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Schneider denied allegations against him in the documentary.
After the first two episodes aired, Schneider shared a statement on March 18.
Below, every disturbing revelation from the series and itsfollow-up special.
Schneider earned his first Created by credit forThe Amanda Show.
Sketches onThe Amanda ShowandAll Thatwere inspired by sexual body parts and lewd acts, writers allege.
The child actors found it weird but shrugged it off as one of Schneiders oddities.
Pickle Boy likes to hurt and tease pickles was the tagline for the character.
Child actors felt uncomfortable when made to wear sexualized costumes or perform Fear Factordares.
Leon Frierson, anAll Thatcast member, described his discomfort with some of the shows content.
He played recurring characters Little Fetus and Captain Big Nose, roles that required him to wear tight-fitting costumes.
What really made me feel the most uncomfortable were the leotards, he says.
I was just a growing boy trying to grow into my body … and I felt very exposed.
OtherAll Thatcast members found the On Air Dare segment to be particularly excruciating.
When you do that, its actually an inappropriate thing to do.
They also remember racist moments on set.
Dan had a nicer relationship with some of the white kids, Hearne says.
My time on Nickelodeon played a big part in how I dealt and still deal with racial issues.
Writers Stratton and Jenny Kilgen were the only women inThe Amanda Showsseason-one writers room.
Schneider, the shows creator and producer, agreed to hire the writers if they split the salary.
For both, it was their first experience working full-time in Hollywood, and they agreed.
I think of that poor girl and what she had to go through, Stratton says.
I would not do that today.
Kilgen alleges that Schneider forced her to watch pornography.
Kilgen made it through four days of season two before quitting.
Kilgen sued Nickelodeon for gender discrimination shortly thereafter.
Stratton wrote a letter in support of Kilgen to assist with the filing.
The suit was settled for an undisclosed amount.
In response to the predation, MJ took her daughter out of the industry permanently.
His concern went unanswered and he was ostracized in the aftermath, Joe alleges.
Eventually, Bell fired his father and lived with his mother in Orange County, Bell says.
I was just trapped, Bell remembers.
I had no way out.
I dont know how else to put it.
Nickelodeon executives did not reach out to Bell after the abuse came to light.
Im not sure how many people knew, he says.
He was put on probation and sentenced to 200 hours of community service.
And I started to spin out of control.
If I had continued down that path, that could very likely be the end of my story.
Channel managed to get a job on the kids channel despite having prior convictions as a sex offender.
The docuseries notes that Nickelodeon did expand its policy to do background checks on freelancers.
Bell hasnt changed the way he feels about those who supported Peck during the trial.
I really appreciate their perspective now, Bell tells host Soledad OBrien, zooming in from Mexico City.
The creator and producer noted how he jump-started the careers of Black actors like Kenan Thompson and Kel Mitchell.
Bryan Hearne and Giovonnie Samuels met Schneiders apology with deep sighs in the special episode.
Where was all of this apologizing when Jeanette McCurdys book came out?
And there were two people.
Samuels says she flat out did not find the jokes funny and was only aiming to hey the showrunner.
I never liked the foot stuff, she says.
Hearne believes the adult jokes were the main ingredients of Schneiders Bakery.
This post has been updated.
An earlier version of this story mistakenly said Bryan Hearne, not Leon Frierson, played Captain Big Nose.
