What are the origins behind the name Nickelodeon?

Answer 1

Nickelodeon Television takes its name from the name given to the first indoor movie theatres. The name was made up, combining the Greek odeon, which referred to a small roofed building where musical events were held, and nickel, American slang for the five-cent coin that was the usual price of admission.

Answer 2

Nickelodeon, meant in the '20's "an old entertainment and movie theatre". That name was a combination of "odeon", a kind of theatre, and "nickel", for its 5-cent admission price.

The TV channel used its name so it would give off the impression that the channel played a lot of good movies and shows.

Answer 3

It came from the type of jukebox where you could play a tune from a nickel.

Answer 4

The channel is named after the former Nick Jr. preschool program block on Nickelodeon, that ran weekday mornings from January 1988 to February 2009.

Answer 5

It was aired in April 1st, 1979. It was actually supposed to be called Pinwheel but got the nickname Nickelodean.

Answer 6

In the past years, a Nickelodeon was a small movie that cost a nickel. Nickelodeon probably liked that name.

Answer 7

Nickelodeon was originally named Pinwheel from December 1, 1977 to March 31, 1979.

Answer 8

The name Nickelodeon originated from the word nickel, meaning the coin, and odeion, and ancient Greek theatre. The two were put together to describe a five-cent movie theatre.