Great news if there are small kids in your life you occasionally need to distract: The New York Times says that, in a conference call, Viacom CEO Philippe Dauman announced they're developing an unbundled, streaming Nickelodeon offering, under a new brand. Hope this means I can get The World of David the Gnome on my… » 1/29/15 12:40pm Thursday 12:40pm

For many children and teenagers of the 1990s, Linda Ellerbee might have been the first news anchor we learned to trust. Never one to avoid covering complex issues in terms kids can understand, Ellerbee is hosting a special Nick News on the lives of gay children. » 10/02/14 10:55pm 10/02/14 10:55pm

Did you know Dora the Explorer has been on the air for 14 years? Well, it has, and now the show's creators are looking to extend Dora's lifespan a little longer by introducing Dora and Friends: Into the City, a new show that will feature an older Dora. The catch? New episodes of the original show are still airing. » 8/18/14 10:20am 8/18/14 10:20am

Lia Marie Johnson is a 17-year-old YouTube star with an account that's amassed over 900 thousand subscribers. On Twitter, she has over 200 thousand followers. And now, Nickelodeon is giving her a TV movie. Not too bad for a high school senior. » 6/09/14 6:30pm 6/09/14 6:30pm

Do you remember Fred, that super bizarro web series-turned-movie-turned short-lived Nickelodeon show? It's about a hyperactive teen named Fred Figglehorn—played and originated by Lucas Cruikshank—who runs around screaming and does weird stuff, much to the delight of children everywhere. When you watch it, you're like… » 8/21/13 10:30pm 8/21/13 10:30pm

Though I was barely pushing 10 at the tail end of the epic era of Pepper Ann meets Ashley Spinelli, has a drink with Power Puff Girls and potentially breeds Kim Possible, I seriously think that these years were some of the most formative in the development of my sense of self. As a self-identified feminist, I often… » 8/20/13 3:30pm 8/20/13 3:30pm

Holy shit, this Marc Summers interview on Buzzfeed is quite possibly the most revelatory thing you’ll see all day. Maybe it won’t surprise you to learn that the popular Nickelodeon goo called Gak that grade school children in the mid-90s used as lint brushes actually derives its name from the street moniker for heroin. » 8/16/13 2:00pm 8/16/13 2:00pm

Because the Internet was created for the sole purpose of indulging in '90s nostalgia, I would like to take this opportunity to address an unsolved mystery from my early childhood: why was Doug Funnies' family white-looking when everyone else populating their fictional world was green, purple, or orange (except for … » 5/30/13 5:00pm 5/30/13 5:00pm

Or, Dumb and Dumber, as it were. Ke$ha, you're making this too easy. » 3/24/13 8:30pm 3/24/13 8:30pm

Sandra Bullock and Neil Patrick Harris get slimed as they present the award for favorite movie actress at the 26th annual Nickelodeon's Kids' Choice Awards on Saturday, March 23, 2013, in Los Angeles. (Photo by John Shearer/Invision/AP) » 3/24/13 1:00pm 3/24/13 1:00pm

Well, the world might be in the shitter, but at least the future is bright! (Kind of. Except for all the parts that we're systematically covering in shit. But, you know.) In Nickelodeon's annual Kids Pick the President poll, our nation's wise young fake-voters fake-reelected Barack Obama by a landslide, and said… » 10/23/12 6:30pm 10/23/12 6:30pm

In case you missed it: Less than a week after threatening to murder Big Bird and then chuckling about it in front of millions of horrified but oddly entranced Americans, Presidential Candi-bot Mitt Romney has dealt another overly theatrical middle finger to the kids in America — he's become only the third candidate in… » 10/09/12 1:35pm 10/09/12 1:35pm

Justin Bieber, left, and host Will Smith get slimed after Bieber accepts the award for favorite male singer onstage at Nickelodeon's 25th Annual Kids' Choice Awards on Saturday, March 31, 2012 in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello) » 4/01/12 4:30pm 4/01/12 4:30pm

"Nickelodeon Addicting Games," a free iPhone/iPad/iPod application from the people who once brought you Hey Arnold! and Doug Funny, features tasing, "cougars," and wasted girls passed out in front of toilets. » 3/14/12 12:40pm 3/14/12 12:40pm

Halloween: The time of year when all your favorite TV characters don crazy costumes and become involved in totally nonsensical plots, just for the sake of a holiday-themed episode. I love bad television just as much as I love good — and as such here's a collection of the best/worst Halloween episodes the idiot box has… » 10/31/11 5:45pm 10/31/11 5:45pm

The internet kind of collectively flipped out when it was announced that Nickelodeon would bring back programming from the early '90s, and when it debuted to high ratings, Nickelodeon must have realized that they did something right. But what they weren't doing everything right, given complaints about air time… » 10/06/11 2:05pm 10/06/11 2:05pm

There's one thing Nickelodeon forgot for its nightly '90s revival: The commercials that accompanied Pete & Pete, Kenan & Kel, and Clarissa Explains It All. Buzzfeed has assembled a collection of ads to complete your viewing experience, including the games Don't Wake Daddy and Crocodile Mile, as well as essential '90s… » 7/27/11 11:57pm 7/27/11 11:57pm