Nickelodeon October Highlights
Friday, October 2, at 8:00 p.m. The Troop #107 “Taming of the Cube”
o While fighting a Gelatinous Cube monster, Jake and Hayley switch bodies and must deal with life as each other. Felix races against the clock to heal the injured Gelatinous Cube so that Jake and Hayley can switch back and be themselves again.
Saturday, October 3, at 8:00 p.m. - iCarly #223 "iCarly Awards"
• Carly, Sam and Freddie host the first-ever iCarly Awards, honoring the best user-generated content on their web show. The crazy and wacky categories include "Best Mouth Closed Singer," "Best Male Acrobat with Lots of Hair" and "Most Insane Hula-Hooper." After Spencer misunderstands how many awards are needed for the show, he recruits European swimsuit models to help him quickly create the iCarly statuettes - much to the dismay of a photographer who needs the models for a photo shoot.
Saturday, October 3, at 8:30 p.m. - True Jackson, VP #122“The Hotshot”
• When Mr. Madigan reveals the news that Mad Style will be hiring another teen fashion designer, True is excited to have another kid in the office. However, while the rest of the office is quickly charmed and impressed with Mr. Madigan’s new prodigy, Jasper Peacock, True discovers that he's up to no good and must figure out a plan to expose Jasper’s scheming ways. Meanwhile Ryan frantically enlists Lulu to help him learn an entire semester of history in a single day in order to ace his final exam for summer school.
Week of October 5, Max & Ruby Premiere Week
Monday, October 5, at 11:00 a.m. (ET/PT) Max & Ruby #042 “Grandma's Treasure Hunt/Ruby's Jigsaw Puzzle/Ruby's Recital”
o Grandma has organized a Treasure Hunt for Max, Ruby and Louise. Max thinks it’s all about “pirates!” but Ruby and Louise know it’s all about treasure! The final clue leads them to Grandma’s house, where, to their surprise, Grandma greets them in the backyard, with a trunk full of treasure, but dressed as a “Pirate!”
o Ruby is putting a puzzle together and Max is playing with his infamous diabolical lobster. When the lobster nabs a puzzle part, Max and then Ruby go on a mad dash to get the puzzle piece back from the lobster.
o Grandma’s coming over for an outdoor recital. Ruby doesn’t know what instrument she’s going to play, and Max keeps interrupting her search, asking for more glasses of “Water!” When Grandma comes, Ruby still isn’t prepared, but that’s okay because Max has followed Grandma’s instructions and they both play a recital for Ruby on glasses filled with “Water!”
Tuesday, October 6, at 11:00 a.m. (ET/PT) Max & Ruby #043 "Ruby's Home Run/Ruby's Missing Tune/Ruby's Handstand"
o Ruby wants to get a home run on the baseball team, and Max wants to play with his "Airplane!" After several attempts, during which Max’s plane causes her to swing and strike, Ruby accidentally hits the ball and then chases the plane around the bases, surprising herself by getting a home run, thanks to Max’s "Airplane!"
o Ruby & Louise are putting on a ballet, and Max wants to drive his "Race Car." When Ruby’s boombox is broken, Ruby can’t remember the tune, until Max’s comes up with the missing notes when he honks the horn on his "Race Car."
o Ruby is supposed to do a handstand and hold if for five seconds for her Bunny Scout "Gymnastic Bunny" badge. Ruby has two problems – one is that her arm muscles won’t hold her for five whole seconds, and the other is Max, who keeps interrupting and asking her to push him on the "Swing!" But when it comes time for her to perform her handstand for Bunny Scout leader, Ruby discovers she’s built up her muscles, thanks to pushing Max on the "Swing!"
Wednesday, October 7, at 11:00 a.m. (ET/PT) Max & Ruby #046 “Ruby's Rainbow/Home Tweet Home/Max's Mudpie”
o Ruby wants to paint a perfect rainbow for Grandma but she can’t remember the colors or the order they go in. Max says “Backyard”. Ruby says he can’t go outside because it’s raining. But when she finally follows him out, there’s a rainbow in the “backyard.”
o Ruby & Louise build a birdhouse. Max says “Hungry” and Ruby gets him a peanut butter sandwich, then berries, then sunflower seeds. When the birds don’t come near Ruby and Louise’s birdhouse, Max uses the treats to attract the birds, who are “Hungry!”
o Max keeps trying make a “Mudpie!”. Ruby wants him to stay clean, because Grandma’s coming over with something very special. Max gets himself and Ruby mucky, but that’s okay. Turns out that Grandma’s surprise is a messy-to-eat double chocolate fudge treat she calls “Mudpie!”
Thursday, October 8, at 11:00 a.m. (ET/PT) Max & Ruby #041 “Max's Castle/Bunny Hopscotch/Max's Grasshopper”
o Ruby and Louise want to build a castle out of blocks. Max wants to keep adding “More!” Ruby reminds Max that “more” doesn’t mean better, and they want their castle to be perfect. But by the time they’re done, the girls discover that Max’s additions have made their castle “Perfect!”
o Ruby and Louise are playing hopscotch on the walk. Max is playing with his cement truck and keeps picking up their “Stones!” Ruby is having trouble hopping all the way up and down without losing her balance, but when Max’s cement truck dumps its contents on the hopscotch game, Ruby deftly hops through the all the squares, picking up each of the “Stones!”
o Max befriends a grasshopper while Ruby and Louise are trying to do a Bunny Scout experiment to measure how quickly their bean sprouts grow. But Max and Hoppy keep hopping in the way. When Hoppy starts eating the bean sprouts, the girls are devastated, until they realize that they can alter their experiment to measure how much higher a grasshopper can hop if it has more energy.
Week of October 5, Back at the Barnyard Premiere Week
Monday, October 5, at 4:00 p.m. (ET/PT) Back at the Barnyard #210 “Barnyards and Broomsticks/The Barn Buddy”
o While on a camping trip, Otis is spooked by Pip’s campfire story about the Piney Woods Witch. The others mock him mercilessly until she actually appears.
o The animals buy a discount home security system, but when they try to dismantle it for being too strict, it decides they’re the threat and turns against them.
Tuesday, October 6, at 4:00 p.m. (ET/PT) Back at the Barnyard # 213 “Iron Otis/ Too Good to be Glue”
o Peck is going to be cooked by TV Chef Big Bones Mignon, so Otis disguises himself as a TV chef and challenges him to a Chef-Off to free his friend.
o The animals mistakenly concoct a super-glue and do an infomercial to sell it. The glue sells out right before the animals realize it explodes after two hours. The animals have to recall all their glue before the county blows up.
Wednesday, October 7, at 4:00 p.m. (ET/PT) Back at the Barnyard #212 “King Cud/ Everett's Treasure”
o Otis is knocked on the head by a sarcophagus and wakes up believing he’s King Cudenhotep IV. The animals need find a way to knock some sense back into Otis before the farmer returns and sees the Sphinx he’s built.
o The animals find an old safe in the barn that used to belong to Everett the dog’s onetime owner, famed adventurer Nebraska Schwartz. He re-enacts some of Schwartz’s adventurers in a bid to get Everett to remember the combination.
Thursday, October 8, at 4:00 p.m. (ET/PT) Back at the Barnyard #211 “Free Schmoozy/ Man's Best Fiend”
o The animals liberate a show whale named Schmoozy from a low-rent water park, but the playful Schmoozy swallows the animals one by one in what he thinks is a game
o Disguised as the Dog Whisperer, Otis convinces the farmer to get Duke a doggie playmate. The Farmer adopts Baxter – Duke’s arch-enemy.
Friday, October 9, at 4:00 p.m. (ET/PT) Back at the Barnyard #207 "Endangered Liasons/Fumblebums"
o To prevent the farm from being razed to build a lawn-dart stadium, the animals claim the farm as a protected habitat and disguise Freddy as a spotted three-toed ferret. But Freddy wants out when a female spotted three-toed ferret shows up, ready for companionship.
o While pretending to be the team mascot for the Cows, Otis accidentally injures the football players. The animals have to fill in for the injured players to lead the Cows to victory.
Week of October 5 (Monday-Friday at 4:30 p.m.) & Oct. 13 -16 (Tuesday – Friday at 4:30 p.m.) BrainSurge Premiere Week
o In this studio game show, kid contestants compete in fast-paced, mind-bending games that test their memory and concentration skills.
Monday, October 12, from 5:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. “Operation: King Wild”
• Spend Columbus Day with a marathon of The Penguins of Madagascar and celebrate the one person who really deserves his own day, King Julien! The lord of the lemurs finally has his own marathon from 5:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. and in honor of the King, Nickelodeon will debut a new Penguins episode at 8:00 p.m.
8:00 p.m. - The Penguins of Madagascar #118 “Out of the Groove/Jungle Law”
o After a dancing rivalry gets out of control, Darla the baboon curses King Julien, and steals his “groove.” Without his ability to shake his booty, King Julien is inconsolable, and a little annoying. After some intense begging, Julien convinces the penguins to help him get his groove back.
o A city-wide blackout hits the zoo, and the animals begin to panic. Instead of listening to the penguins’ rational plan, they turn to King Julien, who institutes “jungle law.” Almost immediately, the entire zoo is thrown into chaos. The penguins attempt to gain control over the rioting masses before the entire zoo is destroyed.
Week of October 13, Ni Hao, Kai-lan Premiere Week
Tuesday, October 13, at 1:30 p.m. - Ni Hao, Kai-lan #209 “Rintoo Makes a Splash”
o Today, Ye2Ye is taking Kai-lan and our friends to a super special, magical water park. Everyone’s having a blast – until Rintoo starts splashing, cannonballing, and playing rough. When no one wants to play with Rintoo anymore, it’s up to Kai-lan and the viewer to help him play more gently so everybody can enjoy the water.
Wednesday, October 14, at 1:30 p.m. - Ni Hao, Kai-lan #210 “The Ants Dance”
o There’s a big talent show in the backyard and Kai-lan and her band are excited to play their new song, and to see the ants do a big dance number. But when a bossy ant named Bu4Bu4 makes all the choices about the dance routine and won’t let his fellow ants have a say, Kai-lan needs the viewer’s help to convince Bu4Bu4 to let everyone have a choice, so the show can go on.
Thursday, October 15, at 1:30 p.m. Ni Hao, Kai-lan #207 “Stompy Rides Again”
o Kai-lan and her friends are riding a train all the way to Hula Duck Island. Everyone loves riding the train through the backyard, but when it gets to Stompy’s house, there’s no room for their elephant friend on the train, and Stompy gets really sad. Kai-lan needs the viewer’s help to find a way for Stompy to play – and they build a brand new train car so Stompy can join them.
Friday, October, 16, at 1:30 p.m. - Ni Hao, Kai-lan #208 “Rintoo’s Big Flip”
o Kai-lan and her friends go to see the Chinese Rabbit Acrobats, and are amazed by their tricks. When a rabbit acrobat invites Kai-lan and her friends to be in his show tonight, everybody’s excited to practice flips except Rintoo, who doesn’t think he needs to practice. But when his flip turns out to be harder than he thought, Rintoo quits the show. Kai-lan needs the viewer’s help to convince Rintoo to practice so he can be in the show, too.
Friday, October 16, at 7:30 p.m. The Fairly OddParents #108 “One Man Banned/Frenemy Mine”
• After Timmy’s rejected from the school band, he wishes everyone would love his music. But when Timmy gets his first taste of acclaim, Wanda has to stop him before he becomes completely fame-crazy.
• Timmy saves Vicky from a horrible accident and suddenly she is stricken by his generosity. Her life is transformed and unfortunately, so is Timmy’s.
Friday, October 16, at 8:00 p.m. The Troop #108 “No More Master Nice Guy”
o Hayley grows suspicious when a mousy classmate suddenly gains power and status – which is revealed to be by controlling an invisible, subservient monster. Jake’s instincts and Felix’s trust in Jake are put to the test when it appears that the only way to destroy the invisible monster will end in Felix’s demise.
Saturday, October 17, at 8:00 p.m. - iCarly #229 “iHave My Principals”
• After Principal Franklin appears as a guest on iCarly, the school board disapproves of the goofy skits the Principal did so they fire him. Now, Miss Briggs and Mr. Howard are in control of the school, making the students miserable with their harsh rules and dress code. When the superintendent plans a visit to see how the two co-principals are doing, Carly, Sam and Freddie set out to make them look completely disorganized. Spencer hires a grizzled old rodeo star (MUSE WATSON) to teach him how to ride a mechanical bull.
Saturday, October 17, at 8:30 p.m. - True Jackson, VP #119 'The Wedding"
• Max Madigan is getting married to True's school librarian, Doris, at the city zoo. True and Amanda compete to design a wedding dress for Doris and she picks True's design. Meanwhile, Max and Doris's stressed out wedding planner Matthieu makes True his assistant and when things get too stressful he quits and leaves True in charge. True does her best to make the wedding great but faces a series of comedic obstacles. The day appears to be a disaster but True comes to the rescue and suggests having the wedding back at the office where Doris can wear Amanda's wedding dress.
Sunday, October 18, at 8:00 p.m. (ET/PT) Nick News with Linda Ellerbee #102 Kids in Rehab
o What do Lindsay Lohan, Britney Spears, Mary-Kate Olsen and Haley Joel Osment have in common with thousands of American adolescents and teenagers? Rehab. Alcohol, marijuana, cocaine, inhalants, hallucinogens, pain relievers, tranquilizers, stimulants and depressants — the rate of substance abuse is growing and the age of the abuser is dropping. Of the nearly two million Americans admitted into rehab for substance abuse treatment last year, nearly 25,000 were under 15. (SAMHSA study titled 2007 Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS)). We live in a culture where drug use is glamorized and celebrities may be sending a message that it’s okay to use, because rehab will fix you. But will it? Some brave kids who want to get clean and sober share their stories about what it's like to be a kid in rehab.
Week of October 19, The Fresh Beat Band Premiere Week
Monday, October 19, at 12:00 p.m. - The Fresh Beat Band 119: “Hocus Pocus”
• There's a Talent Show at music school and Twist wants to do magic tricks. He borrows an old magic kit from Reed, learns some magic words, and runs home to show the others. Kiki, Marina, and Shout just want to sing and dance in the talent show, especially after Twist’s magic tricks don’t quite work. A slew of magical mishaps ensue; Twist makes the Fresh Beats’ instruments disappear then makes different ones appear. He switches everyone’s voices, switches them back, then finally makes everyone disappear. They re-appear at music school just in time for the talent show! There’s only one problem. They still don’t have their signature instruments. But, in classic Fresh Beat Band style, they persevere, playing with the instruments they do have. And they even find a way to incorporate Twist’s magic tricks that finally work after he learns the right magic words. And once again, the Fresh Beats pull out a truly magical performance!
Problem Solving: Perseverance
Music Curriculum: Drum roll
Tuesday, October 20, at 12:00 p.m. - The Fresh Beat Band 109: “Freeze Dance”
• The Fresh Beat Band is practicing outside their apartment building in the scorching hot sun. But soon the heat becomes too much for them and they decide to cool off with some refreshing fruit smoothies at Melody’s Groovy Smoothie. When Melody has to go to the market, she leaves The Fresh Beat Band in charge. Their teacher, Ms. Piccolo, is their first customer and they get to work making a very special smoothie for her. The Fresh Beat Band doesn’t know when to start providing the ingredients, and Shout keeps forgetting to put the lid on the blender. So they decide to create a music cue that tells them when to supply the ingredients, when to start the blender and when to put the lid on. Pretty soon they’re making perfect smoothies and the Groovy Smoothie is packed with customers. There’s just one thing. The smoothies are so ice cold that everyone who drinks them freezes, but only for a moment. Not to worry, a very cool freeze dance ensues and they all rock out frozen smoothie style.
Problem Solving: Creativity
Music Curriculum: Music cue
Wednesday, October 21, at 12:00 p.m. - The Fresh Beat Band 110: “Sing with Me”
• Ms. Piccolo picks Kiki and Shout to write a song together, then sing it together… in a duet. The only rule is that they have to sing about something they love. After a brainstorming session, Kiki has an epiphany. She loves dancing. At the same time, Shout has his own epiphany. He loves flip-flops. They’re both so excited that they don’t realize that they’ve come up with two different things to write about. Kiki goes off with Twist to write the dancing song, and Shout goes off with Marina to write the flip-flops song. When Kiki and Shout come together again, they immediately start singing about dancing… AND flip-flops… at the same time! Marina comes up with a way they can both sing about the things they love, but in the same song. Shout and Kiki write a song about… dancing flip-flops and the song is a big dancing flip-flopping hit!
Problem Solving: Compromise
Music Curriculum: Duet
Thursday, October 22, at 12:00 p.m. - The Fresh Beat Band 114: “Smoothies To Go-Go”
• Melody’s Groovy Smoothie is hopping with customers wanting smoothies. And she can’t supply them all with smoothies fast enough. It’s a good thing Kiki put on her new roller skates that morning because it gives her an idea. She’s going to go Allegro, a musical term that means quickly and lively, which is perfect for Kiki. So Kiki creates a smoothie delivery service -Kiki’s Allegro To Go-Go. She’ll help Melody by delivering the smoothies for her, and as a bonus, she she’ll sing a song with the deliveries. But Kiki can’t seem to deliver them quickly enough and the smoothies melt by the time she gets them to their locations. So Marina, Twist, and Shout decide to help Kiki out and they too don roller skates to help Melody deliver her smoothies to her thirsty customers.
Problem Solving: Working Together
Music Curriculum: Allegro
Halloween-Themed Programming: Shriek Week – October 23 – October 31
Friday, October 23, at 8:00 p.m. - The Troop #105: The Great Punkin (Please note new time)
• On Halloween night, The Troop has to capture the monsters after the security system breaks down and the monsters escape. Stockley, the do-it-yourselfer, goes off for parts to fix the grid and finds himself terrified by a ghost story.
Saturday, October 24, at 10:00 a.m. - 10:15 a.m. SpongeBob SquarePants #133A: Curse of Bikini Bottom (Please note new date/time)
o When SpongeBob and Patrick accidentally anger the Flying Dutchman, the ghost curses them – and turns them into ghosts!
Saturday, October 24, at 10:30 a.m. - The Penguins of Madagascar #119: I was a Penguin Zombie/ Sting Operation (Please note new date/time and additional premiere)
• A botched mission lands Skipper in the ER with a broken flipper. When the bandaged and drugged Skipper escapes the hospital before he’s cured, his odd behavior leads the rest of the team to believe that he’s turned zombie. Skipper needs to prove to the team that he is not one of the undead before they resort to painful and dangerous zombie-stopping tactics.
• A hive of hornets has appeared at the zoo entrance, and they refuse to leave. The penguins must figure out a way to dispose of the hornets without being stung, before the first bus of children arrives at the zoo.
Saturday, October 24, at 8:30 p.m. - True Jackson, VP #123 “The Dance”
• When Ryan films a spooky movie with Jimmy in the hallways of Mad Style after hours, Oscar warns them about the ghost of Mad Style, an old receptionist who died 50 years ago who walks the halls at night and haunts the staff. Meanwhile, True and Amanda are charge of a photo shoot and can’t agree on who to cast as the model. And when Lulu’s boyfriend does not invite her to the Back to School dance, she suspects he is interested in someone else.
Sunday, October 25, at 11:00 a.m. - Back at the Barnyard #216A/B Halloween Special (Half-hour Special) (Please note new date/time)
• In a bid to collect the most Halloween candy and win a prize, Otis tops off the animals’ trick-or-treat candy with a handful of candy from a hallowed-out tree, that legend says belongs to masked psycho Hockey Mask Bob. As the animals enjoy their Halloween spoils back at the barn, the real Hockey Mask Bob shows up and starts kidnapping them one by one! Otis is left alone to face-off against the masked psycho.
Sunday, October 25, at 11:30 a.m. - The Mighty B! #201A/B “Catatonic” (Half-hour Special) (Please note new date/time)
• When a disappointed Bessie has to dress up as a cat, instead of a pirate, for Halloween, she ends up getting into character way more than she expects. Meanwhile, Happy can barely restrain himself from attacking her.
Monday, October 26, at 8:30 a.m. – The Backyardigans #407 “The Funnyman Boogeyman”
• Austin might look like the scariest boogieman around but he’s actually the funniest. Over the years, he has sharpened his hilarious routines and gags and all he needs now is an audience. So when two Spooky Hunters (Uniqua and Pablo), stop by his haunted house – Austin is ready to be discovered. What happens next is a madcap chase of near misses and plenty of silly jokes. Will Spooky Hunters Uniqua and Pablo get the boogieman they came for? And will Austin finally get the audience he’s been dreaming of? Musical Genre: Martinique Beguine
Monday, October 26, at 10:30 a.m. – The Wonder Pets! #309A “Save the Bat!”
• The Wonder Pets travel to Transylvania to help a Baby Bat who is afraid of the dark.