All That: Fresh out the Box
This is a list of notable events, premieres, releases, series cancellations, endings and other business ventures for Nickelodeon in the year 1998.
Shows[]
Pilots[]
- July 19: Chalkzone
- September 4: The Fairly OddParents (Oh Yeah! shorts)
- September 7: Runaway Rocketboy!
- The Party (pilot)
Series premieres[]
- Original shows
- February 2: Binyah Binyah (a 5-episode spin-off of Gullah Gullah Island)
- April 4: CatDog
- June 28: The pilot for Bus No. 9 airs (the pilot is based on the "As Our School Bus Turns" shorts)
- July 19: Oh Yeah! Cartoons
- August 3: You're On!
- September 1
- Acquired shows (premieres)
- Acquired shows (reruns)
- The Brady Kids
- January 23: You're on Nickelodeon, Charlie Brown
- February 2
- The Arsenio Hall Show
- Julia
- Sanford and Son
- June 22: The Little Twins
- July 6: Laverne and Shirley
- September 6: Alice
- October 12: All in the Family (started airing regularly on January 3, 2000)
- December 13: Renford Rejects (a Nickelodeon UK original, though it aired for only one day)
Season premieres[]
- March 1: The Angry Beavers, season 2
- August 31: Hey Arnold!, season 3
- September 4: KaBlam!, season 3
- September 6: The Mystery Files of Shelby Woo, season 4
- October 10: Kenan & Kel, season 3
- December 12: All That, season 5
Series finales[]
- January 15: The Secret World of Alex Mack
- April 7: Gullah Gullah Island
- October 25: The Mystery Files of Shelby Woo
- December 28: The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss
Network departures[]
- February 2: I Spy (last original airing was September 9, 1988)
- February 26: Beetlejuice
- December 27: Green Acres (first run ended on October 31, 1992; started airing randomly between 1996 and 1998)
- December 31: Muppet Babies
Programming blocks[]
- August 31: Nickel-O-Zone premieres
Movies[]
Comics[]
- April 5: The Rugrats from Nickelodeon comic strip debuts in around 70 papers nationwide.
Video games[]
- October 31: Rugrats: Search for Reptar for PlayStation
- December: The Rugrats Movie for Game Boy
Books[]
- Bark, Spike, Bark!
- Jungle Trek
- The Rugrats and The Zombies
- Space Invaders!
- Tommy Catches a Cold
- Where the Sharks Are
- June 1: Are We Having Fun Yet?: Activities Inspired by Nickelodeon Magazine
- September 1: The Turkey Who Came to Dinner
- October 1
- All That: Fresh out the Box
- Good Burger 2 Go
- Kenan and Kel: Aw, Here It Goes!
- The Rugrats Movie: The Rugrats Versus the Monkeys
- The Rugrats Movie: Tommy's New Playmate
- The Ultimate Rugrats Fan Book
- November 1: Family and Food and Orange Soda
- The Making of the Rugrats Movie
Albums[]
Live tours[]
- February 6: Rugrats: A Live Adventure begins touring, starting in Wallingford, CT.
VHS releases[]
- January 5
- Rugrats: Diapered Duo
- Rugrats: Dr. Tommy Pickles
- January 13
- Hey Arnold!: Love Stinks
- Rocko's Modern Life: Modern Love
- February 17: Good Burger
- April 7
- Gullah Gullah Island: Feelings
- Allegra's Window: Sing Along With Allegra And Lindi
- Little Bear: Parties And Picnics
- Rugrats: Mommy Mania
- June 9
- Blue's Clues: Arts & Crafts
- Blue's Clues: Story Time
- Rugrats: Angelica Knows Best
- July 28: Hey Arnold!: Partners
- September 8
- Gullah Gullah Island: Christmas
- Little Bear: Good Night, Little Bear
Behind the scenes[]
- June: Klasky-Csupo begins production on the second Rugrats movie.
Business[]
- Nick Latino goes online.
- March: Nicktoon Studios opens in Burbank, California.
- June 1: Citing competition and advertising problems, Nick shuts down its German service. (Rugrats would later resurface on Pro Sieben (and SAT1 in January 2000), while most other Nicktoons find a home on RTL in Germany, and SF2 in Switzerland.
- June 6: The cable industry holds its second annual Tune In The Kids And Family week; on June 8th, 29 channels (including Nick), presents a multi-channel simulcast of Take a Moment, a variety special hosted by Melissa Joan Hart that stresses the reasons for the family to watch TV together.
- Summer: (Colossal) Pictures introduces a new theme of bumpers for Nickelodeon. Some include yarn-animated identification bumpers.
- August 10: Nickelodeon becomes officially available in Brazil, though a Portuguese soundtrack was included on the Latin American version since it was launched in 1996.
- Fall: The Aquarius Theater in Hollywood (CA), is remodeled and renamed as "Nickelodeon on Sunset". This venue is the home of live-action Nick series taped in Hollywood, such as All That, The Amanda Show and Taina, as well as some concert specials produced for Nick.
- November 5: Nickelodeon goes on the air in the Philippines.
- November 15: Nickelodeon goes on the air in Japan, Malta, Russia (including the former Soviet republics) and Gabor Csupo's homeland, Hungary.
People[]
Births[]
- Danica Lee (voice actress on Wonder Pets!)
- Jacqueline Sandoval (actress on Dora the Explorer)
- Macy Sanders (stunt performer on The Really Loud House)
- E. Austin Valentine (actor on Dora the Explorer, Go, Diego, Go!, Blue's Clues, and Whoopi's Littleburg)
- January 4: Coco Jones (singer-songwriter, actress and guest star at the 2024 Kid's Choice Awards)
- January 28: Ariel Winter (actress in Fred 2: Night of the Living Fred and The Penguins of Madagascar)
- January 29
- Madeleine Madden (actress in Dora and the Lost City of Gold)
- Raquel Trinidad (actress and singer on Dora the Explorer)
- February: Olivia Scott Welch (actress on Tyler Perry's Young Dylan)
- February 10: Athena Ripka (actress on Sunny Day, Dora the Explorer, and Wonder Pets!)
- February 15: Zachary Gordon (voice actor on The Mighty B!, Ni Hao, Kai-Lan, ¡DORA!, Imagine That, and Bubble Guppies)
- February 20: Matt Hunter (singer-songwriter and voice actor on Dora The Explorer and Go, Diego, Go!)
- February 21: Melissa Carcache (actress and producer on Every Witch Way)
- March 13: Jack Marlow (rapper and guest star at the 2022 Kids' Choice Awards)
- March 22: Paola Andino (actress on Every Witch Way, Talia in the Kitchen, and WITS Academy)
- March 29: Vinicius Damasceno (actor on Dora the Explorer)
- April 6
- Peyton List (celebrity judge on Unleashed, actress on Wonder Pets!, Group Chat, and Unfiltered, and guest star at the 2022 Kids' Choice Awards)
- Ajay Friese (actor in One Crazy Cruise)
- April 9: Elle Fanning (actress in Charlotte's Web)
- April 15: Nicholas Roget-King (actor in Yours, Mine & Ours)
- April 24: Ryan Whitney (actress on The Thundermans)
- April 26: Nick Martineau (actor on Bossy Bear)
- May 7: MrBeast (guest star at the 2022, 2023, and 2024 Kids' Choice Awards)
- May 10: Christopher Bones (actor in Terry the Tomboy and AwesomenessTV)
- May 12: A.J. Beckles (actor on The Fairly OddParents: A New Wish)
- June 1: Ashley Mendola (actress on Dora the Explorer and Go, Diego, Go!)
- June 16: Hanani Taylor (singer in Fantasy Football)
- June 22: Reyna Shasken (actress and voice actress on Bubble Guppies, Blue's Clues, and The Backyardigans)
- June 24: Coy Stewart (actor on Bella and the Bulldogs)
- July 1: Chloe Bailey (guest star at the 2022 Kids' Choice Awards)
- July 9: Robert Capron (actor in Best Player)
- July 22: Ethan Kempner (actor on Team Umizoomi and Bubble Guppies)
- July 25: Kyson Facer (actor on I Am Frankie)
- July 31: Rico Rodriguez (actor on iCarly (2007))
- August 1: Khamani Griffin (actor in Barnyard and Ni Hao, Kai-Lan)
- August 8: Ryan W. Garcia (actor on Side Hustle and Big Nate)
- August 12: Lily Snowden-Fine (actress on Peppa Pig and singer on Face's Music Party)
- August 20: Nikki Soo Hoo (actress on Shimmer and Shine and Drake & Josh)
- September 4: Elizabeth Elias (singer on Every Witch Way and guest star at the 2015 Kids' Choice Awards)
- September 16: Madeline Lovejoy (actress on Barnyard and Avatar: The Last Airbender)
- September 21: Raquel Trinidad (actress and singer on Dora the Explorer)
- October 6: Matt Cornett (singer on Bella and the Bulldogs and Game Shakers)
- October 29: Jenna Lea Rosen (vocalist, actress, voice actress, and singer in Under the Boardwalk)
- November 1: Buddy Handleson (actor on Wendell and Vinnie, Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn, and Bella and the Bulldogs)
- November 4: Darcy Rose Byrnes (actress, singer, and songwriter on The Legend of Korra)
- November 10: Jackson Reid (actor on PAW Patrol, Rubble and Crew, Corn and Peg, and Abby Hatcher)
- November 17: Isaac Solstein (actor in The Last Airbender)
- November 24: Bridger Palmer (actor in Yours, Mine & Ours and iCarly)
- December 2: Amber Frank (actor on The Haunted Hathaways and The Thundermans)
- December 14: Marlowe Percival (actor in The J Team)
- December 16: Elly Morillo (actress on Dora the Explorer)
- December 23: Jackie Radinsky (actor on Bella and the Bulldogs and guest star in Nickelodeon's Ho-Ho Holiday Special)
- December 29: Paris Berelc (actress on The Thundermans)
Deaths[]
- May 28: Phil Hartman (voice actor on The Ren and Stimpy Show)
- August 25: Lee Gunther (editor on The Angry Beavers)
Nickelodeon character debuts[]
- Hey Arnold!: Lorenzo, Lorenzo's mother
- CatDog: CatDog, Winslow T. Oddfellow, The Greaser Dogs, Rancid Rabbit, Eddie the Squirrel
- Oh Yeah! Cartoons: Slap T. Pooch, Rudy Tabootie, Snap, Reggie Bullnerd, Horace T. Wilter, Timmy Turner, Vicky, Cosmo, Wanda, Mr. and Mrs. Turner
- The Rugrats Movie: Dil Pickles
- The Wild Thornberrys: Eliza Thornberry, Darwin Thornberry, Donnie Thornberry, Debbie Thornberry, Nigel Thornberry, Marianne Thornberry, Lady Thornberry
- Runaway Rocketboy: Jimmy Neutron, Goddard, Carl Wheezer, Hugh Neutron, Judy Neutron, King Goobot
| << | 1997 | Timeline | 1999 | >> |