Nick GaS "transitions" into The N 24/7

This is what Time Warner subscribers saw during the transition.

[@merik2001]

Fun fact: DISH users were able to view nick Gas until 2009 because of an error due to the channel being fully automated

[@itogi]

There was no error.

[@stishstash166]

There's a creepypasta about that

[@edenxela]

@@stishstash166 Legit?

[@spooky_sockboy3400]

@@stishstash166 Ayo link???

[@stishstash166]

@@spooky_sockboy3400 it’s called A Night of Nick GaS

[@stealthamo]

Ok, my family switched over to DISH in '04. When we first got Nick GAS, it kicked ass. So many good shows like the original Double Dare, Nick Arcade, Legends, and some I've never heard of that were great. However, over the past couple of years, it's boring. They essentially play the same five shows daily, and the same hour of each show. Nick GAS had so much potential to be great, but they got lazy with it, and that's why the transition was made.

[@zzcolby27]

They never put commercials on it, a silly decision for a game show network if you ask me

[@JacobHayden911]

@@zzcolby27 Yeah, I feel like if they had put more ads and commercials it could have ran a lot longer. A paid TV service with a channel with no ads is great for the consumer, not great for the channel.

[@jakesterguy22]

Yeah they did have commercials on it, I have VHS proof from 2002 when they played and had all the Nick Gas bumpers, but they did have commercials like Burger King, and the Lucky Charms commercial, McDonald's, etc. They had commercials. When I grew up, we had Comcast, there were a lot of commercials on Nick Gas and that was back in 2005 to 2007. I even remember in 07 they had the Caveman at the airport Geico commercial.

[@MajinLugia]

@@jakesterguy22 UPLOAD THE VHS TO KZbin PLZ!!!

[@jakesterguy22]

@@MajinLugia I found the actual VHS footage from 2002. Its called Nickelodeon commercials May 30th 2002. I has Nick gas bumpers and commercials in between and the Maddie segment with the yo-yo contest. It also has the Chuck e cheese commercial, lucky Charms, Sears, Burger King, McDonald's, and more. Plus it has Nicktoons summer beach house too.

[@jasonbolden4767]

Instant Star perfectly sums up what happened.

[@kerisaltchannel3817]

Off topic but I love your pfp :)

[@9FanGoalHorns]

it’s the show that first aired on the 24/7 The N but they killed it just 2 years later and replaced it with TeenNick

[@bewarethedecks]

Remember that Nickelodeon Studios was vacant for over a year before Blue Man Group moved in. A lack of visitors to the facility, declining interest in the live action games produced there and a few other reasons are why Nickelodeon walked away. If it wasn't for Blue Man Group and other organizations that now use the facilities, Universal could have leveled the buildings and used the land for something else. But the buildings are still used today to entertain people just like in the 90s.

[@TrueCRaysball]

The day Nickelodeon died for me.

[@ACTD_Official]

for me nick might die when they remove the loud house

[@kidsuper397]

@ButtercupFan 01 nickelodeon died for me when they want money

[@Kongatthegates00]

Nick died for me when Dan Schneider raped me

[@RdSoxFan618]

They need to bring this channel back...I used to watch Nick GAS so much during middle school.

[@toadfan64]

I used to stay up till 5 in the damn morning watching Legend of the Hidden Temple and Nick Arcade back when I was 12/13 years old, great memories.

[@TheNewOrchestra]

Come the **** on! At least let them air the advertisement in full before you shove INSTANT STAR right in our faces!

[@ccateni28]

ikr

[@Thevidgame]

+ccateni WAN no wonder why nick gas show old TV game shows. I guess that Viacom made a bad decision to switch to the n

[@ccateni28]

Trey Thevidgamer Gaming The name was kind of stupid (mainly gas meaning other things than the name), and they might of ran out of money/people watching the channel in order to keep running it.

[@Thevidgame]

I had Dish Network during the switchover of Nick Gas in 2009 due to the provider having problems, but never had the channel.

[@kerisaltchannel3817]

The n used to be on noggin but they wanted to make them 24/7 I think that's why

[@jacobrichardson1952]

In 2007 I was 6 years old when I watched nick GaS but it's gone now I miss that channel

[@NoLongerOnThisAccount]

What's replaced nick gas now

[@windowsvistahomeexclusive7721]

It still lived on Dish until 2009. So if you had Dish you would get and extra 2 years

[@bewarethedecks]

The problem with Nick GaS is that it became an extension of Nickelodeon Studios. When Nickelodeon Studios closed in 2006, the source of programs for GaS went with it. GaS was reduced to showing multiple episodes of a few programs several times a day. Nickelodeon needs to make money by selling air time to advertisers. With relatively so few people watching GaS and no new shows in the works, Nickelodeon would have a hard time finding anyone willing to pay to advertise on the network.

[@nerfshooters08]

GAS stood for Games and sports. I loved to watch Nick GAS and it is sad that it left television.

[@Tiffmidon]

I found that eerie for some reason..

[@LARDLOGO]

Discovered this channel in 2002 when I was either 4 or 5. Found it neat to see what Nickelodeon looked like before I was born (Get the Picture, Make the Grade, Nick Arcade *nice rhyme*, Double Dare, Wild & Crazy Kids, Legends of the Hidden Temple and Finders Keepers) as well as programs that were on when I was an infant and obviously too young and small brained to remember (Double Dare 2000, Figure it Out, You're On, etc.) Was also happy as a game show fan to have the network as well. Then it went to hell around 2005 and it was just DD 2000, Legends, Figure it Out and a couple of other things over-and-over again. Even the promos and commercials never changed; it was like walking into a world where time stopped and the same day kept repeating over and over again. By that point, I gave up on the channel and resorted to Google Videos, ZippyVideos and the new-fangled KZbin to watch old shows that had been removed. When the network went off the air, I gave little regard because it was so far gone. Never watched the network again until 2011 when "The 90's Are All That" debuted. Like GaS, it started out great; I even found a new favorite show in Clarissa who was eye candy to my young teenage self. I was happy to see what my favorite childhood network looked like before I was born. It only took a couple of years for T9AAT to die. It became nothing but Rugrats, Hey Arnold and Doug over and over again. Like GaS, T9AAT is gone. I'm assuming that low viewership + the rise of PlutoTV and streaming was one of the factors. Haven't checked out NickGames on PlutoTV yet, but I sure hope it's at least similar to what Nick GaS was in 2003. Would love to see kids running through the Finders Keepers house and kids jumping on the giant telephone on Get the Picture again (don't know if I'm correct on the latter one, my mind is fuzzy.) ~End-of-Storytime~

[@theTwiKing]

My story is similar to yours, but rather that I found Nick GAS in early 2007 as my family had Dish. Didn't realize there was a loop in programming until just a few months afterward, but I enjoyed it for awhile. By the way NickGames on Pluto has actually been defunct since August 2020. You probably wouldn't have enjoyed it as much there since Pluto is a pretty buggy service with its ads and most shows overlapping their time runs (I sometimes watch its channel "The Price is Right: The Barker Era" and its episodes run from 11:05-12:05 and so on as an example). Pretty much the best way to reconnect with some of the old Nick Game Shows is Paramount+. A couple shows that I really enjoy are oddly missing from that service which are Get the Picture and Figure it Out, but I at least finally got to see Global Guts on there which I never saw on Nick GAS

[@REALMichael2011]

Pluto tv brought nickgames back, it’s on no parents allowed, it comes on in the morning

[@marinedreamgirl92]

Atleast let them finish the ad like damn.There was 1 cable company where they had the ad in slow mo.and said the last moment of Nick Gas.Miss it.

[@ccateni28]

Video?

[@Thevidgame]

It was obviously edited.

[@dsl_media]

Nick GAS was a great network. It's too bad I never got the chance to actually watch it. Aw well... all I could say is R.I.P Nickelodeon GAS (1999-2007)

[@Remolizzo]

I understand, but perhaps Viacom could've put the more popular gameshow seasons (Figure It Out, GUTS, Legends of the Hidden Temple) on DVD for hardcore fans to enjoy

[@torytrahan2455]

Remolizzo Already did lol

[@AmazingJames1987]

True, but select episodes of a few shows :P --- One might think with a cult following Hidden Temple had, would convince Nick (perhaps through Shout! Factory) to release half-season sets. 6 total releases of 20 episodes, and what they could do is color-code in team order, so S1 P1 (1-20) would be Red Jaguars, S1 P2 (21-40) Blue Barracudas... down the line, S3 P2 (101-120) Silver Snakes. That sort of thing. If not that, then simply do 3 full season releases without the need of color-coding so the series can still be enjoyed.

[@DaDualityofMan]

0:15 Now that I think about it, what were the names of these games anyway? Looks like they got a Madden game, NBA Live game, SSX game, Blinx, some Harry Potter game, and some BMX game

[@windowsvistahomeexclusive7721]

It took pretty much 2 years after it ended on every other cable provider for it to end completely. It stayed on Dish and possibly DirecTV until 2009. That's when it was never seen again unless you watched it on KZbin. You can watch videos of the transition on KZbin including this.

[@tymanfity]

Just one funny thing after about 1 month the N Became Teen Nick LOL

[@dhiyaatohme1613]

More like 2 years.

[@cutemimi25]

@@dhiyaatohme1613 If you had Dish Network then it really felt like about a month, Nick Gas stuck around until April 2009

[@bewarethedecks]

I'm not sure what the exact reasons were. I can only guess what some of the reasons might have been: Dwindling interest in live action shows and the subsequent closure of the Nickelodeon Studios. Live actions programs tend to show their "age" more readily than animated programs (cartoons) do. The financial costs associated with the staging live action shows (insurance/liability) and the loss of sponsors.

[@TheKiller92272]

The final remanes of nick gas

[@lol4madwafflesh]

FOR CHRIST SAKE!!! What on God's green Earth is taking Turbo Nick so long?!!?

[@DubsRewatcher]

You're right. No one really cared. I bet it was like: Viacom: Okay, what can we improve on... What the hell is GaS? Hasn't been used since 2003? KILL IT

[@bewarethedecks]

Nick GaS became an extension of Nickelodeon Studios in Orlando FL. The closing of the complex also eliminated the source of new programs to show on Nickelodeon or Nick GaS.

[@MysticMTL]

I noticed a change with Nick GAS this evening. The identity logo (bug) has changed. It's now twice the size as it was before and is aligned to the far bottom right hand of the screen. The center is now transparent instead of blue and yellow, and the word "NICK" is written in grey.

[@bewarethedecks]

Nick GaS was an extension of the Nickelodeon Studios in Orlando Florida. When Nick stopped producing Live Action programs and later closed the Studio complex in 2005, they cut off the supply of shows to broadcast on the GaS network.

[@techtubeunleashed]

I dont see why everyone keeps saying that The N sucks and that it shouldnt have taken away NickGas. I in fact think it is great. They show all of those good old shows like All That, Are You Afraid of the Dark and Kenan and Kel. NickGas only had like 4 shows which they played over and over and got kind of boring. It would be great if they turned NickGas back into a Block on Nick.

[@babzdabz3739]

no.

[@Vinny792]

What time of day would this have been? I'd imagine that if someone was right in the middle of watching GAS, and then it shows Instant Star, they'd be. Hey, WTF nickelodeon, what did you with GAS?

[@PokeyFN]

This was at 6am

[@bewarethedecks]

I haven't found a specific date for Nick GaS programs to show up on Turbonick. In addition to the Turbonick site itself, search for "Nick GAS" over at wikipedia. The listing has been updated several times over the last day or so.

[@lilcrazy09]

I have dish and GAS is still there, and not the 24 hour N either, its still noggin/the-N. dammit i wish i still had comcast.

[@bewarethedecks]

Nickelodeon is now showing GaS content on the Turbonick website. I searched "GUTS" and 10 choices were displayed.

[@MysticMTL]

It's just a computer running the entire network, apparently Nick had to turn back on the computer for DN until the problems are worked out so it would have something on their. But what I can't see is why it was so difficult that it is expected to take a month. I'm not complaining, I'd watch the same 6 Nick sports shows every day before watching The "N".

[@youngchillymusic2507]

If Nick Gas was still here, nick would do the nfl games on nick gas

[@tonyparra8459]

I actually remembered going to a New Year's Party and the TV was on to this channel and is now The N.

[@SpamNapkin]

Sure, Nick GAS was awesome, but after a while it was like watching a sick friend slowly die of some kind of fatal disease. The "Global Gas" and "Heroes of the Game" segments were at least 6 or 7 years outdated, and there were only a few shows on the whole lineup.

[@bewarethedecks]

Soon, Nick GaS will become a part of Turbonick.

[@KareemHillJr]

This still hurts to this day.

[@NoNamesOnMe]

Come on, guys. You don't really miss this channel, do you? The first couple of years were nice, but towards the end it was sickening - sort of like no one was there programming the channel. It was creepy, like I was watching the zombie corpse of a former friend

[@sugarbelleash]

But the only way that you can view nick GaS is that if you have Windows Vista. That sucks. A piece of my childhood is gone.

[@lol4madwafflesh]

Im getting really angry with Turbonick. It's taking them forever and I can't live without Legends...

[@bewarethedecks]

Nick GaS became an extension of Nickelodeon Studios. Shows that broadcast on GaS in recent years were recorded at the Orlando facility. The problem is that by the early 2000s, Nickelodeon's target audience lost interest in game shows and wanted cartoons and scripted programs. The loss of interest in game shows resulted in the closing of Nickelodeon Studios. With no new game shows in the pipeline and no advertising revenue coming in, Nick GaS was reduced to a shell of its former self.

[@pantherfan17]

man I used to love Legends of the Hidden Temple

[@TheKiller92272]

Nick GAS sort of gotten stale because later in it’s life span there only reruns

[@smophie6260]

By that point Nickelodeon basically gave up hope, so they turned to a automated system for their programming.

[@TheKiller92272]

@@smophie6260 they must have tried everything to keep it from getting stale but nothing worked

[@footballree]

now iam 17 and i we still watch nick gas miss it alot

[@benjaminvlz]

Dish Network is not keeping Nick GAS. What happened was subscribers had reported a continuous black screen when the transition was planned to occur. Echostar then undid the changes, returning the station to Nick GAS's normal program lineup. DirecTV also suffered from the glitch until 7:25AM Eastern/6:25AM Central. What I can't understand is how is it possible that Dish is still airing Nick GAS if it has ceased broadcasting and became the N?

[@MysticMTL]

That's right, most reports state that DN is planning on having technical difficulties for atleast a month. Now that doesn't make sense. I'm perfectly alright with the extra time, since I really love Nick GAS. But maybe DN decided not to switch over afterall, and will keep the network on DN.

[@patlk]

nick gas is now on Turbonick with no logos or ads :)

[@OcarinaOfTime554]

I cried that day.

[@O9KTV]

its the last day of 2007 i was at my aunts when i saw this take place on big screen tv that late morning, was mad confused,then looking at the theyre tv guide and its flipped, traumatizing

[@nostalgiamostalgia0319]

16 years ago exactly…

[@supermariocameron]

I was watching this when it happened and it was one of the saddest things ever to me.

[@theotherguy245689]

they should go back to when, noggin switched to the n at night, teenick( the proraming block) SNICK, and nick junior at 8 in the morning and nick gas!! i know im 12 so i never saw that format ( well most of it anyway) but dammit i wished i couldve lived in the 80's and 90's to see nick when it was good. u guys had it so lucky. im jealous. *sniff* I MISS THE BLOB!!!

[@patlk]

i feel bad for all non Dish Network peeps!

[@SFSEAS]

all of my childhood memories gone.

[@CDO735]

I remember this channel. I don't miss it.

[@patlk]

Dish network was not effected by the change!

[@MysticMTL]

I hope that they just add it to the DN lineup, and keep Nick GaS at the same time. Or create a Nick Classic channel, and have a Nick GaS block on it. That would be good as well.

[@bewarethedecks]

One thing people are forgetting is that Nickelodeon Studios had been vacant for over a year before Blue Man Group moved in. BMG was not responsible for Nickelodeon walking away from the Orlando facility. Without BMG and the other organizations that now use the complex, Universal could have easily demolished the buildings and used the land for other purposes. But the complex is still there and fulfilling its original purpose....to serve as an entertainment venue.

[@chetapace79]

Moment of silence for Nick GaS

[@MyHatDefinesMe]

0:16 Biggest erection I've had in years 0:34 Erectile dysfunction

[@darklethal3517]

I love and hate this at the same time

[@bewarethedecks]

Nick GaS aired live action shows that were taped/filmed @ Nickelodeon Studios in Orlando Florida many years ago. For example, GUTS (1992-1994) and Figure It Out (1997-1999). Nickelodeon decided to stop making live action shows and focus on animation (cartoons). In 2005, with no need for a live action facility, Nickelodeon shut down the Studios and moved a good chunk of its production out to California.

[@treseancann1261]

What I wouldn't give to go back to these days.

[@emilyofjane]

The day they killed Nick GaS was a day of national mourning

[@TajmirTheRandomFan]

0:34 Annnnd That’s it. So Long Nick GAS it Kicked The Bucket!

[@mangantoniobravo5983]

Well the sports part is back(but on nicktoons) at least turn Nick GAS into a 12 hour channel at night in nicktoons! Nicktoons 6am-6pm Nick GAS 6pm-6am

[@TheMayweather]

where did you get that information from?

[@mangantoniobravo5983]

Wikipedia.

[@EskimoElectric]

antonio bravo Hmm.. I'd say 8pm-8am seems better. But I like that idea.

[@jhcranmer]

Or 7pm-7am.

[@Itsgwaz]

Like noggin and the n used to do

[@Gamefan113]

When bewarethedecks, when? I want Nick GAS now!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I think it totally sucks that the network went off the air. Boooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@MysticMTL]

Are you sure it's Echostar that decided not to have a 24/7 "N" channel, or is because of technical difficulties that prevent them from switching. All I can say is that I hope it's because they want to keep Nick GaS!

[@ramsesyin4777]

Well when this transition happened nick gas indent went to a hiatus then color bars appeared then the n started

[@0xEARTH]

Ramses Yin That wasn't a hiatus. Nick GaS was shut down.

[@jamalstewart8063]

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[@patlk]

i hope so

[@Damanx1903]

And that tool with the glasses becomes the most hated person in history.

[@opiumgoon666]

nickgames just doesnt hit the same 😪 at least there’s buzzr to fill the void

[@bewarethedecks]

I'm not sure either of those locations is set up for live action shows per se. The NYC office is located in a Manhattan high-rise while the few pictures and video clips I've seen of the insides of the CA location has me thinking that it wasn't designed to host major indoor live events the way that the Orlando facility was.

[@TheNoSensei]

I miss this channel...

[@benjaminvlz]

That's the reason why I stopped watching Nick GAS. I got tired of seeing reruns of the same 6 game shows every day. And then all they did was show the same segments over and over again that they've been showing for years now. It annoyed the crap out of me! And one of my favorite Nick game shows, Nick Arcade, was only showed at 4 and 4:30AM. I wasn't going to get up at 4AM just to watch a rerun of an old Nick show, unless you had a DVR box where you could just set it to record at 4AM.

[@benjaminvlz]

Wow, how anticlimactic! No tribute, no goodbye, no nothing! Oh well. I did get tired of seeing the same 6 game shows and the same segments over and over again. And then they took away all of the good shows like the original Double Dare. I have digital cable and it's weird how the channel guide on my box tis telling me what's on Nick GAS even though it's the N now. I know Dish Network is still airing Nick GAS because of a glitch but I don't think that would affect the my guide.

[@Mariowiz1]

It hurt so much... TO ACTUALLY SEE IT HAPPEN!!!!!

[@Alcaponeshooter]

yea I agree, they should do that and put all the origonal GaS shows on it too because my early childhood is fucking dead and it really sucks b/c I loved all of those shows

[@patlk]

so did i but it never did thax Dish network!

[@lol4madwafflesh]

I'm sorry but even Dish is expected to change by the end of the month. I'm sorry because it's bad for me too.:(

[@MysticMTL]

I can't see anything it after I click on "Buzz", I get a blank white page with IE and Firefox.

[@bewarethedecks]

@andrew111806 That's correct. I made the post you replied to before My Family's Got GUTS aired on Nickelodeon. 2 seasons were recorded, but only 1 was shown in the US. According to Wikipedia, Nickelodeon's current game show, Brainsurge, has been renewed for a 2nd season.

[@TaylorSwiftFan01313]

R.I.P Nick Gas. :( You will be missed! I used to watch this ALL the time!!!

[@bewarethedecks]

GUTs and other GaS shows can be seen over at turbonick.

[@KareemHillJr]

I miss Nick GaS. *cries*

[@patlk]

if you stop @:34 fast you can the line of the end of nick gas :(

[@bewarethedecks]

Nickelodeon will be returning to Universal Studios. They are going to, once again, rent Stage #21 and produce an updated version of GUTS. If all goes according to plan, the show will air later this year during Nick at Nite.

[@MysticMTL]

Maybe Nick won't put Nick GAS on broadband, and this way DN gets an exclusive deal with them. Who knows, there has been no official word. Yet the network is still airing, and they changed their Station ID (bug). Weird...

[@8oppz3874]

R.I.P Nick GaS 1997-2007

[@kerisaltchannel3817]

Only 10 years?

[@MysticMTL]

It's really a shame. I don't care too much for teen-drama type shows... I'm more of a Classic TV fan, and this is what got me hooked to Nick GAS! I wonder if they will ever bring back the Nick GAS block to any of the Nick channels in the future?

[@EletricalMonkey]

That could have been such a great channel if they actually kept up with it. Its kind of like the death of my childhood a show I love like Figure it out just gets crushed and this shit comes on. My childhood has sadly died

[@MysticMTL]

Well, it's still on Dish Network for now atleast.

[@elinery2005]

0:20 Yay 0:34 •O• Nooooooooo!

[@astrobstrd]

Goddamnit! I wanna watch more Double Dare. :C

[@MichaelNero]

so they change the channels now they are changing the name, in case you guys don't know, the n is becoming teenick and noggin is becoming nick jr later this year

[@thejet94]

Viacom iz also taking away 19 other channel on new years day 2morrow :(

[@yourmomiskool69]

What did us 90s kids do to deserve this?

[@bewarethedecks]

Oops. I mean Nickelodeon Studios closed in 2005.

[@TherealRNOwwfpooh]

Everyone, catch The 90s Are All That this Monday (July 25th) on TeenNick's graveyard shift--i.e. after 12 am--and from 4 to 6 each weekend afternoon! Yes, they MOVED the date forward, people, so catch it to prove to Nick that the 90s shows ARE indeed All That!