Old School Lane Casual Chats: ChalkZone

In this episode of Casual Chats, Patricia and special guests
Cartoonish Weeb, Rebecca, and Michael Hilliger discuss about the
2002 Nickelodeon animated series ChalkZone. The show is about a
10-year-old boy named Rudy Tabootie discovering a world made of
chalk named ChalkZone after writing notes on a chalkboard when
his teacher believes that he drew a cartoonish version of the
school bully Reggie Bullnerd. Together with his best friend Penny
Sanchez and his chalk drawing named Snap, they explore the vast
world of ChalkZone and defeat various villains from the advanced
technology obsessed robots, the Craniacs, to Scrawl, a drawing
who believes that Rudy drew to make him look ugly on purpose.


When the show premiered, it was the highest viewed premiere at
the time. It was praised for its creativity, solid characters,
and catchy and memorable music. However, it became overshadowed
with other Nicktoons at the time such as SpongeBob SquarePants,
The Fairly OddParents, and The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy
Genius. Nickelodeon even mistreated the show by withholding
episodes from airing until years later. Over a decade later, it
became a cult classic from artists and animators on social media
calling it an influence and a childhood favorite. They talk about
their introductions to the show, their favorite episodes,
favorite characters, favorite songs, and the legacy of the
show.