Crossovers have been a staple of television shows for decades starting with I Love Lucy’s penchant for crossing over with the likes of The Adventures of Superman and more. Eventually, this moved over to cartoons and became a mainstay for many programs. Nickelodeon has been including crossovers into its regular programming since the ‘90s, though many of them were not official.
Though most shows feature actors from other series, a crossover only counts if the characters themselves traverse the television universes. It is important to note that video games like the upcoming Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl don’t count as official crossovers either.
10 Spicemaster Talia Cooks Up The Drama For Teen Witches
While telenovelas hadn’t been a part of Nickelodeon’s prime time slots before, Every Witch Way changed that by airing a story about teenage witches at magic school. Talia In The Kitchen also has a magic user in the form of Talia, a Spicemaster that uses spices as castings.
While the Witch teens try to cure their friend’s amnesia-like condition, Talia cooks them up a truth stew on accident, causing drama between everyone. Unlike the rest of the crossovers on this list, these two episodes are actually important to the plot of both shows.
9 The Haunted Thundermans Mixes Ghosts And Supers
This two-parter mixed the ghosts of The Haunted Hathaways and the superpowered family from The Thundermans. After Miles and Louie accidentally cause one of the greatest villains, The Green Ghoul, to escape a supermax ghost prison in the Ghost Dimension, The Thunderman family head to New Orleans to team up.
The Green Ghoul throws a teen party under the guise of Taylor’s friend Chad, then lures Phoebe to be possessed. After a climactic showdown where a possessed Phoebe beats up her dad, the day is saved by both groups working together.
8 Danger & Thunder Brings Two Super Teens Into A Classic Team Up
As both shows are about teenage superheroes, the “Danger & Thunder” event is arguably the most necessary crossover on Nickelodeon, as the Henry Danger and The Thundermans crews crossed paths. When Swellview is hit by an overpowering crime wave, Phoebe Thunderman heads out to help the duo of Captain Man and Kid Danger.
After learning of a supervillain meeting, the trio disguises themselves as villains only to learn that The Toddler is back and has Max Thunderman as an assistant. After Captain Man is captured, the super teens take down the bad guys.
7 Fairly Odd Phantom Is A Butch Hartman Character Heavy Short
Butch Hartman is a name that Nickelodeon fans know by heart due to his tenure as an innovative cartoon maker. He created the shows The Fairly Oddparents, Danny Phantom, T.U.F.F. Puppy, and Bunsen Is A Beast. As a fun moment for fans, Nickelodeon made a short video that combined all of these properties into one universe.
Danny, Sam, Tucker, and Jazz meet Dudley and Kitty who showed up at the Phantom house on accident, opening the Ghost Portal to Timmy, Cosmo, and Wanda, then Bunsen. Notably, Cosmo and Wanda get sucked up into a ghost thermos. It is a short, sweet, homage to the shows created by Hartman.
6 Big Time Rush Does A Beach Episode With A Spongebob Icon
Following the trend of Anime plotlines, the Big Time Rush gang enjoys a beach day two-parter that focuses on 4 storylines. Kendall has a crazed fangirl ruining his life which leads to a stereotypical showdown seen in most teen movies, James believes he is dating a mermaid, Katie attempts to become Russell Brand’s manager, and Logan and Carlos hunt for treasure.
The treasure they are hunting for comes along with a crossover guest in the form of Tom Kenny’s Patchy the Pirate from Spongebob Squarepants. This marks the only crossover the Spongebob Squarepants crew has ever done on television.
5 Kenan And Kel Meet Cousin Skeeter In The Wild Wild West
Icons of the ‘90s Kenan and Kel had a wild west treasure hunting adventure with the puppet-led show Cousin Skeeter in this two-part crossover. When Kel’s parents send the two to a dude ranch, they meet Skeeter, Bobby, and Nina.
The usual hijinx occur, including Kel and Skeeter getting injured repeatedly. With the backing of a treasure hunt, the group spends their days traveling the range, though Bobby spends his time on a runaway horse. They have to face off against a villainous ranch owner that also wants the treasure.
4 iParty with Victorious Provided Some Of The Funniest Moments Of Both Shows
The first actual crossover between iCarly and Victorious, though the casts often crossed shows, featured Carly and Tori dating the same boy and finding out about it. As Andre and the Victorious crew throw a party at Kenan Thompson’s house, Carly, Sam, and Freddie show up to catch the cheating boy in the act.
The crossover includes notable moments like Sam and Rex the Puppet having a rap battle, both casts and Kenan singing a mashup of their theme songs called “Leave It All To Shine,” and Gibby Hitman-style knocking out a teen while trying to cover his identity.
3 Jimmy Timmy Power Hours Ruled The Naughties
Cartoons have often made crossovers, but the 2000s saw a major rise in crossovers on the big 3 networks, Nickelodeon, Cartoon Network, and Disney Channel. Some of the biggest events of this generation were the 3 crossover events called the Jimmy Timmy Power Hour which featured the characters from The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron, Boy Genius and The Fairly Oddparents crossing universes.
Because their art styles were so different, several jokes were written at the expense of the art, including Timmy noting he felt “bulgy” and Jimmy making “flat” jokes. Additionally, most of the conflicts start with both boys being in love with Cindy.
2 Sam And Cat Is A Major Crossover, A Spin-Off, And A Series
The second technical crossover between the iCarly and Victorious casts, this series follows Sam Puckett and Cat Valentine as they move in together in LA and take over a babysitting business along with a gaggle of new characters.
The show features cameos and full arc appearances of loved characters from the two previous series including Freddie, Robby, Jade, Sinjin, Gibby, and iCarly villains Nora and Nevil. To make the crossovers even bigger, the series also featured Zoey 101 characters, Stacey Dillsen and Coco Wexler.
1 Rugrats Go Wild With The Thornberrys
Released in theaters in 2003, Rugrats Go Wild saw the crossover event of Rugrats, a show about babies going on adventures, and The Wild Thornberrys, a show about an animal documentarian and family including Eliza, who can talk to animals. Above all, this movie was a cultural touchstone of the 2000s and included many viewer’s first, and last, Smell-O-Vision experience.
The story follows multiple stories with the babies and a concussed Nigel, Eliza and Spike, and the parents of the babies reenacting bits from Gilligan’s Island. Somehow, this isn’t the Rugrats movie that features Tommy attempting to sacrifice Dill to monkeys.
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