After School was a New Zealand children's television programme that aired weekday afternoons on TV One and, later, Network Two from March 1981 to December 1988. It was produced in-house by TVNZ.
Olly Ohlson was the original presenter and would host links between various segments and programming. He was the first Māori presenter on New Zealand television to anchor a children's show, and the programme was also one of the first New Zealand shows to incorporate Te Reo, the Māori language, as well as Sign language into its scripts.
In the mid-1980s Olly was joined occasionally in the links items by Richard Evans and Annie Roach, who eventually took over the hosting roles, and towards the end of its run the show featured the birth of the puppet alien Thingee and the introduction of Jason Gunn as a presenter.
The first three seasons of The Snorks were featured in the After School lineup; the fourth season was later broadcast as a standalone series twice a week.
Episode List[]
Seasons 1-2[]
Season 3[]
| # | Episode Title | New Zealand Airdate |
|---|---|---|
| 24 | All's Whale That Ends Whale Allstar's Last Hour |
12 August 1988 |
| 25 | A Willie Scary Shalloween Sea Shore Sideshow |
19 August 1988 |
| 26 | Freeze Save Our Town Snip and Snap |
26 August 1988 |
| 27 | Junior's Empire The Golden Dolphin |
2 September 1988 |
| 28 | It's Always Darkest Before the Snork The Sand Witch |
9 September 1988 |
| 29 | Tooter Loves Tadah The Shady Shadow |
16 September 1988 |
| 30 | Daffney's Ransom Salmon Chanted Evening |
23 September 1988 |
| 31 | Casey in Sandland Reefberry Madness |
30 September 1988 |
| 32 | A Farewell of Arms Mummy Snorkest |
7 October 1988 |
| 33 | JoJo in Control The Day the Ocean Stood Still |
14 October 1988 |
| 34 | Chills, Drills and Spills The Longest Shortcut |
21 October 1988 |
| 35 | Willie and Smallstar's Big Adventure Taming Of The Snork |
28 October 1988 |
| 36 | A Snork In a Guilded Cage The Snorkshire Spooking |
4 November 1988 |