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
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)
- September 4 - Animorphs
- Acquired shows (reruns)
- 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
- 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
- August 31 - Hey Arnold!, season 3
- August 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 9
- October 25 - The Mystery Files of Shelby Woo
Network departures
- February 2 - I Spy (last original airing was September 9, 1988)
Programming blocks
- August 31- Nickel-O-Zone premieres
Movies
- November 20 - The Rugrats Movie
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
Albums
- March 17 - The Best of Nicktoons
- March 24 - The Music of Rugrats: A Live Adventure
Live tours
- February 6 - Rugrats: A Live Adventure begins touring, starting in Wallingford, CT.
VHS releases
- January 13
- Hey Arnold!: Love Stinks
- Rocko's Modern Life: Modern Love
- February 3
- Rugrats: Diapered Duo
- Rugrats: Dr. Tommy Pickles
- February 24 - 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 30
- Blue's Clues: Arts & Crafts
- Blue's Clues: Story Time
- July 7
- Hey Arnold!: Partners
- Rugrats: Angelica Knows Best
- 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 remodelled 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
- January 28 - Ariel Winter is born
- March 22 - Paola Andino is born
- June 24 - Coy Stewart is born
- July 31 - Rico Rodriguez is born
- December 2 - Amber Frank is born
Nickelodeon character debuts
- Oh Yeah! Cartoons: 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
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