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 (December 31) premiered four and a half hours of futuristic-themed Nickelodeon programming, including the SpongeBob SquarePants episodes "SB-129" and "Karate Choppers" - while the second day (January 1) aired a day's worth marathon of "Nickellennium," where kids shared their view on what life would be in 50 years (2050). It spanned a total of 29 hours in the United States, and 12 hours in the UK and Ireland, where it also aired the core Nickellennium programming, but not any new episodes from any shows, however it did lead to the premiere of SpongeBob SquarePants in the UK and Ireland the day after.
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 | (#014): "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 | (#008A): "Sandy's Rocket" |
January 1, 2000[]
| Time (EST) | Episode |
|---|---|
| 12:00am - 12:00am[5] | 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[6] (HH)[7] |
| 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[6] (HH)[7] |
| 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.
- This is the first SpongeBob SquarePants related event to span across multiple countries, as it contributed to the world premiere of the show in the UK and Ireland a day later.
- The SpongeBob episodes that premiered on December 31, "SB-129" and "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
- ^ Cable Guide (UK) January 2000 - pg.34
- ^ Cable Guide (UK) January 2000 - pg.34
- ^ 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.