All That (season 1)
All That, Season 1 | |
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The Seasons 1 + 2 with Creators Mike, Brian, and Dan | |
Country of origin | United States |
No. of episodes | 15 |
Broadcast | |
Original channel | Nickelodeon |
Original run | April 16, 1994 – April 1, 1995 |
Home video release | |
DVD release date | TBA |
All That's first season ran on April 16, 1994 as a special preview, but officially ran from December 24, 1994 to April 1, 1995. The first season began in 1994-1995 with the pilot and 14 episodes.[1][2] 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 shows 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 greenlighted 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.[3] 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 Song begins. It starts off with a sign of the word "Oh". The sign is held by Johnson. Then two people are shown playing racket ball in the alleyway. Then the cast is shown, their names are in bright red. Their first and last names are separated by a picture of the All That 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.[4]
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!.
For reasons unknown, Season 1 was not the first to air on The '90s Are All That, nor has it been confirmed whether it will even air in the future. Instead, the block began with Season 2, and the iTunes release has begun with Season 2 as well. Note, neither of the first 2 Seasons aired when The N aired the series in 2008, possibly due to music rights involved with the musical guests expiring.
Cast
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bold denotes Vital Information anchor
Episodes
Season # | Series # | Title | Original Air-Date | Code |
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1 | 1 | "Phil Moore/TLC" | April 16, 1994 | 101 |
*Cold Open: Cool Shoes: The kids hang out on a playground, complimenting each other on their sneakers. Things get progressively odder as Kenan reveals a pair of shoes with a CD player, which Kel trumps with sneakers that come with a stereo and yogurt dispenser. It seems as though he has the coolest sneakers around...until Katrina shows off her own pair, which have rockets that allow her to fly!
*Luck E Cheese: A group of kids (including Angelique, Lori Beth, and Josh) stand in line outside of Luck E. Cheese, a popular pizza parlor. But to enter, they must get past the tough-talking bouncer (Katrina). The kids aren't intimidated until the bouncer drags a man twice her size out of the restaurant by his ear. Nickelodeon actor Phil Moore attempts to use his celebrity status to cut the line, but the bouncer is less than starstruck, and repeatedly assaults him until he follows the rules.
*Steve Urkel Showdown: Two different kids (Angelique and Kel) claim to be Steve Urkel, and compete to prove that they are the true Family Matters character by screaming out catchphrases from the program.
*GLORP: In a parody of 1950's B-movies, a man (played by producer Dan Schneider) discovers a strange glowing light in his refrigerator one night. The next morning, a cop (Alisa) and scientist (Kenan) console his heartbroken family (Lori Beth, Josh, and Katrina), who reveal that they have been eating nothing but leftover meatloaf for three weeks. The scientist determines that the food transformed into Gooey Left Over Refrigerator Pus, or "GLORP," a horrible creature that devours human brains (as proven when the father is discovered in a closet making noises like an ambulance).
*Annie's Song Reprise Reprise: Annie makes one final attempt to sing "Tomorrow," only to be carried away by two secret agents (Josh and Kel).
*TLC performs their 1992 song from Ooooooohhh... On the TLC Tip, "What About Your Friends." Afterward, Mavis and Clavis discuss how much they liked the performance, and try to sing along. | ||||
2 | 2 | "Da Brat" | December 24, 1994 | 102 |
*Green Room - Kenan's Nervous: Kenan is so nervous before the show starts that he begins pouring with sweat. | ||||
3 | 3 | "TLC" | January 7, 1995 | 103 |
*Green Room - No One's Ready: Kevin must get the cast members to the stage in six minutes, as the show is about to begin. Unfortunately, all of the kids are busy-Lori Beth is talking on the phone, Alisa is on a treadmill, Kenan is sleeping, Angelique is counting over fifty thousand jelly beans, Josh and Kel are in a hot tub, and Katrina is handcuffed to some stairs. Kevin thinks his job is lost, but suddenly, everyone rushes out, completely ready to go. | ||||
4 | 4 | "IMx" | January 14, 1995 | 104 |
*Green Room-The Scary Story: The cast tells a scary story before the show, about a terrifying monster with a dangling eyeball and a pickle for a nose. No one is that scared, until the monster himself shows up to finish the story. | ||||
5 | 5 | "Craig Mack" | January 21, 1995 | 105 |
*Green Room-Katrina's TV: Katrina can't start the show. She's glued to the television set literally. | ||||
6 | 6 | "Malcolm-Jamal Warner/Brandy" | January 28, 1995 | 106 |
*Green Room-The Liver Sketch: The cast members use fake excuses to escape doing a liver sketch.
Special Guest: Malcolm-Jamal Warner | ||||
7 | 7 | "Aaliyah" | February 4, 1995 | 107 |
*Green Room-Josh's Dad: Josh's dad comes to the show to support his son-but all of his support just ends up embarrassing Josh. | ||||
8 | 8 | "Coolio" | February 11, 1995 | 108 |
*Green Room-The Psychic: Alisa's psychic tells her that something bad will happen on the show. | ||||
9 | 9 | "Soul 4 Real" | February 18, 1995 | 109 |
*Green Room-Picked Last: Josh is picked last to play basketball, after a baby, a stuffed cat, and even a tree. | ||||
10 | 10 | "Changing Faces" | February 25, 1995 | 110 |
*Green Room-The Tour: People get a tour of the All That set. | ||||
11 | 11 | "Blackstreet" | March 4, 1995 | 111 |
*Green Room-Costume Mix-Up: Kevin directs the cast to the wrong dressing rooms to change for the football sketch. Now the boys are all dressed as cheerleaders and the girls are dressed up in football uniforms. | ||||
12 | 12 | "Zhané" | March 11, 1995 | 112 |
*Green Room-The Interview: A teen magazine called Teenerific interview Kenan & Josh. | ||||
13 | 13 | "Usher" | March 18, 1995 | 113 |
*Green Room-The Limbo Contest: The cast members have a limbo contest to see who gets to dump Kevin in a tub of yogurt. | ||||
14 | 14 | "A Few Good Men" | March 25, 1995 | 114 |
*Green Room-Audience Q & A: The audience get to ask the cast questions and of course they're all weird and incredibly strange. | ||||
15 | 15 | "Aftermath (band) feat Kel Mitchell" | April 1, 1995 | 115 |
'*Green Room-The Party: The cast members are throwing a huge party in the Green Room. Whenever Kevin and the producer come in, though, they scramble to hide their party goods. |
See also
References
- ↑ "TV.com Season One debut". 2008-05-01.
- ↑ "Season 1 on IMDB". 2008-08-18.
- ↑ All That: Fresh Out The Box
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