History NightmareFuel / Nickelodeon

* In October 2007, when the channel received a "Shocktober" theme, before and after commercial breaks they would show some rather unsettling images of Nicktoon characters done in a twisted monster movie style. Some of them looked mostly innocent, while others...fell a bit more into the creepy side of things. Examples included one image of Katara as an evil water spirit and a surprisingly graphic one of the skeletal corpse of Aang in chains. You can see some of them [[http://iheartrgb.com/shocktober here]].

* The one most commonly cited seems to be [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wdhQKrRw9kA the "Pinchface" bumper]], which features a NightmareFace made by floating dentures with floating eyes and glasses, which screams "NICKELOOHHH- DEE- AAAAHHHH!!" over an insanely loud disco rendition of the Nickelodeon theme.Not to mention, [[SensoryAbuse there's all sorts of flashes all over the place.]] Who knew a 10-second {{Ad Bumper|s}} could be this frightening?
* The [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jb3AgrXmLxU "Box"]] bumper is the unholy lovechild of said "Pinchface" bumper and Klasky-Csupo's 1998 logo (despite predating the latter by a few years). The entire thing, like the "Pinchface" bumper, feels like it was [[WhatDoYouMeanItWasntMadeOnDrugs made on drugs]].

* The one most commonly cited seems to be [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wdhQKrRw9kA the "Pinchface" bumper]], which features a NightmareFace made by floating dentures with floating eyes and glasses, which screams "NICKELOOHHH- DEE- AAAAHHHH!!" over an insanely loud disco rendition of the Nickelodeon theme. The face is voiced by Tom Kenny, but that is just a ''tiny'' amount of NightmareRetardant. Not to mention, [[SensoryAbuse there's all sorts of flashes all over the place.]] Who knew a 10-second {{Ad Bumper|s}} could be this frightening?

Nickelodeon may be a "kid's network", but that sure as heck doesn't stop them from adding plenty of frightening moments all over place, whether it be in their shows or even their own bumpers/station IDS.

* ''NightmareFuel/SpongeBobSquarePants''

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Many of the network's earlier bumpers have been remembered as quite terrifying to young viewers, who are now old enough to use TV Tropes.

* In October 2007, when the channel received a "Shocktober" theme, before and after commercial breaks they would show some rather unsettling images of Nicktoon characters done in a twisted monster movie style. Some of them looked mostly innocent, while others...fell a bit more into the creepy side of things. Examples included one image of Katara as an evil water spirit and a surprisingly graphic one of a dead Aang in chains. You can see some of them [[http://iheartrgb.com/shocktober here]].

** YMMV on that, it's very nostalgic.

** Once again, YMMV. This troper loved Face as a kid. In hindsight, though, that thing was undeniably freaky.

* The one most commonly cited seems to be [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wdhQKrRw9kA the "Pinchface" bumper]], which features a NightmareFace made by floating dentures with floating eyes and glasses, which screams "NICKELOOHHH- DEE- AAAAHHHH!!" over an insanely loud disco rendition of the Nickelodeon theme. The face is voiced by Tom Kenny, but that is just a ''tiny'' amount of NightmareRetardant.

* The one most commonly cited seems to be [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5I-5bBNmRY0 the "Pinchface" bumper]], which features a NightmareFace made by floating dentures with floating eyes and glasses, which screams "NICKELOOHHH- DEE- AAAAHHHH!!". The face is voiced by Tom Kenny, but that is just a ''tiny'' amount of NightmareRetardant.
* The [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jb3AgrXmLxU "Box"]] bumper is the unholy lovechild of said "Pinchface" bumper and Klasky-Csupo's 1998 logo (despite predating the latter by a few years).

* The one most commonly cited seems to be [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5I-5bBNmRY0 the "Pinchface" bumper]], which features a NightmareFace made by floating dentures with floating eyes and glasses, which screams "NICKELOOHHH- DEE- AAAAHHHHHHN!!". The face is voiced by Tom Kenny, but that is just a ''tiny'' amount of NightmareRetardant.
* The "Box" bumper is the unholy lovechild of said "Pinchface" bumper and Klasky-Csupo's 1998 logo (despite predating the latter by a few years).

* The one most commonly cited seems to be [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5I-5bBNmRY0 the "Pinchface" bumper]], which features a NightmareFace made by floating dentures with floating eyes and glasses, which screams "NICKELOOHHH- DEE- AAAAHHHHHHN!!".

* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fdppYlhxltw Inside-Out Boy]]. ** YMMV on that,it wasn't that scary.

* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fdppYlhxltw Inside-Out Boy]].

* The "Opera" bumper, revolving around a creepy woman with ''giant'' orange hair smashing the glasses of a deranged-looking composer.

* The one most commonly cited seems to be [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5I-5bBNmRY0 the "Pinchface" bumper]], which features floating dentures with floating eyes and glasses, which screams "NICKELOOHHH- DEE- AAAAHHHHHHN!!".
* The "Box" bumper has been described by one commenter as a combination of said "Pinchface" bumper and Klasky-Csupo's 1998 logo (despite predating the latter by a few years).

* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fdppYlhxltw Inside Out Boy]] from the early 90's bumper.
* The "Egg and Spoon" bumper shows an egg turning into an UncannyValley monster that scares a spoon, which turns into a chicken scared out of its own wits. Then, the egg monster ''eats up the entire screen''.

Many of the show's earlier bumpers have been remembered as quite terrifying to young viewers, who are now old enough to use TV Tropes.

* The one most commonly cited seems to be [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5I-5bBNmRY0 the "Pinchface" bumper]], which features floating dentures with floating eyes and glasses, which screams, "NICKELOOHHH- DEE- AAAAHHHHHHN!!".

* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fdppYlhxltw Inside Out Boy]] from the early 90's bumper.

* The one most commonly cited seems to be [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5I-5bBNmRY0 the "Pinchface" bumper]], which features floating dentures with floating eyes and glasses, which screams, "NICKELOOHHH- DEE- AAAAHHHHHHN!!". Imagine hundreds of baddies from the original BubbleBobble hiding my bed, pooping themselves, terrified that the " evil monster" was going to get them! D:

* Many of the show's earlier bumpers have been remembered as quite terrifying to young viewers, who are now old enough to use TV Tropes.
** The one most commonly cited seems to be [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5I-5bBNmRY0 the "Pinchface" bumper]] (I could not find an unaltered version), which features floating dentures with floating eyes and glasses, which screams, "NICKELOOHHH- DEE- AAAAHHHHHHN!!". Imagine hundreds of baddies from the original BubbleBobble hiding my bed, pooping themselves, terrified that the " evil monster" was going to get them! D:

** I would like to nominate [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xfbp8oI66Mo the "Compilation" bumper]], which features characters and scenes from a lot of Nickelodeon's even older bumpers. There's so much weird noises and crap flying at you that children are likely to at least be profoundly creeped out by it.

** The one most commonly cited seems to be [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5I-5bBNmRY0 the "Pinchface" bumper]] (I could not find an unaltered version), which features floating dentures with floating eyes and glasses, which screams, "NICKELOOHHH- DEE- AAAAHHHHHHN!!". Imagine hundreds of baddies from the original [[BubbleBobble]] hiding my bed, pooping themselves, terrified that the " evil monster" was going to get them! D:

** The one most commonly cited seems to be [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5I-5bBNmRY0 the "Pinchface" bumper]] (I could not find an unaltered version), which features floating dentures with floating eyes and glasses, which screams, "NICKELOOHHH- DEE- AAAAHHHHHHN!!".
Imagine hundreds of baddies from the original [[BubbleBobble]] hiding my bed, pooping themselves, terrified that the " evil monster" was going to get them! D: