Line #16 Creator/NickRewind


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2	[[caption-width-right:300:The '80s, '90s, and '00s are Series/AllThat.]]
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4	->''[[{{Tagline}} Meet the new]] [[Series/AreYouAfraidOfTheDark Midnight Society.]]''
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6	[[NostalgiaFilter Nostalgia can be a powerful thing.]] For almost as long as online social networking has been a thing, online petitions have been thrown up in order to convince {{Creator/Nickelodeon}} — considered by many a [[PeripheryDemographic fan]] to have been in an AudienceAlienatingEra [[NetworkDecay for some time]] — to resurrect its old shows in reruns.
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8	As you could tell by this page, it worked in a way no one expected.
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10	Nick dusted off the [[Creator/{{Snick}} Big Orange Couch]], gave Creator/KenanThompson (a [[Series/AllThat seasoned]] [[Series/KenanAndKel veteran]] of the network now grown-up and a cast member of ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'') a seat on it, and launched the [[UsefulNotes/BlockProgramming block]] under the name of The '90s Are Series/AllThat, airing on Creator/TeenNick after the primetime hours. Essentially, this block was to [=TeenNick=] what [[Creator/NickAtNite Nick @ Nite]] is for the flagship Nickelodeon channel, only if they showed classic Nick series.
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12	In 2015, the block was rebranded as The Splat, with a new longer running time and more variety in its programs. Two years later, the block changed its name again to [=NickSplat=] in order to strengthen the connection to Nickelodeon. In 2019, the entire block rebranded, again, to [=NickRewind=], focusing on not just '90s shows but shows from the '80s and 2000s.
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14	Originally a small block during Creator/TeenNick, the block had a separate entity from [=TeenNick=], as promos and any mention of [=TeenNick=] weren't included during its runtime.
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16	[=NickRewind=] had a very active online presence, as it encouraged viewers to log in to their Facebook and Twitter pages, note and embrace [[FountainOfMemes the resulting memes]] ([[Series/ClarissaExplainsItAll #ThingsClarissaDidntExplain]], [[Series/KenanAndKel #WheresKel]], [[WesternAnimation/RockosModernLife #NowiGetRocko]], etc.), and frequent pollings on favorite shows and related topics. In 2018, [=NickSplat=] was given a channel on Creator/{{VRV}} that housed a rotating lineup of shows.
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18	After nearly 11 years on the air, [=NickRewind=] quietly aired its final broadcast on January 31, 2022. The next day, [=TeenNick=] began airing shows at late night without the [=NickRewind=] branding. The [=NickRewind=] brand and its programming still lives on through Paramount Global's streaming app Creator/ParamountPlus, and their social media accounts are still active for the time being. A '90s Nick-oriented Creator/PlutoTV channel, called "90's Kids", would also be introduced in fall 2023.
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20	Not to be confused with Nickelodeon Rewind, which was a brand Nickelodeon used during the TurnOfTheMillennium for their '90s classic shows released on DVD and on-demand, and even as a short-lived programming block on the main Nickelodeon channel.
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22	!!The many shows that have aired on the block include the following:
23	* ''WesternAnimation/AaahhRealMonsters''
24	* ''Series/TheAdventuresOfPeteAndPete''
25	* ''WesternAnimation/TheAdventuresOfJimmyNeutronBoyGenius''
26	* ''WesternAnimation/AllGrownUp''
27	* ''Series/AllThat''
28	* ''Series/TheAmandaShow''
29	* ''WesternAnimation/TheAngryBeavers''
30	* ''Series/AreYouAfraidOfTheDark''
31	* ''WesternAnimation/AsToldByGinger''
32	* ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender''
33	* ''WesternAnimation/BackAtTheBarnyard''
34	* ''WesternAnimation/CatDog''
35	* ''WesternAnimation/ChalkZone''
36	* ''Series/ClarissaExplainsItAll''
37	* ''WesternAnimation/DannyPhantom''
38	* ''Series/{{Double Dare\|1986}}''
39	* ''WesternAnimation/{{Doug}}''
40	* ''Series/DrakeAndJosh''
41	* ''WesternAnimation/ElTigreTheAdventuresOfMannyRivera''
42	* ''Series/FigureItOut''
43	* ''[[Series/NickelodeonGuts GUTS]]''
44	* ''WesternAnimation/HeyArnold''
45	* ''Series/HeyDude''
46	* ''WesternAnimation/KaBlam''
47	* ''Series/KenanAndKel''
48	* ''Series/LegendsOfTheHiddenTemple''
49	* ''WesternAnimation/TheMightyB''
50	* ''Series/MyBrotherAndMe''
51	* ''WesternAnimation/MyLifeAsATeenageRobot''
52	* ''Series/TheMysteryFilesOfShelbyWoo''
53	* ''WesternAnimation/OhYeahCartoons''
54	* ''WesternAnimation/TheRenAndStimpyShow''
55	* ''WesternAnimation/RocketPower''
56	* ''WesternAnimation/RockosModernLife''
57	* ''Series/{{Roundhouse}}''
58	* ''WesternAnimation/{{Rugrats}}''
59	* ''Series/SaluteYourShorts''
60	* ''Series/TheSecretWorldOfAlexMack''
61	* ''Series/SpaceCases''
62	* ''Series/StickStickly''
63	* ''WesternAnimation/TheWildThornberrys''
64	* ''Series/{{Weinerville}}''
65	* ''Series/YouCantDoThatOnTelevision''
66	* ''Series/Zoey101''
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68	As Nickelodeon held the airing rights to ''Franchise/PowerRangers'' at the time, the block showed reruns of ''Series/MightyMorphinPowerRangers'' as part of the "Mighty Morphin' Weekend" event celebrating the show's 20th anniversary, making it the first show on the block not considered '90s Nick, as it aired on Creator/FoxKids at the time.
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70	!! This block contains examples of:
71	* TheNineties: Before the [=NickRewind=] rebrand, the show reran classic '90s shows and Nicktoons.
72	* AdaptationalVillainy: Done on purpose with the Splat's fake Halloween horror trailers. They turn [[WesternAnimation/{{Rugrats}} Chuckie]] into a troubled EnfantTerrible, [[WesternAnimation/HeyArnold Helga]] into a {{Yandere}}, [[Series/HeyDude Mr. Ernst]] into a psycho with an implicit SplitPersonality and WesternAnimation/{{Doug}} into a [[ImAHumanitarian cannibalistic]] SerialKiller.
73	* AlcoholInducedIdiocy: Face begins drunkenly trumpeting and [[MakesJustAsMuchSenseInContext injuring himself]] during the "Party Like It's the '90s" New Year's special after drinking a comically large amount of celebratory champagne.[[note]]To put it in perspective, the average TV show has around eighty people working on it at any given time. One champagne bottle per five guests is a healthy ratio, so Face could have drunk as many as ''sixteen'' bottles in one sitting.[[/note]]
74	* AprilFoolsDay:
75	** Creator/TeenNick totally trolled their audience in 2013 when the so-called "never-before seen episode of ''WesternAnimation/RockosModernLife''" turned out to be a still picture of mayonnaise (which would make sense if you've seen "Wacky Delly").
76	** They did a sort of "Spot the Difference" thing for 2017--the difference being random {{Jump Scare}}s from other shows being inserted into episodes with no rhyme or reason. One example being that [[Creator/NickJr Face]], already a source of AccidentalNightmareFuel for many 90s kids, would show up on the screen at random.[[invoked]]
77	* AscendedMeme: Plenty:
78	** During the week of the 2014 [[UsefulNotes/KidsChoiceAward Kids' Choice Awards]], [=TeenNick=] held thier own little awards show. One of the nominees for "Scene That Freaked Me Out The Most" was the infamous "Not Tommy" scene. It sadly didn't win. And no, [[WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants Volcano Sauce Drop]] did not make the list.
79	** During the week of 2013's Memorial Day, [=TeenNick=] held a "Meme-orial Day Weekend", where viewers sent in 9gag-styled caption memes, which would show up during bumpers.
80	** On Halloween of 2011, [=TeenNick=] aired the infamous ''Film/CryBabyLane'' movie, which had not ever reran. This is most likely taking advantage of an infamous creepypasta of the movie posted earlier that year.
81	** The bumpers largely resemble {{YouTube Poop}}s.
82	* BreadEggsBreadedEggs: Stick Stickly describing the game face of a contestant on ''[[Series/NickelodeonGUTS Global GUTS]]'':
83	-->'''Stick Stickly''': Mmm, ooh! Looks like he's constipated, or about to have a baby. Or maybe he's about to have a baby that's constipated.
84	* CallBack:
85	** When Stick Stickly was still used, viewers could write to him on Twitter with "[=#POBox963=]". P.O. Box 963 is part of the address used in the "Write to Stick" section of "Nick in the Afternoon".
86	** During the 2012 New Year's Celebration, Nick's New Years song was sung after 2012 hit, which hasn't seen the light of day in years (mind you, this is the first time in years Nickelodeon held a New Year's Celebration event).
87	* TheCameo: Stick's brother Woodknot and Nick Jr. host Face appear during Stick's New Year's Eve 2011 special.
88	* ContentWarnings: "The following block may not be suitable for people who did not grow up on '90s Nick."
89	* {{Deconstruction}}: The Halloween fake horror trailer [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p0xLz4IbCus "Fatal Overreaction"]] could be seen as one for [[WesternAnimation/HeyArnold Helga's obsession with Arnold]] and [[SanitySlippage the toll it takes on her mental health]].
90	* DepravedKidsShowHost: Face gave off this vibe during the block's early days. He has a habit of telling very mature jokes, some of which are very inappropriate for his original target audience. The 2011 New Year's Eve bumpers make this even more egregious, where he ''gets visibly and audibly drunk on camera'', much to Stick Stickly's dismay.
91	--->'''Stick:''' Hey, does anyone know where all that champagne I had for the crew is? I had it right here...
92	--->''[AnswerCut to Face drunkenly trumpeting]''
93	--->'''Stick:''' ...That might've... [[LampshadeHanging answered my question]]-
94	--->''[Stick is interrupted by Face trumpeting and breaking something offscreen]''
95	* IAmNotWeasel: One bumper about ''The Wild Thornberrys'' lampshades this; one of the voice actors refers to Darwin (a chimpanzee) as a monkey, and it's immediately followed by a clip of Darwin saying "I resent that!"
96	* JumpScare: Done for laughs during The Splat's 2017 AprilFools event, wherein a JumpScare was randomly inserted into each show they aired.
97	* LampshadeHanging: One of the bumpers says "You know you're a 90s kid if you know that [[Series/ClarissaExplainsItAll Clarissa never explained why Sam doesn't use the front door]]".
98	* MerchandiseDriven: Sort of; the block probably sparked more demand for Creator/ShoutFactory's [=DVDs=]. Noted by the company's website, when they had a sale on the same day the block rebranded as The Splat.
99	* NostalgiaFilter: Of the [[TheNineties '90s]], and after rebranding to [=NickRewind=], the [[TurnOfTheMillennium 2000s]].
100	* PeripheryDemographic: Invoked. The block is explicitly geared towards the shows' original target ''cohort'', now about 10-20 years older than the originally planned demographic. Face and Stick Stickly have upped their jokes to levels deemed inappropriate for the original targets.
101	** From 2015 to 2019, the beginning of the block had a warning stating the block is intended for "Mature audiences"
102	** Since 2015, the block also airs a lot more mature commercials than Nickelodeon and [=TeenNick=].
103	* RatingsStunt: And it worked--at launch, ratings were [[https://www.vulture.com/2011/07/nicks_new_90s_nostalgia_block.html reportedly]] 850% higher than [=TeenNick=]'s usual programming.
104	* ThemeTuneRap: "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JdB8t6szSP0 The '90s Are All That Anthem]]".
105	* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: InUniverse, "The Splat" era of this block has a few bumpers that poke fun at parts of the shows they air that make it very apparent they were written in the 90s.

Context Creator / NickRewind