Nickelodeon

Nickelodeon is a children's channel that launched in 1979, meaning not counting *Pinwheel* briefly having a channel to itself, it's the first network dedicated entirely to children.

Its initial lineup was *Pinwheel*, *Video Comics* (not to be confused with Japan-only vomics), *America Goes Bananaz*, *Nickel Flicks*, and *By the Way*.

Then came *You Can't Do That on Television* in 1981. It raised the ratings of Nick, popularized the slime that is associated with later eras of Nickelodeon, and actually reran on Nick's Canadian expy, YTV, after *its* launch.

In 1984, the logo was changed from a pinball to a splat design, but in 2009 the then-current president of Nick changed it *again* because of a business card.

In 1985, Nick wanted to find *something* to fill in the late-night hours; Star Channel and ARTS were long gone and The Movie Channel and A&E left the transponder space to create their own, so in 1985 they decided to create Nick at Nite.

More spin-offs ensued, including Nicktoons, Noggin (now Nick Jr.), The N (now TeenNick), and Nick GaS (which shut down at the end of 2007 for most audiences, and in 2009 for Dish Network customers).

Their most popular programs include *SpongeBob SquarePants*, *iCarly*, *The Loud House*, *PAW Patrol*, and *Henry Danger*.

In addition, two Nickelodeon animated series named tropes for this wiki: *SpongeBob SquarePants* is the Trope Namer for Nasty Patty (a trope about expired food) and Glove World R.I.P. (a trope about defunct theme parks), while *The Fairly OddParents!* is the Trope Namer for Crocker Grading System (a school grading system in which plenty of F's are delivered to at least one protagonist/antagonist, if not the entire class).

## Tropes

* Loads and Loads of Irony: According to a Nick Knacks video, "Children shouldn't be up at 2 in the morning." Nicktoons, Boomerang, and the Disney-branded networks are 24/7 kids' shows, though many of the shows ran during that time appeal to older audiences. And that's not counting NickRewind on TeenNick, which also runs kids' shows (mainly the 90s Nicktoons), but is also aimed at adults.
* KCA Nominee: Given the KCAs are broadcast on Nick, expect to see some of their toons and stars show up as part of the awards. As well as SpongeBob winning Favorite Cartoon every year it was nominated (except when *Avatar: The Last Airbender* won said award, breaking the Sponge's streak for the first and only time since SpongeBob's first nomination).
* Fauxnime: The aforementioned *Avatar: The Last Airbender*, as well as the sequel.
	+ Also *Constant Payne*, which was more inspired by *Totally Spies!* and *Martin Mystery* than actual anime.
	+ While averted by art style, some arcs in *Danny Phantom* have a shonen action anime feel.
* The Colbert Effect: *The* Trope Codifier for children's TV, via *You Can't Do That on Television*.
* Cartoon Network Isn't Teletoon: Besides itself acquiring many Teletoon shows (including several that justify this), Nick sent some of its programming off to Canada's Family Channel, only getting them back when Nick Canada was launched. And that's not counting Disney acquiring the first five seasons to *The Fairly OddParents* in many countries including Latin America (also justified since Nelvana distributed those seasons outside of the US).
	+ *Rugrats*, *Caitlin's Way*, and *Are You Afraid of the Dark?* was seen in some countries on Disney Channel.
	+ While the pilot of *Adventure Time* did air on Nicktoons, the full series was picked up by a competitor; thus, no one expected Nick Germany to run the show over there.
	+ Also notable is that Nick US was the only Nickelodeon feed to air *Miraculous Ladybug*... which later averted this between many countries when Disney got a hold of the show.
	+ *Oggy & The Cockroaches*: While initially played straight, there's at least one season that subverted this between the US and everywhere else.
	+ If there's a Nickelodeon UK original show that isn't *House of Anubis* or animated, bet on it airing on a completely different network stateside if it manages to be exported there. *Peppa Pig* of all shows was once playing this straight before subverting this.
	+ Downplayed whenever a Nickelodeon series is rerun on MTV, as MTV and Nickelodeon are corporate sisters.
	+ Actually subverted between Canada and the US in the case of the Saget run of *America's Funniest Home Videos*, both on Nick at Nite *and* main Nick, no less!
	+ After *Speed Racer X* got canned, Nick gave up completely on anime (*Avatar: The Last Airbender* or *Kappa Mikey* do not count as they were concepted in America, nor does *Martin Mystery* as it was concepted in Canada and France) until *Dragon Ball Z Kai* aired on Nicktoons. And *again* after *Yu-Gi-Oh! Arc-V* ended.
* Obscurity, much?: All of their Nicktoons have gotten released in some form on home video and digital distribution. Including *KaBlam!* having an episode released on a promotional video in a partnership with Tombstone Pizza. Despite this, many of them are obscure.
	+ As well as many, many live-action shows by Nick, including their first-ever original show, *Pinwheel*.
* This gave us inspiration: If there's one country that takes to making expies of Nicktoons (but making them somewhat original in the process), it's Australia. *Pixel Pinkie* in particular was inspired by *The Fairly OddParents*.
	+ *Ketchup: Cats Who Cook*, also an Australian "expy" of a Nicktoon, averts this, since at the time the show premiered (1998), SpongeBob hadn't yet premiered on TV (and wouldn't do so until 1999).
* What's with Andy's Unanswered Questions?: A frequent contributor to this trope, usually alluded to how the characters got where they are. *The Fairly OddParents* and *SpongeBob SquarePants* at least used their pilot and first half-hour respectively to explain how Timmy got his fairies and how SpongeBob got his job as well as his friendship with Sandy.
* Innocent punishment: Use the phrase "I don't know" on *You Can't Do That on Television*? Be prepared for a sliming. Likewise, asking for water will lead to a lot of water being dumped on you. There's a reason why in Nick's game shows, the sliming is a reward rather than a punishment.
	+ Nicktoons can fill up an entire page full of this, and *The Loud House* itself can fill up *its* own page.
* Do not confuse: Nickelodeon's Big Orange Couch (used for Snick and later what is now NickRewind) should not be confused with its Canadian counterpart's *The Big Comfy Couch*, even if both are comfortable. Especially since Snick is not aimed at preschoolers to begin with.