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KaBlam!
''KaBlam!'' (stylized as ''KaBLaM!'') is an American animated sketch comedy anthology television series that ran on Nickelodeon from October 11, 1996 to May 27, 2000, with repeats until November 2, 2001. The series was created by Robert Mittenthal, Will McRobb, and Chris Viscardi. The show was developed as a fully animated showcase for alternative forms of animation that were more common in indie films and commercials. Each episode thus features a collection of short films in different innovative styles of animation, bridged by the characters Henry and June, who introduce the short animations and have zany hijinks of their own in between. The show first premiered on Friday nights as part of "More Nick". A block that extended Nickelodeon programming to 8:30pm on prime time. The show was a critical and commercial success. The show was last aired as a part of Nickelodeon's 'The Splat' programming block on October 8 and 9, 2016. It would start to air again as part of Pluto TV's 90s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Action League Now!
''Action League Now!'' (advertised as ''Action League Now!: The Series'' when packaged into a half-hour block) is a series of stop motion shorts that aired as part of both '' All That'' and '' KaBlam!'' on Nickelodeon. It was made using "chuckimation", a combination of stop-frame animation and live-action shots where things are simply thrown ("'' chucked''") or dropped into frame to simulate movement, and wiggled around to simulate talking. The series follows the adventures of a superhero league, composed of various action figures, toys, and dolls. The show was created by Robert Mittenthal, Will McRobb, and Albie Hecht. Most episodes took place in the house of an unseen resident. Many of the characters were voiced by radio personalities from Pittsburgh. From November 25, 2001 until February 10, 2002, Nickelodeon briefly ran ''Action League Now!'' shorts on their own, combined to fill a half-hour timeslot. Characters * The Flesh ( Jim Krenn): "He's super strong and super naked ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angela Anaconda
''Angela Anaconda'' is a comedy animated children's TV series created by Joanna Ferrone and Sue Rose that originally aired from Fall 1999 until December 10, 2001. 65 episodes were produced. Premise The show focuses on the adventures of an eight-year-old girl named Angela Anaconda in the fictional American town of Tapwater Springs. Other characters include Angela's three best friends and several antagonists. The primary antagonist is Nanette Manoir. Episodes Characters Main *Angela Anaconda (voiced by Sue Rose) is a tomboyish, imaginative, freckle-faced eight-year-old girl who rejects the femininity commonly associated with other girls her age. She resides in the town of Tapwater Springs with her parents Bill and Gen, two dim-witted, teenaged fraternal twin brothers Mark and Derek, her younger sister Lulu along three best friends, Johnny Abatti, Gina Lash and Gordy Rhinehart. In every episode of the series, Angela will engage in at least one daydream sequence. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tim Hill (filmmaker)
Timothy Joseph Hill is an American director, screenwriter, producer, and voice actor. Career Hill began his career in the 1990s as a writer for the show ''Rocko's Modern Life'' with Stephen Hillenburg and Derek Drymon, and was also a writer and producer on the shows '' Exit 57'', '' KaBlam!'' and '' Kenny the Shark''. Hill developed ''SpongeBob SquarePants'' with Drymon and art director Nick Jennings, and wrote the pilot episode as well as writing or co-writing four episodes for the first season. He also created the ''KaBlam!'' skit ''Action League Now!!''. Hill directed the films '' Muppets from Space'' (1999), ''Max Keeble's Big Move'' (2001), '' Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties'' (2006), ''Alvin and the Chipmunks'' (2007), '' Hop'' (2011) and '' The War with Grandpa'' (2020). Hill was a screenwriter for ''The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie'' (2004) and later co-wrote and directed '' The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run'' (2020). Personal life Hill has been married to actres ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Noah Segan
Noah Segan is an American actor. He is best known for his work in the films of Rian Johnson (''Looper (film), Looper'', ''Brick (film), Brick'', ''Knives Out'') as well as his appearance in ''Deadgirl''. Early life Segan is the grandson of American photographer Arthur Rothstein and nephew of musician Rob Stoner. Career Segan has appeared in television programs, including ''Days of Our Lives'', ''CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'' and ''House (TV series), House'', and he provided the voice of KaBlam!#Characters, Henry on the Nickelodeon series ''KaBlam!''. In 2008, ''Brick (film), Brick'' director Rian Johnson invited Segan to play a small role in his second film, ''The Brothers Bloom''. In 2012, Segan had a supporting lead role in Johnson's third film, ''Looper (film), Looper''. In 2013, he had a small role on ''Breaking Bad'', as a fireman in the Johnson directed episode "Ozymandias (Breaking Bad), Ozymandias". In April 2016, Johnson added Segan to the cast of ''Star Wars: The L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julia McIlvaine
Julia McIlvaine (born October 13, 1986) is an American character actress, perhaps best known for providing the voice of June on Nickelodeon's ''KaBlam!''. She also has a career in singing, dance, and athletics. Acting career She has been in numerous theater plays, television advertisement, commercials and films. Films *''Office Killer'' as Linda *''Fireworks'' *''Handjive'' as Sophie *''Enter Long Fang'' Television *''Judging Amy'' as Pamela Taylor *''The Binikers'' as Sarah *''The Summer of Ben Tyler'' as Nell Rayburn *''The Lost Child'' as Caroline *''Danny (TV series), Danny'' as Sally *''KaBlam!'' as June, Dawn *''A Christmas Memory#Television, A Christmas Memory'' as Rachel *''Mad (TV series), MAD'' as Bambi (character), Bambi, Calleigh Duquesne, Cruella de Vil, Cristina Yang *''Normal, Ohio'' as Kimberly Miller *''Madness Reins'' as Princess Olga *''On The River'' as Jennifer *''Pokémon: Twilight Wings'' as John and Oleana *''The Summer of Ben Tyler'' as Nell Rayburn *' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mischa Barton
Mischa Anne Marsden Barton (born 24 January 1986) is a British-American film, television, and stage actress. She began her career on the stage, appearing in Tony Kushner's '' Slavs!'' and took the lead in James Lapine's '' Twelve Dreams'' at New York City's Lincoln Center. She made her screen debut with a guest appearance on the American soap opera ''All My Children'' (1995), and voicing Betty Ann Bongo on the Nickelodeon cartoon series '' KaBlam!'' (1996–97). Her first major film role was as the protagonist of '' Lawn Dogs'' (1997), a drama co-starring Sam Rockwell. She appeared in major pictures such as the romantic comedy ''Notting Hill'' (1999) and M. Night Shyamalan's psychological thriller '' The Sixth Sense'' (1999). She also starred in the indie crime drama '' Pups'' (1999). Barton later appeared in the independent drama '' Lost and Delirious'' (2001) and guest-starred as Evan Rachel Wood's girlfriend on ABC's ''Once and Again'' (2001–02). She played Marissa Coop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rick Gomez
Rick Gomez is an American actor. He is known for portraying Radio Technician Fourth Grade George Luz in the HBO television programming, television miniseries ''Band of Brothers (miniseries), Band of Brothers'', and "Endless Mike" Hellstrom in the Nickelodeon TV series ''The Adventures of Pete & Pete''. Gomez also voiced Zack Fair in the ''Compilation of Final Fantasy VII, Final Fantasy VII'' series. He is the older brother of actor Joshua Gomez. Born in Bayonne, New Jersey, and raised in South Plainfield, New Jersey, Gomez graduated from South Plainfield High School. ''Home News Tribune'', January 20, 2007. Accessed July 11, 2024, via Newspapers.com. "Famous Alumni: Steve Timko, Executive Director of the NJSIAA; Pio Pennisi, Superintendent Du ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Toasters
The Toasters are one of the original American Third wave ska, third wave of ska bands. Founded in New York City in 1981, the band has released nine studio albums, primarily through Moon Ska Records. History Englishman Robert Hingley relocated to New York City in 1980, where he managed that city's Forbidden Planet (bookstore), Forbidden Planet comic book store location. Hingley formed the Toasters in 1981 after seeing The Beat (British band), the Beat perform at the Roseland Ballroom. The group's first live show was supporting Bad Brains at A7 in 1981. One of the original second-wave ska bands, the early Toasters lineup included other employees of the Forbidden Planet store. The group self-released their first single, "Beat Up", in 1983. They recorded their Joe Jackson (musician), Joe Jackson-produced debut Extended play, EP, ''Recriminations'', in 1985. After failing to find a label to release it, Hingley formed his own label Moon Ska Records. The group collaborated further w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nickelodeon
Nickelodeon (nicknamed Nick) is an American pay television channel and the flagship property of the Nickelodeon Group, a sub-division of the Paramount Media Networks division of Paramount Global. Launched on April 1, 1979, as the first cable channel for children, it is primarily aimed at children and adolescents aged 2 to 17, along with a broader family audience through its programming blocks. The channel began as a test broadcast on December 1, 1977, as part of QUBE, an early cable television system broadcast locally in Columbus, Ohio. On April 1, 1979, the channel was renamed Nickelodeon and launched to a new nationwide audience, with '' Pinwheel'' as its inaugural program. The network was initially commercial-free and remained without advertising until 1984. Nickelodeon gained a rebranding in programming and image that year, and its ensuing success led to it and its sister networks MTV and VH1 being sold to Viacom in 1985. Nickelodeon began expanding as a franchis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anthology Series
An anthology series is a written series, radio, television, film, or video game series that presents a different story and a different set of characters in each different episode, season, segment, or short. These usually have a different cast in each episode, but several series in the past, such as '' Four Star Playhouse'', employed a permanent troupe of character actors who would appear in a different drama each week. Some anthology series, such as '' Studio One'', began on radio and then expanded to television. Etymology The word comes from Ancient Greek (, "flower-gathering"), from (, "I gather flowers"), from (, "flower") + (, "I gather, pick up, collect"), coined by Meleager of Gadara circa 60BCE, originally as ( (, "garland")) to describe a collection of poetry, later retitled anthology – see Greek Anthology. were collections of small Greek poems and epigrams, because in Greek culture the flower symbolized the finer sentiments that only poetry can express. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Will McRobb And Chris Viscardi
Will McRobb and Chris Viscardi are a team of American show-creators, writers and producers of television and screenwriters. They are best known as the co-creators of the award-winning and critically acclaimed Nickelodeon television series ''The Adventures of Pete & Pete''. Critics have called this quirky and heartfelt ode to growing up "one of the best kids' shows ever". ''Los Angeles Times'' TV critic Robert Lloyd said of the show, "By rendering the ordinary events of childhood and adolescence — staying up late, hating shop class, discovering music, ruing the end of summer — as the epic stuff of legend, the series captured the actual depth and intensity of feeling that comes with being young. Poignant without being sentimental, oddball but never merely weird, the show was made to be 'funny, sad, strange and beautiful'." The series was also known for its music and special guest stars. Over its 39 episodes, ''Pete & Pete'' featured Michael Stipe, Iggy Pop, Debbie Harry, Steve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
