch Break Theater (in the summer of 1992), Nick Jr. Lunchbreak Theater (from late 1992 to April 1993), and Nick Jr. Storytime (from April 1993 to June 1995).

Overview

Presentations on Special Delivery were varied in focus and origin. A May 1984 issue of Boys' Life referred to the programs shown on Special Delivery as "fill-in shows" compared to the rest of Nickelodeon's lineup.[1] Most programs were aimed at family audiences, but in an attempt to emulate the success of sister network MTV, Nickelodeon occasionally aired rock-and-roll concerts as part of the block.[2] The earliest known Special Delivery broadcast was a Rick Derringer concert aired in April 1980.[3] According to a March 1983 interview with Nickelodeon's acquisitions manager Eileen Opatut, potential acquisitions for the series were tested in schools before being chosen to air.[2]

Episodes

Title	Airdate	Reference
Rick Derringer in Concert	April 6, 1980	[3]
The Magical Mystery Trip Through Little Red's Head	August 20, 1980	[4]
Courage to Succeed	August 31, 1980
The Little Fugitive	September 1, 1980
The Day The Derby Almost Died	September 9, 1980
Star City Roll Out	September 21, 1980
Mandy's Grandmother	December 10, 1980
Hansel and Gretel	December 25, 1980	[5]
Michel's Mixed-Up Musical Bird	January 18, 1981
On Stage At The Agora: Toto	February 6, 1981
My Mom's Having a Baby	February 11, 1981
The Incredible, Indelible, Magical Physical, Mystery Trip	February 25, 1981
Circles and Spins	March 18, 1981
Portrait of Grandpa Doc	April 17, 1981	[2]
Rudyard Kipling's Jungle Book	May 16, 1981
Clever Jack	July 10, 1981
Circus Town	August 9, 1981	[6]
China Spectacular	August 15, 1981
The Ransom of Red Chief	September 20, 1981	[7]
We Are All One People	September 28, 1981
The Darts	October 3, 1981
I'll Find A Way	October 14, 1981
The Police	October 17, 1981
Beware, Beware, My Beauty Fair	October 30, 1981	[8]
Robinson Crusoe	November 1, 1981	[9]
David Johansen in Concert	November 6, 1981	[10]
One Of A Kind	November 15, 1981
Nikkolina	November 26, 1981
A Gift to Last	December 24, 1981
Kids' Writes	December 25, 1981	[11]
Marie Anne	January 1, 1982
The World According to Nicholas	January 27, 1982	[12]
Meeting Halfway	February 5, 1982
Roger Daltrey: Ride A Rock Horse	February 14, 1982
Danny	February 15, 1982
Hello Symphony	February 20, 1982
Kids in Performance ("Suzuki's Children"/"Dancespace")	March 11, 1982
Wild Rides	March 17, 1982
His Majesty, the Scarecrow of Oz	April 1, 1982
The Adventures Of Dinosaur Badlands	April 4, 1982
The Amazing Mr. Blunden	April 5, 1982
The Velveteen Rabbit	April 9, 1982
Clay Creatures	May 7, 1982	[13]
End of the Game	May 17, 1982	[2]
Big Apple Birthday	June 9, 1982
Split Enz	June 11, 1982
The Cars	July 2, 1982
The American Hero Show	July 3, 1982
Santa Fe Trail	July 7, 1982
The Stowaway	July 10, 1982
Let the Balloon Go	August 7, 1982	[12]
Alex and the Wonderful Doo Wah Lamp	September 12, 1982
The Water Babies	October 11, 1982
Tuck Everlasting	November 25, 1982
ELO In Concert In Wembley	December 10, 1982
Clarence and Angel	December 19, 1982
Kävik the Wolf Dog	January 29, 1983	[14]
Foghat	February 5, 1983
Voice Of The Fugitive	February 13, 1983
Clarence and the Ottaway	March 5, 1983	[15]
Adam & the Ants: The Prince Charming Revue	March 12, 1983	[8]
Silver City	April 9, 1983
Quarterflash	May 1, 1983
Gulliver's Travels	June 4, 1983
Duran Duran in Concert	June 11, 1983	[16]
Haircut 100 in Concert	June 26, 1983
Talk Talk And Depeche Mode In Concert	July 2, 1983
Avengers of the Reef	July 9, 1983	[17]
Someday, Sometime	July 16, 1983
Altered Images	August 13, 1983
Star Chart	September 2, 1983
School Daze ("Louis James Hates School"/"Miss Nelson Is Missing!")	September 25, 1983	[18]
Aladdin	October 9, 1983
Introducing Janet	November 6, 1983
Raisins and Almonds	December 3, 1983	[19]
The Nutcracker	December 11, 1983
English Beat In Concert	January 8, 1984
One Last Ride	January 8, 1984
UFO Kidnapped	January 14, 1984	[20]
Wings in the Wilderness	February 5, 1984	[20]
Mariposa	March 3, 1984
Spirit Bay	April 7, 1984	"A Time To Be Brave" (April 7, 1984) "Rabbit Pulls His Weight" (March 9, 1986) "Rabbit Goes Fishing" (September 12, 1986) "Words on a Page" (May 12, 1987) "Hot News" (June 13, 1987) "A Real Kid" (July 4, 1987) "Big Save" (February 7, 1988) "The Blueberry Bicycle" (March 12, 1988) "Hack's Choice" (April 3, 1988) "Water Magic" (May 15, 1988)
Bob Welch and Friends	April 14, 1984	[21]
BMX World Championships	May 5, 1984 February 5, 1985 June 8, 1986 October 4, 1987	[21]
The Get Along Gang (pilot)	May 6, 1984
Kajagoogoo	June 9, 1984
Cody	June 10, 1984
Belle and Sebastian	June 30, 1984
Kansas in Concert	July 8, 1984	[22]
Rolex Junior Tennis Championships	July 14, 1984 July 6, 1985
Atomic Legs	September 2, 1984
The Raccoons: Let's Dance!	October 6, 1984
The Boy Who Couldn't Lose	October 6, 1984
Thompson Twins	October 27, 1984
The Adventures of Marco Polo Jr.	November 3, 1984	[23]
The Americanization of Elias	November 17, 1984	[23]
Mighty Moose and the Quarterback Kid	November 17, 1984
Joshua's Confusion	December 2, 1984
The Snowman	December 15, 1984
Doctor Snuggles	January 5, 1985
Brother Tough	January 12, 1985
In the Fall	January 13, 1985
Andrew	February 9, 1985
Sometimes I Wonder	March 9, 1985
Do Me A Favor... Don't Vote For My Mom	March 17, 1985
The Magic Laser	April 7, 1985	[24]
Black Magic	April 13, 1985
Grandma Didn't Wave Back	April 14, 1985
Backstreet Six	May 4, 1985
Road To The Stars	July 14, 1985
Just An Overnight Guest	June 9, 1985
Keiko	August 3, 1985
The Boy Who Never Was	September 21, 1985
Cubanos	September 28, 1985
Mr. Gimme	September 29, 1985
Lassie: A New Beginning	October 1, 1985
The Magic of Lassie	October 5, 1985
The Mystery of the Million Dollar Hockey Puck	November 2, 1985
A Merry Mirthworm Christmas	December 1, 1985
Benji's Very Own Christmas Story	December 1, 1985
Today's Special: Live On Stage	December 1, 1985
Little Lord Fauntleroy	December 7, 1985
Raggedy Ann and Andy: A Musical Adventure	January 4, 1986
Stanley, the Ugly Duckling	January 5, 1986
The Witches and the Grinnygog	January 12, 1986
Snowbound	February 1, 1986
The Tap Dance Kid	February 2, 1986
My Mother Was Never a Kid	February 8, 1986
The Incredible Book Escape	March 1, 1986
A Movie Star's Daughter	March 1, 1986	[25]
The Little Princess	April 5, 1986
The Seven Wishes of a Rich Kid	April 6, 1986
The Treasure of Alpheus T. Winterborn	April 6, 1986
Starstruck	May 3, 1986
Big Henry and the Polka Dot Kid	May 11, 1986
Zoom the White Dolphin	May 17, 1986
BMX: Win With The Pros	June 8, 1986
The Brave Frog's Greatest Adventure	June 14, 1986
A Tale of Two Cities	July 5, 1986
Revenge of the Humanoids	July 6, 1986
David Copperfield	August 2, 1986
Misunderstood Monsters	August 10, 1986
Little Women	September 6, 1986	[26]
Red Shoes	October 4, 1986
Raggedy Ann and Andy in The Pumpkin Who Couldn't Smile	October 4, 1986
The Haunting of Harrington House	November 1, 1986	[26]
Raggedy Ann and Andy in The Great Santa Claus Caper	December 6, 1986
Santa's Pocket Watch	December 6, 1986
Chocky	December 13, 1986
Abra Cadabra	January 10, 1987
Dinky Hocker	January 11, 1987	[27]
Children's Island	January 17, 1987
The Courage of Rin Tin Tin	February 7, 1987
Talking Animal	February 7, 1987
Collared	February 8, 1987
Peking Circus	February 15, 1987
Sunkist Junior Invitational Track Meet	March 1, 1987 March 12, 1988
Prince and the Great Race	March 7, 1987
Really Rosie	March 7, 1987	[28]
The Wrong Way Kid	March 8, 1987
The Empty Chair	April 5, 1987
Minors	April 11, 1987
Umpire	April 11, 1987
National Junior Freestyle Championship	April 26, 1987
Pick Up Your Feet: The Double Dutch Show	May 2, 1987
Gulliver's Travels	May 9, 1987
Somewhere Else	June 14, 1987
Look at Me	July 12, 1987
Miss Peach of the Kelly School	September 5, 1987	"Back to School" (September 5, 1987) "The Kelly School Annual Picnic" (August 13, 1988) "The Kelly School Annual Heart-Throb Ball" (February 5, 1989)
Cadichon	September 13, 1987	"Cadichon" (September 13, 1987) "Cadichon II" (October 11, 1987) "Cadichon III" (January 2, 1988) "Cadichon IV" (March 5, 1988)
Chocky's Children	October 10, 1987
The Little Fox	November 7, 1987	[29]
The Pinballs	November 8, 1987	[27]
Uncle Marvin	November 8, 1987	[27]
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1981)	November 14, 1987
Trouble River	December 5, 1987
Oliver and the Artful Dodger	December 6, 1987
The Prince and the Pauper	December 12, 1987
Jack and the Beanstalk	December 13, 1987
Cyrano	January 2, 1988
Master of the World	January 3, 1988
Gaucho	January 16, 1988
The Mysterious Island	February 6, 1988
Psst! Hammerman's After You!	February 7, 1988
Danny's Egg	February 7, 1988
Moon Madness	March 5, 1988
Summer Switch	April 2, 1988
A Home Run For Love	April 9, 1988
Sharon, Lois & Bram: Downtown	April 10, 1988
Moby Dick	May 8, 1988
The Contest	May 8, 1988
Dynaman	May 14, 1988
Sara's Summer of the Swans	May 15, 1988
Cuckoo Land	June 5, 1988
Hewitt's Just Different	July 3, 1988
Theresa at the Palace	July 10, 1988	[30]
The Secret Life of T. K. Dearing	July 16, 1988
Fat Chance	July 17, 1988
The Amazing Cosmic Awareness of Duffy Moon	July 30, 1988
Me and Dad's New Wife	August 7, 1988
The Red Balloon	August 13, 1988
The Horrible Honchos	August 20, 1988
The Electric Grandmother	September 3, 1988	[31]
The Hand-Me-Down Kid	September 3, 1988
The Fabulous Adventures of Baron Von Munchausen	September 11, 1988
Animal Talk	October 2, 1988
The Story of Heidi	October 8, 1988
The Crown of Bogg	October 15, 1988
A Family of Strangers	November 6, 1988
Luke Was There	November 6, 1988
The Gnomes' Great Adventure	December 3, 1988	[32]
A Very Merry Cricket	December 10, 1988	[33]
The Snow Queen (1981)	December 10, 1988
The Box of Delights	December 11, 1988
Grimm's Fairy Tale Classics	January 7, 1989	[34]
A Cricket in Times Square	February 11, 1989
The Three Musketeers	March 5, 1989
An Easter Story	March 11, 1989
The Great Gilly Hopkins	April 9, 1989
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea	May 6, 1989
The Train Mice	May 6, 1989
Davy Crockett on the Mississippi	June 10, 1989
Yankee Doodle Cricket	July 1, 1989
A Far Out Fourth	July 2, 1989
Mirthworms on Stage	July 22, 1989
The Zertigo Diamond Caper	August 6, 1989
Have You Ever Been Ashamed of Your Parents?	August 6, 1989
It Isn't Easy Being a Teenage Millionaire	August 12, 1989
Eureeka's Castle	August 27, 1989
The Count of Monte Cristo	September 2, 1989
Black Beauty	September 9, 1989
Young American Bowling Alliance Championship Tournament	September 17, 1989
Lisa Gets the Picture	October 1, 1989
A Thanksgiving Tale	November 12, 1989
All-American Soap Box Derby	November 12, 1989 November 4, 1990	[35]
Santa's Magic Toy Bag	December 9, 1989	[33]
The Kids of Degrassi Street	December 10, 1989
Mowgli's Brothers	January 6, 1990
The White Seal	January 6, 1990
Rikki-Tikki-Tavi	February 10, 1990
Night of the Red Hunter	March 10, 1990
Peter Pan	March 17, 1990
Around the World in 80 Days	April 1, 1990
Wind in the Willows	April 14, 1990
Friendliest and Funniest Fish in the Sea	May 5, 1990
Sharon, Lois & Bram: Live in Your Living Room	June 2, 1990
Sharon, Lois & Bram: Back by Popular Demand	June 2, 1990
AYSO Championships	September 2, 1990
Manxmouse	September 9, 1990
Peter of Placid Forest	September 15, 1990
Junior Olympics	October 7, 1990
Pardon Me for Living	October 13, 1990
Babe Ruth Baseball Championships	October 13, 1990
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer	December 1, 1990
The Light Brigade	December 1, 1990
Treasure Island	January 5, 1991
Lady and the Lion	February 3, 1991
Ivanhoe	February 10, 1991
The Nightingale	March 2, 1991	[36]
The Tin Soldier	March 2, 1991	[36]
The Disappearance	March 3, 1991
The Wilder Summer	March 10, 1991
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde	March 17, 1991	[37]
Drawing a Blank	April 13, 1991
The Velveteen Rabbit (Atkinson Film-Arts)	May 11, 1991
The Moonstone Gem	May 12, 1991
The Day My Kid Went Punk	June 8, 1991
The Hunchback of Notre Dame	June 9, 1991
Lassie's Great Adventure	August 3, 1991
The Jungle Book (Saban)	August 18, 1991
The Dog Days of Arthur Cane	September 8, 1991
The New Misadventures of Ichabod Crane	October 5, 1991	[37]
The Witch Who Turned Pink	October 5, 1991	[37]
Lassie the Voyager	October 13, 1991	[38]
Prisoner of Zenda	November 10, 1991
Ziggy's Gift	December 1, 1991
The Wizard of Oz	January 11, 1992
Jack and the Beanstalk	January 11, 1992
Snow White	February 8, 1992
Sleeping Beauty	April 4, 1992
Busch Gardens/SeaWorld Summer Safari	June 13, 1992
Molly's Pilgrim	June 14, 1992
The Greatest Little Show on Earth	July 5, 1992
Harry the Dirty Dog	July 6, 1992	Originally aired on April 2, 1991.
Tales From The Whoop: Hot Rod Brown, Class Clown	July 7, 1992	Originally aired on October 20, 1990.
The Adventures of Pete & Pete: Space, Geeks, and Johnny Unitas	July 8, 1992	Originally aired on June 16, 1992.
Stories from Growing Up	July 9, 1992	Originally aired on February 23, 1991.
Cinderella	August 2, 1992
Jungle Book	August 2, 1992
Fair Game	August 2, 1992
The Garden	October 4, 1992
Johann's Gift to Christmas	December 5, 1992
Gallavants	January 2, 1993
His Master's Ghost	January 3, 1993
Paper Camera	June 8, 1993
Moccasin Flats	June 8, 1993
Double Daniel	June 11, 1993
Cutaway	June 11, 1993
Thinking Big	July 12, 1993
The Great Cheese Conspiracy	July 15, 1993
Bill Body I	September 13, 1993
Bill Body II	September 13, 1993

16 Cinema

Title	Airdate	Notes
Between Two Loves	October 11, 1987	Reran on Special Delivery on June 18, 1993.
She Drinks A Little	October 18, 1987
Tough Girl	October 25, 1987
It's a Mile From Here To Glory	November 1, 1987	Reran on Special Delivery on September 5, 1992.
A Matter of Time	November 8, 1987
Introducing Janet	November 15, 1987
Daddy, I'm Their Mama Now	November 22, 1987	Reran on Special Delivery on February 13, 1993.
Francesca, Baby	November 29, 1987
The Heartbreak Winner: One Girl's Struggle For Olympic Gold	December 6, 1987
Very Good Friends	December 13, 1987
Dear Lovey Hart: I Am Desperate	December 20, 1987	Reran on Special Delivery on April 23, 1993.
A Special Gift	December 27, 1987
The Skating Rink	January 3, 1988	Reran on Special Delivery on July 6, 1993.
The House at 12 Rose Street	May 8, 1988
Mom and Dad Can't Hear Me	June 5, 1988
Blind Sunday	July 3, 1988
I Don't Know Who I Am	August 7, 1988
The Alfred Graebner Memorial High School Handbook of Rules and Regulations	September 11, 1988
Amy and the Angel	September 18, 1988
It's No Crush, I'm In Love	October 2, 1988
The Color of Friendship	October 16, 1988
Out of Step	November 6, 1988
A Very Delicate Matter	December 4, 1988
Revenge of the Nerd	December 25, 1988
The Terrible Secret	April 16, 1989
Buchanan High School	May 7, 1989	Two episodes

Nickelodeon/Nick Jr. Lunchbreak Theater/Nick Jr. Storytime

Title	Airdate	Notes
Nickelodeon Wild Side Show	June 30, 1992	Pilot episode; aired on Special Delivery on July 10, 1992.
Little Sister Rabbit	July 2, 1992
Nick's Thanksgiving Fest	November 26, 1992	Originally aired on November 22, 1989.
Nonsense and Lullabyes: Nursery Rhymes	January 5, 1993
Rooster's Hamlet	January 6, 1993
Anytime Tales	January 13, 1993
Nonsense and Lullabyes: Poems	January 14, 1993
Trollies Radio Show	February 3, 1993
Lighthouse Island	April 26, 1993
Making Music With Eric Nagler	June 7, 1993
Oddlee	July 15, 1993
Just So Stories	July 21, 1993
Papa Beaver's Storytime	March 2, 1994
Billy Bunny's Animal Songs	April 14, 1995

See also

• History of Nickelodeon

References

1. Levitt, H.N. (May 1984). "Nickelodeon: A television channel just for you". Boys' Life. Boy Scouts of America. Special Delivery. Fill-in shows that go along with the regularly-scheduled programs with things like films, rock concerts and documentaries.
2. "What's New on Nickelodeon..." (PDF). Fulton History. Tom Tryniski. March 28, 1983. Special Delivery shows are acquired from all over the globe: from Russia, China, and Australia, to Spain, England and Canada... Potential acquisitions are tested in schools... Some cater to the specific tastes of the younger set, such as rock concerts, whose popularity has been demonstrated by the success of MTV.
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5. Seideman, Tony (December 21, 1980). "Christmas specials are plentiful on the cable". Newspapers.com. New Braunfels Herald-Zeitung. The lead offering on Nickelodeon will be "Hansel and Gretel," a Special Delivery starring animated models backed by human voices. Cute is the operating word here, though all the nasty remarks about witches eating children should be enough to keep the kids glued to the screens while the parents open their presents.
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14. Smethurst, James. "The Town Talk - January 22, 1983". Newspapers.com. The Town Talk. Nickelodeon's Special Delivery will present the saga of "Kavik the Wolf Dog" on Jan. 29. The drama, starring a Siberian husky and co-starring Ronnie Cox and John Ireland, describes the 2,000-mile odyssey of a champion sled dog attempting to rejoin a young boy who once saved his life.
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33. Lipton, Lauren (December 16, 1990). "Of, By and For the Children - More Kids' Shows". The Los Angeles Times. An hourlong Special Delivery (Saturday at 2 p.m. Nickelodeon) includes two animated specials. A Very Merry Cricket concerns the holiday adventures of a cat, a mouse and a cricket named Chester, and Santa's Magic Toy Bag reveals what happens when a well-meaning elf accidentally shrinks Santa's sack of toys.
34. Erickson, Hal (June 30, 2005). Television Cartoon Shows: An Illustrated Encyclopedia. McFarland & Company. p. 386. ISBN 0786420995. Grimm's Fairy Tales: This collection of fast-moving hour long versions of classic fairy tales (fast-moving so that the English language voice actors could match the rapid lip movements of the original Japanese animation) was broadcast on weekends as part of Nickelodeon's long-running Special Delivery anthology series.
35. Lipton, Lauren (November 4, 1990). "Not soap-but kids clean up at 'The All American Soap Box Derby' on Nick". The Los Angeles Times. ...soap box racers probably come closest to that description. See for yourself with Nickelodeon's Special Delivery: The All American Soap Box Derby... The high-speed sports spectacular was taped Aug. 11-13 and shows that even though soap-box derbies have been going on from time immemorial, the sport is far from being all washed up.
36. Linan, Steven (January 12, 1992). "Of, By and For the Children - More Kids' Shows". The Los Angeles Times. Special Delivery (Saturday at 2 p.m. Nickelodeon) presents adaptations of two Hans Christian Andersen stories: 'The Nightingale' and 'The Tin Soldier.'
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