Even though the "Splat" came out much later, they started using orange shapes with white text reading "NICKELODEON". from 1985 (but for a short while, the silver ball "closedown" ident was still used).
Way before Viacom (now Paramount Global) took over Nickelodeon (and also MTV) in 1986. This channel is currently the home of The Loud House (which I recently watched on TV).
I remembered this signoff. The song usually never finished before the screen would go black for a few moments and the blue "OFF THE AIR" test screen would appear. Right after Danger Mouse of course!
The days before the network realized that if they ran old TV Sitcoms at night, they would have an adult audience and pull in ad agency business. Before then, they signed on and off like an AM Daytime Only Radio Station.
@tubemaster2703 They signed off very early before the start of Nick @ Night in '86. I remember it would go off around 7 PM central time. YCDTOTV, followed by Danger Mouse, then off it went on Mon-Sat, and I think 9 PM on Sundays, after 3 hours of National Geographic Explorer. Then in the summer of '86 N@N started at 7PM with Donna Reed and Mr. Ed re-runs, and other black & white shows from the 50's along with super old Shirley Temple movies Those were the days! I can't believe I remember this
There's no school like the old school. I was in high school, and remember when Nickelodeon first started. I miss the old shows and the Nick and Nite movies!
+Alyssa Murray Like most Analog stations, it'd probably cut to black or a test card from their studio. Depending on the TV is where static comes in, in which case that means the station has completely cut transmission.
Zawmbbeh Thanks for telling me. I wasn't around in the 80s, so this stuff is foreign to me. I am Alyssa Murray by the way. I'm just on a new account now.
@SuperAV21 Nice, I was born in 1988 so I caught a little bit of Generation 2 and Generation 3. I still think it'd be neat to be born in the 1970s and watch the older old-school stuff.
I remember when Nick would go off the air at 8PM and then A&E would come on after that. The actually split the channel. I do really miss Pinwheel. I cant believe that is not on dvd or syndicated.
You are correct. Originally, ARTS (one of the two channels that merged to form A&E) would have come on (/watch?v=kwGRJX6sIuk) until A&E formed in February 1984.
Nickelodeon used to be a great place for kids... Imported shows, quasi-educational shows, well-written kids' shows, etc. Now it's just substance-less, flash.
@xreddragonx Or if you feel the last one is too big of a range you can alternatively go 1998 - 2005 Generation 4 (MTV Jr./ Spongebob Era) 2005 - present Generation 5 (MTV Jr., Post-Universal Studios)
@CourtneeMalakian I read the title, I am just saying they look pretty much the same Do you think they will ever bring back all those really good game show they had back in the 90's
Downright elegant! Unfortunately, the woman executive who took it over described the original Nick as "a teacher-approved network for four-year-old doo-doo-heads" and turned it into whatever it is today...
I'm asking because it was common to show color bars and static after sign-offs at this time. I wasn't around in the 80s, so I don't have experience. *By the way, this is Alyssa Murray on another RU-vid account.*
Nickelodeon should bring back Pinwheel and Sharon Lois and bram elephant show back on Nickelodeon to kick off sponge bob square pants off the line up and other Nickelodeon shows
Sebastian Guevara That's too bad because they are already bringing back Blue's Clues and Clarissa Explains it All. Likewise, Hey Arnold, Rocko's Modern Life, and Invader Zim are coming back in the form of movies. Rugrats was brought back in the form of a comic book.
Crazycoollady1999 what I'm mean by you guys suck is that you want pinewheel back why you guys want a little kids educational tv show I'm mean instead they should bring back double dare back to Nickelodeon not stupid pinewheel
Sebastian Guevara I actually don't want Pinwheel back because it is too creepy for me. I do, however, believe that Nickelodeon should air educational shows geared towards school-aged children (I don't count Nick Jr). I like your idea of bringing back Double Dare.
Here R da 4 Generations of Nickelodeon: 1979-1987: Generation 1 1987-1995: Generation 2 1995-2003: Generation 3 2003-present: Generation 4 Y'all can agree or disagree wit da generation layout I put on.
