"Quiet on Set" documentary, who is Dan Schneider, and why did Nickelodeon protect him?!

About this episode

The episode explores the dark side of Dan Schneider's career at Nickelodeon, revealing abuse and unsafe practices behind the scenes.

Dan Schneider was one of Nickelodeon's most successful creators of tween tv, bringing us childhood classics in the early 2000s such as Drake & Josh, iCarly and Victorious. But behind the scenes of the bubbly and bright sets were horrific tales of abuse, manipulation and unsafe work practices. In this first part we take a look at how Dan Schneider built his Nickelodeon empire, the experiences of staff who worked for him, and uncover how his tyrannical leadership crafted an environment that enabled predatory behaviour towards children. F-k Nickelodeon and most importantly - let me know what you think! Instagram - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@moodforfeud⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TikTok - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@moodforfeud ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Support the show on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Ko-fi⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ all funds go towards upgrading my podcast gear!⁠⁠ CW: child abuse, sexual harassment, verbal and emotional abuse Timestamps 00:00 Intro 06:34 Quiet on Set 08:46 Dan Schneider joins Nickelodeon 13:22 The Amanda Show 21:28 Gender discrimination on set 36:19 Amanda and Dan fallout 40:31 Dan's sets were unsafe 47:22 Inappropriate 'jokes' Intro/Outro Music Yar Written by Ryan Skelton Produced by Ras & Sakunera…

People in this episode

Host: Katja

Topics covered

• Dan Schneider
• Nickelodeon
• child abuse
• workplace safety
• tween television
• Hollywood controversies

Keywords

• Dan Schneider
• Nickelodeon
• child actors
• Hollywood abuse
• on set abuse
• tween TV shows
• workplace harassment

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Nickelodeon

Books & works: Drake & Josh, iCarly, Victorious, The Amanda Show

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