Nickelodeon 90’s Revival: Which of Our Childhood Shows Earned a Triumphant Return?

A few years back Nickelodeon launched “The 90’s Were All That,” a two-hour block hosted by Nick alumnus Kenan Thompson that aired reruns of classic 90’s/early 2000’s children’s programming. Needless to say the block ended up doing numbers fam, and in its first week alone the block increased ratings between eight and sixty times the networks previous ratings from past weeks and became a trending topic on social media. Well it looks like Nick got the message, as the network is currently considering revisiting some of its classic catalog for the next generation. As Russell Hicks, Nickelodeon’s President of Content and Development, told Variety [quote_simple]”We are looking at our library to back ideas, shows that were loved, in a fresh new way. We are ready to bring back some of the shows that fans asked multiple times to bring back.”[/quote_simple] Hicks also mentioned that although everything (read: some of your favorites) won’t get picked up to full series, but they could possibly air as movies or TV specials. Over at Disney, this format is currently working wonders for the Toy Story franchise so it’s no surprise that Nickelodeon wants to head in that direction. I think that format could work wonders for shows such as Invader Zim; a show that is currently getting a spiritual successor in the form of a comic book, or Rugrats, which has already been given 9 seasons, 172 episodes, three films, 2 spin-off’s, multiple specials, numerous awards and its own star on the Hollywood Wa…