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Sabres beat Bruins 4-1, clinch first playoff series since 2007
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Substack publishes '15 Ways to Fight Callais' action guide
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Alex Zanardi dies aged 59
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Tim Heidecker gives late-night update on InfoWars
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The Loud House marks 10th anniversary
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Bird Of The Day, alt theme 'Robins'
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The Loud House marks 10th anniversary
The Loud House marks its 10th anniversary since premiering on Nickelodeon in May 2016. Fans celebrated by sharing new fan art and holding livestream reviews and watch parties centered on the pilot "Left in the Dark." Nickelodeon made the pilot "Left in the Dark" available online for the anniversary, letting viewers rewatch the episode that introduced Lincoln Loud and his ten sisters. The milestone highlights the show's lasting influence on a generation of viewers WHO created fanfiction, art, and community around its large animated family.
#TheLoudHouse Haopy 10 years to the show that changed my life forever. I wouldn't have met such great friends as @xsunnyeclipse.bsky.social, @thecoolstella.bsky.social, @jacklynchococorp.bsky.social, @visioncrimson2004.bsky.social, and @ruhisuart.bsky.social if not for this wacky family!
BEC's BlueSky3Happy 10th anniversary to this show!
Nio | #CaliforniaForever2The Loud House will always be a part of me long after it's over, joining the likes of Hilda, Wylde Pak, and My Life as a Teenage Robot as a show that heavily defined me as a person at one point in life and REALLY charged up my brainmeats. Lincoln, Lisa, Lucy, and all the rest will be remembered!
