TV Series

*I Love Nicholas*sometimes known as *I Love Nick*is an American animated television series that was on PBS Kids. It is a 1- Hour Educational Show hosted by Nick Henry, who goes out to Places. the Show ran for 1 Season and 35 Episodes.

## Production

The Places were mostly filmed in Massachusetts and various other parts of the USA, depending on the challenges, during summertime when Nick is out of School. The Places, which were out on the Field, are cut documentary-style, very similar to network Educational Shows.

After Nick finished going Places, He acted in Studio. There was a Camera called the Nick Cam.

## Series Plot

*I Love Nicholas* is a 1-Hour Educational TV Show where Nick Henry goes to Various Places. There is also an educational component, as the Host often must learn something (i.e. Astronomy, Carpentry, Engineering, Food Science, Biology, Physics, etc.) in order to complete the task.

## Cultural References and Guest Stars

*I Love Nicholas* contains a considerable number of direct cultural references for a PBS Kids show. In a Episode when Nick makes Juice, he does a rather sloppy job and thinks "Is that the ZOOM Juice?" making a reference to *Annoying Orange*. In a Episode where Nick learns about Rabbits, he puts the Rabbit back in its Cage and thinks "Mickey Mouse got his Socks off". When Nick made Tea, he thought "The Evil Queen will give me a Poison Apple" and thought the Evil Queen was watching the Show. When Nick learns Science, he comments, "Why did the Lorax send of the Swomee-Swans?". When Nick went to the Farm, he said "Harry Potter might like this". When Nick visited Universal Studios, he said "Homer Simpson to the Rescue!".

The show had guest stars. Beyonce helps Nick play Basketball. Justin Timberlake shows Nick how to dress up like Mickey Mouse when Nick goes to Disney World. When Nick becomes a Counsler in Training, Ryan Gosling helps him. Big Bird from Sesame Street makes an appearance to compliment Nick on jumping Rope. Caroll Spinney reprises his role as Big Bird here. Nick joins the Blue Man Group in a Episode

## Episodes

1. I Love Basketball
2. I Love Dressing Up
3. I Love being a Counsler
4. I Love Jump Rope
5. I Love the Blue Man Group
6. I Love Juice
7. I Love Rabbits
8. I Love Tea
9. I Love Science
10. I Love a Theme Park
11. I Love Ballet
12. I Love Snorkeling
13. I Love Karate
14. I Love Treehouses
15. I Love Soccer
16. I Love Fireworks
17. I Love Dolphins
18. I Love Hockey
19. I Love Riding a Bike
20. I Love Gymastics
21. I Love Hot Springs
22. I Love Soccer
23. I Love Puppets
24. I Love Paramedics
25. I Love the Post Office
26. I Love Water Safety
27. I Love Cheese
28. I Love Stuffed Animals
29. I Love Making Ortaments
30. I Love Animal Balloons
31. I Love African Dances
32. I Love Horses
33. I Love Clay Dolphins
34. I Love Castles
35. I Love Origami

## Sponsers

* National Science Foundation

* The Arthur Vining Davis Foundations (2006)
* McDonald's
* Macy's
* Corporation for Public Broadcasting
* Chuck E Cheese's
* Viewers Like You

## Auditions

To audition for the program, potential hosts were required to be between the age of 4 and be able to live in the greater Massachusetts area over the summer, during school vacations, and a few weekends during the school year. Hosts needed to be able to be filmed without missing school. Auditions were handled by Castittalent.com.

## Awards

These were the Awards *I Love Nicholas* won

* 2004 Daytime Emmys- Nominated for three Daytime Emmys--Children's Series, Costume Design, and Sound Mixing.
* Prix Jeunesse International 2004- 0-3 Nonfiction- Gold Award
* Worldfest-Houston International Film Festival- Television and Cable Production, TV series--Family/Children
* Parents Guide to Children's Media Awards 2004