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'''Nick News with Linda Ellerbee''' (also known as '''Nick News W/5''' in its earliest years) was an irregularly scheduled half-hour news program on Nickelodeon that began on April 18, 1992 (it is possible some episodes claimed to have aired in 1991 were simply aired as Nickelodeon specials). The show focused on news events and discussion with children about issues in the world. Despite low ratings for Nickelodeon, the show was successful in classroom and educational settings, and aired a total of 178 episodes between 1992 and 2015.
'''''Nick News with Linda Ellerbee''''' (also known as '''''Nick News W/5''''' in its earliest years) was an irregularly scheduled half-hour news program on Nickelodeon that began on April 18, 1992 (it is possible some episodes claimed to have aired in 1991 were simply aired as Nickelodeon specials). The show focused on news events and discussions with children about issues in the world. Despite low ratings for Nickelodeon, the show was successful in classroom and educational settings, and aired a total of 178 episodes between 1992 and 2015.


The show received a number of VHS releases, the majority of which are now difficult to find: the episodes "A Conversation with Magic", "Stranger Danger", "Clearing the Air", "When Bad Things Happen", "Kids of Cons", and "There's No Place Like Home" were released on VHS.
The show received a number of VHS releases, the majority of which are now difficult to find: the episodes "A Conversation with Magic", "Stranger Danger", "Clearing the Air", "When Bad Things Happen", "Kids of Cons", and "There's No Place Like Home" were released on VHS.
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Only one DVD release of the show occurred: the episode "Under the Influence: Kids of Alcoholics".
Only one DVD release of the show occurred: the episode "Under the Influence: Kids of Alcoholics".


Due to the lack of major home video or digital releases of episodes from 1992 to 2010, a large number of them have been lost/not posted anywhere online. A small portion of episodes that are ''not'' present on the IMDb episode guide have appeared on YouTube, making it likely there are even more lost episodes that are not on the episode guide.
Due to the lack of major home video or digital releases of episodes from 1992 to 2010, a large number of them have been lost/not posted anywhere online. A small portion of episodes that are ''not'' present on the IMDb episode guide has appeared on YouTube, making it likely there are even more lost episodes that are not on the episode guide.


Episodes from 2010 to 2014 are available as free podcasts on iTunes, and some late episodes can be found on Nickelodeon's official website for the series.
Episodes from 2010 to 2014 are available as free podcasts on iTunes, and some late episodes can be found on Nickelodeon's official website for the series.


==Known missing episodes==
==Known Missing Episodes==
*Kids Talk About the Middle East
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
*The Day The Earth Threw Up
|-
*It's Only Television
! style="background-color:orange" | Episode Title
*A Conversation With Magic ([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a3FulhBsNyY two] [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cRVSS1DMES0 promos] exist, one confirming this episode was also broadcast as a special event on Canada's YTV channel. UPDATE: entire episode is found. Uploaded to [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kMeY9Fc0-DM YouTube] and [https://archive.org/details/NickNewsSpecialEdition4VHSTapesCollection Archive.org].)
! style="background-color:orange" | Status
*A Dream on Fire
! style="background-color:orange" | Notes
*Who Wants to be President? (a [https://youtu.be/bDtp3s8bHJY?t=5 promo] has been found)
|-
*Plan It for the Planet
|Kids Talk About the Middle East||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
*Are You What You Watch? (a [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eDXyRL3c8LU promo] has been found)
|-
*Stranger Danger (a [http://vhshitfest.tumblr.com/post/24152551198/153-nick-news-stranger-danger-bob-hersh "review"] of sorts by someone who owns the VHS has been found. UPDATE: entire episode is found. Uploaded to [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1SmdeN80yX8 YouTube] and [https://archive.org/details/NickNewsSpecialEdition4VHSTapesCollection Archive.org].)
|The Day The Earth Threw Up||[https://youtu.be/NLqL44oHrDU<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span>]
*Space Shuttle, Phone Home
|-
*The Big Help
|It's Only Television||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
*Stories from the Dream
|-
*When Bad Things Happen... (FOUND, uploaded to [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=240FAyE4Zdk YouTube] & [https://archive.org/details/NickNewsSpecialEdition4VHSTapesCollection Archive.org].)
|A Conversation With Magic||[https://archive.org/details/NickNewsSpecialEdition4VHSTapesCollection<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span>]||Also available on [https://youtu.be/kMeY9Fc0-DM YouTube].
*After the Verdict
|-
*Clearing the Air ([http://www.worldcat.org/title/clearing-the-air-kids-talk-to-president-clinton-about-smoking/oclc/37359262 WorldCat listing of libraries that claim to have the VHS release]) (a [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IPAeAcAPeIY promo] has also been found. UPDATE: entire episode is found. Uploaded to [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lp_RJp1mwzQ YouTube] & [https://archive.org/details/NickNewsSpecialEdition4VHSTapesCollection Archive.org].)
|A Dream on Fire||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
*Giants (a [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HJehwcWnIMc promo] has been found)
|-
*The Body Trap
|Who Wants to be President?||[https://youtu.be/bDtp3s8bHJY?<span style="color:orange;">'''Partially Found'''</span>]||Promo for the show.
*Kids and Guns (1996 and 1999 versions)
|-
*Kids Pick the President 1996
|Plan It for the Planet||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
*Peace on Earth
|-
*Online and Off the Wall
|Are You What You Watch?||[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eDXyRL3c8LU<span style="color:orange;">'''Partially Found'''</span>]||Promo for the show.
*Are We Alone?
|-
*What Are You Staring At?
|Stranger Danger||[https://archive.org/details/NickNewsSpecialEdition4VHSTapesCollection<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span>]||Also available on [https://youtu.be/1SmdeN80yX8 YouTube].
*Divorce: Caught in the Middle (a [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p0mytMLesZo promo] has been found)
|-
*Emergency? Ask a Kid!
|Space Shuttle, Phone Home||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
*The Clinton Crisis
|-
*Gone But Not Forgotten: Kids Talk About Loss and Grieving
|The Big Help||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
*The Fight to Fit In
|-
*Never Forget? The Balkans: Why We're There, Why You Care
|Stories from the Dream||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
*Rachel/AIDS (title unconfirmed, but used in news reports)
|-
*Nick News Presents LifeStory: Muhammad Ali
|When Bad Things Happen...||[https://archive.org/details/NickNewsSpecialEdition4VHSTapesCollection<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span>]||Also available on [https://youtu.be/240FAyE4Zdk YouTube].
*Kids Pick the President 2000
|-
*What Was That About? The Weird (But True) Story of Election 2000
|After the Verdict||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
*A World of Difference
|-
*Nick News Presents LifeStory: Rosie O'Donnell
|Clearing the Air||[https://archive.org/details/NickNewsSpecialEdition4VHSTapesCollection<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span>]||Also available on [https://youtu.be/Lp_RJp1mwzQ YouTube].
*Kids, Terrorism and the American Spirit
|-
*Turning Ten: A Nick News Celebration
|Giants||[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HJehwcWnIMc<span style="color:orange;">'''Partially Found'''</span>]||Promo for the show.
*My Family Is Different
|-
*The Thrill of the Chill: Kids and Stress
|The Body Trap||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
*The Iraq Question: American Kids Talk About War
|-
*Iraq: Facts, Fears and Feelings
|Kids and Guns (1996 and 1999 versions)||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
*Get Up Offa That Thang
|-
*There's No Place Like Home: Homeless Kids in America
|Kids Pick the President 1996||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
*This Land Was My Land: Kids on Reservations
|-
*The Courage to Live: South Africa & AIDS
|Peace on Earth||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
*The Legacy of Slavery
|-
*Keeping Faith: Muslim Kids in America
|Online and Off the Wall||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
*Look Before You Eat
|-
*On the Road with Circus Kids
|Are We Alone?||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
*Rollin' Down the River: Kids Explore the Amazon
|-
*¡Mi America!: A Celebration of Hispanic Culture
|What Are You Staring At?||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
*Kids Pick the President 2004
|-
*So You Wanna Be a Star?
|Divorce: Caught in the Middle||[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p0mytMLesZo<span style="color:orange;">'''Partially Found'''</span>]||Promo for the show.
*Living with AIDS: A Story of Three Kids
|-
*What's Wrong with Me?
|Emergency? Ask a Kid!||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
*Safari So Good (a [https://vimeo.com/100972459 clip] has been found)
|-
*Ten Things I Hate About School
|The Clinton Crisis||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
*Losers/Winners
|-
*The Worst Years of My Life: Surviving Middle School
|Gone But Not Forgotten: Kids Talk About Loss and Grieving||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
*Do Something! Caring for the Kids of Katrina
|-
*Harvest of Hope
|The Fight to Fit In||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
*A Nick News Adventure: The Great Wave Train
|-
*The Fight to Be Fit
|Never Forget? The Balkans: Why We're There, Why You Care||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
*Ten Things Wrong with TV
|-
*God, Science, Politics and Your School
|Rachel/AIDS (title unconfirmed, but used in news reports)||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
*Strangers in a Strange Land (the [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sjO07KcCGc first twelve minutes] have been found)
|-
*When I Think About Iraq: Kids Talk About the War
|Nick News Presents LifeStory: Muhammad Ali||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
*Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow - Celebrating 15 Years of Nick News
|-
*Wound Up for the Round Up
|Kids Pick the President 2000||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
*Cheap Shots and Low Blows: How Debate Turns to Hate
|-
*Online and in Danger? How to Protect Yourself in the Virtual World
|What Was That About? The Weird (But True) Story of Election 2000||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
*Rebels With a Cause! (was at one point [http://hotair.com/archives/2007/10/31/nickelodeon-website-shills-for-world-cant-wait/ available] on TurboNick)
|-
*Kids of Cons
|A World of Difference||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
*Teachers Talk Back
|-
 
|Nick News Presents LifeStory: Rosie O'Donnell||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
|-
|Kids, Terrorism and the American Spirit||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
|-
|Turning Ten: A Nick News Celebration||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
|-
|My Family Is Different||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
|-
|The Thrill of the Chill: Kids and Stress||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
|-
|The Iraq Question: American Kids Talk About War||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
|-
|Iraq: Facts, Fears and Feelings||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
|-
|Get Up Offa That Thang||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
|-
|There's No Place Like Home: Homeless Kids in America||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
|-
|This Land Was My Land: Kids on Reservations||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
|-
|The Courage to Live: South Africa & AIDS||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
|-
|The Legacy of Slavery||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
|-
|Keeping Faith: Muslim Kids in America||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
|-
|Look Before You Eat||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
|-
|On the Road with Circus Kids||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
|-
|Rollin' Down the River: Kids Explore the Amazon||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
|-
|¡Mi America!: A Celebration of Hispanic Culture||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
|-
|Kids Pick the President 2004||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
|-
|So You Wanna Be a Star?||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
|-
|Living with AIDS: A Story of Three Kids||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
|-
|What's Wrong with Me?||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
|-
|Safari So Good||[https://vimeo.com/100972459<span style="color:orange;">'''Partially Found'''</span>]||A clip of the show.
|-
|Ten Things I Hate About School||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
|-
|Losers/Winners||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
|-
|The Worst Years of My Life: Surviving Middle School||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
|-
|Do Something! Caring for the Kids of Katrina||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
|-
|Harvest of Hope||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
|-
|A Nick News Adventure: The Great Wave Train||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
|-
|The Fight to Be Fit||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
|-
|Ten Things Wrong with TV||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
|-
|God, Science, Politics and Your School||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
|-
|Strangers in a Strange Land||[https://youtu.be/sjO07KcCGc<span style="color:orange;">'''Partially Found'''</span>]||First 12 minutes of the show.
|-
|When I Think About Iraq: Kids Talk About the War||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
|-
|Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow - Celebrating 15 Years of Nick News||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
|-
|Wound Up for the Round Up||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
|-
|Cheap Shots and Low Blows: How Debate Turns to Hate||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
|-
|Online and in Danger? How to Protect Yourself in the Virtual World||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
|-
|Rebels With a Cause!||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>||Was at one point available on TurboNick.
|-
|Kids of Cons||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
|-
|Teachers Talk Back||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
|}
==External Links==
==External Links==
*[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0266165/episodes Nick News with Linda Ellerbee - Episodes - IMDb]
*[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0266165/episodes IMDb page on ''Nick News with Linda Ellerbee''.]
*[http://www.nick.com/shows/nick-news/ The (mostly broken) ''Nick News'' page on Nick.com - some episodes can be found still on their site via Google]
*[http://www.nick.com/shows/nick-news/ The (mostly broken) ''Nick News'' page on Nick.com which has some of the episodes. (now redirects to nick.com/shows)]
*[http://hotair.com/archives/2007/10/31/nickelodeon-website-shills-for-world-cant-wait Archived Nickelodeon page that has one of the episodes from ''Nick News''.]


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Revision as of 14:31, 5 July 2020

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Status: Partially Found

Nick News with Linda Ellerbee (also known as Nick News W/5 in its earliest years) was an irregularly scheduled half-hour news program on Nickelodeon that began on April 18, 1992 (it is possible some episodes claimed to have aired in 1991 were simply aired as Nickelodeon specials). The show focused on news events and discussions with children about issues in the world. Despite low ratings for Nickelodeon, the show was successful in classroom and educational settings, and aired a total of 178 episodes between 1992 and 2015.

The show received a number of VHS releases, the majority of which are now difficult to find: the episodes "A Conversation with Magic", "Stranger Danger", "Clearing the Air", "When Bad Things Happen", "Kids of Cons", and "There's No Place Like Home" were released on VHS.

Only one DVD release of the show occurred: the episode "Under the Influence: Kids of Alcoholics".

Due to the lack of major home video or digital releases of episodes from 1992 to 2010, a large number of them have been lost/not posted anywhere online. A small portion of episodes that are not present on the IMDb episode guide has appeared on YouTube, making it likely there are even more lost episodes that are not on the episode guide.

Episodes from 2010 to 2014 are available as free podcasts on iTunes, and some late episodes can be found on Nickelodeon's official website for the series.

Known Missing Episodes

Episode Title Status Notes
Kids Talk About the Middle East Lost
The Day The Earth Threw Up Found
It's Only Television Lost
A Conversation With Magic Found Also available on YouTube.
A Dream on Fire Lost
Who Wants to be President? Partially Found Promo for the show.
Plan It for the Planet Lost
Are You What You Watch? Partially Found Promo for the show.
Stranger Danger Found Also available on YouTube.
Space Shuttle, Phone Home Lost
The Big Help Lost
Stories from the Dream Lost
When Bad Things Happen... Found Also available on YouTube.
After the Verdict Lost
Clearing the Air Found Also available on YouTube.
Giants Partially Found Promo for the show.
The Body Trap Lost
Kids and Guns (1996 and 1999 versions) Lost
Kids Pick the President 1996 Lost
Peace on Earth Lost
Online and Off the Wall Lost
Are We Alone? Lost
What Are You Staring At? Lost
Divorce: Caught in the Middle Partially Found Promo for the show.
Emergency? Ask a Kid! Lost
The Clinton Crisis Lost
Gone But Not Forgotten: Kids Talk About Loss and Grieving Lost
The Fight to Fit In Lost
Never Forget? The Balkans: Why We're There, Why You Care Lost
Rachel/AIDS (title unconfirmed, but used in news reports) Lost
Nick News Presents LifeStory: Muhammad Ali Lost
Kids Pick the President 2000 Lost
What Was That About? The Weird (But True) Story of Election 2000 Lost
A World of Difference Lost
Nick News Presents LifeStory: Rosie O'Donnell Lost
Kids, Terrorism and the American Spirit Lost
Turning Ten: A Nick News Celebration Lost
My Family Is Different Lost
The Thrill of the Chill: Kids and Stress Lost
The Iraq Question: American Kids Talk About War Lost
Iraq: Facts, Fears and Feelings Lost
Get Up Offa That Thang Lost
There's No Place Like Home: Homeless Kids in America Lost
This Land Was My Land: Kids on Reservations Lost
The Courage to Live: South Africa & AIDS Lost
The Legacy of Slavery Lost
Keeping Faith: Muslim Kids in America Lost
Look Before You Eat Lost
On the Road with Circus Kids Lost
Rollin' Down the River: Kids Explore the Amazon Lost
¡Mi America!: A Celebration of Hispanic Culture Lost
Kids Pick the President 2004 Lost
So You Wanna Be a Star? Lost
Living with AIDS: A Story of Three Kids Lost
What's Wrong with Me? Lost
Safari So Good Partially Found A clip of the show.
Ten Things I Hate About School Lost
Losers/Winners Lost
The Worst Years of My Life: Surviving Middle School Lost
Do Something! Caring for the Kids of Katrina Lost
Harvest of Hope Lost
A Nick News Adventure: The Great Wave Train Lost
The Fight to Be Fit Lost
Ten Things Wrong with TV Lost
God, Science, Politics and Your School Lost
Strangers in a Strange Land Partially Found First 12 minutes of the show.
When I Think About Iraq: Kids Talk About the War Lost
Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow - Celebrating 15 Years of Nick News Lost
Wound Up for the Round Up Lost
Cheap Shots and Low Blows: How Debate Turns to Hate Lost
Online and in Danger? How to Protect Yourself in the Virtual World Lost
Rebels With a Cause! Lost Was at one point available on TurboNick.
Kids of Cons Lost
Teachers Talk Back Lost

External Links