Background[]
Noggin Originals is the original production arm of Noggin. Noggin is a TV brand that launched in 1999 as a channel co-owned by Sesame Workshop and Nickelodeon. In 2009, the Noggin channel was replaced by the Nick Jr. Channel, which was named after Nickelodeon's long-running Nick Jr. block. The Noggin name is still in use today, for a mobile app/streaming service with videos and games based on Nick Jr. shows.
1st Logo
(February 2, 1999–March 31, 2002)[]
Nickname: "I've Got a Good Idea", "The Idea", "Head Bulb"
Logo: Same as the ID of the time: On a light blue spotlight/black gradient BG, we see a Noggin logo with nothing on top. The head shakes up and down and a drill pops up, The drilled forced up/ revealing it to be part of a lightbulb (the logo shuts its eye and grits its teeth once this happens). The lightbulb turns upside down, lights up (turning the BG yellow gradient spinning) as "ORIGINAL" pops in from the bottom of the lightbulb, and the head smiles. The letters as rearranged to be right-side up. The copyright/trademark info fades in.
FX/SFX: Flashmation.
Music/Sounds: A "screwing" sound as the lightbulb piece appears, and when the logo lights up, there is music that sounds "desert"-like, accompanied by various sound effects, which include the word "Noggin" being spoken in a somewhat nasal voice.
Variants: There is a bylineless version without the copyright information as seen on Play with Me Sesame.
Availability: Extinct; appeared on A Walk in Your Shoes (1999–2002 episodes), Sponk!, and the first season of Play with Me Sesame (not on Sprout airings, as it was cut out).
Scare Factor: None.
2nd Logo
(2003–2007)[]
Nickname: “Gears and Horn” “Honk”
Logo: TBA.
FX/SFX: Flashmation.
Music/Sounds: The generic theme.
Availability: Was seen on later seasons of Play with Me Sesame. Current prints cut this logo out.
Scare Factor: Minimal. May scare some viewers
3rd Logo
(April 1, 2002–August 10, 2007)[]
Nickname: "Mentally Created Tree"
Logo: Against a blue sky over a field of dirt, the sun is rising and we see the Noggin logo in dark green, chartreuse and light green. A tree quickly grows on it, with fat little birds approaching and a banner with "ORIGINAL" on it appearing.
FX/SFX: Just cute animation.
Music/Sounds: A preschool whistling theme with drums.
Variants: There is a bylineless version without the copyright notice as seen on Tweenies, Connie the Cow and Miffy and Friends.
Availability: Possibly extinct. Last seen on airings of Tweenies, Oobi, Miffy and Friends and on U.S. versions of Connie the Cow on Noggin and Nickelodeon's Nick Jr. block. The bylineless version can be found on Tweenies, Connie the Cow and Miffy and Friends. The copyright notice version is only seen on Oobi.
Scare Factor: None; it's harmless.
4th Logo
(September 12, 2005–September 27, 2009)[]
Nickname: "Noggin Horn" “Noggin Tuba”
Logo: On a pattern background (also seen in the end credits), we see the Noggin logo on the left with a curved tuba facing to the right on the head. A white ribbon reading "ORIGINAL" comes out of the tuba and birds are handling it with their feet.
FX/SFX: The objects coming out of the horn.
Music/Sounds: A generic theme (A banjo strum then a high-pitched, 5-note flute tune).
Availability: Extremely Rare. Seen on all episodes of Jack's Big Music Show on DVD. Was kept intact when the series was available on the Noggin streaming app, but the show was removed in 2020.
Scare Factor: None
5th logo
(2006)[]
Nickname: "Noggin Gears"
Logo: On a white background, we see the the Noggin logo in neon red with 3 blue gears on top. A medium-size gear with a small gear floating above it is seen on the left of the logo (both dark blue), and a big gear (colored sky blue) is seen on the right of the logo.
FX/SFX: None.
Music/Sounds: The ending theme of the show.
Availability: Extremely Rare. Only seen on The Upside Down Show.
Scare Factor: None.
6th logo
(2021)[]
Nickname: "Noggin Hands"
Logo: On a bluish-purple background, two live-action hands put a "g" and "n" into place, completing the word "noggin" (in a modified Litebulb font).
FX/SFX: The hands coming in and out of frame and the blue blocks turning into letters.
Music/Sounds: A short jingle.
Availability: Rare. Only seen on the first season of Noggin Knows. This logo was kept intact when Noggin Knows aired on the Nick Jr. Channel during the "Noggin Presents" block in mid-2021.
Scare Factor: None.
7th logo
(2021-2022)[]
Nickname: "Made by Noggin"
Logo: On a purple background, the words "made by noggin" ("noggin" in a modified Litebulb font) appear, alongside some squiggles, a heart shape, a music note, and a lightning bolt symbol.
FX/SFX: The symbols around the logo switch colors.
Music/Sounds: A short jingle.
Availability: Only seen on shows made specially for the Noggin streaming app (like Yoga Friends and School of Yum).
Scare Factor: None.