Butch Hartman has left Nickelodeon

[McSponge]

After being a part of the network for 20 years, producing a total of 4 Nicktoons, Butch Hartman has left Nickelodeon.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m4faDISwSVo&feature=youtu.be

 

[Depressed Luigi]

What shows did he make?

And why did he leave?

 

[Simon]

Rip in pepperonies :(

 

[McSponge]

What shows did he make?

And why did he leave?

He created The Fairly Oddparents (Original shorts: 1998-2000, Full Series: 2001-2017), Danny Phantom (2004-2007), T.U.F.F Puppy (2010-2015), and Bunsen is a Beast! (2017-2018).

To sum up what he says in the video, he's made the decision to leave Nickelodeon and pursue other projects that he's currently working on (Though he can't give out the specifics because he's under contract)

 

[Honest Slug]

Sounds good to me.

The later seasons of FOP reeked of studio interference.

 

[Sunshine Banjo Face]

I'm still waiting for the next FOP season to be announced.

 

[NerdyKairi]

Hey Butch, wanna do a show with me?

In all seriousness it was bound to happen, nick has been screwing up newer shows on the network on there Nicktoons side of things and I don't even know how the productions of the shows are truely.

 

[Amphitrite]

As sad as it is to see a veteran at Nick Animation Studios take leave, at this point I don't blame him for making this decision.

On a plus side, this definitely should mean that FOP is finally over. I wish him good luck in his future.

 

[Pugs4Thugs]

While it's a little disappointing that a beloved Nick creator is leaving, it's probably for the best. I mean, Fairly Odd Parents has gone so far down the drain it isn't coming back, and honestly it's probably time. Nickelodeon keeps ruining their shows, and they don't even realize it.

 

[EmployeeAMillion]

I feel so good for him. Sure networks can be a pain, but it seems Nickelodeon and Butch Hartman were friends, and he managed to do the best with what his imagination could do.

 

[Night-Waker]

This honestly feels like the end of an era, since I know a lot of us grew up with his shows, but I'm glad for him since now he'll have more opportunities to do what he wants. :thumb1:

 

[President Squidward]

good. nickelodeon is the worst place you can ever work for... they treat a lot of their creators like garbage more than their competitors

 

[Squidwardiard]

Honestly, I think a big factor in why he left is because his shows recently haven't been getting the views Nickelodeon wanted. Fairly Odd Parents ran out of steam as its viewership has decreased significantly in recent years, which is understandable for a show running for so long. The low views started to affect FOP's budget in the animation (Flash animation) and I suspect even the writing (ex: Cosmo and Wanda started to always lose their wands to lengthen the plot). Bunsen also clearly didn't get the views Nick wanted since they shipped it to Nicktoons in less than a year (Seriously, I think Bunsen might have been shipped faster than any Nicktoon I've ever seen! But now it looks like Welcome to the Wayne will get shipped even faster!) Even TUFF Puppy didn't get the most views and Nick basically gave up on it after like 2 years. This is sad, but it's good that Butch said he was very thankful for his opportunity to work at Nick for 20 years. I wish him luck in his future projects.

 

[Krystalite]

While I do feel quite sad (this is on par with my thoughts on club penguin's closure) since he did make some other good content for them besides his 4 shows, I'm perfectly okay with his decision. It's definitely for the wayyy better imho, considering Nick's current management...

 

[The Drifter]

That's just inevitable at this point.

 

[SpongeBronyPH]

Oh dear. I heard it too. I'll miss my favorite veteran animator. Looks like The Fairly OddParents will end soon. Goodbye, Butch. I'll miss you. :sbbye2:

 

[Ellie Williams]

ok first steve hillenburg left back in 2003 after the spongebob movie but came back to nick animation studios after sponge put of water then chris savino gets fired and now butch leaves the studio, i feel dizzy now y'all o.o

 

[spongie33]

I hope Butch Hartman new projects are good.

 

[Inactive User]

I'll miss him. The Fairly Oddparents sure we're good. I hope Butch can keep his career running. Good :sbbye2: Butch Hartman.

 

[ssj4gogita4]

Hopefully he goes to Disney or CN and blows the SB ratings out of the water.