2013

SLIMED!: An Oral History of Nickelodeon's Golden Age

Nickelodeon Super Brawl 3 is released on Nick.com, becoming one of the most-played games in the website's history.

The official Rocko's Modern Life: The Complete Series DVD set is released.

Power Rangers Megaforce

PAW Patrol

Play Along with Sam

Hi-5 House

This is a list of notable events, premieres, releases, series cancellations and endings and other business ventures for Nickelodeon in the year 2013.

Television

Series premieres

Original shows

• February 16: Wendell & Vinnie
• March 23: Monsters vs. Aliens airs a sneak-preview episode
• May 25: Sanjay and Craig
• June 8: Sam & Cat
• July 1: AwesomenessTV
• July 13: The Haunted Hathaways
• September 29: Instant Mom
• October 14: The Thundermans
• December 31: TeenNick Top 10

Acquired shows (premieres)

• February 2
  • NFL Rush Zone
  • Power Rangers Megaforce
• March 4: Rocket Monkeys
• March 29: Lalaloopsy
• August 3: Rabbids Invasion
• August 12: PAW Patrol
• September 7: Digimon Fusion
• November 15: Peppa Pig on Nickelodeon

Acquired shows (reruns)

• October 7: The New Adventures of Old Christine

Season premieres

• February 4: Team Umizoomi, season 4
• March 18: Dora the Explorer, season 8
• March 23: The Fairly OddParents, season 9
• May 2: Big Time Rush, season 4
• August 12: Bubble Guppies, season 3

Specials

• March 23: 2013 Kids' Choice Awards
• December 5: Bubble Guppies: "The Puppy and the Ring!"
• December 15: Ever After High (specials)

Series finales

• February 2: Victorious, four seasons
• February 15: Planet Sheen, one season
• April 27 Supah Ninjas and Marvin Marvin, one season
• May 1: Bucket and Skinner's Epic Adventures, one season
• May 8: The Troop, two seasons
• June 17: House of Anubis, three seasons
• July 16: Figure It Out, six seasons
• July 25: Big Time Rush, four seasons
• August 27: Life with Boys, two seasons
• December 7: The Fresh Beat Band, three seasons (after moving from Nickelodeon to the Nick Jr. Channel)

International series

• May 6: Play Along with Sam premiered on Nick Jr.
• November 4: Hi-5 House premiered on Nick Jr.

Network departures

• March 18: Oobi
• June 14: Franklin
• October 28
  • ChalkZone
  • All Grown Up!

Movies

• February 5: Friday Night Frights (originally scheduled to air in July 2012)
• May 27: Nicky Deuce
• August 24: Swindle
• November 29: Jinxed

Books

• September 24: SLIMED!: An Oral History of Nickelodeon's Golden Age

Comics

• March 20: Avatar: The Last Airbender: The Search - Part 1
• July: IDW begins publishing Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: New Animated Adventures
• July 10: Avatar: The Last Airbender: The Search - Part 2
• October 30: Avatar: The Last Airbender: The Search - Part 3

Albums

• July 16: The Legend of Korra: Original Music From Book One

Video games

• March: Nickelodeon Super Brawl 3: Good vs. Evil (on Nick.com)
• October 22: SpongeBob SquarePants: Plankton's Robotic Revenge

Home video releases

DVD

Retail releases

• January 15
  • SpongeBob SquarePants: Extreme Kah-Rah-Tay DVD
  • Let's Learn ABCs DVD
  • Let's Learn 1-2-3s DVD
  • The Wild Thornberrys: Season 2, Part 3 DVD
• January 29: Hey Arnold!: Season 3 DVD
• February 12
  • Bubble Guppies: On the Job! DVD
  • Dora the Explorer: Dora's Butterfly Ball DVD
• February 19
  • Dora the Explorer: Dora's Easter Collection DVD
  • Fun Size DVD & Blu-ray
• February 26
  • Rocko's Modern Life: The Complete Series DVD box set
  • Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Rise of the Turtles DVD
• March 5
  • H20: Just Add Water: The Complete Season One DVD
  • H20: Just Add Water: The Complete Season Two DVD
  • H20: Just Add Water: The Complete Season Three DVD
• March 12
  • CatDog: Season 3 DVD
  • Nickelodeon Double Feature: The Rugrats Movie / Rugrats Go Wild DVD box set
  • Max & Ruby: A Bunny for Every Season DVD
  • SpongeBob SquarePants: The Complete 8th Season DVD
• April 9:
  • Hey Dude: Season 4 DVD
  • Wow! Wow! Wubbzy! Best of Walden DVD
• April 30: Once Upon a Rhyme DVD
• May 14:
  • Hey Arnold!: Season 4 DVD
  • Team Umizoomi: Animal Heroes DVD
• May 20: Victorious: The Complete Third Season DVD
• May 21: The Legend of Korra, Book 1: Air DVD & Blu-ray
• May 28: Bubble Guppies: Sunny Days! DVD
• June 4: Dora the Explorer: Dora Rocks! DVD
• June 11: The Wild Thornberrys: Season 3 DVD
  • Danny Phantom: Ghost Hunter DVD
  • Hey Arnold!: Stoop Kid and Other Stories DVD
  • The Wild Thornberrys: Call of the Wild DVD
• July 9:
  • Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Enter Shredder DVD
  • Wow! Wow! Wubbzy!: Best of Daizy DVD
• July 16: Hey Dude: The Final Season DVD
• July 21: The Legend of Korra: Book One: Air DVD
• July 23: Let's Learn Colors DVD
• July 30: The Angry Beavers: The Complete Series DVD
• August 6: Rootin' Tootin' Wild West DVD
• August 20: CatDog: The Final Season DVD
• September 10
  • The Wild Thornberrys: The Final Seasons DVD
  • Dora the Explorer: Dora's Great Roller Skate Adventure DVD
• October 1:
  • Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Ultimate Showdown DVD
  • Wow! Wow! Wubbzy!: Best of Collection DVD
• October 8: Aaahh!!! Real Monsters: The Complete Series DVD box set
• October 15
  • Are You Afraid of the Dark?: The Frightening 2nd Season DVD
  • Hey Arnold!: The Final Season DVD
  • Rocko's Modern Life: The Final Season DVD
  • SpongeBob SquarePants: It's a SpongeBob Christmas! Blu-ray
• November 5: Dora the Explorer: Dora's Ice Skating Spectacular DVD
• November 6: Winx Club: Power to Believe

Manufacture-on-demand releases

• October 29: Are You Afraid of the Dark?: Volume 1 DVD
• November 8
  • Best Player DVD
  • The Boy Who Cried Werewolf DVD
• November 15
  • House of Anubis: Season 2, Volume 1 DVD
  • House of Anubis: Season 2, Volume 2 DVD
• December 9: House of Anubis: Season 1 DVD
• December 13: A Fairly Odd Christmas DVD

iTunes releases

• January 3: House of Anubis, Volume 8
• February 7: House of Anubis, Volume 9
• February 9: Supah Ninjas, Volume 3
• February 17
  • Marvin Marvin, Volume 2
  • Wendell and Vinnie, Volume 1
• February 18: See Dad Run, Volume 2
• February 19: Fun Size
• March 4:
  • Nick Jr. - Animals
  • Nick Jr. - Circus
  • Nick Jr. - Purr-fect Play Date!
  • Nick Jr. - Puppies
• March 11: House of Anubis, Volume 10
• March 25: The Fairly OddParents, Volume 10
• March 27: House of Anubis, Volume 11
• April 15:
  • Nick Jr. - All Aboard with Nick Jr.!
  • Nick Jr - Let's Drive
  • Nick Jr. - Super Sailors
  • Nick Jr. - Prepare for Takeoff!
• May 6:
  • Nick Jr. - Let's Learn Cultures
  • Nick Jr. - Let's Learn Geography
  • Nick Jr. - Let's Learn Spanish
  • Nick Jr. - Let's Learn Storytime
• May 30: Wendell and Vinnie, Volume 2
• June 2: See Dad Run, Volume 3
• July 8:
  • Nick Jr. - Royal Play Dates Vol. 1
  • Nick Jr. - Royal Play Dates Vol 2
• July 29:
  • Nick Jr. - Let's Go an Safari!
  • Nick Jr. - Let's Go to Asia!
  • Nick Jr. - Let's Go to Egypt!
  • Nick Jr. - Let's Go to the Farm!
  • Nick Jr. - Let's Go to the Rainforest!
  • Nick Jr. - Let's Go Under the Sea!
  • Nick Jr. - Off to the City!
  • Nick Jr. - The Wild West!
• August 13: Nick Jr. - Back to School
• August 26: Nick Jr. - Birthday Playdates
• October 23: Nick Jr. - Happy Halloween

Events

• April 28: Nickelodeon Serbia launched.
• A new SpongeBob balloon debuted in the 87th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.

Nickelodeon character debuts

• 'Nickelodeon's 2013 Animated Shorts Program: Lincoln Loud, Lori Loud, Leni Loud, Luna Loud, Luan Loud, Lynn Loud Jr., Lucy Loud, Lana Loud, Lola Loud, Lisa Loud, Lily Loud
• The Fairly OddParents: Sparky
• Sam & Cat: Dice, Goomer, Bunny
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Casey Jones, Karai, Bebop and Rocksteady
• PAW Patrol: Ryder, Chase, Marshall, Skye, Rubble, Rocky, Zuma, Cap'n Turbot, Mayor Goodway, Mayor Humdinger
• Team Umizoomi: The Troublemakers

People

• Russ Mooney (director on ChalkZone, CatDog, Oh Yeah! Cartoons, The Ren and Stimpy Show, The Mighty B!, and Dora the Explorer (2000)) retires

Births

• Pyper Braun (actress on That Girl Lay Lay and Erin & Aaron)
• Max Alas (actor on The Really Loud House)
• Christian Corrao (actor on PAW Patrol and Rubble & Crew)
• Charlie Zeltzer (actor on Blue's Clues & You!)
• January 17: Meesha Contreras (actor on Abby Hatcher, Top Wing, Blue's Clues & You!, and PAW Patrol)
• February 2: Jordan Mazeral (voice actor on PAW Patrol and Rubble and Crew)
• February 12: Justin Allan (actor of young Lincoln on The Really Loud House)
• April 3: Diana Zermeño (actress on Dora and guest star at the 2024 Kids' Choice Awards)
• June 15: North West (musician in PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie)
• August 5: Pyper Braun (actress on Erin & Aaron)

Deaths

• April 11: Jonathan Winters (voice actor on Aaahh!!! Real Monsters)
• May 1: Chris Kelly (rapper at the 1992 Kids' Choice Awards)
• May 13: Joyce Brothers (guest star on Weinerville)
• May 29: Françoise Blanchard (voice actor on Martin Mystery)
• June 12: Richard Allen (actor in Jimmy Neutron, Boy Genius)
• June 19: James Gandolfini (actor on Nicky Deuce)
• August 19: Lee Thompson Young (actor in Weinerville)
• September 30: Debra McCurdy (actor on iCarly (2007))
• December 22: Leonard Jackson (actor on iCarly (2007))
• December 31: James Avery (guest voice on The Wild Thornberrys)

Business

• April 15: Marjorie Cohn, the President of Content Development at Nickelodeon, resigns from the network, along with executive vice president Alison Dexter.

See Also:

List of Clay Transformation Characters

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