All That

***All That*** is an American sketch comedy television series created by Brian Robbins and Mike Tollin. The series originally aired on Nickelodeon from April 16, 1994, to October 22, 2005, lasting ten seasons, and was produced by Tollin/Robbins Productions and by Schneider's Bakery in season ten. The pilot episode was originally shown as a special "sneak peek" on April 16, 1994, with the show officially debuting as a regular series on January 21 of 1995.

The series features original short comedic sketches and weekly musical guests aimed toward a young audience. Its sketches parody contemporary culture and are performed by a large and varying cast of child and teen actors. Early episodes were taped at Nickelodeon Studios at Universal Orlando Resort and then moved to Hollywood at the Nickelodeon on Sunset theatre, where other Nickelodeon shows such as *The Amanda Show*, *Kenan & Kel*, and *Drake & Josh* were taped.

*All That* went on to become a fixture on Nickelodeon for over a decade, and has received acclaim for its diverse cast and impact on children's television. The series has spun off several members of the cast in their own Nickelodeon television series with varying levels of success. It has been marketed in other ways, including an audio recording, books, a feature film, festival tour, and numerous reunions and specials celebrating the legacy of *All That*.

In 2019, Robbins, the current president of Nickelodeon and co-creator of the original series, announced a revival of the series with original cast member Kenan Thompson serving as executive producer, with Kel Mitchell later confirmed in the same role. The eleventh season premiered on June 15, 2019, with musical guests The Jonas Brothers. Original cast members Lori Beth Denberg and Josh Server each appeared, and would make sporadic appearances throughout the season. The last episode of the series aired on December 17, 2020, after production was suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

## All That

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## Season 1 (1994-95)

The first season of the American sketch comedy-variety show *All That* ran on April 16, 1994, as a special preview, but officially ran from January to April of 1995. The first season began in 1994-1995 with the pilot and 14 episodes. On April 16, 1994, Nickelodeon aired the *All That* pilot, which was the beginning of Season 1, the beginning of the "Golden Era", and the start of the *All That* series.

After *You Can't Do That on Television* ended production in 1990, Nickelodeon had interest in creating another sketch comedy series for the network. The network debuted another sketch show called *Roundhouse* in 1992. After the show's debut, Nickelodeon asked Mike Tollin and Brian Robbins to create a new show. The network wanted a show that was similar to *Saturday Night Live*, but for kids. Joe Davola, Kevin Kopelow, Dan Schneider and Heath Seifert were brought on as producers and were a major part of the writing force for the show.

Producers went on a search to finds kids to join the cast after the network green-lit the show. Angelique Bates, Lori Beth Denberg, Katrina Johnson, Kel Mitchell, Alisa Reyes, Josh Server, and Kenan Thompson were hired. Bates got a call from her agent about the show in late 1992. She auditioned by doing an impression of Steve Urkel, which she would get to do various times on the show. Denberg was discovered by producers at a drama competition; she was invited to audition and got the gig. Johnson, Mitchell, Reyes, Server, and Thompson went through a series of auditions to get on the show.

In 1994, Nickelodeon canceled *Roundhouse* and aired the pilot on April 16 of the same year. The show featured producer Kevin Kopelow as the stage manager which the cast members do something bad to him constantly, exclusively during the cold opens. The first season was broadcast from Orlando, Florida. The show's cold openings featured the cast in a green room and their departure from the room. To resemble *Saturday Night Live*, producers added the segment *Vital Information* which would be featured in every episode just like *SNL*'s *Weekend Update* segment. Producers bumped Denberg up to anchor the segment.

The theme song for *All That* was performed by TLC. The intro features the entire cast in an alleyway. They are playing games and playing with a sheet with the *All That* logo on it. The cast jumps on unseen trampolines. The intro starts off with the announcer saying, "Not quite live, but ready for prime time. Get Ready, get set, it's *All That*." After that the *All That* theme song begins. It starts off with Johnson holding a sign of the word, "Oh". Then two people are shown playing racket ball in the alleyway. Then the cast is shown, with their names shown in bright red. Their first and last names are separated by the series' logo. The musical guest is shown after Thompson, the intro ends with a pan shot of the entire cast with the names of the producers flashing by.

*Action League Now!* aired as part of the show for two shorts. More were planned, but then the show was moved to *All That*'s first spin-off, *KaBlam!*.

This season was taped from January 1994 to September 1994 at Nickelodeon Studios.

## Season 2 (1995-96)

***All That'*s second season** ran from October 7, 1995, to October 26, 1996. This season contained 21 episodes plus a Good Burger special episode.

This season is similar to season one, because this season stars the same cast members and is also taped in Orlando, Florida. After the next season ended the show moved out of Florida and moved to Nickelodeon on Sunset (formerly The Aquarius Theater) in Hollywood, California. Season 2 is also the final season for Angelique Bates, whose contract with the show was not renewed.

The intro for the second season is the same as the first season.

The producers thought that Mitchell and Thompson had good chemistry on the show together. From there, the duo would begin starring on their own show, *Kenan & Kel*. The show debuted during this season, with Mitchell and Thompson performing on both shows and doing other promotional work for the network.

## Season 3 (1996-97)

The third season of *All That* ran from November 16, 1996, to October 25, 1997, and contained 20 episodes plus a music special episode.

Many changes to the show happened before the start of the season started. This was the only season recorded at Paramount Pictures after moving from Nickelodeon Studios, but before moving to Nickelodeon on Sunset. Original cast member Angelique Bates did not return to the show after her contract had expired last season. The producers hired Amanda Bynes to fill the void in the cast. The producers also hired Tricia Dickson as a cast member midway through the season. However she was put into featured status and mostly played supporting roles during her short time on the show. This would also be the final season for Katrina Johnson and Alisa Reyes.

During the summer the film *Good Burger* was released. It was *All That*'s only feature film to be made based on a sketch that first aired on the show. The movie grossed more than 20 million dollars, but received generally negative reviews from critics. Mitchell and Thompson were the main stars of the film, while Denberg and Server had supporting roles in the film. Mitchell, Denberg, and Server reprised their roles from the Good Burger sketch in the film.

The intro remains the same as the first two seasons. However all of the Bates parts are edited out and are replaced with Bynes. New group shots of the entire cast were taped as well.

This was the first season to air on The N back in 2008, and it was the second season to air on *The '90s Are All That* on August 22, 2011.

This season was taped from July of 1996 to February of 1997

## Season 4 (1997-98)

***All That'*s fourth season** ran from November 15, 1997, to April 4, 1998. 21 episodes aired.

The show saw many changes before the start of the season. Original/former cast members Katrina Johnson and Alisa Reyes both had left the show, and former new cast member Tricia Dickson was fired to make room for new cast members. The producers hired Danny Tamberelli, Christy Knowings and Leon Frierson. This would be the final season for Lori Beth Denberg; in a live chat on Nick.com, she reasoned that she left *All That*, because she "was getting older." Denberg was the last original female cast member on the show before her departure.

The intro for this season features the cast on a red carpet premiere in old Hollywood. The cast exit separately out of a limo and walk down the carpet, where they are greeted by fans who are throwing roses and taking pictures. The musical guest is shown followed by the entire cast standing on the stairs as people take their pictures.

## Season 5 (1998-99)

***All That'*s fifth season** ran from December 12, 1998, to October 23, 1999. The season contained 23 episodes with a 100th episode at the end of the season.

Lori Beth Denberg left the series at the end of the previous season. Danny Tamberelli succeeded her in the Vital Information sketch, and Tamberelli was given a new set and a new desk unlike that of Denberg's Vital Information.

Featured cast members Victor Cohn-Lopez and Zach Mclemore were both dropped from the show; producers then hired Nick Cannon and Mark Saul. This would be the final season for Kel Mitchell and Kenan Thompson.

## Season 6 (2000-01)

The sixth season of *All That* ran from January 15, 2000 to May 17, 2001. This season contained 19 episodes plus a backstage special episode.

Many changes occurred before the start of this season. Kel Mitchell and Kenan Thompson both left the show toward the end of the fifth season. Mitchell and Thompson would both go on to film the final season of *Kenan & Kel* and then leave Nickelodeon altogether. Producers hired then unknown comic Gabriel Iglesias to replace them.

Producers also upgraded Nick Cannon and Mark Saul to repertory status. They were the first cast members in the show's history to survive featured status, unlike that of Tricia Dickson, Victor Cohn-Lopez and Zach McLemore in past seasons.

After 13 episodes the show was put on hiatus. To keep the show running, the producers compiled a series called *Best of All That*, featuring the season four cast members: Amanda Bynes, Lori Beth Denberg, Kel Mitchell, Josh Server, Danny Tamberelli, and Kenan Thompson. After those six episodes were four episodes called "Tunes into TV" (that had skits saluting comedy series), "Peas, Cheese, Bag of Chips" (that had skits featuring food), "Music" (featuring musical guests from past episodes), and "Dates, Goats, and Romance" (which shows clips from skits that had goats, dates, love or even all three elements). Leon Frierson and Christy Knowings did not have Best Of specials.

Eventually, Nickelodeon canceled *All That*, due to crew disputes and a general desire to move on. However, *All That* still had a strong following and was one of the most popular shows on the network. Nickelodeon planned to relaunch the show, starting from scratch.

Season 6 is the only season to feature Gabriel Iglesias and the final season for original cast members Amanda Bynes, Nick Cannon, Leon Frierson, Christy Knowings, Mark Saul, Josh Server, Danny Tamberelli and The Big Ear of Corn. After the season ended, Amanda Bynes went on to have a successful film and television career. Nick Cannon got his own show on Nickelodeon called *The Nick Cannon Show*. After the show ended, he went on to have a successful film and TV career and continued to have strong ties with Nickelodeon. He was proclaimed "Chairman" of TeenNick, on September 28, 2009. Cannon later got another show, *Nick Cannon Presents: Wild 'N Out*, which premiered in 2005 on fellow ViacomCBS network MTV. Gabriel Iglesias went on to become a very successful stand-up comedian. Christy Knowings left show business on her own terms. Leon Frierson left show business to have a normal life. Danny Tamberelli and Mark Saul left show business to focus on school. Josh Server also left on his own terms but kept strong ties with Nickelodeon and has made guest appearances on current Nickelodeon shows.

## Season 7 (2002)

The first episode of the seventh season on *All That* featured special guests Frankie Muniz and Aaron Carter and aired on January 19, 2002. This season ran from January 19, 2002, to May 4, 2002, with 13 episodes aired, the fewest out of all the other seasons. The season was taped from August to December 2001.

Many changes happened to the show before the start of this season. The entire cast of the previous season left the show. Nickelodeon replaced them with new cast members, who would bring in fresh material. The new cast included Chelsea Brummet, Jack DeSena, Lisa Foiles, Bryan Hearne, Shane Lyons, Giovonnie Samuels and Kyle Sullivan. Of the cast, Brummet, DeSena, Foiles and Sullivan would remain on the show for the entire reboot period from 2002 to 2005, similar to original cast member, Josh Server remaining present for the entire original period from 1994 to 2000.

Other changes occurred before the start of the season as well. The show got rid of the long-running sketch *Vital Information*, which had been featured in every show since the second episode of the first season, but resumed in season 10 with Lil' JJ as host. It was replaced with a new sketch called *Know Your Stars*, which was featured in almost every episode of this season and onward. The show also got rid of the traditional green room, where the cast would hang out. In this season, the cast would be featured walking around the studio instead of being in one area. Another change was the absence of Kevin Kopelow, the stage manager who was usually hurt in some way. He was replaced with Pickle Boy, a random person who would usually be seen offering people pickles.

In conjunction with the seventh season, *All That* brought in weekly special guest stars who helped open the show and participated in some of the sketches. Some included: Melissa Joan Hart, Frankie Muniz, Tony Hawk, David Arquette, Britney Spears, Aaron Carter, Will Friedle, Christina Vidal, Matthew Lillard, Ray Romano, Alexa Vega and Daryl Sabara (*Spy Kids*), Nick Carter, Justin Timberlake, Buddy Hackett, Barry Watson, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Tom Green, and former *Guiding Light* star Brittany Snow. Former cast members Kenan Thompson and Amanda Bynes also guest starred and reprised some of their characters. Also, during this season there was supposed to be a scheduled performance by singer Aaliyah but due to her death the performance was made by a different musical guest.

The new cast also debuted with a new intro. Unlike the first six seasons, the audience wasn't featured in a camera shot before the intro. The intro did, however, include the "Oh" sign, as in past seasons. The intro featured the cast dancing in front of a large lighted *All That* logo. They are all wearing white. Their names appear on the bottom of the screen and are in bright red lettering. After Sullivan is shown, the intro cuts to the cast dancing again before showing the host and the musical guest. The intro ends with the cast walking into camera shot, while all the lights go off.

## Season 8 (2002-03)

***All That'*s eighth season** ran from September 21, 2002, to July 26, 2003 and is the second season of the relaunch era. This season contained 15 episodes plus a special episode looking for a new cast member.

The show saw many changes before the start of the season. Since season 7 was more of an experiment season, producers knew what worked and what didn't work with the show. Pickle Boy was taken out and only shown on rare occasions, and a formal green room was introduced. Like the first six seasons, the cast would start the show in the green room before starting the show. The intro was the same as the previous season, but with Spears edited in.

The entire cast from last season returned for their second on the show. Producers added Jamie Lynn Spears (credited as "Jamie Spears") who was also the young sister of singer Britney Spears, to the cast, due to her interest in being on the show. Claims of nepotism arose from this, and ironically, Britney Spears would show up and host and perform in this season.

This would be the final season for Bryan Hearne. Hearne wished to leave the show so he could focus on his music career.

This is also the first season when the cast began to perform Snick On-Air Dare. After the season ended, producers wanted to switch things up when looking for new cast members for the following season. Producers got Nickelodeon to hold a contest called: "R U All That?: Nickelodeon's Search for the Funniest Kid in America" to find the new cast member.

## Season 9 (2003-04)

During the off-season Nickelodeon advertised a competition called "*R U All That?: Nickelodeon's Search for the Funniest Kid in America*". It was a nationwide search to find a new cast member. The judges happened to be former cast members Amanda Bynes and Nick Cannon; Josh Peck was also a judge. After this contest ended in early 2003, the finals aired on July 26, 2003. The contest picked five finalists, and all of them performed a sketch with some of the cast members. The winner was Christina Kirkman, who joined the show in the season opener and replaced Bryan Hearne. Ryan Coleman, the runner up in the contest, joined mid season.

Ratings wise the show was not doing well. In order to raise ratings the producers brought back old fan favorite sketches, like mous character Ed, they put in Coleman in a test skit. They thought the fit would work, resulting in the revision of the skit.

This would be the final season for Shane Lyons, Giovonnie Samuels, and Jamie Lynn Spears. Shane Lyons left *All That* after opting not to renew his contract. Giovonnie Samuels left because she felt was too old to be on *All That*, similar to original cast member Lori Beth Denberg exiting after Season 4. Jamie Lynn Spears left to star in her own Nickelodeon show *Zoey 101*, a show also created by Dan Schneider.

The cast of Season 9 continued to do *On-Air Dares*. Like the last season. The intro was changed for this season. This time the cast is in the same place. They are dancing in a dark room with the *All That* logo in the back. It is lighted up. The cast however is now wearing red, unlike that of white in Seasons 7 and 8. The "Oh" sign was brought back, Brummet and Kirkman both held the sign in the intro. It is similar to the previous two seasons. The intro was changed to accommodate Coleman's entry onto the show.

This is the first season since Season 3 to have more female cast members then male.

*All That* won Favorite TV Show at the 2004 Kids' Choice Awards for the first time in 4 years.

## Season 11 (2019-20)

1. ↑ Vital Information anchor for Seasons 1-4
2. ↑ Final episode: February 8, 1997
3. ↑ Final episode: October 16, 1999
4. ↑ First episode: September 7, 1997
5. ↑ Vital Information anchor for Seasons 5 and 6
6. ↑ First episode: December 19, 1998
7. ↑ First episode: January 10, 2004
8. ↑ Vital Information anchor for Season 10
9. ↑ Vital Information anchor for Season 11
10. ↑ Only appears in "Vital Infomation" sketches
11. ↑ First episode: January 18, 2020
12. ↑ First episode of Angelique Bates, Lori Beth Denberg, Katrina Johnson, Kel Mitchell, Alisa Reyes, Josh Server, and Kenan Thompson
13. ↑ Final episode of Angelique Bates
14. ↑ First episode of Amanda Bynes
15. ↑ This episodes never aired in 2008 on The N when they were airing Seasons 3-7, with this episode airing on Teennick's "The 90's Are All That" block on December 4, 2011
16. ↑ Final episode of Katrina Johnson
17. ↑ First episode of Tricia Dickson
18. ↑ Final episode for Alisa Reyes
19. ↑ Final episode of Leon Frierson, Christy Knowings, and Danny Tamberelli
20. ↑ Danny Tamberelli is missing this episode
21. ↑ Leon Frierson is missing this episode
22. ↑ For this episode, when it reran on The N, the musical performance was replaced with an extra "Vital Information" sketch, even though the "The N" reruns was supposed to keep the musical performances
23. ↑ Final episode of Lori Beth Denberg
24. ↑ First episode of Nick Cannon
25. ↑ First episode of Mark Saul
26. ↑ Kel Mitchell is missing for this episode
27. ↑ This episode is an hour-long special
28. ↑ This episode has two musical guests, Lauryn Hill and Busta Rhymes
29. ↑ Guest stars includes: Angelique Bates, Lori Beth Denberg, Katrina Johnson, Melissa Joan Hart, LArisa Oleynik, and Robert Ri'chard
30. ↑ Lori Beth Denberg does Vital Information for one last time in this episode
31. ↑ When this episode reran in 2005 for All That's 10th anniversary, it was split in half withit only including the Busta Rhymes performance
32. ↑ Leon Frierson is absent for this episode
33. ↑ Los Angles' mayor at the time, Richard Riordan, guest stars in this episode
34. ↑ Final episode for Kel Mitchell
35. ↑ The MAFT and Aftermath from Season 1 are the same group.
36. ↑ Final episode for Kenan Thompson
37. ↑ First episode to featured Nick Cannon and Mark Saul as starring cast members instead of being featured
38. ↑ First episode for Gabriel Iglesias
39. ↑ The real final episode for Season 6
40. ↑ Final episode of the show's 1st run
41. ↑ Final episode for Josh Server, Amanda Bynes, Danny Tamberelli, Leon Frierson, Christy Knowings, Nick Cannon, Mark Saul, and Gabriel Iglesias
42. ↑ First episode of the 2nd run
43. ↑ First episode for Chelsea Brummet, Jack DeSena, Lisa Foiles, Bryan Hearne, Shane Lyons, Giovonnie Samuels, and Kyle Sullivan
44. ↑ A crossover between *All That* and *The Amandq Show*
45. ↑ First episode for Jamie Lynn Spears but is credited as Jamie Spears
46. ↑ Starting with this episode, in commercial breaks, there dares called "SNICK On-Air Dare"
47. ↑ Final episode for Bryan Hearne
48. ↑ This was special to find a new cast member for the upcoming Season 9
49. ↑ First episode for Christina Kirkman
50. ↑ First episode for Ryan Coleman
51. ↑ Final episode for Shane Lyons, Giovonnie Samuels, and Jamie Lynn Spears
52. ↑ 2nd hour-long special
53. ↑ This episode was promoted for viewers to find out the 2 new cast members for Season 10
54. ↑ First episode for Kianna Underwood and Denzel Whitaker
55. ↑ First episode for Lil' JJ, though he only appears Vital Information sketches
56. ↑ Final episode for 2nd run
57. ↑ Final episode for Chelsea Brummet, Jack DeSena, Lisa Foiles, Kyle Sullivan, Christina Kirkman, Ryan Coleman, Kianna Underwood, Denzel Whitaker, and Lil' JJ.
58. ↑ These episodes only aired in Australia
59. ↑ First episode for Ryan Alessi, Reece Cadell, Kate Godfrey, Gabrielle Neveah Green, Nathan Janak, Lex Lumpkin, and Chinguun Sergelen
60. ↑ First episode for Aria Brooks