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INTERVIEW: Ninja Turtles Holiday Power In “Chrome Alone 2”
Kent Seki, the cinematographer of 2023 animated feature Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem, has directed the new holiday short Chrome Alone 2 — Lost in New Jersey. Seki dives into the making of the short, which is Oscar qualified and will screen in theaters nationwide with The SpongeBob Movie: Search For SquarePants starting December 19th.
INTERVIEW: Blasting Off With “Tim Rex In Space”

INTERVIEW: Blasting Off With “Tim Rex In Space”

Avatar photoJackson Murphy|
July 28th, 2025
Join me and series director Sam Dransfield for a “Dinogalactic” conversation about the new animated family program Tim Rex in Space. It premieres next Monday Aug. 4 on Nickelodeon. (This Animation Scoop Q&A was edited for length and clarity.) Jackson Murphy: What excites you about this combination of Dinos and outer space? It seems like […]
FIRST LOOK: Teaser “The SpongeBob Movie: Search For Squarepants”

FIRST LOOK: Teaser “The SpongeBob Movie: Search For Squarepants”

Avatar photoJerry Beck|
July 9th, 2025
Opening in theaters on December 19th, Paramount Animation and Nickelodeon Movies will present The SpongeBob Movie: Search For Squarepants – and today we have our first look. And it looks great! And funny! Derek Drymon directs; Tom Kenny, Clancy Brown, Rodger Bumpass, Bill Fagerbakke, Carolyn Lawrence, Mr. Lawrence, George Lopez, Isis “Ice Spice” Gaston, Arturo […]

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INTERVIEW: Butch Hartman on Nick’s “Bunsen Is A Beast”

It might seem “fairly odd” to have a best friend at school who’s not only non-human, but he also goes crazy when he eats beets. But coming from the mind and pen of animator/director/producer Butch Hartman, it’s not unusual at all. I recently spoke with Hartman about his new series, Bunsen is a Beast – […]
Avatar photoJackson Murphy|February 20, 2017
INTERVIEW: Butch Hartman on Nick’s “Bunsen Is A Beast”

INTERVIEW: Talking Nickelodeon’s Animated Christmas Special “Albert”

Albert, Nickelodeon’s first original, animated made-for-TV movie, tells the story of a small Christmas tree with a big dream. It premiers on Friday, Dec. 9th, at 7:00 pm, with the voice talents of Bobby Moynihan in the title role and Sasheer Zamata, Judah Friedlander and Rob Riggle in lead roles. I spoke to Chris Viscardi, […]
Avatar photoJackson Murphy|December 7, 2016
INTERVIEW: Talking Nickelodeon’s Animated Christmas Special “Albert”

Nickelodeon Debuts Original Animated TV Movie “Albert” Friday, Dec. 9th

Nickelodeon had announced the debut of Albert, an original animated TV movie about a tiny Douglas fir tree who goes on a journey to become the city’s most famous Christmas tree ever. Premiering Friday, Dec. 9th, at 7:00 p.m. (ET/PT), this one-hour, CG-animated holiday special is directed by Oscar-nominated Max Lang (The Gruffalo), executive produced […]
Avatar photoJerry Beck|November 14, 2016
Nickelodeon Debuts Original Animated TV Movie “Albert” Friday, Dec. 9th

Nickelodeon and Cal State Fullerton To Present An Exhibit Celebrating Nicktoons Animation, April 16–May 22

Nickelodeon and California State University, Fullerton’s Begovich Gallery present “Happy Happy Joy Joy: Art and Artifacts from 25 Years of Creator-Driven Cartoons,” an exhibit that goes behind the scenes and into the minds of the creators who ushered in a new era of groundbreaking animation on TV, beginning in 1991 with the launch of Doug, Rugrats, The […]
Avatar photoJerry Beck|March 30, 2016
Nickelodeon and Cal State Fullerton To Present An Exhibit Celebrating Nicktoons Animation, April 16–May 22

Viacom Acquires Rights To “Garfield” for Nickelodeon

Viacom Inc., through one of its subsidiaries, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Paws, Inc., the entity holding global intellectual property rights to the Garfield and the U.S. Acres franchises–including corresponding rights related to content, consumer products, and location-based experiences. The acquisition is expected to close in the upcoming weeks. The acquisition of […]