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Nicktoons are animated television shows which are produced by and aired on the children's television channel Nickelodeon. Prior to 1991, Nickelodeon aired mostly foreign made animated series. The idea for Nicktoons was formed in 1989[1] and on Sunday, August 11, 1991, the first Nicktoon, Doug, was aired followed by Rugrats and The Ren & Stimpy Show. This format was repeated every Sunday.
List of Nicktoons[change | change source]
Precursors[change | change source]
Title | Premiere date |
---|---|
Video Dream Theatre | Produced from 1979 to 1980; unaired |
"Christmas in Tattertown" | December 21, 1988 |
"Nick's Thanksgiving Fest" | November 22, 1989 |
Full series[change | change source]
# | Title | Seasons | Premiere date | Finale date |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Doug[note 1] | 4 | August 11, 1991 | January 2, 1994 |
2 | Rugrats | 9 | August 11, 1991 | August 1, 2004 |
3 | The Ren & Stimpy Show[note 2] | 5 | August 11, 1991 | October 20, 1996 |
4 | Rocko's Modern Life | 4 | September 18, 1993 | November 24, 1996 |
5 | Aaahh!!! Real Monsters | 4 | October 29, 1994 | December 6, 1997 |
6 | Hey Arnold! | 5 | October 7, 1996 | June 8, 2004 |
7 | KaBlam! | 4 | October 11, 1996 | January 22, 2000 |
8 | The Angry Beavers | 4 | April 19, 1997 | June 11, 2001 |
9 | CatDog | 4 | April 4, 1998 | June 15, 2005 |
10 | Oh Yeah! Cartoons | 3 | July 18, 1998 | July 19, 2002 |
11 | The Wild Thornberrys | 5 | September 1, 1998 | June 11, 2004 |
12 | SpongeBob SquarePants | 13 | May 16, 1999 | present |
13 | Rocket Power | 4 | August 16, 1999 | July 30, 2004 |
14 | Pelswick | 2 | October 5, 2000 | November 15, 2002 |
15 | As Told by Ginger | 3 | October 25, 2000 | November 14, 2006 |
16 | The Fairly OddParents | 10 | March 30, 2001 | July 26, 2017 |
17 | Invader Zim | 2 | March 30, 2001 | August 19, 2006 |
18 | Action League Now! | 1 | November 18, 2001 | February 10, 2002 |
19 | ChalkZone | 4 | March 22, 2002 | August 23, 2008 |
20 | The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron, Boy Genius | 3 | July 20, 2002 | November 25, 2006 |
21 | All Grown Up! | 5 | April 12, 2003 | August 17, 2008 |
22 | My Life as a Teenage Robot | 3 | August 1, 2003 | May 2, 2009 |
23 | Danny Phantom | 3 | April 3, 2004 | August 24, 2007 |
24 | Avatar: The Last Airbender | 3 | February 21, 2005 | July 19, 2008 |
25 | Catscratch | 1 | July 9, 2005 | February 10, 2007 |
26 | The X's | 1 | November 25, 2005 | November 25, 2006 |
27 | Kappa Mikey[note 3] | 2 | February 25, 2006 | September 20, 2008 |
28 | Mr. Meaty | 2 | December 30, 2005 | May 23, 2009 |
29 | El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera | 1 | February 19, 2007 | September 13, 2008 |
30 | Wayside | 2 | March 16, 2007 | January 15, 2008 |
31 | Tak and the Power of Juju | 1 | August 31, 2007 | January 24, 2009 |
32 | Back at the Barnyard | 2 | September 29, 2007 | November 12, 2011 |
33 | The Mighty B! | 2 | April 26, 2008 | June 12, 2011 |
34 | Making Fiends[note 3] | 1 | October 4, 2008 | November 1, 2008 |
35 | The Penguins of Madagascar[note 4] | 3 | November 28, 2008 | December 19, 2015 |
36 | Random! Cartoons[note 3] | 1 | December 6, 2008 | December 20, 2009 |
37 | Fanboy & Chum Chum | 2 | October 12, 2009 | July 12, 2014 |
38 | Planet Sheen | 1 | October 2, 2010 | February 15, 2013 |
39 | T.U.F.F. Puppy | 3 | October 2, 2010 | April 4, 2015 |
40 | Winx Club (2011)[note 5] | 3 | June 27, 2011 | April 10, 2016 |
41 | Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness[note 4] | 3 | September 19, 2011 | June 29, 2016 |
42 | The Legend of Korra | 4 | April 14, 2012 | December 19, 2014 |
43 | Robot and Monster | 1 | August 4, 2012 | March 4, 2015 |
44 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2012)[note 6] | 5 | September 29, 2012 | November 12, 2017 |
45 | Monsters vs. Aliens[note 4] | 1 | March 23, 2013 | February 8, 2014 |
46 | Sanjay and Craig | 3 | May 25, 2013 | July 29, 2016 |
47 | Rabbids Invasion | 3 | August 3, 2013 | June 23, 2017 |
48 | Breadwinners | 2 | February 17, 2014 | September 12, 2016 |
49 | Harvey Beaks | 2 | March 28, 2015 | December 29, 2017 |
50 | Pig Goat Banana Cricket | 2 | July 16, 2015 | August 11, 2018 |
51 | The Loud House | 6 | May 2, 2016 | present |
51 | Bunsen Is a Beast | 1 | February 20, 2017 | February 10, 2018 |
52 | Welcome to the Wayne | 2 | July 24, 2017 | May 31, 2019 |
53 | The Adventures of Kid Danger | 1 | January 15, 2018 | June 14, 2018 |
54 | Pinky Malinky[note 7] | 2 | August 17, 2018 | July 17, 2019 |
55 | Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles[note 6] | 2 | September 17, 2018 | August 7, 2020 |
56 | Middle School Moguls | 1 | September 2, 2019 | September 29, 2019 |
57 | The Casagrandes | 3 | October 14, 2019 | present |
58 | It's Pony | 2 | January 18, 2020 | |
59 | Glitch Techs[note 8] | 1 | February 21, 2020 | August 17, 2020 |
60 | Ollie's Pack | 1 | April 6, 2020 | May 6, 2021 |
61 | Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years[note 9] | 1 | March 4, 2021 | present |
62 | The Barbarian and the Troll | 1 | April 2, 2021 | June 25, 2021 |
63 | Rugrats (2021)[note 10] | 1 | May 27, 2021 | present |
64 | The Patrick Star Show | 1 | July 9, 2021 | |
65 | Middlemost Post | 1 | July 9, 2021 | |
66 | Star Trek: Prodigy[note 11] | 1 | October 28, 2021 | |
67 | Big Nate[note 11] | 1 | February 17, 2022 |
Upcoming[change | change source]
Title | Premiere date | Sources |
---|---|---|
Zokie of Planet Ruby | July 2022 | [6] |
Garfield | August 2022 | [7] |
Monster High[note 12] | October 2022 | [8][9] |
Transformers: EarthSpark[note 13] | November 2022 | [10][11][12] |
Phoebe and Her Unicorn | 2023 | [13] |
Adventures in Wonder Park[note 12] | TBA | [14][15] |
Max & the Midknights | [16] | |
Meet the Voxels[note 13] | [17] | |
Real Pigeons Fight Crime | [18] | |
Rock, Paper, Scissors | [16] |
Notes[change | change source]
- ↑ Nickelodeon produced seasons 1–4. In 1996, Disney acquired the series and produced three additional seasons.
- ↑ This list does not include the Ren & Stimpy "Adult Party Cartoon" spin-off, as it was not produced under the Nickelodeon brand. In August 2020, the ViacomCBS-owned network Comedy Central green-lit a reboot of the series, which will likely also not be included on this list.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Premiered exclusively on Nicktoons Network.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Co-produced by Nickelodeon Animation Studio and DreamWorks Animation.[2] DreamWorks owns the characters and other elements in the show while ViacomCBS retains half of the show's copyright.
- ↑ Nickelodeon Animation Studio produced the Winx Club revival series, made up of seasons 5–7, in co-development with Rainbow. ViacomCBS owns the copyright to these seasons[3] and co-owns the Rainbow studio itself.[4]
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Nickelodeon acquired the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles franchise in 2009.[5] ViacomCBS owns the copyright to the 2012 series, Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and the 2023 series, but not The Next Mutation.
- ↑ Premiered exclusively on Netflix. Each episode is separated as 11 minute segments on the streaming platform and count as individual episodes.
- ↑ Premiered exclusively on Netflix.
- ↑ Premiered first on Paramount+ in March 2021 before airing on Nickelodeon the following month.
- ↑ CGI reboot of the original 1991 series. Premiered first on Paramount+ before airing on Nickelodeon on August 20.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 Premiered on Paramount+ before airing on Nickelodeon.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 Will premiere on Paramount+ before airing on Nickelodeon.
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 Will premiere exclusively on Paramount+
References[change | change source]
- ↑ "From Doug to Danny Phantom: The Incredible, Fantastic, Unbelievable Origin of Nicktoons". Archived from the original on 2008-03-28. Retrieved 2010-08-20.
- ↑ Nguyen, Hanh. "'Penguins of Madagascar' Move It, Move It to Nickelodeon". chicagotribune.com.
- ↑ "Copyright Catalog: Winx Club - Eps. 726". Library of Congress.
- ↑ Vivarelli, Nick; Vivarelli, Nick (2011-02-26). "Winx creator in the pink". Variety. Retrieved 2021-11-13.
- ↑ "Tuning in to TV: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles have new series, toys". The Washington Times. Retrieved 2021-11-13.
- ↑ Nickelodeon (March 18, 2021). "The Nickelodeon Virtual Upfront Show: Bring Your Kids!". Press release. http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2021/03/18/the-nickelodeon-virtual-upfront-show-bring-your-kids-574212/20210318nickelodeon01/. Retrieved May 10, 2021.
- ↑ Brian Steinberg (August 6, 2019). "Viacom Acquires Comic-Strip Cat Garfield". Variety. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
- ↑ Nickelodeon (February 23, 2021). "Mattel Television and Nickelodeon Announce Plans to Produce an Animated Series and Live-Action Television Movie Musical Based on Iconic Monster High Franchise". Press release. http://thefutoncritic.com/news/2021/02/23/mattel-television-and-nickelodeon-announce-plans-to-produce-an-animated-series-and-live-action-television-movie-musical-based-on-iconic-monster-high-franchise-387401/20210223nickelodeon01/. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
- ↑ Nickelodeon (March 18, 2021). "The Nickelodeon Virtual Upfront Show: Bring Your Kids!". Press release. https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20210318005965/en/The-Nickelodeon-Virtual-Upfront-Show-Bring-Your-Kids%21. Retrieved March 18, 2021.
- ↑ Petski, Denise (2021-02-25). "Nickelodeon Orders 'Transformers' Animated Series Based On Hasbro Franchise". Deadline. Retrieved 2021-12-23.
- ↑ https://deadline.com/2022/02/teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-villain-movies-transformers-series-paramount-plus-nickelodeon-1234933546/
- ↑ "Nickelodeon Supercharges Its Franchise Strategy With Steady Stream of New Premium Content for 2022-23 Season". Press release. March 24, 2022. https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20220324005904/en/Nickelodeon-Supercharges-Its-Franchise-Strategy-With-Steady-Stream-of-New-Premium-Content-for-2022-23-Season. Retrieved March 24, 2022.
- ↑ Anthony D'Alessandro (June 18, 2020). "Nickelodeon Closing In On Comic Strip Phoebe And Her Unicorn As Potential Multi-Franchise". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved July 22, 2020.
- ↑ Lynch, Jason (March 2, 2017). "At Its Upfront Event, Nickelodeon Touts Global Branding Opportunities Outside of TV". Adweek.com. Retrieved March 2, 2017.
- ↑ Donnelly, Matt (March 28, 2017). "Paramount's 'Amusement Park' Movie to Become Nickelodeon TV Show After Theatrical Release". The Wrap. Archived from the original on April 1, 2017. Retrieved April 1, 2017.
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 Alexandra Del Rosario (November 16, 2021). "Nickelodeon Orders Max & The Midknights, Rock, Paper, Scissors Animated Series". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved November 16, 2021.
- ↑ Carolyn Giardina (August 2, 2018). "Nickelodeon Developing Animated Series Meet the Voxels, With VR and AR Experiences". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
- ↑ Nickelodeon (July 7, 2020). "Nickelodeon Inks Multiplatform Deal with James Corden and Ben Winston to Produce Animated Movie and TV Series Based on Children's Book, "Real Pigeons Fight Crime"". Press release. http://thefutoncritic.com/news/2020/07/07/nickelodeon-inks-multiplatform-deal-with-james-corden-and-ben-winston-to-produce-animated-movie-and-tv-series-based-on-childrens-book-real-pigeons-fight-crime-593302/20200707nickelodeon02/. Retrieved July 7, 2020.