Poof debuts in The Fairly OddParents' sixth season.
This is a list of notable events, premieres, releases, series cancellations and endings, and other business ventures for Nickelodeon in the year 2008.
Television[]
Series premieres[]
- March 29: Dance on Sunset
- April 26: The Mighty B!
- July 11
- Queen Bees
- The N's Student Body
- September 15: My Family's Got GUTS
- October 4: Making Fiends on Nicktoons Network
- November 8: True Jackson, VP
- November 16: Rugrats Pre-School Daze
- November 28: The Penguins of Madagascar (sneak peek)
- December 6: Random! Cartoons on Nicktoons Network
- Acquired shows (premieres)
- January 21: Ricky Sprocket: Showbiz Boy on Nicktoons Network
- May 2: Speed Racer: The Next Generation on Nicktoons Network
- November 16 : Toot & Puddle on Noggin
- Acquired shows (reruns)
- June 29: Family Matters
Season premieres[]
- January 21: The Naked Brothers Band, season 2
- January 27: Zoey 101, season 4
- February 1: The Backyardigans, season 3
- February 18: The Fairly OddParents, season 6 (first post-revival)
- March 3: SpongeBob SquarePants, season 6
- September 2: Wow! Wow! Wubbzy!, season 2
- September 6: Pinky Dinky Doo, season 2
- September 7: Dora the Explorer, season 5
- September 22: Yo Gabba Gabba!, season 2
- September 27: iCarly, season 2
- October 4: My Life as a Teenage Robot, season 3 (on Nicktoons Network)
- October 18: The Naked Brothers Band, season 3
Specials[]
- February 18: The Fairly OddParents: "Fairly Odd Baby"
- July 16: Avatar: The Last Airbender: "The Boiling Rock"
- July 19: Avatar: The Last Airbender: "Sozin's Comet"
- August 18: Go, Diego, Go!: "Diego's Moonlight Rescue"
- November 3: Dora the Explorer: "Dora Saves the Snow Princess"
Series finales[]
- April 5: Just Jordan, two seasons
- May 2: Zoey 101, four seasons
- June 21: Dance on Sunset, one season
- July 19: Avatar: The Last Airbender, three seasons
- August 17: All Grown Up!, five seasons
- August 23: ChalkZone, four seasons
- August 24: The N's Student Body, one season
- August 29: Queen Bees, one season
- September 13: El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera, one season
- September 17: Wayside, two seasons (Nicktoons Network)
- September 20: Kappa Mikey, two seasons
- November 1: Making Fiends on Nicktoons Network
- December 7: Rugrats Pre-School Daze
Network departures[]
- May 22: Blue's Clues airs for the last time on Nickelodeon
- June 20: El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera airs for the last time on Nickelodeon
- September 7: Rocket Power airs for the last time on Nickelodeon
- October 13: The X's air for the last time on NickToons Network
- October 31: Are You Afraid of the Dark? airs for the last time on NickToons Network
- December 26: Romeo! airs for the last time on TeenNick
- December 28: As Told by Ginger airs for the last time on Nickelodeon
International series[]
Movies[]
Theatrical movies[]
Made-for-TV movies[]
- August 29: Wow Wow Wubbzy: Wubbzy's Big Movie!
- September 12: Gym Teacher: The Movie
- November 8: iCarly: "iGo to Japan"
- December 5: Merry Christmas, Drake & Josh
Books[]
- January 1: Teamwork Saves the Day!
- July 29
- Flyboat Adventures
- Go, Wonder Pets!
- The Wonder Pets Save the Dinosaur!
- Let's Count Baby Animals!
- Good Night, Wonder Pets!
- The Wonder Pets Save the Hedgehog!
- August 26
- Save the Bengal Tiger!
- We Can Help!
- October 7: Wonder pets!: save the reindeer!
- October 21: Ming-Ming Saves the Day
- October 28: Let's Find Colors!
- December 16: The Wonder Pets Love You!
- December 23: Join the Circus
Video games[]
- January 23: SpongeBob's Atlantis SquarePantis SquareOff
- June 29: Nicktoons: Android Invasion
- August
- Nicktoons Nitro
- Nicktoons Slimeball Multiplayer
- September 15: Drawn to Life: SpongeBob SquarePants Edition
- October 13
- October 13: Back at the Barnyard: Slop Bucket Games
- October 17: The Naked Brothers Band
- October 20: SpongeBob SquarePants featuring Nicktoons: Globs of Doom
- October 27:
- Dora The Explorer: Dora Saves The Snow Princess
- The Wonder Pets! Save the Animals!
- October 29: Go, Diego, Go!: Great Dinosaur Rescue
- October 31: Avatar: The Last Airbender – Into the Inferno (European release)
DVD releases[]
Retail releases[]
- January 15: Dora the Explorer: Undercover Dora
- January 22: Avatar: The Last Airbender - Book 3: Fire - Volume 2
- January 29: SpongeBob SquarePants: To Love a Patty
- February 5: Go, Diego, Go!: Diego's Magical Missions
- February 12: Wonder Pets!: Save the Dinosaur!
- February 26
- Are You Afraid of the Dark?: Season 5
- The Backyardigans: Tale of the Mighty Knights
- March 18: Go, Diego, Go!: Moonlight Rescue
- April 15:
- SpongeBob SquarePants: Pest of the West
- Sleepytime Stories
- April 22: Wonder Pets!: Save the Beetles!
- April 29: Are You Afraid of the Dark?: Season 6
- May 6: Avatar: The Last Airbender - Book 3: Fire - Volume 3
- May 13: The Backyardigans: High Flying Adventures!
- June 3
- Go, Diego, Go!: Great Gorilla!
- Wonder Pets!: Save the Nursery Rhyme!
- June 24: Tak and the Power of Juju: The Trouble with Magic
- July 1: Zoey 101: The Complete 3rd Season
- July 8: The Backyardigans: Mighty Match-Up!
- July 29
- All About Fall!
- Avatar: The Last Airbender: Book 3 Fire - Volume 4
- August 5: Back at the Barnyard: When No One's Looking?
- August 12: Ni Hao, Kai-Lan: Super Special Days!
- August 19: Are You Afraid of the Dark?: Season 7
- August 26: Go, Diego, Go!: Diego's Halloween!
- August 29: Zoey 101: The Complete 2nd Season
- September 9: Wonder Pets!: Save the Bengal Tiger!
- September 16: Avatar: The Last Airbender: The Complete Book 3 Collection
- September 23:
- iCarly: Season 1, Volume 1
- Wow! Wow! Wubbzy!: A Tale of Tails
- September 30:
- Dora the Explorer: Dora's Out-Of-This-World Adventures
- Dora the Explorer: Dora Saves the Snow Princess
- October 7
- The Backyardigans: Escape from Fairytale Village!
- Dora the Explorer: Dora Celebrates Three Kings Day!
- Wonder Pets!: Save the Nutcracker!
- October 14:
- SpongeBob SquarePants: WhoBob WhatPants?
- Yo Gabba Gabba!: The Dancey Dance Bunch
- October 21:
- Go, Diego, Go!: It's a Bugs' World
- Pinky Dinky Doo: Polka Dot Pox
- November 3
- SpongeBob SquarePants: The Ultimate Box Set (international release)
- Dora the Explorer: Ultimate Box Set (international release)
- November 1: Zoey 101: The Complete 4th Season
- November 18
- The Fairly OddParents: Season 6, Volume 1
- SpongeBob SquarePants: Season 5, Volume 2
Manufacture-on-demand releases[]
- August 21
- The Best of Drake & Josh: Seasons 1 & 2
- Hey Arnold!: Season 1
- August 29
- The Best of Drake & Josh: Seasons 3 & 4
- Doug: Season 1
- Doug: Season 2
- Hey Arnold!: Season 2
- September 5
- The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: The Best of Season 1
- The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: The Best of Season 2
- The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: The Best of Season 3
- September 16
- Danny Phantom: Season 1
- Danny Phantom: Season 2
- The Best of Rocko's Modern Life: Volume 1
- The Best of Rocko's Modern Life: Volume 2
- September 23
- Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide: The Best of Season 1
- Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide: The Best of Season 2
- December 19: Merry Christmas, Drake and Josh
iTunes releases[]
- January 28: Kappa Mikey: Season Two
- February 6: Zoey 101: Season Four
- February 18: The Fairly OddParents: Season Six
- April 28: Mighty B!: Season One
- June 9: Yo Gabba Gabba!: Season One
- June 16: Hey Arnold!: Volume One
- June 18: The Best of Rugrats: Volume One
- July 28
- Aaahh!!! Real Monsters: Season One
- The Best of Clarissa Explains It All: Volume One
- Doug: Season One
- September 15
- The Fairly OddParents: Season Four
- SpongeBob SquarePants: Season Six
- September 27: iCarly: Volume Two
- October 13: Nick Jr. - Haunted Halloween Vol. 1
- November 9: True Jackson, VP: Season One
Business[]
- Nickelodeon starts allowing Amazon.com to produce DVDs of their shows and movies through the CreateSpace manufacture-on-demand program.
People[]
Births[]
- Asante Boe (actor on The Fairly OddParents: Fairly Odder)
- Zoe Hatz (actress on Top Wing)
- Luna Bella Zamora (actress on Shimmer and Shine and Blaze and the Monster Machines)
- MG Barnes (actor on The Really Loud House)
- Summer Schaeffer (actress in A Really Haunted Loud House)
- Dean Vasquez (voice actor on Santiago of the Seas)
- Griffen Campbell (actor on The Loud House)
- January 29: Eamon Hanson (voice actor on PAW Patrol and Corn and Peg)
- February 13: Annaka Fourneret (actress on The Really Loud House, The Fairly OddParents: Fairly Odder, and Danger Force)
- March 3: Hudson West (actor on Shimmer and Shine and Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn)
- March 10: Zoe Glick (actress on Bubble Guppies and Baby Shark's Big Show! and singer on Face's Music Party)
- March 13: Roman Coto (actor on The Fairly OddParents: Fairly Odder and Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn)
- April 14: Alfie Elliott (voice actor on PAW Patrol)
- April 17: Matthew Mucci (actor on Blue's Clues & You! and Shimmer and Shine)
- April 18: Evangeline Lomelino (actress on The Loud House)
- April 21: Malachi Sanchez (YouTuber)
- April 25: Asher Bishop (voice actor on The Loud House and Big Nate)
- June 20: Taylor Kaplan (actress on Bubble Guppies and Baby Shark's Big Show! and singer on Face's Music Party)
- July 7: Sky Brown (actress on The Tiny Chef Show)
- July 14: Morgan McGill (actress in A Loud House Christmas and The Really Loud House)
- July 15: Iain Armitage (actor in PAW Patrol: The Movie, Unfiltered, and Group Chat and guest star at the 2024 Kids' Choice Awards)
- July 16: Jensen Gering (actor on Erin & Aaron)
- July 20: Beckett Hipkiss (actor on PAW Patrol)
- August 1: Emma Berman (actress on Abby Hatcher)
- August 5: Shechinah Mpumlwana (voice actress on Corn and Peg, Top Wing, and Blue's Clues & You!)
- August 6: Kensington Tallman (actress in That Girl Lay Lay, Drama Club, Side Hustle, and The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run, voice actress on Blaze and the Monster Machines and Bossy Bear, and singer on Face's Music Party)
- August 29: Ava Augustin (voice actress on Blue's Clues & You!)
- September 8: Jet Miller (actress on Tyler Perry's Young Dylan)
- September 19: Josiah Fredericks (actor on AwesomenessTV)
- September 23: Wyatt White (voice actor on PAW Patrol, Abby Hatcher, and Top Wing)
- September 27: Kaia Oz (actress on PAW Patrol)
- October 3: Dylan Schefter (correspondent on NFL Slimetime)
- October 13: Finn Lee-Epp (actor in PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie)
- November 3: Audrey Grace Marshall (actress on The Fairly OddParents: Fairly Odder)
- November 5: Brock Duncan (actor on Tyler Perry's Young Dylan)
- November 12: Holly Gorski (actress on PAW Patrol, Abby Hatcher, and Max and Ruby)
- November 23
- Asher Blinkoff (actor and voice actor)
- Chloe Coleman (actress on Henry Danger, Kinderwood, and The Really Loud House)
- November 26: Madelyn Miranda (actress in Dora and the Lost City of Gold)
- December 5: Cande Calvin (actress on Nella the Princess Knight)
- December 29: Luke Lowe (actor on Kinderwood)
Deaths[]
- March 6: Steve Mellor (actor in Cry Baby Lane)
- May 29: Harvey Korman (voice actor on Hey Arnold! and The Wild Thornberrys)
- June 15: Henri Labussière (voice actor in Rugrats in Paris: The Movie)
- June 29: Greg Burson (voice actor on The Angry Beavers and CatDog)
- August 10: Isaac Hayes (singer in Rugrats in Paris: The Movie)
- September 1: Don LaFontaine (voice actor on Random! Cartoons)
- December 5: Beverly Garland (actress on The Angry Beavers)
- December 25: Eartha Kitt (actress in Harriet the Spy, The Wild Thornberrys, Wonder Pets!, and My Life as a Teenage Robot)
Nickelodeon character debuts[]
- The Fairly OddParents: Poof
- The Mighty B!: Bessie Higgenbottom, Ben Higgenbottom, Happy Higgenbottom
- Dora the Explorer: Sabrina the Snow Princess
- Ni Hao Kai Lan: Kai Lan, HoHo, Rintoo, Lulu, Tolee
- SpongeBob SquarePants featuring Nicktoons: Globs of Doom: Globulous Maximus
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