Early Nickelodeon

**Description:**

Nickelodeon on PhantomStrider is a television network that 3D Phantom Strider TV and ToonMainLand often discusses. It has existed for over 30 years and has become the butt of many jokes in older viewers due to it's seeming obsession with appealing specifically to the 8-17 demographic.

In its early years, mainly before 2010 (and to a lesser extend, 2009), due to it being responsible for some of the best, most adored, memorable franchises to date, such as SpongeBob SquarePants, Rugrats and Avatar: The Last Airbender, it used to have a good reputation among many outside (and inside) it's target demographic. This reputation was further in by a selection of family-friendly, greatly-acted, hilarious, charming, relatable, high-budget teen sitcoms, such as Drake & Josh and iCarly. Many speculate these years as Nickelodeon’s Golden Age, where they made many beloved cartoons and sitcoms.

### The Possible Return of Good Nickelodeon In The Future

As of recent years, Nickelodeon has begun to cancel some of the shows that have given it a bad reputation (the most prominent two cancellations being Breadwinners and Sanjay and Craig as of 2016) for everyone's own good. It has recently followed this up with a number of more high-quality, creative cartoons such as Harvey Beaks and The Loud House. Phantom Strider speculates that the network will once again be a competitor for Cartoon Network within the next 5-10 years.

## His Favorite Nickelodeon Show

* Phantomstrider's favorite Nickelodeon show is Invader Zim. He finds the show wonderful, and likes the dark atmosphere and likable characters.

## His Least Favorite Nickelodeon Show

* Phantomstrider's least favorite Nickelodeon show is Fred: The Show. He finds the main character completely irresponsible/annoying, the comedy weak, the voice acting unreasonable, and the characters mean-spirited.

## Lists Strider Includes Early Nickelodeon

* *Invader Zim* was #8 in Most Controversial Cartoons.
* *Mr. Meaty* and *Fanboy & Chum Chum* were #10 and #4 respectively in Worst Nickelodeon Shows, the only Early Nick shows on the list, as the rest were from modern Nick.
* He made Best Nickelodeon Shows, which shows his favorite programs from the channel.
* The *Hey Arnold!* episode, "Arnold Betrays Iggy" made it to Worst Episodes of Good Cartoons at #7. "It's a Wishful Life" (*The Fairly OddParents*) and "The Great Divide" (*Avatar: The Last Airbender*) made it as "honorable mentions".
* The *SpongeBob SquarePants* episode, "Sand Castles in the Sand" was #8 in Best Episodes of Bad Cartoons.
* *Loud House*, *Harvey Beaks* and *The Legend of Korra* made it to Best Modern Cartoons at #10, #8, and #5 respectively (someone forgot to put Korra’s show on the Nickelodeon page and I can’t edit it, so this was the best I could do).
* Angelica (*Rugrats*) and Mr. Krabs (*SpongeBob SquarePants*) made it to Worst Cartoon Characters at #10 and #8 respectively.
* *Mr. Meaty* and *Angela Anaconda* made it to Worst Canadian Cartoons at #6 and #1 respectively.
* *All Grown Up!* was a dishonorable mention is Worst Cartoon Remakes.
* *Rugrats Go Wild* was #4 in Worst Animated Sequels.
* "SquidBob TentaclePants" (*SpongeBob SquarePants*), "The Puppetmaster" (*Avatar: The Last Airbender*), and "Dark Harvest" (*Invader Zim*) made it to Spookiest Cartoon Episodes at #10, #4, and #3 respectively.
* *Angela Anaconda* was #1 in Ugliest Cartoons.
* *Danny Phantom*, and *Invader Zim* were #6, and #1 in Top 10 Cartoons That Need Sequels.
* *Dora the Explorer*, and *Fanboy & Chum Chum* were #6, and #2 in Worst Kids Cartoons.
* *Avatar: The Last Airbender* (and it’s sequel *The Legend of Korra*) was #5 in Best American Cartoons. *Invader Zim* was an honorable mention.
* "The Splinter" and "Stuck in the Wringer" from *SpongeBob SquarePants* made it to Worst SpongeBob Episodes at #6 and #2, respectively. "SquidBob TentaclePants" and "Truth or Square?" were dishonorable mentions.
* *Rugrats* (early seasons), *The Backyardigans*, and *SpongeBob SquarePants* (early seasons) were #6, #5, and #2 in Best Kids Cartoons. *Harvey Beaks* was an honorable mention (again, someone forgot this on the Nickelodeon page and I can’t edit it).
* *SpongeBob SquarePants* and *The Fairly OddParents* were #6 and #2 in Top 6 Cartoons That Got Bad.
* *The Mighty B!* was #3 in Worst Forgotten Cartoons.
* *Fanboy & Chum Chum* was a dishonorable mention in Worst Cancelled Cartoons.
* *The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius* was #3 in Top 5 Cartoons I Hate That Everyone Likes: Part 2.
* *Barnyard* was #4 in Worst Nickelodeon Movies. *Rugrats Go Wild*, *Good Burger*, and *Snow Day* were all dishonorable mentions.
* Angelica (*Rugrats*) was #1 in Worst Characters from Good Cartoons.
* *Blue's Clues* was #6 in Best Live Action Kids Shows. *The Upside Down Show* was an honorable mention.
* *My Life as a Teenage Robot* was 2nd Best in Worst/Best Girls Cartoons.
* "Phantom Planet" from *Danny Phantom* was an honorable mention in Worst Cartoon Endings.
* He made Worst Modern Nickelodeon Sitcoms, which features his least favorite Nick sitcoms from 2010 to date (February 8, 2018; again, this is not in the Nickelodeon page, and I can’t edit it). Funny enough, he put *True Jackson, VP*, an early Nickelodeon show, in the honorable mentions.
* The *SpongeBob SquarePants* episodes "Frankendoodle", "SB-129", and "SpongeHenge" made it to Weirdest SpongeBob Episodes at #4, #3, and #2 respectively. The episode "Fungus Among Us" was an honorable mention.
* "Nasty Patty" from *SpongeBob SquarePants* was #5 in Darkest Kids Show Episodes.
* The *SpongeBob SquarePants* episodes "I Was a Teenage Gary", and "Graveyard Shift" made it to Creepiest SpongeBob Episodes at #4, and #2 respectively.
* The theme songs of *Fanboy & Chum Chum* and *Angela Anaconda* were #3, and #2 in Worst Cartoon Theme Songs.
* The episodes "A Robot for All Seasons" (*My Life as a Teenage Robot*) and "And She Was Gone" (*As Told By Ginger*) were #6, and #4 in Darkest Girls Cartoon Episodes.
* He made Worst/Best Blue's Clues Episodes, showing his favorite and least favorite episodes from the popular Nick Jr. series *Blue's Clues*.
* Korra from *The Legend of Korra* was #1 in Most Powerful Animated Women (again, I can’t edit Nickelodeon page and it’s not there). Toph from *Avatar: The Last Airbender* was an honorable mention.
* He made Darkest Nickelodeon Episodes, which shows what he considers to be the darkest episodes from the channel.
* He made Best SpongeBob Episodes, which shows his absolute favorite episodes from the famous Nickelodeon NickToon, *SpongeBob SquarePants*.
* He made Worst/Best SpongeBob Specials, which shows his favorite and least favorite specials from the famous Nickelodeon NickToon, *SpongeBob SquarePants*.
* He made Worst/Best SpongeBob Games, which shows his favorite and least favorite video games from the famous Nickelodeon NickToon, *SpongeBob SquarePants*.
* *The Loud House*, *The Legend of Korra*, and *Hey Arnold!* made it to Top 6 Cartoons Banned in Africa at #6, #5, and #3 respectively (again, I can’t edit Nickelodeon page and it’s not there).
* He made Worst/Best Nickelodeon Games, which shows his favorite and least favorite video games of the channel (same reason, not on Nickelodeon page and I can’t edit it).
* He made Worst Classic SpongeBob Episodes, which discusses his personal least favorite episodes of seasons 1-3 from the famous Nickelodeon NickToon, *SpongeBob SquarePants*.
* He made Worst/Best Squidward Episodes, which discusses his favorite and least favorite episodes revolving around Squidward Tentacles from the famous Nickelodeon NickToon, *SpongeBob SquarePants*.
* He made Worst/Best SpongeBob Songs, which discusses his favorite and least favorite original songs from the famous Nickelodeon NickToon, *SpongeBob SquarePants*.
* In Worst/Best Patrick Episodes, the following *SpongeBob SquarePants* episodes were present: "The Card" was the 5th worst; for the Best side: "Big Pink Loser", "Patrick SmartPants", and "Something Smells" were #3, #2, and #1 respectively; and "Stuck in the Wringer" was a dishonorable mention.
* *SpongeBob: Battle for Bikini Bottom* was an honorable mention in Worst/Best Animation Games.
* He made Abysmal Dora The Explorer Episodes, which shows his least favorite episodes of the Nick Jr. cartoon, *Dora the Explorer*.
* He made the 10 SpongeBob Episodes That Dealt with Serious Issues list, which covers more darker themed episodes from the famous Nickelodeon NickToon, *SpongeBob SquarePants*.
* He made the Top 10 SpongeBob Deleted Scenes list, which shows interesting deleted scenes of episodes and movies from the famous Nickelodeon NickToon, *SpongeBob SquarePants*.
* In Worst/Best Sandy Episodes, the following *SpongeBob SquarePants* episodes were present: "A Flea in Her Dome" was the 4th worst; for the Best side: "Karate Choppers", and "Sandy, SpongeBob, and the Worm" were #5, and #1 respectively; "Ripped Pants", "Tea at the Treedome", "Survival of the Idiots", and "Texas" were all honorable mentions; and "Someone's in the Kitchen with Sandy" was a dishonorable mention.
* The *SpongeBob SquarePants* video games, *A Day in the Life of a Sponge*, and *The Yellow Avenger*, were #4, and #3 in 6 Bizarre Forgotten SpongeBob Games.
* He made Worst/Best Mr. Krabs Episodes, which discusses his favorite and least favorite episodes revolving around Mr. Krabs from the famous Nickelodeon NickToon, *SpongeBob SquarePants*.
* He made Worst/Best Plankton Episodes, which discusses his favorite and least favorite episodes revolving around Plankton from the famous Nickelodeon NickToon, *SpongeBob SquarePants*.
* The Nickelodeon Lego set, *Lego SpongeBob Adventures in Bikini Bottom*, was #8 in Weirdest Lego Sets.
* He made 10 Banned/Controversial SpongeBob Episodes, which discusses some episodes from the famous Nickelodeon NickToon, *SpongeBob SquarePants*, that were either banned or gained notoriety.
* He made Most Relatable SpongeBob Episodes, which discusses the episodes from the famous Nickelodeon NickToon, *SpongeBob SquarePants*, he relates to the most.
* He made the Top 6 Hidden/Secret SpongeBob Stories which reviews the Hidden or Secret comic book stories based on the famous Nickelodeon NickToon, *SpongeBob SquarePants*.
* The Nickelodeon based cereals, SpongeBob cereal and Nickelodeon Green Slime cereal, were #8 and #1, respectively, in Worst Cereal Failures.
* He made 10 Most Hated SpongeBob Episodes, which he discusses the episodes from the famous Nickelodeon NickToon, *SpongeBob SquarePants*, that are the most scum. (May 23, 2023)
* He made 10 Most Overrated SpongeBob Episodes, which he discusses the episodes from the famous Nickelodeon NickToon, *SpongeBob SquarePants*, that are the most overrated.
* The Krabby Patty (from *SpongeBob SquarePants*), the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Pizza (from Nick's *TMNT* franchise), the Reptar Bar (from *Rugrats (1991)*), and the Triple Gooberry Sunrise (from *The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie*) were #10, #9, #7 and #1, respectively in 10 Cartoon Foods In Real Life.