Nickelodeon's 'Ha-Ha Holidays' to Spread Chuckles and Cheer, December 5-29

Nickelodeon's 'Ha-Ha Holidays' to Spread Chuckles and Cheer, December 5-29

Primetime Presents Include Danny Phantom Premiere of 'The Fright Before Christmas,' December 6; Daytime Delights on Nick Jr's 'Frosty Fridays' Feature Premiere of LazyTown's 'Surprise Santa,' December 9

Merry Marathons Jam-Pack Specials, December 17 & 25

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SANTA MONICA, Calif., Nov. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- As sure as Santa, Nickelodeon delivers a bounty of presents throughout the merry month of December. And this year's primetime slate of "Ha-Ha Holidays" specials -- Mondays-Thursdays (8:30 p.m. ET/PT) -- spreads chuckles and cheer from the North Pole (The Fairly OddParents, Rugrats, The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron, Boy Genius) to Bikini Bottom (SpongeBob SquarePants), Amity Park (Danny Phantom holiday premiere) and beyond. On tap for tots, too, is Nick, Jr.'s "Frosty Fridays" (12-2 p.m. ET/PT), including a Yuletide LazyTown premiere.

Nick's airwaves will glow with an eerie-turned-cheery spirit when Danny Phantom's "The Fright before Christmas" premieres on Tuesday, December 6 (8:30 p.m. ET/PT; encoring 12-17 & 19). When Danny accidentally destroys the only copy of a ghostly Christmas story, the author, Ghost Writer (guest voice Brendan Fraser), casts him as the main character of a new Yuletide tale and pins the blame on him when a series of catastrophes threaten to ruin the season for all of Amity Park. Finding good in old ghostly foes, Danny enlists them to restore the spirit of Christmas to the town and to his own heart.

LazyTown's "Surprise Santa," premiering Friday, December 9 (12 p.m. ET/PT) kicks off Nick Jr.'s "Frosty Fridays" (12-2 p.m. ET/PT). When Robbie Rotten hears that the LazyTowners are planning a Christmas party, he assumes he isn't invited and aims to mar the merriment by shooting a snowball out of a cannon at the guests. Sportacus must save the day before the snowball crashes into the festivities.

In addition, back-to-back seasonal treasures from the likes of CatDog, ChalkZone, Rugrats (Christmas and Chanukah), All Grown Up, Rocket Power, The Wild Thornberrys, Hey, Arnold!, My Life as a Teenage Robot and As Told by Ginger (Christmas/Chanukah) are unwrapped in two of the merriest seven-hour Nicktoons marathons ever, Saturday, December 17 (12-7 p.m. ET/PT) and Christmas Day, December 25 (12-7 p.m. ET/PT). And Rugrats heaps the basket with mazao and lights the menorah, too, celebrating Chanukah and Kwanzaa (respectively December 17, 25 & 28; and December 26).

Following is a detailed rundown:

HA-HA HOLIDAYS SCHEDULE

Primetime offerings below to be telecast at 8:30 p.m. (ET/PT)

Monday, Dec 5

The Fairly OddParents/"Christmas Every Day" -- The globe is put into gridlock after Timmy wishes for 365 days of Christmas a year. Santa's overworked, Mom and Dad can't work and the other holidays are furious that jolly old Saint Nick is getting all the attention, not to mention all the holiday magic. The other holidays set out to take Santa down for good. Since Wanda and Cosmo are magically depleted during this Season, Timmy must go it alone to the North Pole in order to save Santa and put the calendar back on schedule. (Repeats 12-17, 21, 25 & 12-27)

Tuesday, Dec. 6 *PREMIERE*

Danny Phantom/"The Fright before Christmas" -- When Danny Fenton accidentally destroys the only copy of a ghostly Christmas story, the book's author, Ghost Writer (guest voice Brendan Fraisier), casts him as the main character of a new Yuletide tale and pins the blame on him when a series of catastrophes threaten to ruin Christmas for all of Amity Park. When Danny goes into the Ghost Zone to confront Ghost Writer, he is surprised to find his old ghostly enemies in a giving mood. Danny enlists them to help him defeat Ghost Writer and restore the spirit of Christmas to Amity Park and, perhaps, to his own heart. (Repeats 12-17, 19 & 25)

Wednesday, Dec 7

SpongeBob SquarePants/"Patchy the Pirate Presents the SpongeBob SquarePants Christmas Special" -- Nobody in Bikini Bottom has heard of Christmas or Santa Claus until Sandy lets them in on this surface tradition. SpongeBob wants to bring Christmas to Bikini Bottom this year and his enthusiasm is infectious. Everyone except a scoffing Squidward gets into the picture, waiting for Santa to arrive on the big day. (Repeats 12-17, 22 & 25)

Thursday, Dec 8

The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron, Boy Genius/"Holly Jolly Jimmy" -- Jimmy is convinced that Santa Claus does not exist. To prove his theory, he travels to the North Pole with Carl and Sheen where they discover a remote toy factory. When Jimmy's homing device malfunctions, it emits a blast of energy that hits the source of the signal: Santa Claus. With the big guy's atoms temporarily scrambled, who can deliver the presents? Jimmy must now put his doubts aside, load up the hypercube and try to save Christmas. (Repeats 12-17, 20 & 25)

Monday, Dec 12

All Grown Up/"The Finster Who Stole Christmas" -- When Chuckie grabs a great, seemingly abandoned tree to replace the lame one Chas picked out, the whole neighborhood is out to catch a thief. With Tommy's help Chuckie hatches a plan to rectify the situation. Meanwhile, Kira and Kimi are having their own battles with airline staff in their quest to make it home in time for Christmas. And Tommy and Dil strive to write a memorable Chanukah song. (Repeats 12-17 & 25)

Tuesday, Dec 13

My Life as a Teenage Robot/ "A Robot for All Seasons" -- Jenny volunteers to be a robot toy for an underprivileged boy at Christmas only to become his unwitting remote-controlled weapon in an attack on all the holidays. When Jenny becomes Public Enemy #1, she must prove that the little boy is the true villain before he forces her to attack Santa's Workshop and destroy Christmas forever. (Repeats 12-17 & 25)

Wednesday, Dec 14

Hey Arnold!/ "Arnold's Christmas" -- Arnold draws Mr. Hyunh's name for the boarding house Secret Santa. To capture the true spirit of Christmas, Arnold tries to reunite the lonely boarder with the daughter he hasn't seen in over 20 years. When Arnold and his friends succeed, Mr. Hyunh and the boarding house clan have the best Christmas ever. (Repeats 12-17 & 25)

Thursday, Dec 16 (8-9 p.m.)

Rugrats /"Babies in Toyland" -- America's favorite tots frolic in a spectacular, high-tech Christmasland designed by Stu Pickles for Dil's first Christmas, and greedy "little angel" Angelica finally learns the joy of giving -- after driving Santa (Jim Belushi) to quit and trekking to his North Pole workshop. The babies brave the Battle of the Toy Soldiers in search of Santa and ride a goat to "Bethlehem." And a malfunctioning snow machine strands the grown-ups in a cabin on the prairie to celebrate and appreciate an old-fashioned Christmas.

Saturday, Dec. 17 (12-7 p.m.) Holiday Marathon

12 p.m.

The Wild Thornberrys/"Thornberry Christmas" -- Eliza takes desperate measures to help animals survive during tough times along the Skeleton Coast. However, the price she pays for her goodwill is her family's holiday cheer, including their Christmas dinner! (Repeats 12-25)

12:30 p.m.
My Life as a Teenage Robot/ "A Robot for All Seasons"

1 p.m.
Hey Arnold!/ "Arnold's Christmas"

1:30 p.m.

CatDog/ "A Very CatDog Christmas" -- At the mall, CatDog sits on Santa's lap, and a bratty preschooler announces she wants CatDog for Christmas. Cat convinces Dog to accept the offer so they can live in opulence. Disillusioned by CatDog's selling out, Santa cancels Christmas. (Repeats 12-25)

2 p.m.

Rugrats Chanukah Special -- The Rugrats attend an annual Chanukah festival where Grandpa Boris and his old rival Shlomo perform in a play about the meaning of Chanukah. When the babies think the actor playing the evil king is the "meany" of Chanukah, they set out to protect Tommy's beloved grandpa, only to inadvertently help reconcile Boris with his old friend Shlomo. In a touching ending, the Rugrats initiate the beautiful candle-lighting ceremony to serve "as a night light for the people" and guide Boris and Shlomo back to the true meaning of Chanukah. (Repeats 12-25 & 28)

2:30 p.m.
Danny Phantom/"The Fright before Christmas"

3 p.m.

ChalkZone/"When Santas Collide" -- It's Christmas Eve and things aren't going well for the Tabooties. Because his Santa costume hasn't arrived, Joe won't be able to maintain the Tabootie traditional dinnertime "visit from Santa." Meanwhile, when Rudy becomes convinced that he's not getting the present he wants most, he storms upstairs and escapes into the Chalkzone. Penny follows hoping to cheer him up and bring him back home for Christmas Eve dinner and together they experience and amazing ChalkZone holiday fantasy. (Repeats 12-25 & 29)

3:30 p.m.

As Told by Ginger/"An Even Steven Holiday Special" -- When a family tree reveals that Ginger is one-quarter Jewish, she insists on celebrating Chanukah as well as Christmas, but her best friend Dodie worries that the "Jewish Ginger" is shutting her out. Also, when Hoodsey sets out to convince a disbelieving Carl that Santa Claus exists, he unknowingly brings about a small holiday miracle. Only after an accidental fire from the flame of the menorah or a Christmas tree on electrical overload -- and an unexpected rescue by a Santa recognizable as the Foutley kids' absentee dad -- can Ginger and Carl put the holidays in perspective. (Repeats 12-25)

4 p.m.

SpongeBob SquarePants/"Patchy the Pirate Presents the SpongeBob SquarePants Christmas Special"

4:30 p.m.

Rugrats /"The Santa Experience" -- The families escape to a mountain cabin in search of "the perfect Christmas." Things get a little crazy when Tommy and Chuckie lay traps for St. Nicholas, and a Santa-suited Chas. tries to squeeze his way down the chimney. (Repeats 12-25)

5 p.m.
The Fairly OddParents/"Christmas Every Day"

5:30 p.m.

Rocket Power/"A Rocket X-mas" -- In order to make some extra cash for the holiday, the kids start their own dog walking service. The business proves to be so successful it monopolizes all their time and keeps Reggie and Otto away from home, where Ray is obsessed with maintaining holiday traditions. Ray grows increasingly upset when Reggie and Otto show little or no interest in the holiday games he has gone to so much trouble to plan. Eventually, both Ray and the kids realize that Christmas isn't just about presents and traditions, it's about spending time with and appreciating the people you love. (Repeats 12-25)

6 p.m.
All Grown Up/"The Finster Who Stole Christmas"

6:30 p.m.
The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron, Boy Genius/"Holly Jolly Jimmy"

Primetime offerings below to be telecast at 8:30 p.m. (ET/PT)

Monday, Dec. 19
Danny Phantom/"The Fright before Christmas"

Tuesday, Dec. 20
The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron, Boy Genius/"Holly Jolly Jimmy'

Wednesday, Dec 21
The Fairly OddParents/"Christmas Every Day"

Thursday, Dec. 22

SpongeBob SquarePants/"Patchy the Pirate Presents the SpongeBob SquarePants Christmas Special" "

Christmas Sunday, Dec. 25 (12-7 p.m.) Holiday Marathon
12 p.m. -- Rocket Power/"A Rocket X-mas"
12:30 p.m. -- The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron, Boy Genius/"Holly Jolly
Jimmy"
1 p.m. -- Hey Arnold!/ "Arnold's Christmas"
1:30 p.m. -- Rugrats /"The Santa Experience"
2 p.m. -- SpongeBob SquarePants/"Patchy the Pirate Presents the SpongeBob
SquarePants Christmas Special"
2:30 p.m. -- Danny Phantom/"The Fright before Christmas"
3 p.m. -- As Told by Ginger/"An Even Steven Holiday Special"
3:30 p.m. -- ChalkZone/"When Santas Collide"
4 p.m. -- Rugrats Chanukah Special
4 p.m. -- CatDog/ "A Very CatDog Christmas"
5 p.m. -- The Fairly OddParents/"Christmas Every Day"
5:30 p.m. -- The Wild Thornberrys/"Thornberry Christmas"
6 p.m. -- All Grown Up/"The Finster Who Stole Christmas"
6 p.m. -- My Life as a Teenage Robot/ "A Robot for All Seasons"

Monday Dec. 26
Rugrats/"A Rugrats Kwanzaa"

When effervescent Aunt T. (guest voice, Irma P. Hall, Soul Food) arrives with a festive flourish to celebrate Kwanzaa with the Carmichaels, she tells little Susie, "The holiday is a time to honor the legacy of our great people." Not having won any trophies or awards like the rest of her family, the forlorn tot concludes that she isn't great and won't be able to celebrate. Through pictures in a scrapbook, Aunt T. teaches Susie that greatness doesn't come from awards; it's how you live your life with kindness and dignity every day.

Tuesday Dec. 27
The Fairly OddParents/"Christmas Every Day"

Wednesday, Dec. 28
Rugrats Chanukah Special

Thursday, Dec. 29
ChalkZone/"When Santas Collide"

Nick, Jr. Frosty Fridays Programming

Friday Dec. 9

12 p.m. -- LazyTown's "Surprise Santa" -- PREMIERE -- When Robbie Rotten hears that the LazyTowners are having a Christmas party, he assumes he wasn't invited and aims to mar the merriment by shooting a snowball out of a cannon at the guests. Sportacus must save the day before the snowball crashes into the festivities. (Repeats 12-10, 23 & 24)

12:30 p.m. -- Blue's Clues/"Blue's Room" & "Holiday Wishes"
1 p.m. -- Max & Ruby/"Max's Christmas"
1:30 p.m. -- Dora the Explorer/"A Present for Santa" (repeats 12-10,
16 & 24)

Friday 12/16:
12 p.m. -- Dora the Explorer/"A Present for Santa"
12:30 p.m. -- Little Bill/"Merry Christmas, Little Bill" (Repeats 12-10 &
12-24)
1 p.m. -- Blue's Clues/"Blue's First Holiday"
1:30 p.m. -- Miss Spider/"Hum Bug/Dashing Through the Snow"

Friday 12/23:
12-1 p.m. -- Franklin's Magic Christmas
1 p.m. -- Blue's Clues/"Blue's Big Holiday"
1:30 p.m. -- LazyTown/"Surprise Santa"

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