Nickelodeon Games and Sports for Kids
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Nickelodeon Games and Sports for Kids (commonly referred to as
Nickelodeon GAS, Nick GAS or
GAS), is a
U.S. cable television network which was launched on
March 1,
1999 as part of
MTV Networks' suite of digital cable channels.
Olympic swimmer and
Figure It Out host
Summer Sanders was named the Commissioner of Nick GAS.
Dave Aizer,
Mati Moralejo and Vivianne Collins were the network's original on-air hosts.
Nick GAS' programming primarily consists of children's
game shows and
sports-related programs from Nickelodeon, its parent network. These include
Finders Keepers,
Nickelodeon GUTS,
Double Dare 2000 and
Figure It Out. Recently, Nick GAS began producing its own original programming, including
Gamefarm and
Splash TV. Programs are usually grouped together in blocks such as "Family Fuel" (which was removed in
2002), "Extreme GAS" (removed in
2002) and "
Pumping GAS" (removed on
November 1,
2005).
In lieu of
commercials, Nick GAS airs
interstitial segments, some of which were produced at
Nickelodeon Studios in
Orlando,
Florida. However, in-show advertising (like consolation and grand prizes of
Legends of the Hidden Temple) has been left intact, as it was part of the show itself. Since some of the programming is over a decade old, this effectively makes for a look back in time.
The studio segments often include competitions between families, or interviews with athletes and other celebrities. Other interstitials include "Heroes of the Game," "GAS Grill," "Trade Tricks," "Time Out," "Skill Drill," and "
MLS Play of the Week." Some look at Nick GAS as a children's version of
Game Show Network.
Nick GAS was created by
Nickelodeon in March of
1999 as a channel where game shows produced by
Nickelodeon could air more frequently. This was when game shows that were playing re-runs up until March
1999 such as
Figure it Out,
What Would You Do?,
Nick Arcade,
Family Double Dare,
You're On!,
GUTS,
Legends of the Hidden Temple and
Wild and Crazy Kids were drafted to this channel. This also marked the return for game shows that weren't played for years such as
Think Fast!,
Finders Keepers,
Double Dare,
Super Sloppy Double Dare,
Get the Picture and
Super Special Double Dare.
On
January 2,
2000 Make the Grade (which was last played on regular
Nickelodeon on
December 29,
1991) started airing on Nick GAS.
In December of
2002 game shows such as
What Would You Do? and
Super Special Double Dare were removed and
Double Dare 2000 was taken off
Nickelodeon and put on Nick GAS. This was also when programming blocks such as
Family Fuel and
Extreme GAS were removed.
In Spring of
2003 Nick GAS began to broadcast original series. This was when they began showing
Gamefarm,
Play2Z,
Robot Wars and
Splash TV.
On
April 19,
2004 Think Fast!,
Make the Grade,
Gamefarm,
Splash TV, and
Play2Z were removed from Nick GAS.
On
November 1,
2005 Pumping GAS was removed, along with
Super Sloppy Double Dare,
Global GUTS,
Rocket Power,
Speed Racer,
Scaredy Camp,
SK8-TV, and
Family Double Dare, to be replaced with additional repeats of shows such as
Legends of the Hidden Temple,
Get the Picture,
GUTS,
Figure it Out and
Double Dare 2000.
As of present day Nick GAS remains the same as it was since November
2005.
Nickelodeon GAS plays or has played every Nickelodeon game show to first air by around
2002 or earlier. Nickelodeon GAS has also shown some Nickelodeon non-game show programming like
Speed Racer,
Scaredy Camp,
Rocket Power and
Gamefarm.
Programs currently broadcast on the network
*
Double Dare 2000*
Figure It Out*
Figure It Out: Family Style*
Figure It Out: Wild Style*
Finders Keepers*
Get the Picture*
Nickelodeon GUTS*
Legends of the Hidden Temple*
Nick ArcadePrograms formerly broadcast on the network
*
Double Dare*
Family Double Dare*
Gamefarm*
Global GUTS*
Make the Grade*
Play 2Z*
Pumping Gas*
Robot Wars*
Rocket Power*
Salute Your Shorts*
Scaredy Camp*
SK8-TV*
Speed Racer*
Splash TV*
Super Sloppy Double Dare*
Super Special Double Dare*
Think Fast!*
What Would You Do?*
Wild and Crazy Kids*
You're On!A Nickelodeon fansite [
1] has reported (through it's FAQ page) that Nick Gas would be replaced by a new channel dedicated to Classic Nickelodeon programming (aside from game shows), which would be called "Nickelodeon Rewind". However, it is just a rumor, and has yet to be officially confirmed or denied by Nickelodeon. There is an hour-long block on the main Nickelodeon channel Sunday afternoons called "Nick Rewind", with a small selection of classic idents and two different classic shows (so far, all of these have been Nicktoons), but whether or not a new channel would come out of this remains to be seen.
