18 Awesome Facts About Nickelodeon That You Would Never Know

If you grew up with Nickelodeon, chances are the channel is packed with memories, from slime-soaked game shows to the cartoons that filled after-school TV. What most viewers never saw, though, was how many strange, surprising, and behind-the-scenes details were hiding around those favorite shows.

This roundup pulls together 18 Nickelodeon facts about the network, its characters, its creators, and the little production choices that shaped what ended up on screen. Some of them are funny, some are unexpected, and a few may change the way you remember the shows you watched as a kid.

From voice actors to unaired episodes, these are the kinds of details that make Nickelodeon feel even bigger in hindsight. Read on.

1. The Angry Beavers lovers need to know this

The final episode of The Angry Beavers, titled "Bye Bye Beavers," actually never aired because it broke the fourth wall.

2. The infamous green slime recipe

The famous green slime that was thrown over our favorite Nickelodeon contestants was made from applesauce, vanilla pudding, oatmeal, and green food coloring.

3. Well, this is a fact that I doubt anyone knew.

Nickelodeon Gak was actually named after the street name for heroin in Philadelphia.

That one definitely goes deep into Nickelodeon trivia.

4. The reason that Timmy Turner's hat is pink is finally revealed.

Timmy Turner, from The Fairly OddParents, wore a pink hat because the creator, Butch Hartman, ran out of blue ink.

5. I wonder how many other shows have episodes that have never aired.

Rugrats had a pilot episode that never aired, titled "Tommy Pickles and the Great White Thing," and it only featured characters Tommy, Phil, and Lil.

6. The Rugrats characters were all voiced by women.

7. In case you ever wanted to know who voiced Raptar

The voice of Raptar in the Rugrats Movie and in Season 6 was provided by Busta Rhymes.

Here comes another behind-the-scenes surprise.

8. It must have been quite scary for people to have complained so much.

Nickelodeon had a horror movie named "Cry Baby Lane," which aired in September 2000, but was removed because parents complained that it was too scary for their children to watch.

9. The writer behind some of our favorite shows is actually someone we may know.

Suzanne Collins, the author of The Hunger Games series, actually wrote for many different Nickelodeon shows, including Clarissa Explains It All.

10. Hey Arnold! fans are going to love this one.

The main character in Hey Arnold!'s full name is Arnold Phillip Shortman.

11. Well, Kurt Cobain tried, didn't he?

Kurt Cobain reportedly wanted to write a song for Ren and Stimpy but was turned down.

Nickelodeon really did have some wild near-misses.

This is like the visual anomalies that leave your logic spinning in the mud.

12. Our whole belief about this show was a lie.

The creator of Doug says that Doug and Patty didn't actually end up together.

13. It's a small world

Neal Brennan is the co-creator of Chappelle's Show and a comedian, but he also was a writer for Nickelodeon's All That.

14. This is actually pretty funny.

The Dinks on Doug were named after the phrase "Double Income, No Kids."

15. I wonder why it didn't last that long.

Nickelodeon had a spin-off of Rugrats that only lasted four episodes.

And somehow, the surprises keep going.

16. We knew that her voice sounded familiar.

Constance Shulman, who played Yoga Jones on Orange Is the New Black, also voiced Patti Mayonnaise on Doug.

17. I'm glad they made it animated because this is odd.

Hey Arnold! started out as claymation that aired with Sesame Street and featured characters Arnold, Helga, Harold, and Rhonda.

18. I can't wait until they open this.

Nickelodeon buried a time capsule in 1992 that won't be opened until 2042.

These Nickelodeon facts gave us a lot of behind-the-scenes knowledge and a fresh look at some of our favorite shows. It was always fun watching these television shows, so it's pretty cool to know more about the people behind them.

Which fact was your favorite?

Nickelodeon still knows how to keep people talking.

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