The Program Exchange (known as DFS Program Exchange from 1979 to 1986 and DFS-Dorland Program Exchange from 1986 to 1987) is a syndicator of television programs. From 1987 to 2008, it was a division of Saatchi & Saatchi North America, an advertising agency (which acquired Dancer Fitzgerald Sample, the original owners). The company is now owned by ZenithOptimedia, an advertising media agency, and sports a new logo to reflect this ownership. Their distribution catalog contains numerous animated cartoons, situation comedies and feature films.

The Program Exchange is a "barter syndicator", distributing programming on behalf of the shows' producers, many of them having their own cash distribution services. Instead of paying a cash fee, television stations who run these programs agree to a barter exchange (hence the syndicator name), wherein the station agrees to air a certain number of commercials for various General Mills products per program (Toyota commercials during the DFS era). This arrangement allows for the programs to air on stations that may not have large budgets to acquire them.

The Program Exchange currently only handles distribution for all titles listed below.

Contents 1 Animated series 2 Live-action series 3 Feature films 4 External links

[edit] Animated series

• The Bullwinkle Show and Rocky and His Friends (both from Classic Media - 176 half-hours)
• Dennis the Menace (Cookie Jar Group/General Mills - 78 half-hours)
• Dudley Do Right and Friends (Classic Media - 38 half-hours)
• Inspector Gadget's Field Trip (Cookie Jar Group/LBS Communications/DIC - 26 half-hours)
• King Leonardo and His Short Subjects (Classic Media - 38 half-hours)
• Space Kidettes and Young Samson (Warner Bros. Television - 20 half-hours)
• Tennessee Tuxedo and His Tales (Classic Media - 140 half-hours)
• Uncle Waldo's Cartoon Show (Classic Media - 52 half-hours)
• The Underdog Show (Classic Media - 62 half-hours)
• Where on Earth is Carmen Sandiego (Cookie Jar Group./DIC - 40 half-hours)

[edit] Live-action series

• 227 (Sony Pictures Television - 116 episodes)
• 3rd Rock from the Sun (Carsey-Werner - 139 episodes)
• The Addams Family (MGM Television - 64 episodes)
• Beakman's World (Sony Pictures Television - 97 episodes)
• Benson (Sony Pictures Television - 158 episodes)
• Bosom Buddies (CBS Paramount Television Distribution - 37 episodes)
• Coach (NBC Universal Television - 200 episodes)
• Days of Our Lives (Sony Pictures Television - 1965-Present)
• Gimme A Break! (NBC Universal Television - 137 episodes)
• Just Shoot Me (Sony Pictures Television - 148 episodes)
• The Munsters (NBC Universal Television - 70 episodes)
• NewsRadio (Sony Pictures Television - 97 episodes)
• Small Wonder (20th Century Fox Television - 96 episodes)

[edit] Feature films

• All That Jazz (Window: June 1 to August 31, 2009)
• The Big Easy (Window: February 1 to July 31, 2009)
• Legal Eagles (Window: June 1 to August 31, 2009)
• Lorenzo's Oil (Window: June 1 to August 31, 2009)
• The Producers (Window: July 1 to September 30, 2009)

[edit] External links

• Official site
• The Program Exchange at the Internet Movie Database
• DFS Program Exchange at the Internet Movie Database
• A video of all five Program Exchange logos