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Nickelodeon to Premiere 'Top Elf' Season 2 on Thursday, November 19

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NICKELODEON CELEBRATES THE HOLIDAYS
WITH SEASON 2 PREMIERE OF TOP ELF,
THURSDAY, NOV. 21, AT 7:30 P.M. (ET/PT)

Original Competition Series Joins Santa in Search of Who Will Be Top Elf

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Nickelodeon is celebrating the holidays with season two of the network's hit festive competition series, Top Elf, premiering Thursday, November 19, at 7:30 p.m. (ET/PT) as part of Nickelodeon's Nickmas holiday highlights.

In the second season of Top Elf, Santa (Tommy Snider) and Ms. Jingles (Samantha Turret) invite seven talented “Elf-testants” to the North Pole to compete in a series of holiday-themed challenges for the title of “Top Elf” and $25,000 to a charity on their Wish List. Each “Elf-testant” is paired with one of Santa’s elves who are excited to help bring their holiday vision to life.


The season will feature even bigger and messier challenges, including building a life size countdown calendar, designing sweet treat carts for the North Pole street fair, reimagining Santa’s style for a high-tech makeover, creating a scenic 3D pop-up experience and producing and starring in their very own holiday-themed music video.

Joining as judges for season two are social media star Addison Rae, Nickelodeon’s Unfiltered host Jay Pharoah, singer-songwriter Tori Kelly, social media sensation Guava Juice (SpongeBob SmartyPants) and global superstar JoJo Siwa.

Top Elf will air regularly Thursdays at 7:30 p.m. (ET/PT) through Dec. 17 on Nickelodeon.

In Top Elf season one, Cameron Fulton from Georgetown, Kentucky was named "Top Elf". As part of Cameron's prize for winning Top Elf, he received a three night stay at Nickelodeon Hotels & Resorts Punta Cana and $25,000 to donate to his chosen charity, the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, a charity close to his heart, in honor in of his mom and grandfather.

Top Elf’s original concept was created by Mike Duffy and Tim Duffy of Ugly Brother Studios, who executive produce the series along with Jimmy Fox of Main Event Media, an All3Media America company.  Lisa Fletcher (The Titan Games, Project Runway) serves as executive producer and showrunner.  Nickelodeon’s Unscripted Content executives Rob Bagshaw, Paul J Medford, Mandel Ilagan and Stacey Carr also serve as executive producers.  The season is directed by Gary Shaffer (Jim Henson's Creature Shop Challenge, The X Factor). 








About Ugly Brother Studios

Ugly Brother Studios is the Emmy-winning production company founded by twin brothers Mike Duffy and Tim Duffy. Ugly Brother creates and produces premium content themed around comedy, music, food and family including Ron Funches: Giggle Fit, The Funny Dance Show and the multi-Emmy-winning and James Beard Award-nominated Eat the World with Emeril Lagasse, among others.

About All3Media America

All3Media America is the U.S. arm of global independent television, film and digital production group All3Media. With teams in Los Angeles and New York, All3Media America’s portfolio companies are responsible for hits that include the Emmy Award-winning Undercover Boss for CBS, the Emmy Award-winning United Shades of America for CNN, Chrisley Knows Best for USA, 24 Hours to Hell and Back with Gordon Ramsay for FOX, the Emmy Award-winning Cash Cab for Discovery, Worst Cooks in America for Food Network and Betrayed for Investigation Discovery. All3Media’s unique federal structure, a model followed in both the U.S. and U.K., encourages the creative and strategic independence of its growing roster of production companies. Today comprised of 30 global production companies and counting, All3Media is one of the largest production houses in the world. All3Media is owned jointly between Discovery Communications and Liberty Global.

About Main Event Media

Main Event Media, an All3Media America company, is an Emmy-winning production company based in Los Angeles. Founded by producer Jimmy Fox, the company creates content across multiple genres including scripted, documentary, reality and original podcast production. Main Event is known for the multi-time Emmy-winning CNN series United Shades of America with W. Kamau Bell and Investigation Discovery’s Breaking Homicide. Additional works include the E! drama series The Arrangement, Snapchat’s original series While Black, multiple specials for Discovery Channel’s Shark Week, Amazon Prime’s docuseries Inside Jokes, the comedy series Hollywood Darlings for POP Network, Is OJ Innocent: The Missing Evidence for Investigation Discovery, It Was Him: The Many Murders of Ed Edwards for Paramount Network and Make Me a Millionaire Inventor for CNBC. Main Event has been recognized for its work garnering TCA, NAACP and International Documentary Association (IDA) nominations.

About Nickelodeon

Nickelodeon, now in its 41st year, is the number-one entertainment brand for kids. It has built a diverse, global business by putting kids first in everything it does. The brand includes television programming and production in the United States and around the world, plus consumer products, digital, location based experiences, publishing and feature films. For more information or artwork, visit http://www.nickpress.com. Nickelodeon and all related titles, characters and logos are trademarks of ViacomCBS Inc. (Nasdaq: VIACA, VIAC).

Originally published: Tuesday, November 3, 2020 at 20:25 GMT

Original source: Anime Superhero Forum /@whoisretro; H/T: Regular Nick Vids.
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Netflix UK to Add Nickelodeon UK Favourites 'Sister Sister' and 'Moesha' in November 2020

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Mo to the! E to the! Netflix UK & Ireland will be shaking up the family tree with sibling synchronicity this November with the addition to two Classic Nickelodeon UK favourites, Sister Sister and Moesha!


Netflix will add all six seasons of Sister Sister, starring real life twin sisters Tia Mowry-Hardrict & Tamera Mowry on Friday, November 6, whilst Moesha, starring Brandy will be added to the streaming service on Friday 20th November 2020! The shows will also be added to Netflix Canada on the same days.




Sister Sister theme songs:



Moesha theme song:



3 Episodes of Moesha You Have To Watch in 2020 | Netflix



It’s been 24 years since Moesha started airing, but the show is just as relevant today as it was then. These 3 episodes of Moesha are must-see TV in 2020.

More Nick: Netflix Bows 'The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run' Internationally!

Originally published: Friday, November 06, 2020.

Additional source: Genius.

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"Day 3" | The Astronauts Trailer | Nickelodeon

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The out-of-this world adventure continues in "Day 3" of The Astronauts, premiering Friday, November 20, 2020 at 7:00 p.m. (ET/PT), only on Nickelodeon! Check out Matilda's super preview below! Catch the first two episodes on demand now!:




In the brand new The Astronauts episode "Day 3," tension on the ship rises as Elliott (Bryce Gheisar) plants seeds of distrust about Will (Ben Daon), whom Elliott suspects is collecting mission information for his reporter mother. Meanwhile, Samy (Miya Cech) works with Matilda’s inventor to probe the AI’s role in the accidental launch. (#103)



Originally published: Sunday, November 15, 2020 at 02:17 GMT.

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Josh & Blue's Thanksgiving VLOG Ep. 23 🦃 🍁 | Thanksgiving Crafts | Blue's Clues & You!

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Josh & Blue's Thanksgiving VLOG Ep. 23 🦃 🍁 | Thanksgiving Crafts | Blue's Clues & You!


In this special Thanksgiving vlog, Josh and Blue reflect what they are thankful for as they open mail, read Josh's thankful book, and hang out with the Felt Friends for a feast!

For more activities, visit http://www.nickelodeonparents.com

Look out for the Blue's Clues & You! float in the 94th Annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade!: http://nickalive.blogspot.com/2020/10/nickelodeon-balloons-and-floats-to-take.html

Meet Josh's "lola" (grandmother) in "Blue’s Big Baking Show," premiering Friday, Nov. 20 at 11:00 a.m. (ET/PT) on Nickelodeon!: http://nickalive.blogspot.com/2020/11/blues-clues-you-host-josh-introduces.html

Kids can watch their favorite Nick Jr. shows weekdays on Nickelodeon and all week long on the Nick Jr. channel: http://nickjr.com/tvschedule/

Subscribe to the official Blue’s Clues & You! YouTube channel! Subscribe today at https://at.nick.com/BCYSubscribe!


#Thanksgiving #JoshAndBlueVlogs #BluesCluesAndYou

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'A Little Birdie Told Us!' Trailer | Unleashed | Nickelodeon

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Make sure to catch more animals doing the unbelievable in the brand new Nickelodeon Unleashed episode "A Little Birdie Told Us!", premiering Thursday, November 19, 2020 at 7:00 p.m. (ET/PT), followed by a all new season of Top Elf at 7:30, only on Nick! Check out the PAWsome trailer below!:


In the all new Unleashed episode "A Little Birdie Told Us!," a record-holding Terrier pops a field of balloons, secret agent birds take on a treacherous mission and space canines defy gravity. Featuring judges Peyton List, Preacher Lawson and Utkarsh Ambudkar. (#106)

More Nick:Nickelodeon Unwraps Holiday Programming Guide!

Originally published: Sunday, November 15, 2020.

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'Tis the Season to Be Top Elf | Top Elf Season 2 | Trailer | Nickelodeon

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The holidays about to get cray! Catch the season two premiere of Top Elf, premiering Thursday, November 19, 2020 at 7:30 p.m. (ET/PT), straight after an all new episode of Nickelodeon Unleashed
 at 7, only on Nickelodeon! Check out the awesome trailer below!:


In the all new Top Elf episode "'Tis the Season to Be Top Elf," for the second time in history, Santa transports seven extraordinary Elf-testants to the North Pole to compete for the title of Top Elf. Social media star Addison Rae joins Santa (Tommy Snider) and Ms. Jingles (Samantha Turret) to judge life-sized advent calendar spaces. (#201; season two premiere)

More Nick:Nickelodeon Unwraps Holiday Programming Guide!

Originally published: Sunday, November 15, 2020.

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'The Thousand Pranks War: Part I' | Danger Force Episode #110 Trailer | Nickelodeon

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Things start to get pranky in Swellview in the brand new Danger Force episode "The Thousand Pranks War: Part I", premiering Saturday, November 21, 2020 at 8:00 p.m. (ET/PT), followed by an all new Side Hustle at 8:30, only on Nickelodeon! Check out the trailer below!:


In the brand new Danger Force episode "The Thousand Pranks War: Part I,", an ancient prank war reignites between Swellview and Rivalton! (#110)

"The Thousand Pranks War: Part II" premieres Saturday, November 21, 2020 at 8:00 p.m. (ET/PT), only on Nick!

Watch Henry Danger and Danger Force on Nickelodeon and on Nick on demand!

Make sure to subscribe to the brand-new Henry Danger YouTube channel! Up the (You)Tube!: https://at.nick.com/HenryDangerYouTube

More Nick: Nickelodeon Unwraps Holiday Programming Guide!

Originally published: Sunday, November 15, 2020.

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'Yard Sale' | Side Hustle Episode #103 Trailer | Nickelodeon

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It's game on in the brand new Side Hustle episode "Yard Sale", premiering Saturday, November 21, 2020 at 8:30 p.m. (ET/PT), straight after an all new Danger Force at 8, only on Nickelodeon! Check out the trailer below!:


In the brand new Side Hustle episode "Yard Sale," needing money for this week's payment, the kids throw a yard sale. It's a success, but a miscommunication causes the toy that Lex (Jules LeBlanc) stores their KidDING! money in to be sold. The kids have to find the buyer before Tedward (Daryl C. Brown) comes to collect his payment. Meanwhile, a bet leads to some walrus dancing. (#103)

More Nick: Nickelodeon Unwraps Holiday Programming Guide!

Originally published: Sunday, November 15, 2020.

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Nickelodeon Announces CTN-Live Highlights

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Nickelodeon will be hosting a series of sessions at CTN-Live, the virtual version of the CTN Animation eXpo, which will take place between Monday, November 16 - Sunday, November 22.


While the in-person aspects of the annual CTN animation eXpo move to 2021, the Creative Talent Network (CTN), in partnership with Visit Burbank, has reimagined the 2020 edition as a virtual, online event. CTN-Live, which has a “Revive and Thrive” theme.

This will not be just another online event; the new format is designed as a week-long retreat to reboot, recharge and reset for artists to work together toward new landscapes, channels, and opportunities.

Offered free of charge, CTN-LIVE will be a 24/7 immersive creative weeklong retreat open to anyone looking to recharge their artistic energies and to get ready for 2021. This one-of-a kind event will offer interactive experiences, coaching, talks, demos, recruiting, scholarships, and current topics that are resonating in all our lives and to help launch us as creators into 2021.

“I would be remiss if I didn’t do this,” noted CTN founder and producer, Tina Price. “I feel it is important for us to support the community now more than ever.”

“As the animation capital of the world and home to entertainment companies big and small, Burbank is our physical home and largest supporter of the international animation community,” added Price. “Partnering with Visit Burbank makes perfect sense as it offers an invaluable relationship overflowing with opportunities for both business and creative professionals. The outpouring of support from everyone I’ve spoken to in the community is simply amazing. I invite everyone to join us this year as entrance to the main event is free of charge. This is a particularly challenging time for a lot of artists, and CTN along with the community hopes to bring some inspiration, optimism and opportunities to diverse artists of all ages, ethnicities and locations in this important 'give back’ campaign.”

Registration is FREE and now open.

Below is a list of Nickelodeon sessions CTN-Live will be hosting. Visit CTN-Live for additional information.

Monday, November 16

Instructed Life Drawing Workshop with Nickelodeon
Time: 11:00 AM-12:00 PM
Location: Nick Zoom Room

Instructed drawing session, Theme: Oblina from Aaahh!!! Real Monsters

Presenter: A Professional Instructor

Wednesday, November 18

Studio Pit Stop and Trivia Challenge - Nickelodeon
Time: 9:45 AM-10:00 AM
Location: ONLINE - Workshop Room

What Art Director won two Primetime Emmy Awards for Phineas and Ferb. We want her name and a sketch of Phineas or Feb and post to Instagram and tag @ctnburbank and use #CTNNICKELODEON. Winners and prized announced at CTN-LIVE Sunday Nov 22nd.

Presenters: SheTV media

Nickelodeon Presents: How to Build Your Portfolio
Time: 11:00 AM-12:00 PM
Location: This is an external event. Check your email for the zoom link.

An in-depth workshop with Nickelodeon artists who will share tips and best practices on building your portfolio.

Panelists: TBA

Thursday, November 19

Studio Pit Stop and Trivia Challenge - Nickelodeon
Time: 9:45 AM-10:00 AM
Location: ONLINE - Workshop Room

SheTV Media takes us on a fun video pit stop to one of the iconic studios in Burbank and a drops a Trivia Challenge Clue to win prizes. Make A Sketch, Enter To Win A Prize! Make sure to tag @ctnburbank and use the hashtag #CTNBurbank3 for your entry. Limit one entry per person per trivia question.

Presenter: SheTV

Nickelodeon Presents: ThumbNAILED IT! Storyboarding w/ Crystal Kan
Time: 3:00 PM-4:00 PM
Location: This is an external event. Check your email for the zoom link.

Crystal Kan (Storyboard Artist, Rugrats) breaks down storyboarding principles for animation, how to break into the industry, and her journey into animation as part of our Nick Community Efforts “Animation Masterclass” series, in partnership with North American high schools & art programs. This class will showcase students from the Sisler High School Animation Program in Winnipeg, Canada and be simulcast to Twitch LIVE as part of our featured programming for CTN-LIVE.

Panelists: Storyboard Artist Crystan Kan - click here.

Friday, November 20

The History of CG at Nickelodeon
Time: 10:00 AM-11:00 AM
Location: Online

Nickelodeon Animation Studio has a robust CG department that help bring to life many of your favorite shows and films. Learn more about the growth and history from our CG team.

PANELISTS: TBD

3D Animation Pipeline at Nickelodeon
Time: 12:30 PM-1:30 PM
Location: Online

Join Patrick Krebs (Sr. Supervising Producer, Star Trek: Prodigy), Laura Hohman, (CG Supervisor, Rugrats) and Robert Castaneda (CG Animation Director, Rugrats) as they breakdown CG roles and how to prepare for a career in CG at an animation studio.

Panelists:

Sr. Supervising Producer, Star Trek: Prodigy Join Patrick Krebs
CG Supervisor, Rugrats Laura Hohman
CG Animation Director, Rugrats Robert Castaneda

More Nick:Nickelodeon Updates Icons, Sets New Characters for 2021 | Next-Gen Nick!

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Steve Lowtwait to Give Away his Iconic Nickelodeon Desk to a Young Artist

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Illustrator Steve Lowtwait, who worked on Nickelodeon shows such as SpongeBob SquarePants, Rugrats, Hey Arnold! and CatDog, as well as the network's upcoming Baby Shark's Big Show!, has announced that he is giving away his iconic Classic Nickelodeon animation desk to one young artist!


"My first animation job was on Hey Arnold at the start of season 1 production in 1996. Rocko’s Modern Life had been winding down so desks and supplies were transferred to the Hey Arnold crew. As a background designer, this was my desk on the show," said Lowtwait.

"In 1998, Nickelodeon opened a newly remodeled Animation Studio complete with modern animation desks. The old ones were offered to the artists to purchase. I think I paid $50 for it. It had been against a wall the whole time and I’d never seen the back. So when it came time to move the desk home, I discovered the painting of Ren and learned about its origins on Ren and Stimpy. What a great surprise! Nobody else’s desk had massive artwork on it. (The desk was built new in 1993 when Nickelodeon took over show production from Spumco.)

"It became my art desk at home in Pasadena. I moved it with me to Colorado where I used it as a freelance illustrator for 13 years. I moved it back to Los Angeles when I returned to the animation industry in 2014. It was my work-at-home desk for the first half of the 2020 quarantine. 

"I’ve created thousands of pieces of art on this desk. Your turn."

The desk features a painting of Ren Hoek, the bad-tempered chihuahua from The Ren & Stimpy Show:

"He’s really special," added Lowtwait. "The entire back of the desk features a giant, original, hand-painted in acrylic character portrait of Ren from The Ren and Stimpy Show. Ren’s crazy eyes and conniving grin capture him well.

"I wish I knew who painted it but it obviously was done by a Ren and Stimpy show artist. I tried several times across the years to track down a name. I’ve communicated with people from the crew who suggested who might have done it, but nothing conclusive. My notes on that were lost when a storage shed I had was robbed. Maybe social media can help track down the artist.

"I usually had Ren facing a wall and only got to see him when I moved. So he’s always been well preserved. Through several moves, he’s gotten a few scratches, so I’ve touched him up. He’s still not perfect, but he never was. "

The desk also features some unique pencil drawings from staff who worked on some of Nickelodeon's biggest shows.

"Underneath the plexi on the wood are some pencil drawings. Near the bottom is an amphibian like character in a top hat. There’s also a word ballon that reads, 'All I vant ess da fame' pointing to nobody. I don’t know its meaning. And in one corner are a couple of crude doodles, what looks like a middle finger up and a - you figure it out yourself. I just always left what was there as it stayed hidden beneath the white plexiglass."

The desk is "sturdy as hell", made of plywood, and built to last. The desk, which comes with its own drawer and lightbox, is is 48” wide and 29.5” deep. It’s 57.25” high and the desktop height when laid flat is 28.5” high.

How to Win the Desk:

This desk is a one-of-a-kind piece of Nickelodeon history. To be in with the chance of being its next custodian:

- You have to be a young artist, meaning 18 to 29 years old. Lowtwait is doing this because he wants to support youth and let the desk become part of someone else’s career for decades to come. You don’t need to prove your age, just be honest.

- You have to share Lowtwait's giveaway on your social media of choice. The artist is mostly Twitter based so you can retweet this tweet if you’d like.

(If Lowtwait works with you, you’re out. Sorry. Choosing you would seem unfair to others.)

How to Enter:

Simply Lowtwait to me about why you’re the best candidate for this desk and how you will use it. You can be an amateur artist, a student, or already working in the animation industry. Tell him about yourself, your art, and your creative dreams. Make your case. He's going to choose based on your personal story and your vision for the desk.

Submit your entry through December 1st.

Visit http://stevelowtwait.com/desk for details on how to enter and to find out more information about the desk! Good luck!

More Nick:Nickelodeon Updates Icons, Sets New Characters for 2021 | Next-Gen Nick!

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Nick Jr. Global to Premiere 'Calvin and Kaison’s Play Power!' in November 2020

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Nick Jr. Global will premiere Calvin and Kaison’s Play Power!, a brand new Australian-produced short-form series in November 2020!


Produced by Nickelodeon Australia, Calvin and Kaison’s Play Power! centres around Aussie “unboxing” brothers Calvin (7) and Kaison (4), whose YouTube channel CKN Toys, which was launched in March 2015, boasts over 14 million YouTube subscribers and over 13 billion video views. For more information about the series, click here.

Nickelodeon will be rolling out Calvin and Kaison’s Play Power! in a few stages:

-- Stage 1:

On Monday 16th November 2020 in New Zealand, the Netherlands (Nederland), Poland (Polska), the Middle East, Spain (España); and Central and Eastern Europe (CEE), with new episodes airing everyday at 12:30am (NZ), 03:35 PM KSA / 04:35 PM UAE (ME), 06:50 uur (NL), 7.00h (ES), 16:30 CEST (CEE) and 16:35 (PL).

-- Stage 2:

Everyday at 00:30 on Nick Jr. Africa from Saturday 21st November 2020.

-- Stage 3:

Everyday at 01:35 Uhr on Germany (Deutschland) from Monday 23rd November 2020

Please see local listings for airtimes in Flanders (Vlaanderen), Wallonia (Wallonie), Denmark (Danmark), Sweden (Sverige), Norway (Norge), Arabia (جَزِيرَةُ الْعَرَب), Turkey (Türkiye), and the Middle East.

From neeo:

¡Nick Jr. da la bienvenida a dos nuevos amigos!, llega la nueva serie Calvin y Kaison Play Power

El lunes 16 de noviembre a las 7:00h el canal estrena Calvin y Kaison Play Power, una nueva serie protagonizada por las populares estrellas de YouTube, los hermanos Calvin y Kaison de CKN Toys, que seguirá de cerca sus aventuras desde la Kid Cave. En esta entrega, los más pequeños de casa, podrán ver cómo solucionan todos los problemas que se les presentan durante sus juegos, gracias al ingenio y a los Play Powers que tiene Calvin cuando se transforma en héroe. Además, con cada uno de los episodios, los niños aprenderán a divertirse con juegos que fomentan la creatividad, la imaginación, la resolución de problemas y la cooperación.

Los más peques de la casa conocerán, por sus vídeos infantiles de YouTube como CKN Toys, a Calvin y Kaison, quienes se han convertido en todo un fenómeno de la red por su forma de jugar y su sentido del humor. Ahora, Nick Jr. rescata la emocionante vida de estos hermanos con el estreno, el lunes 16 de noviembres a las 7:00h, de la serie Calvin y Kaison Play Power, que seguirá de cerca los divertidos juegos que se inventan en la Kid Cave junto a su robot Robo G. Sin embargo, todas estas aventuras siempre se ven interrumpidas por múltiples obstáculos, pero que no cunda el pánico porque… ¡Calvin se transformará en héroe para solucionarlas con su Play Power!

En los episodios de estreno, a Robo G se le ocurre la brillante idea de crear al robot Tidy Bot para convertir todo el desorden de la Kid Cave en divertidos juegos, pero un calcetín apestoso hace que todo se ponga patas arriba, ¿conseguirá Calvin usar su Play Power para arreglar todo el desastre? Otro día, la máquina de hornear tartas falla y Calvin debe entrar rápidamente en acción antes de que toda la Kid Cave acabe llena de pastel.

Lunes 16 a las 7.00h
Todos los días a las 7.00h

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Nickelodeon Iberia to Premiere New Episodes of 'The Casagrandes' From Monday 16th November 2020

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Nickelodeon Iberia will start to premiere brand new episodes of The Casagrandes from Monday 16th November 2020! New episodes will air weekdays at 19:20 on Nickelodeon Portugal and at 20.20h on Nickelodeon Spain (España). New episodes include: New Roomie, Miss Step, Grandparent Trap and The Big Chill.

From neeo:

Nickelodeon se llena de ruido y diversión con el estreno de los nuevos episodios de Los Casagrande

El lunes 16 de noviembre a las 20:20h, Ronnie Anne y su peculiar y multigeneracional familia méxico-americana llegan con nuevas aventuras: ayudarán a encontrarle un nuevo piso a Vito, aprenderán un nuevo baile folklórico de la mano de la tía Frida e incluso disfrutarán de una noche de juegos culturales organizada por la abuela. ¡Ándale, ándale!

Esta vez, Ronnie Anne atraviesa un mal momento cuando, después de ver un programa sobre relaciones amorosas, comienza a creer que el matrimonio de sus abuelos está en crisis. Por si fuera poco, en otra ocasión, su tía Frida la convence para aprender el arte del baile folklórico. Pero, ¿tendrá Ronnie Anne la paciencia necesaria para aprenderlo?

En otro episodio, a los primos se les ocurre la brillante idea de trabajar en la feria del barrio para conseguir dinero y así comprarse un aire acondicionado, pero quizás no lo tengan tan fácil como ellos creen. Otro día, los niños no dudan en ayudar a Vito a encontrar un nuevo piso después de que el suyo se inundara, ¿serán capaces de encontrarlo?

Lunes 16 a las 20.20h
Lunes a viernes a las 20.20h

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More Nick:ViacomCBS Launches New On Demand Service Nick+ in Portugal!

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Nickelodeon International to Premiere New New Episodes of 'Lego City Adventures' Season 2 From Monday 16th November 2020

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Nickelodeon International will start to premiere brand new episodes of Lego City Adventures season two from Monday 16th November 2020! New episodes will air weekdays at 10:55 CEST in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE). Please see local listings for Africa and Turkey (Türkiye). 


- 2020-11-16 2x07 Brickmuda Heptagon / For Wheeler
- 2020-11-17 2x08a The Treasure of Nosepatch
- 2020-11-18 2x08b The Quacken
- 2020-11-19 2x10a Tread or Alive
- 2020-11-20 2x10b Midden Fleasure
- 2020-12-25 2x09 Arrest ye Merry Gentleman / Ride Along Kid (will air in a different timeslot)


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NickToons Global to Premiere New Episodes of 'The Casagrandes' From Monday 16th November 2020

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NickToons Global will start to premiere brand new episodes of The Casagrandes weekdays at 20:00 CEST from Monday 16th November 2020!


- 2020-11-16 1x13 Grandparent Trap / Miss Step
- 2020-11-17 1x14 Sink or Swim / The Big Chill
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Cincinnati Bengals QB Shows Off Custom Mr. Krabs Suit Before Big Game

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Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow has been turning heads by rocking a custom Mr. Krabs suit inspired by SpongeBob's penny-pinching boss in SpongeBob SquarePants!


“I was scared of everything growing up. I still don’t like scary movies, I don’t like haunted houses or anything like that. I couldn’t watch Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings. I was strictly a SpongeBob, Disney Channel, Nickelodeon kind of guy,” the rookie NFL star recently revealed.
The suit features a pocket square adorned with Mr. Krabs, whilst the inside lining of the blazer features a bubble-print. The suit is capped off with a blow and yellow silk flower on the lapel.

Burrow’s longtime girlfriend, Olivia Holzmacher, is a big fan of the pregame outfit. She took to Instagram before Sunday’s game to post her own message.

Burrow wore the suit on the way to the Pittsburgh stadium where the Bengals' had a big game with the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday, Nov. 15.

Here’s a breakdown of that suit:


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Pluto TV to Launch in Brazil in December 2020

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ViacomCBS-owned Pluto TV will will be expanding its reach in South America by launching in Brazil in December, the media giant has said.


Update (16/11) - ViacomCBS has soft-launched Pluto TV on Mobile in Brazil! Live channels include Nick Jr. Club, Nick Classics and Rocko’s Modern Life, whilst downloadable boxsets include: Kenan & Kel, Rocko's Modern Life, All Grown Up!, The Wild Thornberrys, CatDog, The Angry Beavers, Aaahh!!! Real Monsters, Blue's Clues, Chalkzone, Wonder Pets and T.U.F.F. Puppy.

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The advertising-supported Video on Demand (AVoD) service will launch across all mobile, web and connected TV streaming devices with 24 curated streaming channels including: Pluto TV Cine Sucessos, Pluto TV Cine Comédia, Pluto TV Cine Drama, Pluto TV Cine Terror, Pluto TV Séries, Pluto TV Retrô, MTV Pluto TV, Pluto TV Anime, Pluto TV Investiga, Pluto TV Natureza, Pluto TV Junior, Nick Jr. Club (featuring preschool programming from Nickelodeon), Pluto TV Kids, and Nick Clássico (featuring retro Nickelodeon favourites).

Update (19/10) - Pluto TV Brasil will also launch with a dedicated Rocko's Modern Life (A vida moderna de Rocko) channel!

Pluto TV will offer an extensive film library for Brazilian audiences, including Babel (starring Brad Pitt), Blue Jasmine (starring Cate Blanchett), Underworld (starring Kate Beckinsale), The Big Wedding (starring Diane Keaton and Robert DeNiro), Blue Valentine (starring Ryan Gosling and Michelle Williams), Burnt (starring Bradley Cooper and Sienna Miller), Mud (starring Matthew McConaughey), The Paperboy (starring Nicole Kidman and Matthew McConaughey), Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (starring Will Ferrell), Snowpiercer (starring Chris Evans), Transporter 3 (starring Jason Statham) and classic Star Trek films.

JC Acosta, president of ViacomCBS Networks Americas, said: “Following the launch of Pluto TV in Latin America earlier this year, the service has quickly attracted millions of viewers in a short period of time and we are incredibly proud of its performance. As ViacomCBS Networks International continues to expand its streaming presence globally, the expansion of Pluto TV furthers this mission and enables audiences in Brazil to enjoy premium streaming content entirely for free.”

Pluto TV launched in Spanish-speaking Latin America in April when it became available in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Paraguay, El Salvador, Uruguay and Venezuela, and now has 46 live and original channels as well thousands of on-demand movies in partnership with major TV networks, movie studios, publishers, and digital media companies, from all genres and for all ages. Globally, Pluto TV claims to reache 33 million monthly active users. To date, Pluto TV in Latin America has signed on Liverpool store in Mexico, DirecTV, Movistar, Telecom, Unilever, Rappi, Mondelez and Mercado Libre as advertising partners for the streaming service.

The global service is proving to be increasingly important for ViacomCBS as it gears up for the launch of its ‘super service’ streamer next year.

Speaking during the company’s most recent earnings call, CEO Bob Bakish said that the new product will be designed to complement its AVOD service Pluto TV and that they will “move in parallel”.

In recent months, Pluto TV announced distribution agreements with Hisense and LG and is in conversations with other smart TV manufacturers, mobile and broadband operators, e-commerce services, and other digital distribution partners in the region.

As of the end of Q2, Pluto TV was registering 33 million monthly active users.

The company does not break down figures into regions, but international operations – encompassing both Europe and Latin America – registered 6.5 million users on June 30. In the U.S., the platform grew 61% year over year.

Earlier this week, Pluto announced they expanded their categories and added 12 new channels in the U.S. Some of those include channels dedicated to Three’s Company, The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson and classic comedies and dramas like Roseanne and Married… with Children. Nick Games and Nick Movies moved to Pluto TV Tween.

Over the last few months, Pluto TV has been updating their streaming player and mobile apps with a brand new interface to make navigation of their hundreds of channels easier than ever. The company has now expanded their categories to make it easier to find just the content you want.

The new categories include: Movies, Entertainment, Featured, News + Opinion, Reality, Crime, Comedy, Classic TV, Home + DIY, Explore, Sports, Gaming + Anime, Music, Latino and Kids.

ViacomCBS also announced that Pluto TV saw a spike in users on the platform in their Q2 2020 earnings report. The service reached 26.5 million domestic monthly active users. This is up from the 24 million active monthly users they reported last quarter and significantly higher than the 22 million they announced the previous quarter.

ViacomCBS is also planning to launch Pluto TV in Spain by the end of 2020 and France and Italy in 2021.

From Gizmodo Brasil:

Plataforma de streaming Pluto TV chega ao Brasil em dezembro com filmes e séries de graça

Mais um serviço de streaming está a caminho do Brasil. A bola da vez é o Pluto TV, plataforma do conglomerado de mídia ViacomCBS, que tem como diferencial ser 100% gratuita. A previsão é que o lançamento aconteça por aqui em dezembro de 2020, com uma oferta de 24 canais lineares e um catálogo de filmes sob demanda.

Segundo comunicado enviado à imprensa, os canais ofertados pelo Pluto TV vão desde comédia e drama a terror, séries, programas de investigação, natureza e atrações para o público infantil. Cada um desses canais vem com essa subcategoria – Pluto TV Cine Drama, Pluto TV Retrô, MTV Pluto TV, Pluto TV Investiga, Pluto TV Kids, e por aí vai -, e será possível assistir toda a programação pelo celular, computador ou Smart TV.

Já entre os filmes disponíveis no serviço, a companhia destaca Babel, Blue Jasmine, Anjos da Noite, O Casamento do Ano, Namorados Para Sempre, Pegando Fogo, Amor Bandido, Obsessão, Expresso do Amanhã, e os títulos clássicos da saga Star Trek. A maioria das produções vem dos estúdios Paramount, que é de propriedade da ViacomCBS. A empresa norte-americana também é dona dos canais de TV por assinatura MTV, Nickelodeon e Comedy Central.

Em todo o mundo, o Pluto TV já atua em 22 de países, com um total de 33 milhões de usuários ativos por mês. Para efeito de comparação, a Netflix, que cobra uma assinatura mensal, fechou o primeiro trimestre deste ano com quase 183 milhões de usuários no mundo, sendo que 15 milhões estão no Brasil. O Globoplay, plataforma de streaming do Grupo Globo, tem um número menor: 6,5 milhões em 2020, de acordo com um levantamento recente.

E como o Pluto TV pretende sobreviver sem cobrar nada do usuário? Usando publicidade, uma vez que anunciantes pagam para colocar suas marcas no serviço. Na América Latina, a plataforma tem patrocínios como Mercado Livre, DirecTV, Movistar, Telecom, Unilever, Mondelez e Rappi. Também anunciou acordos com Hisense e LG, além de estar em negociações com outras fabricantes de Smart TV, operadoras de celular e banda larga, sites de comércio eletrônico e outros parceiros de distribuição.

É um modelo bem parecido ao Crackle, serviço de streaming gratuito lançado pela Sony em 2012 na América Latina. A plataforma tinha exatamente a mesma proposta: uma alternativa gratuita com filmes e séries, embora fossem apenas produções da Sony Pictures. A empreitada durou até 2016, quando a empresa limitou o acesso somente para assinantes de TV a cabo. Desde abril de 2019, o Crackle foi desativado no Brasil, e todo o catálogo do serviço foi transferido para os canais Sony Entertainment Television e AXN, ambos na TV paga.

Vale lembrar que, há cerca de uma semana, a empresa espanhola Vix lançou no Brasil o Vix Cine e TV, plataforma online que reúne séries, documentários, filmes, shows, conteúdos educativos, entre outras opções. O serviço também é totalmente gratuito e pode ser acessado via TV, smartphone e PC.

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From Estadão:

Serviço de streaming da CBS, Pluto TV terá canal dedicado ao anime Naruto no Brasil
A Pluto TV chega ao Brasil em dezembro deste ano e traz 24 canais de forma gratuita para acessar pela TV e smartphone

A Pluto TV, plataforma gratuita de streaming, divulgou nesta segunda-feira, 19, os 24 canais que farão parte da programação no Brasil a partir de dezembro, quando estreia por aqui. Com foco em entretenimento, as atrações envolvem filmes, séries e animações, e alguns canais específicos para programações únicas, como a TV Porta dos Fundos e um dedicado apenas ao anime japonês Naruto.

Já lançado em alguns países da América Latina, o serviço de streaming é parte da ViacomCBS, que tem no portfólio canais como MTV, Nickelodeon e Comedy Central. O streaming de vídeo pode ser acessado pela TV ou pelo celular e também oferece serviço de filmes on demand, disponíveis na plataforma em tempo integral.

Por aqui, o catálogo de produtos ainda será um pouco menor que os 46 canais ao vivo e os 24 canais escolhidos para o País contemplam, principalmente, entretenimento: Pluto TV Cine Sucessos, Pluto TV Filmes Ação, Pluto TV Cine Comédia, Pluto TV Cine Drama, Pluto TV Cine Terror, Pluto TV Séries, Pluto TV Retrô, Os Três Patetas, MTV Pluto TV, MTV Are you the One?, People are Awesome, Pluto TV Anime, Naruto, Pluto TV Investigação, Pluto TV Natureza, FailArmy, The Pet Collective, Pluto TV Porta dos Fundos, Pluto TV Fashionbox, Pluto TV Junior, Nick Jr. Club, Pluto TV Kids, Nick Clássico e A vida moderna de Rocko. 

“Estamos confiantes de que o excelente desempenho da Pluto TV na América Latina será replicado em nossa região”, disse Mauricio Kotait, Gerente Geral da ViacomCBS Networks Brasil, “Nosso público no Brasil terá a oportunidade de desfrutar de conteúdo premium em streaming totalmente gratuito e seguro”.

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From Terra:

Serviço de streaming da CBS, Pluto TV terá canal dedicado ao anime Naruto no Brasil

A Pluto TV chega ao Brasil em dezembro deste ano e traz 24 canais de forma gratuita para acessar pela TV e smartphone

A Pluto TV, plataforma gratuita de streaming, divulgou nesta segunda-feira, 19, os 24 canais que farão parte da programação no Brasil a partir de dezembro, quando estreia por aqui. Com foco em entretenimento, as atrações envolvem filmes, séries e animações, e alguns canais específicos para programações únicas, como a TV Porta dos Fundos e um dedicado apenas ao anime japonês Naruto.

Já lançado em alguns países da América Latina, o serviço de streaming é parte da ViacomCBS, que tem no portfólio canais como MTV, Nickelodeon e Comedy Central. O streaming de vídeo pode ser acessado pela TV ou pelo celular e também oferece serviço de filmes on demand, disponíveis na plataforma em tempo integral.

Por aqui, o catálogo de produtos ainda será um pouco menor que os 46 canais ao vivo e os 24 canais escolhidos para o País contemplam, principalmente, entretenimento: Pluto TV Cine Sucessos, Pluto TV Filmes Ação, Pluto TV Cine Comédia, Pluto TV Cine Drama, Pluto TV Cine Terror, Pluto TV Séries, Pluto TV Retrô, Os Três Patetas, MTV Pluto TV, MTV Are you the One?, People are Awesome, Pluto TV Anime, Naruto, Pluto TV Investigação, Pluto TV Natureza, FailArmy, The Pet Collective, Pluto TV Porta dos Fundos, Pluto TV Fashionbox, Pluto TV Junior, Nick Jr. Club, Pluto TV Kids, Nick Clássico e A vida moderna de Rocko.

"Estamos confiantes de que o excelente desempenho da Pluto TV na América Latina será replicado em nossa região", disse Mauricio Kotait, Gerente Geral da ViacomCBS Networks Brasil, "Nosso público no Brasil terá a oportunidade de desfrutar de conteúdo premium em streaming totalmente gratuito e seguro".

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How Avatar: The Last Airbender's 'The Blue Spirit' Episode Could've Been The Series Finale

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Avatar: The Last Airbender was originally only given thirteen episodes, a fan-favorite episode from season 1 might have been the series finale.


“The Blue Spirit” is one of the best episodes of Avatar: The Last Airbender, and co-creators Michael DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko confirmed that it would have been the series finale if the show ended with its original thirteen episode order. In the book Avatar: The Last Airbender - The Art of the Animated Series, DiMartino and Konietzko revealed that “The Blue Spirit” was intended to work as a finale in case they didn’t get any more episodes, and also needed to work as a jumping-off point for a potential second half of the season. Luckily for DiMartino and Konietzko, “The Blue Spirit” launched the second half of season 1, and gave viewers a glimpse of the direction that Avatar: The Last Airbender was going.

In season 1, episode 13, “The Blue Spirit,” Aang is kidnapped by Commander Zhao, the leader of the Fire Nation navy and Prince Zuko’s rival. Aang is rescued by a mysterious figure in a striking blue mask, which is revealed to be Zuko in disguise at the end of the episode. Prince Zuko was set up to be the primary antagonist of Avatar: The Last Airbender and the last few moments of "The Blue Spirit" are the first indication of Zuko’s redemption arc. “The Blue Spirit” is the first time that Avatar: The Last Airbender took on a more serious tone, and an indication that DiMartino and Konietzko were planning to take the series to a darker and more mature place.

Nickelodeon initially picked up Avatar: The Last Airbender for only thirteen episodes. The first thirteen episodes of Avatar: The Last Airbender do a great job of efficiently setting up the premise and stakes, but the series hadn’t fully gotten its footing. “The Blue Spirit” was a pivotal point in Avatar: The Last Airbender that raised the stakes and put Aang in legitimate danger, while also adding much-needed ambiguity to Prince Zuko's character. Not only does the episode start to cast doubt on Zuko’s loyalty to the Fire Nation after his banishment, but it's a really exciting, action-packed episode that elevates the combat of the series and introduces the mature themes Avatar: The Last Airbender began to take on.


In Avatar: The Last Airbender - The Art of the Animated Series, Bryan Konietzko describes Zuko as his favorite character, and says that Zuko's Blue Spirit disguise was, “free of the burden of his fall from grace.” The mask was designed to look creepy and supernatural, with an exaggerated, Kabuki-style face, and blue was chosen to not give away that he was associated with the Fire Nation. Since DiMartino and Konietzko didn’t know if the series would continue after “The Blue Spirit,” the episode was the perfect opportunity for them to take risks. "The Blue Spirit" complicated the relationship between Aang and Zuko, by motivating Zuko to save Aang, and Aang wondering if he and Zuko could have been friends.

Avatar: The Last Airbender became a critically acclaimed, beloved animated series because it dealt with more mature themes and nuanced characterizations than other animated shows. “The Blue Spirit” is the first time that Avatar: The Last Airbender began to find its footing, and it would have been a tragedy if it was the finale. Luckily, it was renewed past its originally thirteen episode order, and “The Blue Spirit” was just the beginning of the narrative depth that eventually characterized Avatar: The Last Airbender.

The pilot of Avatar: The Last Airbender can be watched here, and the recently released second printing of Avatar: The Last Airbender — The Art of the Animated Series is now available from Dark Horse. The follow up, The Legend of Korra: The Art of the Animated Series-Book One: Air, will receive a second reprint in February 2021, also from Dark Horse.

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Azula's Team Replaced An Original 'Avatar: The Last Airbender' Idea That Never Happened

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Avatar: The Last Airbender's creators had an idea of a trio of firebenders hunting Aang that didn't make the pilot but instead evolved into Azula's elite squad.


Avatar: The Last Airbender was originally going to have an elite team of female firebenders, but the idea was eventually dropped. Creators Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko spent years refining their original concept into the show beloved by many fans today. In their book Avatar: The Last Airbender - The Art of the Animated Series, DiMartino and Konietzko reveal that one of these changes involved cutting a team of female firebenders, a team which bears a striking resemblance to Azula's team introduced in season 2.

Season 2 adds Princess Azula, Zuko's ruthless, ambitious sister, to its cast of characters. Tasked with capturing Zuko, Azula recruits the help of two of her closest friends from the Royal Fire Academy for Girls, Mai and Ty Lee. While neither are firebenders like Azula, both characters are capable of inflicting severe damage on enemies. Mai is an excellent markswoman, incapacitating opponents with her small blades and arrows. Ty Lee is both an expert gymnast and chi blocker. Her ability to temporarily remove a bender's powers makes her a deadly foe and an incredible asset to Azula's team.

Even though this fearsome trio did not appear in the first season, DiMartino and Konietzko had a similar idea for a group of female Fire Nation antagonists early on in the show's development. In Avatar: The Last Airbender - The Art of the Animated Series, they say that for Avatar's pilot, which differed greatly from the final show, "we had an idea about an elite group of female firebenders hunting Aang, but unfortunately it never found its way into the series." Even though this first iteration of their idea did not appear in Avatar, Azula's team does seem like a natural evolution of this concept.

A trio of fierce Fire Nation women, Azula, Mai, and Ty Lee are incredibly elite fighters. While neither Mai nor Ty Lee are firebenders, they are still highly skilled and can hold their own against some of the world's most powerful benders. When the group's focus shifts from solely hunting Zuko to also hunting Aang, they also come closer to the creators' original idea for the team.




This is not the only time ideas for Azula's team have shifted drastically. Azula was originally accompanied by a team of ninjas before the creators decided having individual companions with different skill sets would be more interesting. Both Mai and Ty Lee helped round out Azula's character: their friendship specifically helped set up Azula's arc in Avatar: The Last Airbender's final season, as their betrayal worsened her mental health. Even though DiMartino and Konietzko did not use their first idea for the trio of elite firebenders in the pilot, it is fascinating to chart the concept's evolution into the fascinating squad of fighters that is Azula, Mai, and Ty Lee.


Avatar: Why Azula Had Blue Fire In The Last Airbender


Avatar: The Last Airbender villain Azula was the only character in the Nickelodeon show to use blue fire - why was her firebending ability so unique?

Nickelodeon's 2005 series, Avatar: The Last Airbender, showcased a wide variety of characters with immense strength and power, but Azula's firebending prowess trumps them all with the might of her unique trademark, her blue flames. In the world of The Last Airbender, the Avatar is the strongest person in the world, having total mastery over all four elements of nature and utilizing the spiritual, yet powerful Avatar State. Regardless of that power, Azula's ability to master her birthright as a firebender and perfect the technique of emitting blue fire is immaculate, but why her specifically?

With the introduction of her arrival at the end of the first season and within the second season, Azula's demeanor as the next intimidating threat for Team Avatar to encounter had the audience understand that this is someone not to be taken lightly. As this formidable foe, Azula's power and authority were unmatched every time she was on-screen. The fact that she's powerful enough within the show to even possess the ability to wield blue fire, but control it to her whim is a key reason she stands out as the only firebender who can utilize it.

One notion many believe in is that her proficiency in the "cold-blooded fire", also known as lightning generation, caused Azula's main source of fire to turn "cold" or blue as a result. This doesn't entirely fit, though, as in the sequel series, The Legend of Korra, Mako could generate lightning from his fingertips and still use normal red or yellow fire. Throughout the series, it is suggested that the creators based her strength and control over the blue fire through the simple scientific principle of fire. A blue flame has been proven to occur at a higher temperature than yellow or red fire and become complete combustion. However, this isn't the only reason Azula may be able to wield blue fire in the show.


Throughout her life, Azula was praised as a natural-born prodigy by her family. Her power and ability in firebending caught the eye of her father especially. When she was 9-years-old, Azula demonstrated and even flaunted her firebending prowess to her grandfather, the late Firelord Azulon, even surprising him how great she is for her age. She grew to love this constant attention and become somewhat of an exhibitionist overtime as she would typically demonstrate her power and sadistic nature over her peers to garner their attention too. After her brother was banished from the capital to look for Aang, Azula spent the next three years relentlessly training her bending, strategy, and combat until she concentrated her skills down into her refined, advanced blue fire technique.

One final notion may be based on the creators' having personified Azula on color symbolism alone. While her namesake in the Avatar universe derived from her grandfather, Azulon, but her name also comes from the Spanish translation of blue, which is Azul. As she is the only one who is personified as blue amongst a nation of red, this makes her stand out even more as a character. Moving forward with that concept, the creators could have structured her as a sort of contrast to her nation, especially her brother, Zuko.

While throughout the series, Zuko had been very passionate, hotheaded, and impulsive, Azula had been depicted very even-tempered, cunning, logical, and a perfectionist. However, someone who personifies the color blue showcases confident and self-controlled, but under the surface, may be hiding vulnerabilities. Although there are many possibilities for why Azula was gifted with blue flames as her signature technique, her upbringing as someone who must always strive for perfection and attain a flawed ideology of world domination is one major reason she was able to achieve her iconic ability in Avatar: The Last Airbender.

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The pilot of Avatar: The Last Airbender can be watched here, and the recently released second printing of Avatar: The Last Airbender — The Art of the Animated Series is now available from Dark Horse. The follow up, The Legend of Korra: The Art of the Animated Series-Book One: Air, will receive a second reprint in February 2021, also from Dark Horse.

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Why Appa Has Six Legs In 'Avatar: The Last Airbender'

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In Avatar: The Last Airbender, Aang's trusty sky bison, Appa, was designed with several animals and at least one other fictional character in mind.


In Avatar: The Last Airbender, Aang’s lovable and fiercely loyal sky bison, Appa, has a distinct design including six legs, a flat tail, horns, and massive size. The early concept of a large fictional creature who acted as a companion for Aang remained the same, but Appa's specific design changed many times before the showrunners settled on the version that fans know and love. One of the earliest designs for Appa was a dog-like creature that eventually became the inspiration for Naga, Korra’s polar bear dog in Avatar: The Legend of Korra. Later designs for Appa included spiral horns, but the showrunners realized that the shape would be too difficult to animate.

Appa’s appearance had several inspirations, including two real-life creatures: manatees and buffalo. Appa has the nose and horns of a buffalo plus the rounded body and oblong tail of a manatee - an animal loved by Avatar: The Last Airbender co-creator, Bryan Konietzko. Manatees are large marine mammals, also known as sea cows. These herbivores are gentle giants and the way Appa moves through the air resembles the way a manatee moves through the water. But neither of these animals’ appearance’s explains the fact that Appa has six cat-like legs.

In the book, Avatar: The Last Airbender – The Art of the Animated Series, Konietzko reveals that Appa’s design was partially inspired by the Catbus in Hayao Miyazaki’s My Neighbor Totoro. The resemblance is so subtle that even fans of both Avatar and Totoro might not immediately draw a comparison between Catbus and Appa – the only obvious traits they share are their large size, ability to fly, and excess of appendages. The two characters are different in almost every other way.


In My Neighbor Totoro, the Catbus is summoned by Totoro to help Satsuki find her younger sister, Mei. Catbus, as the name implies, is a bus in the shape of a massive cat, including windows and a door for passengers to enter. The Catbus pounces, zooms, flies, and lurches, which is a stark contrast to Appa’s slow and gentle gliding. Catbus has a Cheshire-like grin, orange fur, a long tail – and twelve legs, which is twice as many as Appa’s six, but Appa's aesthetic pays direct homage to Hayao Miyazaki’s fourth feature film, My Neighbor Totoro.

Those who are familiar with Miyazaki’s work will likely notice other influences that the legendary filmmaker had on the Avatar series, particularly the stylized animation, nuanced characters, and epic storytelling sprinkled with vignettes of everyday life. The creators of Avatar - Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko - have both expressed their admiration for the incomparable Japanese filmmaker, Hayao Miyazaki, so it’s not surprising that they would want to honor his monumental work in Avatar: The Last Airbender through Appa. Appa and Catbus are both scene-stealing friendly giants, adored by audiences for their adorable, furry appearances and distinctive, lovable personalities.

The pilot of Avatar: The Last Airbender can be watched here, and the recently released second printing of Avatar: The Last Airbender — The Art of the Animated Series is now available from Dark Horse. The follow up, The Legend of Korra: The Art of the Animated Series-Book One: Air, will receive a second reprint in February 2021, also from Dark Horse.

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Classic Rugrats Comic Strip for Sunday, November 15, 2020 | Nickelodeon
Rugrats, provided to Creators Syndicate by Nickelodeon, based off the popular animated television series has been created for children and family's to laugh and enjoy together.

Follow these comics and their take on real episodes of the show and their own spin on hilarious adventures.

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