SNICK
| SNICK | |
|---|---|
| File:Snick.jpg Original logo used from 1992 to 1999 | |
| Genre | Programming block |
| Starring | Various |
| Country of origin |  United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Running time | 120 (counting commercials) |
| Original release | |
| Network | Nickelodeon |
| Release | 1992 – 2004 |
Snick is also the colloquial name of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
SNICK (short for Saturday Night Nickelodeon) is a two-hour programming block on the American cable television network Nickelodeon, geared toward general audiences, that ran from 1992 until mid-2004, Saturdays starting at 8 p.m. ET. In 2004, SNICK was revamped as the Saturday night edition of TEENick.
The block debuted on Saturday, August 15, 1992, with a pair of Sunday favorites (the preteen-oriented sitcom Clarissa Explains It All and the Nicktoons classic The Ren and Stimpy Show) and the network premieres of Roundhouse (a musical comedy variety series) and Are You Afraid of the Dark? (a kid-friendly horror anthology series).[1]
Ads and bumpers for SNICK featured the programming block's "mascot," dubbed "The Big Orange Couch," in several locales, including in front of The Midnight Society's campfire, Ren and Stimpy's house, and in various locations. It was retired in June 1999, when the iconic couch, stuffed with $25,000, was given away in a contest celebrating Nickelodeon's 20th anniversary. In 2006, one of Nickelodeon's celebrities would take over Nickelodeon from Monday to Friday, and with that they had the "Big Orange Couch" return to Nickelodeon. (see Takes Over Nick)
SNICK Line-Ups
SNICK
1992-93
1993-94
1994-1995
1995-96
Early 1996 to late 1996
Late 1996 to early 1997
1997-98
1998-99
All these shows aired from 8-pm-10pm with the ended having the big orange couch and above that a clock counting down until next week's broadcast.
Snick House
In 1999, Snick was revamped and renamed Snick House. With this, came a number of changes. The block was hosted by Nick Cannon and each week, a different celebrity and/or music group made an appearance. The format was very similar to the current TEENick, but was more of a party. Each week, kids could go online and vote for their favorite Snick House Video Picks. The winning music video was then played during Snick House. The block was short-lived. In 2001, it was revamped once again and replaced with Snick's On-Air Dare.
1999-00
2000-01
Snick On-Air Dare
In later years, SNICK featured a series of On-Air Dare segments featuring members of the All That cast. All but three members of the cast would pull a lever to determine the night's "dare", which one of the three would have to do. This appears to have been based on Fear Factor.
Some of these dares included singing the National Anthem in a diaper, bobbing for apples in a toilet, taking a bath in a tub of raw eggs, eating a couple gallons of bleu cheese, being painted with peanut butter and licked by dogs, hanging upside down and being dipped in dog food, having buckets of worms dumped on the cast member's head, sitting in a giant bowl of chili, dressing up as a girl and competing in a beauty pageant or shaving their school principal's legs.
2001-02
2002-03
2003-04