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=== Background ===
Nickelodeon Productions is the production-arm division of [[Nickelodeon]].


===Background===
===1st Logo (in-credit) (April 1, 1979-1984)===
'''Nickelodeon Productions''' is the New York-based production arm of American cable channel [[Nickelodeon]], that provides original sitcoms, animated shows and game-related programs for the channel.
Nickelodeon (1979-1990)


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|Nickelodeon (1991, Rugrats).png|1st Logo (September 6, 1988-January 6, 2009)
|Nickelodeon Productions - CLG Wiki (4).png|2nd Logo (July 4, 1993-September 27, 2009)
|Nickelodeon Productions - CLG Wiki (1).png|3rd Logo (July 10, 1993-April 29, 1995)
|Nickelodeon Productions - CLG Wiki (1).jpeg|4th Logo (September 18, 1993-2004?)
|Nickelodeon Productions (1995).jpeg|5th Logo (September 4, 1994-2004)
|Nickelodeon Productions (1994-1996).jpeg|6th Logo (October 1, 1994-September 28, 1996)
|Nickelodeon Housefly.png|7th Logo (January 2, 1995-September 3?, 2000)
|Nickelodeon Planet Logo.png|8th Logo (June 25, 1995-September 3?, 2000)
|Nickelodeon Cup.png|9th Logo (January 27, 1996)
|Nickelodeon Productions (1999).jpeg|10th Logo (May 11, 1996-August 23, 2008)
|Nickelodeon Balloon Dog (1997).png|11th Logo (February 9, 1997)
|Nickelodeon Productions logo (Renford Rejects variant).PNG|12th Logo (Renford Rejects variant) (February 23, 1998-March 28, 2001)
|A Nickelodeon Production (1999).png|13th Logo (1999-2006?)
|Nickelodeon Productions (Crybaby Lane).png|14th Logo (Cry Baby Lane variant) (October 28, 2000)
|Nickelodeon Productions logo (oval version).PNG|15th Logo (South Korean Blue's Clues variant) (2000-2001)
|Nickelodeon Network - CLG Wiki (1).jpeg|16th Logo (September 4, 2000-September 2006)
|NICKSPLAT.jpg|17th Logo (May 27, 2006-September 12, 2011)
|Nickelodeon Productions (2007; HD).png|18th Logo (October 6, 2007-October 3, 2009)
|Nickelodeon (2008).png|19th Logo (January 30, 2008-July 8, 2013)
|Nickelodeon Productions.png|20th Logo (September 23, 2009-)
|Nickelodeon Presents.PNG|21st Logo (September 18, 2010-)
|Nickelodeon Productions (NickMom variant).png|22nd Logo (NickMom-exclusive variant) (October 1, 2012-September 28, 2015)
|Nickelodeon Productions (2017) (1).png|23rd Logo (March 11, 2017-)
|Nickelodeon Productions logo (Paramount variant).PNG|24th Logo (February 27, 2023-)
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===1st Logo (September 6, 1988-January 6, 2009)===
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'''Visuals:''' On a black background, one of various orange shapes is seen with Nickelodeon text inside, and with (or without) copyright info underneath. These are the shapes the Nickelodeon typeface may be present within, with details regarding its animation either present or absent:
against the background of the ''Pinwheel House'' from ''Pinwheel''.
* Bat.
* Turkey.
* Splat.
* Heart: The copyright stamp "c 1991 MTV NETWORKS, INC." is first seen at the bottom of the screen in white. Then, the Nickelodeon logo in the form of a heart slides down into the middle while rotating 90 degrees counter-clockwise.
* Haypile.
* Banner.
* Scribble.
* Elephant: An orange elephant with Nickelodeon text on it raising its trunk.
* Giraffe: The legs of an orange giraffe with Nickelodeon text on it running.
* Leopard: An orange leopard with Nickelodeon text on it walking and roaring.
* UFO.
* Pencil.


'''Trivia:''' The Splat logo was also used at the beginning of the ''Wild & Crazy Kids!'' intro. The Splat logo's design was also used for the sign at the front of Nickelodeon Studios, and the Banner's logo design was used for the bench at the Nickelodeon Animation Studios.
'''Variant:''' On the 1982 VHS ''The Pinwheel Songbook'', there is no mention of Nickelodeon, leaving only the Warner Amex copyright notice.


'''FX/SFX:''' The finishing of the scrolling credits.
'''Copyrights:''' Only for the Haypile.
* August 11, 1991-April 13, 1995: "(C)(year) MTV Networks"
* 1994-1997: "(C)(year) Nickelodeon"
* 1995-2005: "(C)(year) VIACOM" or "(C)VIACOM (year)"


'''Variants:'''
'''Music/Sounds:''' The end theme of the show.
* A variant of the Haypile logo with no copyright info exists.
* On the original ''Rugrats'' pilot, the Haypile logo is darker, possibly due to the quality of the master.
* On Season 1 episodes of ''Ren & Stimpy'', the Haypile logo is slightly redder.
* On Season 1 episodes of ''Hey Arnold!'', the copyright info is in a chalk-like font.
* Starting in late 1997, the copyright stamp for the Haypile logo's "Nickelodeon" variant was extended to say: "Copyright (year) Nickelodeon, a programming service of Viacom International Inc. (NAME OF SHOW) and all related titles, logos, and characters are trademarks of Nickelodeon, a programming service of Viacom International Inc."
* On ''Nick News Special Edition: A Conversation with Magic Johnson'', the Scribble logo is upside-down while the Nickelodeon wordmark remains on the shape.
* Sometimes, this logo also shares the screen with other logos.


'''Technique:''' Usually a still image, but for the Heart, Elephant, Giraffe and Leopard variants, analog computer animation.
'''Availability:''' Extinct. It was seen on ''Pinwheel'' episodes from 1979 until its end in 1984, and continued appearing on reruns until 1990; however, the show has had little to no exposure since Nickelodeon stopped airing it three decades ago. The variant appears on the 1982 VHS ''The Pinwheel Songbook''.


'''Audio:''' The closing theme of the show/special or none.
===2nd Logo (1990-1995)===
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'''Audio Variants:'''
'''Nickname:''' "Nickelodeon Splat"
* For the Elephant variant, it's along with the elephant trumpeting.
* For the Giraffe variant, the sounds of a stampede are heard.
* For the Leopard variant, it's along with the leopard roaring.
* On most episodes of ''Rugrats'' and its spin-off ''All Grown Up!'', as well as ''The Wild Thornberrys'', ''Aaahh!!! Real Monsters'', ''Rocket Power'', and ''As Told by Ginger'', a soundbite from the episode is heard on the Haypile logo (this was not present on earlier seasons of ''Rugrats'').
* On the first two seasons of ''Aaahh!!! Real Monsters'', the tail-end of the [[Klasky Csupo]] "Graffiti" logo's music plays over the Haypile logo.
* On ''Doug'', the [[Jumbo Pictures]] music carries over to the Haypile and Pencil logos.
* On the ''Rugrats'' episode "The Baby Vanishes!" / "Farewell, My Friend...", an audio engineer (Kurt Vanzo) is heard saying "We're gonna keep you going even longer than that next time, we'll do it one more time." (tying into how in the end credits for said episode, Tommy and Chuckie are heard arguing over whether the basement in their home is scary or not). This variant was often taken out of future Nickelodeon airings due to split-screen credits, but was later put back in on The '90s Are All That airings prior to that block's rebranding as The Splat.
* On the original pilot version of ''The Ren & Stimpy Show'' episode "Big House Blues", ''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sgOQ5nn-kLM&t=53s Calliope]'' by Jac Holzman is heard during the Haypile logo, since the ending theme didn't trail into the [[Carbunkle Cartoons]] and [[Spümcø]] logos.
* On a DVD release of ''The Amanda Show'', the Haypile logo has the buzzing sounds of the 1996 Nickelodeon Productions logo.
* On DVD and VHS releases of ''The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius'', the Haypile logo had the same audio as the variant of the [[Nickelodeon Animation Studio|Nickelodeon Animation Studios]] logo with the first few notes of the show's theme and Jimmy saying "Gotta blast!"
* On a December 2001 CBS airing of the ''Rugrats'' episodes "Rugrats: The Santa Experience" and "A Rugrats Chanukah", the Haypile logo used a generic theme.


'''Availability:''' Depends on where the variants would appear.
'''Logo:''' On a black background, we see an orange/dark orange splat with "NICKELODEON" across it. Copyright info sometimes appears below, but sometimes it doesn't.
* '''Bat:''' It appeared on Nickelodeon airings of ''Count Duckula''. Newer prints of said show are derived from UK masters which don't contain this logo.
* '''Turkey:''' Seen on ''Nick's Thanksgiving Fest''.
* '''Splat:''' Seen on ''Wild & Crazy Kids!'' and also on various [[Sony Wonder]]-distributed Nickelodeon VHS tapes, such as ''Ren & Stimpy: Classics II'' and at least one VHS release of ''The Adventures of Pete & Pete''.
* '''Heart:''' Seen on original airings of ''The Adventures of Pete and Pete'' special "The Valentine's Day Massacre". That special was later repackaged as a standard ''Pete and Pete'' episode, with this logo plastered by the normal "balloon" logo on subsequent airings and by the Haypile logo on the 2005 Season 1 DVD.
* '''Haypile:''' This is cited as the easiest to find of this collection of variants. Even though it's become a victim of plastering with the 2009 and 2017 logos, it's still easy to find on VHS and DVD releases of Nickelodeon and Nick Jr. series released from 1991 until 2009. This variant is the basis for the most-known [[Nickelodeon Home Media/Endcaps|Nickelodeon logo in the category of home media]].
** It made its earliest known appearance on the ''Rugrats'' pilot "Tommy Pickles and the Great White Thing" (produced in 1990), but it didn't make its debut on television until August 11, 1991, the day the first three Nicktoons (''Doug'', ''Rugrats'', and ''The Ren & Stimpy Show'') premiered.
** The MTV Networks copyright variant can be seen on VHS tapes and DVDs of ''Rugrats'' episodes from the era (including the pilot), VHS tapes and DVDs of early episodes of ''Rocko's Modern Life'', and 1991-1994 episodes of ''The Ren & Stimpy Show'' on VHS (the ''Season 1'' and ''2'' DVDs edit it out, but it's still intact on the ''Seasons 3 and a Half-ish'' and ''Season 5 and Some More of 4'' DVDs), and VHS tapes and DVDs of pre-1994 episodes of ''Doug''.
** The Nickelodeon byline variant was used for a short time and concurrently with the Viacom copyright variant from 1995-1996. It can be seen on VHS tapes of some ''Rugrats'' episodes from the era, VHS tapes and DVDs of ''The Ren & Stimpy Show'' episodes from the era, VHS tapes of some ''Rocko's Modern Life'' episodes from the era, and season 1-3 episodes of ''AAAHH!!! Real Monsters'' on VHS. It was also seen on ''The Angry Beavers'' 1994 pilot episode "Snowbound".
** The Viacom variant can be seen on all Nicktoons until 1997, when they switched to the [[Nickelodeon Animation Studio|Nicktoons/Nickelodeon Animation Studios]] logo. At that point, only Klasky-Csupo shows such as ''Rugrats'', ''As Told by Ginger'', and ''The Wild Thornberrys'' used this logo.
** The 1997 variant only be found on late 1997 episodes of ''Rugrats'' and ''Aaahh!!! Real Monsters''.
** The first three seasons of ''Rocko's Modern Life'' released through [[Shout! Factory]] have this logo intact.
** The "Big House Blues" variant, though, is not only edited out in the seasons 1 & 2 DVD releases in addition to the other episodes, but when aired, the episode shares "In the Army"'s credits.
** This logo also appeared on the obscure ''Rugrats Pre-School Daze'' series, which can be found as a bonus feature the ''Rugrats Tales From the Crib'' DVDs. It was also intact on MTV airings of ''The Ren & Stimpy Show''.
** This doesn't appear on certain animated Nick shows such as ''KaBlam!'' and ''Pelswick'', which used the 1996 "lightbulb" logo instead.
** This logo used to be preserved on airings of shows on The 90s Are All That block on TeenNick (later The Splat, then NickSplat, and finally NickRewind), but due to the block later adopting Nickelodeon's "credits on the last scene" format, it is no longer seen and is plastered by the 2009 logo (or sometimes one of the 2017 logos). However, ''AAAHH!!! Real Monsters'' and ''The Ren & Stimpy Show'' kept it intact during that time (the latter also kept the original credits intact).
* '''Banner:''' Appears on the first three seasons of ''Are You Afraid of the Dark?''. It is preserved on DVD releases.
* '''Scribble:''' Seen on episodes of ''Nick News'' from its premiere in 1992 until 2000. The show last reran on TeenNick (on "The Splat") on November 5, 2016, when an episode was shown to commemorate the 2016 US presidential election.
* '''Elephant:''' Seen on ''The Nickelodeon Wild Side Show'', last aired on Noggin (now Nick Jr.) on March 31, 2002.
* '''Giraffe:''' Seen on a season 1 episode of ''The Nickelodeon Wild Side Show''.
* '''Leopard:''' Seen on a season 1 episode of ''The Nickelodeon Wild Side Show''.
* '''UFO:''' Seen on ''The Tomorrow People''.
* '''Pencil:''' Seen only on the ''Doug'' VHS tape, ''Cool in School''.


'''Trivia:''' The splat was also used at the beginning of the ''Wild & Crazy Kids!'' intro. This logo's design was also used for the sign at the front of Nickelodeon Studios.
'''Legacy:''' The Haypile variant is considered a favorite of many, and in general, this logo is fondly remembered for those who grew up with older Nickelodeon animated shows.


===2nd Logo (July 4, 1993-September 27, 2009)===
'''FX/SFX:''' None.
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'''Visuals:''' On a black background, the Nickelodeon logo in the shape of a hard-to-describe ovular balloon shape rotates, pops up, and stays on screen. Copyright info is shown below, or sometimes not.
'''Music/Sounds:''' The end-title theme.


'''Variants:'''
'''Availability:''' Rare. It appeared on ''Wild & Crazy Kids!'' and also on various Sony Wonder-distributed Nickelodeon tapes, such as ''Ren & Stimpy: Classics II'' and at least one VHS release of ''The Adventures of Pete & Pete''.
*Sometimes, the logo does not rotate; it just pops up.
*An in-credit variant with the words "'''In behalf of...'''" appears on German prints of ''The Ren & Stimpy Show''.
* At the end of the teaser trailer for ''Good Burger'', the logo appears tilted.


'''Technique:''' CGI animation.
===3rd Logo (February 9, 1991)===
Nickelodeon (1991)


'''Audio:''' None or the closing theme of the show.
'''Nicknames:''' ''Nickelodeon Heart''


'''Availability:'''
'''Logo:''' On a black background, we see the copyright stamp "c 1991 MTV NETWORKS, INC." at the bottom of the screen in white. Then, the Nickelodeon logo in the form of a heart slides down into the middle while rotating 90° counter-clockwise.
* Appeared on ''The Adventures of Pete & Pete'', ''Weinerville'' (which last aired when NickSplat was still The Splat), the telecast of the 1994 ''Kids Choice Awards'', the 1996 edition of ''The Big Help'' and on ''Nick News'' episodes from 2001 to 2009.
* This logo was also used as part of a 1996-98 Nickelodeon break bumper.


===3rd Logo (July 10, 1993-April 29, 1995)===
'''FX/SFX:''' The Nickelodeon heart sliding down. Basic animation.
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'''Visuals:''' On a black background, an orange wireframe jack spins in from the top left corner of the screen and then moves into place. It then materializes in orange, with the Nickelodeon wordmark on it. Copyright info is shown below.
'''Music/Sounds:''' The closing theme of the special ("I'll Give a Lot of Lovin' to You" by Shackwacky).


'''Variant:''' On the first season of ''All That'', the logo is a bit smaller, appears on a navy blue gradient background, and animates differently. It zooms in while spinning, and the jack itself is fully rendered throughout.
'''Availability:''' Extinct. It only appeared on original airings of the first special of ''The Adventures of Pete and Pete'', "The Valentine's Day Massacre". That special was later repackaged as a standard ''Pete and Pete'' episode with this logo replaced by the normal "Balloon" logo and plastered by the NAS "Haypile" on the 2005 Season 1 DVD.


'''Technique:''' CGI animation.
===4th Logo (in-credit) (June 1, 1991-June 29, 1992)===
Nickelodeon (Salute your Shorts)


'''Audio:''' The closing theme of the show, along with a wind chime sound.
'''Logo:''' Over a black background, we see the text "IN ASSOCIATION WITH NICKELODEON". A copyright stamp is displayed below.


'''Audio Variant:''' Season 1 of ''All That'' has Soup's spiel for the Nickelodeon Studios logo for the show play over this logo.
'''FX/SFX:''' None.


'''Availability:'''
'''Music/Sounds:''' The closing theme of the show.
* The variant with the black background first appeared on ''Roundhouse'', which occasionally aired on NickSplat until 2017 (it is unknown if it kept this logo intact or plastered it with the 2009 logo, though one of these two possibilities is more likely). This logo is also intact on ''Roundhouse'' episodes featured on the ''Nick Snicks Friendship'' and ''Nick Snicks the Family'' VHS tapes from the early 1990s.
* The blue background variant was last seen in 2005, when season 1 episodes of ''All That'' were rerun on Nickelodeon.


===4th Logo (September 18, 1993-2004?)===
'''Availability:''' Rare. It can be found on reruns of ''Salute Your Shorts'' whenever the NickSplat block on TeenNick airs the show. DVD releases of the show retain this.
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'''Visuals:''' During the opening of a show, several 3D Nickelodeon logos of different shapes and sizes (including a balloon, crayon, leaf, hat, crown, gear, top, bone, jack, key, etc.) cover the screen. Then, the logo animates in reverse, and the opening continues.
===5th Logo (August 15, 1992-April 16, 1994)===
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'''Variant:''' Another version exists where all of the objects are replaced with 2D orange eggs, the "Nickelodeon" text also appears in a different typeface (most likely the same font that used in Nick's promo endtags between 1993 and 1996).
'''Nickname:''' "Nickelodeon Banner"


'''Technique:''' CGI animation.
'''Logo:''' A 2-D Nickelodeon logo, in a wavy "banner" shape, appears. The copyright info fades in below.


'''Audio:''' The opening theme of the show. For the variant, consecutive popping sounds when the eggs appear.
'''FX/SFX:''' The fade-in or none.


'''Availability:''' This logo was made to signify Nickelodeon's involvement in their series for international markets where the brand was less well-known.
'''Music/Sounds:''' The closing theme of the show.
* It appeared on early episodes of ''Rocko's Modern Life'' and ''KaBlam!''. Newer airings of these shows often cut this logo out, but it was left intact on NickRewind airings of the ''Rocko's Modern Life'' episodes "Power Trip" / "To Heck and Back" and "Down the Hatch" / "Road Rash".
** On the ''Rocko's Modern Life: The Complete Series'' DVD release, it appeared on the season 4 episode "Wimp on the Barby" / "Yarn Benders", despite it only appearing on season 1 episodes.
* It also appeared on reruns of ''Kenan and Kel'', ''Doug'', ''Hey Arnold!'', and ''Rugrats''.
* It is still intact on Canadian and Australian airings of ''Rocko's Modern Life'' and ''The Ren and Stimpy Show''.
* The variant only appears on certain episodes of ''Aaahh!!! Real Monsters'', which is still intact on Australian airings.


===5th Logo (September 4, 1994-2004)===
'''Availability:''' Rare. This appears on the first 3 seasons of ''Are You Afraid of the Dark?'' which are preserved on DVD releases of the show. It also appeared on early episodes of ''Nick News''.
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'''Visuals:''' Over a black background, there is an orange atom surrounded by three purple, yellow-green, and blue particles, flying from the top right to the bottom left. It flies to the center and turns to reveal the word "'''''NICKELODEON'''''" on it. The copyright info is shown below.
===6th Logo (July 10, 1993-April 1, 1995)===
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'''Nickname:''' "Nickelodeon Jack"
'''Variants:'''
*On season 2 of ''All That'' and season 1 of ''Kenan & Kel'', the logo cuts to the [[Nickelodeon Studios]] logo.
*Sometimes, the copyright info is absent.


'''Technique:''' CGI animation.
'''Logo:''' On a black background, a 3D jack-shaped Nickelodeon logo spins in from the top left corner of the screen and then moves into place. Copyright info is shown below.


'''Variants:'''
'''Audio:'''
*The closing theme of the show, or silent, as in the case of ''All That''.
*On the first season of ''All That'', the logo is a bit smaller, appears on a shaded blue background, and is re-animated, meaning the 3-D is fully rendered throughout.
*On at least one episode of ''All That'' and pre-September 2000 split-screen credits airings of ''Kenan & Kel'', the buzzing sound from the Nickelodeon Productions "Lightbulb" logo (10th logo on this page) was used.
*Season 1 of ''Kenan & Kel'' has Kenan Thompson's spiel for the Nickelodeon Studios logo for the show play over this logo.


'''Availability:''' It appeared on some episodes of ''The Adventures of Pete and Pete'', later episodes of ''Weinerville'', season 2 episodes of ''All That'' (including the ''Good Burger Special'') and season 1 of ''Kenan & Kel'' (which is available on iTunes), the ''Nickelodeon Sports Theater with Shaquille O'Neal'' (which last aired on Nicktoons in 2014) and on pre-September 2000 split-screen credits airings of ''Are You Afraid of the Dark?'', ''Cousin Skeeter'', ''Kenan & Kel'', and ''The Angry Beavers''. This logo was also used as part of a 1996-98 "next on Nickelodeon" ID and on break bumpers for ''KaBlam!''.
'''FX/SFX:''' The spinning.


===6th Logo (October 1, 1994-September 28, 1996)===
'''Music/Sounds:''' The closing theme of the show.
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'''Visuals:''' A 3D Nickelodeon cap spins in. The copyright info is shown below.
'''Availability:''' The variant with the black background is extremely rare and was first used as an ident for Nickelodeon. It appeared on ''Roundhouse'', which airs on NickSplat occasionally (it is unknown if it keeps this logo intact, or plaster it with the 2009 logo). This logo is also intact on ''Roundhouse'' episodes featured on the ''Nick Snicks Friendship'' and ''Nick Snicks the Family'' VHS tapes from the early '90s. The blue background variant is extinct and was last seen in 2005 when season 1 episodes of ''All That'' were rerun on Nickelodeon. However, seeing that ''All That'' is currently rerunning on the TeenNick block NickSplat, this may be still be intact on those season 1 episodes if the split-screen credits aren't present. Otherwise, expect the 2009 logo to plaster it.


'''Variant:''' There is an animated version in which 3D hats fall from the top of the screen on a sky background, with the Nickelodeon hat among them, and it stops when the whole hat is in view.
'''Editor's Note:''' If you look closely in the original variant, the Jack doesn't seem to be rendered properly, as you can see lines around it.


'''Technique:''' CGI animation.
===7th Logo (July 4, 1993-September 27, 2009)===
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'''Nicknames:''' "The Orange Balloon", "Nickelodeon Balloon"
'''Audio:''' The closing theme of the show.


'''Availability:'''
'''Logo:''' On a black background, the Nickelodeon logo which resembles a hard-to-describe ovular balloon shape turns, pops up, and stays on screen. Copyright info is shown below, or sometimes not.
* It appears on the last two seasons (before the reboot in 1999) of ''Are You Afraid of the Dark?'' and the first two seasons of ''The Secret World of Alex Mack'', both of which preserve the logo on DVD releases.
* The animated version was only used as a station ID.


===7th Logo (January 2, 1995-September 3?, 2000)===
'''Variants:'''
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*An in-credit variant for Germany (with the words, "im Auftrag von...", which translates to ("in behalf of") appears on ''The Ren & Stimpy Show''.
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'''Visuals:''' On a sky background with moving clouds, an orange housefly comes from the the top of the screen and flies around in circles twice before stopping right in front of us. "'''''NICKELODEON'''''" is written in its familiar font on the fly.
'''FX/SFX:''' The pop-up or turn.


'''Variant:''' On March-September 2000 airings of ''KaBlam!'', ''Hey Arnold!'', ''The Amanda Show'', and ''Rocket Power'' episodes using the split-screen credits, the background is black and a copyright notice is below. The fly buzzing noise is absent.
'''Music/Sounds:''' The closing theme of the show or none.


'''Technique:''' CGI animation.
'''Availability:''' Rare, despite 16 years of usage. It appeared on ''The Adventures of Pete & Pete'' and also appeared on various ''Nick News'' episodes from 1993 to 2009. It has also been seen on ''Weinerville'' (which was last aired when NickSplat was still The Splat). It also appeared twice on an ad for ''A Rugrats Vacation'' on some assorted Nickelodeon and Paramount tapes from the period, and a VHS of ''It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown''. Much like many of these logos seen, this was also used as a network ID. It also appeared on ''1994 Kids Choice Awards''.


'''Audio:''' The end theme of the show, along with a fly buzzing.
===8th Logo (1992-1993)===
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'''Availability:'''
'''Nickname:''' "Nickelodeon Elephant"
* Seen on season 3 episodes of ''Legends of the Hidden Temple''.
* The black background version was seen on the aforementioned shows.
* It was also used as part of two "next on Nickelodeon" IDs from 1996.


===8th Logo (June 25, 1995-September 3?, 2000)===
'''Logo:''' On a black background we see an orange elephant with the word "NICKELODEON" on it. The elephant raises its trunk.
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'''Visuals:''' Over a black background, a Saturn-shaped Nickelodeon logo flies up from the bottom of the screen, orbited by two purple and blue moons. It settles in the center of the screen, and "'''PRODUCTIONS'''" in white spaced-out letters pops up from the bottom, settling under the logo.
'''FX/SFX:''' The elephant raising its trunk, looks cheaply chroma-keyed and the word is off-centered.


'''Trivia:''' This logo may be a nod to the T-shirt worn by ''Rugrats'' character Chuckie Finster, which has the planet Saturn on it.
'''Music/Sounds:''' The end theme of the show, along with the elephant trumpeting. This is the first Nickelodeon logo to have its own sounds.


'''Variants:'''
'''Availability:''' Extinct. Was only seen on ''The Nickelodeon Wild Side Show'' which was last rerun on Noggin (now Nick Jr.) on March 31, 2002.
*On ''Space Cases'', the word "'''PRODUCTIONS'''" is omitted.
*On March-September 2000 airings of ''Doug'', ''Oh Yeah! Cartoons'', and ''All That'' episodes, as well as the ''Blue's Clues'': Blue's Discoveries VHS, the word "'''PRODUCTIONS'''" is replaced by a copyright notice.
*Towards the end of Nickelodeon Germany's off-air sampler program, at the end of the ''Aaahh!!! Real Monsters'' segment "Coming July 1st", the logo is superimposed over the final shot of "The Switching Hour". As the camera zooms into the dollhouse, the text flies away and the logo appears without "'''PRODUCTIONS'''" or copyright info.


'''Technique:''' CGI animation.
===9th Logo (September 18, 1993-2004?)===
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'''Audio:''' The ending theme of the show.
'''Nicknames:''' "Nickelodeon Stuff", "Nickelodeon Junk", "Orange Junk", "The Other Palindrome Logo", "The Power Trip Logo"


'''Audio Variant:''' On March-September 2000 airings of ''All That'', a soundbite from the [[Tollin/Robbins Productions]] logo (along with the buzzing sound from the Nickelodeon Productions "Lightbulb" logo) continues into this logo.
'''Logo:''' During the opening of a show, many 3D Nickelodeon logos of different shapes and sizes cover the screen (like the balloon, crayon, leaf, hat, crown, gear, top, key, etc.). Then the logo plays in reverse, and the opening continues.


'''FX/SFX:''' CGI animation.
'''Availability:'''
* Seen on ''Space Cases'' and ''Global Guts'' (the latter of which can be found on iTunes).
* It was also seen after Nickelodeon airings of ''Doug'', ''Oh Yeah! Cartoons'', and ''All That'' between March and September 2000, and was used as part of a 1996-98 "next on Nickelodeon" ID.


===9th Logo (January 27, 1996) ===
'''Music/Sounds:''' The opening theme of the show.
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'''Visuals:''' On a black background, an orange 3D cup spins around, with the word "'''''NICK'''''" on it. The cup then falls, causing an orange liquid with the "'''''NICKELODEON'''''" logo on it to come out. The copyright stamp is seen below.
'''Availability:''' Extremely rare in the U.S.; uncommon in Canada and the UK. It appeared on early episodes of ''Rocko's Modern Life'' and ''KaBlam!''. Newer airings of these shows often cut this logo out, but it has been left intact on the ''Rocko's Modern Life'' episodes "Power Trip/To Heck and Back" and "Down the Hatch/Road Rash" on TeenNick's NickSplat (the former is where the nickname "The Power Trip Logo" comes from). It also appeared on ''Kenan and Kel'' reruns and several ''Rugrats'' reruns on Nick Jr. in the UK. It's still intact on Canadian airings of ''Rocko's Modern Life'' and ''The Ren And Stimpy Show''.


'''Technique:''' CGI animation.
===10th Logo (April 10-December 16, 1994)===
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'''Audio:''' The end theme for ''Oh, Brother! Starring Stick Stickly.''
'''Nicknames:''' "Nickelodeon Pencil", "The Orange Pencil"


'''Availability:'''
'''Logo:''' On a black background, we see an orange 2-D pencil with an eraser with "NICKELODEON" in its corporate font. The copyright info is shown below.
* It was seen at the end of the Nickelodeon TV special ''Oh, Brother! Starring Stick Stickly'', which never airs on TV anymore.
* This can also be seen on some TV spots of ''Good Burger'' and the ''Good Burger Good Sweepstakes'' promotion, despite the actual movie using the 2nd [[Nickelodeon Movies]] logo.


===10th Logo (May 11, 1996-August 23, 2008)===
'''FX/SFX:''' None.
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'''Visuals:''' On a black background, a Nickelodeon logo shaped like a lightbulb is seen, with a green electric charge surrounding the bulb and forming the word "{{color|chartreuse|'''productio{{small|{{small|N}}}}s'''}}" (set in a modified version of the Variex Regular font) on the bottom-right side. The lighting of the electric charge can be seen flickering. The copyright information is below in a different font depending on the show (it's absent on some shows such as ''Romeo!'').
'''Music/Sounds:''' The ending theme.


'''Trivia:''' The logo's design is likely inspired by the 1997 Nickelodeon electronics by Long Hall Technologies.
'''Availability:''' Extremely rare. It appeared on 1994 episodes of ''Doug'', but most of the time this logo is plastered over by the 3D Nick "Lightbulb" on television and the NAS "Haypile" on VHS. This was seen on least one 1994 ''Doug'' tape, but it's unknown which one used it.


'''Variants:'''
===11th Logo (1994-1997)===
*''Just for Kicks'' has a trademark symbol next to the lightbulb.
Nickelodeon Productions (1994)Nickelodeon Balloon Dog (1997)
*For the telecast of the 1999 Kids' Choice Awards, an extended version was used where the lightbulb is in a violet and purple lighted environment with green and purple swirling shapes. The lightbulb is first seen, with the Nickelodeon wordmark mirrored. The camera slightly zooms away from it and then zooms towards the bulb quickly. When they come in contact, the screen flips and the lightbulb flips around. The camera zooms away and back to the bulb again, as if it's bouncing on it. Finally, when the camera zooms towards the bulb a third time, the electric charge and the word "{{color|chartreuse|'''productio{{small|{{small|N}}}}s'''}}" come in to their respective places. The camera then zooms away and finally stops. The lightbulb flexes for a few seconds and purple and red stars spin around the logo (in a "dizzy"-like situation). Finally, the lightbulb glows and the background flickers to black, with the electric charge and the word "{{color|chartreuse|'''productio{{small|{{small|N}}}}s'''}}" disappearing for a split-second before finally reappearing, completing the already-formed standard logo, complete with the usual buzzing sound.
*On German prints of ''Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide'', the lightbulb is replaced with an orange Nick splat logo.
*An in-credit variant was spotted on an episode of ''All That''.
*There's a different variant where the logo is rotating from right to leftover footage from the ''SpongeBob SquarePants'' episode "Jellyfishing", then it gives a bright light.


'''Technique:''' CGI animation for the normal logo and the Kids' Choice Awards variant. The rotating variant was produced by Studio City.
'''Nickname:''' "Nickelodeon Balloon Dog"


'''Audio:''' A buzzing sound; the volume varies with each show.
'''Logo:''' On a black background, we see an orange, hot-dog-shaped balloon inflating. The balloon then transforms into a balloon dog. The word "NICKELODEON" is on the balloon dog.


'''Audio Variants:'''
'''FX/SFX:''' CGI animation.
*Some shows just played the ending theme.
*On ''Mr. Meaty'', later episodes of ''The Mystery Files of Shelby Woo'', and some early season 6 episodes of ''The Fairly OddParents'', the buzzing sound played over the end theme (this audio variant also appeared on split-screen credits of ''Mr. Meaty'', where this logo was plastered by the 17th Nickelodeon logo).
*The 1999 Kids' Choice Awards variant has a deep-sounding synth tune (sounding almost like it was played on a didgeridoo) followed by a cymbal crash and twinkling noises, which segues into the normal buzzing sound.
*On ''Action League Now!'', the [[Flying Mallet, Inc.]] theme continues into this logo.
*Season 2 of ''Kenan & Kel'' has Kenan Thompson's spiel for the Nickelodeon Studios logo for the show play over the logo with the buzzing sounds intact.
*On Nickelodeon airings of ''Scaredy Camp'', the electricity sparking from the start of the ''Invader Zim'' episode "The Nightmare Begins" (which used in the Nicktoons splat logo) is heard.


'''Availability:'''
'''Music/Sounds:''' A blowing sound, followed by a stretching sound. Otherwise, the end theme.
*The animated version with the purple background was only used for the telecast of the 1999 Kids' Choice Awards.
*This logo can be seen at the end of ''Kenan & Kel'' (starting with season 2), along with reruns on NickSplat (not falling victim to the split-screen (and the "over the last scene") credits), as well as pre-2007 Nick series such as ''Drake & Josh'', ''Unfabulous'', and the first 4 episodes of ''iCarly''.
*Some animated Nickelodeon shows used this logo in favor of the 1991 "haypile" logo, such as ''KaBlam!'', at least one early Season 6 episode of ''The Fairly OddParents'', and ''Pelswick''. While this logo isn't usually preserved on DVDs and VHS tapes of Nick shows, it's usually replaced by the 1991 "haypile" logo.
*This logo is still retained on instant streaming prints of Nick shows from the time, such as on Paramount+. Also preserved on VOD prints of ''Drake and Josh'' and ''Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide''.
*Though [[Schneider's Bakery]] shows eventually stopped using this in favor of the 2007 logo, ''Just Jordan'' kept this logo until the show ended in 2008.
*This logo appeared when NickSplat reran ''Double Dare 2000'' in celebration of ''Double Dare''<nowiki/>'s revival during the week of June 29, 2018.
*The ''Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide'' variant is cut off entirely in the end credits on German TV channels.
*The short version of this logo also appeared on the ''Where Nick Was Made'' video, uploaded by the Splat/NickRewind YouTube channel on May 26, 2016.
*This logo was plastered by the 1990 haypile logo on some prints of ''Drake & Josh'' and ''Zoey 101''.
*This logo was also seen on the unaired television pilot of ''It Ain't Right'', an original pilot for ''Just Jordan''.
*This logo was used in tandem with the 2006 and 2007 "CGI Splat" logos and the 2008 "lightbulb" logo.
*The rotating variant was seen during the Nickelodeon portion on Studio City's 2001 Demo reel.


===11th Logo (February 9, 1997)===
'''Availability:''' Was very rare, but now its becoming easier to find, due to the latter being rerun numerous times. It was seen on two Nickelodeon TV movies, ''Oh, Brother!'' and ''Stick Stickly in "Stuck"''. The former (almost) never reruns on TV anymore, but can be found on YouTube. It was also used as a network ID.
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'''Visuals:''' On a black background, there is an orange, hot dog-shaped balloon inflating. The balloon then transforms into a balloon dog with the Nickelodeon wordmark on it.
===12th Logo (October 1, 1994-September 28, 1996)===
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'''Nickname:''' "Nickelodeon Cap"
'''Technique:''' CGI animation.


'''Logo:''' A 3-D Nickelodeon cap spins in. The copyright info is shown below.
'''Audio:''' The ending theme of the special.


'''Availability:'''
'''Variant:''' There is an animated version in which we see some 3D hats fall (to the top) of the sky. Among those items is the Nickelodeon hat, and it stops when the whole hat is in view.
* Only appears on the 1997 TV special ''Stick Stickly in "Stuck"'', which had rerun on NickRewind numerous amount of times and has made the logo easier to find.
* The logo animation seen here was also used in a 1996-98 "next on Nickelodeon" ID.


===12th Logo (''Renford Rejects'' variant) (February 23, 1998-March 28, 2001)===
'''FX/SFX:''' CGI animation.
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'''Visuals:''' On a black background, a soccer ball-shaped Nickelodeon logo drops down, and a copyright notice appears below.
'''Music/Sounds:''' The closing theme of the show.


'''Technique:''' Digital 2D animation.
'''Availability:''' Very rare. Appears on the last two seasons (before the reboot in 1999) of ''Are You Afraid of the Dark?'' and the first two seasons of ''The Secret World of Alex Mack'', both of which preserve the logo on DVD releases. The logo also appeared on some episodes of ''Nick News'' from this time period. The black background version was also used as a Nickelodeon ident. The animated version is extinct, because it was only used as a station ID.


'''Audio:''' A ball drop sound effect.
===13th Logo (September 4, 1994-January 17, 1997, 1998-2004)===
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'''Availability:''' Seen on the British series ''Renford Rejects'', which last reran on Nickelodeon UK in 2020.
'''Nickname:''' "Nickelodeon Atom"


===13th Logo (1999-2006?)===
'''Logo:''' Over a black background, we see an orange atom surrounded by three purple, yellow-green, and blue particles; flying from the top right to the bottom left. It flies to the center and turns to reveal "NICKELODEON". The copyright info is shown below.
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'''Visuals:''' On a white background, there is an orange ball of slime bouncing on a trampoline (which has a sky blue pad, gray supports, and orange rimming) three times, with each bounce producing three orange pulses as the camera shifts around it, briefly showing a blue "sky". After the third bounce, the blob flies towards the screen as the text "'''''NICKELODEON'''''" appears on it and it continues to wave, as the words "{{color|orange|'''A'''}}" and "{{color|orange|'''PRODUCTION'''}}" appear letter-by-letter in orange. In the lower right corner, 4 translucent orange rings pulse out as the blob stops waving, becomes 2D, and changes its shape before cutting to the show.
'''Variant:'''
*On season 2 of ''All That'' and season 1 of ''Kenan & Kel'', the logo cuts to the Nickelodeon Studios logo.
*Sometimes, the copyright info is absent.


'''Variant:''' There is a variant seen on international airings of ''Rocket Power'', which only shows the Nickelodeon logo.
'''FX/SFX:''' CGI animation.


'''Technique:''' CGI animation.
'''Music/Sounds:''' The closing theme of the show, or silent, as in the case of ''All That''. On at least one episode of ''All That'', the buzzing sound from the Nickelodeon Productions "Lightbulb" logo (22nd logo on this page) was used, possibly due to an editing error, as it is unlikely it was an actual variant. Kenan & Kel has the announcer's (Kenan Thompson) spiel for the Nickelodeon Studios logo for the show play over this logo.


'''Audio:''' Three bouncing sounds, followed by the first eight notes of the Nickelodeon theme being played on off-key percussion and a synthesizer (via a saxophone preset).
'''Availability:''' First used as a Nickelodeon station ID. It appeared on some episodes of ''The Adventures of Pete and Pete'', and can also be seen on Season 2 episodes of ''All That'' (including the ''Good Burger Special'') and season 1 of ''Kenan & Kel'', which is available on iTunes. This logo also appeared on the rarely seen ''Nickelodeon Sports Theater with Shaquille O'Neal'', which last aired on Nicktoons in 2014. This was also seen on pre-September 2000 split-screen credits airings of ''Are You Afraid of the Dark?''


'''Availability:''' This can be seen on Latin American prints of Nickelodeon shows, such as episodes of ''Pistas de Blue'' (the Latin American Spanish dub of ''Blue's Clues'') on Nick on Demand En Español. In Latin America, it is seen on some season 3 episodes of ''SpongeBob SquarePants'', the first season of ''Dora the Explorer'', and some episodes of ''Blue's Clues'', ''As Told by Ginger'', ''The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius'', and ''Rocket Power''.
===14th Logo (1993-1997)===
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===14th Logo (''Cry Baby Lane'' variant) (October 28, 2000)===
'''Nickname:''' "Nickelodeon Scribble"
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'''Visuals:''' Over a black background is the Nickelodeon wordmark inside an orange oval, and the word "presents" below.
'''Logo:''' We see the orange scribble-like shape with "NICKELODEON" on it (the one usually used in the intro for the logo of ''Rugrats''). Under it is the copyright notice (in either white or yellow).


'''FX/SFX:''' None.
'''Technique:''' A still image.


'''Audio:''' None.
'''Music/Sounds:''' The ending theme of the show.


'''Availability:'''
'''Availability:''' Extremely rare. It's seen on ''Nick News'' episodes from this period, which airs on NickSplat on very rare occasions. It was last seen on November 5th, 2016, when an episode was rerun on The Splat to commemorate the 2016 US presidential election.
* It was only seen on ''Cry Baby Lane'', which was last seen on NickSplat on October 31, 2016.
* However, later airings removed this logo and cut straight to the film instead.


===15th Logo (October 1995)===
===15th Logo (South Korean ''Blue's Clues'' variant) (2000-2001)===
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'''Nicknames:''' "Who Loves Orange Soda?", "Kel Loves Orange Soda!", "Nickelodeon Cup"
'''Visuals:''' On a white background, an orange oval with the Nickelodeon wordmark is seen. Copyright info is shown below.


'''Technique:''' A still image.
'''Logo:''' On a black background, we see a 3D cup spinning around, with the words "NICK" on it. The cup then falls, causing an orange liquid with the "NICKELODEON" logo on it to come out.


'''FX/SFX:''' CGI animation.
'''Audio:''' The closing theme of the show.


'''Music/Sounds:''' The end theme for ''Oh, Brother!''.
'''Availability:''' Only seen on the South Korean adaptation of ''Blue's Clues''.


===16th Logo (September 4, 2000-September 2006)===
'''Availability:''' Ultra rare. It was seen at the end of the Nickelodeon TV movie ''Oh, Brother!'', which (almost) never reruns on TV anymore, but these days it can be found on YouTube.
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'''Visuals:''' On a light blue background, the Nick logo with a weird shape (usually "Cloud 2") bounces around the screen before stopping in the center. Copyright info (which varies in font depending on the show it follows) appears below. Sometimes, copyright info can be seen while the logo is animating.
===16th Logo (January 2, 1995-September 20, 1998, March 3, 2000-September 3?, 2000)===
Nickelodeon Housefly


'''Objects:'''
'''Nicknames:''' "The Housefly", "Nickelodeon Fly"
* Baroque
* Electron
* Evolution
* Amoeba
* Flower
* Radishes
* Frontier
* Cloud 2


'''Trivia:'''
'''Logo:''' On a sky background with moving clouds, an orange housefly comes from the the top of the screen and flies around in circles twice before stopping right in front of us. We see "NICKELODEON" in its familiar font on the fly.
*This logo is based on the main on-air look that Nickelodeon used from September 4, 2000 to October 10, 2002, which was designed by AdamsMorioka. Also, this logo debuted on the same day that said rebrand took effect.
*According to the designers, each shape has a name. See the captions of the pictures above for details.
*On 2010-13 airings of Klasky-Csupo-produced Nicktoons with split-screen credits, between the transition of KC's "Splaat" logo and the 2009 Nickelodeon logo, a split-second of this logo can barely be seen (just the blue background).
*The "kids laughing" audio is taken from the [[Hanna-Barbera]] "Lost Treasures" sound effects library; it was used in the ''Wunschpunch'' episode "Terrible Toddlers" and a commercial for Wowwee's ''Untamed''.


'''Technique:''' 2D (presumably Flash) animation.
'''Variant:''' On March-September 2000 airings of ''KaBlam!'', ''The Amanda Show'', and ''Rocket Power'' episodes using the split screen credits, the background is black and a copyright notice is below. The fly buzzing noise is absent.


'''FX/SFX:''' CGI animation.
'''Variants:'''
*A still version with no copyright notice exists.
*An animated version with no copyright notice also exists, and is known to have appeared on an airing of ''Barbie of Swan Lake''. The "Cloud 2" shape is seen when the logo animates, but changes to the "Flower" shape when it stops.
*On ''The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius'', the [[Frederator Studios|Frederator]]-produced Nicktoons (some early season 2 episodes of ''The Fairly OddParents'' actually used this while other episodes used the [[Nickelodeon Animation Studio|Nicktoons]] splat), ''Danny Phantom'', ''The X's'', and ''Invader Zim'', this logo was used in tandem with the Nicktoons/Nickelodeon Animation Studios logo until 2006.
*On ''Taina'', the 1996 "lightbulb" logo and the [[Nickelodeon Studios]] logo are used instead of this one.
*On airings of the Mattel films ''Barbie: The Princess and the Pauper'' and ''Barbie: Mermaidia'' (and possibly other Mattel movies and specials), an alternate version exists where the background is white and the Mattel logo appears in place of the Nickelodeon logo. Also, the copyright notice is edited to refer to Mattel instead of Nickelodeon. Sometimes, this variant lacks copyright info.


'''Audio:''' Depends on the era:
'''Music/Sounds:''' The end theme of the show, along with a fly buzzing.
*September 4, 2000-July 2001:
**The ending theme of the show.
**On shows such as ''The Amanda Show'', the audio from the 1996 "lightbulb" logo is used.
**The sounds of an engine revving and a xylophone ditty that ends when the logo stops moving. Some shows such as ''Ren & Stimpy'' and ''Are You Afraid of the Dark?'' have their ending theme cut off for this while some others have the sounds and the ending theme play at the same time.
**The audio from the preceding promo on Nickelodeon's split-screen credits is sometimes used.
**An odd buzzing sound, which was used on airings of shows such as ''Doug'' and ''Are You Afraid of the Dark?'' in October 2000.
**Three laser sounds, which were used on mid-2000 airings of ''Ren & Stimpy''.
*August 2001-September 2006:
**A synthesized sound effect of kids laughing; it also features a boy hooting, a kid screaming before the third laugh and a girl (who sounds similar to Angelica Pickles from ''Rugrats'') laughing evilly. It's quite loud and sounds briefly clipped at the start. The sound later became the signature laugh of Nickelodeon and would also later be featured in the 17th and 19th logos.
**The ending theme of the show.
**On the Mattel version, a majestic tune.


'''Audio Variants:'''
'''Availability:''' Rare. It was seen on season 3 episodes of ''Legends of the Hidden Temple'' and the black background version was seen on the aforementioned shows. It was also used as a station ID.
*On ''Rugrats'', ''The Wild Thornberrys'', ''Rocket Power'', and ''As Told by Ginger'', the "Boing!" sound effect from the KC "Splaat" logo segues into this logo's "kids laughing" audio.
*On certain shows like ''SpongeBob SquarePants'', ''Hey Arnold!'', ''CatDog'', ''The Angry Beavers'', and ''Doug'', the preceding logo's audio plays over this logo.
*On at least one airing of ''Hey Arnold!'', the "kids laughing" audio and the continued [[Snee-Oosh]] theme both play.
*For a brief time in summer 2005, there was an announcer (possibly a female adult or an older child) that said "Next on Nick, [SHOW NAME]."
*During split-screen credits of ''The Amanda Show'' and on one episode of ''Pelswick'', the buzzing sound from the 1996 "lightbulb" logo was used.
*On ''Butt-Ugly Martians'', the "kids laughing" audio cuts from the middle.


'''Availability:''' Was mainly used during split-screen credits between shows from 2000 to 2006 (which was done to simplify the creation of the credits).
===17th Logo (June 25, 1995, September 5, 1995-July 28, 1998, September 21, 1999, March 3, 2000-September 3?, 2000)===
*This did not appear on several airings of ''Avatar: The Last Airbender'', whose split-screen credits omitted this logo in favor of the NAS "Nickelodeon splat".
Nickelodeon Planet LogoNickelodeon Planet ID
*Sometimes, it appeared on shows that weren't made by Nickelodeon but had split-screen credits, like ''Speed Racer X'', ''My Dad the Rock Star'' and ''Butt-Ugly Martians''.
*This logo was also used on the Nick on CBS block, due to the fact that the credits used for each show on the block were the same ones that Nickelodeon used.
*The still version was last seen on TeenNick's 2011 rebroadcast of the 2000 Nick TV movie ''Cry Baby Lane''; however, later airings on NickSplat removed that logo.


===17th Logo (May 27, 2006-September 12, 2011)===
'''Nicknames:''' "Orange Saturn", "Nickelodeon Planet", "Nickelodeon Saturn"
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'''Visuals:''' On a white/light blue gradient with green CGI bubbles, a bubble bursts and turns into a CGI Nickelodeon logo. Copyright info is shown below.
'''Logo:''' Over a black background, a Saturn-shaped Nickelodeon logo flies up from the bottom of the screen, orbited by two moons. It settles in the center of the screen, and "PRODUCTIONS" in white and spaced-out, pops up from the bottom, settling under the logo.


'''Trivia:'''
'''Trivia:''' This logo may be a nod to the T-shirt worn by ''Rugrats'' character Chuckie Finster, which has the planet Saturn on it, although this logo never appeared on any ''Rugrats'' episode, or VHS/DVD release.
*This logo was based on Nickelodeon's "Nick Extra" bumpers used from 2006 to 2008, as well as the network's branding from the same year.
*A similar concept would later be used for the next logo, which is described below.


'''Variants:'''
'''Variants:'''
*On ''Wayside'', orange text reading "This has been a presentation of" (in the same font as the show's credits) is seen above.
*On ''Space Cases'', the word "PRODUCTIONS" is gone.
**A widescreen version of this variant exists which is slightly zoomed in and stretched.
*On the rare German television special, ''Nickelodeon Goes to Germany'', at the end of the ''AAAHH! Real Monsters'' segment, a strange sign saying "Ab 1. Juli (Coming July 1)" appears above a giant dollhouse. As the camera zooms into the dollhouse, the sign flies away, and an early version of this logo is seen, lacking the word "PRODUCTIONS" and copyright info.
**Another version of this variant exists where the text on the top is in a more generic font.
*On season 1 (and early episodes of season 2) of ''Back at the Barnyard'', ''Wayside'', one episode of ''SpongeBob SquarePants'', and ''The Fairly OddParents'' special "77 Secrets Revealed!", the logo lacks copyright info.
*On all of the ''Three Delivery'' shorts, the logo is completely still.
*On one episode of the short-lived show ''Making Fiends'', the logo is grayscale.
*On a 2007 airing of ''Just Jordan'' (if one looks closely near the end) the 2006 copyright stamp appears due to a plastering error.
*On an airing of ''SpongeBob SquarePants'' from September 26, 2009, this logo appeared for one frame after the 2009 logo (which wouldn't begin full-time use for another two days) due to a split-screen credits error.
*A high-definition widescreen version exists where the 4:3 logo is sandwiched in between two cyan lines.


'''Technique:''' CGI animation by Nick's in-house team.
'''FX/SFX:''' The flying logo.


'''Music/Sounds:''' The ending theme of the show.
'''Audio:''' Normally the ending theme of the show, or silence.


'''Audio Variants:'''
'''Availability:''' Rare. Seen on ''Space Cases'' and ''Global Guts''. The latter can be found on iTunes. It was also seen after March-September 2000 Nickelodeon USA airings of ''Doug'' following the split-screen credits. This logo was also used as a station ID.
*Sometimes, it's the "kids laughing" audio from the previous logo.
*The preceding logo's audio on split-screen credits of ''SpongeBob SquarePants'' and ''Hey Arnold!''.
*When this logo was first used during the summer of 2006, it had its own "POP!" sound and gurgling sounds that would later be reused for the next logo. It was also used on the ''iCarly'' episode "iWanna Stay with Spencer".
*On the ''The Naked Brothers Band'' episode "Naked Idol", an odd variant is used where another copy of the "kids laughing" audio, slightly cut-off at the beginning, plays over the regular, uncut "kids laughing" audio. The ending theme (which fades out during this logo) also accompanies it. This also occurs with the 19th logo if it was to follow instead.
*On the behind the scenes featurette of ''The Last Day of Summer'', a different splatting noise is used.
*On ''Back at the Barnyard'', a short country tune from the opening theme is played.
*On ''El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera'', a quote from the episode is heard.
*On split-screen credits of ''Jimmy Neutron'' episodes, the logo has the "Gotta blast!" audio from the show's variant of the NAS "Nicktoons" logo used in tandem with this logo.
*On split-screen credits of ''Mr. Meaty'', this logo plasters the 1996 "lightbulb" logo, and has that logo's audio as a result. This was likely due to the "lightbulb" logo's audio being mixed in with the ending theme of the show.
*On split-screen credits of ''El Tigre'', the "kids laughing" audio is used in a noticeably higher pitch and cuts the show's ending theme off abruptly. This only happened on Nickelodeon airings, as Nicktoons airings kept the end theme playing over this logo.
*On Nickelodeon airings of the ''Team Umizoomi'' episodes "Counting Comet" and "Ice Cream Truck", the ''Bubble Guppies'' episode "Boy Meets Squirrel!", the ''Dora the Explorer'' episode "Baseball Boots" from August 8, 2011 and the 2010 airing of ''Dora's Explorer Girls'', this logo was used due to plastering errors, and as a result, the 2009 Nickelodeon logo (for all 3 shows), as well as the logos for [[Curious Pictures]] (''Team Umizoomi'') and [[Wildbrain Entertainment]] (''Bubble Guppies'') were plastered at once while retaining their respective audio.


'''Availability:'''
===18th Logo (May 11, 1996-April 5, 2008)===
*The first confirmed sighting of this logo was during an airing of ''ChalkZone'' on May 27, 2006. It was sporadically used during the summer of 2006, but it didn't fully come into effect until September of that year. Nick used this logo for split screen credits until March 2008 (shows on Nickelodeon's TEENick block continued to use this logo, even after most shows switched to the 19th logo in January 2008). However, it was also used outside of the split-screen credits as a proper logo.
*The first use of this logo outside of split-screen credits was on ''The Naked Brothers Band'' in January 2007. It appeared on ''Tak and the Power of Juju'' and season 1 and early season 2 episodes of ''Back at the Barnyard''. It was also retained on split-screen credits of some shows on Nicktoons until that network's 2009 rebranding. Also, during Nickelodeon's "Ultimate SpongeBob SpongeBash" marathon in July 2009, this logo was used during the split-screen credits of all ''SpongeBob'' episodes.
*It's also been spotted on some pre-2014 airings of ''The Fairly OddParents'' episode "Fairly OddBaby", which kept the original ending credits and logos intact despite the credits being displayed on the bottom-left of the screen, and had the 2009 Nickelodeon logo play on the bottom right of the screen.
*This is also seen internationally (unlike the 2009 logo without the word "Productions"). It was also shown on early season 6 episodes of ''The Fairly OddParents'', as well as late season 5 and early season 6 episodes of ''SpongeBob SquarePants''.
*It was also seen on US airings of early ''El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera'' episodes, as well as ''Three Delivery'' shorts on Nicktoons (the latter of which have not re-aired since). It also appeared on the first three episodes of ''The Mighty B!''.
*The extended version was used on some DVDs of Nick shows from around late 2008 until sometime in 2009, such as on ''SpongeBob SquarePants: To SquarePants or Not to SquarePants''.


===18th Logo (October 6, 2007-October 3, 2009)===
'''Nickname:''' "Nickelodeon Lightbulb", "The Buzzing Lightbulb"
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'''Visuals:''' On a teal-white radial gradient background with green bubbles (similar to the previous logo), there is an orange blob reading "'''''NICKELODEON'''''". It floats around for a second, then it rams into the screen and turns into a splat. The end result is quite similar to the previous logo, but with less detailed and a more spaced-out name. The copyright info is below.
'''Logo:''' On a black background, a Nickelodeon logo shaped like a lightbulb can be seen, with a green electric charge surrounding the bulb forming the word "productioNs" on the bottom-right side. The copyright information is below with various fonts depending on the show (it's absent on some shows, such as ''Romeo!'').


'''Technique:''' CGI animation by Nick's in-house team.
'''Variants:'''
*''Just for Kicks'' has a trademark bug next to the lightbulb.
*On the ''1999 Kids' Choice Awards'', the lightbulb is in a light purple and dark purple lighted environment with green and purple swirling shapes. The lightbulb is first seen as if it reads "'''''NOEDOLEKCIN'''''", meaning the logo was being viewed in "backwards vision". The camera zooms slightly away from it and then zooms fast to the bulb. Then, the entire thing flips and the lightbulb is in its correct position and now reads "'''''NICKELODEON'''''" correctly, and the camera zooms away and back to the bulb again, acting as if either the lightbulb is acting like a yo-yo or the camera is acting like the lightbulb is a trampoline. Finally, when the camera zooms to the bulb a third time, the electric charge and the word "productioNs" come in to their respective places. The camera then zooms away and finally stops. The lightbulb flexes itself for a few seconds and purple and red stars spin around the logo (in a "dizzy"-like situation). Finally, the lightbulb glows and the background flickers to black, with the electric charge and the word "productioNs" disappearing for a split-second before finally, changing into the already-formed standard logo, complete with the usual buzzing sound.
*Another long version has a string on the lower left corner. A hand, which if you look closely, reaches it and pulls the string, revealing the lightbulb logo. This version hasn't probably seen yet. A reconstruction can be found [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b63UENvlm9E here].
*On at least one episode of ''Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide'', the lightbulb is replaced with an orange Nick splat logo.
*An in-credit variant was spotted on an episode of ''All That''.


'''Audio:''' Same bubble and splatting sounds from the previous logo.
'''FX/SFX:''' None or the electric charge flickering for the normal logo. 3-D animation for the Kids' Choice Awards variant.


'''Availability:'''
'''Music/Sounds:''' A buzzing sound. The volume of the buzzing varies with each show.
* It was seen on Schneider's Bakery sitcoms such as the first couple seasons of ''iCarly'', starting with the episode "iNevel" and last seen on the episode "iCarly Awards" (early episodes had the 1996 "Lightbulb" logo), and the final season of ''Zoey 101'', along with ''Merry Christmas, Drake & Josh''. Later Netflix airings of ''iCarly'' use the 20th logo.
* This logo is still preserved on Amazon Prime Video and Paramount+ prints of said series.
* Whenever Nickelodeon re-airs ''Merry Christmas, Drake & Josh'', the over-the-last-scene credits play, causing this logo to be plastered with one of the 2017 logos below.
* However, it is also intact on the movie's DVD release.
* Also, on TeenNick airings of the ''iCarly'' special "iGo to Japan", this logo is intact due to the fact that the special's original credits play at the end.


===19th Logo (January 30, 2008-July 8, 2013)===
'''Music/Sounds Variants:'''
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*The ''1999 Kids Choice Awards'' variant had a deep-sounding synth tune (sounding almost like it was played on a didgeridoo) followed by a cymbal crash and twinkling noises, which segues into the normal buzzing sound.
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'''Visuals:''' Over a black background is the Nickelodeon orange splat logo in 2D. Then, the background glows dark orange, and the splat transforms into an orange CGI lightbulb (as described below):
'''Availability:''' It was very common during the era it was used, but now, it's rare, thanks to plastering. The animated variant is extinct and was only seen on the ''1999 Kids Choice Awards''. This logo can be seen at the end of ''Kenan & Kel'' (starting with season 2) along with reruns on TeenNick as part of NickSplat (not falling victim to the split-screen credits), as well as pre-2007 Nick series such as ''Drake & Josh'', ''Unfabulous'', and earlier episodes of ''iCarly''. Strangely, some animated Nickelodeon shows used this logo in favour of NAS logos, such as ''KaBlam!'' and ''Pelswick''. This logo is not usually preserved on DVD's and VHS tapes of Nick shows and is usually replaced in favor of the NAS Haypile logo. However, this logo is still retained on instant streaming prints of Nick shows from the time. This is also preserved on VOD prints of ''Drake and Josh'' and ''Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide''. While Schneider's Bakery shows eventually stopped using this logo in favor of the 20th logo, ''Just Jordan'' kept this logo until its end in 2008. It appeared when NickSplat aired ''Double Dare 2000'' in celebration of Double Dare's revival during the week of June 29th, 2018. TBA for the ''Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide'' variant. The short version of this logo also made a suprise appearance on the ''Where Nick Was Made'' video, uploaded by the Splat/NickRewind YouTube channel on May 26, 2016 (you can see it here).


* The splat grows as its shape changes to that of a lightbulb and the "NICKELODEON" text stretches towards the screen. The splat then zooms out via a rather blurry iris-out effect, revealing the Nickelodeon logo as a lightbulb. The lightbulb then rotates towards the screen. A reflection can be seen underneath both the splat and the lightbulb. The lightbulb then changes back to the splat at the end.
'''Editor's Note:''' This is generally a well-known and memorable logo among fans of the '90s and 2000s Nick.


'''Trivia:'''
===19th Logo (October 21, 1997-2001)===
* This logo was based off of Nickelodeon's "transforming splat" screenbugs from July 2006 to September 2009.
* The logo was made as a replacement for [[Nick Jr. Productions]] at the end of Nick Jr. shows following the retirement of Nick Jr. Productions.
* The standard variant was produced in 2007 and premiered in January 2008. The extended variant was produced in early 2008 and premiered during that year's Kids' Choice Awards on March 29th. The HD variant was produced in 2008, making its debut in November of that year.


'''Variants:'''
'''Nicknames:''' "Nick Lightbulb II", "3D Nick Lightbulb"
*Sometimes, the <u>copyright info</u> is seen below.
*There is an <u>extended variant used</u> for the 2008 Kids' Choice Awards, Nick Jr. compilation DVDs starting in 2008 and some other shows, in which the lightbulb changes back to the splat at the end.
*The logo is shown <u>without the copyright stamp</u> on some Nick Jr. shows, ''Back at the Barnyard'' and the first 5 episodes of ''The Troop''. However, some international reruns and more domestic reruns in the U.S. still had the copyright stamp.
*On <u>shows and movies produced in HD</u>, a version exists where the logo is slightly different. The background glow and the Nickelodeon logo are in red-orange, and the text on the lightbulb has a 3D effect to it. Some of the sparkles are also invisible and don't rise to the top inside the lightbulb, unlike in the SD variant. This variant appears to be a <u>remake</u> and not an edit or recolorization of the SD variant.
*Sometimes, the logo is stretched (4:3 version stretched to 16:9).
*On the <u>2008 Kids' Choice Awards</u>, the HD version is squeezed to 4:3.
*<u>Sped-up variants</u> exist.
*On split-screen credit airings of ''Wayside'', similar to the 17th logo, the orange text reading <u>"This has been a presentation of"</u> is seen above.


'''Technique:''' CGI animation by Nick's in-house team.
'''Logo:''' We see an orange 3D lightbulb with "NICK" written on it. Copyright info is shown below.


'''Audio:''' The synthesized sound effect of kids laughing from the "Abstract" logo (which, once again, is synthesized). Otherwise the ending theme.
'''Trivia:''' This logo was used as the icon for the PC game ''Nickelodeon 3-D Movie Maker''.


'''FX/SFX:''' None.
'''Audio Variants:'''
*On ''Fanboy & Chum Chum'', ''The Penguins of Madagascar'', ''The Fairly OddParents'' and ''Danny Phantom'', only the second laugh is heard.
*On some shows, the ending theme and the "kids laughing" audio are mixed together.
*On split-screen credit airings of ''SpongeBob SquarePants'', the seagull audio from the [[United Plankton Pictures, Inc.|United Plankton Pictures]] logo plays over.
*Sometimes, the audio from the 10th logo plays over (see the music/sounds sections of the 2006 "CGI Splat" logo and the 2000 "Abstract" logo).
*Sometimes, it’s silent.
*On split-screen airings of the ''Ni-Hao, Kai-Lan'' episode "The Ant Playground", the 2005 [[Nick Jr. Productions]] jingle may play over the logo without the copyright stamp.
*On the ''Bubble Guppies'' episode "Can You Dig It?", the music from the next logo is used. This is the only ''Bubble Guppies'' episode to use this logo with the next logo's music; other episodes used this logo with the standard laughing sound effect.
*Airings of ''Jimmy Neutron'' with this logo would use the "Gotta blast!" audio variant.
*On the original print of the ''SpongeBob SquarePants'' episode "SpongeBob's Last Stand" (also the final ''SpongeBob SquarePants'' episode with that logo), the logo used a different, softer laugh soundbite with less voices (presumably either the Diddy laugh from the [[Rare]], the child giggling from the Chuck E. Cheese's funding bumpers or the [[Sesame Workshop]] laugh). Most other prints of the episode plaster this variant with either the second half of the standard laugh (while retaining this logo) or the 2009 Nickelodeon Productions logo.


'''Availability:'''
'''Music/Sounds:''' The closing theme of the show.
*Like the 17th logo, it was primarily used for split-screen credits until the 2009 rebrand. However, it was more widely used outside of the split-screen credits compared to it.
*It also appears on the ''SpongeBob SquarePants'' episodes "SpongeBob's Last Stand" and "The Clash of Triton", which premiered after the 2009 rebrand, on DVD and Nicktoons. It was also seen on ''SpongeBob SquarePants'' episodes from season 6 to early season 7 (when it switched to the 2009 logo), ''The Fairly OddParents'' since season 6 until 2009, ''The Mighty B!'', ''Back at the Barnyard'', ''The Penguins of Madagascar'', later episodes of ''El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera'', the first season of ''Team Umizoomi'', ''Dora the Explorer'' episodes from season 5 (when it switched to the 2009 logo on "Swiper the Explorer", "Dora's Big Birthday Adventure" and season 6 episodes), DVD prints of ''Olivia'', ''Blue's Clues'', season 3 episodes of ''Max & Ruby'', later prints of ''Yo Gabba Gabba!'' (earlier ones used the first logo), and 2009 episodes of ''Fanboy and Chum Chum''. This logo was last seen on a 2013 rerun of ''The Backyardigans'' episode "Follow the Feather".
*The bylineless version can also be seen on some Nick Jr. shows, and plasters over the Nick Jr. Productions logo along with the first five episodes of ''The Troop'' on NickToons.
*This is also seen outside of the United States. Nickelodeon Latin America still used this logo in newer episodes of shows until one point.
*It was also seen at the end of VOD releases of a few ''SpongeBob SquarePants'' episodes in 2010. Also, some 2009 DVDs have the extended version of this logo. It also appears on ''Square Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePants''.
*The 2010 TV movie ''The Boy Who Cried Werewolf'' used this logo, despite it premiering a year after the 2009 rebrand (it was copyrighted in 2009, implying it was completed more than a full year before its release). It was also spotted on the ''Bubble Guppies'' episodes "Can You Dig It?" and "Happy Clam Day!", which premiered in September 2011.
*The HD variant only appeared on season 1 episodes of ''True Jackson VP'', early episodes of ''Fanboy and Chum Chum'', early episodes of ''The Penguins of Madagascar'', season 1 episodes ''The Fresh Beat Band'' and other shows produced in 16:9.


===20th Logo (September 23, 2009-)===
'''Availability:''' Rare. Seen on some episodes of ''Doug'' including the Christmas special, plastering the "Pencil" logo. Also seen on some ''SpongeBob SquarePants'' episodes plastering the Nicktoons "Splat". It made a brief cameo on the 1995 short film ''Foil-Man''. It was also used as a Station ID.
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'''Visuals:''' On a white background, a few CGI orange lines bounce and connect together to form the new Nickelodeon logo (which is simply the word "{{color|orange|'''nickelodeon'''}}" in a new customized typeface, unofficially nicknamed "Litebulb"). After this, "{{color|green|PRODUCTIONS}}" (in Gotham) fades in underneath the logo and a copyright notice appears below.
'''Editor's Note:''' None.


'''Trivia:''' The new logo was introduced in July 2009 (three months after Nickelodeon's 30th anniversary) and officially on September 28, 2009. However, Nickelodeon used this logo by accident five days earlier on most airings of their programs.
===20th Logo (May 27, 2006-September 28, 2009, August 2011)===
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'''Nicknames:''' "Bubbles and Nick", "The Splat!", "CGI Splat", "Nick Splat II", "CGI Nick Splat"

'''Logo:''' On a white and teal background with green CGI bubbles, one bursts, revealing a CGI Nickelodeon logo. Copyright info is shown below.

'''Trivia:'''
*This logo was based off Nickelodeon's intermission bumpers (titled "Nick Extra") from 2005 to 2008.
*A similar concept would later be used for the next logo below.


'''Variants:'''
'''Variants:'''
*A version without a copyright stamp was spotted on split-screen credits airings of ''T.U.F.F. Puppy'' and ''Victorious''.
*On ''Wayside'', there was no copyright information byline and at the top, there was orange text that read "This has been a presentation of".
*There is a variant without the word "PRODUCTIONS" and copyright info, used as a defacto home video logo on DVDs of Nickelodeon shows distributed by [[Paramount Home Entertainment]].
*On ''Back at the Barnyard'', and ''The Fairly OddParents'' episode "77 Secrets of ''The Fairly OddParents'' Revealed", the logo lacks copyright info.
*A small in-credit version of this logo is seen on 2010-2014 ''Big Time Rush'' and ''Victorious'' reruns on Nickelodeon.
*On all ''Three Delivery'' shorts, the logo is completely still.
*There is a shorter version of this logo seen on 2010-17 episodes of ''SpongeBob SquarePants'' and early episodes of ''The Loud House''.
*On ''Making Fiends'', the logo is in black and white.
*On a 2007 season 1 airing of ''Just Jordan'', if you look closely near to the end, the 2006 copyright stamp appears due to a plastering error.
*On shows produced by Nickelodeon's Australian unit, the words "A Nickelodeon Australia Production" are seen above the copyright stamp.
*On TeenNick reruns of ''All That'', the first three seasons of ''Nicky, Ricky, Dicky, and Dawn'', the first two seasons of ''School of Rock'', and some other shows, the logo is in warp speed.
*On a September 26, 2009 Nickelodeon USA airing of ''SpongeBob SquarePants'', this logo appears for just a frame after the 23rd logo, due to a split-screen credits error.
*An extended version of this logo exists where it's just the white background for a second before the animation starts.
*A still version is seen on Nick-produced [[Netflix Originals|Netflix]] movies, specials and series such as ''Rocko's Modern Life: Static Cling'', ''Invader Zim: Enter the Florpus'', ''Pinky Malinky'' and ''Glitch Techs''. It doesn't appear on ''The Loud House Movie'' and ''Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Movie'', which uses the 2020 [[Nickelodeon Movies]] logo instead of this for some reason (animated at the beginning, still at the end in the first movie and appears in-credit).
*On various airings of Nick shows on September 26, 2009, two copyright notices would appear on the logo: one from 2009 (when the logo first appeared), and another depending on when the show's episode came out.
*On some shows, such as ''The Mighty B!'', some episodes of ''SpongeBob SquarePants'', and ''Robot and Monster'', the copyright notice appears later, right when the Nickelodeon logo is almost done forming.
*On ''Papaya Bull'', the text "Uma coprodução" is seen to the top left of the logo.
*On ''Vikki RPM'', the Nickelodeon logo is thrown from the left. "PRODUCTIONS" then fades in under the Nickelodeon logo. A copyright notice is shown for the entire logo.


'''Technique:''' CGI animation done by Trollbäck+Company in New York. 2D-ish 3D CGI animation for the ''Vikki RPM'' variant.
'''FX/SFX:''' The bubble bursting. Nice CGI.


'''Audio:''' An electronic beat, accompanied by chopped sections of what seems to be a tribal drumbeat, followed by a guitar-led rendition of the last five notes of the Nickelodeon jingle. Composed by Sacred Noise.<ref>https://vimeo.com/15360312</ref>
'''Music/Sounds:''' Usually the end theme of the show that aired, but sometimes it's the kids laughing from the [[Nickelodeon|2000 logo]]. On some shows, the audio of the preceding logo continues over this one (just like the previous logo).


'''Audio Trivia:''' It is possible that the chopped drumbeat might have been intended to be a soundalike of the opening drums to the song "Woke Up in the Morning" by Care Bears on Fire, which was used on early promotional material for the 2009 rebrand (where the Nickelodeon stars get slimed in slow-motion), which contains similarly chopped drumbeats throughout.
'''Music/Sounds Variants:'''
*When the logo was first being used during the summer of 2006, this logo had the "POP!" sound and gurgling sounds from the next logo. It was also used on the season one ''iCarly'' episode "iWanna Stay With Spencer".
*On the end of ''Three Delivery'' shorts, there is no music playing.
*On split-screen credit airings of ''Jimmy Neutron'' episodes, the logo has the "Gotta blast!" audio variant of the Nicktoons logo from the mentioned show.
*On split-screen credit airings of ''Mr. Meaty'', the logo plastered the 18th logo, and because of it, this logo has the end theme of the show accompanied with the sounds of the mentioned logo. This is probably because the Lightbulb's audio is mixed in with the end theme of the show and Nick must have forgotten to remove the audio.
*Split-screen credit airings of ''El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera'' features the kids laughing audio in a very noticeable higher pitch and cuts the show's end theme off. This only happened on the main Nickelodeon USA channel, as Nicktoons Network airings kept the end theme playing over this logo.
*On August 9, 2011, on a Nickelodeon USA airing of ''Bubble Guppies'' after the split-screen credits, the logo strangely was revived and because of it, the Wild Brain and the 23rd logo were plastered. The audio from the aforementioned logos was played over this one.
*Also in August 2011, on an airing of ''Team Umizoomi'', a similar thing happened above where the Curious Pictures and Nick logos were plastered and it had the audio from those two logos.
*Again, in August of the same year, on one airing of ''Dora the Explorer'', there was another error where this logo plastered the extended 2009 Nick logo, and it had the music from that logo.
*On ''Back at the Barnyard'', a short country tune is played.
*On some episodes of ''El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera'', the end theme is followed by someone humming.


'''Audio Variants:'''
'''Availability:''' Uncommon. The first confirmed sighting of this logo was during an airing of ''Chalk Zone'' on May 27, 2006 and sporadically used during Summer 2006. However, it didn't fully come into effect on all split screen credits airings until September 2006. Nick used this logo on split screen credits airings until March 2008 (shows on the TEENick block continued to use this logo even after most shows switched to the next logo below in January 2008). However, it was also used outside of the split-screen credits as a proper logo, thus allowing it to escape extinction. The first use of this logo outside of split-screen credits on ''The Naked Brothers Band'' in January 2007. It appeared on ''Tak and the Power of Juju'' and season 1 episodes of ''Back at the Barnyard''. This logo, for some reason, was retained on the split-screen credits of some shows on Nicktoons Network (now "Nicktoons") until the 2009 rebrand. Also, when Nickelodeon ran ''The Ultimate SpongeBob SpongeBash'' marathon in July 2009, this logo was revived after the split-screen credits of all of the ''SpongeBob'' episodes. It's also been spotted on some pre-2014 airings of ''The Fairly OddParents'' episode "Fairly OddBaby", which surprisingly kept the original ending credits and logos intact despite the credits being displayed on the bottom-left of the screen and had the 2009 Nickelodeon Productions logo play on the bottom right of the screen. This is also seen across the globe, unlike the fifth logo, but there it's not as common as the fourth logo below. It was also shown on early season 6 episodes of ''The Fairly OddParents'' as well as late-season 5 to early-season 6 episodes of ''SpongeBob SquarePants''. It was also seen on US airings of early ''El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera'' episodes. It was also seen on ''Three Delivery'' shorts on Nicktoons Network (now simply "Nicktoons"), which haven't been on in a while. It also appeared on the first three episodes of ''The Mighty B!''. Its extended version was used on someDVDs of Nick shows from around late 2008 up until sometime in 2009. One example was the 2009 DVD, ''SpongeBob SquarePants: To SquarePants or Not to SquarePants''.
*Several shortened versions of the music exist.
*Sometimes, the end theme is used instead.
*Sometimes, it can be silent.
*''T.U.F.F. Puppy'' uses a quiet guitar riff from the show's opening theme.
*On series produced by [[Schneider's Bakery]], bubbling sounds are heard with the normal theme. However, on split-screen credits airings of ''iCarly'', ''Victorious'', ''Drake & Josh'' and ''Zoey 101'', the bubbling sounds aren't heard and the music is instead the final part of the extended theme. The split-screen variant was last seen in November 2012, when TeenNick's split-screen credits would play logos in fullscreen with audio.
*On seasons 7-8 of ''Dora the Explorer'', the music is bass-boosted. A few season 8 episodes have this lower-pitched.
*On ''The Loud House'', the final segment of the end theme trails into the beginning of the logo.
*On at least one print of ''Team Umizoomi'', it used the synthesized laughing sound from the 2001 split-screen credits logo. This also happened on airings of various ''iCarly'' episodes on September 26, 2009, and again on an airing of the ''iCarly'' episode "iNevel" on November 1, 2009.
**On some season 7 episodes of ''SpongeBob SquarePants'', the aforementioned sound and the end theme of the show play at the same time.
*On ''I Am Frankie'' and ''Vikki RPM'', a techno-rock remix of the Nickelodeon theme is used, which actually originated from some bumpers used from 2009 to 2012, and also composed by Sacred Noise.
*On airings of various ''SpongeBob SquarePants'' episodes on September 26, 2009, the logo had the audio of the following [[United Plankton Pictures, Inc.|United Plankton Pictures]] logo because of the fact that the split screen credits accidentally used this logo instead of the 2008 "Lightbulb" logo.
*On season 2 episodes of ''Glitch Techs'' (all except for "BITT Prime"), an 8-bit video game version of the Nickelodeon theme is played.
*On split-screen credits airings of ''The Backyardigans'', the show’s closing theme plays for half of the logo's duration, before cutting to the logo’s regular music.
*On the first episode of ''Deadtime Stories'', the music is slowed down.
*On the ''Rugrats'' "Outdoor Shenanigans" DVD, the logo's music and a quote from the show played at the same time.
*On a November 2012 CBS airing of the ''SpongeBob SquarePants'' episode "It's a SpongeBob Christmas!", a generic theme was used.


'''Editor's Note:''' None.
'''Availability:'''
*Appears on all Nick shows starting in September 2009, with it also being used to plaster every previous logo on the split-screen (and later compressed) credits.
*The extended version is seen on split-screen credits airings of ''T.U.F.F. Puppy''. It was retired on Nicktoons (the channel) as of May 2014.
*This logo was first spotted on most programs on Nickelodeon's schedule on September 23, 2009 and again on September 26, 2009, but didn't officially premiere on Nick channels and replace the previous logo until September 28th. However, starting with the 2017 Kids' Choice Awards, shows are slowly starting to phase this logo out with various variants of the logos below. However, some programs still continued to use this logo, notably on Netflix and ''Henry Danger'' until 2020 and ''Nella the Princess Knight'' until 2021.
*Despite this logo starting to be phased out as of 2017, it is still used as a defacto home video logo by [[Nickelodeon Home Video]]. Lower-third credits on some shows on Nicktoons and TeenNick also used this logo until 2023.
*The ''Vikki RPM'' variant was only seen on said show, which didn't premiere anywhere other than Latin America.


'''Legacy:''' Another favorite among the community due to its visuals, especially Nickelodeon fans; although it is not well-received for Nickelodeon fans from previous eras.
===21st Logo (October 6, 2007-October 3, 2009)===
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'''Nicknames:''' "Orange Ball", "Nickelodeon Blob", "CGI Nickelodeon Splat II", "The Sucky Splat", "The Shoestring-Budget Bubble", "Bubbles and Nick II", "Nickelodeon Splat III"
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'''Visuals:''' There is the Nickelodeon logo with the text "{{color|gold|'''PRESENTS'''}}" under it quickly fading in on a black background. The logo zooms in for a bit and quickly fades out.
'''Logo:''' Over a teal-white radial gradient background with green bubbles (like the 2006 Nick split-screen credits logo), we see a blob reading "'''''NICKELODEON'''''". It floats around for a second, then it rams into the screen and turns into a splat. The copyright info is below.


'''FX/SFX:''' CGI animation.
'''Variants:'''
*On ''Rocko's Modern Life: Static Cling'', the logo fades in and out as usual, but this time, it’s superimposed over the beginning scene of the movie and doesn’t zoom in at all.
*On ''Invader Zim: Enter the Florpus'', the logo first appears around 5 minutes into the movie and fades in as usual, superimposed over the movie scene. It starts zooming into the screen until the camera is between the L and the O of the Nickelodeon logo.
*Most of the time, "presents" would be in a different font.
*In other cases, "presents" is removed entirely.
*Sometimes, the logo would be superimposed over the opening.
*On some movies, the text reads "A Nickelodeon Production" instead.


'''Technique:''' Other than simple fading/zooming effects, just a still image.
'''Music/Sounds:''' A "bubble" noise, followed by a splatting noise.


'''Audio:''' None or the opening theme of the movie.
'''Availability:''' Was common in its time, but now it's rare (due to plastering with the next logo). It was used on the Schneider's Bakery sitcoms, such as the first couple seasons of ''iCarly'' (early episodes had the "Lightbulb") starting with the episode "iNevel" and last seen on the episode "iCarly Awards" and the final season of ''Zoey 101'', along with ''Merry Christmas, Drake & Josh''. This logo is still preserved on Amazon Instant Video prints of said series. Whenever Nickelodeon USA airs ''Merry Christmas, Drake & Josh'', Nick's infamous over-the-last-scene credits play, causing this logo to be plastered with one of the 2017 logos below. However, it is intact on the movie's DVD release. Also, on TeenNick USA airings of the ''iCarly'' special, "iGo to Japan", this logo is surprisingly intact due to the fact that the special's original credits play at the end.


'''Availability:'''
===22nd Logo (January 30, 2008-September 28, 2009, October 12-December 5, 2009, January 25-April 12, 2010, July 21, 2010, October 23, 2010, September 21-23, 2011)===
* It was first seen on ''Fred: The Movie''.
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'''Nicknames:''' "Nick Lightbulb III", "3D/CGI Nick Lightbulb II", "The Lightbulb Returns", "From Splat to Lightbulb", "Nick Splat IV", "The Transformation", "The Glowing Lightbulb", "The Glowing Background", "Glow-in-the-Dark Lightbulb"


===22nd Logo (NickMom-exclusive variant) (October 1, 2012-September 28, 2015)===
'''Logo:''' On a black background, we see the infamous Nickelodeon orange splat logo in 2D. Then the background glows dark orange, and the splat transforms into an orange 3D/CGI lightbulb, an obvious homage to the 19th logo, which turns toward us. And as always, copyright info is shown below, or sometimes not at all.
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'''Visuals:''' The logo starts with various still shots of a woman's high heels (with ''Dora The Explorer'' bandages on her achilles) on a purple background. The Nick logo flips in and "'''PRODUCTIONS'''" wipes in underneath it, as copyright info appears in black boxes with white texts, with the exception of the copyright symbol and year.
'''Variants:'''
*There is an extended variant on the ''2008 Kids' Choice Awards'', as well as some other shows, in which the lightbulb changes back to the splat logo at the end.
*The logo is shown without the copyright stamp on some Nick Jr. shows, ''Back at the Barnyard'' and the first 5 episodes of ''The Troop''. However, some international reruns and more recent ones in the U.S. still had the copyright stamp.
*On shows and movies produced in HD, a version exists where the logo is slightly different. The background glows red-orange and the Nickelodeon logo is also in red-orange, and the text on the lightbulb has a 3D effect to it.
*Sometimes, the logo is stretched.
*Sped-up variants exist.


'''Variant:''' A short version exists.
'''FX/SFX:''' The splat transforming into a light bulb, the glow in the BG. More nice CGI.


'''Technique:''' Computer animation by Employee Number One.
'''Music/Sounds:''' The "laughing kids" sound effect from the 2000 logo, the end theme of the show, the end theme and the "laughing kids" sound effect mixed together, the audio from the logo that came before it (see the music/sounds sections of the last 2 logos), or silence.


'''Audio:''' A chiptune-like theme, albeit without the mnemonic. Composed by Explosion Robinson. Otherwise, it's silent.
'''Music/Sounds Variants:'''
*On split-screen airings of the ''Ni-Hao, Kai-Lan'' episode "The Ant Playground", the 2005 Nick Jr. Productions jingle may play over the logo without the copyright stamp. This is the only ''Ni Hao, Kai-Lan'' episode to use this logo with Nick Jr. Productions music; other episodes used this logo with the standard laugh.
*On the ''Bubble Guppies'' episode "Can You Dig It?", this logo has the music of the next logo.
*Some episodes of ''Back at the Barnyard'' would use the short country tune from the 20th logo's variant.


'''Availability:''' The logo is still preserved on iTunes prints of NickMom shows.
'''Availability:''' Was very common in its time of use, but now, it's uncommon. Again, like the previous logo, it was primary used on the split-screen credits until the 2009 rebrand. However, it was more widely used outside of the split-screen credits compared to the previous logo. It also strangely appears on 2 ''SpongeBob SquarePants'' episodes that premiered after the 2009 rebrand: "SpongeBob's Last Stand" and "The Clash of Triton" on DVD and Nicktoons. It was also seen on ''SpongeBob SquarePants'' episodes from season 6 to early-season 7 (when it switched to the 2009 Nickelodeon Productions logo), ''The Fairly OddParents'' since season 6 until 2009, ''The Mighty B!'', ''Back at the Barnyard'', ''The Penguins of Madagascar'', late episodes of ''El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera'', the first 10 episodes of ''Team Umizoomi'' and early episodes of ''Fanboy and Chum Chum''. The bylineless version can also be seen on some Nick Jr. shows and plasters over the Nick Jr. Productions logo along with the first five episodes of ''The Troop'' on Nicktoons. Also seen more commonly across the globe. Ironically, Nickelodeon Latin America still used this logo in newer episodes of shows until one point. It was also seen at the end of VOD releases of a few ''SpongeBob SquarePants'' episodes, which were on Nick On Demand in 2010. Also, some DVD releases released by Nickelodeon in 2009 have the extended version of this logo. It also appears on ''Square Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePants''. Strangely, the TV movie ''The Boy Who Cried Wolf'' used this logo, despite it premiering a year after the 2009 rebrand. Another strange sighting was on the ''Bubble Guppies'' episodes "Can You Dig It?" and "Happy Clam Day!" which first aired in September 2011. The HD variant only appeared on season 1 episodes of ''True Jackson V.P.'', early episodes of ''Fanboy and Chum Chum'', earlier episodes of ''The Penguins of Madagascar'' and other HD shows.


===23rd Logo (March 11, 2017-)===
'''Editor's Note:''' None.
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'''Visuals:''' Over a light blue background is the word "{{color|orange|'''nick'''}}" in the same font as the previous three logos appear, with the "{{color|orange|'''n'''}}" and "{{color|orange|'''i'''}}" (which is initially stretched to the top of the screen) forming in a similar fashion to the 20th logo, the "{{color|orange|'''c'''}}" sliding out from the "{{color|orange|'''i'''}}", and the "{{color|orange|'''k'''}}" flipping in counterclockwise. It then cuts to a further shot of the letters with a boy skateboarding down an orange line below them. Then, it cuts to another shot with the boy skateboarding down the "{{color|orange|'''i'''}}", two orange lines on the left and right sides of the logo, a girl sitting on the left line and a boy playing on the bottom line, before it cuts to a girl holding on to the "{{color|orange|'''i'''}}" and pulling it, before letting go of it, causing the camera to cut to another shot of the letters in "{{color|orange|'''nickelodeon'''}}" popping in, with "{{color|darkviolet|'''PRODUCTIONS'''}}" (which is smaller and in a different font (named Galano Grotesque) than in the 19th logo) sliding down from below the logo, similar to the Microsoft PowerPoint "Peek In" effect.


'''Variants:'''
'''Nicknames:''' "Orange Letters", "Lines of Annoyance", "CGI Plastic", "Lines of Boredom", "Boring Nickelodeon"
* There are short versions for this, and the other variants, exist.
* Versions without a copyright notice and the word "'''PRODUCTIONS'''" exist.
* Starting in 2019, with season 2 of ''Knight Squad'', the logo has been slightly modified. The background is in a slightly lighter blue color, the bottom portion of the background has a pattern of a tile floor, the screen shakes when the Nickelodeon logo pops on screen, and the copyright notice is now in a much thinner font and in gray. This version is based on an updated version of the 2017 Nick rebrand on March 25, 2018.
* On the Israeli show ''PPS: Personal PopStar'', the background is beige.
* On ''Moosebox'', the ending animates differently. Some of the letters of "{{color|orange|'''nickelodeon'''}}" are first seen knocked over to the ground, with other letters on top of them. The letters then rotate themselves back to their normal arrangements.


'''Technique:''' A mix of live-action and computer animation. This, alongside the other variants, was done by Superestudio.<ref>https://www.superestudio.tv/case-studies/nick/</ref>
'''Logo:''' On a white background, we see a few CGI {{font color|orange|orange}} lines bounce and connect together to form the new Nickelodeon logo (which is simply the word, "{{font color|orange|'''nickelodeon'''}}" in its new customized typeface and is rather similar to the old "pinball" logo from the early '80s). After this is complete, "PRODUCTIONS", set in the ubiquitous Gotham, fades in underneath the logo. A copyright byline appears below.


'''Audio:''' A fast-paced drumroll, followed by a techno remix of the Nickelodeon jingle (somewhat reminiscent of synthwave music). This and the other variants were composed by Explosion Robinson and used as bumper music.<ref>https://explosionrobinson.com/branding/</ref>
'''Trivia:''' The new logo was introduced in July 2009 and officially on September 28, 2009; however, Nickelodeon used this logo on an accident on September 26, 2009 on most airings of their programs. The logo was designed by Eric Zim and the font for this logo is called "Litebulb".


'''Variants:'''
'''Audio Variants:'''
*Sometimes, the end theme plays over it or the logo is silent.
*A version without a copyright stamp was spotted on split-screen credits airings of ''T.U.F.F. Puppy'' and ''Victorious''.
*On season 2 of ''That Girl Lay Lay'' and later episodes of ''Warped!'', it uses the music from the "Balloons" variant.
*A small in-credit version of this logo exists on 2010-2014 ''Big Time Rush'' and ''Victorious'' reruns on Nickelodeon.
*There is a shorter version of this logo seen on post-2010 episodes of ''SpongeBob SquarePants'', and episodes of ''The Loud House''.
*On shows produced by Nickelodeon's Australian unit, the words "A Nickelodeon Australia Production" are seen above the copyright stamp.
*On TeenNick reruns of ''All That'', the first three seasons of ''Nicky, Ricky, Dicky, and Dawn'', and the first two seasons of ''School of Rock'' (2016 adaptation) along with some other shows, the logo is in warp speed.
*NickMom shows use a variation of the logo, featuring various still shots of a woman's high heels on a purple background. The Nick logo flips in and "PRODUCTIONS" wipes in underneath it, as copyright info appears in black boxes with white texts.
*A extended version of this logo exists where it's just the white background for a few seconds before the animation starts.
*A still version is seen on Nick-produced Netflix specials and series such as ''Rocko's Modern Life: Static Cling'', ''Invader Zim: Enter the Florpus'', ''Pinky Malinky'' and ''Glitch Techs''.
*On various airings of Nick shows on September 26, 2009, two copyright notices would appear on the logo. One from 2009 (the year the logo came out), and another depending on when the show's episode came out.


'''Availability:'''
'''FX/SFX:''' CGI animation. This was done by Trollback + Company in New York.
*The full version was only used on certain shows using time compressed credits from March 11 to April 3, 2017, and again from July 5 to August 13, 2017(?).
*The short version is seen on a ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'' short (entitled "''TMNT Team-Up!'': No Fly Zone") which debuted on June 11, 2017 on Nickelodeon's YouTube channel, and debuted on the season 3 premiere of ''School of Rock'' and on the second episode of ''Sunny Day''.
*The longer version was only seen on an episode of ''TeenNick Top 10''.
*The modified version is seen on season 2 episodes of ''Knight Squad'', the 2021 reboot of ''iCarly'', and season 1 of ''The Really Loud House'' among others. It also appears on ''Overlord and the Underwoods'' (a Canadian sitcom which Nickelodeon co-funded production for and airs internationally), ''Snow Day'' (a 2022 remake of the 2000 film of the same name), and ''Erin & Aaron''.


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'''Music/Sounds:''' A techno beat, then an instrumental version of the famous Nick theme song. The NickMom variant uses a different techno theme.
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'''Visuals:''' On a golden yellow background, the Nickelodeon logo is seen in an dark orange color, but it's zoomed in so that only "{{color|orange|'''nic'''}}" can be seen, and a boy is running on it. Then, it cuts some kids are lying down and standing on the letter "{{color|orange|'''kelod'''}}". It then cuts to another shot as a boy runs from the top left side of the screen to the center from the screen and he jumps. Before the boy jumps, the camera zooms in on him and it then cuts to another shot with the Nickelodeon logo and the word "'''PRODUCTIONS'''" in white, with the two "{{color|orange|'''e'''}}"s and the first "{{color|orange|'''o'''}}" in "{{color|orange|'''nickelodeon'''}}" being launched in the air, flipping and landing, and the "{{color|orange|'''o'''}}" bounces before it settles down in place.


'''Variant:''' A still version exists.
'''Music/Sounds Variants:'''
*Some shows use a shortened version of the music.
*Sometimes, the end theme is used instead.
*Sometimes, it can be silent.
*''T.U.F.F. Puppy'' uses a quiet guitar riff from the show.
*On Dan Schneider's shows (''iCarly'', ''Victorious'', ''Sam & Cat'', ''Henry Danger'', and ''Game Shakers''), bubbling sounds are heard with the normal theme.
*Also on split-screen credits airings of Dan Schneider shows (''iCarly'', ''Victorious'', ''Drake & Josh'', and ''Zoey 101''), the bubbling sounds aren't heard and the first few notes have been remixed before going to the more familiar theme. This was last seen in November 2012 when Teennick's split-screen credits would play logos in fullscreen and with audio.
*On the ''Dora the Explorer'' episode "Dora's Super Soccer Showdown", the music is low-pitched.
*On ''The Loud House'', the final segment of the end theme trails into the beginning of the logo.
*On at least one print of ''Team Umizoomi'', it used the laughing sound from the previous two Nickelodeon split-screen credits logos. This also happened on airings of various iCarly episodes on September 26, 2009, and again on an airing of the ''iCarly'' episode, "iNevel" on November 1, 2009.
*On ''I Am Frankie'', the logo has a strange techno remix of the music. The music actually originated from a ''SpongeBob SquarePants'' bumper that was used from 2009 until 2012.
*On airings of various ''SpongeBob SquarePants'' episodes on September 26, 2009, the logo had the audio of the following United Plankton Pictures, Inc. logo because of the fact that the split screen credits accidentally used this logo instead of the "CGI Lightbulb" logo.
*On some season 2 episodes of ''Glitch Techs'', an 8-bit version of the Nickelodeon theme is played.
*On split-screen credits airings of ''The Backyardigans'', the show’s closing theme plays, followed by the logo’s regular music.


'''Technique:''' A mix of live-action and computer animation.
'''Availability:''' Pretty common. Appears on all Nick shows starting in September 2009, with it also being used to plaster every previous logo on the split-screen (and later compressed) credits. The NickMom logo is very rare due to the block being shut down in late 2015, but is still preserved on iTunes prints of NickMom shows. The extended version is extinct, due to it being seen on split-screen credits airings of shows such as ''T.U.F.F. Puppy'' and ''Danny Phantom''. It was retired on Nicktoons (the channel) as of May 2014. This logo was first spotted on most programs on Nickelodeon's schedule on September 26, 2009, but didn't officially premiere on Nick channels and replace the previous logo until 2 days later. However, starting with the ''2017 Kids' Choice Awards'' in March 2017, shows are slowly starting to phase this logo out with various variants of the logos below. However, some programs still continue to use this logo, notably the Netflix programs.


'''Audio:''' A different techno remix of the Nickelodeon jingle.
'''Editor's Note:''' Many Nickelodeon fans of the '80s, '90s, and early-to-mid 2000s find it inferior to the famed orange splat logo. You'll also probably be very annoyed at it because of its over-usage. Nevertheless, this can be a favorite of Nickelodeon fans of the late 2000s and 2010s.


'''Audio Variants:'''
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* Sometimes, the end theme plays over it or the logo is silent.
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* On ''Kids' Choice Awards Mexico 2021'', a fast-paced chiptune remix of the Nickelodeon jingle with a quiet choir singing the mnemonic is used.
* On season 2 of ''Top Wing'', it uses the music from the "Playground" variant.
* Original The CW airings of the 2021 ''Legends of the Hidden Temple'' reboot use a generic theme and voiceover.


'''Availability:'''
'''Nicknames:''' "Playground Nick", "Orange Letters II", "Kids and Orange"
* The shortened version is seen on ''Nickelodeon's Ultimate Halloween Haunted House'', ''Massive Monster Mayhem'' and ''Lip Sync Battle Shorties''.
* The variant without "PRODUCTIONS" appears on ''Blue's Clues & You!'' and as a station ID internationally.
* Also seen on ''It's Pony'' and the short-lived revival of ''Legends of the Hidden Temple'' on The CW.
* The still version is seen on ''Sharkdog''.


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'''Logo:''' On a light blue background, we see the word "nick" in the same font as the previous logo appear by having the "n" and "i" form in a similar fashion to the previous logo, and the "c" slides out from the "i" and the "k" rotates counterclockwise. It then cuts to another shot with a boy on a skateboard, and there's an orange line below the words. Also, the "i" has been stretched to the top of the screen. Then, it cuts to another shot with some more kids and orange lines on the left and right of the logo. A girl holds on to the "i" and pulls it, and then it cuts to a closer view of the girl, but she lets go of it, causing the camera to then cut to another shot of the letters in "nickelodeon" pop in, with "PRODUCTIONS" (which is smaller and in a different font (named Galano Grotesque) than the previous logo) sliding from below the logo down.
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'''Visuals:''' On a white background, there is a close-up shot of orange balloons with the letters of "'''nick'''" on them. They cover up the screen for a few seconds as the camera zooms out, before floating up off-screen. As this happens, the letters in the Nickelodeon logo (also in the Litebulb font) float up and form the logo as "{{color|gold|'''PRODUCTIONS'''}}" (in Galano Grotesque Alternate) fades in and slides up below the logo like the "Float In" animation effect in Microsoft PowerPoint. The middle letters bounce a bit. A copyright byline (in the same font as "{{color|gold|'''PRODUCTIONS'''}}") sometimes appears below.


'''Variants:'''
'''Variants:'''
*A more commonplace short version exists where the part with the kids has been cut and it starts where the Nickelodeon logo comes in.
* On ''The Loud House'' short "The Maltese Bear", the logo is grayscale to fit the short's theme. As a result, the logo uses a gradient effect.
* On ''Star Trek: Prodigy'', the logo is cropped to a Cinemascope aspect ratio, has an extended copyright notice, and is very shortened to the point where the balloons aren't even visible at all.
*Another one without a copyright notice and the word "PRODUCTIONS" exists.
* On early episodes of ''Bossy Bear'', similar to "The Maltese Bear" variant, the logo is using a gradient effect.
*Starting with the second season of ''Knight Squad'', the logo has been slightly modified. The background is in a slightly lighter blue color, the bottom portion of the background has a pattern of a tile floor, the screen shakes when the Nickelodeon logo pops on screen, and the copyright notice is now in a much thinner font and in gray.
*On ''Santiago of the Seas'', the word "PRODUCTIONS" is omitted, but still had the copyright notice.


'''FX/SFX:''' A mix of live-action and 2D animation.
'''Technique:''' Computer animation.


'''Audio:''' A light tune (somewhat reminiscent of Mexican and/or Brazilian music) ending with a slightly re-arranged guitar rendition of the Nickelodeon jingle.
'''Music/Sounds:''' The short version uses a techno remix of the famous Nickelodeon theme, while the long version uses an extended version of that theme.


'''Audio Variants:'''
'''Availability:''' Used in tandem with the next and previous logo. The full version was only used on certain shows using time compressed credits from March 11, 2017 until April 3, 2017, and again from July 5, 2017 to August 13, 2017(?) and it's currently unknown if this will be used on other shows. The short version is seen on a ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'' short, which debuted on June 11, 2017 on Nickelodeon's YouTube channel, and debuted on the third season premiere of ''School of Rock'' (2016 adaptation), and on the second episode of ''Sunny Day''. The logo in its full form was seen on an episode of ''TeenNick Top 10''. The modified version is only seen on season two episodes of ''Knight Squad'' and it could be on other Nick shows in the future.
* Sometimes, the end theme plays over it or the logo is silent.
* Sometimes, the 2009 logo theme is used instead.
* One episode of ''Top Wing'' uses the music from the "Playground" variant.
* On the ''Rock Paper Scissors'' episode "The Fart Joke Debate", the Nickelodeon jingle is made of farting sounds.


'''Availability:'''
===25th Logo (March 11, 2017, May 3, 2017-May 16, 2017, July 7, 2017-)===
* The short version debuted after the 2017 Kids' Choice Awards, and is seen on ''PAW Patrol'' episodes starting with "Pups Save a Baby Octopus" (removed on TVOKids and Knowledge Kids airings due to time compression, although Treehouse and CBC airings do have it), as well as on later episodes of ''The Loud House'', ''SpongeBob SquarePants'', and ''Blaze and the Monster Machines'', all episodes of both ''The Casagrandes'' and ''Middlemost Post'', and the final episodes of ''Bunsen Is a Beast'' before its cancellation in early 2018 and the latter show becoming hard to find, even on physical media.
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* Also seen on shows such as ''Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'', ''Top Wing'', and ''The Patrick Star Show'', among others.
* The longer version is seen after shows after Nickelodeon USA and NickSplat (the block on TeenNick) credits from May 3 to May 16, 2017, as well as on the short-lived Nick Jr. series ''Zoofari'' and ''Kiri & Lou''.
* This was also seen at the end of ''The J Team'', despite the 2020 [[Nickelodeon Movies]] logo appearing at the beginning.
* After the next logo debuted, it still appeared on later shows such as season 14 of ''SpongeBob SquarePants'', season 2 of both ''The Patrick Star Show'' and ''Monster High'', early episodes of ''Bossy Bear'', ''Rock Paper Scissors'', and season 2 of ''Star Trek: Prodigy'', among others.
* This logo also appeared at the end of the ''Big Nate'' short ''Bad Hamster'', which was shown theatrically in front of Paramount prints of ''Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank''.


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'''Nicknames:''' "Orange Letters III", "Birthday of Nick", "Ballooning Orange"
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'''Visuals:''' On a reddish-orange cloth-like background, an outline of the "'''k'''" with the blue cloth background inside of it zooms in to make the background blue. The "{{color|orangered|'''n'''}}" and "{{color|orangered|'''i'''}}" form in a similar fashion to the "Playground" logo and the "{{color|orangered|'''c'''}}" slides out left from the right side of the "{{color|orangered|'''i'''}}" and the "{{color|orangered|'''k'''}}" tilts counter-clockwise, forming the word "{{color|orangered|'''nick'''}}". The logo then zooms out, and a zipper suddenly closes, covering up the words and revealing the Nickelodeon logo in white on a reddish-orange cloth-like background. The "'''l'''" gets launched upwards and spins in mid-air. When it lands, "{{color|darkviolet|'''PRODUCTIONS'''}}" in purple, appears below.


'''Variant:''' There is a slightly longer version where the "'''{{Color|orangered|n}}'''" slides from the left, followed by a sideways "{{color|orangered|'''i'''}}" and the "{{color|orangered|'''c'''}}" flash in before the finished product is shown.
'''Logo:''' On a white background, we see some orange balloons with the letters in "NICK" (in the same font as the previous 2 logos) on them cover up the screen for a few seconds and the balloons then float up off-screen. As this happens, the letters in the Nickelodeon logo (also from the previous logo) also float up and form the logo as "PRODUCTIONS" in the same font (named Galano Grotesque Alternate) as the previous logo, slides up below the logo as it fades in. A copyright byline (in the same font as "PRODUCTIONS") appears below or without the copyright byline.


'''Technique:''' Computer animation.
'''Variants:'''
*A shortened version exists where the balloons are almost off-screen.
*An even longer version exists where we first get a close-up of the "N" balloon, followed by one of the "I" balloon, then the camera zooms out to reveal the other 3, and the animation proceeds as normal.
*On ''The Loud House'', ''PAW Patrol'' and ''SpongeBob SquarePants'', the logo is missing "PRODUCTIONS".


'''Audio:''' Same as the "Orange to Orange" variant. Otherwise, it's silent or the closing theme plays it over.
'''FX/SFX:''' A mix of 2-D and CGI animation.


'''Availability:'''
'''Music/Sounds:''' A light pop tune ending off with an instrumental (but slightly rearranged) version of the Nick theme song.
* Seen on a selection of shows (''SpongeBob SquarePants'', ''The Loud House'', Nick Jr. shows, etc.) during the mentioned network's credits from April 3, 2017 until May 3, 2017, then continued being used on July 13, 2017 and onwards. However, television airings of ''The Casagrandes'' episode "Going Overboard/Walk Don't Run" show a static, superimposed Nickelodeon logo during the overlaid credits.
* The short variant is seen on the 2017 Kids' Choice Awards Sports and ''JoJo Siwa: My World'', as well as the first two episodes of season 11 of ''All That'' and the revival seasons of ''Bubble Guppies'' (seasons 5-6).
* The extended version appears on the 2017 Australian Kids' Choice Sports Awards.
* The longer version appears on a 2018 Nickelodeon commercial.
* When ''The Loud House Thanksgiving Special'' airs on Nickelodeon, the "Nickelodeon Productions" in text-only form appears instead.


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'''Music/Sounds Variants:'''
* On ''The Loud House'' (starting with the episode, "Lynn-er Takes All"), the logo has the music of the 21st logo and also has the end theme trailing off into the logo.
* On ''I Am Frankie'', this logo had the same audio variant from when the show still used the 21st logo (the music from an old ''SpongeBob'' bumper).


===24th Logo (February 27, 2023-)===
'''Availability:''' Brand new. The short version debuted on ''The 2017 Kids Choice Awards'', is currently seen on ''PAW Patrol'' episodes starting with "Pups Save a Baby Octopus" (removed on TVO airings), and now on later episodes of ''The Loud House'' and ''SpongeBob SquarePants''. The longer version is seen after shows after Nickelodeon USA and NickSplat (the block on TeenNick) credits from May 3 until May 16, 2017. Like the previous logo, currently unknown if this will be used on other shows.
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'''Visuals:''' There are four main variants, and all of them end with the 2009 Nickelodeon logo behind an orange splat (thus creating the 2024 Nickelodeon logo) with white text reading "P R O D U C T I O N S" (in Neue Plak Condensed Bold) underneath the logo, usually on a purple (or yellow) background:
===26th Logo (March 13, 2017)===
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* On a black background, a series of multicolored claymation-like splats explode outward from the middle of the screen (in order, orange-yellow-orange-purple). The purple splat expands out to reveal a distorted, squishy balloon-type "nickelodeon" wordmark in white (with it inverting to purple as it crosses out of the splat). The splat shrinks, and the colors invert, turning the background, splat and the text into the normal logo ending. The "PRODUCTIONS" text spaces out underneath the logo. Copyright information appears below.
'''Nicknames:''' "Orange Letters IV", "Characters and Orange", "Slingshot and Orange"
* An orange splat fills in the screen at the beginning, starting from the outside. The animation from the first version then continues as normal, but it ends on a yellow background.
* There is the Nickelodeon logo (and the background) drenched in the trademark green slime. As the camera zooms out, the slime wipes away to reveal the normal logo ending.
* Some of the orange blobs wipe away to reveal the normal logo and the background after the formation of the "nickelodeon" wordmark.


'''Trivia:''' This is the first Nickelodeon logo to utilize the splat since the 2009 rebrand. It is also worth noting that the wordmark in the 2009 logo is kept.
'''Logo:''' On a purple background, we see the Nickelodeon logo with balls (with the faces of characters from various Nickelodeon shows) on it, causing the logo to bend in a downward curve. Then, the logo bends up, sending the balls flying up and offscreen. "PRODUCTIONS" and copyright info then fade in in white.


'''FX/SFX:''' 2D animation.
'''Variants:'''
*During the final scenes of shows, the black background is transparent, and from 2023-2024, the copyright is absent.
*Sometimes, the word "PRODUCTIONS" is absent. This was seen on three short videos featuring SeanDoesMagic, as well as three-second "You're Watching" bumpers. Both can be seen on Nickelodeon's website.
*On episodes of ''Bossy Bear'' since episode 12, the fourth variant is using a gradient effect.
*On some shows by Nickelodeon Israel, the “PRODUCTIONS” text is replaced with text in Hebrew, reading either “Proud to present” (at the start, seen at the bottom) or “Produced for” (at the end, seen at the top).
*Still and short versions exist.
*At the end of programming on Nickelodeon's United Kingdom feed, the slime variant is used, without the "PRODUCTIONS" indicator or a copyright stamp.
*At the end of the live-action adaptation of ''Avatar: The Last Airbender'', the second variant is used, but "PRODUCTIONS" is intact, and is cropped to the 2.39:1 aspect ratio. It is also still.
*Short and still versions for other variants, exist.
*On the YouTube upload of the ''Dora'' episode "Wizzle Wozzle Woo", the second variant (alongside the other logos and credits) play in complete speed, as the logo swipes away to the Subscribe ident of the Dora & Friends YouTube channel.
*Starting in 2024, the Paramount corporate wordmark is added on top of the copyright information (with the addition of the text reading "PARAMOUNT IS A TRADEMARK OF PARAMOUNT PICTURES CORPORATION." at the bottom) and the logo is zoomed out.
*On ''The Tiny Chef Show'' starting with the 3rd episode of season 2, the 2024 copyright information is used in the original version of this logo. As a result, the 16:9 version is squished to 4:3 during split-screen credits.
*On ''The Fairly OddParents: A New Wish'', the copyright information is different.
*On episode 6 of season 2 of ''Transformers: EarthSpark'', a different copyright notice is behind the Paramount corporate wordmark.
* At the end of the ''2024 Kids' Choice Awards'', the Nickelodeon splat logo forms on a black background without any other text.


'''Technique:''' CGI done by Roger in Los Angeles.<ref>https://www.gema.org/brief/nickelodeon-brings-back-its-splat-as-portal-to-fun</ref>
'''Music/Sounds:''' None.


'''Audio:''' A trap/techno arrangement of the Nickelodeon theme (somewhat reminiscent of 8-bit chiptune music) featuring a heavily manipulated male voice vocalizing the first half of the jingle (almost sounding like a groan tube), with digital-sounding splat noises accompanying the logo turning normal. This and the other variants were composed by Radium Audio and Mekanical<ref name="nick">https://www.gema.org/brief/nickelodeon-returns-to-its-roots-with-preschool-rebrand</ref>, and used as network bumper music.<ref name="nick"/>
'''Availability:''' Only appeared on the Behance page.


'''Audio Variants:'''
===27th Logo (April 3, 2017-May 3, 2017, July 13, 2017-)===
*Sometimes, it would have a different and more energetic trap remix, with a chorus-like rendition of the first eight notes of the jingle. The splat noises remain the same. This track was also used as network bumper music.
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**There is an extended version of the alternate music, where the last five notes of the jingle is heard at the end.
*On the UK version, there is the slime running down, followed by an energetic rendition of the Nickelodeon mnemonic after the transition to the normal logo.
*Like the previous logo, the music from the 2009 logo is sometimes used.
*Sometimes, the end theme is used instead.
*Sometimes, it can be silent.
*On some season 2 episodes of ''The Really Loud House'', it uses the music from the last logo's "Playground" variant.
*On episode 6 of season 2 of ''Transformers: EarthSpark'' and the first three episodes of ''Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'', it uses the music from the last logo's "Orange to Orange" and "Zipper" variants.


'''Availability:'''
'''Nicknames:''' "Orange Letters V", "Zipper and Orange"
*The first variant of this logo (albeit compressed to the corner of the screen during the on-screen credits) debuted on a February 27, 2023 rerun of the ''SpongeBob SquarePants'' episode "Frozen Face-Off", and has appeared on more airings of episodes of its show.
*The second variant (and also the full-screen version of the main variant) was originally leaked onto the internet on March 3, 2023, but makes a debut on the ''Dora the Explorer'' reboot, titled ''Dora''.
*The third variant debuted after the 2023 Kids' Choice Awards.
*It started appearing on shows starting with episode 12 of ''Bossy Bear'' and it was later seen on season 4 of ''Tyler Perry's Young Dylan'', season 2 of ''The Tiny Chef Show'', ''The Fairly OddParents: A New Wish'' and ''Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles''.
*The Paramount byline variant debuted on a January 10, 2024 rerun of ''The Patrick Star Show'' episode "Backpay Payback/House Hunting" on Nick, and has appeared on more split-screen credits at that time. It then makes its full debut on the 1st episode of season 4 of the 2020 revival of ''Nick News'' and was later seen on season 2 of both ''The Really Loud House'' and ''Rubble & Crew'', episode 24 of season 7 of ''Blaze and the Monster Machines'', and later episodes of season 3 of ''Baby Shark's Big Show!''.
*It also appears on TV movies by [[Nickelodeon Movies]] and [[Paramount+]] as of ''Zoey 102'' (excluding ''Baby Shark's Big Movie!'', as that uses a short version of the Nickelodeon Movies logo at the end of the film).


==Unused Logo==
'''Logo:''' On a blue cloth-like background, the words "nick" in the same font as the previous three logos zooms out and suddenly, a zipper appears covering up the words and revealing the 2009 Nickelodeon logo all in white on a reddish-orange cloth-like background. The "l" gets launched into the air and spins in mid-air. When it lands, "PRODUCTIONS" appear below in the same font as the previous two logos in purple.
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'''Visuals:''' Over a purple background is the Nickelodeon logo with balls (which represent the heads of characters from various Nickelodeon shows) on it, bending in a downward curve. Then, the logo bends up, sending the balls flying up and offscreen. The word "'''PRODUCTIONS'''" and a copyright byline in white then fade in below.
'''Variants:'''
*A shorter version of the logo starts when the zipper covers up the word "nick".
*An extended version of this logo starts on the reddish-orange cloth-like background, an outline of the "k" with the blue cloth background inside of it zooms in to make the background blue. The "n" and "i" forms in a similar fashion to the 46th logo and the "c" slides out left from the right side of the "i" and the "k" tilts counter-clockwise and the animation goes on to what is described in the standard length version.
*On ''Star Falls'', the logo is missing the word "PRODUCTIONS".


'''Trivia:''' Characters featured in the logo include:
'''FX/SFX:''' Everything.
*The title character of ''SpongeBob SquarePants''
*Aang (''Avatar: The Last Airbender'')
*Korra (''The Legend of Korra'')
*The title character of ''Harvey Beaks''
*Foo (''Harvey Beaks'')
*Lincoln Loud (''The Loud House'')
*Lana Loud (''The Loud House'')
*Lucy Loud (''The Loud House'')
*Luan Loud (''The Loud House'')
*Leni Loud (''The Loud House'')
*Lily Loud (''The Loud House'')
*The title character of ''Pinky Malinky''
*Valerie Malinky (''Pinky Malinky'')
*Sanjay Patel (''Sanjay and Craig'')
*Ladybug (''Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir'')
*Kenzie Bell (''Game Shakers'')
*Triple G (''Game Shakers'')
*Hudson Gimble (''Game Shakers'')
*Nicky Harper (''Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn'')
*Ricky Harper (''Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn'')
*Dawn Harper (''Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn'')
*Ray Manchester (''Henry Danger'')
*Captain Man (''Henry Danger'')
*Charlotte Page (''Henry Danger'')
*Dewey Finn (''School of Rock'')
*Freddy Huerta (''School of Rock'')
*Zack Kwan (''School of Rock'')
*Lawrence Dooley (''School of Rock'')
*Max Thunderman (''The Thundermans'')
*Leonardo (the 2012 ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'' series)
*Cosmo (''The Fairly OddParents'')
*Wanda (''The Fairly OddParents'')
*Simon Seville (''Alvinnn!!! and the Chipmunks'')


'''Technique:''' 2D computer animation, done by Superestudio.
'''Music/Sounds:''' A techno remix of the Nickelodeon jingle with the sounds of a zipper closing and a "woosh!" when the words are in the air. The extended version uses the end theme of the special or an extended version of the short version's theme.

'''Availability:''' Seen on certain shows (''SpongeBob SquarePants'', ''The Loud House'', Nick Jr. shows, etc.) during the mentioned network's credits from April 3, 2017 until May 3, 2017, then continued being used in August 13, 2017?. The short variant is seen on ''The 2017 Kids' Choice Awards Sports'' and ''Jojo Siwa: My World''. The extended version appears on ''2017 Kids Choice Sports Awards Australia''.

===28th Logo (May 16, 2017-July 4, 2017, October 14, 2017-)===
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'''Nicknames:''' "Orange Letters VI", "Bouncing and Orange","Kids and Orange II"

'''Logo:''' On a golden yellow background, the Nickelodeon logo is seen in an darker orange color, but it's zoomed in so that only "elo" can be seen. Also, there are some kids lying down. It then cuts to another shot as a boy runs from the top left side of the screen to the center from the screen and he jumps. Before the boy jumps, the camera zooms in on him and it then cuts to another shot with the Nickelodeon logo and the words "PRODUCTIONS" in white in the same font as the previous logos and the two "e"s and the first "o" in "Nickelodeon" are in the air and they land and the "o" bounces before it settles down in place.

'''Variants:'''
*A version of the logo exists where "PRODUCTIONS" is absent.
*A shortened version of the logo exists where it's shortened to where the boy jumps.


'''FX/SFX:''' The animation.
'''Audio:''' None.


'''Availability:''' It was only seen on the Behance page. It also appears on a branding montage video by Superestudio. It's possible that the logo was unused because it used characters from outdated shows (as well as having one acquired non-Nick show; ''Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir'', which Nickelodeon lost the broadcast rights to at the end of 2017).
'''Music/Sounds:''' For the long version is unknown, but the short version uses the same music in the previous logo along with a "THUD" sound when the boy jumps.


==References==
'''Availability:''' It's only seen on Nickelodeon and NickSplat's credits. The shortened version is seen on ''Nickelodeon's Ultimate Halloween Haunted House'', ''Massive Monster Mayhem'' and ''Lip Sync Battle Shorties''. The variant without "PRODUCTIONS" appears on ''Blue's Clues & You!'' and as a station ID internationally.
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Latest revision as of 05:17, 8 November 2024


Background

Nickelodeon Productions is the New York-based production arm of American cable channel Nickelodeon, that provides original sitcoms, animated shows and game-related programs for the channel.


1st Logo (September 6, 1988-January 6, 2009)

Visuals: On a black background, one of various orange shapes is seen with Nickelodeon text inside, and with (or without) copyright info underneath. These are the shapes the Nickelodeon typeface may be present within, with details regarding its animation either present or absent:

  • Bat.
  • Turkey.
  • Splat.
  • Heart: The copyright stamp "c 1991 MTV NETWORKS, INC." is first seen at the bottom of the screen in white. Then, the Nickelodeon logo in the form of a heart slides down into the middle while rotating 90 degrees counter-clockwise.
  • Haypile.
  • Banner.
  • Scribble.
  • Elephant: An orange elephant with Nickelodeon text on it raising its trunk.
  • Giraffe: The legs of an orange giraffe with Nickelodeon text on it running.
  • Leopard: An orange leopard with Nickelodeon text on it walking and roaring.
  • UFO.
  • Pencil.

Trivia: The Splat logo was also used at the beginning of the Wild & Crazy Kids! intro. The Splat logo's design was also used for the sign at the front of Nickelodeon Studios, and the Banner's logo design was used for the bench at the Nickelodeon Animation Studios.

Copyrights: Only for the Haypile.

  • August 11, 1991-April 13, 1995: "(C)(year) MTV Networks"
  • 1994-1997: "(C)(year) Nickelodeon"
  • 1995-2005: "(C)(year) VIACOM" or "(C)VIACOM (year)"

Variants:

  • A variant of the Haypile logo with no copyright info exists.
  • On the original Rugrats pilot, the Haypile logo is darker, possibly due to the quality of the master.
  • On Season 1 episodes of Ren & Stimpy, the Haypile logo is slightly redder.
  • On Season 1 episodes of Hey Arnold!, the copyright info is in a chalk-like font.
  • Starting in late 1997, the copyright stamp for the Haypile logo's "Nickelodeon" variant was extended to say: "Copyright (year) Nickelodeon, a programming service of Viacom International Inc. (NAME OF SHOW) and all related titles, logos, and characters are trademarks of Nickelodeon, a programming service of Viacom International Inc."
  • On Nick News Special Edition: A Conversation with Magic Johnson, the Scribble logo is upside-down while the Nickelodeon wordmark remains on the shape.
  • Sometimes, this logo also shares the screen with other logos.

Technique: Usually a still image, but for the Heart, Elephant, Giraffe and Leopard variants, analog computer animation.

Audio: The closing theme of the show/special or none.

Audio Variants:

  • For the Elephant variant, it's along with the elephant trumpeting.
  • For the Giraffe variant, the sounds of a stampede are heard.
  • For the Leopard variant, it's along with the leopard roaring.
  • On most episodes of Rugrats and its spin-off All Grown Up!, as well as The Wild Thornberrys, Aaahh!!! Real Monsters, Rocket Power, and As Told by Ginger, a soundbite from the episode is heard on the Haypile logo (this was not present on earlier seasons of Rugrats).
  • On the first two seasons of Aaahh!!! Real Monsters, the tail-end of the Klasky Csupo "Graffiti" logo's music plays over the Haypile logo.
  • On Doug, the Jumbo Pictures music carries over to the Haypile and Pencil logos.
  • On the Rugrats episode "The Baby Vanishes!" / "Farewell, My Friend...", an audio engineer (Kurt Vanzo) is heard saying "We're gonna keep you going even longer than that next time, we'll do it one more time." (tying into how in the end credits for said episode, Tommy and Chuckie are heard arguing over whether the basement in their home is scary or not). This variant was often taken out of future Nickelodeon airings due to split-screen credits, but was later put back in on The '90s Are All That airings prior to that block's rebranding as The Splat.
  • On the original pilot version of The Ren & Stimpy Show episode "Big House Blues", Calliope by Jac Holzman is heard during the Haypile logo, since the ending theme didn't trail into the Carbunkle Cartoons and Spümcø logos.
  • On a DVD release of The Amanda Show, the Haypile logo has the buzzing sounds of the 1996 Nickelodeon Productions logo.
  • On DVD and VHS releases of The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius, the Haypile logo had the same audio as the variant of the Nickelodeon Animation Studios logo with the first few notes of the show's theme and Jimmy saying "Gotta blast!"
  • On a December 2001 CBS airing of the Rugrats episodes "Rugrats: The Santa Experience" and "A Rugrats Chanukah", the Haypile logo used a generic theme.

Availability: Depends on where the variants would appear.

  • Bat: It appeared on Nickelodeon airings of Count Duckula. Newer prints of said show are derived from UK masters which don't contain this logo.
  • Turkey: Seen on Nick's Thanksgiving Fest.
  • Splat: Seen on Wild & Crazy Kids! and also on various Sony Wonder-distributed Nickelodeon VHS tapes, such as Ren & Stimpy: Classics II and at least one VHS release of The Adventures of Pete & Pete.
  • Heart: Seen on original airings of The Adventures of Pete and Pete special "The Valentine's Day Massacre". That special was later repackaged as a standard Pete and Pete episode, with this logo plastered by the normal "balloon" logo on subsequent airings and by the Haypile logo on the 2005 Season 1 DVD.
  • Haypile: This is cited as the easiest to find of this collection of variants. Even though it's become a victim of plastering with the 2009 and 2017 logos, it's still easy to find on VHS and DVD releases of Nickelodeon and Nick Jr. series released from 1991 until 2009. This variant is the basis for the most-known Nickelodeon logo in the category of home media.
    • It made its earliest known appearance on the Rugrats pilot "Tommy Pickles and the Great White Thing" (produced in 1990), but it didn't make its debut on television until August 11, 1991, the day the first three Nicktoons (Doug, Rugrats, and The Ren & Stimpy Show) premiered.
    • The MTV Networks copyright variant can be seen on VHS tapes and DVDs of Rugrats episodes from the era (including the pilot), VHS tapes and DVDs of early episodes of Rocko's Modern Life, and 1991-1994 episodes of The Ren & Stimpy Show on VHS (the Season 1 and 2 DVDs edit it out, but it's still intact on the Seasons 3 and a Half-ish and Season 5 and Some More of 4 DVDs), and VHS tapes and DVDs of pre-1994 episodes of Doug.
    • The Nickelodeon byline variant was used for a short time and concurrently with the Viacom copyright variant from 1995-1996. It can be seen on VHS tapes of some Rugrats episodes from the era, VHS tapes and DVDs of The Ren & Stimpy Show episodes from the era, VHS tapes of some Rocko's Modern Life episodes from the era, and season 1-3 episodes of AAAHH!!! Real Monsters on VHS. It was also seen on The Angry Beavers 1994 pilot episode "Snowbound".
    • The Viacom variant can be seen on all Nicktoons until 1997, when they switched to the Nicktoons/Nickelodeon Animation Studios logo. At that point, only Klasky-Csupo shows such as Rugrats, As Told by Ginger, and The Wild Thornberrys used this logo.
    • The 1997 variant only be found on late 1997 episodes of Rugrats and Aaahh!!! Real Monsters.
    • The first three seasons of Rocko's Modern Life released through Shout! Factory have this logo intact.
    • The "Big House Blues" variant, though, is not only edited out in the seasons 1 & 2 DVD releases in addition to the other episodes, but when aired, the episode shares "In the Army"'s credits.
    • This logo also appeared on the obscure Rugrats Pre-School Daze series, which can be found as a bonus feature the Rugrats Tales From the Crib DVDs. It was also intact on MTV airings of The Ren & Stimpy Show.
    • This doesn't appear on certain animated Nick shows such as KaBlam! and Pelswick, which used the 1996 "lightbulb" logo instead.
    • This logo used to be preserved on airings of shows on The 90s Are All That block on TeenNick (later The Splat, then NickSplat, and finally NickRewind), but due to the block later adopting Nickelodeon's "credits on the last scene" format, it is no longer seen and is plastered by the 2009 logo (or sometimes one of the 2017 logos). However, AAAHH!!! Real Monsters and The Ren & Stimpy Show kept it intact during that time (the latter also kept the original credits intact).
  • Banner: Appears on the first three seasons of Are You Afraid of the Dark?. It is preserved on DVD releases.
  • Scribble: Seen on episodes of Nick News from its premiere in 1992 until 2000. The show last reran on TeenNick (on "The Splat") on November 5, 2016, when an episode was shown to commemorate the 2016 US presidential election.
  • Elephant: Seen on The Nickelodeon Wild Side Show, last aired on Noggin (now Nick Jr.) on March 31, 2002.
  • Giraffe: Seen on a season 1 episode of The Nickelodeon Wild Side Show.
  • Leopard: Seen on a season 1 episode of The Nickelodeon Wild Side Show.
  • UFO: Seen on The Tomorrow People.
  • Pencil: Seen only on the Doug VHS tape, Cool in School.

Legacy: The Haypile variant is considered a favorite of many, and in general, this logo is fondly remembered for those who grew up with older Nickelodeon animated shows.

2nd Logo (July 4, 1993-September 27, 2009)

Visuals: On a black background, the Nickelodeon logo in the shape of a hard-to-describe ovular balloon shape rotates, pops up, and stays on screen. Copyright info is shown below, or sometimes not.

Variants:

  • Sometimes, the logo does not rotate; it just pops up.
  • An in-credit variant with the words "In behalf of..." appears on German prints of The Ren & Stimpy Show.
  • At the end of the teaser trailer for Good Burger, the logo appears tilted.

Technique: CGI animation.

Audio: None or the closing theme of the show.

Availability:

  • Appeared on The Adventures of Pete & Pete, Weinerville (which last aired when NickSplat was still The Splat), the telecast of the 1994 Kids Choice Awards, the 1996 edition of The Big Help and on Nick News episodes from 2001 to 2009.
  • This logo was also used as part of a 1996-98 Nickelodeon break bumper.

3rd Logo (July 10, 1993-April 29, 1995)

Visuals: On a black background, an orange wireframe jack spins in from the top left corner of the screen and then moves into place. It then materializes in orange, with the Nickelodeon wordmark on it. Copyright info is shown below.

Variant: On the first season of All That, the logo is a bit smaller, appears on a navy blue gradient background, and animates differently. It zooms in while spinning, and the jack itself is fully rendered throughout.

Technique: CGI animation.

Audio: The closing theme of the show, along with a wind chime sound.

Audio Variant: Season 1 of All That has Soup's spiel for the Nickelodeon Studios logo for the show play over this logo.

Availability:

  • The variant with the black background first appeared on Roundhouse, which occasionally aired on NickSplat until 2017 (it is unknown if it kept this logo intact or plastered it with the 2009 logo, though one of these two possibilities is more likely). This logo is also intact on Roundhouse episodes featured on the Nick Snicks Friendship and Nick Snicks the Family VHS tapes from the early 1990s.
  • The blue background variant was last seen in 2005, when season 1 episodes of All That were rerun on Nickelodeon.

4th Logo (September 18, 1993-2004?)

Visuals: During the opening of a show, several 3D Nickelodeon logos of different shapes and sizes (including a balloon, crayon, leaf, hat, crown, gear, top, bone, jack, key, etc.) cover the screen. Then, the logo animates in reverse, and the opening continues.

Variant: Another version exists where all of the objects are replaced with 2D orange eggs, the "Nickelodeon" text also appears in a different typeface (most likely the same font that used in Nick's promo endtags between 1993 and 1996).

Technique: CGI animation.

Audio: The opening theme of the show. For the variant, consecutive popping sounds when the eggs appear.

Availability: This logo was made to signify Nickelodeon's involvement in their series for international markets where the brand was less well-known.

  • It appeared on early episodes of Rocko's Modern Life and KaBlam!. Newer airings of these shows often cut this logo out, but it was left intact on NickRewind airings of the Rocko's Modern Life episodes "Power Trip" / "To Heck and Back" and "Down the Hatch" / "Road Rash".
    • On the Rocko's Modern Life: The Complete Series DVD release, it appeared on the season 4 episode "Wimp on the Barby" / "Yarn Benders", despite it only appearing on season 1 episodes.
  • It also appeared on reruns of Kenan and Kel, Doug, Hey Arnold!, and Rugrats.
  • It is still intact on Canadian and Australian airings of Rocko's Modern Life and The Ren and Stimpy Show.
  • The variant only appears on certain episodes of Aaahh!!! Real Monsters, which is still intact on Australian airings.

5th Logo (September 4, 1994-2004)

Visuals: Over a black background, there is an orange atom surrounded by three purple, yellow-green, and blue particles, flying from the top right to the bottom left. It flies to the center and turns to reveal the word "NICKELODEON" on it. The copyright info is shown below.

Variants:

  • On season 2 of All That and season 1 of Kenan & Kel, the logo cuts to the Nickelodeon Studios logo.
  • Sometimes, the copyright info is absent.

Technique: CGI animation.

Audio:

  • The closing theme of the show, or silent, as in the case of All That.
  • On at least one episode of All That and pre-September 2000 split-screen credits airings of Kenan & Kel, the buzzing sound from the Nickelodeon Productions "Lightbulb" logo (10th logo on this page) was used.
  • Season 1 of Kenan & Kel has Kenan Thompson's spiel for the Nickelodeon Studios logo for the show play over this logo.

Availability: It appeared on some episodes of The Adventures of Pete and Pete, later episodes of Weinerville, season 2 episodes of All That (including the Good Burger Special) and season 1 of Kenan & Kel (which is available on iTunes), the Nickelodeon Sports Theater with Shaquille O'Neal (which last aired on Nicktoons in 2014) and on pre-September 2000 split-screen credits airings of Are You Afraid of the Dark?, Cousin Skeeter, Kenan & Kel, and The Angry Beavers. This logo was also used as part of a 1996-98 "next on Nickelodeon" ID and on break bumpers for KaBlam!.

6th Logo (October 1, 1994-September 28, 1996)

Visuals: A 3D Nickelodeon cap spins in. The copyright info is shown below.

Variant: There is an animated version in which 3D hats fall from the top of the screen on a sky background, with the Nickelodeon hat among them, and it stops when the whole hat is in view.

Technique: CGI animation.

Audio: The closing theme of the show.

Availability:

  • It appears on the last two seasons (before the reboot in 1999) of Are You Afraid of the Dark? and the first two seasons of The Secret World of Alex Mack, both of which preserve the logo on DVD releases.
  • The animated version was only used as a station ID.

7th Logo (January 2, 1995-September 3?, 2000)


Visuals: On a sky background with moving clouds, an orange housefly comes from the the top of the screen and flies around in circles twice before stopping right in front of us. "NICKELODEON" is written in its familiar font on the fly.

Variant: On March-September 2000 airings of KaBlam!, Hey Arnold!, The Amanda Show, and Rocket Power episodes using the split-screen credits, the background is black and a copyright notice is below. The fly buzzing noise is absent.

Technique: CGI animation.

Audio: The end theme of the show, along with a fly buzzing.

Availability:

  • Seen on season 3 episodes of Legends of the Hidden Temple.
  • The black background version was seen on the aforementioned shows.
  • It was also used as part of two "next on Nickelodeon" IDs from 1996.

8th Logo (June 25, 1995-September 3?, 2000)

Visuals: Over a black background, a Saturn-shaped Nickelodeon logo flies up from the bottom of the screen, orbited by two purple and blue moons. It settles in the center of the screen, and "PRODUCTIONS" in white spaced-out letters pops up from the bottom, settling under the logo.

Trivia: This logo may be a nod to the T-shirt worn by Rugrats character Chuckie Finster, which has the planet Saturn on it.

Variants:

  • On Space Cases, the word "PRODUCTIONS" is omitted.
  • On March-September 2000 airings of Doug, Oh Yeah! Cartoons, and All That episodes, as well as the Blue's Clues: Blue's Discoveries VHS, the word "PRODUCTIONS" is replaced by a copyright notice.
  • Towards the end of Nickelodeon Germany's off-air sampler program, at the end of the Aaahh!!! Real Monsters segment "Coming July 1st", the logo is superimposed over the final shot of "The Switching Hour". As the camera zooms into the dollhouse, the text flies away and the logo appears without "PRODUCTIONS" or copyright info.

Technique: CGI animation.

Audio: The ending theme of the show.

Audio Variant: On March-September 2000 airings of All That, a soundbite from the Tollin/Robbins Productions logo (along with the buzzing sound from the Nickelodeon Productions "Lightbulb" logo) continues into this logo.

Availability:

  • Seen on Space Cases and Global Guts (the latter of which can be found on iTunes).
  • It was also seen after Nickelodeon airings of Doug, Oh Yeah! Cartoons, and All That between March and September 2000, and was used as part of a 1996-98 "next on Nickelodeon" ID.

9th Logo (January 27, 1996)


Visuals: On a black background, an orange 3D cup spins around, with the word "NICK" on it. The cup then falls, causing an orange liquid with the "NICKELODEON" logo on it to come out. The copyright stamp is seen below.

Technique: CGI animation.

Audio: The end theme for Oh, Brother! Starring Stick Stickly.

Availability:

  • It was seen at the end of the Nickelodeon TV special Oh, Brother! Starring Stick Stickly, which never airs on TV anymore.
  • This can also be seen on some TV spots of Good Burger and the Good Burger Good Sweepstakes promotion, despite the actual movie using the 2nd Nickelodeon Movies logo.

10th Logo (May 11, 1996-August 23, 2008)

Visuals: On a black background, a Nickelodeon logo shaped like a lightbulb is seen, with a green electric charge surrounding the bulb and forming the word "productioNs" (set in a modified version of the Variex Regular font) on the bottom-right side. The lighting of the electric charge can be seen flickering. The copyright information is below in a different font depending on the show (it's absent on some shows such as Romeo!).

Trivia: The logo's design is likely inspired by the 1997 Nickelodeon electronics by Long Hall Technologies.

Variants:

  • Just for Kicks has a trademark symbol next to the lightbulb.
  • For the telecast of the 1999 Kids' Choice Awards, an extended version was used where the lightbulb is in a violet and purple lighted environment with green and purple swirling shapes. The lightbulb is first seen, with the Nickelodeon wordmark mirrored. The camera slightly zooms away from it and then zooms towards the bulb quickly. When they come in contact, the screen flips and the lightbulb flips around. The camera zooms away and back to the bulb again, as if it's bouncing on it. Finally, when the camera zooms towards the bulb a third time, the electric charge and the word "productioNs" come in to their respective places. The camera then zooms away and finally stops. The lightbulb flexes for a few seconds and purple and red stars spin around the logo (in a "dizzy"-like situation). Finally, the lightbulb glows and the background flickers to black, with the electric charge and the word "productioNs" disappearing for a split-second before finally reappearing, completing the already-formed standard logo, complete with the usual buzzing sound.
  • On German prints of Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide, the lightbulb is replaced with an orange Nick splat logo.
  • An in-credit variant was spotted on an episode of All That.
  • There's a different variant where the logo is rotating from right to leftover footage from the SpongeBob SquarePants episode "Jellyfishing", then it gives a bright light.

Technique: CGI animation for the normal logo and the Kids' Choice Awards variant. The rotating variant was produced by Studio City.

Audio: A buzzing sound; the volume varies with each show.

Audio Variants:

  • Some shows just played the ending theme.
  • On Mr. Meaty, later episodes of The Mystery Files of Shelby Woo, and some early season 6 episodes of The Fairly OddParents, the buzzing sound played over the end theme (this audio variant also appeared on split-screen credits of Mr. Meaty, where this logo was plastered by the 17th Nickelodeon logo).
  • The 1999 Kids' Choice Awards variant has a deep-sounding synth tune (sounding almost like it was played on a didgeridoo) followed by a cymbal crash and twinkling noises, which segues into the normal buzzing sound.
  • On Action League Now!, the Flying Mallet, Inc. theme continues into this logo.
  • Season 2 of Kenan & Kel has Kenan Thompson's spiel for the Nickelodeon Studios logo for the show play over the logo with the buzzing sounds intact.
  • On Nickelodeon airings of Scaredy Camp, the electricity sparking from the start of the Invader Zim episode "The Nightmare Begins" (which used in the Nicktoons splat logo) is heard.

Availability:

  • The animated version with the purple background was only used for the telecast of the 1999 Kids' Choice Awards.
  • This logo can be seen at the end of Kenan & Kel (starting with season 2), along with reruns on NickSplat (not falling victim to the split-screen (and the "over the last scene") credits), as well as pre-2007 Nick series such as Drake & Josh, Unfabulous, and the first 4 episodes of iCarly.
  • Some animated Nickelodeon shows used this logo in favor of the 1991 "haypile" logo, such as KaBlam!, at least one early Season 6 episode of The Fairly OddParents, and Pelswick. While this logo isn't usually preserved on DVDs and VHS tapes of Nick shows, it's usually replaced by the 1991 "haypile" logo.
  • This logo is still retained on instant streaming prints of Nick shows from the time, such as on Paramount+. Also preserved on VOD prints of Drake and Josh and Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide.
  • Though Schneider's Bakery shows eventually stopped using this in favor of the 2007 logo, Just Jordan kept this logo until the show ended in 2008.
  • This logo appeared when NickSplat reran Double Dare 2000 in celebration of Double Dare's revival during the week of June 29, 2018.
  • The Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide variant is cut off entirely in the end credits on German TV channels.
  • The short version of this logo also appeared on the Where Nick Was Made video, uploaded by the Splat/NickRewind YouTube channel on May 26, 2016.
  • This logo was plastered by the 1990 haypile logo on some prints of Drake & Josh and Zoey 101.
  • This logo was also seen on the unaired television pilot of It Ain't Right, an original pilot for Just Jordan.
  • This logo was used in tandem with the 2006 and 2007 "CGI Splat" logos and the 2008 "lightbulb" logo.
  • The rotating variant was seen during the Nickelodeon portion on Studio City's 2001 Demo reel.

11th Logo (February 9, 1997)


Visuals: On a black background, there is an orange, hot dog-shaped balloon inflating. The balloon then transforms into a balloon dog with the Nickelodeon wordmark on it.

Technique: CGI animation.

Audio: The ending theme of the special.

Availability:

  • Only appears on the 1997 TV special Stick Stickly in "Stuck", which had rerun on NickRewind numerous amount of times and has made the logo easier to find.
  • The logo animation seen here was also used in a 1996-98 "next on Nickelodeon" ID.

12th Logo (Renford Rejects variant) (February 23, 1998-March 28, 2001)


Visuals: On a black background, a soccer ball-shaped Nickelodeon logo drops down, and a copyright notice appears below.

Technique: Digital 2D animation.

Audio: A ball drop sound effect.

Availability: Seen on the British series Renford Rejects, which last reran on Nickelodeon UK in 2020.

13th Logo (1999-2006?)


Visuals: On a white background, there is an orange ball of slime bouncing on a trampoline (which has a sky blue pad, gray supports, and orange rimming) three times, with each bounce producing three orange pulses as the camera shifts around it, briefly showing a blue "sky". After the third bounce, the blob flies towards the screen as the text "NICKELODEON" appears on it and it continues to wave, as the words "A" and "PRODUCTION" appear letter-by-letter in orange. In the lower right corner, 4 translucent orange rings pulse out as the blob stops waving, becomes 2D, and changes its shape before cutting to the show.

Variant: There is a variant seen on international airings of Rocket Power, which only shows the Nickelodeon logo.

Technique: CGI animation.

Audio: Three bouncing sounds, followed by the first eight notes of the Nickelodeon theme being played on off-key percussion and a synthesizer (via a saxophone preset).

Availability: This can be seen on Latin American prints of Nickelodeon shows, such as episodes of Pistas de Blue (the Latin American Spanish dub of Blue's Clues) on Nick on Demand En Español. In Latin America, it is seen on some season 3 episodes of SpongeBob SquarePants, the first season of Dora the Explorer, and some episodes of Blue's Clues, As Told by Ginger, The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius, and Rocket Power.

14th Logo (Cry Baby Lane variant) (October 28, 2000)

Visuals: Over a black background is the Nickelodeon wordmark inside an orange oval, and the word "presents" below.

Technique: A still image.

Audio: None.

Availability:

  • It was only seen on Cry Baby Lane, which was last seen on NickSplat on October 31, 2016.
  • However, later airings removed this logo and cut straight to the film instead.

15th Logo (South Korean Blue's Clues variant) (2000-2001)


Visuals: On a white background, an orange oval with the Nickelodeon wordmark is seen. Copyright info is shown below.

Technique: A still image.

Audio: The closing theme of the show.

Availability: Only seen on the South Korean adaptation of Blue's Clues.

16th Logo (September 4, 2000-September 2006)

Visuals: On a light blue background, the Nick logo with a weird shape (usually "Cloud 2") bounces around the screen before stopping in the center. Copyright info (which varies in font depending on the show it follows) appears below. Sometimes, copyright info can be seen while the logo is animating.

Objects:

  • Baroque
  • Electron
  • Evolution
  • Amoeba
  • Flower
  • Radishes
  • Frontier
  • Cloud 2

Trivia:

  • This logo is based on the main on-air look that Nickelodeon used from September 4, 2000 to October 10, 2002, which was designed by AdamsMorioka. Also, this logo debuted on the same day that said rebrand took effect.
  • According to the designers, each shape has a name. See the captions of the pictures above for details.
  • On 2010-13 airings of Klasky-Csupo-produced Nicktoons with split-screen credits, between the transition of KC's "Splaat" logo and the 2009 Nickelodeon logo, a split-second of this logo can barely be seen (just the blue background).
  • The "kids laughing" audio is taken from the Hanna-Barbera "Lost Treasures" sound effects library; it was used in the Wunschpunch episode "Terrible Toddlers" and a commercial for Wowwee's Untamed.

Technique: 2D (presumably Flash) animation.

Variants:

  • A still version with no copyright notice exists.
  • An animated version with no copyright notice also exists, and is known to have appeared on an airing of Barbie of Swan Lake. The "Cloud 2" shape is seen when the logo animates, but changes to the "Flower" shape when it stops.
  • On The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius, the Frederator-produced Nicktoons (some early season 2 episodes of The Fairly OddParents actually used this while other episodes used the Nicktoons splat), Danny Phantom, The X's, and Invader Zim, this logo was used in tandem with the Nicktoons/Nickelodeon Animation Studios logo until 2006.
  • On Taina, the 1996 "lightbulb" logo and the Nickelodeon Studios logo are used instead of this one.
  • On airings of the Mattel films Barbie: The Princess and the Pauper and Barbie: Mermaidia (and possibly other Mattel movies and specials), an alternate version exists where the background is white and the Mattel logo appears in place of the Nickelodeon logo. Also, the copyright notice is edited to refer to Mattel instead of Nickelodeon. Sometimes, this variant lacks copyright info.

Audio: Depends on the era:

  • September 4, 2000-July 2001:
    • The ending theme of the show.
    • On shows such as The Amanda Show, the audio from the 1996 "lightbulb" logo is used.
    • The sounds of an engine revving and a xylophone ditty that ends when the logo stops moving. Some shows such as Ren & Stimpy and Are You Afraid of the Dark? have their ending theme cut off for this while some others have the sounds and the ending theme play at the same time.
    • The audio from the preceding promo on Nickelodeon's split-screen credits is sometimes used.
    • An odd buzzing sound, which was used on airings of shows such as Doug and Are You Afraid of the Dark? in October 2000.
    • Three laser sounds, which were used on mid-2000 airings of Ren & Stimpy.
  • August 2001-September 2006:
    • A synthesized sound effect of kids laughing; it also features a boy hooting, a kid screaming before the third laugh and a girl (who sounds similar to Angelica Pickles from Rugrats) laughing evilly. It's quite loud and sounds briefly clipped at the start. The sound later became the signature laugh of Nickelodeon and would also later be featured in the 17th and 19th logos.
    • The ending theme of the show.
    • On the Mattel version, a majestic tune.

Audio Variants:

  • On Rugrats, The Wild Thornberrys, Rocket Power, and As Told by Ginger, the "Boing!" sound effect from the KC "Splaat" logo segues into this logo's "kids laughing" audio.
  • On certain shows like SpongeBob SquarePants, Hey Arnold!, CatDog, The Angry Beavers, and Doug, the preceding logo's audio plays over this logo.
  • On at least one airing of Hey Arnold!, the "kids laughing" audio and the continued Snee-Oosh theme both play.
  • For a brief time in summer 2005, there was an announcer (possibly a female adult or an older child) that said "Next on Nick, [SHOW NAME]."
  • During split-screen credits of The Amanda Show and on one episode of Pelswick, the buzzing sound from the 1996 "lightbulb" logo was used.
  • On Butt-Ugly Martians, the "kids laughing" audio cuts from the middle.

Availability: Was mainly used during split-screen credits between shows from 2000 to 2006 (which was done to simplify the creation of the credits).

  • This did not appear on several airings of Avatar: The Last Airbender, whose split-screen credits omitted this logo in favor of the NAS "Nickelodeon splat".
  • Sometimes, it appeared on shows that weren't made by Nickelodeon but had split-screen credits, like Speed Racer X, My Dad the Rock Star and Butt-Ugly Martians.
  • This logo was also used on the Nick on CBS block, due to the fact that the credits used for each show on the block were the same ones that Nickelodeon used.
  • The still version was last seen on TeenNick's 2011 rebroadcast of the 2000 Nick TV movie Cry Baby Lane; however, later airings on NickSplat removed that logo.

17th Logo (May 27, 2006-September 12, 2011)

Visuals: On a white/light blue gradient with green CGI bubbles, a bubble bursts and turns into a CGI Nickelodeon logo. Copyright info is shown below.

Trivia:

  • This logo was based on Nickelodeon's "Nick Extra" bumpers used from 2006 to 2008, as well as the network's branding from the same year.
  • A similar concept would later be used for the next logo, which is described below.

Variants:

  • On Wayside, orange text reading "This has been a presentation of" (in the same font as the show's credits) is seen above.
    • A widescreen version of this variant exists which is slightly zoomed in and stretched.
    • Another version of this variant exists where the text on the top is in a more generic font.
  • On season 1 (and early episodes of season 2) of Back at the Barnyard, Wayside, one episode of SpongeBob SquarePants, and The Fairly OddParents special "77 Secrets Revealed!", the logo lacks copyright info.
  • On all of the Three Delivery shorts, the logo is completely still.
  • On one episode of the short-lived show Making Fiends, the logo is grayscale.
  • On a 2007 airing of Just Jordan (if one looks closely near the end) the 2006 copyright stamp appears due to a plastering error.
  • On an airing of SpongeBob SquarePants from September 26, 2009, this logo appeared for one frame after the 2009 logo (which wouldn't begin full-time use for another two days) due to a split-screen credits error.
  • A high-definition widescreen version exists where the 4:3 logo is sandwiched in between two cyan lines.

Technique: CGI animation by Nick's in-house team.

Audio: Normally the ending theme of the show, or silence.

Audio Variants:

  • Sometimes, it's the "kids laughing" audio from the previous logo.
  • The preceding logo's audio on split-screen credits of SpongeBob SquarePants and Hey Arnold!.
  • When this logo was first used during the summer of 2006, it had its own "POP!" sound and gurgling sounds that would later be reused for the next logo. It was also used on the iCarly episode "iWanna Stay with Spencer".
  • On the The Naked Brothers Band episode "Naked Idol", an odd variant is used where another copy of the "kids laughing" audio, slightly cut-off at the beginning, plays over the regular, uncut "kids laughing" audio. The ending theme (which fades out during this logo) also accompanies it. This also occurs with the 19th logo if it was to follow instead.
  • On the behind the scenes featurette of The Last Day of Summer, a different splatting noise is used.
  • On Back at the Barnyard, a short country tune from the opening theme is played.
  • On El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera, a quote from the episode is heard.
  • On split-screen credits of Jimmy Neutron episodes, the logo has the "Gotta blast!" audio from the show's variant of the NAS "Nicktoons" logo used in tandem with this logo.
  • On split-screen credits of Mr. Meaty, this logo plasters the 1996 "lightbulb" logo, and has that logo's audio as a result. This was likely due to the "lightbulb" logo's audio being mixed in with the ending theme of the show.
  • On split-screen credits of El Tigre, the "kids laughing" audio is used in a noticeably higher pitch and cuts the show's ending theme off abruptly. This only happened on Nickelodeon airings, as Nicktoons airings kept the end theme playing over this logo.
  • On Nickelodeon airings of the Team Umizoomi episodes "Counting Comet" and "Ice Cream Truck", the Bubble Guppies episode "Boy Meets Squirrel!", the Dora the Explorer episode "Baseball Boots" from August 8, 2011 and the 2010 airing of Dora's Explorer Girls, this logo was used due to plastering errors, and as a result, the 2009 Nickelodeon logo (for all 3 shows), as well as the logos for Curious Pictures (Team Umizoomi) and Wildbrain Entertainment (Bubble Guppies) were plastered at once while retaining their respective audio.

Availability:

  • The first confirmed sighting of this logo was during an airing of ChalkZone on May 27, 2006. It was sporadically used during the summer of 2006, but it didn't fully come into effect until September of that year. Nick used this logo for split screen credits until March 2008 (shows on Nickelodeon's TEENick block continued to use this logo, even after most shows switched to the 19th logo in January 2008). However, it was also used outside of the split-screen credits as a proper logo.
  • The first use of this logo outside of split-screen credits was on The Naked Brothers Band in January 2007. It appeared on Tak and the Power of Juju and season 1 and early season 2 episodes of Back at the Barnyard. It was also retained on split-screen credits of some shows on Nicktoons until that network's 2009 rebranding. Also, during Nickelodeon's "Ultimate SpongeBob SpongeBash" marathon in July 2009, this logo was used during the split-screen credits of all SpongeBob episodes.
  • It's also been spotted on some pre-2014 airings of The Fairly OddParents episode "Fairly OddBaby", which kept the original ending credits and logos intact despite the credits being displayed on the bottom-left of the screen, and had the 2009 Nickelodeon logo play on the bottom right of the screen.
  • This is also seen internationally (unlike the 2009 logo without the word "Productions"). It was also shown on early season 6 episodes of The Fairly OddParents, as well as late season 5 and early season 6 episodes of SpongeBob SquarePants.
  • It was also seen on US airings of early El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera episodes, as well as Three Delivery shorts on Nicktoons (the latter of which have not re-aired since). It also appeared on the first three episodes of The Mighty B!.
  • The extended version was used on some DVDs of Nick shows from around late 2008 until sometime in 2009, such as on SpongeBob SquarePants: To SquarePants or Not to SquarePants.

18th Logo (October 6, 2007-October 3, 2009)

Visuals: On a teal-white radial gradient background with green bubbles (similar to the previous logo), there is an orange blob reading "NICKELODEON". It floats around for a second, then it rams into the screen and turns into a splat. The end result is quite similar to the previous logo, but with less detailed and a more spaced-out name. The copyright info is below.

Technique: CGI animation by Nick's in-house team.

Audio: Same bubble and splatting sounds from the previous logo.

Availability:

  • It was seen on Schneider's Bakery sitcoms such as the first couple seasons of iCarly, starting with the episode "iNevel" and last seen on the episode "iCarly Awards" (early episodes had the 1996 "Lightbulb" logo), and the final season of Zoey 101, along with Merry Christmas, Drake & Josh. Later Netflix airings of iCarly use the 20th logo.
  • This logo is still preserved on Amazon Prime Video and Paramount+ prints of said series.
  • Whenever Nickelodeon re-airs Merry Christmas, Drake & Josh, the over-the-last-scene credits play, causing this logo to be plastered with one of the 2017 logos below.
  • However, it is also intact on the movie's DVD release.
  • Also, on TeenNick airings of the iCarly special "iGo to Japan", this logo is intact due to the fact that the special's original credits play at the end.

19th Logo (January 30, 2008-July 8, 2013)

Visuals: Over a black background is the Nickelodeon orange splat logo in 2D. Then, the background glows dark orange, and the splat transforms into an orange CGI lightbulb (as described below):

  • The splat grows as its shape changes to that of a lightbulb and the "NICKELODEON" text stretches towards the screen. The splat then zooms out via a rather blurry iris-out effect, revealing the Nickelodeon logo as a lightbulb. The lightbulb then rotates towards the screen. A reflection can be seen underneath both the splat and the lightbulb. The lightbulb then changes back to the splat at the end.

Trivia:

  • This logo was based off of Nickelodeon's "transforming splat" screenbugs from July 2006 to September 2009.
  • The logo was made as a replacement for Nick Jr. Productions at the end of Nick Jr. shows following the retirement of Nick Jr. Productions.
  • The standard variant was produced in 2007 and premiered in January 2008. The extended variant was produced in early 2008 and premiered during that year's Kids' Choice Awards on March 29th. The HD variant was produced in 2008, making its debut in November of that year.

Variants:

  • Sometimes, the copyright info is seen below.
  • There is an extended variant used for the 2008 Kids' Choice Awards, Nick Jr. compilation DVDs starting in 2008 and some other shows, in which the lightbulb changes back to the splat at the end.
  • The logo is shown without the copyright stamp on some Nick Jr. shows, Back at the Barnyard and the first 5 episodes of The Troop. However, some international reruns and more domestic reruns in the U.S. still had the copyright stamp.
  • On shows and movies produced in HD, a version exists where the logo is slightly different. The background glow and the Nickelodeon logo are in red-orange, and the text on the lightbulb has a 3D effect to it. Some of the sparkles are also invisible and don't rise to the top inside the lightbulb, unlike in the SD variant. This variant appears to be a remake and not an edit or recolorization of the SD variant.
  • Sometimes, the logo is stretched (4:3 version stretched to 16:9).
  • On the 2008 Kids' Choice Awards, the HD version is squeezed to 4:3.
  • Sped-up variants exist.
  • On split-screen credit airings of Wayside, similar to the 17th logo, the orange text reading "This has been a presentation of" is seen above.

Technique: CGI animation by Nick's in-house team.

Audio: The synthesized sound effect of kids laughing from the "Abstract" logo (which, once again, is synthesized). Otherwise the ending theme.

Audio Variants:

  • On Fanboy & Chum Chum, The Penguins of Madagascar, The Fairly OddParents and Danny Phantom, only the second laugh is heard.
  • On some shows, the ending theme and the "kids laughing" audio are mixed together.
  • On split-screen credit airings of SpongeBob SquarePants, the seagull audio from the United Plankton Pictures logo plays over.
  • Sometimes, the audio from the 10th logo plays over (see the music/sounds sections of the 2006 "CGI Splat" logo and the 2000 "Abstract" logo).
  • Sometimes, it’s silent.
  • On split-screen airings of the Ni-Hao, Kai-Lan episode "The Ant Playground", the 2005 Nick Jr. Productions jingle may play over the logo without the copyright stamp.
  • On the Bubble Guppies episode "Can You Dig It?", the music from the next logo is used. This is the only Bubble Guppies episode to use this logo with the next logo's music; other episodes used this logo with the standard laughing sound effect.
  • Airings of Jimmy Neutron with this logo would use the "Gotta blast!" audio variant.
  • On the original print of the SpongeBob SquarePants episode "SpongeBob's Last Stand" (also the final SpongeBob SquarePants episode with that logo), the logo used a different, softer laugh soundbite with less voices (presumably either the Diddy laugh from the Rare, the child giggling from the Chuck E. Cheese's funding bumpers or the Sesame Workshop laugh). Most other prints of the episode plaster this variant with either the second half of the standard laugh (while retaining this logo) or the 2009 Nickelodeon Productions logo.

Availability:

  • Like the 17th logo, it was primarily used for split-screen credits until the 2009 rebrand. However, it was more widely used outside of the split-screen credits compared to it.
  • It also appears on the SpongeBob SquarePants episodes "SpongeBob's Last Stand" and "The Clash of Triton", which premiered after the 2009 rebrand, on DVD and Nicktoons. It was also seen on SpongeBob SquarePants episodes from season 6 to early season 7 (when it switched to the 2009 logo), The Fairly OddParents since season 6 until 2009, The Mighty B!, Back at the Barnyard, The Penguins of Madagascar, later episodes of El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera, the first season of Team Umizoomi, Dora the Explorer episodes from season 5 (when it switched to the 2009 logo on "Swiper the Explorer", "Dora's Big Birthday Adventure" and season 6 episodes), DVD prints of Olivia, Blue's Clues, season 3 episodes of Max & Ruby, later prints of Yo Gabba Gabba! (earlier ones used the first logo), and 2009 episodes of Fanboy and Chum Chum. This logo was last seen on a 2013 rerun of The Backyardigans episode "Follow the Feather".
  • The bylineless version can also be seen on some Nick Jr. shows, and plasters over the Nick Jr. Productions logo along with the first five episodes of The Troop on NickToons.
  • This is also seen outside of the United States. Nickelodeon Latin America still used this logo in newer episodes of shows until one point.
  • It was also seen at the end of VOD releases of a few SpongeBob SquarePants episodes in 2010. Also, some 2009 DVDs have the extended version of this logo. It also appears on Square Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePants.
  • The 2010 TV movie The Boy Who Cried Werewolf used this logo, despite it premiering a year after the 2009 rebrand (it was copyrighted in 2009, implying it was completed more than a full year before its release). It was also spotted on the Bubble Guppies episodes "Can You Dig It?" and "Happy Clam Day!", which premiered in September 2011.
  • The HD variant only appeared on season 1 episodes of True Jackson VP, early episodes of Fanboy and Chum Chum, early episodes of The Penguins of Madagascar, season 1 episodes The Fresh Beat Band and other shows produced in 16:9.

20th Logo (September 23, 2009-)

Visuals: On a white background, a few CGI orange lines bounce and connect together to form the new Nickelodeon logo (which is simply the word "nickelodeon" in a new customized typeface, unofficially nicknamed "Litebulb"). After this, "PRODUCTIONS" (in Gotham) fades in underneath the logo and a copyright notice appears below.

Trivia: The new logo was introduced in July 2009 (three months after Nickelodeon's 30th anniversary) and officially on September 28, 2009. However, Nickelodeon used this logo by accident five days earlier on most airings of their programs.

Variants:

  • A version without a copyright stamp was spotted on split-screen credits airings of T.U.F.F. Puppy and Victorious.
  • There is a variant without the word "PRODUCTIONS" and copyright info, used as a defacto home video logo on DVDs of Nickelodeon shows distributed by Paramount Home Entertainment.
  • A small in-credit version of this logo is seen on 2010-2014 Big Time Rush and Victorious reruns on Nickelodeon.
  • There is a shorter version of this logo seen on 2010-17 episodes of SpongeBob SquarePants and early episodes of The Loud House.
  • On shows produced by Nickelodeon's Australian unit, the words "A Nickelodeon Australia Production" are seen above the copyright stamp.
  • On TeenNick reruns of All That, the first three seasons of Nicky, Ricky, Dicky, and Dawn, the first two seasons of School of Rock, and some other shows, the logo is in warp speed.
  • An extended version of this logo exists where it's just the white background for a second before the animation starts.
  • A still version is seen on Nick-produced Netflix movies, specials and series such as Rocko's Modern Life: Static Cling, Invader Zim: Enter the Florpus, Pinky Malinky and Glitch Techs. It doesn't appear on The Loud House Movie and Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Movie, which uses the 2020 Nickelodeon Movies logo instead of this for some reason (animated at the beginning, still at the end in the first movie and appears in-credit).
  • On various airings of Nick shows on September 26, 2009, two copyright notices would appear on the logo: one from 2009 (when the logo first appeared), and another depending on when the show's episode came out.
  • On some shows, such as The Mighty B!, some episodes of SpongeBob SquarePants, and Robot and Monster, the copyright notice appears later, right when the Nickelodeon logo is almost done forming.
  • On Papaya Bull, the text "Uma coprodução" is seen to the top left of the logo.
  • On Vikki RPM, the Nickelodeon logo is thrown from the left. "PRODUCTIONS" then fades in under the Nickelodeon logo. A copyright notice is shown for the entire logo.

Technique: CGI animation done by Trollbäck+Company in New York. 2D-ish 3D CGI animation for the Vikki RPM variant.

Audio: An electronic beat, accompanied by chopped sections of what seems to be a tribal drumbeat, followed by a guitar-led rendition of the last five notes of the Nickelodeon jingle. Composed by Sacred Noise.[1]

Audio Trivia: It is possible that the chopped drumbeat might have been intended to be a soundalike of the opening drums to the song "Woke Up in the Morning" by Care Bears on Fire, which was used on early promotional material for the 2009 rebrand (where the Nickelodeon stars get slimed in slow-motion), which contains similarly chopped drumbeats throughout.

Audio Variants:

  • Several shortened versions of the music exist.
  • Sometimes, the end theme is used instead.
  • Sometimes, it can be silent.
  • T.U.F.F. Puppy uses a quiet guitar riff from the show's opening theme.
  • On series produced by Schneider's Bakery, bubbling sounds are heard with the normal theme. However, on split-screen credits airings of iCarly, Victorious, Drake & Josh and Zoey 101, the bubbling sounds aren't heard and the music is instead the final part of the extended theme. The split-screen variant was last seen in November 2012, when TeenNick's split-screen credits would play logos in fullscreen with audio.
  • On seasons 7-8 of Dora the Explorer, the music is bass-boosted. A few season 8 episodes have this lower-pitched.
  • On The Loud House, the final segment of the end theme trails into the beginning of the logo.
  • On at least one print of Team Umizoomi, it used the synthesized laughing sound from the 2001 split-screen credits logo. This also happened on airings of various iCarly episodes on September 26, 2009, and again on an airing of the iCarly episode "iNevel" on November 1, 2009.
    • On some season 7 episodes of SpongeBob SquarePants, the aforementioned sound and the end theme of the show play at the same time.
  • On I Am Frankie and Vikki RPM, a techno-rock remix of the Nickelodeon theme is used, which actually originated from some bumpers used from 2009 to 2012, and also composed by Sacred Noise.
  • On airings of various SpongeBob SquarePants episodes on September 26, 2009, the logo had the audio of the following United Plankton Pictures logo because of the fact that the split screen credits accidentally used this logo instead of the 2008 "Lightbulb" logo.
  • On season 2 episodes of Glitch Techs (all except for "BITT Prime"), an 8-bit video game version of the Nickelodeon theme is played.
  • On split-screen credits airings of The Backyardigans, the show’s closing theme plays for half of the logo's duration, before cutting to the logo’s regular music.
  • On the first episode of Deadtime Stories, the music is slowed down.
  • On the Rugrats "Outdoor Shenanigans" DVD, the logo's music and a quote from the show played at the same time.
  • On a November 2012 CBS airing of the SpongeBob SquarePants episode "It's a SpongeBob Christmas!", a generic theme was used.

Availability:

  • Appears on all Nick shows starting in September 2009, with it also being used to plaster every previous logo on the split-screen (and later compressed) credits.
  • The extended version is seen on split-screen credits airings of T.U.F.F. Puppy. It was retired on Nicktoons (the channel) as of May 2014.
  • This logo was first spotted on most programs on Nickelodeon's schedule on September 23, 2009 and again on September 26, 2009, but didn't officially premiere on Nick channels and replace the previous logo until September 28th. However, starting with the 2017 Kids' Choice Awards, shows are slowly starting to phase this logo out with various variants of the logos below. However, some programs still continued to use this logo, notably on Netflix and Henry Danger until 2020 and Nella the Princess Knight until 2021.
  • Despite this logo starting to be phased out as of 2017, it is still used as a defacto home video logo by Nickelodeon Home Video. Lower-third credits on some shows on Nicktoons and TeenNick also used this logo until 2023.
  • The Vikki RPM variant was only seen on said show, which didn't premiere anywhere other than Latin America.

Legacy: Another favorite among the community due to its visuals, especially Nickelodeon fans; although it is not well-received for Nickelodeon fans from previous eras.

21st Logo (September 18, 2010-)


Visuals: There is the Nickelodeon logo with the text "PRESENTS" under it quickly fading in on a black background. The logo zooms in for a bit and quickly fades out.

Variants:

  • On Rocko's Modern Life: Static Cling, the logo fades in and out as usual, but this time, it’s superimposed over the beginning scene of the movie and doesn’t zoom in at all.
  • On Invader Zim: Enter the Florpus, the logo first appears around 5 minutes into the movie and fades in as usual, superimposed over the movie scene. It starts zooming into the screen until the camera is between the L and the O of the Nickelodeon logo.
  • Most of the time, "presents" would be in a different font.
  • In other cases, "presents" is removed entirely.
  • Sometimes, the logo would be superimposed over the opening.
  • On some movies, the text reads "A Nickelodeon Production" instead.

Technique: Other than simple fading/zooming effects, just a still image.

Audio: None or the opening theme of the movie.

Availability:

  • It was first seen on Fred: The Movie.
  • It also appears on the Nickelodeon TV movie Hey Arnold!: The Jungle Movie and several Netflix and Paramount+-exclusive films like Rocko’s Modern Life: Static Cling, Invader Zim: Enter the Florpus, The Loud House Movie Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Movie, and Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie.
  • It is still in use in Nickelodeon TV movies, like A Loud House Christmas.

22nd Logo (NickMom-exclusive variant) (October 1, 2012-September 28, 2015)

Visuals: The logo starts with various still shots of a woman's high heels (with Dora The Explorer bandages on her achilles) on a purple background. The Nick logo flips in and "PRODUCTIONS" wipes in underneath it, as copyright info appears in black boxes with white texts, with the exception of the copyright symbol and year.

Variant: A short version exists.

Technique: Computer animation by Employee Number One.

Audio: A chiptune-like theme, albeit without the mnemonic. Composed by Explosion Robinson. Otherwise, it's silent.

Availability: The logo is still preserved on iTunes prints of NickMom shows.

23rd Logo (March 11, 2017-)

Visuals: Over a light blue background is the word "nick" in the same font as the previous three logos appear, with the "n" and "i" (which is initially stretched to the top of the screen) forming in a similar fashion to the 20th logo, the "c" sliding out from the "i", and the "k" flipping in counterclockwise. It then cuts to a further shot of the letters with a boy skateboarding down an orange line below them. Then, it cuts to another shot with the boy skateboarding down the "i", two orange lines on the left and right sides of the logo, a girl sitting on the left line and a boy playing on the bottom line, before it cuts to a girl holding on to the "i" and pulling it, before letting go of it, causing the camera to cut to another shot of the letters in "nickelodeon" popping in, with "PRODUCTIONS" (which is smaller and in a different font (named Galano Grotesque) than in the 19th logo) sliding down from below the logo, similar to the Microsoft PowerPoint "Peek In" effect.

Variants:

  • There are short versions for this, and the other variants, exist.
  • Versions without a copyright notice and the word "PRODUCTIONS" exist.
  • Starting in 2019, with season 2 of Knight Squad, the logo has been slightly modified. The background is in a slightly lighter blue color, the bottom portion of the background has a pattern of a tile floor, the screen shakes when the Nickelodeon logo pops on screen, and the copyright notice is now in a much thinner font and in gray. This version is based on an updated version of the 2017 Nick rebrand on March 25, 2018.
  • On the Israeli show PPS: Personal PopStar, the background is beige.
  • On Moosebox, the ending animates differently. Some of the letters of "nickelodeon" are first seen knocked over to the ground, with other letters on top of them. The letters then rotate themselves back to their normal arrangements.

Technique: A mix of live-action and computer animation. This, alongside the other variants, was done by Superestudio.[2]

Audio: A fast-paced drumroll, followed by a techno remix of the Nickelodeon jingle (somewhat reminiscent of synthwave music). This and the other variants were composed by Explosion Robinson and used as bumper music.[3]

Audio Variants:

  • Sometimes, the end theme plays over it or the logo is silent.
  • On season 2 of That Girl Lay Lay and later episodes of Warped!, it uses the music from the "Balloons" variant.

Availability:

  • The full version was only used on certain shows using time compressed credits from March 11 to April 3, 2017, and again from July 5 to August 13, 2017(?).
  • The short version is seen on a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles short (entitled "TMNT Team-Up!: No Fly Zone") which debuted on June 11, 2017 on Nickelodeon's YouTube channel, and debuted on the season 3 premiere of School of Rock and on the second episode of Sunny Day.
  • The longer version was only seen on an episode of TeenNick Top 10.
  • The modified version is seen on season 2 episodes of Knight Squad, the 2021 reboot of iCarly, and season 1 of The Really Loud House among others. It also appears on Overlord and the Underwoods (a Canadian sitcom which Nickelodeon co-funded production for and airs internationally), Snow Day (a 2022 remake of the 2000 film of the same name), and Erin & Aaron.

Visuals: On a golden yellow background, the Nickelodeon logo is seen in an dark orange color, but it's zoomed in so that only "nic" can be seen, and a boy is running on it. Then, it cuts some kids are lying down and standing on the letter "kelod". It then cuts to another shot as a boy runs from the top left side of the screen to the center from the screen and he jumps. Before the boy jumps, the camera zooms in on him and it then cuts to another shot with the Nickelodeon logo and the word "PRODUCTIONS" in white, with the two "e"s and the first "o" in "nickelodeon" being launched in the air, flipping and landing, and the "o" bounces before it settles down in place.

Variant: A still version exists.

Technique: A mix of live-action and computer animation.

Audio: A different techno remix of the Nickelodeon jingle.

Audio Variants:

  • Sometimes, the end theme plays over it or the logo is silent.
  • On Kids' Choice Awards Mexico 2021, a fast-paced chiptune remix of the Nickelodeon jingle with a quiet choir singing the mnemonic is used.
  • On season 2 of Top Wing, it uses the music from the "Playground" variant.
  • Original The CW airings of the 2021 Legends of the Hidden Temple reboot use a generic theme and voiceover.

Availability:

  • The shortened version is seen on Nickelodeon's Ultimate Halloween Haunted House, Massive Monster Mayhem and Lip Sync Battle Shorties.
  • The variant without "PRODUCTIONS" appears on Blue's Clues & You! and as a station ID internationally.
  • Also seen on It's Pony and the short-lived revival of Legends of the Hidden Temple on The CW.
  • The still version is seen on Sharkdog.

Visuals: On a white background, there is a close-up shot of orange balloons with the letters of "nick" on them. They cover up the screen for a few seconds as the camera zooms out, before floating up off-screen. As this happens, the letters in the Nickelodeon logo (also in the Litebulb font) float up and form the logo as "PRODUCTIONS" (in Galano Grotesque Alternate) fades in and slides up below the logo like the "Float In" animation effect in Microsoft PowerPoint. The middle letters bounce a bit. A copyright byline (in the same font as "PRODUCTIONS") sometimes appears below.

Variants:

  • On The Loud House short "The Maltese Bear", the logo is grayscale to fit the short's theme. As a result, the logo uses a gradient effect.
  • On Star Trek: Prodigy, the logo is cropped to a Cinemascope aspect ratio, has an extended copyright notice, and is very shortened to the point where the balloons aren't even visible at all.
  • On early episodes of Bossy Bear, similar to "The Maltese Bear" variant, the logo is using a gradient effect.

Technique: Computer animation.

Audio: A light tune (somewhat reminiscent of Mexican and/or Brazilian music) ending with a slightly re-arranged guitar rendition of the Nickelodeon jingle.

Audio Variants:

  • Sometimes, the end theme plays over it or the logo is silent.
  • Sometimes, the 2009 logo theme is used instead.
  • One episode of Top Wing uses the music from the "Playground" variant.
  • On the Rock Paper Scissors episode "The Fart Joke Debate", the Nickelodeon jingle is made of farting sounds.

Availability:

  • The short version debuted after the 2017 Kids' Choice Awards, and is seen on PAW Patrol episodes starting with "Pups Save a Baby Octopus" (removed on TVOKids and Knowledge Kids airings due to time compression, although Treehouse and CBC airings do have it), as well as on later episodes of The Loud House, SpongeBob SquarePants, and Blaze and the Monster Machines, all episodes of both The Casagrandes and Middlemost Post, and the final episodes of Bunsen Is a Beast before its cancellation in early 2018 and the latter show becoming hard to find, even on physical media.
  • Also seen on shows such as Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Top Wing, and The Patrick Star Show, among others.
  • The longer version is seen after shows after Nickelodeon USA and NickSplat (the block on TeenNick) credits from May 3 to May 16, 2017, as well as on the short-lived Nick Jr. series Zoofari and Kiri & Lou.
  • This was also seen at the end of The J Team, despite the 2020 Nickelodeon Movies logo appearing at the beginning.
  • After the next logo debuted, it still appeared on later shows such as season 14 of SpongeBob SquarePants, season 2 of both The Patrick Star Show and Monster High, early episodes of Bossy Bear, Rock Paper Scissors, and season 2 of Star Trek: Prodigy, among others.
  • This logo also appeared at the end of the Big Nate short Bad Hamster, which was shown theatrically in front of Paramount prints of Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank.

Visuals: On a reddish-orange cloth-like background, an outline of the "k" with the blue cloth background inside of it zooms in to make the background blue. The "n" and "i" form in a similar fashion to the "Playground" logo and the "c" slides out left from the right side of the "i" and the "k" tilts counter-clockwise, forming the word "nick". The logo then zooms out, and a zipper suddenly closes, covering up the words and revealing the Nickelodeon logo in white on a reddish-orange cloth-like background. The "l" gets launched upwards and spins in mid-air. When it lands, "PRODUCTIONS" in purple, appears below.

Variant: There is a slightly longer version where the "n" slides from the left, followed by a sideways "i" and the "c" flash in before the finished product is shown.

Technique: Computer animation.

Audio: Same as the "Orange to Orange" variant. Otherwise, it's silent or the closing theme plays it over.

Availability:

  • Seen on a selection of shows (SpongeBob SquarePants, The Loud House, Nick Jr. shows, etc.) during the mentioned network's credits from April 3, 2017 until May 3, 2017, then continued being used on July 13, 2017 and onwards. However, television airings of The Casagrandes episode "Going Overboard/Walk Don't Run" show a static, superimposed Nickelodeon logo during the overlaid credits.
  • The short variant is seen on the 2017 Kids' Choice Awards Sports and JoJo Siwa: My World, as well as the first two episodes of season 11 of All That and the revival seasons of Bubble Guppies (seasons 5-6).
  • The extended version appears on the 2017 Australian Kids' Choice Sports Awards.
  • The longer version appears on a 2018 Nickelodeon commercial.
  • When The Loud House Thanksgiving Special airs on Nickelodeon, the "Nickelodeon Productions" in text-only form appears instead.

24th Logo (February 27, 2023-)

Visuals: There are four main variants, and all of them end with the 2009 Nickelodeon logo behind an orange splat (thus creating the 2024 Nickelodeon logo) with white text reading "P R O D U C T I O N S" (in Neue Plak Condensed Bold) underneath the logo, usually on a purple (or yellow) background:

  • On a black background, a series of multicolored claymation-like splats explode outward from the middle of the screen (in order, orange-yellow-orange-purple). The purple splat expands out to reveal a distorted, squishy balloon-type "nickelodeon" wordmark in white (with it inverting to purple as it crosses out of the splat). The splat shrinks, and the colors invert, turning the background, splat and the text into the normal logo ending. The "PRODUCTIONS" text spaces out underneath the logo. Copyright information appears below.
  • An orange splat fills in the screen at the beginning, starting from the outside. The animation from the first version then continues as normal, but it ends on a yellow background.
  • There is the Nickelodeon logo (and the background) drenched in the trademark green slime. As the camera zooms out, the slime wipes away to reveal the normal logo ending.
  • Some of the orange blobs wipe away to reveal the normal logo and the background after the formation of the "nickelodeon" wordmark.

Trivia: This is the first Nickelodeon logo to utilize the splat since the 2009 rebrand. It is also worth noting that the wordmark in the 2009 logo is kept.

Variants:

  • During the final scenes of shows, the black background is transparent, and from 2023-2024, the copyright is absent.
  • Sometimes, the word "PRODUCTIONS" is absent. This was seen on three short videos featuring SeanDoesMagic, as well as three-second "You're Watching" bumpers. Both can be seen on Nickelodeon's website.
  • On episodes of Bossy Bear since episode 12, the fourth variant is using a gradient effect.
  • On some shows by Nickelodeon Israel, the “PRODUCTIONS” text is replaced with text in Hebrew, reading either “Proud to present” (at the start, seen at the bottom) or “Produced for” (at the end, seen at the top).
  • Still and short versions exist.
  • At the end of programming on Nickelodeon's United Kingdom feed, the slime variant is used, without the "PRODUCTIONS" indicator or a copyright stamp.
  • At the end of the live-action adaptation of Avatar: The Last Airbender, the second variant is used, but "PRODUCTIONS" is intact, and is cropped to the 2.39:1 aspect ratio. It is also still.
  • Short and still versions for other variants, exist.
  • On the YouTube upload of the Dora episode "Wizzle Wozzle Woo", the second variant (alongside the other logos and credits) play in complete speed, as the logo swipes away to the Subscribe ident of the Dora & Friends YouTube channel.
  • Starting in 2024, the Paramount corporate wordmark is added on top of the copyright information (with the addition of the text reading "PARAMOUNT IS A TRADEMARK OF PARAMOUNT PICTURES CORPORATION." at the bottom) and the logo is zoomed out.
  • On The Tiny Chef Show starting with the 3rd episode of season 2, the 2024 copyright information is used in the original version of this logo. As a result, the 16:9 version is squished to 4:3 during split-screen credits.
  • On The Fairly OddParents: A New Wish, the copyright information is different.
  • On episode 6 of season 2 of Transformers: EarthSpark, a different copyright notice is behind the Paramount corporate wordmark.
  • At the end of the 2024 Kids' Choice Awards, the Nickelodeon splat logo forms on a black background without any other text.

Technique: CGI done by Roger in Los Angeles.[4]

Audio: A trap/techno arrangement of the Nickelodeon theme (somewhat reminiscent of 8-bit chiptune music) featuring a heavily manipulated male voice vocalizing the first half of the jingle (almost sounding like a groan tube), with digital-sounding splat noises accompanying the logo turning normal. This and the other variants were composed by Radium Audio and Mekanical[5], and used as network bumper music.[5]

Audio Variants:

  • Sometimes, it would have a different and more energetic trap remix, with a chorus-like rendition of the first eight notes of the jingle. The splat noises remain the same. This track was also used as network bumper music.
    • There is an extended version of the alternate music, where the last five notes of the jingle is heard at the end.
  • On the UK version, there is the slime running down, followed by an energetic rendition of the Nickelodeon mnemonic after the transition to the normal logo.
  • Like the previous logo, the music from the 2009 logo is sometimes used.
  • Sometimes, the end theme is used instead.
  • Sometimes, it can be silent.
  • On some season 2 episodes of The Really Loud House, it uses the music from the last logo's "Playground" variant.
  • On episode 6 of season 2 of Transformers: EarthSpark and the first three episodes of Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, it uses the music from the last logo's "Orange to Orange" and "Zipper" variants.

Availability:

  • The first variant of this logo (albeit compressed to the corner of the screen during the on-screen credits) debuted on a February 27, 2023 rerun of the SpongeBob SquarePants episode "Frozen Face-Off", and has appeared on more airings of episodes of its show.
  • The second variant (and also the full-screen version of the main variant) was originally leaked onto the internet on March 3, 2023, but makes a debut on the Dora the Explorer reboot, titled Dora.
  • The third variant debuted after the 2023 Kids' Choice Awards.
  • It started appearing on shows starting with episode 12 of Bossy Bear and it was later seen on season 4 of Tyler Perry's Young Dylan, season 2 of The Tiny Chef Show, The Fairly OddParents: A New Wish and Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
  • The Paramount byline variant debuted on a January 10, 2024 rerun of The Patrick Star Show episode "Backpay Payback/House Hunting" on Nick, and has appeared on more split-screen credits at that time. It then makes its full debut on the 1st episode of season 4 of the 2020 revival of Nick News and was later seen on season 2 of both The Really Loud House and Rubble & Crew, episode 24 of season 7 of Blaze and the Monster Machines, and later episodes of season 3 of Baby Shark's Big Show!.
  • It also appears on TV movies by Nickelodeon Movies and Paramount+ as of Zoey 102 (excluding Baby Shark's Big Movie!, as that uses a short version of the Nickelodeon Movies logo at the end of the film).

Logo (March 13, 2017)


Visuals: Over a purple background is the Nickelodeon logo with balls (which represent the heads of characters from various Nickelodeon shows) on it, bending in a downward curve. Then, the logo bends up, sending the balls flying up and offscreen. The word "PRODUCTIONS" and a copyright byline in white then fade in below.

Trivia: Characters featured in the logo include:

  • The title character of SpongeBob SquarePants
  • Aang (Avatar: The Last Airbender)
  • Korra (The Legend of Korra)
  • The title character of Harvey Beaks
  • Foo (Harvey Beaks)
  • Lincoln Loud (The Loud House)
  • Lana Loud (The Loud House)
  • Lucy Loud (The Loud House)
  • Luan Loud (The Loud House)
  • Leni Loud (The Loud House)
  • Lily Loud (The Loud House)
  • The title character of Pinky Malinky
  • Valerie Malinky (Pinky Malinky)
  • Sanjay Patel (Sanjay and Craig)
  • Ladybug (Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir)
  • Kenzie Bell (Game Shakers)
  • Triple G (Game Shakers)
  • Hudson Gimble (Game Shakers)
  • Nicky Harper (Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn)
  • Ricky Harper (Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn)
  • Dawn Harper (Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn)
  • Ray Manchester (Henry Danger)
  • Captain Man (Henry Danger)
  • Charlotte Page (Henry Danger)
  • Dewey Finn (School of Rock)
  • Freddy Huerta (School of Rock)
  • Zack Kwan (School of Rock)
  • Lawrence Dooley (School of Rock)
  • Max Thunderman (The Thundermans)
  • Leonardo (the 2012 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles series)
  • Cosmo (The Fairly OddParents)
  • Wanda (The Fairly OddParents)
  • Simon Seville (Alvinnn!!! and the Chipmunks)

Technique: 2D computer animation, done by Superestudio.

Audio: None.

Availability: It was only seen on the Behance page. It also appears on a branding montage video by Superestudio. It's possible that the logo was unused because it used characters from outdated shows (as well as having one acquired non-Nick show; Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir, which Nickelodeon lost the broadcast rights to at the end of 2017).

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