Nick Jr. IDs

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...

Blocks (1993-1994)
Logo: TBA

FX/SFX: TBA

Music/Sounds: TBA

Availability: Same as above.

Editor's Note: TBA