Nickellenium was a dual-day event that occurred between December 31, 1999 and January 1, 2000, celebrating the new year in two ways: the first day (Dec. 31) premiered four and a half hours of futuristic-themed Nickelodeon programming, including the SpongeBob SquarePants shows "SB-129" and "Karate Choppers" - while the second day (Jan. 1) aired a day's worth marathon of "Nickellennium," where kids shared their view on what life would be in 50 years (2050.)
Schedule[]
December 31, 1999[]
| Time (EST) | Episode |
|---|---|
| 7:00pm - 7:30pm | Oh Yeah! Cartoons - "Moville Mystery: The Boy Who Cried Alien" / "My Neighbor is a Teenage Robot" / "Thatta Boy" (NEW!) |
| 7:30pm - 8:00pm | The Journey of Allen Strange - "As the Millennium Turns" (NEW!) |
| 8:00pm - 8:30pm | "SB-129" / "Karate Choppers" (NEW!) |
| 8:30pm - 9:00pm | CatDog - "CatDog 3001" / "Cloud Bursting" (NEW!) |
| 9:00pm - 9:30pm | Kenan & Kel - "Futurama" (NEW!) |
| 9:30pm - 10:00pm | 100 Deeds for Eddie McDowd - "Dog Years" (NEW!) |
| 10:00pm - 10:30pm | ChalkZone - "Future Zone" / "Pie Day" / "Secret Passages" (NEW!) |
| 10:30pm - 11:00pm | The Angry Beavers - "Brothers... to the End?" / "Euro Beavers" (NEW!) |
| 11:00pm - 11:30pm | KaBlam! - "Timeless!" (NEW!) |
| 11:30pm - 11:45pm | Rugrats - "What the Big People Do" |
| 11:45pm - 12:00am | "Sandy's Rocket" |
January 1, 2000[]
| Time (EST) | Episode |
|---|---|
| 12:00am - 12:00am[3] | Nickellennium 2000 |
Premieres[]
| Title card | # | Title | U.S. airdate | U.S. viewers (millions)
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
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14a | "SB-129" (tr • ga) | December 31, 1999 | 1.02[4] (HH)[5] |
| Squidward accidentally freezes himself for 2,000 years and experiences complications while using a time machine. | ||||
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14b | "Karate Choppers" (tr • ga) | December 31, 1999 | 1.02[4] (HH)[5] |
| SpongeBob and Sandy become obsessed with karate, which causes some problems. | ||||
Trivia[]
- This was the last event to occur in 1999 and the 1990s decade, as well as the first event to occur in 2000 and the 2000s decade.
- The SpongeBob segments that premiered on December 31, "SB-129 / Karate Choppers" received a 16-year series ratings-low of 1.523 million viewers; the record wouldn't be broken until "Sanctuary!" was released 16 years later with a mere 1.28 million people tuned in.
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References[]
- ^ a b c December 31, 1999 - Nickstory
- ^ a b c January 1, 2000 - Nickstory
- ^ This program was a 24-hour special exclusively made by Nickelodeon which aired from midnight to midnight on New Years' Day 2000.
- ^ a b c d Friends (NBC): Ratings Recap
- ^ a b (HH) indicates the amount of households the episode was viewed in.