Nickelodeon's Special Delivery
A comprehensive (as much as possible) list of all the programs that aired on this showcase of the early days of Nickelodeon
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- DirectorBill TraversStarsBill TraversVirginia McKennaGeorge AdamsonA zoo-born lion gets put in the pet department of Harrods, the cellar of an antique shop, and then released into the wilds of Africa.
- DirectorBrad CaseGerry ChiniquyTom YakutisStarsMichel LegrandOlivia BarashMichael BarberaLive-Action/animation special featuring Michel Legrand in a true story about the bird that inspired him while studying at the Paris Conservatory of Music.
- DirectorLarry ElikannStarsLendon H. SmithShane SinutkoJarrod JohnsonCurious about his mom's pregnancy, a ten-year-old seeks answers to where babies come from.
- 1972–19971h6.8 (31)TV EpisodeDirectorHerbert KlynnStarsLennie WeinribDiane MurphyIke EisenmannTwo youngsters are shrunk so they can enter their teenage sister's head, and discover how the mind works.
- DirectorRandal KleiserStarsMelvyn DouglasBruce DavisonKeith Blanchard"Grandpa Doc" is a doctor that encourages his grandson to one day become an artist.
- StarsReggie JacksonReggie Jackson sports on active health and fitness, mixed with competitions.
- StarsJordan Walker-PearlmanJohn MolnarMark CordrayTalk and current events show aimed at children and teenagers.
- DirectorTony BillStarsHarry Dean StantonJoe SpinellRobbie RistTwo con artists kidnap an unruly son of a wealthy industrialist only to be hopelessly victimized by their own kidnapping victim.
- CreatorWilliam DavidsonStarsDerrick JonesMegan FollowsNeil DainardA brother and sister, who are new to Canada, are in search of their uncle after their mother passes away on-board the ship from England.
- StarsTom LoganStu RosenPeter R.J. DeyellA live action series featuring "Dusty" and his puppet friends as they embark on their weekly adventures. Periodic guests also show up.
- StarsCarlo GrossmanJohn RousseauSteve RifkinThis show aired on the childrens' network Nickelodeon. Kids would send in their original stories and the actors would act them out. Typical of the early 80's fashions, all actors wore brightly colored spandex bodysuits.
- DirectorBeverly ShafferStarsNadia De FrancoNadia DeFranco lives in Toronto and she has spina bifida. This film follows her through some of her daily activities as she goes to school, works with her therapists, visits her relatives and lives life with her family.
- DirectorHarry WinerStarsDiane BakerStephanie BrownKen HillFree spirited mother realizes her daughter is no longer a little girl, and tries to give her more independence. Meanwhile the daughter is puzzled by her mother's lack of attention.
- DirectorRobert HughesStarsMatt DillonMatt Dillon hosts a documentary on rollercoasters.
- DirectorJ. Farrell MacDonaldStarsViolet MacMillanFrank MoorePierre CoudercThe wicked king wants his daughter, Princess Gloria, to marry a horrid courtier though she loves the gardener's boy Pon. After encountering Dorothy, Pon and her team up to defeat the evil witch Mombi and to rescue the princess.
- DirectorLionel JeffriesStarsLaurence NaismithGraham CrowdenDorothy AlisonTwo children befriend ghosts in a haunted mansion. To help the ghosts, they make a potion allowing time travel to the past. After becoming housekeepers, they return to the mansion's past and aid the dead children.
- World cultures and youth are showcased.
- DirectorRobin LehmanRobin Lehman presents an intimate view of the panorama of African wildlife, giving a sense of what it is really like to be there, and in a dramatic climax makes a poignant plea for conservation. Filmed in Zaire, Kenya and Tanzania, the film takes the viewer from deep inside an anthill, to the majestic giraffes suckling their young, african storms, dung beetle ritual dances, duels for supremacy, feeding time and playtime all end, as the animals disappear one by one while the sound of a rifle shatters the existing magic of life.
- DirectorNick De NoiaStarsKelly Ellen CollinsLeatha SturgesBill DrewEvery day is boring and the same to Amy, even her birthday. All the evidence her family puts forth that each day is different she rebuts with well-thought out responses of sameness. She is supposed to visit her Aunt Lucy to pick up her present from her, and instead meets weird characters who insist that her aunt has a beagle named Charlie and that she has turned into a butterfly. Eventually she encounters fairytale folk who thought their lives were normal before the events in their stories occurred.
- CreatorCy SchneiderStarsBill BixbyPhil ProctorVirginia CapersBill Bixby hosts a collection of biographical stories of the lives of famous people who changed history from Golda Meir to Mahatma Gandhi to Pancho Villa to Florence Nightingale and many others.
- DirectorMartin WaltersStarsAndrée PelletierJohn JulianiTantoo CardinalAbout a young married woman who, after a kidnapping, becomes attached to an Indian.
- DirectorNick De NoiaStarsAlex PaezPhil BlackSid BairdPeter stows away on a ship from Italy, and arrives in New York, pursued by the ship's captain. He is advised that he will find other Italians in Little Italy, so he goes there, where Gepetto takes him in, after he attempts to steal some food. He tries to be good, but gets in trouble for stealing, so Jimmy the pizza man has to show him the way and get him to school. He thinks he isn't important, so he tells tall tales, scratching his nose each time. He tells people that Gepetto is a big important politician, so people automatically want to support him, though Gepetto is not running for anything.
- DirectorOliver HowesStarsRobert BettlesJanet KingsburyJohn EwartWhile his brother is fighting in WWI, a small independent Australian boy who lives in the countryside with his overbearing mother and pet dog and who must wear a leg brace decides to overcome his handicap no matter what.
- DirectorStanislav GovorukhinStarsLeonid KuravlyovIrakli KhizanishviliEvgeniy ZharikovSailor is stranded on a desert island.
- DirectorGabor KalmanA documentary film about minority children from the United States visiting their pen pals of eight years in Israel.
- DirectorNick De NoiaStarsAlex PaezJesse M. CohenRobin G. CooleyA young boy who continually questions his own worth, polishes a magic lamp and conjures up three genies who promise to grant his every wish. After experimenting with numerous transformations in his quest to be somebody else, he realizes that being himself is the best thing he could be.
- DirectorJean LaFleurPeter SvatekStarsMaureen HollowayLarry LaroucheMarcy CohenAn engaging drama for children by the Children's Theatre, Montréal. On a school auditorium stage, an audience watches the portrayal of the beauty and the beast adventure. But the film audience sees more. Behind the scenes, in the shadows and up dark stairways, another drama develops with suspense to equal the fairy tale's. It is a play within a play, convincingly acted out by a talented group of young thespians.
- DirectorAndrew SugermanStarsMaureen O'SullivanAmy LevitanKathryn WalkerA young tomboy and her prim grandmother quickly forget the disappointment of their first meeting and become friends.
- DirectorLionel JeffriesMiroslaw KijowiczStarsJames MasonBernard CribbinsBillie WhitelawThis children's fantasy tells the story of a 12-year-old boy who discovers a complex underwater world where young children are held prisoner by an evil shark and an eel.
- DirectorAlan GibsonStarsGordon PinsentMark PolleyAlan ScarfeA Christmas special about an elderly man looking back at life during the turn of the century in Ontario. His family help him to overcome his need for being solitary
- DirectorRobert GardnerStarsDarren BrownMarkAnthony CardonaIzola ArmstrongClarence is a new boy in school, recently arrived in New York from the rural south. Angel is already there, Hispanic and proud of it. Clarence has dyslexia, a reading difficulty; Angel is hyperactive; both disturb their class and are punished by exile out of the classroom to the hallway. They meet, talk, share experiences and hopes. Angel's activity is translated into teaching Clarence to read, and together they build a school friendship that transcends race and ethnicity and the lack of understanding of themselves by the system.
- DirectorPeter CarterStarsRonny CoxLinda SorensenAndrew Ian McMillanA boy and his sled dog against the elements.
- DirectorRené BonnièreStarsGeorge AshleyTaborah JohnsonArleigh PetersonA group of escaped slaves try to make their way from the US into Canada.
- DirectorFrederick King KellerStarsMargaret ChamberlainPaul FlessaFred A. KellerIn turn-of-the-20th-century upstate New York, Winnie Foster, a 12-year-old girl, discovers a family living in the woods near her family's home who never ages thanks to a magical spring they drink from and she is entrusted to keep their secret and becomes involved in their lives.
- DirectorCarl SchultzBruce BeresfordStarsHardy KrügerGreg RoweJohn JarrattBased on the children's novel by celebrated South Australian author 'Colin Thiele', this is an emotional father and son story about tuna fishing of Southern Blue Fin tuna in South Australia's Port Lincoln fishing district. Accident prone son Snook is forever making mistakes much to the chagrin of his father Pascoe. But when tragedy strikes the fishing boat during a deep sea fishing trek in the Southern Ocean, the boy is called on to become a man in a rites of sea passage to reconcile is past mishaps and save both his father and the ship from certain disaster.
- DirectorPaul FierlingerStarsJim Thurman
- DirectorFrank GladstoneStarsRodney AkinsMartin AslinChris ChongUpon the arrival of the worst teacher imaginable, a group of students try to find their original teacher Miss Nelson, gaining a new appreciation for her in the process.
- DirectorGlen SalzmanRebecca YatesStarsLynne DeragonAdah GlassbourgAnn-Marie MacDonaldThis film was shot in Canada and released there as, "Introducing...Janet." Janet is an overweight girl who has a knack for making the other children in school laugh...by making fun of her own weight. In seeing the other kids' reaction, she feels that she might have a career as a comedian. She visits the local comedy club, where she finds Tony Moroni, a struggling comedian whose jokes often fail. Together, Tony helps Janet build self-esteem and she helps him with his material.
- DirectorDon S. WilliamsStarsDoreen BrownstoneBased on the memoirs of Fredelle Bruser Maynard, who grew up on the Prairies in the 1920's.
- DirectorBoris StepantsevStarsHans ConriedShirley MacLaineA young chambermaid finds a neglected nutcracker under a Christmas tree. It comes to life, but the Nutcracker is really an enchanted prince.
- StarsTerry David MulliganBryan AdamsRodney CrowellMusic show from the 1980s aired on Saturday nights. Had bands like Bryan Adams, Journey, REO Speedwagon.
- DirectorGeoffrey DarbyRoger Damon PriceStarsAlasdair GillisKevin KubusheskieLes LyeAlasdair and Kevin, two teenage boys out camping in the Ontario woods, are abducted by a spaceship and held with two other captives, a cat burglar and a teenage intellectual, by two aliens who take them on a trip through space and time while Alasdair and Kevin and their two other captives try to figure out the aliens' agenda for them.
- StarsEric ChunGeorge M. ChappellRené Le VantFocuses on the activities of The Righteous Apples, five Boston-area high school musicians, who in a troubled world, seek to help people in distress.
- DirectorPaul StephensStarsCynthia DebassigeRon CookEugene ThompsonTafia learns valuable lessons about survival at her family cabin deep in the wintry bush. (This was the first episode in the series and was shot as a short film in 1982).
- StarsScott MenvilleSparky MarcusRobbie LeeA group of anthropomorphic animal children learn the value of teamwork and friendship.
- DirectorRobert RyanStarsBert DevittLorne GreeneRonald SmithThe first man to train or imprint Canada geese goslings using a radio-controlled model airplane is documented in this award-winning film that thrills audiences with the first shots of the geese taken from a camera mounted on that airplane.
- DirectorWilliam D. BlackburnStarsTony BeckerTerrence EvansPatricia KaneA goose captures a boy's heart but his father will have none of it. The boy rebels and runs away from home rather than lose his new friend.
- A bully's prank on a meek boy inadvertently gives him superhuman speed and the confidence to be a great athlete.
- DirectorKevin GillisStarsMichael MageeCarl BanasLen CarlsonA music video featuring songs and clips from the "Raccoons" specials, connected by newly animated footage.
- DirectorEric PorterStarsBobby RydellArnold StangCorie SimsMarco Polo Jr., the descendant of the legendary explorer, goes on a daring journey in search of his own destiny.
- DirectorAlan ShapiroStarsKeith GordonRichard HamiltonDean Trucco
- 1972–199748m6.7 (22)TV EpisodeDirectorTony FrankeStarsBrandon CruzDave MaddenJoseph MascoloFootball coach tries to mediate a conflict between the star Quarterback and his father.
- DirectorJeff HaleStarsRichard GilbertThis short animation film stars the world's most-wanted good guy: Santa Claus. In this spoof of the Wild West, good triumphs over evil, but not before the evil robbers and their innocent victims have romped through some odd situations.
- DirectorChris McCulloughStarsSimon DrakeBiu RarawaTim Elliott
- DirectorJimmy T. MurakamiDianne JacksonStarsDavid BowieRaymond BriggsMel SmithOn Christmas Eve, a young boy builds a snowman that comes to life and takes him to the North Pole to meet Father Christmas.
- CreatorJeffrey O'KellyStarsPeter UstinovUlli PhilippLambert HamelThe fantastic adventures of a friendly doctor and his friends.
- DirectorSam EllisStarsJonathan WardChristine ParksBob ElkinsDanny is failing in school and is moved to a remedial class. His mother is supportive but his father thinks he needs punishment. Eventually Danny is diagnosed as being dyslectic, but his father needs convincing there is a problem.
- 1977–19951h 10mTV-Y5.1 (16)TV Episode
- DirectorGary R. LindbergStarsColleen DewhurstIna FriedArt LaFleurA film that reaches out to children from ages 4 to 84. It is the story about a girl and a boy who leave home because their new baby brother is getting all the attention. They run away to Grandma's ranch where there favorite mare is beginning to foal. Rare film footage captures the live birth of a colt. As a viewer you're there to experience the beauty and wonder of the extraordinary moment.
- DirectorNick DoobCathy OleanRobert WiemerStarsDaphne YoureeDara BrownJim FlemingLynn Morley, a ten year old girl with quite an imagination, believes that her older sister, Judith, is being trained as a witch by their odd neighbor, Mrs. Tuggle. No one else seems to notice Judith's strange new behaviors and habits, like reading tarot cards and spending time with a mysterious young man whom she raised from the lake near their house. Convinced that she alone can stop her sister from falling completely under Mrs. Tuggle's influence, she and her best friend Mouse attempt to gather evidence. But before they can find a way to vanquish their foe, Lynn's mother is called away unexpectedly, and Lynn and her siblings are left in Mrs. Tuggle's care...on a dark and stormy night. Will Lynn be able to break the spell before Lynn's little brother becomes Judith's victim?
- DirectorTom G. RobertsonStarsMolly PiconLara BerkAdrian Sparks11-year-old is upset to learn her beloved Grandmother is suffering from Alzheimer's disease.
- StarsSimon HintonAlistair DuncanBarbara FrawleyThe adventures of a teen-aged boy and his friend, a runaway slave, as they float down the Mississippi River on a raft.
- StarsRosalind CashRichard RoundtreeTiffany HillA family takes in an abused girl and eventually decide to adopt her.
- DirectorPeter MaxwellStarsSimone BuchananJeremy ShadlowScott NicholasA trio of kids have many exciting adventures while exploring a spooky mansion in the hope of finding their missing friends.
- DirectorAlbert BarilléStarsAnnie BalestraRoger CarelClaude ChantalThe robotic alien villains from Il était une fois... l'espace (1982) attack Earth.
- DirectorJean LaFleurPeter SvatekStarsMichael MacdonaldAngele KnightJean-Louis MilletteA young orphan overhears a plot by thieves to smuggle diamonds out of Canada in the equipment of his favorite hockey team, the Montreal Canadiens. The thieves learn of his knowledge and come after him.
- DirectorRuss HarrisG. Brian ReynoldsStarsRachel RutledgeMiki MathioudakisPeggy NicholsonBert Worm thinks he doesn't fit in in his new town.
- StarsAdam WoodyattZoe LoftinGiles HarperWhen a family come into possession of a statue called The Grinnygog, a trio of benevolent witches are summoned to the village where they live.
- DirectorRichard WilliamsAbe LevitowStarsClaire WilliamsDidi ConnMark BakerRaggedy Ann and Andy leave their playroom to rescue Babette, a beautiful French doll kidnapped by pirates.
- 1972–19976.5 (21)TV EpisodeDirectorLarry ElikannStarsButterfly McQueenRobbie RistChristopher HewettLonely rich kid is suddenly granted seven wishes from a genie. He uses all of the wishes to impress a girl at school, but it doesn't work out the way he envisioned.
- CreatorVladimir TartaStarsGérard RinaldiSéverine MorisotFernand RauzénaA boy meets and befriends a white dolphin named Zoom and they encounter a series of exciting adventures.
- DirectorRichard MarquandStarsNed BeattyEstelle ParsonsChris BarnesYoung orphan tries to save the life of a blind old dog.
- DirectorBarra GrantStarsJim PelhamCharles 'Honi' ColesDanielle SpencerEight year old wants to be a tap dancer like his uncle.
- DirectorMichael ReynoldsHe episodes used to make this movie are from the end of the series.
- DirectorJohn WilsonStarsSusan BluJack DeLeonWolfman JackA modernized take on the classic fairy tale that follows an ugly duckling who befriends a loner fox and learns a lesson about self-esteem.
- StarsHenri SzepsPhillip HintonKen WayneDuring the turbulent days of the French Revolution, Frenchwoman Lucie Manette falls in love with Englishman Charles Darnay who's hiding his true identity and purpose.
- DirectorMichael TuchnerStarsAnthony NewleyDavid HemmingsDavid WarnerA kindly shop owner whose overwhelming gambling debts allow a greedy landlord to seize his shop of dusty treasures. Evicted and with no way to pay his debts, he and his granddaughter flee.
- DirectorBeth BrickellStarsJoy ChesserRadha DelamarterLisa Foster10-year-old Kathy prefers pigtails to curls and runs away for the day to avoid a hair appointment. While she's off having adventures with her best pal Jeeter, her parents clash over how to handle the situation. Kathy's mother worries that her daughter doesn't "fit in" while her father believes she's "just an individual" and should be allowed to grow up at her own pace. At the end of the day, Kathy must return home to face the inevitable.
- DirectorSeth PinskerSam WeissStarsMeeno PeluceMickey RooneyAvery SchreiberThree adaptations of "Creole", "The Reluctant Dragon" and "Beauty and the Beast".
- DirectorGillian ArmstrongStarsJoey KennedyRoss O'DonovanMargo LeeA teenage girl, with dreams of becoming a famous singer, tries to secure a spot on a local televised talent show.
- DirectorRobert FuestStarsRachel LongakerMary-Beth ManningHolland TaylorIn 1981, a teenage girl named Victoria Martin is convinced that her mother doesn't understand the younger generation. After she bangs her head, Victoria is sent back in time to 1944 and meets her mother as a teenager.
- DirectorAllan KroekerStarsAndrea ColeSamara JanzenCarol LazareThe story of the indomitable hope of children amid the chaos and cruelty of adult life.
- DirectorChuck JonesStarsJune ForayDaws ButlerStephen RosenbergOn Halloween, Raggedy Ann and Andy know a boy who needs a pumpkin. They go out in a search for a pumpkin who needs a boy.
- 1980–198235m5.2 (27)TV EpisodeDirectorMurray GoldenStarsDody GoodmanKeith CooganKeith McConnellAccording to town legend, an eccentric millionaire has buried a treasure somewhere in the town. A youngster decides to play detective and find it.
- DirectorSeth PinskerSam WeissStarsQuinn CummingsRuth BuzziPenelope SudrowYoung girl is locked at the library after it closes. Soon after, four storybook characters come to life in front of her.
- DirectorRichard SlapczynskiStarsBarbara FrawleyRobin StewartWallas EatonThe orphan Oliver Twist runs away and joins up with a group of thieves under the supervision of Fagin. Will Oliver be a thief or live an honest life with Mr. Brownlow?
- DirectorRobert M. YoungStarsLisa Jane PerskyMichael MullinsVicky DawsonTwo teenagers fight for their lives as they struggle to survive a snowstorm.
- StarsBill KerrPhillip HintonSimon HintonA humble orphan suddenly becomes a gentleman with the help of an unknown benefactor.
- DirectorRobert FuestStarsTrini AlvaradoFrank ConverseMarcia RoddShy teen enrolls in a new school and doesn't make friends easily. Then overnight everyone wants to be her friend, once it is discovered that her father is a famous movie star.
- DirectorHal MasonStarsTom SmothersLouis NyeHans ConriedAs Halloween approaches, the bears of Bearbank begin to fear an invasion of monsters from nearby Monster Mountain. As most of the bears prepare to leave the city, one brave little bear, Ted E. Bear, sets out to confront fear!
- 1980–19826.8 (48)TV EpisodeDirectorMurray GoldenStarsDominique DunneRoscoe Lee BrowneEdie AdamsA young woman who lives in a supposedly haunted house finds that her camera is picking up images of ghosts, and soon strange spirits begin to appear to her.
- StarsColin BorgononMargaret ChristensenWallas EatonThe Pickwick Club sends Mr. Pickwick and a group of friends to travel across England and to report back on the interesting things they find. In the course of their travels, they repeatedly encounter the friendly but disreputable Mr. Jingle, who becomes a continual source of trouble for all who know him. Pickwick himself is the victim of a number of misunderstandings that bring him both embarrassment and problems with the law.
- DirectorChuck JonesStarsJune ForayDaws ButlerLes TremayneWhen inventor/efficiency expert Alexander Graham Wolf plots to take over Santa's workshop, Comet asks for help from Raggedy Ann, Andy and their dog, Raggedy Arthur.