2004

This is a list of notable events, premieres, releases, series cancellations and endings, and other business ventures for Nickelodeon in the year 2004.
==Shows==
===Series premieres===
;Original shows
* January 11: Drake & Josh
* April 3: Danny Phantom premieres after the 2004 Kids' Choice Awards
* July 30: O'Grady
* August 2: Blue's Room
* August 16: LazyTown
* September 7: (official premiere)
* September 12
** Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide (official premiere)
** Unfabulous
* October 11: The Backyardigans (U.S. premiere)
;Acquired shows (reruns)
* January 18: Whoopi's Littleburg
* January 25: Angela Anaconda
* June 14: Who's the Boss?
* June 20: Fatherhood
* September 13: The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
* November 29: Family Faceoff: Hollywood
===Season premieres===
* February 8: Blue's Clues, season 6
* November 11: The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron, Boy Genius, season 3
* December 8: My Life as a Teenage Robot, season 2 (Christmas special only)
=== Season finales ===
* February 21: All That, season 9
* February 22: Drake & Josh, season 1
* February 27: My Life as a Teenage Robot, season 1
* July 9: The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron, Boy Genius, season 2
* August 28: All Grown Up!, season 1
* October 11: SpongeBob SquarePants, season 3
* November 28: Drake & Josh, season 2
===Series finales===
* February 6: Little Bill 
*June 4: Hey Dude (last regular airing was on January 23, 1999)
*June 8: Hey Arnold!
*June 10: The Adventures of Pete & Pete (last regular airing was on February 27, 1999)
* June 11: The Wild Thornberrys
*June 15: CatDog
* July 30: Rocket Power
* August 1: Rugrats
* August 8: The Brothers Garcia
===Programming blocks===
* March 12: Friday Night Nicktoons is renamed Prime Time Nicktoons.
* July 2: Slime Time Live ends.
* September 24: Friday Night Nicktoons returns.
* December 17: Friday Night Nicktoons ends.
===Specials===
* May 7: Jimmy Timmy Power Hour
* June 11: As Told by Ginger: "Butterflies Are Free"
* July 9: The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: "Win, Lose and Kaboom!"
* July 23: The Fairly OddParents: "Channel Chasers"
* August 6: ChalkZone: "The Big Blow Up"
* September 24: Dora the Explorer: "Dora's Fairytale Adventure"
===International series===
* May 31: Peppa Pig premiered on Channel 5 in the UK.
* July 5: Peppa Pig premiered on the Nick Jr. Channel in the UK (the show would soon arrive to the US Nick Jr. Channel in 2011 and Nickelodeon in 2013).
* September: premiered on Nickelodeon during Nick Jr. in Australia.
* September 14: Peppa Pig premiered on Nick Jr. in the Netherlands
* Hi-5: Series 3 premiered on Nickelodeon in the Philippines.
* September 11: The Backyardigans premiered on Treehouse TV in Canada (the show would soon arrive to Nickelodeon on October 11 and Noggin on November 22).
=== Network Departures ===
* February 1: Sponk! airs for the last time on Noggin
* May 31: Kindernet rebrands to Nick jr. in the netherlands
*June 7: Salute Your Shorts airs reruns for the last time on Nickelodeon after the last regular airing on April 4, 1999
* June 8: You Can't Do That on Television airs for the last time on Nickelodeon with half of an episode (the second half of the episode was instead pre-empted by a Fairly OddParents episode).
* December 19: Bob the Builder airs for the last time on Noggin
==Movies==
* November 19: The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie
* December 17: Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events
==Books==
* January
** Baby-Sitter Blues
** Time Out!
* January 6
** Blast from the Past
** Love Struck!
** Timmy Turner's Top-Secret Notebook
** Fairly Odd Jokes
** Up All Night
** Lemonade with a Twist
* February
** Everglades Escapades
** What's Cooking, SpongeBob?
* March
** Pirates of the Kiddy Pool
** 'Zine Scene
* April
** All Washed Up
** Once Upon a SpongeBob
* May
** Clowning Around
** Miss Ocean Shores
* June
** Best Bro
** Cool Rules
* June 29: A Really Big Wish
* July
** Out of Sight
** The Penguin Project
* August: Scout's Honor
* August 31: Timmy's School Survival Handbook
* September: Too Many Turners
* September 21: SpongeBob Exposed!: The Insider's Guide to SpongeBob SquarePants
* September 28: In a Tizzy Over Turkey
* November
** Angelica for President
** Are We There Yet?
*Blue's Clues: Blue's Perfect Picnic Spot
*Dora the Explorer: Dora's Garden Adventure
*SpongeBob SquarePants: Grand Prize Winner!
==Albums==
* September 28: Dora the Explorer
* November 9: The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie: Music from the Movie and More
==Video games==
* September 8: The Fairly OddParents: Shadow Showdown (GameCube and PlayStation 2)
* September 14: The Fairly OddParents: Shadow Showdown (Windows)
* September 20
**The Fairly OddParents: Shadow Showdown (Game Boy Advance)
**Nicktoons: Freeze Frame Frenzy
* October 11: Tak 2: The Staff of Dreams
* October 19: All Grown Up!: Express Yourself
* October 27: The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie
* InteracTV
** SpongeBob SquarePants: Krusty Krab Adventures
** Blue's Clues: Numbers Everywhere!
==Home video releases==
* January 6: SpongeBob SquarePants: The Seascape Capers VHS & DVD
* January 27
** Blue's Clues: Classic Clues VHS & DVD
** Dora the Explorer: Dora's Pirate Adventure VHS & DVD
** Oswald: On-the-Go Oswald VHS & DVD
* February 3: The Fairly OddParents: Superhero Spectacle VHS & DVD
* March 9: SpongeBob SquarePants: SpongeBob Goes Prehistoric VHS & DVD
* May 11
** Invader Zim: Volume 1: Doom Doom Doom DVD
** Jimmy Timmy Power Hour VHS & DVD
* May 25: Blue's Clues: Blue Talks VHS & DVD
* June 1
** Dora the Explorer: Super Silly Fiesta! VHS & DVD
** SpongeBob SquarePants: SpongeGuard on Duty VHS & DVD
* July 27: Rocket Power: Island of the Menehune VHS & DVD
* August 10: Blue's Room: Snacktime Playdate VHS & DVD
* August 31
** All Grown Up!: Lucky 13 VHS & DVD
** Invader Zim: Volume 2: Progressive Stupidity DVD
** Dora the Explorer: Dora’s Halloween VHS & DVD
* September 28: Blue's Clues: Bluestock VHS & DVD
* October 5
** The Amanda Show: Volume 1: Amanda, Please! VHS & DVD
** The Amanda Show: Volume 2: The Girls' Room VHS & DVD
** Dora the Explorer: Dora's Fairytale Adventure VHS & DVD
** The Fairly OddParents: Channel Chasers VHS & DVD
* October 12
** Invader Zim: Volume 3: Horrible Holiday Cheer DVD
** The Ren & Stimpy Show: The First and Second Seasons DVD
* October 19: SpongeBob SquarePants: The Complete 2nd Season DVD
* October 26: Max & Ruby: Max & Ruby's Christmas VHS & DVD
* November 2: SpongeBob SquarePants: Sponge for Hire VHS & DVD
* November 16: All Grown Up!: O'Brother! VHS & DVD
* November 23: As Told by Ginger: The Wedding Frame VHS & DVD
==People==
=== Births ===
* Jacob Skiba (actor on Rusty Rivets)
* Madeline Rose Yen (actress on Team Umizoomi and Wonder Pets!)
*January 4: Taliyah Whitaker (voice actress on Wallykazam!)
* January 8: Berkley Silverman (voice actress on PAW Patrol)
*January 17
**Harry Collett (actor on Wallykazam!)
**Imani Jelani (actor on Bubble Guppies and Lalaloopsy)
* January 26: Addison Riecke (actress on The Thundermans)
* February 4: Caoimhe Judd (actress, singer, and voice artist on PAW Patrol)
* February 7: Jacqueleen Munoz (storyboard artist on The Loud House)
* February 17: Jenna Raine (actor in Counting Stars)
* February 19: Drew Davis (actor on PAW Patrol and Max and Ruby)
* March 1: Izabella Alvarez (actress on Henry Danger, guest star in The All-Star Nickmas Spectacular and voice actress on The Loud House, The Casagrandes, and HexVets and Magic Pets)
* March 10: Mace Coronel (actress on Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn)
* March 17: Lily Mae Silverstein (voice actress on The Loud House)
* March 26: Sophia Woodward (actress in A Loud House Christmas, A Really Haunted Loud House, The Really Loud House, and Game Shakers)
* April 6: Casey Simpson (actor in Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn, Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library, The Thundermans, and LOL: Nick's Ultimate Bloopers)
* April 19: Caleel Harris (voice actor on The Loud House and Blaze and the Monster Machines)
* April 21: Ron Augustin 
* May 1: Charli D'Amelio (dancer on the 2023 Kids' Choice Awards))
* May 22: Eva Carlton (actress in The Really Loud House)
* May 29: Edward Duran (stunt performer and actor on The Really Loud House)
* June 2: Ava Preston (actress on Rusty Rivets, Corn & Peg, and Max & Shred)
* June 4: Candi Harris
* June 7: Saara Chaudry (actress in PAW Patrol: The Movie and Max & Shred)
* June 10: Gayle (singer and guest star at the 2023 Kids' Choice Awards)
* June 22: Laya Hayes (actress, singer, and dancer in Santa Hunters, The Haunted Hathaways, Mutt and Stuff, Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn, Hey Arnold!: The Jungle Movie, The Thundermans and Game Shakers)
* June 30: Ben Krieger (actor on Counting Stars) 
* July 2: Caitlin Carmichael (voice actress on The Loud House)
* July 4: Alex R. Hibbert (actor in Good Burger 2)
* July 7: Akira Golz (actress on Nella the Princess Knight)
* July 17: Shamon Brown Jr. (actor in Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and guest star at the 2024 Kids' Choice Awards)
* August 14: Marsai Martin (voice actress on Rugrats (2021) and PAW Patrol: The Movie and actress in Fantasy Football and Good Burger 2)
* August 17: Gabby Clarke (actress on Corn & Peg and Deer Squad)
* August 19: Siena Agudong (actress on Star Falls, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem and Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn)
* August 26: Hannah Nordberg (actress on The Loud House)
* September 17: Tori Feinstein (actress on Bubble Guppies and singer on Face's Music Party)
* September 21: Jack Samson (actor, director, and composer on Ni Hao, Kai-Lan)
* October 7: Liv Simone (actor on Counting Stars) 
* October 21: Zoë DuVall (actress in A Loud House Christmas and The Really Loud House)
* October 23: Jorge Vega (actor on Wallykazam!) 
* November 1: Jayden Bartels (actress on Side Hustle, Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn, All That, The Really Loud House, and Group Chat with Jayden and Brent)
* November 12: Kobi Frumer (actor on Nella the Princess Knight)
* November 16: Nayah Damasen (actress in Monster High: The Movie and Henry Danger)
* November 17: Andre Robinson (voice actor on The Loud House, The Casagrandes, and Big Nate)
* November 27: Jet Jurgensmeyer (actor in Hey Arnold!: The Jungle Movie, Legends of the Hidden Temple, Shimmer and Shine and Bubble Guppies and singer on Face's Music Party)
* December 5: Jules LeBlanc (actress on Group Chat, All That, #KidsTogether: The Nickelodeon Town Hall, Cousins for Life, All That (2019) and Side Hustle)
* December 17
** Devan Cohen (voice actor on PAW Patrol and Little Charmers)
** Carter Hastings (actor on Instant Mom and A Fairly Odd Summer)
* December 18: Isabella Crovetti-Cramp (actress on Shimmer and Shine and Mutt & Stuff)
* December 22: Bryce Gheisar (actor on The Astronauts, Are You Afraid of the Dark? (2019), and Are You Afraid of the Dark?: Curse of the Shadows)
* December 30: Lyliana Wray (actress on Are You Afraid of the Dark? (2019))
=== Deaths ===
* April 7: Victor Argo (voice actor on Little Bill)
* April 14: Michelle Charest (TV producer of The Mystery Files of Shelby Woo)
* May 22: Richard Biggs (guest star on Drake & Josh)
* June 10: Ray Charles (voice actor, singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer on Blue's Clues)
* October 5: Rodney Dangerfield (comedian in The Electric Piper)
==Character debuts==
* All Grown Up!: Savannah Shane
* My Life as a Teenage Robot: Phineas Mogg, Jaxon Marsden, Todd Sweeney, Santa Claus
* Danny Phantom: Danny Fenton, Jack Fenton, Tucker, Sam, Jazz Fenton, Maddie Fenton, Dash Baxter, Paulina, Valerie Gray, Vlad Plasmius, Skulker, Ember McLain
* Drake & Josh: Drake Parker, Josh Nichols, Megan Parker, Walter Nichols, Audrey Parker-Nichols
* The Backyardigans: Pablo, Tyrone, Uniqua, Tasha, Austin
* Blue's Clues: Blue (puppet form), Polka Dots (puppet form), Moona, Roary, Fred
* The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie: Princess Mindy, Dennis, The Cyclops
== Other events ==
* AFN Family is launched (however by the US Military, not Viacom), airing reruns and new episodes of popular Nickelodeon programs.
* The SpongeBob balloon debuts in the 78th annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.
 2004