MIKE SPELLER played Vice Principal Elliott Lippman on Welcome Freshmen.
BRYAN SPICER was a director on Salute Your Shorts. Add. Credits Incl.: 24, Parker Lewis Can’t Lose, and Eerie, Indiana.
MICHAEL SPILLER was the original cinematographer on The Adventures of Pete & Pete before John Inwood took over. He also directed the iconic opening sequence with Polaris. Add. Credits Incl.: Modern Family, Scrubs, and Ugly Betty.
JACK SPILLUM was a supervising producer on Doug who was instrumental in helping to establish Jumbo Pictures, the animation studio responsible for that series.
DAVID STENSTROM played Waldo on Out of Control.
JOE STILLMAN was in the On-Air Promotions Department before writing for The Adventures of Pete & Pete. He also wrote two episodes of Doug. Add. Credits Incl.: Beavis and Butt-Head, King of the Hill, Shrek, and Shrek 2.
SYD STRAW had a recurring role on The Adventures of Pete & Pete as number-obsessed math teacher Ms. Fingerwood. A highly successful singer-songwriter who has acted in various films and television series, she was an iconic fixture of the “Downtown Manhattan” scene of the eighties.
LARRY SULKIS was the head writer on Out of Control. Sulkis later worked with John Carpenter, writing Carpenter’s Village of the Damned reboot and Ghosts of Mars, as well as producing the memorable “commercials” in They Live.
MARC SUMMERS, considered the “Godfather of Nickelodeon,” hosted and produced Double Dare as well as its various iterations. He also developed and produced a number of other shows at Nickelodeon, including What Would You Do?, which he hosted. He later produced and developed numerous shows for the Food Network.
RACHEL SWEET sung and wrote the theme song to Clarissa Explains It All along with producer Anthony Battaglia. Her widely diverse oeuvre includes an early career as a pop singer and acting in her own show—The Sweet Life—along with guest spots in The Critic and Seinfeld. She’s also produced and written for such series as Dharma & Greg and George Lopez.
CHUCK SWENSON was the Creative Producer on Rugrats who helped to establish the look and tone of the show along with Gabor Csupo, Peter Chung, and other directors.
ARON TAGER played recurring villain Dr. Vink on Are You Afraid of the Dark? He also performed as Zeebo the Clown in the episode “The Tale of Laughing in the Dark.” In addition to having appeared in numerous television series and films, he works in theater and the fine arts.
DANNY TAMBERELLI played Little Pete on The Adventures of Pete & Pete. He performs with the band Jounce in addition to his comedy troupe ManBoobs Comedy. Add. Credits Incl.: All That and Figure It Out.
BYRON TAYLOR was the in-house set/production designer at Nickelodeon. His designs were used for almost every show over the years, including Double Dare, Clarissa Explains It All, Roundhouse, Nick Arcade, GUTS, and Kenan & Kel.
CHRISTINE TAYLOR played Melody Hanson on Hey Dude. Thereafter, she skyrocketed with such credits as Marcia Brady in The Brady Bunch movies and—with husband Ben Stiller—featured roles in Zoolander, Dodgeball, and Tropic Thunder.
KENAN THOMPSON was a cast member on All That who also starred in Kenan & Kel with Kel Mitchell, whom he played against in their film Good Burger. Add. Credits Incl.: The Mighty Ducks franchise, Heavy Weights, Fat Albert, and Saturday Night Live (series regular).
JACOB TIERNEY played Midnight Society member Eric on Are You Afraid of the Dark?
CURT TOUMANIAN programmed many of the original video games and graphics on Nick Arcade.
MICHELLE TRACHTENBERG played Nona Mecklenberg on The Adventures of Pete & Pete. Add. Credits Incl.: Clarissa Explains It All, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Mysterious Skin, Harriet the Spy, and Eurotrip.
STEVE VIKSTEN was a writer on Rugrats. He also wrote for and cocreated Hey Arnold! with fellow Rugrats writer Craig Bartlett.
CHUCK VINSON was a director on Clarissa Explains It All. He has a long history of directing award shows and comedy presentations for the likes of Sinbad and Steve Harvey. Add. Credits Incl.: The Cosby Show, Martin, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, and The Mystery Files of Shelby Woo.
NORTON VIRGIEN was a director on Rugrats who also directed The Rugrats Movie. Add. Credits Incl.: Duckman.
CHRIS VISCARDI worked in Nick’s On-Air Promotions Department, where Will McRobb and he helped to develop Nick at Nite before the duo cocreated The Adventures of Pete & Pete with Katherine Dieckmann. He wrote and produced a number of the episodes, interstitials, and specials, and later worked with Will McRobb on Snow Day.
DAN VITCO worked closely with Nickelodeon Senior Audio Designer Mark Schultz on the majority of series during this era, composing songs for such shows as Nick Arcade and Clarissa Explains It All, for which he devised the iconic “Sam chord.”
SCOTT WEBB “bled orange.” He was Nickelodeon’s first creative director and worked under Debby Beece to run the On-Air Promotions Department after being brought in by Fred/Alan to help rebrand the network. He was a well-respected mentor to many Nick show creators who came out of the promo department, and possibly embodied the “kidlike” spirit of Nick better than any other network executive.
ADAM WEISSMAN began his extensive TV directing career on Welcome Freshmen. Add. Credits Incl.: The Mystery Files of Shelby Woo, All That, Hannah Montana, and iCarly.
BILLY WEST voiced such characters on Doug as Doug Funnie and Roger Klotz. He concurrently voiced Stimpy and—after show creator John Kricfalusi was fired—Ren, along with other characters, on The Ren & Stimpy Show. In addition to having worked on The Howard Stern Show and on Futurama as such characters as Fry, he has voiced innumerable characters over the years, including those that had originally been performed by the late Mel Blanc, to whom he is often compared as a living paragon.
BILL WRAY was involved with the earliest development of The Ren & Stimpy Show and later headed the background painting division during series production. As with many of the other creatives on that show, he also worked in a multitude of additional areas.
GRAHAM YOST was a writer on Hey Dude who would go on to become successful in both television and film with such projects as Justified and Speed.
DAMIAN YOUNG played recurring role Bus Driver Stu Benedict on The Adventures of Pete & Pete. Add. Credits Incl.: Californication.
JEFF ZAHN was the Music Supervisor on Are You Afraid of the Dark? who originally composed the theme song to the show, which was performed by Jeff Fisher. Add. Credits Incl.: Arthur (animation series).
RAYMOND ZIBACH was a background painter on The Ren & Stimpy Show. Add. Credits Incl.: Rocko’s Modern Life and the Kung Fu Panda franchise.
JASON ZIMBLER played Ferguson Darling on Clarissa Explains It All.
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Adler, Charlie, 77, 216, 263
Adventures of Pete & Pete, The, 1, 5, 6, 8, 16, 31–33, 39, 43, 47, 49, 78, 82–84, 90, 92, 106, 115, 117–19, 122–23, 139, 141, 198, 199, 227, 235–36, 243, 245, 265, 268–71, 273, 274, 277–80, 283–87
diversity and, 146–47, 151, 152
“King of the Road,” 116
opening sequence of, 126–28
“Range Boy,” 115
“What We Did on Our Summer Vacation,” 3
“Yellow Fever,” 192
Ahlbum, Joey, 89, 263
Alisharan, Jason, 148, 193, 243, 263
All That, 5, 207, 208, 222, 272, 285
Alton, Ed, 134, 136, 143, 263
Ansolabehere, Joe, 110, 184, 185, 194, 208–9, 211–16, 263
diversity and, 147, 148, 157, 158, 163
“The Tale of the Mystical Mirror,” 78–79
“The Tale of the Super Specs,” 26, 107
theme to, 133–34
Bagwell, Ross, Jr., 95, 274
Bagwell, Ross, Sr., 116
Baily, Kirk, 18, 25, 27, 30, 79, 189, 198, 264
Baker, Howard, 68, 110, 162, 171, 172, 215, 244, 264
Baldwin, Peter, 40
Ballantine, Jim, 170, 171, 173, 175, 177, 178, 264
Bamberger, Andy, 60, 67, 103, 125, 203, 221–23, 228, 264
Bartell, Tim, 97, 102–3, 264
Bartlett, Craig, 68, 108, 110, 132, 161, 185, 194, 213–16, 223, 264, 286
Battaglia, Anthony, 134, 284
Beck, Jerry, 224, 264–65
Beece, Debby, 37, 39, 67, 91, 95, 123, 124, 146, 229, 237, 249, 265, 286
Bell, Michael, 77, 150, 154, 155, 212, 265
Benson, Howard, 208
Berwick, Megan, 7, 10, 11, 19–21, 26, 40, 49–50, 265
Bethea, James, 79, 97–98, 103, 104, 143, 150, 164, 241, 265, 278
Binkley, John, 46, 80–81, 265
Black, Bob, 14, 15, 17–18, 36, 48–49, 54, 58, 83, 265
Blanc, Mel, 287
Blanchard, Rachel, 204
Blechman, R. O., 114
Bonet, Lisa, 44
Bower, Michael, 10, 11, 18–20, 25, 27, 39–41, 51, 74, 136–38, 189, 198, 202, 246, 265
Brisbin, Dave, 71, 74, 189
Brown, Kelly, 70, 74, 95, 96, 156, 204, 205, 265
Bryant, Janie, 118, 119, 265
Budnick, Bobby, 40–41
Buzzi, Ruth, 58
Calderwood, Dana, 69, 73, 93, 96–97, 104, 188, 196, 200, 220, 230, 265
Cammy, Justin, 3, 4, 28, 29–31, 45, 49, 53, 54, 56, 57, 59, 107, 119, 153, 154, 158, 240, 265
Camp, Bob, 70, 76, 167, 170, 173, 174, 177–81, 264, 266
Campbell, David, 152, 153, 183, 184, 186, 232–33, 266, 271
Carpenter, John, 284
Cavanaugh, Christine, 198
Chaino, 135
challenges, 167–218
Chartoff, Melanie, 32, 66–67, 76, 77, 109, 138, 154, 155, 161, 194, 209, 266
Chase, Cheryl, 162, 169, 175–76, 209, 210, 214, 266
Chung, Peter, 108–12, 216, 217, 266, 284
Clampett, Bob, 113
Clapton, Eric, 194
Clarissa Explains It All, 1, 5, 17, 32, 36–37, 43–44, 51, 64, 72, 99–101, 104–5, 121–22, 166, 185, 192, 198, 201, 221, 227, 233–34, 237, 238, 242, 245, 247–50, 266, 269–72, 274–76, 279, 280, 282, 285–87
diversity and, 146, 157, 160
laugh track on, 142
theme song for, 129, 134, 244, 284
Cleghorn, Ellen, 152
Coffey, Vanessa, 69–70, 75, 81, 108, 109, 162, 168–70, 172–78, 181, 183, 186, 210–12, 219, 231, 266, 271, 283
Collins, Suzanne, 72
Condon, Sarah, 26, 38, 43, 105, 121, 135, 166, 266
Conte, Courtney, 115–17, 137, 159, 189, 190, 202–3, 239, 267
Cooksey, Danny, 5, 11, 20, 21, 40, 74, 251, 267
Corey, Tom, 88
Coulier, Dave, 239, 267
Crane, John, 23, 42, 78, 119, 153, 207, 208, 249, 267
Crosby, David, 136
Cruise, Tom, 86
Crystal, Billy, 61
Crystal, Richard, 61
Csupo, Gabor, 70, 108, 131–33, 209, 211, 212, 214–17, 267, 270, 284
Daily, E. G. (Elizabeth), 66, 214, 248, 267
Danzo, Christine, 135, 162, 176, 218, 267
Darby, Geoffrey, 11, 12, 13, 37, 38, 54–61, 66, 67, 69–71, 84, 88, 91, 94, 95, 100, 101, 107, 116, 123, 142, 154, 165, 166, 174, 178–79, 181, 187, 188, 203, 204, 209, 215, 216, 237–38, 240, 251, 267–68, 277, 280
David, Mark, 42
Daywalt-Lutz, Shawn, 22–24, 42, 206, 268
DeMilo, Venus, 11, 21, 24, 27, 42, 62, 75, 117, 136–37, 160, 239, 268
design, fashion, and technology, 87–125
Dezaki, Osamu, 108
Dieckmann, Katherine, 32, 88, 106, 115, 127, 139, 165, 241, 245, 268, 273, 278, 286
diversity, 145–66
Double Dare, xi, xii, xiii, 60–63, 77, 82, 92–97, 104, 122, 139, 187–88, 193, 195–97, 201, 203, 228, 230, 234, 235, 240, 242–43, 248–49, 264, 265, 271, 274, 275, 278, 281–85
Doug, 72, 77, 114, 168, 173, 182–87, 232–33, 251, 266, 268, 271, 273–77, 279–84, 287
diversity and, 152–53, 158
show opening and music on, 130, 138, 140
Douglas, Tim, 55–56
Dudynsky, ivan, 42
Dumont, Richard M., 26, 79, 245, 268
Duran, Micki, 23, 42, 268
Dutton, Charles S., 83, 116, 147, 268
Eastman, Phil, 268–69
Eastman, Tony, 114, 140, 268–69
Eastwood, Clint, 210
Ellis, David, 37, 92, 99, 101, 269
Evelyn, George, 88, 89, 235, 269
Eyster, Trevor (Tim), 7, 10, 11, 19–21, 24, 27, 136, 189, 202, 246, 247, 250, 269
Fabi, Ray, 133
Fallon, Joe, 233
Fanelli, Alison, 2, 3, 6, 8, 15, 39, 43, 46–47, 49, 74, 117, 122, 139, 141, 164–65, 192, 198, 238, 241, 243, 269
fashion, design, and technology, 87–125
Fenhagen, Jim, 93, 94
Fifteen, 265
Fisher, Jeff, 35, 133–34, 269, 287
Fitzgerald, Eddie, 70, 114, 162–63, 172, 173, 176–77, 179, 180, 217, 269
Fleischer, Charles, 229
Fontanelli, Mike, 170, 176–78, 180, 269
Galloway, Rick, 8, 21–22, 24, 48, 240, 269
Galt, John, 98–99
Garcia, JoAnna, 4, 34, 52, 63, 193, 247, 270
Garofalo, Janeane, 82–83, 270
Gaynes, Jessica, 3, 14, 151, 270
Gerbner, George, 60
Germain, Paul, 84, 110–12, 132, 133, 150, 155, 161, 184, 185, 194, 209, 211–17, 263, 270
Gibson, Mel, 230
Gifford, Chris, 72
Gillis, Alasdair, 2, 10, 13–15, 17, 24–25, 28, 29, 42, 47–48, 53, 54, 58, 149, 247, 270
Gomez, Jim, 33, 113–14, 118, 151, 243, 245, 270
Gomez, Rick, 82, 270
Gooding, Cuba, Jr., 270
Gooding, Omar, 10, 14, 24, 63, 147, 270
Goodman, Alan, 16, 29, 64, 69, 72, 74, 77, 85–86, 87, 89, 91–92, 104–5, 129–30, 147, 189, 219, 227–28, 237, 271, 282
Gowers, Bruce, 74, 104, 271, 272
Grafe, Judy, 1–2, 5, 31, 146, 271
Green, Seymour, 151, 153, 271
green slime, 39, 53–86, 100, 187–88, 219
Grisanti, Melanie, 140, 266, 271
GUTS, 95, 102–3, 234, 264, 272, 285
Hagyard, Abby, 10, 13, 28–31, 56, 64, 107, 154, 158, 159, 195, 201, 234, 240, 271
Hannigan, Denis, 131–33, 161, 271, 278
Harrington, Mary, 66, 75, 111, 172, 176–80, 184, 185, 194, 209–10, 215, 271, 283
Hart, Melissa Joan, 1, 5, 8, 11, 16–17, 35, 36, 38, 42–45, 121–22, 166, 192, 201, 233, 242, 245, 271
Harvey (John Harvey), 60, 62, 73, 77–78, 93, 94, 104, 124–25, 187, 197, 199, 201, 234, 271, 281
Hauser, Gus, 145, 252, 272
Hay, Carole, 13, 28, 36
Hecht, Albie, 57, 86, 93, 103, 206, 207, 223–25, 228–30, 235, 236, 272
Herbert, Don (Mr. Wizard), 242, 279
Hess, Elizabeth, 1, 16, 31, 32, 36, 37, 44, 64, 142, 157, 238, 249–50, 272
He
ster, Benny, 81, 136, 205–8, 272, 282
Hester, Rita, 30, 80, 151, 205–8, 272, 282
Hey Arnold!, 68, 264, 286
Hey Dude, 7, 29, 70, 74, 95, 116, 141, 142, 187, 188, 204, 238–41, 265, 271, 274, 275, 278, 285, 287
diversity and, 155–56, 163
Hill, Tom, 283
Hilton, Paris, 241
Houston, Whitney, 230
Hughes, Bob, 63–64, 239, 272
Hull, Ross, 9, 34, 122, 158, 239, 273
Huss, Toby, 16, 31, 47, 84, 122, 147, 256, 273
Inwood, John, 115, 123, 273, 283
Jackson, Michael, 205
Jaques, Bob, 169, 273
Jeffcoat, Donnie, 10, 63, 95, 151, 197–98, 273
Jinkins, Jim, 70, 114, 130, 138, 152, 158, 182, 184, 186, 232, 233, 266, 271, 273
Johansen, David, 16, 273
Johnson, Ollie, 109
Jones, James Earl, 86
Kalehoff, Edd, 131, 274
Kaplan, Yvette, 114, 274
Katzenberg, Jeffrey, 230
Kavanaugh, Sandy, 248, 265, 274
Kawajiri, Yoshiaki, 108
Keller, Fred, 11, 36, 41, 70, 95, 96, 116, 141, 156–57, 204, 238–39, 274
Kelly, Jack, 136
Klasky, Arlene, 69–70, 73, 75, 108, 194, 209–17, 267, 270
Klein, Bob, 85, 272, 274
Klinghoffer, Mike, 30, 60, 63, 67–68, 73, 81, 87, 89, 129, 139, 145, 188, 196, 199, 228, 230, 237, 274
Koch, Chris, 115
Koegel, Michael, 122, 148, 156, 157, 201, 202, 222, 225, 229, 274
Kricfalusi, John, 33–34, 70, 112–14, 134–35, 163, 167–82, 186, 203, 216–18, 235, 251, 266, 270, 275, 278, 280, 287
Kriegman, Mitchell, 11, 16–17, 32, 35–38, 44, 60, 83, 99, 100–101, 105, 112, 121, 134, 135, 164–66, 168, 183–85, 192, 194, 233, 234, 236–37, 242, 252, 275
Kubusheskie, Kevin, 9, 28, 47, 53, 54, 98, 153, 159, 190, 275
LaDuke, Dee, 29–30, 68, 155–56, 187, 220, 275
Lagasse, Tim, 76–77, 192, 202, 222, 275
Lascher, David, 41, 95, 240, 275
Lather, Barry, 80, 276
Lawrence, Sheila, 206, 276
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