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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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