"Ricky Sprocket's launch on Nicktoons Network is part of a larger international roll-out across 14 Nickelodeon channels, including Nick UK and Nick Australia. Kids from around the globe can relate to Ricky, who despite his movie star status, is an average kid above all," said Nickelodeon programming partnerships SVP and Nicktoons Network GM Keith Dawkins.

In the first half of the premiere episode, 'The Screen Kiss,' Ricky is shocked when he learns that he has to deal with his first screen kiss. As if that isn't bad enough, it's with his arch nemesis, Kitten. Ricky enlists the services of his friends to help train him, but despite their bravado, they have little to offer. Ricky's mom thinks it's time his father had the talk with Ricky, but that doesn't go well either. In the end, Ricky has another idea.

In the second half, 'Oh Hap-pee Day', Ricky's younger sister Ethel spills her drink on him at an awards show, and the press goes crazy thinking Ricky has wet his pants on stage. Determined not to let it happen again, he gets his friends to make sure the next awards show goes off without a hitch, but Kitten has other plans.

In January, Ricky Sprocket - Showbiz Boy will stream on Video-on-Demand. Plus select video content from the series will be available on the network's video player at nicktoonsnetwork.com.

Ricky Sprocket - Showbiz Boy is from Studio B Productions, a DHX Media Ltd. Company, and Snowden Fine Animation Inc. in association with Bejuba! Entertainment.