Dan Schneider, a former actor, producer and creator behind a few of Nickelodeon’s hottest TV reveals, is responding to a few of the allegations revealed in the course of the Investigation Discovery documentary “Quiet on Set: The Darkish Facet of Children TV.”
Within the interview, the Memphis native sits down with actor Bobby Newman, who starred as BooG!e on “iCarly” — one in all Schneider’s reveals. Throughout the 20-minute interview, Schneider goes into his aspect of the story on a few of the subjects mentioned within the 4 half docuseries in regards to the poisonous surroundings behind kids’s tv on Nickelodeon.
This is what he talked about.
Dan Schneider apologizes for his habits
The questioning begins off with BooG!e asking Schneider about his conduct within the office. Within the documentary, lots of the writers and staff talked about how Schneider would at all times have somebody massaging him.
“It was improper,” Schneider says about massages. “It was improper that I ever put anyone in that place. It was a improper factor to do. I would by no means do it at this time, and I am embarrassed that I did it then.”
Schneider goes on to speak about his habits within the author’s room saying some jokes went somewhat too far and he takes full accountability for that. He says no author ought to ever really feel uncomfortable within the author’s room, and he regrets not giving everybody the identical pleasure and pleasure to return to work like he acquired when he first began.
Schneider says he would snap at folks, give sarcastic replies and hurry folks unreasonably. He cites his immaturity and inexperience in his place as causes for not being a greater boss to a few of the folks he labored with.
“Watching that present, there have been so many instances I wished to select up the telephone and name a few of these folks to say, ‘I am so sorry and let’s discuss it, and I want you’d had a greater time, and I want I might’ve proven you a greater expertise,” Schneider says.
On the finish of the interview, Schneider says there are two issues that he would do in another way. The primary is that he would have a licensed therapist to supervise the method to verify the children actually wished to be there doing that job. The second factor he would change is how he treats everybody. Schneider says he regrets not giving folks one of the best of him.
Dan Schneider on whether or not a few of his reveals had inappropriate content material for kids’s tv
Whereas the documentary made it seem to be Schneider was in a position to put no matter he wished on air, he says all jokes have been authorized by quite a few greater rating folks at Nickelodeon.
“The notion that I had the ability to simply produce no matter I need and have it air is fake,” Schneider says. “There have been many, many ranges of scrutiny. We had executives in LA, and we had executives in New York to get approval from.”
‘Quiet on Set’ documentary:Dan Schneider allegations and what we discovered about Nickelodeon’s darkish aspect
Throughout the interview, Schneider says a number of instances that if jokes from these reveals are inappropriate now to chop them from air. He would moderately have these segments reduce from the reveals than to have folks not have the ability to take pleasure in his work.
He did admit that a few of the “On Air Dares” pushed the envelope too far, however once more he says that the whole lot was authorized by folks above his place. Schneider says that he had no concept any of the children have been uncomfortable with the dares on the time.
What Dan Schneider says about Amanda Bynes and Drake Bell
Schneider says that Amanda Bynes got here to him and her complete group when she tried to get emancipated. He additionally emphasised that she wished the emancipation for herself.
“We supported her,” Schneider says. “She tried to get emancipated. It ended up not working, and he or she did not.”
About Drake Bell, Schneider stated what occurred there was the darkest half in his profession, although he did not rent Brian Peck. He would go on to speak about his shock and disgust when he discovered Peck had been rehired at Disney after registering as a intercourse offender.
“When Drake and I talked and he informed me what occurred, I used to be extra devastated by that than something that had ever occurred in my profession to this point,” Schneider says.
He tells the story of how Bell’s mom got here and requested him to assist write her speech for the decide with tears in his eyes. In line with the story, she informed Schneider he was higher with phrases than she was which is why she requested for his assist.
Dan Schneider dispels rumors from his time at Nickelodeon
There have been two rumors that Schneider wished to dispel in the course of the interview. The primary rumor was that he was banned from the set from “What I Like About You,” a WB sitcom starring Amanda Bynes, for having points with one other author on the present. Schneider says as an alternative of being as concerned as he often is, he took the again seat. He says he spent more often than not within the author’s room engaged on scripts as an alternative of serving to direct the whole lot.
The second rumor was that he managed the pay for the writers Christy Stratton and Jenny Hilgen. The 2 appeared on “Quiet on Set” and described office harassment in addition to having to separate a wage whereas being the one feminine writers on employees. Schneider stated he by no means managed the amount of cash somebody makes and by no means knew what many of the writers he labored with made. He says that it’s a frequent apply in Hollywood to separate two writers for the worth of 1 when the 2 writers are on their first job and that he has been on a number of units that did that.
‘Quiet on Set’ stirs responses from former Nickelodeon stars
Because the present aired on March 17, there was a big presence on social media of individuals exhibiting assist for these affected. Lots of the stars of Schneider’s reveals have been energetic on social platforms.
Nathan Kress and Jerry Trainor, each from the hit present “iCarly,” unfollowed each the Nickelodeon and iCarly Instagram accounts after the documentary.
Bryan Christopher Hearne and Giovonnie Samuels from “All That” each posted on X to say thanks for the assist from so many individuals on social media. Hearne additionally posted an image along with his mom captioned, “God’s rejection is safety. Love you ma.”
Alexa Nikolas has in all probability been essentially the most energetic of all the previous childhood stars that appeared within the documentary. She posted an image of her and “All That” star Leon Frierson captioned, “Little us is so pleased with us.” Nikolas has additionally been busy on X sharing information articles, making response movies and asking Nickelodeon to take away some scenes of her from “Zoey 101.”