The Worst New Nickelodeon Shows

We all know that Disney Channel is the King, Queen, and Prince of terrible shows. From them, we've gotten real facepalm-worthy crap, like “Dog with a Blog” and “Shake It Up”. But what about Nickelodeon? That station has really fallen in the mud over the past few years and given us shows that no fan of Nick could tolerate, new generation or old generation. It's still on my list of good channels, but its dropped below Cartoon Network ever since CN started airing “Adventure Time” and “Regular Show”. Here's my own personal list of the worst new Nick shows to avoid.

The Thundermans (Status: Still airing)

The Thundermans focuses on a family of superheroes trying to adjust to living in a regular town and hiding their powers.

My main problem with this show: Hey, didn't I see this premise......on about fifty other TV shows and movies? The Incredibles, anyone? I've got no problems with people recycling old plot ideas, but it's just sad when that particular idea has been done to death and beyond. No imagination, bad jokes, and generally nothing to cheer about. Don't believe me? Check out the score it got on TV.com: 2.2. 2.2! Yes, ladies and gentlemen, this show actually scored worse than “Dog with a Blog” and “Shake It Up”. That really says a lot, doesn't it?

How To Rock (Status: Cancelled)

After getting braces and glasses, Kacey Simon is shunned by the popular girls she normally hangs out with. She becomes friends with another group of less popular students who have their own rock band and are willing to accept her.

The plot itself made me cringe. A girl gets braces and glasses and becomes an outcast? Sure, she's being outcasted by a bunch of stuck-up girls, but still..... Isn't that a little harsh, Nickelodeon? Since when did you teach girls that image is all that matters? Seriously, I thought you were preaching the opposite...... And let's face it, a lot of kids have glasses and braces these days and they don't all become outcasts. There's also the obvious fact that the title is a huge misnomer. The band doesn't play what any rock fan would consider rock. More like bubblegum pop and all that other stuff that makes us want to blow up a music studio. Musical comedies are fine, but don't they have to be funny? I watched the first episode and it felt like the comedy died within the first two minutes. So, in conclusion: Ridiculous, offensive message sent to girls, bad pop songs, and terrible comedy. At least Nick was smart enough to cancel this before it even got to Season 2.

Marvin Marvin (Status: Cancelled)

The show stars Marvin, an alien who comes to Earth to live with a human family. He has trouble fitting in at school due to his alien ways and, naturally, has to conceal the fact that he's an alien to begin with.

Oh look, it's Fred Figglehorn. Except his voice got a little deeper and he changed his name to Marvin. Oh yeah, and now he's also a bad CGI version of an alien. All jokes aside, this show made me wish that Lucas Cruikshank had more sense. The moment he signed his soul over to Nickelodeon, he stopped being that funny guy with a camcorder. Now he's that unfunny guy being dragged across the concrete by Nickelodeon's attempts at making him even more famous. And “Marvin Marvin” is a good example of how pathetic those attempts are. Not only is the comedy terrible, but it's actually not comedy. It's just a collection of immature fart jokes and Fred—I mean Marvin—screaming and acting like a hyperactive 9-year-old. Don't get me wrong.... I might chuckle at a fart joke once and a while, but when the entire show is fart jokes? If you can do it once, fine. If you can do it twice, alright. But if you can do it three times, don't. I have no idea what audience (if any) Nick tested this show out on, but they must have eventually gotten the message that no one over the age of five can tolerate so much grossness that's somehow meant to be comedy....

The Haunted Hathaways (Status: Still airing)

A family moves into a house and discover that it's haunted by the ghosts of some dead jazz musicians.

I have no idea if this show is meant to be scary or funny, but it isn't either. It feels more like an R.L. Stine book, if R.L. Stine was a 10-year-old with no writing experience and some kind of racial prejudice. Sorry, this needs to be said: Stop shoving talentless child actors down our throats, Nickelodeon! That's for you, too, Disney Channel! Why do they think that kids who can't act, but happen to be a little cute, are going to make up for a really bad show? In reality, that just makes it more unbearable and makes me more likely to throw something at my TV screen.

Sanjay and Craig (Status: Still airing)

The adventures of a boy named Sanjay and his pet snake named Craig.

I can just imagine how this show was created: Nickelodeon asks for a “boy and his dog” comedy, but asks for a twist. Bingo! It's a snake, instead of a dog. And it's crap, instead of funny. I feel like this show was aimed at immature 10-year-old boys and totally disregarded anyone more intelligent and worth catering to. Which is especially sad because Pendleton Ward is actually involved in this. Yep, the creator of the marvelously creepy and funny “The Marvelous Adventures of Flapjack” has actually stooped this low. I guess all stars must fall, but I wish they wouldn't crap all over Nickelodeon while they do.

That's about it for bad Nickelodeon shows (I'm sure some of you have some ideas of your own about bad shows). Notice I didn't mention “Sam and Cat”? That's because I actually kind of like the show, or at least find it watchable. Some episodes are “iCarly” brand hilarious, like #PeezyB or #Twinfection. Other episodes are just.......cringe.