1988

This is a list of notable events, premieres, releases, series cancellations and endings, and other business ventures for Nickelodeon in the year 1988.

Television

Series premieres

• July 1: Don't Just Sit There (last regular airing was on May 25, 1991)
• September 10: Kids' Court
• November 7: Family Double Dare

Acquired shows

• January 4: The World of David the Gnome
• February 1: Make Room for Daddy (last regular airing was on January 27, 1991)
• February 6: Count Duckula
• April 1
  • Lancelot Link, Secret Chimp (last regular airing was on February 25, 1989 and only aired on regular Nickelodeon for six months)
  • Doctor Snuggles
• August 6: The Golden Age of Television
• September 4: The Best of Saturday Night Live (last regular airing was on August 17, 1991)
• September 10: SCTV (last regular airing was on March 4, 1990)
• September 11: Looney Tunes (later aired on Nick at Nite as Looney Tunes on Nick at Nite)
• September 12: The Patty Duke Show
• October 1: Heathcliff
• November 8: Noozles

Series endings

• January 18: Against the Odds
• October 22: The Golden Age of Television
• December 18: Rated K: For Kids by Kids
• December 31: Turkey Television

Network Departures

• January 10: The Shari Show
• August 28: The Bad News Bears
• September 25: Zoo Family

Specials

• April 18: The Big Ballot, renamed the Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards, is held for the first time under the new name.
• May 14: Dynaman (as part of Special Delivery)
• July 29: The pilot for a Nick at Nite game show called King Pins airs
• October 29: Marc Summers' Mystery Magical Tour (last aired in 1996)
• December 21: Christmas in Tattertown (last aired in 1992)

Programming blocks

• January 4: Nick Jr. debuts on Nickelodeon.

Home video releases

• Double Dare: The Inside Scoop
• Double Dare: The Messiest Moments
• The Pinwheel Songbook

People

Births

• Ivo Möller (film actor in PAW Patrol: The Movie) is born
• Jill Jane Clements (actress in A Loud House Christmas) is born
• Terry McGurrin (voice actor on Abby Hatcher) is born
• January 12: Andrew Lawrence (voice actor on As Told by Ginger) is born
• January 23: Jared Morgan (storyboard artist on The Loud House) is born
• January 30: Rob Pinkston (actor on Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide and iCarly) is born
• February 10: Jade Ramsey (actress on House of Anubis) is born
• February 15: Jessica Du (actress on Blue's Clues and Blue's Clues & You!) is born
• February 18: Shane Lyons (performer on All That) is born
• February 20: Rihanna (guest star at the 2008 and 2010 Kids' Choice Awards) is born
• March 2: Myrna Velasco (actress on Santiago of the Seas) is born
• March 13: Jack Harlow (guest star at the 2022 Kids' Choice Awards) is born
• March 27: Brenda Song (actress on 100 Deeds for Eddie McDowd and Ned's Declassified School Survial Guide) is born
• April 6: Veronica Shea (voice actor on Blue's Clues) is born
• April 22: Deven Christian Mack (actor on Mysticons) is born
• April 25: Sara Paxton (voice actress on SpongeBob SquarePants) is born
• May 5: Adele (guest star at the 2022 Kids' Choice Awards) is born
• June 7: Michael Cera (actor on Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank) is born
• June 9: Mae Whitman (voice actress on The Wild Thornberrys Movie, Avatar: The Last Airbender, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Rugrats, and All Grown Up!) is born
• June 11: Claire Holt (actress on H20: Just Add Water) is born
• June 30: Sean Marquette (voice actor on Rocket Power and Avatar: The Last Airbender) is born
• July 17: Summer Bishil (actress on Just for Kicks and Drake & Josh and voice actress on Avatar: The Last Airbender) is born
• August 19: Cody Ross Pitts (voice actor on Blue's Clues) is born
• August 27: Alexa PenaVega (actress on Blue's Clues & You!, All That, and Big Time Rush, and voice actress on The Loud House and The Casagrandes) is born
• September 13: Cameron Bowen (voice actor on Blue's Clues) is born
• September 23: Bryan Hearne (actor on All That) is born
• September 24: Kyle Sullivan (actor on All That and guest star on The Secret World of Alex Mack and The Amanda Show) is born
• October 1: Cariba Heine (actor on H20: Just Add Water) is born
• October 3: Tadhg Kelly (actor on Unfabulous) is born
• October 5: Tessa Ludwick (actress on Allegra's Window, Zoey 101, Gullah Gullah Island, and Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide) is born
• October 10: Shaina M. Freeman (actor on Gullah Gullah Island) is born
• November 6: Emma Stone (actress on iCarly) is born
• November 15: Zena Grey (actor on Snow Day) is born
• November 17: Eric Nam (voice actor on The Loud House and The Casagrandes) is born
• December 3: Kevin Clark (actor on School of Rock) is born
• December 12: Jennifer Tedmori (actress on Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide) is born
• December 14: Vanessa Hudgens (actress on The Brothers Garcia and Drake & Josh and guest star at the 2009 Kids' Choice Awards) is born

Business

• Roger Price moves to France and production on You Can't Do That On Television is suspended.

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