Nick Jr.

Shadow Play (1989-1992)
Logo: On a purple background with a spotlight, We see two hands moving up high. They reach the spotlight and make hand puppets. The left hand starts to mimic a dog. The one on the right mimics a dog as well. However, The one on the right mimics a duck instead. They dally around, But after that, The hands stop, And they move again. The hand on the left makes an OK sign, While the one on the right shows a thumbs up. The background then turns periwinkle, And the hand silhouettes become duo-colored, With the left one orange, And the right one blue, With NICK and JR. on each one.

FX/SFX: All of this is 2D animation.

Music/Sounds: A quick upbeat piano tune with a girl and boy talking throughout:

Girl: OK, Let's go!

Boy: Hey, look! I'm a dog and I'm bigger than you! (mimics barking)

Girl: Oh yeah? Well, I'm a duck! (mimics quacking)

(they both laugh)

Availability: Extinct.

Editor's Note: None.

Dancing Stars (1989-1992)
Logo: On a sky background with skinny red-violet clouds, we see the the Nick Jr. logo, as two stars wearing nightcaps (one big orange with NICK on it and a small blue with JR. on it) ballet-jumping across the screen three times. In between, wee see silhouettes of a tree and a girl with a jump rope walking by. After the third jump, a silhouette of a cat walks by, stops and lets out a weird "MEOW!" and runs away. Then, the Nick Jr. stars "slide" out from the left and pause in a straight position.

FX/SFX: The stars jumping and later sliding, the silhouettes walking and running by.

Music/Sounds: A pizzicato piece with strings, mixed with the weird "MEOW!" from the cat, and a cartoon-style car-parking noise when the Nick Jr. logo slides into place.

Availability: Same as above.

Editor's Note: None.

Scary Night (1989-1992)
Logo: In a dark bedroom, we see a boy in bed looking scared as he scooches under his covers. Then, we see the shadow of a cat arching its back and then a shadow of a bird flying pass his window. Then, we zoom in under his bed and find the Nick Jr. logo as two cats (an orange cat with NICK on it and a blue kitten with JR. on it). The boy stares at them from over the side of his bed in puzzlement.

FX/SFX: The finger-painted 2-D effects.

Music/Sounds: Suspenseful music with a very loud cat meow and a loud bird cry, climaxing into a nice-sounding 7-note flute piece with cats meowing.

Availability: Same as above.

Editor's Note: This logo might be too much for those scared of the dark, and the music, cat screeching and crow cawing can be very unsettling for some. The ending provides relief, though.

Boy Toys (1989-1992)
Logo: In a bedroom, a boy (not the same one in "Scary Night"), lets a rolling elephant out of a wind-up box, which leads it knocking down toy soldiers like dominoes. A toy solider rolls a 8-ball into the screen and past a wind-up crocodile, which bites a chicken gumball machine, making it scream and let out a gumball. The boy chews it and blows up a big pink bubble that has two circles on it (a big orange one with NICK and a smaller blue one with JR. on it).

FX/SFX: 2D animation by Olive Jar Animation.

Music: A whimsical cartoon-sounding piece with a clarinet, bassoon, violin and percussion along with sound effects.

Availability: Same as above.

Editor's Note: None.

Elephants (1989-1992)
Logo: On a white background, two black scanimated elephants (one large on the left and one small on the right) walk up to a pool. As we zoom out, we see a few palm trees. The elephants both drink from the pool and fill in with orange and blue and have the NICK and JR. logos on them (think Fish Eating Seaweed).

FX/SFX: 2D computer animation. Also using the exact same technique as "Fish Eating Seaweed".

Music/Sounds: Some tuba music overlapped with jungle sounds.

Availability: Same as above.

Editor's Note: None.

Magic Hands (1989-1992)
Logo: On a swirly purple and magenta background are a pair of white hands. The right hand grabs a magic wand and casts it on the left hand. An orange butterfly comes out of the left hand, and it points at the right hand, making it reveal a blue butterfly. NICK JR. appears on the butterflies, and the hands leave the screen.

FX/SFX: 2D computer animation.

Music/Sounds: A guitar and flute melody with sound effects.

Availability: Same as above.

Editor's Note: None.

Diver (1990-1994)
Logo: On a sky blue background, we see a teenage boy in swim trunks climbing up a diving board ladder and getting ready to dive into a gigantic fish bowl. In the fish bowl, 2 fish (one orange and one dark blue) and the boy staring at the camera. The fish swim near each other to reveal the Nick Jr. logo.

FX/SFX: 2D animation by Olive Jar Animation.

Music/Sounds: A slightly Latin-style piano, rock bass and marimba jingle with tambourines beating in the background along with scuba-diving sounds.

Availability: Same as above.

Editor's Note: None.

Gears (1990)
TBA

Kangaroos (July 1990-1993)
Logo: An orange kangaroo leaps into a living room from above. The kangaroo takes a lot of things out of her pouch, including a giant blue baby kangaroo. The blue kangaroo drops a orange and blue barbell on the orange kangaroo, then it falls to the floor (with the NICK JR. text on it now visible) and both kangaroos look at it.

FX/SFX: Clay animation.

Music/Sounds: Bouncy stock piano music which is accompanied by sound effects.

Availability: Same as above.

Editor's Note: None.

Refrigerator (1990-1994)
Logo: In a kitchen, two kids wearing NICK and JR. shirts walk to their refrigerator. The kids open the refrigerator and an animated character comes out.


 * Ghost: The kids find a ghost eating a sandwich. The kids shout "BOO!" at him, then he screams and closes the refrigerator while stammering "Nick Jr.!"
 * Artist: An artist's hand paints the kids into animated kids who say "Nick Jr.!"
 * Elephant: Nick pulls out an elephant holding peanut butter. They laugh as the elephant says "Nick...Jr.!"
 * Fish: A fish with a top hat and cane comes out of the refrigerator. The kids and fish strike a pose as the fish (and his niece) say "Nick...Jr.!"
 * Fairy: A fairy comes out of the refrigerator and casts a crown onto Jr.

FX/SFX: Live-action produced by Fred/Alan and directed by Noel Frankel, combined with cel animation produced by Van Allen Animation.

Music/Sounds: A funky beat composed with the E-mu Proteus/1 "Stereo Piano" preset.

Availability: Same as above.

Editor's Note: These bumpers really captures their era.

Marching Ants (1990-1994)
Logo: On a white background is a closeup of two ants carrying orange and blue crumbs. More ants are shown carrying crumbs in two lines. The screen pans over to reveal the ants marching into a big, orange NICK castle and a smaller blue JR. castle.

FX/SFX: The ants carrying the blue and orange food. 2D computer animation produced by Electric Picture Works.

Music/Sounds: A dramatic horn fanfare with marching sounds following the closeup, and then violin music during the Nick Jr. logo shot.

Availability: Same as above.

Editor's Note: None.

Clouds (1990-1993)
Logo: On a blurry blue sky background, we see two big CGI clouds (one orange and a smaller blue one) and the letters in "NICK JR." rotating near the camera hanging on strings (like a collage you see above a baby crib). After a few seconds, all nine objects meet each other in the center and form the familiar logo.

FX/SFX: CGI animation by Electric Picture Works.

Music: A lovely music box and wind chime sounder that sounds a tad creepy.

Availability: Same as above.

Editor's Note: The music box and wind sounds may get to a few.

Fish Eating Seaweed (1991-1993)
Logo: On a white background, we see two black dots pop up in the center. Then, the dots "morph" into two drawings of fish. Below is some seaweed. When the fish eat it, the left fills with orange and the right with blue, resulting in the Nick Jr. logo (which is basically the same as the 1994 version, but with a "tighter" look to the shapes).

FX/SFX: 2D computer animation by Electric Picture Works in New York.

Music/Sounds: Two synthesized pogo stick sounds, then a dramatic synthesized harp sounder, two more pogo stick sounds and a peaceful synth-harp riff.

Availability: Same as above.

Editor's Note: None.

Chicks (1991-1993)
Logo: A rooster crows as the background behind it changes from black to yellow. A chicken on a white background leaves its nest, and two Nick Jr. chicks hatch out of eggs in the nest. The chicken peeks back into view.

FX/SFX: 2D computer animation by Electric Picture Works.

Music/Sounds: A violin imitating a rooster crow, then short banjo, cuica, guiro, and flute sections.

Availability: Same as above.

Final Note: In September 1994, Face, the first host of Nick Jr, debuted, officially retiring the old bumpers and IDs, and launching new ones including, but not limited to...

Dizzy (1994-2002)
Logo: On a white background, we see an orange father named NICK standing on the left. Then, a blue boy named JR. comes spinning out from the back left spinning like a tornado (not unlike the Looney Tunes character, Taz the Tasmanian Devil). As NICK watches him, JR. then stops dizzily and poses with NICK.

FX/SFX: CGI animation by DMA Animation.

Music/Sounds: A whimsical, playful synth-flute/trombone piece with the wind blowing as JR. is twirling.

Availability: Extinct on TV. Appeared on the VHS re-release of Wide Awake at Eureeka's Castle.

Editor's Note: None.

Piano (1994-2002)
Logo: We see an orange father named "Nick" and a blue boy named "Jr.", who are on a piano. Nick and Jr. each take turns jumping on the piano keys, then they jump onto the piano's rim.

FX/SFX: 2D animation.

Music: A piano playing along with a child laughing.

Availability: Extremely rare. Seen on the Sing Along With Eureeka's Castle and Sing Along with Gullah Gullah Island VHS.

Editor's Note: None.

Candy Land (1994-2001)
Logo: We see the orange father named "Nick" and the blue boy named "Jr.", except they are in CGI animation. Nick and Jr. are running along a game board. Then, Nick and Jr. spin at one of the spaces and get into their normal position.

Trivia: The game board that Nick and Jr are running on is similar to the Candy Land board game. (Which is why the bumper is called Candy Land.)

FX/SFX: CGI animation by DMA Animation.

Music/Sounds: Carousel-like music, followed by a spinning noise.

Availability: Extremely rare. Seen on the Allegra's Window: Play Along with Allegra & Friends VHS.

Editor's Note: None.

Air Guitar (1994-2000)
Logo: On a white background, the orange father named "Nick" and the blue boy named "Jr." pretend to play guitars to rock and roll music.

FX/SFX: 2D animation.

Music/Sounds: A short jazz-rock tune.

Availability: Same as above.

Editor's Note: None.

Hula Dancers (1994-Spring 2002)
Logo: The orange father named "Nick" and the blue boy named "Jr." do a hula dance on an island.

FX/SFX: 2D animation.

Music/Sounds: A short piece of Hawaiian-style music.

Availability: Same as above.

Editor's Note: None.

Egyptian (1994-2002)
Logo: The orange father named "Nick" and the blue boy named "Jr." do an Egyptian dance in an Egyptian environment while hieroglyphics above them scroll to the left.

FX/SFX: 2D animation.

Music/Sounds: A short piece of Egyptian-style music.

Availability: Same as above.

Editor's Note: None.

Snow Globe (1994-Spring 2002)
Logo: In a snow globe, we see the NICK JR. people logo. Then the snow globe is shaken, and we zoom out to see that the same logo, but animated, is outside on a white background with NICK holding the snow globe. They look at it and then look at the view and JR. waves.

FX/SFX: CGI animation by DMA Animation.

Music/Sounds: The snow globe's synthesized sound effect, followed by a calm harp/flute riff.

Availability: Ultra rare. Appears on the Nick Jr. Holiday sampler DVD.

Editor's Note: Like many other Nick Jr. IDs from the time, it's a really cute logo.

Toaster (1994-2002)
Logo: We see a toaster, then the orange father named "Nick" and the blue boy named "Jr." bounce out of it. Then, a salt shaker stares at Nick and Jr. flying out of the toaster. Nick and Jr. bounce onto the ground and get into their normal position.

FX/SFX: CGI animation by DMA Animation.

Music/Sounds: A trumpet combined with a brief boogie-woogie riff and several sound effects such as the toaster rattling, a Hanna-Barbera "boing", and a ricochet sound.

Availability: Extremely rare; currently, it can be only found on the Allegra's Window: Small is Beautiful VHS.

Editor's Note: None.

Parade (1994-2001)
Logo: In a city, we see two gigantic parade floats, one orange and one blue, resembling the NICK JR. logo. As they pull towards the screen on strings, red, orange, pink and magenta confetti spreads around them and the shot then freezes before fading out.

FX/SFX: CGI animation by DMA Animation.

Music/Sounds: Synthesized band music overlapped with a voice shouting "Hooray, hooray, hip hip hooray!" and high-pitched laughing, followed by the Hanna-Barbera boing sound when the shot freezes.

Availability: Ultra rare. Seen on the Gullah Gullah Island: Binyah Binyah's Surprise VHS.

Editor's Note: None.

Bounce (1994-2000)
Nickname: "Trampoline"

Logo: We pan up to a sky background. We see the orange father NICK and blue boy JR. one at a time jumping and summer-salting in the air from an off-camera trampoline (hence the nickname). Then we pan down as the two hold hands together as they descend.

FX/SFX: CGI animation by DMA Animation.

Music/Sounds: Kids giggling, then a banjo skiffle near the end.

Availability: Uncommon. It still appears on Nick Jr. releases from the period. Appeared on some Little Bear tapes and on various 2002-2003 Nick Jr. DVDs, such as Blue's Clues: Blue's Big Band, among others.

Editor's Note: None.

Winter ID (December 1994-January 1998)
Logo: We see an aurora in a black forest. Then, an orange moon saying "NICK" appears. A cow then shows up. It jumps over the moon while a blue comet saying "JR." appears.

FX/SFX: 2D animation by Chris Harvey (a.k.a. V. Owen Bush).

Music/Sounds: A quiet synthesizer tune along with a cow mooing.

Availability: Same as above.

Editor's Note: None.

Cats (1995-2002)
Logo: In a bedroom on the floor to the left of a bed, we see a big orange cat with NICK on it playing with a ball of lime green yarn. A blue kitten with JR. on it pops out of the yarn. They rub on each other lovingly and snuggle up together.

FX/SFX: All 2D animation.

Music/Sounds: A peaceful celesta/Rhodes piano tune overlapped with a reverberated synth-bass "pin drop" sound effect, a high-octave xylophone tingle and the kitten meowing and purring.

Availability: Extremely rare. Seen on the Blue's Clues: Story Time VHS, and Little Bear: Summertime Tales.

Editor's Note: None.

Elephants (1995-2002)
Logo: On a mostly black background, we see a big orange elephant named NICK, and a smaller blue elephant named JR (not the same ones as the "Elephants Drinking" Logo) standing downward to each other. Suddenly, the background changes into what looks like a circus, with Broadway lights, and red-orange yellow curtains on the top of the screen. The elephants start to dance, as NICK swings JR up with his trunk. Then, JR runs around Nick, as the background turns into a peaceful purple color with a light yellow frame around it, with corny "stars" that move, and NICK and JR get into their position.

FX/SFX: The elephants are 2D animation, but the background is claymation.

Music/Sounds: A drumroll followed by some circus-style music, fading into a peaceful xylophone-like tune.

Availability: Extremely rare; it appeared on the Blue's Clues: Blue's Birthday VHS.

Editor's Note: None.

Dinosaurs (1995-2002)
Logo: In a jungle, we see an orange dinosaur looking for some food, then a little blue dinosaur pops out from the tree. It falls and slides down the orange one's body, then runs to the orange dinosaur, and they roar at each other.

FX/SFX: 2D animation.

Music/Sounds: Prehistoric-style music, with stock cartoon sounds and two roars at the end.

Music/Sounds Variants: Sometimes, it has the audio from the "Paper Bags" ID.

Availability: The ID with the original audio is extinct on TV. The version with the "Paper Bags" audio was found on Blue's Clues: Blue’s Discoveries and some Little Bear tapes.

Penguins (1996?-2002?)
Logo: In what looks like Antarctica with a Claymation sun in the sky, we see two penguins, a big orange one named NICK, and a little blue one named JR, skating on ice. JR runs to NICK and bumps NICK. NICK runs to JR and does the same thing, before swinging JR up. Then, they hug, as the sky turns from morning to night, and get into their position.

FX/SFX: Like the elephants bumper, the penguins are 2D, and the background looks like Claymation.

Music/Sounds: A spacey-like theme, with sounds of the penguins running, and hugging.

Availability: Very rare. It appeared on the Little Bear: Goodnight Little Bear and Little Bear: Winter Tales VHS tapes.

Editor's Note: The Claymation sun doesn't fit well with the 2D animation, but it shouldn't scare you too much.

Fish (1996-2001)
Logo: In the ocean, many different colors of fish swim in different directions. Then, a big orange fish called NICK, followed by a small blue fish called JR swim in from the left. As another fish swims by from the left, the two fish called NICK and JR swim and play with each other. As the last fish swims off from the left, NICK and JR get into their position, blowing bubbles.

FX/SFX: 2D animation.

Music/Sounds: A harp sound, and a bass tune, then those instruments together, including what sounds like a piano and a xylophone, playing a tune that includes the Nick Jr theme at the end. Finally, the xylophone plays the last three notes of the Nick Jr. theme by itself. Sound effects include the fish swimming, and blowing bubbles.

Availability: On TV, it's extinct. It also appeared on VHS tapes and DVDs of its time, notably including Blue's Clues: Blue's Big Pajama Party.

Editor's Note: It's a very soothing logo.

Pigs (1996-2002)
Logo: In what looks like a farm, we see two pigs, one is big and orange, the other is small and blue. You know their names by now. Anyway, they are playing in a puddle of mud. NICK splashes in the mud, and JR copies. The mud is covering up NICK's name, so he shakes it off. JR copies. Then, the two pigs walk to each other, and snuggle, getting into position once again.

FX/SFX: 2D animation by Manhattoons.

Music/Sounds: A farm theme, with the pigs splashing in the mud, shaking the mud off, and snorting as they get into position.

Availability: Surprisingly, this logo was common in its time, but not anymore. You can find it on old VHS tapes, or DVDs. One of those is Blue's Clues: Rhythm and Blue.

Editor's Note: The environment that the pigs are in doesn't seem quite like a farm. Although there is a brick wall on the right side of the screen, if you look closely in the very back, you can see what looks like an ocean behind them.

Monkey Swing (1996-2001)
Logo: In a jungle, we see a big orange monkey with NICK on it and a small blue monkey with JR. on it both swinging around on some vines above. JR. stops temporarily and watches NICK doing it as a banana falls out from behind him. Then they swing together and stop to pose as the NICK, JR. logo.

FX/SFX: CGI cut-out animation.

Music/Sounds: A funky panpipe and bongo drum tune with the monkey sounds and jungle SFX in the background.

Availability: Same as above.

Editor's Note: None.

Kangaroos (1996-2002)
TBA

Polar Bears (1996?-2002?)
Logo: In a snowy environment, a blue JR. bear is at the top of a hill, and an orange NICK bear waves at it. The blue bear slides down the hill, and the orange bear watches him crash into a pile of snow. The blue bear snow tunnels back to the orange bear, who catches it, and they give kisses.

FX/SFX: CGI animation by Steve Speer.

Music/Sounds: A jazzy vibraphone theme.

Availability: Same as above.

Editor's Note: None.

Lions (1997-2002)
Logo: In the jungle, we see two lions roaming. One is big and orange, and is named NICK, and the other is small and blue, and is named JR. JR lets out a small roar, looks at NICK, then roars again, louder. Then they stop, and NICK roars loudly. Then JR roars loud enough so the plants behind them shake. They continue to roam.

FX/SFX: Claymation by Manhattoons.

Music/Sounds: A panpipe-like sound, along with stock lion roar sound effects.

Availability: Ultra rare. It's no longer on TV, like most of these bumpers. It appears on Blue's Clues: Blue's Big Treasure Hunt.

Editor's Note: None.

Seals (1997-2001)
Logo: Underwater, we see two sea lions, one orange NICK and small blue JR. swimming past some underwater structures, a random non-moving scuba diver, and decorations and some seahorses. They meet each other and snuggle together.

FX/SFX: CGI animation by Steve Speer.

Music/Sounds: A synth-flute/kettledrum tune and some sea lion sounds.

Availability: Extinct on TV. It's now preserved on YouTube.

Editor's Note: None.

Frogs (1997-2002)
Logo: Above a pond with lily pads, we see two frogs, a big orange named NICK and smaller blue named JR., hopping around. Then JR. dives into the pond, and NICK croaks. Then JR. comes out and they snuggle together.

FX/SFX: 2D animation.

Music/Sounds: A jazzy vibraphone/bass fiddle tune with bouncing and frog sound effects.

Availability: Rare. Found on the Blue's Clues: ABCs and 123s and Blue's Clues: Arts and Crafts VHS.

Editor's Note: None.

Ducks (1997-2001)
TBA

Swans (1997-2001)
TBA

Rooster (1997-2000)
Logo: In a barn, we see a nest and zoom out from it. As a big orange rooster named NICK watches, one of the eggs hatch and walking to the lefts with its legs sticking out before it bumps into a wall, breaking the egg to reveal a blue chick named JR. JR. walks towards NICK and stands by it.

FX/SFX: CGI animation by Steve Speer.

Music/Sounds: Country/bluegrass music with sound effects.

Availability: Same as above.

Editor's Note: None.

Rabbits (1997-2001)
Logo: On a chalkboard background, we see two scribbles, one orange and one blue. They grow in size and "NICK" and "JR." appear on them. The scribbles turn into two bunnies, who hop to the center to the screen and dance.

FX/SFX: 2D animation produced by Lester Films.

Music/Sounds: Children talking, along with some generic music.

Availability: Same as above.

Editor's Note: None.

Hippos (1996-2002)
Logo: Outside in a field, we see two hippos, a large orange named NICK and smaller blue named JR. eating. Then a fly flies around them and over to a flower. They both go to investigate. Then JR. eats the flower and fly, spits out the fly and snuggles up to NICK. The flower regrows.

FX/SFX: Claymation by Webster Colcord.

Music/Sounds: Some Rhodes piano, drum and bass clarinet music overlapped with the sound of the fly buzzing.

Availability: Extinct on TV, but part of the ID is uncommon and can be seen on the Nick Jr. VHS opening from 2000-2003.

Editor's Note: None.

Crocodiles (1996-2002)
TBA

Monsters (1997-2002)
Logo: On a table, we see a piece of paper filled with a large orange scribble and NICK marked on it, surrounded by crayons. As a blue scribble named JR. comes up, a pair of yellow scissors cuts out the orange scribble into a large, bizarre-looking shape, meant to resemble a "monster." The background darkens as the two scribbles pose together.

FX/SFX: The set and props are all real-life, but there were complicated stop-motion/2D effects used. Animated by Funline Animation.

Music/Sounds: A beautiful, dramatic synthesized piano stinger.

Music/Sounds Variant: A more commonly used version has the sound of children talking instead of music, along with cartoony sound effects, and a high-pitched giggle at the very end.

Availability: The one with music may be extinct. The variant is extremely rare, and appears on the VHS release of Little Bear: Little Goblin Bear.

Editor's Note: None.

Giraffes (1997-2001)
TBA

Dogs (1997-1999)
Logo: In a backyard, a blue JR. dog runs into a flower garden, waking up a sleeping orange NICK dog and making him search for JR. NICK can't find JR. at the flowers, since JR. is at NICK's doghouse. NICK and JR. chase each other around a tree, then NICK finds JR. and they pose together.

FX/SFX: CGI animation.

Music/Sounds: Rather dramatic music with a calmer finish, and a few sound effects.

Availability: Extinct.

Editor's Note: None.

Snowmen (1997-2002?)
TBA

Duck Blocks (1998-2001)
Logo: We see some blocks moving around on a floor, to reveal an orange duck (who has "NICK" written on its wings) and a blue egg. The egg then morphs into a blue duck (who has "JR." on its wings). The ducks get together and blink.

FX/SFX: Stop-motion animation.

Music/Sounds: A short tune played on a toy piano and sounds of the blocks moving and kids playing, along a boy saying "It's an egg." "It's a baby.", and a girl saying "Quack quack quack quack quack quack quack quack!" and a blinking sound at the end.

Music/Sound Variant: A workprint of this ID also included the girl saying "Hi duckie!" and "It's a baby duck!" and didn't include the kids playing sound.

Availability: Same as above.

Editor's Note: None.

Paper Bags (1998-2001)
TBA

Horses (1998-2001)
TBA

Snakes (1999-2002)
TBA

Hula Elephants (2000-2001)
TBA

Nick Jr. Video Open/Close (January 11, 2000-January 27, 2004)
Nickname: "Just For Me!"

Logo: A lot to describe here, but here we go: We fade in to a Claymation Nickelodeon banana peeling on a moving cloud sky. The screen irises to a child's room with two plush monkeys, one orange and one blue, with the "NICK" and "JR." text, respectively. The camera pans to the right to two little girls (both in fantasy-like attire) playing on musical instruments (albeit sounding very off-key), laughing after they stop playing. We then cut to a clip of Little Bill, and from there it's a montage of clips of children doing specific activities (two children on a swing set, a boy and his mom baking cookies, a girl hugging a dog, and two boys in swimwear playing in the backyard) and clips from animated shows produced at the time (Little Bear baking cookies with Mama Bear, Blue jumping towards the screen). Steve (Blue's Clues) then asks, "Are you ready?", followed by the children replying, "Ready!". Little Bear: "Are you sure?" Children: "Yeah!" Boy: "When are we gonna start?" Little Bill: "Right now!" After this is a short montage of the children running into the house (accompanied by clips from said shows) and into a living room, where a 90s-era TV turns on, revealing the middle of the "Hippos" ID playing. We cut to the kids laughing at the TV, and cut to the last few seconds of the ID, with the vocals "Nick Jr. is just for me!" spoken just as the ID ends, fading to black.

Closer: After the program, we essentially go into a reverse version of the opener: A clip of Face (Nick Jr's mascot), saying "See you later, on Nick Jr.!" as we pan out to the TV. After Face chuckles, the TV turns off, and we cut to the kids from earlier saying "Bye!", accompanied by clips from Nick Jr. shows as they leave the house. After the last farewell, we zoom in to the same Nick Jr. monkeys from the opener on a wagon, with a girl pulling it towards a tent (with a moon on it) with two children, accompanied by the sounds of giggling, and the vocals "Just for me!", before fading to black.

Variant: Later releases had the Little Bear clips replaced with ones from Dora The Explorer. Little Bear's line "Are you sure" is replaced by Dora saying "Wanna play?"

FX/SFX: Everything.

Music/Sounds: The children, the clips, and various sound effects accompanied by a soft, country-style jingle (first used for the 1998 Nick Jr. sign on).

Availability: Common. Debuted on "Blue's Safari" and "A Kiss For Little Bear". It was used on all Nick Jr. VHS releases from this period, following the Paramount Home Entertainment logo. Amongst the shows that used this were Blue's Clues, Little Bear, Little Bill, Dora The Explorer, and Oswald. The original was retired around 2003. The later version debuted on its only DVD appearance of Blue's Big Musical Movie and became the default version in 2002 with "Blue's Clues: Meet Joe!". It was last used on "On-The-Go Oswald!"

Editor's Note: It's very memorable and is a favorite of many.

Final Note: On August 29, 2003, Face, the original host of Nick Jr, was last seen with his original look, before he was redesigned on September 1st. With that, all of the original Nick Jr. logos were retired along with him, and Nick Jr. as a whole was rebranded almost entirely.

Frogs 2 (2003-2007)
Nick Jr. (2003-2007)

Logo: On a swamp background, we see three lily pads, one of them has an orange frog and a small blue frog. (the two lily pads in the back have flowers on them) The orange frog croaks three times before stopping for a short period. Then the blue frog croaks loudly with its mouth wide open while the orange frog has a scared look on its face. The two frogs smile at each other as the word NICK fades in on the orange frog and JR. on the blue frog. The logo shrinks into the bottom right corner.

Variant: An extended version exists where at the beginning the two frogs hop on the lily pads in the back before they stop hopping on their usual spots. Then the logo plays as normal until the two frogs smile at each other, in which the logo doesn't shrink into the bottom right corner. The frogs are slightly bigger in this variant. This was used as a "we'll be right back" bumper.

FX/SFX: The frogs opening their mouths as they're croaking, the fade in of NICK & JR. on the two frogs, the logo shrinking to the bottom right corner. Simple animation. For the network ID variant, the frogs hopping until they get to their usual spots.

Music/Sounds: Some nature sounds along with the frogs croaking. Then a synthesized rise when the two frogs smile at each other.

Music/Sounds Variant: For the extended variant, bouncing sounds as the frogs are hopping on the lily pads. Then when the frogs are hopping we hear a male announcer say, "There's more Nick Jr. hopping your way right after this!". The orange frog's croak is slightly deeper and different from the DVD version while the blue frog's croak is the same. Then the synthesized rise sound plays when they both smile at each other.

Availability: Common for the short version. Can be seen at the very beginning (once the DVD is fully loaded) of Nick Jr. DVDs such as Blue's Room: Meet Blue's Baby Brother 2006 DVD, all Nick Jr. Favorites volumes, LazyTown: Surprise Santa 2005 DVD, and all Nick Jr. DVD releases from 2003 until 2007. VHS tapes would also use this ID after the Paramount Home Entertainment logo. After 2007, the Nickelodeon "Fish" ID was used until Nickelodeon changed its logo in September 2009. The extended version is extinct.

Editor's Note: The "shrinking effect" is rather amateurish, and on DVDs, this may jarringly cut to a black background and a trailer or the Paramount DVD logo after the shrinking animation. The shrinking animation was meant as a transition to a "Nick Jr. Play Along" interstitial where the logo was in the same position. On DVDs, this is unnecessary since there's no interstitial to transition to, and one who didn't see the ID in its original context would wonder why the effect was there in the first place. The fading text of "Nick" and "Jr." is lazy since the frogs are still moving when this occurs, to the point where it overlaps both of the frogs' mouths, so it ruins the formation of the logo. Even more, when the frogs croak, you can see that the open mouths are just extra layers because behind them were the same frogs before it croaked; you can even see some of the mouths on the sides. To top it all off, the blue frog suddenly becomes bigger when it stops croaking. Nonetheless, this is a cute logo, and a favorite of many.

Crocodiles (2003-2004)
Logo: In a swamp, we see a blue crocodile swimming in the water. It climbs up a rock and onto the head of an orange crocodile. The blue one hops off, and the two crocodiles smile at each other.

Variant: Sometimes, a female announcer would say “There's more Nick Jr. coming up, up and up!”

FX/SFX: Simple animation.

Music/Sounds: A piano dings, then a synthesized rise plays when the crocodiles smile at each other.

Availability: Same as above.

Editor’s Note: None.

Mice (2003-2004)
Logo: In a mouse house, we see some cheese, and a little blue mouse. Then an orange mouse appears. They both lay the cheese down and eat it. The words "Nick Jr." fade in on them and the orange mouse burps.

Variant: A short version exists, starting with the mice eating the cheese. The logo fades in and the orange mouse burps, then it zooms to the bottom right corner and fades to a "Nick Jr. Play Along" interstitial.

FX/SFX: Simple animation.

Music/Sounds: A 4-note theme with a “SQUEAK” sound at the end.

Availability: Same as above.

Editor’s Note: None.

Cats (2003-2004)
Logo: In a backyard, we see a blue cat and an orange cat, walking through the backyard. They sit down and meow as the logo fades in.

Variant: Sometimes, a female announcer says “We’ll be right back with more Nick Jr.!”

FX/SFX: Simple animation.

Music/Sounds: Cats meowing, along with a 5-note theme.

Availability: Same as above.

Editor’s Note: None.

Robots (2003-2004)
Logo: In a football game, we see 2 robots, one orange and one blue. The blue one is looking at a football while the orange one cheers. The blue one tries to throw it, then scores, as the orange one hops to him and throws the football. The football bounces, then the orange robot gives the blue one a hug, and the logo fades in on them.

Variant: Sometimes, a robot voice would say “There is more Nick Jr. coming up after this.”

FX/SFX: Simple animation.

Music/Sounds: A crowd cheering, 8-bit chiptune music, and some kids cheering.

Availability: Same as above. This originally was used as a station ID and a break bumper.

Editor’s Note: None.