2001

This is a list of notable events, premieres, releases, series cancellations and endings, and other business ventures for Nickelodeon in the year 2001.

Shows

Series premieres

Original shows

• January 14 - Taina
• March 30
  • The Fairly OddParents
  • Invader Zim
• June 17 - TEENick In Concert
• August 20 - Oswald
• September 16 - Sponk!
• November 18 - Action League Now! (series)

Acquired shows (reruns)

• January 13 - Bob the Builder
• February 2 - Roc
• March 4 - Diff'rent Strokes
• March 5 - Silver Spoons
• March 7 - ALF
• March 8 - 227
• March 9
  • Big Kids
  • Square Pegs
• March 18 - Hangin' With Mr. Cooper (aired for a brief time on Nick, but returned to Nick at Nite on January 13, 2014)
• May 2 - On the Team
• September 1 - Animaniacs
• September 23 - Family Ties
• October 7 - Cheers
• November 9 - Butt-Ugly Martians
• December 26 - Kids Say the Darndest Things

Season premieres

• October 5 - SpongeBob SquarePants, season 3
• December 12 - The Fairly OddParents, season 2

Series finales

• January 6 - Noah Knows Best, one season
• May 19 - Cousin Skeeter, three seasons

Specials

• April 21 - Leading up to both the 2001 Kids' Choice Awards and its tenth anniversary Nick airs Decade of Diapers, a marathon of the top 10 greatest Rugrats episodes as voted on Nick.com.
• July 21 - Rugrats celebrates its 10th anniversary with the premiere of the hour-length special episode "All Growed Up". The special's premiere is followed up with the half-hour 10th anniversary retrospective documentary Still Babies After All These Years.

Blocks

• March 4 - TEENick premieres as a Sunday night counterpart to SNICK.

Movies

• December 21 - Jimmy Neutron, Boy Genius

Video games

• April 13 - Rugrats: Totally Angelica for PlayStation
• September 24 - Rugrats: Castle Capers and SpongeBob SquarePants: Operation Krabby Patty
• October 21 - Rugrats: All Growed Up
• November 5 - SpongeBob SquarePants: SuperSponge

Albums

• August 14 - SpongeBob SquarePants: Original Theme Highlights
• October 2
  • Dance And Sing! The Best of Nick Jr.
  • The Newest Nicktoons

Books

• January 1
  • Arnold's Valentine
  • Stupid Cupid
  • The World's Greatest Valentine
• February 1 - Parents Day
• March 1 - SpongeBob Superstar
• April 1 - Tale of the Unfinished Masterpiece
• April 3
  • Brand-New Daddy
  • Prince Chuckie
• May 1
  • Have No Fear, Chuckie's Here!
  • Summer Love
• June 12
  • All Growed Up!: Next Stop... The Future!
  • Picture-Perfect Tommy
• July 1 - Mystery of the Bermuda Triangle
• October 1
  • Arnold's Christmas
  • Double Trouble (Rocket Power)
  • Rocket Power Joke Book
  • Rocket Report: A Trivia Book
  • The Rugrats' First Kwanzaa
  • Surf's Up!
• November 1
  • Jimmy Neutron, Boy Genius (novelization)
  • Jimmy Neutron, Boy Genius: Movie Storybook
  • My Book of Inventions
  • No Parents Day
• December 1 - Arnold's E-Files

Home video releases

• February 6
  • Blue's Clues: All Kinds of Signs
  • Little Bear: Little Sherlock Bear
• March 27 - Rugrats in Paris: The Movie
• May 1 - Blue's Clues: Playtime with Periwinkle
• June 5
  • Little Bill: Me and My Family
  • Little Bill: Big Little Bill
  • Little Bill: All About Little Bill, Volume 1
  • Dora the Explorer: Swing Into Action!
  • Dora the Explorer: Wish on a Star
  • Dora the Exploror: Adventures with Dora Volume 1
  • Blue's Clues: Big, Blue and Just for You! Volume 5
  • Little Bear: Favorite Tales, Volume 3
• August 7
  • Rugrats: Decade in Diapers - Volume 1
  • Rugrats: Decade in Diapers - Volume 2
  • Rugrats: All Growed Up
  • Rocket Power: Maxing Out
• August 21
• Dora the Explorer: To the Rescue
• Little Bill: What I Did At School
• September 4
• Blue's Clues: Cafe Blue
• September 25
• Blue's Clues: Blue's Big Holiday
• Rugrats: Kwanzaa
• November 6
• Blue's Clues: Blue's Big News: Volume 1: Read All About It!
• Blue's Clues: Blue's Big News: Volume 2: The Baby's Here!
• Little Bear: Let's Play a Game

Nickelodeon character debuts

• The Fairly OddParents: Chester McBadbat, A.J., Francis, Mark Chang, Denzel Crocker, Trixie Tang, Tad and Chad, Veronica, Mama Cosma, Doidle, Chompy the Goat, The April Fool
• Invader Zim: Zim, GIR, Almighty Tallest, Dib Membrane, Gaz Membrane, Professor Membrane
• Jimmy Neutron shorts: Cindy Vortex, Sheen Estevez, Libby Folfax, Winifred Fowl, Amber, Nathan DeCarlo, Courtney Tyler, Mr. Estevez, Tina Sue, Wendall
• Jimmy Neutron, Boy Genius: Nick Dean, Britney Tenelli, Butch Pakovski, Lewis, Abraham Adler, Ebenezer Wheezer, Emily Svalsbord, Farley Pakovski, Ike Wilderman, Martha Wheezer, Mr. Vortex, Mr. Folfax, Nissa Kapadopolus, Oleander Svalsbord, Poultra, Sasha Vortex, Tristan, Zachary Jones
• SpongeBob SquarePants: Dirty Bubble, Man Ray, Squilliam Fancyson, Grandma SquarePants

People

• February 15 - Haley Tju is born
• July 8 - Riele Downs is born
• July 10 - Isabela Moner is born
• August 30 - Sean Ryan Fox is born
• August 23 - Kathleen Freeman dies
• August 25 - Aaliyah dies
• December 5 - Diego Velazquez is born