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The Nanny

Pinwheel (Nickelodeon)

Show Summary

Aired: 1979 - 1990
Show Type: Live Action
Country of Origin: US

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.

In 1986, Nick held the Big Ballot, an award show voted on by kids that would later become the Kids' Choice Awards (http://www.nickkcapress.com/2004KCA/content/fun_facts.php). Each April, the Kids' Choice Awards show honors kids' favorites in movies, music, television, and sports, and features appropriately juvenile elements like the Best Fart award and a celebrity burp-off.

Nickelodeon began producing original animated shows, known as Nicktoons, in 1991. The three original Nicktoons, Doug, Rugrats, and Ren & Stimpy, debuted that year.

Comments

BeccahanlonPosted: 03/29/2006

Pinwheel, pinwheel, spinning around
Look in my Pinwheel and see what I've found.
Pinwheel, pinwheel, where have you been?
Hello, how are you, and may I come in?
...or maybe it was "how have you been"...I don't recall exactly.

Posted: 11/29/2006

Now here is the real lyrics:
Pinwheel,Pinwheel spinning around
Look at my Pinwheel and see what i've found.
Pinwheel,Pinwheel where have you been?
Hello,how are you and may i come in?
Pinwheel,Pinwheel spinning around
Look at my Pinwheel and see what i've found.
Pinwheel,Pinwheel breezy and bright.
Spin me good morning,spin me good night.

VickaronomiePosted: 03/09/2007

Either way, the intro freaks me out. I'm sure the reason that I never watched it was because of this fact.

julyfly79Posted: 05/21/2008

I remember that the puppets had clear fishing line that you could see. I was in upper elementary school so that kinda turned me off. Loved the theme song, though.

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