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In 1991, Nickelodeon introduced a half-hour educational show called '''''Launch Box'''''. This series ran until 1994, and it takes place on the set of Nickelodeon's game show "Get The Picture", where Mike O'Malley hosted. It was created primarily as a "Cable in the Classroom" program, where the teacher records the episodes and presents them in class to help children learn.
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The show taught about space, traveling it and its technology. Interesting enough, NASA had a hand in developing this show as well.
In 1991, Nickelodeon introduced a half-hour educational show called '''''Launch Box'''''. The series was a joint production between Nickelodeon and NASA that ran until 1994, with reruns lasting until 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 traveling technology.


Only one episode "The Inner Planets" and its intro sequence has been found online, both of which are on this page. NASA has uploaded the intro sequence, as has someone else on YouTube. "The Inner Planets" was uploaded by the episode's writer/producer Karim Miteff (kmiteff) and the intro was also uploaded by user ClassicNickelodeon2.
==Availability==
 
At least nine episodes were produced, but only one titled "The Inner Planets" has been found online. The intro was uploaded on multiple Youtube accounts, including NASA themselves while the episode itself was uploaded by its writer/producer Karim Miteff (kmiteff).
While it is unknown how many episodes this show had, a notable item worth mentioning is a DVD set of the show, which was sold on iOffer for an unknown price, and at an unknown time, due to said DVD set not being available anymore.
 
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==Gallery==
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| {{#ev:youtube|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U_Zk2GnheTQ|320x240|center|Intro to ''Launch Box''.}}
| {{#ev:youtube|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U_Zk2GnheTQ|320x240|center|Intro.}}
| {{#ev:youtube|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=84RYcXiwK6Q|320x240|center|''Launch Box'' episode "The Inner Planets".}}
| {{#ev:youtube|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=84RYcXiwK6Q|320x240|center|"The Inner Planets".}}
|}
|}


==External Links==
*[http://web.archive.org/web/19980625032953/http://www.teachers.nick.com/supplies/shows/ed_shows_launch.html Launch Box website, including lesson plans for most episodes]
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Revision as of 17:31, 30 November 2016

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Title card.

Status: Partially Found


In 1991, Nickelodeon introduced a half-hour educational show called Launch Box. The series was a joint production between Nickelodeon and NASA that ran until 1994, with reruns lasting until 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 traveling technology.

Availability

At least nine episodes were produced, but only one titled "The Inner Planets" has been found online. The intro was uploaded on multiple Youtube accounts, including NASA themselves while the episode itself was uploaded by its writer/producer Karim Miteff (kmiteff).

Gallery

Intro.
"The Inner Planets".

External Links

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