Regardless of his apology video, former TV producer Dan Schneider hasn’t spoken to Nickelodeon about censoring previous programming for the reason that launch of the stunning documentary Quiet on Set, RadarOnline.com has realized.
Quiet on Set: The Darkish Facet of Children TV uncovered the poisonous atmosphere and sexual abuse happening on the community within the late 90s and early 2000s, particularly on Schneider’s hit exhibits, together with Drake & Josh, All That, The Amanda Present, iCarly and Zoey 101.
After the documentary’s launch, Schneider issued an apology video addressing considerations about eyebrow elevating traces featured on a few of the community’s hottest exhibits and net collection.
“All these jokes that you simply’re talking of that [Quiet on Set] coated over the previous two nights, each a kind of jokes was written for a child viewers, as a result of youngsters thought they had been humorous, and solely humorous,” the producer mentioned of traces featured in The Amanda Present, Victorious and iCarly.
In a press release, a consultant for Schneider doubled down on claims made within the apology video and expressed the producer’s perception that the controversial traces needs to be faraway from the exhibits.
“Dan completely by no means meant for any of these jokes that at the moment are being seen as sexualized content material to be something apart from humorous for teenagers. Children don’t take a look at issues the identical means as adults,” the assertion learn.
“The jokes had been humorous for teenagers, and solely humorous. However now, 20 to 25 years later, adults are taking a look at a handful of these jokes and taking a look at them by means of grownup lenses and it’s making some individuals uncomfortable. So Dan thinks these jokes needs to be lower from the reruns.”
Whereas the assertion — and apology video — seemingly advised Schneider gave his blessing for the removing of controversial skits and contours from his exhibits, the producer has but to contact Nickelodeon to debate any motion plan to make this occur, in line with the Hollywood Reporter.
Nickelodeon parted methods with Schneider and his manufacturing firm, Schneider’s Bakery, in 2018. Whereas the disgraced producer is now not linked to the community, his widespread exhibits are nonetheless accessible to observe on the community in addition to Paramount platforms.
Along with being accessible to view on widespread streaming on subscription-based platforms like Netflix, PlutoTV, Paramount+, and Roku — in addition to for buy or obtain on Amazon Prime, Apple TV and Vudu — controversial content material additionally lived on an internet site known as The Slap.
Whereas it was unclear who was behind The Slap, the web site shut down in 2018, the identical yr Schneider and Nickelodeon lower ties. Sources on the community claimed Schneider used the web site to avoid Nickelodeon’s requirements division and air unapproved content material.
“He would simply do them on set or on off-days with the actors and put them up, and we’d discover out about them after the very fact. And right here they’re, dwelling in infamy,” the insider mentioned.
A consultant for Schneider responded to claims relating to The Slap, “They might put further content material on that website, and it went by means of the identical approvals chain. It wasn’t a Dan web site. It was actually a part of the present.”
Nonetheless, clips of controversial sketches and contours have circulated and even been compiled into YouTube movies highlighting the poisonous nature and sexual innuendos previous to and for the reason that documentary’s launch.