This is a list of notable events, premieres, releases, series cancellations and endings, and other business ventures for Nickelodeon in the year 1993.
Shows[]
Series premieres[]
- July 11: Weinerville
- September 11: Legends of the Hidden Temple
- September 18: Rocko's Modern Life
- November 27: The Adventures of Pete & Pete (shorts and specials of the show aired previously before the series premiere)
Acquired shows[]
- February 21: The Tomorrow People (1992)
- April 5: Cappelli and Company
- July 12: The Partridge Family
- September 13: The Bob Newhart Show
- December 6: Janosch's Dream World/Janosch's Traumstunde
Season premieres[]
- March 13: Clarissa Explains It All, season 4
- April 11: Doug, season 3
- June 19: Are You Afraid of the Dark?, season 2
- September 26
- November 20: The Ren & Stimpy Show, season 3
Series finales[]
- March 14: Out of Control
- What Would You Do?, 90 episodes
- August 1: Kids' Court
Specials[]
- GUTS All-Star Special
Network departures[]
- April 2
- Adventures of Little Koala
- Noozles
- March 28: Looney Tunes on Nick at Nite (ceased airing on Nick at Nite and aired mainly on Nickelodeon until 1999)
- August 31: Fred Penner's Place
- September 11: Nickelodeon's Most Wanted: Yogi Bear
- September 12: Heathcliff
- December 26: Count Duckula
Programming blocks[]
- May 1: Nickamania premieres.
- July 4: Nickamania ends.
- November 26: The first Nonstop Nicktoons Weekend airs.
Magazines[]
- June: Nickelodeon Magazine resumes publication
Video games[]
- The Ren & Stimpy Show Presents: Stimpy's Invention
- Quest for the Shaven Yak Starring Ren & Stimpy
- October: The Ren & Stimpy Show: Veediots!
- November: The Ren & Stimpy Show: Buckaroo$!
Albums[]
VHS releases[]
- August 31
- Doug, Volume 1: How Did I Get Into This Mess?
- Doug, Volume 2: Patti, You're the Mayonnaise for Me
- The Ren & Stimpy Show, Volume 1: The Classics
- The Ren & Stimpy Show, Volume 2: The Stupidest Stories
- The Ren & Stimpy Show, Volume 3: The Stinkiest Stories
- Rugrats, Volume 1: Tales from the Crib
- Rugrats, Volume 2: A Baby's Gotta Do What a Baby's Gotta Do
- SNICK, Volume 1: Nick Snicks Friendship
- SNICK, Volume 2: Nick Snicks the Family
- September 21: The Ren & Stimpy Show: Have Yourself a Stinky Little Christmas
Business[]
- May: Nickelodeon signs its first movie deal with 20th Century Fox. This deal would have let Nickelodeon and Fox produce theatrical features during the next two years, and would have included movies based on Doug, Ren & Stimpy, and Rugrats. Unfortunately, the contract period ended before Fox could produce a single Nickelodeon movie. By the time the contract ended, only Ren and Stimpy was in production. The other two shows would not only be revived, but get their own movies released later.
- July 6: Sony Wonder acquires the video distribution rights for Nickelodeon shows for the next three years
- September 1: Nickelodeon expands into Great Britain, its first expansion outside the US.
People[]
Births[]
- Mike Rubino (composer on It's Pony)
- David Holt (voice actor on Maggie and the Ferocious Beast, Oswald, Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Friends, and Team Umizoomi)
- Ariana Velez (actress on Dora the Explorer and Go, Diego, Go!)
- Stephanie Carcamo (actress on Dora the Explorer)
- Brianna Bryan (actress on Blue's Clues & You!)
- Adriana Vasquez (actress on Blue's Clues & You!)
- Anthony LeBlanc (actor, voice actor, and acting coach in The Really Loud House, Knight Squad, Warped!, Tyler Perry's Young Dylan, and All That (2019))
- Constanza Sperakis (actress on Go, Diego, Go!)
- Luc Latulippe (director and story artist on Middlemost Post)
- Rishay Livemond (actor on Blue's Clues)
- Trey Rogers (actor in Cry Baby Lane)
- Sabrina Castle (actress on Blue's Clues)
- Autumn Molina (actress in A Really Haunted Loud House)
- Hsiang Lo (actor on Ni Hao, Kai-Lan)
- January 1: Xavier Pritchett (voice actor on Little Bill)
- January 3: Tonatiuh Elizarraz (voice actor on The Loud House)
- January 5: Darsan Solomon (actor on Victorious)
- January 9: Ashley Argota (actress and singer on True Jackson, VP, iCarly, BrainSurge, Bucket and Skinner's Epic Adventures, The Troop and Figure It Out)
- January 11: Amanda Dela Cruz (actress, producer, and director of Blue's Big City Adventure)
- January 27
- Jon Kent Ethridge (actor in The Last Day of Summer and iCarly)
- Anna O'Brian (writer, director, storyboard revisionist and artist on Harvey Beaks)
- February 5: Ash-B (rapper on Face's Music Party)
- February 6: Tinashe (singer, songwriter, dancer, and actress on Rocket Power and Avatar: The Last Airbender)
- February 12: Jennifer Stone (actress on Deadtime Stories and guest star at the 2012 Kids' Choice Awards)
- February 19: Victoria Justice (actress, singer, voice actress, songwriter, guest star, and dancer on Zoey 101, The Naked Brothers Band, iCarly (2007), True Jackson, VP, BrainSurge, Spectacular!, Victorious, The Troop, The Penguins of Madagascar, 7 Secrets, Fun Size, Big Time Rush, and The Boy Who Cried Werewolf)
- February 23: Christina Kirkman (actress and comedian on All That)
- March 3: Sara Jerzykowski (storyboard artist and storyboard revisionist on Middlemost Post, T.U.F.F. Puppy, Pig Goat Banana Cricket, and The Fairly OddParents)
- March 8: Kapil Talwalkar (actor on The Loud House)
- April 4: Daniela Bobadilla (actress on Big Time Rush)
- April 10: Sofia Carson (guest star at the 2022 Kids' Choice Awards)
- April 15
- Clifford McGee (actor in Clockstoppers and The Fairly OddParents: Fairly Odder)
- Dylan Clark Marshall (actor on Dora the Explorer and Go, Diego, Go!)
- Gave adel Valle (storyboard artist on Middlemost Post and SpongeBob SquarePants)
- April 16: Chance the Rapper (rapper on Unfiltered and Tyler Perry's Young Dylan and guest star at the 2022 Kids' Choice Awards)
- April 18: Nathan Sykes (singer on Face's Music Party)
- April 19: Sebastian de Casteja (actor on Dora the Explorer and Dora and Friends: Into the City!)
- April 23: Muhammed Cunningham (actor on Dora the Explorer)
- April 24: Abigail Oliver (voice actor on Corn & Peg, Abby Hatcher, and Top Wing)
- April 26: Simeon Daise (actor on Gullah Gullah Island)
- May 14: Miranda Cosgrove (film and TV actress and pop recording artist on School of Rock, Drake & Josh, iCarly (2007/2021), Yours, Mine and Ours, Zoey 101, Just Jordan, Unfabulous, Nickelodeon's All That 10th Anniversary Reunion Special, The Naked Brothers Band, Big Time Rush, and 7 Secrets and guest star at the 2024 Kids' Choice Awards)
- May 19: Brian Anderson (guest star on The Really Loud House)
- June 9: Ashleigh Crystal Hairston (actress and screenwriter on The Fairly OddParents: A New Wish) is born
- June 23: Caleb Clark (actor on Bubble Guppies and Baby Shark's Big Show!)
- June 26: Ariana Grande (actress, singer, and model on Victorious, iCarly (2007), Winx Club, Figure it Out, and Sam & Cat and guest star at the 2022 Kids' Choice Awards)
- June 29: Oliver Tree (singer and guest star at the 2022 Kids' Choice Awards)
- July 2: Saweetie (rapper at the 2022 Kids' Choice Awards and guest star on Unfiltered)
- July 3: Sommer Carbuccia (voice actor on Welcome to the Wayne)
- July 7: Ally Brooke (singer and guest star on All That, The Casagrandes, Blue's Clues & You!, 2017 Kids' Choice Awards, and Unfiltered)
- July 9: Emily Hirst (actress on The Fairly OddParents)
- July 12: Caleb Pierce (actor on The Fairly OddParents: Fairly Odder)
- July 17: Asjha Cooper (actress on Sam and Cat)
- July 26: Elizabeth Gillies (actress, singer, and dancer on Victorious, Welcome to the Wayne, Winx Club, iCarly (2007), The Penguins of Madagascar, Henry Danger, Nickelodeon Cast: Sleigh Ride, and Big Time Rush)
- July 27: Celina Martin (actress in The Other Kingdom)
- August 1: Leon Thomas III (actor, record producer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and singer on iCarly (2007), Just Jordan, The Naked Brothers Band, Victorious, Robot and Monster, Just for Kicks, Figure it Out, Jack's Big Music Show, and The Backyardigans and guest star at the 2010 and 2011 Kids' Choice Awards)
- August 4: Meghan Rienks (actor on AwesomenessTV)
- August 6: Connor Matheus (actor in Snow Day (2000) and Yours, Mine & Ours)
- August 11: Alyson Stoner (actress, dancer, and singer on Drake & Josh, All Grown Up!, The Naked Brothers Band, The Legend of Korra, and The Loud House)
- August 12: Saundra Hall (writer on Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Middlemost Post)
- August 16: Cameron Monaghan (actor and model on Avatar: The Last Airbender and Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide)
- August 20: Jim Martin (writer on Middlemost Post)
- August 22: Jules Bridgers (storyboard artist on The Loud House and storyboard revisionist on Glitch Techs)
- August 23: Lucas Cruikshank (YouTuber and actor on iCarly, Fred: The Movie, Fred 2: Night of the Living Fred, Fred: The Show, Marvin Marvin, Big Time Rush, Monsters VS Aliens, and Supah Ninjas)
- August 26: Keke Palmer (actress and singer on True Jackson, VP, Winx Club, Just Jordan, BrainSurge, Bubble Guppies, Degrassi, Rags, Under the Boardwalk, and Unfiltered)
- September 5
- Gage Golightly (actress on The Troop, True Jackson, VP, Big Time Rush and BrainSurge)
- Max Mittelman (voice actor on Breadwinners)
- September 7: Taylor Gray (actor and model on Bucket and Skinner's Epic Adventures)
- September 12: Kelsea Ballerini (singer-songwriter on #KidsTogether: The Nickelodeon Town Hall and voice actress on Blaze and the Monster Machines)
- September 15: Nathan Pearson (actor on iCarly (2007))
- September 17: Kimberly Woods (actress on It's Pony and iCarly)
- September 23: Zach Tyler Eisen (voice actor on Dora the Explorer, Avatar: The Last Airbender, Little Bill, and The Backyardigans, and singer on Face's Music Party)
- September 24: Carlos Knight (actor on Supah Ninjas, Fred 2: Night of the Living Fred, and panelist on Figure it Out)
- September 30: Ari Castleton (storyboard supervisor, director, storyboard artist, and production intern on The Loud House and Middlemost Post)
- October 1: Sean Hanley (actor on Blue's Clues)
- October 4: Ali Brustofski (singer on Nick Jr.)
- October 22: Danielle Morrow (actress on iCarly, Sam & Cat, Henry Danger, and Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn)
- October 24: Sophia Torres (actress and model on Dora the Explorer and ¡DORA!)
- October 25: Zeno Robinson (voice actor on Transformers: Earthspark, The Loud House, and The Casagrandes)
- October 27: Troy Gentile (actor in Nacho Libre and Hotel for Dogs)
- October 28: Rocco Pucillo (writer and story editor on Middlemost Post)
- October 31: Luna Bella (actress on Shimmer and Shine and Blaze and the Monster Machines)
- November 9: Shelby Wulfert (actress on Playing with Fire)
- November 12: Courtney Shaw (actress on Nella the Princess Knight)
- November 16: Pete Davidson (comedian, actor, writer, singer, and rapper in Good Burger 2 and Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and guest star at the 2023 Kids' Choice Awards)
- November 19: Jazmyn Boone (actress on Blue's Clues)
- November 26: Jordy Benattar (actress in The Spiderwick Chronicles)
- December 8: AnnaSophia Robb (film and TV actress on Drake & Josh and Danny Phantom)
- December 10: Evan Espinoza (actor on Blue's Clues)
- December 19: Nik Dodani (actor on Big Nate)
- December 22: Meghan Trainor (guest star and actress on SpongeBob SquarePants and Kids Together: The Nickelodeon Town Hall and singer on Blue's Clues and You! and Face's Music Party)
- December 24: Ariel Fournier (voice actress on The Loud House)
Deaths[]
- October 17: Brad Williams (actor on Pinwheel)
- December 4: Frank Zappa (voice actor on The Ren & Stimpy Show)
Nickelodeon character debuts[]
- Rugrats: Susie Carmichael, Lucy Carmichael, Randy Carmichael, Alisa Carmichael, Edwin Carmichael, Buster Carmichael
- Legends of the Hidden Temple: Olmec, Temple Guards
- Rocko's Modern Life: Rocko, Spunky, Heffer Wolfe, Filburt Turtle, Ed Bighead, Bev Bighead
Miscellaneous[]
- Ren & Stimpy episodes begin airing on MTV, where it ran intermittently for about three years, making it the first Nicktoon to be seen in the US on both Nick and another channel.
- June of 1993 introduces a new theme for Nick's bumpers, and puts a CGI-animated spin on their logo with new variations, including a hat, a bone, a blimp, a balloon animal, and some swimming fish.
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