Pinwheel (TV series)

Pinwheel is an American preschool television series that aired first QUBE (local cable system in Columbus, Ohio) from December 1, 1977 until 1979, Nickelodeon until 1988, then Nick Jr. since the rerunning on July 31, 1984. The show was geared to the "short attention span of preschoolers", with each episode divided into short, self-contained segments including songs, skits, and animations from all over the world.

These international shorts segments secured the rights on Nickelodeon (usually acquired from Coe Film Associates), including those that were already written in English, such as the Franco-British children's series The Magic Roundabout. Pinwheel became a showcase for these acquisitions and featured a wide variety of both animated and stop-motion animation shorts or cartoons from different countries. It included The Adventures of the Mole, The Adventures of Mr. Rossi, Alfie Atkins, Balthazar le Mille-pattes, Bod, Brumme og Co., Bernard and Barney (Brundibáři), Bunny in the Suitcase, Chapi Chapo, Charlie's Climbing Tree, Crystal Tipps and Alistair, Curious George, Emily, Hattytown Tales, Indendørslege, Jim & Jam, King Rollo, Lille P.'s verden, Lilliput Put, Madeline (UPA short), The Magic Carousel, Mixometric, Die Sendung mit der Maus mouse spots, Die Abenteuer der Maus auf dem Mars, Musti, The Naughty Owlet, Paddington, Peelie and Poolie, Piggeldy and Frederick, The Pilis, Professor Balthazar, Sally (O parádivé Sally), Schnoodle, Simon in the Land of Chalk Drawings, Unser Sandmännchen, and Vad är det som låter?.