Nickelodeon teases '90s-centric The Splat

Maeve McDermott | USATODAY

Fans of Nickelodeon cartoons celebrated last month when a Nick exec dropped hints that the channel would potentially return to its classic shows for one-off specials.

And this weekend, Nickelodeon unveiled The Splat, a new channel seemingly devoted to the network's classic hits.

The network already has an arm dedicated to cartoons, Nicktoons, but is promoting The Splat as its own '90s-dedicated channel.

Details around when the channel is launching—or which retro Nick shows will be featured—are still unknown, but the channel's rollout on social media teased favorites like Rugrats, Hey Arnold, Rocko’s Modern Life, CatDog, Ren & Stimpy and more.

On Saturday, a new YouTube channel for The Splat posted a teaser for the channel, a mash-up of old clips from Nick shows.

A new website also launched, inviting visitors to follow The Splat on social media, and to follow the hashtag #TheSplashIsComing to find out more.

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The Splat also made its debut at last weekend's 90s Fest in Brooklyn, a music festival featuring throwback favorites like Smash Mouth, Lisa Loeb and Naughty by Nature, for which Nickelodeon was a sponsor.

In keeping with Nickelodeon tradition, slime was involved, claiming '90s faves like Pauly Shore:

And Salt N Pepa:

In an interview with Variety last month, Russell Hicks, the president of content and development at Nickelodeon, mentioned the network’s interest in mining the channel’s ’90s heydey.

“We are looking at our library to bring back ideas, shows that were loved, in a fresh new way,” Hicks said.