Laybourne, Geraldine (Gerry), xii, 32, 60, 61, 67–69, 76, 80, 81, 85, 94–95, 123, 142, 145, 165–66, 168–70, 181–82, 200, 203, 215, 222–25, 228–31, 252, 268, 274, 276, 281
Lederer, Lisa, 17, 43–44, 100, 101, 105–6, 121, 165, 166, 226, 276
Lesure, Annette, 61–62, 151, 201, 270, 276
Lewis, Crystal, 23, 128, 205, 276
Lewis, Jenny, 282
Lindores, Vanessa, 2, 12, 13, 24, 28, 46, 48, 53, 57, 158, 247, 276
Liolis, Magda, 103
Lish, Becca, 77, 152, 159, 276
Litwack, Wendy, 159, 182, 200, 232, 277
Lively, Andrea, 98, 104, 120, 204–5, 244, 277
Livewire, 220, 279
Lobban, Chris, 8, 21, 48, 191
Lucas, Heidi, 2, 6, 18–21, 26, 27, 39–41, 62, 136, 277
Lucero, Dominic, 205–6, 253
Lye, Les, 13, 30–31, 154, 159, 201
Lynch, Tommy, 164, 225–26, 277
MacArthur, Erik, 35, 137, 189, 191, 277
MacHale, D.J., 4, 26, 34, 35, 65, 134, 148, 192–93, 236, 277
Maronna, Michael, 1–2, 4, 15, 16, 34, 39, 50, 74, 146, 238, 243, 248, 277
Martel, Dave, 8, 9, 118, 277
Mason, Brenda, 9–10, 13, 14, 31, 45–46, 54–56, 59, 141, 277
Maxim, 44–45
McGlade, Christine, 8, 9, 17, 29, 46, 48, 57–59, 108, 158, 201, 240, 243, 277
McHugh, Tom, 232
McLellan, Dan, 141
McNally, Diz, 82, 119, 140, 277
McRobb, Will, 32–34, 65, 84, 90, 92, 106, 118, 126–28, 164–65, 168, 171, 173, 174, 181–83, 186–88, 226, 227, 235, 236, 243, 268, 277–78, 286
Melamed, Lisa, 17, 41, 156, 163, 278
Midnight Society, 4
Miller, George, 214
Minton, Thomas, 113, 169, 176, 235, 278
Mitchell, Kel, 285
Miteff, Karim, 103, 104, 150, 164, 204–5, 265, 278
Mittenthal, Bob, 22, 56, 63, 94, 124, 157, 196, 227, 234, 235, 240, 242–43, 249, 278
Moore, Phil, 80, 120, 143, 150, 278
Morris, Josh, 14, 47, 53, 58–59, 107, 278
Morissette, Alanis, 42, 45–46, 48, 51–52
Mothersbaugh, Mark, 131–33, 231, 271, 278
Mulcahy, Mark, 126–28, 143–44, 278–79
Murphy, Joe, 70
music and sound, 126–44
Naylor, Lynne, 162
Newman, Fred, 72, 114, 130, 140–41, 158, 220, 279, 281
Nick Arcade, 95, 97–99, 103, 143, 204, 241, 244, 265, 269, 277, 278, 282, 285, 286
diversity and, 150, 164
Nikosey, Kristen, 119, 279
Nikosey, Tom, 242, 279
Nye, Bill, 242
O’Connor, Joe, 11, 31–32, 35, 44–45, 51, 82, 100, 192, 201, 202, 233, 251, 279
Oleynik, Larisa, 2, 4, 52, 146, 164, 165, 279
Oliver, Ron, 26, 79, 107, 157, 163, 279
O’Malley, Mike, 103, 197
O’Neal, Sean, 5, 11, 35, 37, 38, 39, 42, 44, 132, 160, 191–92, 198, 250, 280
Osome, Brodie, 153
Out of Control, 82, 119, 239, 267, 272, 274, 277, 279, 281, 284
Pekar, Marty, 129
Petrie, Doug, 72
Pitt, Eugene, 129, 130
Pomann, Bob, 183, 280
Pomposello, Tom, 88, 129–30
Preis, Doug, 72, 138, 249, 280
Price, Roger, 8, 10, 12–15, 24, 25, 27–29, 36, 39, 45–49, 51–52, 54–56, 58, 59, 67, 85, 98–99, 107, 148–49, 158, 190, 201, 240, 249, 267–68, 280
Pryce, Craig, 78–79, 158, 280
Pursel, Richard, 167, 174–75, 177–78, 280
Ramone, Joey, 139
Rated K, 228
Rawls, Hardy, 16, 31, 224, 280
Raymond, James, 136
Reccardi, Chris, 113, 114, 134–35, 162, 169, 171, 173, 175, 180, 217, 280–81
Reid, Adam, 6, 10, 12–15, 28, 29, 42, 45, 106–7, 148–49, 159–60, 281
Ren & Stimpy Show, The, 34, 60, 75, 83, 112, 113, 167–82, 186, 217–18, 235, 264, 266, 267, 269, 270, 273, 275, 278, 280–81, 287
diversity and, 162
“Man’s Best Friend,” 167–69, 217
“Space Madness,” 174
“Stimpy’s Invention,” 173, 174
Renee-Preciado, Julene, 42, 136, 206, 248, 281
Reynolds, Ryan, 265
Rhoden, Dave, 7–9, 11–12, 21–22, 42, 48, 120, 190, 191, 243–44, 281
Riley, Jack, 161
Rintaro, 108
Robbins, Brian, 222
Rocko’s Modern Life, 70, 183
Ross, Rich, 201, 274
Ross, Robyn, 46
Roundhouse, 22, 72, 74, 102, 104, 136, 142, 205–8, 248, 267, 268, 271, 272, 276, 281–83
diversity and, 151, 153, 160
opening sequence of, 128
Rowe, Robbie, 208
Ruddy, Lisa, 28
Rugrats, 66, 68, 73, 75, 77, 81, 109–12, 173, 194, 208–17, 224, 231, 248, 263, 264–67, 270, 275, 284, 286
diversity and, 150, 154–55, 161
music for, 131–33, 271, 278
“Naked Tommy,” 78
Rugrats in Paris, 210
Russo, Robin (Robin Marrella), 60–62, 82, 149, 198–200, 203–4, 234, 240, 248–49, 281
diversity and, 160
music for, 134, 143, 263
Sarandon, Susan, 210
Sawyer, Dan, 87, 130, 138, 279, 281
Scannell, Herb, 2, 67, 123–24, 125, 164, 166, 182, 206–8, 216, 217, 223–25, 228–30, 252, 281
Scarborough, Ken, 75, 186–87, 281
Schiff, Marty, 82, 248, 281
Schultz, Mark, 75, 101, 103, 141–43, 191, 207, 222, 249, 282, 286
Secret World of Alex Mack, The, 164–65, 277, 279
Seibert, Fred, 32, 69, 70, 88, 91–92, 144, 148, 172, 228, 252–53, 271, 282
Sennett, Blake (Blake Soper), 6, 22, 24, 42, 74–75, 190, 246, 247, 282
Setter, Jill, 21–22
Shaftel, Lisa, 97, 282
Sheffield, Buddy, 22, 23, 102, 142, 206–8, 272, 282
Sheffield, Heather, 65, 72, 163, 206, 282
Shulman, Connie, 138, 152–53, 159, 232, 244, 251, 282
Sidoni, David, 23, 42, 160, 205, 283
Silberberg, Alan, 61, 63, 77, 94, 139, 184, 283
Silcoff, Marjorie, 13, 14, 17, 27, 30, 48, 56, 59, 154, 283
Simensky, Linda, 70, 108, 112, 147, 172, 181, 212, 215, 231, 237, 271, 283
Slavkin, Steve, 18–19, 25, 27, 35, 50, 65–66, 117, 134, 142, 202, 283
slime, 39, 53–86, 100, 187–88, 219
Smith, Jim, 134–35, 167
Snow Day, 235–36, 272, 278, 286
sound and music, 126–44
Speller, Mike, 30, 283
Spicer, Bryan, 114–17, 283
Spielberg, Steven, 124
Spiller, Michael, 83–84, 115–16, 128, 273, 283
Spillum, Jack, 182, 283
SpongeBob SquarePants, 139, 218, 219, 235, 280
Stalling, Carl, 130
Steiner, Jocelyn, 8, 21, 120
Stenstrom, David, 226, 284
Stiller, Ben, 241, 285
Stillman, Joe, 32, 34, 90–92, 106, 152, 284
Straw, Syd, 139, 146, 284
Sulkis, Larry, 87, 226, 284
Summers, Marc, xi–xiii, 60–61, 73, 81, 122, 188, 195–200, 220, 234, 281, 284
Sweet, Rachel, 129, 134, 135, 165, 234, 244, 284
Swenson, Chuck, 75, 109–10, 132, 150,
162, 209, 212, 251, 284
Tager, Aron, 25, 195, 242, 245, 285
Tale of the Wicked Gift, The, 236
Tamberelli, Danny, 1, 5, 7, 16, 24, 32, 42–43, 49, 83–84, 227, 238, 243, 245, 285
Taylor, Byron, 88, 92–94, 97, 99–103, 123, 124, 187–88, 193, 195–96, 221, 285
Taylor, Christine, 1, 7, 11, 17, 36, 41, 71, 95, 96, 241, 285
Thomas, Frank, 109
Thompson, Hunter S., 118
Thompson, Kenan, 19–20, 50–51, 61, 187, 190, 238, 285
Tierney, Jacob, 4–5, 204, 251, 285
Torres, Joe, 17, 95, 156
Toumanian, Curt, 99, 285
Trachtenberg, Michelle, 16, 42–43, 83, 118, 147, 199, 285–86
Viksten, Steve, 68, 73, 150, 151, 161, 208–11, 213–17, 264, 286
Vinson, Chuck, 31–32, 36, 37, 43, 44, 64, 105, 157, 160, 233, 248, 286
Virgien, Norton, 68, 78, 109, 286
Viscardi, Chris, 32, 65, 67, 89–90, 92, 123, 126, 127, 164–65, 226, 236, 243, 268, 277–78, 286
Vitco, Dan, 131, 143, 286
Walsh, Marty, 136
Webb, Scott, 39, 54, 59, 67, 68, 88–91, 145, 220, 222, 229–31, 286
Weissman, Adam, 3–4, 51, 190–91, 219–21, 227, 287
Welcome Freshmen, 21, 30, 51, 220, 240, 247, 269, 278, 281, 283, 287
diversity and, 157
West, Billy, 76, 138, 168, 179, 182–83, 233, 287
Wild & Crazy Kids, 3, 61, 63, 95, 197–98, 270, 273, 276
diversity and, 151
Williams, John, 132
Wray, Bill, 33, 113, 167, 177, 179, 217, 235, 287
Yost, Graham, 71, 74, 96, 189, 239, 287
You Can’t Do That on Television, 3, 6, 8, 12, 17, 51, 59, 61, 67, 85, 98, 106–7, 119, 187, 228, 231, 234, 251, 265, 267–68, 270, 271, 275–78, 280, 281, 283
diversity and, 147, 148, 153, 154, 158
laugh track on, 141
Young, Damian, 78, 152, 201, 287
Zahn, Jeff, 132–34, 287
Zibach, Raymond, 113, 181, 287
Zimbler, Jason, 1, 3, 8, 50, 72, 146, 151, 160, 191, 246–47, 250, 287
Being a cast member on You Can’t Do That on Television meant “being yourself,” learning your lines while still doing your homework, and making sure to take your slimings and waterings like a pro.
Eighties icon Diz McNally on the set of the early Nick show Out of Control. Besides creating the character Diz Aster, she is known for her signature Fast-Told Fairy Tales and high-pitched “Diz Call.” The show would last only one season, but would be “run to death” in reruns by Nick for the next decade, according to show creator Bob Hughes.
Roundhouse cocreator and director Rita Hester with choreographer Barry Lather.
A model representation of an early version of the Double Dare set. “I’ve never heard so many kids swear in my life,” Nickelodeon president Gerry Laybourne said of the audience reaction during the shooting of the first-ever episode.
Wild & Crazy Kids hosts Donnie Jeffcoat, Jessica Gaynes, and Omar Gooding at the White House with Arnold Schwarzenegger in 1991.
Rick “Endless Mike” Gomez, Alison “Ellen” Fanelli, and Michael “Big Pete” Maronna fool around behind the scenes of The Adventures of Pete & Pete.
Marc Summers holds daughter Meredith alongside Nickelodeon “daddy” Geoffrey Darby in 1987.
Dave Rhoden, who played brainy Merv on Welcome Freshmen, with studio mate Melissa Joan Hart from Clarissa Explains It All. Rhoden says that though he was intimidated on the one or two platonic dates the young actors went on, Hart was shier than he would have thought.
Are You Afraid of the Dark? creator D.J. MacHale (right) gives actor Christopher Heyerdahl a bite of his own medicine behind the scenes of episode “The Tale of the Midnight Madness.”
Some liked him, some loved him. Some hated him, some wanted to kill him. But there’s no doubt that Clarissa Explains It All show creator and Nicktoons story editor Mitchell Kriegman was an integral member of the classic Nick team. Pictured here alongside Clarissa star Melissa Joan Hart.
The cast and crew of Salute Your Shorts.