2012

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Avatar: The Last Airbender continues in comic book form.

A Fairly Odd Christmas

Power Rangers Super Samurai

Robot and Monster

This is a list of notable events, premieres, releases, series cancellations and endings and other business ventures for Nickelodeon in the year 2012.

Shows

Series premieres

Original shows

• February 4: How to Rock
• February: Monsuno on NickToons
• March 1
  • Mike the Knight on Nick Jr. Channel
  • Franklin and Friends on Nick Jr. Channel
• April 14: The Legend of Korra
• April 19: Tickety Toc
• May 12: Wild Grinders on NickToons
• June 11
  • Figure It Out (2012) (technically seasons 5 and 6 of the original series)
  • Hollywood Heights
• July 17: Splatalot!
• July 21: You Gotta See This
• August 4: Robot and Monster
• September 28: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
• October 1
  • NickMom Night Out
  • MFF: Mom Friends Forever
  • Parental Discretion With Stefanie Wilder-Taylor
  • What Was Carol Brady Thinking?
• October 6: See Dad Run
• November 9: Deadtime Stories
• November 24: Marvin Marvin

Acquired premieres

• February 18: Power Rangers Super Samurai
• February 20: Fred: The Show (after previewing on January 16)
• December 14: Peter Rabbit

Acquired reruns

• May 1: Yes, Dear
• July 8: The Soul Man

Season premieres

• January 9: House of Anubis, Season 2
• January 15: H2O: Just Add Water, Season 4 on TeenNick
• January 28: Victorious, Season 3
• February 12: Peppa Pig, Season 5
• March 24: iCarly, season 5
• May 6: Winx Club, Season 4
• May 12: Big Time Rush, Season 3
• June 11: Figure It Out, Season 5
• July 21: SpongeBob SquarePants, Season 9
• September 22: Victorious, Season 4
• October 23: Life with Boys, Season 2

Series finales

• February 29: Moose and Zee
• August 4: Fred: The Show
• November 23: iCarly, five seasons
• December 8: How to Rock

Specials

• February 12: Why Do Ghouls Fall in Love?
• April 13: Escape From Skull Shores
• May 19: Victorious: "Tori Goes Platinum"
• June 8: The Fresh Beat Band & Yo Gabba Gabba!: "Yo! Fresh Beats Go Gabba Gabba!" (crossover)
• June 9: Bucket and Skinner's Epic Adventures: "Epic Break-Up"
• October 9: Ghouls Rule
• November 23: It's a SpongeBob Christmas!
• December 14: Peter Rabbit's Christmas Tale

Programming blocks

• March 1: Nickelodeon's Play Date was renamed as Nick: The Smart Place to Play.
• October 1: NickMom debuts on the Nick Jr. Channel.

International series

• June 4: Hi-5: Series 13 premiered on Nick Jr.
• September 22: Oobi: Dasdasi premiered on IRIB.

Movies

Made-for-TV

• March 10: Big Time Movie
• March 11: Winx Club: The Secret of the Lost Kingdom
• July 28: Fred 3: Camp Fred
• November 29: A Fairly Odd Christmas

Theatrical

• October 26: Fun Size

Network departures

• January 28: Planet Sheen airs for the last time on Nickelodeon
• March 1: The Upside Down Show airs for the last time on the Nick Jr. Channel
• April (?): Postman Pat airs for the last time on Nickelodeon Junior in France.
• June 29: Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide airs for the last time on NickToons
• September 3: Tak and the Power of JuJu airs for the last time on NickToons
• September 7: Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide airs for the last time on Nickelodeon
• November 11: Back at the Barnyard airs for the last time on Nickelodeon
• November 16: Toot and Puddle airs for the last time on the Nick Jr. Channel
• December 2: The Mighty B! airs for the last time on Nickelodeon
• December 15: The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron, Boy Genius airs for the last time on Nickelodeon, the Jimmy Timmy Power Hour crossovers continued to air until 2015

Comics

• January 26: Avatar: The Last Airbender: The Promise - Part 1
• May 30: Avatar: The Last Airbender: The Promise - Part 2
• October 9: Avatar: The Last Airbender: The Promise - Part 3

Books

• August 9: Saved by the Shell!
• September 11: The Sponge Who Saved Christmas
• Dora the Explorer: Dora's Princess Adventure

Video games

• March 6: Nicktoons MLB (Nintendo 3DS)

Albums

• June 5: Victorious 2.0: More Music From The Hit TV Show
• November 6: Victorious 3.0: Even More Music From The Hit TV Show

DVD releases

Retail releases

• January 3: SpongeBob SquarePants: SpongeBob's Frozen Face-Off
• January 10: The Penguins of Madagascar: Operation: Blowhole
• January 31: Hey Dude: Season 2
• February 7: Rocko's Modern Life: Season 2
• February 14
  • The Penguins of Madagascar: Operation: Get Ducky
  • Dora the Explorer: Dora's Easter Adventure
• February 28
  • The Angry Beavers: Season 3, Part 1
  • Dance to the Music
• March 6: Dora the Explorer: Dora's Adventure Collection
• March 20: Hey Arnold!: Season 2, Part 1
• March 27: CatDog: Season 1, Part 2
• April 3: Danny Phantom: Season 2, Part 1
• April 17: Yo Gabba Gabba!: Super Spies
• April 24: The Wild Thornberrys: Season 2, Part 2
• May 1: Bubble Guppies
• May 15
  • Aaahh!!! Real Monsters: Season 2
  • Victorious: The Complete Second Season
• June 5
  • Team Umizoomi: Umigames
  • CatDog: Season 2, Part 1
• June 19: Hey Dude: Season 3
• June 26: Dora the Explorer: Dora's Rescue in Mermaid Kingdom
• July 3: Rocko's Modern Life: Season 3
• July 10: iCarly: The Complete 4th Season
• July 31: Dora the Explorer: Dora's Fantastic Gymnastics Adventure
• August 14
  • The Angry Beavers: Season 3, Part 2
  • The Fresh Beat Band: The Wizard of Song
• August 28
  • Danny Phantom: Season 2, Part 2
  • Nickelodeon Double Feature: Big Time Movie / Rags
  • SpongeBob SquarePants: Ghoul Fools
• September 4: Wow! Wow! Wubbzy!: Halloween Two-Pack
• September 11: Aaahh!! Real Monsters: Season Three
• September 25: CatDog: Season 2, Part 2
• October 2: Dora the Explorer: Dora's Royal Rescue
• October 16: You Can't Do That on Film
• October 30: SpongeBob SquarePants: It's a SpongeBob Christmas!
• November 13
  • SpongeBob SquarePants: The Complete 4th Season
  • SpongeBob SquarePants: The Complete 5th Season
  • SpongeBob SquarePants: The Complete 6th Season
• December 30: Dora the Explorer: Dora Rocks! (Target exclusive)

Manufacture-on-demand releases

• February 7
  • Gullah Gullah Island: Season 1
  • Gullah Gullah Island: Season 2
  • Gullah Gullah Island: Season 3
  • Gullah Gullah Island: Season 4
• March 13
  • The Amanda Show: The Best of Season 1
  • The Amanda Show: The Complete Season 2
  • The Best of The Amanda Show
• March 19: The Amanda Show: The Complete Season 3
• April 25: Nick News: Under the Influence: Kids of Alcoholics
• August 7: Fanboy & Chum Chum: Season One

iTunes releases

• January 9
  • Drake & Josh: Brotherly Bonding
  • Team Umizoomi: Season Three
  • Zoey 101: Peeps at PCA
• January 23
  • Blue's Clues: Play Pack
  • The Fresh Beat Band: Play Pack
  • Dora the Explorer: Play Pack
  • Go, Diego, Go!: Play Pack
  • How to Rock: Season One
  • Wonder Pets!: Play Pack
• January 24: House of Anubis: Volume Five
• January 30
  • Are You Afraid of the Dark?: Volume Two
  • FRED: The Show: Season One
• May 7: Winx Club: The Power of Believix: Volume One
• June 25: Winx Club: The Power of Believix: Volume Two

Nickelodeon character debuts

• Dora The Explorer: Emma
• The Legend of Korra: Korra, Mako, Bolin, Asami Sato, Tenzin, Lin Beifong, Amon
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Leonardo, Donatello, Raphael, Michelangelo, Splinter, April O'Neil, Shredder, Baxter Stockman, Kraang, Leatherhead
  • Note: This year marked the debut of the TMNT characters in a Nick-produced series, but the franchise debuted in 1984.

Character exits

• March 1: Moose A. Moose and Zee

Behind the scenes

• March 23–April 18: A Fairly Odd Christmas is filmed in Vancouver

Events

• February 7: Nick Jr. launched as a TV channel in Israel.
• March 1: Nick Jr.'s mascots, Moose and Zee and all other Noggin material, were replaced by new bumpers and promos with the slogan "Nick Jr.: The Smart Place to Play".

People

Births

• Mason Molina (actor and co-star on The Really Loud House)
• Anthony Joo (actor on Bossy Bear and singer on Face's Music Party)
• Nirvaan Pal (actor on The Twisted Timeline of Sammy & Raj and singer on Bubble Guppies)
• Hahnah Kaigziabiher (actress on The Really Loud House)
• Jayd Deroché (actor, music artist, and producer on PAW Patrol, Rubble and Crew, and Blue's Clues & You!)
• February 28: Donovan Monzon-Sanders (actor in Dora and the Fantastical Creatures)
• March 6: Mykai-Michelle Harris (actor on Well Versed)
• March 31: Lucien Duncan-Reid (actor on PAW Patrol and Blue's Clues & You!)
• April 23: Alan Kim (voice actor on PAW Patrol)
• August 31: Simon Webster (actor on PAW Patrol and Blue's Clues & You!)
• December 27: Leo Abelo Perry (actor and singer on Blaze and the Monster Machines)
• December 28: Luke Dietz (voice actor on PAW Patrol, Blue's Clues & You!, and Rubble & Crew)

Deaths

• January: Edith Jefferson (actress in Fred: The Movie and Drake & Josh)
• January 12: James Farentino (actor on Aaahh!!! Real Monsters)
• January 26: Ian Abercrombie (actor in Rango and The Wild Thornberrys Movie)
• February 11: Whitney Houston (host at the 1995 and 1996 Kids' Choice Awards)
• February 21: Gladys O'Connor (actress in Harriet the Spy)
• February 29: Davy Jones (actor on Hey Arnold! and guest star on SpongeBob SquarePants)
• March 23: Jim Duffy (animator on As Told by Ginger, Rugrats (1991), Aaahh!!! Real Monsters, Rocket Power, and All Grown Up)
• April 18: Dick Clark (guest star on The Angry Beavers)
• May 8: Maurice Sendak (creator of Little Bear)
• July 8: Ernest Borgnine (voice of Mermaid Man on SpongeBob SquarePants)
• July 24: Sherman Hemsley (actor on All That and Good Burger and panelist on Figure It Out)
• August 20: Phyllis Diller (voice actress on The Wild Thornberrys and The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron, Boy Genius)
• September 3: Michael Clarke Duncan (voice actor on The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron, Boy Genius and The Fairly OddParents)
• September 26: Johnny Lewis (actor on Drake and Josh)
• November 8: Lucille Bliss (voice actor on Avatar: The Last Airbender and Invader Zim)
• November 12: Emily Squires (TV producer and director on Allegra's Window)
• December 26: Fontella Bass (singer and songwriter on Face's Music Party)

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