Episodes

Fred Seibert

Dec. 20, 2016

To call Fred Seibert "a producer" is like calling Steve Hillenburg "a guy who drew a sponge." A visionary force in the early days of Nickelodeon, the former president of Hanna-Barbera, Fred has produced cartoon classics.

Angela Santomero and Traci Paige Johnson

Dec. 16, 2016

Blues Clues creators Angela Santomero and Traci Paige Johnson forever changed the way that kids interact with television.

Bobby Moynihan

Dec. 9, 2016

The SNL star tells Hector what it was like playing a runty Christmas tree with big dreams in Albert, an animated holiday movie coming to Nickelodeon this month.

Joe Murray at the Entertainment Weekly PopFest

Dec. 2, 2016

Rocko's Modern Life remains one of the most iconic and influential cartoons in Nickelodeon history. Creator Joe Murray joins Hector and a live audience at the EW Popfest.

Ciro Nieli

Nov. 21, 2016

Nickelodeon's TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES wouldn't be a smash hit without its cartoon mastermind Ciro Nieli.

Tara Strong

Nov. 18, 2016

Tara Strong's voice is everywhere and we've got her in the studio to kick off season 2 of the podcast! The voice of Timmy Turner, Twilight Sparkle, Harley Quinn, Dil Pickles, Ben 10, Raven and many more characters.

The Loud House sisters

Sept. 23, 2016

We're getting LOUD on the final podcast of season one! Hector is joined by the seven actresses who play the ten sisters on the new hit cartoon THE LOUD HOUSE.

Scott Schultz & Christian Jacobs

Sept. 16, 2016

Yo Gabba Gabba! was the first punk rock preschool show ever. When their radical series idea was rejected at every pitch, creators Scott Schultz and Christian Jacobs did a very punk rock thing and made the pilot themselves!

Lauren Faust

Sept. 9, 2016

My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic creator Lauren Faust hated the My Little Pony TV show as a kid. Why can't girl cartoons be badass too?

John Davis

Sept. 2, 2016

Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius creator John Davis claims that even though he was once a boy, he was never a genius. Fans of Jimmy, Planet Sheen and the movie Ant Bully will certainly disagree.

Jorge R. Gutierrez

Aug. 26, 2016

It was the mighty Popeye who taught EL TIGRE: THE ADVENTURES OF MANNY RIVERA creator, Jorge R. Gutierrez that "If you fight people bigger than you, for something greater than you, you can win the girl of your dreams!"

Jennifer Yuh Nelson

Aug. 19, 2016

When a young Jennifer Yuh Nelson (director of KUNG-FU PANDA 2 and 3) watched her mother draw it was like watching magic! She saw her future in that talent and has risen to the top of the animation world..

Jhonen Vasquez

Aug. 12, 2016

Legendary creator, artist and writer Jhonen Vasquez discusses his journey from a disgruntled video store clerk, to his breakthrough gig as a comic book artist, to the fateful day that Invader Zim became his "hideously immort…

COMIC CON 2016

Aug. 5, 2016

The podcast has a backstage pass at this year's San Diego Comic Con where Nickelodeon celebrates 90's Nick shows plus 25 amazing years of animation.

Craig Bartlett

July 29, 2016

Craig Bartlett's legendary career in cartoons includes three of the most iconic kid shows ever: Pee Wee's Playhouse, Rugrats, and his very own, universally adored Hey Arnold!

Andy Richter

July 22, 2016

You know Andy Richter as Conan O'Brien's sidekick, but to us, he's one of the top dog's when it comes to giving voice to hilarious cartoon characters.

Butch Hartman

July 15, 2016

Butch Hartman has been making The Fairly OddParents for 15 years. Hector gets Butch to share the secrets of his success, like the fact that Butch knows every cartoon joke in history because he was born in 1850 and cloned.

Tom Kenny

July 8, 2016

Tom grew up loving two things: punk rock and comedy. He pursued both until he voiced Heffer the cow in Rocko's Modern Life. Then he gave life to a sponge in squarepants, and the world of cartoons has never been the same.

Jim Jinkins

July 1, 2016

If it happened to Doug Funnie in a cartoon, there's a good chance that it happened to Doug creator Jim Jinkins in real life. No cartoon in Nick history is drawn more from the life of its creator than Doug.

C.H. Greenblatt

June 24, 2016

Chowder and Harvey Beaks creator C.H. Greenblatt talks cartoons, cooking, steampunk, stalking Spongebob creator Steve Hillenburg, and still finds the time to summon the voice of Billy and Mandy's Fred Fredburger.

Maria Bamford

June 17, 2016

Hector shares the mic with the legendary comedian, cartoon voice actor, Lady Dynamite star, and former Nickelodeon receptionist. Unfortunately the receptionist job didn't end well for Maria, but like every low in her life, s…

Kevin Eastman

June 10, 2016

Kevin Eastman co-created Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Enough said. Seriously. If you love cartoons like we do, what more do you need to know to listen to this episode?

Arlene Klasky

June 3, 2016

When Arlene Klasky formed her animation company with Gabor Csupo, they dreamed that one day they would produce a cartoon. Their first cartoon was a little show called The Simpsons. Dreams come true? Check.

Billy West

May 27, 2016

Hector tries to convince Billy West that Billy is the greatest cartoon voice-over actor ever, and not a sad untied shoe. Joining Billy in the booth are Doug Funny, Roger Klotz, Ren, Stimpy, Elmer Fudd, Philip J. Fry, and Bil…