Making Fiends is a Nickelodeon webseries franchise created by Amy Winfrey. The franchise itself follows the evil Vendetta and the new happy but dim-witted girl, Charlotte, at school in the gloomy town of Clamburg. Vendetta hates Charlotte and tries to destroy her but failed in every episode due to Charlotte's luck.
Origins[]
Webseries[]
- Main article: Making Fiends (webseries)
Most of the series' origins came from the original series. Nickelodeon bought the series and did a successful test run of Making Fiends on its Web-based TurboNick. Few restrictions were made by the network execs when they made the deal, they told Amy Winfrey, "Just don't mention Hitler, and don't hit people on the head".
TV series[]
- Main article: Making Fiends (television series)
An animated television series based on the webseries was made in 2008. The series ran from October 4, 2008 to November 1, 2008.
Games[]
- Halloween Treat (Released October 25th, 2004)
A flash game that is put on the website on Halloween. Unlike the Christmas Bonus and Thanksgiving Treat, its URL is not available on the official website year-round, although it can be played here (renamed Pumpkin Plunkin on Nick.com). At the beginning of the game, the rules are explained by both Charlotte and Vendetta. The overall objective is to throw pumpkins at Charlotte while she moves around the screen in various costumes. The maximum is 30 and there are different end screens depending on how any pumpkins you throw at Charlotte.
Marketing and merchandise[]
Before the series was picked up by Nicktoons, Winfrey sold Making Fiends T-shirts and DVDs with the web episodes at her "souvenir shop".[1] Official t-shirts by Nicktoons were later released.[2]
A 2-disc complete series DVD set was released on June 9, 2009 with the first season including all six episodes. Although it is shown in the gift shop at the Making Fiends official website, it is only available for purchase at Amazon.com in DVD-R format.[3] The entire series is also available for digital purchase at Amazon Prime Video.
References[]
- ↑ "Making Fiends Gift shop". Making Fiends. Retrieved on 2009-08-11.
- ↑ "Making Fiends". Making Fiends.com (2009). Retrieved on 2009-04-25.
- ↑ "Making Fiends Season 1 (2 Disc Set)". Making Fiends.com. Retrieved on 2009-04-30.
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