Nick Jr. IDs

Shadow Play (1989-1992)
Logo: On a purple background with a spotlight, we see two hand sillhouettes moving up from the bottom of the screen. When they're in front of the spotlight,both hands start to make duck hand shadows, but after a while, the left hand makes a hand shadow of a dog instead. Both hands move around and dance for a while, before 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 orange with "NICK" on it and blue with "JR." on it, respectively.

FX/SFX: 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 thin red-violet clouds, we see the Nick Jr. logo, as two stars wearing nightcaps (a big orange star with "NICK" on it and a small blue one with "JR." on it) ballet-jumping across the screen three times. Between each time, we 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, makes a weird "MEOW!" as a question mark appears above its had, and runs away. Then, the Nick Jr. stars slide in 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: Extinct.

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 past 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) gradually come out. 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 crow cry, climaxing into a nice-sounding 7-note flute piece with cats meowing.

Availability: Extinct.

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 (different from the one in "Scary Night") winds up a box and makes a wheeled elephant toy come out, which leads it knocking down toy soldiers like dominoes. A toy solider rolls an 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" on it 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: Extinct.

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 waterhole. As we zoom out, we see a few palm trees. The elephants both drink from the waterhole and fill in with orange and blue, as well as "NICK" and "JR." respectively.

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

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

Availability: Extinct.

Editor's Note: None.

Magic Hands (1989-1992)
Logo: On a swirly purple and magenta background we see a pair of white hands. The right hand opens as a magic wand falls in it, and touches the left hand with it. An orange butterfly comes out of the left hand, and it points at the right hand, making it reveal a blue butterfly. The words "NICK" and "JR." appear 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: Extinct.

Editor's Note: None.

Diver (1990-1994)
Logo: On a sky blue background, we see a teenage boy in swim trunks and a diving mask climbing up a diving board ladder and getting ready to dive into a gigantic fish bowl. In the fish bowl, 2 fish (a big orange one and a small blue one) 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: Extinct.

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 an 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: Extinct.

Editor's Note: None.

Refrigerator (1990-1994)
Logo: In a kitchen, two kids wearing Nick 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 a smaller one that comes out of the hat 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, then a stinger that depends on the variant.
 * Artist: A French folk tune composed with a synth accordion preset and the artist speaking gibberish.
 * Fish: The fish saying "Hey!" and a Disney zing-out whistle sound accompanied by a triumphant fanfare, along with "bubbling" sounds.

Availability: Extinct.

Editor's Note: These bumpers really capture this era.

Marching Ants (1990-1994)
Logo: On a white background, we see 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 crumbs. 2D computer animation produced by Electric Picture Works.

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

Availability: Extinct.

Editor's Note: None.

Clouds (1990-1993)
Logo: On a blurry blue sky background, we see two big CGI clouds (an orange one and a smaller blue one) and the letters of "NICK JR." rotating near the camera hanging on strings (like a mobile 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: Extinct.

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. Some orange and blue seaweed appears below them. When the fish eat it, the bigger one fills in with orange and the smaller one with blue, forming 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 that uses the exact same technique as "Elephants".

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: Extinct.

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: Extinct.

Final Note: In September 1994, Face, the first host of Nick Jr, debuted, officially retiring the old bumpers and IDs, and launching new ones.

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

FX/SFX: CGI animation by DMA Animation.

Music/Sounds: A whimsical, playful synth-flute/trombone piece with the wind blowing as the boy 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 the orange father and blue boy standing on a piano. They 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 and blue boy in CGI animation, running along a game board. Then, they spin at one of the spaces and get into their normal position.

Trivia: The game board that the father and boy 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 and blue boy pretend to play guitars to rock and roll music.

FX/SFX: 2D animation.

Music/Sounds: A short jazz-rock tune.

Availability: Extinct.

Editor's Note: None.

Hula Dancers (1994-Spring 2002)
Logo: The orange father and blue boy, wearing grass skirts, do a hula dance on the beach in a tropical island.

FX/SFX: 2D animation.

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

Availability: Extinct.

Editor's Note: None.

Egyptian (1994-2002)
Logo: The orange father and blue boy 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: Extinct.

Editor's Note: None.

Snow Globe (1994-Spring 2002)
Logo: In a snow globe, we see the normal Nick Jr. logo. Then the snow globe is shaken, and we zoom out to see that the orange father and blue boy are standing on a white background and looking at the snow globe, with the father holding it. They look at it before they turn towards the screen and the boy 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 and blue boy bounce out of it, and we see a salt shaker staring at them as they jump. They both 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 of the orange father and blue boy, forming the logo. As they're pulled towards the screen by 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 and blue boy alternately jumping and somersaulting 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 with "NICK" on it appears. A cow then appears and jumps over the moon while a blue comet with "JR." on it 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: Extinct.

Editor's Note: None.

Cats (1995-2002)
Logo: On the floor of a living room with an armchair on the right side, 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 with "NICK" on it, and a blue elephant calf with "JR." on it (not the same ones as the "Elephants Drinking" logo) looking at 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 the big elephant swings the calf up with his trunk. Then, the calf runs around the big elephant, as the background turns into a peaceful purple color with a light yellow frame around it and stars moving inside, and both the elephants 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 with "NICK" on it looking for some food, then a little blue dinosaur with "JR." on it 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 with "NICK" on it, and a blue chick with "JR." on it, skating on ice. The chick runs to the bigger penguin and bumps it. The bigger penguin runs to its chick and does the same thing, before swinging it 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 be much of an issue.

Fish (1996-2001)
Logo: In the ocean, many different colors of fish swim in different directions. Then, a big orange fish with "NICK" on it, followed by a smaller blue one with "JR." on it, swims in from the left. As another fish swims by from the left, the two fish called swim and play with each other. As the last fish swims off from the left, the fish 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 a big orange pig and a blue piglet playing in a puddle of water, both covered in mud. The bigger pig splashes in the mud and shakes to reveal the word "NICK" on it, and the piglet does the same, revealing "JR." instead. 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 well 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 blue infant monkey with "JR." on it both swinging around on some vines hanging from the top of the screen. The infant stops temporarily and watches the bigger monkey swing 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: Extinct.

Editor's Note: None.

Kangaroos (1996-2002)
TBA

Polar Bears (1996?-2002?)
Logo: In a snowy environment, we see a blue polar bear cub with "JR." on it standing at the top of a hill, as a big orange polar bear with "NICK" waves at it. The bear cub slides down the hill, and the big bear watches him crash into a pile of snow. The bear cub snow tunnels back to the big bear, who catches it, and they cuddle together.

FX/SFX: CGI animation by Steve Speer.

Music/Sounds: A jazzy vibraphone theme.

Availability: Extinct.

Editor's Note: None.

Lions (1997-2002)
Logo: In the jungle, we see a big orange lion with "NICK" on it, and a blue lion cub with "JR." on it roaming. The cub lets out a small roar, looks at its father, then roars again, louder. Then they stop, and the father lion roars loudly. Then the cub roars so loudly that 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 a big orange seal with "NICK" on it and a blue pup with "JR.", swimming past some underwater structures, a waving mermaid, a random non-moving scuba diver, some seahorses and other decorations. 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 a big orange frog with "NICK" on it and a smaller blue one with "JR." hopping around. Then the small frog dives into the pond, and the big one croaks. The small frog 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 with "NICK" on it watches, one of the eggs hatches and walks to the left with its legs sticking out before it bumps into a wall, breaking the eggshell to reveal a blue chick with "JR.". The chick walks towards the rooster and stands by it.

FX/SFX: CGI animation by Steve Speer.

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

Availability: Extinct.

Editor's Note: None.

Rabbits (1997-2001)
Logo: On a chalkboard background, we see two scribbles, an orange one and a blue one. They grow in size and the words "NICK" and "JR." appear on them. The scribbles turn into two rabbits that 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: Extinct.

Editor's Note: None.

Hippos (1996-2002)
Logo: In a field, we see a big orange hippo with "NICK" on it and a blue calf with "JR." eating grass. Then a fly flies around them and over to a flower. They both go to look at it. Then the calf eats the flower, spits out the fly and snuggles up to the bigger hippo. 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 aa big orange scribble with "NICK" on it and, surrounded by crayons. As a blue scribble with "JR." on it 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 puppy with "JR." on it runs into a flower garden, waking up a sleeping orange dog with "NICK" and making him search for it. The dog can't find the puppy at the flowers, since the puppy is at the big dog's doghouse. The dogs chase each other around a tree, then the dog finds the puppy 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

Ostrich Blocks (1998-2001)
Logo: We see some blocks moving around on a floor, to reveal an orange ostrich (with "NICK" written on its wings) and a blue egg. The egg then morphs into a blue ostrich chick (with "JR." on its wings). The ostriches 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: Extinct.

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, an orange one with "NICK" on it and a blue one with "JR." on it. 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, we see 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.

Closing: 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. monkey plushies 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)
Logo: On a swamp background, we see three lily pads, with an orange frog and a smaller blue one standing on one, and the two lily pads in the back having 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 words "NICK" and "JR." fade in on the orange and blue frog, respectively. 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 text fading in 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 as the words "NICK" and "JR." fade in on them.

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

FX/SFX: Simple animation.

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

Availability: Extinct.

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, and they both lay the cheese down and eat it. The words "NICK" and "JR." fade in on them and the orange mouse hiccups.

Variant: A short version exists, starting with the mice eating the cheese. The logo fades in and the orange mouse hiccups, 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: Extinct.

Editor’s Note: None.

Cats (2003-2004)
Logo: In a backyard, we see a blue kitten 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: Extinct.

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 and 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 says “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: Extinct. This originally was used as a station ID and a break bumper.

Editor’s Note: None.