Week of November 30, Max & Ruby Premiere Week

Monday, November 30, at 11:00 a.m. Max & Ruby #044 “Ruby's Gingerbread House/Max's Christmas Passed/Max's New Year” (Repeats on Friday, Dec. 4, at 11:00 a.m.)
• Ruby and Louise want to make a perfect gingerbread house for Grandma for Christmas and Max is intrigued, of course, by all the “Candy!” It’s going fine except that the girls can’t get the walls to stick, but finally the thing that will make them stick is the addition of Max’s favorite “Candy!”
• Christmas is over and it’s time to take the decorations down. Ruby is sad but realistic but Max doesn’t want the feeling to end, so he confiscates the Christmas ornaments and creates a makeshift Christmas tree in Ruby’s room so it can still be “Christmas!”
• It’s New Year’s Eve and Grandma has invited Max & Ruby to stay with her and watch the new year come in. Ruby is so concerned with staying awake that she contrives all kinds of games for them to play, and in the end both she and Grandma are fast asleep by the time the clock strikes midnight, leaving Max alone to wake them up with “Happy New Year!”

Tuesday, December 1, at 11:00 a.m. Max & Ruby #51 “Max Saves the Parade/Max's Big Kick/Ruby's Horn of Plenty”
• Ruby and Louise are making a float for their dollies for the Fall Fun Festival Parade. Max and Roger are making a car for the Cool Car Cavalcade. In the end, the Cool Car is the perfect way for the girls and the dollies to be in the parade. “Vroom vroom!”
• Ruby and Louise are determined to make the most beautiful picture out of leaf rubbings, using a leaf from each of the trees in their backyard. Meanwhile Roger is keeping Max busy by teaching him how to kick a field goal. The girls get frustrated when Max’s football keeps landing on or near their project. But when they just need one more maple leaf to make their project complete, Max and his football come to the rescue.
• It’s fall, which means it’s time for the harvest. Ruby is prepared to harvest all the yummy vegetables that are ripe from the garden. And she enlists Max’s help to set aside the most beautiful of the vegetables for her “Horn of Plenty” table decoration. Unfortunately, Max is unable to resist the temptation and by the time Ruby goes to start creating her horn of plenty, it’s a horn of empty!

Wednesday, December 2, at 11:00 a.m. Max & Ruby #50 “Ruby's Good Neighbor Report/Candy Counting/Ruby's New Shoes”
• Ruby is collecting stories from members of the community for her Good Neighbor Badge. Max has his “Fire truck,” which ends up helping him come to the rescue during each of Ruby’s interviews. In the end, Ruby’s Report is about her brother the Good Neighbor, and his “Fire Truck!”
• Ruby’s the first one in the door of Candi’s Candy Store to try to win the Candy Counting contest. But it’s hard to get an accurate count when you’ve got a little brother who keeps interrupting when he thinks he’s helping.
• Ruby wants to buy some new shoes at the shoe sale in the department store and Max wants to meet "Super Bunny!," who's making a personal appearance there. As Ruby keeps searching for the perfect pair of shoes, Max thinks he's going to miss his chance, until the day is saved for both of them thanks to "Super Bunny!'

Thursday, December 3, at 11:00 a.m. Max & Ruby #47 “Max's Balloon Buddies/Ruby's Penny Carnival/Ruby's Big Win”
• Ruby can't wait to see all the gorgeous flowers at the Flower Festival, but first Max sees Mr. Huffington making balloon animals, and he wants a "Balloon!" A series of accidents causes Max's balloons to burst, so they have to return to Mr. Huffington. By the time they finally get to the flowers, the festival is closing, so Ruby thinks she won't see any gorgeous flowers, until Max gets Mr. H to make a beautiful flower out of a "balloon!"
• Ruby, Louise and Valerie are setting up a penny carnival in the backyard to earn money for a Bunny Scout field trip. Max keeps getting in the way with a monster mask, his toys bats and spiders and other things that are “Scary!” Ruby asks Max to get his icky toys out of the way, but when the carnival gets going, the biggest line-up is for the monster house Max has created, because every bunny loves things that are “Scary!”
• Max and Ruby are at the Fun Fair, and Ruby wants to win the basketball toss because the prize is a goldfish. Max tries other games and he always manages to “Win!” different prizes. When Ruby finally wins the goldfish, Max has won everything she needs to give it a nice home.

Week of November 30, BrainSurge Premiere Week

November 30, at 7:00 p.m. – BrainSurge #131 (Please note new date)
• In this special Nick talent addition of this studio game show, Ashley Argota, Miranda Cosgrove, Victoria Justice, Lil JJ, Jerry Trainor, and Nat Wolff and compete in fast-paced, mind-bending games which test their memory, concentration and instincts and may cause their brain to explode.

Monday, November 30, at 7:30 p.m. – BrainSurge #132 (Please note new date)
• In this special Nick talent addition of this studio game show, Lily Collins, Nathan Kress, Jennette McCurdy, Keke Palmer, Matt Shively and Alex Wolff compete in fast-paced, mind-bending games which test their memory, concentration and instincts and may cause their brain to explode.

Tuesday, December 1 - Friday, December 4, at 4:30 p.m. - New BrainSurge Episodes
• In this studio game show, kids compete in fast-paced, mind-bending games which test their memory, concentration and instincts and may cause their brain to explode.

Saturday, December 5, at 10:00 a.m. The Penguins of Madagascar #122 “An Elephant Never Forgets/Otter Things Have Happened”
• Burt the elephant solicits the aid of the penguins to help him visit his brother over at the Hoboken Zoo. Sneaking an elephant out of the zoo is a difficult mission, but the penguins are up to the challenge. But when they discover that Burt has deceived them, they learn that Burt has a more sinister motive for leaving the zoo. Now, the penguins must track down the elephant in the city, before somebody gets hurt.
• Convinced that she’s lonely, the penguins are determined to set Marlene up on a date, no matter how much she protests. So, they employ Kowalski’s Luveulator 3000, a device that pinpoints the location of Marlene’s true love. Everyone is surprised when the device leads them to Fred the squirrel, but Marlene decides to give this love thing a chance. Maybe they’ll have a connection. Or maybe not.

Saturday, December 5, at 10:30 a.m. Fanboy and Chum Chum #111 “Excuse Me/Night Morning”
• When an early morning round of annoying Kyle leaves the three boys late for school, they panic. Then it dawns on them – they can get Kyle’s Scrivener Elf to write them excuse notes. Since the note works like a charm on Mr. Mufflin, they figure, why stop at just one? Soon the boys are writing notes for anything and everything. Eventually they use so many that soon there’s only one note left on the whole pad. They’ll just have to come up with the best fake note ever.
• Fanboy wakes up in the middle of the night to find Chum Chum fully awake, too. When questioned about it, Chum Chum admits that while Fanboy is sleeping, Chum Chum enjoys his night morning. Fanboy is completely psyched at the idea of night morning and is determined to stay up for it. In fact, he’s invited the class over to take part in the awesomeness of night morning. Unfortunately, eating cereal and imagining TV shows aren’t as exciting for everyone else as they are for Fanboy and Chum Chum.

Saturday, December 5, at 11:00 a.m. - Back at the Barnyard #219 “It’s an Udderful Life”
(Half Hour Special)
• Otis convinces his college buddies Donner and Blitzen to stop by the barnyard on Christmas Eve. During the visit, Otis accidentally gives Santa a cup belonging to Freddy who is sick. When Santa gets Ferret Fever and can’t finish his rounds, Otis and the animals vow to make toys and deliver them by midnight to save Christmas!

Saturday, December 5, from 5:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. iCarly Friendship Marathon
• Nickelodeon will air an iCarly marathon – as chosen by the viewers in an online poll on www.nick.com chronicling some of the most hilarious situations the best friends have encountered together.

Saturday, December 5, at 8:00 p.m. - iCarly #996 “iQuit iCarly” (Hour-long Movie)
• The iCarly gang invites two up-and-coming wacky web comedians, Fleck and Dave, to be guests on their show. When Carly and Sam learn that the guys are entering a web contest for a cash prize, they volunteer to help create an awesome video. Unfortunately, Fleck and Dave have a big blowout which causes Carly and Sam to take sides, putting their own friendship to the test. The girls quickly learn that their fighting is making it very hard to keep doing the web show, leaving Freddie and the rest of their fans to wonder – is this the end of iCarly? Meanwhile, Spencer’s obsession to win a boat pays off and he finds himself the owner of a new speedboat. However, without having a place to dock his prize, Spencer is left to captain the boat with Gibby’s help in the parking lot, much to the dismay of one of the neighbors who plays for his college’s baseball team – the Pirates.
• Encores 12/6 at 11:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m.

Sunday, December 6, at 8:00 p.m. –Dora the Explorer #991 “Dora's Christmas Carol Adventure” (Hour-long primetime special)
• Santa has warned Swiper again and again that if he keeps swiping on Christmas he'll be permanently put on the naughty list. But Swiper just can't help himself. On Christmas Eve, Dora, Boots and their friends are getting ready for the Nochebuena Party, when Swiper tries to swipe the Christmas tree star. In his attempt, he tips over the tree and almost ruins the party. As a result, he lands on Santa’s naughty list. Dora appeals to Santa who says that if Swiper can learn the true sprit of Christmas, he will come off the naughty list and onto the nice one. Dora believes Swiper can change and has to travel into the past and future to help him find four missing ornaments and learn the true meaning of Christmas.
* Encores: Monday, December 7 through Friday, December 11, at 9:00 a.m. & 1: 00 p.m.

Monday, December 7, at 12:00 p.m. - The Backyardigans #410 "The Action Elves Save Christmas Eve" feat. Conan O'Brien as the voice of Santa.
• Set to a Memphis Soul (Stax-Volt) soundtrack, this musical adventure begins on Christmas Eve when Santa’s magical sack goes missing and it’s up to Santa’s Action Elves! -- Tasha, Uniqua, and Pablo to get it back. With commando equipment fashioned out of toys, the action elves will do what it takes to get Santa’s toys back. But when the Abominable Brothers, Tyrone and Austin, get a hold of the sack, the action elves must come up with a clever way to get it back.
• Part of “Merry Mondays” featuring mini-marathons of holiday episodes every Monday of the month, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. (ET/PT) (Encores on Fridays).

Monday, December 7- Friday, December 11, at 7:00 p.m. Nickelodeon Holiday Programming
• Nickelodeon will encore holiday-themed episodes of hit series including SpongeBob SquarePants, The Fairly OddParents, and Back at the Barnyard.

Saturday, December 12, at 8:30 p.m. True Jackson, VP #209 “True Parade”
• After Max challenges the designers to all come up with a big idea that will help promote Mad Style, True designs a jacket for game show host, Burt Burlington, to wear in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. When True learns of Max's hatred for Burt Burlington, True must sneak onto Burt's parade float to retrieve the jacket. However in the tussle to get the jacket back, True accidently pushes Burt off and saves the day by taking his place and riding on the float.

Saturday, December 12, at 9:00 p.m. The Troop #110 “The Good, the Bad and the Icki Doll”
• Jake and Hayley discover that the hot Christmas toy, the “Icki Doll, has been invaded by a Vapor Monster, turning the dolls into nasty, violent, living creatures. Meanwhile, Felix holds his fifth-annual Christmas Eve webcast, which no one ever watches and Stockley tries to win back the affection of a teacher he’s been dating.

December 14 through December 24, from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. “Miranda Madness”
• Nickelodeon is celebrating Miranda Cosgrove by running marathons of iCarly and Drake and Josh that feature Carly and Megan’s best moments.

Sunday, December 27, at 8:00 p.m. - Nick News with Linda Ellerbee: Kids to the Rescue! Helping Homeless Animals
• Hundreds of thousands of pets were left behind when Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast. Now the ASPCA estimates that anywhere between 500,000 to 1 million more cats and dogs are being abandoned or left at shelters because of the economic meltdown. According to the US Humane Society, nearly half of the cats and dogs that enter US shelters will be euthanized, not because they are “damaged goods” but simply because the shelters are overcrowded. In this special, Nick News interviews real kids and celebs who have adopted/rescued homeless animals for pets or found some other way to help these animals, either by going to shelters to care for them, raising money for shelters, or by writing letters to their local politicians.