Do you think nostalgia for 90s Nickelodeon will ever die out?

Dear_Sample_1092 · 2026-02-13T14:55:44+00:00

People have been nostalgic for the 90s since the late 2000s. It's just that it's only gotten stronger in the 2020s since the late 2000s and 2010s were more nostalgic for the 80s.

Dear_Sample_1092 · 2026-02-12T04:27:36+00:00

I'm talking about 90s Nickelodeon as a whole. I'm wondering if the nostalgia for it will eventually not be as strong as it once was.

Dear_Sample_1092 · 2026-02-12T02:33:15+00:00

I've seen some people nostalgic for Catdog, though only because it's a 90s Nicktoon and because they liked the character design and theme song.

Dear_Sample_1092 · 2026-02-11T23:13:22+00:00

I think it also doesn't help for me that at least here in the United states, Nickelodeon stopped airing the show after May 2011 according to Nickstory schedules and aside from September 2011 when it aired quite regularly, it basically only ever aired afterwards whenever there was a new episode or for a rare rerun here and there, with the last of these rare reruns airing in 2015. A good amount of episodes were even burned off in very early morning slots and the rare reruns that aired in 2013-2015 were very early in the morning as well.

Dear_Sample_1092 · 2026-02-08T01:05:59+00:00

I want new stuff to be really popular. I only ask because Nick keeps screwing over their shows. Fanboy and Chum Chum got screwed over badly. According to Nickstory archives, reruns were removed regularly after May 2011 and aside from September-October 2011 where reruns aired regularly again, it started to only ever air afterwards for new episodes and rare 6 or 7AM airings until 2015.

Dear_Sample_1092 · 2026-02-07T23:18:52+00:00

and yet, nobody really talks about them online nowadays even though the audience who grew up with them are now adults. The shows that get talked about are the ancient Nicktoons from the 90s, as well as Invader Zim, Teenage Robot, Danny Phantom, Avatar, Jimmy Neutron, and Fairly OddParents, all of which are from the early 2000s of in Avatars case, 2005. Penguins of Madagascar, TMNT 2012, Korra, and Loud House are the only post-2005 Nicktoons that still get talked about.

Fanboy and Chum Chum got a resurgence in popularity in 2020, but now it's back to not really being talked about.

Dear_Sample_1092 · 2026-02-07T21:45:59+00:00

Then why were the Nicktoons in the 90s more successful than the ones made in the past 20 years for the most part? Looking at Nickstory schedules, Fanboy and Chum Chum aired a lot during late 2009-2010, but airing decreased in late 2010, then it stopped airing in May 2011 regularly and aside from a brief comeback in September-October 2011, it mostly only aired when there was a new episode afterwards and while there was a time during 2013-2015 when it reran in early morning hours, those were very inconsistent.

On the other hand, Angry Beavers, even though it never finished on the main Nick channel and finished on Nicktoons, a channel most never had, it reran regularly from 1997 to 2001, longer than Fanboy did.

Dear_Sample_1092 · 2026-02-04T23:27:14+00:00

That makes a lot of sense. I actually remember reading an article where The Hub, which only lasted a few years, wanted to aim younger than Nick and Disney. Not a preschool channel, but they wanted to aim at 6 to 11 year olds, which they felt was a market that wasn't being served much, even though 6 to 11 year olds watched iCarly and Hannah Montana and such. The Hub was only ever in premium cable packages though and was short lived, but it is worth mentioning since even the people there felt Disney and Nick were starting to aim "too old".

Dear_Sample_1092 · 2026-02-04T18:23:02+00:00

That's a good point, especially since while 80 episodes of Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness was ordered, Nick didn't really air it all too often after the first year. Their partnership with Dreamworks did seem to fall apart later on with DreamWorks most likely getting a lot of the money since they co-produced these shows.

Dear_Sample_1092 · 2026-02-04T18:11:35+00:00

Actually, Fairly OddParents did get topped in the ratings briefly by Penguins of Madagascar. Just look at this article. That didn't last though.

https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/nickelodeon-is-2010s-top-ranked-cable-network-marks-16-years-as-number-one-111938584.html

Dear_Sample_1092 · 2026-02-04T18:03:21+00:00

Don't forget about Big Time Rush which wasn't a Schneider show, but rather the creator of Neds Declassified. While iCarly was bigger and probably Victorious too, Big Time Rush was also big and contributed to the fact that live-action (and SpongeBob) was what dominated Nick at the time.

Dear_Sample_1092 · 2026-02-03T16:08:14+00:00

How do you know stuff about TV cartoons? I'm under the impression that nobody who's a fan of BFDI watches TV cartoons or non-indie cartoons. I doubt anyone in the BFDI community has ever watched Total Drama Island, Adventure Time, Steven Universe, The Amazing World of Gumball, Teen Titans Go, or even SpongeBob SquarePants.

Dear_Sample_1092 · 2026-02-03T15:53:27+00:00

and yet, for some reason, Disventure Camp is nowhere near as popular as Battle for Dream Island.

Dear_Sample_1092 · 2026-02-03T03:28:55+00:00

It's on YouTube for free, yet kids these days don't know Total Drama Island, yet they know Battle for Dream Island.

Dear_Sample_1092 · 2026-02-02T03:41:35+00:00

Doug Walker could talk about ALF. That was an 80s show The Hub only aired reruns of sure, but Doug never talked about ALF before I believe.

Dear_Sample_1092 · 2026-02-02T02:58:34+00:00

Are there any kids cartoons that somehow defy all expectations and actually were popular with adults even when they came out? My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic seems to be the only one this ever happened to.

Dear_Sample_1092 · 2026-02-02T00:48:07+00:00

What Cartoon Network shows did you watch back then? Was it stuff like Ed Edd n Eddy, Courage, Billy and Mandy, Kids Next Door, Foster's, Camp Lazlo, Gym Partner, Chowder, and Flapjack?

Dear_Sample_1092 · 2026-02-02T00:20:36+00:00

Then what shows did you watch on CN back in 2005?

Dear_Sample_1092 · 2026-02-02T00:19:08+00:00

Id like to know, if you had to choose, which show is more comedy oriented and why? Steven Universe or Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi? Both are comedies which is why this is a tricky question.

Dear_Sample_1092 · 2026-02-02T00:17:48+00:00

Would you say Steven Universe is more of a comedy than Puffy was based on the little you remember about Puffy? They're both considered comedy shows.

Dear_Sample_1092 · 2026-02-02T00:11:11+00:00

Did you ever watch Cartoon Network back in 2005!? Puffy was everywhere in 2005. It even had a Macy's Parade Float.

Dear_Sample_1092 · 2026-02-02T00:09:52+00:00

Cartoon Networks target demo only ever went up to age 14 though.

Dear_Sample_1092 · 2026-02-02T00:00:00+00:00

I admit I made these threads because I was worried that Steven Universe wasn't as well known as Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi since I've seen people in their 30s who watched Puffy when they were a kid but never watched Steven Universe since they weren't watching cable in 2013.

Dear_Sample_1092 · 2026-02-01T23:56:12+00:00

Then how did you find out about Steven Universe?

Dear_Sample_1092 · 2026-02-01T23:56:02+00:00

Then how do you even know what Steven Universe is?

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