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1988 Kids' Choice Awards

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Date
  
April 18, 1988

Network
  
Nickelodeon

Location
  
Candlestick Park

Hosted by
  
Tony Danza , Debbie Gibson , Brian Robbins , Dan Schneider

On April 18, 1988, Nickelodeon held the first official Kids' Choice Awards event. Technically, the first ever Kids' Choice Awards event occurred in 1986 as The Big Ballot.

Contents

Hosts

  • Tony Danza
  • Debbie Gibson
  • Brian Robbins
  • Dan Schneider

    • Musical performances

  • The Fat Boys ("Wipe Out")
  • Debbie Gibson ("Shake Your Love" and "Out of the Blue")

    • Favorite Movie Actor

  • Eddie Murphy — Beverly Hills Cop II
  • Arnold Schwarzenegger — The Running Man
  • Patrick Swayze — Dirty Dancing

    • Favorite Movie Actress

  • Whoopi Goldberg
  • Shelley Long
  • Elisabeth Shue as Chris in Adventures in Babysitting

    • Favorite Movie

  • Beverly Hills Cop II
  • Adventures in Babysitting
  • La Bamba

    • Favorite Sports Team

  • Chicago Bears
  • San Francisco Giants
  • Detroit Pistons

    • Favorite Male Athlete

  • Hulk Hogan
  • Michael Jordan
  • Walter Payton

    • Favorite Female Athlete

  • Debi Thomas
  • Chris Evert
  • Kristie Phillips

    • Favorite TV Actor

  • Michael J. Fox
  • Kirk Cameron
  • Bill Cosby

    • Favorite TV Actress

  • Alyssa Milano
  • Anne Schedeen
  • Tempestt Bledsoe

    • Favorite TV Show

  • ALF
  • The Cosby Show
  • Growing Pains

    • Favorite Male Vocalist

  • Bon Jovi
  • The Fat Boys
  • The Monkees

    • Favorite Female Vocalist

  • Madonna
  • Janet Jackson
  • The Bangles

    • Favorite Song

  • Los Lobos" — La Bamba"
  • Janet Jackson — "Control"
  • Whitney Houston — "I Wanna Dance With Somebody"

    • Favorite Cartoon

  • Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Winner)
  • The Smurfs
  • DuckTales

    • Stunts, Events

  • Mackenzie Astin taking the Blindfold Ice Cream Challenge...on his face.
  • Wil Wheaton taking the Head-To-Head Giant Beach Ball Challenge.

    • Slimed Celebrities

  • Les Lye - The only celebrity to be slimed during the show, Les Lye was slimed during the initial 90 seconds of the show.

    • References

    1988 Kids' Choice Awards Wikipedia
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