The Hosonian version of Nickelodeon debuted on January 7, 1982 as C-3. The show "Pinwheel" aired on Nickelodeon until 1993.
In 1983, they unveiled the new name of the channel. On July 16, 1984; the new logo went on air in TV. This logo was kept until 1987. Fred-Alan approached Nick Hosona in late 1986 to test and see if the orange logo would be a success. It was a success and debuted on February 17, 1987.
The logo from 1987 was continued to be used all the way until 2010.