From at least 1994 to 1997, Nickelodeon had a daily series of commercial inserts branded Nick Days, offering fun trivia facts about real and imaginary holidays. This is an attempt to catalog every known segment and their sponsors.
Initially, the segment's sponsors were primarily fake sponsors themed after various Nick shows (such as Rocko's Modern Life) or the real sponsors like Nick itself and The Big Help. By Fall 1996, the segments were "kid sponsored", giving shout outs to Nickelodeon's kid viewers.
| Date | Brought to You By... | Event | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| June 24, 1994 | Spunky's Doggie Treats! | Summer List Day[1] | Summer's here and it's time to plan the things you wanna do. So make a list of the friends you wanna visit, the places you wanna go and the things you wanna get done! |
| June 25, 1994 | Salute Your Hometown Day[1] | Pretend you're a tourist and visit your hometown. See it's historic spots, learn about it's famous people and check out its unique sites. Take pride in the place where you live! | |
| July 2, 1994 | Ferguson Darling...Charm School | Halfway Day[2] | |
| July 23, 1994 | Spunky's Doggie Treats! | Dessert First Day[3] | You know you want it! Just for today switch things around and begin your meal with a dessert (as long as you eat the rest of your dinner). |
| July 24, 1994 | Puzzle Day[3] | ||
| July 30, 1994 | Ferguson Darling...Charm School | Loaf Day[4] | Try a new kind of bread. There's tasty, grain breads like whole wheat. There's fluffy, white breads like French and Italian. Then there are rich, dark breads like pumpernickel. So try them all! |
| July 31, 1994 | Spunky's Doggie Treats! | Insect Appreciation Day [5] | Aren't insects amazing? Get to know an insect. Study it closely, read about it and watch it move. Then when you're done, set it free! |
| August 1, 1994 | Friendship Day [5] | ||
| August 21, 1994 | Spunky's Doggie Treats! | Ask Questions Day[6] | Ask lots and lots of questions and see what you can find out. Asking questions is a great way to learn! |
| August 22, 1994 | Exercise Day[6] | ||
| September 19, 1994 | Spunky's Doggie Treats! | Popcorn Day[7] | Pop some popcorn! You can use it in recipes, you can pack boxes with it or you can just pop it in your mouth while watching TV. |
| September 20, 1994 | International Day of Peace[7] | ||
| October 4, 1994 | Spunky's Doggie Treats! | Ten-Four Day[8] | CB operators use ten code for talking on the radio. The most famous is 10-4 which makes "Okay". So say "Ten-Four" instead of "Okay". |
| October 5, 1994 | Checkers Appreciation Day[8] | ||
| November 26, 1994 | Spunky's Doggie Treats! | Holiday List Day[9] | It's holiday season and time to get your gifts list together. List all the friends and relatives you'll give presents to. Make your list, check it twice and start figuring out whose naughty and whose nice. |
| November 27, 1994 | Spunky's Doggie Treats! | Fort Day[10] | Ever had one of those days where you wanna barricade yourself from the rest of the world? Make a fort! Whether you're indoors or outdoors, forts are great places to play. Finally, a place to call your own! |
| November 28, 1994 | First Day of Chanukah[10] | ||
| December 13, 1994 | Ferguson Darling...Charm School | Skip Day[11] | We can't tell you to skip school, but we can tell you to skip to school. Don't walk anywhere; skip everywhere you go. Skipping is the happy way to travel and it could be contagious. |
| December 14, 1994 | International Hello Day[11] | ||
| December 26, 1994 | Spunky's Doggie Treats! | Kwanzaa[12] | It's the first day of the seven day African-American celebration. It's a day to give of yourself and spend time with your family. Kwanzaa means "first fruit" in Swahili and the holiday coincides with the traditional African harvest festival. |
| December 27, 1994 | Mr. Corey's Birthday[12] | ||
| December 29, 1994 | Spunky's Doggie Treats! | I Love Vegetables Day[13] | You don't have to be a vegetarian to love vegetables. They're nutritious and delicious. From carrots to spinach to even brussels sprouts. Try em' all and you'll love em'! |
| December 30, 1994 | Drink With a Straw Day[13] |
| Date | Brought to You By... | Event | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| March 18, 1995 | Ferguson Darling...Charm School | Carnival of Body Music[14] | Think of the different sounds you can make with your body. Knock your knees, squish your hands together, slap your thighs. With all these sounds you can put on a body concert. Your friends will be surprised with all the sounds your body can make. |
| March 19, 1995 | Ferguson Darling...Charm School | Adopt A Dinosaur Day[14] | Out of all the great dinosaurs, which is your favorite? If you could adopt a dinosaur what would you name it? Dinosaurs are extinct, but find out what they eat just in case. |
| March 20, 1995 | Vernal Equinox [14] | ||
| May 4, 1995 | Nickelodeon's The Big Help | Dental Derby[15] | Annnnnd they're off! While the horses are busy running the Kentucky Derby, today you can have a dental floss derby. Flossing removes trapped food particles from between your teeth. Okay, it's not as exciting as a horse race, but floss off and you'll have a winning smile! |
| May 5, 1995 | Cinco de Mayo [15] | ||
| May 26, 1995 | Nickelodeon | Drool Day [16] | Is something mouth watering cooking or just the smell makes you drool? Eat your favorite food and drool all you want. |
| May 27, 1995 | Carnival of Nose Music [16] | ||
| June 12, 1995 | Alex Mack's Do-it-Yourself Chemistry Set | Pink Spaghetti Day[17] | Here's a instant recipe for an adventure in eating. Drop red food coloring into the pot of water as your boiling spaghetti and there you have it! Pink Spaghetti! It goes great with red sauce served on a white plate. Save some red drops for your milk and wash it down in style! |
| June 13, 1995 | Yawn-a-thon[17] | ||
| June 25, 1995 | Alex Mack's Do-it-Yourself Chemistry Set | Salute Your Hometown Day [18] | Pretend you're a tourist and visit your hometown. See it's historic spots, learn about it's famous people and check out its unique sites. Take pride in the place where you live! |
| June 26, 1995 | Good Manners Day[18] | ||
| September 17, 1995 | The Big Help | New Dog Tricks Day[19] | |
| September 18, 1995 | Celebrate Your Name Day[20] | ||
| November 5, 1995 | Spunky's Doggie Treats! | Personal Record Day[21] | What can you do better, faster, or longer today? Try to set a record for your personal best and break your own records. |
| November 6, 1995 | Measure Up Day[21] | ||
| December 25, 1995 | Christmas Day [22] | ||
| December 31, 1995 | Nickelodeon | New Year's Eve[23] | Imagine a holiday dedicated to staying up late and making noise. It doesn't get better than that. Ask your parents if you can stay up until midnight to see the start of a new year. Then you can bang pots and pans and shout "Happy New Year"! |
| Date | Brought to You By... | Event | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1, 1996 | Krumm's Extra-Odor Deodorant | New Year's Day[24] | Happy New Year! You can start the new years with a new years resolution. It's a promise you make to yourself about what you will or won't do. Like doing your math without the TV on. If it's too hard, there's always next year. |
| January 2, 1996 | Sam Day[24] | ||
| February 25, 1996 | Nickelodeon's The Big Help | High Five Day[25] | All right! Today, give your friend some positive affirmation with an enthusiastic high five. Pass a test? Yes! Win a game? Way to go! Got your homework? All right! Me too. |
| February 26, 1996 | Happy Burp Day[25] | ||
| March 31, 1996 | Alex Mack's Do-it-Yourself Chemistry Set | Rabbit Rabbit Day[26] | Well you made it through another month. So prepare for next month. Before going to bed, remind yourself that the very first thing out of your mouth the next morning should be "Rabbit Rabbit". They say it'll bring you good luck for the whole month. |
| April 1, 1996 | April Fool's Day[26] | ||
| June 2, 1996 | Nickelodeon's The Big Help | Autograph Day[27] | Have you ever signed a autograph? You don't have to be famous. Go around and collect the autographs of all your friends before school's over and be sure you sign for them too. |
| June 3, 1996 | Shuffle Day[27] | ||
| July 30, 1996 | Alex Mack's Do-it-Yourself Chemistry Set | Loaf Day [28] | Try a new kind of bread. There's tasty, grain breads like whole wheat. There's fluffy, white breads like French and Italian. Then there are rich, dark breads like pumpernickel. So try them all! |
| July 31, 1996 | Rabbit Rabbit Day [28] | Well you made it through another month. So prepare for next month. Before going to bed, remind yourself that the very first thing out of your mouth the next morning should be "Rabbit Rabbit". They say it'll bring you good luck for the whole month. | |
| November 18, 1996 | Lauren from Buffalo, New York | Elephant Roundup Day[29] | In Thailand, it's the big day for elephant races and celebrations. They have a tug of war between one hundred men and one elephant. Try a tug of war between you and a hundred of your closest friends and see just how strong an elephant is. |
| November 19, 1996 | Tape Your Face Day[29] |
| Date | Brought to You By... | Event | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| February 15, 1997 | Jerry from Kentucky | Chocolate Day[30] | It's the day you've been waiting for. From dark chocolate, white chocolate, milk chocolate to chocolate milk, hot chocolate and even chocolate covered candies. Enjoy chocolate in all its delicious forms! |
| February 16, 1997 | Read Lips Day[30] | ||
| March 2, 1997 | Charles from Wisconsin | Dr. Seuss's Birthday[31] | Celebrate the birth of Dr. Seuss and read one of his books. There's no excuse cause his books are really quite profuse. |
| March 3, 1997 | Read the Ingredients Day[31] | ||
| March 19, 1997 | Claire from Australia | Adopt A Dinosaur Day[32] | Out of all the great dinosaurs, which is your favorite? If you could adopt a dinosaur what would you name it? Dinosaurs are extinct, but find out what they eat just in case. |
| March 20, 1997 | Vernal Equinox[32] | ||
| March 24, 1997 | Kallie from Missouri | Abracadabra Day[33] | It's the birthday of master magician, Harry Houdini and a great day to learn some magic! See if your library has a book on magic tricks that you can use on your friends. |
| March 25, 1997 | Why? Day[33] | ||
| April 27, 1997 | Melody from New York | Morse Code Day[34] | Happy Birthday to Samuel Morse, the inventor of the telegraph and Morse code! He turned every letter in the alphabet into a series of dots and dashes. Learn Morse code and send your friends coded messages. |
| April 28, 1997 | Arbor Day[34] | ||
| July 25, 1997 | Noah from Wisconsin | Frozen Fruit Freeze Day[35] | Ahhh, the refreshing taste of ice cold fruit juice. Today, make your own frozen fruit pops. Just pour juice into paper cups or an ice cube tray, place a stick in each mold, and put them in the freeze. Give 'em a little time to freeze, and enjoy! |
| July 26, 1997 | Create a Signature Day[35] | ||
| September 21, 1997 | Logan from Canada | Secret Note Day[36] | Today, leave anonymous notes for your parents. Tell mom she's doing a great job and sign it a friend. Tell dad he's looking good and sign it a secret admirer. Your parents may suspect it's you who wrote the notes, but we'll keep it our little secret. |
| September 22, 1997 | Ice Cream Cone Birthday[36] | ||
| October 1, 1997 | Sarah from Michigan | Rosh Hashanah[37] | Happy Jewish New Year! It's the first day in Tishrei which is the start of the Jewish new year. The Hebrew calendar is an old one; dating back more than 5000 years. Jews celebrate this holy day with spiritual renewal. |
| October 2, 1997 | Skip Day[37] | We can't tell you to skip school, but we can tell you to skip to school. Don't walk anywhere; skip everywhere you go. Skipping is the happy way to travel and it could be contagious. | |
| October 14, 1997 | Allison from Minnesota | Feed the Birds Day[38] | Do something nice for the winged wildlife in your yard. Put out some seeds or other bird foods for your feathered friends, and find out what kind of exotic birds you can attract. |
| October 15, 1997 | Twist and Shout Day[38] | ||
| December 20, 1997 | English from Oklahoma | Make An Ornament Day[39] | Make your Christmas tree special this year with an ornament you made yourself. Cut up construction paper, string popcorn, bake a cookie ornament, or color a ping pong ball. Save your ornament, and next year add another one. Your tree will be uniquely you. |
| December 21, 1997 | The Beginning of Winter[39] |