Fun Factory (TV series)

Fun Factory is a children's program 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.

Fun Factory
Starring	Andy Sheldon
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Production
Running time	4 hours
Original release
Network	Sky Channel Sky One
Release	January 1985 (1985-01)[1] – 11 September 1994 (1994-09-11)

Original programme

It was originally hosted by Mr. P, who was later replaced by Andy Sheldon, Snoot the seal and Crocker the crocodile. The program included cartoons such as:

• Ghostbusters^[1]
• Transformers
• He-Man and the Masters of the Universe^[1]
• Jem
• Inspector Gadget
• M.A.S.K.
• Jayce and the Wheeled Warriors
• Lady Lovely Locks
• Care Bears^[1]
• 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^[1]

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 programs - 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