There comes a time when you have to face the fact that your childhood is slipping away through your fingers. Sophomores are adjusting to their new responsibilities, juniors are prepping for the SATs, and seniors are enjoying their last bit of youthful light-heartedness before they prepare to leave their nest. It seems as if it was just yesterday when you were dancing in front of the television to the Rugrats theme song. Does that fond memory make you wish you could go back and do it again? Well, maybe you can.

It’s been years since you last watched your favorite Nickelodeon cartoons, and some that were so dear to you back in the late ’90s and early 2000s, have escaped your memory. On social media, those who grew up on these cartoons occasionally post a nostalgic #tbt with hopes of bringing back memories of the shows that taught them so many lessons. After years of waiting, Nickelodeon Cartoons may finally be returning to television.

Rumors have been trending on social media about a new television Network, The Splat. This network will consist of all the cartoon classics that aired on Nickelodeon in the network’s early days. Shows such as Rugrats, Doug, Hey Arnold, and The Wild Thornberrys are all shows that fans will happily welcome back to television.

A fan of the cartoons shared her excitement of the cartoons return to television.

“I am more than excited that the shows from ‘back in the day’ are reappearing on television because it will bring back a lot of memories. I learned so much from sitting in front of that television for hours on end. I feel like I owe it to those shows. They made my childhood,” the fan said.

The network could be on television as early as this fall. A Youtube page was recently created for the network that played scenes from popular Nick Cartoons. The idea was also shared at the ’90s Fest in Brooklyn, New York. Fans have also followed The Splat on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram. As hints are dropped, fans are taking to twitter and tagging pictures of their favorite throwback shows with #thesplatiscoming.

This network will bring nostalgia to ’90s children and a remembrance of when life was simple, but it will also help to introduce an authentic style of art that is rarely produced on television anymore. Thank goodness for good television’s return and for the opportunity for those who were raised by the ’90s to share a piece of their history with the younger generation.