Nickelodeon Launch Box (partially lost educational series; 1991-1994)
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Status: Partially Found
In May 1991, Nickelodeon introduced a half-hour educational show called Launch Box. The series was a joint production between Nickelodeon and NASA that ran until March 1994, with reruns lasting until September 2000. It was created for the "Cable in the Classroom" program, where teachers were encouraged to record episodes and show them during lessons. It primarily covered information about space and space travelling technology.
Episodes
| # | Episode Guide | Airdate | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Spectacular Spacesuit | May 9th, 1991 | Lost |
| 2 | Living on the Space Shuttle | May 10th, 1991 | Lost |
| 3 | Space Training | Nov 1st, 1991 | Lost |
| 4 | The Living Earth | May 29th, 1992 | Lost |
| 5 | Space Station | May 22th, 1992 | Lost |
| 6 | Fantastic Forces | Jun 18th, 1992 | Lost |
| 7 | The Inner Planets | Mar 11th, 1994 | Found |
| 8 | The Outer Planets | Nov 26th, 1993 | Lost |
| 9 | Flight | Feb 4th, 1994 | Lost |
Availability
At least nine episodes were produced, but only one titled "The Inner Planets" has been found online. The intro was uploaded to multiple YouTube accounts, including NASA's official account, while the episode itself was uploaded by its writer/producer Karim Miteff (kmiteff). It should also be noted that a DVD set for the show was sold on iOffer at an unknown price at an unknown time due to it being no longer available.
Gallery
See Also
Anthology and Short Series
- Astrology with Squidward (found series of "SpongeBob SquarePants" Nickelodeon animated shorts; early 2000s)
- Attack of the Giant Vulture (found Nickelodeon short film; 1998)
- Balinese Slapping Fish (partially lost Nickelodeon Australia animated short series; 1998)
- Bobby the Lizard Boy (found Nickelodeon animated short; 2000)
- Gordon Bleugh! (found Nickelodeon animated short series; early 2000s)
- ICarly at the 2008 Kids Choice Awards (found Nickelodeon promotional short web series; 2008)
- Leader Dog (partially lost Nickelodeon animated short series; 2004)
- Making Fiends (partially lost promotional shorts for Nickelodeon animated series based on web series; 2008)
- Meet The Moores (partially found British Nicktoons animated short series; 2002-2003)
- Nick Studio 10 (partially found Nickelodeon channel block; 2013)
- Nickelodeon Blimp (found Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards animated short; 2005-2007)
- Oh Yeah! Cartoons (found Nickelodeon animated anthology series; 1998-2001)
- Schoolyard Safari (found Nickelodeon short series; 2002-2003)
- SpongeBob: Re-Hydrated (partially lost "SpongeBob SquarePants" animated short; 2003)
- Tortellini Western (partially found Nickelodeon animated short series; 2004)
- A Very Aggressive Vegetable (partially lost Nickelodeon Australia animated short series; 1998)
Bumpers and Promos
- 101% Whizbang! with Henry & June (partially found Nickelodeon channel block; 1999)
- Blood and Guts (partially found Nickelodeon bumpers; 2000s)
- HaHa Nick (lost Chinese block of Nickelodeon shows; 2005-2007)
- Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius (partially found TV promos for Nickelodeon animated film and TV series; 2001–2002)
- Nickelodeon (partially found idents and bumpers from TV channel; 1979-present)
- Nickelodeon's Historical Firsts (partially lost animated promos from TV channel; 1997)
Game Shows
- BrainSurge (partially lost episodes of Nickelodeon game show; 2009-2014)
- Double Dare (partially lost Nickelodeon game show; 1986-1993)
- Figure It Out (partially found Nickelodeon game show; 1998)
- Gamefarm (partially lost Nickelodeon GAS game show; 2003)
- Legends of the Hidden Temple (lost Pit of Despair incident footage from unaired final round/episode of Nickelodeon game show; 1994)
- Legends of the Hidden Temple (partially found original consolation plugs from Nickelodeon game show; 1993-1995)
- Nick Arcade (found Nickelodeon game show; 1992)
- Nick Arcade (partially found original consolation prize plugs from Nickelodeon game show; 1992)
- Nickelodeon Splat! (partially lost Nickelodeon game show; 2004)
- SuperNick (partially found Dutch Nickelodeon game show; 2007-2011)
- SuperNick op De Stoep Bij... (partially found Dutch Nickelodeon sports show; 2007-2008)
Inaugural Series
- By The Way (partially found inaugural Nickelodeon series; 1979-1980)
- Hocus Focus (partially found inaugural Nickelodeon series; 1979-1981)
- Nickel Flicks (lost inaugural Nickelodeon series; 1979)
- Pinwheel (partially found Nickelodeon educational puppet series; 1977-1990)
- Pocket Money (non-existent inaugural Nickelodeon series; 1979)
- Video Comics (partially found inaugural Nickelodeon series; 1979-1981)
Live Action
- The Adventures of Pete & Pete (partially found original versions of episodes of Nickelodeon live-action comedy series; 1991-1993)
- All That (partially lost Nickelodeon sketch comedy series; 1994-2005)
- Bing! The Sound of Something New (partially found Nickelodeon magazine TV series; 1995)
- Cousin Skeeter (partially lost Nickelodeon live-action/puppet series; 1998-2001)
- Drake & Josh (partially found widescreen version of episodes of Nickelodeon sitcom; 2004-2007)
- Just For Kicks (found Nickelodeon live-action comedy-drama series; 2006)
- Kids' Court (partially found Nickelodeon non-traditional court series and other media; 1988-1994)
- Mcjuniorclub TV (partially found Dutch Nickelodeon/McDonald's live-action short series; 2008)
- Nick News with Linda Ellerbee (partially found Nickelodeon educational news series; 1992-2015)
- Noah Knows Best (partially found English audio of Nickelodeon sitcom; 2000-2001)
- Reggie Jackson's World of Sports (partially found Nickelodeon sports series; 1981-1982)
- U to U (partially found Nickelodeon interactive series; 1994-1996)
- Vic's Vacant Lot (partially found ESPN/Nickelodeon sports series; 1982-1985)
Pilots
- Aaahh!!! Real Monsters (partially found unaired pilot of Nickelodeon animated series; early 1990s)
- The Adventures of Johnny Quasar (found prototype "Jimmy Neutron" animated shorts; 1995-1997)
- The Angry Beavers "Cuffed Together" (non-existent pilot episode of Nickelodeon animated series; early-mid 1990s)
- Back at the Barnyard (partially found original test pitch of Nickelodeon CGI animated series; 2000)
- Bad Seeds (found pilot of "Harvey Beaks" Nickelodeon animated series; 2013)
- Big Beast Quintet (lost Nickelodeon animated pilot; 1990)
- Camp Nick (partially found Nickelodeon game show pilot; mid-1990s)
- Catscratch (found animated pitch of Nickelodeon animated series; 2004)
- The Crowville Chronicles (partially found Nickelodeon animated pilot; 1990)
- Drake & Josh (partially found unaired pilot of Nickelodeon sitcom; 2002)
- Fresh Beat Band of Spies (found unaired pilot of Nickelodeon animated spin-off of "The Fresh Beat Band" musical series; 2013)
- Generation Gap (partially found Nickelodeon game show pilot; early 1990s)
- Gibby! (partially found unaired pilot of cancelled spin-off of "iCarly" Nickelodeon teen sitcom; 2012)
- Go For It (lost Nickelodeon game show pilot; early 1990s)
- Hey Arnold! (found unaired pilot of Nickelodeon animated series; 1994)
- Humongous (lost pilot of Nickelodeon game show; early 1990s)
- I Don't Think So (partially found Nickelodeon game show pilot; 1994)
- Invader Zim (lost 3D animation test sequence from pilot of Nickelodeon animated series; 1999)
- KaBlam! "The Henry and June Show" (found spinoff pilot of Nickelodeon animated series; 2000)
- Kappa Mikey (found original MTV pitch and Nicktoons pilots of animated series; 2004)
- Morph Sports (partially found Nickelodeon game show pilot; 1995-1996)
- Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide (partially found pilots of Nickelodeon sitcom; 2003)
- Ned's Declassified High School Survival Guide (lost pilot of rejected spin-off series of Nickelodeon sitcom; 2008)
- Pudding Toast (lost Nickelodeon animated pitch pilots; 2012)
- Rocket Beach (partially found unaired pilot of "Rocket Power" Nickelodeon animated series; 1998)
- Roundhouse (partially found unaired pilot of Nickelodeon comedy series; 1991)
- Slime Survivor (partially found Nickelodeon game show pilot; 2000)
- The Thundermans (partially lost unaired pilot of Nickelodeon live action comedy series; 2012)
- Tooned In! (partially found Nickelodeon game show pilot; 1998)
- Trash (lost Nickelodeon stop-motion animated pilot; 1990)
- The Weasel Patrol (lost Nickelodeon animated pilot; 1990)
- Who Knew? (partially found Nickelodeon game show pilot; 1998)
- The Wild Thornberrys (found pilot of Nickelodeon animated series; 1998)
TV Films
- Aaahh!!! Real Monsters (non-existent Nickelodeon TV film; 1998)
- Cry Baby Lane (found Nickelodeon TV horror film; 2000)
- The Electric Piper (found Nickelodeon animated TV film; 2003)
Other
- Action League Now!: The Series "Monster Mashed" (lost episode of "Kablam!" spinoff animated series; 2002)
- Action League Now!: The Series "Thunder Girl: Tracking The Storm" (found episode of "Kablam!" spinoff animated series; 2001-2002)
- The Angry Beavers "A Tail of Two Rangers/Bye Bye Beavers" (partially found finale episode of Nickelodeon animated series; 2001)
- The Butcher (lost Nickelodeon puppet short film; existence unconfirmed; 2001)
- Crash Nebula (lost production material of cancelled spinoff of" The Fairly OddParents" Nickelodeon animated series; 2004-2006)
- Danny Phantom (partially found original opening title sequence of Nickelodeon animated series; 2003)
- Gruff's Groove Box (lost Nickelodeon music series; 2001)
- Invader Zim (partially found production material of cancelled episodes of Nickelodeon animated series; 2001-2002)
- KaBlam! "Episode 29" (non-existent episode of Nickelodeon animated series; 1998)
- KaBlam! "Just Chillin" (found episode of Nickelodeon animated series; 2000)
- KaBlam! "KaFun!" (found episode of Nickelodeon animated series; 1999)
- KaBlam! "An Off-Beats Valentine's" (found spinoff special of Nickelodeon animated series; 1998)
- The Loud House (partially lost deleted scenes of Nickelodeon animated series; 2016-present)
- Nickelodeon Japan (lost final sign-off of Japanese TV channel; 2009)
- Nickelodeon Magazine's Big 10 Birthday Bash (found TV special; 2003)
- Nickelodeon Studios Opening Day Celebration (found live broadcast of Nickelodeon event; 1990)
- Ren and Stimpy (lost unused Kurt Cobain song for Nickelodeon animated series; existence unconfirmed; 1990)
- Robot and Monster (partially found unaired/unfinished episodes of Nickelodeon animated series; 2012-2013)
- Rugrats: A Live Adventure (partially found footage of musical adaptation of Nickelodeon animated series; 1998-2000)
- SpongeBob SquarePants (partially found deleted scenes of Nickelodeon animated series; 1999-present)
- SpongeBob SquarePants "Sailor Mouth" (lost uncensored version of Nickelodeon animated series episode; 2001)
- SpongeBob SquarePants "Shanghaied/You Wish" (lost English audio from alternate "Patchy the Pirate" segments of Nickelodeon animated series episode; 2001)
- SpongeBob SquarePants "SpaceBob InvaderPants/Krabs' Army" (lost unfinished episodes of Nickelodeon animated series; 2015)
- War Blowers (found full version of "SpongeBob SquarePants" production music; 1999)
- Weinerville (partially lost Nickelodeon variety puppet series; 1993-1997)
External Links
- Launch Box website, including lesson plans for most episodes Retrieved 13 Apr '15