12 best Nickelodeon cartoons with unusual animations

2024 Author: Malcolm Clapton | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 03:44

"Kotopes", "Oh, these kids!" and even Avatar: The Legend of Aang.

12. Catdog

• USA, 1998-2005.
• Comedy, adventure.
• Duration: 3 seasons.
• IMDb: 6, 6.

The Cat and the Dog are opposite in everything: one loves order and seriousness, the other is constantly fooling around and behaving like a child. But they have to get along together, because in fact they are one and the same creature named Catopus.

11. The Wild Thornberry family

• USA, 1998-2004.
• Fantasy, adventure.
• Duration: 5 seasons.
• IMDb: 6, 7.

Animal documentary creator Nigel Thornberry travels with his family around the world. The company has chosen the most unusual one. The youngest daughter Eliza received an unusual gift of talking with animals, then the smart chimpanzee Darwin and the wild boy Donnie, who did not speak humanly, joined the family.

Gradually, the animated series has grown into a whole franchise. First, a full-length film was released, and later - a crossover with the project "Oh, these kids!" And also in the four-part "Donnie's Origins" they told the story of a minor character.

10. The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron, the boy genius

• USA, 2002-2006.
• Science fiction, comedy, adventure.
• Duration: 3 seasons.
• IMDb: 6, 7.

The animated series continues the story of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius. He talks about a young and very gifted student. Jimmy comes up with all sorts of inventions, but most often they turn out to be dangerous, and the child has to save the world from his own creations.

This animated series is a crossover with another Nickelodeon project, The Magic Patrons. And also a spin-off "Planet Sheena" about one of Jimmy's friends.

9. As Ginger says

• USA, 2000-2006.
• Comedy, drama, adventure.
• Duration: 3 seasons.
• IMDb: 6, 9.

Schoolgirl Ginger writes in her diary all the events of her life, as well as thoughts on this matter. Her worries are quite common: an attempt to take her place among her peers, her first love, study. The girl is distinguished only by her wit and a penchant for aphorisms.

8. Cool beavers

• USA, 1997-2001.
• Comedy.
• Duration: 4 seasons.
• IMDb: 7, 2.

The beaver brothers Degget and Norbert were kicked out of the house. They built a dwelling for themselves on the shore and settled there together. The brothers constantly quarrel, because they are opposite in character: Norbert seems wise, although he is only four minutes older, and Degget is always looking for adventure. But still, beavers cannot live without each other.

7. AAA !!! Real monsters

• USA, 1994-1997.
• Comedy, horror.
• Duration: 4 seasons.
• IMDb: 7, 2.

It turns out that in the life of monsters everything is the same as in the people they scare. The heroes have to go to school, where they are taught how to catch up with fear. But at heart, all the young monsters are too kind.

6. Oh, these kids

• USA, 1990-2006.
• Comedy, adventure.
• Duration: 10 seasons.
• IMDb: 7, 4.

One-year-old Tommy and his friends seem to be ordinary kids. But parents do not even know how rich the life of the kids is. As soon as the adults turn away, the heroes begin to communicate and immediately get involved in trouble.

One of Nickelodeon's longest running TV series, it ran for 10 seasons. During this time, three full-length cartoons were also released. And then the sequel to "The Children Grew Up" started, the plot of which is clear from the title.

5. Hey Arnold

• USA, 1996-2004.
• Comedy, drama.
• Duration: 5 seasons.
• IMDb: 7, 6.

Schoolboy Arnold's grandparents run Sunset Arms Boarding House. The young hero has the usual worries of a teenager: friends and adventure. And Helga is secretly in love with Arnold, whose father constantly makes dangerous business plans.

In addition to the series, two full-length cartoons about Arnold were released. Moreover, in the second, one of the main secrets of history was revealed - they told about the fate of his parents.

4. Kangaroo Rocco

• USA, 1993-1996.
• Comedy.
• Duration: 4 seasons.
• IMDb: 7, 9.

Kangaroo wallaby Rocco from Australia lives in the American city of O-Town. He studies the United States and socializes with friends and neighbors: Heffer the bull who loves to eat, the very nervous turtle Filbert and other unusual personalities.

3. Sponge Bob Square Pants

• USA, 1999 - present.
• Comedy, fantasy.
• Duration: 13 seasons.
• IMDb: 8, 1.

SpongeBob lives in the underwater town of Bikini-Bottom and works at the Krusty Krab diner. The hero's best friend is the lazy and stupid starfish Patrick. And the squirrel Sandy Cheeks often visits the heroes, however, she has to wear a spacesuit.

Cartoons about the legendary SpongeBob come out to this day. Moreover, the creators make them both in the form of classic hand-drawn animation and in 3D graphics.

2. Invader Zim

• USA, 2001-2006.
• Comedy, fantasy, adventure.
• Duration: 2 seasons.
• IMDb: 8, 3.

The pathetic alien Zim from the Irken race goes to Earth to prepare it for the conquest by the empire. But in the end, he ends up in a simple school and studies there with human children. However, Zim does not abandon the dream of world domination.

The animated series turned out to be too harsh for a children's audience, so it was quickly closed. However, over time, older viewers fell in love with the evil hero.

1. Avatar: The Legend of Aang

• USA, 2004-2008.
• Fantasy, action, adventure.
• Duration: 3 seasons.
• IMDb: 9, 2.

Once upon a time, four peoples lived in peace. But the tribe of fire decided to start a war. And now the salvation of the world rests on the shoulders of the last Avatar, capable of commanding all the elements. But this is just a 12-year-old boy.

Surprisingly, the animated series, which many consider to be a prominent representative of Japanese anime, is a purely American product of the Nickelodeon channel. Which, of course, does not negate its legendary status. But the full-length film with live actors turned out to be unsuccessful. Now Netflix is preparing another game restart, but in the form of a series.