1994

This is a list of notable events, premieres, releases, series cancellations and endings, and other business ventures for Nickelodeon in the year 1994.

Original shows

Series premieres

• April 16 - All That airs its pilot episode; the series officially begins regularly airing on December 24th of that year.
• October 8 - The Secret World of Alex Mack
• October 15 - My Brother and Me
• October 24
  • Allegra's Window
  • Gullah Gullah Island
• October 30 - Aaahh!!! Real Monsters
• November 5 - U to U
• December - Teacher to Teacher with Mr. Wizard

Season premieres

• June 6 - Legends of the Hidden Temple, season 2
• September 4 - The Adventures of Pete & Pete, season 2
• September 25 - Rocko's Modern Life, season 2
• October 1 - The Ren & Stimpy Show, season 4

Series finales

• January 2 - Doug ends after four seasons. The series would later be bought by The Walt Disney Company with its parent company Jumbo Pictures.
• June 26 - Hillside ends after four seasons
• October 1
  • Special Delivery
  • Clarissa Explains It All ends after five seasons
• Nick Jr. Rocks

Specials

• December 31 - The Weinerville New Year's Special: Lost in the Big Apple

Non-original shows

Debuts

• February 14 - I Love Lucy
• March 2 - Papa Beaver's Storytime
• March 7 - The Alvin Show
• April 4 - The Muppet Show
• April 4 - Beetlejuice (animated television show)
• June 6 - Gumby
• June 6 - I Dream of Jeannie
• July 2 - The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour
• September 3 - The White Shadow
• October 3 - The Adventures of Tintin
• November 6 - Taxi

Departures

• January 23 - You Can't Do That On Television (The show ended in 1990, and the last regular airing of the show came on January 23, 1994)
• October - Danger Mouse (was rerun between 1991 and 1994 after ending its original run on the channel in 1988.)
• October 21 - Sharon, Lois & Bram's Elephant Show
• October 29 - Dennis the Menace

Programming blocks

• December 1 - SNICKtoons Xmas Gift Pack begins.

Comic books

• Marvel Comics begins publishing a monthly comic book based on Rocko's Modern Life; it only lasts for seven issues.

Video games

• April - Rocko's Modern Life: Spunky's Dangerous Day
• June - The Ren & Stimpy Show: Fire Dogs
• November
  • Nickelodeon GUTS
  • The Ren & Stimpy Show: Time Warp

Albums

• June - Peanut Butter Jam and Songs from the Back Seat
• August 9 - This is What "Na Na" Means

VHS releases

• January 11 - The Ren & Stimpy Show: On Duty
• January 21
  • Clarissa Explains It All: Dating
  • Nickelodeon Mushfest
• March 25
  • Are You Afraid of the Dark?: Ghostly Tales
  • Clarissa Explains It All: Take My Brother, Please!
  • The Ren & Stimpy Show: In Disguise
• April 12
  • Rugrats: Angelica the Divine
  • Rugrats: Chuckie the Brave
• May 31
  • The Adventures of Pete and Pete: Classic Petes
  • Are You Afraid of the Dark?: Nightmare Tales
  • Double Dare: Super Sloppiest Moments
  • GUTS All-Star Special
  • The Ren & Stimpy Show: More Stinky Stories
• June 28
  • Lassie: To Fetch a Thief
  • Lassie to the Rescue
• July 26
  • The Adventures of Pete & Pete: School Dazed
  • Clarissa Explains It All: Enslaved by the Bell
  • Doug: Cool in School
• August 21 - Nickelodeon Frightfest
• August 30
  • Lassie A Christmas Tail
  • Lassie Come Ho Ho Home
• September 2 - The Ren & Stimpy Show: Classics II
• October 28
  • Doug: Christmas Story
  • Rugrats: The Santa Experience

People

• February 3 - Paul Butcher is born
• March 1 - Justin Bieber is born
• April 14 - Skyler Samuels is born
• April 16 - Liliana Mumy is born
• April 18 - Moisés Arias is born
• July 1 - Dominic Lucero dies
• August 18 - Jessie Flower is born
• September 17 - Denyse Tontz is born
• September 25 - Jansen Panettiere is born
• December 3 - Jake T. Austin is born
• December 17 - Nat Wolff is born
• December 26 - Samantha Boscarino is born

Nickelodeon character debuts

• All That: Baggin' Saggin' Barry, Miss Fingerly, Randy, Mandy, Earboy, Ed
• Aaahh!!! Real Monsters: Ickis, Krumm, Oblina, Gromble
• Rocko's Modern Life: Ralph Bighead
• Face (the Nick Jr. mascot)
• Allegra's Window: Allegra, Lindi, Rondo, Riff, Mr. Cook, Sonata, Cliff, Reed, Ms.Melody, Ellington
• Gullah Gullah Island: Binyah Binyah, The Daise Family
• Rugrats: Jonathan Kraskell

Behind the scenes

• May 22  - Rugrats goes on hiatus after ending production on its third season; it would resume production in 1996.