School Dare (TV series)

School Dare is an American animated series created by James Durman, Edward Fowly and Terry Ward. It ran from 2004 to 2008 on Nickelodeon.

Synopsis
Ten students figure out the ways to solve various problems in the Halfaxe Secondary School (season 1), Halfaxe College (seasons 2-3) and Halfaxe University (season 4).

Characters

 * Zig Miles as Charles
 * Billy West as Otis
 * Tom Kenny as Ellis
 * Charlie Adler as Ragger
 * Tara Strong as Jade
 * Candi Milo as Melanie
 * Nika Futterman as Nina
 * Charlie Schlatter as Zeke
 * Nancy Cartwright as Z

Development
In 1997, James Durman, Edward Fowly, and Terry Ward created the web series School Dare. The shorts gained attention on various news outlets, citing it as "the best animated media we've ever seen", with the Bear Bones website being voted #1 in sites for kids in the summer of 1998. The shorts were released on DVD and VHS by Artisan Entertainment as a single film in 2002.

In 2003, Durman, Fowly, and Ward were in talks between Nickelodeon and Cartoon Network to adapt the comic to television. Durman initially refused the offer, stating that "the spirit of the webcomic might be ruined"; Nickelodeon was chosen to produce the series due to the relationship with Mala and the network. During this time, Artisan sold the video rights of the original shorts to Paramount, Nickelodeon's video distributor.