The Free Comic Book Day (FCBD) Retailer Selection Committee has announced the exciting news that they have selected IDW Publishing's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles FCBD Special as one of the Silver Sponsor Titles of Free Comic Book Day 2022! Below is the full solicitation for this year's TMNT FCBD title:
"Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - Free Comic Book Day Special 2022
● Written by Tom Waltz
● Illustrated by Sophie Campbell
● Cover by Sophie Campbell
The Ninja Turtles have broken out of the locked-down neighborhood of Manhattan known as Mutant Town . . . but which Ninja Turtles? As all new mutants terrorize NYC, enemies and allies of the TMNT alike prepare for a confrontation greater than any that has come before . . . the Rat King's diabolical Armageddon Game! The TMNT event of 2022 starts here from Tom Waltz, Sophie Campbell, and Kevin Eastman!
Full Color • 32 pages"
Free Comic Book Day 2022, the industry's most anticipated annual event will take place on Saturday, May 7, at participating comic shops worldwide. In 2022, FCBD will return to its traditional “First Saturday in May” event date.
Comic Book Day 2022 will boast forty-six titles: eleven Gold Sponsor comics and thirty-five Silver Sponsor comics that give fans a great opportunity to discover new titles and genres.
The complete listing of all forty-six FCBD titles, including beloved franchises such as Avatar: The Last Airbender, The Legend of Korra, The Walking Dead, Sonic The Hedgehog, Pokémon, Avengers, and Street Fighter from publishers such as Dynamite Entertainment, BOOM! Studios, ABLAZE, Titan Comics, AfterShock Comics and more, can be found in the January issue of Diamond Comic Distributors' PREVIEWS catalog, on sale at comic book shops on Wednesday, December 29. They can also be viewed online at freecomicbookday.com.
The Free Comic Book Day (FCBD) Retailer Selection Committee has announced the exciting news that they have selected Dark Horse Comics' AVATAR: THE LAST AIRBENDER / THE LEGEND OF KORRA as one of the Silver Sponsor Titles of Free Comic Book Day 2022!
AVATAR: THE LAST AIRBENDER / THE LEGEND OF KORRA will feature stories and material inspired by both of Nickelodeon's beloved animated series, Avatar: The Last Airbender and its follow up The Legend of Korra from cartoonist Meredith McClaren and Kicking Shoes (the art team of Kelly & Nichole Matthews.)
Free Comic Book Day 2022, the industry's most anticipated annual event will take place on Saturday, May 7, at participating comic shops worldwide. In 2022, FCBD will return to its traditional “First Saturday in May” event date.
Comic Book Day 2022 will boast forty-six titles: eleven Gold Sponsor comics and thirty-five Silver Sponsor comics that give fans a great opportunity to discover new titles and genres.
The complete listing of all forty-six FCBD titles, including beloved franchises such as The Walking Dead, Sonic The Hedgehog, Pokémon, Avengers, and Street Fighter from publishers such as Dynamite Entertainment, BOOM! Studios, ABLAZE, Titan Comics, AfterShock Comics and more, can be found in the January issue of Diamond Comic Distributors' PREVIEWS catalog, on sale at comic book shops on Wednesday, December 29. They can also be viewed online at freecomicbookday.com.
Solicitation for “Free Comic Book Day: The Legend of Korra / Avatar: The Last Airbender” coming May 7, 2022:
"Both your favorite avatars return in two all-new stories from Avatar: The Last Airbender and The Legend of Korra! Dive into the fun for Free Comic Book Day, and expect excitement, familiar faces, and a hefty helping of shenanigans!
The 80-page anthology features new stories set in the world of the beloved animated series.
The Legend of Korra, the beloved animated series and follow-up to Avatar: The Last Airbender, kicked off it’s four-season run in April of 2012, and next year marks the show’s 10th anniversary.
Dark Horse Comics is commemorating the occasion with a new anthology of stories set in the world of the series. The Legend of Korra: Patterns in Time featuring stories from writers Kiku Hughes, Delilah S. Dawson, Rachel Silverstein, and series co-creator Michael Dante DiMartino, as well as artists Heather Campbell, Jayd Aït-Kaci, Sam Beck, KaiJu, Alexandria Monik, Victoria Ying, and colorist Killian Ng. Sachin Teng provides the book’s cover artwork.
Here’s how Dark Horse describes The Legend of Korra: Patterns in Time - An Anthology:
"Celebrate new stories from The Legend of Korra!
Your favorite characters from Team Avatar and beyond are here in this collection of stories, from the heartwarming to the hilarious. Join Korra, Asami, Mako, Bolin, Tenzin, and more familiar faces from The Legend of Korra, featured in stories specially crafted by a bevy of talented comics creators! Be sure to add these all-new stories to your Avatar Legends library!"
Like Avatar: The Last Airbender — Team Avatar Tales, this is a mix of new stories and a few previous Free Comic Book Days stories (namely 2016’s "Friends for Life," 2018’s "Lost Pets," and 2021’s "Clearing The Air"). It’s an eighty-page comic though, so most of it is going to be new material.
Patterns in Time is the latest The Legend of Korra release from Dark Horse Comics. In addition to a series of artbooks dedicated to all four seasons of the animated series, the publisher has also released the three-part Turf Wars and Ruins of the Empire series, canonical follow-up graphic novels that pick up threads left at the end of the series. Both of those books are available in deluxe library editions. During the pandemic Dark Horse has also hosted a number of live-readings from the books featuring original Legend of Korra voice-actors Janet Varney, Seychelle Gabriel, and others.
With a cover price of $12.99, the 80-page The Legend of Korra: Patterns in Time anthology is set to arrive in stores on April 12th, 2022.
Nickelodeon UK Network Ratings for week of Monday 13th - Sunday 19th December 2021.
Ratings were bit of a mixed bag this week compared to the previous week (Dec. 6-12), with only Nick Jr. and Nick Jr. Too reporting increases in viewership.
Nickelodeon Total:
1. SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS (TUE 26:18) - 36,100
2. ICARLY (SUN 12:00) - 30,900
3. THE THUNDERMANS (SUN 11:31) - 28,700
4. SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS (TUE 26:04) - 24,600
5. ICARLY (WED 19:00) - 24,500
6. DANGER FORCE (FRI 16:31) - 24,400
7. SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS (TUE 25:49) - 23,500
8. THE THUNDERMANS (SAT 08:00) - 23,100
9. IT'S PONY (SAT 07:41) - 23,100
10. HORRID HENRY (SAT 07:29) - 23,100
11. HORRID HENRY (SAT 07:14) - 23,100
12. ICARLY (WED 18:00) - 22,300
13. DANGER FORCE (FRI 16:00) - 21,900
14. SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS (TUE 26:32) - 21,100
15. OVERLORD AND THE UNDERWOODS (WED 20:00) - 20,900
NickToons Total:
1. SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS (FRI 15:30) - 43,900
2. THE SMURFS (WED 07:45) - 41,200
3. THE SMURFS (WED 07:30) - 41,200
4. THE SMURFS (THU 07:44) - 41,100
5. SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS (FRI 07:59) - 38,800
6. SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS (TUE 08:00) - 35,900
7. MIDDLEMOST POST (TUE 07:29) - 35,900
8. THE SMURFS (THU 07:29) - 33,600
9. THE SMURFS (FRI 16:00) - 33,300
10. SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS (FRI 18:45) - 32,400
11. HORRID HENRY (SUN 22:30) - 27,700
12. SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS (WED 08:00) - 25,500
13. SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS (TUE 15:29) - 25,400
14. SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS (THU 07:59) - 24,700
15. THE LOUD HOUSE (TUE 27:59) - 23,800
Nick Jr. Total:
1. PEPPA PIG (WED 06:44) - 150,900
2. PEPPA PIG (SAT 17:00) - 128,199
3. PEPPA PIG (THU 23:00) - 112,100
4. PEPPA PIG (SAT 19:59) - 109,000
5. PEPPA PIG (SAT 17:05) - 102,800
6. PEPPA PIG (SAT 19:45) - 100,000
7. PEPPA PIG (FRI 20:14) - 98,900
8. PEPPA PIG (SUN 24:49) - 97,900
9. PEPPA PIG (WED 06:49) - 94,100
10. PEPPA PIG (FRI 20:29) - 93,300
11. PEPPA PIG (FRI 06:29) - 92,900
12. PEPPA PIG (SAT 19:50) - 90,700
13. PEPPA PIG (THU 23:05) - 87,000
14. PEPPA PIG (THU 06:44) - 86,100
15. PEPPA PIG (THU 22:00) - 85,300
Nick Jr. Too:
1. PEPPA PIG (SAT 09:54) - 122,600
2. PAW PATROL (THU 13:59) - 119,800
3. PEPPA PIG (MON 09:39) - 119,600
4. PEPPA PIG (MON 10:09) - 114,100
5. PEPPA PIG (SAT 09:14) - 112,700
6. PEPPA PIG (SAT 09:24) - 107,600
7. PEPPA PIG (FRI 09:59) - 106,500
8. PAW PATROL (MON 12:14) - 101,100
9. PAW PATROL (MON 11:59) - 95,600
10. PAW PATROL (MON 11:00) - 95,600
11. PAW PATROL (MON 11:15) - 95,600
12. PAW PATROL (MON 11:30) - 95,600
13. PAW PATROL (MON 11:44) - 95,600
14. PEPPA PIG (SAT 09:09) - 90,500
15. PAW PATROL (MON 14:14) - 88,300
Note: Nick Jr. Too is listed as Nick Jr 2 on BARB.
Nickelodeon Network:
1. PEPPA PIG (WED 06:44) - Nick Jr Total - 150,900
2. PEPPA PIG (SAT 17:00) - Nick Jr Total - 128,199
3. PEPPA PIG (SAT 09:54) - Nick Jr 2 - 122,600
4. PAW PATROL (THU 13:59) - Nick Jr 2 - 119,800
5. PEPPA PIG (MON 09:39) - Nick Jr 2 - 119,600
6. PEPPA PIG (MON 10:09) - Nick Jr 2 - 114,100
7. PEPPA PIG (SAT 09:14) - Nick Jr 2 - 112,700
8. PEPPA PIG (THU 23:00) - Nick Jr Total - 112,100
9. PEPPA PIG (SAT 19:59) - Nick Jr Total - 109,000
10. PEPPA PIG (SAT 09:24) - Nick Jr 2 - 107,600
11. PEPPA PIG (FRI 09:59) - Nick Jr 2 - 106,500
12. PEPPA PIG (SAT 17:05) - Nick Jr Total - 102,800
13. PAW PATROL (MON 12:14) - Nick Jr 2 - 101,100
14. PEPPA PIG (SAT 19:45) - Nick Jr Total - 100,000
15. PEPPA PIG (FRI 20:14) - Nick Jr Total - 98,900
Ratings data provided by BARB.
Programmes of less than 5 minutes duration are excluded from these reports.
Linear TV viewing only; Data for viewing programming on PC/laptops, Tablets and Smartphones is currently unavailable.
Nickelodeon Pressured Stephen Hillenburg For A NEW SpongeBob Voice | Vailskibum94
When SpongeBob SquarePants was being pitched by Stephen Hillenburg, Nickelodeon made a few requests for the show. One of them surrounded SpongeBob himself, who was preferred to have a celebrity actor taking on the role. Stephen Hillenburg ended up fighting for Tom Kenny, who he had worked with on Rocko's Modern Life, instead!
Since "Help Wanted", Hillenburg's vision of SpongeBob had remained the same. Throughout development for the show, he heard the voices in his head and casted the characters based entirely on that. Whether it be SpongeBob, Patrick, Squidward, Mr. Krabs, Sandy or Plankton, each character had a distinct voice. Hillenburg did whatever he could to keep his vision alive.
SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS Panel – LA Comic Con 2021 - Fandom Spotlite
SpongeBob SquarePants voice actors Tom Kenny and Rodger Bumpass gave a panel at LA Comic Con 2021 to discuss this show that appeals to children and adults, their experiences and their careers.
Tom Kenny is SpongeBob SquarePants in the show and movie, but is also known for Star Trek: Lower Decks, Kid Cosmic, Rick and Morty, CatDog, American Dad, DuckTales, Where’s Waldo? and more.
Rodger Bumpass plays Squidward Tentacles in SpongeBob SquarePants, and is also known for Teen Titans Go, Doc McStuffins, ChalkZone, Invader ZIM, The Kids from Room 402 and many more.
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Watch Motu Patlu in "Motu Patlu in the Toy World" before TV on Voot Kids only! | Voot Kids India
Catch Motu Patlu as they battle the evil Toy Man, to save the world from being turned into toys, in their latest movie "Motu Patlu in the Toy World", releasing on 30th December 2021, 24 hours before the film premieres on TV, only on Voot Kids!
Washington State faces off against Miami at 12PM ET from El Paso, TX on Saturday, Dec. 31. Stream it live on Paramount+ Premium. Try it FREE at ParamountPlus.com!
Don't miss Washington State squaring off against Miami from El Paso, Texas in the 88th Annual Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl.
This is a rematch of the 2015 Sun Bowl and Miami will be looking for revenge. The Cougars came out on top of the Hurricanes, 20-14.
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NICKELODEON GETS INTO THE HOLLY JOLLY “NICKMAS” SPIRIT WITH SEASONAL PROGRAMMING BEGINNING FRIDAY, NOV. 20
Holiday-Themed Lineup Includes Brand-New Live-Action TV Movie, A Loud House Christmas and All-New Festive Premieres of Hit Series, Blue’s Clues & You!, PAW Patrol, Rugrats, Danger Force, That Girl Lay Lay and More
HOLLYWOOD, Calif.–Nov. 11, 2021– Nickelodeon is getting into the holly jolly “Nickmas” spirit with a holiday-themed lineup of premieres and specials across its hit animation, live-action and preschool series beginning Friday, Nov. 20. Viewers will be treated to a festive lineup featuring: A Loud House Christmas, the brand-new original live-action holiday movie based on the Emmy Award-winning animated series The Loud House, and all-new episodes of the net’s hit series, including Blue’s Clues and You!, PAW Patrol, Rugrats, Danger Force, That Girl Lay Lay.
In A Loud House Christmas, premiering Friday, Nov. 26, at 7 p.m. (ET/PT), Lincoln Loud (Wolfgang Schaeffer) gears up for the ultimate Christmas until he finds out that most of his sisters have plans to be elsewhere for the big day. Determined to remind his family that they all need to be together, Lincoln and his best friend Clyde McBride (Jahzir Bruno) embark on a mission to preserve the family’s holiday traditions. A Loud House Christmas will also see additional characters from the animated The Loud House series come to life as they join Lincoln, Clyde, and the Loud family in the town of Royal Woods for the holidays.
The “Nickmas” slate of holiday-themed programming will also feature fan-favorite titles and original holiday movies from Nickelodeon’s library of holiday classics, which includes the iconic perennial Rugrats, “A Rugrats Chanukah,” SpongeBob SquarePants “It’s A SpongeBob Christmas!” and PAW Patrol “Pups Save Christmas,” and Nickelodeon original holiday movies A Fairly Odd Christmas, Merry Christmas Drake & Josh, Santa Hunters, and Tiny Christmas. A collection of “Nickmas” episodes and movies are also available to stream on Paramount+ and Download-To-Own services, as well as Nick.com and the Nickelodeon App, which also features short-form content.
Below is the rundown of Nickelodeon’s “Nickmas” premieres, airing (ET/PT) on Nickelodeon, unless otherwise noted. Times and dates are subject to change.
Danger Force – “Krampapalooza” – Saturday, Nov. 20, at 8pm
Danger Force sees an opportunity to make money fast by hosting Swellview's hottest music festival, but they catch a case of the Kramps when Krampus threatens to ruin their plans.
Side Hustle – “A Mouth Noise Christmas” – Saturday, Nov. 20, at 8:30pm
Tasked with getting Mouth Nosie back together by the new town billionaire, the kids must put on an epic holiday concert. When a sensitive hearing group bans all music in town, the kids will have to find a way to save Christmas and their concert.
Blue’s Clues and You! – “A Blue’s Clues Festival of Lights” – Friday, Nov. 26, at 11am
A special, surprise guest comes to Periwinkle’s house to celebrate Chanukah, the very festive, festival of lights. Josh and Blue play Blue’s Clues to figure out who the surprise guest is, and celebrate the holiday by spinning dreidels, frying latkes and singing an original Chanukah song.
A Loud House Christmas – Friday, Nov. 26, at 7pm
This feature-length live-action TV movie follows Lincoln Loud (Wolfgang Schaeffer) as he gears up for the ultimate Christmas, until he finds out that most of his sisters have plans to be elsewhere for the big day. Determined to remind his family that they all need to be together, Lincoln and his best friend Clyde McBride (Jahzir Bruno) embark on a mission to preserve the family’s holiday traditions.
The family tries to make Dylan’s first Christmas away from home special, but goes overboard trying to recreate his favorite traditions. Meanwhile, the kids panic when they realize they don’t have gifts for their parents.
That Girl Lay Lay – “Fa-La-La-La-La-La-La-Lay-Lay” – Thursday, Dec. 2, at 7:30pm
It’s Lay Lay’s first Christmas and she is joining in on the Alexander family traditions. Things go terribly wrong when the family volunteers at a gift drive and Lay Lay accidentally gives away Bryce’s beloved guitar.
The Adventures of Paddington – “Paddington Gets Locked Out on Christmas Day/Paddington Feels the Music” – Friday, Dec. 3, at 8:30pm (Nick Jr. channel)
The Browns get locked out of the house on Christmas Day and try to get back inside in time for dinner. Then, when Ms. Potts gets injured, Paddington must lead the Windsor Gardens Parade and Simi helps him find the beat.
Santa Claus visits the children of Kamp Koral who aren’t quite sure what to make of the jolly giant.
Middlemost Post – “Parker Saves Christmas” – Friday, Dec. 3, at 7:30pm
When Santa gets injured during a stop on Mt. Middlemost, Parker, Angus, and Russell help finish his deliveries.
PAW Patrol – “Pups Save the Treasure Cruise/Pups Save Rocket Ryder” – Friday, Dec. 3, at 12pm
Mayor Humdinger tricks people to sail icy waters in search of an Antarctic treasure, but they all need rescuing when they get stranded on shore. Then, the pups need to rescue Ryder and Alex when they get out of control on a rocket-powered ATV.
Tooned In - "Bennett v Jolienne v Karina" - Friday, Dec. 3, at 8:30pm
A special festive episode of Nickelodeon's ultimate cartoon quiz, in which host Jerry Trainor and A.I. supercomputer Nicky (voiced by Rama Vallury) put three kid contestants to the ultimate trivia test to prove their Nicktoons knowledge, all for a chance to win up to $1,000 and be declared the episode’s big winner!
There are SNOW many great things to do on a snowy day, but Blue’s surprise may be the best! Josh and Blue play a wintry game of Blue’s Clues to figure out what her surprise is. Along the way, they make shapes in the snow with their friends and sing a snow day song with Mo Snow.
Special Guest: Leslie Odom Jr. as “Mo Snow”
Bubble Guppies – “Christmas is Coming!” – Tuesday, Dec. 7, at 12pm
On a quest to attend King Grouper’s Christmas party and deliver a promised tree, Lady Oona and Lord Goby must face the ravages of winter and a mysterious Freezy Dragon, who seems intent on keeping them from the festivities.
Special Guest: David Cross as “Freezy Dragon”
Peppa Pig – “Christmas with Kylie Kangaroo / Winter Games / London / George’s Wooly Hat / Doctor Hamster's Big Present” – Wednesday, Dec. 8, at 12pm
Peppa and her family spend Christmas in Australia. Then, Madame Gazelle takes the whole class to London for the day. George has a new hat, and Peppa and her family take Goldie the Fish to Doctor Hamster for her check-up.
Nickelodeon delivers a gift-winning competition in Nickelodeon’s Treasure Truck, a holiday competition special hosted by WWE Superstar Xavier Woods. The hour-long special features four families as they compete in slime-filled challenges for the chance to win amazing gifts found inside the Nickelodeon Treasure Truck.
Chucks tries to help Baby Shark and his friends win the annual Snowball Bonanza against Carnivore Cove’s neighboring town. Then, Baby Shark goes undercover to figure out the perfect gift for Mommy Shark.
It's Pony – Annie's Voice/Business as Usual - Thursday, Dec. 9, at 9pm (Nicktoons)
Annie loses her voice rehearsing for Winter Fest, and Pony offers to speak for her so she can get it back. / Annie and Pony lose Dog, so Pony needs to take his place and fool Mrs. Okaba until Annie can get him back.
Blaze and AJ help a truck named Snowbie get home in time for the Great Snowball Fight. (Formally titled “Snowbie the Snow Truck”)
SpongeBob SquarePants – “SpongeBob’s Road to Christmas” – Friday, Dec. 10, at 7pm
SpongeBob and his pals journey to the North Pole to give Santa a present.
Rugrats – “Traditions” – Friday, Dec. 10, at 7:30 pm
When Tommy’s first Chanukah falls on Christmas Eve, the Pickles family has to juggle their family traditions to make sure each feels important, while also celebrating Las Posadas with Betty and her family.
This episode will premiere on Paramount+ on Thursday, Dec. 2.
The Casagrandes – “Throwing Pains” – Friday, Dec. 10, at 8pm
During a snow day, Ronnie Anne and her skater pals must battle for the gym space by playing dodgeball.
Hang out with Wolfgang Schaeffer and Jahzir Bruno from A Loud House Christmas, as they watch their hit Nickelodeon holiday movie and unwrap a sleigh's worth of holiday Loud House missions! Plus, its A Loud House Christmas holiday party, followed by a special gift: the brand new The Loud House! episode "How the Best Was Won"! It all starts Saturday, December 11 at 7:00 p.m. ET/PT, only on Nickelodeon!
JoJo & Gran Gran - “Autumn: It's Time for Christmas” - Monday, Dec. 13, at 8:00 p.m. (Nick Jr.)
It's Christmas, and Gran Gran needs a new tree. JoJo and Gran Gran visit the Christmas tree farm and search for the perfect one, not too tall and not too short.
JoJo & Gran Gran - “Autumn: It's Time to Ice Skate” - Tuesday, Dec. 14, at 8:00 p.m. (Nick Jr.)
JoJo and Gran Gran go ice skating. Whilst Gran Gran is a little nervous JoJo is a natural. With Jared's help Gran Gran soon gets the hang of it.
Join Television host Nate Burleson and Nickelodeon star Dylan Gilmer as the end zones become the “slime zones” and watch weekly NFL highlights like you’ve never seen them before. This episode will also be available on Paramount+ the next day.
JoJo & Gran Gran - “Winter: It's Time to Build a Snowman” - Tuesday, Dec. 16, at 8:00 p.m. on Nick Jr.
It's a snowy day and Jojo and Gran Gran go to the park to build a snow panda. (#137)
While the Rangers fight to get Santa's magic sketchbook back from the villains, Javi and Solon are caught in a trap. (season one finale; last new episode to air on Nickelodeon)
Join Television host Nate Burleson and Nickelodeon star Dylan Gilmer as the end zones become the “slime zones” and watch weekly NFL highlights like you’ve never seen them before. This episode will also be available on Paramount+ the next day.
Bubble Guppies – “The Holiday Pirates!” – Friday, Dec. 31, at 10am
Fans can head to the Nick and Nick Jr. apps, and NickJr.com to view holiday-themed episodes and short-form content. Noggin, Nickelodeon’s interactive learning service for preschoolers, will continue to spread cheer this season with a holiday hub featuring over 50 pieces of festive long and short-form content, including: holiday-themed shorts; full-length episodes of hit series PAW Patrol, Bubble Guppies, Peppa Pig and more; games; play-along videos; and e-books.
Below are Nickelodeon USA's currently announced December 2021 premiere highlights for Nick, Nicktoons, Nick Jr., Nick at Nite, TeenNick and Paramount+:
Latest Update: 1/2/22 (Check back regularly for the latest updates!)
First, we fought for Hugh Neutron over Jimmy. Now, we demand pop sensation Chip Skylark.
Continuing in the trend of unexpected Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl fighter requests, the fanbase is at it again. This time, players are calling on developer Ludosity to add popstar Chip Skylark as a DLC fighter, representing The Fairly OddParents. You know, instead of the actual protagonist, Timmy Turner.
The in-universe pop star with shiny teeth fends off other popular requests, such as Timmy's dad, the Crimson Chin, Doug Dimmadome, owner of the Dimmsdale Dimmadome, Vicky, Mr. Crocker, Dinkleberg, Cosmo, Wanda, and Jorgen Von Strangle. It remains to be seen if developers listen to the cries of fans, but to be honest, in this post-Garfield world anything is possible.
Unfortunately, there is a big hurdle in the way that is stopping Ludosity from adding any characters from Fairly OddParents: It all boils down to rights and Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl being made for a global audience. Although Fairly OddParents is produced by Nickelodeon for the network, the network only has the rights to the series for the U.S. To add characters Fairly OddParents characters to the game, Ludosity would have to pay Nelvana, who holds the rights to the series outside the U.S.
"'Crimson Chin should get in after Timmy' 'Mr. Turner should get in after Timmy' Nah bro, this guy right here", says Popular_Fruitsnack over on the Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl subreddit, sharing a picture of Chip.
Many in the replies agree, but there's no shortage of other Fairly OddParents fighter requests. Others ask for fellow star Britney Britney, but of course, there's many behind Doug Dimmadome taking the character slot.
This is very similar to the drive to get Hugh Neutron - father of Jimmy Neutron - into the game rather than his son, which actually started before the game had even launched due to its inclusion of Nigel Thornberry from The Wild Thornberrys. In fact, the campaign became so passionate that it caught the attention of Hugh's voice actor Mark DeCarlo, who backed the move and said he would be happy to provide voice lines. This managed to maintain some momentum, as a post-launch poll had Hugh as the fifth most-requested fighter, albeit finally overshadowed by Jimmy, who stole first place.
If any of these left-field requests are being considered, we're likely to find out sooner rather than later. Nick Brawl hasn't been great at keeping its update plans under wraps, with dataminers finding proof of Garfield's involvement weeks before the official confirmation. Even before launch, Aang and Korra's confirmation was spoiled by the official artwork, which blatantly depicted their silhouettes.
Following the addition of Garfield, it has been confirmed that there's one more free DLC fighter that will be added to the game, with paid-for fighters becoming available soon after.
Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl launched October 5, 2021. It is available on PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch, and PC.
