The Wild Thornberrys

The episodes follow the adventures of Ickis, Oblina and Krumm, three young monsters attending a monster school whose headmaster is The Gromble. The dump the monsters inhabit is implied to be Fresh Kills Landfill , but never explicitly named in the series. The monster community includes a working economic system using toe nails as currency. Nickelodeon programming director Herb Scannell said the character design in Aaahh!!! Real Monsters was partially inspired by Yellow Submarine , a animated film inspired by The Beatles.