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83-544: In 2009, Nickelodeon launched a separate channel named after the Nick Jr. block as a replacement for the original Noggin cable channel. The channel is known on air as the " Nick Jr. Channel " to differentiate the two services. Since its launch on April 1, 1979, and throughout the 1980s, Nickelodeon aired programs for preschoolers (most prominently Pinwheel and Today's Special ) on weekdays from 8:00 am – 2:00 pm and weekend mornings. After Nickelodeon's preschool block premiered

166-521: A "Gullah Gullah Island" miniseries titled "Binyah Binyah!" were produced at the now-defunct Nickelodeon Studios in Orlando, Florida, and aired from February 2 to February 6, 1998. A separate theme song written by Sean Altman was given to these episodes. The miniseries also featured several new puppet characters in addition to the original cast and focused on frog Binyah Binyah journeying to locations outside of Gullah Gullah. Ron and Natalie Daise were part of

249-469: A 2 p.m. sign off time. On July 5, 2023  ( 2023-07-05 ) , the Nick Jr. block was rebranded to include a refreshed splat logo and used the Nickelodeon name in the refreshed bumpers, as well as refreshed curriculum boards, while the Nick Jr. channel eventually adopted the full rebrand on September 4. From 2000 to 2002 and from 2004 to 2006, Nick Jr. programs and interstitial segments appeared as

332-482: A Box , which showed kids making dioramas to represent their personalities; Citizen Phoebe , about a girl who wants to run for president; and Oobi , a preschool series about bare-hand puppets. By 2001, original content made up 40% of Noggin's schedule. That year, Noggin premiered four new shows: Big Kids , a British-American co-production; On the Team , a documentary about a Little League baseball team; Sponk! ,

415-405: A Nickelodeon screen bug. When aired on the Nick Jr. channel, commercials for programs broadcast on Nickelodeon's Nick Jr. block usually end with "Over on Nick" or "Over on Nickelodeon" to differentiate the titles. On the same day, the Nick Jr. block also began to use Nickelodeon's on-screen credits to include more commercials (now 12 minutes per hour). On June 10, 2015  ( 2015-06-10 ) ,

498-581: A Saturday morning block on CBS entitled Nick Jr. on CBS . From 2002 to 2004, it was part of the general Nick on CBS block, which also included programming from the main Nickelodeon channel. It ended after Viacom and CBS Corporation were separated at the start at 2006 (but re-merged in later years) and was replaced by the KOL Secret Slumber Party block on September 16, 2006. Spanish-language US network Telemundo has aired Blue's Clues (Spanish Pistas De Blue ) (from 1998 to 2000, as part of

581-616: A blue child, and the slogan Grow, Learn, and Play . Several Nick Jr. bumpers featured kids playing near a Nick Jr. logo and a theme song with the slogan sung to the melody of London Bridge , and interstitials were created featuring Cappelli & Company host Frank Cappelli on the set. Nick Jr. also started using a female announcer (who was replaced by a different one in 1995, 1998 and 2003) in its promos and bumpers. Nick Jr. began to invest more into producing original interstitial series (including 1994's Muppet Time , forty two-minute shorts from The Jim Henson Company ) in order to stay within

664-407: A cross-promotion. Nick Jr. continued to air Tweenies from July to September 25. On August 29, 2003, the original Face interstitials ended their almost 9-year run. On September 1, 2003  ( 2003-09-01 ) , Nick Jr. received a rebrand that introduced more than a dozen new logos; British program Rubbadubbers premiered the next day. A new interstitial series called Nick Jr. Play Along

747-715: A game show centered around improv acting ; and The URL with Phred Show , which showcased viewers' submissions to the Noggin website. On April 1, 2002, the channel was reorganized into two blocks: a daytime block for preschoolers and a nighttime block, The N, for teens. Play with Me Sesame , a new series featuring Sesame Street characters, debuted on the same day. Sesame Workshop continued to co-produce shows for Noggin through 2009, most notably Out There and The Upside Down Show , two live-action series. Both shows were developed by Sesame Workshop's writers in New York and filmed by

830-555: A greater appeal towards parents. In the spring of 2002, Nick Jr. altered the format of its commercial breaks, resulting in the removal of older network IDs dating back to 1994. Beginning on January 10, 2003, Dora the Explorer and Blue's Clues were placed in Nick Jr.'s "Play Along Time" sub-block. On April 7, the day that sister network Noggin rebranded and introduced Moose and Zee , Nick Jr. aired some of Noggin's new original series ( Oobi , Tweenies , and Miffy and Friends ) as

913-486: A mascot costume of Moose A. Moose. Reviewers for Time Magazine compared Jamarama to a family-friendly version of Lollapalooza . In November 2005, a Noggin float appeared at America's Thanksgiving Parade . In November 2006, Noggin hosted an online charity auction on its website, called the "Noggin Auction." Viewers could bid on props from different Noggin shows. Noggin also auctioned off props from The N's teen shows, with

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996-621: A multimedia show, Sea Island Montage , based on the book as well as stories from oral histories of elderly St. Helena Island residents. After one of their performances, the Daises met with an executive producer from Nickelodeon. Creator Maria Perez-Brown had planned on building a multicultural program featuring a "magical island" and was inspired by the Daises to use the Sea Islands and elements of Gullah culture. Part of Nickelodeon's initiative to broaden its preschool programming, Gullah Gullah Island

1079-491: A multinational team in Australia. The Noggin brand was placed on a six-year hiatus from 2009 to 2015; on September 28, 2009, its channel space was taken over by a 24-hour channel based on Nickelodeon's Nick Jr. block . The N (standing for N oggin) was an overnight programming block on the Noggin channel, aimed at older kids and teenagers. It premiered on April 1, 2002, and aired until December 31, 2007. Promotions advertised

1162-481: A person's head), reflecting its purpose: to encourage kids to think, discover new things, and use their imaginations. When it started, Noggin was mostly aimed at kids aged 6–12. Its main goal was to provide "fun shows that help kids learn and inspire their curiosity – all without feeling like they're in school." Noggin's core values included the statements: "Kids want to learn. Kids are naturally curious. There are no stupid questions." From 1999 until 2019, Noggin used

1245-461: A section on the service. On February 15, 2024, corporate owner Paramount Global announced that the Noggin streaming service would be shutting down later that year, with the entire Noggin team being laid off. The platform was shut down on July 2, 2024, with billing stopped by May 30. Some of Noggin's programming was moved over to sister streaming service Paramount+ . In October 2024, the website (no longer owned by Paramount Global since September)

1328-409: A self-imposed limit of five minutes of commercials per hour. On April 4, 1994, the "Jim Henson's Muppet Hour" sub-block was created by pairing Muppet Babies reruns with the new acquisition The Muppet Show . Due to Nick Jr.'s declining ratings as well as competition from PBS ' children's programs and TLC 's Ready Set Learn block, Nickelodeon spent $ 30 million revamping the Nick Jr. block over

1411-567: A series of occasional airings on the block from October 21, 1996, to February 1997. On March 16, 1998, the "nickjr.com" website was launched. Later that year, Nick Jr. rebranded again and introduced the "Just for Me" slogan. A sign-on and sign-off bumper featuring the "Just for Me" slogan was used on Nick Jr. video releases from 2000–04. In the first quarter of 1999, Nick Jr. premiered three new series based on books, Franklin on January 11, and Kipper and Maisy in February, which helped increase

1494-570: A slew of new shows in 1987, it began using the Nick Junior branding on January 4, 1988  ( 1988-01-04 ) , coinciding with the premiere of the Spanish program The World of David the Gnome . A new rebrand for the block that abbreviated its name to Nick Jr. was gradually rolled out from September 5, 1988 to summer 1989. Nick Jr.'s new logo was orange for 'Nick' and blue for 'Jr.', and it varied in

1577-515: Is a sing-along half-hour live-action show. The format was part of a flexible thinking initiative that taught children to make good choices rather than using rote memorization. Ron and Natalie Daise play the Alstons, who live on the fictional "Gullah Gullah Island". Additional cast featured the Daise's actual children Simeon and Sara among others, including a full-body puppet frog , Binyah Binyah. The show

1660-412: Is the only way to ensure a home for its highly acclaimed shows, which are often passed over by networks in favor of more commercially successful fare." Meanwhile, Nickelodeon (part of MTV Networks ) planned its own educational channel called "Big Orange." When the two companies learned of each other's ideas, they partnered to create a channel together. The channel was named Noggin (a slang term for

1743-505: The Gullah culture of Ron Daise's home of St. Helena Island, South Carolina , part of the Sea Islands . The gang learns to recycle and organizes their very own cleanup. Shaina dreams that she is in the north pole. Ron Daise's book Reminiscences of Sea Island Heritage was published in 1987. He and his New York -born wife, Natalie Daise (née Eldridge), followed by creating and touring with

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1826-519: The Nickelodeon en Telemundo block) and Dora the Explorer (Spanish Dora la Exploradora ) (from 2005 to 2006, as part of the Telemundo Kids block) in Spanish. On April 5, 2008, competing Spanish network Univision added Spanish-dubbed versions of Dora the Explorer and its spin-off Go, Diego, Go! to their Saturday morning Planeta U line-up. A Spanish-dubbed version of The Backyardigans

1909-536: The Play Along interstitials aside from a re-edited block opening in February 2004. On October 8, 2004, the new Face interstitials ended their 1-year run alongside most of Nick Jr.'s older interstitial series. On October 11, 2004  ( 2004-10-11 ) , Nick Jr. received another rebrand containing interstitials co-produced with Little Airplane Productions featuring the block's new mascot Piper O'Possum (voiced by Ali Brustofski and created by Josh Selig ), and

1992-669: The Play Date branding was replaced with a modified version of the Nick Jr. channel's new branding known as Weekday Mornings on Nick: The Smart Place to Play . Despite Nickelodeon displaying its shows' credits during the last 30 seconds before it since 2012, the branding retained the split-screen credits for Nick Jr. shows airing on the block until May 2, 2014  ( 2014-05-02 ) . On May 5, 2014  ( 2014-05-05 ) , Weekday Mornings on Nick: The Smart Place to Play rebranded back to Nick Jr. and began calling itself "Nick Jr. on Nickelodeon" or "Nick Jr. on Nick" while still using

2075-571: The 2012 New Year edition of The '90s Are All That , TeenNick 's former 1990s-oriented late-night block. Face's appearances consisted of out-of-context clips that make him appear to be drunk or making adult comments (e.g.: "Yeah, grow a pair!"). In October 2015 for the Halloween/Nick or Treat season, the "Face the Monster" bumper would play on the block as a transition of introducing episodes of Aaahh!!! Real Monsters . The same bumper would be used on

2158-659: The Canadian animation studio Nelvana ). On September 8, 1996  ( 1996-09-08 ) , the first episode of Blue's Clues premiered in primetime on Nick at Nite , then aired on Nick Jr. the next day. Nick Jr. also received a new rebrand produced by Pittard Sullivan. Blue's Clues quickly deposed Gullah Gullah Island as Nick Jr.'s most popular series. Rugrats was pushed out of Nick Jr.'s lineup after May 2, 1997, to make room for second showings of Little Bear and Blue's Clues . The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss replaced Papa Beaver's Storytime on October 7, 1997, after

2241-574: The English-language service, including the Spanish dub of Rugrats . A Portuguese version was released on November 21, 2015. On September 21, 2020, it was announced that versions of Noggin would launch in the United Kingdom, France, Germany and Austria as an add-on to Amazon Prime Video . The UK version of Noggin replaced the More Milkshake! SVOD service, with the name transitioning over as

2324-506: The Explorer on August 14, which became one of Nick Jr.'s most successful series. The US dub of Bob the Builder premiered on Nickelodeon on January 13, 2001, before airing on Nick Jr. two days later. Oswald premiered on August 20. On September 24, 2001  ( 2001-09-24 ) , Nick Jr. received a new rebrand produced by AdamsMorioka (who had previously rebranded Nickelodeon and Nick at Nite ) and Editional Effects, intended to have

2407-557: The Nick Jr. logo in the form of two stop-motion plushies. From September 10, 2007 to early February 2008, Nick Jr.'s Play Date retained the Nick Jr. on-screen bugs from early 2006, only with the Play Date branding in place. Starting in February 2008, the on-screen bugs were changed to match the branding. This marked the first time that Nick Jr. had no mascot since 1994. Starting on February 25, 2008  ( 2008-02-25 ) , Nick Jr. began its broadcast at 8:30 am. After January 30, 2009,

2490-439: The Nick Jr. plush bumpers from the previous branding. From February 2 to June 26 of that same year, Nickelodeon’s Play Date retained the Nick Jr. split-screen credits from the previous branding, only with the Nickelodeon splat logo in place. Starting on June 29 of that year, the split-screen credits were changed to match the branding. On September 28 of that year, the Nick Jr. channel was launched, replacing Noggin . That same day,

2573-432: The Nick Jr. website was fully redesigned to match up with the Nick Jr. app. On May 21, 2018  ( 2018-05-21 ) , the Nick Jr. block rebranded with new bumpers and curriculum boards. Starting in the fall of 2020, Nick Jr. began its broadcast at 7:00 am once again for the first time since 2010. As of fall 2022, the Nick Jr. block has been extended to sign off at 3:00 pm, but by January 2, 2023, it reverted to having

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2656-418: The Noggin logo. Noggin shows were also occasionally seen on the main Nickelodeon channel. On June 6, 1999, Nickelodeon ran the first episode of Noggin's Phred on Your Head Show . On March 27, 2000, Nickelodeon introduced a half-hour block of Noggin shows that aired every weekday morning until June 2001. The block was originally titled "Noggins Up" and became "Noggin on Nickelodeon" during its second year on

2739-456: The Noggin website was changed to show a green Noggin logo, with green text at the bottom saying "Rebooting...", hinting at a possible but not yet confirmed revival of either the Noggin channel or the streaming service. Blocks based on Noggin have appeared on other channels. TV Land aired a one-night Noggin special on April 26, 1999. Spanning two hours, the special featured reruns of The Electric Company , along with animated shorts featuring

2822-542: The Sea Islands off the coast of South Carolina and Georgia. The show ran for five seasons from 1994 to 2000, with a total of 72 episodes. Following the series' end, reruns aired on Nickelodeon through July 2000. Reruns also aired on the Noggin channel during its preschool block; when the Noggin brand was revived as a streaming app in 2015, the entire series of Gullah Gullah Island was made available until its removal in early 2020. Several special home video releases accompanied

2905-502: The United States. The monthly events were hosted by trained YMCA leaders , who offered crafts and activities based on Noggin characters. Each meeting was themed around a different Noggin show. From October 2005 until late 2006, Noggin sponsored a music festival called "Jamarama Live", which toured the United States. The tour had performances from Laurie Berkner , a musician on Jack's Big Music Show . It also had appearances from

2988-540: The acquired series Hey Duggee and JoJo & Gran Gran . Noggin interstitials played during commercial breaks, and a purple screen bug reading "On Noggin" was shown toward the beginning of each show. Noggin held live events to promote its shows. At the 2001 North American Trade Show in Minnesota, Noggin presented a replica of the set from Oobi . In spring 2002, Noggin launched a live version of its Play with Me Sesame series, featuring mascot characters and music from

3071-625: The air. It showcased one tween-oriented program every weekday, including A Walk In Your Shoes and On the Team . The block attracted thousands of visitors to the Noggin.com site. Nickelodeon revived the block for a single day on April 7, 2003. Following the block's removal, premiere episodes of Noggin series were often simulcast on Nickelodeon and Noggin. The Noggin name was used for an otherwise unrelated programming block on Nick Jr. UK from May 2004 until September 2005. It ran for two hours every night and included reruns of older British television series for children. On January 30, 2006, Noggin

3154-526: The amount of commercials it aired. Dora the Explorer spin-off Go, Diego, Go! premiered in 2005, whilst Wonder Pets! and Wow! Wow! Wubbzy! debuted the following year. On November 10, 2006, the SpongeBob SquarePants "Best Day Ever" marathon on Nickelodeon pre-empted the Nick Jr. block. On August 20, 2007  ( 2007-08-20 ) , Yo Gabba Gabba! debuted, and was the only Nick Jr. series to premiere that year ( Ni Hao, Kai-Lan

3237-593: The block as "The N: The New Name for Nighttime on Noggin." It took several months for Noggin to choose the right name for the block; as reported by Kidscreen in 2002, they needed a name to "help distance and distinguish the tween programming from the preschool fare," but the legal department also required the block to maintain a relation to Noggin's main name. Noggin's preexisting tween-targeted shows—like A Walk in Your Shoes and Sponk! —only aired during The N from 2002 onward. Noggin produced several original series for

3320-546: The block as an April Fools' Day prank on April 1, 2017. Face also appeared in an Easter promo for The Splat , The '90s Are All That's successor, in 2016, encouraging viewers to look for the Easter bunny in 1990s Nickelodeon shows. A re-designed Face voiced by Cedric Williams hosted the Nick Jr. show Face's Music Party , which premiered on June 3, 2022. Face's original voice actor Chris Phillips continued to narrate promos for Nick Jr. until 2023. Noggin (brand) Noggin

3403-420: The block became simply known as Nick's Play Date or just Play Date . Starting in the summer of 2010, Nick's Play Date began its broadcast at 7:00 am. In 2011, Nick's Play Date received a new rebrand featuring characters from the block's shows. That same year, Nick’s Play Date stopped using the branding’s split-screen credits, and started using Nickelodeon’s split-screen credits design. The following year,

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3486-465: The block stopped using the Nick Jr. brand name for the time being (in order to avoid confusion with the then-upcoming channel of the same name ). As a result, the Play Date interstitials ended their 1.5-year run. On February 2, 2009  ( 2009-02-02 ) , the Nick Jr. block rebranded as Nickelodeon's Play Date . NickJr.com continued to use the Nick Jr. brand name to categorize all of Nickelodeon's preschool programming. The block's new branding

3569-529: The block's ratings. Later in 1999, Little Bill premiered on November 28; the series' first episodes premiered on Nickelodeon Sunday nights before airing on Nick Jr. the next day. Nick Jr. briefly aired reruns of Shining Time Station beginning June 5, 2000 ( Maggie and the Ferocious Beast premiered on the same day) to promote the film Thomas and the Magic Railroad , before replacing it with Dora

3652-465: The block, including the animated comedy O'Grady , the drama South of Nowhere , and the competition show Girls v. Boys . The N was also the U.S. broadcast home of the Canadian series Degrassi: The Next Generation . Noggin aimed to promote a variety of life skills through the shows on The N, including self-respect, constructive thinking, and tolerance of diversity. Like the rest of Noggin, The N's shows were created with educational goals, which

3735-447: The block. Nick Jr. also introduced Face, an animated mascot that introduced shows and interstitials and led into commercial breaks. In the context of his segments, Face was capable of materializing objects such as an astronaut, a robot, a clown, a window, a traffic light, stars, and even wood. He was also capable of creating a number of Foley sound effects and voices including an iconic signature three-note trumpet noise usually following

3818-697: The channel mainly showed reruns from Sesame Workshop and Nickelodeon's libraries. Noggin was originally aimed at pre-teens, since Noggin's creative team felt that this age group was "underserved when it comes to new, quality educational television." The Noggin channel was commercial-free and allowed teachers to tape its programs for use in the classroom. Noggin's original lineup included classic episodes of The Electric Company , 3-2-1 Contact , Cro , Square One Television , and Ghostwriter from Sesame Workshop's library. It also included series like Wild Side Show , Nick News , and Doug from Nickelodeon's library. From 2000 to 2002, Noggin aired reruns of

3901-435: The day and relegated The N's content to a block at night, similar to The N's structure before it spun off from Noggin. According to Polygon , "Nickelodeon began phasing out The N's programming and replacing it with TEENick, an entertainment block with no educational curriculum and zero involvement from Noggin. The N lost its footing by 2009, and both [The N] and its website closed down completely." On March 5, 2015, Noggin

3984-445: The dictionary responses and incomparable energy from the Daises make normal parents look like misfits. Perhaps as the show seasons, the lip-syncing will improve and the characters won't be so picture-perfect. In 1996, TV Guide named the show one of "10 best children's shows". During its original broadcast run it was Nickelodeon's highest-rated preschool show, averaging more 750,000 viewers per episode. In 1997, five episodes of

4067-454: The family took a trip to the City Market . Episodes are presented with a unified plot and not separate segments, featuring singing, dancing, learning and encouraging children to think about things like taking care of yourself, animals, telling the truth, social skills, and problem solving. The show also highlights the culture and language of Gullah , descendants of former slaves who live on

4150-461: The kids were cute and the general theme was unlike other kids' programming," Jenifer Managan of the Chicago Tribune wrote. However: ... it stars "perfect" parents, Ron and Natalie Daise, who with their three children (who never fight), neighbors and friends seek to entertain and socially educate kids through a sing-song series. While the show encourages active participation from at-home viewers,

4233-403: The logo. The goal was to make the logo "look unlike any other network" and inspire kids' creativity. In 2019, the original Noggin face logo was retired for the first time in 20 years; it was replaced with a lowercase noggin wordmark written in purple. The first service established under Noggin was a cable TV channel. It operated from February 2, 1999, until September 28, 2009. When it started,

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4316-707: The money going to homeless shelters. In August 2007, Noggin partnered with St. Jude Children's Research Hospital and sponsored its annual Trike-A-Thon program. Gullah Gullah Island Gullah Gullah Island is an American musical children's television series aired on the Nick Jr. block from October 24, 1994, to March 7, 2000. The show was hosted by Ron Daise, the former vice president for Creative Education at Brookgreen Gardens in Murrells Inlet, South Carolina until 2023, and his wife Natalie Daise, both of whom also served as cultural advisors, and were inspired by

4399-419: The name "Nick Jr." at the end of almost every bumper. Also, he changed colors, moods, and feelings. Face was voiced by Chris Phillips , who also narrated several Nickelodeon and Nick Jr. promos. In 1995, Nick Jr. acquired broadcast rights to The Busy World of Richard Scarry from sister network Showtime , and later premiered Rupert on September 11 and Little Bear on November 6 (both were produced by

4482-494: The new slogan "Love to Play!". Nick Jr.'s female announcer was replaced with Kobie Powell and Chris Phillips. Nick Jr. used its new on-screen bug to promote its website until March 3, 2006  ( 2006-03-03 ) . LazyTown , Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Friends , Blue's Room , and The Backyardigans (the latter of which premiering alongside the rebrand) premiered on Nick Jr. in 2004. Between 2004 and 2007, Nick Jr. reduced its reliance on interstitial series and increased

4565-604: The next three years. On June 13, older-skewing Nickelodeon series Rugrats , The Alvin Show , Dennis the Menace , and Lassie joined Nick Jr.'s lineup, as the block's branding was temporarily de-emphasized in favor of regular Nickelodeon branding until October 21. On October 24, 1994  ( 1994-10-24 ) , the Nick Jr. block returned with new on-air branding and premiered two new original series, Gullah Gullah Island and Allegra's Window , resulting in 50% rating gains for

4648-494: The original broadcast, including Gullah Gullah Island: Binyah's Surprise (1994), Gullah Gullah Island: Play Along With Binyah and Friends (1994), Gullah Gullah Island: Dance Along with the Daise Family (1997), and Gullah Gullah Island: Christmas (1998). Home videos of the show were released on VHS format by Sony Wonder from 1995 to 1996 and later by Paramount from 1997 to 1998. As of February 7, 2012, every season of

4731-400: The question, explaining their favorite topics that "spark" their imaginations. Noggin's logo was featured in a large amount of original shorts and animations that ran between shows on the channel. In its early years, Noggin's creative team hired "sick and twisted" independent animators to create station ID commercials, hoping that they could each bring their own personal design elements to

4814-437: The same logo: the bottom half of a smiling cartoon face. The logo's upper half featured different icons that represented topics the head was "thinking of" (such as a beaker to reflect science, or flowers to reflect springtime). Hundreds of different "toppers" were designed for the logo. For its first few years, Noggin often captioned its logo with the slogan "What sparks you?" It also aired videos of kids and teens responding to

4897-760: The science show Bill Nye the Science Guy . Bill Nye also starred in brand-new segments made specially for Noggin, where he played the role of Noggin's "head sparkologist" and tried to find out what topics sparked viewers' imaginations. Noggin's first original show was Phred on Your Head Show , which featured an animated host named Phred. A second original series, A Walk in Your Shoes , premiered in October 1999. Each episode of A Walk in Your Shoes followed two different people "switching lives" to better understand each other's cultures. In 2000, Noggin introduced three series of shorts that aired during program breaks: Me in

4980-414: The series is being released to DVD through Amazon.com's MOD (Manufacture On Demand) program. Nickelodeon licensed a series of children's books, musical cassettes and "Binyah Binyah Polliwog" plush animals. In January 2021, the entire series was added to Paramount+ (at the time CBS All Access). The Paramount+ broadcast includes a lost episode from a potential Season 5 titled "Shake, Rattle and Roll" which

5063-571: The service introduced a half-hour educational show called Noggin Knows and a series of shorts called The Noggins , which featured new teal-colored mascots called Noggins. The Noggin streaming service would expand into international markets, starting with the rollout of a Spanish-language version that launched in Latin America in November 2015. This version included some shows that were not available on

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5146-407: The shape or species (e.g.: two gears, trains, robots, planets, insects, comets, or elephants). Like with Nickelodeon, Nick Jr.'s network IDs featured the block's logo in different shapes and styles. At launch, the block aired from 8:30 am – 2:30 pm. On weekends, preschool programs aired at earlier hours of the day, and in the case of Eureeka's Castle went unbranded. Until June 29, 1990, Pinwheel

5229-636: The show. In May 2002, the Jillian's restaurant chain offered "Noggin Play Days" each Wednesday afternoon, where attendees could watch a live feed of Noggin with themed activities and meals. In March 2004, Noggin partnered with GGP shopping malls to host a free arts-and-crafts program called Club Noggin. It debuted at five malls in April of the same year. Attendance at the first few events exceeded expectations, leading GGP to bring Club Noggin to over 100 malls across

5312-531: The time were of Japanese or foreign origin (including Fred Penner's Place , Sharon, Lois & Bram's Elephant Show , Adventures of the Little Koala , Noozles , Maya the Bee , and The Littl' Bits ). On April 5, 1993  ( 1993-04-05 ) , Nick Jr. premiered a new series, Cappelli & Company , and received a new rebrand which prominently featured a new logo consisting of an orange parent and

5395-428: The website's first games was the "Noggimation Station," which taught visitors about the animation process and allowed them to design their own animations, some of which were chosen to air on TV. Another website, called MyNoggin.com, was launched in October 2007. It was a subscription-based site that offered educational games and allowed parents to track their child's progress in different subjects. On October 6, 2024,

5478-558: Was active until 2024. The website features games, blogs, printables, and fact sheets. The website was integrated into many of Noggin's earlier shows, like Sponk! and The URL with Phred Show , which featured viewer-submitted questions and artwork from Noggin.com. Throughout 2000, Bill Nye of Bill Nye the Science Guy answered questions asked by Noggin.com users between airings of his show. In 2001, Noggin launched "Chattervision", which allowed viewers to comment on different shows online and see their conversations appear live on TV. One of

5561-452: Was an American edutainment brand that launched on February 2, 1999. It was co-founded by MTV Networks (owners of Nickelodeon ) and Sesame Workshop . It started out as a cable television channel and a website, both centered around the concepts of imagination, creativity, and education. From 2015 to 2024, Noggin was a streaming service . In Noggin's first three years, it was mainly aimed at pre-teens and teenagers. One of Noggin's goals

5644-404: Was designed by Melinda Beck, and many bumpers featured drawings, finger puppets or cupcakes. The bumpers' music was a choir of kids vocalizing, and Nicolette Pierini was the announcer of each bumper. With this new branding, the Nick Jr. graphic bugs were replaced with the bug used for regular Nickelodeon programming. Despite now being known as Nickelodeon's Play Date , some bumpers still contained

5727-519: Was dormant until 2015, when it was announced that Noggin would relaunch as a streaming service. The service launched on March 5, 2015. In 2020, the Noggin streaming service started producing its own exclusive shows. Noggin's creation dates back to 1995, when Sesame Workshop (then known as the Children's Television Workshop) planned to start an educational cable channel called "New Kid City." The Los Angeles Times reported that "launching its own channel

5810-607: Was featured, originally for three hours (two in the morning and one at noon), then for one hour starting in spring 1989. When Nick Jr.'s original series Eureeka's Castle premiered in September, Pinwheel was split into two separate half hours in the morning and afternoon, where it remained until June 29, 1990, after which the block was truncated to run from 9:30 am to 2:30 pm on July 2, 1990, another solidified timing from 9:30 am to 2:00 pm on June 15, 1992, and lastly from 9:00 am to 2:00 pm on October 5. Much of Nick Jr.'s other programs at

5893-449: Was given a new name, " The N ," to distinguish itself from the preschool block. The shows that made up Noggin's original older-skewing lineup aired exclusively during The N from 2002 onward. Sesame Workshop eventually sold its stake in Noggin to Viacom in August 2002 but continued to co-produce shows for Noggin until 2009. The original Noggin channel closed on September 28, 2009, and the brand

5976-554: Was introduced, hosted by two live-action hosts: Robin (played by actress Hillary Hawkins ) and Zack (played by actor Travis Guba). Along with Robin and Zack were two sock puppets called the Feetbeats. Face was given a brand new look which added eyebrows and a chin and straightened his eyes by inverting their colors from white dots on black eyes to actual-looking eyes, and was voiced by Nick on CBS announcer Babi Floyd. The new Face promos were produced by Vee-Pee Cartoons. Nick Jr. removed

6059-426: Was later added to the lineup on January 8, 2011. For a brief time in summer 2010, Tr3s , a sister network to Nickelodeon , aired a daily block of Spanish-dubbed Nick Jr. programs under the name Tr3s Jr. to meet E/I requirements for its broadcast affiliates. Shows like Pistas de Blue (the Spanish version of Blue's Clues ) and Wonder Pets! were featured in the block. The 1990s Face made an appearance during

6142-571: Was launched as a block on TMF in the United Kingdom, this time in the style of the US Noggin. It ran every weekday from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. Noggin continued for a short time on TMF's successor, VIVA , until March 2010. From May 2021 to March 2022, the Nick Jr. Channel aired an hour-long block of programming from the Noggin streaming service every Friday. The block, titled "Noggin Hour," featured shows such as Noggin Knows and Kinderwood , as well as

6225-455: Was praised for "vividly colored sets, infectious sing-alongs, unique character accents and quirky humor that defined the show and introduced millions of children to an overlooked but centuries-old branch of African American culture." It was described as "a combination summer camp, cheerleading session and music video." The issues, especially with the first season, had to do with show's depiction being unrealistic. "The songs were lively and catchy,

6308-403: Was relaunched as a mobile streaming service. From 2015 to 2020, it included older shows from Noggin's time as a cable channel. In 2020, Noggin started to make new shows for the service. These included an exercise show called Yoga Friends and a cooking show called School of Yum . Kinderwood , an animated series about five classmates at a magical school, premiered on Noggin in 2020. In 2021,

6391-519: Was set to premiere in late-2007, but was later delayed to premiere on February 7, 2008  ( 2008-02-07 ) ). On September 7, 2007, the Piper O'Possum interstitials ended their almost 3-year run. On September 10, 2007  ( 2007-09-10 ) , Nick Jr. received yet another rebrand named Nick Jr.'s Play Date or Nick Jr. Play Date . A new slogan, Play with Us! , was also included. The bumpers encouraged preschoolers to play along and featured

6474-465: Was supposed to originally release back in December 1999. Nickelodeon and Amazon.com teamed up to release Gullah Gullah Island and other Nick Jr. shows on manufacture on demand (MOD) on DVD-R discs available exclusively through Amazon.com's CreateSpace arm. Critical reception of the show was consistently positive, both as a children's show and as groundbreaker for African American programming, it

6557-415: Was taped and recorded at Nickelodeon Studios in Orlando at Universal Studios Florida , with the show Clarissa Explains It All shot on the same set interior and exterior. Modifications were made, like adding different shades of red to the home as shown on Gullah Gullah. Outdoor shots featured Beaufort and Fripp Island, South Carolina . Charleston, South Carolina , was featured in one episode when

6640-426: Was the first show of its kind to star an African-American family set in an indigenously black community. The show's originality caused some upfront concerns. "We were apprehensive about naming it 'Gullah Gullah Island'. We wanted to make sure the portrayal was positive and didn't in any way poke fun at the culture or the community," Ron Daise said of creating a show based on an existing culture. Gullah Gullah Island

6723-400: Was to disprove the idea "that educational programming is not entertaining enough to attract pre-teens and young adults." It only aired preschool shows in the morning and devoted the rest of its schedule to tween and teen shows. In April 2002, Noggin extended its preschool block to last for 12 hours, airing from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily, and the teen block ran from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. The teen block

6806-468: Was uncommon for teen programming at the time. The block was managed by the same team that made Noggin's preschool shows. The team considered it a challenge to focus on both preschoolers and an older audience, but because both focused on educational shows with valuable life lessons, they felt Noggin and The N had a "unified brand identity." From 2007 to 2009, the block was moved from Noggin to a new channel . The channel carried TEENick programming throughout

6889-434: Was updated with the return of the 1999 logo and a message saying "Rebooting…". Throughout its history, Noggin has featured unique cartoon characters who act as the hosts and mascots of the brand. During Noggin's time as a cable channel, these mascots often appeared during program breaks to introduce shows. Noggin has had the following mascots: The Noggin channel launched along with an interactive website, Noggin.com, which

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