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{{Infobox television
| image                = KaBlam.jpg
| genre                = [[Animation]]<br/>[[Sketch comedy]]<br />[[Musical film|Musical]]<br />[[Slapstick]]<br />[[Anthology series]]
| executive_producer   = {{Plainlist|
* Bob Mittenthal
* Will McRobb
* Chris Viscardi
* Brian O'Connell
* [[Albie Hecht]]
}}
| runtime              = 24 minutes
| starring             = {{Plainlist|
* [[Noah Segan]]
* [[Julia McIlvaine]]
* [[Mischa Barton]]
* [[Rick Gomez]]
* [[Mo Willems]]
* Danielle Judovits
}}
| creator              = {{Plainlist|
* Bob Mittenthal
* [[Will McRobb and Chris Viscardi|Will McRobb<br />Chris Viscardi]]
}}
| opentheme            = "Two-Tone Army" by [[The Toasters]]
| endtheme             = "Skaternity" by The Toasters {{small|(season 1)}}<br>"Everything You Said Has Been a Lie" by The Toasters {{small|(seasons 2–4)}}
| country              = United States
| language             = English
| network              = [[Nickelodeon]]
| first_aired          = {{Start date|1996|10|11}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1996-10-07-ca-51356-story.html|title=A Nick Off the Old Block|last=Hall|first=Jane|work=Los Angeles Times|date=October 7, 1996|access-date=April 6, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tv.com/shows/kablam/trivia/season-all/2|title=Kablam!|work=TV.com|access-date=April 6, 2017|archive-date=May 29, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170529172700/http://www.tv.com/shows/kablam/trivia/season-all/2|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| last_aired           = {{End date|2000|5|27}}
| num_episodes         = 48
| num_seasons          = 4
| company              = {{Plainlist|
* [[Nickelodeon Animation Studio]]<ref>Known as Games Animation for seasons 1-2.</ref>
* Flying Mallet, Inc.
* {{small|(season 4)}}
}}
| related              = {{Plainlist|
* ''[[Action League Now!]]''
* ''[[Angela Anaconda]]''
* ''[[All That]]''
}}
| list_episodes        = List of KaBlam! episodes
}}
'''''KaBlam!''''' (stylized as '''''KaBLaM!''''') is an American [[animation|animated]] [[sketch comedy]] [[anthology series|anthology]] television series that ran on [[Nickelodeon]] from October 11, 1996 to May 27, 2000, with repeats until November 2, 2001.<ref name=Perlmutter>{{cite book |last1=Perlmutter |first1=David |title=The Encyclopedia of American Animated Television Shows |date=2018 |publisher=Rowman & Littlefield |isbn=978-1538103739 |page=332}}</ref> The series was created by Robert Mittenthal, [[Will McRobb and Chris Viscardi|Will McRobb, and Chris Viscardi]]. The show was developed as a fully animated showcase for alternative forms of [[animation]] that were more common in [[Independent film|indie films]] and [[Television advertisement|commercials]].<ref name="http://variety.com">{{cite web |date=November 18, 1997 |title=1997: The year of drawing dangerously |url=https://variety.com/1997/tv/news/1997-the-year-of-drawing-dangerously-111661995/ |access-date=July 26, 2009 |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]}}</ref> Each episode thus features a collection of short films in different innovative styles of animation, bridged by the characters Henry and June, who introduce the short animations and have zany hijinks of their own in between.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Erickson |first1=Hal |title=Television Cartoon Shows: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1949 Through 2003 |date=2005 |edition=2nd |publisher=McFarland & Co |isbn=978-1476665993 |page=463}}</ref>

The show first premiered on Friday nights as part of "More Nick". A block that extended Nickelodeon programming to 8:30pm on prime time. The show was a critical and commercial success.{{citation needed|date=November 2019}} The show was last aired as a part of Nickelodeon's 'The Splat' programming block on October 8 and 9, 2016.<ref>{{Cite web |date=October 10, 2016 |title=KaBlam! On the Splat |url=https://archive.org/details/KablamSplat |website=[[Internet Archive]]}}</ref> It would start to air again as part of Pluto TV's 90s kids block. 

== 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.

== Episodes ==
{{Main|List of KaBlam! episodes}}
{{:List of KaBlam! episodes}}

===Season 1===
The first season began with regular cartoons in their regular order. ''[[Sniz & Fondue]]'', ''[[Action League Now!]]'', ''Prometheus and Bob'', and ''[[#Life with Loopy|Life with Loopy]]''. ''The Off-Beats'' was also another regular cartoon that occasionally filled in for "Life with Loopy" or ''Prometheus and Bob''. Other cartoons such as ''[[#Other shorts|Surprising Shorts]]'', ''Lava!'', ''[[Angela Anaconda]]'', and once, ''The Louie and Louie Show'' aired. This is the only season in which a Sniz & Fondue short is included in every episode. Henry and June frequently had random short plots when the screen was shown on them and barely had one main plot, unlike future episodes. They had one whole plot in ''Comics for Tomorrow Today'' and ''What the Astronauts Drink''. The opening animation starts out with a hawk crashing into the camera while the camera pans through a forest, dives underwater and travels to Egypt where Egyptians dance and the [[Great Sphinx of Giza|Great Sphinx]] swipes at the camera. The camera then heads to outer space showing two kids in a ride, the planets, stars, [[asteroid]]s, and flying saucers. After the [[United States Capitol]] is destroyed by two saucers, it then pans to a [[Godzilla]]-like monster destroying a city. It then pans to an open street comic book store and lands on the ''KaBlam!'' comic book, featuring the Flesh, Stinky Diver, Sniz, Fondue, and Loopy on it. The book is then opened by Henry and June. After they dance, the episode starts. At the start of the theme, a voiceover of a man shouts "Wake up the masses!". As soon as he finishes, another man (Bert Pence) continues by saying, "Assume the crash position. Hold on tight, take a deep breath for a new kind of cartoon show. It's ''KaBlam!'' Where cartoons and comics collide. Now to take you inside and turn the pages, here are your hosts, Henry and June." The ending theme for most of the first season is [[The Toasters]]' song "Skaternity" (performed by the 'Moon Ska Stompers').

===Season 2===
After seven more episodes of ''The Off-Beats'', and one last episode of ''Surprising Shorts'', they were officially taken out of ''KaBlam!'' One-time shorts were brought in such as ''Randall Flan's Incredible Big Top'', ''The Girl with Her Head Coming Off'', and ''The Adventures of Patchhead'' which did return in season 3. ''The Brothers Tiki'' appeared twice in season 2. Henry and June are now drawn differently and their voices are deeper. The opening theme to the show is barely changed. When the camera pans on the ''KaBlam!'' comic book, it is clearly seen that the cover is different. In place of the original characters, Thundergirl, Stinky Diver, Prometheus, Bob, Loopy, Sniz, and Fondue are seen. Also, Henry and June dance the macarena and then arm-in-arm, whereas in season one; it was just a bunch of random dances. The ending theme to the show is dramatically changed. Instead of Skaternity, it is "Everything You Said Has Been a Lie" by The Toasters (also performed by the 'Moon Ska Stompers'). After this season, the rating for ''KaBlam!'' went up from TV-Y to TV-Y7 for the remainder of the show's run. Though reruns during "Totally Twisted Telly" did revert back to TV-Y.

===Season 3===
This season featured the last four episodes of ''Sniz & Fondue''. ''[[JetCat]]'' and ''Race Rabbit'' are introduced and become minor shorts that appeared from time to time. ''The Adventures of Patchhead'' makes its second and final appearance. Music videos by [[James Kochalka]] called "Hockey Monkey" and "Pizza Rocket" also appear. Henry and June are drawn a little differently and their voices are slightly deeper. The opening theme is shortened and Henry and June have their own main plots now. In the episode "You May Already Be a...KaBlammer!", [[Lou Rawls]] is featured and voiced by the actual provider. The opening theme had a number of changes. After the camera comes up out of the water, it goes directly to the White House scene. After the Godzilla scene, the camera pans toward a school rather than the comic book stand. As it enters the classroom, the camera scares off a bird that was perched on a window. The camera pans by a teacher and through a number of students. It stops as it hits a student reading a ''KaBlam!'' comic book. On the cover of the comic book, it shows a child who is ecstatic. Henry and June then open the comic book, dance, and the episode starts. The announcer's line as he introduces the show is slightly changed. Instead of saying "Hold on tight, take a deep breath for a new kind of cartoon show", he says "Hold on tight, take a deep breath for a cartoon cramaganza!" The ending theme is not changed. This was also intended to be the final season until Nickelodeon renewed the show.

===Season 4===
All the shorts (except ''[[Action League Now!]]'' and ''[[Angela Anaconda]]'', which both spun off into their own shows) come to an end in the final season. ''Life with Loopy'' and ''Prometheus and Bob'' air their last seven episodes while ''JetCat'' and ''Race Rabbit'' air their last one and three episodes, respectively. Music videos by [[They Might Be Giants]] appear twice; they were "[[Why Does the Sun Shine? (The Sun Is a Mass of Incandescent Gas)|Why Does the Sun Shine?]]" and "[[Doctor Worm]]". One-time cartoons still appear: ''Fuzzball'', ''Garbage Boy'', ''Emmett Freedy'', ''Stewy the Dog Boy'', ''The Little Freaks'', and ''The Shizzagee''. One-time shorts are included in nearly every episode, excluding "A Nut in Every Bite!", "The KaBlair! Witch Project", and "Now With More Flava'". In every episode, Henry and June have their own main plot. In the episode "Sasquatch-ercise", [[Richard Simmons]] is featured and in the episode "Now With More Flava'", [[John Stamos]] and [[Busta Rhymes]] are featured; however, the stars did not voice their characters. The opening and ending themes are unchanged.

==Shorts==
=== Regular shorts ===
Some of these shorts air more frequently and consistently than others.

==== Henry and June ====

The animated hosts of ''KaBlam!'' who turn the pages of a [[comic book]] (changes with each episode) to reveal the next [[cartoon]] or alternative animation, as well as being involved in [[subplot]]s of their own between the shorts. These shorts were directed by Mark Marek.

;Characters
* Henry and June are the co-hosts of ''KaBlam!'' and are depicted as comic book characters who emerge from the eponymous publication to act as the viewer's guides. The laid-back Henry is voiced by [[Noah Segan]] and the eccentric June is voiced by [[Julia McIlvaine]].
* Mr. B. Foot is a giant [[Bigfoot|Sasquatch]] who works on the show. His hobbies include sleeping, injuring Henry, and unexpectedly stealing the spotlight. However, under the rage and bluster, he is not a terrible creature; he never injures June. One episode reveals his ability as an accomplished drummer. He once spoke in the episode, "A Little Dab'll Do Ya".
* Mr. Fred Stockdale is the elderly network executive in charge of ''KaBlam!'' He acts rather [[dementia|senile]], and will do anything to get ''KaBlam!'' good ratings—including firing someone or getting Henry into many physical accidents. His granddaughter Dawn says he has never been the same since ''[[Charlie's Angels]]'' was canceled.
* Henry's mother shows her love for her son in an exaggerated way. In "Cramming Cartoons Since 1627", her name is revealed to be Lois.
* Mr. Jimmy McGee appeared twice as a co-host of June on ''KaBlam!'' He gets in fights with Henry's mom. Appears to be a parody of [[Ed McMahon]]. His catchphrase is "Ahooga!". Voiced by show writer [[Robert Mittenthal]].

==== Sniz & Fondue ====
{{Main|Sniz & Fondue}} Began: Season 1 
Ended: Season 3

A pair of ferret roommates who often get on each other's nerves. Sniz is the younger kid ferret that is very hyperactive, and quite a troublemaker of the duo, while Fondue is the older teenage ferret, who is the nervous, yet intelligent one. There is also Snuppa and Bianca, Sniz and Fondue's roommates. From mid-1997 (around KaBlam's second season) until Sniz and Fondue ended production in late 1998 (around ''KaBlam!''s third season). Due to its [[Funbag Animation Studios|production company]] going to work on a [[Watership Down (1999 TV series)|television adaptation of ''Watership Down'']] as well as creator Michael Pearlstein leaving the show out of frustration, Sniz & Fondue was taken off of the ''KaBlam!'' roster after season 3. The show was created by Michael Pearlstein. The pilot "Psyched for Snuppa" was produced in 1992 by Stretch Films and [[Jumbo Pictures]], and was directed by [[John R. Dilworth]], creator of [[Cartoon Network]]'s ''[[Courage the Cowardly Dog]]''. Unfortunately, John R. Dilworth, [[Jim Jinkins]], and David Campbell were only involved in the pilot, but later all had no involvement with the rest of ''Sniz & Fondue'' when it became a part of ''KaBlam!''. Reasons were that ''Doug'' creator Jim Jinkins and David Campbell have officially moved their jobs to Disney when they purchased Jumbo Pictures, and John R. Dilworth would later work on other projects, such as creating ''Courage the Cowardly Dog'' for Cartoon Network in 1999.

==== Action League Now!====
{{Main|Action League Now!}} Began: Season 1 
Ended: Season 4

Filmed in "[[Chuckimation]]", in which the characters/props are moved by unseen hands or thrown from off-camera (interspersed with occasional [[stop motion|stop motion animation]]). ''Action League Now!'' featured a group of [[superhero]]es, played by custom-made [[action figure]]s, who fight crime in [[suburb]]ia despite being total idiots. The four superheroes are The Flesh, Thundergirl, Stinky Diver, and Meltman. Considered to be the most successful ''KaBlam!'' short, it briefly became a spin-off series in 2001. ''Action League Now!'' is the only short to have a new episode with every showing of ''KaBlam!'' and it served as the centerpiece of ''KaBlam!''. All of the characters on the shorts were voiced by personalities from radio station [[WDVE]] in [[Pittsburgh]]. The show was created by Robert Mittenthal, [[Will McRobb and Chris Viscardi|Will McRobb]], and [[Albie Hecht]].

==== Life with Loopy ====
Began: Season 1

Ended: Season 4

The life of a preteen boy Larry and his strange experiences with his imaginative and adventurous younger sister Loopy. The characters were animated with stop-motion puppet bodies, but their heads were created with metal and their features were magnetic. The show was created by British-born Stephen Holman, who previously created ''Joe Normal'' for [[MTV]]'s ''[[Liquid Television]]'', and later created ''[[Phantom Investigators]]'' on [[Kids' WB]].

===== Characters =====
* Lupicia "Loopy" Cooper is an imaginative young girl with a knack for discovering surreal things, such as a world under the sofa. While she is often discouraged by Larry whenever she goes out to adventure, she does never let that stop her. Loopy is voiced by Danielle Judovits.
* Larry Cooper is Loopy's intelligent brother. Much like Lassie, Larry knows every detail of Loopy's adventures and narrates all of them, although he is not always there.
* Mrs. Cooper is Loopy and Larry's mother. She is more intelligent, but one episode reveals that she was a secret agent.
* Mr. Cooper is Loopy and Larry's father. He is more of the "laid-back" kind of guy, but one episode reveals he loses his temper when he receives bills.

==== Prometheus and Bob ====
Began: Season 1

Ended: Season 4

Also known as '''''The Prometheus and Bob Tapes'''''. A [[stop motion]] segment featuring the camera-recorded mission logs of Prometheus, an alien who comes to Earth attempting to teach a caveman, Bob, everyday things. From the use of fire to the act of [[ice skating]], the result is usually a failure by the mischievous third cast member, who was a simple monkey. The show was created by Cote Zellers.

The introduction, done in a mock government format, describes the events as having occurred "900,000 years ago".

===== Characters =====
* Prometheus is a gaunt purple [[Extraterrestrials in fiction|alien]] of advanced intelligence who speaks with a hollow sounding voice. He attempts to educate Bob, a [[caveman]], as an experiment recorded on his remote-controlled camera. Prometheus is often injured in [[slapstick]] ways due to Bob's low intelligence.
* Bob is a babbling caveman. He once was completely covered in hair, but now has none because of a laser incident in the first clip. He also has a tendency to panic when frightened.
* The Monkey is a mischievous monkey who usually interferes with Prometheus' attempts to educate Bob, intentionally or otherwise. However, he has, on occasion, attempted to assist him.
* The Narrator recites the opening to the short, and the introduction to the short's "tape": "Tape [insert number here]", and finally, "End".

==== The Off-Beats ====
{{main|The Off-Beats}} Began: Season 1

Ended: Season 2

A series that centers on a group of unpopular friends and their main rivals, a popular clique known as "The Populars". It originally aired during Nick's commercial breaks as stand-alone shorts to promote the premiere of ''KaBlam!'',{{Citation needed|date=May 2015}} and it was also released on a 1996 ''[[Rugrats]]'' videotape, "Tommy Troubles". The show was created by [[Mo Willems]], who later created ''[[Sheep in the Big City]]'' for [[Cartoon Network]]. The show was taken off the ''KaBlam!'' roster after season 2 because Mo Willems wanted to move over to Cartoon Network. However, The Off-Beats officially ended as a whole with a half-hour Valentine's Day special premiering in 1999, which was the last episode of the Off-Beats produced, as Mo Willems finally left Nickelodeon in 1999, and moved to Cartoon Network to create ''Sheep in the Big City'' in 2000.

=== Other shorts ===
* Surprising Shorts – The only short segment not to have recurring characters, these shorts usually had nothing to do with any previous shorts included on the show. This segment was exclusive to season 1, and was usually introduced by June pulling down Henry's pants, revealing his unflattering and garishly colored boxer shorts, hence the name.
** Lava! – Originally titled in France as ''Guano!'', these shorts typically featured animals partaking in cartoonish situations. These were edited out of international airings and future reruns for copyright issues by [[Vivendi]], as they own [[Canal+ (French TV channel)|Canal+]], which co-produced the shorts, although the credits for the short may still be intact. Some of the original ''Guano!'' shorts contained more inappropriate elements than what was featured on the show. This segment appeared 4 times throughout season 1, and once in season 2, without the Surprising Shorts introduction.
** Anemia and Iodine – One-time short. A cartoon displaying the misadventures of a Goth girl cat and her skateboarding, hyperactive best friend. It was created by alternative comics artist [[Krystine Kryttre]] and was directed by Robert Scull, most noted for his earlier work on [[Rocko's Modern Life]], and shares visual similarities to that show as a result.
** [[Angela Anaconda]] – A cutout-photo short that was later spun off into a stand-alone Canadian-animated series on the [[History of Freeform (TV channel)#Fox Family|Fox Family Channel]] and was briefly rerun on [[Nickelodeon]] as well as [[Starz|Starz Kids and Family]] in the United States. This series is about a girl named Angela, who is a social outcast. She finds herself unpopular in school and always seems to be in the wrong place at the wrong time. [[Angela Anaconda#Nanette Manoir|Nanette]], a faux-French girl who everyone loves and wants to be, always mocks Angela. During each episode, a poem-like story is narrated by Angela. She often gets her revenge on the antagonist of that particular episode, and more often ''imagines'' her revenge on the said antagonist in a highly exaggerated manner. Due to copyrights being held with Fox, the repeated ''KaBlam!'' shorts were banned airing on Nicktoons. Some people believe this is the reason why any season/series DVD release can't become a reality. It appeared twice in season 1, with only the first appearance being introduced as a Surprising Short. Nanette, Johnny, and Mrs. Brinks had different voice actors in the original short.
* [[JetCat]] – A segment about a girl who has an identity as a cat superhero and flies around and saves her city. She says she "flies like a jet and fights like a cat." This is the only short that takes place outside of the comic book. It was featured as a comic in ''[[Nickelodeon Magazine]]'' for a short time. The music was composed by ''[[Rocko's Modern Life]]'' composer [[Pat Irwin]]. Created by [[Jay Stephens]] of ''[[Tutenstein]]'' fame.
* Race Rabbit – A live-action show about a romantic rabbit racer with a British accent who competes in races, but there is trouble along the way caused by the Boolies (Zit and Winston), his human enemies. Race Rabbit always wins the race, foiling the Boolies' plans. The only ''KaBlam!'' short was created in the United Kingdom and produced by [[Scott Fellows]], who also created the later show ''[[Johnny Test]]''.
* The Adventures of PatchHead – A live-action/animated segment about a barefoot kid with a watermelon for a hat and has a Southern Accent, stopping cheaters from winning competitions. This short is notable for featuring an early appearance by [[Nick Offerman]].
* The Brothers Tiki – A puppetry/stop-motion/live-action segment about two extraterrestrials resembling mini tiki statues (equivalent to lawn gnomes), who land on Earth in a ship bearing a striking resemblance to a barbecue grill.
* Fuzzball – A non-recurring cartoon about a tomboy who tries to win back her father's trophy, which she broke. Created by [[Kevin Dougherty]].
* The Louie and Louie Show – A short that appears only once on the show. Two neglected pets (a hamster and a chameleon), both named Louie, try to get some attention from their owners, who are all too busy playing with the family dog. This short was animated by [[Gary Baseman]] and directed by [[Tom McGrath (animator)|Tom McGrath]]. An early version, produced by [[Curious Pictures]], also aired on Nickelodeon once by itself before ''KaBlam!'' premiered. The only ''KaBlam!'' short to have a "Nickelodeon presents" logo at the beginning. Louie the chameleon is voiced by [[James Belushi]], and Louie the hamster is voiced by [[Billy West]].
* Little Freaks – Another one-time cartoon. Three freaky superheroes try to stop a villain from controlling the world's fashion trends. When it aired on Nicktoons by itself, the "KaBlam! Presents" at the beginning was absent.
* The Shizzagee – One-off short about the only existing creature of its kind who resembles a coyote and lives with his owner named Brutus. It is the only computer-animated short to air on ''KaBlam!''.
* The Girl With Her Head Coming Off – one time short created by [[Emily Hubley]].
* Randall Flan's Incredible Big Top – one time short about a traveling circus ringmaster who must prevent his blue lion from performing in a town who hates blue lions.
* [[Untalkative Bunny]] – a one-time short that finally got a series in the early 2000s that, like Angela Anaconda, was produced by Canada's [[Teletoon]]. This short had previously aired on an episode of ''[[Cartoon Sushi]]''.
* Garbage Boy – one-off short animated in a collage-based art style about a kid who can make items out of garbage.
* Emmett Freedy – one-off short animated in stop-motion where a kid gets a piece of cereal stuck in his hair that is mistaken for lice.
* Stewy the Dog Boy – one-off short about a dog who acts like a boy, similar to ''[[Teacher's Pet (TV series)|Disney's Teacher's Pet]]''.
* Dave, Son of Hercules – a one-off short about a preteen boy who is the son of the Roman god [[Hercules]] and is embarrassed by him. This was animated by the same people who did the Henry & June segments.

There were also various [[They Might Be Giants]] music videos for the songs "Why Does the Sun Shine?" and "Doctor Worm". In addition, there were music videos of "Pizza Rocket" abd "Hockey Monkey", created by [[James Kochalka]]. The former was also performed by [[The Zambonis]]. These were a mixture of live-action by Jesse Gordon and different animation styles, all produced and directed at The Ink Tank.

== Cancelled spin-off film ==
In 1998, a live-action ''Prometheus and Bob'' film was announced, with [[Harald Zwart]] to direct, [[Amy Heckerling]] and [[Twink Caplan]] producing and [[Joe Stillman]] as screenwriter. However, it was ultimately scrapped due to lack of interest.<ref>{{cite web |last=Hindes |first=Andrew |date=September 18, 1998 |title=Nick sets 'Bob' toon feature |url=https://variety.com/1998/film/news/nick-sets-bob-toon-feature-1117480543/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080930161516/http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117480543.html?categoryid=13&cs=1&query=prometheus+bob |archive-date=September 30, 2008 |access-date=July 26, 2009 |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Dunkley|first=Cathy|date=March 20, 2002|title=Zwart banks on Lion pic|work=Variety|url=https://variety.com/2002/scene/markets-festivals/zwart-banks-on-lion-pic-1117864271/|access-date=July 13, 2021}}</ref> According to Cote Zellers, [[Chris Farley]] and [[David Spade]] were both considered until the former's death, and much of the script was reused for the 2010 film ''[[Gulliver's Travels (2010 film)|Gulliver's Travels]]''.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Neilan|first=Dan|date=April 11, 2019|title=Nickelodeon's long-forgotten Prometheus And Bob deserves a second look|work=[[The A.V. Club]]|url=https://www.avclub.com/nickelodeon-s-long-forgotten-prometheus-and-bob-deserve-1833973730|access-date=July 13, 2021}}</ref>

==''The Henry & June Show''==
A [[television special]] called ''The Henry & June Show'' was produced and aired on Nickelodeon in 1999. The first segment, "A Show of Their Own" aired, featured Henry and June with a studio audience and musical guests. The next segment was "Be True to Your School", where Henry and June attend school, and try their best to tackle hard subjects like "How to Look Your Best". It was never shown again after it premiered.{{citation needed|date=March 2023}}

==Blocks==
A number of blocks were hosted by Henry and June for various Nicktoons including:
* Henry and June's Nicktoon Summer Jam – Aired from July 5, 1999 until the end of August 1999.
* 101% Whizbang! With Henry and June (AKA 101% Spooky Whizbang for Halloween 1999) – A block showing Nicktoons of a certain theme from September to October 1999.
* UPICK Friday/Monday - Aired from November 1999 until the summer of 2000
* Nicktoon World News with Henry and June – Aired in mid-2001 during ''SpongeBob's Nicktoon Summer Splash''

During the promos, Henry's hair looked slightly different in some shots, along with it being a different shade of green. June's cardigan was cherry-red instead of light red/dark orange, and the dots weren't visible. Also, their eyes were blue and green in every shot, instead of being black or blue (or green) and black.

==Broadcast==
KaBlam! first premiered on October 11, 1996 and ran for four seasons, totaling 48 episodes plus 4 specials. (52 episodes total) The final episode was broadcast on May 27, 2000. Reruns continued to air on Nickelodeon until November 2, 2001.

In 2002, [[Nicktoons (American TV channel)|Nicktoons]] was launched, and the channel began airing reruns of the program, though not all episodes were aired. During commercial breaks, various shorts from the show would play, not including any shorts involving Henry and June or music videos. In September 2005, Nicktoons revamped its branding and schedule, and removed several older series in the process, including ''KaBlam!''. The "KaBlam! Presents:" shorts would continue to air until 2008 when the channel removed all of their intersitial programming for more commercial space. The program would only be seen one more time in December 2007 for Nicktoons Network's "100 Greatest Nicktoon Episodes" marathon, although it was not shown when Nick had a marathon of the first episodes of each Nicktoon on Thanksgiving Day 2007, despite having Henry and June on the cover of the now-defunct ''[[Nickelodeon Magazine]]''.

KaBlam! was not seen on American television again until October 8–9, 2016, when Nickelodeon's [[NickRewind|1990s-oriented block]] on [[TeenNick]] spotlighted the show and other classic Nicktoons for the brand's 25th anniversary.

Internationally, a French-language dub has been broadcast in France on television channel [[Game One]] (see [[Télévision Par Satellite]]), and other dubs of the show are on other Nickelodeon channels around Europe. It also was shown in the United Kingdom from 1997 to 2000 where the first episode was criticized for using the word "spastic" as by 1997 this word was considered grossly offensive in the UK and Ireland. In Poland, it aired from 1999 to 2001 on [[Fantastic (TV channel)|Fantastic]]. The show was aired in Estonia as well. The show is aired on [[YTV (TV channel)|YTV]] in Canada.{{citation needed|date=March 2011}}

== Reception ==
''KaBlam!'' mainly received positive reviews from television critics and audiences. [[Rotten Tomatoes]] [[review aggregator]] has an approval rating of 100% in season 1 based on five reviews, with an average rating of 8.1/10.<ref>{{Cite web |title=KaBlam!: Season 1 |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/kablam/s01 |access-date=December 24, 2024 |website=Rotten Tomatoes |language=en}}</ref>

Emily Ashby of ''[[Common Sense Media]]'' rated this show four stars out of five, saying that it "deserves bonus points for creativity with its inclusive animation style that makes it a lot of fun to watch." She highlighted the show's ''Action League Now!'' segment as "one of the show's most memorable segments."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ashby |first=Emily |title=KaBlam! TV Review |url=https://www.commonsensemedia.org/tv-reviews/kablam |access-date=December 24, 2024 |website=Common Sense Media |language=en}}</ref> [[Ray Richmond]] of [[Variety (magazine)|''Variety'']] said that "the idea of a kids' show using cel, paper-cut, clay, computer, pixilated live-action, and stop-motion animation to fill a half-hour is in itself revolutionary. If the quality of '''Kablam!''<nowiki/>' is initially inconsistent, it's easy to forgive an enterprise that aims its arrows in so many ambitious directions."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Richmond |first=Ray |date=October 9, 1996 |title=Kablam! |url=https://variety.com/1996/film/reviews/kablam-1200447387/ |access-date=December 24, 2024 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref>

In 2016, ''[[Screen Rant]]'' ranked at 25th of the "Nickelodeon's 25 Best TV Shows Ever" in the list.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Coriaty |first=Spencer |date=July 28, 2016 |title=Nickelodeon's 25 Best TV Shows Ever |url=https://screenrant.com/best-nickelodeon-shows-ever/ |access-date=December 24, 2024 |website=Screen Rant |language=en}}</ref>

==Home media and streaming==
The show has only one episode "Won't Crack or Peel" (3D broadcast version) that was ever released on VHS, as part of a promotion with [[Tombstone (pizza)|Tombstone Pizza]].<ref>{{Cite tweet |number=1167553894026756097 |user=NickTVHistory |title=A limited edition 3D KaBlam! VHS tape released as part of a Tombstone Pizza promotion in the late '90s. |date=August 30, 2019 |access-date=January 23, 2025 |language=en}}</ref> There are no other home video releases. Nickelodeon insiders have stated that this is due to licensing issues regarding individual segments. Additionally, the show would not be included on a streaming service until [[VRV (streaming service)|VRV]] added ''KaBlam!'' on August 28, 2018.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web | url=https://vrv.co/series/G6J0QGM4R |title = VRV - Home of Your Favorite Channels}}</ref> In June 2021, select episodes of ''KaBlam!'' have been made available to stream on [[Paramount+]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=October 10, 1996 |title=KABLAM! |url=https://www.paramountplus.com/shows/kablam/ |access-date=March 24, 2021 |website=[[Paramount+]]}}</ref> and on [[Amazon Prime Video]] through a Paramount+ subscription. As of 2024, the series is missing 11 episodes (5 of season 1, 2 of season 2, and 4 of season 4) on the service due to these restrictions.

== See also ==
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* ''[[Action League Now!]]''
* ''[[All That]]''
* ''[[Angela Anaconda]]''
* ''[[Cartoon Planet]]''
* ''[[Cartoon Sushi]]''
* ''[[JetCat]]''
* ''[[Liquid Television]]''
* ''[[The Off-Beats]]''
* ''[[Oh Yeah! Cartoons]]''
* ''[[Random! Cartoons]]''
* ''[[Raw Toonage]]''
* ''[[Robot Chicken]]''
* ''[[Sniz & Fondue]]''
* ''[[TripTank]]''
* ''[[What a Cartoon!]]''
{{div col end}}

== References ==
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== External links ==
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* {{IMDb title|0122353}}
* [http://www.markmarek.org/ANIMATIONS/KABLAM/KABLAM.html Complete series on Mark Marek's website]

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