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Early Access: VNA #23 - "No Future" by Paul Cornell - Doctor Who Book Guide - CtW

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The Ren & Stimpy Show: "Space Madness" - Nick Knacks Sample Platter

It's the 30th anniversary of Nicktoons! To celebrate, we take a look at,  well, not the first Ren & Stimpy cartoon, but the first Ren &  Stimpy cartoon the people making the show thought was any good. Don't  press the history erasing button!

Early Access: The Ren & Stimpy Show: "Space Madness" - Nick Knacks Sample Platter

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Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide: "School Clubs/Video Projects" - Nick Knacks Sample Platter

We get a taste of one of Nickelodeon's more well-loved shows of the  early aughts, Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide, and an episode  involving Dungeons & Dragons and the Star Wars Kid.

Early Access: Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide: "School Clubs/Video Projects" - Nick Knacks Sample Platter

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Beware, The Snowman - The Goosebumps Monthly

Jaclyn doesn't much care for her new home near the Arctic Circle,  there's no mall, no Chicago Bulls, and every house has an identical  snowman on their lawn. Hope they don't turn out to be monsters.

Early Access: Beware, The Snowman - The Goosebumps Monthly

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The History of Looney Tunes on Television (Looney Tunes on Nickelodeon) - Nick Knacks Episode #072

We take a deep dive into the history of Looney Tunes airing on  television, a history involving endless buyouts, bankruptcies, mergers  and even a little backstabbing among family members.

Early Access: Nick Knack's The History of Looney Tunes on Television (Part Four)

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Early Access: Nick Knack's The History of Looney Tunes on Television (Part Three)

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Early Access: Nick Knack's The History of Looney Tunes on Television (Part Two)

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Early Access: Nick Knack's The History of Looney Tunes on Television (Part One)

Because it's taking so long to finish, I'm going to be make the Nick Knacks episode on Looney Tunes in pieces, similar to what I did with Double Dare. Here's the first sixteen and a half minutes!

Clarissa Now - Nick Knacks Sample Platter

We took a look at "Clarissa" or "Clarissa Now," a pilot for a Clarissa  Explains It All spinoff series for CBS. Clarissa Darling has graduated  high school, and is now starting an internship for a New York City  tabloid! How well does the beloved Nickelodeon sitcom character carry  over to a more adult com...

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Calling All Creeps! - The Goosebumps Monthly

Ricky is having a very hard time in school, but when a bunch of purple  lizard people from outer space (maybe) declare him their leader and  insist he infest the entire school with evil seeds... things might  finally be looking up.

Early Access: Calling All Creeps! - The Goosebumps Monthly

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Kids' Court - Nick Knacks Episode #072

Think it's unfair that your sister gets to do all the easy chores and  you have to do gross stuck-on dishes? Don't have a productive  conversation with your parents, take them to court!

Early Access: Kids' Court - Nick Knacks Episode #072

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Vampire Breath - The Goosebumps Monthly

Goosebumps finally touches on vampires with a weird time travel yarn. About a third of it is good even!

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Don't Just Sit There! - Nick Knacks Episode #071

Nickelodeon's third talk show ditches the adult hosts in favor of an all-kid cast! That's a good idea, right?... Right?...

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Lancelot Link: Secret Chimp - Nick Knacks Episode #070

In 1970, two writers from the Carol Burnett Show thought it was a great  idea to quit their jobs and try to convince Chuck Jones to let them make  a kid's show about chimpanzees being secret agents. Television history  is weird sometimes.

Early Access: Lancelot Link: Secret Chimp - Nick Knacks Episode #070

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Maya the Bee: "Alf the Elf" - Nick Knacks Sample Platter

On a sweet little episode of Maya the Bee, we try and reconcile the role  humans have in talking animal stories, and discover the show's  connection to Gamera, friend to all children!

Unfortunately, rights holders have blocked this video in Canada, Germany and a couple of other countries. Watch the Youtube ver...

Early Access: Maya the Bee: "Alf the Elf" - Nick Knacks Sample Platter

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Attack of the Jack-O'-Lanterns - The Goosebumps Monthly

Drew loves Halloween, but does she love it enough to be trapped in a  Halloween purgatory where she has to trick-or-treat forever and ever  while antagonized by pumpkin-headed demons? Wait, that house has  full-sized candy bars? Never mind, this is awesome!

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VNA #22 - "Conundrum" by Steve Lyons - Doctor Who Book Guide - CtW

The Doctor Who Book Guide returns! The Doctor, Ace and Professor Bernice  Summerfield find themselves in the quiet winter village of Arandale.  Well, not so quiet anymore, what with the ritualistic murders and spooky  castles and comic book superheroes. Something is up, and only the  Doctor seems to have t...

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The World of David the Gnome - Nick Knacks Episode #069

When Nick Jr. premiered in January of 1988, it brought along with it a  new animated show from Spain about gnomes! Follow David as he helps his  friends in the forest, teaches life lessons, and shows you what being a  gnome is all about. And along the way, maybe, just maybe, you'll learn a  little empathy....