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Pinwheel
The original logo of the Pinwheel Network, which was Nickelodeon before it became what it is today. It was a commercial-free children's network. It eventually became defunct in favor of Nickelodeon. -
Bowler Hat logo
This logo of a man with a bowler hat looking into a nickelodeon machine debuted in 1979. Pinwheel became a block on the channel and more shows were added. 1979 was also the official year the channel launched. -
Text-only logo
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Colored/ball logo
In 1981, a new logo with a silver ball and more colorful letters debuted. This showed the channel going in a funner direction that before. This also marked a rebrand for the network. -
Orange logo
The channel switched to a logo closer to the one we have now in 1984. Around this time, Nickelodeon became it's own 24-hour channel as well. -
Splatter logo
In 2002, different variations of organge splatters with the Nick text became the logo. -
White/orange logo
Nick debuted this version of the logo in 2003. This noticeably has a shortened version of the name. -
Splat logo (2006-2009)
In 2006, a simplified version of the Splatter logo debuted on the channel. This version also had a definitive splatter background. -
Flat text logo
In September 2009, Nickelodeon debuted it's first new logo in years, wanting to create a more unified look with it's other new channels. This caused controversy among viewers, as they were surprised or outraged over the change. -
Flat logo w/ depth
This version of the logo debuted at the end of shows in 2010. It has more depth than the original version of the flat logo.
