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 (voice actor in PAW Patrol: The Movie) is born
- Jill Jane Clements (actress in A Loud House Christmas and The Really Loud House) is born
- Terry McGurrin (voice actor on Abby Hatcher) is born
- Dennis Atlas (singer on Marvin Marvin and Sam & Cat) is born
- Teya Wild (actress in Blue's Big City Adventure and Rags) is born
- Emily Ford (actress on The Really Loud House) is born
- Danielle Livecchi (actress on Blue's Clues) is born
- Raul Ceballos (actor on Baby Shark's Big Show! and The Casagrandes) is born
- Tori Anderson (actress on The Other Kingdom) is born
- Mamoudou Athie (actor and guest star at the 2024 Kids' Choice Awards) is born
- January 8: Alejandro Bien-Willner (writer and actor on Game Shakers, The Adventures of Kid Danger, and The Casagrandes) is born
- January 12: Andrew Lawrence (voice actor on As Told by Ginger and guest star on Weinerville) is born
- January 13: Allison Siko (actress in Cry Baby Lane) is born
- January 23: Jared Morgan (storyboard artist on The Loud House) is born
- January 28: Alexandra Krosney (actress in The Last Day of Summer) is born
- January 30: Rob Pinkston (actor on Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide and iCarly (2007)) is born
- February 10: Jade Ramsey (actress on House of Anubis) is born
- February 11: David Scott (musician on Face's Music Party) 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 1: Katija Pevec (actress on Yours, Mine & Ours and Just for Kicks) is born
- March 2
- Myrna Velasco (actress on Santiago of the Seas) is born
- Bryan Mann (writer on Sanjay and Craig) is born
- March 8: Benny Blanco (record producer, songwriter, and guest star at the 2024 Kids' Choice Awards) is born
- March 10: Ego Nwodim (actress and comedian in Baby Shark's Big Movie! and Good Burger 2) is born
- March 11: Luke Sital-Singth (composer on The Twisted Timeline of Sammy & Raj) is born
- March 13: Jack Harlow (guest star at the 2022 Kids' Choice Awards) is born
- March 18: Stephen Herczeg (storyboard artist on Middlemost Post, Breadwinners, and SpongeBob SquarePants) is born
- March 27
- Brenda Song (actress on 100 Deeds for Eddie McDowd and Ned's Declassified School Survial Guide) is born
- Piotr Michael (actor, comedian, and writer on Kiri & Lou, The Loud House, The Thundermans, and Lucky) is born
- April 2: Francesca Catalano (actress on Just for Kicks) is born
- April 6: Veronica Shea (voice actor on Blue's Clues) is born
- April 10: Haley Joel Osment (actor in Hey Arnold! and Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Movie) is born
- April 22: Deven Christian Mack (actor on Mysticons, PAW Patrol, Toot and Puddle, Corn & Peg, Top Wing, and Abby Hatcher) is born
- April 25: Sara Paxton (voice actress on SpongeBob SquarePants) is born
- May 4: Katherine Tokarz (actress on Shimmer and Shine) is born
- May 5: Adele (guest star at the 2022 Kids' Choice Awards) is born
- June 2: Awkwafina (actress and comedian in The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run and guest star at the 2024 Kids' Choice Awards) is born
- June 7: Michael Cera (actor in Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank and Under the Boardwalk) is born
- June 9: Mae Whitman (voice actress on The Wild Thornberrys, Avatar: The Last Airbender, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Rugrats (1991), and All Grown Up!) is born
- June 11: Claire Holt (actress on H20: Just Add Water) is born
- June 27: Miles Burris (former football player and actor on The Really Loud House) is born
- June 30: Sean Marquette (voice actor on Rocket Power and Avatar: The Last Airbender) is born
- July 11: Allegra Clark (voice actress on Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and 44 Cats) is born
- July 17: Summer Bishil (actress on Just for Kicks and Drake & Josh and voice actress on Avatar: The Last Airbender) is born
- July 20: Chloe Fineman (actress, writer, and comedian in Baby Shark's Big Movie!) is born
- July 23: Yuri Vargas (actress in Playing with Fire) is born
- August 4: Tom Parker (singer on Face's Music Party) is born
- August 19: Cody Ross Pitts (voice actor on Blue's Clues) is born
- August 22: Mateusz Rusin (actor on Marvin Marvin) 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 6: Max George (singer on Face's Music Party) is born
- September 13: Cameron Bowen (voice actor on Blue's Clues) is born
- September 23
- Bryan Hearne (actor on All That) is born
- Shannon Chan-Kent (voice and stage actress in Spectacular!)
- 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
- Bobby Edner (actor, singer, dancer, and rapper in Hey Arnold!: The Movie) is born
- October 10: Shaina M. Freeman (actor on Gullah Gullah Island) is born
- October 17: Nikki Flores (independent pop singer, musician, songwriter, actress and record producer on Yo Gabba Gabba!) is born
- October 23: Ritesh Rajan (actor in The Last Airbender) is born
- October 30: Janel Parrish (actress and singer on Zoey 101 and True Jackson, VP) is born
- November 2: Lindze Letherman (actress in Clockstoppers) is born
- November 6: Emma Stone (actress on iCarly (2007)) is born
- November 15: Zena Grey (actor in Snow Day (2000)) is born
- November 16: Siva Kaneswaran (singer on Face's Music Party) is born
- November 17: Eric Nam (voice actor on The Loud House and The Casagrandes) is born
- December 3: Kevin Clark (actor in School of Rock) is born
- December 7: Emily Browning (actress in Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events) 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
- December 19: Casey Burgess (actress and singer in Imagine That) is born
- December 25: Kevin Duda (actor on Sunny Day) is born
Business[]
- Roger Price moves to France and production on You Can't Do That On Television is suspended.
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