Fun Factory

Fun Factory was a children's programme 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 Programme It was originally hosted by Mr P, who was later replaced by Andy Sheldon, Snoot the seal and Crocker the crocodile. The programme included cartoons such as: Ghostbusters Transformers He-Man and the Masters of the Universe Jem Inspector Gadget M.A.S.K. Jayce and the Wheeled Warriors Lady Lovely Locks The Care Bears 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 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 programmes - 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