On April 4, 1994, the "Jim Henson's Muppet Hour" sub-block was created by pairing Muppet Babies reruns with the new acquisition The Muppet Show. began to invest more into producing original interstitial series (including 1994's Muppet Time, forty two-minute shorts from The Jim Henson Company) in order to stay within a self-imposed limit of five minutes of commercials per hour. also started using a female announcer (who was replaced by a different one in 1994, 19) in its promos and bumpers. logo and a theme song with the slogan sung to the melody of London Bridge, and a few featured Cappelli & Company mascot Frank Cappelli. promos and bumpers featured kids playing near the Nick Jr. The block's timing was solidified as 9:00am - 2:00 pm. logo consisting of an orange parent and a blue child, and the slogan Grow, Learn, and Play. premiered a new series, Cappelli & Company, and received a new rebrand which prominently featured a new Nick Jr. Much of Nick Jr.'s other programs at the time were of Japanese or foreign origin (including Fred Penner's Place, Sharon, Lois & Bram's Elephant Show, Adventures of the Little Koala, Noozles, Maya the Bee, and The Littl' Bits). When Nick Jr.'s original series Eureeka's Castle premiered in September, Pinwheel was split into two separate half hours in the morning and afternoon, where it remained until June 29, 1990, after which the block was truncated to start at 9:30 am. Until June 29, 1990, Pinwheel was featured, originally for three hours (two in the morning and one at noon), then for one hour starting in Spring 1989. On weekends, preschool programs went unbranded and aired at earlier hours of the day. At launch, the block aired from 8:30 am – 2:30 pm. Like with Nickelodeon, Nick Jr.'s network IDs featured the block's logo in different shapes and styles. Nick Jr.'s new logo was orange for 'Nick' and blue for 'Jr.', and it varied in the shape or species (e.g.: two gears, trains, robots, planets, insects, comets, or elephants). was gradually unveiled between September 1988 and mid-1989. A new rebrand for the block that abbreviated its name to Nick Jr. After Nickelodeon's preschool block premiered a slew of new shows in 1987, it began using the Nick Junior branding on January 4, 1988 ( ), coinciding with the premiere of the Spanish program The World of David the Gnome. Since its launch on April 1, 1979, and throughout the 1980s, Nickelodeon aired programs for preschoolers (most prominently Pinwheel and Today's Special) on weekdays (from 8:00 am – 2:00 pm) and weekend mornings. To differentiate the two services, the channel is known on air as the " Nick Jr. In 2009, Nickelodeon launched a separate channel named after the Nick Jr. features a lineup of shows aimed at children under six. is an American morning programming block that airs on Nickelodeon (specifically for weekday mornings, and often shortened on holidays and weekends). Plex sleeps and stands up in Gabba Land in the Episode "Sleep".Nick Jr. He has no realm in particular, though he seems to have a 'docking station' between Foofa and Brobee's realms. He can also use his special ray to bring things into existence. He is really smart and the leader of the Gabba Land and usually gives the lessons to his friends and is a father figure to the gang. Her realm is an arctic realm, with icicles. She has a close bond with Brobee and is the bassist for the Gabba band. Toodee - A blue female arctic cat-dragon who likes to have fun.It is mentioned he is four years old in the series. He is often subjected to trying new foods. He is the only "primary" character whose facial expression changes depending on what situation he is in, his normal smile turning into a frown, and vice-versa. Plex accidentally makes Brobee DJ Lance-size and Brobee soon finds that being big isn't very fun for him. In one episode, he is tired of being short. She loves rainbows and unicorns and can play the tambourine. Foofa - A female flower bubble character who's pink and happy.His realm is a mountainous/cavernous style area. During Super Bowl XLIV, he appeared in a commercial for the Kia Sorento. In the episodes "Family" and "Baby", his family makes an appearance. He's the tallest and is somewhat clumsy and he has a close bond with Foofa, whom he bit unintentionally in one episode. DJ Lance Rock - A male DJ who is an inhabitant of Gabba Land, also a narrator and a friend.
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