Plot: A docu-series that uncovers the toxic culture behind some of the most iconic children’s shows of the late 1990s and early 2000s.
This docuseries was Head scratching and emotional.
Pros: I like how it highlight the discussion on the treatment of kids in entertainment and mental health. I was pleasantly surprised to see all this old Nickelodeon footage. It doesn’t shy away from the subject matter it is showing & Dan Schneider is front and centre of this docuseries (since accused of engaging in unprofessional and inappropriate behaviors in the workplace).
Cons: I hated a lot of the horrendous, disgusting, and inappropriate stuff these people managed to get away associated with this documentary series. At times I got furious of what I was seeing. I don’t know What I feel about the jokes shown & the docuseries can get unsettling to sit through.
Genre: Documentary, Crime
Directed by Mary Robertson, Emma Schwartz
Executive producers: Mary Robertson, Aaron Saidman, Eli Holzman, Nicholas Carlson, Joel Stonington, Kate Taylor, Pamela Deutsch
Production Location: California, US
Cinematography: Victor Tadashi Suarez
Editors: Jane Jo, Daphne Gomez-Mena, Fanny Lee, Tal Ben-David
Production companies: Business Insider, Maxine Productions, Sony Pictures Television
Channel: investigation discovery
Cast:
In alphabetical order:
- Drake Bell (cast member on The Amanda Show and star of Drake & Josh)
- Joe Bell (Drake Bell‘s father)
- Tracey Brown (Bryan Hearne‘s mother)
- Mike Denton (cameraman on iCarly)
- Rick Ellis (journalist)
- Virgil L. Fabian (director on All That and The Amanda Show)
- Leon Frierson (cast member on All That from Seasons 4–6)
- Bryan Hearne (cast member on All That from seasons 7–8)
- Anne Henry (co-founder, BizParentz Foundation)
- Katrina Johnson (cast member on All That from seasons 1–3)
- Jenny Kilgen (writer on The Amanda Show)
- Scaachi Koul (culture writer for Buzzfeed Canada)
- Raquel Lee (cast member on The Amanda Show from season 1)
- MJ (mother of Amanda Show actress Brandi)
- Alexa Nikolas (cast member on Zoey 101)
- Pam Penn (Raquel Lee‘s mother)
- Kimmy Robertson (actress)
- Giovonnie Samuels (cast member on All That from Seasons 7–9)
- Christy Stratton (writer on The Amanda Show)
- Kyle Sullivan (cast member on All That from seasons 7–10)
- Marc Summers (host of Double Dare)
- Kate Taylor (journalist for Business Insider)
- Karyn Finley Thompson (editor for All That, The Amanda Show, and Drake & Josh)
I recommend this docuseries on discovery plus.
Rating: 10 out of 10 Stars
Ryan Balkwill:
Resident TV reviewer,
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