Phred on Your Head Show facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Phred on Your Head Show
Genre	Variety show
Written by	Michael Pecoriello
Starring	Doug Preis
Theme music composer	Michael Ungar
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	2
Production
Executive producer(s)	Amy Friedman
Producer(s)	Michael Pecoriello Sally Anne Syberg Lissette Decos
Running time	30–120 minutes
Production company(s)	Nickelodeon Noggin LLC MTV Animation Possible Worlds
Release
Original network	Noggin Nickelodeon
Picture format	NTSC 480i
Audio format	Stereo
Original release	June 6, 1999 (1999-06-06) – September 9, 2001 (2001-09-09)
Chronology
Followed by	The URL with Phred Show

Phred on Your Head Show was a fun American children's television series. It was made by Nickelodeon for its sister channel, Noggin. The very first episode was shown on Nickelodeon on June 6, 1999, as a special preview. Noggin then started showing the series regularly on July 26, 1999.

The show is all about a small green character named Phred. He was voiced by Doug Preis. Phred hosts his very own variety show! In each episode, Phred jumps onto different people's heads. He does this to find a special host for the show. Once he finds them, the host gets to pick which Noggin shows to play.

Two studios helped bring Phred to life: MTV Animation and Possible Worlds. The show was also connected to Noggin's website, Noggin.com. Phred was said to live inside the "dot" of Noggin.com! The episodes often asked viewers to visit Noggin.com. They could send in their own ideas, comments, and questions. These messages were then used in a part of the show called "Phred's Got Mail." Other parts, like "We Show It" and "Out of Your Mind," showed short films made by Noggin viewers.

Phred on Your Head Show was very popular when it first came out. It even brought lots of visitors to Noggin's website. The show ran for two seasons. The last new episode aired on September 9, 2001. After that, a new show called The URL with Phred Show took its place. This new show was an online art showcase, also hosted by Phred. It focused even more on what viewers sent in. Both Phred on Your Head Show and its spin-off were shown again in reruns until March 31, 2002.

How the Show Worked

Phred's Amazing Journey

Phred during the "Pickles to Pluto" game

Every episode of Phred on Your Head Show started with a story about Phred. He used to be a mascot for a pickle company called Phantastic Pickles. Phred lived on a pickle jar! One day, his pickle jar rolled off a supermarket shelf. This set him free to explore the world.

Phred was very curious about everything around him. He looked for a quiet place to think. This search led him to the "dot" of Noggin.com. There, he became Noggin's official spokesperson. He went from living on a "pickle jar to TV star"!

Hosting the Show

The rest of the show was all about Phred hosting his variety show. He would do this from the head of a child. A voice you couldn't see, called Big Voice, would tell Phred the name of the next host. Phred would then hop from head to head until he found the right person.

When he found the host, a cool stop-motion theme song would play. The words in the song would even change to include the host's name! After the host was introduced, Phred would tell the Noggin crew to "pickle" them. This magical word would teleport Phred and the host into Noggin.com. Once there, they would choose different Noggin shows to play for everyone watching.

Fun Parts of the Show

The show had many different segments that made it exciting:

• Featured Content - Most episodes included clips from other Noggin shows. These clips would play while Phred was looking for the host. Some of the shows included Doug, Nick News, Dirk Niblick of the Math Brigade, The Further Adventures of Zook & Alison, Sesame Street Unpaved, Mathnet, and The Electric Company. Sometimes, short films from "Snick Snack" or Short Films by Short People were also shown.
• Cecile and Her Very Own Universe - These were special animated shorts made just for the show.
• Phred's Got Mail - In this part, Big Voice would give Phred a letter from a fan. Phred would then read it out loud. These letters were sent in by viewers on Noggin.com.
• Pickles to Pluto - This was a game segment. Phred would ask a player to connect two things that seemed totally different. It was a fun way to think!
• Tête à Tête with Phred - Phred would hop onto the heads of famous historical figures. He would then interview them, which was a very unique idea!
• We Show It - This segment showed home videos sent in by viewers. Phred would play them for everyone to see.

Episodes of Phred's Show

Phred on Your Head Show had two seasons. The first season came out in 1999, and the second season was made in 2000. The episodes were different lengths. Some were half an hour, some were one hour, and some were even two hours long!

Half-Hour Episodes

Nickelodeon's website had a guide for Phred on Your Head Show. It listed only the half-hour episodes, which totaled 21 episodes. This guide was also on the Excite TV website. Each episode was named after its host. The hosts were usually called by their first names on the show. However, some of Nickelodeon's episode titles included their last names. The names of the one-hour and two-hour episodes are not known, as they were not listed on Nickelodeon's guide.

Hour-Long Episodes

The very first episode of the show was an hour long. It was hosted by a boy named Chad. There were also hour-long episodes hosted by Mary and Anthony. These longer episodes were sometimes cut down and shown as half-hour episodes too.

Two-Hour Episodes

From July 26 to November 22, 1999, Phred on Your Head Show had two-hour episodes. These longer episodes were shown twice a day on Noggin. They aired from 5-7 p.m. and again from 8-10 p.m. The first two-hour episode, on July 26, was about Phred coming home after being stuck on Pluto. After November 22, the two-hour episodes stopped. However, the half-hour and hour-long episodes continued to air regularly.

The URL with Phred Show

A new show called The URL with Phred Show started in 2001. It was a spin-off from Phred on Your Head Show. This new show focused on cool content created by viewers. They would send their creations to Noggin.com, and Phred would feature them!