Nick Flicks -- Too Much Of A Good Thing

If you are a regular TV viewer, there is one part of summer that many dread, and that's reruns. But if you're a regular Nick viewer in the US, there's an even greater evil -- Nick Flicks.

Every summer, from the start of July until the end of September, Nick takes most, if not all, of the Snick schedule off and replaces them with Nick Flicks -- movie-length episodes of your favorite Nick programs. Nick Flicks would've been a great alternative to the repeats on the networks, but there's one problem -- they show the same ones over and over again, week in and week out, year in and year out.

And while Nick Flicks are supposed to end at the start of fall, they are, more or less, open ended, which means that they end when Nick says they end, providing an opportunity to show the same ones over and over again, ad nauseum.

On this page, I'll present the latest Nick Flick schedule, plus give you details on Nick Flicks in 2001, the year that Nick Flicks got out of hand.

Nick Flicks in 2002

This year's Nick Flicks run begins Saturday, 6/29/2002. Will it be like last year's? The way things are going, bvery likely -- Snick was to have returned on 8/29, but it appears that the Nick Flick promotion ended on 9/7.

All times 8PM ET, unless specified. Sunday afternoon repeats (starting at 4PM ET and running until 8/18) not included in count.

June 29: As Told By Ginger -- "Summer of Camp Caprice" (1st time)

July 6: Rugrats "All Growed Up" (1); 9PM: Rugrats "Runaway Reptar" (1)

July 13: The Wild Thornberrys -- "The Origin of Donnie" (1)

July 14:(special) 7PM: Kenan & Kel -- "Two Heads are Better Than None" (edited 60-minute version) (1)

July 20: Jimmy Neutron special -- "When Pants Attack" (1); 8:30PM: Rocket Power -- "Race Across New Zealand" (1)

July 27: CatDog -- "Great Parent Mystery" (1)

August 3: As Told By Ginger -- "Summer of Camp Caprice" (2)
("Globehunter", an all-new Nick Flick, was originally scheduled.)

August 10: Rugrats -- Acorn Nuts and Diapey Butts (1)
("The Electric Piper", another all-new Nick Flick, was originally scheduled.)

August 17: The Wild Thornberrys -- "The Origin of Donnie" (2)
("Camp Caprice" was originally scheduled.)

August 24: Rocket Power -- "Race Across New Zealand" (2)

August 31: Rugrats "All Growed Up" (2); 9PM: Rugrats "Runaway Reptar" (2)

September 7: (Repeats of the Friday night Nicktoon block from 9/6 -- SpongeBob, Jimmy Neutron, Oddparents & ChalkZone.)

September 14: (Repeats of the Friday night Nicktoon block from 9/13 -- SpongeBob, Jimmy Neutron, Oddparents & ChalkZone. A repeat of Rocket Power -- "Race Across New Zealand" was originally scheduled.)

Nick Flicks in 2001

On 7/7/2001, Nick began presenting 90-minute "movies" of various Nicktoons -- a couple (and I do mean, "a couple") new, the rest previously seen or repeated again, and again, and again -- as was was to have been a Summer replacement for Snick. On this date, the first of these specials, featuring As Told By Ginger, deals with Ginger and her friends going to summer camp. That Nick Flick was seen 7 times in prime-time between July 7 and January 5. And in the end, it ended up featuring some live-action Nick Flicks, and almost presented an animated non-Nicktoon Nick Flick. It should be noted that the new Snick lineup was to have begun on September 29, but has been delayed until January 19. Because of this, Nick Flicks remained indefinitely, though they could've very easily put Snick repeats on in its place. Here is what was seen (prime-time telecasts in 2001-2002 only):

July 7: As Told By Ginger -- "Summer of Camp Caprice" (1st time)

July 14: CatDog -- "The Great Parent Mystery" (1)

July 21: no Nick Flick; Rugrats "All Growed Up" special, followed by documentary (1)

July 28: Ginger -- "Caprice" (2)

August 4: Rugrats -- Acorn Nuts and Diapey Butts (1)

August 11: CatDog -- "Parents" (2)

August 18: The Wild Thornberrys -- "The Origin of Donnie" (1)

August 25: Instead of Pinky & The Brain's "Brainwashed", as first promoed on Nick, we got Ginger's "Caprice" instead (3)

September 1: Cousin Skeeter -- "Brother From Another Planet" (1)

September 2: (special) Ginger -- "Caprice" (4)

September 8: CatDog -- "Parents" (3)

September 15 -- Kenan & Kel -- "Two Heads are Better Than None" (1)

September 22 -- Thornberrys -- "Donnie" (2)

September 29 -- A new season on "Snick" was to have started, but yet another "Caprice" is scheduled instead. (5)

October 6 -- Cousin Skeeter -- "Planet" (2)

October 13 -- no Nick Flick; Rugrats "All Growed Up" special, followed by documentary (2)

October 20 -- Thornberrys -- "Donnie" (3)

October 27 -- Are You Afraid Of The Dark? -- The Movie (1)

November 3: CatDog -- "Parents" (4)

November 10 -- no Nick Flick; Rugrats "All Growed Up" special, followed by "Real Monsters" (3)

November 17: Ginger -- "Caprice" (5)

November 21: (special) Rugrats -- Acorn Nuts and Diapey Butts (2)

November 22: (special) CatDog -- "Parents" (5)

November 23: (special) Ginger -- "Caprice" (6)

November 24: (special) Thornberrys -- "Donnie" (4)

November 25: (special) no Nick Flick; Rugrats "All Growed Up" special (4)

December 1 -- TV Movie "My Brother The Pig" (1) (not a Nick Flick)

December 8 -- TV Movie "Virtual Mom" (1) (not a Nick Flick)

December 15 -- no Nick Flick; "Olive, The Other Reindeer:, plus Rugrats' "Santa Experience" & "Kwanzaa"
("The Origin Of Donnie" was originally scheduled)

December 22 -- no Nick Flick; Rugrats' Chanukah, Ginger's "Even Steven" and "Olive, The Other Reindeer"
("Camp Caprice" was originally scheduled)

December 29 -- Thornberrys -- "Donnie" (5)

January 1 -- (all-day, mostly Nick Flick marathon; replays most of the movies listed above, only Rugrats "All Growed Up" special, followed by documentary, was seen in prime-time) (5)

January 5 -- Ginger -- "Caprice" (7)