Smell-O-Vision

Smell-O-Vision
General information
Date(s):	September 13 - September 17, 1999 September 20 - September 24, 1999 (encores) September 17, 1999 (SpongeBob and CatDog only) September 24, 1999 (SpongeBob and CatDog encores only)
Time:	8:00pm - 9:00pm 4:00pm - 5:00pm (encores) 8:00pm - 8:30pm (9/17/1999, SpongeBob only) 4:00pm - 4:30pm (9/24/1999, SpongeBob encores only)
# Episode(s):	4 (2 NEW!)
Chronology
Previous Events:	SNICK
Next Events:	101% Whizbang!

Smell-O-Vision was an hour-long block of Nickelodeon weeknight reruns and premieres, mainly based around the gimmick of smelling the aromas found in the ongoing program. This was accomplished by obtaining special scratch-and sniff cards found in select Kraft Products. Running during the third week of September 1999, it was the second event to air SpongeBob SquarePants, and the first to premiere new episodes of the series. The entire event reran the next week, from Monday through Friday between 4:00pm and 5:00pm.

Premieres

Title card	#	Title	U.S. airdate	U.S. viewers (millions)
	8a	"Sandy's Rocket" (tr • ga)	September 17, 1999	2.40
	After SpongeBob and Patrick sneak onto Sandy's rocket ship, they mistake Bikini Bottom for an extraterrestrial disguise.
	8b	"Squeaky Boots" (tr • ga)	September 17, 1999	2.40
	SpongeBob obtains a pair of boots from Mr. Krabs, which create an obnoxious squeaky sound - driving the crustacean insane.

Schedule

September 13, 1999

Time	Show and Episode
8:00pm - 8:30pm	"The Wild Thornberrys": (#032) "Show Me the Bunny" (NEW!)
8:30pm - 9:00pm	"Rocket Power": (#009) "D" is for Dad" / "Banned on the Run" (NEW!)

September 14, 1999

Time	Show and Episode
8:00pm - 8:30pm	"The Wild Thornberrys": (#024) "Reef Grief" (NEW!)
8:30pm - 9:00pm	"Cousin Skeeter": (#229) "Two Men and a Baby Pig" (NEW!)

September 15, 1999

Time	Show and Episode	Viewers (in millions)
8:00pm - 8:30pm	"The Wild Thornberrys": (#036) "Thornberry Island" (NEW!)	1.947 (HH)*
8:30pm - 9:00pm	"Rocket Power": (#010) "Super McVarial 9000" / "Loss of Squid" (NEW!)	2.144 (HH)*

September 16, 1999

Time	Show and Episode
8:00pm - 8:30pm	"The Wild Thornberrys": (#025) "Dances with Dingoes" (NEW!)
8:30pm - 9:00pm	"Cousin Skeeter": (#239) "Unchained" (NEW!)

September 17, 1999

Time	Show and Episode	Viewers (in millions)
8:00pm - 8:30pm	(#008) "Sandy's Rocket" / "Squeaky Boots" (NEW!)	2.401
8:30pm - 9:00pm	"CatDog": (#021) "Send in the CatDog" / "Fishing for Trouble" / "Fetch"	N/A

September 20, 1999

Time	Show and Episode
4:00pm - 4:30pm	"The Wild Thornberrys": (#032) "Show Me the Bunny"
4:30pm - 5:00pm	"Rocket Power": (#009) "D" is for Dad" / "Banned on the Run"

September 21, 1999

Time	Show and Episode
4:00pm - 4:30pm	"The Wild Thornberrys": (#024) "Reef Grief"
4:30pm - 5:00pm	"Cousin Skeeter": (#229) "Two Men and a Baby Pig"

September 22, 1999

Time	Show and Episode
4:00pm - 4:30pm	"The Wild Thornberrys": (#036) "Thornberry Island"
4:30pm - 5:00pm	"Rocket Power": (#010) "Super McVarial 9000" / "Loss of Squid"

September 23, 1999

Time	Show and Episode
4:00pm - 4:30pm	"The Wild Thornberrys": (#025) "Dances with Dingoes"
4:30pm - 5:00pm	"Cousin Skeeter": (#239) "Unchained"

September 24, 1999

Time	Show and Episode
4:00pm - 4:30pm	(#008) "Sandy's Rocket" / "Squeaky Boots"
4:30pm - 5:00pm	"CatDog": (#021) "Send in the CatDog" / "Fishing for Trouble"/ "Fetch"

(HH)* indicates the amount of households the episode was viewed in.

Trivia

• This is the second event to occur in 1999 and the first event to premiere episodes from season 1.
  • This is also the first event to premiere episodes of SpongeBob SquarePants.
• The Wild Thornberrys was the most aired series during this event, with four premieres, and four subsequent encores, totaling eight airings.
  • Cousin Skeeter and Rocket Power tied for second place, with two premieres and two encores, totaling four airings.
    • Both CatDog and SpongeBob tied for third place, with two total airings. SpongeBob had one premiere and one encore. CatDog didn't have any new episodes, as the initial "Smell-O-Vision" Friday night run was an encore of an episode that premiered in February 1999.
• The symbol that signaled one to "sniff" at the bottom right part of the screen was filmed along with the episodes "Sandy's Rocket" and "Squeaky Boots" in American TV airings, and not edited out until late 2002, almost three years after the scratch-and-sniff card packs were put out of circulation.
  • The "Smell-O-Vision" screen-bugged print of "Squeaky Boots" was used on the Nicktoons Collection Volume 3 Game Boy Advance Video release in 2005.

Gallery

September 17, 1999

8:00pm ("Sandy's Rocket" / "Squeaky Boots").

8:00pm ("Sandy's Rocket" / "Squeaky Boots").

8:00pm ("Sandy's Rocket" / "Squeaky Boots")

8:00pm ("Sandy's Rocket" / "Squeaky Boots")

8:00pm ("Sandy's Rocket" / "Squeaky Boots")

8:00pm ("Sandy's Rocket" / "Squeaky Boots")

8:00pm ("Sandy's Rocket" / "Squeaky Boots")

8:00pm ("Sandy's Rocket" / "Squeaky Boots")

8:00pm ("Sandy's Rocket" / "Squeaky Boots")

8:00pm ("Sandy's Rocket" / "Squeaky Boots")

September 24, 1999

4:00pm ("Sandy's Rocket" / "Squeaky Boots")

Videos

Nickelodeon Smell-O-Vision Special (1999)- Odor Cue Compilation

Nickelodeon Commercials - Smell-O-Vision Block - Fall 1999

Nickelodeon commercials from September 13-18, 1999

SpongeBob - September 17, 1999 Smell-O-Vision Screen Bug (Sandy's Rocket)

Nickelodeon Smell-O-Vision Commercial Break Sandy's Rocket (Incomplete) (September 1999)

SpongeBob - September 17, 1999 Smell-O-Vision Screen Bug (Squeaky Boots)

Nickelodeon Smell-O-Vision icon on GBA video