Nickelodeon News Bytes | September 25, 2024

NickALive!'s pick of Nickelodeon news, highlights and more from around the internet!:

• An end of an era: Legendary creator Arlene Klasky is officially retiring from Animation, and handing the keys of Klasky-Csupo off to her son. The classic studio she ran will be shutting down, and they will be relocating operations and continuing on their work. [TRAFON]

• SpongeBob SquarePants Bath and Body Collection from Lush won the Best Licensed Health and Beauty Range at The Licensing Awards 2024! The Peppa Pig x Natural History Museum Collection for F&F at Tesco from Blues Group was also named Best Licensed Pre-School Apparel or Accessories Range (0-5 Years) at the ceremony. [Licensing.biz]

• Funko has expanded its fan-favourite Bitty Pop! range with Bittyverse. An exciting and refreshing extension of the core Bitty Pop! line, Bittyverse focuses on enhancing the playability of the miniature Funko products by inviting fans to mix and match with new, IP-driven Rides, Towns and Displays. Funko’s Bittyverse takes mini collectibles to a whole new level with licensor partners including DC Comics, Star Wars and Harry Potter. Many more are still to come, from Disney and Marvel all the way through to Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Lord of The Rings and beyond. This depth and breadth of range means all fans can expect to see their favourite Pop! collectible in miniature form in the Bittyverse. [Toy World]

• Australian-based stationery and accessories retail chain, Smiggle, has released two product ranges inspired by Habro’s Peppa Pig and PJ Masks Power Heroes. The limited-edition Peppa Pig collection celebrates the show’s 20^th anniversary and features backpacks, lunch boxes and other school-friendly accessories. The PJ Masks Power Heroes collection includes snack containers, pencil cases and more. The product ranges are available across Australia and New Zealand in-store and online at Smiggle. [License Global]

• Pinkfong has launched its first Baby Shark store in Hong Kong'S Times Square shopping center! the retail outlet featureS more than 600 Baby Shark products and dedicated play zones for kids. [Kidscreen]

• Susan Abraham, Spin Master and Josephine Rotolo, Paramount Global both won the "Unsung Hero > 500 Employees" award at the Women in Toys, Licensing & Entertainment's (WiT) 19th annual Wonder Women Awards! [License Global]

• Sony Pictures TV’s Children’s division has launched a new YouTube channel called Kidzuko. The channel, which began its life on September 19, offers episodes of Octonauts, The Creature Cases, Peter Rabbit and Chico Bon Bon: Monkey with a Tool Belt as well as clips, compilation videos and how to videos showing how to draw characters. [Animation Magazine]

• Ocean Spray Cranberries, Inc. has announced a collaboration with Paramount Consumer Products to celebrate the 20^th anniversary of the iconic film and pop-culture phenomenon Mean Girls with the launch of Mean Girls x Ocean Spray^® Ocean Spray^® Zero Sugar Cranberry and Mixed Berry Juice Drinks. Cranberry juice cocktail had a cameo in the original film – and it did have sugar, despite what Regina thought. But now 20 years later, just like the stars of the movie have evolved, Ocean Spray has too, with the introduction of Ocean Spray^® Zero Sugar Juice Drinks to its product line up. It has zero sugar and no artificial sweeteners – just fierce flavor. [PR Newswire]

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TV Animation Veteran Andrei Svislotski Passes Away, Aged 62

Animation veteran Andrei Svislotski sadly passed away on Monday, Dec. 19th at age 62. The Russian-Born animator had a rich and colorful career, which he embarked upon after studying architecture and animation in Moscow and working on Russian shows such as Kubik, Doremi and Cat Leopold.

In the 1990s he joined L.A.-based Klasky Csupo studio, working on animated shows such as Edith Anne, Santo Bugito and Duckman as character designer, layout supervisor and animator.

Svislotski was an in-demand animation director for popular Nickelodeon series such as Aaahh!!! Real Monsters, Rocket Power, Rugrats and its sequel All Grown Up! He also helmed several Curious George home-video projects. He received a Daytime Emmy nomination for his work on Aaahh!!! Real Monsters in 1995 and another Emmy nom for directing the Curious George series in 2014, an acclaimed 2D show that he worked on for many seasons. He was also character layout supervisor on The Rugrats Movie in 1998 and was animation director on the studio’s adult animated project The Immigrants. He also directed several episodes of Disney Jr.’s Sheriff Callie’s Wild West.

He also worked as a storyboard artist on a wide variety of projects including A Very Pink Christmas, Doc McSuffins, DreamWorks Dragons, Peter Rabbit, Masha and the Bear, Mickey Mouse Clubhouse and Mission Force One. In addition to Klasky Cuspo, he worked with Nickelodeon, Paramount, Brown Bag Films, Universal, Disney Junior, and DreamWorks Animation TV through the years.

Svislotski’s friends have set up a fundraiser to support his family during this difficult time.

They wrote, “On December 19th, 2022, our dear friend Andrei Svislotski suddenly passed away at work. He was 62 years old. Andrei was a man of enormous talent and a very fun guy to be around. He will be gravely missed by his wife Elena, their son Kirill, and all of his friends and colleagues which are many.”

To contribute to the late artist’s fundraiser visit: http://spot.fund/rXcpG2sc

R.I.P. Andrei Svislotski, June 3, 1960 - December 19, 2022

Original source: Animation Magazine.

Nickelodeon News Bytes | October 19, 2022

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Legendary Animator Everett Peck Passes Away

Illustrator, cartoonist, animator, writer and teacher Everett Peck — best known for his popular animated series Duckman and Squirrel Boy — died Tuesday, June 14. The sad news was shared on Peck’s Instagram and Facebook feeds. His cause of death was not disclosed.

Credit: Animation Magazine.

Born October 9, 1950 in Taos, New Mexico, Peck’s distinctive illustration style brought colorful, edgy characters to life across the pages of The New Yorker, Playboy and Time, as well as comics, print ads, books and movie posters. As an artist, he has shown work in galleries across the U.S. and as far away as Tokyo. Peck was the subject of a solo art exhibition in 2011 at California’s Oceanside Museum of Art

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Peck turned his talents to animation as a character designer/executive design consultant on the late 1980s hit The Real Ghostbusters, creating most of the show’s imaginative ghosts. He returned to the franchise for the 1997 animated series Extreme Ghostbusters.

The Real Ghostbusters

At Klasky-Csupo, Peck wrote for the classic Nickelodeon cartoon, Rugrats (1991-2004).  But his most famous work, Duckman, was already finding fans as a comic book published by Dark Horse in 1990. The concept was adapted into a critically acclaimed adult animated sitcom for USA Network, running for four seasons from 1994 to 1997 and animated at Klasky-Csupo.

Developed by Peck, Arlene Klasky, Gabor Csupo, Ron Osborn and Jeff Reno, Duckman: Private Dick/Family Man voice starred Jason Alexander (Seinfeld) as Duckman — a lewd, self-hating yet egocentric widower and P.I. living in Los Angeles with his equally complex family. The voice cast also featured Gregg Berger, Dweezil Zappa, Dana Hill, Pat Musick, E.G. Daily (Rugrats), Nancy Travis, Frank Welker (The Wild Thornberrys) and Tim Curry (Rocky Horror Picture Show, The Wild Thornberrys).

Duckman. Original art by Everett Peck

The series received three Primetime Emmy nominations for Outstanding Animated Program, for the episodes “T.V. or Not to Be” (1994), “Noir Gang” (1996) and “Duckman and Cornfed in Haunted Society Plumbers” (1997). Duckman won a CableACE award for Animated Programming in 1996.

Duckman: Private Dick/Family Man

In 2008, Peck told Animation Magazine,  “I came up with Duckman the same way I come up with most of my ideas, by observing people and drawing in my sketchbook. I generally carry my sketchbook around with me were ever I go. I like to sketch in public places like coffee shops and bars. I don’t usually draw exactly what I’m seeing. I’m just looking at all the different types of people and they’re public interactions. If I see something interesting it usually ends up in my sketchbook in one form or another. Sometimes that forms the basis for a character. I used to draw caricatures of people sitting in bars in exchange for drinks. But after a few beers my drawings started looking worse than they usually do and people started getting mad. I almost got in a fight a couple of times so I quit doing that.”

Rugrats

“The basic personality of Duckman and the working relationship with Cornfed is based on a friend of mine and his ex-partner (I emphasize ‘ex’.),” he noted. ” In my earliest sketches I played with putting Duckman in a muscle suit. In one sketch a primeval Cornfed says, ‘Aww Duckman, every time you put that thing on someone gets hurt, and it’s usually you.’ I quickly moved away from the superhero angle. I never really got the whole superhero thing anyway. I mean it’s easy to fight evil when you’re ripped and have a bunch of super powers and a cool suit. Where’s the fun in that? I liked the idea of taking a skinny duck with a big mouth and no genitalia and throwing him up against the world. Now that’s entertainment! I digress. After I got Duckman and Cornfed worked out the other characters fell into place fairly quickly. I lifted King Chicken from a painting I was working on and an old girlfriend inspired Bernice. I started working out stories in comic-strip form, then compiled those with some new material to create the first Duckman comic for Darkhorse Publications. At around the same time I showed Duckman to Gabor Csupo (co-owner of Klasky-Csupo Animation studio). He liked it immediately, so we went into partnership to produce Duckman as an animated property.”

When asked about the reason behind the show’s popularity, Peck responded, “I just went with something that was interesting to me. You can never really judge how people will receive stuff you do, you can drive yourself crazy thinking that way (but now they have some wonderful drugs for that). Of course, I’m happy people do like it. I think one thing people respond to is that Duckman is pretty much the only animated show out there that’s truly an adult show. One thing that I was concerned about initially was retaining the attitude and sexuality of the comic in the animated series. I think we were pretty successful. I didn’t let my kids watch it. I didn’t even mention I was working on Duckman. I told them Daddy had to spend a little time in jail but he’d be home soon.”

Through the 1990s, Peck worked on several favorite series of the decade, including as a visual designer on The Critic, animated by Film Roman for ABC, and as character designer/design consultant on Dragon Tales, Men in Black: The Series, Godzilla: The Series and the Jumanji cartoon. He also animated for Sesame Street. 

Peck again collaborated with Klasky-Csupo to create the seven-minute TV short Stinky Pierre (2003), which featured Charlie Adler (Rocko's Modern Life, Aaahh!!! Real Monsters) as the titular character. The film was directed by Zhenia Delioussine and Andrei Svislotski.

Squirrel Boy

Taking a milder, kid-friendly tone after Duckman, Peck created the Cartoon Network series Squirrel Boy, which aired two seasons and half a dozen shorts from 2006 to 2008. The 2D series produced by Cartoon Network studios centered on an anthropomorphic squirrel named Rodney (voiced by Richard Steven Horvitz, Angry Beavers, Invader ZIM) who was always dragging his human boy BFF Andy (Pamela Adlon, King of the Hill) into his nutty schemes.

Directed by Raymie Muzquiz, the show also featured the voices of Carlos Alazraqui (Rocko's Modern Life), Kurtwood Smith (That '70s Show), Nancy Sullivan (The Amanda Show, Drake & Josh), Billy West (The Ren & Stimpy Show), Jason Spisak (Young Justice), Tom Kenny (Rocko's Modern Life, SpongeBob SquarePants) and Monica Lee Gradischek (KaBlam!'s "Sniz & Fondue", The Fresh Beat Band).

Peck was residing in Oceanside, California at the time of his death. He is survived by his wife, Helen Vita Peck.

R.I.P. Everett Peck, October 9, 1950 - June 14, 2022.

Based on a obituary by Animation Magazine.

On This Day in 1998: The Wild Thornberrys Premiered on Nickelodeon

On This Day in 1998: The Wild Thornberrys Premiered on Nickelodeon


Talk about a wild life!

Nicktoons Facts: The Wild Thornberrys was created by Gabor Csupo and Arlene Klasky with Steve Pepoon, David Silverman and Stephen Sustarsic, the third Klasky Csupo collaboration for Nickelodeon. It premiered on September 1, 1998 and ran for 92 episodes over 5 seasons, plus two feature films (The Wild Thornberrys Movie and Rugrats Go Wild) and a TV movie (The Wild Thornberrys: The Origin of Donnie). The voice cast of The Wild Thornberrys included Lacey Chabert (Meg Griffin in the first season of Family Guy) as Eliza Thornberry, Flea of the Red Hot Chili Peppers as Donnie and Tim Curry (The Rocky Horror Picture Show, Home Alone 2: Lost in New York, Stephen King's It) as Nigel Thornberry.

Meagan Good recently shared behind-the-scenes stories from Cousin Skeeter (like the time she got pulled over by Shaquille O’Neal!) on an episode of Throw Back with Nickelodeon hosted by Anthony Padilla (her reaction to seeing Cousin Skeeter puppet for the first time in 20 YEARS 😭)!

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The Splat Is Back: Klasky Csupo to Launch New 'RoboSplaat' Web Series on Saturday, July 24

Legendary studio Klasky Csupo, creators of such iconic properties as Rugrats, Wild Thornberrys, Aaahh!!! Real Monsters, and Duckman: Private Dick/Family Man is back on the scene with an all-new digital series, RoboSplaat.

Starting this weekend, all-new episodes of RoboSplaat will premiere on the Klasky Csupo YouTube Channel and Official Instagram page twice per week and continue into early 2021. The series will launch from SDCC 2020. The studio has created over 100 mini episodes of the micro-series for streaming; RoboSplaat will also appear in the new Splaativerse game, where players take a photo, record their voice prompted by a question, and choose from a list of surprise sound effects which are all woven into Splaat's cartoon. The chain story-telling app has 30 stories designed to be played multiple times and will soon be available for download.

Studio co-founder Arlene Klasky initially thought of the idea after Klasky Csupo’s partnership with Nickelodeon came to an end in 2006. While researching online, she realized kids from all over the world were creating mashups of the iconic Klasky Csupo animated logo at the end of Rugrats. This sparked an idea---Klasky, along with designer Sergei Shramkovsky, took the robot and put arms and legs on him. The result was an opportunity to birth a new character and bring him to life in his own online series.

Klasky turned to her longtime friend and collaborator Greg Cipes to voice the character; the actor, musician, and producer has voiced the animated superhero Beast Boy for two decades across Teen Titans, Teen Titans GO!, Young Justice, DC Superhero Girls, and many other DC Superhero franchises. He is also known as the voice of Michelangelo in Nickelodeon’s 2012 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles series and as Kevin Levin in Ben 10. Cipes voices the RoboSplaat character and hosts TALK CEREAL, a live, weekly interview series, speaking with fellow voice over actors, via the @RoboSplaat Instagram channel.

New episodes of RoboSplaat will drop every Wednesday and Saturday at 9am PST on Instagram (@robosplaat) and YouTube. TALK CEREAL Live with @Gregcipes airs every Monday at 11am PST on Instagram.

Klasky, Gabor Csupo and Paul Germain are all executive producing on ViacomCBS’s Rugrats reboot now in production for broadcast on Nickelodeon from 2021. 26 episodes of the series revival were greenlit back in 2018. A new live-action-3D/CG Rugrats movie, being written by David Goodman, was also announced at that time, with a planned November 13th, 2020 release by Paramount Players, the division of Paramount Pictures that develops and produces co-branded feature films with Viacom’s media networks. After being pushed into 2021, the film has since been pulled from the release schedule entirely; status on the production is unknown.

Founded by Klasky, a graphic designer, and Csupo, a Hungarian-born animator, in a spare room of their apartment in 1981, Klasky Csupo grew to 550 artists, creatives and staff in a state-of-the–art animation facility located in the heart of Hollywood. In 1998, their The Rugrats Movie, was the first non-Disney animated feature to gross in excess of $100,000,000 at the box office.

Klasky Csupo presents "Splaat!" by Staj



Song: Splaat!
Artist: Staj
Produced by: Klasky Csupo and Tyler Malin
Directed by: Tyler Malin
Cinematography: Eric Soboleski
Edited by: Eric Soboleski
Mural by: Jeanine Hattas, Fresh Custom Art & Murals
Featuring Dance Crew: Forevr.United
The official press release is below:

WHEN:

Premiering from SDCC Saturday, July 24 2020

Starting this weekend, all-new episodes of ROBOSPLAAT will premiere on the Klasky Csupo’s YouTube Channel and Official Instagram page twice per week (Saturdays and Wednesdays 9am PT), and will continue into early 2021.

WHAT:

Klasky Csupo has created over 100 mini episodes of ROBOSPLAAT.

Arlene Klasky initially thought of the idea after Klasky Csupo’s partnership with Nickelodeon came to an end in 2006. While researching online, she realized kids from all over the world were creating mashups of the iconic Klasky Csupo animated logo at the end of Rugrats.

To voice the ROBOSPLAAT character, Klasky turned to her longtime friend and collaborator Greg Cipes (Teen Titans, Teen Titans GO!, Young Justice, DC Superhero Girls, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Ben 10, any more).

“The feedback on Instagram from animation fans that grew up on Klasky Csupo shows has been enormous. They seem to be uplifted by Robosplaat’s offbeat personality, humor and nostalgia for their childhood. While Gabor and I were producing our series, we never dreamed the lasting impact our shows would have on those kids,” said Arlene Klasky.

[“It’s so important, now more than ever, that we use our voices to promote uplifting messages of positivity, understanding and friendship,” said Cipes. “This is what Klasky Csupo has always stood for, and I am both humbled and inspired to champion that cause through the mouth of the iconic RoboSplaat.”]

Episode 1 - Splat
Episode 2 - Bullies
Episode 3 - Fired

WHO:

Defined by artistic integrity, Klasky Csupo has emerged in the last few decades as a leading independent animation company in the industry.

During their years of operation, Klasky Csupo has created, developed, animated or produced era-defining television programming like “The Simpsons” and “Rugrats”, in addition, “Rocket Power”, “All Grown Up”, “Wild Thornberrys”, “Aaah! Real Monsters”, “As Told By Ginger”, “Stressed Eric”, “Duckman”, “Immigrants”, “Santa Bugito” and “Edith Ann” TV specials, voiced by Lily Tomlin. For its many contributions to the animation industry Klasky Csupo has received five Emmy Awards and two Cable Ace trophies, along with numerous honors in commercials, production and humanitarian awards.

WHERE: Head to Klasky Csupo’s YouTube Channel.

Subscribe and be the first to see new episodes as they drop twice each week.

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http://www.klaskycsupo.com

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Originally published: Friday, July 24, 2020.

Sources: Animation World Network, CBR.com; Special thanks to @ZeeEllToons95!; Additional sources: Animation Magazine, SYFY WIRE

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Champs Sports Launches Exclusive FILA x Rugrats Collection

Originally published: Wednesday, February 20, 2019.

Champs Sports Launches Exclusive FILA x Rugrats Collection

Nickelodeon-favorite Rugrats footwear and apparel collection to drop on Feb. 22

NEW YORK, Feb. 20, 2019 -- Champs Sports has teamed up with FILA and Viacom Nickelodeon Consumer Products to debut an exclusive Rugrats-themed line of footwear and apparel. Tommy, Chuckie, Angelica and the rest of the gang decorate a new capsule collection, with design elements that offer a whimsical nod to these beloved Nickelodeon characters.

Update (13/3/2020) - The Champs Sports x FILA x Rugrats Collection will arrive in Mexico in April 2020!

"At Champs Sports we are constantly looking for new ways to tap into youth culture, through disruptive and innovative concepts," said Jason Brown, Vice President of Marketing, Champs Sports. "With this exclusive FILA x Rugrats Collection, we are not only allowing devoted fans to celebrate one of the all-time greatest cartoons, but we're collaborating with FILA, a brand that has had one of the greatest resurgences of late in fashion. Champs Sports and our partners at FILA and Nickelodeon are excited to bring these well-known characters to life for a new generation, ahead of their big-screen premiere."

For this collaboration, FILA has created an exclusive set of styles for kids and adults that playfully pairs classic silhouettes and the brand's iconic logo, with this celebrated animated series.

"When Rugrats launched in 1991 the series was an instant hit with audiences and became a groundbreaking phenomenon, spawning consumer products and blockbuster films," said Jose Castro, Senior Vice President, Global Collaborations and Softlines, Viacom Nickelodeon Consumer Products. "Today, fans still have a connection to these characters and seeing Tommy, Chuckie and Angelica on FILA's classic designs will be a treat for those who grew up with the series."

"Together with Nickelodeon and Champs Sports, we have designed something special to celebrate this iconic series," said Louis W. Colon III, Vice President of Heritage & Trend at FILA North America. "We are always looking to create opportunities where consumers can interact with the brand through unique storytelling. With this limited-edition collection of footwear and apparel, we have incorporated the Rugrats characters into FILA silhouettes in a way that is fun and fresh."

To further support the launch, Champs Sports released a new episode of Illustrated today, focusing on the history and design of Rugrats through the eyes of Nickelodeon's Creative Director, Russ Spina. Champs Sports will also host an in-store event on Saturday, Feb. 23, at 10 Times Square, New York, NY 10036. The event will be from 2 – 6 p.m., and will feature the FILA x Rugrats collection and a special Rugrats installation. Fans can also feature:

- Caricatures - Get drawn as a Rugrats character!

- Special Guest Star - Have your photo taken with Chuckie Finster!

- Goodies - Receive a Rugrats gift with purchase (while supplies last)

- And live music from DJ Mick!

Inside the Nickelodeon Animation Studio w/ the Fila Rugrats Collab! | Ill-ustrated



We went behind the scenes at the Nick animation studio in NYC to meet with the Rugrats illustrator, to celebrate our new Fila X Rugrats Collaboration!
The collection includes three special-edition sneaker styles for men and kids, including FILA's Disruptor 2, Original Fitness Tape and Ray Tracer. The FILA Disruptor 2 x Rugrats offers a twist on one of the brand's most popular silhouettes. The footwear features FILA's signature white, navy and red color palette, with co-branded FILA and Rugrats tape on the shoe's quarter. The FILA Original Fitness Tape x Rugrats updates another iconic FILA design; created in a navy hue, the shoe also features printed taping, embellished with the Rugrats gang.

The FILA Ray Tracer x Rugrats is one of the brand's newest silhouettes and was created in a bold red hue. As an homage to Reptar, the shoe boasts pops of bright green and features the famous T Rex alongside the FILA logo. Additional design elements across all three styles include dual-colored laces, FILA and Rugrats logo hits and sock liners adorned with the colorful crew.

To complement the footwear offerings, the FILA x Rugrats apparel collection consists of eight men's styles, created in white, navy and red to tie back to the footwear. A selection of tees and hoodies are emblazoned with large graphics, including a fusion of the FILA and Rugrats logos, a polaroid of the pals and special character touches such as Chuckie sporting FILA footwear.

Beginning on Feb. 22, the FILA x Rugrats collection will be available exclusively at Champs Sports stores in the U.S. and Canada, and online at champssports.com.

To celebrate the launch of #RUGRATSxFILA, Champs Sports has launched an exclusive Instagram contest, in which fans can win a "Saturday Morning Cartoons" kit containing Rugrats x Funko cereal, Rugrats DVDs, a Rugrats shirt, a pair of Rugrats shows from the new collection, and more! Visit https://www.instagram.com/champssports/ for more details and to enter!

Fans can also find out more about the FILA x Rugrats collection by logging onto Snapchat using the following AR Snapcode:

Check out the FILA x Rugrats collection (including photos from the line's lookbook) below!:

As Told by Ginger Theme | Saturday Morning Acapella | Triforcefilms

As Told by Ginger Theme - Saturday Morning Acapella - Triforcefilms


A Cappella cover of the opening theme to As Told by Ginger

Original Composer - "I'm in Between" performed by Melissa Disney (1st version) and Macy Gray (2nd version)

Written by Jared Faber and Emily Kapnek

Nicktoons Facts: As Told By Ginger is the final original Nicktoon created by Arlene Klasky and Gabor Csupo (along with Emily Kapnek and Eryk Casemiro). It premiered on October 25th, 2000 and ran for 60 episodes over three seasons, garnering three Emmy nominations along the way. It's notable as one of the first kids' cartoons with ongoing narrative arcs and characters who evolved and aged.

As Told By Ginger theme tune lyrics:

Someone once told me "the grass is much greener on the other side".

Well, I paid a visit, but it's possible I missed it

It seemed different yet exactly the same (yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)

'Till further notice ('till further notice)

I'm in between (I'm in between)

From where I'm standing (from where I'm standing)

My grass is green

Someone once told me the grass is much greener on the other side.

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Rocket Power Theme | Saturday Morning Acapella | Triforcefilms

Rocket Power Theme | Saturday Morning Acapella | Triforcefilms



We are riders, on a mission!

A Cappella cover of the opening theme to Nickelodeon's Rocket Power.

Original Composer - "Rocket Power Theme" by The Wipeouters (Mark Mothersbaugh).

Rocket Power was created by Arlene Klasky and Gabor Csupo, and premiered on August 16th, 1999. It ran for 71 episodes over four seasons and spawned three TV movies, as well as the Nintendo Gamecube game Rocket Power: Beach Bandits and a live-action arena stunt tour "Maximum Rocket Power Live."

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On This Day in 2000 | As Told By Ginger Premiered on Nickelodeon

On This Day in 2000 | As Told By Ginger Premiered on Nickelodeon


On this day 19 years ago As Told By Ginger premiered on Nickelodeon!

# Someone once told me the grass is much greener.. #

Nicktoons Facts: As Told By Ginger is the final original Nicktoon created by Arlene Klasky and Gabor Csupo (along with Emily Kapnek and Eryk Casemiro). It premiered on October 25th, 2000 and ran for 60 episodes over three seasons, garnering three Emmy nominations along the way. It's notable as one of the first kids' cartoons with ongoing narrative arcs and characters who evolved and aged.

As Told By Ginger Theme Song, Sung by R&B Artist Macy Gray



As Told By Ginger Theme Tune Sung by Melissa Disney



As Told By Ginger theme tune lyrics:

Someone once told me "the grass is much greener on the other side".

Well, I paid a visit, but it's possible I missed it

It seemed different yet exactly the same (yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)

'Till further notice ('till further notice)

I'm in between (I'm in between)

From where I'm standing (from where I'm standing)

My grass is green

Someone once told me the grass is much greener on the other side.

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On This Day in 1998 | The Wild Thornberrys Premiered on Nickelodeon

On This Day in 1998 | The Wild Thornberrys Premiered on Nickelodeon


On this day 21 YEARS AGO The Wild Thornberrys premiered on Nickelodeon! Isn't that just smashing?! Still jealous of Eliza's life, tho.

Nicktoons Facts: The Wild Thornberrys was created by Gabor Csupo and Arlene Klasky with Steve Pepoon, David Silverman and Stephen Sustarsic, the third Klasky Csupo collaboration for Nickelodeon. It premiered on September 1, 1998 and ran for 92 episodes over 5 seasons, plus two feature films (The Wild Thornberrys Movie and Rugrats Go Wild) and a TV movie (The Wild Thornberrys: The Origin of Donnie). The voice cast of The Wild Thornberrys included Lacey Chabert (Meg Griffin in the first season of Family Guy) as Eliza Thornberry, Flea of the Red Hot Chili Peppers as Donnie and Tim Curry (The Rocky Horror Picture Show, Home Alone 2: Lost in New York, Stephen King's It) as Nigel Thornberry.

Also on this day 26 years ago: Nickelodeon UK launched!

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‘Rugrats’ Co-Creator Arlene Klasky Inks with CAA

Arlene Klasky, one half of Klasky Csupo, has signed with the Creative Artists Agency (CAA) at a time when her beloved Rugrats franchise is being relaunched.

Credit: Olivia Crawford.

Nickelodeon is bringing the animated series back with a 26-episode order on which Klasky will serve as Executive Producer, along with Gábor Csupó and Paul Germain . Concurrently, Paramount Players is developing a Rugrats live action/animated hybrid movie with Klasky as a producer.

Klasky won three-time Daytime Emmy Awards for Rugrats, which she co-created, and counts 12 Primetime Emmy nominations overall for the animated series which she executive produced including As Told by Ginger and Duckman: Private Dick/Family Man. Rugrats ran for nine seasons and nearly 200 episodes from 1991 to 2004 and was spun off into a successful film trilogy which grossed close to $300M worldwide. The first Rugrats Movie was the first non-Disney animated film to gross $100 million domestically, while its soundtrack went platinum.

The original series also spawned three spin-off series, All Grown Up!, Angelica and Susie's School Daze and Rugrats: Tales from the Crib.

Throughout its run, Rugrats itself earned four Daytime Emmy Awards, six Kids' Choice Awards and its own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Klasky went on to co-create other hit shows for Nickelodeon such as Rocket Power, The Wild Thornberrys (she produced the feature version) and was an executive producer on Aaahh!!! Real Monsters through her production company Klasky Csupo, in which she owned with her ex-husband Gábor Csupó.

Klasky will continue to be managed by Tracy Kramer of Toltec Artists. Her attorney is Phil Daniels of Ginsburg Daniels Kallis LLP.

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Original source: Deadline.

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New Era Ambassadors Curren Caples And Louie Lopez Style New Rocket Power Cap Collection

We are riders, on a mission!

The New Era Cap Company has partnered with Nickelodeon to unveil a fresh collaboration that’s a total blast from the past!

New Era's new line has been envisioned with the help of New Era Action Sports Ambassadors and professional skaters Curren Caples and Louie Lopez. The duo says they spent their downtime watching Rocket Power on Nickelodeon when they weren’t grinding out gnarly new tricks. Together, they teamed up with New Era to design a limited edition Rocket Power Collection featuring a wide variety of 59FIFTY and 9TWENTY caps showcasing some of the show’s most iconic characters and phrases! Most caps also are available in a variety of sizes.

The caps are available to purchase online now at neweracap.com. Prices range from $20-$35 (USD).

The New Era x Rocket Power headwear collection follows New Era Cap previously teaming up with Nickelodeon to release a retro Nickelodeon Collection in December 2017 which paid homage fan-favorite '90s Nick shows such as Hey Arnold!, Rugrats, Double Dare, Rocko’s Modern Life, All That, Legends of the Hidden Temple, and Nickelodeon's famous orange splat logo.

Check out the New Era x Rocket Power cap collection below. Don't be a lame-o shoobie, shop the New Era x Rocket Power cap collection today! Woogity woogity woogity! 🤙

On This Day | The Wild Thornberrys Premiered | Nickelodeon

Isn't it just smashing that the The Wild Thornberrys premiered 20 years ago?!


Nicktoons Facts: The Wild Thornberrys was created by Gabor Csupo and Arlene Klasky with Steve Pepoon, David Silverman and Stephen Sustarsic, the third Klasky Csupo collaboration for Nickelodeon. It premiered on September 1, 1998 and ran for 92 episodes over 5 seasons, plus two feature films (The Wild Thornberrys Movie and Rugrats Go Wild) and a TV movie (The Wild Thornberrys: The Origin of Donnie). The voice cast of The Wild Thornberrys included Lacey Chabert (Meg Griffin in the first season of Family Guy) as Eliza Thornberry, Flea of the Red Hot Chili Peppers as Donnie and Tim Curry (The Rocky Horror Picture Show, Home Alone 2: Lost in New York, Stephen King's It) as Nigel Thornberry.

Also on this day 25 years ago: Nickelodeon UK launched!

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Remember When | Eliza Met Darwin | The Wild Thornberrys | Nickelodeon

Remember when The Wild Thornberrys' Eliza met Darwin for the first time? Nickel-o-zone Farms remembers!


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On This Day | Rocket Power Premieres | Nickelodeon

We are riders, on a mission! On this day 19 YEARS AGO, Rocket Power premiered on Nickelodeon!


Woogity woogity woogity! 🤙

Nicktoons Facts: Rocket Power was created by Arlene Klasky and Gabor Csupo, and premiered on August 16th, 1999. It ran for 71 episodes over four seasons and spawned three TV movies, as well as the Nintendo Gamecube game "Rocket Power: Beach Bandits" and a live-action arena stunt tour "Maximum Rocket Power Live."

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