An animated series is a set of animated television works with a common title, usually related to one another. These episodes should typically share the same main heroes, some different secondary characters and a basic theme. Series can have either a finite number of episodes like a miniseries , a definite end, or be open-ended, without a predetermined number of episodes. They can be broadcast on television, shown in movie theatres, released on the internet or direct-to-video . Like other creative works, animated series can be of a wide variety of genres and can also have different target audiences : both males and females, both children and adults .
34-410: The Loud House is an American animated sitcom created by Chris Savino that premiered on Nickelodeon on May 2, 2016. The series revolves around the chaotic everyday life of a boy named Lincoln Loud, who is the middle child and only son in a large family of 11 children. It is set in a fictional town in southeastern Michigan called Royal Woods, based on Savino's hometown of Royal Oak . The series
68-518: A child-friendly show, shifted its target group to ages 12 and up, resulting in a darker and more mature storyline. Animated film theatrical series include all early animated series: Animated Weekly (1913), The Newlyweds (1913 — 1915), Travelaughs (1913, 1915 — 1918, 1921 — 1923), Doc Yak (1913 — 1915), Colonel Heeza Liar (1913 — 1917, 1922 — 1924), Kapten Grogg [ sv ] (1916 — 1922), Les Aventures des Pieds Nickelés (1917 — 1918),
102-577: A family they can identify with on TV." Time reported that "people are thrilled about Nickelodeon's decision" to include a gay couple. Some conservative groups, by contrast, have criticized the introduction of the characters. The One Million Moms division of the American Family Association objected to scenes featuring the McBride parents and unsuccessfully pushed for the episode in which they first appeared to be edited to exclude
136-598: A local station of a television network broadcasts an animated series as a part of its own programming, the time-slot will vary by region. All early animated television series, the first being Crusader Rabbit (1950 — 1959), are comic cartoon series. However, later series include sports ( Speed Racer , Captain Tsubasa , Slam Dunk ), action ( Hajime no Ippo , G.I. Joe ), science fiction ( Mobile Suit Gundam , Tenchi Muyo ), drama ( Neon Genesis Evangelion ), adventure ( Dragon Ball ), martial arts ( Baki
170-566: A second live-action television film A Really Haunted Loud House premiered in September 2023, as well as a second animated feature film, The Casagrandes Movie , which premiered in March 2024 on Netflix. A third animated film, titled No Time to Spy , premiered in June 2024 on Paramount+ and Nickelodeon. Lincoln Loud is the middle child and only boy in a family of eleven children residing in
204-460: A set time period in "segments", including several such shorts. When advertising is taken into account, the cartoon itself may be only 15 — 20 minutes of the half hour, although Netflix and many other streaming companies do not show commercials. There are also series with a very short episodes lasting approximately five minutes; they have recently become more common in Japanese animation . If
238-534: A sneak peek of the series on September 5, 2016, which was followed by an official premiere on September 6, 2016. The series premiered on May 15, 2016, in the Middle East and North Africa on Nickelodeon , dubbed in Gulf Arabic . In India, the series premiered on Nick HD+ on May 18, 2020. The Loud House has received positive reviews, specifically for its animation, voice acting, characterization, and
272-481: Is a variety project that was launched in 2012, where people make animated shorts at Nickelodeon Animation Studio , with the potential for them to become series for Nickelodeon and Nick Jr. Since this project was launched, the TV series Breadwinners started in 2014, along with The Loud House in 2016, and the short-form series MooseBox and Sharkdog in 2018. After Brian Robbins became president of Nickelodeon,
306-752: The Tom and Jerry cartoon short films released in movie theatres from 1940 to 1967, and many others. Direct-to-video animated series include most Japanese original video animations (OVAs). The first OVA series (and also the first overall OVA) was Dallos (1983 — 1985). Almost all hentai (pornographic) anime series are released as OVAs. Animated web series are designed and produced for streaming services . Examples include Happy Tree Friends (1999 — 2023) and Eddsworld (2003 — present). They can also be released on YouTube , such as Asdfmovie , which debuted in 2008. Nickelodeon Animated Shorts Program Nickelodeon Animated Shorts Program
340-478: The 1990s, more mature content than those of traditional cartoon series began to appear more widely, extending beyond a primary audience of children. These cartoon series included The Simpsons , South Park , Family Guy , Futurama , The Ren & Stimpy Show , Rocko's Modern Life , Beavis and Butt-Head , King of the Hill , and Duckman . Canadian computer-animated series ReBoot , which began as
374-459: The Grappler ), and other genres. The first animated sitcom was The Flintstones (1960 — 1966), produced by Hanna-Barbera . It was followed by other sitcoms of this studio: Top Cat (1961 — 1962), Jonny Quest (1964 — 1965), The Jetsons (1962 — 1963, 1985, 1987) and Wait Till Your Father Gets Home (1972 — 1974), an adult-oriented animated series in
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#1732794071723408-600: The Nickelodeon shows said last July it would not be airing such shows in South Africa and the rest of sub Saharan Africa . The Loud House became the number-one children's animated series on television within its first month on the air. Throughout May 2016, it received an average of 68% more viewers in its target audience of children aged 6–11 than broadcasts on Nickelodeon in May of the previous year. As of June 2016, it
442-439: The air. The series has received considerable media attention and nominations at both the 28th and the 29th GLAAD Media Awards for its inclusion of Howard and Harold McBride , two supporting characters who are an interracial gay married couple . Their introduction into the series was reported in the news as being historic and caused a rating surge. In May 2017, the characters of Lincoln Loud and Clyde McBride were featured on
476-525: The cartoons featured "disturbing content glorifying homosexual behavior" which was not suitable for children. The animation programs are The Loud House , The Legend of Korra , and Hey Arnold , which run on the Nickelodeon channel, and Clarence , Steven Universe , and Adventure Time which air on Cartoon Network . ... It's wasn't immediately clear if the supposedly offending Nickelodeon episodes ever aired in Kenya. Viacom Africa, which licenses
510-521: The channel. The show's highest-rated episode, with 2.28 million viewers upon its premiere, is " Two Boys and a Baby ". This was the first episode to air after it was announced that Howard and Harold McBride would be debuting on the program. The first episode of The Loud House shown at prime time , " 11 Louds a Leapin' ", was the seventh most-viewed telecast across all U.S. households on November 25, 2016. The Loud House ' s portrayal of interracial gay married couple Howard and Harold McBride led
544-543: The couple, saying that "Nickelodeon should stick to entertaining instead of pushing an agenda." The Kenya Film Classification Board also called for the suspension of the series on pay television service DStv , saying that the animated series "promotes the Lesbian, Gay and Transgender agenda." Kenya's film and classification board (KFCB) has called for the suspension of several US-produced children's programs running on channels provided by TV company MultiChoice. The board said
578-430: The decade , The Loud House has been noted for its strong implementation of LGBT themes , including same-sex relationships and people of color. The characters of Howard and Harold McBride have received praise for being a positive representation of an interracial gay married couple . They are the first married gay couple to be featured in a Nicktoon. Laura Bradley of Vanity Fair stated that The Loud House "handles
612-413: The fictional town of Royal Woods, Michigan . He has ten sisters, each with a distinctive personality: bossy eldest child Lori, ditzy fashionista Leni, musician Luna, comedian Luan, athletic Lynn Jr., gloomy poetic goth Lucy, polar opposite twins Lana and Lola, child genius Lisa, and baby Lily. Lincoln often breaks the fourth wall to explain to the viewers the chaotic conditions and sibling relationships of
646-653: The front cover of Variety as an example of diverse characters in children's television. As of June 2024, eight seasons of the series have been broadcast. The series has spawned a multimedia franchise , including the spin-off series The Casagrandes , which aired from October 2019 to September 2022, an animated feature film that was released on Netflix in August 2021, a live-action television film that premiered in November 2021, and live-action series The Really Loud House that premiered in November 2022. Additionally,
680-513: The heartwarming themes of each episode. Emily Ashby of Common Sense Media praised the show's voice cast and thematic messages, writing that "kids will come to The Loud House for the laughs, but they'll return for the ensemble cast and the surprisingly heartwarming themes that dominate every story." Kevin Johnson of The A.V. Club gave the series a B+, noting that "the female characters are defined by their traits, but never judged for them." In
714-546: The household, and continually devises plans to make his life in the Loud House better. During the first four seasons, Lori, Leni, Luna, and Luan were in high school , Lynn was in middle school , and Lincoln, Lucy, Lana, Lola, and Lisa were in elementary school . In the fifth season, the Loud siblings aged up a year, with Lori entering college , Lincoln going to middle school , and Lily starting preschool . The Loud House
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#1732794071723748-418: The idea to Nickelodeon in 2013 as a 2 + 1 ⁄ 2 -minute short for their annual Animated Shorts Program . In June 2014, Nickelodeon announced that The Loud House had been picked up for a season of 13 episodes. The episode order was later increased to 26. On May 25, 2016, Nickelodeon announced that the series had been picked up for a second season of 14 episodes later increased to 26. On October 19, 2016,
782-524: The series had been picked up for a third season of 26 episodes. Savino has cited Peanuts and Polly and Her Pals as influences on the show's characterizations and animation. Newspaper comic strips are also influences on the show's background art. Episodes are produced at Nickelodeon Animation Studio in Burbank, California , USA and animated by Canadian studio Jam Filled Entertainment . On October 17, 2017, Cartoon Brew reported that Chris Savino
816-683: The series premiered on March 13, 2016. The series also aired on AFN Family . Internationally, the series premiered in Israel and Italy on May 15. It premiered in Latin America , Brazil , Poland , Germany , France and Africa the following day. It began airing in Southeast Asia on May 20. Australia, New Zealand , the United Kingdom and Ireland 's Nickelodeon channels premiered the series on May 30. In Canada, YTV aired
850-479: The series to be nominated for Outstanding Individual Episode at the 28th GLAAD Media Awards and for Outstanding Kids & Family Programming at the 29th , 31st , 32nd and 35th GLAAD Media Awards . The series has also been nominated for Favorite Cartoon at the Kids' Choice Awards every year since 2017 . Animated television series Animated television series are presented daily or on certain days of
884-572: The show's later years, it received heavy criticism for its long-running status and growing amount of spin-offs and extended media, with critics and audiences alleging the series was experiencing a decline in quality . Ryan Lewis of CBR.com wrote that "Nickelodeon tried too hard to match SpongeBob' s influence and immediately took to creating spin-offs, a Netflix movie, and countless merchandise. These efforts may have been justified had The Loud House not been written with one-note stock characters making up its main cast." As with other animated series of
918-1046: The style of All in the Family . The Alvin Show from Ross Bagdasarian Sr. and Beany and Cecil from Bob Clampett are also sitcoms. The 1980s and 1990s were a renaissance of the animated children and adult television series. Various broadcast networks and media companies began creating television channels and formats designed specifically for airing cartoon and anime series. Companies that already had these types of formats in place began to revamp their existing models during this time. Most of this animations were American-based or Japanese anime. Listed below are examples of television networks and channels that include animated programs. American British Japanese Canadian Australian Examples of animation-focused networks and channels are listed below; but some of them aired live-action programs occasionally. American South Korean Canadian Japanese During
952-446: The topic [of same-sex marriage] in exactly the right way...this kind of casual representation in children's programming is a milestone." De Elizabeth of Teen Vogue wrote, "The best part is that the show doesn't treat these characters any differently, or even introduce them with a heavy asterisk about their marital status." The Frisky ' s Tai Gooden mentioned that "kids who have two dads (or moms) will be more than thrilled to see
986-430: The week during a prescribed time slot , including for example saturday-morning cartoons , prime time cartoons , late night anime , and weekday cartoons ; series broadcast only on weekends. The duration of an episode also varies. Traditionally, they are produced as complete half-hour or nearly half-hour programs; however, many are presented as animated shorts of 10 — 11 minutes, which can be combined for filling
1020-444: Was "deeply sorry" for his actions. Alongside the announcement of the series being greenlit for a fourth season, it was revealed that story editor Michael Rubiner had now been named executive producer and showrunner. On May 30, 2018, Savino was suspended from The Animation Guild, IATSE Local 839 , for one year. The series debuted on Nickelodeon on May 2, 2016, with new episodes premiering every weekday that month. The first trailer for
1054-459: Was Nickelodeon's highest-rated program, beating SpongeBob SquarePants with an average Nielsen rating of 4.9 among the 2–11 demographic at the time. The Los Angeles Times cited The Loud House as a major factor in maintaining Nickelodeon's position as the highest-rated children's network in summer 2016. During the show's fourth week of premieres, Cyma Zarghami announced that it was continuing to draw more viewers than any other program on
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1088-465: Was created by Chris Savino for Nickelodeon . Savino based the series on his own experiences growing up in a large family. Early in development, the Loud family was going to be composed of rabbits , but this was terminated when an executive, Jenna Boyd, asked Savino to make them human. The idea of the Loud family being rabbits became used as Lincoln's dream in the Season 3 episode " White Hare ". He pitched
1122-451: Was pitched to the network in 2013 as a two-minute short film entered in the annual Animated Shorts Program . It entered production the following year. The series is based on Savino's own childhood growing up in a large family, and its animation is largely influenced by newspaper comic strips . Since its debut, the series has gained high ratings, becoming the top-rated children's animated series on American television within its first month on
1156-412: Was suspended from the studio due to allegations of sexual harassment , the report noting that rumors of Savino's behavior have existed for "at least a decade". On October 19, a Nickelodeon spokesperson confirmed that Savino had been fired from the studio, and that the series will continue production without him. Six days later on October 23, Savino spoke for the first time since his firing saying he said he
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