1996

This is a list of notable events, premieres, releases, series cancellations, endings and other business ventures for Nickelodeon in the year 1996.
==Shows==
===Series premieres===
;Original shows
* March 2: Space Cases
* March 16: The Mystery Files of Shelby Woo
* June 8: Nickelodeon Sports Theater with Shaquille O'Neal
* August 17: Kenan & Kel
* September 8: Blue's Clues
* October 7: Hey Arnold!
* October 11: KaBlam!
;Acquired shows (premieres)
* October 13: The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss
;Acquired shows (reruns)
* February 14
** Here's Lucy
** Life with Lucy
* March 26: The Phil Silvers Show
* April 29
** Love, American Style
** The Addams Family
** That Girl
** Hogan's Heroes
** The Ed Sullivan Show
** The Sonny and Cher Show
** Hill Street Blues
** Time Elephant (aka Desilu Playhouse)
** St. Elsewhere
** My Mother the Car
** Petticoat Junction
** Gunsmoke
** Mannix
** Honey West
* May 10: Rhoda
* May 12
**The Betty White Show
** Phyllis
**Flo
* June 3: The Odd Couple
* June 8: Cannon
* September 9: Happy Days
* November 2: Ship to Shore
* November 4: Inspector Gadget (the first Nickelodeon run ended on August 31, 1992)
===Season premieres===
* July 8: Rocko's Modern Life, season 4
* September 15: Aaahh!!! Real Monsters, season 3
* October 8: The Secret World of Alex Mack, season 3
* November 16: All That, season 3
* December 4: Rugrats, Season 4
===Series finales===
* January 21: The Adventures of Pete & Pete
* November 24: Rocko's Modern Life
=== Network departures ===
* March: The Muppet Show
*July 27: Flipper
* September 29: Lassie
* October 11: Gumby
=== Specials ===
* February: The Weinerville Election Special From Washington B.C.
* September 29: The pilot for Clarissa Now airs; however, it would not be picked up for a series
==Movies==
* July 10: Harriet the Spy
==Comics==
* The Ren & Stimpy Show comic book is cancelled.
==Albums==
* November 26: All That: The Album
==VHS releases==
* January 30: The Secret World of Alex Mack: In the Nick of Time
* October 1
** Allegra's Window: Allegra's Christmas
** Rugrats: A Baby's Gotta Do What a Baby's Gotta Do (Paramount reissue)
** Rugrats: Angelica the Divine (Paramount reissue)
** Rugrats: Chuckie the Brave (Paramount reissue)
** Rugrats: Tommy Troubles
** Rugrats: Phil and Lil Double Trouble
** Rugrats: Tales from the Crib (Paramount reissue)
** Rugrats: The Santa Experience (Paramount reissue)
** A Rugrats Passover (Paramount reissue)
* October 15
** Allegra's Window: Small Is Beautiful (Paramount reissue)
** Allegra's Window: Waiting For Grandma (Paramount reissue)
** Allegra's Window: Storytime Sing Along (Paramount reissue)
==Business==
* Herb Scannell becomes the network's president, replacing long-time president Geraldine Laybourne, who left for Disney to run children's programming at ABC and the Disney Channel.
* Following Viacom's purchase of Paramount Pictures in 1994, and the expiration of their contract with Sony Wonder, Nickelodeon moves the home video license for their shows to Paramount Home Video.
* December 20: Nickelodeon launches in Latin America and Brazil
==Behind the scenes==
* After a two-year hiatus, Rugrats (1991) resumes production.
==People==
=== Births ===
* Adrian Moore (actor on Mia and Me)
* Brianna Bryan (actress on Blue's Clues & You!)
* Andrew Vo (actor in Yours, Mine & Ours)
* Estella Henderson (actress on The Fairly OddParents: Fairly Odder)
* Zayna Quader (writer on Blaze and the Monster Machines)
* Daniel Polo (actor in Imagine That)
* January 1: Tristian Chase (voice actor on The Loud House)
* January 2: Jenna Marie Castle (voice actress on Blue's Clues)
* January 15: Dove Cameron (actress on Big Nate and guest star at the 2016, 2017, 2020, and 2023 Kids' Choice Awards)
* January 17: Caitlin Sanchez (voice actress on Dora the Explorer and Go, Diego, Go!)
* January 18: Sarah Gilman (actress on Marvin Marvin)
* February 1
**Jacques Chevelle (actor on Side Hustle)
**Rahart Adams (actor on Every Witch Way, Talia in the Kitchen, and Liar, Liar, Vampire)
* February 7: Jake Goldberg (voice actor on The Backyardigans)
* February 22: Michael Johnston (actor on Well Versed)
* February 28: Bobb'e J. Thompson (actor, rapper and comedian in Imagine That, True Jackson, VP, Supah Ninjas, and Just Jordan)
* March 19: Yung Gravy (rapper, singer-songwriter, and actor in Good Burger 2)
* March 26: Harrison Houde (actor in A Fairly Odd Movie: Grow Up, Timmy Turner!)
* March 27: Rosabell Laurenti Sellers (actress on Mia and Me)
* March 30: Madeleine Peters (voice actress in PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie and Lalaloopsy)
* March 31: Liza Koshy (host of Double Dare (2018), voice actress on Welcome to the Wayne, YouTuber at the 2018 Kids' Choice Awards, actress in The Tiny Chef Show and Good Burger 2, and guest star on All That and Unfiltered)
* April 4: Austin Mahone (singer-songwriter on AwesomenessTV, Unfiltered, and Big Time Rush)
* April 10: Audrey Whitby (actress on The Thundermans, Terry the Tomboy, AwesomenessTV, and Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn)
* April 16: Anya Taylor-Joy (actress and guest star at the 2024 Kids' Choice Awards)
* April 25: Allisyn Snyder (actress on AwesomenessTV)
* April 28: Tony Revolori (actor on Monster High)
* May 3: Noah Munck (actor on iCarly)
* May 6
** Dominic Scott Kay (actor in Charlotte's Web)
** Jared Goldsmith (actor on Blue's Clues and Blue's Room)
* May 9: Noah Centineo (actor on Marvin Marvin, See Dad Run, and #KidsTogether: The Nickelodeon Town Hall)
* May 17: Ryan Ochoa (actor on iCarly)
* May 22: Charlie DePew (actor in Terry the Tomboy and AwesomenessTV)
* June 1: Tom Holland (guest star at the 2022 Kids' Choice Awards)
* June 2: Saphia Stoney (actress on Mia and Me)
* June 15: Celine Cardona (actress on Dora and Friends: Into the City!)
* June 18: Jade-Lianna Peters (voice actress on Ni-Hao, Kai Lan and actress on Victorious)
* June 29: Ruby Love (actress on Tickety Toc)
* July 11: Alessia Cara (guest star at the 2016 Halo Awards and singer in PAW Patrol: The Movie)
* July 17: Jeff Wahlberg (actor in Dora and the Lost City of Gold)
* July 18: Trezzo Mahoro (actor in One Crazy Cruise)
* July 19: Parker Quinn Werdann (actress and co-star on The Really Loud House)
* July 20: Joey Bragg (actor on AwesomenessTV, The Thundermans, and Fred 3: Camp Fred)
* July 21: Brandy Panfili (actress on Blue's Clues)
* August 1: Cymphonique Miller (actress and singer on Winx Club and How to Rock)
* August 14: Brianna Hildebrand (actress in Playing with Fire)
* August 16: Tyler Stephenson (actor on Max & Ruby)
* August 19: Sabrina Fest (voice actress on The Loud House)
* August 21: Jamia Simone Nash (singer on The Backyardigans, Jack's Big Music Show, and Face's Music Party)
* August 25: Naelee Rae (voice actress on Blue's Clues and The Backyardigans)
* September 10: Kamil McFadden (actor on AwesomenessTV)
* September 12: Colin Foo (actor on Blurt! and Best Player)
* September 15: Jake Cherry (actor on Blue's Clues)
* September 17: Ella Purnell (actress on Star Trek: Prodigy)
* September 26: Julia Chatys (actress on Marvin Marvin)
* October 8: Chris Parson (voice actor in Rango)
* October 9: Andres Felipe Aristizabal (actor on Go, Diego, Go!)
* October 20: Gianna Bruzzese (voice actress on The Backyardigans)
* October 29: LuLu Ebeling
* October 30: Mike Nordstrom (director on Breadwinners and The Casagrandes)
* November 2: Liam Obergfoll (actor on Every Witch Way and Talia in the Kitchen)
* November 3: Aria Wallace (actress on iCarly)
* November 18: Noah Ringer (actor in The Last Airbender)
* November 19: Gabrielle Elyse (actress on Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn and The Thundermans)
* November 22: Deepa Thomas (actress on Rock, Paper, Scissors)
* November 23: Lia Marie Johnson (actress in Terry the Tomboy and AwesomenessTV)
* December 8: Teala Dunn (actress on The Naked Brothers Band and The Thundermans and voice actress on Wonder Pets!)
* December 9: Leah Lewis (actress, model, and singer on It's Pony and Fred 3: Camp Fred and guest star at the 2024 Kids' Choice Awards)
* December 11
** Jack Griffo (actor on Marvin Marvin, See Dad Run, The Really Loud House, School of Rock, Knight Squad, Lip Sync Battle Shorties, Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn, Henry Danger, Paradise Run, The Dude Perfect Show, The Thundermans, Bucket & Skinner's Epic Adventures, Jinxed, That Girl Lay Lay, and Splitting Adam, guest star on AwesomenessTV, SpongeBob SquarePants, and Erin & Aaron, voice actor on The Loud House, and guest star at the 2023 and 2024 Kids' Choice Awards)
** Hailee Steinfeld (actress, singer, and guest star at the 2024 Kids' Choice Awards)
* December 16: Justin Derickson (actor in Monster High: The Movie)
* December 27: Kayta Thomas (actor on Dora the Explorer and Dora and Friends: Into the City!)
* December 30: Lauren LaEscanta
=== Deaths ===
* July 15: Dana Hill (voice actress on Rugrats (1991))
==Nickelodeon character debuts==
* Gullah Gullah Island: Chansome
* Blue's Clues: Steve, Blue, Mr. Salt and Mrs. Pepper, Mailbox, Shovel, Pail, Sidetable Drawer, Slippery Soap, Tickety Tock, Magenta
* Rocko's Modern Life: Gilbert, Shelbert, Norbert, Missy
* Hey Arnold!: Arnold Shortman, Gerald Johanssen, Helga Pataki
 1996