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Nickelodeon

**Nickelodeon** is an entertainment brand and TV channel for kids. Along with Sesame Workshop, it was one of the two companies that co-founded and launched the Noggin channel. From mid-2002 onward, it was the sole owner of the channel.

Nickelodeon aired many Noggin shows on its main channel as a way to cross-promote them. Nickelodeon also aired a wide variety of shows from its archive library on Noggin, mainly as part of a block called "Nick Jr. on Noggin."

## Noggin history

In the late 1990s, Nickelodeon was planning a network to air its educational programming to be titled "Big Orange." Instead of discarding the concept, Nickelodeon continued to expand upon the idea by adapting the project to meet new requirements for educational programs. In 1998, Nick and Sesame Workshop formed a partnership and planned a joint venture between the two called Noggin, named after a slang term for the head to reflect its purpose to educate.

## Gallery

A promo for Noggin's *A Walk in Your Shoes* airing on Nickelodeon
Gullah Gullah Island

***Gullah Gullah Island*** is a musical live-action preschool show that premiered on Nickelodeon's Nick Jr. block in 1994.

## Plot

Go to Gullah Gullah Island in this preschool sing-along series set on a fictional island off the coast of South Carolina. Join Ron and Natalie, their family and friends, and a giant frog named Binyah Binyah Poliwog for singing, dancing, and learning!

## History on Noggin

The show premiered on Noggin when the channel launched in 1999, and aired until the Nick Jr. rebrand on September 28th, 2009, making it, along with *Blue's Clues*, one of the only shows to air throughout the channel's entire run. However, it temporarily stopped airing on May 31st, 2004, when *Rubbadubbers* premiered on Noggin.
Noggin Logo

*For a gallery of the different Noggin logos used throughout its history, see this page!*

The **Noggin Logo**, also known as the **Noggin Face** or just **Noggin**, is the most iconic element of the Noggin brand. It was used for the Noggin channel throughout its entire run. It was also used for Noggin.com and the Noggin mobile app until 2019, when the logo was discontinued after 20 years. Since 2019, the logo has been a purple "noggin" wordmark in lowercase letters.

The logo was designed by Big Blue Dot in Watertown, Massachusetts. The first sketches of the logo were by Mark S. Fisher.

The original Noggin logo has three parts. There is always a smiling face at the bottom and a bar with the word "NOGGIN" in the middle. The top element changes into an endless variety of different symbols to represent what the head is thinking about. There were hundreds of these symbols, called "toppers," made for the brand.

The Noggin logo appeared in a huge amount of original animations, commercials, and network IDs for the channel. It was often animated as a character of its own, interacting with things and reacting to its different topper symbols.

## Description

Noggin describes the logo as:

*"This logo represents the ever-changing brainstorm in the mind of "everykid." It can be a beehive, o mountain, o pocket watch, or a science experiment. The dot in the "o" is an eye. While this may not be immediately apparent (and that's all right), the eye will be obvious as soon as people see its animated wink."*
The original Noggin logo has three parts. There is always a smiling face at the bottom and a bar with the word "NOGGIN" in the middle. The top element changes into an endless variety of different symbols to represent what the head is thinking about. There were hundreds of these symbols, called "toppers," made for the brand.

The logo appeared in a huge amount of original animations, commercials, and network IDs for the channel. It was often animated as a character of its own, interacting with things and reacting to its different topper symbols.

## 2019 app logo

When Nickelodeon launched the Noggin mobile app in 2015, it brought back the original three-part logo. The logo appeared all throughout the app and in different promotions from 2015 to 2019. However, on June 14, 2019, the app was redesigned and the logo was replaced. The app's new logo is a purple wordmark, reading "noggin" in lowercase.

Since the 2019 logo is only used for the app and was never used during the run of the Noggin TV channel, it's not considered the primary logo.

## Notes

* The logo is similar to Nickelodeon's older splat logo. Both logos were "flexible" and changed into a wide variety of symbols to represent different things.
* According to a *Kidscreen* article from 1999, there were a few scrapped ideas for a logo before the face was chosen. One of these was a gloved hand snapping its fingers.
Daytime block

The **daytime block** was one of the two main programming blocks on the Noggin channel, along with The N block. When Noggin first launched in 1999, the daytime block started out as a "general" block aimed at kids aged 4-18. Especially from 2-5 PM, the daytime block catered exclusively to tweens and teenagers.

From April 2002 onward, Noggin introduced a new teen-focused programming block called The N. The daytime block was repurposed as a block exclusively for preschoolers. The block was hosted by Feetface from April 2002 to April 2003, and by Moose and Zee for the rest of the channel's run.

## History

From 1999 to 2002, the daytime block wasn't a distinct block. Noggin aired a variety of shows during the daytime, aimed at younger kids in the mornings and older kids in the afternoons.

On April 1, 2002, the block was relaunched as a block aimed completely at preschoolers. The first host of the block was Feetface, a round blue mascot. The block's tagline was "Everyday something new to think and do," and each broadcast day started with a music video of the same name.

Amy Friedman decided to give Noggin a facelift, and the block's technical crew went to different preschools for inspiration. The result was unveiled on April 7, 2003, when the block was redesigned to look like "arts-and-crafts" and given a pair of new hosts, Moose and Zee. The block's new slogan was "It's like preschool on TV." This incarnation of the daytime block lasted until the Noggin channel closed and replaced with Nick Jr. on September 28, 2009.

## Series

* A-Z Daytime Block series - Incomplete A-Z Daytime block series category
* Original series - Shows made by Noggin specifically for Daytime block
* Acquired series - Shows from outside companies that temporarily aired
* Nick Jr. on Noggin - Shows from Nick Jr. that aired on the block
* Nickelodeon library - Reruns of shows from Nickelodeon's archives
* Sesame Workshop library - Reruns of shows from Sesame Workshop's archives
Ghostwriter

***Ghostwriter*** is a children's mystery television series created by Liz Nealon and produced by Sesame Workshop and BBC Television. It began airing on PBS on October 4, 1992, and the last episode aired on February 12, 1995.

## Plot

The series is designed to teach reading and writing skills to schoolchildren. Each mystery is presented as a case, covering four 30-minute episodes (except for the first and fifth story arc, where there are five 30 minute episodes); children are encouraged to follow each mystery and use the reading and writing clues given to attempt to solve them just as the Ghostwriter team does.

## History on Noggin

The show premiered on Noggin when the channel launched in 1999, and aired until the rebrand in 2002, as it didn't suit the target demographics of Noggin or The N.
Letter and Number Soup

***Letter and Number Soup*** is a package series that aired during commercial breaks on Noggin. It is a collection of alphabet and counting-themed clips from Sesame Workshop and Nickelodeon's libraries, including *Max and the Alphabet Adventures* and *123 Sesame Street*.

Like other package series, the segments were all pre-existing scenes from Nickelodeon and Sesame Workshop's archive library. The opening and ending animations were the only newly-made footage.

## History

The segments with the original opening and closing aired on Noggin from 1999 to 2003. The ones with Feetface aired during his time on Noggin.

## Summary

In the original opening, a boy is rowing a boat in alphabet soup, then we zoom out to the Noggin Logo as the boy shouts "Letter and Number Soup!"

In the 2002 opening, Feetface is seen chanting about letters and numbers, then he makes way for the Noggin logo with a link to Noggin.com. In the closing, he chants about letters and numbers again, and also makes way for the Noggin logo and a Noggin.com link.

## Segments

* Max and the Alphabet Adventures
	+ F
	+ M
	+ S
	+ W
* 123 Sesame Street
	+ 15
	+ 10 Masked Dancers (Spanish)
	+ 13 Hamburgers
	+ 16 TVs
Playskool

**Playskool** is an American company that produces educational toys and games for children. It is a subsidiary of Hasbro, Inc., and is headquartered in Pawtucket, Rhode Island. The last five letters of the brand name are a sensational spelling of "school".

Playskool was one of Noggin's sponsors, "Let's Pretend" in particular.
Made for Noggin by Nick Jr.

**Made for Noggin by Nick Jr.** is a Noggin bumper used to introduce Nick Jr. shows on Noggin. It aired from February 2, 1999 to February 2009, when the Nick Jr. block dissolved.

## Description

On a purple background, the Noggin logo is shown with nothing on top. Orange and light blue clay blobs appear on it, and hands turn it into the Nick Jr. ducks logo. The logo smiles.

## Quotes

“This show was made for Noggin, by Nick Jr.”

## Shows introduced by the bumper

* The Backyardigans
* Blue's Clues
* Dora the Explorer
* Go, Diego, Go
* Gullah Gullah Island
* LazyTown
* Little Bear
* Little Bill
* Oswald
* Wonder Pets
* Wow! Wow! Wubbzy!
* Yo Gabba Gabba!

## Gallery

Noggin by Nick Jr. bumper (2002-2009, actual DVD rip)
Nye-Sci Challenge

The **Nye-Sci Challenge** was a Noggin promotion featuring Bill Nye the Science Guy. At the time, Bill Nye was the on-air spokesperson of Noggin. A commercial for the promotion ran on Noggin in 2000.

## Description

The challenge, as explained by two Bill Nyes in the commercial, was a weekly science prompt available at Noggin.com's Bill Nye section. One of the two Nyes is seen on a TV screen, the other Nye is seen on a computer screen.

## Transcript

*Bill Nye the Science Guy here.*

*And here!*

*Each week I've got five shows on Noggin about one big idea.*

*And at Noggin.com, I make that big idea even bigger, with a Nye-Sci challenge you can do at home.*

*This week's big idea...*

*Hey! Under the Sea!* (Note: there was a new big idea every week, so this is subject to change.)

Visit the Nye-Sci Connection at Noggin.com. And watch Bill Nye the Science Guy. Weeknights at 8pm eastern and pacific. On Noggin.

*It's where you go...*

Both Nyes: *For me!*

*Single Nye again: For him.*
List of Noggin idents (2007-2009)

## Trains

Stop, slow, and go signs appear, and reveal a train chugging by until it stops at the Noggin logo.

## Space

Rockets fly by, until one lands on the Noggin logo. A robot comes out and says "Nick's."

## Cars and Trucks

Cars drive by, and the Noggin logo comes out of a truck.

## Circle Symphony

A red circle starts a classical music symphony.

## Robot

A pencil draws a robot, who dances around.

## Block castle

A block castle is formed and it appears it is on top of the Noggin logo.

## Bowl

A bowl pours yellow and red juice on itself and shakes until it sees the mixture became orange. The bowl becomes a cup on the Noggin logo.

## Orange

Two girls slice an orange that falls from a tree and eat it. A new orange sprouts on the same tree with the Noggin logo.

## Spelling

The words "Bird," "Egg," and "Tree" are spelled. We see a flower on the Noggin logo.
Nick News

***Nick News*** is an educational news show produced by Nickelodeon. It was one of many shows from Nickelodeon's archive library that aired in reruns on Noggin.

Because the show was only played in reruns, some of the segments were outdated. Noggin's bumpers for the show explained this: "*Nick News* is not the newest news, but it does have cool topics, interesting people, and nogginy stories."

## History

The show aired on Noggin's daytime block back when it was aimed at older kids and tweens. It first aired on the same day that Noggin launched: February 2, 1999. It continued to air until March 31, 2002.

## Summary

The show was hosted by Linda Ellerbee throughout its original run. Noggin's website described the show:

*"Do you ever wonder how kids just like you can affect the world? That's what Nick News is all about, regular kids who make a difference. In each show, journalist Linda Ellerbee encourages kids to look at the world around them and ask five important questions, 'Who, What, Where, When and Why?' Nick News uncovers issues kids care about. For more Nick News, visit Nick.com."*
Max & Ruby

***Max & Ruby*** is a Canadian animated series based on a series of children's books by Rosemary Wells.

## Plot

Max and Ruby are a pair of young sibling rabbits who live in a fairly normal suburb. Their parents are seemingly nonexistent, so it usually falls to older Ruby to look after the younger Max. Young Max, however, is a rambunctious troublemaker with a hugely one-track mind — such to the point that in every episode, his dialogue typically consists of only one word, repeated with a variety of different inflections. In over her head, the somewhat controlling Ruby often tries to bend him to her will. And typically fails. Sometimes, she even goes so far as to drag Max into her Zany Scheme of the day. It typically works out all right in the end, however, and Max's meddling desire to get what he wants is often strangely beneficial to Ruby's scheming.

## History on Noggin

The show premiered on Noggin in 2004, two years after premiering on Nickelodeon. It survived the Nick Jr. switchover in 2009.
Noggin Auction

The **Noggin Auction** was an online charity auction held by the Noggin channel in November 2006. Viewers could bid on props, art, and accessories from different Noggin shows. The auction was featured on its own website, which is archived here.

## The N Auction

Noggin's teen block, The N, also held a charity auction the same month. Only one of the auction pages was archived here. The winner was a user named tennisluver.
Cecile and Her Very Own Universe

***Cecile and Her Very Own Universe*** is a short-form animated series, specially made for Noggin's variety series *Phred on Your Head Show*. It aired during the last five episodes of *Phred* in 2001. It is about a twelve-year-old living far into the future who leads a secret life on the surface of a gigantic planet.

Each segment is 2-3 minutes long. The series was created by an animation studio called FableVision, along with another Noggin short called "Swamp Dog."

As of 2021, only one piece of footage of the show has been found, taken from FableVision's demo reel. All images of the show come from FableVision's website.

## Summary

FableVision described the show:

"A cartoon heroine for the new millennium, Cecile is a 12-year-old girl living in the huge, sprawling underground future world of Metro. She has a bionic arm, a canine computerized companion, and a secret. While everyone else is busy digging to the center of the giant planet, Cecile is doing the opposite. They don't know that she has a life "on the surface" where her curiosity leads her again and again. What she learns there lies at the heart of this unusual series, and her private diaries posted on Noggin.com will provide an intimate glimpse into her thoughts and feelings, and hopefully inspire viewers to chronicle their own thoughts and experiences. While tapping into kids' natural passion for science fiction, the series is designed to model the joy of discovery, exploration, and curiosity through a young girl's insatiable appetite for learning. Cecile generates her own questions, investigates the unknown, and joyfully shares her discoveries with others. Her character embodies a never-ending delight for learning."
Noggin Launch

"**Noggin Launch**" was a commercial that aired on Noggin's sister channel Nickelodeon in 2000. It advertised the Noggin channel and introduced the original host, Phred, in 3D form.

## Description

The commercial featured Phred riding in a rocketship and explaining the mission of the Noggin channel. He describes how Noggin was made by two companies: Sesame Workshop and Nickelodeon. It is one of the few commercials to mention the founding companies by name.
Samba

**Samba** is a song featured in the Jack's Big Music Show episode: Jack's Super Swell Sing-Along.

## Song Lyrics

Laurie: I went to Brazil, I was swimming in the ocean, when suddenly the waves whispered in my ear.

They said "Ba-da-ba-ba-ba, can you do the samba? Ba-da-ba-ba-ba, you just move your feet!" Let's samba...

All: Samba!

Laurie: Let's samba...

All: Samba!

Laurie: Let's samba. At the carnival, let's samba...

All: Samba!

Laurie: Let's samba...

All: Samba!

Laurie: Let's samba... and I was in Brazil, I went swinging through the jungle, when suddenly the rain whispered in my ear. It said "Ba-da-ba-ba-ba, can you do the samba? Ba-da-ba-ba-ba, you just move your feet!" Let's samba...

All: Samba!

Laurie: Let's samba...

All: Samba!

Laurie: Let's samba. At the carnival, let's samba...

All: Samba!

Laurie: Let's samba...

All: Samba!

Laurie: Let's samba...hey! Go, Mel! On the snare drum! Tambourine! Shakers! Everybody! Ready? One, two, three...

All: Let's samba!
I Am Poem

***I Am Poem*** is a short-form series that was jointly made for both Noggin and Nickelodeon in 1999. When airing on Noggin, the intro sequence featured a beehive Noggin logo, and when airing on Nick, it featured a thought bubble-shaped Nickelodeon logo.

The episodes were shown on Noggin during commercial breaks from 1999 to 2002. They were produced by Amy Friedman, the creative director of Noggin, through the studio Nickelodeon Creative Labs.

## Summary

Each episode features a narration of a kid's poem. The poems are represented in a wide variety of ways, from cel animation to stop-motion to live-action. The intro sequence itself uses live-action, stop motion, CGI, paint, wood, plastic, metal, plasticine and other mixed-media to show the words "I Am" and "Poem" coming together.

## Episodes

There were 15 poems in the series. Known episodes are:

* **Blubber Island**
* **I Am Tito**
* **I Used to Be**
* **Rainshowers**
123 Sesame Street

***123 Sesame Street*** is a package series of *Sesame Street* episodes, created specially by and for Noggin. It includes archive footage from the show's twenty-fifth, thirtieth and thirty-first seasons.

Noggin aired the *123* package from February 1999 until September 2005. When the package started airing, only the first half of Season 25 and Episode 3238 were included. Seasons 30 and 31 were added to the package in 2002, but Season 25 stopped airing on Noggin in April 2003.

## Episodes

### Season 30

* Episode 3786
* Episode 3787
* Episode 3788
* Episode 3789
* Episode 3790
* Episode 3791
* Episode 3792
* Episode 3793
* Episode 3795
* Episode 3796
* Episode 3797
* Episode 3798
* Episode 3799
* Episode 3800
* Episode 3801
* Episode 3802
* Episode 3803
* Episode 3805
* Episode 3806
* Episode 3807
* Episode 3809
* Episode 3810
* Episode 3811
* Episode 3812
* Episode 3813
* Episode 3815
* Episode 3816
* Episode 3817
* Episode 3818
* Episode 3819
* Episode 3820
* Episode 3821
* Episode 3822
* Episode 3823
* Episode 3824
* Episode 3825
* Episode 3826
* Episode 3827
* Episode 3828
* Episode 3829
* Episode 3830
* Episode 3831
* Episode 3832
* Episode 3833
* Episode 3834
* Episode 3835
* Episode 3836
* Episode 3838
* Episode 3839
* Episode 3841
* Episode 3843
* Episode 3844
* Episode 3845
* Episode 3846
* Episode 3848
* Episode 3849
* Episode 3850
Pig On Her Head

"**Pig On Her Head**" is a Laurie Berkner song performed in a Move to the Music interstitial that aired on Noggin.

The song lyrics (names and animals) vary in different videos and releases, but the pattern is the same.

## Song Lyrics

### Noggin

Laurie has a pig on her head

Laurie has a pig on her head

Laurie has a pig on her head

And she keeps it there all day

What does a pig say? Oink oink!

Brian has a dog on his head

Brian has a dog on his head

Brian has a dog on his head

And he keeps it there all day.

What does a dog say? Woof woof!

And Susie has an octopus on her head

And Susie has an octopus on her head

And Susie has an octopus on her head

And she keeps it there all day

My mom has a lion on her head

My mom has a lion on her head

My mom has a lion on her head

And she keeps it there all day

My dad has a cat on his head

My dad has a cat on his head

My dad has a cat on his head

And he keeps it there all day (meow!)

My sister has an alligator on her head

My sister has an alligator on her head

My sister has an alligator on her head

And she keeps it there all day (snap snap snap)

My brother has an elephant on his head

My brother has an elephant on his head

My brother has an elephant on his head

And he keeps it there all day

And everybody put your hands on your head

And everybody put your hands on your head

And everybody put your hands on your head

And you keep them there all day

And put your hands on your shoulders

Put your hands on your hips

Put your elbow on your knee

Put your toe on your nose

Put your nose on somebody else’s nose

And you keep it there all day

And clap your hands, clap clap your hands

And clap your hands, clap clap your hands

Clap your hands, clap clap your hands

Clap Clap Clap away!

### Album

Laurie’s got a pig on her head

Laurie’s got a pig on her head

Laurie’s got a pig on her head

She keeps it there all day

(Oink oink! Snort snort! Oink oink!)

My dad has got a cow on his head

My dad has got a cow on his head

My dad has got a cow on his head

He keeps it there all day

(What does it say? Mooooooo!)

My mom has got a sheep on her head

My mom has got a sheep on her head

My mom has got a sheep on her head

She keeps it there all day (Baaaaaaaaa)

(Hey mom! You’ve got a sheep on your head!)

My sister’s got an alligator on her head

My sister’s got an alligator on her head

My sister’s got an alligator on her head

She keeps it there all day

(What does it say? Snap snap!)

My brother’s got an elephant on his head

My brother’s got an elephant on his head

My brother’s got an elephant on his head

He keeps it there all day (Bbbpppwwww)

(Oh my goodness!)

My cousin’s got his hair on his head

My cousin’s got his hair on his head

My cousin’s got his hair on his head

He keeps it there all day

And my dog has got a skunk on his head

My dog has got a skunk on his head

My dog has got a skunk on his head

And everybody ran away!

(Oh! He’s got a skunk on his head – PU!)
Sesame Workshop

**Sesame Workshop** is a non-profit organization that makes educational shows and other learning tools. Along with Nickelodeon, it was one of the two companies that co-founded and launched the Noggin channel.

Sesame Workshop produced some original shows for the channel, including *Sponk!*, *Play With Me Sesame*, *Out There*, and *The Upside Down Show*. Sesame also aired a wide variety of shows from its archive library on Noggin.

## Noggin history

In 1995, Sesame Workshop (then called the Children's Television Workshop, or CTW) made plans for an independent cable network to air its shows. The original name for this channel was "New Kid City." Sesame abandoned the idea later on. During this time, Nickelodeon was planning a similar network to air its educational programming to be titled "Big Orange." Instead of discarding the concept, Nickelodeon continued to expand upon the idea by adapting the project to meet new requirements for educational programs. In 1998, Nick and Sesame formed a partnership and planned a joint venture between the two called Noggin (named after a slang word for the head, reflecting the channel's educational goals).

Noggin launched on February 2, 1999. It was intended to fill a gap in educational shows aimed at older children. In the channel's early years, most of its reruns came from Sesame Workshop's library of older shows. Noggin's variety shows, *The Phred on Your Head Show* and *URL with Phred*, featured Sesame Workshop's series *Cro* as well as some *Sesame Street* skits.

## Noggin series

**Co-produced with Noggin:**

* *Sponk!*
* *Play with Me Sesame*
* *Out There* (for The N block)
* *The Upside Down Show*

**Shows from Sesame Workshop's library:**

* *3-2-1 Contact*
* *Cro*
* *The Electric Company*
* *Ghostwriter*
* *Pinky Dinky Doo*
* *Square One Television*
* *Tiny Planets*

Additionally, Nickelodeon and Sesame Workshop created two syndication packages of *Sesame Street* called *Sesame Street Unpaved* and *123 Sesame Street*. Sesame retained the rights to the archive footage, while Noggin specially created the opening sequences.

## Gallery

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Oswald

***Oswald*** is an animated series that premiered on Nickelodeon on August 20, 2001.

## Plot

Omigosh, it's Oswald! This quirky, gentle, animated show features Oswald, a big blue octopus who's learning to stand on his own eight feet. With fanciful friends like his pet hotdog, Weenie, a finicky penguin named Henry, and an energetic flower named Daisy, Oswald greets the world with wide-eyed wonder and enthusiasm.

## History on Noggin

The show premiered on Noggin around Moose and Zee's introduction in 2003, and aired until the Nick Jr. rebrand on September 28th, 2009.
64 Zoo Lane

***64 Zoo Lane*** is a British animated children's show.

## Plot

Lucy lives next door to the zoo. And every night the zoo animals, including Georgina the Giraffe, Nelson the Elephant, and monkeys Tickles and Giggles, tell her a bedtime story to help her fall asleep.

## History on Noggin

The show premiered on Noggin in 2005. It survived the Nick Jr. rebranding in 2009.
Toot & Puddle

***Toot & Puddle*** is an American children's show based on a book series by Holly Hobbie.

## History on Sprout

The series premiered on Noggin in November 2008 and survived the Nick Jr. switchover a year later in 2009.

## Notes

* This actually isn't the first animated adaptation of the books by Holly Hobbie. The first was a Christmas special.
* Pocket Hollow was originally called Woodcock Pocket. However, Noggin had an anti-gay policy.
The Electric Company

***The Electric Company*** is a live-action sketch comedy series produced by Sesame Workshop. Because Sesame Workshop co-owned Noggin when the channel was launched, it aired a variety of shows from its archive library on Noggin, including reruns of *The Electric Company*.

Segments of the show were also featured as part of Noggin's *Phred on Your Head Show*.

## Story

A sketch comedy show aimed at elementary school age children to help develop grammar skills.

*Summary from Noggin.com*: After 15 years, The Electric Company is back! Mixing it up with clever, playful reading fundamentals, live action and animated segments, The Electric Company promotes the development of early readers, in a totally groovy way. Besides, nothing beats watching Spiderman, Morgan Freeman, Rita Moreno, Mel Brooks, and Bill Cosby (for the first two years) teach phonics. For more Electric Company, visit CTW.org

## Segments

The original version of The Phred on Your Head Show featured Spider-Man segments, as is attested to in the permanent closing credits. However, these did not make it to the second year. The animated song "Right On" appeared regularly to the end, as a Noggin Boogie.

**Noggin and The Electric Company TURN ON YOUR POWER Sweepstakes!**

For coming up with the show's iconic theme song lyrics the grand prize winner would receive a YEAR of free electricity! Other prizes included a Noggin T-Shirt and baseball cap with the show logo.

External links

* Official site
Phred

**Phred** is Noggin's original mascot. He is the yellowish-green star of *Phred on Your Head Show* and *The URL with Phred Show*, two variety series that ran daily on Noggin in its first three years. Each day, he hops across different people's heads to find a kid who will help him host Noggin.

He is wisecracking and self-confident, and he likes to make jokes, sometimes at the expense of his announcer friend Big Voice. He talks with a Brooklyn accent. Phred's favorite food is fried chicken, which he spells "phried" chicken. Despite his quirkiness, Phred always finds a way to connect to his volunteer co-host (a child) and make them laugh.

Phred was voiced by Doug Preis.

## Origin

As stated in the *Phred on Your Head Show* opening prologue, Phred was originally a mascot for Phantastic Pickles. He was bored with his life, being printed on pickle jars, until a major event occurred. His pickle jar rolled off of a supermarket shelf and Phred was introduced to the real world. He saw other pickle flavors (sweet pickles, dill pickles), and chunky beef, and was astounded at how large his surroundings were. However, Phred was soon without a home. He searched for a place to think and soon was teleported by a young girl to the dot (.) of Noggin.com. From that moment on, Phred hosted his television show from inside his dot.

## Looks

Phred has a simple design that is meant to resemble an amorphous tattoo. He is mostly yellow-green. Phred has two short legs, a big bulbous nose, and stubby ears/arms that he sometimes wiggles around. He has a wide smile and two beady eyes.

## Appearances

Phred appears in every episode of *Phred on Your Head Show* and *The URL with Phred Show*. He also appears in many Noggin commercials.
Radio Noggin

Radio Noggin was a series of interstitials played between shows that corresponded to the online game of the same name. They aired from 2001 to around 2003/2004.

## Online

With the introduction of the 2.0 rebrand to Noggin.com in late 2000 came a music-mixing tool titled "Radio Noggin", where users could create their own music tracks using a variety of music samples and sound effects. Users could then upload their tracks and have them displayed on their own homepage for anyone to listen to. There was also an online-exclusive weekly radio show, which was originally hosted by "DJ Ray". Some time in the first half of 2001, the show was revamped and replaced Ray with two new hosts, Darby and Dave. It is currently unknown when the show stopped airing.

When Noggin rebranded in April 2002, Radio Noggin was renamed to Radio N, but the game remained mostly the same.

## Interstitials

In early 2001, Radio Noggin songs submitted by Noggin.com users began being showcased on the "live@noggin.com" portions of "up next" bumpers. (Previously, only Noggimations and logo art were shown off.)

Also in 2001, Noggin began using select music tracks created by Noggin.com users in "music videos" set to Noggimations. A total of 7 different Radio Noggin interstitials have been found:

* Mozart's Nightmare (music by smartgirl2)
* Head Mix (2 versions; music by vampclown)
* The Lab (music by Jacob)
* G-Rap (music by jenjen)
* Neon Floyd (music by Hannah)
* Rockin' (music by scottsol)

When Noggin rebranded in April 2002, the interstitials were changed to replace the Noggin logo with The N's logo, change all mentions of Radio Noggin to Radio N, and remove all mentions of the Noggimation Station (which was renamed to "The Animator" after the rebrand). The altered interstitials continued airing until around 2003/2004.

A transcript for Mozart's Nightmare can be read here.
Short Films by Short People

***Short Films by Short People*** is a collection of short films, originally aired between shows on Nickelodeon. It is one of many Nickelodeon series that aired in reruns on Noggin. Several shorts from the series were featured on Noggin's *Phred on Your Head Show*.

## Summary

Each short film is based on an idea by a real kid.
Zee's Bookshelf

***Zee's Bookshelf*** is a package series that aired during commercial breaks on Noggin. It is a wide assortment of clips, including scenes from Noggin shows and short-form series such as *Ebb and Flo*.

Like the opening and ending animations, the segments were mostly newly-made footage, with only few segments coming from Noggin shows.

## Segments

* *Ebb and Flo*
* *New Socks*

## Format

In the opening, Zee is seen on her tree branch and flies off and goes over letters that look like cars and he goes to man riding a car that looks like the letter P and Zee goes to a boy with the letter H body and gets all the way to a book and the logo appears over him and Moose A. Moose welcomes to Zee's Bookshelf featuring Ebb and Flo and New Socks

In the closing, the Noggin logo with the Noggin logo with a link to Noggin.com appears and Zee flies over to her book and Moose A. Moose announces hope you had fun during Zee's Bookshelf featuring Ebb and Flo and New Socks, log onto Noggin.com and dailynoggin.com for me

## History

The segments aired on Noggin from November 14, 2005 to April 1, 2009.
We Are the Dinosaurs

"**We Are the Dinosaurs**" is a Laurie Berkner Band song performed in a Move to the Music interstitial that aired on Noggin.

## Song Lyrics

We are the dinosaurs, marching, marching

We are the dinosaurs

Whaddaya think of that?

We are the dinosaurs, marching, marching

We are the dinosaurs

We make the earth flat, we make the earth flat

We stop and eat our food when we’re in the mood

We stop and eat our food on the ground

We stop and eat our food when we’re in the mood

We stop and eat our food and then we march around

‘Cause we are the dinosaurs marching, marching

We are the dinosaurs

Whaddaya think of that?

We are the dinosaurs marching, marching

We are the dinosaurs

We make the earth flat, we make the earth flat

We stop and take a rest over in our nest

We stop and take a rest at the end of the day

We stop and take a rest over in our nest

We stop and take a rest and then you’ll hear us say

That we are the dinosaurs marching, marching

We are the dinosaurs

Whaddaya think of that?

We are the dinosaurs, marching, marching

We are the dinosaurs

We make the earth flat, we make the earth flat

And then we ROOOOOAAAAAAR!

‘Cause we are the dinosaurs!

We are the dinosaurs, marching, marching

We are the dinosaurs

WHADDAYA THINK OF THAT?

We are the dinosaurs, marching, marching

We are the dinosaurs, we make the earth flat

We make the earth flat

We stop and eat our food, when we’re in the mood

Stop and eat our food on the ground

Stop and eat our food, when we’re in the mood

Stop and eat our food and then we march around

We are the dinosaurs, marching, marching

We are the dinosaurs

WHADDAYA THINK OF THAT?

We are the dinosaurs, marching, marching

We are the dinosaurs, we make the earth flat

We make the earth flat

We stop and take a rest, over in our next

Stop and take a rest at the end of the day

Stop and take a rest, over in our nest

Stop and take a rest and then you’ll hear us say

Kids: “WAKE UP LAURIE!”

That we are the dinosaurs, marching, marching

We are the dinosaurs

WHADDAYA THINK OF THAT?

We are the dinosaurs, marching, marching

We are the dinosaurs, we make the earth flat

We make the earth flat

And then we ROAR!

Kids: ROOAAARRR!!

Why??

Because we are the dinosaurs!
Sleep Tight

***Sleep Tight***, also known as **Bedtime Business** is a package series that aired during commercial breaks on Noggin. It is a wide assortment of bedtime-related clips from Noggin shows.

Like the opening and ending animations, the segments were mostly newly-made footage, with only few segments coming from Noggin shows.

## Segments

* Yo Gabba Gabba!:
	+ Putting on Pajamas
	+ Dream a Dream

* Blue's Clues:
	+ Bedtime Business video letter song
	+ Pajama time fix

* Dora the Explorer
	+ Duermanse animales

## Notes

* In the Noggin version of the bedtime business closing, there was an owl hooting in the background with Moose saying sleep tight, but in the Nick Jr. version of the closing, his voice line and the owl hooting was removed but kept the cricket's chirping.
* After Noggin rebranded to Nick Jr. in 2009, the segment was renamed "Bedtime Business," (the title of a *Blue's Clues* episode and song) and was often used before the channel handed over to NickMom in the evenings from 2012 to 2015.
* The segments were taken from the following shows:
	+ Yo Gabba Gabba!: Sleep
	+ Dora the Explorer: Boots' Cuddly Dinosaur
	+ Blue's Clues: Bedtime Business
Sneaks

**Sneaks** is a song featured in the special: Let's Hear It For The Laurie Berkner Band.

## Song Lyrics

I’m a little sneak I hide and seek

Behind the closet door

I’m a little sneak I like to creep

Across the bathroom floor

I’m a little sneak I’m peeking out

From underneath the bed

I’m a little sneak I’m hiding

With the sheets over my head

And when I come out it’s time to say it

Two sneaks are more fun to play with

And when I come out it’s time to say it

Three sneaks are more fun to play with

And when I come out it’s time to say it

Four sneaks are more fun to play with

La di da di da da La di da di da da La di da di da da

I’m a little sneak you’ll never know

The places that I hide

I might be behind a tree

But you won’t look outside

I’m a little sneak I’m small enough

To fit into tight spaces

I’m a little sneak and I know all

The sneaky hiding places

And when I come out it’s time to say it

Two sneaks are more fun to play with

And when I come out it’s time to say it

Three sneaks are more fun to play with

And when I come out it’s time to say it

Four sneaks are more fun to play with

La di da di da da La di da di da da La di da di da da

La di da di da da La di da di da da La di da di da da..
Tiny Planets

***Tiny Planets*** is a computer-animated children's television series co-produced by Sesame Workshop and Pepper's Ghost Productions. The concept was created by the late Nina Elias-Bamberger at Sesame Workshop with character designs by Ed Taylor. The television series consists of 65 five-minute, dialogue-free episodes featuring two white-furred extraterrestrials travelling their universe and solving a specific problem each episode.

## Plot

Two furry aliens travel different planets and solve problems along the way.

## History on Noggin

The show premiered on Noggin when Feetface started hosting in 2002.

## Notes

* The Noggin logo appeared on videos of the show.
Phred's Room

*This article is about the location. For the minigame taking place in Phred's room, visit* The URL with Phred Show Studio*.*
**Phred's Room** is the primary location of *Phred on Your Head Show* and *The URL with Phred Show*, as well as a minigame formerly available on Noggin.com.

## Looks

The room has a yellow floor and blue walls. There is some furniture inside, including a side table (with a lamp on top), refrigerator, and sofa. On the yellow ceiling, there are several windows through which the Internet can be seen.

## Visits

Phred's Room is visited in every episode of *Phred on Your Head Show* and *The URL with Phred Show*.

## Additional Information

The location was originally in 3D and included a bunk bed, as seen in *Phred on Your Head Show*. It was changed to its 2D format for *The URL with Phred Show*.
Who Wants to Use Their Noggin Today?

**Who Wants to Use Their Noggin Today?** was a commercial that aired on Noggin. The commercial starred Moose A. Moose, Zee, and some of their Noggin friends, including Oswald and Franklin, and featured a song performed by Moose about what Noggin teaches.

## Trivia

* Maisy can play the maracas
* Zee can play the drum set, Franklin can play the bass guitar, Oswald can play the piano, Moose A. Moose can play the electric guitar and Miffy can play the cymbals.
Real Access

***Real Access*** is a short-lived show produced by Access Entertainment, a company owned by NBC. It aired on Noggin's teen block, The N, and Nickelodeon.

The show started with two hour-long specials and later ran for 13 additional half-hour episodes. The first special premiered on Noggin on August 1, 2003, and an encore showing was played on the main Nickelodeon channel on August 24. The second special aired on Noggin on December 31, 2003, and the rest of the show aired in early 2004.

## History

The show was filmed from Times Square in New York City. (source) According to Noggin's former vice president, Kenny Miller, the producers of *Access Hollywood* approached him with their idea to make a teen version of their series. In an interview for *Variety*, Miller said, "They came and found us, and we loved their idea...we're going a little deeper than what you would normally get, even on *Access Hollywood*." (source)

The show's logo is a modified version of the *Access Hollywood* logo.

## Summary

The show is an inside look at the entertainment industry.

## Episodes

The show has 15 episodes in total: two hour-long specials and 13 half-hours.

* "Special: Justin and Christina"
* "Special: Top 24 in 2004"
* "Episode 1"
* "Sibling Rivalry"
* "Behind the Celebrity World"
* "Foreign Invasion"
* "Triple Threats"
* "ABC's of Diva"
* "Celebrity Sampler"
* "Blonde Ambition"
* "The Abode Show"
* "Fashionistas"
* "Cause Celebrities"
* "Mister and Miss Behavin'"

## Online

The show had a page on Noggin's website for The N.
Sesame Workshop library

Because Sesame Workshop co-owned Noggin when the channel was founded, Noggin aired many shows from Sesame Workshop's archive library.

This page is a list of Sesame Workshop series that aired on Noggin.

## Co-productions with Noggin

These shows were produced by both Sesame Workshop and Noggin.

 A surreal kids' comedy about two brothers who live in an apartment with many strange rooms.

## Other first-run series

These Sesame Workshop productions weren't directly produced by Noggin, but they premiered on Noggin in the US.

 Pinky is a girl who has a wild imagination and loves to make up tall tales.
Tweenies

***Tweenies*** is a British children's television show.

## Plot

The series centers around four children named Jake, Bella, Milo, and Fizz who sing, dance, and learn life lessons in a playgroup with help from two dogs named Doodles and Izzles and two adults named Max and Judy.

## History on Noggin

An American dub of the show premiered on Noggin on April 7th, 2003, the day the channel rebranded and Moose A. Moose and Zee were introduced. However, it stopped airing in 2006.
The URL with Phred Show Studio

**The URL with Phred Show Studio** was an online game available on Noggin.com in 2002. It was based on *The URL with Phred Show*.

## Characters Present

* Phred
* Skengle and Skengle

## Mini-Games

Inside of the game itself were various activities starring Phred available to be played. A list, with descriptions, is available below.

* **Dress Phred**: A dress-up game featuring outfits for Phred. Some submissions were featured on the show itself.
* **Chill & Chat with Phred**: A mini-game where the player can "interact" with Phred, who says pre-recorded phrases.
* **Phred Needs You**: Information on how to submit your own work to Phred.
* **E-Mail Phred**: A feature where the player can send a message to Phred and get a response back.
* **Skengle Poll**: A user poll featuring the characters Skengle and Skengle.
* **Phred on TV**: Information about *The URL with Phred Show*.
Your Noggin's Choice

**Your Noggin's Choice** was a package series on Noggin in which viewers could vote online for their favorite classic clip. The results would be revealed Friday nights. During the live vote for the special Sesame Street Unpaved, "Rubber Duckie" won as the most remembered clip.

## Segments

This is a list of known segments featured in the series.

* *Sesame Street:* “Martians Discover a Telephone”
Phred on Your Head Show Theme Song

The **theme song** for Noggin's *Phred on Your Head Show* is featured twice in every episode. The song is slightly rearranged to include the name of each co-host that Phred chooses.

## Characters

* Phred
* The Girls
* Male soloist

## Lyrics

* (name) x5
* This is (name)'s very own personal theme song
* *On the **Phred on Your Head Show*** (That's "Phred" with a P-H)
* *Now that your noggin's turned to Noggin, let's get noggin' along*
* *On the **Phred on Your Head Show*** (That's "Show" with an S-H)
* With (name) as your host, we'll show your favorite shows, and hear 'bout what you know, and play Pickles to Pluto
* *And check out what's online*\* (Hey that last line didn't rhyme!)
* *But we mentioned online*
* '*Cause Noggin.com*
* *Is where we get a lot of stuff from you to put on the show* (Hello!)
* So let's end this song before it gets too long (Too late!)
* (name) is our host with the most as you know
* (Opening): And now without further ado, coming to you directly from (name)'s forehead.
* (Closing): We've hoped you've enjoyed the Phred on Your Head Show with (name) as your host
* It's the Phred (with a P-H) on Your Head Show!
Radio Noggin/Transcript

This is the transcript for a Radio Noggin bumper called "Mozart's Nightmare", available here.

(Mozart's Nightmare by smartgirl12 plays.)

(On a brown background, we see 7 purple blocks. They light up in order.)

(On the last block lighting up, we zoom in to a white-and-pink screen with a chevron made out of dots.)
List of Noggin merchandise

This is a **list of Noggin merchandise**. Throughout Noggin's history, many different pieces of merch were made, usually at promotional events.

This page is incomplete and will be expanded as more items are found.

## Giveaway items

### The N logo

Items with The N logo are very rare, but were given out at events like *Countdown to Degrassi*.

## Videos and CDs

### Acquired shows

All of these DVDs feature the Noggin Logo on a front corner of the cover. They also mention Noggin on the back covers.

### Compilations

These videos feature *Jack's Big Music Show*.

## Other

* Exclusive gift bags were given out at Noggin's *Play with Me Sesame* mall tour in 2002.
* Noggin-branded items were given out at events like Club Noggin and Oobi Arts and Crafts.
* Clips from *Oobi* were included on a series of ten Nick Jr. DVDs from 2003 to 2004. See the Oobi Wiki for a full list of them.
Head Buzzers

***Head Buzzers*** is a series of brief bumpers made for Noggin. Each bumper is a short animated guessing game, showing a literal representation of a word or phrase, like a racer driving a screw (for "screwdriver") and a nose with legs (for "runny nose"). The goal is for the viewer to figure out what it means.

These were shown during commercial breaks and during episodes of *Phred on Your Head Show*.

## Logline

The bumpers had an official summary on Noggin's programming site, which was:

*"Head Buzzers is a word game that uses pictures to describe phrases. For instance, 'butter fingers' would be illustrated by fingers covered in butter and 'headlight' would be illustrated by a head with a light bulb on top. Kids submit their ideas for Head Buzzers online, and Noggin transforms them into animated puzzles and presents them on Noggin TV."* (source)
## Format

Each short opens with an animation of a green skeleton whose brain is lighting up with electricity. The animations were based on ideas by real kids, who are credited in the bottom left corner. The ending features the words "Your head buzzer here" and a Noggin logo with a buzzing machine on top of the head.

## Segments

* **Egghead** - A scientist with a fried egg for a head
* **Headlight** - A boy playing with a lightbulb on his head
* **Jellyfish** - Fish using a jelly jar as a fishbowl
* **Lost Wallet** - A talking wallet asking for directions
* **Runny Nose** - A nose with legs running through a city
* **Screwdriver** - A racer driving a screw like a race car
* **Unicorn** - An ear of corn riding a unicycle
* **Rotten Tooth** - A pirate tooth making an unseen character walk the plank
* **Dog House** - A house acting and looking like a dog.

## Gallery

EggheadHeadlightRunny noseScrewdriverThe ending"Your head buzzer here"