To celebrate SLIMEFEST 2015, the BIGGEST kid-powered, star filled family slimefest of the year, Nickelodeon Australia has unveiled a Sponge-tastic video on their official Facebook profile page, facebook.com/NickelodeonAustralia, featuring SLIMEFEST 2015 artists Savage, Samantha Jade and At Sunset performing a very special version of the "SpongeBob SquarePants" theme song!
Check out the "SpongeBob" theme tune as you've never seen it before by clicking play below! ARE YOU READY KIDS? AYE AYE SAVAGE!
Wednesday, September 02, 2015
Nickelodeon USA Ushers In Fall With A Harvest Of New Animation Premieres Returning Friday 18th September 2015
Original Nickelodeon USA Press Release via The Futon Critic:
NICKELODEON USHERS IN FALL WITH A HARVEST OF NEW ANIMATION PREMIERES RETURNING FRIDAY, SEPT. 18
SpongeBob SquarePants, Pig Goat Banana Cricket, Sanjay and Craig, Harvey Beaks Episodes Jumpstart Fall Line-Up this Labor Day Monday
Burbank, Calif. - (Sept. 2, 2015) - Nickelodeon yields an abundant crop of new episodes from its flourishing roster of original, creator-driven content that will join the fall line-up starting Friday, Sept. 18, beginning with the return of animation premieres of SpongeBob SquarePants, Harvey Beaks, Sanjay and Craig and Pig Goat Banana Cricket (Fridays, 7:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m., ET/PT) and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Sundays, 11:00 a.m., ET/PT).
In advance of the fall roll-out, new episodes of SpongeBob SquarePants, Pig Goat Banana Cricket, Sanjay and Craig and Harvey Beaks will debut this Labor Day Monday, Sept. 7 beginning at 6:00 p.m., ET/PT. The schedule is as follows (all times ET/PT):
Monday, Sept. 7
SpongeBob SquarePants - 6:00 p.m.
"The Executive Treatment" - While trying to order a special sandwich, Patrick gets swept up in the fast paced world of business.
"Squid Plus One" - After receiving an invitation to a gallery opening, Squidward scrambles to find a friend to take with him.
Pig Goat Banana Cricket - 6:30 p.m.
"Miss Cutesy Meow Meows" - Pig gets an undercover mission at the Picklemart and Banana buys a new friend who turns against him. Meanwhile, Goat has to rush to make an audition for her new movie and Cricket has to protect his secret toy collection.
Sanjay and Craig - 7:00 p.m.
"Hot Heads" - Wanting to experience the ultimate coolness of Lake Lundgren, the kids set out to achieve "heat nirvana" before their big dive.
"Lundgren Loner" - Sanjay must cope with spending an entire afternoon alone.
Harvey Beaks - 7:30 p.m.
"A Day of No To-Do" - When Harvey goes overboard with his new day-planner, Fee tries to show him that the best-laid plans are sometimes the least-planned ones.
"Recipe for Disaster" - Harvey enlists the help of the twins to cook a big, fancy dinner for his parents. The only problem is none of them have ever cooked dinner before!
Below is a full rundown of the animation episodes kicking off the regular fall line-up beginning Friday, Sept. 18 (all times ET/PT):
Friday, Sept. 18
SpongeBob SquarePants - 7:30 p.m.
"Pull Up A Barrel" - Mr. Krabs regales SpongeBob with tales from his old Navy days.
Harvey Beaks - 8:00 p.m.
"King of Pranks" - Harvey pulls off the biggest prank on Littlebark Grove, but by not wanting to upset anyone with the truth, he has to keep it going and going.
Sanjay and Craig - 8:15 p.m.
"And Justice For Durdle" - Noodman files a lawsuit against Farmer Larry that could cost him Blueberry Farm and his beloved hounds.
Pig Goat Banana Cricket - 8:30 p.m.
"Let's Get Tiny" - Pig wants to help a whale with his blowhole, Goat sides with some misfit paintings after being accused of stealing from a museum, Cricket helps a team of bacteria cheerleaders win their match, and Banana plots to get his old boss back.
Sunday, Sept. 20
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - 11:00 a.m.
"Dinosaurs Seen in Sewers!" - When Raph makes a new friend in Zog, an alien Triceraton, he may have bitten off more than he can chew.
About Nickelodeon
Nickelodeon, now in its 36th year, is the number-one entertainment brand for kids. It has built a diverse, global business by putting kids first in everything it does. The company includes television programming and production in the United States and around the world, plus consumer products, online, recreation, books and feature films. Nickelodeon's U.S. television network is seen in almost 100 million households and has been the number-one-rated basic cable network for 20 consecutive years. Nickelodeon and all related titles, characters and logos are trademarks of Viacom Inc. (NASDAQ: VIA, VIAB).
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NICKELODEON USHERS IN FALL WITH A HARVEST OF NEW ANIMATION PREMIERES RETURNING FRIDAY, SEPT. 18
SpongeBob SquarePants, Pig Goat Banana Cricket, Sanjay and Craig, Harvey Beaks Episodes Jumpstart Fall Line-Up this Labor Day Monday
Burbank, Calif. - (Sept. 2, 2015) - Nickelodeon yields an abundant crop of new episodes from its flourishing roster of original, creator-driven content that will join the fall line-up starting Friday, Sept. 18, beginning with the return of animation premieres of SpongeBob SquarePants, Harvey Beaks, Sanjay and Craig and Pig Goat Banana Cricket (Fridays, 7:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m., ET/PT) and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Sundays, 11:00 a.m., ET/PT).
In advance of the fall roll-out, new episodes of SpongeBob SquarePants, Pig Goat Banana Cricket, Sanjay and Craig and Harvey Beaks will debut this Labor Day Monday, Sept. 7 beginning at 6:00 p.m., ET/PT. The schedule is as follows (all times ET/PT):
Monday, Sept. 7
SpongeBob SquarePants - 6:00 p.m.
"The Executive Treatment" - While trying to order a special sandwich, Patrick gets swept up in the fast paced world of business.
"Squid Plus One" - After receiving an invitation to a gallery opening, Squidward scrambles to find a friend to take with him.
Pig Goat Banana Cricket - 6:30 p.m.
"Miss Cutesy Meow Meows" - Pig gets an undercover mission at the Picklemart and Banana buys a new friend who turns against him. Meanwhile, Goat has to rush to make an audition for her new movie and Cricket has to protect his secret toy collection.
Sanjay and Craig - 7:00 p.m.
"Hot Heads" - Wanting to experience the ultimate coolness of Lake Lundgren, the kids set out to achieve "heat nirvana" before their big dive.
"Lundgren Loner" - Sanjay must cope with spending an entire afternoon alone.
Harvey Beaks - 7:30 p.m.
"A Day of No To-Do" - When Harvey goes overboard with his new day-planner, Fee tries to show him that the best-laid plans are sometimes the least-planned ones.
"Recipe for Disaster" - Harvey enlists the help of the twins to cook a big, fancy dinner for his parents. The only problem is none of them have ever cooked dinner before!
Below is a full rundown of the animation episodes kicking off the regular fall line-up beginning Friday, Sept. 18 (all times ET/PT):
Friday, Sept. 18
SpongeBob SquarePants - 7:30 p.m.
"Pull Up A Barrel" - Mr. Krabs regales SpongeBob with tales from his old Navy days.
Harvey Beaks - 8:00 p.m.
"King of Pranks" - Harvey pulls off the biggest prank on Littlebark Grove, but by not wanting to upset anyone with the truth, he has to keep it going and going.
Sanjay and Craig - 8:15 p.m.
"And Justice For Durdle" - Noodman files a lawsuit against Farmer Larry that could cost him Blueberry Farm and his beloved hounds.
Pig Goat Banana Cricket - 8:30 p.m.
"Let's Get Tiny" - Pig wants to help a whale with his blowhole, Goat sides with some misfit paintings after being accused of stealing from a museum, Cricket helps a team of bacteria cheerleaders win their match, and Banana plots to get his old boss back.
Sunday, Sept. 20
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - 11:00 a.m.
"Dinosaurs Seen in Sewers!" - When Raph makes a new friend in Zog, an alien Triceraton, he may have bitten off more than he can chew.
About Nickelodeon
Nickelodeon, now in its 36th year, is the number-one entertainment brand for kids. It has built a diverse, global business by putting kids first in everything it does. The company includes television programming and production in the United States and around the world, plus consumer products, online, recreation, books and feature films. Nickelodeon's U.S. television network is seen in almost 100 million households and has been the number-one-rated basic cable network for 20 consecutive years. Nickelodeon and all related titles, characters and logos are trademarks of Viacom Inc. (NASDAQ: VIA, VIAB).
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Nickelodeon Mulls Return Of Classic Shows
Hot on the heels that Nickelodeon is currently in production on a brand-new animated series called "The Thing about Babies" and Nickelodeon's recent hints that "The Jungle Movie", a theatrical film originally planned to be the finale for the popular Classic Nickelodeon original animated series (Nicktoon) "Hey Arnold!", may finally be made, Russell Hicks, the president of content and development at Nickelodeon, has told Variety in a fantastic interview that Nickelodeon is currently looking at the networks library to bring back ideas, shows that were loved, in a fresh new way!:
Update - Nickelodeon has confirmed that a "Hey Arnold!" revival is very much on the cards, and that "Rugrats" could also be making a comeback!
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Update - Nickelodeon has confirmed that a "Hey Arnold!" revival is very much on the cards, and that "Rugrats" could also be making a comeback!
'Rugrats' Revival? Nickelodeon Mulls Return of Classic ShowsWhich Nickelodeon shows would you like to see Nick bring back or reboot? Let NickALive! know on Twitter, Tumblr, Google+, on Instagram, and/or Facebook!
Before SpongeBob SquarePants, before Dora the Explorer, before "iCarly," there was still Nickelodeon.
The Viacom-owned kiddie outlet rose to notice on the backs of programs like "The Adventures of Pete & Pete," "Double Dare" and "Hey Dude!" And now, its top programming executive suggested, the network is considering ways to bring a small handful of its oldest programs back to its schedule.
"We are looking at our library to bring back ideas, shows that were loved, in a fresh new way," Russell Hicks, president of content and development at Nickelodeon, told Variety.
Under the plan, the network might seek to experiment with retooled versions of classics that could include "Rugrats," "Hey Arnold!" "You Can't Do That on Television" or "Victorious." The shows might not come back as series, but could appear in other formats, like a movie or special. And they likely would not constitute the bulk of the network's development efforts.
Hicks declined to talk about specific programs under consideration, but noted the generation that watched Nickelodeon in its earliest days — it was formed out of an outlet known as Pinwheel backed by a predecessor of Time Warner Cable — now has children of its own. "We are getting ready to bring back some of the ones they've told us multiple times they want to have brought back," said Hicks.
Some might say the effort has quietly begun. Kel Mitchell, co-star of the popular Nickelodeon series "Kenan & Kel," will have an ancillary role in "Game Shakers," a new series set to debut Sept. 12.
Below, a look at some Nick hits of yore, and some thoughts on how they might be made relevant to today's viewers:
"Doug"
Years on Nick: 1991 to 1994
Premise: Hero Doug Funnie must navigate around nemesis Roger Klotz while wooing the girl of his dreams, the fabulous Patti Mayonnaise.
Modern twist?: The advent of social networks and mobile devices could deepen storylines around one of this program's central themes: how to deal with bullies.
"You Can't Do that On Television"
Years On Nick: 1979 to 1990
Premise: A sort of "Saturday Night Live" for kids, "You Can't Do That...." featured a series of comedic sketches built around a relevant theme, and also helped introduce the world to host Christine "Moose" McGlade, singer Alanis Morissette (who appeared as an actor in five episodes) and Nickelodeon's iconic green slime.
Modern twist?: Borrow more from "SNL," with a cast of "Not Ready for Play Time Players" who generate reaction and gossip on social media.
"Clarissa Explains It All"
Years On Nick: 1991 to 1994
Premise: Melissa Joan Hart played protagonist Clarissa Darling, who had to contend with the usual array of pre-teen angst and rivalry with younger brother Ferguson while commenting on the action directly to the viewers of the show.
Modern twist?: Should best friend and boy next door Sam still be allowed to climb directly into Clarissa's room with the help of a nearby ladder? Rivalry between Ferguson and Clarissa is toned down as pre-teen relationships with families are depicted in most media as improving.
"Hey Arnold!"
Years on Nick: 1996 to 2004
Premise: Animated Arnold and street-smart pal Jerald help kids in the town of Hillwood while grappling with Helga, a passive-aggressive romantic foil.
Modern twist?: More emphasis on Arnold's hardscrabble roots — he lives in a boarding house owned by his grandparents — to play upon the themes of economic divide and wealth gap that trouble the nation so much today.
"Mr. Wizard's World"
Years on Nick: 1983 to 1990
Premise: The famous Don Herbert used this venue to continue his decades of on-air science experiments with a kiddie assistant.
Modern twist?: Hire Neil deGrasse Tyson to lift young minds with talk of gravity, the cosmos and physics.
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Sneak-Peek Of Brand-New "SpongeBob SquarePants" Episode "Squid Plus One", Premiering 9/7 On Nickelodeon USA
To celebrate Nickelodeon USA premiering the brand-new episode of the networks hit original animated series "SpongeBob SquarePants" titled "The Executive Treatment"/"Squid Plus One" on Monday 7th September 2015 at 6pm/5c, TV Insider has unveiled a Sponge-tastic sneak peek preview from "Squid Plus One", which you can watch in the super online streaming video clip here on TVinsider.com!
In the brand-new "SpongeBob SquarePants" episode "Squid Plus One", Squidward receives an invitation to the fanciest and shmansiest artistic event of the season - the opening Galleria Diphteria - Bikini Bottom's most exclusive fine arts showcase, and scrambles to find a friend to take with him!
The premiere of the brand-new episode of "SpongeBob SquarePants" is part of Nickelodeon USA's epic end-of-summer Labor Day Dance Party, which also includes brand-new episodes of "Harvey Beaks", "Sanjay and Craig", and "Pig Goat Banana Cricket"!
Below is a list of brand-new episodes Nick USA will premiere on 9/7:
6:00pm - SpongeBob SquarePants - The Executive Treatment (sneak peek); Squid Plus One: While trying to order a special sandwich, Patrick gets swept up in the fast-paced world of business; Squidward receives an invitation to a gallery opening and scrambles to find a friend to take with him. (Encore at 8:00pm)
6:30pm - Pig Goat Banana Cricket - Miss Cutesy Meow Meows: Pig gets an undercover mission at the Picklemart; Banana finds a new frenemy; Goat must rush to make an audition for her new movie; Cricket has to protect his secret toy collection. (Encore at 8:30pm)
7:00pm - Sanjay and Craig - Hot Heads; Lundgren Loner: The children hope to experience the ultimate coolness of Lake Lundgren; Sanjay must cope with spending an entire afternoon alone.
7:30pm - Harvey Beaks - A Day of No To-Do; Recipe for Disaster: When Harvey goes overboard with his new day planner, Fee tries to show him how to be more spontaneous; Harvey enlists the help of the twins to cook a fancy dinner for his parents.
The return of SpongeBob comes on the heels of news that Nickelodeon is staging "The SpongeBob Musical" in Chicago next year! That production will include music from David Bowie, Cyndi Lauper, John Legend, Aerosmith's Steven Tyler and Joe Perry and The Flaming Lips, among others.
Brush up on your Crazy Legs, Patrick Dance, Harvey Freak and Wee Wee dance moves by watching Nickelodeon & Silentó's fantastic "Watch Me Whip Nae Nae" Nick Remix featuring the Nicktoons gang in the super online streaming video clip below!:
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In the brand-new "SpongeBob SquarePants" episode "Squid Plus One", Squidward receives an invitation to the fanciest and shmansiest artistic event of the season - the opening Galleria Diphteria - Bikini Bottom's most exclusive fine arts showcase, and scrambles to find a friend to take with him!
The premiere of the brand-new episode of "SpongeBob SquarePants" is part of Nickelodeon USA's epic end-of-summer Labor Day Dance Party, which also includes brand-new episodes of "Harvey Beaks", "Sanjay and Craig", and "Pig Goat Banana Cricket"!
Below is a list of brand-new episodes Nick USA will premiere on 9/7:
6:00pm - SpongeBob SquarePants - The Executive Treatment (sneak peek); Squid Plus One: While trying to order a special sandwich, Patrick gets swept up in the fast-paced world of business; Squidward receives an invitation to a gallery opening and scrambles to find a friend to take with him. (Encore at 8:00pm)
6:30pm - Pig Goat Banana Cricket - Miss Cutesy Meow Meows: Pig gets an undercover mission at the Picklemart; Banana finds a new frenemy; Goat must rush to make an audition for her new movie; Cricket has to protect his secret toy collection. (Encore at 8:30pm)
7:00pm - Sanjay and Craig - Hot Heads; Lundgren Loner: The children hope to experience the ultimate coolness of Lake Lundgren; Sanjay must cope with spending an entire afternoon alone.
7:30pm - Harvey Beaks - A Day of No To-Do; Recipe for Disaster: When Harvey goes overboard with his new day planner, Fee tries to show him how to be more spontaneous; Harvey enlists the help of the twins to cook a fancy dinner for his parents.
The return of SpongeBob comes on the heels of news that Nickelodeon is staging "The SpongeBob Musical" in Chicago next year! That production will include music from David Bowie, Cyndi Lauper, John Legend, Aerosmith's Steven Tyler and Joe Perry and The Flaming Lips, among others.
Brush up on your Crazy Legs, Patrick Dance, Harvey Freak and Wee Wee dance moves by watching Nickelodeon & Silentó's fantastic "Watch Me Whip Nae Nae" Nick Remix featuring the Nicktoons gang in the super online streaming video clip below!:
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Two Girls From Brooklyn Create A Gaming Empire In Nickelodeon's Newest Live-Action Comedy Series, "Game Shakers", Premiering Sept. 12 On Nick USA
Original Nickelodeon USA Press Release via Business Wire:
Two Girls from Brooklyn Create a Gaming Empire in Nickelodeon's Newest Live-Action Comedy Series, Game Shakers, Premiering Sept. 12 at 8:30 p.m. (ET/PT)
Original Online Games, Apps from the Series Available on Nick.com and Other Platforms Starting in September with Release of 'Sky Whale' App in Apple, Google and Amazon Stores
Series Marks the Return of '90s Nick Star Kel Mitchell and The Haunted Hathaways' Benjamin "Lil P-Nut" Flores Jr.
YouTube Sensations GloZell, Lasercorn and ProJared Make Featured Cameos in Premiere Episode
**Click here to view the series' trailer
September 02, 2015 01:27 PM Eastern Daylight Time
Nickelodeon Premieres New Live-Action Series, "Game Shakers," Saturday, Sept. 12, at 8:30 p.m. (ET/PT)
SANTA MONICA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A pair of Brooklyn 12-year-old girls become unlikely gaming moguls when their school project becomes the biggest mobile game of the year in Nickelodeon's new live-action comedy series, Game Shakers, premiering Saturday, Sept. 12, at 8:30 p.m. (ET/PT).
Created by hit-maker Dan Schneider (iCarly, Victorious, Henry Danger), the new series centers on middle-school students Babe (Cree Cicchino), a girl who dreams big, and Kenzie (Madisyn Shipman), a kid who can code. Together they create the biggest mobile game of the year named Sky Whale and team up with rap superstar Double G ('90s icon Kel Mitchell), his son Triple G (Benjamin "Lil P-Nut" Flores Jr.) and schoolmate Hudson (Thomas Kuc) to launch their own gaming empire.
Tying the show to today's kids' love of gaming and apps, the games created by Babe and Kenzie in the series will be made available to kids to play on Nick.com and through the Nick app. The first game to be released will be Sky Whale, featured in the premiere episode, which will be available for free in September in the Apple, Google and Amazon app stores. The Sky Whale game challenges players to bounce through the sky and to keep a narwhal up in the air, using clouds and crazy objects to go higher and farther, even into outer space or on an underwater adventure.
Game Shakers' premiere episode features cameo appearances from YouTube's pop culture comedians and gaming entertainers including GloZell, Lasercorn and ProJared. The debut episode will simulcast across Nickelodeon, TeenNick and Nicktoons, and will be available at the same time on Nick.com and on the Nick app. Following its linear debut, the premiere episode will be available for free on iTunes for one week.
After an app they create for their school science project unexpectedly turns into the biggest mobile game of the year, Babe and Kenzie use their profits to start Game Shakers, a super-cool gaming company based in Brooklyn, N.Y. Not realizing they illegally sampled a song in their game from superstar rapper Double G, the girls decide to make him their business partner along with his son Triple G as a game consultant. Together, Babe, Kenzie, their schoolmate Hudson, Triple G and Double G work to make Game Shakers a huge success in the gaming world.
For Game Shakers games, videos and full episodes, Nickelodeon fans can head to Nick.com or the Nick app. Viewers can also follow the show on Twitter @GameShakers, on Instagram @GameShakers and "like" it on Facebook here.
Game Shakers is executive produced by multi-Emmy nominated hit-maker Dan Schneider and marks his 10th series with Nickelodeon.
Writer-producer Dan Schneider has established himself as a dominant force in the world of family entertainment by creatively drawing on his affinity for youth culture at Nickelodeon. Under his Schneider's Bakery Productions, he has carved a unique, progressive niche in the world of kid and family entertainment, as creator and executive producer of mega-hit series Henry Danger, Sam & Cat, iCarly, Victorious and Zoey 101, which have received multiple Emmy nominations, Schneider also created/executive produced The Amanda Show and Drake & Josh. In addition, his series all have the distinction of having won numerous Kids' Choice Awards and recently received the first-ever Kids' Choice Lifetime Achievement Award.
Schneider began with Nickelodeon as executive producer and show runner on the network's groundbreaking sketch comedy series All That from 1994 to 1998, and then returned to run the show in its seventh season. He then went on to produce Kenan & Kel, starring Kenan Thompson and Kel Mitchell. Schneider also created the hit WB series What I Like About You. His comedic success has also translated on the big screen, writing and producing the popular films, Good Burger and Big Fat Liar.
About Nickelodeon:
Nickelodeon, now in its 36th year, is the number-one entertainment brand for kids. It has built a diverse, global business by putting kids first in everything it does. The company includes television programming and production in the United States and around the world, plus consumer products, online, recreation, books and feature films. Nickelodeon's U.S. television network is seen in almost 100 million households and has been the number-one-rated basic cable network for 20 consecutive years. For more information or artwork, visit http://www.nickpress.com. Nickelodeon and all related titles, characters and logos are trademarks of Viacom Inc. (NASDAQ: VIA, VIA.B).
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Two Girls from Brooklyn Create a Gaming Empire in Nickelodeon's Newest Live-Action Comedy Series, Game Shakers, Premiering Sept. 12 at 8:30 p.m. (ET/PT)
Original Online Games, Apps from the Series Available on Nick.com and Other Platforms Starting in September with Release of 'Sky Whale' App in Apple, Google and Amazon Stores
Series Marks the Return of '90s Nick Star Kel Mitchell and The Haunted Hathaways' Benjamin "Lil P-Nut" Flores Jr.
YouTube Sensations GloZell, Lasercorn and ProJared Make Featured Cameos in Premiere Episode
**Click here to view the series' trailer
September 02, 2015 01:27 PM Eastern Daylight Time
Nickelodeon Premieres New Live-Action Series, "Game Shakers," Saturday, Sept. 12, at 8:30 p.m. (ET/PT)
SANTA MONICA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A pair of Brooklyn 12-year-old girls become unlikely gaming moguls when their school project becomes the biggest mobile game of the year in Nickelodeon's new live-action comedy series, Game Shakers, premiering Saturday, Sept. 12, at 8:30 p.m. (ET/PT).
Created by hit-maker Dan Schneider (iCarly, Victorious, Henry Danger), the new series centers on middle-school students Babe (Cree Cicchino), a girl who dreams big, and Kenzie (Madisyn Shipman), a kid who can code. Together they create the biggest mobile game of the year named Sky Whale and team up with rap superstar Double G ('90s icon Kel Mitchell), his son Triple G (Benjamin "Lil P-Nut" Flores Jr.) and schoolmate Hudson (Thomas Kuc) to launch their own gaming empire.
Tying the show to today's kids' love of gaming and apps, the games created by Babe and Kenzie in the series will be made available to kids to play on Nick.com and through the Nick app. The first game to be released will be Sky Whale, featured in the premiere episode, which will be available for free in September in the Apple, Google and Amazon app stores. The Sky Whale game challenges players to bounce through the sky and to keep a narwhal up in the air, using clouds and crazy objects to go higher and farther, even into outer space or on an underwater adventure.
Game Shakers' premiere episode features cameo appearances from YouTube's pop culture comedians and gaming entertainers including GloZell, Lasercorn and ProJared. The debut episode will simulcast across Nickelodeon, TeenNick and Nicktoons, and will be available at the same time on Nick.com and on the Nick app. Following its linear debut, the premiere episode will be available for free on iTunes for one week.
After an app they create for their school science project unexpectedly turns into the biggest mobile game of the year, Babe and Kenzie use their profits to start Game Shakers, a super-cool gaming company based in Brooklyn, N.Y. Not realizing they illegally sampled a song in their game from superstar rapper Double G, the girls decide to make him their business partner along with his son Triple G as a game consultant. Together, Babe, Kenzie, their schoolmate Hudson, Triple G and Double G work to make Game Shakers a huge success in the gaming world.
For Game Shakers games, videos and full episodes, Nickelodeon fans can head to Nick.com or the Nick app. Viewers can also follow the show on Twitter @GameShakers, on Instagram @GameShakers and "like" it on Facebook here.
Game Shakers is executive produced by multi-Emmy nominated hit-maker Dan Schneider and marks his 10th series with Nickelodeon.
Writer-producer Dan Schneider has established himself as a dominant force in the world of family entertainment by creatively drawing on his affinity for youth culture at Nickelodeon. Under his Schneider's Bakery Productions, he has carved a unique, progressive niche in the world of kid and family entertainment, as creator and executive producer of mega-hit series Henry Danger, Sam & Cat, iCarly, Victorious and Zoey 101, which have received multiple Emmy nominations, Schneider also created/executive produced The Amanda Show and Drake & Josh. In addition, his series all have the distinction of having won numerous Kids' Choice Awards and recently received the first-ever Kids' Choice Lifetime Achievement Award.
Schneider began with Nickelodeon as executive producer and show runner on the network's groundbreaking sketch comedy series All That from 1994 to 1998, and then returned to run the show in its seventh season. He then went on to produce Kenan & Kel, starring Kenan Thompson and Kel Mitchell. Schneider also created the hit WB series What I Like About You. His comedic success has also translated on the big screen, writing and producing the popular films, Good Burger and Big Fat Liar.
About Nickelodeon:
Nickelodeon, now in its 36th year, is the number-one entertainment brand for kids. It has built a diverse, global business by putting kids first in everything it does. The company includes television programming and production in the United States and around the world, plus consumer products, online, recreation, books and feature films. Nickelodeon's U.S. television network is seen in almost 100 million households and has been the number-one-rated basic cable network for 20 consecutive years. For more information or artwork, visit http://www.nickpress.com. Nickelodeon and all related titles, characters and logos are trademarks of Viacom Inc. (NASDAQ: VIA, VIA.B).
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