User blog:DandyAndy1989/Nick.com Episode Thumbnails

You know what's interesting to me? I already ranted about why Lincoln is on the title card of every episode, even the ones he doesn't have a major part in. I always wondered why that was. If it was just because he was the main character, I don't think it was a good enough reason. Sure, he's usually the main focus since he's the only boy, but I still think they could have worked better with it. But I put that behind me in the meantime. Now, I'm gonna talk about something a little similar.

On Nick.com's Loud House page, you may notice that the thumbnails for the video files are shots from the episodes. Or rather, one of the ones paired up with another. You see, whenever a new episode premieres, when the clock strikes midnight pacific time, the episode that had premiered that day will be uploaded to Nick.com's playlist. It's only the part of a full episode that had premiered then. Like how Project Loud House is Part A, and In Tents Debate is Part B. After a couple of weeks since the week of premieres pass by, the parts fuse into one video for the complete episode. And the thumbnail can only use one image.

For this, I will go into the thumbnails that are on the videos on their playlist. Now, not every part had its own video. Like with the show's very first week having nothing but full episodes playing before they broke off into the "only one part a day" format they have done since, minus an exception on that Halloween weekend. For some of those, I will just assume what the thumbnail for that episode could have been had they done it that way from the beginning. And some of the ones from separate part videos I can't remember, so I'll also be guessing on those, too. So, let's get started.

Thumbnails

Left in the Dark/Get the Message Thumbnail: Lincoln's sisters arguing in the dark from "Left in the Dark" Theorized thumbnail for "Get the Message": A. Lori telling Lincoln to stay out of her room B. Lincoln ranting to Lori on her phone while Luna jams out to censor his profanity C. Lincoln sneaking in the vents

Heavy Meddle/Making the Case Thumbnail: Lincoln's sisters disciplining him for uploading the video of them showing their embarrassing moments from "Get the Message" Theorized thumbnail from "Heavy Meddle": The Sisternado

Driving Miss Hazy/No Guts, No Glori Original thumbnail for "Driving Miss Hazy": Lincoln being forced to do Lori's laundry to get a ride to the comic book shop Original thumbnail for "No Guts, No Glori": Lincoln relaxing before he smells Rita's perfume from "No Guts, No Glori" Chosen thumbnail for full episode video: The one from No Guts, No Glori

The Sweet Spot/A Tale of Two Tables Thumbnail: Lincoln and his younger sisters having a food fight from "A Tale of Two Tables" Theorized thumbnail for "The Sweet Spot": A. Lincoln talking to Clyde about his success in the Sweet Spot B. The kids fighting in Vanzilla C. The kids peeking out when Rita tells them to get back in the house

Project Loud House/In Tents Debate Thumbnail: Lori asking her other sisters who's in favor of Lincoln asking their parents to go to one of the vacation spots in "In Tents Debate" Assumed thumbnail for "Project Loud House": A. A full shot of Lincoln's complete diorama B. His sisters acting as a life-size replica of it

Sound of Silence/Space Invader Original thumbnail for Sound of Silence: Lincoln's sisters revealing to him that they made up everything Lola did to them Wild Guess on original thumbnail for Space Invader: A. Lincoln and Lynn playing Lucha Libre B. Lynn using Lincoln's toothbrush C. The food fight Final thumbnail: The one from Sound of Silence

Picture Perfect/Undie Pressure Original Thumbnail for Picture Perfect: Lincoln showing off his coffee mug Wild Guess on original thumbnail for Undie Pressure: A. Lincoln struggling to read comics clothed B. Lincoln shaking his undie butt at Lola Final thumbnail: The one from Picture Perfect

Linc or Swim/Changing the Baby Wild Guess on original thumbnail for Linc or Swim: A. Lincoln getting ready to go swimming at the first local pool B. Lincoln buying Paradise for One in the shop Original Thumbnail for Changing the Baby: The other sisters watching Lincoln playing with Lily before they get his idea Final thumbnail: The one from Changing the Baby

Overnight Success/Ties that Bind Original thumbnail for Overnight Success: Lincoln finding out that Clyde is still at the Loud House and hanging with his sisters who aren't Lori Original thumbanil for Ties that Bind: The kids listening about which tie Lynn Sr. will keep Final thumbnail: The one from Ties that Bind

Hand-Me-Downer/Sleuth or Consequences Thumbnail: Lincoln talking to Clyde on his radio from "Sleuth or Consequences" Theorized thumbnail for Hand-Me-Downer: Lincoln lying to Lynn about her bike getting stolen

Butterfly Effect/The Green House Wild Guess thumbnail for Butterfly Effect: A. Lincoln deciding not to tell Lisa the truth B. Lincoln running into Lana in a bubble C. Lincoln about to be eaten by giant Lily Original thumbnail for The Green House: Lincoln suggesting to Luan to use her banana peels instead of baking so many pies Final thumbnail: The one from The Green House

Along Came a Sister/Chore and Peace Thumbnail: Lincoln gathering all the trash in the house Theorized thumbnail for Along Came a Sister: A. Lincoln walking home with Frank and Clyde B. Lincoln looking around for the escaped Frank C. Everyone except Leni attending the "funeral"

For Bros About to Rock/It's a Loud, Loud, Loud, Loud, House Original thumbnail for For Bros About to Rock: Lincoln talking to the viewers about how much he and Clyde are looking forward to attending their first concern Wild Guess original thumbnail for It's a Loud, Loud, Loud, Loud, House: A. Lincoln looking around in the sofa B. The kids cleaning the attic C. The kids following the map Final Thumbnail: The one from For Bros About to Rock

Toads and Tiaras/Two Boys and a Baby Original thumbnail for Toads and Tiaras: Lincoln training Lana for the beauty pageant on the questions and answers category Original thumbnail for Two Boys and a Baby: Lincoln getting ready to grab Lily in the baby tunnel Final Thumbnail: the one from Two Boys and a Baby

Cover Girls/Save the Date Original thumbnail for Cover Girls: Lincoln and Clyde having just finished watching the episode of ARGGH! Original thumbnail for Save the Date: Lincoln's peers making fun of his relationship with Ronnie Anne Final thumbnail: The one from Cover Girls

Attention Deficit/Out on a Limo Original thumbnail for Attention Deficit: Lincoln working on his volcano Wild Guess thumbnail for Out on a Limo: A. Lincoln's sisters cheering about going to Burpin' Burger with him in the limo B. Lincoln and Tetherby getting ready to go for their time on the town Final thumbnail: The one from Attention Deficit

House Music/A Novel Idea Original thumbnail for House Music: Lincoln explaining to his sisters that they need an act for the talent show Original thumbnail for A Novel Idea: Lincoln covered in trash while attempting to get Rita's book back Final thumbnail: The one from A Novel Idea

April Fools Rules/Cereal Offender Original thumbnail for April Fools Rules: Luan's siblings looking around the room to see Luan's prank of making it look like they're upside down Original thumbnail for Cereal Offender: Luna taking Lincoln's Zombie Bran away Final thumbnail: A completely different shot from Cereal Offender: Lincoln having boxes of Zombie Bran in his eyes

Lincoln Loud: Girl Guru/Come Sale Away Original thumbnail for Lincoln Loud: Girl Guru: Lincoln and Clyde singing and baking at the beginning Original thumbnail for Come Sale Away: Rita asking the kids where all their stuff was

Roughin' It/The Waiting Game Original thumbnail for Roughin' It: Lori showing Lincoln how to make mud masks Original thumbnail for The Waiting Game: Lincoln trying to win Chandler over with the pizza Final thumbnail: The one from Roughin' It

The Loudest Yard/Raw Deal Original thumbnail for The Loudest Yard: Lincoln finding out that Lynn had played a little too well by reading the headline in the paper Original thumbnail for Raw Deal: Lincoln looking at hte brochure for Grand Venture State Park Final thumbnail: The one from Raw Deal

Dance, Dance Resolution/A Fair to Remember Original thumbnail for Dance, Dance Resolution: Ronnie Anne explaining to Lincoln that she wanted to invite him to the arcade and decided to go to the dance since she couldn't find him Original thumbnail for A Fair to Remember: Lincoln, Clyde, and Bobby all doing the bro handshake Final thumbnail: A completely different shot from A Fair to Remember: Lincoln and Bobby having their pretend sword fight in Jean Juan's French Mex Buffet

One of the Boys/A Tattler's Tale Original thumbnail for One of the Boys: Clyde telling Lincoln he's got it made with his sisters A Tattler's Tale: Lincoln explaining to the viewers about how he and his sisters (except Lola) can trust each other to keep their secrets Final thumbnail: The one from A Tattler's Tale

Funny Business/Snow Bored Original thumbnail for Funny Business: Lincoln helping out an exhausted Luan after her latest solo gig Original thumbnail for Snow Bored: The kids watching the weather report hoping tomorrow will be a snow day Final thumbnail: The one from Snow Bored

The Price of Admission/One Flu Over the Loud House Now, this one's a little different. This one premiered completely on the Saturday before Halloween last year, and thus, only one episode could have a shot on the thumbnail. It was one from One Flu Over the Loud House. But it's a little different. Original: Lincoln pondering how it can be so quiet at 10 AM on a Saturday Final: Lincoln, Leni, Lucy, and Lisa all looking at the sick Lily And we didn't even get one for The Price of Admission. What could have been the one for that? Theorized thumbnail for The Price of Admission: Lincoln coming out of the theater traumatized from seeing the Harvester

Study Muffin/Homespun Original thumbnail for Study Muffin: Lincoln's sisters (and dad and pets) chasing Hugh after he leaves the house Original thumbnail for Homespun: Lincoln hearing Lori complain about the house's condition Final thumbnail: The one from Study Muffin

11 Louds a Leapin' Thumbnail: Lincoln sneaking into Mr. Grouse's backyard to get his sled back

Intern for the Worse/The Old and the Restless Original thumbnail for Intern for the Worse: Lincoln and Clyde stepping into the career fair Original thumbnail for The Old and the Restless: Lincoln and Pop-Pop first seeing each other in the episode Final thumbnail: The one from Intern for the Worse

Baby Steps/Brawl in the Family Original thumbnail for Baby Steps: Clyde talking to Lincoln about possibly getting a new baby sibling Original thumbnail for Brawl in the Family: Lincoln noticing Luna, Luan, Lola, and Lana arguing Final thumbnail: The one from Baby Steps

Suite and Sour/Back in Black Original thumbnail for Suite and Sour: The kids complaining about their parents going to the resort without them Original thumbnail for Back in Black: Lincoln talking to Lucy about her problem with Rocky ignoring her

Making the Grade/Vantastic Voyage This is another interesting case because during the month these two, as well as Lock 'N' Loud and The Whole Picture, premiered in February, these episodes did NOT upload separately and would not come up in full until weeks later. So, this one only has one thumbnail. Thumbnail: The family looking on in horror as Vanzilla is about to be scrapped Theorized thumbnail for Making the Grade: A. Lisa first sitting next to Lincoln B. Lincoln hugging Lisa when she agrees to act average C. Lisa acting cool for the class

Patching Things Up/Cheater by the Dozen Original thumbnail for Patching Things Up: Lincoln and Clyde looking for Bluebell Cookies Original thumbnail for Cheater by the Dozen: Lincoln explaining to his other sisters about what he and Clyde saw involving Bobby and Teri Final thumbnail: The one from Patching Things Up

Lock 'N' Loud/The Whole Picture See my explanation for Making the Grade and Vantastic Voyage. In this case, it's from Lock 'N' Loud. Thumbnail: Lynn Sr. telling his kids to start locking the door form now on Theorized thumbnail for The Whole Picture: Lincoln's computer telling him that his file is full and asking if he wants to make more room for it

No Such Luck/Frog Wild Original thumbnail for No Such Luck: The family (and Lincoln in the squirrel costume) congratulating Lynn on her victory Original thumbnail for Frog Wild: Lana telling Lincoln they'll have to find another way into the classroom Final thumbnail The one from...(sigh)...No Such Luck

Kick the Bucket List/Party Down Original thumbnail for Kick the Bucket List: Lincoln and Clyde screaming at how fast Scoots is taking them home Original thumbnail for Party Down: Lincoln as "Lincolnovich" showing off his party tricks to Lori's guests Final thumbnail: The one from Kick the Bucket List

Fed Up/Shell Shock Original thumbnail for Fed Up: Lori telling her siblings they have nothing to present for dinner Original thumbnail for Shell Shock: Lincoln hiding Rochelle/Toby from Ronnie Anne in the art supply closet Final thumbnail: The one from Shell Shock

Pulp Friction/Pets Peeved Original thumbnail for Pulp Friction: Lincoln and Clyde as Ace and Jack being hung over Willy's shark tank Original thumbnail for Pets Peeved: The pets breaking free from Corinne's net Final thumbnail: N/A

Out of the Picture/Room with a Feud Original thumbnail for Out of the Picture: Lincoln and Clyde posing for the Morticians club's yearbook photo Original thumbnail for Room with a Feud: Lily's noise keeping Lincoln up Final thumbnail: N/A

As you can see, the last two pairs of episodes on here, it's still gonna be a little while till they merge together into one video.

So, that's what I can remember the most. You may notice that when it came to the "wild guess" ones, there was no way I could remember them. So, the other one on that pair was basically the one that was used since they merged. I don't remember all of them.

And as you can tell, while Lincoln does appear on a lot of these thumbnails, he doesn't exactly appear on every one of them like he does with the title cards. See? Study Muffin and Homespun's video thumbnail is different since they're using a shot from the former that involves the girls' crazy obsession with Hugh. And you know what? When Pulp Friction and Pets Peeved merge together, I hope they'll use the thumbnail for the latter to add to that. If we can't get a title card without Lincoln, then a thumbnail or two without him would be the next best thing. That, and I don't want one of my lesser favorite episodes to be the only one with that kind of treatment.

But what I don't get is some of the decisions they made. For example, the one for Overnight Success and Ties That Bind uses a shot from the latter with the kids listening through the vent. Suite and Sour and Back in Black decides to use from the latter to look almost the same. So, it's like the only way you can tell them apart is by seeing what Luan's wearing in the shot. And some of them don't exactly represent the plot of the episode, either. Like the one for Cover Girls and Save the Date having Lincoln and Clyde finishing up ARGGH! instead of something like Lincoln as one of his sisters? And the one for One of the Boys and A Tattler's Tale. It's just Lincoln telling us about how they keep secrets to each other instead of something like him trying to find one of Lola's secrets. And the one for Patching Things Up and Cheater by the Dozen...really? Lincoln and Clyde looking for the cookies they seek? Not Lola and Lana doing their Bluebell training? Some of them weren't exactly well chosen is basically all I'm saying.

But hey, if there's one thing I gotta give the thumbnails props for, it's doing something the title cards can't seem to do themselves. Study Muffin and Pets Peeved have different characters besides Lincoln on them, and I like that.

Maybe I'll update this in the future, but in the meantime, here's hoping they'll have some more creative thumbnails in the future.