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List of Nickelodeon short films

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Source revisionJul 15, 2026
Entity authorityQ6592201 ↗
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This is a list of short films that appeared on Nickelodeon, Nicktoons and the Nick Jr. Channel

The Adventures of Pete and Pete

A Show of Hands

Innie and Outie (1996)

Two friends (voiced by Christy Romano and Jessica DiCicco) go to see a movie for the day. The faces are people's stomachs with facial features drawn on them to simulate speech and actions, like drinking.

Nickelodeon USA (acquired shorts)

Picture Pages

Bananaman

Sports Cartoons

Muppet Beach Party

The Muppets cover "Kokomo" and "Wipe Out" in two music videos which aired on Nickelodeon in the mid-1990s.

Nick Jr. shorts

Nick Jr. Rocks

Hocle and Stoty

Hocle and Stoty is an American short-form children's television series originally airing on Nickelodeon as part of the Nick Jr. block. The series was created by David Rudman and Adam Rudman and uses puppetry.

The series' production was documented in an art exhibit at the Art Center Highland Park in Highland Park, Illinois from 2010 until 2013.

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