Joey's Lunch

Joey's Lunch is a series of shorts that aired in between regular programming on Nick Jr. In every short, an offscreen male master of ceremonies adds a varying pair of compatible foods to his audience of "Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls..." and then presents the contents of a lunchbox belonging to a boy named Joey with the title on it. Every item mentioned has a reaction after the mention, and then the lunch does its show. Afterward, the box closes as the announcer says, "That was Joey's lunch." Briefly, one of its items opens up and asks the viewer if he or she has had a certain kind of food today, before closing back up and leaving.
Name 	Description 	First Aired / ekd. 	Image
Play Ball 	The classic deli sandwich, double cheese sticks (a male named Gouda and a female named Swiss), and plum play a game of soccer. The sandwich acts as the sportscaster, and the plum acts as both the referee and the ball, and the cheese sticks play opposite each other. During departure, the Swiss stick asks the viewers if they had some milk today.	July 24, 1997 (ekd) 	center
Barbershop Quartet	Peanut butter and jelly sandwich (on raisin bread, preferring to be called "PB&J" for short), a perfectly ripe banana, a box of apple juice (complete with a straw), and a peppermint perform a special lunchtime ditty just for you. During departure, PB&J asks the viewers if they had some juice (or fruit juice) today. 	May 15, 1997 (ekd) 	center
Tango 	The leftover chicken (who hates being given that description), squeezy cheese treat, and vegetables (a carrot and celery stick) present a vegetable tango. During departure (and this is the one time they enter from and depart to the right of the screen, unlike the other three), the carrot asks the viewers if they had their vegetables today. 	September 20, 1999 (ekd)	center
Moby Grape 	The bologna sandwich with cheese and mustard, purple grapes (who do not talk), and an oatmeal cookie perform a scene from the classic Moby Grape (a parody of Mody Dick). During departure, the bologna sandwich asks the viewers if they had some fruit today. 	July 24, 1997 (ekd) 	
Category:Shorts