Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide

Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide
Format	Teen sitcom
Created by	Scott Fellows
Written by	Frank Berin Joe Fallon Scott Fellows Gene Grillo Eddie Guzelian Rick Groel Mike Preister Lazar Saric
Directed by	Dan Coffe Paul Hoen Savage Steve Holland Jonathan Judge David Kendall Joe Menendez Bethany Rooney Fred Savage Gary Stella Adam Weissman Jonathan Winfrey
Starring	Devon Werkheiser Lindsey Shaw Daniel Curtis Lee Daran Norris (season 2-3) Jim J. Bullock (season 1-2)
Country of origin	United States
Language(s)	English
No. of seasons	3
No. of episodes	55 + 2 pilots (1 22-minute episode and 1 unaired segment) (List of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)	Scott Fellows Bill O'Dowd (both; entire run) Jörg Westerkamp (seasons 2-3)
Location(s)	Filming locations: Nickelodeon On Sunset, Hollywood, California (season 1)
Camera setup	Film; Single-camera
Running time	28 minutes
Production company(s)	Jack Mackie Pictures Nickelodeon Productions
Broadcast
Original channel	Nickelodeon
Picture format	480i (SDTV)
Original run	September 7, 2003 (2003-09-07) – June 8, 2007 (2007-06-08)
Status	Ended (reruns currently air on TeenNick)

Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide, commonly called Ned's Declassified or simply Ned for short, is an American live-action situation comedy on Nickelodeon that debuted in the channel's Sunday night TEENick scheduling block on September 12, 2004. The series' actual pilot episode aired on September 7, 2003 without many of the current version's main characters. The main series finale television movie aired on June 8, 2007.

The visual effects were done by Robin Snelson. The show was produced by Apollo ProScreen GmbH & Co. Filmproduktion KG in association with Jack Mackie Pictures. Its main executive producer and creator is Scott Fellows, the head writer for The Fairly OddParents, which is why in the short titled "Day Dreaming," which aired on February 5, 2005, Cosmo and Wanda appeared (the former was portrayed by Daran Norris, who plays Gordy the janitor in this show) and why in the short titled "Notebooks" it was shown that Ned had sketched a crude version of The Crimson Chin's head, who is a comic book superhero in The Fairly OddParents.

Premise

Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide follows the lives of Ned, Cookie and Jennifer, three best friends, and their adventures in James K. Polk Middle School. The school lunch is alive, the teachers are crazy, and the janitor, Gordy, has never cleaned anything in his life, yet still has a job at the school. The show deals with social problems, as well as academic subjects like friends, lockers, projects, social studies, tests, etc. Each episode focuses on one main issue students normally encounter while providing tips on how to handle these situations.

Awards

In November 2007, the series won the Global Entertainment Award for best kids' programming of the millennium, in a ceremony held in Copenhagen, Denmark. Actors Devon Werkheiser and Lindsey Shaw were there on behalf of the staff to accept the award.

Locations

The show takes place at the fictional James K. Polk Middle School, in California (the flag can be seen in the school's entrance hall). The exterior of the school was filmed at La Mesa Junior High in Santa Clarita, California. The school is named after the 11th President of the United States, James K. Polk. The school's colors are gold and green and the mascot is the Wolves, which is a constant theme throughout the school's interior.

During Season 1, all of the show's action took place within the school, and with the exception of one or two notable occasions, everything happened indoors. However, during Season 2, the shows producers decided they wanted more exterior scenes, so more outdoor shots were used, and on certain occasions, the show took place off school property.

Characters

Main characters

Guest Stars

Carmelo Anthony - as himself (Guide to: Art Class and Lost and Found)

Lil' JJ - as Morris Adams (Guide to: Music Class and Class Clown)

Melissa Peterman - as Mrs. Splitz (Guide to: Failing and Tutors)

Colby O' Donis - as Nelson Duckworth (Guide to: Shyness and Nicknames)

Romeo - as rapping teacher (Guide to: Emergency Drills and Late Bus)

Cosmo and Wanda (Fairly Odd Parents) - as themselves (Guide to: Day Dreaming and Gym)

Mat Hoffman - as himself (Guide to: Dares and Bad Habits)

Art Alexakis (singer of Everclear) - as Mr. Gibson (Guide to: Music Class and Class Clown)

Vincent Martella - as The Scoop (Guide to: Spring Fever and School Newspaper)

Corbin Bleu - as Spencer (Guide to: Dismissal and The School Play & Guide to: Revenge and School Records)

Judy Tenuta - as Mrs. Holler (Guide to: The Library and Volunteering)

DVD releases

In the USA there have been four DVD releases made for the series.

• TEENick Picks, Volume 1 - features "Guide to: Computer Labs and Backpacks" (Season 1, Episode 9)
• Special Field Trip Edition - features the telecast and "Guide to: Dismissal and The School Play" (Season 3, Episode 4)
• The Best of Season 1 and The Best of Season 2.^[1]

The Netherlands, Australia, and Belgium, being the only countries, released the first season of Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide to DVD on April 9, 2009.^[2] The Netherlands also released the second season, although both seasons only with Dutch dubbed voices. It's unknown if there will follow more places in Europe, or someplace else.

In the United States, the entire series was only released on iTunes and no plans have been announced for a DVD or other type of release.^[3]

All three seasons are currently available on the Netflix Instant Streaming service.

Episodes

Shelved spin-off

In June 2008, Werkheiser signed a development contract with Nickelodeon for a spin-off that would deal with his character's adventures in high school.^[4] The show has not put the green light on yet as of December 2009, due to Daniel Curtis Lee being committed to his new show Zeke and Luther. It is unknown if Lindsey has signed a contract but her show has been canceled. Werkheiser has also commented in a YouTube video that there would not be a continuation of the show, citing budget issues at Nickelodeon as the main reason.^[5]

In other countries

The series has also been broadcast in the Philippines, the United Kingdom, France, Spain, Brazil, Germany, Sweden, Austria, Italy, United Arab Emirates, Mexico, Israel, Ireland, Argentina, El Salvador, South Africa, the Netherlands, Belgium, New Zealand, Colombia, Singapore, Venezuela and Canada.

References

External links

• Official website
• Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide at the Internet Movie Database
• Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide at TV.com