Sunday, June 11, 2017

Jhonen Vasquez Returns to "Invader Zim" For New Issue Of Comic Book Series

Jhonen Vasquez Returns to Invader Zim In This Week's Issue [PREVIEW]

Oni Press has released a preview of Invader Zim #20, out this week from the publisher!


The issue is a break from the book's ongoing narrative and serves as a stand-alone one-shot, written by Invader Zim creator Jhonen Vasquez.

The cult classic animated series launched a new, monthly comic at Oni two years ago, and will soon return to TV in the form of a movie on Nickelodeon.

The original Invader Zim series launched in 2001 to critical acclaim, and quickly became a cult hit. The series chronicled an alien named Zim who arrived on Earth from his home planet of Irk with imperialistic intentions of conquering the planet (in order to gain favor with his Irken home race). Wildly ineffective but hilariously earnest, Zim and his robot companion GIR attempted to blend in and study the human race while simultaneously trying to enslave it. Despite Zim and GIR's subpar disguises, the only humans who realize they are extraterrestrials are school-aged paranormal investigator Dib. Invader Zim ran for 27 episodes over two seasons, and received a Primetime Emmy Award and an Annie Award for individual achievement in animation (which went to storyboard artists Kyle Menke and Steve Ressel, respectively).

You can check out the official solicitation text and the preview pages below!

In additional Invader ZIM news, Nickelodeon Animation Studio is currently looking for a Background Designer / 2D Layout Artist and a Storyboard Artist for Nickelodeon's upcoming 66-minute Invader ZIM TV movie!:

Nickelodeon News Round-Up - Issue 85: Global Edition

Below is a round-up of aweslime Nickelodeon International news and highlights for June, July and August 2017! (* Continued from NNRU Issue 82):

First Look At "Power Rangers Super Ninja Steel" Master Mode Armor

The presumed cockpit mode for Power Rangers Super Ninja Steel has been revealed!

Below is a super first look at what could be known as Super Ninja Master Mode, the armor the Ninja Steel Power Rangers will harness in 2018 to pilot their powerful Megazords, via Power Rangers Now:


The brand new mode appears to be a slimmer version of Ninja Master Mode, the cockpit mode currently seen in Power Rangers Ninja Steel, with shades of black and yellow intertwined.

The first look came when the above photo made its rounds on social media, originating from the YouTube blog channel of Bethany Strubble, wife of Blue Ranger actor Peter Sudarso. The video has since been removed.

Megazord-exclusive cockpit modes were first introduced to the Power Rangers franchise in 2011, as a way to create more power-up designs that could be sold to boost toy sales.

Slated to premiere on Nickelodeon USA during early 2018, Power Rangers Super Ninja Steel will continue the show's recent trend of following a team of Power Rangers, the Ninja Steel Rangers, into the second half of their journey.


However, Power Rangers Super Ninja Steel is also expected to be a grand celebration of Power Rangers history as the iconic franchise hits its silver anniversary, with guest appearances of the most popular past Rangers. Exact details on the 25th anniversary are still to follow, although the source footage for Ninja Steel does include appearances from the Yellow Mystic Force Ranger, the Red Alien Ranger, the Red Ninja Storm Ranger, and the Green Samurai Ranger from Ninja Storm. Other seasons actors have been seen hanging out with the Ninja Steel cast, including Milo Cawthorne from Power Rangers RPM.

Below is a fantastic first-look at Power Rangers Super Ninja Steel:



Power Rangers Super Ninja Steel Official Teaser Trailer and Logo. Power Rangers Super Ninja Steel premieres in 2018. This trailer came from Licensing Expo 2017. The teaser has no volume due to convention hall noises.

Power Rangers Ninja Steel airs regularly on Nickelodeon USA and Nicktoons USA, and is currently rolling out across the globe. Fans can catch up with the first half of the brand-new season of Power Rangers, Power Rangers Ninja Steel on nick.com/ninjasteel. New episodes will resume later this year.

Power Rangers Ninja Steel stars:

Will Shewfelt as Brody Romero, the Ninja Steel Red Ranger
Chrystiane Lopes as Sarah Thompson, the Ninja Steel Pink Ranger
Nico Greetham as Calvin Maxwell, the Ninja Steel Yellow Ranger
Zoe Robins as Hayley Roster, the Ninja Steel White Ranger
Peter Sudarso as Preston Tien, the Ninja Steel Blue Ranger
Jordi Webber as Levi Weston the Ninja Steel Gold Ranger .

More Power Rangers: BOOM! Studios and Saban Brands Announce New Ongoing "Power Rangers" Comic Series, "Go Go Power Rangers"!

H/T: ComicBook.com.
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Young Millwall Fan "Wasn't Nervous One Bit" When Commentating Wembley Match For "Nick Kicks"!

Akai Coleman commentates the entire Huddersfield v Reading match after winning a Nickelodeon competition!


Akai Coleman with Huddersfield Town's Terry the Terrier.

A confident young Millwall fan says he “wasn’t nervous one bit” when commentating this season’s Championship play-off final at Wembley.

Akai Coleman had the chance to commentate on the entire Huddersfield v Reading match at Wembley on Monday, May 29, after winning Nick Kicks' Diddy Pundit competition.

The twelve-year-old revelled in the opportunity to interview the Huddersfield Town players after they won on penalties – and even sprayed the team with Champagne.

“I got to interview Huddersfield defender Tareiq Holmes-Dennis – he’s my cousin – and a German player,” said Akai, who lives in Rotherhithe.

“I got to throw Champagne over them. It was amazing and I wasn’t nervous one bit.”


Akai Coleman with Nick Kicks presenters Roman Kemp and Rachel Stringer

Akai beat 117 other entrants in the contest run by Nickelodeon UK as part of their weekly English Football League programme, Nick Kicks, on Nicktoons.

He said he would love to commentate on a match again and hoped there would be more opportunities in the future.

“I want to thank all the Nickelodeon team and all the people who voted for me and for giving me the experience,” he said.

“It was absolutely amazing,” Akai’s mum, Adede, added. “The atmosphere was out of this world.

“He was just in his element and he was professional and just enjoyed every bit of it.”

Congratulations, Akai! :)

More Nick: Nick Kicks | Roman Kemp – Engerland Manager | Nickelodeon UK!

Original source: Southwark News; Additional source: Huddersfield Town.
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Nickelodeon Australia & New Zealand Gets Down And Slimey For SLIME CUP 2017

The Nickelodeon Australia and New Zealand team got down and slimy last month while shooting the second season of the channels family-favourite adventure series SLIME CUP!


In 2016, the Slime Cup series outperformed Nickelodeon’s channel average by 83%

The 15 teams of besties taking part in the Slime Arena were found through online and live auditions. The live auditions returned to Mt Druitt in New South Wales this year and for the first time travelled to Gold Coast through Nickelodeon Australia and New Zealand’s partnership with Tourism and Events Queensland. The competition was open to children aged 9-13.

SLIME CUP premieres at 5.30pm on Friday, 30th June 2017 on Nickelodeon Australia and New Zealand and will feature expanded digital content, including the chance for kids to create their own SLIME CUP course online and opportunities for bespoke integration across multiple platforms.


Double Threat, winning team of SLIME CUP 2016

In SLIME CUP 2017, 15 teams of superstar besties will compete in the Slime Arena and take on a series of larger-than-life inflatable challenges that will test their stamina, strength and stomachs to determine the final four teams. The finale episode will see these four teams compete on an all-new to win the

In the final episode of the six-part series, four teams will compete to win the ultimate prize, the 2017 Nickelodeon SLIME CUP trophy, on a inflatable obstacle extravaganza that has been kept tightly under wraps. Kristy Best will return as host of the series along with a yet-to-be-announced Nickelodeon talent from America.

In 2016, the Slime Cup series outperformed Nickelodeon’s channel average by 83% with grocery buyers, and 25% of children aged 5-12 on STV tuned into watch the competition.


In digital, Slime Cup had almost 100,000 unique visitors over the course of the campaign. Meanwhile, content related to the competition clocked up over three million social impressions on Facebook.

Visit www.slimecup.com.au to create their own SLIME CUP courses, watch short-form clips, play games and see all the behind-the-scenes action!

SLIME CUP 2017 is sponsored by Air Hogs, Nintendo Switch, Sea World Gold Coast, and It's Live! in Queensland.

More Nick: Nickelodeon General Manager Ben Cox On Growing Australia’s #1 Kids Brand!

Original source: Mediaweek.
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Meet & Greet Chase From PAW Patrol And Twin Genies Shimmer & Shine At Awesome Con Jr.

Original Awesome Con Press Release via GeekDad:


Awesome Con, the Mid-Atlantic’s premier pop culture convention, announced today the launch of Awesome Con Jr, a first-ever family-focused pavilion within Awesome Con taking place in the Walter E. Washington Convention Center on June 16-18 over Father’s Day weekend. Awesome Con Jr will provide hours of fun with entertaining and educational programs just for kids including interactive opportunities with characters from Nickelodeon’s hit preschool series PAW Patrol and Shimmer and Shine, plus additional fun experiences from The Emoji Movie, How to Train Your Dragon characters, LEGO building zones, a kids costume contest, and more. Making it easier than ever to spend time together as a family and encourage creative play, children 10 and under are admitted free when an accompanying adult uses the coupon code AWESOMEJR on a kid’s ticket.

Awesome Con is proud to work with GeekDad to present exciting Father’s Day activities on Sunday, June 18 in a show of appreciation for the awesome dads in attendance. The first 500 dads to attend Awesome Con on June 18 will receive a free, limited edition T-shirt, and giveaways are scheduled throughout the day with prizes including Awesome Con swag and Washington Nationals tickets. Geek dads of all ages will enjoy events including a Q&A with Stan Lee, the father of Marvel Comics; a classic arcade of nostalgic games; a panel hosted by GeekDad teaching parents how to encourage curiosity in the next generation; and more.

All events take place during Awesome Con’s regular hours, Friday, June 16 through Sunday, June 18. Additional highlights include:

Celebrity Guests

Stan Lee, Creator of Spider-Man, Daredevil, Doctor Strange, Fantastic Four, Hulk, Iron Man, Thor, X-Men – June 16-18

David Tennant of Doctor Who, Jessica Jones, DuckTales – June 17-18

Catherine Tate of Doctor Who, The Office – June 17-18

Billie Piper of Doctor Who – June 17-18 [Billie Piper has cancelled.]

Christopher Sabat of Dragon Ball Z, Fullmetal Alchemist – June 16-18

Jason David Frank of Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers – June 16-18

Phil LaMarr of Futurama, Samurai Jack – June 16-18

Sean Schemmel of Dragon Ball Z, Dragon Ball Super – June 16-18

Kids Programming

Activities kids and parents will both love will be held throughout Awesome Con such as:

Stan Lee Panel

Stan Lee will host a panel on Awesome Con’s main stage, answering questions from attendees about his expansive career and work over the years. June 18 at 10:30am.

GeekDad Celebrate Father’s Day: Raising Geek Generation 2.0

Join some of the writers from GeekDad.com to discuss raising the next generation of geeks. They’ll talk about introducing various fandoms to kids, sharing old and new geeky passions with kids, and choosing which things are appropriate for different ages. Some of them may even be joined by their kids who will discuss what it’s like growing up as a geek. Come for the unabashed geekery, stay for some great surprises! Join in the conversation and come prepared with your own anecdotes and questions. June 18 at 12:45pm.

Kids Costume Parade presented by The Emoji Movie

Kids will have the chance to strut their stuff and show off over-the-top outfits in a costume parade inside Awesome Con Jr. June 18 at 1:00pm.

Padawan Lightsaber Training presented by Saber Guild Corellia

Adults and their ‘Padawans’ can join Saber Guild Corellia to learn how to wield a lightsaber and stave off the Dark Side on the Backlot stage. June 17 at 5:45pm.

The Smithsonian’s Future Con

Created with the Smithsonian and sponsored by Science Channel, Future Con compiles three days of programming with scientific experts, engineers, authors, and astronauts. Learn about the latest advances in science and technology and how you can help shape the future. June 16-18.

The Sarah Jane Adventures, or Doctor Who for Kids!

Doctor Who spawned several spin-off series. One of them starred one of the most beloved Doctor Who characters of all time, Sarah Jane Smith. If you’re a Doctor Who fan and you’ve got kids, but you feel that they’re still too young for Doctor Who, the Sarah Jane Adventures is right up their alley! June 18 at 3pm.

Dark Skies, Bright Science: The 2017 Great American Eclipse

Hear from the National Science Foundation about how we understand our nearest star and its phenomena that can impact life of Earth. In 1989, a solar eruption with the strength of thousands of nuclear bombs knocked out power to over 6 million people in North America. The 2017 Great American Eclipse coming up this summer will present a unique opportunity to study the sun using ground-based observations by citizen scientists and professional researches alike. Learn the science behind a solar eclipse and how you can safely observe it. Explore the future of solar astronomy with the Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope, the world’s largest and most powerful solar observatory currently under construction on a mountain in Hawaii. June 17 at 5:30pm.

Frozen Fossils: Dinosaurs of the Antarctic with National Science Foundation

Dinosaurs? In Antarctica? How do we find them? Once you’ve found them, how do you bring them to life in film and in museums? Hear from National Science Foundation’s researchers about the process of unearthing dinosaurs in one of the most remote and formidable locations on the planet. Learn how filmmakers bring these monstrous and fascinating creatures to life on screen, and how museum curators transform them beyond the screen into exhibits that capture the human imagination like few creatures – living or otherwise – can. June 17 at 7:30pm.

Photo Opportunities

Nickelodeon’s heroic pups Chase and Marshall from PAW Patrol and twin genies-in-training Shimmer and Shine from Shimmer and Shine, plus a life-sized Toothless from How to Train Your Dragon, The Emoji Movie characters, and more can be found around Awesome Con for unique photo ops. Fans can also snap pictures of iconic pieces of film and television memorabilia at Awesome Con’s Backlot, with pieces including a reproduction Star Trek bridge on display during exhibit hall hours. June 16-18.

Comic Creators

Meet all-ages comic publisher Aw Yeah Comics and children’s comic creators including Carolyn Belefski (Curls, French Fry Club); Mark Mariano (Adventure Time, Claire Lost Her Bear at the World’s Fair); Ryan North (Adventure Time); Dan Parent (Archie); Arsia Rozegar (Shahnameh for Kids); and more. June 16-18.

Tickets to Awesome Con are available at www.awesomecon.com, where exciting programming updates will be posted before the convention. Follow Awesome Con on Facebook at www.facebook.com/AwesomeConDC.

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Character Photo Op Schedule

Friday, June 16

Chase –12-5pm
Marshall – 12:30-8pm
Shimmer & Shine –5-8pm

Saturday, June 17

Chase –10:30am-7pm
Marshall –1:30-7pm
Shimmer & Shine –10am–1pm

Sunday, June 18

Chase –10:30am – 5pm
Marshall –1:30-5pm
Shimmer & Shine –10am-2pm

Additionally, Nickelodeon star Kel Mitchell (All That, Kenan & Kel, Good Burger, Game Shakers Game Shakers) and Torchwood star John Barrowman will also be appearing at Awesome Con on Friday 16th, Saturday 17th, and Sunday 18th June 2017!

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IRON MAN: ARMORED ADVENTURES Theme | Saturday Morning Acapella | Triforcefilms

A Cappella Cover of the Opening Theme to Iron Man Armored Adventures:



Original Composer - Michael Kirkland.

Iron Man: Armored Adventures is a 3D CGI-animated cartoon series based on the Marvel Comics superhero Iron Man. The series follows the adventures of teenage child prodigy Tony Stark and his alter ego of Iron Man. As Iron Man, he uses his technological inventions to fight various similarly technologically advanced threats. His friends, James "Rhodey" Rhodes and Pepper Potts help him on his courageous, and dangerous adventures.

The series ran for 52 episodes over two seasons and aired on Nicktoons in the USA and on Nickelodeon in Italian-speaking territories.

More Nick: Nickelodeon Reimagines The Iconic "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" In All-New 2D Animated Series, "Rise Of The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles"!

Additional source: Wikipedia.
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | Planet Nick Documentary | Nickelodeon

It’s Pet Appreciation Week - tell Nick about your pets in the comments on YouTube. Let them know if you have a pet turtle!:



(Read in a British Accent)

Welcome to the wonderful world of Planet Nick. Join us for this unique nature documentary as we explore the funny, butt kicking, pizza loving, and sometimes dangerous lives of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, also known as Cowabungus Booyakashus! Boo…yakasha!

More Nick: Nickelodeon USA To Premiere "Tales Of The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" Hour-Long Special "When Worlds Collide" On 18/6!
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SpongeBob SquarePants Mini | SpongeBoard | SpongeBob SquarePants vs. The Big One | Nickelodeon Deutschland

Spongebob - Patrick surft auf einem Spongebrett | Nickelodeon Deutschland



SpongeBob surft nicht einfach nur. Er saugt auch den Ozean auf!

Mehr lustige Video von Spongebob gibt es hier: http://www.nick.de/shows/474-spongebob-schwammkopf

Mehr Nick: Nickelodeon Germany To Premiere "Bunsen Is A Beast" On Monday 17th July 2017!

Additional source: Encyclopedia SpongeBobia.
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | Brave Leo | Nickelodeon UK

Leo launches himself on a solo mission through space, but his ship comes under a surprise attack!:



Watch more Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles on Nickelodeon and Nicktoons!

Buy Tickets For SLIMEFEST 2017!


More Nick: "School Of Rock" Stars Breanna Yde And Ricardo Hurtado Set For SLIMEFEST 2017 | Nickelodeon UK!
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Paw Patrol | Pups Save a Goldrush | Nick Jr. UK

Rubble and the rest of the pups help an old prospector to find gold!:



Watch PAW Patrol everyday on Nick Jr.! For more PAWsome Nick Jr. activities and games visit NickJr.co.uk!

More Nick: PAW Patrol Live! "Race to the Rescue" To Tour The UK & Ireland During Summer 2017!
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Die Thundermans - Drum Mix | Nickelodeon Deutschland

So musikalisch sind die Thundermans!:



Mehr Video von eurer Lieblings Superhelden-Familie gibt es hier:
http://www.nick.de/shows/1736-die-thundermans

Watch more The Thundermans on Nickelodeon and TeenNick!

Mehr Nick: Nickelodeon Germany To Premiere "Bunsen Is A Beast" On Monday 17th July 2017!
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Power Rangers | Mighty Morphin Rangers v Monsters!

Watch the original Rangers take on epic monsters in the Mighty Morphin compilation!:



Catch up with the first half of the brand-new season of Power Rangers, Power Rangers Ninja Steel, on nick.com/ninjasteel!

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

More Power Rangers: BOOM! Studios and Saban Brands Announce New Ongoing "Power Rangers" Comic Series, "Go Go Power Rangers"!
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Power Rangers em Português | Lutas dos Power Rangers Mighty Morphin

Assista às lutas contra os monstros da série original!:



Catch up with the first half of the brand-new season of Power Rangers, Power Rangers Ninja Steel, on nick.com/ninjasteel!

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

More Power Rangers: BOOM! Studios and Saban Brands Announce New Ongoing "Power Rangers" Comic Series, "Go Go Power Rangers"!
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Power Rangers en Español | Peleas del Ranger Mighty Morphin

¡Descúbre las peleas de monsturos más impresionantes de la serie original!:



Catch up with the first half of the brand-new season of Power Rangers, Power Rangers Ninja Steel, on nick.com/ninjasteel!

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

More Power Rangers: BOOM! Studios and Saban Brands Announce New Ongoing "Power Rangers" Comic Series, "Go Go Power Rangers"!
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Power Rangers auf Deutsch | Mighty Morphin Ranger Kämpfe

Schau dir die spannenden Monsterkämpfe der Originalserie an!:



Catch up with the first half of the brand-new season of Power Rangers, Power Rangers Ninja Steel, on nick.com/ninjasteel!

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

More Power Rangers: BOOM! Studios and Saban Brands Announce New Ongoing "Power Rangers" Comic Series, "Go Go Power Rangers"!
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Schildpaddenliefde! | TMNT | Nickelodeon Nederlands

Het was liefde op het eerste gezicht tussen deze twee schildpadden... eh... honden!:



Watch Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles on Nickelodeon and Nicktoons!

More Nick: Nickelodeon Benelux To Premiere "Bunsen Is A Beast" On Monday 19th June 2017; Debuts "ToonMarty"!
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Cartoon Food Challenge w/Thomas Sanders | Butch Hartman

Thomas Sanders and Butch Hartman eat Krabby Patties, Scooby Snacks, and more in 'CARTOON FOOD CHALLENGE'!:



Butch also made a cameo in Thomas' latest video - check it out below!:



Becoming a CARTOON! | Thomas Sanders feat. Butch Hartman!
By now, I think it's pretty apparent that I have an extreme passion for all things animation! Cartoons and other animation have shaped many of us since we were young, and many of them hold a special place in our hearts! But what about the possibility of becoming a cartoon?? In this video, I seek the help of the creator of The Fairly Oddparents and Danny Phantom, Butch Hartman, to do just that!! Also, be sure to check out the video I did on Butch Hartman's channel!

More Nick: Nicktoons USA To Start To Premiere More Brand-New "Fairly OddParents" Episodes From Wednesday 14th June 2017!

Check out Butch's brand-new comic The 3 O'Clock Club from Lion Forge Comics, and be sure to like, subscribe, and follow everything of Butch's below:

Facebook: /butch.hartman1
Instagram: @butchhartman, @butchhartmansketchpad & @noognetwork
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More Nick: Danny Phantom 10 Years Later PART 2 | Butch Hartman!
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Unfabulous - Addie Singer's schrägste Momente | Nicknight | Nickelodeon Deutschland

Wir haben mal alle Fettnäpfchen von Addie Singer (Emma Roberts) aus allen Staffeln von Unfabulous rausgesucht. Nehmt Platz und jetzt ne Runde Lachen!:



Watch more >Unfabulous on Nickelodeon, TeenNick and Nicknight!

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Yes, People Sing the "Salute Your Shorts" Theme Song to the Actor Who Played Budnik | | ATX TV Festival 2017


Image Source: Maggie Boyd

If you grew up in the '80s or early '90s and had Nickelodeon and I said the name "Budnik" to you, you'd know exactly who that was — and you'd probably start singing, "Camp Anawanna . . . " That's how the theme song of Salute Your Shorts begins, and even though it's been 26 years since the show debuted, there's a good chance you still know every word to that song. No stranger to it are Danny Cooksey, the actor who played Bobby Budnik, and Steve Slavkin, the man who created the series in his late twenties. POPSUGAR chatted with them at the ATX TV Festival as part of the NickSplat panel (the stars of Hey Dude and The Adventures of Pete & Pete are also here), and they told POPSUGAR how often exactly they get fans singing the song to them:



"It happens fairly often," Cooksey says. "The biggest thing that I get is that people recognize me and ask me where I went to school . . . They feel like they went to school with me," he says. "Do you tell them how they know you?" I ask. "I let them off the hook!" he laughs.

Now, Cooksey is a voice actor who also makes music and is a father, he proudly tells me. He has two kids — 18 and 6. Slavkin jokes that though Cooksey is 41, he started working with him when Cooksey was 15, "but as the joke is, [he's] still the same height," Slavkin teases. "Sorry!" Cooksey takes it in stride: "It's OK," he smiles.

More Nick: '90s Nickelodeon Stars Reveal Where Their Characters Are Now | ATX TV Festival 2017!

Slavkin actually did have a role on the show as the voice of the never-seen camp director, Dr. Kahn. He may not get recognized for the show, but the origin story Slavkin told POPSUGAR about Salute Your Shorts is pretty remarkable, and it cements that this show was totally before its time. "This is the first big project I ever did. I was 26 years old when I sold the show to Nickelodeon. I'd written a book called Salute Your Shorts with my friend Tom Hill — he and I had met at Summer camp together. So he and I wrote a humor book together, and then we sold it to Nickelodeon. A year later we did a pilot, and then a year later they tested the pilot, they picked up the show, and then we did three seasons."


Image Source: Nickelodeon

He had a lot to prove, he says, which informed the show's unusual tone: "I tried to jam-pack as much as I possibly could into each episode. I had just come out of film school; I wanted to make a mark, I wanted to do things different, I wanted to put the camera in different places, and I wanted to tell stories a different way. Kids' television at the time was mostly sitcoms, so we were going to do comedy a different way. We were going to do jump cuts, make little movies, and do it without a laugh track."

Cooksey backs it up reverently: "The format was definitely different; now we're used to it, you've got Arrested Development and Parks and Rec . . ." Compared to other, more wholesome kids' series out there at the time, the show felt a lot edgier, and when POPSUGAR told Cooksey he seemed like a real school bully, he laughed and replied with a "Thank you, thank you!".

"Not everybody was happy" on the show, Slavkin says. "We definitely showed kids unhappy. He was the bully. You made kids' lives miserable and pushed them to the edge." Cooksey interjects, "Which was so much fun." In real life, though, Cooksey says they were friends. "Everybody got along really well. It was a lot of fun. We were in this little bubble of our own existence. We were in LA, and most of Nickelodeon's stuff was in Florida. We were in our own little cocoon."


Cooksey and POPSUGAR also talked about how strong the nostalgia now, and he gets nostalgic about a memory from early on in the show. "I remember back then when we were doing it, we did a field trip to Florida to do one of the Nickelodeon game shows, and there were a bunch of kids at Universal Studios Florida, and they just started singing the theme song. It was that first moment of 'Oh, wow, there are people watching! We're not just doing this for ourselves."

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