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Universal Pictures Debut Network
The Universal Pictures Debut Network, or simply the Debut Network, was a syndicated movie package that MCA Television sold to independent stations. The service reached agreements with ten stations in larger American markets such as New York City, Los Angeles and Chicago by late 1984. The Debut Network was a precursor of sorts to the Action Pack, which was also a syndicated package created by Universal Television. Background MCA TV (also known as MCA Television Enterprises) was founded in 1951, several years before parent MCA's purchase of American Decca (in 1959) and Universal Pictures (in 1962). For more than four decades, it was one of the most active syndicators of television programming. During the 1980s, it distributed both off-network reruns of shows like ''Kate & Allie'' and ''Gimme a Break!'', as well as original syndication product like the animated action series ''Bionic Six'' (co-produced with TMS Entertainment), ''The Morton Downey Jr. Show'' (taped at then-MCA own ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1985 In American Television
The year 1985 involved some significant events. Below is a list of television-related events of that year. Events Programs Debuting this year Resuming this year Ending this year Entering syndication Changing networks Made-for-TV movies and miniseries Television stations Station launches Network affiliation changes Station closures Births Deaths See also * 1985 in the United States * List of American films of 1985 A list of American films released in 1985. ''Out of Africa'' won the Academy Award for Best Picture. The highest-grossing film of 1985 was ''Back to the Future''. __TOC__ A B C-G H-M N-S T-Z See also * 1985 in American television ... References External linksList of 1985 American television seriesat IMDb {{DEFAULTSORT:1985 In American Television ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
TMS Entertainment
, formerly known as the , also known as or , is a Japanese animation studio established on October 22, 1946. TMS is one of the oldest and most famous anime studios in Japan, best known for numerous anime franchises such as ''Lupin the Third'', ''Lilpri'', ''The Gutsy Frog'', ''The Rose of Versailles'', ''Anpanman'', ''Case Closed, Detective Conan'', ''Monster Rancher (TV series), Monster Rancher'', ''Magic Knight Rayearth'', ''Hamtaro'', ''Sonic X'', ''D.Gray-man'', ''Kenichi: The Mightiest Disciple'', ''Fruits Basket'' (since 2019), ''Obake no Q-Taro'' (until 1972), ''Bakugan Battle Brawlers'' and feature-length films ''Golgo 13: The Professional'', ''Akira (1988 film), Akira'' and ''Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland'', alongside animation works for Western animation such as ''Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog'', ''Inspector Gadget (1983 TV series), Inspector Gadget'', ''The Real Ghostbusters'', ''Rainbow Brite (1984 TV series), Rainbow Brite'', ''DuckTales'', ''The New Adv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Disney Afternoon
The Disney Afternoon (later known internally as the Disney-Kellogg Alliance when unbranded), sometimes abbreviated as TDA, was a created-for-syndication two-hour programming block of animated television series. It was produced by Walt Disney Television Animation and distributed through its syndication affiliate Buena Vista Television. Each show from the block has aired reruns on Disney Channel and Toon Disney. Disney Channel reaired four shows (''Darkwing Duck'', '' TaleSpin'', ''DuckTales'', and '' Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers'') on "Block Party," a two-hour block that aired on weekdays in the late afternoon/early evening."Block Party: Four Disney Animated Series." ''The Disney Channel Magazine'', Vol. 13, no. 5, October/November 1995: p. 36. The Disney Afternoon's block had four half-hour segments, each of which contained an animated series. As each season ended, the lineup would shift - the remaining three would move up a time slot and a new show would be added to the end. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Exosquad
''Exosquad'' is an animated television series created by Universal Animation Studios, Universal Cartoon Studios for MCA TV's Universal Family Network broadcast syndication, syndicated programming block. The show is set in the beginning of the 22nd century and covers the space warfare in fiction, interplanetary war between humanity and Neosapiens, a fictional race artificially created as workers/Slavery, slaves for the Terran (demonym), Terrans. The narrative generally follows Able Squad, an elite Terran unit of powered exoskeleton, exoframe pilots, on their missions all over the Solar System, although other storylines are also abundant. The series ran for two complete seasons in syndication from 1993 to 1994, and was cancelled after one third-season episode had been produced. Reruns later aired on USA Network. Plot The series is set in the years 2119–2121 AD,Dates on the tombstone of Nara Burns' parents. decades after humanity ("Terrans") has expanded beyond Earth, terrafo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |