Nickelodeon "new logo" rant video (September 2009)
Apr 3, 2023 0:12:49 GMT
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Post by nogginoid on Apr 3, 2023 0:12:49 GMT
I had a rather funny obsession with stupid "rant" videos in the late 2000s. A lot of the ones I watched were just needlessly angry guys yelling over old Nickelodeon shows not being aired anymore. One in particular became a running joke in my family, so much so that we dubbed the guy in the video "the purple shirt guy". Sadly that video seems to have vanished from YouTube, but because I watched it so much, I still vividly remember it, and hopefully with this info it can maybe get found...
This particular video was from a then-"niche internet micro celebrity" kind of guy (whose name was Erik or Erika I believe) who usually uploaded random comedy skits with one of his friends. The title was in all caps, something like "NICKELODEON NEW LOGO?? NOOOOOO!!!!" and the thumbnail was, at the time, one of the first results on Google Images for "nickelodeon splat" or "nickelodeon logo" which was just this logo but with an obviously incorrect font for the "NICKELODEON" text (apologies for blown-up size):
The video itself was just a recording of himself sitting in front of a blank wall and, yes, he was wearing a plain purple shirt. He started the video by saying "Well, I've got some bad news for all you 90s Nickelodeon fans out there" or something close to it. I distinctly remember him "asking" viewers about the old splat logo, then saying "well kiss it goodbye" and going on to disgruntledly express his displeasure to the "new" Nickelodeon logo that was introduced for the channel on September 28, 2009, shortly before he uploaded the video. I also remember him urging viewers to look up the new logo.
It was a short video, maybe 2-3 minutes in length. He also made another video (also deleted) ranting about the cancellation of Nickelodeon Magazine, which was announced in August 2009 and ceased publication in December 2009/January 2010. That video was a bit more low-quality, he was in a living room with white walls and carpet (pretty sure) and he wore a black shirt with yellow, green and blue circles in a grid rather than his more recognizable purple shirt. I remember searching him up again a few years back and finding his channel, where I think he last uploaded a video in 2017, but now I cannot find a trace of him. I'm confident however that someone will definitely recognize this Erik guy, as again he had a semi-popular presence on YT at the time.
If anyone else remembers this video or Erik/Erika, please feel free to share any info
This particular video was from a then-"niche internet micro celebrity" kind of guy (whose name was Erik or Erika I believe) who usually uploaded random comedy skits with one of his friends. The title was in all caps, something like "NICKELODEON NEW LOGO?? NOOOOOO!!!!" and the thumbnail was, at the time, one of the first results on Google Images for "nickelodeon splat" or "nickelodeon logo" which was just this logo but with an obviously incorrect font for the "NICKELODEON" text (apologies for blown-up size):
The video itself was just a recording of himself sitting in front of a blank wall and, yes, he was wearing a plain purple shirt. He started the video by saying "Well, I've got some bad news for all you 90s Nickelodeon fans out there" or something close to it. I distinctly remember him "asking" viewers about the old splat logo, then saying "well kiss it goodbye" and going on to disgruntledly express his displeasure to the "new" Nickelodeon logo that was introduced for the channel on September 28, 2009, shortly before he uploaded the video. I also remember him urging viewers to look up the new logo.
It was a short video, maybe 2-3 minutes in length. He also made another video (also deleted) ranting about the cancellation of Nickelodeon Magazine, which was announced in August 2009 and ceased publication in December 2009/January 2010. That video was a bit more low-quality, he was in a living room with white walls and carpet (pretty sure) and he wore a black shirt with yellow, green and blue circles in a grid rather than his more recognizable purple shirt. I remember searching him up again a few years back and finding his channel, where I think he last uploaded a video in 2017, but now I cannot find a trace of him. I'm confident however that someone will definitely recognize this Erik guy, as again he had a semi-popular presence on YT at the time.
If anyone else remembers this video or Erik/Erika, please feel free to share any info
