10 Shocking Reveals from Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV

I've been waiting 17 years for today welcome to M Mojo and today we're looking at the biggest Bombshells from investigation discoveries four-part expose about Nickelodeon everyone knew it from New York to California so who would we go to who could we possibly go to to complain about this Amanda bines replaced Katrina Johnson I have less and less and less in then no time with [Music] Dan so the new favorite had arrived I was out from 1994 to 1997 Katrina Johnson was the youngest cast member of Nickelodean hit sketch comedy series all that during her time on the show she was one of Dan Schneider's favorite young actors and as she recalled in the docu series he even considered giving Johnson her own show but as she got older her appearance became an issue for the producers particularly her weight which they called attention to I mean that stuck with me you can't be the fat one like I still hear those words in my head to this day with the addition of rising star Amanda binds in 1996 Johnson felt she was progressively sidelined by her former mentor and she left the show a year later Schneider would go on to be a significant figure in shaping bind' successful career which some people including her parents saw as concerning maybe at the time people viewed it as comedy but I think now some people are very uncomfortable with the application gender discrimination and a toxic work environment in the late '90s Nickelodeon producer Dan Schneider created a spin-off series to all that centered on Amanda binds for Christy Stratton and Jenny kilgen the only women in The Amanda Show writers room it was a dream job I had been in La for 7 years and so it felt very satisfying that um someone was going to pay me to write comedy however there were red flags from the start Stratton and kilan were made to share one salary between them which isn't exactly legal and along with other female staffers they allegedly endured Schneider's misogynistic Behavior degrading jokes and harassment I don't want to talk about that I mean it's not that I'm not like I'm not proud of it and I'm also like thinking about it now yeah it's like oh boy I I just think of that poor girl and what she had to you know go through Stratton was reportedly fired shortly before the end of season 1 kilan quit just days into season 2 and filed a lawsuit against the production company for gender discrimination ultimately settling out of court the awful experience had a lasting impact on their careers in the television industry I knew that this was the end of my career so it had better be worth it like it had better stop and to learn that it didn't stop that it was all for nothing sexualizing the female casts in the early 2020s people revisiting nickel Ian shows from their childhood have noticed that some content was undeniably bizarre bordering on the explicit once I saw it again as an adult was when that memory came back I was like oh oh oh oh wasn't funny it still isn't funny to me old episodes of Ariana Grande went viral showing her Victorious and salmon cat character Cat Valentine attempting to juice a potato among other suggestive acts former employees also noted that Schneider was instrumental in choosing revealing clothing for the young cast and writing adult jokes into the episodes it was clear that there was a permissibility around these sexualized jokes with children it was part for the course like strange things amused Dan and that was just one of the things he thought was funny prior to quiet onet Zoe 101 cast member Alexa Nicholas had already been vocal about her discomfort working on the show although she doesn't appear in the docu series they referenced Janette mcc's 2022 Memoir I'm glad my mom died in which she detailed the Creator's verbal abuse and inappropriate interactions he'll call people idiots buffoons stupid dumb sloppy careless and spineless the Creator knows how to make someone feel worthless inappropriate adult humor I remember someone from Nickelodeon sitting with us and saying like oh does this mean you know this dirty thing and Dan was like no why would you think that's like tainted like you've tainted something and they were like okay kids program in tends to have some jokes and references for the parents but Dan Schneider shows like all that and The Amanda Show often crossed a line from character names with slang terms to costumes with phallic imagery it was clear to some people behind the scenes what the writers were alluding to wait why is this in the show what is what is the joke here exactly there's this weird element of like they all were able to like pull a fast one and get away with it and that's like a part of the joke crew members and parents would noticed questionable jokes and sexual innuendo but the environment made it difficult to express these concerns especially to Schneider and as former cast members recall in the docu series they were often uncomfortable with the material even if they didn't know exactly what the innuendos meant I'm just looking back at it it's just very strange frankly it was just uncomfortable traumatizing on air dares Nickelodean onair dare segment was essentially Fear Factor for kids challenging the young actors to endure gross and scary dares on camera All That cast members Kyle Sullivan and Brian Christopher Hearn recounted moments on the show that made them extremely uncomfortable for themselves and their castmates those were particularly traumatic and they were sort of designed to be the whole idea was that you would have to do something scary on camera and they got pretty scary Hearn had one particularly awful challenge of getting covered in peanut butter and laying down as multiple dogs licked it off of him on stage in the video clip from the segment he clearly says that he doesn't like it I don't like this I feel gross Sullivan pointed out just how torturous it could be with challenges that involved worms dead fish and scorpions young viewers would likely see this as funny but for the actual participants it was anything but I think that people kind of just look at us and go you made some money so what are you complaining about and yeah we collect our money sure but at what cost racist SC is starring black actors my time on Nickelodeon played a big part in how I dealt and still deal with racial issues with shows such as Keenan and Kell Nickelodeon always seemed to value and encourage diversity but in the doc series all that stars Giovanni Samuels and Brian Christopher Hearn said that compared to their white castmates they felt quote overlooked I understood the magnitude of being the token black girl but I didn't realize how significant that was until years later Hearn recalled a hurtful incident when a strange character required him to wear a bodysuit and someone offensively joked about the skin tone color it should be but fearing repercussions he didn't say anything back whoever was doing my makeup at the time was kind of like hand on my shoulder like it's going to be okay like don't worry about that he just said Samuels and Hearn also occasionally had to play into racial stereotypes hearn's mother Tracy discussed a sketch that she viewed as racist one where her son pretended to sell cookies but believed it was made to seem like he was really selling illegal substances Jason handy allegations as a production assistant on Nickelodeon shows all that and The Amanda Show Jason handy was a familiar face to young actors and their parents speaking in the docu series MJ details how her daughter Brandy booked a background role in one episode and began corresponding with handy via email she let me read it and it was a very innocent email it just talked about the shows that he hadd been working on but what thought was seemingly harmless progressed into him sending her an explicit photo and while MJ didn't go to the police herself handy was finally arrested in April 2003 and charged with multiple felony counts involving inappropriate acts and material keep your trust in God and don't forget me you and all the kids are why I work for free half the week I love you Jason he pled no contest and received a six-year sentence shockingly he wasn't the only convicted predator employed by Nickelodeon registered sex offender ezel Channel another Nickelodeon employee was arrested in 2005 when you look at having multiple child Predators who worked at Nickelodeon it raises some confusing questions on who to hold accountable Brian pe's connection to John Wayne gasy hi I'm not just pickle boy but I'm also a trained professional who works here on the set of all that you can tell by by very important looking headset like Jason handy Brian peek was well known at Nickelodeon though the acting and dialogue coach was much more involved and even appeared on screen at times Kyle Sullivan recalled a get together he attended at PC's home where he found a weird portrait of a clown Brian got very excited when I asked him about it he flipped the thing around and on the back it said to Brian I hope you enjoy the painting best wishes your friend John Wayne gasy he learned that the man had a disturbing quote pen pal relationship with John Wayne gasy a victed serial killer who targeted young men even at his age Sullivan knew this was strange however he alleged that other guests including adults and parents also saw PC's collection of letters and art from gasy in his nightstand next to his bed and he like pulls him out and starts showing them to me your instinct is to give someone the benefit of the doubt if you've known them for that long even in the face of like this really bad sign Drake Bell was John Doe have you you ever told your story publicly before I have never told my story publicly quiet on set centered its third episode on Drake Bell former star of The Amanda Show and Drake and Josh for the first time the actor musician detailed the alleged abuse he suffered at the hands of Brian pek as a young actor you know anytime I would have an audition or anytime I needed to work on dialogue or anything I somehow ended up back at Brian's house and and it just got worse and worse and worse the acting and dialogue coach became a constant presence managing to turn Bell and others against his father who was his manager Peck was arrested just months after Jason handy in 2003 due to his age at the time Belle's name was kept hidden and he was referred to as John Doe something very few people knew until now unfortunately there was no therapy and was left to my own devices which at that age probably isn't the best thing famous supporters Drake Bell was in attendance at the day of the sentencing for Brian PE in October 2004 though he was relieved his tormenter was finally caught Bell was shocked to see the amount of support he received from notable people in the industry his entire side of the courtroom was full full there were definitely some recognizable faces on that side of the room these included growing Pain's cast members Alan Thick and Joanna Karns The Amanda Show crew members rich and Beth Carell along with actors James Marsden and Taran kilum in 2024 Boy Meets World Stars will fidell and Ryder Strong claimed their letters were based on misinformation you know he he had us had Ryder and I write letters of support to the judge and these are things we did and and again we did them because we were then lied to we weren't told the whole story but it doesn't change the fact that we did it peek pled no contest was sentenced to 16 months in prison and was required to register as a sex offender still he went on to work in Hollywood even briefly on Disney Channels The Sweet Life of Zach and Cody there are not enough Protections in place to keep even convicted sexual predators off of kids TV shows did you watch quiet onet let us know in the comments below there a house of horrors no kidding house a [Music] hor [Music]

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Length: 12min 45sec (765 seconds)

Published: Tue Mar 19 2024