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== Production == The segment creators include David Fain, [[Tim Hill (filmmaker)|Tim Hill]], Stephen Holman, [[Emily Hubley]], Mark Marek, Mike Pearlstein, [[Mo Willems]], and Cote Zellers.<ref name="http://variety.com" /> The theme song and all of the original background music on the show was provided by the [[Moon Ska Records|Moon Ska Stompers]], a band that consists of [[King Django]], [[Victor Rice]], and members of [[The Toasters]] and The New York Ska-Jazz Ensemble. The bulk of the soundtrack was 30-second instrumental clips of songs from The Toasters' album ''[[Don't Let the Bastards Grind You Down|D.L.T.B.G.Y.D.]]'', while the theme song itself is a shortened version of the Toasters song "2-Tone Army". Tracks from the Associated Production Music library were also utilized. ''KaBlam!'' was the first show to be spun off of ''[[All That]]''. It was pitched to Nickelodeon in 1994 and aired two years later. The pilot episode, "Your Real Best Friend", was created in 1995 and finished in 1996.{{Citation needed|date=May 2015}} One of the shorts, Mo Willems's ''The Off-Beats'' was initially produced as standalone short films for Nickelodeon; but after it was nominated for a cable ACE award, more segments were produced for ''KaBlam!''<ref>{{cite web |date=January 13, 2007 |title=Popular... |url=http://mowillemsdoodles.blogspot.com/2007/01/popular.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070706051412/http://mowillemsdoodles.blogspot.com/2007/01/popular.html |archive-date=July 6, 2007 |website=Mo Willems Doodles |publisher=[[Blogger (website)|Blogger]]}}</ref> The show began production in 1995 and premiered on October 11, 1996. The show ran for four seasons, totaling 48 episodes plus 4 specials. (52 episodes total) The final episode, "Just Chillin" was broadcast on May 27, 2000. ''Kablam!'' was the final series to be greenlit (along with ''[[Hey Arnold!]]'') while [[Geraldine Laybourne]] was still the president of Nickelodeon. In 2010, Mark Marek, who created the Henry and June shorts, co-created the [[Warner Bros. Animation]]-produced cartoon, ''[[Mad (TV series)|MAD]]''. Julia McIlvaine, who voiced June, also appeared in a few episodes.
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