Monday, August 21, 2017

Broadway Stars Lend Their Voices To Nickelodeon’s New Preschool Series, "Sunny Day"

Nickelodeon USA today launched the networks latest brand-new preschool series Sunny Day. Many of the stars lending their voices to the new animated series have Broadway ties. Actresses Lilla Crawford, Taylor Louderman, and Elan Luz Rivera are among the talent behind the show. The stars recently shared their excitement of seeing their voices matched up to the animation for the first time in a fantastic interview with New York's PIX 11 / WPIX-TV!


The character "Sunny" is played by Lilla Crawford, who starred as "Annie" on Broadway and as "Little Red Riding Hood" in the film adaptation of Into the Woods. Taylor Louderman is the voice of "Blair." She just wrapped her run in Kinky Boots and is about to begin work on Mean Girls the musical playing "Regina George." Singer of the music group The D.E.Y., Elan Luz Rivera, who also has a few Broadway shows on her resume, is "Rox" in Sunny Day.

The first season of Sunny Day will feature celebrity guest stars including: Ashley Parker Angel (O-Town), Lance Bass (NSYNC), Kether Donohue (Grease Live, Pitch Perfect movies), Sutton Foster (Younger, Anything Goes), Renee Elise Goldsberry (Hamilton, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lack), Adam Jacobs (Aladdin), Jamie-Lynn Sigler (The Sopranos, Entourage) and Shanice Williams (The Wiz Live!).

Sunny Day centers on Sunny, a 10-year-old master hairstylist and entrepreneur who uses creative problem-solving to tackle any dilemma that arises in her seaside town of Friendly Falls. The characters in the series celebrate individuality and self-expression, while the show's social-emotional curriculum highlights leadership, innovative thinking and teamwork. Developed and produced by Silvergate Media (Peter Rabbit), the show airs regularly weekdays at 10 a.m. (ET/PT) on Nickelodeon USA. Visit NickJr.com and the Nick Jr. App to find out more about Sunny Day, watch exclusive clips and play fantastic games!

How Slime Came To Rule the World: The Making And Tasting Of Nickelodeon's Green Goo

The creators of one of the most popular phenomenons in kids' TV history open up about its edible past and present!


Kevin Mazur/Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Sports 2015

During the 1980s & '90s, there was no bigger star on cable television than slime. Green, gooey and oozy, the liquid was poured with impunity on the heads of kids and celebrities alike. Slime was sloppy, gross and totally bizarre.

It was also, for a majority of its existence, edible. While the recipe has gone through several iterations and variations, the slime that became a mainstay on the hit Nickelodeon game show Double Dare was made from ingredients often found in kids' lunch bags - vanilla pudding, green food coloring and apple sauce.

But slime's origins weren't this clean-cut. Food & Wine spoke with three of the main players behind its messy takeover of America's youth. Geoffrey Darby was the co-creator of the show You Can't Do That On Television and slime's founding father. Double Dare host Marc Summers has seen more heads covered in green goo than most other people. And Double Dare's art director, Byron Taylor was the one who designed the obstacle course and turned the making of slime into a food science.

Here now, in all of its green glob glory, is the story of slime.

In The Beginning, It Was Slop

On February 3rd, 1979, You Can't Do That On Television premiered on CJOH-TV in Ottawa. Co-created by Roger Price and Darby, the conceit was that the network had hired kids to take over the show's production in order to save money. The show was supposed to be from a child's point of view which gave them license to run amuck. Says Darby, "The show was based on anarchy."

Slime made its debut in the fourth episode of the first season. As Darby explains it, slime came from an organic place. They were planning to shoot a sketch at the end of the day with the joke being "whatever you do, kid, don't pull that chain." Of course, the kid pulls the chain and sewage gets dumped on him. At the beginning of the day, Darby instructed the production facilities' cafeteria to scrape all the leftover food from plates into a bucket and save it for the sketch. The plan was to add a little water and, bam, perfect sewage. Unfortunately, time ran out on shooting that particular sketch (due to child labor laws) and they pushed the shoot until next week.

A week later, as they were prepping to shoot the sketch, the prop person told Darby that they had a problem. No one had bothered getting a new bucket of leftovers. There's just the old one that's been sitting in the corner for the last week. And, in that time, eight inches of green "crud" has grown on top of it. Because they were a small production with a shoestring budget, Darby made an executive decision, "I just said, 'dump it on the kid anyway'."

And that's exactly what happened. The kid pulled the chain and down comes a frothy moldy mix of week-old cafeteria leftovers. Darby says he was pretty sure that the kid had no clue what hit him. "It reeked to high heaven. It was truly the grossest thing of all time," says Darby, "Oh my God, it was awful." But it was funny. Says Darby, "Roger and I looked at each other and said we got something here."

They Did Do It On Television

In 1981, Nickelodeon picked up the show and You Can't Do That On Television was broadcast into millions of American homes. While Price & Darby were confident slime would be the show's calling card, they knew they couldn't just dump buckets of moldy cafeteria leftovers on kids. It smelled, it was disgusting and frankly, it was dangerous. So, they started experimenting with non-toxic, inexpensive and mostly edible ingredients. Naturally, their first choice was a liquid-y version of green Jello. Says Darby, "It made a nice splat sound, but it wasn't slimy enough." Then, they moved to green-tinted Cream of Wheat for its consistency with a little bit of cooking oil to hold it all together. But the cream of wheat proved too hard to wash out of hair. "It wasn't really the hair on top of your head," explains Darby, "It was your body hair... your arms, legs, back. It was everywhere. It was truly dreadful." And for one day unfortunate day they even added dish detergent, but that stung cast members' eyes.

Finally, they settled on a much more reasonable solution - "no tears" baby shampoo. It was non-toxic, washed away the oatmeal chunks and didn't leave anyone screaming in pain. For the rest of the 10-season run of You Can't Do That On Television, slime was Cream of Wheat, green food coloring, cooking oil and "no tears" baby shampoo.

Gallons of Slime

Nickelodeon loved dumping slime on kids so much they made it a defining feature in their new kid-centric game show Double Dare, which premiered on October 6th, 1986. The premise was simple: get as disgusting as possible. "If you are an 11-year-old kid, all your parents are doing is telling you to stay clean and don't get messy," the host of Double Dare Marc Summers told Food & Wine, "and now we are giving prizes and money for rolling around and get messy... Yeah, (kids) loved it."

However, for practical and legal reasons, slime's formula had to change. For one, the game show needed a lot of it—gallons worth of the green ooze. The original recipe was just too complex and labor-intensive for the amount that the game show needed to make on a daily basis. Also, Cream of Wheat was a problem. "If the stuff flew around on the set and it couldn't be cleaned right away... it just dried in place," says Double Dare's art decorator Byron Taylor, "You would find globules of dried oatmeal....it would cook under the studio lights and bake onto the set."

In addition, legal restrictions were imposed. "The insurance company was all over us. We had to have them inspect every obstacle, every physical challenge," says Summers, "One of the requirements was that if the food got in the mouth of the kid, it had to be edible."

So, they improvised and settled on a concoction of vanilla pudding, green food coloring and apple sauce with, according to Taylor, a touch of non-dairy creamer. "We basically didn't know what we were doing," says Taylor, "Nobody had ever done anything like this before." But it met all the insurance requirements—it was edible, the ingredients were readily available and it was easy to whip up.

There's long been a myth—one Nickelodeon themselves perpetuated—that the pudding was "stale-dated" or past its "best by" date. Both Summers and Taylor say that's bunk. "It was such bullsh*t, I can't even begin to tell you," says Summers, "It was used to keep the American public off our backs so they wouldn't scream at us for wasting food... Everything we used was the industrial-sized cans. It wasn't expired at all. By the way, it would have contradicted everything that the insurance company wanted. If it was expired, kids wouldn't have been able to put in their mouths and eat it."

The Green Legend

Before long, slime was oozing its way into the hearts and minds of children across the world. Says Darby, "Every kid wanted to be slimed." And it wasn't just kids either. Many celebrities have taken their turn in the slimelight, including Richard Simmons, Halle Berry, Rosie O'Donnell, Will Smith and Steven Spielberg—who hated it. Laughs Summers, "(Spielberg said) it felt like his son threw up on him."

Darby admits that he refused to ever be slimed himself. "It was described to me by a child that it was like being behind a cow when it lifted its tail," says Darby, "After that description... no."

As the host of Double Dare for seven seasons, Summers probably had more slime dumped on him than any other person in recorded history. Needless to say, he doesn't give it a ringing endorsement either. "It could either fly down your face or slowly drip down if it was thicker," says Summers, "If it was thick, thin, cold or warm... bottom line, it didn't feel fantastic. If you were 11, it may be the greatest feeling in the world. But tell me one good reason a grown-up would want that." But he did say it tasted pretty good, "It's vanilla pudding with applesauce! How bad could it be?!" Certainly a whole lot better than week-old moldy cafeteria food.

Watch all your '90s Nickelodeon favorites on NickSplat, your late-night destination for your favorite childhood Nickelodeon cartoons and live-action shows! NickSplat doesn't question football-shaped heads, but embrace them - along with Reptar bars, a Big Ear of Corn, orange soda, and even slime for Pete (and Pete's) sake. Make your slime-covered Nickelodeon childhood dreams come true every night at 10pm ET/PT, only on TeenNick USA! #NickSplat!

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Afters Ice Cream Unveils New SpongeBob SquarePants Ice Cream Flavors | #SPONGEBOBxAFTERS | Nickelodeon

California-based ice cream specialist Afters Ice Cream has collaborated with Nickelodeon to create two brand-new Spongeriffic ice cream flavors inspired by Nick's hit animated series, SpongeBob SquarePants!


The delicious new flavors, Pineapple Cake Under the Sea and Chocolate Strawberry Jellyfish Jam, are now available to purchase at every Afters Ice Cream store. Each ice cream is topped with a mini-Gummy Krabby Patty! And in case ice cream isn't enough, fans can also pick up some sweet SPONGEBOBxAFTERS collab merchandise, including exclusive t-shirts and hats!


To celebrate the debut of the collaboration, Nickelodeon and Afters Ice Cream held a Sponge-Tastic SPONGEBOBxAFTERS launch party at Afters Ice Cream's Cerritos store on Saturday 19th August 2017, which drew a huge line for the tasty new SpongeBob treats. To mark the event, the store was given a head-to-toe SpongeBob makeover, and the first 100 customers each received a exclusive SPONGEBOB x AFTERS tee.


Make sure to visit your nearest Afters Ice Cream store for some tasty SpongeBob ice cream! Arrrrgh you ready kids? Aye aye Captain! Check out the aweslime photos below!

Lincoln Loud To Host "Brand-New Nicktoons" This September On Nicktoons | Nickelodeon UK

This September, Lincoln Loud is taking over Nicktoons UK & Ireland, bringing you brand-new episodes of your favourite shows, including ALVINNN!!! and The Chipmunks, and the brand-new Nicktoon Bunsen Is a Beast! So make sure to tune into Brand New Nicktoons, hosted by The Loud House star Lincoln Loud, this September, only on Nicktoons!


Find out more about Nickelodeon's brand-new animated series, Bunsen Is a Beast, as well as watch exclusive sneak-peeks, including the shows official theme song, and play the monsteriffic new game, "The Beast Day Ever" at nicktoons.co.uk/beastday!
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Nickelodeon USA Digitally Premieres First Episode From Upcoming New Series "I Am Frankie"!

To celebrate Nickelodeon USA premiering I Am Frankie, the networks brand-new futuristic drama series which follows a teenager who's Wired Differently this Fall, Nick.com has digitally premiered the first episode of the all-new show, which you can watch on the networks official I Am Frankie show website, nick.com/frankie, and the Nick App!


In I Am Frankie, Frankie Gaines (Alex Hook) looks like a typical teenager, but she has a very big secret - she's actually a cutting edge, experimental android! She must hide her true identity to avoid being tracked down by the evil tech company EGG Labs. Sigourney Gaines, her creator and "mother," ensures Frankie's safety by posing her as her real-life human daughter. Think that's a lot for one android? There's SO much more. To hide from EGG labs, Frankie must also try to pass as a human and attend high school. The homework! The social pressures! The information overload! Although she's wired differently, With the help of her new best friend Dayton, Frankie will try to fit in to the human world and start learning what it means to be Frankie!

In the series premiere of I Am Frankie, "I am…a Gaines" (#101), after escaping from EGG labs, Frankie must adjust to life in a new high school while hiding her identity as an android!


I Am Frankie stars Alex Hook as Frankie, Jayce Mroz, Carson Rowland, Kyson Facer, Mohana Krishnan, Uriel Baldesco, Kristi Beckett, Sophia Forest, Armani Barrett, Nicole Alyse Nelson, Joy Kigin, Carrie Schroeder, Jean-Carlos Casely, Michael Laurino, Todd Allen Durkin, Tracy Johnson, and Katelyn Adair.

Online at nick.com/frankie, fans can find more information about Nickelodeon's all-new live-action series and a super sneak-peek from the first-episode! In the fantastic first-look, titled "Birthday Time!", Frankie goes home with Dr. Gaines for the first time to meet the family, just in time for Jenny's birthday celebration!

H/T: Huge thanks to @Thundermans_S5 for the news!
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Relax to the Sounds of Squishy w/ the Gold Slime ASMR Video! | Nickelodeon

Zone out to this smoosh-smashing slime time that'll leave you kneading more. Also, catch more of your favorite shows on Nickelodeon!



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CatDog Accidentally Invents Their Own Candy | CatDog | #SNICK25 | NickSplat

After a brawl over what to eat for lunch, CatDog accidentally creates a delicious new candy SNICK Snack! Good thing Winslow likes it, too!



Clip from CatDog episode "CatDog Candy".

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Watch all your '90s Nickelodeon favorites on NickSplat, your late-night destination for your favorite childhood Nickelodeon cartoons and live-action shows! NickSplat doesn't question football-shaped heads, but embrace them - along with Reptar bars, a Big Ear of Corn, orange soda, and even slime for Pete (and Pete's) sake. Make your slime-covered Nickelodeon childhood dreams come true every night at 10pm ET/PT, only on TeenNick USA! #NickSplat!

More Nick: NickSplat To Celebrate SNICK's 25th Anniversary In August 2017 | #SNICK25!
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Yo Soy Franky: Carrera de Sacos | Nickelodeon Latinoamérica

¿Recuerdas este momento de Yo Soy Franky? ¡Dile a Nickelodeon en YouTube cuál fue tu episodio favorito!:



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Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn | Revenge | Diary Of An Angry Quad | Nickelodeon UK

When Dawn (Lizzy Greene) finds out that her brothers are reading her diary, she uses it to her advantage in this quad-tastic video clip from Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn episode "Diary of an Angry Quad"!



Buy Tickets For SLIMEFEST 2017!

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Shimmer and Shine | Flying Flour | Nick Jr. UK

Shimmer, Shine, and Leah plan to bake a super fun treat: Flying Cookies!:



Video features the UK voice cast of Shimmer and Shine.

Watch more Shimmer and Shine on Nick Jr.!

For more Nick Jr. activities and games visit NickJr.co.uk!

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Power Rangers | Power Rangers SPD Target Practice | EN, PT & ES

The Red Ranger learns that you can't always be the best at everything in this video clip from Power Rangers SPD, available to watch in English, Portuguese and Spanish!

Power Rangers | Power Rangers SPD Target Practice



The Red Ranger learns that you can't always be the best at everything.

Power Rangers em PortuguĂŞs | Power Rangers SPD: Tiro ao Alvo



O Ranger Vermelho aprende que nĂŁo Ă© possĂ­vel ser o melhor em tudo.

Power Rangers en Español | Power Rangers SPD: Objetivó de práctica



El Ranger Rojo aprende que no siempre puedes ser el mejor en todo.

Connect with Power Rangers:
Web - http://www.powerrangers.com
Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/powerrangers
Twitter - http://twitter.com/PowerRangers
Instagram - http://www.instagram.com/powerrangers

Catch up with the latest season of Power Rangers, Power Rangers Ninja Steel, on nick.com/ninjasteel!

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Additional source: YouTube/@DW TrailerMaker.
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Nickelodeon's Worldwide Day Of Play 2017 | Teaser #1 | Nickelodeon USA

What's up, world? No matter where you are, or how you play, Nickelodeon will see you on the big day! Nickelodeon's Worldwide Day of Play, Saturday, Sept. 30! Visit nick.com/play for the deets!



Nickelodeon's Worldwide Day of Play is on its way, and Nick can't wait to show their dedication to all things active and playful! Nickelodeon's yearly tour continues - this year they're making stops in Atlanta, Washington, D.C., Kansas City, and San Juan (Puerto Rico), before finishing up at Prospect Park in Brooklyn on September 16th. Want to come out and celebrate with Nick? Organizers and families can register events at www.day-of-play.com to join the fun! Every stop is chock full of all-star guests, amazing activities, and play for days! Follow along at nick.com/play as Nick gets up, gets out, and celebrates the power of play!

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Dr. Colosso To Take Over Nickelodeon USA With "The Colossal Colosso Takeover" On 8/26

We've seen him as a Rabbit, we've seen him as a man, we've seen him in a hoodie, and we've seen him in a car, but, we've never seen Dr. Colosso like this! With the help of his loyal minions, everybody's favorite evil talking bunny and Max's best friend will be taking over Nickelodeon USA on Saturday 26th August 2017 to bringing us a whole night of his favorite episodes of The Thundermans! So make sure to join Dr. Colosso down in the lair with "The Colossal Colosso Takeover", Saturday 26th August 2017 from 8pm ET/PT, only on Nick USA! Check out the episode schedule below!:







The Colossal Colosso Takeover line-up:

8:00pm - Better Off Wed: When the children learn that Dr. Colosso (Dana Snyder) ruined their parents' wedding years earlier, they decide to recreate Hank (Chris Tallman) and Barb's (Rosa Blasi) dream day as their anniversary gift.

8:30pm - 21 Dump Street: After Max (Jack Griffo) is dumped, Phoebe (Kira Kosarin) tries to cheer him up by introducing him to another girl, but Max's date turns out to be an intense animal activist who thinks he treats Dr. Colosso cruelly.

9:00pm - He Got Game Night: When Hank raises the stakes of family game night to a new high, each member of the family will do whatever it takes to win the grand prize.

9:30pm - Robin Hood: Prince of Pheebs: When Chloe announces that Max is her favorite sibling, Phoebe tries to reveal Max's true colors using a bedtime story.

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