Nickelodeon USA Launches "Short Toons"

Nickelodeon USA has unveiled a brand-new area on their official website called "Short Toons", which is bringing visitors free non-stop videos of the latest and funniest cartoons!

"Short Toons" are hilarious cartoons that you can ONLY find on Nickelodeon. From feuding siblings to silly classmates and everything in between, Nickelodeon is showing visitors the funniest animated shorts you can find online today. Get ready to laugh your pants off!

As part of "Short Toons", Nickelodeon will be showcasing the best animated shorts handpicked from the networks world renowned Animated Shorts Program, as well as original digital shorts.

To celebrate the launch of "Short Toons", nick.com/short-toons currently features five animated shorts:

"Hole" follows a group of friends who have found the coolest hang out spot...under the ground! Created by Sam Spina, "Hole" was selected from Nickelodeon's Animated Shorts Program.

There's adventure and lava-surfing abound in the Nick Digital short "BroDuel" as hyper-competitive athletic brothers Dennis and Tad take their sibling rivalry to new heights, leaving a wake of destruction at their new office job. "BroDuel" is produced by CloudKid.

In "Monster Pack", viewers learn that sometimes the Monster Pack is filled with cute things... "Monster Pack", a finalist in Nickelodeon's 2014 Animated Shorts Program, is created by Pedro Eboli & Graham Peterson (Brazil) and is animated by Birdo Studio.

"Bug Salad" follows Scott, a worm who tries to be a good influence on his bug buddy Winston in the garden neighborhood... even when Winston makes some dangerous choices. "Bug Salad" is created by Carl Faruolo and was developed for the 2013 Nickelodeon Animated Comedy Shorts Program.

And in "Bear Wrestler", the revamp of Patty and Bobo's bear-wrestling act is kililng...until they try the "Flaming Ham and Cheese"! "Bear Wrestler" is created by Deanna Rooney, and produced by Six Point Harness ("Wow! Wow! Wubbzy!", "El Tigre"). "Bear Wrestler" was selected from Nickelodeon's Animated Shorts Program.

Check nick.com/short-toons often to see new video clips, new characters and new laughs!

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Nickelodeon USA To Premiere "Bella and the Bulldogs" On Saturday 17th January 2015

Nickelodeon USA has announced the very exciting news in the networks latest "Bella and the Bulldogs" teaser trailer that Nick USA will start to premiere and show Nickelodeon's brand-new original comedy series "Bella and the Bulldogs" on Saturday 17th January 2015 at 8:00pm ET/PT!

Nick's all-new sitcom "Bella and the Bulldogs" follows a perky head cheerleader named Bella (Brec Bassinger, "The Haunted Hathaways") whose life in Texas takes an unexpected twist when she becomes the new quarterback for her school team, the Bullfrogs. Bella is joined by "The Troy" (Coy Stewart, "Are We There Yet?"), the Bullfrogs' dethroned quarterback along with his pint-sized sidekick, Newt (Buddy Handleson, "Wendell & Vinnie"). Rounding out the cast are Lilimar Hernandez as Sophie, Bella's cheerleader best friend: Jackie Radinsky as true southern cowboy, Sawyer; Haley Tju as Pepper; Paul Lacovara as a Referee; Rio Mangini ("See Dad Run") as Ace McFumbles; Evan Roe ("Sam & Cat") as Blake; and Sully Zack as Player #2. The series is written by Gabriel Garza and Jonathan Butler ("The Haunted Hathaways", "Fanboy & Chum Chum"), who were discovered through Nickelodeon's Writing Program. Jeff Bushell will serve as Executive Producer. Nickelodeon has picked up the series for 12 episodes.

Go behind-the-scenes and take a tour of the "Bella and the Bulldogs" studio set on Nickelodeon USA's brand-new "Bella and the Bulldogs" photo gallery at nick.com/bella!

Sources: ToonZone forum members kanc and J21697.

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