26 Dr. Hutchinson’s Hook on Rocko
Nickelodeon created Dr. Hutchinson in Rocko’s Modern Life because they wanted a positive female character with a strong “hook.” The creators humorously took this request literally, designing her with an actual hook for a hand.
27. Adobe was surprised that Nickelodeon used its software for Blue’s Clues production. The developers of Adobe were not aware that their software could handle character animation on the scale required by Blue’s Clues.
28. Nickelodeon first aired in Buffalo, New York.
29. The last episode of The Angry Beavers never aired because the voice actors broke two Nickelodeon rules: acknowledging the final episode and breaking the fourth wall.
30. Nickelodeon rejected a spin-off of “Hey Arnold!” focused on a teenage Helga for being too dark, while MTV also rejected it, finding it too similar to Daria.
31 Busta Rhymes Voiced Reptar
Rapper Busta Rhymes voiced Reptar in Rugrats.
32. Ren & Stimpy, Doug, and Rugrats all premiered on the same day.
33. The 90s cartoon Doug named its neighbors Mr. and Mrs. Dink in reference to the acronym “DINK,” which stands for Double Income No Kids.
34. During its 16-year run, Nickelodeon canceled “The Fairly OddParents” five times.
35. Nickelodeon shut down its sports channel, GAS (Games and Sports), in 2007, but due to a satellite glitch, it continued with automated programming on Dish Network for another 15 months.
36 Aggro Crag’s True Height
The Aggro Crag on Nickelodeon Guts stood only 28 feet tall.
37. Real children voiced all the kid characters in Nickelodeon’s “Hey Arnold!” (1996).
38. Suzanne Collins, author of The Hunger Games, began her writing career on Nickelodeon’s Clarissa Explains It All.
39. Hey Dude was Nickelodeon’s first original live-action series.
40. Nickelodeon’s “The Rugrats Movie” grossed over $100 million in the United States, becoming the first non-Disney animated film to reach that milestone.
41 Gak Named After Heroin Slang
The Nickelodeon product Gak was named by Double Dare crew members during a road show in Philadelphia. At that time, “Gak” was a slang term for heroin.
42. Goosebumps author R.L. Stine served as the head writer for Nickelodeon’s Eureeka’s Castle (1989-1995).
43. Between 2000 and 2001, Nickelodeon aired Astrology With Squidward. It featured shorts in which Squidward provided horoscopes based on characters from SpongeBob SquarePants.
44. Both Disney and Nickelodeon own the rights to distribute Doug episodes due to a contract stipulation that allows the creator to move the series if Nickelodeon ends it.
45. Nickelodeon released a Legends of the Hidden Temple movie in 2016, twenty years after the show’s original run.
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46 American Express Created Nickelodeon
American Express created MTV, Nickelodeon, and TMC before selling them to Viacom.
47. Debi Derryberry, the voice of Jimmy Neutron, was not allowed to walk the red carpet because it would reveal that the character was voiced by a female actress.
48. The original plan for the Nickelodeon show Invader Zim was for both Zim and Dib to die in the final episode.
49. One of Jessica Alba’s first roles was in Nickelodeon’s “The Secret World of Alex Mack.”
50. The creator of Clarissa Explains It All enforced a stringent rule prohibiting the use of purple on the set, even necessitating the repainting of certain parts. He later admitted that the rule was arbitrary and designed to make him appear more assertive as a newcomer to the industry.
