Ren and Stimpy may have come into the mainstream spotlight in the early 1990s, but they were born in the late 1970s. Creator John Kricfalusi had the idea for Ren while attending Sheridan College in ...

25 years ago today, Doug, The Ren & Stimpy Show, and Rugrats all premiered on Nickelodeon as the channel’s first lineup of original animated series (which were soon dubbed Nicktoons). Today, let’s ...

The 25th anniversary of Nicktoons “Rugrats,” “Ren & Stimpy” and “Doug” has arrived! While these Nickelodeon cartoons stirred the imagination of many children, there are several behind-the-scenes ...

In the late 1980s and early 1990s, children’s television and animation were becoming increasingly subversive. Jim Henson’s Muppet Babies, while cute and cuddly, included a number of references to ...

Nickelodeon and cartoons may feel synonymous in 2016, but back in 1991, animation was uncharted territory for the budding kids’ brand. Aug. 11 marks the 25th anniversary of Nickelodeon’s game-changing ...

While it’s hard to imagine a large entertainment entity beginning this way now, back in 1990 it was a Nickelodeon contractor who got Nickelodeon Animation Studio off the ground. Vanessa Coffey was ...