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

Network departures

• October 2 - Danger Mouse (Second run, ended its first run in December 1987)

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. The show would end up being rerun until June 8, 2004)
• October - Danger Mouse (was rerun between 1991 and 1994 after ending its original run on the channel in 1988.)
• 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 (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.