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Nickelodeon Animated Shorts Program is a variety project that was launched in 2012, where people make animated shorts at Nickelodeon Animation Studio, with the potential for them to become series for Nickelodeon and Nick Jr. Since this project was launched, the TV series Breadwinners started in 2014, along with The Loud House in 2016, and the short-form series MooseBox and Sharkdog in 2018.
After Brian Robbins became president of Nickelodeon, the Animated Shorts Program was succeeded by the Nickelodeon Intergalactic Shorts Program in 2019. The new program lasted for a single season and launched the Nickelodeon series Rock Paper Scissors. The other Intergalactic Shorts Program shorts remain unreleased as of 2024.
Nickelodeon shorts
2012–2013
| Title | Created by | Status | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austin Oliver | Greg Worswick | Completed | |
| Baby 'Stache | Gary Anthony Williams | ||
| Breadwinners | Steve Borst and Gary S. "Doodles" DiRaffaele | Series pickup (Full) | Second version of the pilot. |
| Cabrito and Chewy | Allan Jacobsen and Chuckles Austen | Completed | |
| Carrot and Stick: "Sweet Rosie" | Derek Robert Iversen and Miles Hindman | ||
| Level 15 | Wolf-Rüdiger Bloss | ||
| Lucas | Kyle Dunnigan | ||
| Marty's Exotic Animals | Andrew Friedman | ||
| Odyssey Squad! | Ben G. Adams | ||
| Pam & Sid's Port-a-Party | Annie Sertich and Mindy Sterling | ||
| Tallie Peer Counselor | Laura Sreebny | ||
| Wing Dings | T.J. Fuller | ||
| Zombie Brothers | Eric Robles |
2013–2014
| Title | Created by | Status | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Badly Drawn Animals! | Hamish Steele | Completed | One of the seven International pilot episodes included in this edition. Originally from the United Kingdom. |
| Bear Wrestler | Deanna Rooney | ||
| Broats | Jack Cusumano | ||
| Bug Salad | Carl Faruolo | Series pickup (Web shorts) | |
| By Request Pizza | Arica Tuesday and Morgana Ignis (credited as Mick Ignis) | Completed | |
| Charlie and Mr. Two | Travis Braun | ||
| Earmouse and Bottle | Brian Morante | ||
| Hole | Sam Spina | ||
| The Loud House: "Bathroom Break!!" | Chris Savino | Series pickup (Full) | |
| Louis & Georges | Renaud Martin and Raphaël Chabassol | Completed | One of the seven International pilot episodes included in this edition. Originally from France. |
| Matt & Gus: "Donut Disturb" | Matt Braunger | ||
| Monster Pack | Graham Peterson and Pedro Eboli | Series pickup (Full) | One of the seven International pilot episodes included in this edition. Originally from Brazil. |
| MooseBox | Mike Scott | Series pickup (Shorts) | One of the seven International pilot episodes included in this edition. Originally from South Africa. |
| Scoop! | The Brothers McLeod (Greg Mcleod and Myles Mcleod) | Completed | One of the seven International pilot episodes included in this edition. Originally from the United Kingdom. |
| Tech Oddity | Marco Ibarra and Stefie Zöhrer | One of the seven International pilot episodes included in this edition. Originally from Mexico. | |
| Tonk's Island | Mel Roach | One of the seven International pilot episodes included in this edition. Originally from Australia. | |
| Woodstump! | Zach Smith |
2014–2015
| Title | Created by | Status | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bad Bad Bunny | Tarryn Henderson | Completed | |
| Buck 'n Lou and the Night Crew | Caitlin Rose Boyle and Tara Helfer | ||
| Crazy Block | Iginio Straffi | One of the eight International pilot episodes included in this edition. Originally from Italy. Co-produced with Rainbow S.r.l. (partially owned by at the time by Nickelodeon's parent company Viacom) | |
| The Cupcakery of Doom | Trevor Reece | ||
| DuckManBoy | Louis Hudson and Ian Ravenscroft | One of the eight International pilot episodes included in this edition. Originally from the United Kingdom. Co-produced with Dice Productions. | |
| Feebs and Mr. Timmins | Suren Perera | One of the eight International pilot episodes included in this edition. Originally from Australia. | |
| Francine | Katie Crown | ||
| Ice Station Zedonk | Tom Parkinson | ||
| Jo Minkus | Benjamin Anders | One of the eight International pilot episodes included in this edition. Originally from Canada. | |
| Magic Children Doing Things | Monica Ray | Later developed at Disney Television Animation according to the creator | |
| Meat Pie vs. The Dark Ages | Gabe Swarr | ||
| Off the Shelf | Melody Iza (credited as Robert Iza) | ||
| The Outsiders | Eric Bravo | ||
| Planet Claire | Will McRobb and Chris Viscardi | ||
| Someplace Awesome | Eamonn O'Neill and Marah Curran | One of the eight International pilot episodes included in this edition. Originally from Ireland. | |
| Summer Memories | Adam Yaniv | Series pickup (Full) | |
| The Tall Tales of Urchin | Hamish Steele | Completed | One of the eight International pilot episodes included in this edition. Originally from the United Kingdom. Co-produced with Blink Industries. |
| Ugly Mutt | Dave Hagen and Shadi Petosky | ||
| Werebeast | James Lancett | One of the eight International pilot episodes included in this edition. Originally from the United Kingdom. | |
| Woodchips | Christian Villacañas | One of the eight International pilot episodes included in this edition. Originally from Spain. |
2015–2016
| Title | Created by | Status | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| A Boy and His Dude: "Dem Bones" | Mike de Seve | Completed | Co-produced with Baboon Animation. |
| BroDuel | Mike Annear | ||
| Earth to Allen: "Hunger Pains" | Dave Schlafman | ||
| Face Face | Chris Prynoski | Also known as Space Face. Co-produced with Titmouse, Inc. | |
| Fun Times with Rez! | Chris Conforti | ||
| Gumwad Island | Joe Rothenberg | ||
| Happy Zoo | Yum Yum London | ||
| Kid Impressive: "Squid of Doom" | Evan Sussman | Co-produced with Hero4Hire Creative. | |
| Learn Something with Luther and AJ | Kylar Loya and Bill Cleveland | ||
| Low Life | Mike Hollingsworth | ||
| The Magic Hour | Nath Milburn and Andrew Melzer | ||
| Menehunes | Chris Albrecht | Co-produced with Titmouse, Inc. | |
| P.E.: Paranormal Education | Jordan Geary, Harold Moss, and Keith Vincent | Co-produced with FlickerLab. | |
| Plunger the Dragon | James Kochalka | ||
| Russel & Fox's Cruel and Unusual Detention | Dan Abdo and Jason Patterson | ||
| The Squatch Scouts | Christopher Jammal | ||
| Torum Tellum | Jim Mortensen | ||
| Ziptronik Megablast | Nathan Jurevicius |
2016–2017
| Title | Created by | Status | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best Baddies | Max Wittert | Completed | |
| Burger Bros | Kevin Li | Co-produced with Aardman Nathan Love. | |
| Dia De Los Tacos | Vincent Scala | Formerly known as Monster Taco. | |
| Dog and Squirrel | Andrea Gerstmann | ||
| Farkels | Greg Kletsel, Dessarae Bassil, and Valerie Lockhart | ||
| The Girl from Dinosaur Island | Celestino Marina | ||
| Lazybones | Casey Alexander and Lizz Hickey | Also known as Lazybones: A Humerus Short. | |
| Mini Cops | Nicolette Groome | ||
| My Friend Pancake | Rikke Asbjoern | ||
| P.E.T. Academy | Robert Smith | One of the four International pilot episodes included in this edition. Originally from the United Kingdom. | |
| Pig and a Blanket | Brendon Ingvy Gillas | ||
| Planet Panic | Gene Goldstein | ||
| Pony | Ant Blades | Series pickup (Full) | One of the four International pilot episodes included in this edition. Originally from the United Kingdom. |
| Ramblers! | Morghan Fortier and Brett Jubinville | Completed | Co-produced with Tinman Creative. |
| Robo Wonder Kid | Joel MacKenzie | Formerly known as The Myth of Robo Wonder Kid. Second version of the pilot. | |
| Sharkdog | Jacinth Tan Yi Ting and Raihan Harun | Series pickup (shorts and full series) | One of the four International pilot episodes included in this edition. Originally from Singapore. |
| Slimelab | Nick Arciaga | Completed | |
| Someone Needs to Stop Aunt Phyllis! | Lisa Vandenberg | ||
| Space Mission: Danger! | Lynn Wang and Ed Skudder | ||
| The Super Dooper Studios | Sabine Ravn and Stine Buhl |
2017–2018
| Title | Created by | Status | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Ballad of Bea & Cad: "Day Trip to the Aquarium Doom" | Tim Probert | Completed | Co-produced with Aardman Nathan Love. |
| Barbabyan | Paul Noth and Patrick Noth | ||
| Camp Weedonwantcha | Katie Rice and Adam Wallander | ||
| Dungeon Crawlers | FresherLuke | ||
| Harold & Herbert: "Dumpster Diving" | Dan Krall | ||
| Harpy Gee | Brianne Drouhard | Based on her webcomic of the same name | |
| Jan + Bobbie | Hannah Watanabe-Rocco | ||
| Leashes | Derekh Froude and Michael Kaufman | ||
| The Prince and Mr. Whiskers | Cosmo Segurson | ||
| Tennis the Good Boy | Ronald Stanage and Andres Parada | ||
| Universal Brawlers of the Universe | Kevin Sukho Lee and Tim Sievert |
Intergalactic Shorts Program (2021–2022)
| Title | Created by | Status | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock Paper Scissors: "TV Time" | Kyle Stegina and Josh Lehrman | Series pickup (Full) |
Nick Jr. shorts
2014–2015
| Title | Created by | Status | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Corn & Peg | Chris Hamilton | Series pickup (Full) | co-produced with Oddbot Animation |
| DJ Cluck & MC Mole | Matt Morgan | Completed | |
| Howdy, Harrdy | Henrique Lira | Co-produced with Split Studio. | |
| Hubble, Bubble and Squeak | CharacterShop and Miranda Larson | ||
| Ooman and Moof: "What Are Wings?" | Benedict Bowen | Co-produced with Karrot Animation. |
2015–2016
| Title | Created by | Status | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Thing About Babies | Liza Steinberg, Ross Alvord, and Jen Cast | Completed |
2016–2017
| Title | Created by | Status | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| PRONTOsaurus | Evan Sussman and Allison Dressler Kramer | Completed | Co-produced with Hero4Hire |
| Trufax: Tot Cop | Jason Tammemägi and Méabh Tammemägi | Series pickup (Full) | One of the four International pilot episodes included in this edition. Premiered on the Noggin App. Originally from Ireland. |
2017–2018
| Title | Created by | Status | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fur-Ever Family | Darin McGowan | Completed |
See also
- Cartoon Network Shorts Department - the Cartoon Network counterpart of the program.
References
- "NickALive!: Nickelodeon International Greenlights Two Short-Form Series From Global Animated Shorts Program". October 13, 2017. Retrieved January 19, 2018.
- Watch 12 Nickelodeon Cartoons From Their Shorts Program | Cartoon Brew
- Exclusive: Nickelodeon Announces 2014 Animated Shorts Program | Cartoon Brew
- "Moosebox". MIKDOG. 2016-08-12. Retrieved 2024-11-03.
- Nickelodeon Grows Its Content Family with 13-Episode Order of The Loud House, the First Series to Be Greenlit out of Its 2013 Animated Shorts Program | Business Wire
- Nick Picks Global Shorts Finalists | Animation Magazine
- @montiray (30 September 2021). "I am actually in the process of getting the rights back so I can maybe, one day, pitch it to another studio. But th…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- "Adam Yaniv's 'Summer Memories' Now in Production for WildBrain". 19 November 2021.
- Nickelodeon Launches 2016 Animated Shorts Program, Announces 2015 Finalists | Variety
- "Nickelodeon Greenlights Original Animated Comedy Series Pony" (Press release). Nickelodeon. March 6, 2018. Retrieved April 15, 2020 – via The Futon Critic.
- "Nickelodeon Debuts Brand-New Animated Series, It's Pony, Saturday, Jan. 18" (Press release). Nickelodeon Press. December 9, 2019. Retrieved April 15, 2020.
- "Camp W finished short". YouTube. Retrieved August 15, 2018.
- "The Prince and Mr. Whiskers". Vimeo. January 11, 2019.
- Alexandra Del Rosario (November 16, 2021). "Nickelodeon Orders Max & The Midknights, Rock, Paper, Scissors Animated Series". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved November 16, 2021.
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