a once kick-ass channel but now a peice of shit for mindless 10 yr. olds. They took away all the awesome shows: Ren and Stimpy (sp?), Are You Afraid of the Dark?, Salute Your Shorts, Doug, the original All That, Rugrats (before 97'), etc. And replaced it with a bunch of retarded crap: The Fairly Oddparents, Spongebob Squarepants, My Life as a Teenage Robot, Zoey 101, etc. Hell, they even tried to make their own anime (Avatar: the Last Airbender and Martian Mystery) which suxxors. Leave the anime to the Japanese.
by TeHbEsT July 8, 2005
A channel that used to be the shit for children and young teens during the 90s. Shows like Salute your Shorts(Greatest Nick Show ever), Hey Dude, Old school rugrats, doug, rocko, Are you afraid of the Dark, Clarissa explains it all, Kenan and Kel. Juss to name a few. Now Nick is a corny ass channel with a line-up with no variety. Gay ass shows like Avatar, Spongebob, Zoey 101, the new All That every single day. Kids that watch the dumb shit now think that Nick is the best channel ever but they definitely don't know what they missed.
8 yr old boy: Hey you want to watch Nickelodeon with me! It's the coolest ever. We can watch Unfabulous, Zoey 101, than Fairly Oddparents!!
Me: *Sigh*
Me: *Sigh*
by Cj June 15, 2006
Nickelodeon had some good shows in the 90's like The Original All That, Clarissa Explians it all, The original Rugrats, Hey
Arnold, The Angry Beavers,and Invader Zim. Then the pot smokers at Nick decieded that good ratings and good shows were bad so they cancelled them all and brought these crappy shows like The new All-That,Unfabulous,FairlyOddparents,
Avatar,and The X's. The only decent shows on there are Drake and Josh, Spongebob, and Ned's declassified.
Arnold, The Angry Beavers,and Invader Zim. Then the pot smokers at Nick decieded that good ratings and good shows were bad so they cancelled them all and brought these crappy shows like The new All-That,Unfabulous,FairlyOddparents,
Avatar,and The X's. The only decent shows on there are Drake and Josh, Spongebob, and Ned's declassified.
by DizzyLizzy May 31, 2006
A channel that used to be good in the 1990s and 2000s. It had amazing stuff like Rocko's Modern Life, Danny Phantom, The Angry Beavers, Invader Zim and Avatar: the Last Airbender.
Now, it has horrible shit nobody cares for like Breadwinners, Fanboy & Chum Chum, Planet Sheen and Pig Goat Banana Cricket.
Now, it has horrible shit nobody cares for like Breadwinners, Fanboy & Chum Chum, Planet Sheen and Pig Goat Banana Cricket.
by KalloFox34 December 2, 2019
Nickelodeon is like Will Ferrell......
Constant yammering about nonsense, heavily annoying and no originality at all.
What happened to he greatness of this show?
Ren and Stimpy, Doug, Rugrats, Rocko's Modern Like, Pete and Pete, Afraid of the dark, GUTS, Etc.
Now all it shows are cartoons with crap animation added with annoying characters and with no plot.
They need to bring these shows back.
Constant yammering about nonsense, heavily annoying and no originality at all.
What happened to he greatness of this show?
Ren and Stimpy, Doug, Rugrats, Rocko's Modern Like, Pete and Pete, Afraid of the dark, GUTS, Etc.
Now all it shows are cartoons with crap animation added with annoying characters and with no plot.
They need to bring these shows back.
Nickelodeon is utter crap now!!
by BigTMoney March 27, 2007
1. Originally, a smaller silent movie theater, often made out of an old converted storefront, which cost a five cents for admission. The literal definition of the word nickelodeon is "nickel theater", from "nickel" (a five cent piece), and "odeon" (the Greek word for theater).
2. A term applied to any American-made coin operated piano or orchestrion. This usage came about because many nickelodeon theatre owners who could not afford a live pianist or orchestra to accompany the film would buy a coin piano or orchestrion and turn it on and let it play all day, with the assumption that any music (even if it was not coordinated with what was going on on the screen) was better than no music at all! Later, special instruments such as the photoplayer and theatre organ were produced specifically to accompany silent movies, and these could be operated by a single person, either playing manually with the keyboards and controls, or using special "mood music" rolls they could coordinate with the action on the screen.
3. A TV channel for kids, with both animated and live-action shows, some of which are exclusive to that network. It has been around since about c.1990, and the quality and programming has been somewhat controversial.
4. A movie made in 1976 starring Ryan O'Neal and Burt Reynolds. It was directed by Peter Bogdanovich and tells the tale of a couple of early silent film actors/makers. Was not terribly successful, and has been alternately maligned and praised.
5. For some reason, dictionaries have listed the word "nickelodeon" as a slang term for "jukebox", which in itself is a slang term for a coin-operated phonograph. I have never personally heard this usage, as most people who see a jukebox know what it is called. This usage, if indeed it exists, probably comes from the fact that the jukebox largely replaced the coin piano and orchestrion in public places such as bars and restaurants by performing essentially the same function: providing music for money. This changeover happened about 1930 or so.
2. A term applied to any American-made coin operated piano or orchestrion. This usage came about because many nickelodeon theatre owners who could not afford a live pianist or orchestra to accompany the film would buy a coin piano or orchestrion and turn it on and let it play all day, with the assumption that any music (even if it was not coordinated with what was going on on the screen) was better than no music at all! Later, special instruments such as the photoplayer and theatre organ were produced specifically to accompany silent movies, and these could be operated by a single person, either playing manually with the keyboards and controls, or using special "mood music" rolls they could coordinate with the action on the screen.
3. A TV channel for kids, with both animated and live-action shows, some of which are exclusive to that network. It has been around since about c.1990, and the quality and programming has been somewhat controversial.
4. A movie made in 1976 starring Ryan O'Neal and Burt Reynolds. It was directed by Peter Bogdanovich and tells the tale of a couple of early silent film actors/makers. Was not terribly successful, and has been alternately maligned and praised.
5. For some reason, dictionaries have listed the word "nickelodeon" as a slang term for "jukebox", which in itself is a slang term for a coin-operated phonograph. I have never personally heard this usage, as most people who see a jukebox know what it is called. This usage, if indeed it exists, probably comes from the fact that the jukebox largely replaced the coin piano and orchestrion in public places such as bars and restaurants by performing essentially the same function: providing music for money. This changeover happened about 1930 or so.
1. "It's Saturday, what shall we do to-day?"
"Why don't we go down to the nickelodeon and see that new Charlie Chaplin movie, it's supposed to be very funny."
2. barfly to another barfly "Drop a nickel in the nickelodeon; I want some music to go with my 'suds'."
3."What do you think of Nickelodeon nowadays?"
"I think it would be better if they stuck with shows like Hey! Arnold and Pete and Pete, instead of all this new stuff that's really too bland and trendy."
4. {girl to another girl) "So how was 'Nickelodeon'?"
"I liked Burt Reynolds better in 'White Lightning'."
5. "Hey brother, do you have a dime? They got that new Fats Domino record in the nickelodeon."
"That ain't no 'nickelodeon', man, that's a juke box."
"Why don't we go down to the nickelodeon and see that new Charlie Chaplin movie, it's supposed to be very funny."
2. barfly to another barfly "Drop a nickel in the nickelodeon; I want some music to go with my 'suds'."
3."What do you think of Nickelodeon nowadays?"
"I think it would be better if they stuck with shows like Hey! Arnold and Pete and Pete, instead of all this new stuff that's really too bland and trendy."
4. {girl to another girl) "So how was 'Nickelodeon'?"
"I liked Burt Reynolds better in 'White Lightning'."
5. "Hey brother, do you have a dime? They got that new Fats Domino record in the nickelodeon."
"That ain't no 'nickelodeon', man, that's a juke box."
by A. Barrett November 22, 2005
One of the, if not THE, most anti-parent television stations to ever exist. They always portry parents as stupid, worthless, and not worthy to be respected.
by Katopolis February 12, 2005