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Nickelodeon Games and Sports for Kids (stylized as Nick GAS and commonly known as Nick Gas) was an American cable television network that was part of MTV Networks's suite of digital cable channels. The channel was available to all digital cable providers and satellite provider Dish Network. With its focus on classic Nickelodeon game shows (all of which had been removed from the parent network by 2000), Nick GAS was essentially a children's version of (and Viacom's answer to) Game Show Network, which launched on December 1, 1994. The VP/General Manager of the network was Nickelodeon executive Mark Offitzer, producer of numerous Nick specials including the ''Kids Choice Awards''. Summer Sanders was named on-air Commissioner of the network; Dave Aizer (1999–2003) and Vivianne Collins (1999–2003) were the network's original on-air hosts, with Mati Moralejo (2001–05) joining soon after and later on Nadine (2004) and George (2004) separately during commercials. ==History== Nick GAS originally launched as a 1-hour block on Nickelodeon on November 8, 1998, featuring game & sports-related shows like ''Wild & Crazy Kids'', ''Guts'' and ''Figure It Out''. The block was removed from Nickelodeon's schedule in the Fall of 2002. Nick GAS launched on March 1, 1999, and its programming primarily consisted of children's game shows and sports-related programs from Nickelodeon, its parent network. This included shows such as ''Guts'', all versions of ''Double Dare'' from 1986 onward, and ''Figure It Out'' (which ended its run on the parent network nine months after GAS's launch). Nick GAS also produced its own original programming, such as ''Play to Z'', ''Gamefarm'' and ''Splash TV''. GAS also featured original blocks ''Camp GAS'' during the summer, ''Double Dare Double Play'' (both removed in 2004), and ''Pumping GAS'' (removed in 2005). In place of commercials, Nick GAS aired interstitial segments, some of which were produced at Nickelodeon On Sunset and the defunct Nickelodeon Studios at Universal Studios Florida, promos for Nick GAS original programming, aired during commercial breaks. However, in-show advertising (like consolation and grand prizes of the network's shows) were left intact, as it was part of the show itself. The studio segments in the "GAS Garage", often included competitions between families, or interviews with athletes and other celebrities. Programs were usually grouped together in the blocks ''Heads Up!'', ''Wild Card'', ''Family Fuel'', ''Extreme GAS'' (all removed in 2002) and aired during commercial breaks. Other interstitials included "Heroes of the Game", "GAS Grill", "Trade Tricks", "Time Out", T.U.M.E.G., "Skill Drill", "MLS Play of the Week", "Global GAS", "Home Turf Highlights", "Let's Just Play ads", "In Play Today", "All Access", "FastBreak", "GasCaster Report", and in the early years of the network "This Day in History". From October 31, 2005 onwards, Nick GAS's programming was fully automated, putting only seven shows on a permanent time slot (''Guts'', ''Legends of the Hidden Temple'', ''Figure It Out'', ''Get the Picture'', ''Double Dare 2000'', ''Nick Arcade'' and ''Finders Keepers'') and regular segments. In September 2006, ''Finders Keepers'' was removed from the network's schedule, leaving only a mere six shows on the channel by its final year (as well as two years exclusively for Dish Network, due to unknown bandwidth problems). 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Nickelodeon Games and Sports for Kids」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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