The Rise and SAD Fall of Making Fiends

Making Fiends tells the sad tale of another Nickelodeon show being trapped within the Nicktoons channel curse. But this time, the story behind Making Fiends, it's origins and what ended up happening to it is sadly a more tragic tale than any other cartoon on the the Nicktoons Network.
Character Art By Jerry Meehan

[@JordanFringe94]

Thanks so much for watching! Let me know your thoughts on Making Fiends, and if it held a special place in your memories.

[@thegamehahayoulostthegame3549]

Discovered the show like 1 month ago and i’ve been obsessed since, here’s hope to have Vendetta on Nickelodeon all stars brawl

[@ghostofthepast9234]

Hell yeah this show was my childhood the main show of my childhood I never seen the flash animation that inspired it but I've seen all of the nick version multiple times wish the show didn't get treated the way it did but ah well that's the tv show buisness love this show and loved the reveiw of one of my childhood favorites.

[@itsmefm]

I'm sorry I am confused, why did you change your logo back? Was there something wrong with the other one?

[@acmeanvil3022]

Can you talk about Glitch Techs? Among Nickelodeon cartoons I think its one of the best and most underrated out there, and I think it needs all the exposure it can get.

[@hpktank7141]

Mr meaty😁

[@toganium4175]

Fun fact: Amy Winfrey voiced most of the female characters besides Vendetta, and her husband voiced almost every male character.

[@Blackpapalink]

My mittens!

[@gopet400]

Gotta save money somehow

[@emeraldparadox1001]

I thought I heard her husband voiced Ms. Minty

[@devinisme360]

@@emeraldparadox1001 He did, just like Amy voicing Buttons

[@kurinthekitty6842]

This isn't related But I love your Profile picture It's just Toga

[@stephiestar]

I feel like this show could have been up there with Invader Zim, the creepy, dark and cool kind of cartoons. I miss Making Fiends so much. It definitely deserves better.

[@KlutzyNinjaKitty]

Agreed. When I first found Making Fiends I loved darker “creepy” themes, but Invader Zim was a little too grotesque for me at the time (I think I was 8?) And, while I knew she wasn’t a good person, Vendetta was one of my favorite characters at the time. Making Fiends scratched that gothic itch for me and probably helped put me on the path to my later emo phase, lol

[@DuskPShermanWallaby123]

@@KlutzyNinjaKitty yeah it was a great gothic style of a show

[@inendlesspain4724]

Well, even Invader Zim got screwed over by Nick.

[@llamasandanime]

Yeah, Zim's creator has a comic called "I feel sick". It's pretty obvious he's talking about how Nick treats their small creators in it...

[@MotionlessKnight]

They should at least give her back the rights to it. When you create something and agree to share it, to have it shelved and then be told you cannot do anything further with a product of your own creativity is just cruel. In a perfect world, they'd just be like "Hey, we decided not to use this. Go ahead and continue to distribute it the way you want", but unfortunately, people just aren't that neighborly. There's been other examples of this with different cartoons as well that frustrated me to no end, but I can't think of them off the top of my head.

[@mechajay3358]

She got screwed over big time by Nickelodeon. This is a perfect example of why creators should have more control over their work from a network.

[@negavenom]

After hearing this sad story, I was afraid the same thing would happen to C.H. Greenblatt when Harvey Beaks got greenlit and became a series. Sadly, my fears were proven right when his show got horribly mistreated once season 2 happened.

[@Stormer13]

We should keep in mind the time period this came out when considering what happened and how creators were shafted in the end. While the internet was growing, getting recognized by a channel like Nickelodeon was a really big deal. The only better outcome at that time would have been someone like Cartoon Network or Disney picking it up. That's because (at least I believe) back then, independent creators didn't have fantastic ways to get word out about their work. Nowadays, there's a hundred and one streaming platforms plus the rise of popularity in crowd-funding sites that would have allowed something like Making Fiends to exist today in a way it couldn't back then. If anything, I think it would be great if the creators of shows like this could try to get the rights to their properties back and then let the creator decide where to go. Maybe the show will be extended thanks to viewer support and crowd funding. Maybe it'll die. Either way, at least the creator can know its true fate rather than having it waste away in some vault

[@lordybelance3410]

This is why I will NEVER sell my work to Nickelodeon

[@CryptoForecast-sp8ge]

Hollywood is one big high school cool kid group. You’re either in or out

[@alexkumaratunga2834]

Undoubtedly the most mistreated of the Nicktoons, to the point where they didn't even bother putting in the main channel.

[@Shawno625]

Harvey beaks got treated the same way

[@alexkumaratunga2834]

@@Shawno625 True, but at least that show got 52 episodes, and was on the main channel.

[@rayewaddell9668]

@@Shawno625 Harvey Beaks at least has more episodes compared to Making Fiends and it has aired on the main channel. Hell the show has a little more episodes than Chowder did on CN if I’m correct or not lol.

[@jakedebruin2246]

It’s not just Nickelodeon, Hollywood in general seems to be afraid to take risks and are relying on recognizable names to pull in cash.

[@zid9611]

Its allso why the Cinema is nearly dead. Last movie i wanted to see was in 2008. Nothing is new.

[@KlutzyNinjaKitty]

Which, to me, seems funny in a stupid way. Most big recognizable names in pop culture required a leap of faith in order to get popular. In the 70s people already had campy sci-fi shows like Buck Rogers or the Jetsons dictating the genre for movies and TV, and the original Star Wars was a low-budget risk that has payed off significantly. I can’t imagine a world without Spongebob, but was also a risk considering how unique it is as a concept (ie undersea animals as opposed to more typical cat or dog MCs) And later on, during the dawn of the MCU, most superhero movies weren’t well received. While movies like the Superman series or Blade were enjoyed by fans, those movies didn’t grip outsiders like how the first Iron Man did making it, yet again, another risk.

[@Alyboba]

It’s really sad and it makes me fear the future of television and film.

[@3layerdipstack726]

@@zid9611 you didn’t wanna watch boss baby in theaters?

[@soniccookie655]

And Disney...

[@Happy_Slappy2_0]

Once there was a little girl, a girl who could make fiends she kept the whole town terrified, the girl who could make fiends, then there came another girl who wanted to be friends, Vendetta cannot stand her , so she plots her end, making fiends making fiends vendetta's always making fiends, making fiends while Charlotte makes friends.

[@coreym162]

The cutest theme ever :)

[@DanzigFan-vq3zf]

☝️

[@mysticalspace2596]

🥲

[@MrNightshade2010]

the funny thing was charlotte was the messed up one by the end of the show ... for the example of this look at the ep where she takes the mom and dad out and they end up hating her because shes so vapid and thoughtless ......

[@VDOria92]

I have fond memories of the web series, as well as Amy’s other series: Big Bunny and Muffin Films. Such a shame Nick didn’t give this series the proper attention it deserved.

[@roxassora2706]

Exactly. It would have been like south park for kids, but more macabre.

[@Frog888]

I was just thinking about those two.

[@Billy_Souls]

i just watched muffinfilms last week

[@Leon14000]

It's oddly something that I vividly remember from the early Internet days. That and Knox's Korner stick out as two of the most memorable things from my early childhood alone on the Internet.

[@NightYoshi]

Another great show Nick didn’t give any care to. I miss this one.

[@sirnetflix7162]

I actually remember watching this show as a kid now that I see you talking about it. I loved it, but I remember being upset that they kept showing the same few episodes, now that I know it's because there just wasn't more episodes premiered makes a lot of sense. A shame, I think it could have been one of the greats.

[@SweatyConMan]

Yeah! Exactly! I remember seeing reruns of this show about 7 years ago. I didn’t even know Making Fiends was abruptly cancelled. :( It was so unique and clever, that’s why I loved it! We need a reboot, ASAP!!!!

[@acmeanvil3022]

That comment Amy made about giving NEW shows a chance, I feel that's been something both the network and viewer base should learn to do. I've seen so many great Nicktoons ignored and tossed aside in favour of talking more about the older stuff. Nostalgia is a nice thing in small doses, but I feel that too much of it can halt progress. Nickelodeon and Hollywood at large is stuck living in the past, and mainstream consumers only seem to be enabling that problem. I don't think I saw anyone talk about It's Pony until it was dumped on Nicktoons network to which then people tried to stand on a soapbox saying how horrible the company is for doing such a thing, when they themselves did nothing to support it beforehand! Shows like Glitch Techs and Harvey Beaks are just as important and worthy of praise as the classics like Rocko's Modern Life Hey Arnold!, and I long to one day see a world where every Nicktoon is seen on equal footing with another. To not be propped up on a higher or lower pedestal based on what era they came out or how well known or obscure they are. If we want to see more original shows and ideas thrive not just from Nick, but from any company, then we must be willing to put our best foot forward to support these underdogs.

[@njrk97]

Its a uphill battle even with support, apart from the fact most people watching these vids are probably not the kids they are marketing towards, you have other issues, IE countries not America almost never actually airing the new episode around the same time as America and having alot less advertising about when they will air them. Combined them with at least with Nick the stupid high standards IE not sure if its the case anymore but before they wouldn't even give a show a proper chance unless it hit spongebob numbers on its first airing. Plus then other situations IE just deciding the merch sales are not practical, the show is too expensive, it accidentally got a older audience into it. I mean look at Owl House, the creator literally went on record explain the situation with her show, the rating were great, the show was popular, it had momentum, but its being kicked after a 3 longer episode 3rd season simply because one day one person up top decided the show did not fit their 'brand' because it was vaguely serialized. Nick in general though really seems to have some crazy attachment issues with how much they define themselves around basically being the Spongebob channel and being deadly afraid to release anything that wont directly measure up to it, as if every show they make needs to be as milkable as Spongebob otherwise its not worth it, while also at the same time being super two faced and pretending they 'care' about the old cartoons and not just cause they can squeeze the nostalgia for cash now and pretend they supported them all along.

[@inendlesspain4724]

Well, I didn't even know those shows existed before people started talking about them when they got cancelled, and unfortunately where I live only shows that have already proven themselves in the US are released here, so even if I did know I probably wouldn't have been able to support them. It's pretty much up to the american audience whether these shows live or die.

[@shinyagumon7015]

It's really sad that so many series will never see the light of day again because of copyright. Imagine if an author wasn't able to write new books in a series because they changed publishers. Unless I'm mistaken about book publishing.

[@shinyagumon7015]

@@pleaseshutup7053 Most of these don't feature the original creator so you really made a point against executives retaining rights actually.

[@Omega-Absol852]

Yeah Nick will never do anything with it again but the still own it, honestly it probably be better if Nick never picked it up it probably would have been great long loved web series.

[@ancient_bam]

I'm pretty sure I've seen at least one case of something like this happening before, where someone had a book deal for five books in a series and only got to write the first three because the publishing company put it on indefinite hold for whatever reason. I'm not 100% sure what went on behind the scenes but it sucks.

[@chrissingh7184]

Even more sad 😞 that Nickelodeon stop making Nicktoons and just focusses on sitcoms and if they decide to start making Nicktoons again I have a great 👍 idea 💡 for one I think 💭 they should make a Nicktoon about a little boy 👦 Who wants to be a great super villain 🦹‍♀️ his mom Who agrees?

[@Hyeeba]

This show is and always will be incredibly close to my heart. The characters are just so well-written, I absolutely adore Vendetta and Charlotte to the point where my best friend felt the need to make me plushies of them, which i also cherish. It motivates me to draw when I have no motivation and just generally makes me really happy. It's just too bad that Nick can't see worth in any non-Spongebob cartoons.

[@Warriorcats64]

The Loud House has entered the chat.

[@lordybelance3410]

Ditto. I was obsessed with Charlotte as a kid

[@Kittenfox_55]

6 episodes and Nickelodeon doesn't even bother uploading the theme song on their KZbin channel at the very least. Shame I remember watching this when Making fiends was on air.

[@roralize1358]

Late 2000s Nick was severely underrated. From 2006-2009, I was anywhere from 4-7, and my early childhood memories of this era are amazing. The Mighty B, Making Fiends, Back at the Barnyard, Avatar, Zoey 101, seasons 4-5 of SpongeBob, The X's and more. Just a great time to be a kid.

[@roralize1358]

@@pleaseshutup7053 Facts. It was a really creative time for the channel.

[@wompwompcryabttit]

Right, our gen had the best cartoons airing at the time, especially on CN

[@YearOnACloud]

Omg me too I was born in 2004 tho but I have a lot of memories from the late 2000s

[@ltmmoviereviewsharrison3462]

Same here

[@MaureenMurphy_]

Whatchu said!!! Them were allll my shows man

[@moonbyulhub6082]

I used to be obsessed with this show when I was younger, i’ve always wondered why it disappeared the way it did, thanks for answering that in a awesome video!

[@sassykat2587]

Oh man, this show really appealed to me as a kid, especially the unique style and odd world that the characters lived in. Each episode always seemed to have something strange to look at in the background. I always wondered what happened to this and it sucks that Nick is STILL holding it hostage, shame another network couldn't pick it up. Although I'm glad Amy has moved on and not faded into obscurity, I would love to see Making Fiends resurface as a short series on a streaming service one day, or even a spin-off, if that were possible. And that Nick Mash-Up definitely invoked some nostalgia. I look back now not really seeing why I found it so fun, lol.

[@josgretf2800]

Always gotta remember the ol' nickelodeon motto. "if it aint the sponge, it takes a plunge"

[@candytvstudios7742]

So true

[@gezz5904]

This was my FAVORITE show as a kid. I seriously couldn’t get enough.

[@JustDeichan]

Sad that they didnt even give this show another apportunity like was given to the Invader Zim. I dont think Making fiends fits for comics, but at least some mini series for streaming service.

[@geoffingoff]

What especially stings is how she was never allowed to even continue the web series! While the tv show was great, I felt the web series had a little more freedom with its sometimes very dark humor, and it ended on such a cool cliffhanger!

[@Alyboba]

I would love to know why it was canceled. It’s insane that Amy doesn’t even know. For it to be so abrupt something MUST have happened.

[@gabepollock1641]

For what it’s worth, Nickelodeon went through a huge change in their corporate offices one year in the late-2000s, though I forget when exactly. It’s possible that the new executives didn’t see the show as marketable, leading it to be shoved onto Nicktoons and quickly cancelled.

[@toganium4175]

I heard that it was because of the show's disturbing content, which makes sense.

[@ancient_bam]

I heard/read somewhere that they got a lot of angry letters from parents about the show being too dark--and that's after they'd lightened a lot of stuff from the original web series.

[@gobalbucs]

@@ancient_bam “I can’t be bothered to monitor my kids’ media; I want to be able to throw them in front of a screen for hours on end without having to pay attention to them. How dare you make that harder for me by forcing me to keep tabs on what content my kids are consuming. Don’t you dare make it my responsibility.” -Karens everywhere.

[@mysticalspace2596]

This show was literally the definition of underated even as a young kid I still remember how much love was put in the show and enjoy ever episode and the art style .

[@cipherfiedart7338]

As an aspiring animator/show director, this story will never not be horrifying to me. Still astounded that Amy doesn’t even know what happened to cause this… and there’s still never been any word! Incredibly cruel.

[@Horatio787]

My guess is changing leadership. Someone new came in and threw out anything the old person put in motion so they couldn't get credit.

[@tefnutofhoney2832]

Copyright law should really be "use it or lose it". "You have the copyright, do something meaningful with the property once a decade or it becomes public domain"

[@lesliea.1019]

Exactly

[@pyraffin]

Or the property goes back to the original creator, and if they haven't specified it to go to someone if they're not available _then_ it's public domain

[@vanishingwelsh3933]

I've actually been thinking about this series but completely forgot the name until now. I remember really liking it and I'm glad that other people like it too. Such a sad end though

[@animezilla4486]

I heard a rumor that the reason making fiends was canceled because at the time before the show was set to premiere on TV Nickelodeon got new executive they took one look at the show and thought it was garbage. Isn't there anyting the original Creator can do to get back her creation because Nickelodeon is not doing anything with the property describe me something in the contract for her to get it back

[@Rozdlc]

@@animezilla4486 she could maybe try to negotiate and try to buy it back, but corporations are so weird about licensing and rights that they might ask for an absurd amount of money or straight up not even respond

[@ignisspiritustenebris7137]

I really do like the aesthetic of this show. It's dark but like on a subconscious level

[@kbarts316]

Me too! It has a really cute storybook type of art style 😊

[@ltmmoviereviewsharrison3462]

I feel bad for making fiends,not only is it the most underrated nick toon,but also one of the most mistreated shows ever,this show could’ve actually got Nick somewhere if they did put it on the main channel.

[@CreativeNia]

I agree with you 100%. The show is so underrated and mistreated. I’m disappointed that Nickelodeon cancelled Making Fiends despite the show being actually good. I feel bad for what they did to Amy Winfrey’s show. Making Fiends deserves so much better.

[@AzureToroto]

It's sad that the show had that fate, I remember watching the cartoon around 2008 in reruns with my older sister alongside the three delivery and the secret show. It had a interesting atmosphere, not as grim as Invader Zim, but not too cheerful like other toons at the time. Yet, I liked it's atmosphere and episodic problems brought about by Vendetta trying to end Charlotte, but backfiring. Sad that it was short lived like the other toons of Nicktoon Network.

[@California_Sacramento]

I'm sad that I heard it stopped airing, but I decided to watch it while I waited for something at the hospital after fainting from something. The memories 😢

[@Hunter-ih1em]

Thank you for bringing up this show. My friends think I'm hallucinating whenever I tell my friends about this show lol

[@Kittenfox_55]

You ever think Nickelodeon relies so much on it's retro shows is because they those shows were able to become so iconic and memorable cause they weren't axed off immediately unlike modern day Nicktoons are.

[@Minato_Arisato_5]

They don't even rely on their entire retro catalog. I watch their Nick Rewind block a lot, and it's literally the same shows every night: Rugrats, Doug, Hey Arnold, and Rocko's Modern Life. Then on weekends, they just pick one show and do a weekend long marathon. I would kill for more variety. Like a different lineup each week. Give more love to the mid-2000's era shows, and even the early 2010's are kinda retro now. I feel like a huge part of the problem would be solved if they rebranded Nicktoons as a full Nick Rewind channel with all of their retro catalog from 90's, 2000's, 2010's, and give love to obscure shows, with a consistent schedule based on the different eras, while new shows stay on the main channel and aren't dumped to die on a side channel.

[@ronnierabbit]

@@Minato_Arisato_5 Nicktoons Network USED to show cartoons from the 90s and 2000s along with "alternative" cartoons and imports from other countries. Around 2010 they started to phase out those eras and began to show live action shows (for a bit) and now marathons of current programs

[@Minato_Arisato_5]

@@ronnierabbit I vaguely remember that. I know they still occasionally show live action shows, which kind of bothers me because that's what Teen Nick is for. I really wish they'd go back to their old format.

[@adrianarias-hernandez7472]

This show definitely deserved better and the more shows I hear Nick cancel because it's not Spongebob or Loud House, the more upset I get. Thanks Jordan for bringing this show back into the spotlight

[@mevan883]

It came out before Loud House and canceled before Loud House

[@Twinklethefox9022]

Yeah it's sad. I love SpongeBob but I think it's bad to judge a show based on if it makes the same views as SpongeBob

[@Alis_Galaxy]

I still remember the whole theme song, I loved this show lol 💙💚

[@cookiegacha2701]

I do too

[@imsofknhirn]

this was my favorite show as a kid! thank you so much for making this I always wondered what happened to it.

[@Spartannijaa]

This always lived in the back of my head, but watching it as a younger kid I never really managed to store any of it in the long term memory. Thanks for bringing this back up and to light!

[@toganium4175]

I loved this show as a kid. I remember I was upset when I learned that it was kinda obscure.

[@chompythebeast]

Tonally, I always thought the show was more Cartoon Network than Nickelodeon. I really liked it though, especially the amazing voices, which we didn't get to hear here―they take a rather typical cartoon plot concept and elevate it into something genuinely weird and vaguely sinister. It's sort of classic animation that way: It takes a simple, familiar idea and makes it resonate in a fun, unique way

[@SailorMya]

I wonder how many seasons we could have gotten if Cartoon Network had gotten the rights? They were known for shows like Courage that carry the same vibe so it might have thrived if a different network picked it up to begin with.

[@yvngtonyb]

I think I was addicted to this show. Seeing this video reminds me how much I used to search for new Making Fiends episodes through all the re-runs and I have no idea why I loved it so much.

[@skyeceleste8395]

I remember this show deeply and fondly. I saw it air when I was little and it helped me so much during a lot of turmoil in my life at the time. I didn’t know what I felt at the time but seeing how someone could be in the middle of a dark and hard to understand circumstance yet still be so happy and positive helped me learn how to push through painful situations myself. I watched the reruns a ton and when I realized no more would ever come over it really hit me hard. Weird how such a short show can impact you more than you’ll ever know.

[@BreemanAMV]

I remember when this show was first announced and was excited to start watching it on Nickelodeon. I caught an episode or two, but then the show seemed to vanish and I forgot about it. So it actually DID vanish.

[@voiddroid.]

You're awakening all the memories I forgot I had

[@cartho1103]

I can definitely see some similarities with South Park and not just the art style. I bet if you swapped Vendetta and Charlotte with Cartman and Butters it would be a pretty decent spinoff show

[@DirectorOfChaos9292]

Mr. Milquetoast (spelling?) Reminded me of Mr. Mackey funnily enough

[@samala2931]

I remember being at my grandparents house, who's tv package included channels like nicktoons, and turning this on one day, I instantly loved the art style, and it didn't take more than one episode to get me to the whole show. I remember loving the goofy yet weird, almost creepy vibe the show had, but I also remember being confused as to why the show never aired on regular Nickelodeon, since it seemed to be a new show at the time, and Nick usually airs the first couple of episodes of their new shows on the main channel before dumping it on Nicktoons. Years later of course I discovered the reason why, and was bummed out that not only was this cartoon nuked at 6 episodes, but the creator just would not be to do anything further with it. It really sucks when networks won't do anything with failed pilots and cut-short shows, but then will hoard the copyright from it's creators. Though, it is cool to see this cartoon get more love and appreciation in recent years!

[@bobbinthepirate]

Making Fiends was such a strong, memorable show. I've only ever seen the episodes once when they were airing, but I remembered every second of those episodes even years later when I rewatched them as an adult some 15+ years later. It was only six episodes, but they really left a mark on my memory.

[@javislugo6835]

Oh man I love this show. One of the episodes that touched me was when vendetta made fiends to be Charlotte's parents and I knew that what the grandmother knew that Charlotte's parents were gone gone and were to never come back and the song number oh man the feels.

[@3flax554]

I am SO glad you brought up TurboNick. I just found your channel, so I’m not sure if you’ve covered it in the past, but I’ve always had these vague memories of me as a kid mixing up video clips and stuff with Nick, but I could never place why or what. By mentioning TurboNick you have given my memories some closure and for that I thank you.

[@berryjunmill9029]

omg I've been wanting you to make a video on this show tysm!!

[@vernyulkisasszony4708]

Thank you for talking about the show! It needs more attention.

[@charliekuski5986]

this show crosses my mind every now and again and i always fondly remember it . a great show that really deserves so much more

[@dbzkid4]

A vid about Making Fiends!? Yes please. I do have good memories of watching these eps on Nicktoons

[@redlight3932]

There are so many short lived cartoons i watched when I was little I had no idea what their names even were now similarly aged creators are slowly bringing these memories back

[@2doot]

Making Friends, despite it's tragically short run, had more impact on my childhood than a lot of other cartoons on the network at the time combined. I always adored that show.

[@nyashacarter7065]

I LOVED this show so much that I still remember the catchy theme song. Nick really screwed Amy over - I hope it gets new life on Paramount Plus.

[@tjh6678]

Ditto. Now would be a perfect time to add it as well, what with Halloween coming in a couple days.

[@Scarlettspx]

This has been plaguing my mind in small bits of animated clips for YEARS and I couldn’t for the life of me remember what it was called!!! I loved this series and I’m so excited you covered it and helped me recover the rest of mg memories about this!

[@maverickREAL]

It's just depressing to see how little TV networks care about new content. We are truly living in the worst timeline.

[@AkumaTh]

So glad this is the first thing I've seen of you. I've enjoyed Making Fiends since its webseries.

[@brittanyrobinson]

I remember only seeing the show on nicktoons when I was a kid, and I remember loving how dark but cute the artstyle is! Growing up knowing what happened to this show was a reality check for me to never make a show for a network because once you do, they can do whatever they want to it. It sucks this happens, I can already imagine shows like fairly odd parents, Dexter's laboratory or even Ed ed n eddy getting reboots in the future because these networks owns the rights to these shows and never just rely on only new things. This goes for movies as well.

[@Diptera_Larvae]

I remember stumbling across Making Fiends website in its early days, as I loved watching Homestar Running and was looking for more flash toons. Hopefully Amy will be able to get her show back.

[@paigebrown438]

I was just talking to some college friends about this show. No one else remembered it. My childhood friend group absolutely loved making fiends.

[@SydneyAlese]

Quite literally one of my very favorite shows that I still quote today! Justice for Making Fiends, man. Love your channel! Editing is great, topics always interesting, keep up the awesome work!(:

[@Chayanne7002]

I remember making fiends.. I can rewatch the few episodes we were given over and over… I recall watching the show on Nick Toons late at night. I instantly fell in LOVE with the world and characters.I would cry if I saw a revival. It’s so nostalgic to me!!!

[@salty7772]

IVE BEEN TRYING TO FIND THIS SHOW FOR YEARS!!!! Thank you so much for posting this!!!!

[@TheAdamSplitter]

Something truly special that ends quickly can have a legacy far more powerful than something popular that goes on forever. I’m never in support of milking but I am in support of telling as many good stories in a world as you can before ending it. Sometimes the creator and audience disagree on whether there are more stories to tell or the creator simply prefers to end it in a place the audience doesn’t like, sometimes it’s worth taking a chance on a new voice to come in and work on something that seemed done, but as a whole people tend to agree that something special should remain so regardless of how much they want more. A passionate fan base is something that should be grown, not discarded, regardless of what the numbers say in that moment.

[@mickeyfreaktv]

I remember watching making fiends every time it aired on Nicktoons. So sad how the creator was treated by Nick.

[@Mr_Reaps25]

In nick if it's not the sponge, it doesn't get the pick

[@eddieisclumzee]

I LOVED this show as a kid!!! I memorized the theme song, and I always wondered what happened to it. It makes me sad to hear that Nickelodeon essentially killed it :(

[@Azpec]

Another great video Jordan. It's sad how this show ended but good to see the creator didn't stop creating and has went on to be successful.

[@gabriellelala5383]

I watched Making Fiends on Nicktoons in about 2012, and it was the first time I'd ever seen the show before or even heard of it (along with Invader Zim). I didn't rush to watch it when it was coming on like with my other favorite shows, but I did sit and watch when it was on in the morning. That's so cruel that the creator can't even do anything else with it because she accidentally signed her soul to the devil and then the devil decided to lock it away forever. The fact that Nicktoons even has the "final resting place of Nick cartoons" title should tell them they need to get their act together.

[@neallong2480]

Jordon, you are always so positive and you bring that positivity to the videos you make! I really love and appreciate what you do! Keep up the good work, and know I’m a subscriber for life!

[@JordanFringe94]

That means a lot to me, thank you so much for the kind words and support! 😄

[@graygarrison2692]

@@JordanFringe94 I have never seen this or have I ever seen The Website

[@neallong2480]

@@JordanFringe94 thank you for the videos. Everyday I hear KZbinrs say that they are going crazy from all the awful posts, that’s not something that should be happening. We who are watching videos need to show support and good vibes (and occasionally constructive feedback, but with kindness). Hope you have a great day.

[@Scott_plush_productions]

Who else remember this show? Cause I sure do.

[@roosterboots4684]

I was a huge fan of the web series, and I was so excited when I heard it was coming to Nick. This show deserved so much better

[@jerbpickle175]

I remember going on my grandparents computer when I was a kid to go to the making fiends website all the time. It will always be one of my favs. Also when I was a kid I would pretty much always end up watching nick toons over Nickelodeon, it felt like it had all the cooler shows.

[@GTMONKEYYY]

I’m glad your video was in my recommended because it reminded me of watching this as a kid and totally forgetting about it until now. Also glad you went so in depth and sucks to hear the sour history of it.

[@petalgoth3954]

I loved this show used to watch it as a kids on Nicktoons network alongside invader zim

[@MonikaMarieX]

What saddens me even more about Making Fiends is we now have shows like Smiling Friends or Helluva Boss that are independently created and blossom into popularity. If Amy had the rights to the show, now is the perfect time for a revival as independent animation has carved its place into the mainstream. But Nickelodeon, to quote George Carlin, follows the simple philosophy of "GIMMIE THAT! IT'S MINE!!!"

[@rawpastamoth]

I never watched this show as a kid. I didn't grow up with anything like Cartoon Network or Nickelodeon, because my parent's simply didn't want to pay for it and I never asked. I found this show early this year because the characters and theme song were featured in a video my friend showed me and I decided to check the show out for myself. I instantly fell in love! It's so creative, and exactly up my ally of what I love in a show. I feel like I would've loved it as a kid just as much as I do now. It's one of my favorites. I'm extremely mad and sad about what Nick did to this show and Amy, because I feel like I can never get enough of it. I really wish this show was more popular. I still keep up with Amy's other stuff because I absolutely love all her work but there's something so special about this one. There will never be another show like Making Fiends, in my opinion. Me and my sibling are dressing up as Charlotte and the Scissor Fiend this Halloween. I doubt we'll be recognized but we're having fun just celebrating both the holiday and such a wonderful show!

[@Hotcommodity24]

YES!!!! THANK YOU FOR DOING THIS SHOW!!! I REMEMBER ASKING YOU IN ONE OF YOUR LAST VIDEOS 😭😭

[@nuyataylor4885]

I recorded this show every week it came out and one day my aunt deleted it from the list (because she’s a hater). I stopped watching it after that. The Swiss banker song stays in my head.

[@christianmccabe9173]

i LOVED this show and definitely noticed the lack of new episodes :(

[@gregzotter6189]

At least the official website still has the original 2003 episodes.

[@born2bfangirl]

This was one of my FAVE shows as a kid! I’m so glad you made a video of it! It makes me so sad learning what nick did to Amy’s show, buf im glad she went tom to do Bojack, another show I really love. This was a great video!! (Also hi, pls talk about invader Zim next) 😭😭😭

[@cookiegacha2701]

I remember this show. God bless my my childhood.

[@PhantomAarantula]

I remember seeing this show on Nicktoons and being utterly obsessed with it. In my mind, I would rationalize all the individual episodes and the shorts airing in between to be their own episodes, too because I just couldn't comprehend how a show like this could only have 6 episodes total. And now hearing about how its death was just so abrupt because I guess the network didn't see any value in it anymore and still holds their grip on it which also means its original creator can't really do anything with it anymore is so depressing.

[@Stirilite]

This show needs to come back ONE DAY! It has so much potential that needs to be explored and revamped! It breaks my heart how this show is criminally underrated and literally faded into the shadows, completely forgotten! But NAH! The Loud House sure matters to Nickelodeon so lets just focus on that!

[@DumbguyMc]

FINALLY, I've been watching you for a while and every time I watch one of your videos I think about this show!

[@flyingpastakitty]

Finally! The name of the show! I could never remember the name but I remembered the concept!

[@pyraffin]

I remembered the imagery and colors of it but not the name, then one day an image of it came cross somewhere and unlocked forgotten memories and I was put on a hellbent quest to find what it was called, and then immediately rewatched it all

[@flyingpastakitty]

@@pyraffin The main episode that I remembered was the one where she takes a quiz on how evil you are. Vendetta finds out that Charlotte scored higher than her. She is very confused and tries to have Charlotte create a fiend. The thing Charlotte creates isn't evil at all and eventually Vendetta learns that Charlotte literally just filled the the bubble sheet (you know, the test sheet that has letters that you fill in with a pencil.) To create a flower shape and her results were obviously inaccurate!

[@lillianlillian]

this show was so important to me and has just felt like a fever dream because no one i know remembers it. thank you for making this!!

[@ShadyRK9]

Congrats! You've managed to beat Mr. Enter to a Nicktoons review! XD

[@alienunicorn4178]

Just found your channel I love you talking about shows that I remember but wasn't always mainstream. I tell others about these shows and no one seems to remember them

[@martsuha]

I lovvvved this show back in 2nd grade! I remember when people asked me what my favorite show was Id say Making Fiends and theyd look at me weirdly. It seemed like a lot of people never watched it due to the obscure air times, and I thought it was maybe cancelled because some people found it a bit too dark. I wish they didn’t discontinue it :(

[@reikageyama7240]

Making Fiends will always live rent-free in my brain. The show definitely impacted my childhood, and I honestly wish that we had more shows on tv like it. Maybe someday . . .

[@BradleySmithYoutube]

THIS WAS SOOOOOOOOO UNDERPLAYED!

[@thepinkphantomm]

It always surprises me how many people remember this show. The fan base is generally dead as of today

[@annotated4769]

i remember watching this show and it was funny as shit when i was younger.

[@sarahanniswerid]

Finally I've been waiting for this video since I found this channel

[@_mari_1555]

I loved this show as a kid! Shame alot of ppl didn't know it existed

[@lexiesmychynsky]

It’s so funny that you even made this video because a couple weeks ago I had the thought of “oh I can’t believe Jordan fringe doesn’t have a making fiends video.” This is one of my favorite shows growing up I remember watching Nicktoons every Saturday morning and being so excited about this one because it was so different and cool stylistically. But I agree no one ever brings this up when I talk about iconic nostalgic cartoons.

[@zombiecharmiegirl1198]

I watched it on nicktoons. I still remember this show! I love how unique it was but the style was so simple. I watched it recently. I think they did the show dirty. Wish it had more episodes. Glad the maker of making friends still did other stuff. I haven't watch the show she made though.

[@Pencilkitttt]

I remember watching Making Fiends as a kid and 8 years later I finally remembered it!

[@Miqbtn]

One reason for cancellation the execs who pitched this show left in 2006 due a shakeup with the new president of the network. The new execs we're brought in and they didn't see any hopes in this series because it was not the next SpongeBob.

[@eatatjoe]

Oh yeah, Spongebob was at the turning point of becoming intolerable due to overreliance, I forgot about that.

[@daniellegutierrez6911]

I miss this show that much, I was 8 years old when it came out and just rewatched it and still loved it.