Orrin Scott: Archiving Animation with Home Media - Nickelodeon Physical Home Media Releases

In this penultimate analysis of home media releases of Nicktoons, I’m continuing to be knee-deep in series I have no passing familiarity. If I am familiar with it, it isn’t for the best of reasons. After the last blog, it seems we’ve gotten through Nickelodeon’s DreamWorks phase where it seemed every other series was based on a spin-off of a DreamWorks film. The appeal of building on an already established intellectual property is fairly straight forward, it is very challenging to come up with original content and the general public has already been exposed to the established universe. Since most of the films Nickelodeon based series on were CGI, it makes it even easier to re-use established assets. Regardless, let’s jump into the last five years of Nicktoons...

Harvey Beaks (2015) ran for two seasons and was created by C.H. Greenblatt who also made the talent-stacked Chowder for Cartoon Network. Neither season has seen any episodes released on any format for home media.

Sources

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harvey_Beaks

Harvey Beaks Logo

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harvey_Beaks

Pig Goat Banana Cricket (2015) ran for two seasons. Outside of a promotional giveaway at San Diego Comic Con, no episodes have been released on any home media.

Sources

https://www.ebay.com/itm/PIG-GOAT-BANANA-CRICKET-CD-DVD-Card-Set-of-2-SDCC-2016-Comic-Con-2019-Nick-/303162935016

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pig_Goat_Banana_Cricket

Pig Goat Banana Cricket Logo

https://logos.fandom.com/wiki/Pig_Goat_Banana_Cricket

The Loud House (2016) is currently in its fifth season with over 100 episodes already produced. Besides SpongeBob, The Loud House is proving to be Nickelodeon’s other reliable pillar to lean on. So far it has had four half seasons, covering the first two seasons of the show, released on DVD. There have not been any recent announcements to the release of the third season, but the latest release, Season 2, Volume 2, just released this past May. Current events are most likely stalling further releases for the time being.

Sources:

https://nickelodeon.fandom.com/wiki/The_Loud_House_videography

https://www.amazon.com/Loud-House-Absolute-Madness-Season/dp/B0863S3M68

The Loud House Logo

https://logos.fandom.com/wiki/The_Loud_House

Bunsen is a Beast (2017) was created by Butch Hartman and had an original run of two seasons. No episodes have been released on home media.

Sources:

https://bunsenisabeast.fandom.com/wiki/Bunsen_Is_a_Beast

Bunsen is a Beast Logo

https://logos.fandom.com/wiki/Bunsen_Is_a_Beast

Welcome to the Wayne (2017/2014 Online) started as a web series of six episodes before being greenlit to a full series where it ran for two seasons. No home media has been released for any episodes.