Making Fiends
Encyclopedia
Making Fiends is a Flash cartoon
series by Amy Winfrey
. It follows the interactions between Vendetta, an evil little girl that regularly makes monsters called fiends, and Charlotte, a cheerful and naive girl who thinks Vendetta is her best friend. Charlotte constantly annoys Vendetta and foils her plans, and as a result Vendetta attempts to destroy her, but always fails out of Charlotte's kindness or luck.
The site was first put up on June 3, 2003, and the series debuted with its first episode on July 14, 2003. The series ended on November 6, 2006 at twenty-one episodes. Eventually, the site was updated and one part of the site revealed she was working on a new project.
In 2004, the series was licensed by Nickelodeon
, and eventually the episodes were broadcast on TurboNick. A 30-minute cartoon series was greenlit
in 2006, which currently has 6 episodes and airs on Nicktoons Network
.
) A moss green, evil, narcissistic and histrionic girl with the power to make fiends, both through stereotypical mad-scientist means and in the kitchen
. She spends her time torturing the other children with the fiends she makes and using her giant bear-like hamster
to get what she wants. She constantly tries to kill Charlotte, but her schemes are always foiled by Charlotte's oblivious kindness. Her methods of destroying Charlotte in the web series are sometimes more adult in nature than in the cartoon. For example, she tricks Charlotte into wearing concrete shoes and walking off the edge of a pier and states in the "Naughty" Christmas song that if Charlotte were a Christmas tree she would "poke her eyes with wire". She seems to hate music, especially that Charlotte is singing, and only eats beef jerky, clams, and grape punch. She speaks in a thick Bulgarian accent and has somewhat broken English
. Vendetta appeared in every episode except for episode 14.
Charlotte: (Voiced by Amy Winfrey
) A powder blue
, optimistic girl from Vermont
who could be described as 'too friendly' and extremely annoying; it is impossible for her to get upset. These traits are more exploited in the TV series
. When Vendetta unleashes fiends onto her, Charlotte always ruins her plans by making the fiends do useful things. A running gag is that she sees projectiles thrown at her as gifts. Almost every episode includes her singing a song that she makes up. Charlotte has the uncanny ability to hold her breath for nine hours. She has a hamster named Buttons. Charlotte is the only character present in every web episode.
Mr. Milk
: (Voiced by Peter Merryman) The teacher of Charlotte's class. He is a beige man with a tie and glasses, as well almost completely bald, with the remaining hairs sticking up when he is scared or surprised. He speaks in a nervous, disjointed monotone due to Vendetta's domination
, and is forced to do Vendetta's bidding out of fear of her. He is also afraid of the fanged red bird fiend that is constantly glaring at him. Mr. Milk is probably inspired by Caspar Milquetoast
, a comic book character remarkably similar to him. He also physically resembles South Park
's Herbert Garrison
, notable because Amy Winfrey worked on the first few episodes of South Park. He has a tenor
singing voice.
Marion: (Voiced by Amy Winfrey) A pale blue, overweight girl who sits next to Charlotte and speaks in a nasal
whisper. She has a collection of glass animals. and seems to have many allergies. Marion is terrified of Vendetta, and she was the first student to talk to Charlotte and warn her about Vendetta.
Marvin: (Voiced by Peter Merryman) A taller, dark green boy who almost always starts his sentences with 'my', usually because his belongings are stolen from him, but also as a verbal tic. According to a DVD commentary, he brought a banana to show and tell because his dad works at the banana factory.
Malachi: (Voiced by Peter Merryman) A grey boy who was the first student Charlotte saw, only to be swatted away by the fiend cat before saying anything. Some speculate that he is a Puritan
because he speaks in complicated, archaic English and refuses to sing because it is blasphemous
. This was confirmed in the TV series. He often follows Charlotte around school, giving her dire cautions about Vendetta and her fiends, which Charlotte does not understand and ignores.
Maggie: (Voiced by Amy Winfrey) A grey girl who sits next to Marvin and doesn't speak until episode 14, when she cogently remarks, "Charlotte's dumb." In the background, she is often seen writing things on a piece of paper.
Grudge: (Voiced by Peter Merryman) Vendetta's giant hamster
fiend, mistaken for a bear by Charlotte and a dog by Mrs. Minty. Grudge does not speak, but rather grunts and growls, and is Vendetta's constant sidekick. Vendetta almost never refers to him by name, simply calling him "hamster". Unlike most other fiends, he seems to actually care for Vendetta and her safety, despite her harsh treatment of him. Like Rubella and the cat fiend, he is also capable of eating inedible objects. In episode 18, Grudge is replaced by Rubella.
Rubella: (Voiced by Elissa Calfin) Vendetta's replacement fiend sidekick who resembles a very large girl. She eats non-edible food (like wood
, glass and plaster
) and talks in one- and two-word sentences. She is named after a disease of the same name
. She shortly replaced Grudge. She thinks of Vendetta as her friend rather than boss, and gave her a musical toy bear, which angered Vendetta and let her to abandonment.
Giant Cat: (Voiced by Amy Winfrey) Also called "Big Red Kitty" or "Hellcat". A giant red cat fiend, and the first fiend to appear in the web cartoon. He often swats the students when they're outside, and has an immense appetite, able to eat anything that will fit in his stomach. He is temporarily tamed by Charlotte, where Charlotte brushes and cares for him, although he gets angry again when Charlotte says he needs a bath.
Buttons: Charlotte's pet hamster
, her "favorite hamster in the whole world", first seen in episode 2. He is known for making a high-pitched noise at the sign of any danger.
Scissor fiend: A fiend Vendetta made for Charlotte that resembles a bird and can cut things with its scissorlike
beak. Charlotte thinks it's a puppy
, and it ends up being her friend instead of killing her. It has a talent for making Valentines and rescuing Charlotte even in the most dangerous situations. In the TV series, Charlotte names it Buttons 2.
Mrs. Minty: (Voiced by Peter Merryman) One of Mr. Milk's substitutes. She is an elderly woman who is, true to her name, mint green. She refers to the classmates as "buttercups", "ducklings", and other diminutive terms of endearment. She is unaware of Vendetta's reputation and abilities. Her main debut is in episode 9, and she is also seen in episodes 20 and 21, but does not talk. She has an irritating demeanor towards Vendetta, who leaves her class, and returns with two pencil fiends who take Mrs. Minty away.
Mort: A blue boy with glasses that was seen in episode 19, being picked up by an ice cream fiend. He is added as another student in Mr. Milk's classroom in the TV series.
Other recurring characters include the Mrs. Millet the lunch lady
, and the red frog
fiend on the lunch counter. There are also other grey, unnamed students, a girl with clips in her hair that is often seen screaming and waving her arms, and a boy with a baseball hat, both of which are in the classroom next to Vendetta's.
A flash game that is put on the website on Halloween. Unlike the Christmas Bonus and episode 21 (which is considered a Thanksgiving
Special), its URL is not available on the official website year-round, although it can be played here (renamed Pumpkin Plunkin). At the beginning of the game, the rules are explained by both Charlotte and Vendetta. The overall objective is to throw pumpkins
at Charlotte while she moves around the screen in various costumes.
The Christmas bonus consists of two different versions of a song, "Nice" sung by Charlotte, and "Naughty" sung by Vendetta. In the nice version, Charlotte sings about how she wishes she were a Christmas Tree
, and how she could be decorated. Vendetta's version, the naughty, has Vendetta also singing about how she wishes Charlotte were a Christmas Tree, and Vendetta elaborates on how she would abuse Charlotte in that state.
1. Audio Commentary with Charlotte and Vendetta
2. Audio Commentary with Marion
3. All dialogue is spoken in French. Translation by Aglaia Mortcheva.
4. All dialogue is spoken in Mandarin.
5. All dialogue is spoken in Japanese (Except theme song). Translation by Junichi Ishimura.
6. All dialogue is spoken by a computerized speech simulator
7. Audio Commentary with Vendetta and Grudge
8. Pig Latin Subtitles
9. Audio Commentary with Mr. Milk
10. Narrated by Big Bunny
11. All characters have beards
12. Patriotic Version
13. Extra Invisible!
14. Fancy Dress Version.
15. Super Pretty Version!
16. Snowy Version!
17. You can watch it with or without subtitles
18. All characters are muffins
19. The setting in the background has pictures from around the world.
20. Alternate ending with Vendetta moving to Florida and never seeing Charlotte again.
In 2006, 2008, 2009 and 2010, a message was posted on the front page saying that a fiend was to be temporarily placed in charge of the site. On April Fool's Day, the main menu had a bite taken out of it, and the fiend was there to explain that he got hungry and ate some episodes, but fixed them.
As a result, the episodes 4, 6, 11, 18, 19, and 20 were replaced with their alternate DVD versions as an April Fool's joke.
. Few restrictions were made by the network execs when they made the deal, they told Amy Winfrey, "Just don't mention Hitler
, and don't hit people on the head."
Winfrey conceded to a few small changes. For example, a classroom poster that read "A is for Alimony
" had to be changed. She was stumped for a while on what A should be for. Aglaia would pop into Winfrey's office and suggest things, such as Alcoholism. They settled on "A is for Abomination".
Flash cartoon
A Flash animation or Flash cartoon is an animated film which is created using Adobe Flash or similar animation software and often distributed in the .swf file format. The term Flash animation not only refers to the file format but to a certain kind of movement and visual style which, in many...
series by Amy Winfrey
Amy Winfrey
Amy Winfrey is an American animator, screenwriter, songwriter, and voice actress. She is best known for creating the web series Making Fiends that was later picked up by Nickelodeon in 2006.-Career:...
. It follows the interactions between Vendetta, an evil little girl that regularly makes monsters called fiends, and Charlotte, a cheerful and naive girl who thinks Vendetta is her best friend. Charlotte constantly annoys Vendetta and foils her plans, and as a result Vendetta attempts to destroy her, but always fails out of Charlotte's kindness or luck.
The site was first put up on June 3, 2003, and the series debuted with its first episode on July 14, 2003. The series ended on November 6, 2006 at twenty-one episodes. Eventually, the site was updated and one part of the site revealed she was working on a new project.
In 2004, the series was licensed by Nickelodeon
Nickelodeon (TV channel)
Nickelodeon, often simply called Nick and originally named Pinwheel, is an American children's channel owned by MTV Networks, a subsidiary of Viacom International. The channel is primarily aimed at children ages 7–17, with the exception of their weekday morning program block aimed at preschoolers...
, and eventually the episodes were broadcast on TurboNick. A 30-minute cartoon series was greenlit
Making Fiends (TV series)
Making Fiends is an American animated television series. Based upon a web series with the same name, the series premiered on October 4, 2008 on Nicktoons. The series follows the evil Vendetta and the new happy girl, Charlotte, at school in the gloomy town of Clamburg. Vendetta hates Charlotte and...
in 2006, which currently has 6 episodes and airs on Nicktoons Network
NickToons Network
Nicktoons is an American digital cable and satellite television network owned by Viacom. It is a sister service of the Nickelodeon cable channel...
.
Characters
Vendetta: (Voiced by Aglaia MortchevaAglaia Mortcheva
Aglaia Mortcheva is a Bulgarian animator, illustrator and voice actress, perhaps best known for her portrayal as Vendetta on the Making Fiends web series and on the television series.-Biography:...
) A moss green, evil, narcissistic and histrionic girl with the power to make fiends, both through stereotypical mad-scientist means and in the kitchen
Kitchen
A kitchen is a room or part of a room used for cooking and food preparation.In the West, a modern residential kitchen is typically equipped with a stove, a sink with hot and cold running water, a refrigerator and kitchen cabinets arranged according to a modular design. Many households have a...
. She spends her time torturing the other children with the fiends she makes and using her giant bear-like hamster
Hamster
Hamsters are rodents belonging to the subfamily Cricetinae. The subfamily contains about 25 species, classified in six or seven genera....
to get what she wants. She constantly tries to kill Charlotte, but her schemes are always foiled by Charlotte's oblivious kindness. Her methods of destroying Charlotte in the web series are sometimes more adult in nature than in the cartoon. For example, she tricks Charlotte into wearing concrete shoes and walking off the edge of a pier and states in the "Naughty" Christmas song that if Charlotte were a Christmas tree she would "poke her eyes with wire". She seems to hate music, especially that Charlotte is singing, and only eats beef jerky, clams, and grape punch. She speaks in a thick Bulgarian accent and has somewhat broken English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
. Vendetta appeared in every episode except for episode 14.
Charlotte: (Voiced by Amy Winfrey
Amy Winfrey
Amy Winfrey is an American animator, screenwriter, songwriter, and voice actress. She is best known for creating the web series Making Fiends that was later picked up by Nickelodeon in 2006.-Career:...
) A powder blue
Powder blue
Powder blue may refer to two different colors.The paler variant is often associated with powder snow.-Powder blue :The web color powder blue is shown on the right....
, optimistic girl from Vermont
Vermont
Vermont is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. The state ranks 43rd in land area, , and 45th in total area. Its population according to the 2010 census, 630,337, is the second smallest in the country, larger only than Wyoming. It is the only New England...
who could be described as 'too friendly' and extremely annoying; it is impossible for her to get upset. These traits are more exploited in the TV series
Making Fiends (TV series)
Making Fiends is an American animated television series. Based upon a web series with the same name, the series premiered on October 4, 2008 on Nicktoons. The series follows the evil Vendetta and the new happy girl, Charlotte, at school in the gloomy town of Clamburg. Vendetta hates Charlotte and...
. When Vendetta unleashes fiends onto her, Charlotte always ruins her plans by making the fiends do useful things. A running gag is that she sees projectiles thrown at her as gifts. Almost every episode includes her singing a song that she makes up. Charlotte has the uncanny ability to hold her breath for nine hours. She has a hamster named Buttons. Charlotte is the only character present in every web episode.
Mr. Milk
Milk
Milk is a white liquid produced by the mammary glands of mammals. It is the primary source of nutrition for young mammals before they are able to digest other types of food. Early-lactation milk contains colostrum, which carries the mother's antibodies to the baby and can reduce the risk of many...
: (Voiced by Peter Merryman) The teacher of Charlotte's class. He is a beige man with a tie and glasses, as well almost completely bald, with the remaining hairs sticking up when he is scared or surprised. He speaks in a nervous, disjointed monotone due to Vendetta's domination
Domination
-Books:* The Domination, an alternate history / science-fiction / alternate reality fictional, by S. M. Stirling.-Music:* Dominant , a diatonic scale step and diatonic function in tonal music theory...
, and is forced to do Vendetta's bidding out of fear of her. He is also afraid of the fanged red bird fiend that is constantly glaring at him. Mr. Milk is probably inspired by Caspar Milquetoast
Caspar Milquetoast
Caspar Milquetoast was a comic strip character created by H. T. Webster for his cartoon series, The Timid Soul. In 1912, Webster drew a daily panel for the New York Tribune, under a variety of titles—Our Boyhood Ambitions, Life's Darkest Moment, The Unseen Audience...
, a comic book character remarkably similar to him. He also physically resembles South Park
South Park
South Park is an American animated television series created by Trey Parker and Matt Stone for the Comedy Central television network. Intended for mature audiences, the show has become famous for its crude language, surreal, satirical, and dark humor that lampoons a wide range of topics...
's Herbert Garrison
Herbert Garrison
Mr. Herbert Garrison is a recurring character in the American animated television series South Park. He is voiced by Trey Parker. For the first eight seasons of the series, the character was known as Mr. Garrison but underwent sex reassignment surgery in the season 9 episode "Mr. Garrison's Fancy...
, notable because Amy Winfrey worked on the first few episodes of South Park. He has a tenor
Tenor
The tenor is a type of male singing voice and is the highest male voice within the modal register. The typical tenor voice lies between C3, the C one octave below middle C, to the A above middle C in choral music, and up to high C in solo work. The low extreme for tenors is roughly B2...
singing voice.
Marion: (Voiced by Amy Winfrey) A pale blue, overweight girl who sits next to Charlotte and speaks in a nasal
Nasal voice
A nasal voice is a type of speaking voice characterized by speech with a "nasal" quality to it. It can also occur naturally because of genetic variation...
whisper. She has a collection of glass animals. and seems to have many allergies. Marion is terrified of Vendetta, and she was the first student to talk to Charlotte and warn her about Vendetta.
Marvin: (Voiced by Peter Merryman) A taller, dark green boy who almost always starts his sentences with 'my', usually because his belongings are stolen from him, but also as a verbal tic. According to a DVD commentary, he brought a banana to show and tell because his dad works at the banana factory.
Malachi: (Voiced by Peter Merryman) A grey boy who was the first student Charlotte saw, only to be swatted away by the fiend cat before saying anything. Some speculate that he is a Puritan
Puritan
The Puritans were a significant grouping of English Protestants in the 16th and 17th centuries. Puritanism in this sense was founded by some Marian exiles from the clergy shortly after the accession of Elizabeth I of England in 1558, as an activist movement within the Church of England...
because he speaks in complicated, archaic English and refuses to sing because it is blasphemous
Blasphemy
Blasphemy is irreverence towards religious or holy persons or things. Some countries have laws to punish blasphemy, while others have laws to give recourse to those who are offended by blasphemy...
. This was confirmed in the TV series. He often follows Charlotte around school, giving her dire cautions about Vendetta and her fiends, which Charlotte does not understand and ignores.
Maggie: (Voiced by Amy Winfrey) A grey girl who sits next to Marvin and doesn't speak until episode 14, when she cogently remarks, "Charlotte's dumb." In the background, she is often seen writing things on a piece of paper.
Grudge: (Voiced by Peter Merryman) Vendetta's giant hamster
Hamster
Hamsters are rodents belonging to the subfamily Cricetinae. The subfamily contains about 25 species, classified in six or seven genera....
fiend, mistaken for a bear by Charlotte and a dog by Mrs. Minty. Grudge does not speak, but rather grunts and growls, and is Vendetta's constant sidekick. Vendetta almost never refers to him by name, simply calling him "hamster". Unlike most other fiends, he seems to actually care for Vendetta and her safety, despite her harsh treatment of him. Like Rubella and the cat fiend, he is also capable of eating inedible objects. In episode 18, Grudge is replaced by Rubella.
Rubella: (Voiced by Elissa Calfin) Vendetta's replacement fiend sidekick who resembles a very large girl. She eats non-edible food (like wood
Wood
Wood is a hard, fibrous tissue found in many trees. It has been used for hundreds of thousands of years for both fuel and as a construction material. It is an organic material, a natural composite of cellulose fibers embedded in a matrix of lignin which resists compression...
, glass and plaster
Plaster
Plaster is a building material used for coating walls and ceilings. Plaster starts as a dry powder similar to mortar or cement and like those materials it is mixed with water to form a paste which liberates heat and then hardens. Unlike mortar and cement, plaster remains quite soft after setting,...
) and talks in one- and two-word sentences. She is named after a disease of the same name
Rubella
Rubella, commonly known as German measles, is a disease caused by the rubella virus. The name "rubella" is derived from the Latin, meaning little red. Rubella is also known as German measles because the disease was first described by German physicians in the mid-eighteenth century. This disease is...
. She shortly replaced Grudge. She thinks of Vendetta as her friend rather than boss, and gave her a musical toy bear, which angered Vendetta and let her to abandonment.
Giant Cat: (Voiced by Amy Winfrey) Also called "Big Red Kitty" or "Hellcat". A giant red cat fiend, and the first fiend to appear in the web cartoon. He often swats the students when they're outside, and has an immense appetite, able to eat anything that will fit in his stomach. He is temporarily tamed by Charlotte, where Charlotte brushes and cares for him, although he gets angry again when Charlotte says he needs a bath.
Buttons: Charlotte's pet hamster
Hamster
Hamsters are rodents belonging to the subfamily Cricetinae. The subfamily contains about 25 species, classified in six or seven genera....
, her "favorite hamster in the whole world", first seen in episode 2. He is known for making a high-pitched noise at the sign of any danger.
Scissor fiend: A fiend Vendetta made for Charlotte that resembles a bird and can cut things with its scissorlike
Scissors
Scissors are hand-operated cutting instruments. They consist of a pair of metal blades pivoted so that the sharpened edges slide against each other when the handles opposite to the pivot are closed. Scissors are used for cutting various thin materials, such as paper, cardboard, metal foil, thin...
beak. Charlotte thinks it's a puppy
Puppy
A puppy is a juvenile dog. Some puppies may weigh , while larger ones can weigh up to . All healthy puppies grow quickly after birth. A puppy's coat color may change as the puppy grows older, as is commonly seen in breeds such as the Yorkshire Terrier...
, and it ends up being her friend instead of killing her. It has a talent for making Valentines and rescuing Charlotte even in the most dangerous situations. In the TV series, Charlotte names it Buttons 2.
Mrs. Minty: (Voiced by Peter Merryman) One of Mr. Milk's substitutes. She is an elderly woman who is, true to her name, mint green. She refers to the classmates as "buttercups", "ducklings", and other diminutive terms of endearment. She is unaware of Vendetta's reputation and abilities. Her main debut is in episode 9, and she is also seen in episodes 20 and 21, but does not talk. She has an irritating demeanor towards Vendetta, who leaves her class, and returns with two pencil fiends who take Mrs. Minty away.
Mort: A blue boy with glasses that was seen in episode 19, being picked up by an ice cream fiend. He is added as another student in Mr. Milk's classroom in the TV series.
Other recurring characters include the Mrs. Millet the lunch lady
Lunch Lady
Lunch lady is an American slang term for a woman who cooks and serves food in a school cafeteria; the equivalent British English term is "dinner lady". In Britain, a dinner lady also patrols the school playgrounds during the lunch breaks to maintain order amongst the children...
, and the red frog
Frog
Frogs are amphibians in the order Anura , formerly referred to as Salientia . Most frogs are characterized by a short body, webbed digits , protruding eyes and the absence of a tail...
fiend on the lunch counter. There are also other grey, unnamed students, a girl with clips in her hair that is often seen screaming and waving her arms, and a boy with a baseball hat, both of which are in the classroom next to Vendetta's.
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Holiday Specials
- Halloween Treat
A flash game that is put on the website on Halloween. Unlike the Christmas Bonus and episode 21 (which is considered a Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving Day is a holiday celebrated primarily in the United States and Canada. Thanksgiving is celebrated each year on the second Monday of October in Canada and on the fourth Thursday of November in the United States. In Canada, Thanksgiving falls on the same day as Columbus Day in the...
Special), its URL is not available on the official website year-round, although it can be played here (renamed Pumpkin Plunkin). At the beginning of the game, the rules are explained by both Charlotte and Vendetta. The overall objective is to throw pumpkins
Pumpkin
A pumpkin is a gourd-like squash of the genus Cucurbita and the family Cucurbitaceae . It commonly refers to cultivars of any one of the species Cucurbita pepo, Cucurbita mixta, Cucurbita maxima, and Cucurbita moschata, and is native to North America...
at Charlotte while she moves around the screen in various costumes.
- Christmas Bonus
The Christmas bonus consists of two different versions of a song, "Nice" sung by Charlotte, and "Naughty" sung by Vendetta. In the nice version, Charlotte sings about how she wishes she were a Christmas Tree
Christmas tree
The Christmas tree is a decorated evergreen coniferous tree, real or artificial, and a tradition associated with the celebration of Christmas. The tradition of decorating an evergreen tree at Christmas started in Livonia and Germany in the 16th century...
, and how she could be decorated. Vendetta's version, the naughty, has Vendetta also singing about how she wishes Charlotte were a Christmas Tree, and Vendetta elaborates on how she would abuse Charlotte in that state.
Alternate DVD Versions
On the DVDs of the web series, there are alternate versions of all the episodes.1. Audio Commentary with Charlotte and Vendetta
2. Audio Commentary with Marion
3. All dialogue is spoken in French. Translation by Aglaia Mortcheva.
4. All dialogue is spoken in Mandarin.
5. All dialogue is spoken in Japanese (Except theme song). Translation by Junichi Ishimura.
6. All dialogue is spoken by a computerized speech simulator
7. Audio Commentary with Vendetta and Grudge
8. Pig Latin Subtitles
9. Audio Commentary with Mr. Milk
10. Narrated by Big Bunny
11. All characters have beards
12. Patriotic Version
13. Extra Invisible!
14. Fancy Dress Version.
15. Super Pretty Version!
16. Snowy Version!
17. You can watch it with or without subtitles
18. All characters are muffins
19. The setting in the background has pictures from around the world.
20. Alternate ending with Vendetta moving to Florida and never seeing Charlotte again.
In 2006, 2008, 2009 and 2010, a message was posted on the front page saying that a fiend was to be temporarily placed in charge of the site. On April Fool's Day, the main menu had a bite taken out of it, and the fiend was there to explain that he got hungry and ate some episodes, but fixed them.
As a result, the episodes 4, 6, 11, 18, 19, and 20 were replaced with their alternate DVD versions as an April Fool's joke.
Broadcast on TurboNick
Nickelodeon bought the series and did a successful test run of Making Fiends on its Web-based TurboNickNick Video
Nick Video is an online Nickelodeon-branded broadband channel that launched in 2005 as TurboNick. It features up to 15 hours of new programming every week and includes advertising.-History:...
. Few restrictions were made by the network execs when they made the deal, they told Amy Winfrey, "Just don't mention Hitler
Adolf Hitler
Adolf Hitler was an Austrian-born German politician and the leader of the National Socialist German Workers Party , commonly referred to as the Nazi Party). He was Chancellor of Germany from 1933 to 1945, and head of state from 1934 to 1945...
, and don't hit people on the head."
Winfrey conceded to a few small changes. For example, a classroom poster that read "A is for Alimony
Alimony
Alimony is a U.S. term denoting a legal obligation to provide financial support to one's spouse from the other spouse after marital separation or from the ex-spouse upon divorce...
" had to be changed. She was stumped for a while on what A should be for. Aglaia would pop into Winfrey's office and suggest things, such as Alcoholism. They settled on "A is for Abomination".