now-disgraced dialogue coach Brian Peck<\/a>, other Nickelodeon alums are discussing Dan Schneider.<\/p>\nFrom All That<\/em> to The Amanda Show<\/em> to Drake & Josh<\/em> and then iCarly <\/em>(and related properties), Dan Schneider is responsible for decades of Nickelodeon hits and ratings juggernauts.<\/p>\nBut the Quiet on Set<\/em> documentary accuses him of inappropriate and toxic workplace behavior during those years. Now Schneider is offering up an apology.<\/p>\n<\/noscript>Speaking to BooG!e on YouTube, Dan Schneider addresses the controversy from his years at Nickelodeon. (Image Credit: YouTube)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\u2018Quiet on Set\u2019 details a toxic workplace culture behind the scenes<\/h2>\n On Sunday, March 17, and Monday, March 18, the four-episode Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV <\/em>docuseries aired on Investigation Discovery.<\/p>\nThe focus was on Viacom, more specifically on Nickelodeon, and most <\/em>specifically on legendary showrunner Dan Schneider.<\/p>\nThe man\u2019s infamous interest in pranks seemed to contribute to the comedies that he helmed. However, they also created a toxic environment where writers felt that they had to jump at his command \u2014 even when his demands crossed the line.<\/p>\nChristy Stratton was a writer on The Amanda Show who described her experiences, including once making herself sick doing a $300 dare for her boss \u2026 who then failed to pay her for it. (Image Credit: Investigation Discovery)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nTo be clear, the docuseries \u2014 like Nickelodeon\u2019s due diligence investigations years ago \u2014 did not turn up any evidence of sexual abuse or misconduct by Schneider.<\/p>\n
There were some writers who felt uncomfortable with some of the \u201cadult\u201d jokes that made their way into shows for children, particularly by way of child stars.<\/p>\n
(Truth be told, as someone slightly younger than Amanda Bynes and that generation of Nickelodeon actors, I as a viewer understood most of those jokes at the time. Notably, lots of children\u2019s media includes jokes for adult viewers \u2014 for one famous example, see Shrek<\/em>)<\/p>\nWriter\/producer Dan Schneider (C) accepts the Lifetime Achievement Award onstage with actors from his shows during Nickelodeon\u2019s 27th Annual Kids\u2019 Choice Awards held at USC Galen Center on March 29, 2014. (Photo Credit: Kevin Winter\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nBut not all of the allegations about Dan Schneider were just questionable jokes<\/h2>\n Schneider allegedly asked a colleague for a massage at one point. Outside of very specific workplace dynamics (a professional masseur or a sex worker), that is wholly inappropriate for any workplace. Even <\/em>if there\u2019s no sexual intent.<\/p>\nThe larger issue \u2014 bigger than the unsettling volume of foot-related humor in his shows and on his social media \u2014 was how he allegedly treated his colleagues.<\/p>\n
From unethically underpaying people to berating them to making them yell that they were \u201cidiots\u201d or \u201csluts,\u201d there\u2019s no excuse for how he allegedly treated writers and others on the set.<\/p>\nWriter\/producer Dan Schneider speaks at Nickelodeon\u2019s exclusive premiere for the upcoming primetime TV event of the summer. \u201ciParty with Victorious,\u201d Saturday, June 4, 2011. Many fans of both shows remember the crossover event. (Photo Credit: Michael Buckner\/Getty Images for Nickelodeon)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nQuiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV<\/em> addressed more than just Schneider. In fact, it did discuss adult men in the industry who are <\/em>accused of sexual misconduct.<\/p>\nBeside the story of a man allegedly emailing a young girl a naked photo of himself, descriptions of Schneider being toxic in the writer\u2019s room can seem secondary.<\/p>\n
But the behavior that people \u2014 particularly women, judging from those who spoke during the documentary \u2014 described is truly <\/em>inexcusable.<\/p>\nBooG!e sits down with Dan Schneider in a March 2024 YouTube video. (Image Credit: YouTube)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nDan Schneider is responding to the docuseries<\/h2>\n BooG!e played T-Bo, a recurring character who sold odd items like pickles on sticks, on iCarly<\/em>. He sat down with Dan Schneider on his YouTube channel, as you can see below.<\/p>\n\u201cWatching over the past few nights was very difficult,\u201d Schneider expressed during the video. \u201cMe facing my past behaviors, some of which are embarrassing and I regret. I definitely owe some people a pretty strong apology.\u201d<\/p>\n
He affirmed: \u201cNo writer should ever feel uncomfortable in any writers room, ever. Period. No excuses.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n
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