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Nickelodeon is an American television channel, owned by Paramount Global.
Originally launched on December 1, 1977 as Pinwheel (named after channel's flagship show at the time), the channel was rebranded to its current name on April 1, 1979.
Since 1985, Nickelodeon has aired the late night block Nick at Nite, which was originally focused on classic programming.
Nickelodeon has made original animated series under the banner Nicktoons, starting in 1991 with Doug, Rugrats and The Ren & Stimpy Show.
Ownership of Garfield franchise[]
On August 6, 2019, parent company Paramount Global (then Viacom) bought Paws Incorporated and subsequently placed the Garfield franchise under the Nickelodeon brand. A new TV series to air on the network was announced as part of the deal.[1]
On June 19, 2020, Garfield.com was reduced to a splash page with a statement that Garfield is now part of the Nick family. It features links to the Nickelodeon website (redirected automatically after 15 seconds) or that of the Garfield strip on GoComics.
The video game Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl, first released on October 5, 2021, debuted Garfield as a downloadable character on December 9 of that year. A sequel, Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2, also featuring Garfield, was released on November 7, 2023.
The video game Nickelodeon Kart Racers 3: Slime Speedway, released on October 7, 2022, features Garfield as one of the 40 fully-voiced playable characters.
The official Roblox Nickelodeon experience Nickverse included a Garfield skin and obby to celebrate Garfield's 45th birthday.[2]
Garfield features produced/aired/streamed[]
Television series[]
- Garfield and Friends (Reruns on Nickelodeon; 1997-2000)
- Garfield Originals (Nickelodeon webpage for Garfield)
- Untitled Nickelodeon series (First run, TBA)
Theatrical films[]
- Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties (first aired 11/19/2015; Nick at Nite)
- Garfield: The Movie (first aired 7/7/2016; Nick at Nite/Nickelodeon)
Video games[]
- Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl
- Nickelodeon Extreme Tennis
- Nickverse
- Nickelodeon Kart Racers 3: Slime Speedway
- Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2
Social media[]
Nickelodeon has acknowledged their acquisition of Garfield on social media, having included the title character in collages of their animated properties.
Trivia[]
- One of the main continuity announcers for Nickelodeon has been Chris Phillips, who also voiced the mascot Face for the Nick Jr. block.
- Paul Christie has voiced another character for the network, Stick Stickly.