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133-646: During the 1990s and 2000s, they produced and animated era-defining shows for the children's network, Nickelodeon , such as Rugrats (which was one of the channel's original animated series, known as Nicktoons ), Aaahh!!! Real Monsters , The Wild Thornberrys , Rocket Power , As Told by Ginger , All Grown Up! , and the U.S. dub of Poppy Cat . They also animated the first three seasons of The Simpsons for 20th Century Fox Television and Gracie Films , as well as Duckman on USA Network . In 2008, Nickelodeon ended their long-running partnership with Klasky Csupo and its shows ceased production, resulting in

266-435: A Nielsen rating of 3.1, with a 4.8% share of American audiences, making it the sixth most-watched cable telecast that week. In 1996, Rugrats episodes had aired 655 times over the course of the calendar year, and it remained one of cable television's most-watched series that year. In February 1996, Rugrats reached a record of 19.1 million viewers per week, becoming the highest-rated kids program on cable. In November 1996,

399-526: A music video by the band They Might Be Giants for their song "Dee Dee and Dexter", which features characters from Dexter's Laboratory drawn by the studio in anime style. Class-Key Chew-Po Animated Commercials and Broadcast Design were then folded into Ka-Chew! the following year. Also in 2003, the studio began work on The Way the Dead Love , a theatrical film that was set to adapt seven short stories from German-American writer Charles Bukowski from

532-495: A 1995 interview, Steven Spielberg referred to the series as one of several shows that were the best children's programming at the time. Spielberg described Rugrats as "sort of a TV Peanuts of our time". Rugrats was also considered a strong point in Nickelodeon 's rise in the 1990s. In a press release celebrating the series' 10th anniversary, Cyma Zarghami stated, "During the past decade, Rugrats has evolved from

665-591: A deal to produce DVDs of new and old Nickelodeon shows, through the CreateSpace service. Using a concept similar to print on demand , Amazon made the discs, cover art, and disc art itself. The first and second seasons of Rugrats were released on June 2, 2009, along with the first and second seasons of The Fairly OddParents (although the Rugrats Season 2 was released in a "Best of" collection). Season 3 and 4 were released on September 23, 2011, through

798-535: A dim-witted and lascivious private detective duck named Eric Duckman. The series ran from 1994 to 1997. During the same time, Nickelodeon released Klasky Csupo's second Nicktoon series, Aaahh!!! Real Monsters . During this time, Klasky Csupo originally ended production on Rugrats due to the network's since-outdated 65-episode rule. However, when Rugrats went into syndication, it exploded in popularity with ratings skyrocketing and advertising deals taking off, prompting Nickelodeon and Klasky Csupo to resume production on

931-561: A few days of the Nickelodeon premiere, an arrangement possible as Nickelodeon does not have to meet the Federal Communications Commission rules which disallow that arrangement for broadcast channels due to regulations banning paid programming to children. Nick Jr. Channel (sometimes shortened to Nick Jr. ) is a pay television network aimed mainly at children between 2 and 6 years of age. It features

1064-518: A girl bully from his childhood and decided the character would be a spoiled brat. Klasky initially disliked Angelica and also protested her actions in episodes like "Barbecue Story", where she throws Tommy's ball over the fence. In a New Yorker article, Klasky said, "I think she's a bully. I never liked Angelica." Klasky disdained Angelica and never fully approved of her character development. Angelica became problematic for some Rugrats staff. When her voice actress, Cheryl Chase, had problems portraying

1197-706: A later date. Each pilot was animated in different designs, instead of the typical style the studio was famous for. As of 2010, some of the cartoons had yet to be finished. Gabor Csupo would later post the remains of the cartoons on his YouTube channel. One of the pilots, Chicken Town , was picked up as a series by French company Ellipsanime , though Klasky Csupo was not involved with it. In 2007, Paul Demeyer left Klasky Csupo to found Wild Canary , taking some of Ka-Chew!'s clients with him. In 2008, Ka-Chew! celebrated its 10th anniversary by expanding its roster of directors, before being absorbed into 6 Point Media in April 2011. In

1330-453: A limited understanding of the world. Toddlers Angelica and Susie talk to the babies as well but can also communicate with adults, as they act as a bridge between the two worlds. During the first six seasons of Rugrats , episodes were primarily divided into two eleven-minute segments. After the second movie, during season seven, Rugrats aired with a format of three seven-minute segments per episode, though it returned to its original format in

1463-418: A long-standing broadcast partnership with Mattel to air films and specials based on the toy company's Barbie (and later Monster High ) dolls. The first Barbie movie to air on Nickelodeon was Barbie as Rapunzel on November 24, 2002. The Barbie and Monster High films are usually aired under a brokered format in which Mattel purchases the time in order to promote the release of their films on DVD within

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1596-482: A mean Angelica, Steve Viksten , one of the writers, would mention that Angelica was the series' J. R. Ewing . After seeing Angelica in The Rugrats Movie , Klasky commented, "I think she's great for the show; I love Angelica." According to Germain, when the series was first conceived, the rule was that babies can really talk, but keep it a secret from adults. However, the rules quickly began to evolve, and

1729-399: A mix of current and former preschool-oriented programs from Nickelodeon, as well as some shows that are exclusive to the channel. The Nick Jr. Channel launched on September 28, 2009, as a spin-off of Nickelodeon's preschool programming block of the same name , which had aired since January 4, 1988. The channel replaced Noggin , which was relaunched as a streaming service in 2015 and acts as

1862-531: A mix of newer live-action and animated shows from Nickelodeon such as Henry Danger , The Fairly OddParents , The Loud House , SpongeBob SquarePants , and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles alongside original series airing exclusively on Nicktoons. TeenNick is a pay television network that is aimed at adolescents and young adults, named after the TEENick block that aired on Nickelodeon from March 2001 to February 2009. The channel merged programming from

1995-944: A new Rugrats comic book series. Nineteen video games based on the series have been released. Notably, Rugrats: Search for Reptar became one of the bestselling PlayStation games . Rugrats: Scavenger Hunt was released for the Nintendo 64 . Tommy and Angelica appear as guest characters in Rocket Power: Team Rocket Rescue . They appear again as playable characters in Nickelodeon Party Blast and Nicktoons Racing . Tommy later appears in Nicktoons Basketball in his All Grown Up! form. Rugrats characters make non-playable appearances in Nicktoons: Attack of

2128-463: A new location at 729 Seward Street, ( Bob Clampett ' s studio) opening its first facility in Hollywood. Klasky Csupo was initially distinguished by its work on logo designs, commercials, feature film trailers, TV show titles, promos and ident spots for a wide variety of clients, in the process earning a reputation as the industry's most imaginative and innovative studio. Building on its success,

2261-529: A new nationwide audience on April 1, 1979, with Pinwheel as its inaugural program. The network was initially commercial-free and remained without advertising until 1984. Nickelodeon gained a new facelift regarding programming and image that fall, and its ensuing success led to it and its sister networks MTV and VH1 being sold to Viacom in 1985. Nickelodeon has expanded its franchise through several sister channels and programming blocks. Nick Jr. launched as preschool morning block on January 4, 1988, and

2394-418: A new writing staff, and the series aired in Nickelodeon's SNICK block from 1997 to 2001. From 1994 until 2012, Rugrats was the longest-running Nickelodeon animated series, with 172 episodes produced across its 13-year run. This record was surpassed in 2012 by SpongeBob SquarePants with the episode "Squiditis/Demolition Doofus". On July 21, 2001, in celebration of its 10th anniversary, Nickelodeon aired

2527-432: A proclamation by the children's cable network Nickelodeon that they were to launch their own line of animated series, which would be later called "Nicktoons". The network's Vice President of Animation Vanessa Coffey approached them to create a pilot for their new series. With the comedic stimulation branching from the antics of Klasky and Csupó's infant children, the 6 1 ⁄ 2 –minute pilot episode, " Tommy Pickles and

2660-564: A program shared with TeenNick , was cancelled in mid-2018. In electronic program listings, the titles of each 'block' merely delineate an hour in those listings and outside those titles denoting video theming, have no on-air mention. The network's specific theming to younger pop artists has also been underplayed as of 2024, due to various cuts at Paramount Global and the network's complete disassociation from further developing "triple threat" stars due to personnel and industry changes. Nickelodeon Animation Studio (formerly Games Productions, Inc. )

2793-408: A ratings powerhouse, being the number one children's show on TV, to pop icon status. It has secured a place in the hearts of both kids and adults, who see it from their own point of view". According to Nickelodeon producers, this series made them the number-one cable channel in the 1990s. Jeff Jarvis reviewed Rugrats and stated, "When The Simpsons was a segment on The Tracey Ullman Show , it

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2926-413: A revival of the series along with co-creators Gábor Csupó and Paul Germain. On July 16, 2018, Nickelodeon announced a revival/reboot of Rugrats consisting of a 26-episode order. Arlene Klasky and Gábor Csupó would return as executive producers for the revived series. Using CGI animation rather than traditional hand-drawn animation used in the original series, the new Rugrats premiered on Paramount+ ,

3059-436: A script penned by Bruce Wagner. The film was developed under the studio's Global Tantrum division, with Winchester Films being tapped to co-produce the film with the studio, as well as providing sales for the film. It was to be directed by Igor Kovalyov and Laslo Nosek, with names like Radiohead and Peter Gabriel being attached to compose the feature. Slated for a 2006 release, the year came and went without it. The project

3192-464: A separate sister brand. Noggin's programming is distinct from the Nick Jr. channel's; it mainly carried preteen-oriented programs at its launch, and its 2015 streaming service features a variety of exclusive series. On October 1, 2012, the Nick Jr. Channel introduced NickMom , a four-hour nighttime block aimed at parents, which ran until September 28, 2015. While traditional advertising appeared on

3325-473: A sequel, Rugrats in Paris: The Movie , was released, with three new characters introduced, Kimi, Kira, and Fifi. Kimi would become Chuckie's sister and Kira would become his new mother, after marrying his father. Fifi would become Spike's new mate and Chuckie's new dog. It too was a box office success and also received a more positive critical reception. In 2003, Rugrats Go Wild was released. It

3458-407: A series of hour-long specials. The first installment, Kids, Race and Unity: A Nick News Special premiered on June 29, 2020, and was hosted by R&B musician Alicia Keys . Since 2021, Nickelodeon has aired at least one live National Football League game a year, produced by corporate sibling CBS Sports and incorporating elements unique to Nickelodeon into the broadcast such as green slime in

3591-402: A sluggish magazine industry. A new version of the magazine was published by Papercutz from June 2015 to mid-2016. Nick Radio was a radio network that launched on September 30, 2013, in a partnership between both the network and iHeartMedia (then called Clear Channel Communications), which distributed the network mainly via its iHeartRadio web platform and mobile app . Its programming

3724-434: A spot on TV Guide' s "60 Greatest Cartoons of All Time" list. In 2017, James Charisma of Paste ranked the series' opening sequence #11 on a list of The 75 Best TV Title Sequences of All Time . In 1998, The Rugrats Movie was released, which introduced Dil, Tommy's little brother, to the series. Its worldwide gross was $ 140.9 million against a $ 24 million budget, though it received mixed reviews from critics. In 2000,

3857-560: A star on the fabled Hollywood Walk of Fame , making it Nickelodeon's first series to receive a star. It was placed at 6600 W. Hollywood Blvd., near Cherokee Ave., outside a toy and costume shop. In the October 2001 issue of Wizard Magazine , a leading magazine for comic book fans, they released the results of the "100 Greatest Toons ever", as selected by their readers; Rugrats ranked at No. 35. Three other Nicktoons— SpongeBob SquarePants , Invader Zim , and Ren and Stimpy —also placed on

3990-420: A variety of original made-for-TV movies, which usually premiere in weekend evening timeslots or on school holidays . Nickelodeon also periodically acquires theatrically released feature films for broadcast on the channel. The channel occasionally airs feature films produced by the network's Nickelodeon Movies film production division (whose films are distributed by sister company Paramount Pictures ). Although

4123-636: Is a playable character in the Apple Arcade game Nickelodeon Extreme Tennis . Chuckie, Reptar, Purple Reptar, and Susie appear as playable characters in Nickelodeon Kart Racers 3: Slime Speedway . On August 31, 2023, The MIX Games and Wallride Games announced Rugrats: Adventures in Gameland , an 8-bit 2D sidescrolling video game that will be released on August 16, 2024. The game will offer an option for HD visuals that replicates

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4256-581: Is a production firm with two main locations (one in Burbank, California , and the other in New York City ). They serve as the animation facilities for many of the network's Nicktoons and Nick Jr. series. Nickelodeon Productions is a production studio in New York, that provides original sitcoms, animated shows and game-related programs for Nickelodeon. Despite this, the studio's logo is also seen at

4389-416: Is an American animated television series created by Arlene Klasky , Gábor Csupó , and Paul Germain for Nickelodeon . The series focuses on a group of toddlers , most prominently Tommy , Chuckie , Phil , and Lil , and their day-to-day lives, usually involving life experiences that become much greater adventures in the imaginations of the main characters. The series premiered on August 11, 1991. It

4522-615: Is an American pay television channel owned by Paramount Global through Paramount Media Networks ' subdivision, Nickelodeon Group . Launched on April 1, 1979, as the first cable channel for children , the channel is primarily aimed at children and adolescents aged 2 to 17, along with a broader family audience through its program blocks . The channel began life as a test broadcast on December 1, 1977, as part of QUBE , an early cable television system broadcast locally in Columbus, Ohio . The channel, now named Nickelodeon, launched to

4655-416: Is based on an automated "wheel" schedule that was introduced during the early years of MTV2 . A new loop starts at 6 a.m. Eastern Time , and is then repeated at 2 p.m. and 10 p.m. Lyric videos are sometimes substituted due to content concerns with the artist's actual music video. The network launched on May 1, 2002 as MTV Hits , with its programming composed entirely of music videos. As with MTV Jams ,

4788-493: Is composed by Mark Mothersbaugh , who also composed the main music for the series, along with Denis M. Hannigan, Rusty Andrews, and his brother Bob Mothersbaugh . Rugrats visualizes ordinary, everyday activities through the eyes of a group of toddlers. Using their imaginations, the babies transform routine tasks into surprising adventures. The babies, having a limited understanding of the world, constantly mispronounce words and use improper grammar. Challenges often emerge because

4921-670: Is highlighted by a distinctive look and the music of Mark Mothersbaugh , the Devo keyboardist who also composed the music of Rugrats . The same year, Klasky Csupo established Klasky Csupo Commercials (rebranded as Class-Key Chew-Po Commercials in 1998), helmed by John Andrews, in order to continue the successful commercial animation business that had grown from the company's initial work in main titles and graphics. Class-Key Chew-Po had been an immediate success, building an impressive client list with work for companies like 1-800-COLLECT , Oscar Mayer , Taco Bell , Kraft , and Nickelodeon. In 2001,

5054-488: Is never mentioned in the series. Several indicators, such as a state flag at a post office, license plate designs on the vehicles, and various trips to the Grand Canyon , Las Vegas , and the beach, place the characters somewhere in southern California . The location is also hinted at during the season one episode "Little Dude" when Didi, who is a teacher, takes Tommy to her class at Eucaipah High School, referencing

5187-478: Is still seen in some papers in re-runs. Two paperback collections were published by Andrews McMeel It's a Jungle-Gym Out There and A Baby's Work Is Never Done . During this time, Nickelodeon also published 30 issues of an all- Rugrats comic magazine. Most of these were edited by Frank Pittarese and Dave Roman , and featured stories and art by the comic strip creators and others. The last nine issues featured cover art by Scott Roberts, who wrote and drew many of

5320-515: Is the second of the original three Nickelodeon animated series known as " Nicktoons ", after Doug and before The Ren & Stimpy Show . The series initially lasted for 65 episodes spanning three seasons. Production was then halted in 1993 and Germain left the series, with the last episode airing on November 12, 1994. In 1995 and 1996, two Jewish -themed specials premiered, " A Rugrats Passover " and " A Rugrats Chanukah ", respectively, both of which received critical acclaim. During this time, after

5453-712: The Adelaide Entertainment Centre in Adelaide , South Australia . Overall, the North American tours of the show ran 403 shows in 91 cities, and the international tour of the show ran in 12 cities. Despite some criticism, the show was well received from critics. The second show, Rugrats Magic Adventure! , premiered on June 9, 2000. It ran exclusively at Universal Studios Hollywood in Los Angeles, California . It closed in 2001, and

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5586-496: The Hollywood Walk of Fame . The series became a hit, garnering high ratings, and anchored Nickelodeon as the network's top-rated series from 1995 to 2001. Until SpongeBob SquarePants aired its 173rd episode in 2012, Rugrats was Nickelodeon's longest-running cartoon. A reboot of the series executive-produced by the original creative team of Klasky, Csupó, and Germain premiered on Paramount+ on May 27, 2021. Many of

5719-696: The TeenNick channel in 2009. As of December 2023 , Nickelodeon is available to approximately 70 million pay television households in the United States, down from its peak of 101 million households in 2011. The channel's name comes from the first five-cent movie theaters called nickelodeons . Its history dates back to December 1, 1977, when Warner Cable Communications launched the first 2-way interactive cable system, QUBE , in Columbus , Ohio . The C-3 cable channel carried Pinwheel daily from 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Eastern Time, and

5852-448: The "TV movie" versions of Nickelodeon's original series differ from traditional television films in that they have shorter running times (approximately 45 minutes, as opposed to 75–100 minute run times that most television movies have), and use a traditional multi-camera setup for regular episodes (unless the program is originally shot in the single-camera setup common of films) with some on-location filming. In 2002, Nickelodeon entered

5985-470: The 110 people he employed to animate The Simpsons , Csupó laid off 75. In 1991, Klasky Csupo created Rugrats , one of the first animated shows for Nickelodeon - known as " Nicktoons " - which was inspired by the couple's two sons and the idea of what they would do if they could speak. Their next major series was Duckman for the USA Network , which revolved around the home life and adventures of

6118-968: The CreateSpace program. Season 5 was released shortly after on October 4. On October 6, 2011, the complete Seasons 6–8 were released through CreateSpace, and Season 9 was released in a "Best of" collection. Amazon re-released seasons 2 & 9 as complete seasons on May 9, 2014. As of February 2017, the Amazon.com releases have been discontinued. In May 2017, Nickelodeon and Paramount Home Media Distribution released Seasons 1 and 2 on DVD. In February 2018, Nickelodeon and Paramount Home Media Distribution released Seasons 3 and 4 on DVD. On May 18, 2021, Nickelodeon and Paramount Home Entertainment released Rugrats: The Complete Series on DVD. In Australia, all seasons have been released by Beyond Home Entertainment . As of March 4, 2021, all seasons are available on Paramount+ . In 1994, " A Rugrats Passover " received

6251-553: The Great White Thing " (which never aired), was released on DVD by Paramount Home Entertainment in 2001. Peter Chung , along with Klasky and Csupó, co-designed the characters and directed the series pilot, as well as the opening sequence. In a Decider article, Chung said, "He [Gábor] wanted the babies to be 'strange' instead of 'cute.'" The production was completed in 1990, and they submitted it to Nickelodeon, who tested it with an audience of children. The feedback for

6384-508: The Hill as the eighth-longest-running American animated television series . Rugrats is Nickelodeon's third longest-running animated series, behind SpongeBob SquarePants and The Fairly OddParents , and one of the longest-running animated series of all time. On July 21, 2001, Nickelodeon broadcast the TV special All Growed Up to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the series. The special

6517-579: The Power of Juju . Nick.com is Nickelodeon's main website , which launched in October 1995 as a component of America Online 's Kids Only channel before eventually moving to the full World Wide Web. It provides content, as well as video clips and full episodes of Nickelodeon series available for streaming. The website's popularity grew to the point where in March 1999, Nick.com became the highest rated website among children aged 6–14 years old. Nickelodeon used

6650-556: The TEENick block with The N , a former block on Noggin. Although TeenNick has more relaxed program standards than the other Nickelodeon channels (save for Nick at Nite and the NickMom block on Nick Jr.) – allowing for moderate profanity, suggestive dialogue and some violent content – the network has shifted its lineup almost exclusively towards current and former Nickelodeon series (including some that are burned off due to low ratings on

6783-571: The Toybots and Nicktoons MLB . Tommy, Angelica, and Reptar are playable characters in the official mobile game Nickelodeon Super Brawl Universe . Tommy, Angelica, and Reptar appear as playable characters in Nickelodeon Kart Racers . These same characters, along with Chuckie, are playable in Nickelodeon Kart Racers 2: Grand Prix . Reptar is a playable character in Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl and its sequel . Angelica

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6916-461: The adventures in which the babies find themselves take place at Tommy's house; the parents usually rely on Didi, Stu, or Grandpa Lou (Stu’s father) to babysit the kids while they run errands. Their address is revealed on an invoice in the season one episode "Tommy's First Birthday" as 1258 N. Highland, the original address of Klasky Csupo in Los Angeles. However, an unnamed specific city or state

7049-781: The ancestors of the Satcom series, the SES and AMC satellite constellations, still operate, Nickelodeon presently broadcasts on AMC-11 ). Originally commercial-free, advertising was introduced in January 1984. Programming seen on Nickelodeon includes animated series (such as SpongeBob SquarePants , The Loud House , Middlemost Post , The Patrick Star Show , Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years , The Smurfs , Rugrats and Monster High ), live-action, scripted series (such as Danger Force , Tyler Perry's Young Dylan and That Girl Lay Lay ), and original made-for-TV movies , while

7182-531: The animated series that aired on Nickelodeon were largely imported from foreign countries, with some original animated specials that were also featured on the channel up to that point. Though the Nicktoons branding has infrequently been used by the network itself since the 2002 launch of the channel of the same name , original animated series continue to make up a substantial portion of Nickelodeon's lineup. Roughly, six to seven hours of these programs are seen on

7315-623: The app will be discontinued. Nickelodeon Movies is a motion picture production unit that was founded in 1995, as a family entertainment arm of Paramount Pictures (owned by Nickelodeon's corporate parent, Paramount Global). The first film released from the studio was the 1996 mystery/comedy Harriet the Spy . Nickelodeon Movies has produced films based on Nickelodeon animated programs including The Rugrats Movie and The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie , as well as other adaptations and original live-action and animated projects. Nickelodeon Magazine

7448-467: The babies became a metaphor for children of all ages. During production of the first season in June 1991, Germain and his fellow writers would argue among themselves over whether the adults could not understand the babies' talking, or whether the babies only spoke to each other when adults were not around. During the first season, they tried a little of both, although later in the season, the writers would have

7581-507: The babies misinterpret the adults, usually caused by Angelica's deceptive translations. The grown-ups of Rugrats are simultaneously quirky, over-cautious, and oblivious. The series portrays adults as mysterious eccentrics. Episodes usually center on a moral lesson that the babies learn during their imaginative explorations. Rugrats was Nickelodeon's second Nicktoon , debuting on the same day as Doug (which premiered before it) and The Ren & Stimpy Show (which debuted after). After

7714-435: The babies talk to each other while adults were in the same room, as long as there was a lot of space between them. By the end of the season, the writers allowed the babies to talk to each other while in their strollers as long as adults were not in the same shot. Through its full run, Rugrats had a steady array of main voice actors. E. G. Daily voices Tommy Pickles , except in the unaired pilot where Tami Holbrook provides

7847-680: The cereal. To memorialize the movie, Rugrats in Paris, another Rugrats-based cereal came out in October 2000. Simply called the Rugrats in Paris Cereal, it has a similar appearance to Trix; it's a sweetened, multi-grain cereal with small-round bits in plain, red, purple and green. Small Eiffel Towers could also be seen. In 2017, entertainment retail store chain FYE began selling Reptar Cereal, as well as Reptar Bars, both based on fictional products within

7980-480: The channel during the NickMom block, the network otherwise only runs programming promotions and underwriter-style sponsorships in lieu of regular commercials. Nicktoons is a pay television network that launched on May 1, 2002, as Nicktoons TV ; it was renamed Nicktoons in April 2003 and rebranded as Nicktoons Network in September 2005 before reverting to its previous name in September 2009. The network airs

8113-630: The channel was labelled "Pinwheel" on remote controllers, as it was the only program broadcast. Initially scheduled for a February 1979 launch, Nickelodeon launched on April 1, 1979, initially distributed to Warner Cable systems via satellite on the RCA Satcom-1 transponder (the owner of the satellite, RCA Americom, later became GE Americom as a result of General Electric 's acquisition of RCA Americom 's parent company, RCA Corporation , before merging with Luxembourg -based Société Européenne des Satellites to form SES Global, now SES , which one of

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8246-681: The city of Yucaipa, California . It has been implied that this ambiguity was done intentionally to help give the impression of seeing the world through the eyes of the babies, who would not understand the concept of location. The DeVilles live next door to the Pickles and, midway through the second season, the Carmichaels move in across the street. The series focuses on the experiences of a courageous, adventurous one-year-old baby named Tommy Pickles and his group of playmates – several other infants and toddlers, some of whom debuted later in

8379-503: The company becoming discontinued for four years. In 2012, the company reopened. In 2018, it began production on a CGI-animated reboot of Rugrats , which premiered in 2021 on Paramount+ , the streaming service of Nickelodeon and its parent company Paramount Global . Klasky-Csupo, Inc., got its start in 1982. It was founded in the spare bedroom of a Hollywood apartment where Arlene Klasky and Gábor Csupó were living during their marriage. 1 year later, Klasky-Csupo expanded and moved to

8512-449: The company founded Ka-Chew!, a live-action commercial division. The company was also active in producing recorded music with the record labels Tone Casualties and Casual Tonalities. Gabor Csupo was a good friend of Frank Zappa and occasionally collaborates with Mark Mothersbaugh. After Duckman and Aaahh!!! Real Monsters' were both cancelled in 1997, Klasky Csupo began producing The Wild Thornberrys for Nickelodeon, which premiered

8645-483: The company's mascot, Ronald McDonald , which were distributed directly to consumers via participating McDonald's restaurants on VHS . On December 23, 1998, CEO Terry Thoren concluded an eleven-month negotiation with the car industry Mercedes-Benz and moved the company into the state-of-the-art studio in Los Angeles. In the late 1990s and early 2000s, Klasky Csupo began producing two more shows for Nickelodeon: Rocket Power and As Told by Ginger . They also produced

8778-573: The company. The web series premiered on December 21, 2016 and an app based on the web series is also currently in development. That same year, Klasky Csupo also announced that they were working on some "top secret projects". On September 2, 2015, it was announced that Nickelodeon may "seek to experiment with retooled versions of classics" that could include Rugrats . The following day, The Independent announced that Rugrats "could soon be back on our screens too". At San Diego Comic-Con in 2016, Arlene Klasky explained that she would be willing to work on

8911-520: The end of 1998, Lee Nordling, who had joined as a contributing gag writer, took over as editor. Nordling hired extra writers, including Gordon Kent, Scott Roberts, Chuck Kim, J. Torres , Marc Bilgrey, and John Zakour , as well as new artists including Gary Fields, Tim Harkins, Vince Giaranno, and Scott Roberts. Stu Chaifetz colored the Sunday strips. The Rugrats strip started out in many papers, but as often happens with spin-off strips, soon slowed down. It

9044-597: The end of animated TV shows. Nickelodeon on Sunset was a studio complex in Hollywood, California which served as the primary production facility for Nickelodeon's series from 1997 until 2017; the studio is designated by the National Register for Historic Places as a historical landmark as a result of its prior existence as the Earl Carroll Theater, a prominent dinner theater . It served as

9177-451: The end of the series production run, Rugrats began to receive a boost in ratings and popularity due to constant reruns on Nickelodeon. In 1996, Klasky Csupo Inc. began producing new episodes with a new writing staff, and the series' fourth season began airing in 1997. As a result of its popularity, a series of theatrical films were released over the next five years: The Rugrats Movie , which introduced Tommy's younger brother Dil ,

9310-474: The end zone and SpongeBob SquarePants ' face superimposed on the netting of the goalposts. Nickelodeon also carries the weekly shoulder program NFL Slimetime during the season which includes similar graphics. Nickelodeon offered the first alternate broadcast of a Super Bowl in 2024 when it aired a SpongeBob SquarePants -themed simulcast of CBS' coverage. Nicktoons is the branding for Nickelodeon's original animated television series . Until 1991,

9443-656: The film division bears the Nickelodeon brand name, the channel does not have access to most of the movies produced by its film unit. The majority of the live-action feature films produced under the Nickelodeon Movies banner are licensed for broadcast by various free-to-air and pay television outlets within the United States other than Nickelodeon (although the network has aired a few live-action Nickelodeon Movies releases such as Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging and Good Burger ). Nickelodeon also advertises hour-long episodes of its original series as movies; though

9576-413: The final two seasons. Episodes took up to a year in advance to produce. After the episode's story was written and approved, the next phase consisted of voice recording, storyboarding, pre-eliminating animation, overseas production, overseas delivery, followed by editing and polishing. Rugrats was formed by the then-husband-and-wife duo of Gábor Csupó and Arlene Klasky , along with Paul Germain in

9709-443: The first run of the series, which was produced from 1990 to 1993, co-creator/co-writer Paul Germain left the series, production went on a hiatus, and episodes that had not yet premiered continued to be released through 1994. In 1995 and 1996, two Jewish-themed specials premiered; " A Rugrats Passover " and " A Rugrats Chanukah ", respectively, and the rest of the series aired in reruns. Production on new episodes restarted in 1996 with

9842-668: The first series of Stressed Eric , BBC Two 's first adult-oriented animated series. In 2001, in honor of the tenth anniversary of Rugrats , Klasky Csupo released a two-part television special entitled All Growed Up , which featured all of the titular babies as teens. It was popular enough that Nick commissioned a series based on that special, titled All Grown Up! , which ran on the channel from 2003 to 2008. On September 29, 2001, Class-Key Chew-Po signed animation director Chris Prynoski and his company Titmouse, Inc. for commercial representation. In 2003, Klasky Csupo and Titmouse, Inc. were commissioned by Cartoon Network to produce

9975-431: The flagship channel) that have stricter content standards. It also airs some acquired sitcoms and drama series. NickMusic is a pay television network in the United States featuring music videos from arists appealing to Nickelodeon's target audience. It launched on the channel space formerly held by MTV Hits on September 9, 2016. Like its sibling music video -only networks BET Jams, BET Soul , and CMT Music , NickMusic

10108-410: The following year; the story revolved around a girl named Eliza Thornberry who could talk to animals. In 1998, Klasky Csupo produced its first feature-length film, The Rugrats Movie , which opened in the United States on November 20, 1998 as the #1 film in the country and grossed $ 141 million worldwide, becoming the first non- Disney animated film to gross over $ 100 million in the United States. It

10241-442: The franchise had generated an estimated $ 1.4 billion in merchandise sales. The Rugrats had their own cereal made by Post called Reptar Crunch Cereal. The Rugrats and Reptar were predominantly featured on the front, there's a board game on the back and a special $ 3 rebate for Runaway Reptar on the side. This cereal was released for a limited time only, sold at US supermarkets 8/1/99 to 9/15/99 only, and not all supermarkets carried

10374-400: The future. In 2015, the company announced that they were working on RoboSplaat! , a web series featuring the character with a robotic voice from their 1998 on-screen logo, given the name "Splaat" (currently voiced by Greg Cipes ). The logo featuring him was retired in 2008, but was revived in 2021 along with the premiere of the Rugrats revival; the logo continues to appear on productions from

10507-507: The gaming and video streaming options on the website. Nickelodeon released a free mobile app for smartphones and tablet computers operating on the Apple and Android platforms in February 2013. Like Nick.com, a TV Everywhere login code provided by participating subscription providers is required to view individual episodes of the network's series. In December 2023, it was announced

10640-449: The idea of The Simpsons characters having yellow skin, and Marge Simpson having blue hair, opting for something which "didn't look like anything that had come before." Klasky Csupo was also responsible for an error during the episode " Homer's Odyssey ", in which Waylon Smithers was colorized as black with blue hair. In 1992, Gracie Films switched domestic production of The Simpsons to Film Roman , which continued until 2016. Csupó

10773-661: The international tour of the show was going to debut on September 27, 1999, in Mara Plata, Argentina , but it was cancelled along with all South American shows. It instead had an international debut on October 28, 1999, at the Wembley Stadium in Wembley , Greater London , England . The international tour of the shows were done in the United Kingdom , Ireland , and Australia and ended on May 14, 2000, at

10906-606: The largest indoor theme park in the western hemisphere, unseating the Mall of America's Nickelodeon Universe which had the title from 2008 to 2019. On August 18, 2009, Nickelodeon and Southern Star Amusements announced that it would build a Nickelodeon Universe in New Orleans, Louisiana on the site of the former Six Flags New Orleans by the end of 2010, which was set to be the first outdoor Nickelodeon Universe theme park. On November 9, 2009, Nickelodeon announced that it had ended

11039-463: The last two were on the one for Three Jacks and a Beanstalk . The series was once available on the iTunes Store and Amazon Instant Video , but the episodes were later removed from both platforms. All episodes are available on Hulu . Variety 's Brian Steinberg felt that the series' concept could be retooled as part of a Rugrats reboot , where the baby protagonists would be shown in preschool and Angelica in kindergarten . On May 14, 2020, it

11172-487: The licensing agreement with Southern Star Amusements. Current attractions Closed areas Between 1993 and 1995, Nickelodeon opened international channels in the United Kingdom , Australia , and Germany ; by the later year, the network had provided its programming to broadcasters in 70 countries. Since the mid-1990s and early 2000s, Nickelodeon as a brand has expanded into include language- or culture-specific channels for various other territories in different parts of

11305-506: The list. In a list of TV Land's "The 2000 Best Things About Television", ranking the all-time TV shows, channels, commercials, people, catch phrases, etc., Rugrats is ranked No. 699. The original series was named the 92nd-best animated series by IGN . Angelica Pickles placed seventh in TV Guide' s list of "Top 50 Greatest Cartoon Characters of All Time" in 2002. On September 24, 2013, in honor of their 60th anniversary, Rugrats earned

11438-519: The live-action/CGI hybrid film was removed from Paramount's release schedule. In October 2024, it was announced that the film was back on track at Paramount with Jason Moore on board to direct with Mikey Day and Streeter Seidell setting to pen the script. Rugrats Pre-School Daze , also known as Angelica and Susie's School Daze , is a spin-off that follows Angelica Pickles and Susie Carmichael as preschool students. Arlene Klasky and Gábor Csupó were its creators and executive producers . It

11571-422: The mid-2000s, Klasky Csupo ceased production on their Nickelodeon shows and their long-running partnership soon ended. In 2006, the longtime CEO of the company, Terry Thoren, left the studio and they dissolved the remainder of their 401(k) program, leading them to a period of dormancy and inactivity. In fall 2006, Klasky Csupo announced the development of 28 new animated cartoon pilots that were to be up for sale at

11704-449: The network started off when THQ published their Ren & Stimpy game for Nintendo consoles in 1992, followed by a full-fledged console deal in 1998 with several Rugrats titles, and expanded in 2001, when THQ acquired some of the assets from Mattel Interactive , namely the computer publishing rights, and all video game rights to The Wild Thornberrys . Nickelodeon also worked, alongside THQ on an original game concept, Tak and

11837-516: The network was named for a daily program on MTV; in this case, MTV Hits , which was that network's main pop music video program. The network composed of current hit music videos, along with a few older videos from earlier in the year, as well as a few from the late 1990s. As both MTV Hits and NickMusic, the network has maintained a commercial-free format, other than internal promotions for Nickelodeon or MTV and MTV-branded properties. The network has no individual or original programs; TeenNick Top 10 ,

11970-429: The network's daytime schedule is dedicated to shows targeting preschoolers (such as Bubble Guppies , PAW Patrol , and Blue's Clues & You! ). A re-occurring program was bi-monthly special editions of Nick News with Linda Ellerbee , a news magazine series aimed at children that debuted in 1992 as a weekly series and ended in 2015. In June 2020, Nickelodeon announced that they would bring back Nick News in

12103-504: The park was themed as "Camp Snoopy" and "The Park at MoA." The theme park contains a variety of Nickelodeon-themed rides, including: SpongeBob SquarePants: Rock Bottom Plunge , Fairly Odd Coaster , and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shell Shock . Nickelodeon and Triple Five Group opened a second Nickelodeon Universe theme park in the American Dream Meadowlands complex on October 25, 2019. Upon opening, it became

12236-459: The pilot episode was primarily positive. With that, Coffey and then-network president Geraldine Laybourne approved of and bought the series and sent it into production. Chuckie and Angelica were added as characters. Following the success of its first season, Nickelodeon renewed the series for its second season in November 1991. Germain, who felt that the series needed a bully, based Angelica on

12369-463: The production facilities for several Nickelodeon series. Nickelodeon Games (formerly Nick Games from 2002 to 2009, from 1997 to 2002, Nickelodeon Software , and from 1993 to 1997, Nickelodeon Interactive ) is the video gaming division of Nickelodeon. It was originally a part of Viacom Consumer Products, with early games being published by Viacom New Media . They started a long-standing relationship with game publisher THQ . THQ's relationship with

12502-428: The same year, the studio released its final film to date, Immigrants , which was originally produced as an unaired animated series for Spike TV . In 2012, Arlene Klasky and Gabor Csupo reopened the company after nearly four years of dormancy. Along with Craig Singer, the studio created its first new project in four years, Ollie Mongo , a digital comic book about a teenage skateboarding zombie who lives 200 years in

12635-473: The series high praises for their special holiday episodes. Nonetheless, at one point the Anti-Defamation League and The Washington Post editorial page castigated the series for its depiction of Tommy Pickles' maternal grandparents, accusing their character designs of resembling Nazi-era depictions of Jews. On June 28, 2001, in commemoration of their tenth anniversary, Rugrats received

12768-427: The series surpassed itself with 20.8 million viewers per week. In December 1996, " A Rugrats Chanukah " received a Nielsen rating of 7.9 in the show's target demographic of children aged 2–11. On November 10, 1997, the fourth-season episode "The Turkey Who Came to Dinner" became Nickelodeon's highest-rated program, with a Nielsen rating of 9.4, which totaled 3.7 million viewers among kids 2-11. On January 18, 1999, it

12901-434: The series' end. In 2000, Debbie Reynolds joined the cast as Lulu Pickles, Lou's second wife, and remained until the series' end. Overseas animation for the series was done at Wang Film Productions for the pilot and its first-season, and Anivision and Sunwoo Entertainment for the rest of the series. It was followed by editing and polishing before its master tapes were sent to Nickelodeon . The theme song for Rugrats

13034-519: The series. His playmates include Chuckie , Tommy's bespectacled, red-headed, insecure, cowardly two-year-old best friend, the twins Phil and Lil , noted for their revolting eccentricities, Tommy's baby brother Dil , who was born in The Rugrats Movie , Angelica , Tommy and Dil's outrageously spoiled and selfish three-year-old cousin who is a "rival" of his friends, Kimi , Chuckie's adventurous, playful stepsister (later his adopted sister in

13167-866: The series. Reptar Cereal is very similar to Froot Loops , and Reptar Bars are chocolate bars filled with green frosting, a reference to the series in which the bars would turn the tongues of whoever ate it green. Rugrats made fast-food appearances as well, with the most appearances being on Burger King. In 1994, the Hardee's fast-food chain offered a collection of Nicktoons toys as premiums that were included with kids' meals at their restaurants. All 4 Nicktoons at that time were featured — Doug , Rugrats , Ren & Stimpy , and Rocko's Modern Life . Other food items that feature Rugrats were Fruit Snacks, Macaroni and Cheese, Bubble Gum and Campbell's Rugrats Pasta with Chicken and Broth. In their first tie-in with Burger King, 5 Rugrats toys were offered with their Kids Club meals,

13300-627: The series. The show was cited as "a show like the Simpsons , but for children". In 1993, Klasky Csupo worked with comedian Lily Tomlin and her partner Jane Wagner to bring the irascible little girl, Edith Ann, to television in two half-hour animated specials for ABC. The first, A Few Pieces of the Puzzle , aired in January 1994 and received critical acclaim, and the second, Homeless Go Home , aired in May 1994 to even better response and ratings. In 1995,

13433-939: The seventh-season episode "Finsterella") who is introduced in Rugrats in Paris: The Movie , and Susie , a good-hearted neighbor of the Pickles family, who protects the babies from Angelica, with whom she often butt heads. The other characters depicted in Rugrats include the babies' parents, grandparents, and pets. Parental figures include Didi and Stu Pickles , Tommy and Dil's mother and father, Chas Finster , Chuckie's stereotypically nerdy and mild-mannered father, Kira , Chuckie's sweet-natured, kind and understanding stepmother (later his adopted mother) whom Chas marries in Rugrats in Paris: The Movie , Drew Pickles , Angelica's indulgent and doting father, Charlotte Pickles , Angelica's workaholic mother, Betty DeVille , Phil and Lil's kind and boisterous feminist mother, and Howard DeVille ,

13566-527: The show, Fox began airing a weekly half-hour series entitled The Simpsons . Klasky Csupo oversaw and animated every episode of the first three seasons of the series, resulting in the studio sharing the 1989–1990 and 1990–1991 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program , with Gracie Films. In addition, Klasky Csupo produced the hit video " Do the Bartman ". Klasky Csupo animator and colorist "Georgie" Gyorgyi Kovacs Peluce (Kovács Györgyike) conceived

13699-554: The stories. Other writers included Roman, Chris Duffy, Patrick M. O'Connell, Joyce Mann, and Jim Spivey. Other artists included Joe Staton and Ernie Colón . The magazine also included short stories, many by Pittarese, and games, as well as reprints from an earlier, UK produced Rugrats comic. Nick produced a special 50-page comic magazine retelling of the film Rugrats in Paris , edited by Pittarese and Roman, written by Scott Gray, pencils by Scott Roberts, and inks by Adam DeKraker. On October 18, 2017, Boom! Studios began publishing

13832-478: The streaming service for Nickelodeon parent Paramount Global , on May 27, 2021. In April 2022, Gabor Csupo launched an NFT project titled Cosa Monstra . RoboSplaat! is an American animated web series created by Arlene Klasky for YouTube . The series is about Splaat, an ink splat, who is voiced by Greg Cipes , who also voiced Beast Boy from Teen Titans and Teen Titans Go! . Nickelodeon Nickelodeon (occasionally shortened to Nick )

13965-436: The studio debuted Santo Bugito , the first Saturday morning animated comedy on television. Created by Arlene Klasky and Gabor Csupo for CBS , Santo Bugito tells the story of a small town of 64 million insects located on the border of Texas and Mexico. Music-driven and Latin-influenced, the series stars Cheech Marin , Joan Van Ark , Tony Plana , William Sanderson , George Kennedy , Marabina Jaimes, and David Paymer , and

14098-481: The studio left Seward Street to open its second facility in Hollywood in 1988 at the corner of Fountain and Highland Avenues. The studio soon grew to include six buildings that have become well known in Hollywood—in true Klasky Csupo style, the exterior walls of the buildings are decorated with large murals of its characters. The studio's first big break came in 1987 when James L. Brooks of Gracie Films commissioned

14231-406: The studio to produce the title sequence for a comedy series titled The Tracey Ullman Show . In addition to the main title, Klasky Csupo was given the opportunity to produce and animate a new series of one-minute cartoons which featured a family called the Simpsons , created by Matt Groening . Klasky Csupo produced and animated all 48 shorts, and when it became one of the most popular segments on

14364-456: The summer of 1989. Klasky Csupo had a major animation firm at the time which also provided services for commercials and music videos. Klasky, Csupó, and Germain were also animating The Simpsons for Matt Groening at the time, which they would continue to do until 1992 when the series' producer James L. Brooks and his company Gracie Films switched domestic production to Film Roman . The trio decided to create their own series in reaction to

14497-458: The television special All Growed Up , which featured the characters ten years older. After the special, the network aired a retrospective titled Rugrats: Still Babies After All These Years , narrated by Amanda Bynes . Because of the special's ratings and popularity, Nickelodeon commissioned All Grown Up! , a series about the older characters, which ran from 2003 to 2008. Rugrats ended on August 1, 2004. Nickelodeon and Amazon.com struck

14630-494: The twins' mild-mannered and soft-spoken father. Grandparents include Lou Pickles , Drew and Stu's father and Tommy, Angelica, and Dil's grandfather, Lulu, Lou's second elderly wife that appeared in later seasons of the series, and Didi's parents, Boris and Minka, who are Jewish immigrants. The Pickles family also own a dog named Spike and a cat named Fluffy. In the series, babies talk to each other whenever adults are either not around, or are not paying attention. The babies have

14763-656: The visual style of the original television series. An NES cartridge version of the game will be distributed through Limited Run Games . There are two live performances throughout the original series. The first show, Rugrats: A Live Adventure , premiered on February 6, 1998, at the Oakdale Theater in Wallingford , Connecticut . The US leg of the tour ended on August 1, 1999, at Lawrence Welk Resort Center-Champagne Theatre in Branson , Missouri . Originally,

14896-673: The voice of Angelica Pickles . Dionne Quan voices Kimi Finster. Susie is voiced by Cree Summer except for two episodes when Summer was unavailable; Daily filled in for her instead. Other regular voice actors include Jack Riley as Stu Pickles, Melanie Chartoff as Didi Pickles and Grandma Minka Kropotkin, Michael Bell as Drew Pickles, Chas Finster and Grandpa Boris Kropotkin, Tress MacNeille as Charlotte Pickles, Phil Proctor as Howard DeVille, Julia Kato as Kira Finster, Hattie Winston as Dr. Lucy Carmichael, Ron Glass as Randy Carmichael and David Doyle as Grandpa Lou Pickles until his death in 1997, after which Joe Alaskey took over until

15029-426: The voice; Christine Cavanaugh originally voiced Chuckie Finster, but Cavanaugh left the series for personal reasons and was subsequently replaced by Nancy Cartwright in 2002. The fraternal twins, Phil and Lil, and their mother, Betty, are voiced by Kath Soucie ; Dil Pickles and Timmy McNulty are voiced by Tara Strong . Cheryl Chase , who initially auditioned for the role of Tommy, was brought on board to be cast as

15162-417: The website in conjunction with television programs which increased traffic. In 2001, Nickelodeon partnered with Networks Inc. to provide broadband video games for rent from Nick.com; the move was a further step in the multimedia direction that the developers wanted to take the website. Skagerlind indicated that over 50% of Nick.com's audience were using a high speed connection , which allowed them to expand

15295-500: The weekday schedule, and around nine hours on weekends, including a dedicated weekend morning animation block . In 2006, the channel struck a deal with DreamWorks Animation to develop the studio's animated films into television series (such as The Penguins of Madagascar ). Since the early 2010s, Nickelodeon Animation Studio has also produced series based on preexisting IP purchased by Paramount, such as Winx Club and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles . Nickelodeon has produced

15428-1062: The world including Europe, Asia, Oceania , and Canada, and has licensed some of its cartoons and other content, in English and local languages, to free-to-air networks and subscription channels such as KI.KA and Super RTL in Germany, RTÉ Two (English language) and TG4 (Irish language) in Ireland, YTV (in English) and Vrak.TV (in French) in Canada, Canal J in France, Alpha Kids in Greece, CNBC-e in Turkey and Network 10's localised version of Nickelodeon in Australia . Rugrats Rugrats

15561-440: Was "asked [by Gracie Films] if they could bring in their own producer [to oversee the animation production]," but declined, stating "they wanted to tell me how to run my business." Sharon Bernstein of The Los Angeles Times wrote that "Gracie executives had been unhappy with the producer Csupo had assigned to The Simpsons and said the company also hoped to obtain better wages and working conditions for animators at Film Roman." Of

15694-651: Was a pilot for the Rugrats sequel series All Grown Up! , which aired from 2003 to 2008. It chronicles the lives of the characters after they age 10 years. A spin-off series, Rugrats Pre-School Daze , aired four episodes in 2008. Two direct-to-video specials were released in 2005 and 2006 under the title Rugrats: Tales from the Crib . Tie-in media for the series include video games , comics , toys , and various other merchandise . Rugrats gained over 20 awards during its 13-year run, including four Daytime Emmy Awards , six Kids' Choice Awards , and its own star on

15827-432: Was a crossover between the Rugrats and The Wild Thornberrys . It was the least successful Rugrats film both critically and commercially. The Rugrats film trilogy has grossed $ 299.6 million. In July 2018, Paramount announced that Rugrats would release a live-action movie on January 29, 2021. However, in November 2019, Paramount decided to pull the movie from its schedule with no explanation given. In October 2024, it

15960-562: Was a print magazine that was launched in 1993; the channel had previously published a short-lived magazine effort in 1990. Nickelodeon Magazine incorporated informative non-fiction pieces, humor (including pranks and parodical pieces), interviews, recipes (such as green slime cake), and a comic book section in the center of each issue featuring original comics by leading underground cartoonists as well as strips about popular Nicktoons. It ceased publication after 16 years in December 2009, citing

16093-615: Was also streamed via the Nick.com website and on New York City radio station WHTZ as a secondary HD channel. Nick Radio focused on Top 40 and pop music (geared towards the network's target audience of children, with radio edits of some songs incorporated due to inappropriate content), along with celebrity interview features. In addition to regular on-air DJs , Nick Radio also occasionally featured guest DJ stints by popular artists as well as stars from Nickelodeon's original series. Nick Radio shut down without warning on July 31, 2019, and

16226-482: Was announced in 2001 as the first spin-off for Rugrats , and initially received a 13-episode order. Though it was reportedly a "highly-anticipated" part of the March 2002 upfront presentation , the series was reduced to four television specials . This decision was reached after Nickelodeon shifted its focus to the All Grown Up! spin-off following the rating success of "All Growed Up". Rugrats Pre-School Daze

16359-497: Was announced that a new live-action hybrid film was in the works from Paramount and Jason Moore. On July 16, 2018, It was announced that Paramount Pictures had greenlit a live-action/CGI hybrid feature film which was last set for a January 29, 2021 release date. Originally, it had been set for a November 13, 2020 release, and then was pushed back, with Clifford the Big Red Dog taking its old slot. But on November 12, 2019,

16492-610: Was announced that the reboot was delayed until 2021. it was announced that Nickelodeon had given a series order to a 26-episode revival of the series, executive produced by Klasky, Csupó, and Germain. The reboot premiered on Paramount+ on May 27, 2021. The reboot also began airing on Nickelodeon on August 20, 2021. From 1998 to 2003, Nick produced a Rugrats comic strip, which was distributed through Creators Syndicate . Initially written by show-writer Scott Gray and drawn by comic book artist Steve Crespo, with Rob Armstrong as editor. Will Blyberg came on board shortly after as inker. By

16625-460: Was eventually spun-off into a separate channel in 2009. Nicktoons , based on the flagship brand for original animated series , launched as a standalone channel in 2002. Noggin , an interactive educational brand created in partnership with Sesame Workshop , existed as a channel from 1999 to 2009 and as a mobile streaming service from 2015 to 2024. Two blocks aimed at teenage audiences, Nickelodeon's TEENick and Noggin's The N , were merged to form

16758-595: Was first shown in the United States between November 2008 and December 2008. The series carried a TV-Y parental rating, meaning that it was judged as "designed to be appropriate for all children". In 2005, Paramount Home Entertainment released all four episodes of Rugrats Pre-School Daze on the DVDs for the Rugrats: Tales from the Crib movies. The first two were released on the Snow White DVD, while

16891-435: Was just a belch joke with hip pretensions. As a series, it grew flesh and guts. It was my favorite cartoon. Until I discovered Nickelodeon's Rugrats , a sardonic, sly, kid's-eye view of the world that skewers thirty-something parents and Cosby kids ." Rugrats was noteworthy among contemporary children's television for depicting observant, identifiable Jewish families. Jewish, Christian , and Muslim religious groups gave

17024-447: Was released in 1998, Rugrats in Paris: The Movie , which introduced Chuckie's stepmother Kira, his stepsister Kimi, and a poodle named Fifi, was released in 2000, and Rugrats Go Wild , a crossover film with another Klasky Csupo series, The Wild Thornberrys , was released in 2003. The final episode aired on August 1, 2004, bringing the series to a total of 172 episodes over nine seasons. The 13-year run ties Rugrats with King of

17157-533: Was replaced by Shrek 4-D in 2003. Merchandise that was based on Rugrats varied from video games, toothpaste, Kellogg's cereal, slippers, puzzles, pajamas, jewelry, wrapping paper, Fruit Snacks, Inflatable balls, watches, pencils, markers, cookie jars, key rings, action figures, My First Uno games, and bubblegum. The series also managed to spawn a popular merchandise line at Walmart , Kmart , Target , eBay , Hot Topic , J. C. Penney , Toys "R" Us , Mattel , Barnes & Noble, and Basic Fun. By March 1999,

17290-459: Was replaced by Hit Nation Junior, likely due to the network's general failure to establish any sustained "triple threat" artists/actors throughout the 2010s, along with the general failure of the children's-only radio format in the streaming age. Nickelodeon Universe at the Mall of America is the first indoor Nickelodeon theme park in the United States. Before being re-themed to Nickelodeon in 2007,

17423-415: Was surpassed by the sixth-season episodes "Chuckie's Duckling" and "A Dog's Life", all of which earned a 13.8 Nielsen rating. On July 21, 2001, the series' special " All Growed Up " became Nickelodeon's highest-rated program among kids 2-11, earning a Nielsen rating of 20.4 with a 70% share. It remains as the series' highest-rated episode. Since its debut in 1991, Rugrats has received critical acclaim. In

17556-405: Was then followed by two sequels, Rugrats in Paris: The Movie (2000) and Rugrats Go Wild (2003), the latter of which was a crossover with The Wild Thornberrys . The Wild Thornberrys later got its own feature-length film in 2002 . That same year, Klasky Csupo was commissioned by McDonald's to develop The Wacky Adventures of Ronald McDonald , a series of six animated videos featuring

17689-475: Was then revived that same year at Warner Independent Pictures , with Johnny Depp being attached to co-produce and serve as the voice of the film's main character. Once again, the project was silently scrapped. Had it been completed, the film would have been the first R-rated feature from the studio. In 2005, the company again worked for Cartoon Network on the shorts Oogloo + Anju , Food Court Diaries , and The Topside Rag for Sunday Pants under Ka-Chew!. In

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