Nickelodeon
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Nickelodeon is an American cable television channel that is made for children. It was started in 1979 as Pinwheel. The late morning-afternoon lineup is Nick Jr., which plays learning shows for younger children, while the older ones are in school. At night it changes into Nick at Nite, which plays re-runs of older shows, that parents watched when they were younger.
Some shows that have aired on Nickelodeon include:
- Clarissa Explains It All
- Rugrats (Nick's longest running show, with a thirteen-year run, and also the most popular until SpongeBob SquarePants broke the record. Two spinoffs, All Grown Up and the yet-to-be-seen Suzy and Angelica's Preschool Daze, have followed.
- Doug
- Ren and Stimpy
- Double Dare
- You Can't Do That on Television
- Salute Your Shorts
- Hey Dude
- Blue's Clues (Nick Jr.)
- Charlie Brown
- Beetlejuice
- Sharon, Lois, and Bram's Elephant Show
- Count Duckula
- Eureka's Castle
- Welcome Freshmen
- Muppet Babies (Nick Jr.)
- Weinerville
- CatDog
- Cousin Skeeter
- Animorphs
- Rocket Power
- The Wild Thornberrys
- Space Cases
- Kenan and Kel
- Nick News
The station also makes an educational magazine (Nickelodon Magazine) and has events and specials every year.
[edit] Other uses of the name
- The term Nickelodeon refers to the old-style moviehouses of the early 20th century.
- It was also the name of a 1976 movie from Columbia Pictures, with Ryan O'Neil, Burt Reynolds and John Ritter (from Three's Company) in lead roles.
