Line #2 Creator/Nicktoons


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7	[[caption-width-right:350: [[{{Tagline}} Not just cartoons... ''Nicktoons!'']]]]
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10	->''"We stand here today, poised at the dawn of a new episode in Nicktoons history. The commencement of a new, 24-hour Nicktoons Network! There are new battles to be won, new animation to be drawn. We will climb the highest mountain, and cross the widest sea. We are the Nicktoons! And as sure as I am absorbent, yellow, and porous, we will be victorious! We are committed to take on all competition, and if you think you can rattle us with your rehashed cartoons of yesteryear, I say to you...BRING IT ON!"''
11	-->-- '''[=SpongeBob=]''', [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6fWBhPvZZPc Nicktoons TV launch promo]]
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13	Nicktoons is Creator/{{Nickelodeon}}'s official term for their original animated programs (but that is not the subject of this page, for more on that, see [[Franchise/{{Nicktoons}} here]]).
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15	Nicktoons (previously known as Nicktoons Network and Nicktoons TV) is also a sister network of Nickelodeon launched in 2002 (as part of MTV Networks' expansion into digital cable). Serving as Nickelodeon's 95% animation channel, it was mainly meant to compete with Creator/CartoonNetwork and Creator/ToonDisney and started as a vault channel for Nickelodeon's huge animation library. In addition to running the animation that was first-run on Nick at the time, it also served as a home for the animated shows that they didn't air anymore, like ''WesternAnimation/TheRenAndStimpyShow'', ''WesternAnimation/RockosModernLife'', ''{{WesternAnimation/Doug}}'', and ''WesternAnimation/AaahhRealMonsters''. They also aired various foreign cartoons not seen on Nickelodeon, such as ''[[WesternAnimation/WatchMyChops Corneil and Bernie]]''.
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17	In 2006, Nicktoons premiered their first original show: ''WesternAnimation/KappaMikey''. It was followed by other co-productions in the later part of the 2000 decade, such as ''WesternAnimation/SkyLand'', ''Literature/EdgarAndEllen'', ''WesternAnimation/RickySprocketShowbizBoy'', ''{{WesternAnimation/Wayside}}'', and ''WesternAnimation/ThreeDelivery''. A rarity for a Nicktoons original, ''WesternAnimation/MakingFiends'' was made entirely in-house.
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19	At around 2009, [[NetworkDecay fewer and fewer original Nicktoons were shown]] in favor of more action-oriented animated programs, presumably to compete with boy-focused Creator/DisneyXD and Cartoon Network. Two live-action programs, ''Series/TheTroop'' (with a few animated special effects) and ''Series/BigTimeRush'' (totally live-action) also aired on Nicktoons. '''All''' of the aforementioned [[TheNineties 90's]] toons were either playing in the graveyard slots or scrapped (even ''[=SpongeBob=]'' only aired during watershed hours, except for early Saturday mornings), and they were investing in strictly superhero adaptations of Franchise/MarvelUniverse characters. Those went away with Creator/{{Disney}}'s purchase of Creator/MarvelComics.
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21	2010 brought ''Anime/DragonBallZKai'', Nicktoons' first {{anime}} and Nickelodeon's return to showing anime; ''WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2003'', the ''Franchise/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles'' franchise's first showing on a Nickelodeon network since Nickelodeon acquired the license; and reruns of ''Franchise/PowerRangers'', after Saban reclaimed the franchise from Disney. In September 2011, the last few non-''[=SpongeBob=]'' 90's Nicktoons left on the network [[note]]''WesternAnimation/{{Rugrats}}'' (not counting the occasional airings of the various holiday specials of the show), ''WesternAnimation/CatDog'', ''WesternAnimation/TheRenAndStimpyShow'' and ''WesternAnimation/RockosModernLife'', the latter would start airing on Creator/NickRewind (then called The 90's Are All That) the same day [[/note]] were dropped from the schedule for good, but they would all find new life on [[Creator/NickRewind The 90's Are All That]], Creator/TeenNick's late night nostalgia block.
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23	Today, Nicktoons seems to exist as a rerun farm for Nick's lower-tier animated and live action series, along with plenty of ''[=SpongeBob=]'' marathons[[note]] a marathon between 9pm and/or 12am to 6am airs almost every night[[/note]], just like the main network. It's also used as a backstop to burn off the rights to international series that the main network had no serious plans to give them a chance[[note]]for instance, the short run of ''WesternAnimation/OggyAndTheCockroaches'', solely done because the company's distributor wouldn't license a series only popular in Eurasia without an American run; ''WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug'' suffered the same fate; both shows have since fled to Creator/{{Netflix}}[[/note]]. There also used to be a block of "sports" programming known as [=NickSports=], which aired sports-related cartoons and league {{Infomercial}}s from the NFL and NASCAR for kids. Over the past two decades, several cancelled cartoons originally produced by Nickelodeon Animation Studio for broadcast on the main network [[ScrewedByTheNetwork have burned off their remaining episodes]] on Nicktoons.
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25	If you're looking for the franchise of original Nickelodeon animated series, [[Franchise/{{Nicktoons}} see here]]. If you are looking for Nicktoons games, try ''VideoGame/NicktoonsUnite'' and ''VideoGame/NicktoonsMLB''.
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27	!!Nicktons original programming/co-productions and exclusive acquisitions:
28	[[index]]
29	* ''Series/AlienDawn'' (live-action)
30	* ''Anime/DigimonFusion''
31	* ''[[{{Anime/DragonBallZKai}} Dragon Ball Z Kai]]''
32	* ''WesternAnimation/KappaMikey''
33	* ''VideoGame/LBXLittleBattlersExperience''
34	* ''WesternAnimation/MakingFiends''
35	* ''UsefulNotes/NicktoonsFilmFestival'' (annual animation festival aired from 2004 to 2009)
36	* ''WesternAnimation/RandomCartoons''
37	* ''WesternAnimation/ShurikenSchool''
38	* ''WesternAnimation/{{Skyland}}''
39	* ''WesternAnimation/SpeedRacerTheNextGeneration''
40	* ''WesternAnimation/ThreeDelivery''
41	* ''WesternAnimation/WolverineAndTheXMen2009''
42	* ''WesternAnimation/{{Zevo 3}}''
43	[[/index]]
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45	!!Programs on or previously on Nicktoons include:
46	* ''WesternAnimation/AaahhRealMonsters''
47	* ''WesternAnimation/ALVINNNAndTheChipmunks''
48	* ''WesternAnimation/AllGrownUp''
49	* ''WesternAnimation/{{Animaniacs}}''
50	** ''WesternAnimation/PinkyAndTheBrain''
51	* ''Franchise/AvatarTheLastAirbender''
52	** ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender''
53	** ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra''
54	* ''WesternAnimation/BackAtTheBarnyard''
55	* ''Series/BigTimeRush'' (live-action)
56	* ''WesternAnimation/ButtUglyMartians''
57	* ''WesternAnimation/CatDog''
58	* ''WesternAnimation/{{Catscratch}}''
59	* ''WesternAnimation/ChalkZone''
60	* ''WesternAnimation/TheCharlieBrownAndSnoopyShow''
61	* ''WesternAnimation/DannyPhantom''
62	* ''Anime/DigimonAdventure''
63	** ''Anime/DigimonAdventure02''
64	* ''WesternAnimation/{{Doug}}''
65	* ''Literature/EdgarAndEllen''
66	* ''WesternAnimation/ElTigreTheAdventuresOfMannyRivera''
67	* ''WesternAnimation/FanboyAndChumChum''
68	* ''WesternAnimation/FantasticFourWorldsGreatestHeroes''
69	* ''WesternAnimation/GlennMartinDDS''
70	* ''WesternAnimation/HarveyBeaks''
71	* ''Toys/HeroFactory''
72	* ''WesternAnimation/HuntikSecretsAndSeekers''
73	* ''WesternAnimation/InvaderZim''
74	* ''WesternAnimation/IronManArmoredAdventures''
75	* ''WesternAnimation/KaBlam''
76	** ''WesternAnimation/ActionLeagueNOW''
77	* ''ComicBook/KaputAndZosky''
78	* ''WesternAnimation/KungFuPandaLegendsOfAwesomeness''
79	* ''WesternAnimation/MartinMystery''
80	* ''WesternAnimation/MonstersVsAliens2013''
81	* ''Series/MrMeaty''
82	* ''WesternAnimation/MyLifeAsATeenageRobot''
83	* ''WesternAnimation/OhYeahCartoons''
84	** The ''WesternAnimation/AdventureTime'' [[Recap/AdventureTimePilot pilot]]
85	** ''WesternAnimation/FlavioTheGoat''
86	* ''WesternAnimation/RainbowButterflyUnicornKitty''
87	* ''WesternAnimation/RickySprocketShowbizBoy''
88	* ''WesternAnimation/RiseOfTheTeenageMutantNinjaTurtles''
89	* ''WesternAnimation/RocketPower''
90	* ''WesternAnimation/RockosModernLife''
91	* ''WesternAnimation/{{Rugrats}}''
92	* ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants''
93	* ''WesternAnimation/TakAndThePowerOfJuju''
94	* ''WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles1987''
95	* ''WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2003''
96	* ''WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2012''
97	* ''WesternAnimation/TheAdventuresOfJimmyNeutronBoyGenius''
98	** ''WesternAnimation/PlanetSheen''
99	* ''WesternAnimation/TheFairlyOddParents''
100	* ''WesternAnimation/TheMightyB''
101	* ''WesternAnimation/ThePenguinsOfMadagascar''
102	* ''WesternAnimation/TheRenAndStimpyShow''
103	* ''WesternAnimation/TheSecretShow''
104	* ''Series/TheTroop'' (live-action)
105	* ''WesternAnimation/TheWildThornberrys''
106	* ''Series/ThumbWrestlingFederation''
107	* ''WesternAnimation/TinyToonAdventures''
108	* ''WesternAnimation/VoltronForce''
109	* ''WesternAnimation/WatchMyChops'' (as ''Corneil & Bernie'')
110	* ''WesternAnimation/{{Wayside}}''
111	* ''WesternAnimation/WelcomeToTheWayne''
112	* ''WesternAnimation/WildGrinders''
113	* ''WesternAnimation/WinxClub'' (2011)
114	* ''WesternAnimation/YakkityYak''
115	* ''Anime/YuGiOh''
116	** ''Anime/YuGiOhZexal''
117	** ''Anime/YuGiOhArcV''
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120	!! Tropes associated with the network
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122	* AdoredByTheNetwork: As of late, The Nicktoons channel heavily reruns ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'', ''WesternAnimation/TheLoudHouse'', and ''WesternAnimation/ALVINNNAndTheChipmunks''. ''WesternAnimation/TheFairlyOddParents'' also used to apply here.
123	* ScrewedByTheNetwork: Many low-rated Creator/{{Nickelodeon}} shows or just shows the network doesn't wanna air for whatever reason are often moved to and burned off on this channel.

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