2004

Drake & Josh

Danny Phantom

Channel Chasers

Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide

Unfabulous

The Backyardigans

The first two seasons of The Ren & Stimpy Show are fully released on DVD.

The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie

This is a list of notable events, premieres, releases, series cancellations and endings, and other business ventures for Nickelodeon in the year 2004.

Shows

Series premieres

• January 11 - Drake & Josh
• January 18 - Whoopi's Littleburg
• January 25 - Angela Anaconda
• April 3 - Danny Phantom premieres after the 2004 Kids' Choice Awards
• June 14 - Who's the Boss?
• June 20 - Fatherhood
• August 2 - Blue's Room
• August 16 - LazyTown
• September 7 - Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Friends (the pilot/special for the show aired on March 31, 2003)
• September 12 - Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide and Unfabulous (the pilot for Ned's Declassified aired on September 7, 2003)
• September 13 - The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
• October 11 - The Backyardigans
• November 29 - Family Faceoff: Hollywood

Season premieres

• September 24 - Dora the Explorer season 4
• November 11 - The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius season 3

Series finales

• February 6 - Little Bill
• June 8 - Rugrats and Hey Arnold!
• June 11 - The Wild Thornberrys
• July 30 - Rocket Power
• August 8 - The Brothers Garcia

Programming blocks

• August 28 - SNICK ends.
• Friday Night Nicktoons ends.

Specials

• May 7 - The Jimmy Timmy Power Hour
• August 6 - ChalkZone: The Big Blow Up
• September 24 - Dora the Explorer: Dora’s Fairytale Adventure

International series

• September - Hi-5 premiered on Nickelodeon during Nick Jr. in Australia.
• Hi-5: Series 3 premiered on Nickelodeon in the Philippines.

Movies

Theatrical

• November 19 - The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie
• December 17 - Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events

Made-for-TV

• July 9 - The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius: "Win, Lose and Kaboom!"
• July 23 - The Fairly OddParents: "Channel Chasers"

Books

• January
  • Baby-Sitter Blues
  • Time Out!
• January 6
  • Blast from the Past
  • Love Struck!
  • Timmy Turner's Top-Secret Notebook
  • Fairly Odd Jokes
  • Up All Night
  • Lemonade with a Twist
• February
  • Everglades Escapades
  • What's Cooking, SpongeBob?
• March
  • Pirates of the Kiddy Pool
  • 'Zine Scene
• April
  • All Washed Up
  • Once Upon a SpongeBob
• May
  • Clowning Around
  • Miss Ocean Shores
• June
  • Best Bro
  • Cool Rules
• June 29 - A Really Big Wish
• July
  • Out of Sight
  • The Penguin Project
• August - Scout's Honor
• August 31 - Timmy's School Survival Handbook
• September - Too Many Turners
• September 21 - SpongeBob Exposed!: The Insider's Guide to SpongeBob SquarePants
• September 28 - In a Tizzy Over Turkey
• November
  • Angelica for President
  • Are We There Yet?

Albums

• September 28 - Dora the Explorer
• November 9 - The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie: Music from the Movie and More

Video games

• September 8 - The Fairly OddParents: Shadow Showdown (GameCube and PlayStation 2)
• September 14 - The Fairly OddParents: Shadow Showdown (Windows)
• September 20
  • The Fairly OddParents: Shadow Showdown (Game Boy Advance)
  • Nicktoons: Freeze Frame Frenzy
• October 19 - All Grown Up!: Express Yourself
• October 27 - The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie

Home video releases

VHS

• January 6 - SpongeBob SquarePants: The Seascape Capers
• January 27 - Blue's Clues: Classic Clues
• February 3 - The Fairly OddParents: Superhero Spectacle
• March 9 - SpongeBob SquarePants: SpongeBob Goes Prehistoric
• May 11 - Jimmy Timmy Power Hour
• May 25 - Blue's Clues: Blue Talks
• June 1 - SpongeBob SquarePants: SpongeGuard on Duty
• July 27 - Rocket Power: Island of the Menehune
• August 10 - Blue's Room: Snacktime Playdate
• August 31 - All Grown Up!: Lucky 13
• September 28 - Blue's Clues: Bluestock
• October 5
  • The Amanda Show - Volume 1: Amanda, Please!
  • The Amanda Show - Volume 2: The Girls' Room
  • The Fairly OddParents: Channel Chasers
  • Rugrats: Star of the Show
• November 2 - SpongeBob SquarePants: Sponge for Hire
• November 16 - All Grown Up!: O'Brother!
• November 23 - As Told by Ginger: The Wedding Frame

DVD

• January 6 - SpongeBob SquarePants: The Seascape Capers
• January 27 - Blue's Clues: Classic Clues
• February 3 - The Fairly OddParents: Superhero Spectacle
• March 9 - SpongeBob SquarePants: SpongeBob Goes Prehistoric
• May 11
  • Invader Zim - Volume 1: Doom Doom Doom
  • Jimmy Timmy Power Hour
• May 25 - Blue's Clues: Blue Talks
• June 1 - SpongeBob SquarePants: SpongeGuard on Duty
• July 27 - Rocket Power: Island of the Menehune
• August 10 - Blue's Room: Snacktime Playdate
• August 31
  • All Grown Up!: Lucky 13
  • Invader Zim - Volume 2: Progressive Stupidity
• September 28 - Blue's Clues: Bluestock
• October 5
  • The Amanda Show - Volume 1: Amanda, Please!
  • The Amanda Show - Volume 2: The Girls' Room
  • The Fairly OddParents: Channel Chasers
  • Rugrats: Star of the Show
• October 12 - Invader Zim - Volume 3: Horrible Holiday Cheer
• October 19 - SpongeBob SquarePants: The Complete 2nd Season
• November 2 - SpongeBob SquarePants: Sponge for Hire
• November 16 - All Grown Up!: O'Brother!
• November 23 - As Told by Ginger: The Wedding Frame

People

• January 26 - Addison Riecke is born.
• March 1 - Izabella Alvarez is born.
• March 10 - Mace Coronel is born.
• April 6 - Casey Simpson is born.
• April 21 - Ron Augustin is born.
• June 4 - Candi Harris is born.
• August 19 - Siena Agudong is born.
• December 25 - Andre Robinson is born.

Character debuts

• All Grown Up!: Savannah Shane
• Danny Phantom: Danny Fenton, Jack Fenton, Tucker, Sam, Jazz Fenton, Maddie Fenton
• Drake & Josh: Drake Parker, Josh Nichols, Megan Parker, Walter Nichols, Audrey Parker-Nichols
• The Backyardigans: Pablo, Tyrone, Uniqua, Tasha, Austin

Other Events

• AFN Family is launched, (however by the US Military, not Viacom), airing reruns and new episodes of popular Nickelodeon programs.

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