Nickelodeon Studios

Nickelodeon originally aired on April Fools' Day, 1979. Originally, they had various live action shows as well as cartoons from around the world. The channel achived a large degree of popularity after acquiring the rights to Canadian sketchshow, You Can't Do That On Television. Nickelodeon's first original show, Double Dare, was also popular.

Using $40 million that they earned from Double Dare, Nickelodeon started it's animation studios. They partnered with Klasky-Csupo and Spumco. They also hired a number of independent animators such as Jim Jinkins, Joe Murray, and Craig Bartlett. With these preparations, Project Nicktoons was launched.

In August of 1991, they first broadcasted their first cartoons: Doug, Rugrats, and The Ren & Stimpy Show. They went over well and since then, they have produced a new Nicktoon almost every year. This August, Nickelodeon is premiere three new cartoons: Shuriken School, Kappa Mikey, and Mr. Meaty.

Nickelodeon started making movies in 1996 with the live action film Harriet the Spy. In 1998, they made their first animated film, The Rugrats Movie in 1998. Nickelodeon has produced seven animated films. Upcoming animated films include Barnyard and Charlotte's Web.

Complete List of Nickelodeon's Cartoons

 * Doug(1991)
 * Rugrats(1991)
 * The Ren & Stimpy Show(1991)
 * Rocko's Modern Life(1993)
 * Aaahh! Real Monsters(1994)
 * Hey Arnold(1996)
 * Kablam(1996)
 * Angry Beavers(1997)
 * The Wild Thornberrys(1998)
 * Oh Yeah Cartoons(1998)
 * Catdog(1999)
 * Spongebob Squarepants(1999)
 * Rocket Power(1999)
 * Pelswick(2000)
 * As Told By Ginger(2000)
 * Invader Zim(2001)
 * The Fairly OddParents(2001)
 * Chalk Zone(2002)
 * Jimmy Neutron(2002)
 * My Life As a Teenage Robot(2003)
 * All Grown Up(2003)
 * Danny Phantom(2004)
 * Avatar: The Last Airbender(2005)
 * Catscratch(2005)
 * The Xs(2005)

Nickelodeon's Animated Films

 * The Rugrats Movie(1998)
 * Rugrats in Paris(2000)
 * Jimmy Neutron(2002)
 * Hey Arnold The Movie(2002)
 * The Wild Thornberrys Movie(2002)
 * Rugrat Go Wild(2003)
 * The Spongebob Squarepants Movie(2004)
 * Barnyard(2006)