Wild Grinders
Rob Dyrdek's Wild Grinders, also known simply as Wild Grinders, is an American animated television series created by, produced by, and loosely based on the life of professional skateboarder and reality TV star Rob Dyrdek. It started out as a series of shorts produced by MoonScoop Group in 2009 and aired on Kabillion, which were adapted into a successful toy-line from Mattel that released in 2010. Following the shorts and merchandise line, a full series of 22-minute episodes was distributed by MoonScoop and aired on the Nicktoons channel in 2012. The show made its second  broadcast on U.S. television on April 27, 2012. During this time, content featuring the "Wild Grinders" characters continued to be seen on Kabillion, a video on demand channel and streaming video website partially owned by Moonscoop. On August 1, 2013, Rob Dyrdek confirmed a second season with 26 episodes, which premiered on Nicktoons on December 23, 2013. Rob Dyrdek partnered with Teletoon to create a two-parter Halloween special, titled "Texas Skateboard Horrorland Zombie Activity 3", which aired on October 24, 2013, on Teletoon in Canada. Synopsis. This skateboard themed series features the crazy hijinks and shenanigans of an energetic  and thrill-seeking skateboarding pre-teen Lil' Rob (based on the series creator) and his best friends: Meaty, a bulldog with a hip edge (based on Meaty, a dog that the real Rob Dyrdek owns); Goggles, Rob's nerdy but loyal and kind-hearted best friend; and a host of other zany kids from the neighborhood, as well as Lil' Rob's majestic parents and older teenage sister. Mobile game. In June 2014, it was announced that a Wild Grinders mobile game was being developed for iPhone, iPad and Android by Bubble Gum Interactive. The game was slated to launch  in September 2014, but instead was launched on February 11, 2015. The mobile game was titled "Wild Grinders Downhill Grind". Reception. "Wild Grinders" received generally negative reviews from critics. Emily Ashby of Common Sense Media gave the series 2 out of 5 stars. In her review, Ashby praised the racial divides and the good messages about friendship, but criticized the stereotypes surrounding skateboarding culture, the name calling and the main character's disrespect towards adults.