Tuesday, April 06, 2021
Never Done Doing Nickelodeon | UK Version | Nickelodeon UK
Check out Nickelodeon UK's version of the "Never Done Doing Nickelodeon" promo from 1998!
Nickelodeon UK Starts to Premiere New Episodes of 'Danger Force'
Catch brand new episodes of Danger Force, all this week at 9:00am as part of Undercover Easter hosted by The Thundermans' Dr. Colosso, only on Nickelodeon UK & Ireland!
Originally published: Tuesday, April 06, 2021.
Monday 5th April 2021 - Mime Games: When Danger Force and Captain Man are called to Paris to protect France's national treasures, Bose is accidentally left alone to try and stop The Toddler from breaking into The Man's Nest.
Tuesday 6th April 2021 - Test Friends: Without them knowing, Captain Man puts Danger Force through a series of tests to see if he can trust them. Things get out of hand, and the tables turn on who can be trusted.
Wednesday 7th April 2021 - Lil' Dynomite: When Danger Force accidentally forgets about plans they have with Ray, he surprises them with a brand new member of the team to make them jealous. Special guest star Mitchell Berg (Side Hustle).
Thursday 8th April 2021 - Twin It to Win It: Captain Man makes twin superheroes, ShoutOut and AWOL, compete over who can catch more criminals using their own ways of crime-fighting.
Friday 9th April 2021 - Monsty: When Mika tries too hard to win Man's Nest Employee of The Month, she creates a monster that could ruin the telethon Danger Force is hosting.
Undercover Easter Promo
Nickelodeon UK Easter Bumpers
Classic Rugrats Comic Strip for April 5, 2021 | Nickelodeon
Classic Rugrats Comic Strip for April 5, 2021 | Nickelodeon
Rugrats, provided to Creators Syndicate by Nickelodeon, based off the popular animated television series has been created for children and family's to laugh and enjoy together.
Follow these comics and their take on real episodes of the show and their own spin on hilarious adventures.
Read more Rugrats comic strips!: https://www.creators.com/features/rugrats
More Nick: First Look: Nickelodeon's All-New Animated 'Rugrats' Reunites Members of the Original Voice Cast to Reprise Roles!
Follow NickALive! on Twitter, Tumblr, Reddit, via RSS, on Instagram, and/or Facebook for the latest Classic Nickelodeon, NickRewind and Rugrats News and Highlights!
Follow these comics and their take on real episodes of the show and their own spin on hilarious adventures.
Read more Rugrats comic strips!: https://www.creators.com/features/rugrats
More Nick: First Look: Nickelodeon's All-New Animated 'Rugrats' Reunites Members of the Original Voice Cast to Reprise Roles!
Follow NickALive! on Twitter, Tumblr, Reddit, via RSS, on Instagram, and/or Facebook for the latest Classic Nickelodeon, NickRewind and Rugrats News and Highlights!
A Plethora of Smurfy News: 'The Smurfs' Global Rollout Schedule; Episode Info; Netflix Debut
As previously announced, the brand new CG-animated The Smurfs series is is set to premiere on Nickelodeon in the U.S. in October 2021, and is slated to roll-out on Nickelodeon channels and programming blocks shortly after, beginning in the fourth quarter of this year.
The current global roll out for The Smurfs is:
Q4 2021:
Europe: Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Georgia, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malta, Moldova, Montenegro, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland (Italian speaking regions), Netherlands, Turkey, Turkmenistan, U.K., Ukraine, Uzbekistan.
Asia and Asia Pacific: Australia, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia, Fiji, India (1, 2, 3), Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Pakistan, Philippines, Polynesia, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam.
The Americas: Argentina (the series will also air on Telefe), Bolivia, Caribbean Basin, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Uruguay, USA, Venezuela.
Middle East and Africa: Afghanistan, Algeria, Angola, Bahrain, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Chad, Congo, Congo Republic, Djibouti, Egypt, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Ivory Coast, Jordan, Kenya, Kuwait, Lebanon, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Syria, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, United Arab Emirates (UAE), Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Additionally, The Smurfs is slated to premiere in French-speaking regions of Switzerland in Q1 2021, on Nickelodeon in France in 04 2022, and on Nickelodeon channels in Austria and German-speaking regions of Switzerland in Q1 2023.
Currently, there are no pencilled in dates for Nickelodeon channels in Ireland (although it shares a feed with Nick UK), Iceland, Germany and Belgium.
In addition to Nickelodeon channels, The Smurfs will also air on ViacomCBS' free-to-air channels and blocks, including Channel 5's Milkshake! block and Argentina's Telefe from Q1 2021.
The new 3D The Smurfs series will also debut on Netflix services worldwide from Q2 2023.
The series will also stream on YouTube worldwide from Q2 2022, including:
• USA: Q2 2023
• UK, Argentina, Greece & Iceland: Q4 2022
• Germany: Q3 2022
Maximum 5 episodes per season at any one time, refresh rights every 30 day.
Episode Information
The Smurfs is set to premiere on Ouf Tivi in French-speaking Belgium on Sunday 18th April 2021, which has given us information about the first two episodes of the series!
A new nose for the Strong Smurf AKA Who Nose!
Convinced that Smurfette is not interested in him because he has too big a nose, Hefty Smurf asks Papa Smurf to do something. Papa Smurf refuses, telling him that his nose is perfect, but Hefty Smurf is ready to do anything to change it. Since nothing he tries works, he decides to resort to a spell that accidentally turns him into a gigantic nose that sucks everything in its path!
Robot-Nanny AKA Diaper Daddy
Since everyone is tired of changing Baby Smurf's diapers, Handy Smurf decides to invent a robot (Robot Nanny) to do it for them. Initially, Robot Nanny takes care of Baby Smurf even better than expected. He reads to it, plays with it and, of course, changes it. Unfortunately, he goes haywire, believes that Baby Smurf is in danger and runs away with him into the forest. The Smurfs must find a way to save Baby Smurf while avoiding he fireballs sent by Robot Nanny!
Based on the iconic property and in partnership with LAFIG Belgium and IMPS, The Smurfs (52 11-minute episodes across two seasons) is a brand-new original CG-animated TV series following Papa Smurf, Smurfette, Brainy, Hefty, Clumsy and others, on all-new adventures, packed with humor, heart and high-stakes action. The series is set to premiere on Nickelodeon in the U.S. in October 2021, and is slated to roll-out on Nickelodeon channels and programming blocks shortly after.
IMPS will be presenting the new The Smurfs series at MIPTV 2021.
The Smurfs is produced by Belgium's Peyo Productions and France's Dupuis Edition & Audiovisuel. It is being directed by William Renaud (Calimero, Casper’s Scare School, A Kind of Magic) and written by Peter Saisselin (Sonic Boom, ALVINNN!!! And the Chipmunks) and Amy Serafin (Sonic Boom, Alvin!!! And the Chipmunks).
In addition to the content partnership, ViacomCBS Consumer Products (VCP) will manage consumer products licensing for The Smurfs property across the U.S., Canada, Mexico, the United Kingdom, Singapore and Malaysia. VCP will seek new merchandising and promotional partners in select categories and territories for The Smurfs classic brand, in addition to a new product line for the new animated series The Smurfs, spanning categories including toys, stationery, apparel and accessories, home, consumer packaged goods and more, to launch at retail in 2022.
MIPTV is the annual spring market for the international television industry, now in its 58th year. Digital MIPTV 2021 will take place exclusively online from 12-16 April, bringing together global distributors, producers, buyers and commissioners of drama, doc, kids, factual and formats programming for a curated week of personalised business meetings, exclusive market intelligence, conference sessions and global networking. MIPTV is traditionally the biggest global week in unscripted television and this year features MIPDoc and MIPFormats within the main market. MIPTV is organized by Reed Exhibitions. For more information, visit www.miptv.com.
Created in 1958 by Belgian cartoonist Peyo, pen name of Pierre Culliford (1928-1992), the Smurfs (French: Les Schtroumpfs) evolved from secondary comic characters in Peyo's Johan and Peewit (French: Johan et Pirlouit) comic series and spinning off into their own series the following year, in which they became the small centerpieces of the massive franchise that skyrocketed to global fame with the 1981 launch of The Smurfs (Smurfs' Adventures) Saturday morning cartoon series, which, produced by Hanna-Barbera aired new episodes on NBC until 1989, running for more than 250 episodes and several specials over nine seasons. It would eventually manifest in live-action CG-animation hybrid splendor on the big screen. The 2011 feature film of the same name and its 2013 sequel, The Smurfs 2 were produced by Sony Pictures Animation and released by Columbia Pictures. Hank Azaria and Neil Patrick Harris starred in live-action roles, with voiceovers by Anton Yelchin, Jonathan Winters, Katy Perry (famously providing the voice of Smurfette), Jayma Mays, and George Lopez. A fully CG-animated standalone movie, The Smurfs: Lost Village was released in April 2017, featuring the voices of Demi Lovato, Rainn Wilson, Ellie Kemper, Julia Roberts and Mandy Patinkin. The Smurfs have also featured in two shorts.
Animation Magazine Honors Christina LaFerla, CG Supervisor on 'Big Nate', As One of 2021's Rising Stars of Animation
Animation Magazine has announced Christina LaFerla, who is currently serving as an CG Supervisor on Nickelodeon's upcoming Big Nate animated series, as one of 2021's Rising Stars of Animation!
“Big Nate is a book title I've wanted to translate into a series for a long time, and I am so happy this awesome, super-funny character is coming to Nickelodeon," said Ramsey Naito, Executive Vice President, Animation Production and Development, Nickelodeon. “All of creator Lincoln Peirce's slightly unruly, but entirely relatable characters share Nick’s same creative DNA, and we can't wait for them to join our amazing family!"
The TV series will feature brand-new original storylines centered on Nate and his mischievous shenanigans that usually result in disaster, detention or both. Whether trying to convince everyone that their school is haunted to get out of a test, or accidentally setting the pet iguana free in the school’s air ducts, Nate and his friends cause trouble everywhere--and must keep their cool before they get caught.
The Big Nate TV series is executive produced by Mitch Watson (All Hail King Julien) and John Cohen (The Angry Birds Movie), with Peirce serving as consultant throughout development and production. Bridget McMeel is co-producer.
Animation Magazine will profile each of their 16 2021 Rising Stars of Animation honorees in their May 2021 issue. The publication will also release a special hour-long video spotlight on these 16 scene-stealers this Friday, April 10th, which will be available to stream on https://www.animationmagazine.net.
The 16 women and men come from a wide range of backgrounds and disciplines. What they share is a passion for the art and craft of animation and storytelling, deep respect for the trailblazers before them and a burning desire to make a difference in their specific field of expertise.
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"The class of 2021 is certainly one of the most impressive, diverse and creative groups of shining stars in recent memory," said Animation Magazine. "It’s so encouraging to see so many brilliant artists exploring new ways of telling their stories and expressing their true visions in different media today. We can’t wait to see what they’ll share with us in the months ahead."
A huge congratulations to Christina LaFerla and everyone honored in Animation Magazine's 2021 Rising Stars of Animation feature! You can read more about each honoree here.
Christina LaFerla
CG Supervisor, Big Nate [Nickelodeon]
Stats: 36, from Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
I knew I wanted to work in animation when: I have always been passionate about cartoons, games and technology. As a kid, I was either making movies with my friends or playing on the computer. Being good with computers allowed me to put my passions together and get into CG animation.
First job in animation: Thanks to a college alumni, I was able to intern at Nickelodeon Movies on the Paramount lot in 2006. I used every opportunity during my internship to work hard, network, learn and tour other studios to meet with recruiters. Before graduation, I was sending Nickelodeon recruiters monthly emails letting them know I was open to any opportunity that was available in order to get my foot in the door. My persistence paid off and I was hired on as a production assistant for one of Nick’s first CG TV shows, Tak and the Power of Juju, shortly after graduation.
What I love about working on Big Nate: Adapting a 2D comic into a CG world is a group effort. I love that I get to be a part of each step in the CG animation pipeline. We have an awesome crew and I’m able to work with writers, designers, board team and directors, modelers, look development, animators, lighting and compositing teams as well as our vendor studio teams in India. It’s great to see a script come to life in CG after months and months of teamwork.
Toughest part: Building a team and starting a brand new show from home during a pandemic brings new challenges. I have found that communication with my team as well as with our team in India has been essential in keeping our show moving forward.
Favorite toons growing up: I never missed an episode of The Simpsons after school. I loved Disney classics, like Sword in the Stone and The Lion King, but once Toy Story and Monsters, Inc. came out, I knew I wanted to work in CG.
Best advice: I was probably obnoxious, calling people, writing people, emailing companies I liked for any opportunity they’d give me. If I watched a cartoon I liked on TV, I’d go to their website and email them about an internship. I was annoying, but it got me to where I am today.
Future plans: I’d love to run my own CG animated show one day. Until then, I will continue to learn, grow and make a difference while at work.
Announced in February 2020, Nickelodeon is taking the misadventures of Big Nate from page to screen with an all-new animated TV series based on the best-selling children’s books written and drawn by acclaimed author and cartoonist Lincoln Peirce. The eponymous 26-episode series follows Nate, a precocious 11-year-old boy, and his best friends as they navigate sixth grade with humor and style. Big Nate is being produced by Nickelodeon in Burbank, Calif., and is slated to premiere on Nickelodeon in September 2021.
“Big Nate is a book title I've wanted to translate into a series for a long time, and I am so happy this awesome, super-funny character is coming to Nickelodeon," said Ramsey Naito, Executive Vice President, Animation Production and Development, Nickelodeon. “All of creator Lincoln Peirce's slightly unruly, but entirely relatable characters share Nick’s same creative DNA, and we can't wait for them to join our amazing family!"
The TV series will feature brand-new original storylines centered on Nate and his mischievous shenanigans that usually result in disaster, detention or both. Whether trying to convince everyone that their school is haunted to get out of a test, or accidentally setting the pet iguana free in the school’s air ducts, Nate and his friends cause trouble everywhere--and must keep their cool before they get caught.
The Big Nate TV series is executive produced by Mitch Watson (All Hail King Julien) and John Cohen (The Angry Birds Movie), with Peirce serving as consultant throughout development and production. Bridget McMeel is co-producer.
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