LEGO and Nickolodeon's relationship
has been rocky over the passed few years,
with the Spongebob line ending in 2012,
and the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles theme ending in 2014.
But what if the relationship rinkindled,
and we got a LEGO Minifigures series solely based on Nicktoons?
How would it look, realistically?
Of course, this is assuming they had the rights
to all of the original cartoon programing,
and that no other construction toys
had the license to Nickelodeon besides LEGO -
with 20 characters total.
I have to shoutout Ashnflash,
who did the incredible artwork for this video -
check his Flickr and Instagram accounts linked in the description.
Well, let's start with the guaranteed characters.
I think they'd release an updated Spongebob.
None of the previous versions had dual moulded arms and legs,
so we have that here,
along with an updated face print.
The only new mould will be his fry cook hat,
but his accessories would be a spatula
with some nice black coloring at the handle,
and a brick built Krabby Patty.
My original concept was to use this smaller design
in the top righthand corner,
but the final design looks better,
which was thought up by Ashnflash.
Of course, we can't have Spongebob without Patrick.
And, he'll also get dual moulded legs now,
with printing that continues onto the bottom half.
For his accessory, I have the net piece and a jelly fish,
with a stand made out of a pole and cone piece.
And, no this isn't the LEGO Spongebob series,
but the final spongebob character would be an updated Squidward -
with new dual moulded arms and printed legs.
His accessories would be a new clarinet mould,
and a bold and brash printed on a 2x2 tile.
One of the first Nicktoons is one that appears
in most Nicktoons throwback merchandise, The Rugrats.
And I have three characters I'm sure would be made in this series -
the first the main star, Tommy Pickles.
This was a bit hard to translate into minifigure form,
since he is a very cartoony looking character,
but the accessory I gave him was a new mould
for his famous screwdriver.
However, I'm really satisfied with how figure five,
Chucky, turned out.
There will be a new mould for his hair
and glasses pieces, which was inspired by Robin's
in the LEGO Batman Movie sets, and his accessory
would be a new mould of a Reptar toy,
based off the old baby dino mould.
And, I think an Angelica minifigure would be guaranteed.
We actually reused Harley Quinn's hair mould
from the LEGO Batman Movie,
I mean they'd probably do a new mould
but I like how much this hairpiece works -
it even has space for her little hair bows.
There would be a new mould for a Cynthia doll accessory.
And, for the last of the guaranteed characters,
Rocko from Rocko's Modern Life,
another classic Nicktoon.
The accessories I gave him was a new mould for his dog Spunky,
as well as a phone -
maybe I was thinking too much of my favorite joke in the show,
when Rocko becomes a… special uh, phone operator.
They could give him a comic as an accessory though,
since he does work at a comic shop
Alright, moving onto the 75% guaranteed characters,
I have Danny Phantom.
He would have a new hair mould,
with a fenton thermos accessory - a cylinder piece and a 1x1 circular tile.
We chose the genie leg piece,
maybe they would also include a regular leg piece.
The only reason this is not 100% likely
is because the show has been off the air for a bit,
and some of the Nicktoons toys lines of today don't include him as a figure.
That's the same reason I have Jimmy Neutron at a 75% -
and for him, he has a brickbuilt hypno gun as an accessory,
and a newly moulded hair piece.
I also had Timmy Turner,
with a new hair mould that has a hole in it -
which you use to put his cap in.
His accessories would be a bowl piece
with Cosmo and Wanda as fish and a Crimson Chin #1 comic.
Ashnflash did amazing work with the artwork for this -
I mean look at it!
Then there's Cosmo, with a newly moulded corn piece,
Timmy's hair piece in green,
and a newly moulded crownpiece that sort of pokes out.
The wand piece is a recolor of the classic one.
Of course, we can't have Cosmo without Wanda,
and she has an exclusive hair piece, a wand piece,
and a minifigure book of Da Rulez.
I also have Zim, from Invader Zim.
The show targeted a different kind of demographic
and is still popular with a lot of people today,
but it may be a bit too dark,
which is why I didn't put it at 100 percent.
A new moulded head -
which I'm not sure if his antennas would be a seperate mould
like Twitch or moulded with the head.
The accessory would be a waffle printed on a two by two tile.
And, with Zim, there has to be Gir -
a character whose merchandise is still incredibly popular.
Gir's in the dog outfit,
I'm sure a Series 2 would have the normal version.
Oh, and his accessory is a cupcake, of course.
And, you know, we have to have characters
from one of the most recent popular Nicktoons - The Loud House.
This show is a mega success
and I chose Lincoln Loud to get a minifigure.
His hair piece is a new color of Emmet's from the LEGO Movie,
and his accesory would be the camera he found in the attic -
thanks Just a Kid that Rants for the idea.
No new moulds required.
And, the only other Loud House character for this series is Lori Loud,
who would have a new hair piece,
and her phone as a 1x2 print.
By the way, the reason they're a 75 percent,
it's just because the Nicktoons nostalgia merch
tends not to include Loud House stuff,
since it is pretty recent.
Lastly, I have Ickis from Aaah Real Monsters -
a classic Nicktoon to many,
but if I was being honest,
I was never a fan of this show.
I couldn't even think of an accessory for him,
but with his elaborate head mould,
he'll probably be just like Stitch from the Disney Series with none needed.
I put him at a 75% because Real Monsters
is one of the lesser recognized of the classic shows,
but it still has a big shot.
Alright… to the fifty percenters,
I have Aang from The Last Airbender.
It's one of my favorite Nick shows,
and funny enough, we DID get sets on it before,
and this update is long overdue.
I still kept the regular legs -
yeah, he's physically 10 years old in the show,
but I think it works best since he's pretty lanky
and it allows for more action.
His accessory would be Momo,
using the original moulding updated.
The only reason Aang is at a 50 percent is because I think Avatar
is co-owned by Dreamworks now or something,
and he's never included in Nicktoons merch of the recent days.
I also have Ren from Ren and Stimpy -
he was really hard to translate into LEGO Minifigure form.
His accessory would be a can of powdered toast.
For Stimpy, he would have a head slash body mould
as one that LEGO does time to time.
His accessory would be a pouch
of gritty kitty litter printed on a 1x2 tile,
suggested by im2awsom on Reddit, thank ya.
The reason Ren and Stimpy are 50 percent
is due to the show having a lot of controversy around it,
to the point where they even did an adult version of the show.
Still, characters like Batman and the Joker
have appeared in media that was not for kids,
so I think LEGO might do Ren and Stimpy for a series like this.
So, here's the checklist of the series.
Ashnflash did such a great job with the artwork for this series -
it's crazy seeing my dreams come to life.
But, many classic characters may be left out…
so, let's touch briefly on some glaring exclusions.
Characters like Heffer, XJ9, and the Angry Beavers
barely missed the list as I don't think they're popular enough -
but they would definitely be in a series 2, if I make it.
Characters from Hey Arnold would be in here
because they're popular enough, and trust me,
I wanted them to be because it's my favorite Nicktoon
along with classic Spongebob, but there's a problem
in which a character like Arnold requires a newly moulded head,
and it just wouldn't fit in with the other humans
in this series NOT having a moulded head.
It would completely clash, and there's no way there
would be Gerald and Helga but no Arnold,
so I had to make the hard decision to omit all three.
Oh, and the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles are technically a Nicktoon,
but since they started as another property
and have been this huge separate franchise most of their life,
I don't think they'd put any in here
since the series celebrates Nicktoons.
Now, I want to hear from you guys.
Who did I miss out, and what accessories would you give them?
Leave your thoughts in the comments below.
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I'll see you guys later.
Peace out.
Bye.
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