Hoffmann's reflex. For the distal sign of nerve regeneration, see Hoffmann's sign. In medicine, Hoffmann's reflex, named after Johann Hoffmann, is a finding elicited by a reflex test which verifies the presence or absence of problems in the corticospinal tract.
Pinwheel was re-launched as Nickelodeon on April 1, 1979, and despite its prior history on the QUBE system under the Pinwheel name, Nickelodeon has declared that 1979 is the network's official launch year.
Ren & Stimpy premiered on August 11, 1991 as one of the original three Nicktoons, along with Rugrats and Doug. Throughout its run, the show was controversial for its off-color humor, sexual innuendo, and violence which were rare for television animation of that time.roduction of the series's pilot episode began around April 1989, after Kricfalusi pitched and sold The Ren & Stimpy Show to Nickelodeon. The pilot was produced by Kricfalusi's animation company, Spuemcoe, spÃ¼mcÃ¸ and screened at film festivals for several months before the show was announced In'nickelodeon s 1991-line. up