9-SMN IDs (Canada)

Background: Founded in 1991 as Blender!, the property 9-SMN was a programming block on Comedy Central in the US and was the Canadian PBS Kids 24/7 channel as well as a competitor to the big children's channels in Canada. It was a rebrand of 9 Story Meets Nintendo.

NORMAL IDENTS
Special note: Every year the 9 Story logo changed, the 9-SMN logo did, too.

Dance
(January 16, 2017-June 28, 2020)

ID: We see the last part of the Sign-On Commercial. It has Greg Heffley (the mascot) and a few other characters dancing. Then, the 9-SMN logo from the era appears.

FX/SFX: 2D-animation for Greg and a few others. CGI for the others.

Music/Sounds: We hear the tail end of “History (I Remember)” by George Duke. When the logo fades in, we hear the 9 Story theme.

Availability: Extinct. It was used as a sign-on for 9-SMN. Not used in Canada, however.

Scare Factor: None. It’s a friendly ID.

Basketball
(January 16, 2017-May 2, 2018)

ID: We see a kid tossing a basketball toward girl. She dribbles the ball and tosses it very high. We watch the ball rise so high, it goes through the clouds as the sky darkens. Then, Greg Heffley pops out of the ground and tries to catch it, but it crushes him. One of the kids gasps as the others come to see. The girl says, “I’ll get it up!” and gets it. She picks it up from Greg, who makes a face. The kids laugh. The 2017 9-SMN logo appears.

FX/SFX: Live action for the kids, and 2-D animation for Greg.

Cast:

•	Boy 1 – Feetface Simpson

•	Girl 1 – Yusi Nguyen

•	Boy 2 – Donald Trump III

•	Girl 2 - Valerie Isherwood

•	Greg – Pop Sesame

Music/Sounds: We hear festival music and sound effects relating to the subject matter. The music stops when Greg gets crushed and we hear the girl’s dialogue.

Availability: No longer current, after 9-SMN and 9 Story Media Group changed their logo.

Scare Factor: None.

Gas

(January 16, 2017-May 2, 2018)

ID: At a gas station, we see a car fueling up. Then, a person comes out of the car and farts near the gas tank, and it gets so big, that it explodes. Then, we see the 2017 9-SMN logo splat on the screen.

FX/SFX: Claymation done at Cuppa Coffee Studios.

Music/Sounds: We hear liquid for the gas fueling in the car, and then we hear farting sounds for the man farting along with an explosion sound and a splat.

Availability: Same as before.

Scare Factor: Low. The explosion may startle some, but it’s intended to be funny.

Stop Racism

(January 16, 2017-May 2, 2018)

ID: Over old footage of racist people, we see the 9-SMN logo fade in.

FX/SFX: The animation.

Music/Sounds: The sounds, and then the 9 Story theme.

Availability: See before.

Scare Factor: None to low. The racism and subject matter looks bothersome.

Peace & Quiet

(January 16, 2017-May 2, 2018)

ID: We see a stick figure sleeping. The 9-SMN logo is above him.

FX/SFX: None.

Cheesy Factor: It’s just too simple. Do they have to show 15 seconds of nothing?

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: See before.

Scare Factor: None. It’s a calm logo.

Crayons

(January 16, 2017-May 2, 2018)

ID: We see a 2D-animated version of Sonic the Hedgehog looking at crayons. He looks at their colors and mentions each one. Suddenly, Blue Toad appears and yells at him, making at Asian face. The 2017 9-SMN Logo fades in as the screen blurs.

FX/SFX: The background is live-action and the characters are 2D.

Cheesy Factor: Why did Blue Toad appear out of the blue (NPI) yelling at Sonic?

Music/Sounds: We hear the same music heard in the MTV “Hanky” ID, but it’s enhanced with better quality. The chattering is improved, and the dialogue is:

•	Sonic: Ahh, the lovely colors of crayons. Yellow, blue, red, purple, green. Crayons. It looks like... ...crayons, and another, orange, galje, or and...

•	Toad: SONIC! Why are you looking at crayons?!

Availability: Same as before.

Scare Factor: None. This is a funny ID.

Balloon

(January 16, 2017-May 2, 2018)

ID: We see Greg F. Heffley in a hot-air balloon. He lights up the balloon, so it can rise, and then it rises with the 9-SMN logo on it. The ID continues.

FX/SFX: 2D animation.

Music/Sounds: The chorus of “Greg Heffley (The Mascot)” by The Canadian Cartoon Characters.

Availability: Same as before.

Scare Factor: None.

Wreck

(January 16, 2017-May 2, 2018)

ID: We see Greg Heffley rising and accidentally spilling a cup of water. He gets surprised and scared as his eyes get huge. Then, he scratches his head with his index finger as his mouth opens wide as he gets an idea (lifting his finger up). He gets flowers to clean up the spilt water. 9-SMN logo blooms in one. The ID continues.

FX/SFX: 2D animation.

Music/Sounds: Same as before, but a record scratch is heard, abruptly stopping the music when the water spills. After the flower blooms, the music continues as normal.

Availability: Extinct, because they changed their logo.

Scare Factor: Minimal to medium. The expression Greg makes will unnerve a few kids. However, this is tame compared to below.

Warning: Please do not add photos or videos of this ID, as it contains violence.

The Return of Kafka und Kake!

(January 16, 2017-May 2, 2018)

ID: There are 3 versions of this logo:

•	Kafka und Kake und the Knife: In a restaurant, we see the creatures in the Teletoon ID, “Kafka und Kake.” A shadow of a hand with a knife blurs in. Then, one of the creatures gets grabbed by another hand. Then we cut to Mario (left), Toad (middle) and Luigi (right) sitting at a table. The creature’s disembodied head through a knife is tossed. The head has blood on it. Then, Mario’s irises shrink to the size of his pupils as Toad and Luigi continue smiling. The then-current 9-SMN logo appears.

•	Kafka und Kake und the Blender: Same as before, except we fade directly to the creatures from black, without the creature that got knifed. Then, a vacuum-like pipe appears and gets turned on. The creature on the right gets sucked in, and the other creature grabs it, but with no success. The creature tries to get out of the blender, but the lid is placed on the blender and the blender is turned on. Then, the screen goes black. Then, we see the creature’s eyes (not disembodied, though) in the smoothie. Toad drinks the smoothie, and his left eye bulges open. The eyes turn toward him, as his black, beady eyes become white circles with dots. He drops the smoothie as it breaks into pieces. He spits out the terrible taste. Mario and Luigi continue smiling. The 9-SMN logo from 2017 fades in and the smoothie creature’s eyes close.

•	Kafka und Kake und the Grater: The last existing creature meets its final death: death by grater! The creature mourns the loss of the other creatures and gets grabbed by the same hand. He uses a grater to grate the creature into bits. The creature screams loudly as the screen goes black. Then, the hand gives a plate with a pizza with eyes and a mouth to the boys. Luigi’s iris become the size of his pupils as the others continue smiling. The 9-SMN logo from the era fades in.

FX/SFX: Live-action mixed with Collage animation.

Music/Sounds:

1.	We hear the same sounds in the Teletoon ID, “Kafka und Kake,” but slightly enhanced in sound. Then, the panicking sounds and screaming are heard when the creature is snatched up by the hand and knife chopping sounds are heard. When we see the boys, they are talking about food “Where’s the food?” “I want some corpses calzone! “Eww! You want that? That’s gross!” Then, we hear the sound of a knife landing on something blade first and an “iihh” rendition of the 9 Story Theme.

2.	Same as before, but when the screaming is heard, a vacuum sound is also heard. Then, the creature makes panicking sounds inside to vacuum and a blender sound is heard. Then, Toad drinks the smoothie and says, “EEEWWWWW!!!!!! THAT’S NASTY!” We hear glass shattering sounds when he drops the glass. We hear the 9 Story Theme from before.

3.	We hear the creature screaming in agony while being grated. Then, we hear the creature screaming while on a pizza.

Availability: Extinct.

Scare Factor:

•	Mario Variant 1: Medium to nightmare. The disembodied head, the ugly facial expression on it and Mario, the knife cut through it and the music will scare quite a few. The blood makes it worse.

•	Luigi Variant 3: Medium to high. This is really a gross ID, but the creature still looks freaky. The grater makes it more unfriendly.

•	Toad Variant 2: High to nightmare. The liquid creature, along with the violent subject matter are both revolting and disgusting.

Your 24/7 Channel

(January 16, 2017-June 28, 2020)

ID: We see many characters (Annoying Orange, Ned, etc.) dancing with real kids. Then, Orange tosses a ball to Ned, who catches it, and then Uilu flies over and kicks it toward us. Then, we see the 2017 9-SMN logo.

Variant: Since 2018, the logo was updated.

FX/SFX: Cutout animation for orange, 2D for Ned and Uilu.

Music/Sounds: We hear a very friendly theme, with the 9 Story theme.

Availability: Extinct. Shown in the US from 2019-2020.

Scare Factor: None. It’s very friendly. It’s also much tamer than the previous ID.

Guinea Pig

(May 3, 2018-June 28, 2020)

ID: We see a cartoon guinea pig lying across a white background. We cut to a close up as we scroll down do its feet. Then, we see a parade of small people with feather hats, feather clothes, and feather shoes. The feather walks with their heads tilted to their lefts, onto the guinea pig’s feet. It wiggles its toes and the 9-SMN logo appears.

FX/SFX/Cheesy Factor: Live-action, which is odd because guinea pigs have joined toes. They are unable to wiggle them like we can wiggle our fingers and toes.

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: Extinct.

Scare Factor: None, but it can get people to change the channel due to its weird concept.

Warning: Do not watch the video if you are prone to epilepsy. In addition, if you are at a laugh-restricted zone, do not watch it at all.

New 24/7 Channel

(November 4, 2018-May 16, 2019)

ID: On the left side of the screen is a boy with a worried-looking expression, named Darren Walsh. He is sitting. In the middle, we see a green background of what appears to be grass and Fire Flowers, Boomerang Flowers, and various Power-Ups with birds and Kinopio-Kun (a boy with a green mushroom hat and white spots) smiling at us. The text “Kinopio-Kun” is seen beneath. On the right is a picture of a surprised Deadpool with his hands on his cheeks and a text reading, “THAT’S WRONG!” Then, we cut to an Edmodo post and we see Feetface, SpongeBob and Patrick making faces. An Icicle with eyes and a mouth is seen, too. Then, we see hands behind a back in handcuffs. We also see the Annoying Orange icon for “Icicle Insanity,” a red Pinkalicious, angry faces, and Lazy Ziggy. Then, we see the BND mask on the top and angry Ready Jet Go characters on the bottom. The screen flashes showing a screaming BND mask. Then, we cut to an angry girl with her eyes closed and her tongue sticking out. We also see Pinkalicious jumping on a bed with a cupcake and her Dad scolding her. Another picture has a raging Pinkalicious with her tongue out, stomping. Another has Rover from Animal Crossing ’01 saying, “Fine, don’t tell me! Be like that! I don’t care!” and is very angry. Some other pictures have Toad such as Blue Toad frowning while in a pose, and Red Toad smiling at us. Another has Green Toad facing left pointing somewhere, with Blue and Yellow Toad—the latter of which is seen with glasses—with their mouths open (completely in shock) facing towards us, as if they were screaming. Some other pictures include an angry Sandy Cheeks, Kinopio-Kun dancing and stretching while listening to something on the radio with his mouth open and his eyes closed with a tag around his neck, Blue and Red Toad playing a game on the Nintendo switch, with the former being encouraged by Yellow Toad and the latter being distracted by Green Toad. Another picture has 6 Katakune characters (without Woofy) with mouths—the order in Rainbow Doremi order: Benny, Tyko, Katakune, Louie, Grace, and an unknown character; it could be Roger or Thomas—all packed together. Another picture has a picture of Chad Washington holding reading, “MY OFFICIAL WIKIPEDIA PHOTO!” with a bunch of characters—Chirp, Timmy Turner and Poof, Patrick Star—near him. Then, we see the first picture again, but slightly longer, and the pictures appear faster, and includes some other pictures, including Pinhead Patrick, Benny and Bob, the 3 Toads from before, Pink Pinkalicious, Kevin McAllister and his famous screaming face with the text, “OH NO” above him, the Samsung translation of a Grimacing emoji, and then, we see a spinning Throbber. Then, we cut to an angry yelling man with a fork in his left hand and a knife in his right hand. The 2018 9-Story logo is in his fork and the text “9 SMN” as it appears modernly in his knife.

FX/SFX: The flashing, the English-speakers appearing, and the raging starver; we don’t have to describe EVERYTHING OVER AGAIN!

Cheesy Factor: What is up with those Delfino faces?! Some of those characters look like they drank too much alcohol. Also, the 3rd time SpongeBob says, “Enchiladas,” it sounds like it was added at the last minute. The concept was good and all, but the half-naked Pinkalicious and intoxicated smiles distract from the whole picture. Even with all those faces, it’s a lot better than what followed in later years, especially with an ID like the next one…

Music/Sounds: We hear dialogue of Britt McKillip saying, “Noddy, you shouldn’t tell fibs, either!” Then, we hear 2 different men saying, “But then, she found she could wiggle her toes.” The second one says the same thing, but who he is talking about is a boy. Then, McKillip says her line twice. This repeats 6 times. Then, we hear doomish music with laughing. McKillip says, “Stop him!” and Tabitha St. Germain says, “He stole a hammer!” Then, a fanfare with drums is heard as David A. Kaye gasps and laughs with an echo. Kaye then says, “Hey!” Then, we hear disjointed music and Weird Al Yankovic screams (heard in the “Bite Me” song) and SpongeBob cuts it all off by saying “Enchiladas!” Then, when we see the starver, we hear Tom Kenny saying four Enchilada sentences: “Enchiladas. Enchiladas are HOT! HOT! HOT! Enchiladas! Enchilada dinner…?!” The first variation is from, “I’m gonna make some enchiladas.” The second variation is from, “Ooh, these enchiladas are, hot, hot, hot!” Variation 3 is from “Great, now my enchiladas are cold!” and Variation 4 is from, “GARY! WHAT HAS GOTTEN INTO YOU, BOY, HUH?! BECAUSE YOU REFUSE TO SHOW THE LEAST BIT OF RESPECT FOR OUR NEW FRIEND, AND THAT YOU HAVE RUINED BY ENCHILADA DINNER, I HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO PUT YOU TO SIESTA EARLY TONIGHT!” He repeats this throughout.

Music/Sounds Variant: On their website, Noddy doesn’t say, “Hey!” nor does SpongeBob say Enchilada sentences.

Availability: Extinct, used to promote a 24/7 channel coming to America. Not used in Canada, though, as Canada already had its own 24/7 Channel.

Editor’s Note: This ID practically characterizes the ‘9s (1969, 1979, 1989, 1999, 2009) in its own special way with its random Dr. Seuss voices and English-speaking characters.

Scare Factor: Low to high, due to the memes, which along with Darren’s expression and the crazy collage of Delfino English-speakers can get to some. But this is funny, especially compared to the next IDs...

Silly Factor: Low to high, due to rapid seizure-inducing flashing and appearance of the English-speakers can be quite hilarious. There’s also a picture of a worried-looking boy staring at you, and once seen can cause laughter in some kids. Also, in some pictures characters make memetic faces that are funny.

HALLOWEEN IDENTS

Crucktober!

(October 2-31, 2017-2018)

ID: On an orange background, we see the (in)famous skull from The Punisher. It is warped. Then, he says, “This is…” and then, a witch pops up cackling and saying, “CRUCKTOBER!!!!!!” The 2017 9-SMN logo appears.

FX/SFX: Warped animation. Animated by Amberto “Amby” GouTube.

Cheesy Factor: The warping is rough, but it will elevate to off the scale due to the unnecessary creepiness.

Music/Sounds: We hear a horrific theme with the dialogue and thunder crashing.

Availability: Extinct. Shown during October. It got banned in 2018 due to complaints of scared kids.

Scare Factor: High to nightmare. The skull, the creepy witch, the warping, the thunder, and the creepy music will scare a lot of people. However, this shouldn’t be too surprising in October. However, if you’re a fan of The Punisher, you might like it. This is still less funny than the previous ID.

Warning: Do not look up the video if you are prone to logophobia.

The Cat & The Creeper New Season

(October 2-14, 2017)

ID: The ID starts out like the previous one, and then the skull says, “For Crucktober, we’ll be launching an all new season of The Cat and the Creeper starting Monday at 8:30 A.M. East, 7:30 A.M. Central, 6:30 A.M. Mountain, and 5:30 A.M. Pacific! Now here’s a guy with a mustache to show you all!” Then, we see Joshua Boswell appear saying, “Hi, I’m Joshua Boswell and I play the title character in The Cat and the Creeper. And I’m the Cat! Come check it out! New episodes!” Then, he disappears, and we see a clip from the episode “’Tis the 6th Season” where the Cat walks toward a forest and gets eaten by the Creeper. Then, Boswell reappears and says, “What’s gonna happen to the Cat?! I dunno! But you can find out every Monday at 8:30 (A.M. East)/7:30 Central/6:30 Mountain/5:30 (A.M. West). Bye!” Then, the 2017 9-SMN logo appears.

FX/SFX: Same as before, along with live-action and Flash animation. Animated by Amberto “Amby” GouTube.

Music/Sounds: Same as before, but then a creepy rock tune plays throughout the logo with music from the clip episode.

Availability: Extinct. Only appeared during Halloween of 2017.

Scare Factor: Medium to nightmare, especially when viewed at the perspective of a young kid. It’s also rather odd that a TV-Y7 rated channel can show a creepy skull. Like before, it shouldn’t be too surprising and is a favorite to The Punisher’s fanbase. However, Joshua Boswell lowers the scare factor along with the clips from the Cat and the Creeper, which is scary itself. It’s nothing compared to the previous ID.

Warning: Do not look up the video if you are prone to logophobia.

Pumpkin Head

(October 2-31, 2017-2019)

ID: On a black background, we see a scared Greg Heffley with his teeth chattering. He is holding an angry pumpkin in the dark. He turns the pumpkin toward him, and he screams, turning his eyes into circles with dots inside. He drops the pumpkin, and it breaks, and the lighter that was in it, burns the pumpkin on fire. Then, he gets turned inside out and melts because of the heat from the fire. Suddenly, the house burns down with everyone in it! The 9-SMN logo ignites in the fire.

FX/SFX: The pumpkin scaring Greg inside out, the house burning down with everyone in it. Animated by Amberto “Amby” GouTube.

Irony: Greg shouldn’t have turned the pumpkin toward him and he wouldn’t’ve dropped it and caused a fire.

Cheesy Factor: Eww. Unarguably one of the grosses kids’ logos ever. While still creative, it goes on par with many logos with body horror. Why is this on a kids’ channel/block?

Music/Sounds: A suspenseful theme with choirs which abruptly stops and gets louder when Greg screams and drops the pumpkin. We hear squishing sounds for Greg inside out and flame sounds for the fire.

Availability: Same as “Crucktober.”

Scare Factor: Medium to nightmare. The body horror, creepy-looking pumpkin, music, dark background, and the fire will scare a lot of people. I wouldn’t recommend watching this in the dark, otherwise the results will be paranormal. However, the next one described isn’t any tamer…

Warning: Do not look up the video if you are prone to logophobia.

Candy Teeth

(October 2-31, 2017-2019)

ID: We see Greg Heffley eating candy in his candy bag. After a few candies being eaten, we fade to him chewing with his mouth closed. Then. He swallows his food and opens his mouth to see ugly teeth. Then, he gets explosive diarrhea. The 9-SMN logo wafts in the stink lines.

FX/SFX: 2-D animation. Animated by Amberto “Amby” GouTube.

Cheesy Factor: Eww! This is just as gross as the previous ID! Rotten teeth are not for little children. However, it got worse in the next ID…

Music/Sounds: We hear doomish music with chewing sounds and burping. Suddenly, we hear a butt explosion sound for the diarrhea.

Availability: Same as “Crucktober.”

Scare Factor: Medium to nightmare. Greg’s teeth rotting and the horrifying music are huge factors and will teach anyone who is sensitive about their teeth a lesson that they should eat candy at their own risk. The diarrhea and can also contribute, but we haven’t reached the peak of the mountain yet…

WARNING: THERE ARE 3 WARNINGS FOR THIS ONE: DUE TO EXTREME GORE, PHOTOS AND VIDEOS WILL NOT BE ALLOWED ON THIS SITE! ALSO, IF YOU ARE A KID, THE ID IS ALSO VERY LOUD ANYWAY AND CAN GET YOU IN A LOT OF TROUBLE, DAMAGE YOUR HEARING OR YOUR AUDIO EQUIPMENT, SO PLEASE LOWER YOUR VOLUME BEFORE YOU LOOK UP THE VIDEO! ALSO, THE LOGO CONTAINS A LOT OF FLASHING AND DISTURBING VIOLENCE THAT CAN INDUCE SEIZURES AND NIGHTMARES, SO DO NOT LOOK UP THE VIDEO IF YOU ARE PRONE TO EPILEPSY OR LELOGOPHOBIA! WE ARE NOT JOKING, THIS HAS HAPPENED BEFORE!

9-Tennessee

(October 2, 2017)

Nicknames: “Canada’s Scared Straight” “9 of Doom” “The Horror ID”

ID: In grayscale, we see a scared stick figure (specifically, Xen Franny from X-NUMB3RS) in an electric chair crying and looking around (like the Addicting Games game). Then, we cut to an angry Greg (with all eyebrows) pulling the switch down. The electricity flows through the stick figure’s body as he screams (he’s in excruciating pain don’t ask; you would scream too if you were in excruciating pain). His eyeballs pop out of their sockets (which are bloody) and explode, he gets explosive diarrhea, which is a yellowish-green with a brown tint, his tongue turns purplish-black, and Xen explodes with blood and his bones and organs splattering everywhere. Tomato seeds are also shown. The text, “What happens when you do bad things” fades in. The 9-SMN logo appears in the blood. It cuts to the Nintendo logo.

FX/SFX/Cheesy Factor: Flash animation. This was animated by Amberto “Amby” GouTube to promote Project Storm, and how did he get away with this? Those tomato seeds aren’t fooling anybody. Also, the flashing is liable to give kids seizures and no Tennessee map is seen in the logo. Surprisingly, when this ID was produced in 2016, Amby was 9 years old. How did his parents just let him get away with that?! This was also made as a joke; it sure wasn’t a funny one.

Music/Sounds: First, we hear Xen thinking, “What’s happening? What are they doing to me?!” tearfully. Then, we hear electricity crackling with the stick figure screaming in agony. Until then, none, which adds to the scare factor. Absolutely no music is heard.

Availability: Extinct. It was shown once and only once, because of an angry mob trying to sue 9-SMN (if they didn’t remove the goriness from the network), nasty letters, and sensitive concerns about the use of capital punishment on a kids’ network; long story short, it was pulled off the air due to being violent.

Editor’s Note: This ID is infamous for making quite a few people angry and costing 9-SMN all of its fans, and almost being sued. It’s NOT a favorite of anybody and lots of kids who saw it made reactions. It also scared people out of ever doing bad things again, regardless of the fact that it was for a joke.

Scare Factor: It depends on who you are.

•	Usually: Nightmare, possibly even off the scale and bordering on flying. While Xen Franny is a hated character from X-NUMB3RS and it’s fun to watch him die (only to people who hate him, are sick, or idiotic), the graphics are still disturbing, combined with the ID in grayscale and poor drawings. The flashing can also induce seizures, which is never a good thing, either. This has scared quite a few people who saw it and possibly gave them nightmares. It also caused parents to give complaints to 9 Story Media Group and Comedy Central telling them about the disturbing subject matter. Regardless, it’s the perfect way to scare people out of ever doing bad things again.

•	Non-Epileptics: Medium to nightmare for people who aren’t prone to epilepsy.

Silly Factor: Absolutely none. Kids should not be laughing at this.

Scaredy-Cat

(October 2-31, 2017-2019)

ID: We see a stick figure walking toward a skeleton in a cage. Once he gets near it, the skeleton goes off screaming “HEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEELP!” and the stick figure gets on all fours and screeches like a cat. Then, we see a man laughing at him. The stick figure gets really angry. Then, we cut to a running scarecrow with knives and forks in its body chasing people all over the store! It even terrorizes kids! This causes them to go crazy and it lets free all the zombies, the Frankenstein monster, the ghosts, the grim reapers, skeletons, and screaming screamers, which go haywire and pull a switch, activating an overhead electromagnet which grabs a metal feep (which shouts, “Help!” various times) and drops it into water. Everyone screams and runs around while the water floods the store and the 9-SMN logo falls.

FX/SFX: Live-action. This was filmed at Walmart in Jacksonville, NC.

Cheesy Factor: While better than the previous ID, anyone who sees this will wonder if this was real (hopefully it’s not).

Music/Sounds: We hear some innocent music that turns horrific when the monsters go haywire. Sound effects accompanying the logo are also heard.

Availability: See “Crucktober.”

Scare Factor: Medium to high. While not gory or horrific, the monsters going haywire, the flooding, and the main subject matter will cause nightmares in many, especially their target audience, which is ironically children. However, some people might consider it funny, and it’s 6 to 8 points tamer than the previous ID.

Lenz 9-SMN

(October 2-31, 2017-2019)

ID: Similar to the Lenz Releasing logo, except with an orange version of the 9-SMN logo in place of the light.

FX/SFX: The light. No, not animated by Amberto “Amby” GouTube, animated by Mark Benneth.

Music/Sounds: Soft humming like the Rising Star Studios logo.

Availability: See “Crucktober.” It also replaces “9-Tennessee.”

Editor’s Note: This ID won back 9-SMN’s fans ever since the infamous “9-Tennessee” was added and removed from the network. It’s a favorite of many.

Scare Factor: None to low. The orange and black color scheme can still get to some, but it’s MUCH tamer than the previous IDs (especially “9-Tennessee!”).

CHRISTMAS IDENTS

Snowballs

(December 5-25, 2017-2019)

ID: In a snowy environment, we see Greg in his winter equipment tiptoeing behind a tree. He has angry eyes (like he is angry, but the smile makes him look mischievous) and peeks behind the tree several times. Suddenly, he tosses a snowball at us and the 9-SMN logo is seen.

FX/SFX: Greg tossing the snowball.

Music/Sounds: We hear spy music with snow sounds.

Availability: Shown during the Christmas block, “Christ-Ian-Mas.”

Scare Factor: None. It’s even tamer than the previous ID (which is tamer than its predecessors itself!).

Christ

(December 5-25, 2017-2019)

ID: We see a man lying on the ground. Suddenly, a light appears from above. He looks at it. We see a picture of Jesus. Then, the 9-SMN logo appears.

FX/SFX: Live-action.

Music/Sounds: An angelic choir.

Availability: Same as before.

Scare Factor: None.

Santa’s Revenge

(December 5-25, 2018-2019)

ID: We see a huge Santa Claus bigger than a city, and he vomits presents (like shooting lasers) at cartoon characters. He even shoots the screen. The logo doesn’t appear.

FX/SFX: Cutout animation.

Cheesy Factor: Everything! It’s all up to me!

Music/Sounds: Dramatic music with vomiting sounds.

Availability: Same as before.

Scare Factor: None to low, due to the animation.

VALENTINES DAY IDENTS

Happy Valentine’s Day

(February 1-14, 2017-2020)

ID: We see a running girl with a pink heart on her shirt running really fast as the turns everything pink and she passes it. Then, we see a pink 9-SMN logo.

FX/SFX: Live-action. The running girl is played by T.J. McGibbon.

Music/Sounds: We hear some fast reversed-sounding electro music as the girl runs.

Availability: Rare. Shown during Valentine’s Day.

Scare Factor: Low to medium. The fast music and fast pace may get to some, but it’s not too bad, unlike the following…

SPECIAL IDENTS

Warning: Do not look up the video if you are prone to logophobia.

Uty Takes The Elevator

(January 15, 2018-June 29, 2020)

ID: In a mall, we see Uty (Professor Utonium from The Powerpuff Girls) pushing the up button on an elevator. He walks in the elevator as the door opens and he pushes the button with the 2018 9 Story logo on it. Then, he counts to 7. When he reaches 7, the elevator stops. He suddenly gets worried and thinks about a view from a very high height. Suddenly, it rains and we (from Uty’s POV) slip off the edge. Uty gets scared, panics, and accidentally hits the button that says 1. Suddenly, it freefalls. Daniel Tiger and Peg (from Peg + Cat) appear outside. They are angry and say, “It’s not over yet!” Their eyes glow red. The 9-SMN logo appears in the reflection.

Variant: When shown before Flying Feet: Come on and VOOM, the ID is seen behind a blue wall with patterns. The name of the show appears below.

FX/SFX: Uty getting stuck in the elevator, and the characters’ eyes glowing red. Animated by Amberto “Amby” GouTube.

Music/Sounds: Jazzy elevator music with sudden doomish-sounding music. The dialogue is heard in a creepy voice and laser sounds are seen.

Availability: Extinct.

Scare Factor: Low to nightmare. Uty getting stuck in the elevator can get to some, but the height view, bright eyes, and creepy voices are bound to scare someone, especially people with acrophobia.

Luigi Gets A Virus!

(January 16, 2018-June 29, 2020)

ID: We see Luigi typing on a computer. Suddenly, his screen turns red and various copied faces pop up (such as Blue Toad regardaparting us making a yucky face, Coy and Chad Washington screaming, Tina and Rodney Washington punching each other, the Peach’s Castle burning on fire, etc.) and then Luigi says, “Oops! My system crashed! I lost my data! But I had an antivirus!” Then, Luigi hears Toad snickering, and says, “TOAD! FIX THIS RIGHT NOW!” Toad walks in and pushes Ctrl-W, revealing that the virus was just a PowerPoint. Toad laughs hard. He drops to where we can just see his feet and Luigi stares at us with an angry glare. He picks up Toad and tosses him against the wall. Then, the 9-SMN logo zooms in toward us.

Variant: When shown before Sick Toad & Toad’s Toes, the ID is seen behind a blue wall with patterns. The name of the show appears below.

FX/SFX: 2D animation animated by Skrill X. Scratta.

Music/Sounds: We hear typing sounds along with virus sounds and virus sentences being said. We hear the dialogue. Toad snickering, and a hitting sound and then the 9 Story theme.

Availability: Extinct.

Scare Factor: Low to medium. Luigi’s expression and the virus will get to some, but it’s a bit tamer than the last ID.

Noddy Goes Crazy

(January 17, 2018-June 29, 2020)

ID: We see an angry Noddy holding something. We zoom onto it as it reads “GRAV-EE-CRISP” and “satisfyingly sweet meat flavor!” underneath it. Then, we zoom back to normal. Noddy unwraps the Grav-Ee-Crisp and eats it. Suddenly, he turns toward us, glares at us and starts to morph into various different characters and starts speaking gibberish and forms the 9-SMN logo. All of this happens on a blue background, obviously parodying the MTV “Big Chew” ID.

Variant: When shown before Make Way For Noddy, the ID is seen behind a blue wall with patterns. The name of the show appears below.

FX/SFX: The (crazy) animation. This was also animated by Skrill X. Scratta, and by Amberto “Andy” GouTube.

Cheesy Factor: This ID seems to be working a little too hard. The music and animations are crazy. It’s obvious that this was meant to parody (or be a reboot of) the MTV “Big Chew” ID. I didn’t come this far for this!

Music/Sounds: We hear some crazy music with Noddy speaking gibberish and the 9 Story theme. The sounds aren’t exactly good for the ears.

Availability: Extinct.

Scare Factor: Low to high. The fact that this parodies the MTV “Big Chew” ID can unnerve some, especially kids (even if they have never seen what this tries to copy before), but it’s a bit tamer that what it tries to copy. The music is scary, too, but Noddy makes a facial expression creepier than a blue guy with a mustache could ever be. However, it’s not as bad as other idents GouTube animated.

Peg Gets A Heart Attack

(January 18, 2018-June 28, 2020)

TBA

Bern, Brad & Buzz

(January 19, 2018-June 28, 2020)

TBA

9-SMN REMEMBERS IDENTS

Tim Bergling

(April 20-June 20, 2018)

ID: We see some images of Tim Bergling (aka Avicii) and then the 9-SMN logo.

FX/SFX: Fastpan animation.

Music/Sounds: We hear some sad music. A sad version of the 9 Story theme is heard at the end.

Availability: Extinct.

Scare Factor: Low to medium. While tamer than the previous ID, the logo’s animation can scare a few.

Murray Westgate

(August 28-September 29, 2018)

ID: We see footage of Murray Westgate and then, we see the 9-SMN logo.

FX/SFX: None, unless you count the pictures changing.

Music/Sounds: We hear a snippet of the song, “(Everything I Do) I Do It For You” by Bryan Adams.

Availability: Extinct, shown when Westgate passed away.

Scare Factor: None. It’s a very sad ident that’s also tamer than the last ones. People should treat the next ID like it’s a very sad ident that needs respect…

Jamie Cinar

(October 20, 2018)

ID: We see footage of Jamie Cinar eating a snow cone. Suddenly, she gets a tummy ache. Then, a man notices her with a tummy ache and then takes out a hammer. It has kids’ scribbles on it in blue, red yellow, and green. Suddenly, we zoom onto it as the hammer shines with yellowish-white sunlight onto it. Then, the man attacks Jamie Cinar with the hammer, who is crying and has a tummy ache. He knocks the woman over and steps on her head, crushing her body. Suddenly, he kicks her into the sky. Then, she explodes, and the screen turns white, showing the 9-SMN logo.

FX/SFX: Live action. Their actors were not actually hurt, it was just added to look like it with special effects. The director was Amberto “Amby” GouTube.

Cheesy Factor: This ID is NOT suitable for viewing, with its inhumane material for a remembrance ID. It goes on par with the “Food For Thought” from MTV Asia! WHY IS THIS EVEN A THING?! What kind of sick, drunk, twisted, deranged, person or individual thought this was a good idea!? I can’t believe they would make something this bad on a kids’ channel/block! ALSO, WHY ARE THEY SHOWING THIS 3 YEARS AFTER JAMIE CINAR PASSED AWAY?! People will be laughing at this, not caring!

Music/Sounds: We hear the same song from the previous ID when Jamie gets a tummy ache, but we hear heavy metal when she gets attacked.

Availability: Brand new! Recently shown before Useful Toad. Now it’s extinct because Jamie Cinar passed away 3 years ago, and also because of the violent subject matter.

Scare Factor: Medium to high. The subject matter will make some people laugh, but they shouldn’t because it’s a remembrance ID. It will offend fans on Jamie Cinar.

Stephen Hillenburg

(November 26-December 11, 2018)

ID: We see SpongeBob crying and saying, “Oh, Stephen! I’m sorry!” The 9-SMN logo appears

FX/SFX: 2D animation.

Music/Sounds: We hear the SpongeBob Closing Theme. It’s a bit abridged. Then, we hear a Caribbean-like rendition of the 9 Story theme.

Availability: Extinct.

Scare Factor: None. It’s a lot tamer and considerate than the previous ID.