Nickelodeon Animation Studio
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| Company type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | Animation |
| Founded | 1990 (as Games Animation) March 4, 1998 (as Nickelodeon Animation Studios) |
| Founders | Vanessa Coffey Mary Harrington |
| Headquarters | Studio City, Los Angeles, California, U.S. (1990–1998) Burbank, Los Angeles, California, U.S. (1998–present) |
Key people | Chris Viscardi (SVP)[1] |
| Products | Television Movies |
| Owner | National Amusements Paramount Pictures (feature films) |
| Parent | Viacom Media Networks (Viacom) |
| Divisions | Nick Digital Nickelodeon Digital Advertising |
| Website | nickanimation |
Nickelodeon Animation Studio, also known in Burbank as Nickelodeon Studios Burbank, is an American animation studio owned and operated by Viacom through Nickelodeon producing series like SpongeBob SquarePants, The Loud House, Welcome to the Wayne, The Adventures of Kid Danger, and Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. and also produces shows within Nicktoons, Nick at Nite, TeenNick, and Nick Jr..
The animation division foundations began with the creation of three original animated programs in 1991, Doug, Rugrats and The Ren & Stimpy Show. In 1992, Nickelodeon founded Games Animation to produce future animated endeavors including their first fully in-house series Rocko's Modern Life. Games Animation produced much of the mid-1990s output of the network in partnership with notable companies like Frederator Studios. In 1998, the studio moved from Studio City, California to Burbank in celebration of a new facility and was renamed Nickelodeon Animation Studio.
Aside from Nickelodeon and its sister channels, it also produced cartoon series for other networks like Paramount Network.
History
1991–1998: Games Animation
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,[2] charging her with the quest of seeking out new characters and stories that would allow the channel a grand entrance into the animation business.[3] 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.[4] 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.[3] Coffey was hired as Nickelodeon’s Executive Producer of Animation between the pilots and series production.[2]
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.[5] Kricfalusi suspected the real reason was that the network was uncomfortable with more crude humor.[6] 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.[6] 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.[7] The series was moved to Games and put under the creative supervision of Bob Camp, one of Kricfalusi's former writer-director partners.[6] Nick's plan was to hire bright, young animators and let them do almost anything they want.[7] 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.[7]
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.[8] The production moved to a different office building on Vineland Avenue in Studio City. Executives did not share space with the creative team.[9] 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 pilot of Hey Arnold!, along with its first 26 episodes.
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."[10] 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.[10]
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.[10] 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.[10]
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.[11] 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.[12]
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.[13] Because it houses both animated and live-action productions, the studio has been renamed to simply Nickelodeon Studios.[14] (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.[15] The new studio opened on January 11, 2017.
List of Nickelodeon Animation Studio productions
TV series
Nickelodeon (main shows)
| Title | Creator | Years | Co-production | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | ||||
| Doug | Jim Jinkins | 1991–1994 | Jumbo Pictures Ellipse Programmé |
Seasons 1-4 only; revived by Disney in 1996 and aired on ABC. |
| Rugrats | Arlene Klasky, Gábor Csupó, and Paul Germain |
1991–2004; 2019[16] | Klasky Csupo | First installment of the Rugrats franchise. |
| The Ren & Stimpy Show | John Kricfalusi | 1991–1996 | Spümcø (seasons 1 and 2) | This marks the only Nickelodeon show to get an adults-only revival that premiered in 2003 on Spike (now known as the Paramount Network). |
| 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. | |
| KaBlam! | Robert Mittenthal, Will McRobb and Chris Viscardi | 1996–2000 | Flying Mallet, Inc. (Season 4 only) | First Nicktoon sketch show. |
| The Angry Beavers | Mitch Schauer | 1997–2001 | Gunther-Wahl Productions, Inc. | |
| CatDog | Peter Hannan | 1998–2005 | Peter Hannan Productions | |
| Oh Yeah! Cartoons | Fred Seibert | 1998–2001 | Frederator Incorporated | Only had three cartoons spun off into their own shows. |
| The Wild Thornberrys | Arlene Klasky, Gábor Csupó, Steve Pepoon, David Silverman and Stephen Sustarsic | 1998–2004 | Klasky Csupo | |
| SpongeBob SquarePants | Stephen Hillenburg | 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–present | Frederator Studios Billionfold Inc. |
Spin-off from Oh Yeah! Cartoons. |
| Invader Zim | Jhonen Vasquez | 2001–2006 | ||
| Action League Now! | Robert Mittenthal, Will McRobb, and Albie Hecht | 2001–2002 | Chuckimation Flying Mallet, Inc. |
Spin-off from KaBlam!. |
| 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 and Gábor Csupó | 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) | 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 |
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| Rugrats Pre-School Daze | Arlene Klasky and Gábor Csupó | 2008 | Klasky Csupo | Third and final installment of the Rugrats franchise. |
| 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. | |
| 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 |
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| Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird (original characters) | 2012–2017 | Mirage Studios Lowbar Productions |
First Nicktoon after Nickelodeon's acquisition of the franchise of the same name. |
| Sanjay and Craig | Jim Dirschberger, Jay Howell and Andreas Trolf | 2013–2016 | Forest City Rockers | |
| 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.[17] |
| Welcome to the Wayne[18] | Billy Lopez | 2017–present | Yowza! Animation | Second Nicktoon to be based on a web series of the same name. |
| The Adventures of Kid Danger | Dan Schneider | 2018–present | 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) | 2018–present | Flying Bark Productions (animation) Mirage Studios |
Second Nicktoon after Nickelodeon's acquisition of the franchise of the same name. |
| Upcoming | ||||
| Glitch Techs | Eric Robles and Dan Milano | 2019[19] | ||
| Wonder Park | Robert Gordon, Josh Applebaum and André Nemec (characters) | 2019 | Paramount Animation Ilion Animation Studios |
Fourth Nicktoon to be spun off from a theatrical film.[20] |
| Los Casagrandes | Chris Savino | TBA | Spin-off of The Loud House. | |
| Man of the House[21] | Norman Lear | TBA | Act III Productions | |
| Meet the Voxels[22] | Chris Young | TBA | Nickelodeon Entertainment Lab | |
| Pony[23] | Ant Blades | TBA | Birdbox Studio | |
Nickelodeon (licensed shows)
| Title | Years | Co-production | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Penguins of Madagascar | 2008–2015 | DreamWorks Animation | First Nickelodeon series from DreamWorks Animation. |
| Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness | 2011–2016 | DreamWorks Animation | Second Nickelodeon series from DreamWorks Animation. |
| Monsters vs. Aliens | 2013–2014 | DreamWorks Animation | Third and last Nickelodeon series from DreamWorks Animation. |
| Rabbids Invasion | 2013–2017 | Ubisoft Motion Pictures TeamTO |
Only Nickelodeon series co-produced in France. |
Podcast shows
| Title | Years | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Nickelodeon Animation Podcast | 2016–present | First podcast series on YouTube, iTunes, and SoundCloud. |
| The Loud House: Listen Out Loud | 2017–present | Second podcast series on YouTube. First podcast based on a Nicktoon. |
| Title | Creator | Years | Co-production | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicktoons Film Festival | Nicktoons Network | 2004–2009 | Frederator Studios | |
| Making Fiends | Amy Winfrey | 2008 | DQ Entertainment Cyber Chicken Animation Studios |
First Nicktoon to be based on a web series of the same name. |
| Random! Cartoons | Fred Seibert | 2008–2009 | Frederator Studios |
Noggin/Nick Jr. Network (preschool shows)
| Title | Creator | Years | Reruns | Extended reruns |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | ||||
| Little Bear | Maurice Sendak | 1995–1999 | 1999–2003 | 2003–present |
| Blue's Clues (original series) | Traci Paige Johnson, Todd Kessler, and Angela Santomero | 1996–2004 | 2004–2008 | 2008–present |
| Little Bill | Bill Cosby | 1999–2004 | 2004–2006 | 2006–2014 |
| 2000s | ||||
| Dora the Explorer | Chris Gifford, Valerie Walsh, and Eric Weiner | 2000–2014 | 2014–2016 | 2016–present |
| The Backyardigans | Janice Burgess | 2004–2010 | 2010 | 2010–present |
| Go, Diego, Go! | Chris Gifford and Valerie Walsh | 2005–2011 | 2011–2012 | 2012–present |
| Wonder Pets | Josh Selig | 2006–2009 | 2009 | 2009–present |
| Ni Hao, Kai-Lan | Karen Chau | 2008–2010 | 2010–2012 | 2012–2016 |
| 2010s | ||||
| Team Umizoomi | Soo Kim, Michael T. Smith, and Jennifer Twomey | 2010–2015 | 2015–2017 | 2017–present |
| Bubble Guppies | Johnny Belt and Robert Scull | 2011–2016 | 2016–present | 2019-present |
| PAW Patrol | Keith Chapman | 2013–present | ||
| Wallykazam! | Adam Peltzman | 2014–2015 | 2015–2016 | 2016–present |
| Dora and Friends: Into the City! | Chris Gifford and Valerie Walsh Valdes | 2014–2015 | 2015–2016 | 2016–present |
| Blaze and the Monster Machines | Jeff Borkin and Ellen Martin | 2014–present | ||
| Shimmer and Shine | Farnaz Esnaashari-Charmatz | 2015–present | ||
| Rusty Rivets | Joshua Fisher and Michael O'Hare | 2016–present | ||
| Nella the Princess Knight | Christine Ricci | 2017–present | ||
| Sunny Day | Abbie Longstaff | |||
| Top Wing | Matthew Fernandes | |||
Digital series
| Title | Creator | Years | Co-production | 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. | ||
| The JoJo & BowBow Show Show[24] | 2018 | Released on YouTube. | |||
| Upcoming | |||||
| Pinky Malinky | Chris Garbutt and Rikke Asbjoern | 2018 | World Leaders Entertainment | Originally a Cartoon Network-rejected pilot. Will be released on Netflix.[25] | |
Short pilots
Nickelodeon (greenlit to series)
| Title | Episode | Creator | Year | Co-production | 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 |
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| 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, but for KaBlam! only. | ||
| Arnold | Craig Bartlett | 1994 | Re-tooled as Hey Arnold! for the series. | ||
| The Angry Beavers | "Snowbound / Cuffed Together" | Mitch Schauer | Gunther-Wahl Productions, Inc. | ||
| CatDog | "Fetch" | Peter Hannan | 1995 | Peter Hannan Productions | Eventually screened theatrically during the release of The Rugrats Movie in 1998. |
| 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. | ||
| Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius | "Runaway Rocketboy!" | John A. Davis | O Entertainment DNA Productions |
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| 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 and Gábor Csupó | 2001 | Klasky Csupo | Is the Rugrats' third TV movie, and was re-tooled as All Grown Up! | |
| Avatar: The Last Airbender | Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko | 2004 | |||
| Catscratch | Doug TenNapel | ||||
| Wayside | John Derevlany | ||||
| 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. | |
| 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 | The Nickelodeon version was released as part of their 2012's animated shorts program. | |||
| Bad Seeds | C.H. Greenblatt | 2013 | Re-tooled as Harvey Beaks for the series. | ||
| The Loud House | "Bathroom Break!!" | Chris Savino | Released as part of Nickelodeon's 2013 animated shorts program. |
Nickelodeon (not greenlit to series)
| Title | Creator | Year | Co-production | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thunder Lizards | Joey Ahlbum and Marc Catapano | 1990 | Ahlbum Animation, Inc. | |
| Ed, Edd n Eddy | Danny Antonucci | 1995 | a.k.a. Cartoon | Failed pilot, but successful for Cartoon Network. |
| Pepper Ann | Sue Rose | Fido Dido Studio | Failed pilot, but successful for Disney. | |
| Kid Komet and Galaxy Gal | Bob Camp and Jim Gomez | 1997 | ||
| Hector the Get-Over Cat | John R. Dilworth | 1998 | Stretch Films, Inc. | |
| Sheep in the Big City | Mo Willems | Failed pilot, but successful for Cartoon Network. | ||
| Simply Sisters | Mitch Schauer | 1999 | Gunther-Wahl Productions, Inc. | |
| Stewy the Dog Boy | Dennis Messner | Flying Mallet, Inc. | Aired as part of KaBlam!. Planned for own series, but was cancelled due to being too similar to Teacher's Pet. | |
| Time Squad | Dave Wasson | Failed pilot, but successful for Cartoon Network. | ||
| Terrytoons Presents: Crubside[26] | Atul Rao, Kim Saltarski, and Greg van Riel | |||
| Constant Payne | Micah Wright | 2001 | ||
| Baxter and Bananas | Zac Moncrief | |||
| Skeleton Key | Andi Watson | Slave Labor Graphics Sunbow Entertainment |
[27] | |
| The Proud Family | Bruce W. Smith | Failed pilot, but successful for Disney. | ||
| Psyko Ferret | Atul Rao, Kim Saltarski, and Greg van Riel | Klasky Csupo | ||
| Crash Nebula | Butch Hartman and Steve Marmel | 2004 | Billionfold Inc. Frederator Incorporated |
Aired as a stand-alone episode in The Fairly OddParents. A failed spin-off of the show. |
| 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 and critically acclaimed 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 | ||
| Star and the Forces of Evil | Daron Nefcy | 2011 | Nefcy's Studio, Inc. | Failed pilot, but eventually successful for Disney as Star vs. the Forces of Evil. |
| Super Macho Fighter | Jorge R. Gutierrez | 2012 | Mexopolis | |
| Tallie Peer Counselor | Laura Sreebny | |||
| Sky Rat | Craig Bartlett | 2013 | Snee-Oosh, Inc. | |
| Camp Weedonwantcha | Katie Rice and Adam Wallander | 2017 |
Produced for other Viacom-owned networks
| Title | Creator | Year | Co-production | Network | Status | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sugarless | Erin Ehrlich | 2005 | Klasky Csupo | The N | Failed | |
| Twinkle | Dora Nagy | Nick Jr. |
TV movies and specials
Theatrical films
| Title | Release date | Co-production | Budget | Gross | RT | MC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Rugrats Movie | November 20, 1998 | Klasky Csupo | $24,000,000 | $140,894,675 | 59% | |
| Rugrats in Paris: The Movie | November 17, 2000 | $30,000,000 | $103,291,131 | 75% | 62 | |
| Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius | December 21, 2001 | O Entertainment DNA Productions |
$102,992,536 | 65 | ||
| Hey Arnold!: The Movie | June 28, 2002 | Snee-Oosh, Inc. | $3–4,000,000 | $15,249,308 | 30% | 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 | 41% | 38 | |
| The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie | November 19, 2004 | United Plankton Pictures | $30,000,000 | $140,161,792 | 69% | 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 |
| The SpongeBob Movie: It's a Wonderful Sponge | July 17, 2020 | — | — | — | — | |
| Untitled Rugrats live-action/CGI film | November 13, 2020 | Klasky Csupo | — | — | — | — |
See also
- Cartoon Network Studios, the animation division of Cartoon Network
- Disney Television Animation, the animation division of Disney Channel
- Paramount Animation
- MTV Animation
- Warner Bros. Animation
References
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