This timeline shows a list of events in Cracked Egg Studios history, or events that influenced studio history, occurring during calendar year 2002.
- January
- February
- March
- April
- May
- June
- July
- August
- September
- October
- November
- December
- 2002
- Mike Vacca begins production on the video game The Fate of 4.
- Noey Games begins production on a video game adaptation of the Ni-Ki-Oh! series called Ni-Ki-Oh! TCG.
- January 5
- Noey Productions films Interviews About School with interviewee Nick Phillips.
- January 11
- Dannick Studios documents a scientific experiment by Nick Phillips and Chris Mojica.
- January 12
- The value of the currency of the Pokémon Trainers Club, the celbo, collapses to zero.
- The Pokémon Trainers Club begins requiring membership dues.
- Rich Falantano becomes the first treasurer of the Pokémon Trainers Club.
- January 15
- Ted and Nick Phillips write the computer software 999,999 Bottles of Beer.
- January 16
- Daniel Hostomsky leaves the Pokémon Trainers Club.
- January 17
- Ted Phillips begins reprogramming the video game Pokémon Black from scratch.
- February 11
- Nick Phillips begins programming the video game Pokémon Citrine.
- February 17
- Cracked Egg Studios documents Clare Phillips's attempt at The Goku Challenge, an alternate means of qualification for the upcoming Pokémon Red League playoffs.
- February 19
- Dannick Studios documents the opening day of the Pokémon Trainers Club's Pokémon Red League playoffs.
- February 21
- Ted Phillips begins pre-production for the video game gameplay compilation Sonic: The Movie.
- February 28
- The Pokémon Trainers Club newsletter #36 begins serially publishing Nick Phillips's A Real Pokémon Trainer.
- March 2
- The Pokémon Trainers Club hosts the final round of the Pokémon Red League.
- Rich Falantano wins the grand prize, a Skelly vanity Pokémon card.
- March 9
- The backup disc "RM2K Backups" is created.
- March 29
- The video game gameplay compilation Sonic: The Movie is released.
- March 31
- Ted Phillips receives the video game Dark Duel Stories as a gift.
- April
- Ted Phillips writes a short story about a forest.
- April 3
- The Pokémon Trainers Club hosts the Video Game Tournaments.
- April 5
- Mike Berrios is elected president of the Pokémon Trainers Club.
- April 7
- Members of the Pokémon Trainers Club begin playing the Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game using only Pokémon cards.
- April 12
- Thingamabob.com2 releases A Long Sentence.
- April 14
- Mike Vacca joins the Pokémon Trainers Club.
- April 27
- The Pokémon Trainers Club begins hosting the Duel Monsters Tournament.
- May
- Ted and Nick Phillips preorder a Yu-Gi-Oh! Metal Raiders booster box.
- May 4
- Mike Berrios resigns from the presidency of the Pokémon Trainers Club.
- June 14
- In Pokémon Trainers Club newsletter #44, Cracked Egg Studios announces that a remake of the 3D movie Skelly will be released on July 4, 2002.
- June 20
- Clare Phillips adopts a kitten named Tommy.
- June 24
- The Pokémon Trainers Club begins hiring eliminators for its Duel Monsters Tournament.
- June 26
- Nick Phillips receives a Hi8/8mm camcorder as a gift.
- The Yu-Gi-Oh! Metal Raiders booster box shipment does not appear to arrive on time.
- June 27
- Cracked Egg Studios and Dannick Studios test the camera by attempting to document the ongoing Duel Monsters Tournament, with Nick Phillips pretending to be a character.
- The documentation goes awry when participants have to leave early, leading to the concept for the Ni-Ki-Oh! episode "No One to Duel."
- June 28
- Cracked Egg Studios and Dannick Studios document a duel between Nick Phillips and Matt Justus, with several tournament participants now pretending to be characters.
- June 29
- Noey Productions films the short Robot Team 11249.
- July 1
- The Pokémon Trainers Club member Joe Justus begins hosting the first half of his Duelist Kingdom tournament.
- Noey Productions documents a duel between Nick Phillips and Joe Justus at a playground.
- July 4
- Cracked Egg Studios records footage for the film Y3K: A Stupid Movie involving the destruction of the moon.
- July 5
- John Phillips investigates the lost Yu-Gi-Oh! Metal Raiders booster box shipment.
- July 15
- Chansey is admitted to the hospital.
- Quarterfinalists in the Duel Monsters Tournament receive the vanity Gravy Master Yu-Gi-Oh! card.
- Cracked Egg Studios documents the match between Ted Phillips and Mike Vacca in the quarterfinals of the Duel Monsters Tournament, which becomes the basis for the Ni-Ki-Oh! episode "Immense Damage."
- Cracked Egg Studios documents the match between Nick Phillips and Joe Justus in the quarterfinals of the Duel Monsters Tournament, which becomes the basis for the Ni-Ki-Oh! episode "Friend or Joe?"
- Cracked Egg Studios documents the match between Joe Justus and Mike Vacca in the quarterfinals of the Duel Monsters Tournament, which becomes the basis for the Ni-Ki-Oh! episode "Staying Deep-seated."
- Cracked Egg Studios documents the match between Ted Phillips and Mike Vacca in semifinals of the Duel Monsters Tournament, which becomes the basis for the Ni-Ki-Oh! episode "Vacca's Revenge."
- July 16
- Dannick Studios films a scene about a marriage between Clare Phillips and the cat Tommy.
- Noey Productions produces the science-fiction short Pastel World.
- Dannick Studios produces the fantasy short Tommy's Adventures.
- July 17
- Cracked Egg Studios documents the match between Nick Phillips and Rich Falantano in the semifinals of the Duel Monsters Tournament, which becomes the basis for the Ni-Ki-Oh! episode "Battle of the Bandit."
- Cracked Egg Studios documents the match between Nick Phillips and Ted Phillips in the finals of the Duel Monsters Tournament, which becomes the basis for the Ni-Ki-Oh! episode "The Finale."
- Ted Phillips wins the grand prize of the Duel Monsters Tournament, a vanity Tyrant Needle Dragon Yu-Gi-Oh! card.
- July 18
- Cracked Egg Studios films a scene about a secret Vacca Corporation meeting and retroscripts a duel between Jokuba Vacca and Pegasus over Pegasus's part in the meeting.
- July 19
- Cracked Egg Studios films a scene of Joe Justus explaining the rules of his Duelist Kingdom tournament and films a duel of Niki Moto and Jokuba Vacca against the cat Tommy.
- July 20
- July 23
- Cracked Egg Studios documents a trip to the Museum of Natural History.
- July 24
- Dannick Studios produces the short Don't Put the Iced Tea in the Refrigerator.
- July 25
- Cracked Egg Studios documents a duel between Nick Phillips and Dragonball Ziegler.
- Cracked Egg Studios films Seto Vacca's helicopter crash and scenes of life on The Island.
- Cracked Egg Studios documents a duel between Niki Moto and Seto Vacca, which becomes the basis for the Ni-Ki-Oh! episode "Heart of the Cars."
- July 26
- Cracked Egg Studios films a scene where Niki Moto mopes about his standing in the Duelist Kingdom tournament.
- Cracked Egg Studios films coverage of Jokuba Vacca reacting to museum exhibits.
- July 27
- Cracked Egg Studios documents the Intercontinental Championship duel between Bandit Rich and Pegasus.
- July 28
- Cracked Egg Studios films a scene establishing that Jokuba Vacca and Seto Vacca are siblings.
- Cracked Egg Studios films a scene of Jokuba Vacca falling into a trap.
- Cracked Egg Studios films a duel between Seto Vacca and the Spirit of the Hat.
- July 29
- Cracked Egg Studios films a scene where Niki Moto and Jokuba Vacca wake up after the duel with Tommy.
- Cracked Egg Studios films the Ni-Ki-Oh! season 1 intro.
- Cracked Egg Studios films the Ni-Ki-Oh! episode "A Deadly Visit."
- August 1
- Cracked Egg Studios films another duel between Seto Vacca and the Spirit of the Hat.
- August 7
- Cracked Egg Studios films the Ni-Ki-Oh! commercial Life Isn't the Same Without Ni-Ki-Oh! "Pot of Greed."
- Cracked Egg Studios films the Ni-Ki-Oh! commercial Life Isn't the Same Without Ni-Ki-Oh! "Kid-Launching Soldier."
- Cracked Egg Studios films a scene of Seto Vacca escaping The Island.
- August 9
- Cracked Egg Studios films a scene of Seto Vacca infiltrating Pegasus's castle.
- August 11
- Mike Vacca introduces Ted and Nick Phillips to the band Linkin Park.
- August 17
- The First Hard Drive Crash of 2002 causes the loss of several video game development projects.
- The Ni-Ki-Oh! episode "Outtakes" airs.
- Mike Vacca announces that he is hosting his first tournament.
- August 20
- Cracked Egg Studios films the short Animal Disclaimer.
- August 21
- Noey Productions films Chapter 1 of the short 0009 and 0008.
- Noey Productions documents Ni-Ki-Oh! cast Behind-the-Scenes Drama.
- August 22
- Noey Productions films Chapter 2 of the short 0009 and 0008.
- Noey Productions films the short BS.
- Noey Productions films the sports short Skateboard.
- Noey Productions films the short 00Matt and 00Joe.
- August 24
- The Ni-Ki-Oh! episode "No One to Duel" airs.
- Dannick Studios films the short Sumo Match.
- The Pokémon Trainers Club votes to change its name to the Yu-Gi-Oh Duelist Club.
- August 25
- Dannick Studios films The Nick Files episode "Case of the Missing Cards."
- Dannick Studios films the commercial Ni-Ki-Oh! The New Craze.
- Dannick Studios films the commercial Self-Destructing Computer.
- Dannick Studios films the commercial Petland Discounts.
- Dannick Studios films the commercial The Elements of Cassandra.
- Dannick Studios films the commercial Join the Army.
- August 26
- Cracked Egg Studios films a scene of Seto Vacca bullying Jokuba Vacca about a box of condoms.
- August 28
- Cracked Egg Studios films a scene of Niki Moto and Jokuba Vacca dueling with playing cards.
- Cracked Egg Studios films a duel between Niki Moto and The Paradox Brothers.
- August 29
- The Pokémon Trainers Club name change to Yu-Gi-Oh Duelist Club goes into effect.
- August 31
- The Ni-Ki-Oh! episode "Immense Damage" airs.
- Dannick Studios films the Ni-Ki-Oh! episode "Most Powerful Card."
- September 1
- The Yu-Gi-Oh Duelist Club member Joe Justus begins hosting the second half of his Duelist Kingdom tournament.
- Cracked Egg Studios films the Ni-Ki-Oh! episode "Face Off."
- September 2
- Noey Productions films the comedy Funnypoop 2.
- Noey Productions films the science-fiction short Adventure.
- September 3
- September 7
- The Ni-Ki-Oh! episode "Friend or Joe?" airs.
- Cracked Egg Studios films the Ni-Ki-Oh! featurette Meet the Cast.
- September 8
- The Second Hard Drive Crash of 2002 occurs.
- September 14
- The Ni-Ki-Oh! episode "Staying Deep-seated" airs.
- September 21
- The Ni-Ki-Oh! episode "Battle of the Bandit" airs.
- September 27
- Cracked Egg Studios films the Ni-Ki-Oh! featurette Too Hot for TV.
- September 28
- Dannick Studios documents the Yu-Gi-Oh Duelist Club tournament Pokémon Blue League.
- wins the grand prizes, vanity Mewtwo and Moltres Yu-Gi-Oh! trading cards.
- October
- Cracked Egg Studios releases the Rich Falantano cut of King Kong vs Roboman on VHS.
- Noey Productions begins producing the 3D series The Adventures of Nick and Joe, with the first episode Our New Hobby.
- October 5
- The Ni-Ki-Oh! episode "Vacca's Revenge" airs.
- October 10
- Ted Phillips writes the short story Demon of the Spanish Cloister.
- October 12
- The Ni-Ki-Oh! episode "The Finale" airs.
- October 19
- The Ni-Ki-Oh! episode "Seizing Control" airs.
- October 23
- Noey Productions films the Ni-Ki-Oh! featurette Seto Vacca Takes Drugs.
- October 25
- Noey Productions films the slapstick comedy Joeass.
- October 26
- October 27
- November 2
- Cracked Egg Studios films the Ni-Ki-Oh! featurette Mega Dice Monsters.
- November 11
- Noey Productions films the short Walkie Talkies.
- November 14
- Noey Games releases their previously unannounced new game Sticks of Gum.
- November 16
- Noey Productions films the variety show The Ralph Show.
- November 23
- The Yu-Gi-Oh Duelist Club member Nick Phillips begins hosting the tournament Duel Monsters of Mayhem Mash.
- November 28
- Cracked Egg Studios films interviews with Ni-Ki-Oh! cast members at Hyde Park, New York.
- Cracked Egg Studios films a duel between Niki Moto and Billy the Kid.
- December 1
- Dannick Studios films the short Big Daddy's House.
- December 3
- Clare Phillips films the To-My-Oh! episode "Our Sweet Baby."
- December 5
- Dannick Studios films the documentary Superstorm 2003.
- December 6
- Dannick Studios begins documenting the Yu-Gi-Oh Duelist Club tournament Duel Monsters of Mayhem Mash.
- December 7
- Cracked Egg Studios films Seto Vacca in Virtua World, recording over part of the duel between Niki Moto and Billy the Kid.
- December 9
- Nick Phillips competes in the New York City District 8 Spelling Bee.
- December 14
- Cracked Egg Studios films the Ni-Ki-Oh! commercial We Know What You Want.
- December 15
- Ted Phillips begins reprogramming the video game The Lost Pyramid from scratch.
- December 18
- Noey Games begins developing the video game Noey-Oh!
- December 24
- Cracked Egg Studios documents the Ni-Ki-Oh! editing process for the season 2 premiere episode "The Island."
- December 25
- Dannick Studios films the documentary Christmas 2002.
- December 31
- Dannick Studios films the documentary New Years 2003.