Nickelodeon celebrates its 20th anniversary.
"Runaway Reptar", the first hour-length Nicktoon special, premieres.
The Henry & June Show
This is a list of notable events, premieres, releases, series cancellations and endings, and other business ventures for Nickelodeon in the year 1999.
Events[]
- Noggin debuts as its own channel.
- Nick GaS debuts as its own channel.
- Henry & June's Nicktoons Summer Jam replaces Nick in the Afternoon as the annual summer weekday afternoon block.
- Blue’s Clues Live on Stage
Shows[]
Pilots[]
- June 12: Dora The Explorer (pilot)
- December 24: Invader Zim (pilot)
Series premieres[]
- February 11: Maisy premieres on Nick Jr., before it was moved to Noggin in 2001.
- May 1: SpongeBob SquarePants premieres after the Kids' Choice Awards; it would begin regularly airing on July 17th.
- August 16: Rocket Power premieres in prime-time.
- October 16: 100 Deeds for Eddie McDowd and The Amanda Show debut on an revamped SNICK, entitled SNICK House.
- October 25: A Walk in Your Shoes
- November 28: Little Bill premieres in prime-time.
- December 31: ChalkZone premieres its first episode as part of the Nick New Year's block, but the rest of the first season would be delayed to 2002.
- Acquired shows (premieres)
- January 11: Franklin
- January 16: The Brothers Flub, an animated series by SunBrow Animation, starts its run on Sunday mornings.
- February 8: Kipper premieres on Nick Jr., before it was moved to Noggin in 2001.
- Acquired shows (reruns)
- January 25: The Jeffersons
- January 30: The Sports Illustrated for Kids Show
- June 6: The Phred On Your Head Show (starts airing regularly on March 27, 2000)
- June 7: Leave It to Beaver
- July 5: WKRP in Cincinnati
- September 6: Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (Season 3 would premiere on Nick on October 29)
- October 18: Maude
Network departures[]
- January 29: Allegra's Window airs for the last time on Nickelodeon
- February 5: Eureeka's Castle airs for the last time on Nickelodeon
- September 11
- Looney Tunes
- Tiny Toon Adventures (a second run would begin on September 2, 2002)
Season premieres[]
- February 6: The revival of Are You Afraid of the Dark? premieres.
- February 15: CatDog, season 2
- March 14: Blue's Clues, season 3
- November 27: All That Season 6, which was originally the show's final season, begins its run.
Series finales[]
- January 29: Eureeka's Castle
- January 31: Family Double Dare
- June 26: Double Dare (last regular airing was on August 3, 1990)
- June 27: Don't Just Sit There (last regular airing was on May 25, 1991)
- December 12: Figure It Out, four seasons
- You're On!, one season
Specials[]
- February 12: An Off-Beats' Valentines
- June 25: The Henry & June Show
Programming blocks[]
- February 20: Nick GaS ends its run, in preparation for its channel's launch.
- March 27: Nicktoons TV airs its final broadcast; it would become its own channel in 2002.
- June: Henry & June's Nicktoons Summer Jam debuts, and would continue for the rest of the summer.
- July 7: Nick Flicks movie block begins.
- September: 101% Whizbang! With Henry and June debuts on weekday afternoons.
- November 5: U-Pick Friday debuts.
Video games[]
- February 28: The Rugrats Movie (Game Boy Color)
- June 29: Rugrats: Scavenger Hunt
- November 10: Rugrats: Studio Tour
Albums[]
- Music from The Adventures of Pete & Pete
- November 15: The Rugrats Movie Score
Books[]
- March 1: Aliens
- May 1: Summer Vacation
- June 1
- Oh, Brother!
- The Perfect Formula
- Tommy's Last Stand
- July 1: Cat's Big Night / Dog Behind Bars
- August: CatDog's Big Idea
- September 1
- FranKELstein
- Star-Spangled Babies
- Tricked For Treats!: A Rugrats Halloween
- October 1
- Bonjour, Babies
- November 1
- Chuckie's Big Wish
- Way Off Broadway
- Westward, Whoa!
Home video releases[]
- January 12
- Blue's Clues: Rhythm and Blue VHS
- Blue's Clues: ABC's and 123's VHS
- Blue's Clues: Back to Basics VHS
- Little Bear: Friends VHS
- March 30
- CatDog: CatDog vs. the Greasers VHS
- CatDog: Together Forever VHS
- The Rugrats Movie VHS, Laserdisc, and DVD
- June 8
- Little Bear: Summertime Tales VHS
- Little Bear: Favorite Tales, Volume 2 VHS
- June 22
- Blue's Clues: Blue's Big Treasure Hunt VHS
- Blue's Clues: Big, Blue and Just for You!, Volume 2 VHS
- August 3: Rugrats: Runaway Reptar VHS
- August 24: Little Bear: Little Goblin Bear VHS
- September 21: Blue's Clues: Blue's Discoveries VHS
- October 5
- Rugrats: Make Room for Dil VHS
- Rugrats: Volume 5 VHS (Blockbuster exclusive)
- October 12
- Blue's Clues: Blue's Blue's Big Pajama Party VHS
- Blue's Clues: Big, Blue and Just for You! Volume 3 VHS
Events[]
- The Blue balloon debuts in the 73rd Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
Nickelodeon character debuts[]
- Oh Yeah! Cartoons: Jenny Wakeman, Nora Wakeman, Brad Carbunkle, Tuck Carbunkle, Penny Sanchez, Tootie, Jorgen Von Strangle
- SpongeBob SquarePants: SpongeBob SquarePants, Patrick Star, Squidward Tentacles, Mr. Krabs, Sheldon J. Plankton, Karen Plankton, Sandy Cheeks, Mrs. Puff, Pearl Krabs, Gary the Snail, Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy, Bubble Bass, Harold and Margaret SquarePants, Flying Dutchman
- Rocket Power: Otto Rocket, Sam Dullard, Twister Rodriguez, Reggie Rocket, Tito Makani, Raymundo Rocket
- The Amanda Show: Penelope Taynt, Crazy Courtney, Kyle Rostensan, Judge Trudy
- CatDog: Lola Caricola
Business[]
- March 30: Nickelodeon enters the DVD market with Paramount Home Video's DVD release of The Rugrats Movie
People[]
- March 14: Eddi-Rue McClanahan (actress on Blue's Clues) arrives in "Blue’s Big Treasure Hunt"
- November 29:
- Wynonna Judd (actress on Blue's Clues) arrives in "Blue’s Big Holiday"
- Lisa Datz (actress on Blue's Clues) arrives in "Blue’s Big Holiday"
- Tyrese Gibson (singer, songwriter, author, rapper, actor, model, VJ and screenwriter on Blue's Clues) arrives in "Blue's Big Holiday"
Births[]
- Denisea Wilson (actress on Every Witch Way)
- Lyova Beckwitt (actor in Splitting Adam)
- January 1: Diamond White (actress on Pinky Malinky and HexVets and Magic Pets)
- January 2: Eamon Pirruccello (actor on Bubble Guppies)
- January 4: Gage Munroe (voice actor on PAW Patrol)
- January 18: Mateus Ward (actor on The Loud House)
- January 28: Preston Strother (actor on BrainSurge and Ni Hao, Kai-Lan)
- January 30: Mavrick Moreno (actor on Every Witch Way)
- February 2: Antonio Ortiz (actor on Blue's Room)
- February 10:
- Tiffany Espensen (actress on True Jackson, VP, Bucket and Skinner's Epic Adventures, AwesomenessTV, and Terry the Tomboy)
- Jy Prishkulnik (actress in Monster High: The Movie)
- March 12: Kerrynton Jones (dancer in The J Team)
- March 21: Lexi DiBenedetto (actress on Instant Mom, Knight Squad, A Loud House Christmas, A Really Haunted Loud House, and The Really Loud House)
- March 24: Margot Nuccetelli (actress on Mia and Me)
- March 26: Noland Ammon (actor and writer on Henry Danger, AwesomenessTV, and Terry the Tomboy)
- April 6: Kwesi Boakye (actor on Ni Hao, Kai-Lan)
- April 8: Ty Panitz (actor on Yours, Mine & Ours)
- April 9: Lil Nas X (rapper on Face's Music Party)
- April 20: Elan Garfias (actor on SpongeBob SquarePants and Ni Hao, Kai-Lan)
- May 5: Jonny Gray (actor on Max & Shred)
- May 11: Sabrina Carpenter (guest star at the 2022 and 2024 Kids' Choice Awards)
- May 25: Brec Bassinger (actress on Bella and the Bulldogs, The Haunted Hathaways, and The Loud House)
- May 28: Fabrizio Guido (actor in Good Burger 2)
- May 30: Sean Giambrone (voice actor on The Loud House)
- June 4: Nicky Youre (singer-songwriter and guest star at the 2023 Kids' Choice Awards)
- July 9: Claire Corlett (voice actress in PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie)
- August 6: Isaiah Peck (actor in The J Team)
- August 18: Kirrilee Berger (actor on Butterbean's Café)
- August 22: Ricardo Hurtado (actor and singer-songwriter on School of Rock, Nicky Ricky, Dicky, and Dawn, Nickelodeon's Sizzling Summer Camp Special, Glitch Techs, Middle School Moguls, and It's Pony and guest star on The Really Loud House)
- September 5: Damian Alonso (actor on The Really Loud House)
- September 7:
- Cameron Ocasio (actor on Sam & Cat and Webheads)
- Michelle Creber (actress and singer in PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie)
- September 13: Zoey Burger (actress on Every Witch Way and Talia in the Kitchen)
- September 22: Erin Pitt (actress on Mike the Knight)
- October 6: Holden Thomas Maynard (actor on Deer Squad)
- October 15: Bailee Madison (actress on The Last Day of Summer and Merry Christmas, Drake and Josh)
- October 16: Jadiel Dowlin (actor on Star Falls)
- October 19: Brandon Zambrano (actor on Dora the Explorer and Go, Diego, Go!)
- November 1: Buddy Handleson (actor on Wendell & Vinnie and Bella and the Bulldogs)
- December 19: Beverly Duan (actress on Ni Hao, Kai-Lan)
Deaths[]
- May 8: Ed Gilbert (voice actor on Aaahh!!! Real Monsters)
- November 11: Mary Kay Bergman (the original voice of Timmy Turner) commits suicide at the age of 38
- December 3: Madeline Kahn (voice of Mrs. Shapiro on Little Bill) died from ovarian cancer at the age of 57
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