2009

Nickelodeon officially changes its logo.

Spongebob10th — *SpongeBob SquarePants* celebrates its 10th anniversary.

Wishology Artwork — *The Fairly OddParents*: "Wishology!"

The-Fresh-Beat-Band-title-card — *The Fresh Beat Band*

SeriesTitle-FB&CC — *Fanboy & Chum Chum*

Big Time Rush

This is a list of notable events, premieres, releases, series cancellations and endings and other business ventures for Nickelodeon in the year 2009.

Television[]

Series premieres[]

Original shows

March 28: The Penguins of Madagascar, after the 2009 Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards
August 24: The Fresh Beat Band
September 12: The Troop
September 28: BrainSurge
October 12: Fanboy & Chum Chum
November 28: Big Time Rush

Acquired shows (premieres)

January 25: Wolverine and the X-Men on Nicktoons Network
January 26: Olivia
April 26: Iron Man: Armored Adventures

Acquired shows (reruns)

May 10: The Nanny
July 5: Malcolm in the Middle
July 12: The Assistants
August 17: Glenn Martin, DDS
September 7: Everybody Hates Chris

Network departures[]

January 1: As Told by Ginger and Catscratch air for the last time on NickToons
August 12: 64 Zoo Lane airs for the last time on Noggin. It would briefly return one more time on the now-rebranded Nick Jr. Channel on December 21.
November 14: Danny Phantom airs for the last time on Nickelodeon
November 15: ChalkZone airs for the last time on Nickelodeon

Specials[]

May 1-3: The Fairly OddParents: "Wishology!"
May 1: Wow! Wow! Wubbzy!: "Wubb Idol"
May 9: iCarly: "iDate a Bad Boy"
August 8: iCarly: "iFight Shelby Marx"
September 18: Go, Diego, Go!: "The Great Polar Bear Rescue!"
November 1: Dora the Explorer: "Dora Saves the Crystal Kingdom"
November 6: SpongeBob SquarePants: "Truth or Square"
November 28: Big Time Rush: "Big Time Audition"
December 5: iCarly: "iQuit iCarly"

International series[]

September 14: Hi-5: Series 10 premiered on Nick Jr.
September 30: Ben and Holly’s Little Kingdom premiered on Nick Jr. in the Netherlands

Programming blocks[]

February 2: The TEENick block ends on Nickelodeon in preparation for the "TeenNick" channel launch in September. The Nick Jr. block continued to air every weekday morning as "Nickelodeons Play Date", although it would not regularly use the "Nick Jr." name again until 2014.

Movies[]

Theatrical movies[]

January 16: Hotel for Dogs
June 12: Imagine That

Albums[]

July 14: SpongeBob's Greatest Hits

Books[]

January 6: Save the Tree!
January 27
- You Can Fly, Bumblebee!
- Save the Egg!
February 10: ABC Party
March 24: My Family Loves Me!
June 23
- Let's Discover Shapes!
- Save the Three Little Pigs!
- Off to School!
- Save the Visitor!
July 14
- Baby Beaver Rescue
- Save Little Red Riding Hood!
- Happy Chinese New Year, Kai-Lan!
- Tolee's Rhyme Time
August 4: Happy Halloween, Wonder Pets!
September 22: Save the Beetles!
October 6: The Wonder Pets Save the Nutcracker!
December 29: Playdate with Lulu

DVD releases[]

Retail releases[]

January 6: Ni Hao, Kai-Lan: Celebrate with Kai-Lan!
January 13: Dora the Explorer: Dora and The Three Little Pigs
January 20: Back at the Barnyard: Cow-Man, The Uddered Avenger
January 27: SpongeBob SquarePants: Spongicus
February 2: The Penguins of Madagascar
February 3:
- Gym Teacher: The Movie
- Wow! Wow! Wubbzy!: A Little Help from My Friends
February 10: The Backyardigans: Robin Hood the Clean
February 24
- Wonder Pets!: Join the Circus
- The Mighty B!: We Got the Bee
- Wonder Pets!: Big Missions, Little Heroes DVD box set
March 3:
- SpongeBob SquarePants: SpongeBob vs. The Big One
- Max & Ruby: Bunny Hop into Spring! DVD box set
March 10: All-Star Sports Day
March 24: Wow! Wow! Wubbzy!: Pirate Treasure
March 31
- Go, Diego. Go!: Rainforest Fiesta!
- Spectacular
April 7: Yo Gabba Gabba!: New Friends!
April 21: iCarly: Season 1, Volume 2
May 12: Wubbzy's Big Movie!
May 26: Dora the Explorer: Super Babies' Dream Adventure
June 9
- Celebrate Family!
- Wonder Pets!: Ollie's Slumber Party
- SpongeBob SquarePants: 10 Happiest Moments
July 14: Ni Hao, Kai-Lan: Kai-Lan's Great Trip to China!
July 21: SpongeBob SquarePants: To SquarePants or Not To SquarePants
August 4: The Backyardigans: Singing Sensation!
August 11: Olivia
August 18: iCarly: Season 2, Volume 1
August 25:
- Yo Gabba Gabba!: Halloween!
- Dora the Explorer: Dora's Halloween (re-release)
September 8:
- True Jackson: VP: Season 1 Volume 1
- Wow! Wow! Wubbzy!: Wubbzy Goes Boo!
September 15
- Animal Friends!
- Go, Diego, Go!: Diego's Arctic Rescue
- Big Box of Play Dates
September 22:
- SpongeBob SquarePants: The First 100 Episodes
- Dora the Explorer: Dora Saves the Crystal Kingdom
October 6
- Dora the Explorer: Dora's Christmas (re-release)
- Ni Hao, Kai-Lan: Kai-Lan's Carnival
October 13:
- The Backyardigans: Robot Repairman
- Wow! Wow! Wubbzy!: Wubb Idol
October 20:
- Yo Gabba Gabba!: Meet My Family
- Wow! Wow! Wubbzy!: Wubbzy's Christmas Adventure
November 3: Dora the Explorer: Dora's Christmas Carol Adventure
November 10: SpongeBob SquarePants: Truth or Square
December 8: SpongeBob SquarePants: Season 6, Volume 1

Manufacture-on-demand releases[]

June 2
- The Fairly OddParents: Season 1
- The Fairly OddParents: Season 2
- Rugrats: Season 1
- Rugrats: The Best of Season 2
June 9:
- Danny Phantom: Season 3
- Making Fiends: Season 1
November 24: The Best of Rocko's Modern Life: Volume 3
December 8
- Doug: Season 3
- The Mighty B!: BEEing Bessie Higgenbottom
December 22: Doug: The Best of Season 4

iTunes releases[]

February 8: H2O: Just Add Water: Season One
February 9: H2O: Just Add Water: Season Two
February 23
- El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera: Season One
- Ni Hao, Kai-Lan: Season One
March 2: Back at the Barnyard: Season Two
April 13: Yo Gabba Gabba!: Season Two
April 20: The Best of Ren & Stimpy, Volume One
May 2
- The Fairly OddParents: Season Five
- The Fairly OddParents: Wishology
June 1: The Best of Ren & Stimpy, Volume Two
June 22
- All Grown Up!: Season Two
- Hey Arnold!: Volume Two
- The Best of Rugrats, Volume Two
June 29: The Best of Ren & Stimpy, Volume Three
July 20: SpongeBob SquarePants: Season Seven
August 3:
- Rocko's Modern Life: Best of Volume Two
- Nick Jr. - Great Outdoors
August 17: Ni Hao, Kai-Lan: Season Two
August 24: The Fresh Beat Band: Season One
September 14: iCarly: Volume Three
October 25: Nickelodeon Haunted Halloween Vol. 2
October 26: H2O: Just Add Water: Season Three
November 14: True Jackson, VP: Season Two
November 28: Big Time Rush: Season One
December 25: Nick Jr. - Holly Jolly Holiday Specials

Business[]

February 24: Nickelodeon announces that Noggin and The N will be replaced by channels based on Nickelodeon's long-running "Nick Jr." and "TEENick" blocks on September 28. It is also confirmed that Nicktoons Network will revert to its previous name, NickToons.
April 23: Dish Network removed Nick GaS from their lineup (at Channel 177) to make room for the west coast feed of Cartoon Network. This was a delayed reaction after having problems removing it since the channel's dissolution
September 28: Nickelodeon officially starts using its new logos, including one for Nick at Nite.
September 30: Nickelodeon closes down its Japanese feed (until January 2018) due to financial issues.
October 21: Nickelodeon secures the rights to the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles franchise from Mirage Studios.^[1]
December: Nickelodeon Magazine publishes its final issue (until July 2015) and is discontinued.

Nickelodeon character debuts[]

The Fairly OddParents: Foop, The Destructinator, The Darkness, Turbo Thunder
The Troop: Jake Collins, Hayley Steele, Felix Garcia, Mr. Stockley
Random! Cartoons: Chris Kirkman, Beth Tezuka, Danny Vasquez, Wallow, Fanboy, Chum Chum, Lenny Flynn-Boyle
Fanboy & Chum Chum: Kyle Bloodworth-Thomason
Dora the Explorer: Kate

People[]

Births[]

Laaibah Alvi (actress on Abby Hatcher and Max & Ruby)
Lex Janvier (actor on Bubble Guppies)
Elisha Williams (actor on The Loud House, Henry Danger, and Danger Force)
Gordon Cormier (actor on the Avatar: The Last Airbender live-action series)
Jay Hatton (voice actor on The Casagrandes)
Capri Oliver (actress in The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run, Shimmer and Shine, Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and Kinderwood)
Shylo Molina (guest star on The Really Loud House)
Liyou Abere (actress on Blue's Clues & You!)
Jayden Ham (actor on Abby Hatcher and Bossy Bear and singer on Face's Music Party)
January 5: Walker Scobell (audience member at the 2024 Kids' Choice Awards)
January 22: Shiloh Nelson (audience member at the 2019 Kids' Choice Awards and 2021 Kids' Choice Awards)
February 20: Jacob Soley (actor on Abby Hatcher and Blue's Clues & You!)
March 4: Dylan Glimer (actor on Tyler Perry's Young Dylan and guest star at the 2022, 2023, and 2024 Kids' Choice Awards)
March 13: Iara Nemirovsky (singer on Blaze and the Monster Machines)
April 27: Cade Tropeano (actor and director on Tyler Perry's Young Dylan)
April 28: Niko Ceci (actor on Corn & Peg and Blue's Clues & You!)
April 30: Callum Shoniker (voice actor on PAW Patrol, Corn & Peg, and The Fairly OddParents)
May 1: Martin Fajardo (actor in A Really Haunted Loud House)
May 11: Trinity Jo-Li Bliss (actress on The Really Loud House and A Really Haunted Loud House)
May 12: Celina Smith (actress on Terry Perry's Young Dylan)
June 4: Antonio Raul Corbo (voice actor in The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run)
June 8: JeCobi Swain (actor on Transformers: Earthspark)
June 24: Steele Gagnon (child voice actor on The Loud House)
July 2: Leah Janvier (actor on ¡DORA!, Bubble Guppies and Baby Shark's Big Show! and singer on Face's Music Party)
July 14: Alyssa Cheatham (actress of Lorelei on Santiago of the Seas and singer on Face's Music Party)
July 18: Jahzir Bruno (actor on The Loud House, A Loud House Christmas, A Really Haunted Loud House, and The Really Loud House and guest star at the 2024 Kids' Choice Awards)
July 24: Bella Blanding (actress on The Really Loud House)
September 2: Kingsley Marshall (voice actor on PAW Patrol and Corn & Peg)
October 8: Gordon Cormier (actor on the live-action Avatar: The Last Airbender series)
October 9: Nadège August (actress on Tyler Perry's Young Dylan)
November 10: Christian Convery (actor in Playing with Fire and PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie)
November 22: Bentley Griffin (voice actor on The Loud House and Big Nate)
November 29: Laaibah Alvi (actress on Max & Ruby and Abby Hatcher)
December 31: Juliet Donenfeld (voice actress on The Loud House, The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run, and Blaze and the Monster Machines, actor on The Tiny Chef Show and singer on Face's Music Party)

Deaths[]

January 14: Ricardo Montalbán (voice actor on Dora the Explorer)
February 4: Lux Interior (guest voice on SpongeBob SquarePants)
March 17: Morton Lachman (producer of Yours, Mine & Ours)
May 4: Dom DeLuise (guest voice on The Ren & Stimpy Show, The Wild Thornberrys, and Rugrats (1991))
June 3: David Carradine (actor on Danny Phantom)
June 8: Johnny Palermo (actor on Just for Kicks)
June 21: Lorena Gale (actress on Bob the Builder and Snow Day (2000))
June 23: Ed McMahon (guest voice on The Angry Beavers)
July 21: Les Lye (actor on You Can't Do That On Television)
September 14: Henry Gibson (voice actor on Rocket Power, The Wild Thornberrys, Aaahh!!! Real Monsters, Hey Arnold!, and All Grown Up!)
September 16: Mary Travers (singer-songwriter on Face’s Music Party)
October 20: Sultan Pepper (writer on CatDog)

References[]

↑ Variety 21 October 2009: Ninja Turtles move to Nickelodeon]

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[1] Variety 21 October 2009: Ninja Turtles move to Nickelodeon]

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