Nickelodeon Animation Studio

Nickelodeon Animation Studio is an American animation studio and division of ViacomCBS. It has created many original television programs for Nickelodeon and its sister channels, such as SpongeBob SquarePants, The Fairly OddParents, Rugrats and Avatar: The Last Airbender, among various others. Since the 2010s, the studio has also co-developed its own series based on preexisting IP purchased by ViacomCBS, such as Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Winx Club. In November 2019, Nickelodeon Animation Studio signed a multiple-year output deal for Netflix, which will include producing content, in both new and preexisting IP, for the streaming platform.[2]

Nickelodeon Animation Studio

The Nickelodeon Animation Studio on Olive Avenue in Burbank, California
Type	Subsidiary
Industry	Animation
Predecessor	Nickelodeon Studios
Founded	1990 (as Games Animation) March 4, 1998 (as Nickelodeon Animation Studio)
Founders	Vanessa Coffey Mary Harrington
Headquarters	Studio City, Los Angeles, California, U.S. (1990–1998) Burbank, California, U.S. (1998–present) New York City, New York, U.S. (second facility, 1999–present)
Key people	Ramsey Ann Naito (EVP)[1]
Products	Television Movies
Owner	ViacomCBS
Parent	Nickelodeon
Divisions	Nickelodeon Digital Nickelodeon Digital Advertising
Website	nickanimation.com

The studio was founded in 1990, under the name Games Animation.[3] It oversaw the production of three animated programs for Nickelodeon: Doug, Rugrats, and The Ren & Stimpy Show. In 1992, Nickelodeon began work on Games Animation's first fully in-house series, Rocko's Modern Life. Games Animation produced much of the network's mid-1990s output in partnership with other animation companies like Frederator Studios and Klasky Csupo. In 1998, the studio moved from Studio City, California to Burbank with the construction of a new facility. It was renamed Nickelodeon Animation Studio and later Nickelodeon Studios Burbank. In 1999, a second facility in New York City was opened, named Nickelodeon Animation Studio New York.[4]

History

1991–1998: Games Animation

Games Animation logo used on early episodes of Hey Arnold!.

The Nickelodeon Animation Studio's earliest beginnings lie in the roots of the channel's Nicktoons endeavor. In 1990, Nickelodeon hired Vanessa Coffey as a creative consultant to develop NickToons,[3] charging her with the quest of seeking out new characters and stories that would allow the channel a grand entrance into the animation business.[5] The high cost of high-quality animation discouraged the network from developing weekly animated programming. Although most television networks at the time tended to go to large animation houses with proven track records to develop Saturday-morning series, often generally pre-sold characters from movies, toys or comics, Nickelodeon desired differently. Inspired by the early days of animation and the work of Bob Clampett, Tex Avery and Chuck Jones, Nickelodeon set out to find frustrated cartoonists swallowed up by the studio system.[6] Nickelodeon president Geraldine Laybourne commissioned eight six-minute pilots at a cost of $100,000 each before selecting three. Seeking the most innovative talents in the field, the products of this artists' union – Doug, Rugrats and The Ren & Stimpy Show – represented twelve years of budget-building toward that end.[5] Coffey was hired as Nickelodeon's Executive Producer of Animation between the pilots and series production.[3]

However, despite the best efforts, relations became strained with Ren & Stimpy creator John Kricfalusi. In fall 1992, Nickelodeon fired Kricfalusi. Coffey asserts that John was in breach of contract for not delivering on time, creating disturbing content and going over budget.[7] Kricfalusi suspected the real reason was that the network was uncomfortable with more crude humor.[8] Nickelodeon objected to most of his proposed plotlines and new characters—including George Liquor, an Archie Bunker-ish "All-American Male." After Kricfalusi and Nickelodeon missed several promised new-episode delivery and air dates, the network—which had purchased the rights to the Ren & Stimpy characters from Kricfalusi—negotiated a settlement with him.[8] The creative tug of war was closely watched by both animators and the television industry and covered in the national press.

In response, Nickelodeon formed its own animation studio, Games Animation.[9] The series was moved to Games and put under the creative supervision of Bob Camp, one of Kricfalusi's former writer-director partners.[8] Nick's plan was to hire bright, young animators and let them do almost anything they want.[9] Coffey soon stepped down as animation vice president for Nickelodeon, to pursue her own projects. She was replaced by Mary Harrington, a Nickelodeon producer who moved out from New York to help run the Nicktoons division that was a near-shambles after Kricfalusi was fired.[9]

In 1992, animator Joe Murray was approached by Nickelodeon with intentions of developing a new animated series for Games Animation. Murray's Joe Murray Productions and Games Animation rented office space on Ventura Boulevard in the Studio City neighborhood of the San Fernando Valley region of Los Angeles, California.[10] The production moved to a different office building on Vineland Avenue in Studio City. Executives did not share space with the creative team.[11] Games Animation's first in-house production, Rocko's Modern Life, premiered on the network in 1993.

The initial duty was to continue producing The Ren & Stimpy Show as Nickelodeon dropped Spümcø and its creator John Kricfalusi from their duties on the show. At the time, Games was located in an office building in Studio City, California. Apart from The Ren & Stimpy Show, Nickelodeon's other Nicktoons were done out-of-house at Jumbo Pictures (whose next deal with Nickelodeon would be a live-action/puppet series Allegra's Window for Nick Jr.) in New York City and Klasky-Csupo (who entered mainstream popularity as animation producers from Fox's longest-running animated sitcom The Simpsons from 1987 to 1992 when animation production duties were given to Film Roman, as well as Everett Peck's Duckman which was produced by Nickelodeon's sister company Paramount Television and aired on USA Network in 1994 through 1997).

In 1993, Nickelodeon greenlit its first fully original in-house series, Rocko's Modern Life, produced by Games Animation with the partnership of Joe Murray Studio. Games worked on the show for three years and employed over 70 people during the course of its run. The show was canceled in 1996 by Nickelodeon due to its creator Joe Murray wanting to spend more time with his family. Following the cancellation, Games Animation produced the pilots of Hey Arnold!, The Angry Beavers, and CatDog, along with the former's first 26 episodes, and the second's 13 episodes. The latter was produced by Nickelodeon Animation Studios along with the other two by this point forward.

1998–2016: Nickelodeon Animation Studio

In 1996, Albie Hecht, then-president of Film and TV Entertainment for Nickelodeon, met with Nickelodeon artists for a brainstorming session on the elements of their ideal studio, and, with their feedback (and some inspiration from the fabled Willy Wonka chocolate factory), created "a playful, inspirational and cutting-edge lab which will hopefully give birth to the next generation of cartoon classics." He added, "For me, this building is the physical manifestation of a personal dream, which is that when people think of cartoons, they'll say Nicktoons."[12] Nickelodeon and parent company Viacom threw a bash to celebrate the opening of the new Nicktoons animation studio on March 4, 1998. During the launch party, a gathering of union labor supporters formed a picket line to protest Nickelodeon's independent hiring practices outside the studio's iron gates.[12]

Located at 231 West Olive Avenue in Burbank, California, the 72,000-square-foot (6,700 m²) facility, designed by Los Angeles architecture firm AREA, houses 200–300 employees and up to five simultaneous productions. It also contains a miniature golf course (with a hole dedicated to Walt Disney), an indoor basketball course/screening room, an artists' gallery, a studio store, and a fountain that shoots green water into the air.[12] The Nicktoons studio houses five, project driven production units. Each has its own color and design environment and includes a living room, writer's lounge, and storyboard conference room. The studio also has a Foley stage (for recording live sound effects), a post-production area, sound editing and mixing rooms and an upstairs loft area with skylights for colorists.[12]

In September 1999, Nickelodeon opened a major new digital animation studio at 1633 Broadway in Manhattan. The New York studio primarily took over production of Nick Jr. animated properties.[13] At the same time, the Los Angeles facility animated the intro for The Amanda Show.

It was reported in 2005 that the studio was up for sale; this was later corrected, as the owner of the building was selling it.[14]

2016–present: Nickelodeon Studios

In 2016, Nickelodeon's animation facilities moved into a five-story glass structure that will be part of a larger new studio complex next to the current Burbank facilities, which became part of the studio as a means of bringing animated productions currently produced elsewhere in Southern California under a single production facility.[15] Because it houses both animated and live-action productions, the studio has been renamed to simply Nickelodeon Studios.[16] (Not to be confused with the original Nickelodeon Studios at Universal Studios Florida, which closed in 2005). The studio also houses the Nickelodeon time capsule, first buried in Orlando, Florida in 1992 at the original Nickelodeon Studios and later at the Nickelodeon Suites Resort in 2006, which has moved to the new studio by the latter's closure and rebrand on June 1, 2016.[17] The new studio opened on January 11, 2017.

List of Nickelodeon Animation Studio productions

TV series

Nickelodeon

Title	Creator(s) / Developer(s)	Years	Co-production(s)	Notes
1990s
Doug	Jim Jinkins	1991–1994	Jumbo Pictures Ellipse Programmé	Seasons 1–4 only; Disney acquired the series in 1996 and produced three more seasons, which aired on ABC.
Rugrats	Arlene Klasky, Gábor Csupó, and Paul Germain	1991–2004; 2021[18][19]	Klasky Csupo	First installment of the Rugrats franchise. Revival will debut in 2021.
The Ren & Stimpy Show	John Kricfalusi	1991–1996	Spümcø (Seasons 1-2)
Rocko's Modern Life	Joe Murray	1993–1996	Joe Murray Productions
Aaahh!!! Real Monsters	Gábor Csupó and Peter Gaffney	1994–1997	Klasky Csupo
Hey Arnold!	Craig Bartlett	1996–2004	Snee-Oosh, Inc.
The Angry Beavers	Mitch Schauer	1997–2001	Gunther-Wahl Productions, Inc.
CatDog	Peter Hannan	1998–2005	Peter Hannan Productions
The Wild Thornberrys	Arlene Klasky, Gábor Csupó, Steve Pepoon, David Silverman, and Stephen Sustarsic	1998–2004	Klasky Csupo
SpongeBob SquarePants	Stephen Hillenburg (d): Derek Drymon, Tim Hill, and Nick Jennings	1999–present	United Plankton Pictures	Longest-running Nicktoon, and the only Nicktoon from the 90s still in production.
Rocket Power	Arlene Klasky and Gábor Csupó	1999–2004	Klasky Csupo
2000s
As Told by Ginger	Emily Kapnek	2000–2006	Klasky Csupo
The Fairly OddParents	Butch Hartman	2001–2017	Frederator Studios Billionfold Inc. (2008-2017)	Spin-off from Oh Yeah! Cartoons.
Invader Zim	Jhonen Vasquez	2001–2006
ChalkZone	Bill Burnett and Larry Huber	2002–2008	Frederator Studios	Spin-off from Oh Yeah! Cartoons.
The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron, Boy Genius	John A. Davis	2002–2006	O Entertainment DNA Productions	First Nicktoon to be spun off from a theatrical film. Spin-off to the 2001 film Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius.
All Grown Up!	Arlene Klasky, Gábor Csupó, and Paul Germain	2003–2008	Klasky Csupo	Second installment of the Rugrats franchise.
My Life as a Teenage Robot	Rob Renzetti	2003–2009	Frederator Studios	Spin-off from Oh Yeah! Cartoons.
Danny Phantom	Butch Hartman	2004–2007	Billionfold Inc.
Avatar: The Last Airbender	Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko	2005–2008
Catscratch	Doug TenNapel	2005–2007
The X's	Carlos Ramos	2005–2006
El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera	Sandra Equihua and Jorge R. Gutierrez	2007–2008	Mexopolis
Tak and the Power of Juju	Avalanche Entertainment (original VG series) (d): Jed Spingarn, Nick Jennings, and Mitch Watson	2007–2009	THQ	Only Nicktoon based on the video game series of the same name.
Back at the Barnyard	Steve Oedekerk	2007–2011	Omation Animation Studio	Second Nicktoon to be spun off from a theatrical film.
The Mighty B!	Amy Poehler, Cynthia True, and Erik Wiese	2008–2011	Paper Kite Productions Polka Dot Pictures
Making Fiends	Amy Winfrey	2008		First Nicktoon to be based on a web series.
The Penguins of Madagascar	Tom McGrath and Eric Darnell (original characters) (d): Bob Schooley, Mark McCorkle, and Bret Haaland	2008–2015	DreamWorks Animation	First Nicktoon co-produced with DreamWorks Animation.
Fanboy & Chum Chum	Eric Robles	2009–2014	Frederator Studios	Spin-off from Random! Cartoons.
2010s
Planet Sheen	Keith Alcorn and Steve Oedekerk	2010–2013	Omation Animation Studio	Spin-off of The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius. Third Nicktoon to be spun off from a theatrical film. Second and last spin-off to the 2001 film Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius.
T.U.F.F. Puppy	Butch Hartman	2010–2015	Billionfold Inc.
Winx Club	Iginio Straffi	2011–2016	Rainbow S.p.A. (co-owned by Viacom)	Seasons 5–7 and four specials were co-produced in-house at Nick Animation.
Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness	Ethan Reiff and Cyrus Voris (original characters) (d): Peter Hastings	2011–2016	DreamWorks Animation	Second Nicktoon co-produced with DreamWorks Animation.
The Legend of Korra	Bryan Konietzko and Michael Dante DiMartino	2012–2014	Ginormous Madman Productions Studio Mir	Sequel to Avatar: The Last Airbender.
Robot and Monster	Dave Pressler, Joshua Sternin, and J.R. Ventimilia	2012–2015	Smasho! Productions Lowbar Productions
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles	Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird (original characters) (d): Ciro Nieli, Joshua Sternin, and J.R. Ventimilia	2012– 2017	Bardel Entertainment[20]	First Nicktoon after Nickelodeon's acquisition of the franchise of the same name.
Monsters vs. Aliens	Conrad Vernon and Rob Letterman (original characters) (d): Bret Haaland, Bob Schooley, and Mark McCorkle	2013–2014	DreamWorks Animation	Third and final Nicktoon co-produced with DreamWorks Animation.
Sanjay and Craig	Jim Dirschberger, Jay Howell, and Andreas Trolf	2013–2016
Breadwinners	Steve Borst and Gary "Doodles" DiRaffaele	2014–2016
Harvey Beaks	C. H. Greenblatt	2015–2017
Pig Goat Banana Cricket	Dave Cooper and Johnny Ryan	2015–2018
The Loud House	Chris Savino	2016–present
Bunsen Is a Beast	Butch Hartman	2017–2018	Billionfold Inc.	Fourth and final Nicktoon created by Butch Hartman before his departure from Nickelodeon.[21]
Welcome to the Wayne[22]	Billy Lopez	2017–2019	Yowza! Animation	Second Nicktoon to be based on a web series.
The Adventures of Kid Danger	Dan Schneider	2018	Powerhouse Animation Studios Schneider's Bakery	Spin-off of the live-action series Henry Danger. Only Nicktoon to be produced by Schneider's Bakery.
Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles	Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird (original characters) (d): Andy Suriano and Ant Ward	2018–present		Second Nicktoon after Nickelodeon's acquisition of the franchise of the same name.
Pinky Malinky	Chris Garbutt and Rikke Asbjoern	2019		Originally a Cartoon Network-rejected pilot. Originally planned to air on Nickelodeon. Released on Netflix.[23]
Middle School Moguls	Gina Heitkamp and Jenae Heitkamp		Gengirl Media, Inc.
The Casagrandes	Chris Savino and Miguel Puga (original characters) (d): Michael Rubiner	2019–present		Spin-off of The Loud House.
2020s
It's Pony	Ant Blades	2020–present	Blue Zoo	[24][25]
Glitch Techs	Eric Robles and Dan Milano			Originally planned to air on Nickelodeon. Released on Netflix.[26]
Upcoming
Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years	Stephen Hillenburg (original characters) (d): Tim Hill	2021	United Plankton Pictures	Spin-off of SpongeBob SquarePants.[27] Originally planned to air on Nickelodeon. Will be released on CBS All Access.
Middlemost Post	John Trabbic III			[28]
Star Trek: Prodigy	Gene Roddenberry (original series) (d): Dan Hageman and Kevin Hageman		CBS Television Studios CBS Eye Animation Productions Secret Hideout Roddenberry Entertainment	First Nicktoon to be based on the franchise of the same name.[29]
Adventures in Wonder Park	Robert Gordon, Josh Applebaum, and André Nemec (characters) (d): David Zuckerman and Anne Flett-Giordano	TBA	Paramount Animation Ilion Animation Studios Midnight Radio Productions	Fourth Nicktoon to be spun off from a theatrical film.[30]
Man of the House	Michael Molina		Act III Productions	[31]
The Ren & Stimpy Show (reboot)	TBA		TBA	First series by the company produced for adult audiences. Third series in the Ren & Stimpy franchise. Second Ren & Stimpy series produced for adult audiences after Ren & Stimpy "Adult Party Cartoon". Will air on Comedy Central.[32]
Meet the Voxels	Chris Young		Nickelodeon Entertainment Lab	[33]
Garfield	Jim Davis (original characters)		Paws, Inc.	First Nicktoon after Nickelodeon's acquisition of the franchise of the same name.[34]
Big Nate	Lincoln Peirce (original characters)			[35]
Phoebe and Her Unicorn	Dana Simpson (original characters)			[36]

Anthology series

Title	Creator	Years	Co-production(s)	Notes
KaBlam!	Robert Mittenthal, Will McRobb, and Chris Viscardi	1996–2000	Flying Mallet, Inc. (season 4)
Oh Yeah! Cartoons	Fred Seibert	1998–2001	Frederator Incorporated	Three segments were spun off into their own shows.
Nicktoons Film Festival	Nicktoons Network	2004–2009	Frederator Studios
Random! Cartoons	Fred Seibert	2008–2009	Frederator Studios

Nick Jr. shows

Title	Creator(s) / Developer(s)	Years	Co-production(s)	Notes
1990s
Blue's Clues (original series)	Traci Paige Johnson, Todd Kessler, and Angela Santomero	1996–2006
Little Bill	Bill Cosby and Varnette P. Honeywood (original books and illustrations) (d): Fracaswell Hyman	1999–2004
2000s
Dora the Explorer	Chris Gifford, Valerie Walsh Valdes, and Eric Weiner	2000–2014/2019
Oswald	Dan Yaccarino (d): Lisa Eve Hubman and Dan Yaccarino	2001–2003	HIT Entertainment
The Backyardigans	Janice Burgess	2004–2013	Nelvana
Go, Diego, Go!	Chris Gifford and Valerie Walsh Valdes	2005–2011		Spin-off of Dora the Explorer
Wonder Pets!	Josh Selig	2006–2016	Little Airplane Productions
Ni Hao, Kai-Lan	Karen Chau (d): Mary Harrington, Karen Chau, Judy Rothman and Sascha Paladino	2008–2011	Harringtoons Productions
2010s
Team Umizoomi	Soo Kim, Michael T. Smith, and Jennifer Twomey	2010–2015	Curious Pictures
Bubble Guppies	Johnny Belt and Robert Scull	2011–2016; 2019–present[37]	WildBrain Entertainment (season 1) Nelvana (seasons 2–4) Jam Filled Toronto (season 5–present)
Wallykazam!	Adam Peltzman	2014–2017
Dora and Friends: Into the City!	Chris Gifford and Valerie Walsh Valdes			Sequel to Dora the Explorer.
Blaze and the Monster Machines	Jeff Borkin and Ellen Martin	2014–present	Nerd Corps Entertainment (season 1) DHX Media (seasons 2–5) WildBrain Studios (season 5–present)
Fresh Beat Band of Spies	Nadine Van der Velde and Scott Kraft	2015–2016	Nelvana 6point2	Spin-off of The Fresh Beat Band
Shimmer and Shine	Farnaz Esnaashari-Charmatz	2015–2020
Nella the Princess Knight	Christine Ricci	2017–present	Brown Bag Films
Sunny Day	Abie Longstaff		Silvergate Media Pipeline Studios
Butterbean's Café	Jonny Belt and Robert Scull	2018–present	Brown Bag Films
Blue's Clues & You!	Traci Paige Johnson, Todd Kessler, and Angela Santomero (d): Traci Paige Johnson and Angela Santomero	2019–present	9 Story Media Group Brown Bag Films	Reboot of Blue's Clues.

Digital short series

Title	Creator(s) / Developer(s)	Years	Co-production(s)	Notes
Welcome to the Wayne	Billy Lopez	2014	Yowza! Animation	Released on Nick.com.
Bug Salad	Carl Faruolo	2018		Released on YouTube.
Mr. Sheep & Sleepy Bear	Alan Foreman	2018		Released on YouTube.
Space Kid and Cat	Greg Nix and David Kantrowitz	2018		Released on YouTube.
MooseBox	Mike Scott	2019		Released on YouTube.

Short pilots

See also: Pilots of "Shorts in a Bunch", and Nickelodeon Animated Shorts Program

Nickelodeon (greenlit to series)

Title	Episode	Creator(s) / Developer(s)	Year	Co-production(s)	Notes
Rugrats	"Tommy Pickles and the Great White Thing"	Arlene Klasky, Gábor Csupó, and Paul Germain	1990	Klasky Csupo
Ren & Stimpy	"Big House Blues"	John Kricfalusi		Carbunkle Cartoons Spümcø
Doug	"Doug Can't Dance"	Jim Jinkins		Jumbo Pictures
Rocko's Modern Life	"Trash-O-Madness"	Joe Murray	1992	Joe Murray Studios Company
Aaahh!!! Real Monsters	N/A	Gábor Csupó and Peter Gaffney	1993	Klasky Csupo
Psyched for Snuppa		Michael Pearlstein		Stretch Films, Inc. Jumbo Pictures	Re-tooled as Sniz & Fondue (a KaBlam! segment).
Arnold		Craig Bartlett	1994		Eventually screened theatrically during the release of Harriet the Spy in 1996. Re-tooled as Hey Arnold! for the series.
The Angry Beavers	"Snowbound"	Mitch Schauer		Gunther-Wahl Productions, Inc.
CatDog	"Dog Gone"	Peter Hannan	1995	Peter Hannan Productions
SpongeBob SquarePants	"Help Wanted"	Stephen Hillenburg	1997	United Plankton Pictures
ChalkZone	N/A	Bill Burnett and Larry Huber	1998	Frederator Incorporated	Aired as part of Oh Yeah! Cartoons. Pilot for the show of the same name.
The Wild Thornberrys		Arlene Klasky, Gábor Csupó, Steve Pepoon, David Silverman, and Stephen Sustarsic		Klasky Csupo
The Fairly OddParents!		Butch Hartman		Frederator Incorporated	Aired as part of Oh Yeah! Cartoons. Pilot for The Fairly OddParents.
The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius	"Runaway Rocketboy!"	John A. Davis		O Entertainment DNA Productions
As Told by Ginger	"The Party"	Emily Kapnek		Klasky Csupo
Rocket Beach	N/A	Arlene Klasky and Gabor Csupo		Klasky Csupo	Re-tooled as Rocket Power for the series.
My Neighbor Was a Teenage Robot		Rob Renzetti	1999	Frederator Incorporated	Aired as part of Oh Yeah! Cartoons. Pilot for My Life as a Teenage Robot.
Invader Zim		Jhonen Vasquez		Wumberlog Productions
All Growed Up		Arlene Klasky, Gábor Csupó, and Paul Germain	2001	Klasky Csupo	Is the Rugrats' third TV movie. Re-tooled as All Grown Up!
Danny Phantom		Butch Hartman	2003	Billionfold Inc.
Avatar: The Last Airbender		Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko	2004
Catscratch		Doug TenNapel
El Tigre	"A Fistful of Nickels"	Sandra Equihua and Jorge R. Gutierrez	2005
The X's	N/A	Carlos Ramos
Super Scout		Cynthia True and Amy Poehler	2006	Frederator Incorporated Polka Dot Pictures Paper Kite Productions	Aired as part of Nicktoons Film Festival. Re-tooled as The Mighty B!.
Fanboy		Eric Robles	2008	Frederator Incorporated	Aired as part of Random! Cartoons. Pilot for Fanboy & Chum Chum.
T.U.F.F. Puppy		Butch Hartman		Billionfold Inc.
Planet Sheen		Keith Alcorn and Steve Oedekerk	2010	Omation Animation Studio
Pig Goat Banana Mantis!		Dave Cooper and Johnny Ryan	2012	Nick Cross Animation	Re-tooled as Pig Goat Banana Cricket for the series.
Breadwinners		Steve Borst and Gary Doodles			Released as part of Nickelodeon's 2012 animated shorts program.
Bad Seeds		C. H. Greenblatt	2013		Released as part of Nickelodeon's 2013 animated shorts program. Re-tooled as Harvey Beaks for the series.
The Loud House		Chris Savino			Released as part of Nickelodeon's 2013 animated shorts program.
Monster Pack		Graham Peterson and Pedro Eboli	2014	Birdo Studio	Released as part of Nickelodeon's 2014 animated shorts program. Re-tooled as Ollie's Pack for the series. Ordered to series by Nelvana.
Corn & Peg		Russell Marcus	2015		Released as part of Nickelodeon's 2015 animated shorts program. Ordered to series by Nelvana.
The Loud House	"The Loudest Mission: Relative Chaos"	Chris Savino	2017		Re-tooled as The Casagrandes for the series. Spin-off of The Loud House.

Nickelodeon (not greenlit to series)

Title	Creator(s) / Developer(s)	Year	Co-production(s)	Notes
The Crowville Chronicles	Brian Cosgrove	1990	Cosgrove Hall Films	[38]
Trash
Big Beast Quintet	Joey Ahlbum and Marc Catapano		Ahlbum Animation, Inc.
Thunder Lizards
The Weasel Patrol	Ken Macklin and Lela Dowling		Mark Zander Productions
Kid Komet and Galaxy Gal	Bob Camp and Jim Gomez	1997
Hector the Get-Over Cat	John R. Dilworth	1998	Stretch Films, Inc.
The Carmichaels	Arlene Klasky and Gábor Csupó	1999	Klasky Csupo	Originally planned spin-off of Rugrats; later retooled as A Rugrats Kwanzaa special.
The Proud Family	Bruce W. Smith		Hyperion Animation	Failed pilot, but eventually successful for Disney Channel.
Simply Sisters	Mitch Schauer		Gunther-Wahl Productions, Inc.	Originally planned spin-off of The Angry Beavers.
Stewy the Dog Boy	Dennis Messner		Flying Mallet, Inc.	Aired as part of KaBlam!.
Terrytoons Presents: Crubside[39]	Paul Terry and Frank Moser (original characters) (d): Mary Harrington and Robert Taylor			Planned Terrytoons reboot for the network.
Constant Payne	Micah Wright	2001
Psyko Ferret	Atul Rao, Kim Saltarski, and Greg van Riel (d): Atul Rao, Kim Saltarski, Greg van Riel, Karen Krenis, Brian Strause, Emily Kapnek, and Paul Greenberg		Klasky Csupo
Skeleton Key[40]	Andi Watson		Slave Labor Graphics Sunbow Entertainment
Crash Nebula	Butch Hartman and Steve Marmel	2004	Frederator Incorporated	Aired as a stand-alone episode in The Fairly OddParents. A failed spin-off of the show.
The Patakis	Craig Bartlett		Snee-Oosh, Inc.	Planned spin-off of Hey Arnold!.
What's Cooking?	Arlene Klasky		Klasky Csupo
Chicken Town	Niko Meulemans	2005
Commander Bunsworth	Aglaia Mortcheva
Junkyard Teddies	Arlene Klasky
Kung Fu Spy Troll	David Fremont
Rollin' Rock Starz	Gábor Csupó		Klasky Csupo
SCHMUTZ	James Proimos and David Hale
Wiener Squad	Niko Meulemans
Zeek & Leo
Ace Bogart: Space Ape	Neal Sopata	2006
Big Babies	Arlene Klasky
Eggheads
Grampa and Julie: Shark Hunters	Jef Czekaj
Little Freaks	Erin Ehrlich
My Stupid Cat	Everett Peck
Ricky Z	Arlene Klasky
Ronnie Biddles	John Matta and Ken Daly
Adventure Time	Pendleton Ward	2008	Frederator Incorporated	Aired as part of Random! Cartoons. Failed pilot, but eventually a successful series for Cartoon Network.
Mall Spies	Al Madrigal
Space Animals	Fabrice Sénia		Planktoon Studios
The Bravest Warriors	Pendleton Ward	2009	Frederator Incorporated	Aired as part of Random! Cartoons. Failed pilot, but successful for Cartoon Hangover and VRV.
Leroy Dorsalfin	Mike Geiger		Mike Geiger Animation
Super Macho Fighter	Jorge R. Gutierrez	2012	Mexopolis
Sky Rat	Craig Bartlett	2013	Snee-Oosh, Inc.
Crazy Block[41]	Iginio Straffi	2014	Rainbow S.p.A.

Produced for other Viacom-owned networks

Title	Creator(s) / Developer(s)	Year	Co-production(s)	Network	Status	Notes
Sugarless	Erin Ehrlich	2005	Klasky Csupo	The N	Failed
Twinkle	Dora Nagy			Nick Jr.

TV movies and specials

Title	Year	Co-production(s)	Notes
Rugrats: Runaway Reptar	1999	Klasky Csupo	First Rugrats TV movie
CatDog: The Great Parent Mystery	2000	Peter Hannan Productions
SpongeBob SquarePants: Christmas Who?		United Plankton Pictures
Globehunters: An Around the World in 80 Days Adventure		DIC Entertainment Frederator Studios[42]	Completed and planned to air in 2000.[43] Eventually aired as part of Nickelodeon Sunday Movie Toons in December 2002. Rights co-owned by Viacom and DHX Media.
Rugrats: All Growed Up	2001	Klasky Csupo	Rugrats 10th anniversary special. Also served as the pilot for the spin-off series All Grown Up!.
As Told by Ginger: Summer of Camp Caprice
Rocket Power: Race Across New Zealand	2002
Hey Arnold!: The Journal		Snee-Oosh, Inc.	Series finale of Hey Arnold!. Also served as the prequel to The Jungle Movie.
The Electric Piper	2003	Frederator Incorporated
The Fairly OddParents: Abra-Catastrophe			First Fairly OddParents TV movie
As Told by Ginger: Far From Home		Klasky Csupo
The Fairly OddParents: Channel Chasers	2004	Frederator Incorporated
As Told by Ginger: Butterflies Are Free		Klasky Csupo
The Jimmy Timmy Power Hour	2004–06	Frederator Incorporated O Entertainment DNA Productions	First Nickelodeon crossover TV special. Features characters and elements from both The Fairly OddParents and The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron, Boy Genius.
Jimmy Neutron: Win, Lose and Kaboom!	2004	O Entertainment DNA Productions
ChalkZone: The Big Blow Up		Frederator Incorporated
All Grown Up!: Dude, Where's My Horse?	2005	Klasky Csupo
The Fairly OddParents: School's Out: The Musical!		Frederator Incorporated
My Life as a Teenage Robot: Escape from Cluster Prime
Danny Phantom: Reign Storm		Billionfold, Inc.
Danny Phantom: The Ultimate Enemy
Danny Phantom: Reality Trip	2006
The Fairly OddParents: Fairy Idol		Frederator Incorporated
Catscratch: Spindango Fundulation	2007		Series finale of Catscratch.
Danny Phantom: Phantom Planet		Billionfold, Inc.	Series finale of Danny Phantom.
Atlantis SquarePantis		United Plankton Pictures	First SpongeBob SquarePants one-hour TV movie.
Fairly OddBaby	2008	Billionfold Inc. Frederator Studios	Fifth Fairly OddParents TV movie. First new episode aired after a year-long hiatus.
Sozin's Comet			Series finale of Avatar: The Last Airbender
Wishology	2009	Billionfold Inc. Frederator Studios
SpongeBob's Truth or Square		United Plankton Pictures	Second SpongeBob SquarePants one-hour TV movie. 10th anniversary special.
SpongeBob SquarePants: Legends of Bikini Bottom	2011		First SpongeBob SquarePants miniseries.
A Fairly Odd Movie: Grow Up, Timmy Turner!		Billionfold Inc. Frederator Studios Pacific Bay Entertainment	First Fairly OddParents live-action TV movie.
The Return of the Revenge of Dr. Blowhole		DreamWorks Animation
Timmy's Secret Wish		Billionfold Inc. Frederator Studios
It's a SpongeBob Christmas!	2012	United Plankton Pictures Screen Novelties	First SpongeBob SquarePants stop-motion episode.
A Fairly Odd Christmas		Billionfold Inc. Frederator Studios Pacific Bay Entertainment	Second Fairly OddParents live-action TV movie. Sequel to A Fairly Odd Movie: Grow Up, Timmy Turner!.
A Fairly Odd Summer	2014		Third and final Fairly OddParents live-action TV movie. Sequel to A Fairly Odd Movie: Grow Up, Timmy Turner! and A Fairly Odd Christmas.
Half-Shell Heroes: Blast to the Past	2015		Special based on Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles toy line Half-Shelf Heroes.
Harvey Beaks: Steampunks	2016
Albert
The Loud House: 11 Louds a Leapin
Bunsen Is a Beast: Beast of Friends	2017	Billionfold Inc.	Fourth Nickelodeon crossover TV special. Features characters and elements from both The Fairly OddParents and Bunsen Is a Beast.
SpongeBob SquarePants: The Legend of Boo-Kini Bottom		United Plankton Pictures Screen Novelties	Second SpongeBob SquarePants stop-motion episode.
The Loud House: Tricked!
Hey Arnold!: The Jungle Movie		Snee-Oosh, Inc.	Sequel to Hey Arnold!: The Movie and The Journal. Revival project for Hey Arnold! after 15 years. Originally planned for a theatrical release.
Lucky	2019
SpongeBob's Big Birthday Blowout		United Plankton Pictures	Third SpongeBob SquarePants one-hour TV movie. 20th anniversary special.

Digital movies and specials

Title	Release date	Co-production(s)	Notes
Rocko's Modern Life: Static Cling	2019	Joe Murray Productions	Revival special for Rocko's Modern Life. Distributed by Netflix. Originally planned to air on Nickelodeon.[44]
Invader Zim: Enter the Florpus		Maven Animation Studio	Revival film for Invader Zim. Distributed by Netflix. Originally planned to air on Nickelodeon.[45]
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run	2021	Paramount Animation United Plankton Pictures	Distributed by CBS All Access in the US and Netflix worldwide. Originally planned for a summer 2020 theatrical release, but it was moved to streaming due the COVID-19 pandemic.[46][47]
Untitled The Loud House film			Distributed by Netflix. Originally planned for a 2020 theatrical release.[48]
Untitled Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles film	TBA		Distributed by Netflix.[49]

Direct-to-video films

All the films (except Batman vs. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and the international release of Charlotte's Web 2: Wilbur's Great Adventure) were distributed to home video by Paramount Home Media Distribution.

Title	Release date	Co-production(s)	Notes
Blue's Big Musical Movie	2000
Charlotte's Web 2: Wilbur's Great Adventure	2003	Universal Pictures Universal Cartoon Studios Paramount Pictures	Only Nickelodeon co-production with Universal Pictures and Universal Cartoon Studios.
As Told by Ginger: The Wedding Frame	2004	Klasky Csupo	Series finale of As Told by Ginger. Originally planned for a TV release, but it was released on VHS and DVD instead in the US.
Rugrats Tales from the Crib: Snow White	2005
Rugrats Tales from the Crib: Three Jacks and a Beanstalk	2006
Batman vs. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles	2019	Warner Bros. Animation DC Entertainment	First Nickelodeon co-production with Warner Bros. and DC Entertainment. Features characters from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles after Nickelodeon's 2009 acquisition of the franchise of the same name.[50]

Theatrical films

All the films are theatrically distributed by Paramount Pictures and produced by Nickelodeon Movies.

Title	Release date	Co-production(s)	Budget	Gross	Rotten Tomatoes	Metacritic
The Rugrats Movie	November 20, 1998	Klasky Csupo	$24,000,000	$140,894,675	59%	N/A
Rugrats in Paris: The Movie	November 17, 2000		$30,000,000	$103,291,131	76%	62
Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius	December 21, 2001	O Entertainment DNA Productions		$102,992,536	74%	65
Hey Arnold!: The Movie	June 28, 2002	Snee-Oosh, Inc.	$3–4,000,000	$15,249,308	29%	47
The Wild Thornberrys Movie	December 20, 2002	Klasky Csupo	$35,000,000	$60,694,737	80%	69
Rugrats Go Wild	June 13, 2003		$25,000,000	$55,405,066	39%	38
The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie	November 19, 2004	United Plankton Pictures	$30,000,000	$140,161,792	68%	66
Barnyard	August 4, 2006	Omation Animation Studio	$51,000,000	$116,476,887	22%	42
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water	February 6, 2015	Paramount Animation United Plankton Pictures	$74,000,000	$323,400,000	80%	62
Wonder Park	March 15, 2019	Paramount Animation Ilion Animation Studios	$100,000,000	$119,559,110	34%	46
Untitled Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles animated film[51]	TBA	Paramount Animation Point Grey Pictures	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

See also

• Nickelodeon Movies
• MTV Animation
• MTV Films
• Paramount Animation
• ViacomCBS
• Cartoon Network Studios, the animation division of Cartoon Network
  • Cartoon Network Studios Europe
  • Warner Bros. Animation
  • Williams Street
• Disney Television Animation, the animation division of Disney Channel
  • 20th Century Fox Animation
  • Fox Television Animation

Notes

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External links

• Nickelodeon Animation Studio official site
• Nickelodeon Animation Studio on IMDb