2006

Barnyard

Drake & Josh Go Hollywood

Charlotte's Web

Mr. Meaty

Blue's Clues: Blues Biggest Hits

The Upside Down Show

Nicktoons: Battle for Volcano Island

Wow! Wow! Wubbzy!

This is a list of notable events, premieres, releases, series cancellations and endings, and other business ventures for Nickelodeon in the year 2006.

Television

Series premieres

• March 3: Wonder Pets!
• April 4: Search for the Funniest Mom in America (the pre-series special aired on May 3, 2005)
• April 9: Just for Kicks
• April 10: Pinky Dinky Doo
• April 30: Let's Just Play: Go Healthy Challenge
• June 2: Beyond the Break
• June 30: Whistler
• July 7: H2O: Just Add Water
• August 20
  • Kappa Mikey
  • Shuriken School
• August 28: Wow! Wow! Wubbzy!
• September 22: Mr. Meaty
• October 2: Designing Women
• October 16: The Upside Down Show

Acquired shows (reruns)

• April 10: Mad About You
• July 17: NewsRadio
• July 19: A Different World

Series finales

• July 23: Romeo!, three seasons
• August 6: Blue's Clues, six seasons
• August 13: Just for Kicks, one season
• August 19: Invader Zim, two seasons (cancelled on January 17, 2002, although the final unaired episode aired on the Nicktoons Network on this date)
• November 14: As Told By Ginger, three seasons
• November 25
  • The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron, Boy Genius, three seasons
  • The X's, one season

Season premieres

• January 13: My Life as a Teenage Robot, season three (Asia only)
• March 3: Avatar: The Last Airbender, season two
• August 6: Blue's Room, season two
• September 24
  • Drake & Josh, season four
  • Zoey 101, season three
  • Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide, season three
• October 6: The Backyardigans, season two
• October 9: Danny Phantom, season three

Season finales

• March 10: The Backyardigans, season one
• August 1: Blue's Clues, season four (held back episodes, although the final unaired episodes aired on Nickelodeon and Noggin on this date)

Specials

• January 16: Jimmy Timmy Power Hour 2: When Nerds Collide!
• March 7: Go, Diego, Go!: "Diego's Great Dinosaur Rescue"
• May 19: The Fairly OddParents: "Fairy Idol"
• July 21: Jimmy Timmy Power Hour 3: The Jerkinators!

International series

• July: Hi-5: Series 7 premiered on Nick Jr. in Australia.
• October 16: The Upside Down Show premiered on Nick Jr. in Australia.

Movies

Theatrical

• June 16: Nacho Libre
• August 4: Barnyard
• December 15: Charlotte's Web

Made-for-TV

• January 6: Drake & Josh Go Hollywood

Video games

• January 10: Nicktoons Unite! (Nintendo DS)
• February 15: Nicktoons Winners Cup Racing
• August 1: Barnyard
• October 10: Avatar: The Last Airbender
• October 16: SpongeBob SquarePants: Creature from the Krusty Krab
• October 24: Nicktoons: Battle for Volcano Island

Albums

• August 8: Blue's Clues: Blue's Biggest Hits
• September 12: SpongeBob SquarePants: The Best Day Ever

Home video releases

• January 24: The Backyardigans: Polka Palace Party VHS and DVD
• January 31: Drake & Josh Go Hollywood VHS and DVD
• February 7: Nick Picks: Volume 3 DVD
• February 21
  • SpongeBob SquarePants: Lost in Time VHS and DVD
  • Go! Diego! Go!: The Great Dinosaur Rescue VHS and DVD
• March 7: The Backyardigans: Cave Party VHS and DVD
• March 14: Jimmy Timmy Power Hour 2 VHS and DVD
• April 18
  • Are You Afraid of the Dark?: Season 1 DVD
  • TEENick Picks Volume 1 DVD
• May 19: Zoey 101: Spring Break-Up VHS and DVD
• May 23: The Fairly OddParents: Fairy Idol VHS and DVD
• May 30: The Backyardigans: Surf's Up! VHS and DVD
• June 6
  • Nick Picks: Volume 4 DVD
  • Nick Jr. Favorites: Volume 4 DVD
• July 18: SpongeBob SquarePants: Karate Island DVD
• July 25: Jimmy Timmy Power Hour 3 DVD
• September 5: Rugrats: Tales from the Crib: Three Jacks & The Beanstalk DVD
• September 12: SpongeBob SquarePants: Season 4, Volume 1 DVD
• September 19
  • Avatar: The Last Airbender: The Complete Book 1 Collection DVD
  • Go! Diego! Go!: Wolf Pup Rescue VHS and DVD
• September 26
  • Nick Jr. Favorites: Holiday DVD
  • Nick Picks: Holiday DVD
• October 3: Are You Afraid of the Dark?: Freaky Favorites DVD
• October 10
  • Dora The Explorer: World Adventure VHS and DVD
  • The Backyardigans: Mission To Mars DVD
• October 17: Nick Picks: Volumes 1-3 DVD box set
• October 24: Go! Diego! Go!: Diego Saves Christmas! VHS and DVD
• October 31: SpongeBob SquarePants: Whale of a Birthday DVD
• November 28: Are You Afraid of the Dark?: Season 2 DVD
• December 12: Barnyard DVD

iTunes releases

• January 25: SpongeBob SquarePants: Season One
• February 28: SpongeBob SquarePants: Season Two
• May 29: The Fairly OddParents: Seasons One and Two
• June 12: Danny Phantom: Season One
• October 16: The Fairly OddParents: Season Three
• November 5: SpongeBob SquarePants: Season Three
• November 6: SpongeBob SquarePants: Season Four

Albums

• March 7: Zoey 101: Music Mix
• April 11: Diego, Dora, and Friends Animal Jamboree

Character debuts

• My Life as a Teenage Robot: Lil' Acorn
• Blue's Clues/Blue's Room: Sprinkles

Business

• January 3: A new Viacom begins operations, after being spun off from CBS Corporation, formerly known as Viacom. This new Viacom retains control over Nickelodeon and its sister networks.

People

Births

• March 20: Sam Faraci (actor on PAW Patrol, Rusty Rivets, and The Loud House)
• May 6: Aryan Simhadri (actor on Adventures in Wonder Park)
• July 17
  • Lilly Bartlam (actress on PAW Patrol and voice artist)
  • Calvin Zwicker (voice actor on The Loud House)

Deaths

• January 6: Lou Rawls (voice actor on Hey Arnold! and singer in The Rugrats Movie)
• July 21: Mako Iwamatsu (voice actor in Rugrats in Paris: The Movie and Avatar: The Last Airbender)
• August 13: Tony Jay (voice actor on Rugrats and Hey Arnold!)
• September 4: Steve Irwin (guest in the 2002 Kids' Choice Awards)
• September 11: Pat Corley (voice actor on Hey Arnold!)

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