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What happens when cartoons and comics collide? KaBlam! Or at least that was the concept behind the sixth Nicktoon, "KaBlam!" Taking place in comic book format and with hosts Henry & June, KaBam! was made up of several recurring cartoon segments, each with a slightly different type of animation and humor. The show originally premiered October 7th, 1996.

Starting off the show was usually a segment of the cel-animated "Sniz and Fondue". Produced by Ink Tank, the show followed Fondue, a nervous and stressed out animal of undetermined species, a more hyperactive kind of guy. Sniz usually ended up making life miserable for Fondue, whether it be through messing with his collections, not being able to tell time correctly or signing Fondue up for a misleading CD sale. The segment had a charm and humor to it that made it a good way to start off the show.

Next came the segment most noted when it comes to KaBlam!, "Action League Now!" Created by former "Rocko's Modern Life" writer Tim Hill, the story followed the rarely exciting adventures of the Action League, a group of toy super heroes. Fighting against evil mastermind The Mayor, the Action League was made up of The Flesh (named for his lack of clothing), Thunder Girl (she flies like thunder!), the French Stinky Diver and the basically useless Meltman. The Action League fought The Mayor in his schemes of littering and even against his master weapon, the vacuum cleaner. The show got noticed both for its random and purposefully stupid humor and for its extremely simplistic 'animation' style, dubbed "Chuck-A-Mation", where action figure characters would be either filmed in stop-motion animation or by simply moved/tossed (or "chucked") in front of the camera. The Action League got noticed enough for Nickelodeon to give them their own show, but the show's own limited premise didn't fare well in a 30-minute TV show.

Following was the claymation segment "Prometheus and Bob". The very intelligent alien Prometheus came to Earth 900,000 years ago, and wishes to teach a caveman (the incredibly stupid human Bob) his knowledge base, and Prometheus's records his lessons on a remote-controlled camera. Each episode would follow Prometheus's attempts to teach Bob a different thing; whether it be simple concepts like the wheel or using a spear, or more complex concepts such as bowling, farming and construction, in the end Bob would come out as primitive as he was in the beginning. Created by Cote Zellers, the segment's simple yet effective premise and use of slapstick humor earned it a small cult following and next to Action League is probably the most recognized Kablam! segment.

Finally there was "Life With Loopy". Produced by Wholesome Products "Loopy" was animated via paper cutouts and told of life with 12-year old girl Loopy from the perspective of her brother, Larry. Loopy's imagination fueled the segment, as she would visit the man on the moon, make a new friend (literally) and see what happens to items that fall down the couch. Of all the shows, Loopy was the most "normal" as it relied on simple and relatable humor as opposed to absurdity or slapstick.

Though those 4 shorts, along with the Henry and June material, were the regulars on Kablam!, several other segments made regular appearances, as well. There was the Peantus-esque "The Offbeats" about a group of kids not popular with the in-crowd (not that they cared); as well as the crude and short "Lava", a non-sensical single joke short with no recurring plot; and the ever loved "Angela Anaconda", about a school girl's perspective on the world which would eventually spin off into its own series. Many other segments would also appear once or twice over the show's run.

Kablam! was quite popular at first, but the popularity (and thus ratings) would die down. The show would be cancelled by three seasons (season 3 having only 3 episodes). To many, though, the show is memorable in its simple and effective concept of an "animated sketch comedy" show.

[Written by Toon Zone community member, Landstander]

· Premiered: October 7, 1996
· 38 Episodes, 3 Seasons

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