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Jimmy Neutron's Nicktoon Blast opens at Universal Studios Florida.
This is a list of notable events, premieres, releases, series cancellations and endings, and other business ventures for Nickelodeon in the year 2003.
Contents
Shows
Series premieres
- April 7
- Moose and Zee
- Oobi
- Dora the Explorer on Noggin
- Oswald on Noggin
- Bob the Builder on Noggin
- Maggie and the Ferocious Beast on Noggin
- Miffy and Friends on Noggin
- Tweenies on Noggin
- April 12: All Grown Up! premieres as the Kids' Choice Awards leadout; the series would officially premiere in November.
- May 23: Out There
- May 30: LOL with The N
- August 1:
- My Life as a Teenage Robot
- Real Access in The N
- August 3: Degrassi: The Next Generation
- August 8: Girls v. Boys
- September 13: Romeo!
- October 31: Radio Free Roscoe
- November 9: Yakkity Yak
Season premieres
- February 3: The Wild Thornberrys, season 5 (final)
- May 30: ChalkZone, season 2
- August 9: As Told by Ginger, season 3 (final)
- August 26: Dora the Explorer, season 3
- August 30: All That, season 9
- September 19: The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron, Boy Genius, season 2
Series finales
- February 15: The Nick Cannon Show
- June 20: LOL with The N
- August 16: Scaredy Camp
- September 19: Oswald
- November 7: Little Bear
Specials
- April 25: The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: "The Eggpire Strikes Back"
- August 17: Nickelodeon Magazine's Big 10 Birthday Bash
- October 13: The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: "Operation: Rescue Jet Fusion"
Programming blocks
Non-original shows
- March 31: Wings
- August 10: Girls v. Boys
- August 17: Radio Free Roscoe
- August 24: Real Access
- September 2:
- Rubbadubbers
- Mama's Family
- September 22: Roseanne
- September 28: Sabrina the Teenage Witch
- October 6: Full House
Movies
Theatrical
Made-for-TV
- February 23: Maniac Magee
- July 12: The Fairly OddParents: Abra-Catastrophe!
- February 3: The Electric Piper
Comics
- The Rugrats comic strip ends
Video games
- November 3: The Fairly OddParents: Breakin' Da Rules
- November 10: SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom
Albums
Books
- January
- Battle of the Band
- Chew on This!
- Genius 101: Exploring My World
- Jimmy on Ice
- SpongeBob JokePants
- The Time Pincher
- A Valentine for Tommy
- February: A Pickles Passover
- May
- Chasing Dad
- Rugrats Go Wild! (novelization)
- June
- Hands Off!
- The Amazing SpongeBobini
- July
- Goddard, Come Home!
- No More Mr. Smart Guy
- August 1: Scrambled Planets!
- September
- The Big Halloween Scare
- Canine Catastrophe!
- New Student Starfish
- Rugrats' Favorite Funnies
- Scavenger Hunt
- Special Delivery!
- SpongeBob AirPants: The Lost Episode
- SpongeBob MoviePants
- Token Wishes
- October
- The Big Sweep
- Christmas in the City
- Fearless
- The Runaway Turkey
- The Science Project
- SpongeBob's Christmas Wish
- November
- Llama Drama
- Sky Scare
- Holly Jolly Jimmy
- December
- December 23
Home video releases
VHS
- January 28
- Rugrats: Mysteries
- SpongeBob SquarePants: Bikini Bottom Bash
- SpongeBob SquarePants: Deep Sea Sillies
- February 4
- Blue's Clues: Blue's Big Band
- Dora the Explorer: Map Adventures
- March 4
- Nickstravaganza!
- Blue's Clues: 100th Episode Celebration
- SpongeBob SquarePants: Anchors Away
- SpongeBob SquarePants: The Sponge Who Could Fly
- April 1: The Wild Thornberrys Movie
- May 27
- The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Time Warp
- The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: When Pants Attack
- June 3
- Dora the Explorer: City of Lost Toys
- Blue's Clues: Shapes and Colors
- July 15: The Fairly OddParents: Abra-Catastrophe!
- July 29
- SpongeBob SquarePants: Laugh Your Pants Off
- SpongeBob SquarePants: Sponge-a-Rama
- August 26
- All Grown Up: Growing Up Changes Everything
- Blue's Clues: Blue Takes You to School
- Dora the Explorer: Rhymes and Riddles
- September 2
- Oswald: Best Buddies
- Oswald: Outdoors with Oswald
- September 30
- SpongeBob SquarePants: Christmas
- Blue's Clues: Blue's First Holiday
- October 7
- The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Sea of Trouble
- Little Bear: Feel Better Little Bear
- Dora the Explorer: Meet Diego
- Dora the Explorer: Cowgirl Dora
- December 16: Rugrats Go Wild!
DVD
- January 28
- Rugrats: Mysteries
- SpongeBob SquarePants: Tales from the Deep
- February 4: Blue's Clues: Blue's Big Band
- March 4: SpongeBob SquarePants: Lost at Sea
- April 1: The Wild Thornberrys Movie
- May 27
- The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Confusion Fusion
- Harriet the Spy
- Good Burger
- June 3
- Dora the Explorer: City of Lost Toys
- Blue's Clues: Shapes and Colors
- July 15: The Fairly OddParents: Abra-Catastrophe!
- July 29: SpongeBob SquarePants: Tide and Seek
- August 26
- All Grown Up: Growing Up Changes Everything
- NickToons Halloween
- Blue's Clues: Blue Takes You to School
- Dora the Explorer: Rhymes and Riddles
- September 15: The Best of Ren & Stimpy
- September 30
- NickToons Christmas
- SpongeBob SquarePants: Christmas
- Blue's Clues: Blue's First Holiday
- October 7: The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Sea of Trouble
- Little Bear: Feel Better Little Bear
- Dora the Explorer: Meet Diego
- Dora the Explorer: Cowgirl Dora
- October 28: SpongeBob SquarePants: The Complete 1st Season
- December 16: Rugrats Go Wild!
Events
- April 7: Nicktoons TV was renamed as NickToons.
- April 11: Jimmy Neutron's Nicktoon Blast opens at Universal Studios Florida.
Character debuts
- Dora the Explorer: Diego Márquez and Baby Jaguar
- Moose A. Moose and Zee
- My Life as a Teenage Robot: Sheldon Lee, Vexus, Brit and Tiff Crust, XJs 1-8
- The Fairly OddParents: Dark Laser, Flipsie
- Jacob Two-Two, Florence, Morty, Emma, Noah, Marfa, Daniel, Budford, Renee, Sour Pickle, Principal Greedyguts, Leo Louse, Hooded Fang, and more.
Accolades
- May 16: Rugrats wins its third Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Children's Animated Program.
People
Births
- April 15: Sam Ashe Arnold (actor on Are You Afraid of the Dark? (2019))
- April 19: Caleel Harris (voice actor on The Loud House and Blaze and the Monster Machines)
- May 1: Lizzy Greene (actress on Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn)
- May 11: Dora Dolphin (actress on A Loud House Christmas)
- May 19: JoJo Siwa (singer/songwriter for Nickelodeon and actress on Blurt! and Lip Sync Battle Shorties)
- June 2: Jeremy Ray Taylor (actor on Are You Afraid of the Dark?)
- June 11: Breanna Yde (actress on School of Rock, The Haunted Hathaways and Santa Hunters, and voice actress on The Loud House)
- August 18: Max Charles (actor on The Haunted Hathaways and voice actor on The Legend of Korra and Harvey Beaks)
- September 18: Aidan Gallagher (actor on Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn)
- November 2: Stuart Ralston (voice actor on PAW Patrol)
- November 12: Kamaia Fairburn (actress on Star Falls)
- December 16: Max Calinescu (voice actor on PAW Patrol)
Deaths
- March 30: Michael Jeter (voice actor on The Wild Thornberrys and Hey Arnold!)
- June 30: Buddy Hackett (guess star on All That)
- August 9: Gregory Hines (voice of Big Bill on Little Bill)
- October 3: Florence Stanley (voice actor on Rugrats and Rugrats Pre-School Daze)
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