1980

The following is a list of notable events, series premieres, cancellations and other business ventures for Nickelodeon in the year 1980.
== Notable events ==
* January 1: The Movie Channel, formerly known as Star Channel, discontinues its time-lease agreement with Nickelodeon and soon becomes a 24-hour standalone service.
== Shows ==
=== Series premieres ===
* January 27: First Row Features
* March 31: PopClips
* April 6: Special Delivery
* April 7: What Will They Think of Next! (previously known as Science International)
* June 2: Dusty's Treehouse
* September 29: Livewire
=== Series endings ===
* January 26: By the Way
* March 30: Children's Classics
* September 28: America Goes Bananaz
==People==
* Ian Wilcox (animator on Avatar: The Last Airbender) is born
* Natasa Ristic (actress in Dora and the Lost City of Gold) is born
* Dave Droxler (actor on Sunny Day and Santiago of the Seas) is born
* Allison Sanchez (writer and producer on Middlemost Post) is born
* January 1: Matt Kirshen (voice actor on The Loud House) is born
* January 2: Georgie Kidder (voice actress on The Loud House, Blaze and the Monster Machines, Winx Club, Bubble Guppies, and Baby Shark's Big Show) is born
* January 4
**Greg Cipes (voice actor on Rocket Power, All Grown Up!, The Fairly OddParents, Robot and Monster, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, The Legend of Korra, The Loud House, and Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles) is born
**June Diane Raphael (actress, comedian, and screenwriter on The Loud House) is born
* January 6: Corinne Marshall (writer on Middlemost Post and School of Rock) is born
* January 13: Rayna Tharani (actress on Drake and Josh) is born
* January 15: Page Leong (actress on The Loud House) is born
* January 16: Jean-Michel Vaubien (singer on Corn & Peg) is born
* January 22: Christopher Masterson (actor on The Wild Thornberrys) is born
* January 28: Nick Carter (singer on All That (1994)) is born
* January 31: James Adomian (stand-up comedian, actor, and impressionist on Pig Goat Banana Cricket, Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and Rugrats (2021)) is born
* February 21: Justin Roiland (former voice actor, animator, writer, producer, and director on Pig Goat Banana Cricket, Invader Zim: Enter the Florpus, and Yo Gabba Gabba!) is born
* March 5: Dominick Kurek (actor in Nacho Libre) is born
* March 19: Allegra Fulton (actress on Mr. Meaty) is born
* March 29: Chris D'Elia (comedian on Sanjay and Craig) is born
* March 31: Kate Micucci (actress in The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Wallykazam!, Mosnter High, and Yo Gabba Gabba!) is born
* April 5: Erik Audé (actor on Cousin Skeeter and Just for Kicks) is born
* April 10: Kasey Kahne (race car driver and voice actor on Blaze and the Monster Machines) is born
* April 21
**Tony Romo (football quarterback and guest star in Fantasy Football) is born
**Hadley Fraser (actor and singer on The Fresh Beat Band) is born
* April 22: Hadley Fraser (stage actor on The Fresh Beat Band) is born
* April 30: Brian Morante (creator, writer, storyboard artist, and storyboard director on SpongeBob SquarePants, The Penguins of Madagascar, Monsters VS Aliens, Breadwinners, Pig Goat Banana Cricket, Zokie of Planet Ruby, The Patrick Star Show, Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years, The Loud House, and The Ren & Stimpy Show) is born
* May 2: Vincent Tong (actor in A Fairly Odd Summer) is born
* May 13: Muretta Moss (actress in A Loud House Christmas) is born
* May 28: Erik R. Norris (actor, writer, and producer in Imagine That) is born
* June 1: Damien Fahey (writer on Drake and Josh) is born
* June 2: Abby Wambach (retired soccer player and actor on Blaze and the Monster Machines) is born
* June 10: Jessica DiCicco (voice actress and television writer on All Grown Up!, El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera, The Mighty B!, Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness, Winx Club, The Loud House, Random! Cartoons, The Penguins of Madagascar, Nickelodeon All Star Brawl, Shimmer and Shine, Shuriken School, The Casagrandes, It's Pony, KaBlam!, Big Nate, and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and narrator of Nick Jr.) is born
*June 15
**Christopher J. Castile (actor on Hey Arnold!) is born
**Eleanor Noble (actress on The Mystery Files of Shelby Woo) is born
* June 17: Philip Miller (actor on Dora the Explorer) is born
* June 18: Tara Platt (actor on Hutnik: Secrets and Seekers) is born
* June 23: Melissa Rauch (actress on Blaze and the Monster Machines) is born
* July 1: Stacy Schauer (voice actress on The Angry Beavers) is born
*July 3
**Gabriel Tigerman (actor and writer on The Loud House and The Casagrandes) is born
**Shoshannah Stern (actress and writer in Under the Boardwalk) is born
* July 4: Elif Ürse (actress in The Spiderwick Chronicles) is born
* July 10
**Jeremy Ray Valdez (actor on Drake & Josh) is born
**Brianne Drouhard (artist, director, and animator on Pig Goat Banana Cricket and Santiago of the Seas) is born
*July 18
**Kristen Bell (host of Kids Together: The Nickelodeon Town Hall, actress on The Tiny Chef Show, and guest star at the 2024 Kids' Choice Awards) is born
**Cathy Shim (actress in Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank, Middle School Moguls, Unfabulous, and Drake & Josh) is born
* July 19: Mark Webber (actor in Snow Day) is born
* July 23: Sandeep Parikh (writer on Glitch Techs and The Twisted Timeline of Sammy & Raj) is born
* July 25: David Wachs (actor and musician on Drake and Josh) is born
* July 27: Bob Barlen (screenwriter and producer of PAW Patrol: The Movie) is born
* August 7: Andrew Morgado (voice actor on Just Jordan, Baby Shark's Big Show!, The Loud House, The Casagrandes, Rugrats (2021), and It's Pony, and actor on The Really Loud House) is born
* August 10: Manon Kahle (actress on Mia and Me) is born
* August 14: LaNisha Frederick (actress on Baby Shark's Big Show!) is born
* August 19
** Daniel Ross (actor on Bunsen is a Beast, The Adventures of Kid Danger, and The Loud House) is born
** Adam Clampbell (guest star on It's Pony) is born
* August 24: J.D. Daniels (voice actor on Hey Arnold!) is born
* August 25: Jackie Tohn (actress on Shimmer and Shine) is born
* August 26: Chris Pine (actor and guest star at the 2023 Kids' Choice Awards)
* August 28: Carly Pope (actress in Snow Day) is born
* September 7: Vasthy Mompoint (actress, singer, songwriter, writer, director, and choreographer on The SpongeBob Musical: Live on Stage! and Baby Shark's Big Show!) is born
* September 11: Fabio Tassone (voice actor on The Casagrandes and The Loud House) is born
* September 23: Lizzie Murray (actress on All Grown Up!, The Wild Thornberrys, and Avatar: The Last Airbender) is born
* October 3: Daniel DeSanto (actor on Are You Afraid of the Dark? and voice actor on PAW Patrol) is born
* October 4: Morgan Spector (actor on The Last Airbender) is born
* October 8: Nick Cannon (actor, comedian, rapper, record producer, radio and television personalist on The Nick Cannon Show, Jimmy Neutron, Boy Genius, Big Time Rush, Lip Sync Battle Shorties, Cousin Skeeter, All That, Kenan and Kel, Taina, Rags, and the TEENick Halo Awards and guest star at the 2013 Kids' Choice Awards) is born
* October 17: Justin Shenkarow (voice actor on Hey Arnold! and Barnyard) is born
* October 18:
** Natasha Rothwell (actress on Baby Shark's Big Show!) is born
** Erin Dean (actress on The Journey of Allen Strange and guest star on Figure it Out) is born
* October 21: Kim Kardashian (voice actress in PAW Patrol: The Movie) is born
* October 30: Antti L. J. Pääkkönen (singer in The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water and Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank) is born
* November 12: Ryan Gosling (actor on Are You Afraid of the Dark? and guest star at the 2024 Kids' Choice Awards) is born
* November 21: Veena Sood (actress in PAW Patrol: The Movie, A Fairly Odd Christmas, and A Fairly Odd Summer) is born
* November 29: Jason Griffith (actor in Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank, Blue's Clues and Blue's Room) is born
* December 1: Angelique Bates (actress on All That) is born
* December 3: Jenna Dewan (actress on Blaze and the Monster Machines) is born
* December 9: Simon Helberg (actor on Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness) is born
* December 18: Christina Aguilera (singer at the 1999 and 2013 Kids' Choice Awards) is born
* December 19: Dan Brockett (actor and stunt performer on The Really Loud House) is born
* December 23: Cody Ross (actor on Blue's Clues) is born
* December 31: Eleonora Reti (actor on Regal Academy and Winx Club) is born
 1980