Noggin
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Noggin is a cable channel in the United States that is aimed at preschoolers. The channel is going to be rebranded as Nick Jr. in the coming months, to be more easily associated with the Nickelodeon brand.[1]
It was originally a joint venture of Sesame Workshop and Nickelodeon, and the early programming included classic episodes of Sesame Street, under the title Sesame Street Unpaved, and 1993-1994 episodes under the title 123 Sesame Street (episodes from 1998 and later were added to this series in 2002), as well as other Sesame Workshop programs, including The Electric Company, 3-2-1 Contact, Square One TV and Ghostwriter. In 2002, Sesame Workshop sold its half to Viacom, and the Sesame Workshop shows were eventually removed from the schedule. After Sesame Workshop left, Noggin still ran their archive programmings until May 2005.
Around the channel's beginning, comedian Joel Hodgson (Mystery Science Theater 3000) and his brother Jim were working with the Jim Henson Company to create a children's show for Noggin. It was never produced.
References
- ↑ Daniel Frankel, "Nickelodeon rebrands channels", Variety, March 12, 2009.
