Nickelodeon is celebrating the summer Olympics with four new sports-themed episodes of the hit animated shows The Fairly OddParents, The Backyardigans, Dora the Explorer and Ni Hao, Kai-lan. The games begin on Aug. 1 with the premier of The Fairly OddParents special The Fairly Oddlympics at 8:00 p.m. (ET/PT). Olympic gold medalist Scott Hamilton will guest star as himself, both in toon form and live action, as he joins Timmy Turner in covering the competition to determine once and for all who is the best magical creature in the universe.
The Backyardigans will get sporty in “Match on Mt. Olympus.” Premiering on Monday, August 4 at 9 p.m., the installment has Meteorologist Tyrone and sportscaster Pablo playing basketball with Grecian gods Austin, Uniqua and Tasha. Dora and her friends then go on a Super Adventure Race in “We’re a Team,” debuting on Tuesday, Aug. 5 at 9 a.m. Finally, Kai-lan attempts a T-Rex footprint jump in the Dinosaur Games in “Sports Day” on Wednesday, Aug. 6 at 9 a.m. Anchoring the week is a repeat of “Dora’s World Adventure” on Thursday, Ag. 7 at 9 a.m., and a marathon of sports-themed episodes on Friday, Aug. 8 from 6:30 a.m. to 10 a.m.
