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Dec 7, 2011, 4:24 PM
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Nickelodeon decks halls with new holiday premieres
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Nickelodeon Networks gifts viewers with holiday-themed premieres and brand-new episodes of its hit series throughout the month!
Nickelodeon kicks off the festivities with the premiere of Bubble Guppies: "Happy Holidays, Mr. Grumpfish!" at 10 a.m. Friday, Dec. 9, followed by a new episode of Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness: "Po Fans Out" at 8:30 p.m. on Nickelodeon.
Fans can wake up Saturday, December 10 to action-packed holiday premieres of Nick's hit animated series T.U.F.F. Puppy with "A Doomed Xmas" at 10:30 a.m., followed by a brand-new episode of Fanboy & Chum Chum, "A Very Brrr-y Icemas," at 11 a.m.
Kids unwrap more fun Friday, December 16 with a brand-new episode of Max & Ruby: "Perfect Tree/Max's Christmas Present/ Max & Ruby's Christmas Carol" at 10 a.m., followed by an all-new Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness: "Challenge Day" at 8:30 p.m.
Nick Jr. stays cozy Sunday, December 18 with an all-day "Warm and Fuzzy" marathon featuring brand-new episodes of preschool favorites. Peppa Pig: "Santa's Grotto/Santa's Visit" premieres at 6 p.m., followed by an all-new episode of The Wonder Pets!: "Help the Groundhog/Help the Lion Club," guest-starring actor Mandy Patinkin as the voice of Groundhog. The evening continues with a special one-hour encore presentation of Dora the Explorer: "Dora's Christmas Carol Adventure" at 7 p.m. Then Tinsel Town makes its way to Gabbaland as Tori Spelling, Tony Hawk, Mark Mothersbaugh, My Chemical Romance, The Cults, Leslie Hall and Matt Walsh guest star in a brand-new Yo Gabba Gabba! half-hour holiday special, "A Very Awesome Christmas," premiering at 8 and 11 p.m.
Nicktoons stuffs plenty of action under the tree with nightly all-new episodes of Dragon Ball Z Kai at 8 p.m. premiering Monday through Friday beginning December 19. Santa will drop off a never-before-seen pilot episode of Invader Zim on Saturday, December 24, at 9 p.m.
Below is the rundown and episodic clips for Nickelodeon Network's holiday-themed programming. For downloadable art, visit www.nickpress.com.
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Friday, December 9
10 a.m. - Bubble Guppies: "Happy Holidays Mr. Grumpfish" -Everyone is getting ready for the holidays ... everyone except Mr. Grumpfish. The Bubble Guppies do their festive best to show a grumpy neighbor the joy of the holiday season.
8:30 p.m. - Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness: "Po Fans Out"-- In order to impress his fan club, Po releases the Mongolian Fist Demon. Po must figure out how to defeat the Demon and save the village and his fans.
Saturday, December 10
10:30 p.m. - T.U.F.F. Puppy: "A Doomed Xmas"--After years of being on Santa's naughty list, Petropolis' villains team up to hi-jack Christmas. Dudley and Kitty have to stop them and save Santa and his elves before midnight or no one will get their Christmas presents.
11 a.m. - Fanboy & Chum Chum: "A Very Brrr-y Icemas"--It's Icemas, that special time of the year when Man-Arctica delivers gifts to all good boys and girls. But when Fanboy learns that his status is more "naughty" than nice, he and Chum Chum must go on a wild mission all the way to Man-Arctica's workshop.
Sunday, December 11
7 p.m. - Dora the Explorer: "Dora's Christmas Carol Adventure" ENCORE -- In "Dora's Christmas Carol Adventure," Swiper tries to swipe the Christmas star from Dora's Nochebuena party and winds up on Santa's naughty list. Dora appeals to Santa, who says that if Swiper can learn the true spirit of Christmas, he will put him back on the nice list. Believing Swiper can change, Dora accompanies him on a journey to the past, the present and the future to help him find four missing ornaments and discover the true meaning of Christmas.
Friday, December 16
10 a.m. - Max and Ruby: "Ruby's Perfect Christmas Tree/Max's Christmas Present/Max and Ruby's Christmas Carol" -Ruby wants to find the perfect Christmas tree at Santa's Treeland. Max knows who to ask... Santa! While Ruby makes Christmas tree decorations, Max stays focused on Christmas presents. Max's job is to ring a little bell during Ruby's Christmas Carol, but he'd rather ring a bigger bell.
8:30 p.m. - Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness: "Challenge Day"--It's Dragon Warrior Challenge Day, and if anyone can defeat Po in battle before sundown, they will become the Dragon Warrior.
Wednesday, December 28
7 p.m. - The Fairly OddParents: "Meet the OddParents"--Mom and Dad have finally gotten hip to the fact that Timmy has fairy godparents! The question now is: how long can they all keep Jorgen in the dark so that he won't take Wanda, Cosmo and Poof away forever?
Friday, December 30
7 p.m. - Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness: "My Favorite Yao"-- When a kung fu master is kidnapped by Temutai, Shifu turns to Po for help.
NICK Jr. (all times ET)
Sunday, December 18
6 p.m. - Peppa Pig: "Santa's Grotto/Santa's Visit"--It is Christmas and the children all visit Santa's Grotto to tell him what they would like for Christmas. Peppa is worried when Santa brings everyone but her a present, but he soon returns to deliver her missing present in person.
6:30 p.m. - The Wonder Pets!: "Help the Groundhog!/Save the Lion Cub!"-- The Wonder Pets travel to a snowy forest to help a shivering Groundhog (voiced by Mandy Patinkin) get warm. When they find out the Groundhog's house was destroyed in a storm, the team works together with the animals in the forest to build him a new home!
7 p.m. - Dora the Explorer: "Dora's Christmas Carol Adventure" ENCORE -- In "Dora's Christmas Carol Adventure," Swiper tries to swipe the Christmas star from Dora's Nochebuena party and winds up on Santa's naughty list. Dora appeals to Santa, who says that if Swiper can learn the true spirit of Christmas, he will put him back on the nice list. Believing Swiper can change, Dora accompanies him on a journey to the past, the present and the future to help him find four missing ornaments and discover the true meaning of Christmas.
8 and 11 p.m. - Yo Gabba Gabba!: "A Very Awesome Christmas"--Gabbaland celebrates the holidays singing and spending time with old and new friends, including a special visit from Santa! (Guest Stars: Tori Spelling, Tony Hawk, Mark Mothersbaugh, My Chemical Romance, Cults and Leslie Hall)
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"Oh boy." -- Allan Sherman
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