#ThrowbackThursday - Inside Out Boy: The Bank Job

Below is a high quality (HQ) online streaming Nickelodeon video featuring the episode of the Classic Nickelodeon short-form series "Inside-Out Boy" called "Bank Job", also known as "Jail", which was co-designed, directed and animated by the award winning professional stop motion animator Tom Gasek. The IOB episode has the prestigious honor of being in the permanent collection of American commercials in the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York City, New York, USA!:

IOB Bankjob from Tom Gasek on Vimeo.

I co-designed, directed and animated this short for Nickelodeon in 1989. It is in the permanent collection of American commercials in MOMA (NYC).

Inside-Out Boy is a claymation character that appeared in a collection of five Nickelodeon Shorts between commercials in its original run from 1989 to 1993 on Nickelodeon USA. The first short tells the story on how I.O.B. became who he is. He is playing with his Yo-Yo then goes on a swing, then after swinging too high, he swung over the bar and his body flipped inside out. Making him "Inside-Out Boy". To kids, he is a superhero, with his inner body parts exposed, it grosses out adults making them jump away and scream in the process. Each episode have our hero in situations like having to help his friend at the Science Fair, impressing a Girl, having a rap battle with "MC Mallet", and other situations, proving he's got a lot of what every kids' got inside - guts! The shorts also aired internationally (Planet Nickelodeon / Planet Orange) on Nickelodeon UK and Nickelodeon Germany

Those shorts later re-aired on Noggin in 1999. The character was created by writers William McRobb & Chris Viscardi ("The Adventures of Pete & Pete", "KaBlam!", "The Naked Brothers Band", "Sanjay and Craig", "The Assistants") and Scott Webb.

Nickelodeon Goes Behind The Scenes Of "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" And Interviews Executive Producers Ciro Nieli And Jeff Ventimilia About Nick's Brand New TMNT Show!

To celebrate Nickelodeon premiering Nickelodeon's brand new CGI-animated "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" television series worldwide (Planet Nickelodeon) from Autumn/Fall 2012, including on Nickelodeon UK on Monday 1st October 2012 at 5.00pm (BST (GMT+1)) and on Nickelodeon USA on Saturday 29th September 2012 at 11:00 am (ET/PT), Nickelodeon recently went backstage behind the scenes of Nickelodeon's highly anticipated brand new show at the Nickelodeon Animation Studio to interview the Executive Producers of Nickelodeon's "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles", Ciro Nieli and Jeff Ventimilia, who give Nickelodeon viewers and TMNT fans all the information they need to be ready for Nickelodeon's brand new "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" show! One question still remains, are you ready to be Shell Shocked?

TMNT Behind the Scenes from Mark Viglione on Vimeo.

Are you ready to be Shell Shocked?

Nickelodeon's most anticipated show of the year, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, is coming soon!

The show kicks some serious butt, literally, and we went behind the scenes with the
shows creators to get the inside scoop!

Ciro Nieli (Executive Producer): You know, it's really interesting with a property like Ninja Turtles, you know, it's existed for over 25 years now, and you get to kinda look at everything that's been done, and see where it has and hasn't done well. So, I feel like the fighting that we have on our show is a lot more heads up.

We've worked with martial artists to kind of get it more authentic.

Jeff Ventimilia (Executive Producer): What I really like about the new look and style of these guys is that their all individuals. In previous incarnations of the property, every Turtle looked identical. It was very hard to tell who was who.

But one of the things we set up in the beginning to do, was make sure these guys all had unique personalities, and it showed in who they were.

Ciro Nieli: The way we brought the Turtles back to life for Nickelodeon was that we looked at the core of who these characters were. And we said to ourselves "What really is at the heart of these characters?", and to me, I thought it was
the comradery. That kind of bond that brotherhood has.

[Leonardo: Raph, be quiet!

Raphael: Not till Mikey says it!]

As a kid, I think that's what I really liked about the Turtles, that there were a special group that I wished I could be apart of.

They have four characters who are so distinct, that it's really hard as a viewer not to find one that you relate to.

Jeff Ventimilia: Leonardo is still the leader, but he's also a 15-year-old kid who's learning to grapple with the responsibility of being in charge of his three brothers.

[Leonardo: When Ninja's are on surveillance, they are supposed to be SILENT!

Michelangelo: Sorry Leo.]

Donatello is the inventor. He's a little Obsessive Compulsive, he's a little high strung.

[Donatello to Michelangelo: She's not my girlfriend, Mikey! She's a girl, who's a friend, who's dad got kidnapped by the same aliens who are going to break into that lab., and we're gonna stop them!]

Raphael. He's the same guy you've always known and loved. The sarcastic, tough guy who really wants to fight.

However, he's also a little vulnerable. He's got a pet [turtle] named Spike, which is kind of his confidante, and the guy he can open up to.

[Raphael to Spike: Chew on your leaf if you understand me.

[Spike chews on his leaf.]

Raphael: Though so!]

And Michelangelo, of course, the big party guy. He's kind of the baby brother. They're all the same age, but he's sort of the most immature. But when he turns on, he's just really brilliant.

[Michelangelo: I wish this moment could last forver.]

Ciro Nieli: The leader of their group, Master Splinter, who has always been their sensei, is back, of course, And, er, this time, he takes the role of, not only their Master, but also as a little bit more of a father figure.

[Master Splinter to Raphael: Stand up.

Michelangelo: Somebody's in trouble!]

Instead of playing on the idea that he was this kind of frail, Yoda-like master, [...] had a lot more fun with him. He's a strong anchor to the group.

Jeff Ventimilia: We've got a lot of great new characters for this show, as well as recurring ones. Shredder, for example, is actually much more darker and scarier in this version than he was, say, in the original cartoon. He's a ninja who's almost obsessed with the idea of wiping out his enemy. And he's brought into that a team of villains, people who are [...] who end up becoming mutants themselves!

[Michelangelo: I don't like the sound of that!]

One of my favourite villians is actually Spider Bites [Spiderbites].

He's a character who's very obnoxious. He's really sort of crass New Yorker kind of guy, who really gets under Raphael's skin.

[Raphael growls]

Ciro Nieli: The look and style of the reinvented Ninja Turtles show really started with the first comic book. We really got into the graphic look of that first issue, and we really wanted to capture the city almost like a character. And, that kind of evolved into a lot of shadow play. It really made for a lot better storytelling.

[Raphael: Sounds good to me.]

So specific things in the show that are just so much better now. The one thing that I really envy is, er, is the Turtle's lair. Like I really wish that I could somehow have an apartment in New York City that was very similar to their lair.

Jeff Ventimilia: So I think that's really been exciting, the CG-elements of it just makes it come alive in a way that we've never seen before.

Ciro Nieli: The hardest part has been to get the animation to not even look like CGI-Animation. We're trying to make the characters in a little more realistic level.

[Leonardo to Raphael: You are serously twisted.

Raph: Thanks!]

Ninja Turtles is multi-generational. At it's core, it's a show about heroes, and everybody loves heroes.

[Mikey: It's go time!]

I think fans will be really happy to see their favourite characters come back, but really be played [...] and [...].

[Spider Bite: It's the Kung Fu Frogs!

Raphael: We're not Kung Fu Frogs. We're Ninja Turtles!]

Don't miss the series premiere of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, only on Nickelodeon!

Nickelodeon UK's Second Design Package For "Nickelodeon Music Exclusive"

Below is a high quality (HQ) high-definition (HD) streaming video featuring Nickelodeon UK's brand new "Nickelodeon Music Exclusive" opening and closing/intro and outro sequences from Nickelodeon UK's recently refreshed broadcast design package for Nickelodeon UK and Ireland's music series called "Nickelodeon Music Exclusive" which features brand new motion graphics and art direction from Nickelodeon UK Creative Manager Derek Best and London, UK based freelance Talent Motion Designer Sylwia Be, which Nickelodeon UK recently rebranded (during February 2012) to fit in with Nickelodeon UK's recent brand refresh which Nickelodeon UK debuted on-air on Nickelodeon UK and Ireland on Tuesday 1st November 2011:

Nickelodeon - Music Exclusive from Danca on Vimeo.

Sound Design for intro and outro of the Music Exclusive TV Show, on Nickelodeon. Art Direction by Derek Best [Creative Manager at Nickelodeon UK]

Nickelodeon UK's "Nickelodeon Music Exclusive" began on Nick UK in January 2011 and is both a 15 minute Nickelodeon music special show presented by Nickelodeon UK presenter Nathan A. Thomas and a "Nickelodeon Short" series featuring the latest music videos and music content from popular Nickelodeon stars such as Victoria Justice ("Victorious"), Big Time Rush, and Miranda Cosgrove ("iCarly").

Nickelodeon USA Gives Viewers A First Look Sneak Peek At "2012 On Nickelodeon" - Brand New Episodes And The Premiere Of "How to Rock"

Below is a streaming video of Nickelodeon USA's brand new "January And February 2012 On Nickelodeon" sneak peek promo/trailer which Nickelodeon USA is airing to promote Nickelodeon's schedule plans and highlights for "January And February 2012 On Nickelodeon", including Nickelodeon USA premiering more brand new episodes from season five of the hit Nickelodeon show "iCarly", Nickelodeon USA premiering brand new episodes from season three of the popular Nickelodeon series "Victorious", brand new season two episodes of Nickelodeon's hit live-action mystery series "House of Anubis" (starting on Nick USA Monday January 9 2012 at 7:00 p.m. (ET/PT)), and the premiere of Nickelodeon's latest brand new live-action series "How to Rock" (premieres on Nick USA Saturday February 4, 2012). Coming in 2012, Nickelodeon's got big plans for the New Year and Nickelodeon promises you Brand New Fun, New Friends that will crack you up, New Laughs you'll never forget, and New Surprises that will keep you guessing as part of "2012 On Nickelodeon"!

Nickelodeon New in 2012: All January "Promo": NEW Victorious, iCarly, House of Anubis and How to Rock!

Watch Nickelodeon in January 2012!

Nickelodeon USA Gives Viewers A First Look Sneak Peek At Nickelodeon's Brand New Comedy Show "How to Rock"

To celebrate "2012 On Nickelodeon", Nickelodeon's big plans for the new year, and Nickelodeon USA premiering Nickelodeon's latest brand new live-action comedy series "How to Rock" on Saturday February 4, 2012, Nickelodeon USA recently aired a exclusive "First Look At How to Rock" sneak peek special (streaming video below) which Nickelodeon North America aired as part of Nick USA's "The Best Week On TV" programming stunt, in which Nickelodeon unveiled to Nickelodeon viewers Nickelodeon's brand new sitcom "How to Rock", which included behind the scenes of "How to Rock" footage (including shots of a famous Nickelodeon Directors Chair, Nickelodeon Star Cymphonique Miller getting welcomed onto the "How To Rock" set on the Nickelodeon soundstage, and a famous Nickelodeon Green Room), how the cast of "How to Rock" are good friends on-screen and off-screen, that "How to Rock" will introduce "totally new music" and "hilarious characters", and an exclusive interview with Nickelodeon star and "How to Rock" lead actress Cymphonique Miller, who plays the lead character 'Kacey Simon' on Nickelodeon's "How to Rock", who talks about how funny her "How To Rock" co-stars Noah Crawford (Nelson) and Chris O'Neal (Kevin) are, the casts 'energy ritual', and what it's like to film and shoot "How to Rock" in front of a live studio audience.

How to Rock: First Look

What rocks about the new show How to Rock? Find out, when the cast dishes about the show behind-the-scenes! And don't miss the new series, How to Rock - This February!

Watch a Sneak Peek of the New Live-Action Series on Nickelodeon:How To Rock with Cymphonique Miller and the Cast.
Premieres February 4th on Nickelodeon!

Nickelodeon UK has yet to announce when the brand new Nickelodeon show "How To Rock" will premiere and be shown on Nickelodeon UK and Ireland.

Nickelodeon USA Gives Nick Viewers A First Look Sneak Peek At The Brand New "Big Time Rush" Movie "Big Time Movie"

Below is a streaming video of Nickelodeon USA's brand new "First Look At Big Time Rush's New Movie "Big Time Movie"" sneak peek special which Nickelodeon USA recently aired as part of Nick USA's "The Best Week On TV" programming stunt, where Nickelodeon goes behind the scenes of the new "Big Time Rush" movie called "Big Time Movie" and features the stars and band members of Nickelodeon's "Big Time Rush" series and boyband (Kendall Schmidt (Kendall Knight), James Maslow (James Diamond), Carlos Pena (Carlos Garcia), and Logan Henderson (Logan Mitchell)) telling Nickelodeon viewers and fans of the hit Nickelodeon show "Big Time Rush" details and information about the brand new "Big Time Rush" Nickelodeon movie "Big Time Movie" which the cast of "Big Time Rush" are currently working on, including that "Big Time Movie" will be like "James Bond meets Austin Powers", that "Big Time Movie" will feature a lot of stunts and a lot of non-stop action, will feature car chases, high-flying action, "awesome" performances, and about 200 extras, and will be bringing the laughs 'Big Time', and will part spy movie, part comedy, and all about the music, and will also feature the "Big Time Rush" boys recreating the famous scene from The Beatles's "Abbey Road" album sleeve cover where the "Big Time Rush" boys cross a zebra crossing (which is also like the front cover of SpongeBob SquarePants's Sheldon Jim Plankton, Jr.'s "Krabby Road" CD music album). Big Time Rush's "Big Time Movie" will be premiering on Nickelodeon USA on Saturday 10th March 2012 (Transmission (TX) time to be confirmed by Nickelodeon UK), only on Nick!

Big Time Rush - Big Time Movie Sneak Peek

Nickelodeon USA Gives Viewers A First Look Sneak Peek At What's Coming Up In Brand New "iCarly" Episodes In 2012

Below is a streaming video of Nickelodeon USA's great brand new "First Look At Season Five Of iCarly In 2012" sneak peek special which Nickelodeon USA recently aired as part of Nick USA's "The Best Week On TV" programming stunt, in which Nickelodeon unveils to Nickelodeon viewers and fans of the hit Nickelodeon show "iCarly" what to expect in the brand new episodes of "iCarly" season five that Nickelodeon North America will premier in 2012, including the very first episode of iCarly to be filmed and shot in 3D ("iCarly 3D"), Freddie Benson getting tired of hiding behind the scenes and getting to go in front of the "iCarly" camera and host "iCarly" for the very first time in the brand new episode of "iCarly" called "iBalls", Sam Puckett's very first trip and visit to the "Fat Cake" factory and World Headquarters in the brand new episode of "iCarly" called "iToe Fat Cakes", and the biggest "iCarly" first of all - the First Lady of America, Michelle Obama, guest stars and joins the "iCarly" cast in a very special episode of "iCarly" called "iMeet the First Lady"!

Click on the play button below to watch Nickelodeon USA's exclusive first look preview of what's new and coming up in Nickelodeon's brand new episodes of "iCarly" in 2012 which are packed fill of firsts!

iCarly 2012 Promo



Promo for the New iCarly in 2012

Nickelodeon USA Gives Viewers A First Look Sneak Peek At Season 3 Of "Victorious"

Below is a streaming video of Nickelodeon USA's brand new "First Look At Season Three Of Victorious" sneak peek special which Nickelodeon USA recently aired as part of Nick USA's "The Best Week On TV" programming stunt, which features Nickelodeon and "Victorious" stars Victoria Justice (Tori Vega), Leon Thomas III (Andre Harris) and Elizabeth Gillies (Jade West) telling Nickelodeon viewers and fans of the hit Nickelodeon show "Victorious" what will be making "Victorious" better than ever in 2012, which includes a ton of new music, all kinds of big action, and the funniest episode ever of "Victorious", which Nickelodeon North America broadcast to advertise that the brand new third season of "Victorious" premieres on Nickelodeon USA in January 2012, only on Nick! The below "Sneak Peek Of Season Three Of Victorious In 2012" video below also features a few scenes of behind the scenes footage of "Victorious":

Victorious Season 3 First Look At 2012 (Official Nickelodeon USA Promo)

Coming in 2012 with Victorious for Nickelodeon is Season 3 of Victorious which includes Tori and Jade doing a Play "Date", lots more physical comedy, Andre and Tori performing at a Chinese restaurant, An episode based on the breakfast club movie which the victorious cast gets detention, Beck and Jade might find some stuff out that causes them to have problems, Trina hitting on Beck and Tori and Jade duetting to show 2 guys not to mess with them.

Originally posted on NickALive!.

Videos Featuring The Nickelodeon Short "Nickelodeon Screen Test"

Below are a selection of streaming videos featuring the brand new Nickelodeon Short series "Nickelodeon Screen Test", which features Nickelodeon Stars from popular Nickelodeon shows such as "Big Time Rush" (Kendall Schmidt (Kendall Knight), James Maslow (James Diamond), Carlos Pena (Carlos Garcia), and Logan Henderson (Logan Mitchell)), "Victorious" (Victoria Justice (Tori Vega), Leon Thomas III (Andre Harris), Matt Bennett (Robbie Shapiro), Elizabeth Gillies (Jade West), Ariana Grande (Cat Valentine), Avan Jogia (Beck Oliver), and Daniella Monet (Trina Vega)) and iCarly's Miranda Cosgrove answering personnel questions for Nickelodeon viewers.

"Nickelodeon Screen Test" was made by and for Nickelodeon in London, UK, when Miranda Cosgrove and the casts of the Nickelodeon shows "Big Time Rush" and "Victorious" visited London, UK during 2010/2011, and, according to the Nickelodeon Clapperboard featured in the first video, was directed by Nickelodeon UK's Director of Original Production, David Kangas, and was filmed by cameraman G. Davis, and the graphics were designed and created by Sheffield, UK-based creative studio agency "PIXEL DNA".

The first streaming video below, in high quality (HQ) and high-definition (HD), is a montage featuring some of the motion graphics and branding design elements from the new Nickelodeon vignette/Nickelodeon interstitial series called "Nickelodeon Screen Test", and also includes the opening title sequence for "Nickelodeon Screen Test":

Nickelodeon Screen Test - Branding & Title Sequence from Pixel DNA on Vimeo.

The second video below featuring Nickelodeon's new short series "Nickelodeon Screen Test" features a whole episode of "Nickelodeon Screen Test" featuring "Big Time Rush" star and boyband member James Maslow (James Diamond) answering the questions "Which BTR video has been your favorite to to shoot and why?" and "Which music artist would you like to collaborate with in the future?", and also features the brand new Nickelodeon endboard/closing logo at the end:



You can view a behind the scenes photograph taken by Nickelodeon UK's Director of Original Production, David Kangas, who posted the photograph on his official Twitter profile page (@kangas911), of "Victorious" star Victoria Justice filming her questions and answers session for her episode of "Nickelodeon Screen Test" during the cast of Victorious' visit to London, UK in October 2011 here on NickALive!

The third video below featuring Nickelodeon's new short series "Nickelodeon Screen Test" features a whole episode of "Nickelodeon Screen Test" featuring "Big Time Rush" star and boyband member Carlos Pena (Carlos Garcia) answering the questions "What's the best thing about being in Big Time Rush?", "If you weren't a singer what would you like to be?", "Do you still get nervous before a performance?", "What is the most romantic thing you've ever done for a girl?", and "What's the hardest thing about being in the band?", and also features the brand new Nickelodeon endboard/closing logo at the end:



It is currently unknown whether the new Nickelodeon Short "Nickelodeon Screen Test" is an Nickelodeon UK Exclusive Nick Short or whether it will also air on Nickelodeon's international channels, however, the word 'favourite' in James Maslow's first question is spelt 'favorite', which is the North American "American English" spelling of the word instead of "British English".

Also, posted by Nickelodeon UK and Ireland on their official Twitter profile page (@NickelodeonUK):

#UKRUSHERS & Have u seen the BTR 'Screen Tests' on air yet? Keep ur eyes peeled for interviews with all the boys! Learn ALL their secrets!

And:

is there live victoria justice and other nick starts screen tests apart from BTR?

@NickelodeonUK - Yes! Victorious cast have them too!

NickToons Network USA's "Lego Spongebob - Don't Be A Jerk It's Christmas" Interstitial

Below is a streaming video of a director's cut edition of Nickelodeon USA's NickToons Network's "Lego Spongebob - Don't Be A Jerk It's Christmas" Christmas interstitial (Short) which was made by artist/animator Garrett Barati and was the follow up to the winner of Nickelodeon and LEGO's "Built by Me" LEGO movie contest in 2008 which was part of the "Nicktoons Network Animation Festival". NickToon Network's "Lego Spongebob - "Don't Be A Jerk (It's Christmas!)" Christmas Short features the song of the same name from Nickelodeon Records' "SpongeBob's Greatest Hits" compilation album which was released by Nickelodeon Records to celebrate SpongeBob SquarePants's 10th anniversary in 2009, and features Bikini Bottom completely re-created with LEGO bricks from "SpongeBob SquarePants Lego Kits", including Lego versions of most of the characters in "SpongeBob SquarePants" (including SpongeBob SquarePants, Patrick Star, Squidward Tentacles, Gary The Snail, Mr. Krabs, Plankton, and Mrs. Puff), Lego versions of buildings and vehicles featured in "SpongeBob SquarePants", including LEGO versions of "boatmobiles" (including Mrs. Puff's), undersea buses, SpongeBob SquarePants' Pineapple house, Patrick Star's Rock house, Squidward Tentacles' Easter Island stone tiki Moai head house, Sandy Cheeks' Space Rocket, and the Krusty Krab, and Nickelodeon USA's NickToons Network logo made out Lego bricks:

Lego Spongebob - Don't Be A Jerk It's Christmas (director's cut):

This was the follow up to the winner of the 2008 "Built By Me" Lego competition part of Nicktoons Network Animation Festival. Nickelodeon gave me the song to use. A real hoot to create, hope you all like it! This is my original, Nick changed their logo without telling me and had to chop it out for the final release to TV. Enjoy this longer cut... Happy Holidays!!

Please Please, go to LegoClubTV channel to view the official short too!! More hits means they might sponsor more contests!

Nickelodeon's "Yo Gabba Gabba" "To Give A Present" Animated Christmas Spot

Below is a high quality (HQ) high-definition (HD) streaming video featuring the animated music video "To Give A Present" from the brand new Christmas special episode (2011) of the popular Nickelodeon preschool series "Yo Gabba Gabba!" called "A Very Awesome Christmas":

Yo Gabba Gabba - To Give A Present from Kirsten Lepore on Vimeo.

Spot I did for Yo Gabba Gabba's (kid's show on Nick Jr.) Christmas special! LOVE THAT SHOW!

Animation/Direction/Concept/Visuals by Kirsten Lepore

Music by Adam Deibert, performed by James Husband.

Nickelodeon's "NickMas" Christmas Holiday Shorts

Below is a streaming video that features a montage of Nickelodeon's famous "NickMas" holiday specials shorts and two "NickMas" Nickelodeon Christmas bumpers, which Nickelodeon USA premiered in December 2002 as part of Nickelodeon USA's Christmas celebrations and to advertise Nickelodeon's Christmas programming, and are still shown on Nickelodeon channels and Nickelodeon networks around the world even up to this day. The "NickMas" Nickelodeon Christmas specials you can view on the video are a "Seasons Greetings" Nickelodeon Christmas bumper featuring Tommy Pickles from the NickToon "RugRats" and Jimmy Neutron's pet robot Dog Goddard from the NickToon "The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius" putting up some Christmas lights, "Plankton's Holiday Hits" CD commercial, "Nickelodeon Holiday Party" (stop motion/stop action), presented by former Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards host/presenter Rosie O'Donnel, "The 12 Days of Nickmas", "A Nickelodeon Chuckie Finster Christmas, Channukah, Kwaanza, Winter Solstice" featuring the cast of the Nickelodeon original animated show "RugRats", "Nickelodeon Presents How the You-Know-Who Stole You-Know-What!", "Nickelodeon Presents The Nutcracker Suite" starring Cosmo and Wanda from "The Fairly OddParents!", two "Nickelodeon Presents Patrick the Snowman" NickMas shorts, and a second "NickMas" Christmas Nickelodeon on-air bumper featuring SpongeBob SquarePants riping his pants while delivering a Christmas gift:



Below is a lot more information about Nickelodeon's "NickMas" Christmas shorts from the Christmas Specials Wiki page for the "Merry NickMas" Nickelodeon Christmas shorts:

Merry Nickmas

In December 2002, Nickelodeon ran a series of short Christmas-themed vignettes/interstitial in their commercial breaks to advertise their annual Christmas programming. Each of the shorts featured the characters from the network's animated shows, often parodying classic Christmas works such as those of Rankin/Bass. These shorts continued to be aired annually on the network through 2005.

As part of the event in 2002 and 2003, two specially-made pieces of animation were made for station ID spots used on the channel, both in the Rankin/Bass claymation style - one in which Goddard helps Tommy Pickles hang some Christmas lights, and another where SpongeBob SquarePants rips his pants while delivering a Christmas gift. These particular animation pieces were also used in bumpers shown whenever the specials themselves went to commercials.

Synopsis of each segment

A Chuckie Finster Christmas, Channukah, Kwaanza, Winter Solstice

A parody of A Charlie Brown Christmas, featuring the characters from Rugrats.

While the other Rugrats are off skating, and singing about how "Christmas-Channukah-Kwanzaa-and-Winter-Solstice-time is here", Tommy and Chuckie walk over to the nearby fence, where Chuckie admits that he thinks he has a problem ("Diapie rash?" Tommy assumes). Chuckie goes on to quote Charlie Brown's speech from the beginning of the special being parodied, adding in mentions of Channukah, Kwanzaa, and Winter Solstice. He then proceeds to list activities associated with said holidays in addition to "sending cards and decorating trees", during which snow falls all around him and Tommy, covering them up entirely and eventually muffling his voice.

Later, in Tommy's playpen, the Rugrats are all dancing to a jazz-based rendition of "Jingle Bells", with Dil playing piano and Spike on guitar. Eventually, Angelica (in the Lucy van Pelt role) calls a stop to the dancing to tell them all that Chuckie is coming with the decorations. During this, Spike mimics her movements behind her, and she makes a threatening glare in his direction. Chuckie comes in with a box containing a tree (just like the one Charlie Brown found), a menorah, and some corn, but he's still desperate for someone to tell him what the holidays are about. Tommy offers to do that himself, and proceeds to deliver the following speech in the manner of Linus quoting the Bible:

"Lights, please. And there were, in the same country, people of different backgrounds, beliefs, and cultures. What ho! This shall be unto you a time of joy, peace on Earth, and goodwill toward peoples."

Angelica responds to this by screaming, "You blockhead! It's about the presents! Lots of presents!" The rest of the kids immediately agree upon this and all wish happy holidays to Chuckie. As the segment closes on the Rugrats all whistling "Hark, the Herald Angels Sing", an announcer tells us that the segment has been brought to us by Dork Krabby Mint Patties. Mr. Krabs from SpongeBob SquarePants then makes an appearance to endorse the advertised food.

Holiday Party

A parody of the Rankin/Bass claymation specials, particularly Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer.

A snowwoman caricature of Rosie O'Donnel (voiced by herself) opens up the segment saying that "if I live to be a trillion and two, I will never forget the year Goddard the 200-Watt Dog saved Nickmas." She then remarks that we all know that story, and what she's here to tell is the after-party that occurred immediately following that event. As Rosie's narration goes on, we see her observing that very party going on in Santa's workshop. She notes of everybody being there, including Yukon Chinelius, Winter Squidler, the Abominable Starfish, and of course, St. Nick himself (who laughs to the tune of the Nickelodeon channel jingle). We see Mr. Krabs and two identical crabs performing on stage, and everyone enjoying their music so much that Carl Wheezer goes breakdancing.

Naturally, Rosie remarks, this party had some rather juicy things going on. First up was gossip - SpongeBob SquarePants reveals to his fellow elf, Jorgen Von Strangle, that "I don't want to be an elf, I want to be... a fry cook." Surprised at this, Jorgen tells it to Jimmy Neutron, who relays it to chief elf Zim [Invader Zim], who responds by screaming, "Who's SpongeBob?! TELL ME!!!" Then there was flirting - we see Yukon Chinelius bragging to Debbie Thornberry about his apparent battle with the Abominable Starfish, all the while Dil Pickles (as Happy) is bouncing on the Starfish's belly in front of them. And of course, adds Rosie, there were embarrassing photos - SpongeBob ripping his pants, Plankton trying to kiss Helga Pataki under the mistletoe, and Goddard taking a leak by the tree.

In the end, though, Rosie tells us all that the characters all remembered the spirit of Christmas - "to put aside [their] differences, join [their] hands together, AND OPEN PRESENTS!" As the characters all dive at their presents under the Christmas tree, Rosie comes in and leads the characters in wishing the viewers "Happy (insert holiday choice here) to you!"

How the You-Know-Who Stole You-Know-What!

A parody of How the Grinch Stole Christmas starring Angelica Pickles from Rugrats.

All the Nicktoon characters in the city of Toonville like Nickmas a lot, with the major exception of Angelica, or "Grinchelica" as the narration refers to her. The narrator reasons that her hatred for Nickmas might be because her pigtails are tied too tight or because she can't find her Cynthia doll, but apparently the actual reason is because she believes she should have all the chocolate candy to herself.

Grinchelica rides into Toonville on her Malibu Cynthia sleigh, pulled by her cat Fluffy, and sneaks into the houses to steal all the chocolate goodies. Among them, she steals chocolate figures of Ultralord ["The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius"], Phil and Lil's chocolate worms ["RugRats"], Rudy's chocolate chalk [Rudolph Bartholomew “Rudy” Tabootie from "ChalkZone"], and Zim's chocolate candy cane that came all the way from Planet Irk ["Invader Zim"] (which he is not willing to part with despite being apparently asleep at the moment). Just as Grinchelica has finished her theft, the smallest Toonville citizen, Plankton Lou Who ["SpongeBob SquarePants"] ("who had one eye, not two"), walks in on her and asks, "What is going on here?!" Grinchelica tries to think of an alibi, but instead she just pats his head and kicks him back into bed.

Grinchelica returns to her mountain hideout with the stolen chocolates and parks her sleigh on the very top of the mountain. From her vantage point, she stops to think about how the other Nicktoons are going to be disappointed when they wake up on Nickmas morning and find that there's no chocolate for them. But she ultimately decides that she really doesn't care about that, because as far as she's concerned, the candy's all hers. She then feasts on the candy until her stomach has grown three hundred sizes.

The Nutcracker Suite

A short performance of The Nutcracker starring Cosmo and Wanda from The Fairly OddParents!

As the Nutcracker Suite begins to play, Cosmo and Wanda appear onstage, wearing tutus. Cosmo gives Wanda a nut, and she presents him with a cracker. "SWEET!" they both yell, and then toss their given food into their mouths. They then proceed to dance around the stage, while making loud munching noises on their respective snacks to the tune of the music. Jorgen Von Strangle briefly appears to sing the last few bars of the music piece, and the pair then swallow their snacks. They take their bows as the offscreen audience throws roses at them.

Patrick the Snowman

A parody of Frosty the Snowman starring Patrick Star from SpongeBob SquarePants and the kids from The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron.

As Nigel Thornberry [Sir Nigel Archibald Thornberry] from The Wild Thornberrys provides narration, the short opens with the kids building their snowman, which comes out looking like Patrick. Upon finishing it, Jimmy decides that all it needs now is his latest invention, the Spoofinator 4000 (which looks like a metallic top hat). He places it on the snowman's head, causing it to transform into Patrick, whose first words are "Birthday happy!"

At first, the kids have fun with Patrick, but they quickly grow tired of his antics (such as hogging Sheen's blanket, wearing Libby's clothes, and poking Carl with a stick repeatedly). But since spring is a long way off, the kids have to come up with a plan to get rid of him. Jimmy decides that they'll create a wormhole in the space-time continuum and send Patrick to the future. Cindy suggests they just melt him instead, but no one takes her advice.

The kids send Patrick 70 years into the future. 70 years later, at the Retroville Retirement Community home, Patrick shows up to annoy the now-elderly kids again, while Cindy chastises Jimmy for his idea. Nigel, now a skeleton, shows up to confirm that this is the end of the story; Patrick then pokes him with the stick, causing him to fall apart.

A shorter version of this spot, usually run during the end credits of the shows, ends with the kids being so spooked by Patrick coming alive that they immediately start chasing him down.

Plankton's Holiday Hits

A parody of Christmas album commercials, starring Plankton from SpongeBob SquarePants.

An announcer tells us about Plankton's past successful albums, Born to Chum and Krabby Road, and that he has now released a new album of him singing holiday songs. We are shown samples of Plankton's interpretations of "Come All Ye Faithful" ("O come all ye fearful / Cower as I crush you!"), "Joy to the World" ("I'll rule the world and everyone / You will bow down to me!"), "Deck the Halls" ("Deck them all with fists of fury! Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha!"), and "The Nutcracker Suite" (he simply sings "Dig" repeatedly to the tune of the music). The announcer tells the viewers that, to order the advertised album, they must send the Krabby Patty secret formula to Plankton [Plankton at the Chumbucket, Bikini Bottom, USA].

The 12 Days of Nickmas

In this particular segment, an entire group of Nicktoon characters, all rendered in claymation ala Rankin/Bass style, sing to the tune of The Twelve Days of Christmas. The lyrics are as follows:

All: On the 12th Day of Nickmas, Nicktoons have on TV...

SpongeBob SquarePants: Twelve bubbles blowing! (blows some in Squidward's face)

Squidward Tentacles ["SpongeBob SquarePants"]: Feh!

James Isaac "Jimmy" Neutron: Eleven clones ATTACKING!! (is chased offscreen by Carl Wheezer and his clones)

Debbie Thornberry ["The Wild Thornberrys"]: Ten thousand places I'd rather be right now.

Carl Foutley and Hoodsey Bishop ["As Told by Ginger"]: Nine reindeer droppings! Hehehehehe!

Cosmo and Wanda ["The Fairly OddParents!"]: Eight oddball wishes! (grant said wishes, during which Vicky wanders too close to them)

Someone offscreen: Watch out, Vicky! (A portrait of Butch Hartman falls on Vicky)

Vicky ["The Fairly OddParents!"]: Seven thousand pounds, ugh... (Her feet curl up)

Squidward: Six jamming jellies! (The jellyfish circling his head sting him) Ow!!

Courtney Gripling ["As Told By Ginger"]: Five incredibly expensive golden rings!

Otto Rocket ["Rocket Power"]: Four dudes a-shreddin'!

Arnold, Gerald Johanssen, and Helga G. Pataki ["Hey Arnold!"]: Three cans of hairspray! (spray themselves with said hairspray and cough)

Cosmo: Two turtles' love...

Wanda: Oh, Cosmo!

All: And a starfish on a pine tree!

Patrick Star ["SpongeBob SquarePants"]: Hmmm... pointy.

Trivia

A Chuckie Finster Christmas, Channukah, Kwaanza, Winter Solstice

A post on Manny Galan's blog, detailing the production of the Nickmas shorts, reveals that, for "A Chuckie Finster Christmas", they'd originally intended to have the Rugrats characters drawn and dressed to resemble the Peanuts characters they represented in the skit.

Holiday Party

SpongeBob ripping his pants in one of the photos in is a direct reference to the SpongeBob SquarePants series episode "Ripped Pants".

This is the only skit that doesn't end with an orange snowflake falling down the screen and stopping right above the words, "Happy Holidays"

Patrick the Snowman

In a case of life imitating art ironically imitating life, Bill Faggerbakke, the voice of Patrick Star in "SpongeBob SquarePants", took on the role of Frosty himself in the 2004 direct-to-video film The Legend of Frosty the Snowman.

The 12 Days of Nickmas

Jimmy being chased by Carl's clones is a reference to the Jimmy Neutron interstitial short "Carl Squared".

Vicky's hair is colored brown, instead of red-orange as it is on the show.

In spite of certain things happening to the characters during their respective lines, (such as Jimmy being chased away by Carl and his clones, and Vicky collapsing under the portrait), they still appear in their original positions in later shots.

Besides Butch Hartman's portrait, the "eight oddball wishes" that Cosmo and Wanda produce include a toilet, an old-time bicycle, a donkey carrying a suitcase, a giant set of false teeth, a big toy submarine (which looks like the one Wanda transforms into during the song in "Christmas Every Day!"), a bowl of cereal, and a plastic whale (which resembles Big Ben).

The music that plays when Squidward sings the "six jamming jellies" line is a background music piece titled "Stadium Rave", originally used in the SpongeBob SquarePants episode "Jellyfish Jam".

Patrick on top of the pine tree at the end of the skit is a reference to Christmas Who? when Patrick jumps up on top of the coral tree during the song.

"Nickelodeon Presents Spooky Stories - York" - Nickelodeon UK Interstitial

Below is a high quality streaming video featuring an episode from the Nickelodeon UK "Nickelodeon Short"/"Nickelodeon Interstitial" series called "Nickelodeon Presents Spooky Stories", which was a series of scary shorts where young presenters/narrators told horror story's which were meant to be based on true facts to Nickelodeon UK viewers and used to be shown in between regular programmes on Nickelodeon UK and Ireland around Halloween On Nickelodeon UK and Ireland in 2006. "Nickelodeon Presents Spooky Stories" was a bit like a shorter version of the classic Nickelodeon show "Are You Afraid of the Dark?".

The "Nickelodeon Presents Spooky Stories" episode below is called "Nickelodeon Presents Spooky Stories - York" and is about the story of a plumber called Harry, who while working in an old cellar in York, UK, witnesses the sound of a ghostly horn, then the sight a ghostly legion of Roman soldiers and Horses marching through the cellar.



"Nickelodeon Presents Spooky Stories - York" was executive produced by YouTube member "pricey1969".

"Nickelodeon Presents Spooky Stories - Edinburgh" - Nickelodeon UK Interstitial

Below is a high quality streaming video featuring an episode from the Nickelodeon UK "Nickelodeon Short"/"Nickelodeon Interstitial" series called "Nickelodeon Presents Spooky Stories", which was a series of scary shorts where young presenters/narrators told horror story's which were meant to be based on true facts to Nickelodeon UK viewers and used to be shown in between regular programmes on Nickelodeon UK and Ireland around Halloween On Nickelodeon UK and Ireland in 2006. "Nickelodeon Presents Spooky Stories" was a bit like a shorter version of the classic Nickelodeon show "Are You Afraid of the Dark?".

The "Nickelodeon Presents Spooky Stories" episode below is called "Nickelodeon Presents Spooky Stories - Edinburgh" and is about the story of a 5-year-old Scottish boy named Jack who died in tragic circumstances and is now said to haunt Edinburgh in Scotland, UK.



"Nickelodeon Presents Spooky Stories - Edinburgh" was executive produced by YouTube member "pricey1969".

Two Halloween-Themed Episodes Of Nickelodeon Latin America's "Nick News" Short

Below are two high quality streaming videos featuring two Halloween themed episodes from the Nickelodeon Latin America "Nickelodeon Short"/"Nickelodeon Interstitial" series called "Nick News", which is a Nickelodeon Latin America short featuring two animated news anchors (the Nickelodeon News presenters) called Roger and Violet, who report the latest Nickelodeon Latin America news to Nick LatAm viewers. Both videos are presented in Spanish:

Nick News - Halloween 2009 - "Nick News - Special Chapter x the month of Halloween. Roger becomes a zombie!!" (Also featuring Nickelodeon Latin America news about the Nick LatAm animated show "Jimmy Two Shoes")

Octubre 2009[October 2009]/Especial Halloween from Nick News on Vimeo.

Capitulo especial x el mes de Halloween.
Roger se convierte en zombie!!!!

Credits
Producción [Production]: Ronda + CorteA
Ilustración / animación [Illustration / animation]: Ronda
Guión [Script]: CorteA
Nickelodeon producer: Oscar Gramajo
Voces [Voices]: Diego Fernández

Nick News - Halloween 2010 - "Nick News - A new special HALLOWEEN 2010!" (also featuring Roger, Violet, and the "Nick News" news desk taking a Ghost Train ride through a haunted cemetery)

Halloween 2010 from Nick News on Vimeo.

Un nuevo especial de HALLOWEEN 2010!!

Credits

Producción [Production]: Ronda + CorteA

Ilustración / animación [Illustration / animation]: Ronda

Guión [script]: CorteA

Nickelodeon producer: Oscar Gramajo

Voces [Voices]: Diego Fernández

Below is a description about Nickelodeon Latin America's "Nick News" short, from Nick News' Vimeo profile page (translated by Google Translate):

Roger and Violet introduce you to the most outstanding programming on the news channel Nickelodeon animated.
2009/2010/2011

Roger y Violeta te presentan la programación más destacada del canal en el noticiero animado de Nickelodeon.
2009/2010/2011

"The Adventures of Pete & Pete - Halloween" Short

To celebrate Halloween On Nickelodeon, below is a video featuring the Halloween-themed short episode of "The Adventures of Pete & Pete". The "The Adventures of Pete & Pete - Halloween" short (Nickelodeon interstitial) was made and produced by Wellsville Pictures for Nickelodeon Productions in 1989, and features the Wellsville gang (Big Pete Wrigley (Mike Maronna), Little Pete Wrigley (Danny Tamberelli), Ellen Josephine Hickle (Alison Fanelli), and Artie, the Strongest Man in the World (Toby Huss)) getting revenge on Halloween Punpkin smasher and bully "Hat Head" (played by actor Chris Leveille).



"The Adventures of Pete & Pete" was a classic Nickelodeon TV show that was about two brothers called Pete (Big Pete Wrigley, played by actor Mike Maronna), and Pete (Little Pete Wrigley, played by actor Danny Tamberelli), their parents, Mom Joyce Wrigley (Judy Grafe) who had a metal plate in her head, and dad Don Wrigley (Hardy Rawls), their friends, including Ellen Josephine Hickle (Alison Fanelli), Artie, the Strongest Man in the World (Toby Huss) and Nona F. Mecklenberg (played by Nickelodeon Movie "Harriet The Spy" actress and star Michelle Trachtenberg), enemies, including "Endless" Mike Hellstrom (Rick Gomez) and Little Pete's School Principal Ken Schwinger (Adam West), and the other members of their neighborhood where they lived (Wellsville) (their neighbours), including James "Pop" Mecklenberg (Nona F. Mecklenberg's father) (Iggy Pop), and was set in the fictional North American town of Wellsville, USA. "The Adventures of Pete & Pete" featured humorous and surreal elements in its narrative, and many recurring themes centered on the two brothers both named Pete Wrigley, and their various interactions with family, friends, and enemies.

"The Adventures of Pete & Pete" began as minute-long shorts in 1989 that aired in between regular programmes on Nickelodeon. Owing to the popularity of the "Pete And Pete" shorts, five half-hour specials of "Pete And Pete" were made, followed by a regular half-hour series that ran for three seasons between 1993 and 1996, and was filmed largely in Cranford, New Jersey, USA. The "The Adventures of Pete & Pete" theme song that played during the opening titles of "Pete & Pete" was the song "Hey Sandy" by the band "Polaris".

The Nickelodeon Movie "Snow Day" was writen by Will McRobb and Chris Viscardi, the creators of the Nickelodeon TV show "The Adventures of Pete & Pete", and was originally intended to be a "The Adventures of Pete & Pete" movie.

Two Spooky Episodes Of The Nickelodeon Short "The Presentators"

To celebrate Halloween On Nickelodeon, below are links to two spooky episodes from the Nickelodeon short series (Nickelodeon interstitial) called "The Presentators", which was a series of short stories about three plasticine (or clay) cartoon characters who are given the chance to be Nickelodeon presenters and present their very own Nickelodeon TV show on Nickelodeon and was made by the British (Bristol, UK) animation studio "Aardman Animations", who also made the Nickelodeon short "Purple & Brown", and were directed by Aardman Animations' Creative Director Stefan Marjoram. The first video features the "The Presentators" episode called "Spooky Story", which features the Presentators trying to tell Nickelodeon viewers a scary tale for Halloween, and the second video features the "The Presentators" episode titled "Aliens", and features the Presentators studio being overrun and overtaken by alien-clones of Presentator Dan:

The Presentators 'Spooky Story'

The Presentators: Aliens

Below is a description about the Nickelodeon short series "The Presentators" from Aardman's official "The Presentators" website on the official Aardman website:

The Presentators - Directed by Wee Brian, Dan Lane & Stefan Marjoram (2003-2004)

What happens when three anarchic cartoon characters are given the chance to front their own TV show on Nickelodeon? The Presentators provides the hilarious answers. Stefan, Brian and Dan, the heroes of Aardman’s award-winning short film The Deadline, confront burning issues of the day such as whether aliens walk among us and the difference between a stick insect and a plain stick. Created, written and voiced by three of the company’s CG animators (who uncannily also go by the names of Stefan, Brian and Dan), the series combines the technical possibilities of computer graphics with the quirky characters and comedy for which Aardman is renowned.