Top 10 - Nickelodeon characters

By Mike McDonald
Collegian Editor
January 31, 2007

We all grew up on Nickelodeon, and the memories we have of Stick Stickly, Clarissa, Alex Mack and Donkeylips will last for a lifetime. But which Nick characters really were the best? Any list of this stature would be incomplete without at least 50 characters, but here’s a good shot at narrowing it down to 10.

10) Lou Pickles from Rugrats — Tommy’s grandpa balanced out the kids as the biggest adult force on that show, and was also the source of many of the best jokes and rants. Plus, he’s a good guy all around.

9) Porkchop from Doug — I don’t even need to argue his inclusion on the list. He’s simply the greatest TV pet of all time.

8) Heffer Wolf from Rocko’s Modern Life — A steer who was raised by wolves, Heffer supplied the heart in the classically quirky show.

7) Torvald from Hey Arnold! — Initially a sketchy character, he turns out to be a pretty good guy, and a great running back to boot.

6) Bobby Budnick from Salute Your Shorts — Rude and crass, he was the essence of that beautiful show (i.e. the one who yelled, “It makes me wanna fart!”)

5) Kel Kimball from Kenan and Kel — Kenan may be the one who still has a career, but, back in the day, Kel was “all that” and more. Who loves orange soda? Kel loves orange soda. Is it true? Is it true? Uh-huh. I do, I do, I do, I do-ooo.

4) Eugene Krabs from Spongebob Squarepants — Mr. Krabs is such a ruthless businessman that he decides his own daughter needs to be fired.

3) Otto Rocket from Rocket Power — Is there anything that this kid can’t do? He is successful in just about everything he tries, unless it’s the Super McVarial 900.

2) Rocko from Rocko’s Modern Life — Rocko is so awesome that he doesn’t need to wear pants, even when he’s working at Kind-Of-A-Lot-O-Comics.

1) Doug Funnie from Doug — Doug is just the man. While he’s no Chalky Studebaker, nobody can compete with Doug when it comes to being a great protagonist or hanging out at the Honkerburger with his good pal Skeeter.

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