Nickelodeon Animation Studio (1990–present)

1. Nicktoons block debuts on Nickelodeon

   Aug 11, 1991Labels: Nicktoons, Nickelodeon

   • Nickandmore
   • Doug

2. Games Animation begins as Nickelodeon’s in-house unit

   Jan 1, 1992Labels: Games Animation, Nickelodeon

   • NAS page

3. Rocko’s Modern Life premieres, expanding output

   Sep 18, 1993Labels: Rocko's Modern, Nickelodeon

   • Rocko
   • NAS page

4. Burbank Nicktoons facility opens on Olive Avenue

   Mar 4, 1998Labels: Burbank Studio, Olive Avenue

   • NAS page
   • BurbankChamber

5. The Rugrats Movie brings Nick animation to theaters

   Nov 20, 1998Labels: The Rugrats, Paramount

   • RugratsMovie

6. SpongeBob SquarePants premieres and becomes a flagship

   May 1, 1999Labels: SpongeBob SquarePants, Nickelodeon

   • HelpWanted
   • NAS page

7. New York animation studio opens at 1515 Broadway

   Oct 1, 1999Labels: New York, 1515 Broadway

   • AWN
   • NAS page

8. Avatar: The Last Airbender premieres as a serialized epic

   Feb 21, 2005Labels: Avatar The, Nickelodeon

   • AWN
   • Korra page

9. The Legend of Korra premieres, continuing the Avatar franchise

   Apr 14, 2012Labels: The Legend, Avatar franchise

   • Nickandmore
   • Korra page

10. The Loud House premieres and becomes a modern hit

    May 2, 2016Labels: The Loud, Nickelodeon

    • LoudHouse
    • NAS page

11. Invader Zim revival film releases on Netflix

    Aug 16, 2019Labels: Invader Zim, Netflix

    • Florpus
    • NetflixNews

12. Nickelodeon and Netflix sign multi-year animation output deal

    Nov 13, 2019Labels: Nickelodeon, Netflix

    • NetflixNews

13. Avatar Studios is established within Nickelodeon Animation

    Feb 24, 2021Labels: Avatar Studios, Nickelodeon

    • NAS page

14. Paramount Global rebrand signals streaming-centered corporate strategy

    Feb 16, 2022Labels: Paramount Global, ViacomCBS

    • Axios

15. Paramount and Skydance agree to a merger deal

    Jul 8, 2024Labels: Paramount, Skydance

    • Guardian