The Casagrandes Movie

So, about a year and a half ago, I made a post asking why Nickelodeon never seems to promote their Netflix-exclusive productions like Glitch Techs and The Casagrandes Movie. Although I never got a reply to that thread, in the time since then, I've learned that there is indeed an exclusivity contract, at least for The Loud House Movie and The Casagrandes Movie. Netflix has five-year exclusivity rights to not only those particular movies, but also the characters and settings introduced within them; this is the behind-the-scenes reason why the Louds haven't mentioned their adventure in Scotland in the episodes that came after, and why their recent European Road Trip arc didn't have an episode about them revisiting Loch Loud. (Although this apparently didn't stop Ludosity from adding a Loud Castle stage to Nick All-Star Brawl 2.)

With that in mind, I have to ask, do ALL of Nickelodeon's Netflix-exclusive productions share this same exclusivity contract? I would assume yes, due to my earlier question of Nick not promoting them when they came out (except apparently for Pinky Malinky, which I recall DID get advertised on Nick). But then we have the two Netflix-exclusive SpongeBob SquarePants side-character-centric movies that came out after my previous thread about these things. While Plankton: The Movie has only been acknowledged on Nick through a Kids' Choice Award nomination, Sandy's poorly-received movie got mentioned in an episode of NFL Slimetime last year, and more importantly, Sandy's relatives from that movie dropped by for a special guest appearance in SpongeBob's latest Christmas special. Perhaps, due to SpongeBob's cash-cow status, Sandy and Plankton's movies either don't have the same exclusivity contracts, or at least are allowed to be referenced on Nickelodeon itself even if they can't post their trailers on Nick's own YouTube channel. Perhaps if Sandy's movie starts airing on TV next year, we'll know that for sure. But as for Pinky Malinky, Glitch Techs, the Avatar: The Last Airbender live-action series, and the Rocko's Modern Life, Invader Zim, and Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movies, I'm only guessing that they're sharing the same exclusivity contract as The Loud House and Casagrandes movies, unless someone can tell me otherwise.

Of course, if all of these Netflix exclusives do indeed have five-year exclusivity contracts, then Static Cling and Enter the Florpus really should've gotten DVD releases or at least TV airings by now...

Ronnie Anne's wants to celebrate her "Summer of 12"!

I cannot believe it's been 1 year since this awesome movie came out! Everything about this movie is incredible!

I really like how the family take a trip to Japunda to celebrate the summer. Ronnie Anne seems to dislike this, but little did she know that this will be the best summer of her life.

That's when she ran into Punguari, a 12,000-year-old demigod. And I have to say the duo looks so incredible together.

Punguari wants to be a full-fledged god, but her parents forbid her saying she's not ready. So, they turn her into a mountain to keep her safe and to stop a forbidden someone. So that's when she learns the truth, she regrets everything. And decides to become more caring to her parents.

And the fight with Ucumu is so incredible! I love it to bits!

Nonetheless, this was the best spin-off movie I have ever seen! Thank you Miguel Puga, Michael Rubiner and everyone for doing a great job on this movie!

And shoutout to Paulina Chávez, Cristo Fernández, Kate del Castillo, Carlos Alazraqui and Sean Crisden for voicing Punguari, Sisiki, Chipiri, Don Tacho and Ucumu!

And HAPPY BIRTHDAY RONNIE ANNE SANTIAGO! 🎂🎂🎂

After two years, The Casagrandes have finally returned for more fun!

WARNING: MOVIE SPOILERS

Okay, so it starts off probably in the year 1217 (or 1218), where the Mexicans are celebrating an event called the "New Fire".

We were then introduced to Punguari, a 12,000-year-old demigod who has somehow has a personality of an average 12-year-old.

She wanted to become a full god, but her parents, Sisiki and Chipiri, refused because she not mature enough.

So, she ended up disobeying them, causing chaos at the land and unknowingly released a mysterious creature.

So, Sisiki had no choice but to turn her daughter into a mountain.

That's rough buddy.

Cut to 800 years later (2017 or 2018), this is where the adventure begins!

Because it's a special day for our best girl!

Ronnie Anne was excited to officially start her "Summer of '12" at GL her way. However, the family, especially Maria, decided to take her to Mexico to celebrate Summer, much to Ronnie's dismay.

Welcome to Japunda, Lake Patzcuaro!

Ronnie seems to discover a strange looking crystal, which we will find out later.

Hello again Mama Lupe!

And also, we get to see Paco and his wife again! And their new family.

And after a crash from an extreme skateboard routine, her necklace crack, releasing a gem and unexpectedly release "Shara".

And after she look around in the museum, and found a secret room, Ronnie Anne finally found the mask, but only to found that "Shara" was using her to get it.

After Maria, Rosa and Lupe free Ronnie Anne out, they found an ancient scroll. Turns out Punguari is not the bad guy. The REAL THREAT is Ucumu.

And Punguari finally learns the truth.

Say hello, to the big bad himself! And it's revealed he trap Punguari's parents.

I also love the reconciliation between Ronnie Anne, Punguari and their mothers.

And at the end of this movie, we got this special scene. Just like how they did it in the Loud House movie.

So what do I had to say about this movie?

IT WAS AWESOME!!!

I'm glad we get to see the family again after 2 years of being cancelled, plus cameos in TLH.

Not to mention one of the Changs has return!

And I love the parallel between Ronnie Anne and Punguari. These two have a lot in common. I'm a little upset that not one of the Louds make a cameo in the movie, but it is what it is. Nonetheless, this was an awesome movie! Way better than the Loud House Movie.

I give this movie a solid 10/10!

Thank you Izabella Alvarez, Carlos PenaVega, Carlos Alazraqui, Sumalee Montano, Alexa PenaVega, Jared Kozak, Alex Cazares, Cristina Milizia, Roxana Ortega, Ruben Garfias, Sonia Manzano, Fabio Tassone, Dee Bradley Baker, Angélica Aragón, Sergio Aragonés, Leah Mei Gold, Paulina Chávez, Kate del Castillo, Cristo Fernández, Tony Gama-Lobo, Rebecca May, Lalo Alcaraz, Rosemary Contreras, Marcelo Treviño, Jhoanne Reyes, Miguel Puga, Michael Rubiner, Netflix, Nickelodeon and the fandom for this epic experience! :)

We're All Familia!

Tomorrow is RA's special day!

And Happy Birthday to Lexi DiBenedetto, the portrayer of Lori!

I just checked NickToons' schedule for this week, and I couldn't help but notice that they're apparently dropping The Casagrandes from the schedule again after Thursday, despite this Friday being the release date for The Casagrandes Movie on Netflix. And that's got me thinking of something I feel needs to be asked... why is Nickelodeon not promoting their Netflix-exclusive productions?

Seriously, I have never once seen Nickelodeon run a promo for Glitch Techs or the Rocko's Modern Life, Invader Zim, Loud House, and Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movies, and the YouTube video clips for those movies are on Netflix's own channel rather than any of Nick's. Likewise, Nick's currently not running any advertisements for The Casagrandes Movie or the live-action Avatar: The Last Airbender series.

I think the only Netflix-exclusive Nick show that the channel has actually run any promos for was Pinky Malinky, as I do recall it being advertised by Nick when it came out (and even still has videos of it on Nickelodeon Animation's own YouTube channel). But for everything that's premiered on Netflix since then, the closest thing any of them got to being advertised on the actual Nickelodeon networks was 1) The Loud House getting more airtime than usual the week after its movie premiered, and 2) Avatar's recent reappearance on NickToons. Rocko's Modern Life and Invader Zim unfortunately didn't get such airtime when their movies came out, and as I mentioned above, The Casagrandes is strangely dropping off of NickToons' schedule this week.

Just why is this? Does Nickelodeon not want people to know that these productions exist? Is there some sort of clause in Netflix's contracts that says Nickelodeon can't actually promote these productions on their networks? Or is Paramount forbidding Nickelodeon from promoting a competitor's streaming service? Just what is the reason Nickelodeon's not promoting these Netflix-exclusive productions?