All That (TV series)

***All That*** is a American live-action, sketch comedy-variety show created by Brian Robbins and Mike Tollins that aired on Nickelodeon. The show premiered on April 16, 1994 and was cancelled on October 22, 2005, after airing a total of 10 seasons. The series has not only become a fixture for children's television on Nickelodeon but has also spawned several spin-offs for several cast members on the show, a feature film, books, and more.

In February 2019, it was announced by co-creator Brian Robbins, who is currently the President of Nickelodeon that "All That" would be returning with a new cast of kids, along with original cast members also making guest appearances on the show. It was also announced that former cast members Kenan Thompson and Kel Mitchell would become executive producers on the show.

## Plot

Kids, teenagers and young adults do comedic sketches and have weekly musical guest stars in this format of Saturday Night Live. It starts a zany sketch comedy featuring many wacky characters hosted for kids and by kids.

## Cast

*:Main article: List of All That cast members*

The sketches of All That are performed by a large and varying cast of child, teen, and young adult actors. The following is a list of the main cast from 1994 to 2020 and featured performer from the 1998 original to the 2019 revival.

 * Angelique Bates (joined 1994)
* Lori Beth Denberg (joined 1994 until she's a special guest on 1998 and 2019.)
* Katrina Johnson (joined 1994 until 1996.)
* Kel Mitchell (joined 1994)
* Alisa Reyes (joined 1994)
* Josh Server (joined 1994)
* Kenan Thompson (joined 1994)
* Amanda Bynes (joined 1996 until hosting The Amanda Show.)
* Leon Frierson (joined 1997 until 2002)
* Nick Cannon (joined 1998 until 2002)
* Mark Saul (joined 1998 until 2002)
* Chelsea Brummet
* Jack DeSena
* Lisa Foiles
* Bryan Hearne
* Shane Lyons
* Giovonnie Samuels
* Kyle Sullivan (joined 2003 until cancellation)
* Jamie Lynn Spears (joined 2003 until she went on to star in her own show, Zoey 101.)
* Kianna Underwood (joined 2005 which Became regular after the show's 10th Anniversary.)
* Denzel Whitaker (joined 2005 before he starred in February 2009 Disney Channel movie Dadnapped.)
* Lil' JJ (joined 2005 as a featured player in Season 10 for Vital Information. After All That he went on to star in his own show, Just Jordan.)
* Victor Cohn-Lopez (joined 1997)
* Zach McLemore (joined 1997)
* Nick Cannon (joined 1998)
 ⱡ denotes *Vital Information* anchor

 * Ryan Alessi (joined 2019)
* Reece Caddell (joined 2019)ⱡ
* Kate Godfrey (joined 2019)
* Gabrielle Nevaeh Green (joined 2019)
* Nathan Janak (joined 2019)
* Lex Lumpkin (joined 2019)
* Chinguun Sergelen (joined 2019)
 ⱡ denotes *Vital Information* anchor

## Episodes

*:Main article: List of All That episodes*

## Sketches

*All That* features original short comedic sketches that parody contemporary culture. Although the show had a team of writers, the cast was encouraged to help contribute their own ideas for characters and other segments. Improv and ad-libbing were used to help the cast and writers find the right tone for a certain skit. The following is a short list of some notable sketches that aired during the show's tenure.

## Creative process

The main creative force behind All That was Dan Schneider. All That marked the beginning of Schneider's prolific career in creating and writing hit television shows for young audiences. The New York Times, in separate articles, referred to Dan Schneider as "the Norman Lear of children's television" and "the master of a television genre".

During Season 1, Heath Seifert and Kevin Kopelow were brought on as producers and continued working in that capacity through Season 3. The writing team advanced to Executive Producers/Head Writers for Seasons 4-6. Heath and Kevin continued their relationship with Kenan and Kel by Co-Executive Producing/Head Writing Kenan & Kel and eventually writing the feature film Good Burger.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Ready Yet? Get Set: Behind the Scenes of "All That"".

## External Links

* Nickipedia
* All That wiki
* All That (2019 reboot) wiki
* Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All\_That