Marvin Marvin: Nickelodeon's Last Chance With Fred

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Fred, created by Lucas Cruikshank, was once the biggest YouTuber on the planet, leading Nickelodeon to pay attention to the growing online content space and the power of content creators. After turning Fred into a movie trilogy and its own show, they tried one more thing to capitalize on Lucas' success online. Enter Marvin Marvin, a show that would try to separate Lucas away from the Fred character. But was this too much milking of the content creator by Nickelodeon? Was Marvin Marvin different enough to stand on its own? Was it in general a good show? Let's take a look at what Marvin Marvin had to offer as well as what happened to Lucas.

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Today, in a special episode of Fallen Titans, we revisit a topic I once considered to boring for a full exploration: Fred Figglehorn, also known as just “Fred.” This YouTube star, in reality a character created by Lucas Cruikshank, was one of the biggest hits in the early days of YouTube, causing Lucas to become a recognized star in children’s television. So what happened? Why did Fred’s reign end so suddenly, and was there a bigger story to his content?

Join us today, as we take our final deep dive before the iCarly mini-series begins.

• 0:00 - Intro
• 7:12 - The Beginning
• 26:47 - 2009 Fred
• 45:45 - Fred Merchandise
• 50:49 - Fred: The Movie
• 1:13:51 - Lucas’s Concerns & Claudio
• 1:19:56 - Fred 2: Night of the Living Fred
• 1:33:25 - MAD Footnote & Nick-Era Fred Channel
• 1:40:41 - Fred 3: Camp Fred
• 1:43:12 - Fred: The Show
• 2:51:38 - Marvin Marvin
• 3:00:56 - Post-Nick Fred, the Final Fred Arc
• 3:16:18 - Fred Channel Post-Fred
• 3:18:51 - Fred Post-Fred-Channel
• 3:26:14 - Closing Statements
• 3:33:18 - Next Time on Quinton Reviews