Nick Rocks

Nickelodeon executives indicated that the show’s producers would be “meticulous” in the music selected for Nick Rocks amid concerns that the program would air racy videos. In one instance, a young viewer had requested George Michael’s hit song “I Want Your Sex”. Despite heavy promotion on Nickelodeon, the founders of the Monkees' label Rhino Records felt that the transition from MTV to Nickelodeon was a reason behind the commercial failure of the Monkees' album Pool It!. In 1987, the network held the "Jet for a Day" sweepstakes, with the prize being a role on Nick Rocks and tickets to a The Jets concert. After production on Nick Rocks ended, Nickelodeon incorporated past episodes into a three-hour variety show known as Total Panic. The program aired on Sunday mornings in 1989 and was produced by Andy Bamberger, who also produced Nick Rocks. ==Merchandise==

Nickelodeon staff distributed Nick Rocks merchandise, including buttons and decals, at the "Nick Night" event in 1984. While Nick Rocks was never released on home video while running, clips of an episode of Nick Rocks starring They Might Be Giants is included as a bonus feature on the DVD release of the band's 2003 film, Gigantic: A Tale of Two Johns. ==Episodes==

A spin-off geared towards preschool viewers, titled Nick Jr. Rocks, premiered as part of Nickelodeon's Nick Jr. block in October 1991. The series was produced by actress Shelley Duvall and initially ran for five minutes at a time. Differently from its predecessor, Nick Jr. Rocks featured original music videos created specifically for the program. According to a 1991 interview with Duvall, Nickelodeon offered her as much airtime as she wanted for the series; as a result, Nick Jr. Rocks had no permanent position on the network's lineup. ==References==