Fairly Odd Parents
Creator: Butch Hartman
Aired: March 30, 2001
Episodes as of 11/11/11: 126
Taste the Show: (link to summaries of the first seven episodes)
Setting: Dimmsdale, CA
Characters:
Timmy Turner: Is the main character in the show. He is a ten year old boy whom is famous for wearing a pink hat. He has huge teeth, which are the focus of some episodes. He was granted fairy godparents because he was miserable due to the fact that his babysitter made him miserable. He has a really short attention span, but is really smart.
Timmy Turner: Is the main character in the show. He is a ten year old boy whom is famous for wearing a pink hat. He has huge teeth, which are the focus of some episodes. He was granted fairy godparents because he was miserable due to the fact that his babysitter made him miserable. He has a really short attention span, but is really smart.
Cosmo: Is one of Timmy’s fairy godparents. Cosmo is not bright and is impulsive. He is always the color green and when he turns into things to hide from humans whatever he becomes is green as well. He is married to Wanda.
Wanda: Is Timmy’s other fairy godparent. Wanda is very smart, the voice of reason, but is portrayed as a nagger by both Timmy and Cosmo. She is always the color pink and when she turns into things to hide from humans whatever she becomes is pink as well. She is married to Cosmo.
Vicky: Is Timmy’s sixteen year old baby sitter. She takes pleasure in torturing children, whether mental or physical pain is given. While she makes Timmy’s life miserable, he does not completely hate her because she is the reason that he received his fairies and is grateful for that reason alone.
Wanda: Is Timmy’s other fairy godparent. Wanda is very smart, the voice of reason, but is portrayed as a nagger by both Timmy and Cosmo. She is always the color pink and when she turns into things to hide from humans whatever she becomes is pink as well. She is married to Cosmo.
Vicky: Is Timmy’s sixteen year old baby sitter. She takes pleasure in torturing children, whether mental or physical pain is given. While she makes Timmy’s life miserable, he does not completely hate her because she is the reason that he received his fairies and is grateful for that reason alone.
Chester: Is one of Timmy’s best friends. He has braces, blonde hair, and is the son of one of the worst baseball players in the world. He is generous and always tries to help out others, despite the fact that he is lower class.
AJ: Is Timmy’s other best friend. He is an upper class, African American, genius. He is a typical nerd when it comes to video games and comic books, and he has a secret laboratory.
Mr. and Mrs. Turner: Are Timmy’s parents. They are clueless in just about everyway, and seem like neglectful parents since they are never around, but they are always shown loving him when they are in episodes.
Mr. Crocker: Is Timmy’s teacher that is obsessed with fairies. He has been trying to prove their existence for year. Shockingly he had fairies as a kid, in fact he had Timmy’s fairies. He typically give Timmy F’s whether he deserves it or not, and his obsession with fairies leads most adults to think he is mentally disturbed.
Taste the Show:
1. "The Big Problem/Power Mad!":
The Big Problem!: Faced with the hardships of being little, Timmy wishes to become an adult, with unsatisfying results. Then, after being informed that Cosmo and Wanda will be reassigned to a new child since fairies can only grant wishes to children, Timmy, with his godparents' help, must find his inner child in order to wish himself young again.
Power Mad!: Tired of his games being too childish, Timmy wishes for the most challenging video game ever. When Chester and A.J. come over unexpectedly, they end up transporting themselves into the game. Now, Timmy must enter the game himself and survive various levels of difficulty in order to reach his friends. Unfortunately, Timmy's new game uses so much energy that any appliance Vicky uses will cause power surges and most likely shut down the game. Will Timmy, A.J. and Chester be able to beat the game before the power goes out or be trapped in it forever?
2. "Spaced Out/TransParents!":
Spaced Out - After watching an episode of Crash Nebula, Timmy and his friends decide to act out their own version of the episode. Timmy figures the reenactment will be more realisitic with an authentic alien creature. So Cosmo and Wanda conjure up Mark Chang, prince of the planet Yugopotamia. Mark then captures Chester and A.J. (who don't know he's a real alien) and develops an affection for Vicky. Since magic cannot interfere with true love, Timmy, Cosmo and Wanda blast off to Yugopotamia to find Mark's parents so they can set things straight and bring Mark home.
TransParents! - Timmy's teacher, Mr. Denzel Crocker, calls for a conference with Timmy's parents for a suspicious show-and-tell project. Not wanting to let his real parents find out, Timmy asks Cosmo and Wanda to pose as his parents. Crocker, who knows that Cosmo and Wanda are fairies, sets up traps for them to prove their existence. However, Principal Waxelplax is the one that gets trapped and gets mad at Crocker in the end.
3. "A Wish Too Far/Tiny Timmy!":
A Wish Too Far! - Wanting to fit in and fall in love with popular girl Trixie Tang, Timmy wishes to become popular, but he soon becomes more selfish about his wishes.
Tiny Timmy! - In order to study about the human body, Cosmo and Wanda shrink Timmy so that he can explore Vicky's human body, but chaos soon ensues. But Timmy seems to turn Vicky into an animal friend loving Princess.
4. "Father Time!/Apartnership!":
Father Time! - After getting in trouble for melting his father's trophy with heat vision, Timmy wishes for a time-travelling scooter so he can go back in time to stop Dad from ever winning the aforementioned trophy. Unfortunately, Timmy's actions have changed the course of history when he returns to the present where Dad rules all of Dimmsdale and Cosmo and Wanda were never Timmy's godparents! Now, Timmy must go back to the past again to correct the damage he did to the timeline.
Apartnership! - While celebrating the wedding anniversary of both his parents and godparents, Timmy is forced to travel to Fairy World when Cosmo leaves Wanda due to a misunderstanding.
5. "Chin Up!/Dog's Day Afternoon"
Chin Up!- Timmy meets his favorite superhero, The Crimson Chin, but the discovery that he is fictional sends the hero into a deep depression. Timmy must now reverse this situation, and as a result he gains the superhero alter-ego of Cleft the Boy Chin Wonder. (This episode was a parody of the movie Last Action Hero).
Dog's Day Afternoon - Timmy wishes to switch brains with Vicky's dog, but swiftly discovers that the dog actually has it just as badly as he does.
6. "Dream Goat!/The Same Game"
Dream Goat! - Feeling that Chompy the Goat needs freedom, Timmy wishes him free. But when Vicky is spotted near Chompy's pen, she is accused of setting Chompy free and is arrested. Timmy must get Chompy back!
The Same Game - Timmy is being made fun of by Dr. Bender and his son Wendell because of his large buck teeth, so he wishes for everyone to look the same. Everyone then turns into gray blobs. Since the fairies cannot find their godchildren, they began exploding and turning into dust. When Cosmo and Wanda go out to look for Timmy, they have no luck. Cosmo then turns to dust and Wanda is about to. Will she find Timmy before she and all of the other fairies turn to dust?
7. "Christmas Everyday!"
Timmy has a wonderful Christmas so he wishes it was Christmas every day, but then the other holiday spirits become jealous and force Timmy to race to the North Pole in an attempt to save Santa.
Trivia:
The April Fool character is based on comedian Jerry Seinfeld.
Timmy's "silly pink hat" was originally supposed to be blue, but Butch Hartman's blue marker ran dry while designing the character, so he used pink instead.
Jay Leno voices Timmy's favorite superhero "The Crimson Chin".
Timmy is horrified of feet and clowns. He is allergic to oranges as well.
When Timmy goes back in time to change Crocker, you can see a DeLorean Speeding off right before Timmy arrives. This is a reference to Back to the Future (1985)
Pop sensation Chip Skylark is voiced by ‘N Sync band member Chris Kirkpatrick.
Invader Zim
Creator: Jhonen Vasquez
Aired: March 30, 2001
Episodes as of 11/11/11: 46
Characters:
Zim: is the main character. He is an alien from the planet Irk. He is impulsive and yells a lot in the show. He wears a human suit when he goes outside to blend in with humans so he can learn about them. He plans on destroying or enslaving the humans, but fails at every attempt.
GIR: Is a standard robot made by the Irkens for Zim to take to Earth. He acts in bizzare ways because his head contains random parts instead of artificial intelligence. His disguise for the human world was a poor dog costume that shockingly fools most people.
Dib: Is obsessed with paranormal. So when he sees Zim, he instantly recognizes him as an alien. He tries to expose Zim as an alien, but has no success. His father and sister both think he is crazy.
Gaz: Is Dib’s sister. She dresses gothic, is psychotic, admits that Zim is an alien, but does not fear him because she thinks he is too dumb. She likes pizza and video games.
Almighty Tallest: Red and Purple, collectively known as the Almighty Tallest, are the supreme emperors of the Irken Empire. They are united in their love of destruction, tormenting of others, snacks, puppet shows and their hatred of Zim.
Taste the Show:
1. "The Nightmare Begins":
The Irken race is having a great assigning for Operation Impending Doom II, where all Invaders are assigned a planet to conquer. Zim is not invited, as he nearly destroyed the planet Irk during Operation Impending Doom I; yet turns up anyway, and hoping to never deal with him again, The Almighty Tallest send Zim on a fake mission to the edges of their known universe and issue him a dysfunctional Standard Information Retrieval unit who called himself "GIR", where they hope he will die/be lost and never found. Unfortunately, there is a planet called Earth on the outskirts of the Irken universe, and when Zim finds this world (months later) he assumes this is the subject of his "mission". After arriving on Earth, Zim attempts to fit in and fools everyone except his schoolmate Dib, a young paranormal investigator, who vows to capture Zim and prove that he is an alien. Gir sings the doom song on this episode.
2. "Bestest Friend/ NanoZIM"
Bestest Friend - Zim notices that all the other children in the school have friends except him. This is seen as a threat to his all-important mission, as well as a potential exposure of his real identity. He decides that as he doesn't want to appear strange, he must also have a friend. Zim chooses an annoying classmate named Keef to be his best friend and once people have acknowledged that Zim has a friend, he attempts to abandon him. Keef, however, does not take the hint and so Zim must use more drastic methods to dispose of him. Keef tries to throw a surprise party for Zim, which does not come as a surprise on account of GIR, but instead, Zim makes Keef think a squirrel is him.
NanoZIM - Dib sneaks into Zim's base, takes incriminating pictures of Zim without his disguise on, and puts them on a floppy disk. Zim discovers Dib and shrinks to microscopic size to enter Dib's body via microscopic submarine. Zim accesses Dib's nervous system, giving him control of Dib's arms, and makes him crush the floppy disk. Dib reveals he has a copy of the disk hidden in his house, so Zim travels to Dib's brain to wipe the memory of where the disk copy is hidden, and, as an added bonus, damage Dib's brain to the point where he will never be a threat again. Dib then swallows a mini-submarine (a creation of his dad's) and begins to fight Zim, using a controls that look uncannily like a laptop computer. When Zim accesses Dib's brain, Dib begins to lose control, and Gaz, who thinks this is merely an online game (and a lame one at that). Gaz saves Dib's life and organs from Zim, who is later disposed of, but never realizes that this was more than a video game. This episode also features more intense computer generated sequences. Computer-generated imagery had been used in the series already, but this episode was the most demanding so far.
3. "Parent Teacher Night/ Walk of Doom":
Parent Teacher Night - Parent-Teacher Night is approaching and Zim is confronted with the fact that he doesn't have any parents (Irkens are cloned from a gene bank). He makes use of his robot parents to attempt to fool the students, teachers and parents. However, Zim knows that the Roboparents aren't equipped for such a job. Dib, who brings his dad's communication device, tries to prove that Zim is an alien. The robotic parents malfunction and wreak havoc during the meeting, but nobody discovers that they aren't human or that Zim is an extraterrestrial.
Walk of Doom - Zim goes on an outing to the downtown area in order to test a new guidance chip he installed in GIR, but when GIR removes the chip before leaving to store a cupcake, Zim and GIR are left lost and having to resort to public transport to find their way back. Their journey home is complicated further by Zim temporarily losing his vision by looking at the sun, his disguise being mistaken for that of a bank robber, and his escape from the police being wrecked by GIR replacing his extra rocket fuel with tuna fish.
Walk of Doom - Zim goes on an outing to the downtown area in order to test a new guidance chip he installed in GIR, but when GIR removes the chip before leaving to store a cupcake, Zim and GIR are left lost and having to resort to public transport to find their way back. Their journey home is complicated further by Zim temporarily losing his vision by looking at the sun, his disguise being mistaken for that of a bank robber, and his escape from the police being wrecked by GIR replacing his extra rocket fuel with tuna fish.
4. "Germs/ Dark Harvest":
Germs - Zim sees a B-rated movie reminiscent of the 1953 film version War of the Worlds, where advanced extraterrestrial species are thwarted by common germs. Zim becomes acutely germophobic and dedicates himself to studying and exterminating all of the Earth's bacteria. He goes on incredibly through cleaning sprees and uses germ spray on himself and GIR. After running out of germ spray he heads out to buy more, but GIR runs off to McMeaty's. He there discovers that he can protect himself from germs using a germ-resistant hamburger "meat" made of recycled napkins, which is sold there.
Dark Harvest - When a pigeon lands on Zim's head in class, he is sent to the nurse's office for having 'head pigeons,' but he becomes concerned that the nurse may discover that he is not actually human. To avoid this, Zim steals human organs from other children and replaces them with other objects and ingests them himself, resulting in him having multiple hearts and spleens. When Dib notices Zim had been out of class for a long time, he discovers Zim and what he had been doing and tries to stop him. In the end, Zim passes his examination, and after it is discovered that Zim had swapped a mooing can toy into Dib's body, he is immediately dubbed inhuman by the nurse, and is dubbed a "hideous mooing cyborg boy" in a resulting newspaper article.
5. "Attack of the Saucer Morons/ The Wettening"
Attack the Saucer Morons - Zim's spaceship is sent spiraling out of control after an encounter with a bee and it crash-lands in a park. Zim attempts to recover it, but a UFO-cult finds Zim's ship before he has a chance to take it back to his base. Zim is captured by the group once his disguise falls apart, and they begin to worship him as their prophesied alien god. Zim cannot contact GIR directly after the crash due to GIR's attendance of a rave party. Eventually, Zim gets in contact with GIR who is able to rescue Zim and recover the spaceship, only to crash once more in the midst of yet another UFO-cult as a result of the same bee.
The Wettening - During a rainstorm after school, Zim discovers that water (or rather, the pollution in it) has a harmful effect on his Irken skin. Dib also learns this and attacks him by splasing him with a puddle, and later, a water balloon. Zim realizes he must defend himself and he discovers that paste protects his skin from the harmful effects of water. Dib constructs an automatic water balloon-launching weapon over the weekend to destroy Zim. On Monday morning, Dib turns up at school with his weapon, and prepares to annihilate Zim —but when he attacks, he finds Zim has been replaced with a holographic decoy. Zim is in fact on a space station with his own over-the-top water-based weapon. The space station siphons all the water on Earth (Including all oceans, lakes, and rivers) and into a massive water balloon of his own, which he subsequently drops upon the Earth—causing apocalyptic flooding and destruction (though no major characters are harmed). The whole water balloon plan was to kill Dib (and possibly any other Zim finds annoying, the more humans gone, the better), but, as usual, Zim goes completely overboard. At the end, Zim marches off to what's left of his base, saying he's going to immerse himself in paste. But then his head caught in an actual toilet instead of the fake toilet that he uses to access his underground lair, because he gets mixed up between the remains of his base and the remains of a men's bathroom that GIR was playing in.
6. “Career Day/Battle Dib”:
Career Day - It's career day at school and Dib has been paired with a paranormal investigator named "Bill", while Zim goes to work at a fast food restaurant called McMeaty's. However, after discovering Zim is moulting due to the galactic equinox, Dib tries to convince his new mentor to help him expose Zim. The moulting process, while disgusting and explosive, only lasts a few seconds, so it is crucial that "Bill" pays attention. Bill, however, is not interested, and Dib must trick him into going to the restaurant. "Bill" is distracted but fails to see Zim moult. After moulting, Zim is fired from McMeaty's.
Battle Dib - Dib desires to do a presentation about Zim for a meeting of the Swollen Eyeballs, a secret society which attempts to track down aliens and other such paranormal beings. However, the society requires that he must have a permission slip signed by his father, Professor Membrane, before he can do this. Professor Membrane is very famous, so he has a television show and Dib must endure various trials (including a Thunderdome) to gain access to his father. Dib fails the trials, but is successful in getting his father's signature. However, he cannot give his presentation as he lost his suitcase during the trials (which contained proof of Zim's alien heritage). This is the first of the three episodes to not feature Zim.
7. “Planet Jackers/Rise of the Zitboy”:
Planet Jackers – Zim is spying on the other Invaders, checking on their progress via a massive telescope, when static appears onscreen instead of the desired Invader. Zim summons GIR only to find that GIR did not do anything to the telescope. Then various earthquakes begin on Earth, breaking his telescope, and Zim attempts to find out why. He first tries using Dib's giant telescope, but Dib won't let him. So he has no choice but to set off in his Voot Cruiser. He says something about adjusting the Cruiser's G-Force compensators before rocketing off of the surface of Earth at ridiculous speeds. He is only stopped when they hit what turns out to be a giant TV screen, and discovers that the planet is being stolen by the Planet Jackers, aliens who use planets (like the Earth) as kindling for their dying sun. After failing to persuade them to leave the planet for his conquest, Zim goes about stealing the planet back and is eventually successful. The citizens of Earth have no idea what was happening (although the "sky" inside of the capturing shell appears to pulse) and the Planet Jackers never realize that they lost the Earth. This is the first episode that Zim saved the human race, though he claims that he is saving it just so he can destroy it.
Rise of the Zitboy - Zim is experimenting one day when Dib tries to sneak into his base in a ceramic squirrel costume. Zim sees through this disguise and kicks him out, but not before learning that Dib has found a weakness in his security system. This is confirmed by a pizza boy walking straight through is robotic guard gnomes and delivering a pizza. Zim goes inside, pondering the flaw, when GIR eats the pizza and then jumps on Zim, covering him in grease. This causes Zim to get a zit. GIR enjoys the zit very much and draws a little face on it, which Zim fears will make him stick out even more. After the Zit grows he discovers that its motion has hypnotic powers so for a little test he uses it on GIR which hypnotizes him. Zim takes a little body from his box and attaches it to the zit, which he names Pustulio and passes off as a friend. Zim uses this hypnotic (albeit disgusting) zit to gain control of the school children, and then forces Dib into revealing the weakness in Zim's base defenses. At that point the pimple grows even further to monstrous proportions and explodes; Zim then leaves to reinforce his base's defenses to remove the weakness, while Dib is forced to clean up the mess with a tiny sponge.
Rocket Power
Creator: Klasky Csupo
Aired: August 16, 1999
Episodes as of 11/11/11: 61
Taste the Show: (link to summaries of the first seven episodes)
Setting: Ocean Shores, California
Characters:
Oswald Rocket (Otto): is the main character, he usually wears sunglasses. He is a highly competitive and successful athlete. He is a hard headed kid though. He is the son of Ray, and the brother of Reggie.
Maurice Rodriguez (Twister): is Otto’s best friend and has freckles. He is not the smartest kid out there, but he does have moments of brilliance. He likes video taping a lot of things. Lars is his older brother.
Sam Dullard (Squid): is the nerd of the group of friends and always is wearing glasses. He is the brains of the group and the goalie when they play hockey. He moved to California from Kansas.
Regina Rocket (Reggie): is Otto’s sister and has purple hair. She is also a really competitive and successful athlete. She is the most mature of the group and is two years older than them.
Ray Rocket: is the father of Reggie and Otto. He is the owner of the Shore Shack and is raising the kids as a lone father. He is a surfer and is Tito’s best friend.
Tito: is Ray’s best friend. He is Hawaiian, and large in size. He is really wise and is a philosopher. He uses a longboard and cooks burgers at the Shore Shack.
Lars Rodriguez: is Twister’s older brother and is depicted as a punk. He is always trying to annoy and pick on Twister and his friends, despite being older than them.
Taste the Show:
1. "New Squid on the Block/Down the Drain"
August 16, 1999
When Sam Dullard moves to Ocean Shores, he meets the Rockets, Otto and Reggie, and their friend Twister. Not much of a skater or surfer, Sam fits in with his new pals by showing them how great he is as a street hockey goalie. This episode introduces most of the cast of Rocket Power, including Merv and Violet Stimpleton, Sam's mom, and Lars and his cronies. / When Reggie is left in charge of the Stimpleton's pool, Otto and Twister decide to drain it to make a home-made skate ramp. But when they accidentally flood the Rocket's basement, can they figure out a way to get the water back where it's supposed to be before dad finds out?
2. "Secret Spot/Ice Queens"
August 18, 1999
Ocean Shores is being overrun by "Shoobies" (tourists), which prompts Otto and Reggie to ask their dad if they can go to his "Secret Spot" for surfing, which has been a family secret for years. Can the Rockets keep the location hush hush, or will Lars and his gang weasel their way into finding it? / The Rockets are on their way to a hockey tournament along with Twister's cousin Cleo, who is there for an ice ballet competition. When Reggie and Cleo argue over which sport is more difficult, they decide to change places. Can Cleo help Otto and co. win the match, and can Reggie ice dance her way to a trophy?
3. "Otto 3000/Night Prowlers"
August 23, 1999
Otto qualifies for a snowboarding competition, but breaks his board. He is then approached by Dick Shakely of Sno-Mart, who offers to sponsor Otto if he wears Sno-Mart gear. Reggie is against this, since Otto rides for Rocket Boards, their dad's company. Still, the offer is hard for Rocket-Boy to resist, since they give him his own "Otto 3000" snowboard. Will Otto end up doing the right thing, or will he sell out? / When Lars dares the Rocket crew to play a midnight street hockey match, Otto, Reggie, Twister and Sam have to sneak out of their houses to prove they are up to the challenge. But when the kids get busted by Officer Shirley, Lars ends up being the least of their worries. Meanwhile, Merv Stimpleton is on the lookout for prowlers and is surprised at what he ends up finding in his pool.
4. "Happy Luau to You-Au/Rocket Rescue"
August 25, 1999
When the Rocket kids get booted from Mad Town Skate Park for reckless behavior, Reggie's birthday party is doomed... That is until Mrs. Stimpleton steps in as party planner! Can Otto and company save it from being a disaster complete with clowns, accordions, and pickled chicken feet? / Twister and Sam's parents force them to take a junior lifeguard class on the beach, which prompts Otto, who thinks junior lifeguards are lame, to goof on them. But Rocket-Boy changes his tune later when Sam and Twist rescue Tito from an accident after he falls off the pier.
5."Twister's Cuz/Big Thursday"
August 30, 1999
The Rocket kids are excited about the new Sky Torpedo ride which has opened on the pier, but Twister can't go with the others since he has to baby-sit his cousin Little Scottie. When he decides to take Scottie to the pier anyway, things get out of hand when the little kid gets separated from the group. Will Twister find his cousin and get him home safely? / A bad storm has hit Ocean Shores, making the surf conditions extremely perilous. This only entices Otto even more to try riding the waves to be more like his hero "The Rhino", a surf legend known for his ability to take on danger. Will Otto survive the storm, or will he "write a check his tush cannot cash"?
6. "Rocket Girls/Father's Day Off"
September 1, 1999
When the Rocket kids learn that they could win a new wave rider by winning the events at "Family Fun Day" down at the Rec Center, Reggie pairs off with Mrs. Stimpleton while Otto teams up with his dad. Will Reg regret asking Violet to compete, or will the girls win the day? / When Sam's dad Doug Dullard comes to visit Ocean Shores, Sam is looking forward to quality time with his father. Too bad his dad is so caught up with his work and Sam's new friends to pay much attention to him. Even going to water slides, Laser Crater and Sno-Mart doesn't seem to make up for the fact that The Squid feels left out. Will his dad change his tune before he goes back to Kansas?
7. "Powergirl Surfers/Twisted Cinema"
September 6, 1999
When Otto gets approached by Gnarly Surf Magazine to be on its cover, Reggie gets miffed that the mag doesn't cover women surfers. So to show up her brother and the Gnarly Surf crew, she forms the Power Girl Surfers with Sherry, Trish and a whole group of their friends. Can girls show they can rip at surfing? Oh yeah! / When Twister shows a video at The Shore Shack of Otto beefing it, he becomes the laughing stock of Ocean Shores. Feeling like Twister ruined his rep, Otto stops being his friend. Can Twist make it up to his best pal, or will Sam take his place as Bro #1?
Trivia:
The reason for the "N" on The Squid's shirt is because he was originally supposed to be from New York (in the show, he had attended "Newton Elementary School" when he lived in Kansas). Word never got to the artists so the "N" stayed.
The gang called Twister, Squid but when Sammy moved to Ocean Shores he was given the nick-name Squid because he was the new kid.
Twister is only referred by his real name, Maurice, when his parents are talking to him or the gang is teasing him.
Tito claims that he came all the way from “Pineapple Country.”
The Shore Shack, which Ray owns, is sometimes referred to as “The Shack”, even though the name on the building says “Shore Shack.”
Angry Beavers
Creator: Mitch Schauer
Aired: April 19, 1997
Episodes as of 11/11/11: 63
Taste the Show: (link to summaries of the first seven episodes)
Characters:
Daggett Beaver (Dag): He is the darker beaver and is not too bright when compared to his brother Norb. He is the younger twin and has a nasally voice.
Norbert Beaver (Norb): He is the lighter colored beaver and has a type B personality. He is extremely intelligent, sarcastic and affectionate towards his younger brother. He also has a smooth and relaxed tone.
Taste the Show:
1. "Born to be Beavers / Up All Night"
April 19, 1997
101
Beaver brothers Norbert & Daggett must leave their parents and find their own home / Dag & Norb try to stay up all night
2. "A Dam Too Far / Long in the Teeth"
April 27, 1997
102
Daggett fights to dam up the 'Little Meanie' river / Norbert grows his teeth too long
3. "Gift Hoarse / Go Beavers"
May 4, 1997
103
Daggett is jealous over getting an inferior Arbor Day gift / Dag & Norb play in a football game
4. "Box Top Beavers / Salmon Sez"
May 11, 1997
104
Daggett saves cereal box-tops to get a street sweeper / Spawning salmon invade the beavers' lake
5. "Beach Beavers A-Go-Go / Deranged Ranger"
June 1, 1997
105
Dag & Norb take a trip to the beach / Daggett becomes the new ranger of the forest
6. "Muscular Beaver / Fish 'n' Dips"
June 8, 1997
106
Dagget's hero role playing goes too far / Daggett is terrified when a monster fish eats his tail
7. "Enter the Daggett / Bug-A-Boo"
June 22, 1997
107
Daggett tries becoming braver with "Ninja-Robics" tape / Daggett fears a giant bug
Trivia:
In the final unaired episode "Bye, Bye, Beavers" Nob and Dag have a conversation about being canceled and rerun over and over again, at virtually no cost for the network.
Stacy and Chelsea, Norbert and Daggett's sisters, are voiced by creator Mitch Schauer's real life daughters, Stacy and Chelsea.
It is revealed that the name of Norbert and Daggett's father is Leonard.
Norbert and Daggett are the only characters to show up in all 63 episodes of this show.
CatDog
Creator: Peter Hannan
Aired: April 4, 1998
Episodes as of 11/11/11: 68
Characters
Cat: Is the intelligent of the conjoined animals. He thinks straight most of the time, but is very timid and hardly adventurous. He is sarcastic and is condescending towards every other character. He takes on a lot of likings and dislikings of a cat.
Dog: Is the less intelligent of the conjoined animals. He is very adventurous and very compassionate. He is innocent and takes on a lot of likings and dislikings of a dog.
Winslow: Is a blue rat that lives with CatDog. Is is just about as intelligent as Cat and is trying to fool him constantly and cause him mental anguish. He has a Brooklyn type accent.
The Greaser Dogs: are three dogs that act as bullies towards CatDog and Winslow. They are based off of greasers with the slick hair, white shirts and leather jackets.
Taste the Show:
1.Dog Gone- This is an introduction to some aspects of CatDog in general, i.e dog chasing garbage trucks constantly, while being chased by the the Greasers, Winslow manipulating them, telling them that he doesn't know how they can stand being together constantly and making Cat feel bad and feel smothered by Dog. As a result Dog agrees to cover himself up with half a cat costume with a tail to give Cat some space....
Preview CatDog- Mailbag- Just a little short that came on after Dog Gone. CatDog read a letter that asked where did CatDog come from? Cat said they were descended from royalty and the tale got a little out of hand. Meanwhile, Winslow was hiding the mountain of other letters they had. I remember seeing this little short every once in a while between commercials through the summer before CatDog began. This little short is what peaked my interest to see them when they came to Nickelodeon last Fall.
2.All You Can't Eat- CatDog are hungry, ESPECIALLY DOG! They decide to go to Dog's favorite restaurant Taco Depot to feast upon the all you can eat buffet. Dog took the All you can eat notion VERY seriously, to the point that CatDog was banned from ever eating there again. "No Shoes, No Shirts, NOOOO CATDOG!" Rancid Rabbit was manager there and enforced this law. CatDog were desparate so they attempted to get in, by using clever disquises and other crazy antics........
3.Flea or Die-CatDog catches a huge flea epidemic at the beach and head to Rancid Rabbit Doctor for help. He reccomends a flea bath but Cat refuses. So they are forced to wear a bulky flea belt around them that embaresses them especially Cat, because they find out that belts are OUT this season. Cat gives into his vanity and makes Dog wear it. The fleas get really bad on Cat, that they start fighting over the belt to control the fleas.....
4.CatDog Food - Cat applied for a catfood tasting job. Dog ended up enjoying the food too, so that Rancid Rabbit put a scheme together and created CatDog Food, with CatDog as the advertisers and mascots. CatDog were instant stars now. But, Dog didn't let it go to HIS head.....
5.The Island- This is another favorite of mine. It's very very creative! CatDog get prepared to go on a beautiful tropical island vacation but as a result, become "ship wrecked" on a traffic island surrounded by neverending cars wizzing by. They realize they are trapped and decide to make the best of it. Who says you can't turn flat tires, garbage, car parts, and used food thrown from cars into pure paradise...."A preety little piece of paradise! Is a Where I want to be......" SING IT DOG! :-)....
6.All You Need is Lube- Cat saves Lube from a tick by pulling it off of him. Now Lube is forever greatful to Cat and becomes his bodyguard. At first this is a very sweet situation for Cat, with Lube feeding him grapes and keeping his enemies away, but then when Lube puts a breathing tube over his head to avoid germs things go a little bit too far......
7.Shriek Loves Dog - Another definite favorite! This episode is good for the romantic in all of us. Winslow convinces Cat to get Dog and Shriek together in hopes that the Greasers would treat CatDog better. Cat sends a secret admirer letter to Shriek to meet him at the footbridge. When she arrives she's overjoyed because her beloved Dog is her secret admirer. Love is in the air! Dog and Shriek are now an adorable couple! Once Cliff and Lube found out, CLiff demanded that Dog make an honest dog of her and marry her! MARRIAGE?? Cat freaks.....
8.Workforce- CatDog are working in Rancid's factory for Kavity Crunch Cereal as box lickers. Dog becomes so good at it that once the number one employee goes insane and can't handle the job anymore, Dog eventually takes his place putting the prizes in the boxes, and sealing them up. The prestige and power of wearing the "finger" on his head turns Dog into a power abusing monster. Cat and the rest of the workers get so fed up that they quit, now what's Dog to do with the huge order coming down the converyer belt........
9.Diamond Fever- Cat gets bit with the greedy bug when they both discover Gopher has a mine with diamonds in it. Cat sees the potential of getting rich by selling the diamonds, while Dog makes little friends with his, giving them names like: Regis, Kathy Lee, Shemp, and little Joey. Even though they all look the same, Dog thinks that Cat stole Joey and the insanity is just begining.....
10.The Pet- CatDog finds a little wounded cockroach in the local dump, and Dog becomes attached to the little guy, and wants to nurse it back to health. Cat at first refuses this request but Dog begs and pleads to him till the sun comes down to take the roach home. Cat finally accepts and Dog names his new found pet "Roachie". Cat is appalled at the sight of him until "Roachie" helps Cat out, now Cat feels like a mommy......
11.Party Animal-PARTY TIME! Cat decides to throw a big smashing party, but it backfires for not inviting Winslow. Only two people show up and Mr. Sunshine is the only entertainment, showing his magic trick of putting himself to sleep. Winslow gets even and throws the party of the century with everything from root beer floats to ROLLER COASTERS! The party is such a success that even Dog wants to attend, so Cat is left with a sleeping Sunshine....
12.Mush Dog Mush-Cat decides to enter Dog and him in the dog sledding contest. The greasers tease them mercelessly and in doing so inspire Cat to train Dog to become a dog sledding machine! He turns their living room into a winter wonderland, and uses military tactics like shaving Dog's half bald, and making him climb snowy peaks and blowing a cold cold fan in his face, to train Dog to be unbeatable. He brainwashes him with the simple phrase: "Losers never win!"......
13.Armed and Dangerous- Cat is so nervous and excited because his Swedish pen pal Ingrid is in town. He's excited to meet her for the first time, but nervous because he told her a few white lies, like being a normal cat not a CatDog. He pleads with Dog to please wear the cat suit and pretend that he is just his butt and tail. In all of this comotion, Cat gets his hands stuck in a jar, so as a result Dog's hands have to be used Cat's. Now the real confusion begins and the most nerve racking date of Cat's life.....
14.Fistful of Mail- This is based on western films such as Clint Eastwood's "Fistful of Dollars". Dog is the fastest delivery stopper in town. He has a wall full of framed ripped pants he bit off of every mailman, paper boy, and other delivery people, except for one the dreaded Paper boy of his childhood. When he was young the Paper Boy was able to beat Dog, and chanted "Slowpoke Slowpoke Nyah nyah nyah nyah Slowpoke!" The new mailman is faster and avoids Dog's bite. Could it be the dreaded Paper Boy from his past?.....
Trivia: Mr. Sunshine's first name is Cornelius.
When riding a bicycle, Cat is always on top.
Cat and dog do not have a tail.
Dog’s nose is purple with two nostrils.
They live in the city of Nearburg.
The Wild Thornberries
Creator: Arlene Klasky and Gabor Csupo
Aired: September 1, 1998
Episodes as of 11/11/11: 91
Setting: Traveling
Characters:
Elizabeth Thornberry (Eliza): is the main character who gained the ability to talk to animals. She has braces and always has pigtails. She is portrayed as a geek due to her appearance and her knowledge of animals. In the series she has appendicitis and lived through it. She is very adventurous and ambitious.
Darwin: Is the families chimpanzee. He has a British accent when he talks to Eliza, and he is always wearing a striped shirt. He is fearful and tends to try and talk Eliza out of doing things.
Donald Thornberry (Donnie): He was taken in by Nigel when they found him being raised by orangutans. He hardly even speaks English, but makes noises a lot.
Deborah Thornberry (Debbie): Is Eliza’s 16 year old sister. She has long blonde wavy hair and tends to have gum in her mouth. She usually only has one eye showing at a time as well. She has a lot of attitude and wants to live a “normal” teen life in civilization. She learns about her sisters secret later on in the show.
Nigel Thornberry: He is the father of Eliza, Debbie and Donnie. He travels the world and makes animal documentaries. He nearly died from a rockfish poisoning in one episode and he is a great father. He was offered to be a professor at Oxford, but turned it down, so he is really smart.
Marianne Thornberry: Is Nigel’s wife. She is a very strict mom to not only the girls, but to Donnie too. She operates the camera for the documentaries.
Taste the Show:
Pilot
September 1, 1998
The Thornberrys get word that the only way to save the funding for their show is to film a segment about the black rhino, but Donnie bites the rhino's tail and causes it to charge. Location: Kenya
Flood Warning
September 1, 1998
Things turn bad when Eliza discovers that the pride of lions she joins decides to hunt Debbie. Location: Tanzania
Dinner With Darwin
September 3, 1998
Bad Company
September 8, 1998
A swarm of marmosets overrun the Thornberrys camp, and it's up to Eliza to beat them at their own game. Location: Manaus, Brazil
Gold Fever
September 10, 1998
Eliza and Debbie find a chest of gold. Location: Galapagos Islands
Matadi or Bust
September 15, 1998
On a boat trip to Matadi, Eliza attempts to free a hippo from Kip O'Donnel and Neil Biederman (the Thornberrys had met the villains prior to the series).
Location: Matadi, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Temple of Eliza
September 17, 1998
Trivia: This quote by Eliza, is said at the beginning of every episode. “This is me, Eliza Thornberry, part of your average family. I've got a dad, a mom, and a sister. There is Donnie - we found him. And Darwin, he found us. Oh yeah, about our house - it moves, because we travel all over the world. You see, my dad hosts this nature show, and my mom shoots it. Okay, so we're not that average. And between you and me, something amazing happened... and now I can talk to animals. It's really cool, but totally secret. And you know what? Life's never been the same.”
The Thornberry’s live in a camper home, called “The Comvee” which can do almost anything, including going in water.
Donnie is voiced by Flea from the Red Hot Chili Peppers.
Marianne's mother is voiced by Betty White
Originally, the show was be more along the lines of an "educational show" centering around Nigel traveling around the world and teaching people about the various animals that lived there. Nickelodeon decided to change it into the Dr. Dolittle-esque adventure series due to feeling it would be more successful with a kid protagonist.
Spongebob Squarepants
Creator: Stephen Hillenburg
Aired: May 1, 1999
Episodes as of 11/11/11: 167
Setting: Bikini Bottom
Characters:
Spongebob Squarepants: Is the main character and is a sponge. He is high energy, optimistic, naïve, and usually obnoxious. He has homosexual tendencies in the show which is partially due to the fact that this was supposed to be an adult cartoon originally. He is a chef at the Krusty Krab. He lives in a pineapple and is Squidward’s neighbor.
Patrick Star: Is Squidward’s neighbor as well. He is lazy, usually has no job and literally lives under a rock. He is Spongebob’s best friend and also has homosexual tendencies. He is the dumbest person on the show and Squidward always brings that up.
Squidward Tentacles: Is a mediocre artist and clarinet player. He lives in between Spongebob and Patrick. He lives in a statue head live the Easter Island statues. He has a monotonous tone and hates living next to his neighbors and dislikes people on top of that. He is the cashier at the Krusty Krab.
Sandy Cheeks: Is a squirrel from Texas that now lives underwater in a treedome. She has an accent and is a genius as well as extremely strong. She wears an almost spacesuit when in the water so she lives.
Eugene Krabs: Is the owner of the Krusty Krab. He is really cheap and tries to save money whenever. He has a daughter whale named Pearl and is not currently married.
Sheldon Plankton: Was once Mr. Krabs’ best friend. He owns The Chum Bucket, the restaurant across the street from the Krusty Krab. He is always trying to steal the formula to the Krabby Patty. He is portrayed as an evil genius, but has yet to successfully steal the formula. He is married to a computer named Karen.
Taste the Show:
Season 1, Episode 1: Help Wanted/Reef Blower/Tea at the Treedome
Original Air Date—1 May 1999
SpongeBob applies for a job at the Krusty Krab. SpongeBob uses a reef blower to clean his front lawn. SpongeBob meets an underwater squirrel name Sandy.
Season 1, Episode 2: BubbleStand/Ripped Pants
Original Air Date—17 July 1999
SpongeBob opens up a bubblestand offering bubbles and lessons for 25 cents.
Season 1, Episode 3: Jellyfishing/Plankton!
Original Air Date—31 July 1999
SpongeBob goes Jellyfish hunting. Also encounters the famous Plankton.
Season 1, Episode 4: Naughty Nautical Neighbors/Boating School
Original Air Date—7 August 1999
Spongebob and Patrick have a falling-out, and Squidward becomes the new best-friend to both of them - to his chagrin. How is he going to get them together again so he can have some peace? Spongebob is ready to sit his boating exam - or is he? Patrick comes up with a solution to stop him from panicking during the test.
Season 1, Episode 5: Pizza Delivery/Home Sweet Pineapple
Original Air Date—14 August 1999
SpongeBob and Squidward try to deliver the first Krabby Patty Pizza; Nematoads eat SpongeBob's house, leaving him and Gary without a place to live.
Season 1, Episode 6: Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy/Pickles
Original Air Date—21 August 1999
SpongeBob and Patrick go to a nursing home to meet their heroes/SpongeBob's world is turned upside down when he gets a customer's order wrong.
Season 1, Episode 7: Hall Monitor/Jellyfish Jam
Original Air Date—28 August 1999
SpongeBob becomes a Hall Monitor. SpongeBob has learned one of the sea's harshest lessons: Wild animals can throw really wild parties.
Trivia: SpongeBob's first words were, "May I take your order?"
The German title of this show is "SpongeBob Schwammkopf" which means "SpongeBob SpongeHead".
Mr. Krab's date of birth is 30 November 1942. Spongebob's is 14 July 1986 as revealed on each characters driving license in dream sequences in the Season 1 episode "Sleepy Time".
Spongebob lives at 124 Conch Street.
SpongeBob was originally named SpongeBoy but that name was already trademarked.
Doug
Creator: Jim Jinkins
Aired: August 1, 1997
Episodes as of 11/11/11: 52
Setting: Bluffington
Characters:
Doug Funnie: Is the main character. He is a shy, clumsy and creative kid. He is into writing and music. He is not an artsy kid like his sister Judy. He is particularly vulnerable, but does not get picked on in the show, aside from Roger. He daydreams often, putting himself in the place of superheroes, spies, and adventurers.
Theda Funnie: Is Doug’s mother. She has blue hair and is clumsy as well, as if that’s where Doug got it from. She is a typical housewife and seems to be in the show for stability and not much else.
Phil Funnie: Is Doug’s father. He has a slightly orange tint to his skin tones and is also slightly clumsy. He is a photographer and tries to give Doug advice in the show, but it does not usually help him any.
Judy Funnie: Is Doug’s older sister. She is a stereotypical beatnik. She is always wearing berets and sunglasses to hide her eyes, which you never see. She is heavily influenced by theater and acting, so she is often melodramatic. While she is intelligent she has difficulty driving and takes forever to learn how to parallel park. She is constantly fighting with her little brother.
Roger Klotz: Is Doug’s bully. He comes from a broken home which is the explaination for why he is a bully. He is often the villain in Doug’s fantasies. He has a crush on Doug’s sister as well.
Mosquito Valentine (Skeeter): Is Doug’s best friend. He is a strange hue and is rather intelligent. He helps Doug learn thing like dancing and is a very noble character. He is known for constantly making honking noises. He also is usually in Doug’s fantasies, helping him out.
Buddy Dink: Is the quirky neighbor. He is eccentric and has a purple tint to his skin tone. He also gives Doug a lot of advice, like his father, and it hardly ever helps him as well.
Patti Mayonaise: Is Doug’s crush. She is successful at just about everything that she tries, except cook. She is athletic and her mother died.
Taste the Show:
Season 1, Episode 1: Doug Bags a Neematoad
Original Air Date—11 August 1991
Doug is new in Bluffington. When it seems all going well, the school bully, Roger Klotz, decides to humiliate him after a ketchup incident. Roger then tells Doug to capture a nematoad, a popular mythical and not real creature in Bluffington.
Season 1, Episode 2: Doug Can't Dance/Doug Gets Busted
Original Air Date—18 August 1991
In the first half, Doug gets excited for his first school costume dance at school, but loses his confidence, thanks to Roger, that he can't dance and won't with his dream girl. In the second half, Doug makes a volcano. Pretty soon, rumor started to spread that Doug's volcano burned down the science building and it seems that Doug is going to be arrested for it.
Season 1, Episode 3: Doug's Dog's Date/Doug's Big Nose
Original Air Date—25 August 1991
in the first half, Porkchop is starting to act strange and Doug is getting worried, until he learns that Porkchop, which is explained by Mr. Dink, as "puppy love" for a female dog. Because of this, Doug's worried it might ruined his friendship with him. And in the second half, when the entire Bluffington School is going to get their pictures taken, Doug gets worried after meeting Skeeter's little brother, Dill, who called Doug "big nose."
Season 1, Episode 4: Doug Takes a Hike/Doug Rocks
Original Air Date—1 September 1991
Doug joins the Bluff Scouts and on his first camping trip with the scouts and he really wants to get his first badge. But when Roger "volunteers" to be Doug's camping partner, he's not sure how the camping trip will turn out. / Skeeter and Doug win tickets to go see The Beets live at a concert in Bluffington. Unfortunately, everything comes to a halt when Skeeter gets grounded and can't go with Doug to the concert. Doug wants to go to, but sticks with his best friend. On the night of the concert, the two are at the Honker Burger, when they get the surprise of their life.
Season 1, Episode 5: Doug Can't Dig It/Doug Didn't Do It
Original Air Date—8 September 1991
Doug becomes very worried after he learns that his sister Judy is going to perform in a show at his school. / Doug discovers that he has been set up when he finds Mr. Bone's Yodeling Meister Trophy in his locker.
Season 1, Episode 6: Doug, Mayor for a Day/Doug's No Dummy
Original Air Date—15 September 1991
For Student Government Day, Doug is chosen to be the mayor for the day. He visits Mayor Robert "Bob" White on a field trip to Bluffington Town Hall, and ends up saving the ice cream factory from a meltdown./ Doug is entered (no thanks to Roger) into a school talent contest, and decides to try out a ventriloquism act. Once on stage, Doug has to face his nerves and keep his new pal Buster from losing his head.
Season 1, Episode 7: Doug's Cool Shoes/Doug to the Rescue
Original Air Date—22 September 1991
#1. Doug has a dislike in the shoes he wears and finds that he wants to buy a pair of new Sky Davis Air Jets. #2. During a test, Roger bothers Patti, and once Roger, Patti along with Doug and Skeeter, Doug draws Quail Man, who saves Patti from the clutches of Klotzilla.
Trivia:
The show originated as a book called "Doug Got a New Pair of Shoes".
The origin of the character Patti Mayonnaise is the combination of the names of two girls Jim Jinkins had a crush on in school.
Judy Funnie's name may come from the poem "Shakespeare's Sister" written by Virginia Woolf. In the poem, Woolf states that if Shakespeare would have had a sister, her name would have been Judith. Furthermore, Shakespeare himself had a daughter named Judith. Since Judy Funnie is obsessed with Shakespearean plays, it is possible that this is why her name is Judy.
Doug moves to 21 Jumbo Street, the street is named after the production company, Jumbo Pictures Inc.
Doug's favorite band, "The Beets", is an obvious reference to The Beatles, most notably the lead singer (who bears a striking resemblance to John Lennon) and the drummer (who bears a similar resemblance to Ringo Starr)
Rocko’s Modern Life
Creator: Joe Murray
Aired: September 18, 1993
Episodes as of 11/11/11: 52
Setting: O-Town
Characters:
Rocko: Is the main character and is a Wallaby from Australia. He is now in America and is trying to fit in and get assimilated to the American culture. He has a zig zag shaped tail and is always wearing a shirt and shoes.
Heffer Wolfe: Is Rocko’s best friend. He is a large cow that has many unspecialized jobs, such as a grounds keeper, waiter, security guard, etcetera. He is very lous and is often hungry or indulging himself in foods due to his large size.
Filburt Turtle: Is one of Rocko’s good friends. He is a turtle and in turn speaks slowly. He is a bit of a coward and intentionally a lame character. He used to have fame, fortune and talent in baseball, but it all went away because his heart was broken. His character is a tragedy and it is easy to sympathize with him.
Ed Bighead: Is Rocko’s neighbor and happens to be a frog. He is always annoyed or frustrated with Rocko, even though Rocko never really does anything wrong. He is whipped and will do anything that his wife says. She is the only person in the show that he is intimidated by. He works at Conglom-O and he has never been promoted.
Taste the Show:
1. "No Pain, No Gain / Who Gives a Buck"
September 18, 1993
107
No Pain, No Gain: In an effort to become physically fit, Rocko and Heffer join a health club.
Who Gives a Buck: Rocko joins the million of cash-poor consumers when he gets a credit card.
2. "Leap Frogs / Bedfellows"
September 19, 1993
106
Leap Frogs: Mrs. Beverly "Bev" Bighead tries to seduce Rocko. Murray describes her seduction as in a "Mrs. Robinson sort of way."
Bedfellows: Heffer moves in with Rocko.
Due to the "Leap Frogs" premise, Nickelodeon removed airing it from circulation.
However, when the series was rerun on Nicktoons TV, the episode began airing regularly again. The episode is downloadable from iTunes and available on the DVD release of Season 1.
However, when the series was rerun on Nicktoons TV, the episode began airing regularly again. The episode is downloadable from iTunes and available on the DVD release of Season 1.
George Maestri, a writer for Rocko's Modern Life, describes the episode as containing the elements of "every bad roommate I've ever had, though I never had a nudist for a roommate." In a December 17, 2007 entry in his personal blog, Maestri discussed the Nicktoons special "The 100 Greatest Moments in Nicktoons History," held "a few weeks" prior to the post. The special featured "Bedfellows" as the 67th episode on the list.
3. "Jet Scream / Dirty Dog"
September 26, 1993
Jet Scream: Heffer, who is afraid of flying, heads to the O-Town Airport with Rocko to board an aircraft flying to Las Vegas, Nevada. However, the airplane ride gets out of hand.
Dirty Dog: Rocko decides its time to give Spunky a bath. This episode marks the first appearance of Bloaty and Squirmy.
Murray described "Jet Scream" as one of his favorite episodes because he often traveled between Los Angeles, New York, South Korea, and other places during the production of the first season of Rocko's Modern Life. In addition, Martin Olson, a writer for Rocko's Modern Life, described "Jet Scream" as one of his favorite episodes despite the fact that he did not write the episode.
Olson, creator of Bloaty and Squirmy, described the work for "Dirty Dog" as one of the most memorable moments in the production of Rocko's Modern Life. Olson found Murray's drawn designs of Bloaty and Squirmy to be humorous. Olson said that he and the crew "had tons of fun recording and singing my nutty "Bloaty & Squirmy Theme Song"."
4. "Keeping Up With the Bigheads / Skid Marks"
October 3, 1993
109
Keeping Up With the Bigheads: Mr. Bighead threatens to condemn Rocko's property if he doesn't clean up his yard.
Skid Marks: Rocko is pulled over by the police because of a missing gas cap. His car is impounded, and to get it back, he has to suffer the unspeakable torment of the DMV.
5. "Power Trip / To Heck and Back"
October 10, 1993
111
Power Trip: Rocko gets a temporary promotion at the comic book store. To fill his place he hires Filburt.
To Heck and Back: Heffer chokes on a chicken rib cage and has an after-death experience.
Olson described "To Heck and Back" as one of his favorite episodes.[8]
6. "The Good, The Bad, and The Wallaby / Trash-O-Madness"
October 17, 1993
110
The Good, The Bad, and The Wallaby: Rocko goes to visit his uncle at his cattle ranch.
Trash-O-Madness: Rocko scrambles to get his trash together, having missed garbage day for the last three months.
Murray produced the pilot episode at Joe Murray Studio in Saratoga, California, United States.[3]
7. "Spitballs / Popcorn Pandemonium"
October 24, 1993
112
Spitballs: Rocko and Heffer go to the ball game. Rocko wants to catch a foul ball, and Heffer is obsessed with getting an autograph.
Popcorn Pandemonium: Rocko dreams of going to a drive-in movie, but he and Heffer settle on the mall theater.
Trivia:
Richard Simmons once offered his voice and semi-likeness to an aerobics trainer in an episode during the first season.
In the first two seasons, the diner where the characters always eat is "Chokey Chicken", which has a giant choking chicken as a mascot. In the third season, "Chokey Chicken" became "Chewy Chicken". There are many hidden sexual references in Rocko's Modern Life, and this was one of the more blatant ones. It was changed because the show is designed for a young audience.
Kate Pierson and Fred Schneider, of the band the B52's, perform vocals for the second season opening theme.
Rocko’s Jobs: Mostly as a comic store employee, but has also spent time as a runway underwear model and an animator.
Filbert’s Jobs: It was established in one episode that the turtle is a professional photographer. He has also spent time as a lounge singer, a clerk for the DMV and an animator.
Rugrats
Creator: Arlene Klasky, Gabor Csupo, Paul Germain
Aired: August 11, 1991
Episodes as of 11/11/11: 172
Setting: California
Characters:
Tommy Pickles: Is the main character of the show. He is the bald baby and is the fearless leader of the group. He has the biggest imagination of the group and is also the youngest of the group. When Dill is introduced to the series he becomes a really protective and good older brother and is constantly thinking of him. He is the most noble character and has a bunch of morals and hope in other people.
Dill Pickles: He is Tommy’s little brother. He does not know too many words, but the main word that he knows is “mine” which he says when trying to get things he wants. Since he can not speak, he cries a lot to get what he wants. He has more hair on his head than his older brother.
Angelica Pickles: Is Tommy’s older cousin. She acts as a bully in the show and is always making fun of and torturing the babies. She can speak both baby and proper English and she abuses this ability to manipulate everyone. She is bitter and does not have many friends. While she seems tough on the outside, she is really soft on the inside.
Chuckie Finster: Is Tommy’s best friend. He has long out of control hair and is a ginger. He is very fearful and is not only scared of people and doing things, but of germs as well. He is the oldest in the group and later becomes the brother of Kimi.
Kimi Finster: Is Chuckie’s step sister. She was introduced after the second Rugrats movie. She is Japanese and is just a typical girl with not too much special or different about her.
Phil DeVille: Is the twin brother of Lil. He has a raspy voice and is always dressed the same as his sister. He is a typical boy baby that plays in mud and eats things that he shouldn’t a lot. He doesn’t sound to bright, but is about average with his intelligence.
Lil DeVille: Is the twin sister of Phil. She always has a bow in her hair so people can distinguish her from her brother. She dresses the same as her brother. She does not act too lady like and does the same things as her brother like play in the mud and eat bugs as well.
Susie Carmichael: Is an African American. She is the same age as Angelica, but she is more of a defender of the babies. She watches out for them and gives them advice on stuff. She is really nice and only gets nasty with Angelica.
Taste the Show:
11 August 1991
101
Stu and Didi strive to make Tommy's first birthday a memorable one. They did, but under the wrong circumstances. Meanwhile Tommy wants to eat dog food so he can be just like Spike, eventually selling the other Rugrats on the idea.
2. "Barbecue Story / Waiter, There's a Baby In My Soup"
18 August 1991
102
Tommy has received his favourite toy in the whole wide world: a ball. Angelica, who is always looking to spoil the babies fun, takes the ball and tosses it into the next yard, resulting the babies risking life and limb looking for it.; Stu and Didi ended up taking Tommy to an important dinner at Chez Ennui with Mr. Mucklehoney (president of Mucklehoney Industries, a toy company), since Tiffany the babysitter (via telephone) and Grandpa had different plans (the babysitter's OTHER goldfish died and Grandpa was going bowling with a friend of his, Louise). Tommy, however, has plans of his own.
3. "At the Movies / Slumber Party"
25 August 1991
103
Tommy wants to see Reptar, but the parents took him, and the other Rugrats, to the Westside Octoplex to see The Land Without Smiles (starring the Dummi Bears) instead. The Rugrats left Dummi Bears to go look for Reptar (showing at the same theatre) leaving a path of destruction behind them.; Angelica stays over with Tommy, but her desire for an open window left Tommy feeling ill.
4. "Baby Commercial / Little Dude"
8 September 1991
104
Betty talks about her trials and tribulations regarding placing Phil and Lil in a diaper commercial, in which the twins rather ad-lib than stick with the script.; Didi took Tommy to her workplace - a local high school, for use as a visual aid. He would rather roam around campus, getting admired by a biker.
5. "Beauty Contest / Baseball"
15 September 1991
105
Having desire for the Kingfisher 9000 (a top-of-the-line sports boat), Stu and Grandpa enter Tommy into a beauty contest by placing him in girls clothes and a wig, and naming him "Tonya". Their main competitior - Angelica.; Using tickets Grandpa had won in a radio contest, Stu and Grandpa take Tommy to the Grizzlies' baseball game, where they play the Boston Bombers. Tommy, however, was more intrested in his balloon than the ball game. Tommy's balloon hunt helped make a very spectaculer catch for Grizzlies player Bucky Majors.
6. "Ruthless Tommy / Moose Country"
7 November 1991
106
Being mistaken for the son of millionaire Ronald Thump, Tommy was kidnapped by some thugs, Bob and Mike, in which it was actually more trouble than it was worth.; After hearing Grandpa's mythicall story about a moose, the Rugrats go look for one.
7. "Grandpa's Teeth / Momma Trauma"
1 December 1991
107
At a picnic, Spike steals Grandpa's teeth, leading to a frantic search by Tommy and Chuckie. The war veterans were having a concert at the picnic, and Grandpa needed those teeth in order to play the trumpet properly.; Didi and Stu take Tommy to Dr. Lepetomaine (who mainly says nothing more than "I see", which at one point angered Stu), after Tommy was found drawing on walls. Tommy goes for an adventure round the office building, while Stu ended up being psychonanalysed.
Trivia:
This show is one of the original "Nicktoons" along with Doug and The Ren & Stimpy Show.
Although in the movie and the mother's day episode of the Rugrats it tells us that Chuckie's mom died, the early episodes implied that Chuckie's mom was still alive.
Angelica Pickles was put at number seven in TV Guide's 50 Greatest Cartoon Characters, beating classics like Bart and Lisa Simpson and Mickey Mouse.
Although three of the four main babies are male, all four of them are voiced by females.
The reason Tommy is always depicted as adventurous and "brave" is because he was born premature. Hence his "fighting" spirit.
Hey Arnold!
Creator: Craig Bartlett
Aired: October 7, 1996
Episodes as of 11/11/11: 100
Setting: Hillwood
Characters:
Arnold: Is the main character. He is known for his football shaped head. He is a relaxed kid whom is optimistic. His parents are not in the show and he lives with his grandparents. He often has day dreams and is a sweet kid. He rarely ever gets angry and is the crush of Helga, whom bullies him and has a shrine dedicated to him. He always has his tiny hat on and despite common misbelief he does not wear a kilt, it is his shirt sticking out his sweatshirt.
Grandpa Phil: Arnold's Grandpa, who is Arnold’s Father figure, is a very nice, elderly man who lives in a Boarding House with his wife, Pooky and Arnold. He is very understanding, with a good humor and knows when Arnold needs help with something. He is often seen as forgetful.
Oskar Kokoshka: Oskar is a lazy, selfish European who is seen as a con artist. He is not very liked by most of the people in the boarding house. He becomes a paper boy after being unemployed for most of the show.
Helga G. Pataki: Helga is a nine year old, fourth grader who is in love with Arnold. She uses the code “ice cream” when referring her love for Arnold. She insecure, thus puts on a mean and bullying attitude. She spends her time writing poems and creating a shrine devoted to Arnold.
Gerald Johanssen: Gerald is Arnold’s best friend. He is African American and has a tall Afro. He has a love interest in another classmate named Phoebe.
Lila Sawyer: Lila is Arnold crush who is from a farming community and lives with her father. She only views Arnold as a friend and tries to help Helga become more like her so that he will like her.
Eugene Horowitz: Eugene is a geeky student who is seen as bad luck. He is seen as a nerd who gets bullied.
1. "Downtown as Fruits / Eugene's Bike"
October 7, 1996
01
Downtown as Fruits: The first episode. Arnold and Gerald decide to take the bus a few too many stops past the school and end up downtown without money - until someone drives by and throws them a bag of cash.
Eugene's Bike: When Eugene's bicycle is ruined thanks to Arnold, Arnold realizes that he's been involved in quite a few of Eugene's accidents, so he takes him out for a day of fun - well, fun for Arnold, but mishaps for Eugene.
Eugene's Bike: When Eugene's bicycle is ruined thanks to Arnold, Arnold realizes that he's been involved in quite a few of Eugene's accidents, so he takes him out for a day of fun - well, fun for Arnold, but mishaps for Eugene.
2."The Little Pink Book / Field Trip"
October 9, 1996
02
The Little Pink Book: Helga's little pink book, full of love poems about Arnold, falls into his hands, and she has to get it back before he gets to the last page (the only place where she put her own name), even if it means hiding in his closet all night.
Field Trip: While on a class field trip to the aquarium, Arnold learns that a turtle named Lockjaw is being unfairly treated by people who make fun of him. So he convinces his grandmother to aid in helping him sneak into the aquarium and set the miserable turtle free.
3. "Arnold's Hat / Stoop Kid"
October 14, 1996
03
Arnold's Hat: Helga steals Arnold's hat to complete her secret shrine - a statue in the shape of his head made from Arnold-chewed bubble gum - but he feels he's lost a part of himself. In order for Helga to fix the problem, she has to get the hat, which her mother tossed into the trash that is now on its way to the dump.
Stoop Kid: While playing football on the street, Arnold kicks the ball and it ends up on Stoop Kid's stoop. According to Gerald, Stoop Kid is a boy who has been living on that particular stoop ever since he was born. Arnold tries to wait for him to leave so he can get his football back, but learns that he never leaves his stoop. Faced with this fact, he tries to convince Stoop Kid to overcome his habit by taking a step off the stoop.
4. "Helga's Makeover / The Old Building"
October 16, 1996
04
Helga's Makeover: Due to her tomboyish nature, Helga is the only girl not invited to Rhonda's slumber party. Feeling left out she gives herself a makeover, and goes to it anyway.
The Old Building: Arnold is caught in the middle when Grandma and Ernie argue about whether an old theater should be torn down or not.
5. "6th Grade Girls / The Baseball"
November 4, 1996
05
6th Grade Girls: Having met Connie and Maria, girls in the 6th grade, Arnold and Gerald, passing themselves off as 6th graders, attend a 6th grade dance.
The Baseball: When Arnold discovers that his favorite baseball player is retiring after one final game, he and Gerald go to the game only to get bad seats.
6. "Heat / Snow"
November 11, 1996
06
Heat: A heat wave engulfs the city; Arnold and Gerald try to find ways to escape the heat.
Snow: A snowstorm comes to the city. Arnold's Grandpa tries to teach him work ethic while his friends play without him.
7. "Operation Ruthless / The Vacant Lot"
November 18, 1996
07
Operation Ruthless: While the "Cheese Festival" is in town, Helga attempts to eliminate Arnold's interest in Ruth, a girl he likes.
The Vacant Lot: When Arnold and Gerald find a vacant lot and turn it into a baseball field that they deem "Gerald Field", the bullies overexert their power and take it for themselves.
Trivia:
The show began as a series of claymation shorts by Craig Bartlett, many of which aired on Sesame Street.
The girls of the show are based on girls that creator Craig Bartlett liked as a kid.
The city that Arnold lives in is a combination of Seattle, Brooklyn, and Portland. There are possible hints that the city is called Hillwood. For example, the Hillwood Medical Center or Hillwood Zoo.
Arnold's last name is Shortman.
The name of the boarding house is Sunset Arms Boarding Home.
Ahh! Real Monsters!
Creator: Gábor Csupó and Peter Gaffney
Aired: October 29, 1994
Episodes as of 11/11/11: 52
Characters:
Ickis: a small red monster who is usually confused with a rabbit because of his large ears. His father is Slickis who was the academy’s best student.
Oblina: comes from a rich monster family, and is considered to be the best monster student . She is shaped like an upside down candy can but is black and white. To scare humans, she reaches inside herself and pulls out her organs. She also has the talent to shift into different forms. She gives humans nightmares by tickling their brain with her finger while they sleep.
Krumm: Another monster who’s eyeballs, like his family members, are not attached to his body. He usually caries them or puts them in his mouth if he is using his hands. His scare tactic is his smelly armpits.
Taste the Show:
1. "The Switching Hour"
October 29, 1994
101
During Halloween, The Trio sneak out and Ickis in the chaos, gets mixed up with a Young Boy in a Rabbit Costume.
2. "Monsters, Get Real / Snorched If You Do, Snorched If You Don't"
November 5, 1994
102
Monsters, Get Real: Ickis Loses His Monster Manual while readying to Scare a Kid, So, He gets Krumm and Oblina for Help
Snorched If You Do, Snorched If You Don't: A Follow-Up of the First Half, where Ickis Tries to Locate His Monster Manual.
3. "Curse Of The Krumm / Krumm Goes Hollywood"
November 12, 1994
103
Curse of the Krumm:
Odiferous Krumm, who put the stink in distinct, loses his stench and fears his monstering days are numbered.
Krumm Goes Hollywood:
Krumm Goes to Hollywood and a Hollywood director mistakes Krumm for an extra on his movie set, and turns him into a star.
4. "Monstrous Make-Over / A Wing And A Scare"
November 19, 1994
104
Monster Make-Over:
Wanting a face only a monster could love, Ickis contemplates plastic surgery.
Airplane, a Wing and a Scare:
Ickis, Krumm, and Oblina get folded and spindled when they get themselves trapped into a suitcase and are loaded onto a plane bound for Wisconsin.
5. "Krumm's Pimple / Monster Hunter"
November 26, 1994
105
Krumm's Pimple:
Krumm sprouts a gigantic pimple. The pimple has its own personality and is a hit with the other monsters, putting a squeeze on Krumm's popularity.
Monster Hunter:
Monster Hunter Simon says there are real monsters in the world, But no one believes him. Simon says he will prove it to the world.
6. "Monsters Don't Dance / Gone Shopp'n"
December 3, 1994
106
Monsters Don't Dance:
TV's loveable Murray the Monster is undermining good ghouls everywhere, all because kids aren't afraid of him.
Gone Shopping:
Tis the season to be scary, and Oblina, Ickis, and Krumm are happy to oblige. They terrorise shoppers inside the mall, but the tables are turned when the trio find themselves locked inside after hours.
7. "Old Monster / Mother, May I"
December 10, 1994
107
Old Monster:
Ickis, Oblina, and Krumm are bored when Gromble's old teacher lectures at the academy. But when they escort him back to the dump, they learn that old monsters are the best kind of monsters.
Mother May I?:
Every boy and monster's worst fear is realised for the Gromble -- his mom shows up at he academy unannounced. The Gromble leaves her in the care of Ickis, Oblina, and Krumm for the afternoon with alarming results.
Trivia:
After the success of The Rugrats Movie, Nick and Klasky Csupo had plans to make a movie out of this TV series. However, production of the movie was shut down due to the story being "too dark" for children. Info on what the movie was going to be about hasn't been revealed.
Krumm is acrophobic (fear of high places).
The Gromble's voice and appearance resemble those of the Chief of the Blue Meanies in "The Yellow Submarine".
Originally the Gromble's name was going to be the Womble. But the writers ended up changing the name to Gromble to avoid a lawsuit from the writers of a British TV series called "The Wombles".
Unlike the vast majority of animated productions, the three principal voice actors (Charles Adler, Christine Cavanaugh and David Eccles) recorded their lines together in the same studio. In a Nickelodeon interview they claimed that this greatly helped their characterizations as it allowed them to play off of each other more smoothly.
Ren & Stimpy
Creator: John Kricfalusi
Aired: August 11, 1991
Episodes as of 11/11/11: 52
Characters:
Ren Höek: A scrawny “Asthma-Hound” Chihuahua with a pink, long rat tail. He is portrayed as being greedy, insane, delusional, paranoid, violent and insecure.
Stimpson Cat (Stimpy): rotund Manx cat who is red and white with a blue nose, purple eyelid without a tail, gloves on his hands that have fingernails, human backside, flat feet, and a peanut sized brain. He is the antagonist of the show.
Taste the Show:
1a
"Stimpy's Big Day"
August 11, 1991
RSO1a
After winning a Gritty Kitty poem contest, Stimpy goes to Hollywood, leaving Ren feeling lonely.
1b
"The Big Shot"
August 11, 1991
RSO1b
Stimpy enjoys living his new life in Hollywood, and becomes a big star, but after a while they both start to miss each other and eventually Stimpy gives up all the money and fame to see Ren again.
2a
"Robin Höek"
August 18, 1991
RSO2a
As Stimpy reads a mixed-up version of Robin Hood, Ren dreams he is Robin, and Stimpy as all the other roles.
2b
"Nurse Stimpy"
August 18, 1991
RSO2b
When Ren gets sick, Stimpy decides to take care of Ren himself, but the treatment proves worse than the disease. By the end Ren feels better and Stimpy gets sick, prompting a vengeful "Nurse Ren" into action.
3a
"Space Madness"
August 25, 1991
RSO3a
Commander Höek (Ren) and Cadet Stimpy are on a mission to explore the cosmos. Commander Hoek begins to display symptoms of "space madness". Stimpy attempts to calm his sickened Officer while still maintaining his loyalty to his command, but it doesn't last long.
3b
"The Boy Who Cried Rat"
August 25, 1991
RSO3b
When Ren and Stimpy are caught stealing out of garbage cans, they are chased out on the streets, and begin to starve. The pair then hatches a plan to get money and food: disguise Ren as a mouse and put him in the Pipes' home, and turn Stimpy into a neighborhood mouse catcher.
4a
"Fire Dogs"
September 1, 1991
RSO4a
Disguised as dalmatians to get food, shelter and money, Ren and Stimpy get jobs as fire dogs. Although they do not closely resemble dalmatians, a can of spotted "dalmatian paint" allows them to pass as the spotted animals.
4b
"The Littlest Giant"
September 1, 1991
RSO4b
In another one of Stimpy's bedtime stories, Ren dreams he is Wee Ren, who befriends the littlest giant (Stimpy) in the story, "The Littlest Giant".
5a
"Marooned"
December 15, 1991
RSO5a
After Commander Höek (Ren) and Cadet Stimpy land on a strange planet, some weird (and painful) things happen to them.
5b
"Untamed World"
December 15, 1991
RSO5b
Ren and Stimpy host a nature show, Untamed World, and go to the Galápagos Islands to find creatures that look like... themselves.
6a
"Black Hole"
February 23, 1992
RSO6a
Commander Höek (Ren) and Cadet Stimpy pass through a black hole and live to tell the tale, but the atmosphere has some weird effects on the duo. They have to make it to the portal bus before 3:00, otherwise they'll be stuck there until they implode. They aren't allowed on the portal bus as they don't have exact change, and so they decide to implode. At the last second, Stimpy remembers that he does have change, saying "Kinda ironic, huh, Ren?" as they start to implode.
6b
"Stimpy's Invention"
February 23, 1992
RSO6b
After Ren tries some of Stimpy's inventions that work poorly, Stimpy invents a "Happy Helmet" to make Ren feel happier, at which Ren is forcefully happy. Note: this episode includes the original "Happy, Happy, Joy, Joy" song.
Trivia:
According to episodes like "Mad Dog Hoek", "Visit to Anthony" and "Stimpy's Fan Club", Ren and Stimpy live in beautiful Hollywood, Yugoslavia.
The theme song's title is "Dog Pound Hop".
First aired on the exact day and year as Rugrats.
The first Nicktoon to have a video game based on it.
Billy West was the only voice actor to be in every episode.
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