Games Animation (1991-1998)

In 1991, Nickelodeon founded Games Animation Studios as its own animation division whose initial duty was to continue producing The Ren and Stimpy Show as Nickelodeon dropped Spumco International and its creator John Kricfalusi from their duties on the show. At the time, Games was located in an office building in Studio City, California. Apart from The Ren and Stimpy Show, Nickelodeon's other Nicktoons were done out-of-house at Jumbo Pictures/Cartoon Plaza (whose next deal with Nickelodeon would be a live-action/puppet series Allegra's Window for Nick Jr.) in New York City and Klasky-Csupo (who entered mainstream popularity as animation producers from Fox's longest-running animated sitcom The Simpsons from 1987 to 1992 when animation production duties were given to Film Roman, as well as Everett Peck's Duckman which was produced by Nickelodeon's sister company Paramount Television and aired on USA Network in 1994 through 1997).

Games Animation never had its official logo. Instead, every show the studio worked on had its own customized Games Animation logo.

A year later, Nickelodeon greenlit its first fully original in-house series Rocko's Modern Life, produced by Games Animation with partnership of Joe Murray Studio. Games worked on the show for three years and employed over 70 people during the course of its run. The show was cancelled in 1996 by Nickelodeon due to its creator Joe Murray wanting to spend more time with his family.
[edit] Production doubles, and then some

Due to the success of animation on basic cable in 1990s, especially Nickelodeon gaining more and more momentum, Games brought two more runaway hits Hey Arnold! and KaBlam! which also had its segments produced by other companies throughout the world. While Games continued with three of its shows, Nickelodeon won Aaahh!!! Real Monsters happening at Klasky-Csupo.

1997 was the year which was marked by not only the dramatic and global success of James Cameron's romantic drama film Titanic which was released by Nickelodeon's parent company Paramount Pictures domestically, but also by the birth of Games' new runaway hit series The Angry Beavers. Meanwhile, Nickelodeon sold Doug to Walt Disney Animation and had The Wild Thornberrys at Klasky-Csupo, and Frederator Studios was ramping up for Oh Yeah! Cartoons. Across the town, competitor Cartoon Network, where Rocko's Modern Life creator Joe Murray would produce Camp Lazlo on Cartoon Network Studios (formerly Hanna-Barbera Cartoons, Inc.), was making strides with its own original animated shows, which was helping boost animation production and employment across the Los Angeles area.



source : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Games_Animation


visits : play free online games, online flash games, social games