Special Delivery (TV series)

Special Delivery
Narrated by	Bill St. James (1984–1993)
Country of origin	United States
Production
Running time	30 minutes–2 hours
Production company	Various
Original release
Network	Nickelodeon
Release	April 6, 1980 (1980-04-06) – September 13, 1993 (1993-09-13)
Related
16 Cinema Nick Jr. Storytime

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programming was made up of children-focused made-for-TV movies produced in Canada in the 1970s and 80s, short films originally made for the ABC Afterschool Special and CBS Schoolbreak Special anthology series, sports specials (often with the time purchased from Nickelodeon by the event's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.

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 (1980-04-06)	[3]
Todd Rundgren Utopia Live	August 17, 1980 (1980-08-17)
The Magical Mystery Trip Through Little Red's Head	August 24, 1980 (1980-08-24)	[4]
Courage to Succeed	August 31, 1980 (1980-08-31)
The Little Fugitive	September 1, 1980 (1980-09-01)
The Day The Derby Almost Died	September 9, 1980 (1980-09-09)
Star City Roll Out	September 27, 1980 (1980-09-27)
Michel's Mixed-Up Musical Bird	October 12, 1980 (1980-10-12)
The International Children's Festival at Wolf Trap	November 27, 1980 (1980-11-27)
Mandy's Grandmother	December 10, 1980 (1980-12-10)
The Christmas Tree	December 21, 1980 (1980-12-21)
Jack Frost	December 24, 1980 (1980-12-24)
Hansel and Gretel	December 25, 1980 (1980-12-25)	[5]
On Stage At The Agora: The Eddie Money Show	January 24, 1981 (1981-01-24)
New England Regional Skating Championships	February 1, 1981 (1981-02-01)
On Stage At The Agora: Toto	February 6, 1981 (1981-02-06)
My Mom's Having a Baby	February 11, 1981 (1981-02-11)
The Red Balloon	February 14, 1981 (1981-02-14)
The Incredible, Indelible, Magical Physical, Mystery Trip	February 25, 1981 (1981-02-25)
Circles and Spins	March 18, 1981 (1981-03-18)
Portrait of Grandpa Doc	April 17, 1981 (1981-04-17)	[2]
Rudyard Kipling's Jungle Book	May 16, 1981 (1981-05-16)
Clever Jack	July 10, 1981 (1981-07-10)
Circus Town	August 9, 1981 (1981-08-09)	[6]
China Spectacular	August 15, 1981 (1981-08-15)
The Ransom of Red Chief	September 20, 1981 (1981-09-20)	[7]
We Are All One People	September 28, 1981 (1981-09-28)
The Darts	October 3, 1981 (1981-10-03)
I'll Find A Way	October 14, 1981 (1981-10-14)
The Police	October 17, 1981 (1981-10-17)
Beware, Beware, My Beauty Fair	October 30, 1981 (1981-10-30)	[8]
Robinson Crusoe	November 1, 1981 (1981-11-01)	[9]
David Johansen in Concert	November 6, 1981 (1981-11-06)	[10]
One Of A Kind	November 15, 1981 (1981-11-15)
Nikkolina	November 26, 1981 (1981-11-26)
A Gift to Last	December 24, 1981 (1981-12-24)
Kids' Writes	December 25, 1981 (1981-12-25)	[11]
Marie Anne	January 1, 1982 (1982-01-01)
The World According to Nicholas	January 27, 1982 (1982-01-27)	[12]
Meeting Halfway	February 5, 1982 (1982-02-05)
Roger Daltrey: Ride A Rock Horse	February 14, 1982 (1982-02-14)
Danny	February 15, 1982 (1982-02-15)
Hello Symphony	February 20, 1982 (1982-02-20)
Kids in Performance ("Suzuki's Children"/"Dancespace")	March 11, 1982 (1982-03-11)
Wild Rides	March 17, 1982 (1982-03-17)
His Majesty, the Scarecrow of Oz	April 1, 1982 (1982-04-01)
The Adventures Of Dinosaur Badlands	April 4, 1982 (1982-04-04)
The Amazing Mr. Blunden	April 5, 1982 (1982-04-05)
The Velveteen Rabbit	April 9, 1982 (1982-04-09)
Clay Creatures	May 7, 1982 (1982-05-07)	[13]
End of the Game	May 17, 1982 (1982-05-17)	[2]
Big Apple Birthday	June 9, 1982 (1982-06-09)
Split Enz	June 11, 1982 (1982-06-11)
The Cars	July 2, 1982 (1982-07-02)
The American Hero Show	July 3, 1982 (1982-07-03)
Santa Fe Trail	July 7, 1982 (1982-07-07)
The Stowaway	July 10, 1982 (1982-07-10)
Let the Balloon Go	August 7, 1982 (1982-08-07)	[12]
Alex and the Wonderful Doo Wah Lamp	September 12, 1982 (1982-09-12)
The Water Babies	October 11, 1982 (1982-10-11)
Tuck Everlasting	November 25, 1982 (1982-11-25)
ELO In Concert In Wembley	December 10, 1982 (1982-12-10)
Clarence and Angel	December 19, 1982 (1982-12-19)
Kävik the Wolf Dog	January 29, 1983 (1983-01-29)	[14]
Foghat	February 5, 1983 (1983-02-05)
Voice Of The Fugitive	February 13, 1983 (1983-02-13)
Clarence and the Ottaway	March 5, 1983 (1983-03-05)	[15]
Adam & the Ants: The Prince Charming Revue	March 12, 1983 (1983-03-12)	[8]
Silver City	April 9, 1983 (1983-04-09)
Quarterflash	May 1, 1983 (1983-05-01)
Gulliver's Travels	June 4, 1983 (1983-06-04)
Duran Duran in Concert	June 11, 1983 (1983-06-11)	[16]
Haircut 100 in Concert	June 26, 1983 (1983-06-26)
Talk Talk And Depeche Mode In Concert	July 2, 1983 (1983-07-02)
Avengers of the Reef	July 9, 1983 (1983-07-09)	[17]
Someday, Sometime	July 16, 1983 (1983-07-16)
Altered Images	August 13, 1983 (1983-08-13)
Star Chart	September 2, 1983 (1983-09-02)
School Daze ("Louis James Hates School"/"Miss Nelson Is Missing!")	September 25, 1983 (1983-09-25)	[18]
Aladdin	October 9, 1983 (1983-10-09)
Introducing Janet	November 6, 1983 (1983-11-06)
Raisins and Almonds	December 3, 1983 (1983-12-03)	[19]
The Nutcracker	December 11, 1983 (1983-12-11)
English Beat In Concert	January 8, 1984 (1984-01-08)
One Last Ride	January 8, 1984 (1984-01-08)
UFO Kidnapped	January 14, 1984 (1984-01-14)	[20]
Wings in the Wilderness	February 5, 1984 (1984-02-05)	[20]
Mariposa	March 3, 1984 (1984-03-03)
Spirit Bay	April 7, 1984 (1984-04-07)	"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 (1984-04-14)	[21]
BMX World Championships	May 5, 1984 (1984-05-05) February 2, 1985 (1985-02-02) June 8, 1986 (1986-06-08) October 4, 1987 (1987-10-04)	[21]
The Get Along Gang (pilot)	May 6, 1984 (1984-05-06)
Kajagoogoo	June 9, 1984 (1984-06-09)
Cody	June 10, 1984 (1984-06-10)
Belle and Sebastian	June 30, 1984 (1984-06-30)
Kansas in Concert	July 8, 1984 (1984-07-08)	[22]
Rolex Junior Tennis Championships	July 14, 1984 (1984-07-14) July 6, 1985 (1985-07-06)
Atomic Legs	September 2, 1984 (1984-09-02)
The Raccoons: Let's Dance!	October 6, 1984 (1984-10-06)
The Boy Who Couldn't Lose	October 6, 1984 (1984-10-06)
Thompson Twins	October 27, 1984 (1984-10-27)
The Adventures of Marco Polo Jr.	November 3, 1984 (1984-11-03)	[23]
The Americanization of Elias	November 17, 1984 (1984-11-17)	[23]
Mighty Moose and the Quarterback Kid	November 17, 1984 (1984-11-17)
Joshua's Confusion	December 2, 1984 (1984-12-02)
The Snowman	December 15, 1984 (1984-12-15)
Doctor Snuggles	January 5, 1985 (1985-01-05)
Brother Tough	January 12, 1985 (1985-01-12)
In the Fall	January 13, 1985 (1985-01-13)
Andrew	February 9, 1985 (1985-02-09)
Rosie	February 10, 1985 (1985-02-10)
Sometimes I Wonder	March 9, 1985 (1985-03-09)
Escape of a One-Ton Pet	March 10, 1985 (1985-03-10)
Do Me A Favor... Don't Vote For My Mom	March 17, 1985 (1985-03-17)
Witch's Sister	April 6, 1985 (1985-04-06)
The Magic Laser	April 7, 1985 (1985-04-07)	[24]
Black Magic	April 13, 1985 (1985-04-13)
Grandma Didn't Wave Back	April 14, 1985 (1985-04-14)
Backstreet Six	May 4, 1985 (1985-05-04)
Huck Finn	May 12, 1985 (1985-05-12)
Hobie's Heroes	June 2, 1985 (1985-06-02)
Road To The Stars	July 14, 1985 (1985-07-14)
Just An Overnight Guest	June 9, 1985 (1985-06-09)
Keiko	August 3, 1985 (1985-08-03)
Welcome to Miami, Cubanos	September 8, 1985 (1985-09-08)
The Boy Who Never Was	September 21, 1985 (1985-09-21)
Mr. Gimme	September 29, 1985 (1985-09-29)
Lassie: A New Beginning	October 1, 1985 (1985-10-01)
The Magic of Lassie	October 5, 1985 (1985-10-05)
The Mystery of the Million Dollar Hockey Puck	November 2, 1985 (1985-11-02)
A Merry Mirthworm Christmas	December 1, 1985 (1985-12-01)
Benji's Very Own Christmas Story	December 1, 1985 (1985-12-01)
Today's Special: Live On Stage	December 1, 1985 (1985-12-01)
Little Lord Fauntleroy	December 7, 1985 (1985-12-07)
Raggedy Ann & Andy: A Musical Adventure	January 4, 1986 (1986-01-04)
Stanley, the Ugly Duckling	January 5, 1986 (1986-01-05)
The Witches and the Grinnygog	January 12, 1986 (1986-01-12)
Snowbound	February 1, 1986 (1986-02-01)
The Tap Dance Kid	February 2, 1986 (1986-02-02)
My Mother Was Never a Kid	February 8, 1986 (1986-02-08)
The Incredible Book Escape	March 1, 1986 (1986-03-01)
A Movie Star's Daughter	March 1, 1986 (1986-03-01)	[25]
The Magic of Doctor Snuggles	March 9, 1986 (1986-03-09)
Rabbit Pulls His Weight	March 9, 1986 (1986-03-09)
Revenge of the Humanoids	March 15, 1986 (1986-03-15)
The Little Princess	April 5, 1986 (1986-04-05)
The Seven Wishes of a Rich Kid	April 6, 1986 (1986-04-06)
The Treasure of Alpheus T. Winterborn	April 6, 1986 (1986-04-06)
Starstruck	May 3, 1986 (1986-05-03)
Big Henry and the Polka Dot Kid	May 11, 1986 (1986-05-11)
Zoom the White Dolphin	May 17, 1986 (1986-05-17)
BMX: Win With The Pros	June 8, 1986 (1986-06-08)
The Brave Frog's Greatest Adventure	June 14, 1986 (1986-06-14)
A Tale of Two Cities	July 5, 1986 (1986-07-05)
David Copperfield	August 2, 1986 (1986-08-02)
Misunderstood Monsters	August 10, 1986 (1986-08-10)
Little Women	September 6, 1986 (1986-09-06)	[26]
Red Shoes	October 4, 1986 (1986-10-04)
Raggedy Ann and Andy in The Pumpkin Who Couldn't Smile	October 4, 1986 (1986-10-04)
The Great Bear Scare	October 12, 1986 (1986-10-12)
The Haunting of Harrington House	November 1, 1986 (1986-11-01)	[26]
Raggedy Ann and Andy in The Great Santa Claus Caper	December 6, 1986 (1986-12-06)
Santa's Pocket Watch	December 6, 1986 (1986-12-06)
Chocky	December 13, 1986 (1986-12-13)
Abra Cadabra	January 10, 1987 (1987-01-10)
Dinky Hocker	January 11, 1987 (1987-01-11)	[27]
Children's Island	January 17, 1987 (1987-01-17)
The Courage of Rin Tin Tin	February 7, 1987 (1987-02-07)
Talking Animal	February 7, 1987 (1987-02-07)
Collared	February 8, 1987 (1987-02-08)
Peking Circus	February 15, 1987 (1987-02-15)
Sunkist Junior Invitational Track Meet	March 1, 1987 (1987-03-01) March 12, 1988 (1988-03-12)
Prince and the Great Race	March 7, 1987 (1987-03-07)
Really Rosie	March 7, 1987 (1987-03-07)	[28]
The Wrong Way Kid	March 8, 1987 (1987-03-08)
The Empty Chair	April 5, 1987 (1987-04-05)
Minors	April 11, 1987 (1987-04-11)
Umpire	April 11, 1987 (1987-04-11)
National Junior Freestyle Championship	April 26, 1987 (1987-04-26)
Pick Up Your Feet: The Double Dutch Show	May 2, 1987 (1987-05-02)
Gulliver's Travels	May 9, 1987 (1987-05-09)
Somewhere Else	June 14, 1987 (1987-06-14)
Look at Me	July 12, 1987 (1987-07-12)
Miss Peach of the Kelly School	September 5, 1987 (1987-09-05)	"Back to School" (September 5, 1987) "The Kelly School Annual Turkey Raffle" (November 7, 1987) "The Kelly School Annual Picnic" (August 13, 1988) "The Kelly School Annual Heart-Throb Ball" (February 5, 1989)
Cadichon	September 13, 1987 (1987-09-13)	"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 (1987-10-10)
NEC World Youth Cup	October 17, 1987 (1987-10-17)
Three Tramps	October 17, 1987 (1987-10-17)
The Little Fox	November 7, 1987 (1987-11-07)	[29]
The Pinballs	November 8, 1987 (1987-11-08)	[27]
Uncle Marvin	November 8, 1987 (1987-11-08)	[27]
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1981)	November 14, 1987 (1987-11-14)
Snow Treasure (1967)	November 15, 1987 (1987-11-15)
Trouble River	December 5, 1987 (1987-12-05)
White Lies	December 5, 1987 (1987-12-05)
Oliver and the Artful Dodger	December 6, 1987 (1987-12-06)
The Prince and the Pauper	December 12, 1987 (1987-12-12)
Jack and the Beanstalk	December 13, 1987 (1987-12-13)
Cyrano	January 2, 1988 (1988-01-02)
Master of the World	January 3, 1988 (1988-01-03)
Gaucho	January 16, 1988 (1988-01-16)
USSA National Freestyle Ski Championship	January 16, 1988 (1988-01-16)
Pop Warner Football Superbowl	January 31, 1988 (1988-01-31)
The Mysterious Island	February 6, 1988 (1988-02-06)
Psst! Hammerman's After You!	February 7, 1988 (1988-02-07)
Danny's Egg	February 7, 1988 (1988-02-07)
Moon Madness	March 5, 1988 (1988-03-05)
Swiss Family Robinson	March 13, 1988 (1988-03-13)
Summer Switch	April 2, 1988 (1988-04-02)
Socko AFA Freestyle Masters	April 9, 1988 (1988-04-09)
A Home Run For Love	April 9, 1988 (1988-04-09)
Sharon, Lois & Bram: Downtown	April 10, 1988 (1988-04-10)
Moby Dick	May 8, 1988 (1988-05-08)
The Contest	May 8, 1988 (1988-05-08)
Dynaman	May 14, 1988 (1988-05-14)
Sara's Summer of the Swans	May 15, 1988 (1988-05-15)
Cuckoo Land	June 5, 1988 (1988-06-05)
P.J. and the President's Son	June 19, 1988 (1988-06-19)
Hewitt's Just Different	July 3, 1988 (1988-07-03)
Theresa at the Palace	July 10, 1988 (1988-07-10)	[30]
The Secret Life of T. K. Dearing	July 16, 1988 (1988-07-16)
Fat Chance	July 17, 1988 (1988-07-17)
The Amazing Cosmic Awareness of Duffy Moon	July 30, 1988 (1988-07-30)
Me and Dad's New Wife	August 7, 1988 (1988-08-07)
The Red Balloon	August 13, 1988 (1988-08-13)
The Horrible Honchos	August 20, 1988 (1988-08-20)
The Electric Grandmother	September 3, 1988 (1988-09-03)	[31]
The Hand-Me-Down Kid	September 3, 1988 (1988-09-03)
The Fabulous Adventures of Baron Von Munchausen	September 11, 1988 (1988-09-11)
Animal Talk	October 2, 1988 (1988-10-02)
The Story of Heidi	October 8, 1988 (1988-10-08)
The Crown of Bogg	October 15, 1988 (1988-10-15)
A Family of Strangers	November 6, 1988 (1988-11-06)
Luke Was There	November 6, 1988 (1988-11-06)
The Fir Tree	November 20, 1988 (1988-11-20)
The Gnomes' Great Adventure	December 3, 1988 (1988-12-03)	[32]
A Very Merry Cricket	December 10, 1988 (1988-12-10)	[33]
The Snow Queen (1981)	December 10, 1988 (1988-12-10)
The Box of Delights	December 11, 1988 (1988-12-11)
Grimm's Fairy Tale Classics	January 7, 1989 (1989-01-07)	[34]
A Cricket in Times Square	February 11, 1989 (1989-02-11)
The Three Musketeers	March 5, 1989 (1989-03-05)
An Easter Story	March 11, 1989 (1989-03-11)
The Great Gilly Hopkins	April 9, 1989 (1989-04-09)
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea	May 6, 1989 (1989-05-06)
The Train Mice	May 6, 1989 (1989-05-06)
Davy Crockett on the Mississippi	June 10, 1989 (1989-06-10)
Yankee Doodle Cricket	July 1, 1989 (1989-07-01)
A Far Out Fourth	July 2, 1989 (1989-07-02)
Mirthworms on Stage	July 22, 1989 (1989-07-22)
The Zertigo Diamond Caper	August 6, 1989 (1989-08-06)
Have You Ever Been Ashamed of Your Parents?	August 6, 1989 (1989-08-06)
It Isn't Easy Being a Teenage Millionaire	August 12, 1989 (1989-08-12)
Eureeka's Castle	August 27, 1989 (1989-08-27)
The Count of Monte Cristo	September 2, 1989 (1989-09-02)
Black Beauty	September 9, 1989 (1989-09-09)
Young American Bowling Alliance Championship Tournament	September 17, 1989 (1989-09-17)
Lisa Gets the Picture	October 1, 1989 (1989-10-01)
A Thanksgiving Tale	November 12, 1989 (1989-11-12)
All-American Soap Box Derby	November 12, 1989 (1989-11-12) November 4, 1990 (1990-11-04)	[35]
Santa's Magic Toy Bag	December 9, 1989 (1989-12-09)	[33]
The Kids of Degrassi Street	December 10, 1989 (1989-12-10)
Mowgli's Brothers	January 6, 1990 (1990-01-06)
The White Seal	January 6, 1990 (1990-01-06)
Rikki-Tikki-Tavi	February 10, 1990 (1990-02-10)
Night of the Red Hunter	March 10, 1990 (1990-03-10)
Peter Pan	March 17, 1990 (1990-03-17)
Around the World in 80 Days	April 1, 1990 (1990-04-01)
Wind in the Willows	April 14, 1990 (1990-04-14)
Friendliest and Funniest Fish in the Sea	May 5, 1990 (1990-05-05)
Sharon, Lois & Bram: Live in Your Living Room	June 2, 1990 (1990-06-02)
Sharon, Lois & Bram: Back by Popular Demand	June 2, 1990 (1990-06-02)
AYSO Championships	September 2, 1990 (1990-09-02)
Manxmouse	September 9, 1990 (1990-09-09)
Peter of Placid Forest	September 15, 1990 (1990-09-15)
Junior Olympics	October 7, 1990 (1990-10-07)
Pardon Me for Living	October 13, 1990 (1990-10-13)
Babe Ruth Baseball Championships	October 13, 1990 (1990-10-13)
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer	December 1, 1990 (1990-12-01)
The Light Brigade	December 1, 1990 (1990-12-01)
Treasure Island	January 5, 1991 (1991-01-05)
Lady and the Lion	February 3, 1991 (1991-02-03)
Ivanhoe	February 10, 1991 (1991-02-10)
The Nightingale	March 2, 1991	[36]
The Tin Soldier	March 2, 1991	[36]
The Disappearance	March 3, 1991 (1991-03-03)
The Wilder Summer	March 10, 1991
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde	March 17, 1991 (1991-03-17)	[37]
Drawing a Blank	April 13, 1991 (1991-04-13)
The Velveteen Rabbit (Atkinson Film-Arts)	May 11, 1991 (1991-05-11)
The Moonstone Gem	May 12, 1991 (1991-05-12)
The Day My Kid Went Punk	June 8, 1991
The Hunchback of Notre Dame	June 9, 1991 (1991-06-09)
Lassie's Great Adventure	August 3, 1991 (1991-08-03)
The Jungle Book (Saban)	August 18, 1991 (1991-08-18)
The Dog Days of Arthur Cane	September 8, 1991
The New Misadventures of Ichabod Crane	October 5, 1991 (1991-10-05)	[37]
The Witch Who Turned Pink	October 5, 1991 (1991-10-05)	[37]
Lassie the Voyager	October 13, 1991 (1991-10-13)	[38]
Prisoner of Zenda	November 10, 1991 (1991-11-10)
Ziggy's Gift	December 1, 1991 (1991-12-01)
The Wizard of Oz	January 11, 1992 (1992-01-11)
Jack and the Beanstalk	January 11, 1992 (1992-01-11)
Snow White	February 8, 1992 (1992-02-08)
Sleeping Beauty	April 4, 1992 (1992-04-04)
Busch Gardens/SeaWorld Summer Safari	June 13, 1992 (1992-06-13)
Molly's Pilgrim	June 14, 1992 (1992-06-14)
The Greatest Little Show on Earth	July 5, 1992 (1992-07-05)
Harry the Dirty Dog	July 6, 1992 (1992-07-06)	Originally aired on April 2, 1991.
Tales From The Whoop: Hot Rod Brown, Class Clown	July 7, 1992 (1992-07-07)	Originally aired on October 20, 1990.
The Adventures of Pete & Pete: Space, Geeks, and Johnny Unitas	July 8, 1992 (1992-07-08)	Originally aired on June 16, 1992.
Stories from Growing Up	July 9, 1992 (1992-07-09)	Originally aired on February 23, 1991.
Cinderella	August 2, 1992 (1992-08-02)
Jungle Book	August 2, 1992 (1992-08-02)
Fair Game	August 2, 1992 (1992-08-02)
The Garden	October 4, 1992 (1992-10-04)
Johann's Gift to Christmas	December 5, 1992 (1992-12-05)
Gallavants	January 2, 1993
His Master's Ghost	January 3, 1993 (1993-01-03)
Paper Camera	June 8, 1993 (1993-06-08)
Moccasin Flats	June 8, 1993 (1993-06-08)
Double Daniel	June 11, 1993 (1993-06-11)
Cutaway	June 11, 1993 (1993-06-11)
Thinking Big	July 12, 1993 (1993-07-12)
The Great Cheese Conspiracy	July 15, 1993 (1993-07-15)
Bill Body I	September 13, 1993 (1993-09-13)
Bill Body II	September 13, 1993 (1993-09-13)

16 Cinema

Title	Airdate	Notes
Between Two Loves	October 11, 1987 (1987-10-11)	Reran on Special Delivery on June 18, 1993.
She Drinks A Little	October 18, 1987 (1987-10-18)
Tough Girl	October 25, 1987 (1987-10-25)
It's a Mile From Here To Glory	November 1, 1987 (1987-11-01)	Reran on Special Delivery on September 5, 1992.
A Matter of Time	November 8, 1987 (1987-11-08)
Introducing Janet	November 15, 1987 (1987-11-15)
Daddy, I'm Their Mama Now	November 22, 1987 (1987-11-22)	Reran on Special Delivery on February 13, 1993.
Francesca, Baby	November 29, 1987 (1987-11-29)
The Heartbreak Winner: One Girl's Struggle For Olympic Gold	December 6, 1987 (1987-12-06)
Very Good Friends	December 13, 1987 (1987-12-13)
Dear Lovey Hart: I Am Desperate	December 20, 1987 (1987-12-20)	Reran on Special Delivery on April 23, 1993.
A Special Gift	December 27, 1987 (1987-12-27)
The Skating Rink	January 3, 1988 (1988-01-03)	Reran on Special Delivery on July 6, 1993.
The House at 12 Rose Street	May 8, 1988 (1988-05-08)
Mom and Dad Can't Hear Me	June 5, 1988 (1988-06-05)
Blind Sunday	July 3, 1988 (1988-07-03)
I Don't Know Who I Am	August 7, 1988 (1988-08-07)
The Alfred Graebner Memorial High School Handbook of Rules and Regulations	September 11, 1988 (1988-09-11)
Amy and the Angel	September 18, 1988 (1988-09-18)
It's No Crush, I'm In Love	October 2, 1988 (1988-10-02)
The Color of Friendship	October 16, 1988 (1988-10-16)
Out of Step	November 6, 1988 (1988-11-06)
Make-Believe Marriage	November 20, 1988 (1988-11-20)
A Very Delicate Matter	December 4, 1988 (1988-12-04)
Revenge of the Nerd	December 25, 1988 (1988-12-25)
The Terrible Secret	April 16, 1989 (1989-04-16)
Buchanan High School	May 7, 1989 (1989-05-07)	Two episodes

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

Title	Airdate	Notes
Nickelodeon Wild Side Show	June 30, 1992 (1992-06-30)	Pilot episode; aired on Special Delivery on July 10, 1992.
Little Sister Rabbit	July 2, 1992 (1992-07-02)
Nick's Thanksgiving Fest	November 26, 1992 (1992-11-26)	Originally aired on November 22, 1989.
Nonsense and Lullabyes: Nursery Rhymes	January 5, 1993 (1993-01-05)
Rooster's Hamlet	January 6, 1993 (1993-01-06)
Anytime Tales	January 13, 1993 (1993-01-13)
Nonsense and Lullabyes: Poems	January 14, 1993 (1993-01-14)
Trollies Radio Show	February 3, 1993 (1993-02-03)
Lighthouse Island	April 26, 1993 (1993-04-26)
Making Music With Eric Nagler	June 7, 1993 (1993-06-07)
Oddlee	July 15, 1993 (1993-07-15)
Just So Stories	July 21, 1993 (1993-07-21)
Papa Beaver's Storytime	March 2, 1994 (1994-03-02)
Billy Bunny's Animal Songs	April 14, 1995 (1995-04-14)

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.
6. "The Meade County Messenger" (PDF). Fulton History . Tom Tryniski. March 9, 1983.
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9. "The Portal to Texas History - The Fort Hood Sentinel Vol. 40, No. 26". University of North Texas. October 29, 1981.
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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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24. "The Sundance Times: TV Log". July 11, 1985. Archived from the original on March 22, 2016.
25. "Daytime TV Schedule" (PDF). Fulton History . Tom Tryniski. October 19, 1986.
26. "Sunday Highlights". Google News . The Victoria Advocate. February 15, 1987.
27. "The Free Lance-Star Vol. 103, No. 263". November 7, 1987.
28. "Saturday, Nov. 21" (PDF). Fulton History . Tom Tryniski. November 21, 1987.
29. "Complete Sunday Television Listings" (PDF). Fulton History . Tom Tryniski. November 21, 1987.
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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.'
37. "The Free Lance-Star Vol. 107, No. 229". September 28, 1991.
38. "The Free Lance-Star Vol. 107, No. 241". October 12, 1991.