Nickelodeon

1977–1979


This was the original logo for the channel when it launched in 1977; at the time of its original debut, Nickelodeon was named Pinwheel. The pinwheel is on the left side on the text.

1979–1980


On April 1, 1979, Pinwheel was relaunched as Nickelodeon. Nickelodeon's original logo included a mime looking into a Nickelodeon machine that was placed in the N. In between programs, the filler would be a mime, and the mime would turn the crank on the Nickelodeon as soon as the next program was about to start. This wasn't obvious when the logo was shown in smaller sizes, something which ultimately led to the logo's retirement and replacement.

1981–1984


This logo was introduced in 1981. It was originally designed by Lou Dorfsman. Bob Klein added a pinball behind it. The pinball theme was used in the network's IDs during the period including one that used early '80s-era computer-generated graphics.


 * Nickelodeon ID from 1982

1984–2009


From 1984, Nickelodeon has used lots of different logos, with a common theme. They were all orange silhouettes with the Nickelodeon wordmark written on them in Balloon font. Eventually, the "splat" design would be the most used; the orange splat represents the slime that Nickelodeon has been known for ever since the network began broadcasting the Canadian series You Can't Do That on Television in 1981, a trademark which Nickelodeon would later adopt as part of its own programming.


 * Fred Seibert
 * Fred/Alan
 * Nickelodeon Logo Logic on Flickr

2009–
A new logo for Nickelodeon was unveiled in February 2009. It made its debut on screen on the United States flagship channel on September 28, 2009.


 * New Nick
 * Nickelodeon cleans up

The new logo was rolled out internationally during 2010 accordingly:
 * January 29: France
 * February 15: UK and Ireland
 * March 1: Poland
 * March 31: Germany/Austria/Switzerland
 * June 25: India