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Seeing Orange is the fourth (third if excluding pre-Nickelodeon) era of Nickelodeon. It debuted on October 1, 1984, replacing the Silver Ball era, and lasted until June 4, 1993. It was replaced by the Fontoid era.
Logo[]
This era is iconic for its revolutionary logo. It consists of the "Nickelodeon" word-now in the "Balloon" font-contained in an orange shape. However, it wasn't always a splat. In fact, the splat logo at this time was somewhat rare. The Nickelodeon logo was a lot of other things, almost anything you can imagine.
Developing[]
In early 1984, Nickelodeon was plummeting, The Silver Ball era was terrible, they still owed 10M$ to the bank, and QUBE went defunct at this time, then after Nickelodeon was about to shut down, Fred Seibert and Alan Goodman stepped in, They said that their TV channel wasn't creative enough, and that they had to make a change, Nickelodeon initially refused at first, but then they accepted, They had some ideas like a jingle, and Nickelodeon wasn't very sure, but after Fred Seibert played a catchy part of a song he played, They said "What kid wouldn't love this?", and the classic "Nick Nick Nick Nick Na Nick Nick Nick" Jingle was born, then they had some cool wacky logo ideas all having the color orange, But Nickelodeon refused, But just when Nickelodeon was about to stop the idea, It was too late, they had already rebranded.
After the rebrand, Nickelodeon became a ratings hit, and finally paid what they owed. They also began investing in original programming, such as game shows, scripted programs, and the original three Nicktoons (Rugrats, Doug, and The Ren & Stimpy Show).
Bumpers, Idents, and Promos[]
Besides from being the most iconic era, it's also the most confusing. There is not one specific brand these bumpers fall in excluding the logo and font. There are various bumpers and idents in unique styles, and each were used in different periods. Idents that launched at the same time usually become defunct at different times. There aren't even a specific screen bug or split screen credits for the era. There may be more obscure eras within this era, but that is unclear. The bumpers, idents, and promos are most likely famous for being whatever they wanted to be.
While the designs for idents were all over the place, the next bumpers are less of that.
Rectangles[]
These bumpers feature a rectangular Nickelodeon logo on the left, and a larger one flickering through photos of kids. These bumpers were used from 1991 to 1993.
Programming[]
This era introduced Nicktoons, animated shows created in Nickelodeon Productions. More live-action shows aired alongside them. However, it's the game shows that dominate in this era.
Nicktoons[]
- Rugrats (premiered August 11, 1991)
- Doug (premiered August 11, 1991)
- The Ren & Stimpy Show (premiered August 11, 1991)
Live-action[]
- The Third Eye (ended May 31, 1985)
- Out of Control (October 4, 1984 – 1985)
- National Geographic Explorer (April 7, 1985 – January 11, 1986)
- Turkey Television (June 3, 1985 – December 31, 1988)
- Double Dare (October 6 1986 – February 7, 1993)
- Rated K: For Kids By Kids (November 1, 1986 – 1988)
- Sixteen Cinema (October 4, 1987 – May 28, 1989)
- Finders Keepers (November 2, 1987 – March 10, 1989)
- Don't Just Sit There! (July 1, 1988 – May 25, 1991)
- Kids' Court (September 10, 1988 – 1989)
- Total Panic (April 1, 1989 – September 30, 1990)
- Think Fast (May 1, 1989 – March 30, 1990)
- Make the Grade (October 2, 1989 – September 14, 1990)
- SK8-TV (July 4, 1990 – September 28, 1991)
- Wild & Crazy Kids (July 4, 1990 – December 1, 1992)
- Outta Here! (August 13, 1990 – January 4, 1991)
- Hey Dude (July 14, 1989 – August 30, 1991)
- Fifteen (premiered February 2, 1991)
- The Adventures of Pete & Pete (premiered February 9, 1991)
- Welcome Freshmen (premiered February 16, 1991)
- Get the Picture (March 18, 1991 – December 6, 1991)
- Clarissa Explains It All (premiered March 23, 1991)
- Launch Box (premiered May 9, 1991)
- The Nick Hit List (July 6, 1991 – 1992)
- What Would You Do? (premiered August 31, 1991)
- Salute Your Shorts (July 4, 1991 – September 12, 1992)
- Nick Arcade (January 4, 1992 – March 12, 1993)
- Wild Side Show (premiered February 21, 1992)
- Nick News with Linda Ellerbee (premiered April 18, 1992)
- Roundhouse (premiered August 15, 1992)
- Nickelodeon GUTS (premiered September 19, 1992)
Trivia[]
- This is the longest Nickelodeon era, lasting nine years.
See also[]
| Erasv • t • e | ||
|---|---|---|
| Nickelodeon | Generic | C-3 • Mime • Silver Ball • Seeing Orange • Fontoid • Polka Dot • Toy Box • Abstract • Pictograph • The Splat Is Real • Nick Beat • Nick Extra! • Rainbow Lines • Whitespace • Projector • Pattern Pop • Technicolor Madness • Orange Screen • Kids First • The Splat Zone |
| Summer | ||
| Halloween | Splat'o'ween | |
| Holidays | Ha Ha Holidays • Jingle Nicks • Wooly Christmas • Ho Ho Ho Holiday • A Yeti's Nickmas • 25 Ways to Holiday • Nickmas is in the Air • Splat-mas | |
| Nick@Nite | Generic | Those Nite Jingles • Splat at Nite • Dot. • Hashtag • Retro Splat |
| Summer | ||
| Halloween | ||
| Holidays | ||
| Nick Jr. / Noggin / Nick Jr. Channel | Generic | Block-exclusive: Nick Junior • Orange and Blue • Grow, Learn, and Play • We Play to Learn • Play to Learn • Just for Me • Where I Play to Learn • Where I Play Along • Love to Play • Nick Jr. Play Date • Play Date Noggin: What's in Your Noggin? • Bubbles • Everyday Something New to Think and Do • It's Like Preschool on TV Shared between block and channel: It's Like Preschool on TV • The Smart Place to Play • Ready to Play • Splat Zone Jr. |
| Summer | ||
| Halloween | ||
| Holidays | ||
| NickToons | Generic | Nicktoons TV • Splat • Globe • Big Stars. Animated. • Action to the Maxtion • The Splat Zone |
| Summer | ||
| Halloween | ||
| Holidays | ||
| TEENick / The N / TeenNick | Generic | TEENick: Starry TEENs • TEEN's Spray • TEEN Fame The N: Flipping Through • Messages • Guitar • Your Regular Day • TV for Teens TeenNick: Collage • Parties • In-Between • The Splat Zone |
| Summer | ||
| Halloween | ||
| Holidays | ||