Nick Premieres Five New Shows
The first RUGRATS spin-off series and the TV series debut of the Oscar-nominated feature film JIMMY NEUTRON: BOY GENIUS will headline five new animated series scheduled to launch on Nickelodeon during the 2002-2003 season. In addition to the RUGRATS spin-off ANGELICA AND SUSIE'S SCHOOL DAZE, and the premiere of THE ADVENTURES OF JIMMY NEUTRON: BOY GENIUS, Nickelodeon will also debut the comic tales of DANNY PHANTOM, a ghost-fighting kid superhero, MY NEIGHBOR IS A TEENAGE ROBOT, about, you guessed it, a teenaged robot and MAX AND RUBY, a new series for the Nick Jr. crowd. Also for the new season, Nickelodeon is picking up additional episodes of RUGRATS (10 episodes), THE FAIRLY ODDPARENTS (20 episodes, including a made-for-TV-movie) and THE WILD THORNBERRYS (7 episodes). In addition, new episodes of SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS, AS TOLD BY GINGER and ROCKET POWER, and Nick Jr. series BLUE'S CLUES, LITTLE BILL, DORA THE EXPLORER and OSWALD will premiere in the 2002-2003 season.