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| Fun Factory | |
|---|---|
| Starring | Andy Sheldon |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Production | |
| Running time | 4 hours |
| Original release | |
| Network |
Sky Channel Sky One |
| Release | January 1985
[1] – 11 September 1994 |
Fun Factory was a children's program on the satellite television channel Sky Channel (later to become Sky One) that ran from 1985 to 1994. It continued as a programming block without a host up until 1994.
Original Program
It was originally hosted by Mr. P, who was later replaced by Andy Sheldon, Snoot the seal and Crocker the crocodile. The program included cartoons such as:
- Ghostbusters [1]
- Transformers
- He-Man and the Masters of the Universe [1]
- Jem
- Inspector Gadget
- M.A.S.K.
- Jayce and the Wheeled Warriors
- Lady Lovely Locks
- The Care Bears [1]
- BlackStar
- The Family-Ness
- Denver, the Last Dinosaur
- Barrier Reef
- Ivanhoe
- Emily
- The Toothbrush Family
- SuperTed
- Police Academy
- C.O.P.S.
- Roger Ramjet
- Starcom: The U.S. Space Force
- The Challenge of the GoBots
- Choppy and the Princess
- The Get Along Gang [1]
Second Incarnation
After Sky Channel's renaming to Sky One in 1989, the Fun Factory name was used for a weekend block programming strand showing nothing but animated series, notably without any live-action presenters in-between the programs - just animated interstitials. This version of the Fun Factory lasted from 1991 to September 1994, when it was replaced with The DJ Kat Show weekend spin-off, KTV. A partial list of series shown on the Sky One-era Fun Factory include:
- Barbie
- Barbie and the Rockers (UK Title: Barbie and the Rock Stars)
- Beverly Hills Teens
- BraveStarr
- Charlie Brown
- Dick Tracy
- Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids
- Inspector Gadget
- Jayce and the Wheeled Warriors
- The Little Mermaid
- The Marvel Superheroes
- M.A.S.K.
- Mrs. Pepperpot
- My Little Pony
- My Little Pony Tales
- The New Adventures of Superman
- Peter Pan
- The Plastic Man Comedy/Adventure Show
- Pole Position
- Police Academy
- Silverhawks
- Super Jem (Super Jem – Series 2: Super Jem Duo (Jem – Series 5: Super Jem Duo))
- Star Trek: The Animated Series
- Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles
- Transformers
- Visionaries: Knights of the Magical Light
References
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e Cote, Kevin (4 August 1985).
"Cartoons change face of European television".
Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved 29 August 2021 – via
Newspapers.com.
(Subscription required.)
External links
- Fun Factory at IMDb
