I've had an overload of little Cartoon Network pilots appearing on my recommendations and this one just happened to stand out to me more than the rest. I personally am in love with the animation style and I find it quite intriguing in concept. I think the lesson in the short film is also one that is not mentioned one too much in children's films. Personally, I understand why this did not get adapted into a show. I think it stands far better as just a short film. Fun experience :)
3 Reviews
Very cute show with a lot of potential
princessmkg27 December 2001
I think that the show "Nikki" is very smart, witty, and cute. The cast really has great chemistry and work well together. I really enjoy that the characters live in Vegas as this has (at least to my knowledge) never been done on a show before. I have notice that Nick von Esmarch (Dwight White) is really looking thin and it makes me worry about him, but that's my own thing. Anyway, the show is great so watch it and give it a chance.
A bit odd
Rectangular_businessman26 January 2024
Warning: Spoilers
Before Rebecca Sugar and Julia Pott, there was Debra Solomon (Best known as the person behind the animated sequences from the Disney sitcom Lizzie McGuire) the first female animator to make animated shorts for Cartoon Network, though said shorts were never turned into a full series.
Nikki was the first of those pilots, released as part of The Cartoon Cartoon Show (formerly known as The What a Cartoon! Show) I must confess I have no memory of ever watching this as a child.
I found the premise a bit odd, with two kids following a random woman and trying to interfere with her private life, even attempting to give her a new boyfriend.
If those characters were adults, such kind of behavior definately would be seen as creepy. And honestly, I'm not really sure if kids would be interested in a show about kids trying to solve the romantic problems of adults.
There is also a little bit pessimistic message here, with the random woman the kids followed returning to her toxic boyfriend at the end.
In some ways, despite the age of the main characters and the cutesy aesthetic, Nikki feels more aimed at adults than kids.
The second pilot by Debra Solomon, "Private Eye Princess" feels more in line with other Cartoon Network shows from the era with its wacky humor, but unfortunately, never took off.
Maybe is just me, but I think Nikki would have worked better as Nicktoon (As long as the weird premise of kids following strangers was dropped in favor of focusing in the slice of life elements, in a similar vein to stuff like Hey Arnold and Doug)
Nikki was the first of those pilots, released as part of The Cartoon Cartoon Show (formerly known as The What a Cartoon! Show) I must confess I have no memory of ever watching this as a child.
I found the premise a bit odd, with two kids following a random woman and trying to interfere with her private life, even attempting to give her a new boyfriend.
If those characters were adults, such kind of behavior definately would be seen as creepy. And honestly, I'm not really sure if kids would be interested in a show about kids trying to solve the romantic problems of adults.
There is also a little bit pessimistic message here, with the random woman the kids followed returning to her toxic boyfriend at the end.
In some ways, despite the age of the main characters and the cutesy aesthetic, Nikki feels more aimed at adults than kids.
The second pilot by Debra Solomon, "Private Eye Princess" feels more in line with other Cartoon Network shows from the era with its wacky humor, but unfortunately, never took off.
Maybe is just me, but I think Nikki would have worked better as Nicktoon (As long as the weird premise of kids following strangers was dropped in favor of focusing in the slice of life elements, in a similar vein to stuff like Hey Arnold and Doug)
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