Noggin.com is a website based on the Noggin brand. It was first launched on February 2, 1999, as an online hub for Noggin's shows, mainly aimed at older kids and tweens at the time. It originally included a live chatting system, many different games, and pages for each Noggin show. In April 2002, the site was reformatted for preschoolers, and the chatting system was moved to a new website based on Noggin's teen block, The N.
The dot of Noggin.com is also the main residence of Phred in the series Phred on Your Head Show and The URL with Phred Show. The website was a major aspect of many other series, such as A Walk in Your Shoes and On the Team, both of which allowed viewers to submit questions online and see them answered on TV.
Since 2015, the site has been revamped as a guide to the Noggin app. It no longer includes any games, videos, or interactive elements.
History
Throughout its history, the site has had five major upgrades. The first was "Noggin.com V2," a refresh of the website that occurred in 2000. This upgrade added many new games, some of which introduced characters and elements that were used in The URL with Phred Show.
The second upgrade happened on April 1, 2002, when the Noggin channel introduced a retooled daytime block for preschoolers and a nighttime block, The N, for tweens and teens. The Noggin site was completely redesigned to match the preschool daytime block. The color scheme was light green, and visitors could click on square icons of each show to play games based on them. There was a video player on the left side of the homepage.
The third upgrade happened a year later on April 7, 2003. The daytime block introduced new hosts, Moose and Zee, and the site was revamped to match the new on-air look. The site's color scheme was a dark pink shade, and Moose appeared on icons throughout the pages. Some of the games and features from the 2002 site were carried over, mainly from Oobi and Play with Me Sesame. This version of the site lasted until September 28, 2009, when the site was temporarily closed. However, the website remained up for a few minutes after 6AM that day, but most pages either redirected to pages on the new Nick Jr. website or were blank pages with a copyright notice.[1] After a while, a video of the Moose and Zee "Today on Nick Jr." song played, leading to the new Nick Jr. website.
The fourth upgrade was on March 4, 2015. The site was reopened as a guide to the Noggin app. The app-themed site included a list of shows on the app, a FAQ section, and a blog for news related to the app. This version of the site was aimed more at parents than kids, and no games/videos were included.
The fifth upgrade was on June 14, 2019. The Noggin app changed its logo and overall layout, and the site was changed to match.
October 2024 saw another update to the Noggin website that had the original 1999 logo on a black background with the word "Rebooting..." underneath it. It was later revealed that Paramount sold the Noggin trademark to a different, unknown company based in the United Kingdom, who's currently hosting the website on Amazon servers.[2]
Original site
At its launch in 1999, Noggin.com was divided into six main sections. A list, with descriptions, is available below.
- Home: The homepage for the website, a directory for the rest of its webpages.
- Nog It!: A directory for the site's flash games.
- Phred: A section relating to the Phred on Your Head Show.
- Watch: A page which loaded a live screen capture of Noggin's active broadcast.
- Shout: A "Contact Us" section, allowing for feedback and comments.
Nog It!
Noggin.com's most popular feature was Nog It!, a collection of Noggin-based games. A list of games available at the time of Phred is available below.
- Buzz Your Brain (Headbuzzers)
- What's Your Birthday?
- A Walk in Your Shoes Challenge
- Nogginese
- Noggimation Station
- Nogginoid
- What Sparks You?
- Comic Machine
- Bill Nye, Head Sparkologist
- Skengle and Skengle Game
- Pickles to Pluto
The Worx
Noggin.com's V2 upgrade in 2000 added many new games and features in addition to the ones above, such as:
- Snowflake Maker
- Question the Whats
- Wordamorphosis
- Bang On
- Hotshot
- Flood Control
- Mumbo Jumbo
- Make A Homepage
- Noggin Radio
- The Hubbub (Chattervision)
- The Nye-Sci Challenge
- The URL with Phred Show Studio, which included the game Dress Phred
Noggin.com Promos for shows
- At the end of certain shows, there would be a promo for their website at Noggin.com
Maisy
- "See ya later, Maisy. You can always keep playing with this mouse by using your mouse. Go to noggin.com, and click on Maisy.
Franklin
- "Want more time with your favorite turtle? Play with him any time at noggin.com. Just click on Franklin!"
Oobi
- "Oobi is saying goodbye for now on your TV, but he's always with you at noggin.com. Just click on Oobi, and lend him a hand!"
Tweenies
- "Visit the Tweenies at noggin.com any time of the day. Visit noggin.com, the Tweenies are always ready to play!"
Play with Me Sesame
- "Somebody come and play, any time of the day! Ernie, Bert, Grover, and Prairie Dawn are all at noggin.com; just click on Play with Me Sesame!"
Oswald
- "Oswald and friends are saying goodbye for now, but you can visit Big City any time by going to noggin.com! Just click on Oswald!
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