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HaHa Nick
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Network SMG
Launched 1 May 2005
Closed October 2007 (2 years, 5 months)
Country of origin China
Owner SMG (51%)
ViacomCBS (49%)
Headquarters Shanghai
Format Children's television
Running time 6 hours

HaHa Nick (also known as HAHA Nick; Chinese: 哈哈尼克) was a special TV show time slot. It was created by two big companies: Nickelodeon and Shanghai Media Group (SMG) from China. This block showed original live-action programs with hosts. It also featured popular American shows from Nickelodeon, all spoken in Mandarin Chinese. You could watch HaHa Nick on different SMG channels, especially their kids' channel called Oriental.

How HaHa Nick Started

Work on HaHa Nick began in March 2004. This was possible because China changed its media rules. The new rules allowed foreign companies to own parts of TV content. Sumner Redstone, who led Nickelodeon's parent company, Viacom, helped create this block.

HaHa Nick was very important. It was the first time a foreign company invested in a major Chinese TV producer. The block first aired on May 1, 2005. It stopped airing in October 2007. HaHa Nick was on for 6 hours every day. The exact start and end times changed depending on the day of the week.

What Shows Were On?

About 100 episodes of the block's own host programs were made. The hosts from these shows also appeared during commercial breaks. There was also new animation made by local studios in Shanghai.

Many popular Nickelodeon shows were dubbed into Mandarin Chinese. This means their voices were changed to Chinese. After HaHa Nick stopped airing, two of its host shows continued on SMG. Nickelodeon was not involved in these later versions.

Original Shows

These were shows made especially for HaHa Nick:

  • HaHa Nick Weekend Play
  • SoNick
  • Nick Tong: Painting Expert

Dubbed Shows

These were popular American shows from Nickelodeon, translated into Mandarin Chinese:

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