| Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide | |
|---|---|
| Format | Teen sitcom |
| Created by | Scott Fellows |
| Starring | Devon Werkheiser Lindsey Shaw Daniel Curtis Lee Daran Norris (recurring, season 1, main, seasons 2-3) Jim J. Bullock (main, season 1, recurring, seasons 2-3) |
| 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) | Nickelodeon On Sunset Hollywood, California |
| Camera setup | Film; Single-camera |
| Running time | 24 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Jack Mackie Pictures Nickelodeon Productions |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | Nickelodeon |
| Picture format | 480i (SDTV) |
| Original run | September 7, 2004 – June 9, 2007 |
Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide, commonly called Ned's Declassified 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 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 explains why numerous Fairly OddParents cameos have been sighted throughout the series.
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Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide follows the lives of Ned, Cookie and Moze and their adventures in James K. Polk Middle School. The show deals with handling academic subjects, as well as social problems such as friends, lockers, projects, and tests. Each episode focuses on one main issue students normally encounter in school while providing tips on how to handle these situations, both comical and serious.
In November 2009, 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.
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.
| Character | Actor/Actress | Seasons |
|---|---|---|
| Ned Bigby | Devon Werkheiser | 1-3 |
| Jennifer "Moze" Mosely | Lindsey Shaw | 1-3 |
| Simon "Cookie" Nelson Cook | Daniel Curtis Lee | 1-3 |
| Gordy | Daran Norris | 1-3 |
| Character | Actor/Actress | Seasons |
|---|---|---|
| Susan "Suzie" Crabgrass | Christian Serratos | 1-3 |
| Missy Meany | Carlie Casey | 2-3 |
| Billy Loomer | Kyle Swann | 1-3 |
| Crony | Matthew "Teo" Olivares | 1-3 |
| Buzz | Recci Canon | 1-3 |
| Seth Powers | Alex Black | 1-3 |
| Evelyn Kwong | Michelle Kim | 3 |
| Faymen Phorchin | Vinicius Machado | 3 |
| Vice Principal Crubbs | Hamilton Mitchell | 2-3 |
| Lisa Zemo | Rachel Sibner | 1-3 |
| Coconut Head | Rob Pinkston | 1-3 |
| Martin Qwerly | Tylor Chase | 1-3 |
| Mr. Combover & Mr. Gross | Steve Bannos | 1-3 |
| Albert Wormenheimer | Stephen Markarian | 2-3 |
| Mr. Monroe | Jim J. Bullock | 1-2,3 (recurring) |
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In the USA there have been four DVD releases made for the series.
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 (Season 2 Episode 18: "Guide to Music Class and Class Clown" is the only episode missing).
Alliance Home Entertainment has released the first and second seasons on DVD in Canada only with the third available for pre-order, however no release date has been announced.[4][5][6]
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.[7] The show had not been green lit as of December 2009, due to Daniel Curtis Lee being committed to another show, Disney XD's Zeke and Luther. It is unknown if Lindsey Shaw had signed a contract for the show as well. Werkheiser commented in a YouTube video that there would not be a continuation of the show, citing budget issues at Nickelodeon as the main reason.[8]
The series has also been broadcast in the Philippines, the United Kingdom, France, Spain, Portugal, Brazil, Guatemala, Germany, Sweden, Austria, Italy, United Arab Emirates, Mexico, Israel, Ireland, Indonesia, Uruguay, Argentina, El Salvador, South Africa, the Netherlands, Belgium, New Zealand, Japan, South Korea, Colombia, Singapore, Venezuela, Panama, Canada , Malaysia, Vietnam, and Argentina.
| Country / Region | Name | Television Network | Dubbing / Subtitles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austria | |||
| Argentina | Manual de Supervivencia Escolar de Ned | Nickelodeon | Español-Mex |
| Brazil | Manual de Sobrevivência Escolar do Ned |
Nickelodeon and TV Band | Português-BR |
| Belgium | Ned's Survial Gids (English: Ned's Survival Guide) |
Nickelodeon | Dutch dubbing |
| Canada | Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide | Family Channel | None |
| Colombia | Manual de Supervivencia Escolar de Ned | Nickelodeon | Español-Mex |
| El Salvador | Manual de Supervivencia Escolar de Ned | Nickelodeon | Español-Mex |
| France | Ned ou comment survivre aux études | Nickelodeon and France 2 | French dubbing |
| Germany | Neds ultimativer Schulwahnsinn (English: Ned's ultimate schoolmadness) |
Nickelodeon | German dubbing |
| Guatemala | |||
| Indonesia | |||
| Ireland | Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide | Nickelodeon | |
| Israel | מדריך ההישרדות של נד (English: Ned's Survival Guide) |
Nickelodeon | hebrew Subtitles |
| Italy | Ned - Scuola di sopravvivenza (English: Ned - Survival school) |
Nickelodeon | Italian dubbing |
| Japan | |||
| Mexico | Manual de Supervivencia de Ned | ||
| Netherlands | Ned's Survival Gids (English: Ned's Survival Guide) |
Nickelodeon | Dutch dubbing |
| New Zealand | Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide | Nickelodeon and TV2 | |
| Philippines | Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide | Nickelodeon | None |
| Portugal | |||
| Singapore | |||
| South Africa | |||
| South Korea | |||
| Spain | |||
| Sweden | Ned's Declassified | Nickelodeon | Both |
| United Arab Emirates | Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide | ejunior | |
| United Kingdom | Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide | Nickelodeon | |
| Uruguay | |||
| USA (original) | Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide | Nickelodeon | None |
| Venezuela | |||
| Vietnam | Cẩm nang của Ned (English: Ned's Guide) |
HTV3 | Vietnamese dubbing |
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