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Release year: 2024

Storyline

A docu-series that uncovers the toxic culture behind some of the most iconic children's shows of the late 1990s and early 2000s.

Top credits

Cast

Drake Bell — Self - Cast Member, The Amanda Show and Drake & Josh, Self
Giovonnie Samuels — Self - Cast Member, All That
Kate Taylor — Self - Journalist, Business Insider
Scaachi Koul — Self - Culture Writer

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Awards

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Did you know

• Amy Berg, a co-executive producer and former writer on Kenan & Kel (1996) and All That (1994), wrote that she "wasn't aware of any physically inappropriate behavior" on Dan Schneider's part, but asserted that "he was a fucking asshole" and a "psychological tormenter." In a statement posted to Twitter/X, she wrote that while serving as his assistant for a year, "He introduced me to panic attacks and the stress of working for him caused me to develop a significant heart arrhythmia. I eventually had surgery to [mostly] correct the issue, but by that point I'd lost all of my 20s. He stole those years from me. To this day I carry with me an anxiety disorder that fiercely rears its head when faced with other manipulators."

• During the second half of the doc series, Drake Bell comes forward for the first time, revealing he was the John Doe victim in Brian Peck's child abuse case. Peck, who worked as a dialogue and acting coach under Dan Schneider on All That (1994) and The Amanda Show (1999), was arrested for child sexual abuse in 2003 and served 16 months in prison and registered as a child sex offender. Until now, the case, and the multiple letters of support for Peck, written by other actors, was sealed and Bell's identity was secret.

• For years, directors Mary Robertson and Emma Schwartz worked to make sources comfortable with the idea of talking about their experiences, sharing allegations of abuse, sexism, racism and inappropriate dynamics on sets, mostly under creator Dan Schneider.