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 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
  • 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.

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