1988 Kids' Choice Awards

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.

Presenters, performers, and stunts

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")

Winners & nominees

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

Events within the show

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