Phred on Your Head Show is an American children's television series produced for Noggin, a cable channel co-founded by MTV Networks and Sesame Workshop.
In each episode, Phred hops across different people's heads to find a host, who then chooses a selection of Noggin programs to play.
Other segments called "We Show It" and "Out of Your Mind" feature short films created by Noggin viewers.
Phred on Your Head Show debuted to successful ratings, posting a 2.2 Nielsen score in 1999.
[8] Multichannel News reported that the show drew record traffic to Noggin's website.
The spin-off was formatted as an online art showcase hosted by Phred, and it had more emphasis on viewers' submissions to Noggin.com.
One day, Phred's pickle jar rolled off of a supermarket shelf and set him free.
[6] She approached three animators—Tony Caio, Janine Cirincione, and Michael Ferraro—to help her develop an idea for an animated host on Noggin.
[6] They added a voice-activated element that matched sounds with lip movements, allowing Phred's speech to be animated in real time.
Phred's theme song was written by Michael Ungar, a songwriter who later worked with Noggin on Girls v.
They aired twice daily on Noggin, from 5-7 p.m. and from 8-10 p.m.[47] The first two-hour episode on July 26 involved Phred returning home after being stranded on Pluto.
The first episode of Phred on Your Head Show drew over 850,000 viewers,[8] generating a 2.2 Nielsen Media Research national rating.
[8] More than 112,000 visitors logged onto Noggin.com after the show, marking a 220% increase over the site's average traffic at the time.