The very first Nicktoons - "The Ren & Stimpy Show", "Rugrats" and "Doug" - Nickelodeon's first three creator driven animated series, premiered 24 years ago today in 1991 on Nickelodeon USA!
In 2016, the Nickelodeon Animation Studio will be turning 25 years old, and to celebrate the studios quarter-century, the Nickelodeon Animation Studio has today kicked off a year of aweslime celebrations to lead up to the studios 25th Birthday with the unveiling to two fantastic videos, which you can watch in the super online streaming video clips below!:
Welcome to the Nickelodeon Animation Studio
Based in sunny Burbank, California, the Nickelodeon Animation Studio is home to the world’s greatest artistic talents. Nick has got top-notch artists, storytellers, writers, production teams, voice actors and every other kind of expert in between housed right here in this campus of creativity!
Behind The Scenes | How Nickelodeon Makes Nicktoons | Nickelodeon Animation Studio
Dive into the history, mission, and creative processes of the Nickelodeon Animation Studio to find out how Nicktoons are made and how Nickelodeon brings creators' visions to life! The video also features advice on how to pitch a brand-new show to Nickelodeon, clips from Nickelodeon's 2012 Animated Shorts Program and "You Can't Do That on Television", and interviews with:
Butch Hartman, creator of "Fairly OddParents", "Danny Phantom", and "T.U.F.F. Puppy!"
Craig Bartlett, creator of "Hey Arnold!"
Eric Robles, creator of "Fanboy & Chum Chum"
Rich Magallanes, Senior Vice President, Current Series Animation
Michael DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko, the co-creators of "Avatar: The Last Airbender" and "The Legend of Korra"
Stephen Hillenburg, the creator of "SpongeBob SquarePants"
Mary Harrington, executive producer, Nickelodeon Comedy Shorts Program
Andreas Trolf, James Dirschberger and Jay Howell, the co-creators of "Sanjay and Craig",
Ciro Nieli, executive producer of "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles"
Vince Waller, Creative Director of SpongeBob SquarePants"
Chris Viscardi and Will McRobb, co-executive producers of "Sanjay and Craig"
Emily Tetri, background painter, "The Legend of Korra"
Joanna Lewis and Christine Sanko, staff writers for "T.U.F.F. Puppy!",
Rusty Tracy, Creative Director, Nick Digital,
Claudia Spinelli, Executive Director, Current Series Animation.
Happy 24th Birthday Nickelodeon Animation Studio!
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