By The Way (partially found inaugural Nickelodeon series; 1979-1980)

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An image of the main character Josie in By The Way.

Status: Partially Found

By The Way was a television show created by Nickelodeon in 1979. The show was one of the first five shows to be aired on the channel when it launched, and it only lasted for one year, ending in 1980. The show was also referred to as Pocket Money in some adverts, with it being speculated that it was a completely separate show until it was confirmed that it was simply an in-development name for By The Way.

Premise

By The Way was a "junk drawer" show (meaning a mix of acquired animation and live-action short films) that was hosted by a woman named Josie, played by Andrea Helman (later known for her children's books, such as O is for Orca and 1 2 3 Moose).[1] She would usually perform skits in a forest setting or a mountain setting. At the end of the show, Andrea would ask the viewers to write in ideas that she would share in the next episode.

There were also many acquired animated and live-action segments on the show. One of these short films was the animated Froggie Went A' Courtin, based upon a 16th-century folksong which was animated by Frank Gladstone and his company, Persistence of Vision.[2]

Availability

Prior to December 26th, 2018, practically no information on the show was available online. There was a print article on the Union Times newspaper in Warsaw, Indiana on October 12th, 1979, that vaguely introduces the premise of the show, and mentioned the main character, Josie. There was also a time spreadsheet that listed the show airing between 8-9pm EST (5-6pm PST).

On December 26th, 2018, YouTube user tvguy1979 uploaded ten minutes of footage from the show. This included the opening and closing of the show, as well as some Josie segments. It is unknown still how many episodes were produced, or what the titles of any of the episodes are in this footage.

Gallery

Images

Videos

10 minutes of footage from By The Way.

Poparena's Nick Knacks first video on By The Way.

Poparena's Nick Knacks second video on By The Way.

See Also

Anthology and Short Series

Bumpers and Promos

Films

Game Shows

Inaugural Series

Live Action

Pilots

Other

References