Nickelodeon Animation Studio

Nickelodeon Animation Studio
General information
Type	Subsidiary
Industry	Animation
Founded	February 26, 1990 (as Games Productions, Inc.) March 4, 1998 (as Nickelodeon Animation Studios)
Headquarters	Studio City, Los Angeles, California (1990-1998) Burbank, California (1998-present) New York City, New York (1999-present)
Founder(s)	Vanessa Coffey Mary Harrington
Products	Television Movies
Parent	Paramount Global
Website	https://nickanimation.com

Nickelodeon Animation Studio artwork from 2013, showing a sample of then-current Nicktoons.

Artwork featuring almost all of Nickelodeon Animation Studio's shows throughout the years (with the exceptions of Nickelodeon shows like Action League Now!, Making Fiends, Middle School Moguls, The Penguins of Madagascar, Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness, and Monsters vs. Aliens (the latter three are co-produced by DreamWorks Animation) and some Nick Jr. shows like Little Bill, Wonder Pets!, Dora and Friends: Into the City!, and Butterbean's Café.

Nickelodeon Animation Studio (also known as Nickelodeon Animation) is the main animation production arm of the American children's cable network Nickelodeon. The studio has two locations: one in Burbank, California, and another in New York City. Originally founded as Games Productions on February 26, 1990, it is best known for producing several animated television series for Nickelodeon and its sister channels, such as SpongeBob SquarePants, Dora the Explorer and Avatar: The Last Airbender. From 1998 to 2009, it was known as Nickelodeon Animation Studios, before its name was revised to its current singular wording.

List of Nickelodeon Animation Studio productions

Television series

Show	Creator(s) / Developer(s)	Years	Co-production with	Network	Notes
1990s
Doug	Jim Jinkins	1991-1994	Jumbo Pictures Ellipse Programmé	Nickelodeon	Seasons 1–4 only; Disney acquired the series in 1996 and produced three more seasons, which aired on ABC.
Rugrats	Arlene Klasky, Gábor Csupó and Paul Germain	1991-2004	Klasky Csupo
The Ren & Stimpy Show	John Kricfalusi	1991-1996	Spumco	Nickelodeon (1991–1995) MTV (1996)	Oversaw the production of seasons 1–2, directly produced seasons 3–5 and credited as Games Animation Inc.
Rocko's Modern Life	Joe Murray	1993-1996	Joe Murray Productions	Nickelodeon	Credited as Games Animation Inc.
Aaahh!!! Real Monsters	Gábor Csupó and Peter Gaffney	1994-1997	Klasky Csupo
Hey Arnold!	Craig Bartlett	1996-2004	Snee-Oosh Inc.		Credited as Games Animation Inc. for season 1.
The Angry Beavers	Mitch Schauer	1997-2001	Gunther-Wahl Productions Inc.
CatDog	Peter Hannan	1998-2005	Peter Hannan Productions	Nickelodeon (1998–2001) Nicktoons (2004–2005)
The Wild Thornberrys	Arlene Klasky, Gábor Csupó, Steve Pepoon, David Silverman, and Stephen Sustarsic	1998-2004	Klasky Csupo	Nickelodeon
SpongeBob SquarePants	Stephen Hillenburg (d): Derek Drymon, Tim Hill, and Nick Jennings	1999-present	United Plankton Pictures Inc.
Rocket Power	Arlene Klasky and Gábor Csupó	1999-2004	Klasky Csupo
2000s
As Told By Ginger	Emily Kapnek	2000-2006	Klasky Csupo	Nickelodeon (2000–04) Nicktoons (2004–06)
The Fairly OddParents	Butch Hartman	2001-2017	Frederator Studios Billionfold Inc. (seasons 6-10)	Nickelodeon (2001–16) Nicktoons (2017)
Invader Zim	Jhonen Vasquez	2001-2006		Nickelodeon (2001–02) Nicktoons (2006)
Action League Now!	Robert Mittenthal, Will McRobb, and Albie Hecht	2001-2002	Flying Mallet, inc. Chuckimation	Nickelodeon	Spin-off of KaBlam!
ChalkZone	Bill Burnett and Larry Huber	2002-2008	Frederator Incorporated
The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron, Boy Genius	John A. Davis	2002-2006	O Entertainment DNA Productions		Follow-up to the 2001 film Jimmy Neutron, Boy Genius.
All Grown Up!	Arlene Klasky, Gábor Csupó and Paul Germain	2003-2008	Klasky Csupo		Spin-off of Rugrats.
My Life as a Teenage Robot	Rob Renzetti	2003-2009	Frederator Incorporated	Nickelodeon (2003–05) Nicktoons (2008–09)
Danny Phantom	Butch Hartman	2004-2007	Billionfold Inc.	Nickelodeon
Avatar: The Last Airbender	Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko	2005-2008
Catscratch	Doug TenNapel	2005-2007
The X's	Carlos Ramos	2005-2006
El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera	Sandra Equihua and Jorge R. Gutiérrez	2007-2008	Mexopolis	Nickelodeon (2007–08) NickToons (2008)
Tak and the Power of Juju	Avalanche Entertainment (original video game series) (d): Jed Spingarn, Nick Jennings, and Mitch Watson	2007-2009	THQ	Nickelodeon	Based on the video game series of the same name.
Back at the Barnyard	Steve Oedekerk	2007-2012	Omation Animation Studios	Nickelodeon (2007–10) NickToons (2011-12)	Follow-up to the 2006 film Barnyard.
The Mighty B!	Amy Poehler, Cynthia True, and Erik Wiese	2008-2011	Paper Kite Productions Polka Dot Pictures	Nickelodeon (2008–10) Nicktoons (2010–11)
Making Fiends	Amy Winfrey	2008		Nicktoons	Based on a web series of the same name.
The Penguins of Madagascar	Tom McGrath and Eric Darnell (original characters) (d): Mark McCorkle and Bob Schooley	2008-2015	DreamWorks Animation	Nickelodeon (2008–12) NickToons (2013–15)	First co-production with DreamWorks Animation.
Fanboy & Chum Chum	Eric Robles	2009-2014	Frederator Studios	Nickelodeon (2009–12) Nicktoons (2014)
2010s
Planet Sheen	Keith Alcorn and Steve Oedekerk	2010-2013	O Entertainment Omation Animation Studio	Nickelodeon (2010–11) NickToons (2012–13)	Spin-off of The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron, Boy Genius.
T.U.F.F. Puppy	Butch Hartman	2010-2015	Billionfold Inc.	Nickelodeon (2010–13) NickToons (2013–15)
Winx Club	Iginio Straffi	2011-2016	Rainbow S.p.A. (co-owned by Viacom)	Nickelodeon (2011–14) Nick Jr. Channel (2014–16)	Seasons 5–7 and four specials were co-produced in-house at Nick Animation.
Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness	Ethan Reiff and Cyrus Voris (original characters) (d): Peter Hastings	2011-2016	DreamWorks Animation	Nickelodeon (2011–14) NickToons (2016)	Second co-production with DreamWorks Animation.
The Legend of Korra	Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko	2012-2014	Ginormous Madman Productions	Nickelodeon (2012–14) Nick.com (2014)	Sequel to Avatar: The Last Airbender.
Robot and Monster	Dave Pressler, Joshua Sternin, and J.R. Ventimilia	2012-2015	Smasho! Productions Lowbar Productions	Nickelodeon (2012) NickToons (2013–15)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles	Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird (original characters) (d): Ciro Nieli, Joshua Sternin, and J.R. Ventimilia	2012-2017	Lowbar Productions	Nickelodeon (2012–17) NickToons (2017)	Reboot of the original 1987 animated series.
Monsters vs. Aliens	Conrad Vernon and Rob Letterman (original characters) (d): Mark McCorkle, Bob Schooley and Bret Haaland	2013-2014	DreamWorks Animation	Nickelodeon	Third and final Nicktoon co-produced with DreamWorks Animation.
Sanjay and Craig	Jim Dirschberger, Jay Howell, and Andreas Trolf	2013-2016	Forest City Rockers
Breadwinners	Steve Borst and Gary "Doodles" DiRaffaele	2014-2016	Titmouse, Inc.	Nickelodeon (2014–15) NickToons (2016)
Harvey Beaks	C.H. Greenblatt	2015-2017		Nickelodeon (2015–16) NickToons (2017)
Pig Goat Banana Cricket	Dave Cooper and Johnny Ryan	2015-2018		Nickelodeon (2015–16) NickToons (2016–18)
The Loud House	Chris Savino	2016-present		Nickelodeon
Bunsen Is a Beast	Butch Hartman	2017-2018	Billionfold Inc.	Nickelodeon (2017) NickToons (2017–18)
Welcome to the Wayne	Billy Lopez	2017-2019	Yowza! Animation	Nickelodeon (2017) NickToons (2018–19)	Second Nicktoon based on a web series.
The Adventures of Kid Danger	Dan Schneider	2018	Powerhouse Animation Schneider's Bakery	Nickelodeon	Animated spin-off of Henry Danger.
Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles	Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird (original characters) (d): Andy Suriano and Ant Ward	2018-2020		Nickelodeon (2018–19) NickToons (2019–20)	Second reboot of the original 1987 animated series.
Pinky Malinky	Chris Garbutt and Rikke Asbjoern	2019		Netflix	Originated as a Cartoon Network-rejected pilot. Originally planned to air on Nickelodeon, it was later released on Netflix.
Middle School Moguls	Gina Heitkamp and Jenae Heitkamp	2019	Gengirl Media, Inc.	Nickelodeon	Miniseries.
The Casagrandes	Chris Savino and Miguel Puga (original characters) (d): Michael Rubiner	2019–2022			Spin-off of The Loud House.
2020s
It's Pony	Ant Blades	2020-2022	Blue-Zoo Animation Studio	Nickelodeon (2020) NickToons (2021–present)
Glitch Techs	Eric Robles and Dan Milano	2020	Flying Bark Productions Studio 100 Top Draw Animation	Netflix	Originally planned to air on Nickelodeon, it was later released on Netflix.
Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years	Stephen Hillenburg (original characters) (d): Vincent Waller, Marc Ceccarelli, Doug Lawrence, Kaz, Luke Brookshier and Andrew Goodman	2021-present	United Plankton Pictures Inc.	Paramount+	Spin-off of SpongeBob SquarePants. Released on Paramount+ and later on Nickelodeon.
Rugrats (2021)	Arlene Klasky, Gábor Csupó and Paul Germain (original characters)		Klasky Csupo		Reboot of the original 1991 animated series. Released on Paramount+ and later on Nickelodeon.
The Patrick Star Show	Stephen Hillenburg (original characters) (d): Claudia Spinelli		United Plankton Pictures Inc.	Nickelodeon	Second spin-off of SpongeBob SquarePants.
Middlemost Post	John Trabbic III	2021-2022
Star Trek: Prodigy	Gene Roddenberry (original series) Dan Hageman and Kevin Hageman	2021–24	Secret Hideout Roddenberry Entertainment Brothers Hageman Productions CBS Eye Animation Productions CBS Studios	Paramount+ (2021–22) Nickelodeon (2021–22) Netflix (2024)	Based on the Star Trek franchise. Released on Paramount+ and later on Nickelodeon for season 1.
Big Nate	Lincoln Peirce (original characters) (d): Mitch Watson	2022-present	John Cohen Productions	Paramount+ Nickelodeon	Based on the comic book franchise of the same name. Released on Paramount+ and later on Nickelodeon.
Monster High	Garrett Sander (toyline) (d): Shea Fontana		Mattel Television	Nickelodeon	Based on the toyline of the same name.
Transformers: Earthspark	Hasbro (toyline) (d): Ant Ward, Ciro Nieli and Nicole Dubuc		Entertainment One	Paramount+ Nickelodeon	Based on the toyline of the same name.
Rock, Paper, Scissors	Kyle Stegina and Josh Lehrman	2024-present		Nickelodeon
Upcoming
The Fairly OddParents: A New Wish	Butch Hartman and Fred Seibert (original characters) (d): Daniel Abramovici, Ashleigh Crystal Hairston, Lindsay Katai, and Dave Stone	2024	Billionfold Inc.	Nickelodeon	Sequel to The Fairly OddParents.
Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles	Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird (original characters) (d): Christopher Yost and Alan Wan		Point Grey Pictures	Paramount+	Follow-up to the film Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem.
Max & the Midknights	Lincoln Pierce (original characters)	TBA		Nickelodeon	Based on the children's book series of the same name.

Anthology series

Title	Creator	Years	Co-production(s)	Network	Notes
KaBlam!	Robert Mittenthal, Will McRobb, and Chris Viscardi	1996-2000	Flying Mallet Inc. (season 4)	Nickelodeon
Oh Yeah! Cartoons	Fred Seibert	1998-2001	Frederator Incorporated
Nicktoons Film Festival		2004–09		NickToons
Random! Cartoons		2008–09

Nick Jr. Shows

Show	Creator(s) / Developer(s)	Co-production with	Years	Network	Notes
1990s
Blue's Clues	Traci Paige Johnson, Todd Kessler, and Angela Santomero	Out of the Blue Enterprises (uncredited) Nick Jr. Productions	1996-2006	Nickelodeon	Produced by Nick Digital
Little Bill	Bill Cosby and Varnette P. Honeywood (original books and illustrations) (d): Fracaswell Hyman	Smiley, Inc. (uncredited)	1999-2004		Produced by Nick Digital
2000s
Dora the Explorer	Chris Gifford, Valerie Walsh Valdes, and Eric Weiner	Nick Jr. Productions	2000-2019	Nickelodeon	Co-produced with the New York studio
Oswald	Dan Yaccarino (d): Lisa Eve Hubman and Dan Yaccarino	HIT Entertainment Nick Jr. Productions	2001–03
The Backyardigans	Janice Burgess	Nelvana Nick Jr. Productions	2004-2013	Nickelodeon (2004-11) Nick Jr. Channel (2011-2013)
Go, Diego, Go!	Chris Gifford and Valerie Walsh Valdes		2005-2011	Nickelodeon	Spin-off of Dora the Explorer. Co-produced with the New York studio
Wonder Pets!	Josh Selig	Little Airplane Productions Nick Jr. Productions	2006-2016	Nickelodeon (2006-11) Nick Jr. Channel (2011-2016)
Ni Hao, Kai-Lan	Karen Chau (d): Mary Harrington, Karen Chau, Judy Rothman, and Sascha Paladino	Harringtoons Productions	2007-2011	Nickelodeon (2008-10) Nick Jr. Channel (2011)
2010s
Team Umizoomi	Soo Kim, Michael T. Smith, and Jennifer Twomey	Curious Pictures	2010-2015	Nickelodeon
Bubble Guppies	Johnny Belt and Robert Scull	Wild Brain Productions (season 1) Nelvana (season 2-4) Jam Filled Toronto (season 5-present)	2011-2016, 2019-present		Co-produced with the New York studio
Wallykazam!	Adam Peltzman		2014-2017	Nickelodeon (2014-16) Nick Jr. Channel (2016-17)	Produced by the New York studio
Dora and Friends: Into the City!	Chris Gifford and Valerie Walsh Valdes		2014-2017	Nickelodeon (2014-16) Nick Jr. Channel (2016-17)	Second spin-off and sequel to Dora the Explorer. Produced by the New York studio
Blaze and the Monster Machines	Jeff Borkin and Ellen Martin	Nerd Corps Entertainment (season 1) DHX Media (seasons 2–5) WildBrain Studios (season 5–present)	2014-present	Nickelodeon	Animated spin-off of The Fresh Beat Band.
Fresh Beat Band of Spies	Nadine Van der Velde and Scott Kraft	Nelvana 6point2	2015–16	Nickelodeon (2015) Nick Jr. Channel (2015-16)	Animated spin-off of The Fresh Beat Band.
Shimmer and Shine	Farnaz Esnaashari-Charmatz	Guru Studio Xentrix Studio	2015-2020	Nickelodeon (2015-18) Nick Jr. Channel (2018-20)
Nella the Princess Knight	Christine Ricci	Brown Bag Films	2017-2021	Nickelodeon (2017) Nick Jr. Channel (2018-19) Paramount+ (2021)
Sunny Day	Abie Longstaff	Silvergate Media Pipeline Studios	2017-2020	Nickelodeon (2017-18) Nick Jr. Channel (2018-19) Amazon Prime Video (2020)
Butterbean's Café	Jonny Belt and Robert Scull	Brown Bag Films	2018–2020	Nickelodeon (2018-19) Nick Jr. Channel (2019-20)	Co-produced with the New York studio
Blue's Clues & You	Traci Paige Johnson, Todd Kessler, and Angela Santomero (d): Traci Paige Johnson and Angela Santomero	9 Story Media Group Brown Bag Films	2019-present	Nickelodeon	Reboot of Blue's Clues.
2020s
Santiago of the Seas	Niki Lopez, Leslie Valdes, and Valerie Walsh Valdes	Walsh Valdés Productions (season 1)	2020–present	Nickelodeon
Baby Shark's Big Show!	Pinkfong (d): Whitney Ralls, Gary "Doodles" DiRaffaele, and Tommy Sica	SmartStudy Pinkfong
Face's Music Party	Nickelodeon	Jonas & Co.	2022-present
The Tiny Chef Show	Rachel Larsen, Adam Reid, and Ozlem Akturk	Imagine Kids+Family Tiny Chef Productions
Bossy Bear	David Horvath and Sun-Min Kim	Imagine Kids+Family Renegade Animation	2023-present
Upcoming
Dora	Chris Gifford, Valerie Walsh Valdes, and Eric Weiner (original characters)		2024	Paramount+	Reboot of Dora the Explorer
HexVets and Magic Pets	Sam Davies (original characters) (d): Nicole Dubuc	Boom! Studios		Nickelodeon	Based on the book franchise of the same name.
Super Duper Bunny League	Jamie Smart (original characters)				Based on the comic book series of the same name.

Other Paramount networks

Show	Creator(s) / Developer(s)	Network	Co-production with	Years	Notes
Play with Me Sesame	Joan Ganz Cooney and Lloyd Morrisett (original characters) (d): Jocelyn Hassenfeld and Karen Kuflik	Noggin	Sesame Workshop	2002–07	As shown in the end credits, Nick Digital created the animated graphics for this series. Nickelodeon lost the rights to this show in 2007.
Gary the Rat	Spike TV	Mark and Robb Cullen	2003	Grammnet Productions Cheyenne Enterprises	Produced by Nick Digital
Ren & Stimpy "Adult Party Cartoon"		John Kricfalusi		Spümcø	Adult spin-off of The Ren & Stimpy Show
Stripperella		Stan Lee	2003–04	The Firm	Nick Digital is credited for the CGI animation.
This Just In!		Steve Marmel Kevin Kay	2004		Produced by Nick Digital
Fatherhood	Nick at Nite	Bill Cosby and Charles Kipps	2004–05	Smiley, Inc.

Digital short series

Show	Creator(s) / Developer(s)	Co-production with	Years	Notes
Nick Jr. Just for Me Stories		2001		Released on television and nickjr.com. Produced by Nick Digital.
Welcome to the Wayne	Billy Lopez	Yowza! Animation	2014	Released on Nick.com.
Bug Salad	Carl Faruolo		2018	Released on YouTube.
Mr. Sheep & Sleepy Bear	Alan Foreman
Space Kid and Cat	Greg Nix and David Kantarowicz
MooseBox	Mike Scott		2019
Kinderwood	Otto Tang	Titmouse, Inc.	2020	Released on Noggin.

Short Pilots

See also: Nickelodeon Animated Shorts Program

Nickelodeon (greenlit to series)

Title	Episode	Creator(s) / Developer(s)	Year	Co-production(s)	Notes
Rugrats	"Tommy Pickles and the Great White Thing"	Arlene Klasky, Gábor Csupó and Paul Germain	1990	Klasky Csupo
Ren & Stimpy	"Big House Blues"	John Kricfalusi		Carbunkle Cartoons Spümcø
Doug	"Doug Can't Dance"	Jim Jinkins		Jumbo Pictures
Rocko's Modern Life	"Trash-O-Madness"	Joe Murray	1992	Joe Murray Studios Company
Aaahh!!! Real Monsters	"Monsters, Get Real"	Gábor Csupó and Peter Gaffney	1993	Klasky Csupo
Psyched for Snuppa	N/A	Michael Pearlstein		Stretch Films, Inc. Jumbo Pictures	Pilot for the KaBlam! segment Sniz & Fondue.
Arnold		Craig Bartlett	1994		Later screened theatrically during the release of Harriet the Spy in 1996. Greenlit as Hey Arnold!.
The Angry Beavers	"Snowbound"	Mitch Schauer		Gunther-Wahl Productions, Inc.
CatDog	"Dog Gone"	Peter Hannan	1995	Peter Hannan Productions
SpongeBob SquarePants	"Help Wanted"	Stephen Hillenburg	1997	United Plankton Pictures
ChalkZone	N/A	Bill Burnett and Larry Huber	1998	Frederator Incorporated	Aired as part of Oh Yeah! Cartoons and later incorporated as a flashback in the series' first episode, "Rudy's First Adventure".
The Wild Thornberrys		Arlene Klasky, Gábor Csupó, Steve Pepoon, David Silverman, and Stephen Sustarsic		Klasky Csupo
The Fairly OddParents!		Butch Hartman		Frederator Incorporated	Aired as part of Oh Yeah! Cartoons.
Jimmy Neutron, Boy Genius	"Runaway Rocketboy!"	John A. Davis		O Entertainment DNA Productions	Greenlit as The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron, Boy Genius, with this pilot being adapted into the movie.
As Told by Ginger	"The Party"	Emily Kapnek		Klasky Csupo
Rocket Beach	N/A	Arlene Klasky and Gábor Csupó		Klasky Csupo	Greenlit as Rocket Power.
My Neighbor Was a Teenage Robot		Rob Renzetti	1999	Frederator Incorporated	Aired as part of Oh Yeah! Cartoons. Greenlit as My Life as a Teenage Robot, with the pilot being remade as the first episode, "It Came From Next Door".
Invader Zim		Jhonen Vasquez		Wumberlog Productions
All Growed Up		Arlene Klasky, Gábor Csupó and Paul Germain	2001	Klasky Csupo	Greenlit as All Grown Up!.
Danny Phantom		Butch Hartman	2003	Billionfold Inc.
Avatar: The Last Airbender		Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko	2004
Catscratch		Doug TenNapel
El Tigre	"A Fistful of Nickels"	Sandra Equihua and Jorge R. Gutiérrez	2005
The X's	N/A	Carlos Ramos
Super Scout		Cynthia True and Amy Poehler	2006	Frederator Incorporated Polka Dot Pictures Paper Kite Productions	Aired as part of Nicktoons Film Festival. Greenlit as The Mighty B!.
Umizumiz		Soo Kim, Michael T. Smith and Jennifer Twomey			Greenlit as Team Umizoomi.
Fanboy		Eric Robles	2008	Frederator Incorporated	Aired as part of Random! Cartoons. Greenlit as Fanboy & Chum Chum.
T.U.F.F. Puppy		Butch Hartman		Billionfold Inc.
Planet Sheen		Keith Alcorn and Steve Oedekerk	2010	Omation Animation Studio
Pig Goat Banana Mantis!		Dave Cooper and Johnny Ryan	2012	Nick Cross Animation	Greenlit as Pig Goat Banana Cricket.
Breadwinners		Steve Borst and Gary Doodles			Released as part of Nickelodeon's 2012 animated shorts program.
Bad Seeds		C.H. Greenblatt	2013		Released as part of Nickelodeon's 2013 animated shorts program. Greenlit as Harvey Beaks.
The Loud House		Chris Savino			Released as part of Nickelodeon's 2013 animated shorts program. Was later posted on Nick's YouTube channel as "Bathroom Break!"
Monster Pack		Graham Peterson and Pedro Eboli	2014	Birdo Studio	Released as part of Nickelodeon's 2014 animated shorts program. Greenlit as Ollie's Pack, which was produced by Nelvana.
The Loud House	"The Loudest Mission: Relative Chaos"	Chris Savino	2017		Backdoor pilot for The Casagrandes.
Rock, Paper, Scissors	"TV Time"	Kyle Stegina and Josh Lehrman	2023		Released as part of Nickelodeon's Intergalactic shorts program.

Nickelodeon (not greenlit to series)

Title	Creator(s) / Developer(s)	Year	Co-production(s)	Notes
Christmas in Tattertown	Ralph Bakshi	1988	Bakshi Animation	Originally was a pilot for a show named Tattertown. Eventually shown on Nickelodeon as a Christmas special until 1992.
The Crowville Chronicles	Brian Cosgrove	1990	Cosgrove Hall Films
Trash
Big Beast Quintet	Joey Ahlbum and Marc Catapano		Ahlbum Animation, Inc.
Thunder Lizards
The Weasel Patrol	Ken Macklin and Lela Dowling		Mark Zander Productions
Kid Komet and Galaxy Gal	Bob Camp and Jim Gomez	1997
Hector the Get-Over Cat	John R. Dilworth	1998	Stretch Films, Inc.
The Carmichaels	Arlene Klasky and Gábor Csupó	1999	Klasky Csupo	Originally planned as a spin-off of Rugrats, it was eventually made into the episode A Rugrats Kwanzaa.
The Proud Family	Bruce W. Smith		Hyperion Animation	Later picked up as a series by the Disney Channel.
Simply Sisters	Mitch Schauer		Gunther-Wahl Productions, Inc.	Planned spin-off of The Angry Beavers.
Stewy the Dog Boy	Dennis Messner		Flying Mallet, Inc.	Aired as part of KaBlam!.
Terrytoons Presents: Crubside	Paul Terry and Frank Moser (original characters) (d): Mary Harrington and Robert Taylor			Planned Terrytoons reboot for the network.
Garbage Boy				Produced by Nick Digital.
Constant Payne	Micah Wright
Psyko Ferret	Atul Rao, Kim Saltarski, and Greg van Riel (d): Atul Rao, Kim Saltarski, Greg van Riel, Karen Krenis, Brian Strause, Emily Kapnek, and Paul Greenberg	2001	Klasky Csupo
Skeleton Key	Andi Watson		Slave Labor Graphics Sunbow Entertainment
Crash Nebula	Butch Hartman and Steve Marmel	2004	Frederator Incorporated	Planned spin-off of The Fairly OddParents.
The Patakis	Craig Bartlett		Snee-Oosh, Inc.	Planned spin-off of Hey Arnold!
What's Cooking?	Arlene Klasky		Klasky Csupo
Chicken Town	Niko Meulemans	2005
Commander Bunsworth	Aglaia Mortcheva
Junkyard Teddies	Arlene Klasky
Kung Fu Spy Troll	David Fremont
Rollin' Rock Starz	Gábor Csupó		Klasky Csupo
SCHMUTZ	James Proimos and David Hale
Wiener Squad	Niko Meulemans
Zeek & Leo
Ace Bogart: Space Ape	Neal Sopata	2006
Big Babies	Arlene Klasky
Eggheads
Grampa and Julie: Shark Hunters	Jef Czekaj
Little Freaks	Erin Ehrlich
My Stupid Cat	Everett Peck
Ricky Z	Arlene Klasky
Ronnie Biddles	John Matta and Ken Daly
The Modifyers	Lynne Naylor and Chris Reccardi	2007		Aired as part of Shorts in a Bunch.
Adventure Time	Pendleton Ward	2008	Frederator Incorporated	Aired as part of Random! Cartoons. Later picked up as a series by Cartoon Network.
Mall Spies	Al Madrigal
Space Animals	Fabrice Sénia		Planktoon Studios
The Bravest Warriors	Pendleton Ward	2009	Frederator Incorporated	Aired as part of Random! Cartoons. Later picked up as a series by Cartoon Hangover and VRV.
Leroy Dorsalfin	Mike Geiger		Mike Geiger Animation
Super Macho Fighter	Jorge R. Gutiérrez	2012	Mexopolis
Level 15	Wolf-Rüdiger Bloss
Sky Rat	Craig Bartlett	2013	Snee-Oosh, Inc.
Crazy Block	Iginio Straffi	2014	Rainbow S.p.A.
Harpy Gee	Brianne Drouhard
Planet Panic	Gene Goldstein	2018

Produced for other Paramount-owned networks

Title	Creator(s) / Developer(s)	Year	Co-production(s)	Network	Status	Notes
Sugarless	Arlene Klasky Erin Ehrlich	2005	Klasky Csupo	Noggin/The N	Failed
Twinkle	Dora Nagy			Nick Jr.
Chickiepoo and Fluff: Barnyard Detectives		2007		Noggin		Produced by Nick Digital

TV movies and specials

Title	Year	Co-production(s)	Notes
Globehunters: An Around the World in 80 Days Adventure	2002	DIC Entertainment Frederator Incorporated	Originally planned to premiere in 2000, the film eventually premiered as part of Nickelodeon Sunday Movie Toons in December 2002.
The Alan Brady Show	2003		Produced by Nick Digital
The Electric Piper		Frederator Incorporated	Originally planned to premiere in 2000, the film eventually premiered in 2003.
Maniac Magee		Edmonds Entertainment	Visual effects by Nick Digital
Holly Hobbie & Friends	2006–07	American Greetings	Miniseries of animated specials
Half-Shell Heroes: Blast to the Past	2015		Special based on Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles toy line Half-Shelf Heroes.
Albert	2016
Hey Arnold!: The Jungle Movie	2017	Snee-Oosh, Inc.	Sequel to Hey Arnold!: The Movie and the TV episode "The Journal". Revival film and series finale of Hey Arnold!
Lucky	2019

Digital releases

Title	Release date	Co-production(s)	Notes
Rocko's Modern Life: Static Cling	2019	Joe Murray Productions	Revival special of Rocko's Modern Life. Originally planned to air on Nickelodeon, it was later released on Netflix.
Invader Zim: Enter the Florpus		Maven Animation Studio	Revival film of Invader Zim. Originally planned to air on Nickelodeon, it was later released on Netflix.
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run	2020	Paramount Animation Nickelodeon Movies United Plankton Pictures	Distributed by Paramount+ and premium VOD services in the U.S. in 2021. Released on Netflix worldwide on November 5, 2020. Originally planned for a summer 2020 theatrical release, but moved to streaming due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Released in Canadian theaters on August 14, 2020.
The Loud House Movie	2021	Nickelodeon Movies	Originally planned for a 2020 theatrical release, it was later released on Netflix.
Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Movie	2022		Released on Netflix.
Blue's Big City Adventure		Nickelodeon Movies 9 Story Media Group Brown Bag Films Line By Line Media Boxel Animation	Released on Paramount+.
Baby Shark's Big Movie!	2023	Nickelodeon MoviesPinkfong	Will be released on Paramount+.
Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie	2024	Nickelodeon Movies United Plankton Pictures	To be released on Netflix.
The Casagrandes Movie		Nickelodeon Movies	To be released on Netflix.

Direct-to-video

All the films (except the international release of Charlotte's Web 2: Wilbur's Great Adventure) were distributed to home video by Paramount Home Entertainment.

Title	Release date	Co-production(s)	Notes
Blue's Big Musical Movie	2000
Charlotte's Web 2: Wilbur's Great Adventure	2003	Universal Cartoon Studios Paramount Pictures
As Told by Ginger: The Wedding Frame	2004	Klasky Csupo	Series finale of As Told by Ginger. Originally planned to air on television, it was later released on VHS and DVD instead in the United States.
Rugrats Tales from the Crib: Snow White	2005
Rugrats Tales from the Crib: Three Jacks and a Beanstalk	2006

Theatrical films

All the films are distributed by Paramount Pictures.

Title	Release date	Co-production(s)	Budget	Gross	Rotten Tomatoes	Metacritic
The Rugrats Movie	01998-11-20November 20, 1998	Nickelodeon Movies Klasky Csupo	$24,000,000	$140,894,675	59%	N/A
Rugrats in Paris: The Movie	02000-11-17November 17, 2000		$30,000,000	$103,291,131	76%	62
Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius	December 21, 2001	Nickelodeon MoviesO EntertainmentDNA Productions	$30,000,000	$102,992,536	74%	65
Hey Arnold!: The Movie	02002-06-28June 28, 2002	Nickelodeon Movies Snee-Oosh, Inc.	$3–4,000,000	$15,249,308	29%	47
The Wild Thornberrys Movie	02002-12-20December 20, 2002	Nickelodeon Movies Klasky Csupo	$25,000,000	$60,694,737	80%	69
Rugrats Go Wild	02003-06-13June 13, 2003			$55,405,066	39%	38
The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie	02004-11-19November 19, 2004	Nickelodeon Movies United Plankton Pictures	$30,000,000	$140,161,792	68%	66
Barnyard	August 4, 2006	Nickelodeon MoviesO Entertainment	$51,000,000	$116,755,080	22%	42
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water	02015-02-06February 6, 2015	Paramount Animation Nickelodeon Movies United Plankton Pictures	$74,000,000	$323,400,000	80%	62
Wonder Park	March 15, 2019	Nickelodeon MoviesParamount AnimationIIion Animation Studios	$100,000,000	$119,559,110	34%	45
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run	August 14, 2020	Paramount Animation Nickelodeon Movies United Plankton Pictures MRC	$60,000,000	$4,810,790	68%	63
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem	02023-08-02August 2, 2023	Paramount Animation Nickelodeon Movies Point Grey Pictures	$70,000,000	$179,311,239	96%	74
Untitled Smurfs musical animated film	February 14, 2025	Paramount Animation Nickelodeon Movies LAFIG Belgium IMPS (Peyo)	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Untitled animated Avatar film	02025-10-10October 10, 2025	Paramount Animation Nickelodeon Movies Avatar Studios	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants	December 19, 2025	Paramount Animation Nickelodeon Movies United Plankton Pictures	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Gallery

Note: This gallery only includes images from either Nickelodeon Animation's website or social media posts.

See also

• Nicktoons