The Superb Misadventures of Nimbus

The Superb Misadventures of Nimbus (also known simply as Nimbus) is an British-American animated series created by Liam Mullen for Nickelodeon. The series involves around a "thing" named Nimbus, and his friends Matthew, Hatflake, Sammy, Puffball, Fiery, and the rest of his friends in the town of Freedomsville.

The series was previewed on July 16, 2015 in the US. It officially premiered on September 7, 2015 and it's currently in its fifth season. The series premiered on Nickelodeon and Nicktoons in the UK on July 2, 2015. The Superb Misadventures of Nimbus is the first animated series to be greenlit for the U.S. from Nickelodeon International.

The series is rated TV-Y7 in the United States (and has a U certificate in the UK on all DVD releases), which means it is directed towards older children above the age of 7.

Development
The show was first conceived by series creator Liam Mullen when he created an animation called The Great Adventures of MoonNimbus in 2009. He pitched MoonNimbus to Cartoon Network in 2010 by showing the CN executives the MoonNimbus animation. After watching the animation, Cartoon Network decided to not greenlit a full series. Then, he pitched it to Nickelodeon in 2011. After an executive at Nickelodeon was already a fan of the animation, the channel greenlit the show in 2012. A pilot episode of the show was produced in 2013 for the Nickelodeon Animated Shorts Program and was later released in 2014. Originally, the show was meant to be just a series of shorts that would play in between shows, but it was turned into a full series due to Cyma Zarghami (the president of Nickelodeon at the time) finding potential in a full series. Later in development, MoonNimbus was renamed Nimbus so that the show can differentiate from the 2009 animation. The show was picked up in September 2013 for 13 half-hour episodes (later 26). On November 1, 2015, The show was renewed for a second season consisting 26 episodes. On September 25, 2017, The show was renewed for a third season of 26 episodes. On February 16, 2018, The show was renewed for a fourth and fifth season consisting of 26 episodes. On October 20, 2019, The Superb Misadventures of Nimbus was renewed for a sixth season consisting of 13 episodes. Series creator Liam Mullen has stated that shows like The Fairly OddParents, Looney Tunes, Adventure Time, SpongeBob SquarePants, and Rocko's Modern Life were major influences for the show's humor and tone. The animation on the show is handled by Boulder Media. The animation in the episode "Jam n' Stuff" from Season 5 was handled by Blink Industries.

Premise
The series follows the life of a "thing" named Nimbus Callison, and his superb misadventures (hence the title) with his friends Matthew, Hatflake, Sammy, Puffball, Fiery, and the rest of the people in the town of Freedomsville.

Main characters

 * Nimbus Callison (voiced by Daryl Sabara; Elan Garfias in the 2014 pilot) is the main protagonist of the series. He is a unknown naive creature "thing" who has a loving personality and treats his friends with respect.
 * Matthew Sticklings (voiced by Dee Bradley Baker; Jacob Hopkins in the 2014 pilot) is one of the main protagonists of the series, He is a talking stick figure and is Nimbus' best friend. He is crazy, random, and a insane person.
 * Mr. Doctor Hatflake (voiced by David Henrie; Jeff Bennett in the 2014 pilot) is one of the main protagonists of the series, He is supposedly a human, despite having stick arms and legs. He originally wanted to be a evil doctor as a kid, but then he later decided to become a guy in a green hat.
 * Sammy Sammyton (voiced by Max Charles) is a protagonist in the show. He is confirmed to have PTSD. He is friends with Nimbus.
 * Fiery the Adventurer (voiced by Tom Kenny) is a protagonist in the show. He is a courageous adventurer made from fire, and always knows when danger is around.
 * Aniverse (voiced by Jessica DiCicco) is a protagonist in the show. She is was born in a futuristic galaxy, then moved to Freedomsville due to her galaxy being invaded by aliens. She is the love interest of Nimbus.
 * Puffball (voiced by Noah Jupe in autotuned voice) is a protagonist in the show. He is, of course, a talking puffball. Some characters even call him "Puffy". He is a friend of Nimbus and he's always there when someone needs help.

Supporting

 * Zachary (voiced by Milo Manheim) is a secondary character. He is supposedly a slime monster, but he is usually cool with everyone. He is Fiery's roommate and friend.
 * Oscar (voiced by Liam Mullen) is a secondary character. He is Hatflake's pet owl who was first introduced in Season 2.
 * Helen (voiced by Tara Strong) is a secondary character. She is a goth fish and a friend of Nimbus.
 * King Figure (voiced by Liam Mullen) is a secondary character. He is the king of Freedomsville and is Matthew's father. He's usually seen as grumpy or sinister.

Secondary

 * Penny (voiced by Isabella Blake-Thomas) is a secondary character. She is a secondary antagonist in the show, and is usually seen scaring Sammy. She is a pencil with a face.
 * Sydney (voiced by Kristen Schaal) is secondary character. She is a redheaded fox-cat hybrid who wears glasses. She is usually seen as being nerdy and having a mind of a 6-year-old. She has a huge crush on Nimbus, which Nimbus does not approve of, but he's still kinda friends with her.
 * Sandy Claus (voiced by Jessica DiCicco) is a female version of Santa Claus.

Villains

 * Larry (voiced by Sam Lavagnino) is an antagonist in the show. He is a stickfigure-like thing who was described as "cute". He also has a evil, creepy, dark side to him as well.
 * Business V (voiced by Will Ferrell) is an antagonist in the series. He is a evil business man and has manipulated his employees to do more and more work.

Music
All of the music in this show are songs done in Impulse Tracker (which Liam Mullen has been using since his was a kid). The theme song for the show is "Superglam" by Radix / Analogue Music, Pulse, Tpolm. The end theme is "Tangerine Fascination" by Necros / FM.

Broadcast
The series debuted on Nickelodeon as a sneak peak on July 16, 2015 in the US right before the 2015 Kids' Choice Sports. The series also premiered on Nicktoons the following day. The series officially debuted in the US on September 7, 2015. The series officially debuted in the United Kingdom on September 7, 2015 on both Nickelodeon UK and Nicktoons UK. In the UK, New episodes of Nimbus would premiere on Nicktoons first, and then on Nickelodeon a few days later.

Internationally, the series premiered in Asia on September 14th. It premiered in Latin America, Brazil, Poland, Germany, France and Africa the following day. It began airing in Southeast Asia on September 22nd. It then premiered in Australia, New Zealand, Israel, and Italy on September 28th.

In Canada, YTV aired a sneak peek of the series on January 15, 2016, which was followed by an official premiere on January 16, 2016. The series premiered on October 2, 2015, in the Middle East and North Africa on Nickelodeon Arabia, dubbed in Gulf Arabic.

Critical reception
The Superb Misadventures of Nimbus received mainly positive reviews from critics. Emily Ashby of Common Sense Media praised the show's voice cast and thematic messages, writing that "The Superb Misadventures of Nimbus is a kind of clever children's comedy that parents can also enjoy."

Ratings
The Superb Misadventures of Nimbus became the number-two children's animated series on television within its first official month on the air. Throughout September 2015, it was Nickelodeon's second highest-rated program (behind SpongeBob SquarePants), with an average Nielsen rating of 4.5 among the 2–11 demographic at the time.

The show's highest rated episodes, with 2.42 million viewers upon its premieres, is "Dark and Stormy Night / Football Follies".

Netflix film
On June 8, 2016, Paramount Pictures' president Marc Evans announced a film based on the series originally set for release on May 1, 2020 in cinemas. On February 5, 2019, it was announced that the film (now named The Superb Movie of Nimbus) would instead be produced for release on Netflix around 2021.

Television film
On May 14, 2020, Nickelodeon announced that a television film based on the series titled, The Superb Misadventures of Nimbus Halloween Spooktacular!, will premiere around October 31, 2020 in both the US and UK. The film will depict Nimbus, Sammy, Hatflake, and Matthew going trick-or-treating in the dark side of Freedomsville.