1991 in New Zealand television

none December 2014 December 2014 1991 New Zealand television This is a list of New Zealand television events and premieres that occurred in 1991, the 32nd year of continuous operation of television in New Zealand. Events 3 January - New Zealand television debut of Australian medical drama G.P. on TV3. 4 January - American animated sitcom The Simpsons made its New Zealand premiere on Channel 2. The first episode to air is "Some Enchanted Evening".4 January 1991 Television and Radio https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/press/1991/01/04/9 The Press 9 6 January - The popular British cult marionette television series Thunderbirds returned to New Zealand television after a long absence with the series airing in a Sunday morning slot on Channel 2. 4 February - After 2 returned to Channel 2 with a 2.30pm start and a 4pm finish. 7 February - British children's television series Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends aired on TV3 one last time after a huge amount of reruns on the network since the switchover in 1990. 9 February - The Saturday morning programmes The Breakfast Club and What Now returned to Channel 2. 11 February - Wheel of Fortune debuted on Channel 2; it later revived in 2008 on TV One, and a year later they dropped the show due to financial issues. 14 March - New Zealand satirical comedy show More Issues first appeared on TV One. 19 March - Channel 2 transmitted the Australian children's television series Johnson and Friends. 19 March - After a long absence since its last air on 14 November 1989, British children's animation Postman Pat returned to airing in New Zealand with the series now airing on Channel 2. This also marked the third time all 13 episodes of the series were ever broadcast on Channel 2. 1 April - TV3 debuted a brand new children's educational series titled Aunties' Alphabet. 1 April - Hine Elder returned to hosting children's television with a brand new wrapper programme, The Bugs Bunny Show, which aired on Channel 2. The show included dozens of old classic Warner Bros. cartoons featuring its popular characters such as Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Sylvester, Tweety, Wile E. Coyote, Road Runner, Pepe Le Pew and Porky Pig, special guests, competitions, viewer participation and giveaways and was shown weekdays at 5pm. 30 April - TV One premiered the popular British sitcom Keeping Up Appearances starring Patricia Routledge. 7 May - British children's television series Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends returns to airing on TV3 and continues broadcasting on the channel in the afternoons once again. 8 May - US animated environmental series Captain Planet and the Planeteers got its proper television premiere on Channel 2 after airing in the previous year with only one episode as an introduction. The series would begin with its very first episode "A Hero for Earth". 4 June - The last in series one of Johnson and Friends was shown on Channel 2 with "Cleaning Day". The iconic Australian children's TV series itself would return for a rerun on 10 December. 14 June - A brand new political chat show titled The Ralston Group began on TV3 as a replacement for E Street. 27 September - The British children's television series Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends transmitted on TV3 for the very last time. It would switch over to air on Channel 2 the very next year. 14 October - Cartoon All-Stars to the Rescue was simulcast on both Channel 2 and TV3 at 5pm. It was first shown on TVNZ the year before as a simulcast across TV One and Channel 2. 17 October - A 10-part comedy/documentary series titled Visual Symphonies began on TV One; it followed Lyn of Tawa (played by Ginette McDonald) on a journey through New Zealand and Australia. 17 October - A new magazine-style infotainment show titled The Paradise Picture Show premiered on Channel 2; it was hosted by Mark Leishman, Judith Kirk (now Jude Dobson) and 'crazy newcomer' Clark Bent (played by Jeremy Corbett). 10 November - Aramoana, a documentary which recalled the experiences the people of the small Otago town of Aramoana, screened on TV One; it was produced by Taylormade for TVNZ. 10 December - Australian children's television series Johnson and Friends aired on Channel 2 in New Zealand for a second time when the series got repeated for the first time. Debuts Domestic 11 February - Wheel of Fortune (Channel 2) (1991-1996, 2008–2009) 14 March - More Issues (TV One) (1991-1992) 1 April - The Bugs Bunny Show (Channel 2) (1991-1992) 1 April - Aunties' Alphabet (TV3) (1991) 7 April - Star Runner (Channel 2) (1991) 6 May - Away Laughing (TV3) (1991-1993) 2 June - The Boy from Andromeda (Channel 2) (also Canada) (1991) 14 June - The Ralston Group (TV3) (1991-1994) 20 June - For the Love of Mike (TV One) (1991) International 3 January - USA Bagdad Cafe (TV3) 3 January - AUS G.P. (TV3) 4 January - USA Bonanza: The Next Generation (TV One) 4 January - USA In Living Color (Channel 2) 4 January - USA The Simpsons (Channel 2) 4 January - USA Max Monroe: Loose Cannon (TV3) 4 January - USA High Risk (TV One) 4 January - USA Top Cops (Channel 2) 4 January - USA The Covenant (TV3) 6 January - USA Samson and Delilah (TV3) 11 January - AUS The Riddle of the Stinson (TV One) 11 January - USA A Friendship in Vienna (TV One) 13 January - UK City Tails (Channel 2) 17 January - USA Booker (Channel 2) 24 January - UK Waiting for God (TV One) 27 January - UK Oh, Mr. Toad (Channel 2) 27 January - UK Paradise Ploughed (TV One) 27 January - USA Cameraman Who Dared (TV One) 27 January - USA J. Edgar Hoover (TV3) 28 January - UK Scandal (1989) (TV One) 29 January - USA Shadow Play (TV3) 29 January - USA Rescue 911 (Channel 2) 29 January - UK French Fields (TV One) 29 January - USA Evening Shade (Channel 2) 30 January - USA Hostile Witness (TV One) 4 February - USA Casper and Friends (Channel 2) 4 February - UK Haggard (TV One) 16 February - USA The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (Channel 2) 17 February - AUS Nature of Australia (TV One) 17 February - GER/NLD/YUG/USA/FIN The Secret of the Black Dragon (TV3) 27 February - UK A Taste for Death (TV One) 27 February - UK Yellowthread Street (TV One) 28 February - AUS E Street (TV3) 1 March - USA Spider-Man (1981) (Channel 2) 6 March - UK Jeeves and Wooster (TV One) 9 March - UK Sob Sisters (TV One) 11 March - USA The Adventures of Don Coyote and Sancho Panda (Channel 2) 18 March - USA Goliath Awaits (TV3) 18 March - AUS Captain James Cook (TV One) 19 March - AUS Johnson and Friends (Channel 2) 21 March - UK What-a-Mess (Series 2) (Channel 2) 22 March - USA Killer in the Mirror (TV3) 23 March - USA Callie and Son (TV3) 1 April - USA Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers (TV3) 1 April - USA The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (TV3) 1 April - USA Tiny Toon Adventures (Channel 2) 2 April - USA Captain N: The Game Master (Channel 2) 4 April - USA The Oldest Rookie (TV3) 5 April - USA Quiet Victory: The Charlie Wedemeyer Story (TV One) 5 April - USA The Game of Love (TV One) 6 April - USA Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventures (1990) (Channel 2) 6 April - USA Hey Vern, It's Ernest! (TV3) 6 April - USA Bigfoot (TV3) 6 April - USA The Adventures of Raggedy Ann and Andy (TV3) 6 April - CAN Captain Power and the Soldiers of the Future (TV3) 6 April - USA The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! (TV3) 6 April - USA/CAN Beetlejuice (TV3) 7 April - USA The Arsenio Hall Show (TV3) 7 April - AUS Bright Sparks (Channel 2) 7 April - UK Superdogs (Channel 2) 8 April - USA Twin Peaks (TV3) 8 April - UK Confessional (TV One) 8 April - USA Lenny (TV3) 10 April - UK Boys from the Bush (TV One) 12 April - USA Get a Life (TV3) 27 April - UK The Happy Apple (TV3) 28 April - UK Kappatoo (Channel 2) 30 April - UK Keeping Up Appearances (TV One) 7 May - USA Wings (Channel 2) 12 May - USA The Jetsons Meet the Flintstones (Channel 2) 19 May - UK The Green Man (TV One) 19 May - USA The Great Los Angeles Earthquake (TV3) 22 May - USA Rockin' with Judy Jetson (TV One) 26 May - UK The Silver Chair (Channel 2) 27 May - AUS A Dangerous Life (TV One) 28 May - USA Lifestories (TV One) 30 May - AUS All Together Now (Channel 2) 31 May - UK Coconuts (Channel 2) 1 June - USA The Martian Chronicles (TV3) 1 June - USA Rude Dog and the Dweebs (Channel 2) 1 June - USA Lerne and Loewe: Broadway's Last Romantics (TV3) 10 June - UK Well Loved Tales (Channel 2) 10 June - USA LBJ: The Early Years (TV One) 11 June - UK One Foot in the Grave (TV One) 15 June - AUS Hey Hey It's Saturday (Channel 2) 17 June - FRA/ITA/CAN/YUG Race for the Bomb (Channel 2) 19 June - UK Penny Crayon (Channel 2) 19 June - UK/CAN/USA Passion and Paradise (Channel 2) 20 June - USA/CAN/JPN The Adventures of the Little Koala (Channel 2) 26 June - AUS Chances (Channel 2) 26 June - USA World of Discovery (TV3) 30 June - USA Blind Faith (TV3) 1 July - JPN Samurai Pizza Cats (Channel 2) 2 July - AUS Fields of Fire III (TV One) 3 July - USA Working It Out (Channel 2) 6 July - USA Guys Next Door (TV3) 6 July - USA Elvis (Channel 2) 6 July - AUS The Australians (TV3) 6 July - USA Heroes (TV3) 7 July - UK Streetwise (Channel 2) 20 July - UK Strange Interlude (TV3) 24 July - USA Class Cruise (TV One) 24 July - CAN Neon Rider (Channel 2) 25 July - USA Super Force (Channel 2) 29 July - USA Law & Order (TV3) 29 July - USA Crosstown (TV3) 29 July - UK Birds of a Feather (TV One) 5 August - USA A Ticket to Ride (TV One) 10 August - USA B.L. Stryker (TV One) 12 August - UK Toucan Tecs (Channel 2) 12 August - USA Top Cops (Channel 2) 17 August - CAN Glory Enough for All (TV3) 17 August - USA Hound Town (Channel 2) 19 August - USA The Incredible Hulk Returns (TV3) 19 August - UK Bertie the Bat (Channel 2) 21 August - AUS Jackaroo (Channel 2) 24 August - USA What a Dummy (TV3) 2 September - USA Good Sports (Channel 2) 7 September - UK Madhur Jaffrey's Far Eastern Cookery (TV3) 7 September - USA Hull High (TV3) 7 September - USA Swamp Thing (1991) (Channel 2) 7 September - USA Monsters (TV3) 10 September - CAN/FRA Kitty Cats (Channel 2) 11 September - USA Beverly Hills, 90210 (Channel 2) 11 September - USA Yogi and the Invasion of the Space Bears (TV One) 11 September - USA/JPN Fox's Peter Pan and the Pirates (Channel 2) 11 September - USA The Muppets at Walt Disney World (TV3) 14 September - USA Attack of the Killer Tomatoes (Channel 2) 14 September - UK We Are Seven (TV One) 23 September - UK Jimbo and the Jet-Set (Channel 2) 24 September - UK Rules of Engagement (TV One) 25 September - USA Tropical Heat (TV3) 27 September - USA Detective Sadie and Son (Channel 2) 27 September - USA The Stepford Children (TV One) 30 September - AUS Double Dare (TV3) 13 October - USA Parker Lewis Can't Lose (Channel 2) 17 October - JPN/FRA Saban's Adventures of the Little Mermaid (Channel 2) 17 October - USA Desperado (TV One) 18 October - USA Going Places (Channel 2) 20 October - USA The Wizard of Oz (Channel 2) 26 October - USA Bobby's World (Channel 2) 26 October - USA The World's Greatest Stunts (Channel 2) 28 October - USA/CAN Anything to Survive (TV3) 28 October - JPN Pinocchio: The Series (TV3) 28 October - USA Double Exposure: The Story of Margaret Bourke-White (TV One) 3 November - CAN Road to Avonlea (Channel 2) 4 November - USA The Bullwinkle Show (Channel 2) 11 November - UK Nellie the Elephant (Channel 2) 11 November - USA Studs (Channel 2) 17 November - USA Cross of Fire (TV3) 17 November - UK Maid Marian and Her Merry Men (Channel 2) 21 November - CAN/CRO The Little Flying Bears (Channel 2) 23 November - USA New Attitude (Channel 2) 23 November - USA Ferris Bueller (Channel 2) 25 November - UK The Piglet Files (TV One) 7 December - USA The Seekers (TV3) 9 December - ISL/GER Nonni and Manni (TV One) 11 December - CAN/FRA Jayce and the Wheeled Warriors (Channel 2) 13 December - USA The Flash (Channel 2) 14 December - USA/CAN RoboCop (Channel 2) 14 December - USA Stories to Remember (Channel 2) 22 December - USA The Scheme of Things (TV3) 25 December - UK The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship (Channel 2) 29 December - JPN The Littl' Bits (TV3) 29 December - USA Brotherhood of the Rose (TV3) Changes to network affiliation This is a list of programs which made their premiere on a New Zealand television network that had previously premiered on another New Zealand television network. The networks involved in the switch of allegiances are predominantly both free-to-air networks or both subscription television networks. Programs that have their free-to-air/subscription television premiere, after previously premiering on the opposite platform (free-to air to subscription/subscription to free-to air) are not included. In some cases, programs may still air on the original television network. This occurs predominantly with programs shared between subscription television networks. International Program New network(s) Previous network(s) Date USA The Prodigious Hickey TV One Channel 2 1991-01-01 1 January UK Thunderbirds Channel 2 South Pacific Television 1991-01-06 6 January UK Cockleshell Bay Channel 2 TV One 1991-01-13 13 January USA Don't Eat the Pictures Channel 2 TV One 1991-02-03 3 February USA Popeye and Son Channel 2 TV One 1991-02-10 10 February UK Rainbow Channel 2 TV One 1991-03-18 18 March UK The Raggy Dolls Channel 2 TV One 1991-03-20 20 March USA Zillion Dollar Adventures Channel 2 TV One 1991-03-22 22 March UK Roobarb Channel 2 TV One 1991-03-31 31 March USA The Jetsons Channel 2 TV One 1991-04-02 2 April JPN Grimm's Fairy Tale Classics TV3 Channel 2 1991-04-07 7 April UK/USA Jim Henson's Mother Goose Stories Channel 2 TV One 1991-05-12 12 May CAN/FRA Babar Channel 2 TV One 1991-06-18 18 June USA Huckleberry Hound Channel 2 TV One 1991-06-24 24 June USA My Little Pony Channel 2 TV One 1991-07-06 6 July AUS/USA The Berenstain Bears (1985) Channel 2 TV One 1991-07-07 7 July UK Capital City TV One Channel 2 1991-07-11 11 July USA Roger Ramjet Channel 2 TV One 1991-07-28 28 July UK Colin's Sandwich CTV TV One 1991-08-05 5 August UK Chocky CTV TV3 1991-08-07 7 August UK Just Good Friends CTV Channel 2 1991-08-07 7 August UK Who Sir? Me Sir? CTV TV One 1991-08-09 9 August USA/JPN ThunderCats (1985) CTV TV One 1991-08-11 11 August USA AlfTales CTV Channel 2 1991-08-11 11 August UK Rupert the Bear Channel 2 TV One 1991-08-12 12 August UK The Gemini Factor CTV Channel 2 1991-09-13 13 September UK Chocky's Children CTV TV3 1991-09-18 18 September USA The Houndcats Channel 2 NZBC 1991-09-28 28 September USA Cartoon All-Stars to the Rescue TV3 TV One 1991-10-14 14 October USA Scruples TV One Channel 2 1991-10-17 17 October UK Terrahawks Channel 2 TV One 1991-11-09 9 November UK Chocky's Challenge CTV TV3 1991-11-13 13 November USA Kidsongs: The Television Show Channel 2 TV One 1991-12-09 9 December UK The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin TV One Channel 2 1991 Subscription television International Program Channel Debut date USA The Ruff and Reddy Show Sky Movies 1991 Subscription premieres This is a list of programs which made their premiere on New Zealand subscription television that had previously premiered on New Zealand free-to-air television. Programs may still air on the original free-to-air television network. International Program Subscription network Free-to-air network Date USA The Road Runner Show Sky Movies NZBC, TV One, Channel 2 1991 USA Merrie Melodies Sky Movies TV One, Channel 2, South Pacific Television 1991 USA The Porky Pig Show Sky Movies TV One, Channel 2 1991 Television shows What Now (1981–present) Blind Date (1989–1991) The Early Bird Show (1989–1992) Shark in the Park (1989–1991) After 2 (1989–1991) New Zealand's Funniest Home Videos (1990–1993) 60 Minutes (1990–present) The Boy from Andromeda (1991) The Ralston Group (1991–1994) Wheel of Fortune (1991–1996) Ending this year August - Blind Date (Channel 2) (1989–1991) 7 December - The Breakfast Club (1989–1991) 18 December - Shark in the Park (TV One) (1989–1991) Krypton Factor (Channel 2 (1987–1991) After 2 (Channel 2) (1989–1991) A Question of Sport (TV One) (1988–1991) Births 4 January - Olivia Tennet, Shortland Street actress and dancer 27 January - Beth Chote, actress Deaths 7 August - Billy T. James, comedian, 43 (heart failure)http://www.nzonscreen.com/person/billy-t-james NZ On Screen Biography References 1991