The Best Age of Nicktoons
Obviously inspired by my recent acquisition of the book "Not Just Cartoons: Nicktoons" by Jerry Beck, I did this tribute to what I consider to be the best era of creator-driven cartoons on Nickelodeon. I may do follow-ups for the Silver and Bronze ages, too.
NOTE: You might have to download this one - it's just that wide.
Furthering my study of the animated Nickelodeon originals, here's what I've deemed the Silver Age. Still a lot of good creator-driven shows in this era, but there was also a more uneven episode-to-episode track record for many of them, and a significant upswing in Klasky-Csupo productions, putting a squeeze on other studios.
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- "Doug" created by Jim Jinkins
- "Rugrats" created by Arlene Klasky, Gabor Csupo, and Paul Germain
- "The Ren and Stimpy Show" created by John Kricfalusi
- "Rocko's Modern Life" created by Joe Murray
- "Aaahh! Real Monsters" created by Arlene Klasky and Gabor Csupo
- "Hey Arnold" created by Craig Bartlett
- "Kablam!" created by Will McRobb, Robert Mittenthal, and Chris Viscardi
- "The Angry Beavers" created by Mitch Schauer
- "CatDog" created by Peter Hannan
- "The Wild Thornberrys" created by Arlene Klasky and Gabor Csupo
- "SpongeBob SquarePants" created by Steve Hillenburg
- "Rocket Power" created by Arlene Klasky and Gabor Csupo
- "As Told By Ginger" created by Emily Kapnek
- "The Fairly OddParents" created by Butch Hartman
- "Invader Zim" created by Jhonen Vasquez
- "Chalk Zone" created by Bill Burnett and Larry Huber
- "The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron, Boy Genius" created by Keith Alcorn, John A. Davis, and Steve Oedekerk
- "My Life as a Teenage Robot" created by Rob Renzetti
- "All Grown Up" created by Arlene Klasky and Gabor Csupo
- "Danny Phantom" created by Butch Hartman
- "Avatar: The Last Airbender" created by Bryan Konietzko and Michael Dante DiMartino
- "Catscratch" created by Doug Tennapel