In the early 1990s, Doug was one of the major new cartoons that helped Nickelodeon reinvent itself. The network had only existed for just over a decade, but its focus had been on live-action kids ...
Poor Doug Funny's show only ran for four seasons before it was acquired by Disney and relaunched as part of ABC's Saturday morning lineup. Rugrats and Ren & Stimpy lasted nine and five seasons, ...
With the 25-year anniversary of shows like “Rugrats,” “Doug” and “Ren & Stimpy” growing near, many fans of the classic cartoons are wondering whether Nickelodeon would consider rebooting them.
If you were watching the first Nicktoons slate during its original run, chances are you might have a few rug rats of your own running around by now. At the time, The Simpsons was barely two years old ...
Much like its eponymous star, Doug was a disarmingly simple Nicktoon that immediately left a lasting impression with the viewing audience when it debuted on August 11, 1991. The series was the ...
When we said “out with the old, in with the new” for the new year, we weren’t talking to streaming services and their nasty habit of disappearing shows and films from their libraries. Unfortunately ...
“Milestone” is a word that gets kicked around a lot, but it actually applies to the launch of Nickelodeon Animation Studio 25 years ago. When “Rugrats,” “Doug” and “The Ren & Stimpy Show” made ...
Adam Chitwood is a former Managing Editor at Collider, where he covered film and television with a focus on interviews, features, and industry analysis. The animated Nickelodeon shows that many grew ...