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The Creator of SpongeBob SquarePants, Stephen Hillenburg, Has Died

It’s a sad day not just under the sea but everywhere as Stephen Hillenburg, the creator of SpongeBob SquarePants, has died at the age of 57. The cause of death was amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig’s Disease), “a progressive neurodegenerative disease that affects nerve cells in the brain and the spinal … Continued

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Feud Week, Dungeons & Dragons, Shooting Bigfoot, and IFA 2018: Best Gizmodo Stories of the Week

Here at Gizmodo, we’ve just wrapped up Feud Week: A series on personality and business clashes in the tech world, scientific disputes, and whether or not to shoot Bigfoot. (I say let the big guy do his thing, unless it turns out it’s kidnapping people with mind-waves to make more Bigfoots.) Some have said that … Continued

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A Pair of New Last Airbender Books Will Explore the Origins of One of the Most Mysterious Avatars

The world of Avatar: The Last Airbender has already expanded beyond the show into comic books. But now it’s heading into the world of YA novels, thanks to a new deal between Nickelodeon and Abrams books—and it’s for an adventure that stretches far back into the mythology of the series with one of the most … Continued

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Streaming Gets Slimed as Classic Nickelodeon Shows Head Online

Get ready for a slime-flavored blast from the past. Many of Nickelodeon’s classic shows are now online as part of a streaming deal with VRV. That means fans of shows like Clarissa Explains It All, Rocko’s Modern Life, and All That can dive back into their nostalgia with NickSplat, and we never have to grow … Continued

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Enter a Morphinominal New Era of Power Rangers With the First Trailer for Beast Morphers 

Times are changing in the wild world of the Power Rangers. The series is not just coming off 25th anniversary celebrations, but transitioning to new ownership, under the auspices of toy giant Hasbro. For the first season of the show under Hasbro’s watch, however, Power Rangers is reaching back into the recent past—and we’ve got … Continued

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These Avatar: The Last Airbender Posters Have Mastered All Four Elements

Water. Earth. Fire. Air. The forces that hold all benders together also bind together these excellent posters. Created by artist Shane Sandulak, these four posters, each based on a single element, bring together the broad, compelling cast of characters from both the original Avatar and its followup, The Legend of Korra, all around encompassing seven … Continued

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Invader Zim Returns With Enter the Florpus, and Here’s the First Trailer 

You can’t keep a good alien dead set on world domination down, even if he’s a bad alien who is in fact very bad at world domination. Because Invader Zim is finally returning to TV in a brand-new movie titled Enter the Florpus. Based on Jhonen Vasquez’s alien creation, Zim channeled equal parts moody and … Continued

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Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Brings the Mutagenic Fire in Its Comic-Con Trailer

Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, coming to Nickelodeon September 17, reunites Raphael, Leonardo, Donatello, and Michelangelo to fight new enemies with a brand new style, a shockingly overqualified voice cast, and a brand new trailer, too. Alongside the energetic, visually distinct animation style, the voice cast here is a huge draw: Ben Schwartz … Continued

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Rugrats Will Return With a New TV Show and CGI Movie

Break out the rattles and diapers. Tommy, Chuckie, Phil, Lil, Angelica, and the rest of the gang will return in multiple mediums. Viacom announced Monday that Rugrats, Nickelodeon’s hit 1990s cartoon, is coming back in a big way. A new 26-episode season will air on Nickelodeon, while a “live-action feature film featuring CGI characters” is … Continued

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In the Wonder Park Trailer, Do Talking Animals Kidnap a Bunch of People?

It’s a wonderful world, with a possible humanitarian crisis. The first teaser for Nickelodeon’s Wonder Park looks whimsical and gorgeous. But, it’s also a bit… disturbing. Seriously: Where did all these people come from? I’m gonna need to ask you a few questions, monkey. Nickelodeon has unveiled its first look at Wonder Park, a story … Continued

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When Real Turtles Sing the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Theme Song, God Cries

Are you ready to go ninja, go ninja, go… throw your laptop into the sewer? Nickelodeon has a surprise 30 years in the making: A montage of actual turtles singing the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles theme song. If you thought it was going to be righteous reptiles jamming with Vanilla Ice, I’ve got some bad … Continued

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Nickelodeon’s Double Dare Is Getting a Reboot and Reminds Us It Was a Slime Dunk From the Start

Get ready to pick so many giant noses. Nickelodeon has announced it’s rebooting the classic game show Double Dare, set to return this summer. According to Deadline, the network has ordered 40 episodes of a new Double Dare game show, which will reprise the gameplay and challenges from the original series (hopefully with the same … Continued

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The First Footage From Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Has a Ton of Style

When Nick revealed the new designs for its upcoming Ninja Turtles cartoon reboot, there was a bit of a shock at just how stylized this latest take on the heroes in a half-shell looked. But it turns out those zany, over-the-top-cartoony designs actually look pretty solid in motion. … Mostly, that is. The action scenes … Continued

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Report: Nickelodeon Classic Clarissa Explains It All Is Coming Back to TV

Get ready for annoying brothers, window-climbing BFFs, and lots of fourth-wall breaking. Clarissa Explains It All looks to be returning to Nickelodeon with a sequel series, with Melissa Joan Hart reprising the role that made her a star. According to The Hollywood Reporter, show creator Mitchell Kriegman and Hart are in talks to reprise the … Continued

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Guard Your Cabbages, Avatar: The Last Airbender Is Finally Getting a Series Blu-ray

Long ago, animation fans lived together in harmony. Then, everything changed when Avatar: The Last Airbender vanished off the air. Ten years have passed and we’ve since discovered a new Avatar, a waterbender named Korra (who’s also since left the airwaves). But now, Nickelodeon’s legendary animated series is back in full. Nickelodeon has announced a … Continued

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Animation Legend Butch Hartman Reflects On His Departure From Nickelodeon

Yesterday, Butch Hartman, the creator of Fairly Odd Parents and Danny Phantom, two of the most beloved animated shows of the past two decades, announced that he was leaving Nickelodeon, his creative home since he sold the first Fairly Odd Parents short to the network in 1997. That announcement came in the form of a … Continued

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The Spongebob Squarepants Musical Has a Rocked-Out Version of the Iconic Theme Song

There’s lots of new music coming to the live-action Spongebob Squarepants stage musical, most of it coming from an impressive list of artists. They Might Be Giants has contributed a track, along with T.I., Jonathan Coulton, The Flaming Lips and others. But, don’t worry, the theme song is still there. It’s just… different. NPR’s First … Continued

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Rocko Can’t Cope With the 21st Century in the New Rocko’s Modern Life Special

Usually, when television networks resurrect long-canceled series, the newly-revived characters’ stories pick up sometime in the future,  with everyone having gone on living their lives. That’s not the case with Rocko’s Modern Life: Static Cling. Apparently, they’ve been stuck in the ‘90s. The first clip from the upcoming special, shared at this year’s Comic-Con, featured … Continued

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Legend of Korra‘s Pro-Bending Sport Is Being Turned Into a Board Game

The Legend of Korra brought a new twist to Avatar’s world of element-wielding magic users by introducing Pro-Bending, a 3v3 spectator sport where benders could use their abilities in arena combat. Now, it’s becoming the first official Korra board game, thanks to IDW and Nickelodeon. Announced as part of a new deal between IDW and … Continued

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The New Rocko’s Modern Life Special Will Bring Back the Original Cast

It looks like even cartoon characters miss the ’90s. Rocko’s Modern Life, cancelled after four seasons in 1996, is set to return with an hour-long special, Rocko’s Modern Life: Static Cling, and Nickelodeon has brought back the original cast for one more adventure in O-Town. Though this project has been in the works since at … Continued