Fanboy & Chum Chum
2009–2014NickelodeonAnimation
Two boys in superhero costumes they never take off, in one of Nickelodeon's first CG series.
Fanboy & Chum Chum opens with a main title sequence of 68 seconds.
It arrived on Nickelodeon in 2009, when Dora the Explorer, The Fairly OddParents and My Life as a Teenage Robot were also on the network.
The opening titles
Season 1
68sPosted by Nicktoons.
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