1986

This is a list of notable events, premieres, releases, series cancellations and endings, and other business ventures for Nickelodeon in the year 1986.

Programming blocks

• June 30: Nickelodeon Summer Camp, a 90-minute programming block made for airing shows that aired on Nick at Nite, aired on weekdays between 1:00 and 2:30 PM. Three shows aired on the block: The Donna Reed Show, My Three Sons, and Mister Ed. The programming block ended on the last week of August as the kids were returning to school.

Television

Series premieres

• October 6: Double Dare
• November 1: Rated K: For Kids By Kids

Acquired shows

• March 3: Mister Ed
• May 4
  • I Spy
  • The Smothers Brothers
• June 30
  • Curious George
  • The Mysterious Cities of Gold
• September 1: The Monkees
• October 4: Spartakus and the Sun Beneath the Sea
• November 1: Zoo Family

Series endings

• January 11: National Geographic Explorer
• May 3: Livewire
• August 30: Going Great
• October 5: Powerhouse
• December 27: The Adventures of Black Beauty

Specials

• September 2: School Stories From Famous People

People

• Monique Alvarez (actress in PAW Patrol: The Movie) is born
• Kevin Altieri (director of Nick's Thanksgiving Fest) is born
• Catherine Disher (actress on Abby Hatcher and Mysticons) is born
• Brandon Broady (actor on Crashletes) is born
• January 4: Charlyne Yi (actress on Yo Gabba Gabba!) is born
• January 6:
  • Shane Sweet (co-star on The Journey of Allen Strange and panelist on Figure It Out) is born
  • Stu Livingston (storyboard artist on Hey Arnold!: The Jungle Movie and The Loud House) is born
• January 15: Molly Orr (actress on Drake & Josh) is born
• January 30: Ashley Bucille (voice actress on Hey Arnold!) is born
• February 22: Miko Hughes (voice actor on Hey Arnold!) is born
• February 25: Justin Berfield (voice actor on The Fairly OddParents) is born
• March 25: Bryan Atchison (singer on Face's Music Party) is born
• March 28: Meagan Smith (voice actress on Rugrats) is born
• April 2: Christopher P. Walberg (voice actor on Hey Arnold!) is born
• April 3: Amanda Bynes (actress on All That, The Amanda Show, Figure It Out, Blue's Clues, Double Dare, and Rugrats) is born
• April 29: Zoran Korach (actor on Sam & Cat and Henry Danger) is born
• April 30: Dianna Agron (actress on Drake & Josh) is born
• May 3: Kevin Cannarile (storyboard artist on The Loud House, SpongeBob SquarePants, and Shimmer and Shine) is born
• May 8: Abby Trott (voice actress on The Loud House and The Casagrandes) is born
• May 16:
  • Drew Roy (actor on iCarly) is born
  • Megan Fox (actress in the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movies) is born
• May 17: Ashlyn Selich (actress on The Loud House) is born
• May 19: Eric Lloyd (voice actor on Rocket Power) is born
• June 10: Marshall Claffy (voice actor on Blue's Clues) is born
• June 12: Luke Youngblood (actor on The Loud House, Glitch Techs, and Baby Shark's Big Show) is born
• June 27: Drake Bell (actor on Drake & Josh, The Amanda Show, Yours, Mine and Ours, A Fairly Odd Movie: Grow Up, Timmy Turner!, A Fairly Odd Christmas, and A Fairly Odd Summer) is born
• July 6: Leon Frierson (actor on All That) is born
• July 17: Brando Eaton (actor on Zoey 101) is born
• August 17: Bryton James (actor on Zevo-3, Winx Club, and Glitch Techs) is born
• August 21: Kelly Marot (actor on Hey Arnold! and Rugrats in Paris: The Movie) is born
• August 31: Spencer Klein (voice actor on Hey Arnold!) is born
• September 3: Shaun White (guest star on The Substitute and Unfiltered) is born
• September 4: Xavier Woods (guest star at the 2022 Kids' Choice Awards) is born
• September 17: Rachael Russakoff (editor, actress, and voice actress on Glitch Techs, Pinky Malinky, The Loud House, Monsters VS Aliens, and Pig Goat Banana Cricket) is born
• September 16: Kyla Pratt (actress on Maniac Magee) is born
• September 29: Lisa Foiles (actress on All That) is born
• September 30: Kevin Hong (actor on iCarly and Victorious) is born
• October 13: Raquel Lee (actress on The Amanda Show) is born
• October 14: Alex Schwimmer (writer on The Loud House, The Casagrandes, and The Fairly OddParents) is born
• November 2: Emanuele Ruzza (actor on Regal Academy and Winx Club) is born
• November 10: Josh Peck (actor on the All That, The Amanda Show, Snow Day, Drake & Josh, Victorious and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles) is born
• November 11: Jon Batiste (singer on Face's Music Party) is born
• November 18: Joseph Ashton (voice actor on Hey Arnold! and Rocket Power) is born
• November 21:
  • Jordan Warkol (voice actor on Hey Arnold! and Rocket Power) is born
  • Colleen Ballinger (actress on Victorious and guest star at the 2022 Kids' Choice Awards) is born
• November 25: Cole Escola (actor and singer on Baby Shark's Big Show!) is born
• December 15: Jess Pineda (writer on The Casagrandes and The Barbarian and the Troll) is born

Business

• Viacom, which also had owned CBS, buys MTV Networks.

<<

1985

Timeline

1987

>>