All That

All That
Genre Sketch comedy
Created by
Theme music composer
  • TLC
  • RCA (seasons 7–10; remixed version of theme song)
Opening theme
  • "All That" performed by TLC
  • TLC feat. A-1
Country of origin United States
Original language(s) English
No. of seasons 10
No. of episodes 168 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)
  • Joe Davola (Seasons 9–10)
  • Brian Robbins
  • Mike Tollin
  • Kevin Kopelow (Seasons 5–6)
  • Heath Seifert (Seasons 5–6)
  • Dan Schneider (Seasons 1–4, 7–10)
Producer(s)
Camera setup Multi-camera
Production company(s)
Distributor CBS Television Distribution
Release
Original network Nickelodeon
Picture format
Original release April 16, 1994 (1994-04-16) – October 22, 2005 (2005-10-22)
Chronology
Related shows
External links
Website www.nicksplat.com/social-wall/all-that

All That is the American live-action, sketch comedy-variety show created by Brian Robbins and Mike Tollin, which originally aired on the Nickelodeon cable television network from April 16, 1994, to October 22, 2005, lasting ten seasons. The series was produced by Tollin/Robbins Productions (later Schneider's Bakery during the final season). The pilot episode was originally shown as a special "sneak peek", with the show officially debuting a regular series on December 24, 1994.[1]

The series features original short comedic sketches and weekly musical guests aimed toward a younger audience. The show's sketches parody contemporary culture and are performed by a large and varying cast of child and teen actors. Early episodes were taped at Nickelodeon Studios at Universal Orlando Resort, but then moved to Hollywood at the Nickelodeon on Sunset theatre (formerly the Earl Carrol Theatre), where other Nickelodeon shows such as The Amanda Show, Kenan & Kel, and Drake & Josh were filmed.

In 2000, after six seasons the show was put on hiatus to be retooled and was relaunched in early 2002 with a completely new cast. Four more seasons were produced before the show was ultimately cancelled. On April 23, 2005, Nickelodeon celebrated the 10th anniversary of All That. The special reunited cast members from both the original and relaunch eras of the show and several other special guest stars in a one-hour event.[2]

All That is noted for its diverse cast and its impact on children's television.[3][4] The show has spun off several members of the cast in their own Nickelodeon television series with varying levels of success. The show has been marketed in other ways, including an audio recording, books, a feature film, festival tour, and numerous reunions and specials celebrating the legacy of All That.

Main

Cast member Seasons
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Angelique Bates Main
Lori Beth Denberg Main
Katrina Johnson Main
Kel Mitchell Main
Alisa Reyes Main
Josh Server Main
Kenan Thompson Main
Amanda Bynes Main
Leon Frierson Main
Christy Knowings Main
Danny Tamberelli Main
Nick Cannon Recurring Main
Mark Saul Recurring Main
Gabriel Iglesias Main
Chelsea Brummet Main
Jack Desena Main
Lisa Foiles Main
Bryan Hearne Main
Shane Lyons Main
Giovonnie Samuels Main
Kyle Sullivan Main
Jamie Lynn Spears Main
Christina Kirkman Main
Ryan Coleman Main
Kianna Underwood Main
Denzel Whitaker Main

Crew

Guests

Sketches

All That features original short comedic sketches that parody contemporary culture. Although the show had a team of writers, the cast were encouraged to help contribute their own ideas for characters and other segments. Improv and ad-libbing were used to help the cast and writers find the right tone for a certain skit.[5] The following is a short list of some notable sketches that aired during the show's tenure.

Series history

See also: history of All That by season: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 | 7, 8, 9, 10

Although Brian Robbins and Mike Tollin are credited as creators, the main creative force behind All That was Dan Schneider who became the showrunner of the series in the third season. All That marked the beginning of Schneider's prolific career in creating and writing hit television series for young audiences. The New York Times, in separate articles, referred to Dan Schneider as "the Norman Lear of children's television"[6] and "the master of a television genre".[7]

In 1986, Robbins and Schneider met while working on the ABC sitcom, Head of the Class.[8] Becoming close friends, the two performers both shared a mutual interest in writing. Eventually coming together to write and then pitch an episode to the show's producers just to see if they could do it.[8] To their amazement the producers liked their idea and bought it. Their episode: Will the Real Arvid Engen Please Stand Up later aired during the show's second season.

Exterior of the former Nickelodeon Studios where All That was filmed for its first two seasons.

Following the success of Head of the Class, Robbins and Schneider were asked to co-host the second annual Kids Choice Awards in 1988 alongside Tony Danza and Debbie Gibson.[9] Although unaware of the fledgling Nickelodeon cable channel, before the invitation to host was brought to them, the two agreed. The award ceremony that year was produced by Albie Hecht, who Robbins and Schneider quickly struck up a friendship with behind the scenes.[8] Their friendship continued after the awards and Hecht suggested they develop something for Nickelodeon. Robbins and Schneider later declined his offer as they were still under contract with ABC, at the time.[8]

In 1991, Head of the Class ended its run and Robbins started a production company with producer friend Tollin which they aptly named Tollin/Robbins Productions.[4] The company originally produced several small budget sport documentaries.[10] Hecht, now Head of Development for Nickelodeon, contacted them and asked them to film a project for the network. The half hour documentary they made featured Phil Moore and Mike O'Malley as co-hosts of a comedy tour as they drove around to different cities to perform.[4] Since their schedule only permitted for two days of filming; Tollin/Robbins had to make the entire show appear as if they had toured around the country.[4]

Impressed with the final product, Hecht met with Robbins to discuss developing a new show for the network in 1993. Asking Robbins if there was any type of show that he would be interested in making.[4] He responded to Hecht with the idea of creating a kid-version of Saturday Night Live. Bringing Schneider (as head writer) and Tollin in to help develop the show; the three influenced by classic sketch shows such as The Carol Burnett Show, You Can't Do That on Television and Laugh In[4] began to flesh out a rough idea of the show's format.[4][8]

Once greenlit, Robbins, Schneider and Tollin decided against writing the pilot episode and instead chose to compile the cast first. Usually in television (as Schneider explains) the pilot is written first and the cast is assembled later.[8] However, the three believed it was crucial to find the right child actors first and then tailor to their strengths.[4][8] With Hecht's blessing, a nationwide talent search for child and teen actors was launched that was to last for several months.[4] Eventually Angelique Bates, Lori Beth Denberg, Katrina Johnson, Kel Mitchell, Alisa Reyes, Josh Server, and Kenan Thompson were hired.

When I first got involved, it was kind of funny. My mom had me in a talent show, I was one of the winners. [An agent] had his friend there, who was the one that got me on [All That]. ... The process itself was, oh my gosh. We did 10 auditions. I thought I didn't have it. They had us doing improv, sketches, all kinds of stuff. I went in fully dressed as Urkel. I was doing character voices. I had the glasses, I had the suspenders, everything. You name it, I had it. I got called a couple months later like, "Oh, you know you got it." It was crazy because it was a nationwide [search].[4]
— Bates
The reason I got the audition was 'cause I was in a drama competition for high school and my scene placed first in competition. So there's lots of different categories and all the first-place teams in all the categories had a showcase at Paramount Studios at like this little theater. And some of the producers for All That were there. So after that a few of us from the competition got called in to audition. So I just went on it like a total lark, not like it was some big deal. Just kind of a goof. And that was my first audition for All That.

I wasn't nervous 'cause I wasn't really taking it seriously. But that, in hindsight, served me really well. I had one callback, which was a little more interesting. I mean, I had the feeling when I went back for the callback that I was gonna be cast. I can't necessarily explain it, but I just had this feeling like I'm gonna do this show. Which was really strange because I'd never done a show before. So I just went, I did the material, I met some more of the people and then I left. And I had this feeling about it.[4]

— Denberg
Mine was a casting call, but it was set up through my agent and I had to go back in like five times. And each time, I would get paired up with other random people to do sketch comedy but it was very off-the-cuff, like no script or plan or anything. It was like, you're miners, mining for gold in Sicily, and we'd have to figure it out. But that happened to be my favorite sort of thing that I'd always loved best...I had no idea what I was in for, but I knew it was going to be the ride of my life. I knew it was going to be fun. I never wanted anything as much before. This one felt like home, this one felt like me and I felt very excited. But no, I don't think we had any idea what we were in for.[4]
— Johnson
The original cast with Robbins, Schneider, Tollin and others
They did a nationwide search, and I remember that day, I had midterms at school, but I also had to learn my monologue because I had the audition later that day. I remember Brian Robbins was there and a few of the other producers. I came in and I totally forgot my monologue, because I had been studying for midterms and I never do that. As I was walking out, I tripped over some cords and knocked over some cameras and all this stuff. And I played it off like it was funny and they started just cracking up, laughing. I came back in, knocked the monologue out and then they were, like, hey, man, you know, you're really funny. Do you do any impersonations, as well? I just did, like, my uncles and, you know, people that I knew in Chicago, old man voices and I even did the [Good Burger] Ed voice for the first time there.[4]
— Mitchell
In my audition, I had to do a stand-up comedy act in conjunction with an audition scene and so I just remember in the monologue I wrote about, like, my sister having long hair in her underarms and we were eating breakfast. [Laughs] The hair would get into my pancake syrup. I just was being cheesy and crazy. And when I went in there, it was funny because I just felt like it was all very natural. It was all very organic. I was in the right place at the right time and they got me. I was blessed enough that Brian Robbins and Dan Schneider and Michael Tollin, they totally got me but it literally took me seven auditions to get this gig. And this is probably the most auditions that I ever had to audition for before because, I mean, who auditions for something seven times?.[4]
— Reyes
I was one of the two kids chosen from Chicago. Me and Kel got picked from the Chicago group. I remember that it was more than one audition. I think it was probably close to two to three, maybe even four. They brought us in quite a bit. They wanted us to do some of our characters and then some impressions. I remember originally meeting the casting people and then, you know, Brian and Dan and the producers of the show being in those auditions and going in and doing my sketch characters. And it was a lot of fun. Anytime you get to do those types of auditions, it's pretty cool because it's your stuff, you know, and when you're a kid, that's pretty rare.[4]
— Server
[I was introduced] to Brian and Michael Tollin. I was the last to be chosen [for the show]. [There weren't a lot of auditions.] I just did the one and they told me whether or not I had it. I went into the office and did impressions and stuff. The first Mighty Ducks, that was my first movie. Once I got into real movies, then started the commercials, [then TV].[4]
— Thompson

With the cast intact, writing for the pilot began. Cast and crew flew out to Nickelodeon Studios at Universal Orlando to begin production of the episode. And on January 17, 1994 the pilot episode was set to begin filming.[4] Tollin recalls debating with Robbins over whether or not to postpone filming because of the Northridge earthquake that occurred hours earlier on that same day.[4][11]

"The morning was spent figuring out how bad was the damage both physical and psychological. Should we postpone [the pilot shoot?]. I was trying to do the right thing. [My wife] was trying to do the right thing. Aftershocks ensued. She said, "I can't believe you didn't come home." The show went on.[4]
— Tollin

After filming was completed the show sat on the shelf for several months as the pilot did not score well.[4][8] Nickelodeon tested the show with focus groups consisting of children, both boys and girls in different age groups. The scores showed that Kids probably wouldn't like this new sketch comedy show for kids.[4][8] Regardless of the negative response, Geraldine Laybourne (the then President of Nickelodeon) decided to pick up the show for a full first season.[4]

Nickelodeon on Sunset at 6230 Sunset Boulevard as seen in May 2011. All That was filmed here until its cancellation.

The basic concept they came up with was to produce a half-hour show that featured a cold open (which featured the cast participating in varying juvenile acts in a green room before the show starts), several different sketch-comedy pieces and then a musical performance to close out the episode (this format would remain the same for all ten seasons).[4][8] The main staple, of the original seasons, was the Vital Information sketch which was featured in every episode until the relaunch in 2002.[4]

During Season 1, Kevin Kopelow and Heath Seifert were brought on as producers and continued working in that capacity through Season 3. The writing team advanced to Executive Producers/Head Writers for Seasons 4–6. Kopelow and Seifert continued their relationship with Kenan Thompson and Kel Mitchell by co-executive producing and head writing Kenan & Kel and eventually writing the feature film Good Burger (1997) with Schneider.

After Season 2 ended in 1996, the show moved out of the old Nickelodeon Studios at Universal Orlando Resort in Florida and into the Nickelodeon on Sunset (formerly The Earl Carrol Theater) in Hollywood where it would remain for the rest of the show's run.[12] Over the next few years, as the show grew in popularity, several departures and additions occurred. Some of these additions to the cast included Amanda Bynes, Nick Cannon, Gabriel Iglesias and The Adventures of Pete & Pete star Danny Tamberelli among others.[13]

In 2000, Nickelodeon placed the show into hiatus to be retooled. Production started back up a year later after an extensive nationwide talent search for child and teen actors. Ultimately hired were Chelsea Brummet, Jack DeSena, Lisa Foiles, Bryan Hearne, Shane Lyons, Giovonnie Samuels, and Kyle Sullivan.[14][15] The first episode of the "new" All That featured special guests Frankie Muniz and Aaron Carter and debuted on January 19, 2002.[16]

The balancing act of school/All That was NUTS. Every minute we didn't spend on set rehearsing, we had to spend in the school room. Where we drove our set teachers crazy. We'd bounce around that place like jack russell f*cking terriers.[17]
— Foiles

The eighth season opened with the addition Jamie Lynn Spears to the cast and marked the beginning of All That cast members started attempting dares on the SNICK program: Snick On-Air Dare.[18][19] Occasionally, On Air Dares had special guests from other shows.[20] In 2003, Nickelodeon advertised a competition called R U All That?: Nickelodeon's Search for the Funniest Kid in America. After this contest ended in 2003, the finals aired on July 26, 2003. The contest picked five finalists, and all of them performed a sketch with some of the cast members. The winner was Christina Kirkman[21]

In 2005, Lisa Foiles announced on her Official Yahoo! Group, that the show had been cancelled. This was the message posted on Lisa's club by Lisa Foiles herself (as of September 5, 2005):[22]

I know there's been a lot of speculating on the subject of All That being canceled, and I thought I'd be the one to tell you that it's true. All That has finally come to an end. I found out a few weeks ago, but didn't know if I should tell anyone. I guess if ten years is long enough for Friends, and it's long enough for us, too! I probably would have moved on anyway, even if it didn't get canceled. I was getting a little too old for the show and I believe that it should always have a cast of younger kids, no older than 18. Where I will go from here, I'm not sure, but I have a few things in the works. All I ask is that you guys keep me and the other cast members in your prayers, that we can step into bigger and better things!:)
So, I guess that's....All That!!!
— Luv Alwayz – Lisa

Since the second cancellation there have been no plans for another relaunch. The show currently airs in reruns, particularly during The Splat programming block on TeenNick.

Episodes

The following is an episode list for All That. All That is a sketch comedy, variety series that aired on Nickelodeon's SNICK (1994–2004) and TEENick (2001–2005). All That is created by Brian Robbins and Mike Tollin. Nickelodeon first aired All That as a special premiere on April 16, 1994, but officially began on December 24, 1994. All That is one of the first original live action series to air on Nick, and ended up being the start of new shows on Nickelodeon.

The first six seasons of All That are considered The Old All That (1994–2001), or otherwise known as The "Golden Era". The 2nd run of All That, which contained the next 4 seasons, are famously known as The New All That, or just titled The "Relaunch Era" (2002–2005). After the end of All That's sixth season, Nickelodeon cancelled The "Golden Era" continuity due to crew disputes and a general desire to move on. However, All That still had a strong following and was one of the most popular shows on the network. Nickelodeon planned to relaunch the show in January 2002, starting from scratch.

Ending Season 8, Nickelodeon aired the finals of R U All That?: Nickelodeon's Search for the Funniest Kid in America. The finals aired on Saturday, July 26, 2003, with former cast Nick Cannon (via satellite) and Amanda Bynes were the judges. The winner ended up being the new cast member of All That.

Nickelodeon's All That 10th Anniversary Reunion Special was a 10-year anniversary reunion that aired on April 23, 2005. It featured crossover sketches, numerous guest celebrities, the cast members from the past and present, and was hosted by Frankie Muniz.

In 2005, after Season 10 of All That, Nickelodeon and Dan Schneider, executive producer of All That, decided to cancel the show, after the past ten years (12 years of airing on Nickelodeon). In 2008, sister network The N aired reruns until September 2008.

As of October 22, 2005, ten seasons and a total of 175 episodes have aired with 2 unaired episodes from the tenth season.

Series overview

Season Episodes Originally
aired 		DVD Name DVD Release
1 15 1994–1995 TBA
2 22 1995–1996 TBA
3 21 1996–1997 TBA
4 21 1997–1998 TBA
5 20 1998–2000 TBA
6 13 2000 TBA
Best of... 11 2001 N/A N/A
7 13 2002 TBA
8 13 2002–2003 TBA
9 15 2003–2005 TBA
10 14 2005 TBA

Episodes

Golden Era (1994-2001)

Season 1 (1994-1995)

Main article: All That (season 1)
Season # Series # Episode title Original air date Nick prod. #
11"TLC"April 16, 1994 (1994-04-16)101
22"Da Brat"January 7, 1995 (1995-01-07)102
33"Immature"January 14, 1995 (1995-01-14)103
44"Craig Mack"January 21, 1995 (1995-01-21)104
55"Malcolm-Jamal Warner/Brandy"January 28, 1995 (1995-01-28)105
66"Aaliyah"February 4, 1995 (1995-02-04)106
77"Coolio"February 11, 1995 (1995-02-11)107
88"Soul 4 Real"February 18, 1995 (1995-02-18)108
99"Changing Faces"February 25, 1995 (1995-02-25)109
1010"Blackstreet"March 4, 1995 (1995-03-04)110
1111"Zhané"March 11, 1995 (1995-03-11)111
1212"Usher"March 18, 1995 (1995-03-18)112
1313"A Few Good Men"March 25, 1995 (1995-03-25)113
1414"Aftermath feat. Kel Mitchell"April 8, 1995 (1995-04-08)114
1515"TLC"April 15, 1995 (1995-04-15)115

Season 2 (1995-1996)

Main article: All That (season 2)
Season # Series # Episode title Original air date Nick prod. #
116"Naughty by Nature"October 1, 1995 (1995-10-01)201
217"Monica"October 8, 1995 (1995-10-08)202
318"Larisa Oleynik/Da Brat"October 15, 1995 (1995-10-15)203
419"Malcolm-Jamal Warner/Mokenstef"October 22, 1995 (1995-10-22)204
520"Jon B."October 29, 1995 (1995-10-29)205
621"The Twinz"November 6, 1995 (1995-11-06)206
722"Monteco"November 13, 1995 (1995-11-13)207
823"Soul 4 Real"November 20, 1995 (1995-11-20)208
924"Subway"November 27, 1995 (1995-11-27)209
1025"Run DMC"February 1, 1996 (1996-02-01)210
1126"Xscape"February 8, 1996 (1996-02-08)211
1227"Diana King"February 15, 1996 (1996-02-15)212
1328"Sinbad/Coolio"February 22, 1996 (1996-02-22)213
1429"Mark Curry/Deborah Cox"March 1, 1996 (1996-03-01)214
1530"Immature"March 8, 1996 (1996-03-08)215
1631"Terry Ellis"March 15, 1996 (1996-03-15)216
1732"Faith Evans"March 22, 1996 (1996-03-22)217
1833"Silk"March 29, 1996 (1996-03-29)218
1934"Shai"April 5, 1996 (1996-04-05)219
2035"IV Xample"April 12, 1996 (1996-04-12)220
2136"Good Burger Special"April 19, 1996 (1996-04-19)221
2237"Monifah"April 26, 1996 (1996-04-26)222

Season 3 (1996-1997)

Main article: All That (season 3)
Season # Series # Episode title Original air date Nick prod. #
138"Tia & Tamera Mowry / LL Cool J"November 16, 1996 (1996-11-16)301
239"Montell Jordan"November 23, 1996 (1996-11-23)302
340"Oliver Muirhead/Immature ft Smooth and Kel Mitchell"November 30, 1996 (1996-11-30)303
441"Dru Hill"December 7, 1996 (1996-12-07)304
542"Tyra Banks / Blackstreet"December 14, 1996 (1996-12-14)305
643"Music Special"December 28, 1996 (1996-12-28)306
744"A Tribe Called Quest"January 5, 1997 (1997-01-05)307
845"702"January 12, 1997 (1997-01-12)308
946"Tony! Toni! Tone!"January 19, 1997 (1997-01-19)309
1047"Chris Farley/Mint Condition"January 25, 1997 (1997-01-25)310
1148"112"February 1, 1997 (1997-02-01)311
1249"Sherman Hemsley/Nas"February 8, 1997 (1997-02-08)312
1350"John Leguizamo/Mona Lisa"February 15, 1997 (1997-02-15)313
1451"Ray J"February 22, 1997 (1997-02-22)314
1552"For Real"March 1, 1997 (1997-03-01)315
1653"Aaliyah"March 8, 1997 (1997-03-08)316
1754"Az Yet"March 15, 1997 (1997-03-15)317
1855"Monica"March 22, 1997 (1997-03-22)318
1956"MC Lyte"March 29, 1997 (1997-03-29)319
2057"Dr. Joyce Brothers and Sherman Hemsley/Heavy D"April 5, 1997 (1997-04-05)320
2158"Erykah Badu"April 12, 1997 (1997-04-12)321

Season 4 (1997-1998)

Main article: All That (season 4)
Season # Series # Episode title Original air date Nick prod. #
159"Mase"November 15, 1997 (1997-11-15)401
260"Busta Rhymes"November 22, 1997 (1997-11-22)402
361"Tommy Davidson/Robyn"November 29, 1997 (1997-11-29)403
462"Wyclef Jean"December 6, 1997 (1997-12-06)404
563"Dru Hill"December 13, 1997 (1997-12-13)405
664"IMx"December 20, 1997 (1997-12-20)406
765"Mary J. Blige"December 27, 1997 (1997-12-27)407
866"Spice Girls"January 3, 1998 (1998-01-03)408
967"Missy Elliott"January 10, 1998 (1998-01-10)409
1068"Usher Raymond"January 17, 1998 (1998-01-17)410
1169"Kirk Franklin & God's Property"January 24, 1998 (1998-01-24)411
1270"Backstreet Boys"January 31, 1998 (1998-01-31)412
1371"Boyz II Men"February 7, 1998 (1998-02-07)413
1472"Destiny's Child"February 14, 1998 (1998-02-14)414
1573"LL Cool J"February 21, 1998 (1998-02-21)415
1674"Jermaine Dupri and Da Brat"February 28, 1998 (1998-02-28)416
1775"Salt-N-Pepa"March 4, 1998 (1998-03-04)417
1876"K-Ci & JoJo"March 11, 1998 (1998-03-11)418
1977"Kobe Bryant/Ice Cube"March 18, 1998 (1998-03-18)419
2078"The Lox"March 25, 1998 (1998-03-25)420
2179"Sugar Ray"March 25, 1998 (1998-03-25)421

Season 5 (1998-1999)

Main article: All That (season 5)
Season # Series # Episode title Original air date Nick prod. #
180"Blackstreet ft Mýa"December 12, 1998 (1998-12-12)501
281"Tatyana Ali"December 19, 1998 (1998-12-19)502
382"Deborah Cox"January 2, 1999 (1999-01-02)503
483"Shaquille O'Neal"January 9, 1999 (1999-01-09)504
584"Monica"January 16, 1999 (1999-01-16)505
685"Faith Evans"January 23, 1999 (1999-01-23)506
786"Mýa"January 30, 1999 (1999-01-30)507
887-88"All That Live! (100th episode)"February 6, 1999 (1999-02-06)Special
989"98 Degrees"February 13, 1999 (1999-02-13)509
1090"112"February 20, 1999 (1999-02-20)510
1191"Outkast"March 10, 1999 (1999-03-10)511
1292"Divine"March 17, 1999 (1999-03-17)512
1393"5 Young Men"March 24, 1999 (1999-03-24)513
1494"Joey McIntyre"March 31, 1999 (1999-03-31)514
1595"Backstreet Boys"April 7, 1999 (1999-04-07)515
1696"3rd Storee"April 14, 1999 (1999-04-14)516
1797"New Radicals"April 21, 1999 (1999-04-21)517
1898"The M.A.F.T. feat. Kel Mitchell"April 28, 1999 (1999-04-28)518
1999"Shanice"May 5, 1999 (1999-05-05)519

Season 6 (2000)

Main article: All That (season 6)
Season # Series # Episode title Original air date Nick prod. #
1100"B*Witched"January 29, 2000 (2000-01-29)601
2101"Blaque"February 5, 2000 (2000-02-05)602
3102"Mandy Moore"February 12, 2000 (2000-02-12)603
4103"The cast from Snow Day/Hoku"February 19, 2000 (2000-02-19)604
5104"LFO"February 26, 2000 (2000-02-26)605
6105"M2M"March 4, 2000 (2000-03-04)606
7106"Sheryl Swoopes/No Authority"March 18, 2000 (2000-03-18)607
8107"Sammie"March 25, 2000 (2000-03-25)608
9108"Britney Spears"May 20, 2000 (2000-05-20)609
10109"N*SYNC"May 27, 2000 (2000-05-27)610
11110"Tracie Spencer"June 17, 2000 (2000-06-17)611
12111"Ideal"June 24, 2000 (2000-06-24)612
13112"IMx"July 15, 2000 (2000-07-15)613

Relaunch (2002-2005)

Season 7 (2002)

Main article: All That (season 7)
Season # Series # Episode title Original air date Nick prod. #
1113"Frankie Muniz/Aaron Carter"January 19, 2002 (2002-01-19)701
2114"Melissa Joan Hart/Usher"January 26, 2002 (2002-01-26)702
3115"P. Diddy"February 2, 2002 (2002-02-02)703
4116"Britney Spears"February 9, 2002 (2002-02-09)704
5117"Tony Hawk/Barenaked Ladies"February 23, 2002 (2002-02-23)705
6118"David Arquette/Mandy Moore"March 2, 2002 (2002-03-02)706
7119"Kenan Thompson/LFO"March 9, 2002 (2002-03-09)707
8120"Barry Watson/Christina Millian"March 16, 2002 (2002-03-16)708
9121"Lisa Leslie/Ray Romano/Willa Ford"March 23, 2002 (2002-03-23)709
10122"Amanda Bynes/City High"April 6, 2002 (2002-04-06)710
11123"Aaron Carter/Samantha Mumba"April 13, 2002 (2002-04-13)711
12124"Will Friedle/Nelly Furtado"April 27, 2002 (2002-04-27)712
13125"Christina Vidal/Tyrese"May 4, 2002 (2002-05-04)713

Season 8 (2002-2003)

Main article: All That (season 8)
Season # Series # Episode title Original air date Nick prod. #
1126"B2K"September 21, 2002801
2127"Alexa Vega & Daryl Sabara/Play ft. Chris Trousdale"September 28, 2002 (2002-09-28)802
3128"Yasmeen"October 5, 2002 (2002-10-05)803
4129"Jeffrey Licon/Jennifer Love Hewitt"October 12, 2002 (2002-10-12)804
5130"Justin Timberlake/Aaron Carter"October 19, 2002 (2002-10-19)805
6131"Tom Green/Avril Lavigne"October 26, 2002 (2002-10-26)806
7132"3LW"November 2, 2002 (2002-11-02)807
8133"Nick Carter/BBMak"November 9, 2002 (2002-11-09)808
9134"Oz Made Music Special"November 16, 2002 (2002-11-16)Special
10135"Justincase / Britney Spears"November 23, 2002 (2002-11-23)810
11136"Nick Cannon/Monica"January 25, 2003 (2003-01-25)811
12137"Debbie Gibson"February 1, 2003 (2003-02-01)812
13138"Matthew Lillard/O-Town"February 8, 2003 (2003-02-08)813
14139"Tom Green/No Secrets"February 15, 2003 (2003-02-15)814
15140"Substitute Jack"February 22, 2003 (2003-02-22)815
16141"R U All That?: Nickelodeon's Search for the Funniest Kid in America"July 26, 2003 (2003-07-26)Special

Season 9 (2003-2004)

Main article: All That (season 9)
Season # Series # Episode title Original air date Nick prod. #
1142"Lillix"October 11, 2003901
2143"Nodesha"October 18, 2003902
3144"Da Razkalz Cru"October 25, 2003903
4145"Third Eye Blind"November 1, 2003904
5146"Fefe Dobson"November 22, 2003905
6147"Totally Kyle From The Amanda Show/Nikki Cleary"December 13, 2003906
7148"Drake Bell"January 10, 2004907
8149"OK GO"January 24, 2004 (2004-01-24)908
9150"Britney Spears/Nick Cannon"January 31, 2004 (2004-01-31)909
10151"Brittany Snow/Wakefield"February 7, 2004 (2004-02-07)910
11152"Boomkat"February 14, 2004 (2004-02-14)911
12153"Nick Lachey"April 17, 2004 (2004-04-17)912
13154"Avril Lavigne"June 12, 2004 (2004-06-12)913
14155"Substitute Jack"June 19, 2004 (2004-06-19)914
15156"Aaron Carter"June 26, 2004 (2004-06-26)915
16-17157-158"10th Anniversary Reunion Special"April 23, 2005 (2005-04-23)Special

Season 10 (2005)

Main article: All That (season 10)
Season # Series # Episode title Original air date Nick prod. #
1159"Mario"April 30, 2005 (2005-04-30)1001
2160"Fantasia Barrino"May 7, 2005 (2005-05-07)1002
3161"Jesse McCartney"May 14, 2005 (2005-05-14)1003
4162"JoJo"May 28, 2005 (2005-05-28)1004
5163"Tyler Hilton"June 4, 2005 (2005-06-04)1005
6164"Drake Bell"June 11, 2005 (2005-06-11)1006
7165"Bow Wow"unaired1007
8166"Avril Lavigne"June 18, 2005 (2005-06-18)1008
9167"Lil Romeo/B2K"September 10, 2005 (2005-09-10)1009
10168"Ashlee Simpson"September 17, 2005 (2005-09-17)1010
11169"Frankie J"September 24, 2005 (2005-09-24)1011
12170"Morgan Smith"October 1, 2005 (2005-10-01)1012
13171"Brooke Valentine"October 8, 2005 (2005-10-08)1013
14172"American Hi-Fi"October 15, 2005 (2005-10-15)1014
15173"Brie Larson"January 2005 (2005-1021)1015
16174"Lalaine"October 22, 2005 (2005-10-22)1016

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Specials

100th episode (1999)

All That celebrated its star-studded "100th episode" during its fifth season. This one-hour special was the only episode in the show's history produced live.[23]

The 100th episode featured several celebrities: Melissa Joan Hart (Sabrina, the Teenage Witch and Clarissa Explains It All), Larisa Oleynik (The Secret World of Alex Mack), Robert Ri'chard (Cousin Skeeter), Stephen Collins (7th Heaven) as an audience member, and Britney Spears (in a taped video appearance; Spears was originally supposed to perform in person but had to back out due to a knee injury; Lauryn Hill took her place) all made appearances.

Angelique Bates, Lori Beth Denberg, Katrina Johnson, and Alisa Reyes all appeared to celebrate the occasion. Denberg returned to anchor the episode's Vital Information.

10th anniversary (2005)

In 2005, Nickelodeon celebrated the 10th anniversary of All That by airing episodes from the first six seasons in the week leading up to a "reunion special" hosted by Frankie Muniz on April 23. Ashanti and Bow Wow were the musical guests.[2]

Chelsea Brummet, Nick Cannon, Ryan Coleman, Jack DeSena, Lisa Foiles, Leon Frierson, Katrina Johnson, Christina Kirkman, Christy Knowings, Kel Mitchell, Alisa Reyes, Giovonnie Samuels, Mark Saul, Josh Server, Jamie Lynn Spears, Kyle Sullivan, Danny Tamberelli, and Kenan Thompson, along with new cast members Kianna Underwood, and Denzel Whitaker, reunited on the show.[2]

Approximately 6.2 million total viewers watched the special on both its April 23 and 24 airings, making it the top cable or broadcast program for the 2–11, 6–11, and 9–14 age demographics,[24] and TV.com gave it a rating of 8.7/10.[25]

After a four season hiatus, All That decided to bring back the "Vital Information" segment with BET's Coming to the Stage winner Lil' JJ succeeding Lori Beth Denberg and Danny Tamberelli, respectively. Lil' JJ's very first "Vital Information" occurred during the 10th Anniversary Reunion Special.

Impact and legacy

All That is highly regarded for its large diverse cast both in terms of ethnicity and gender.[3] The show was praised in The Atlantic for breaking the classical norms set in children's TV with its cast, irreverent and unapologetic humor, and kid characters played by actual kids.[3]

When All That debuted in 1994, television was still primarily segregated by race as shown by popular sitcoms like Seinfeld (where the cast is completely white) or Martin (where the cast is entirely black); even Saturday Night Live was dominated by white male comedians.[3] Robbins, Schneider and Tollin wanted the show to reflect its audience and also sought out varying musical acts (alternative, hip hop and R&B among others) to embrace the diversity[3][26]

I was the first black female they had on that show...there weren't that many black shows on or black actors. When I left, it opened it up more for black female comedians. I've had people come back and tell me it felt like I passed the torch because they were all on TV watching like, "I want to do that, I want to do that," but then when they saw me, they thought, "Oh, I can actually do that." Black girls were coming up to me, parents are just like, "Thank you so much for what you've done." I was like wow. It feels surreal.[4]
— Angelique Bates
I thought it was awesome because none of us look like each other. We were like a total melting pot of diversity[3]...You have African-American, you have me[Hispanic], you have Caucasian... So there are kids that were able to sit home and go, I look like her, I look like him, I can relate. That was really important for me to be a part of a cast that was filled of diversity 'cause there's nothing more boring than a Brady Bunch concept. So at the end of the day, I was able to have the fans verbally tell me how they felt that All That impacted their lives and it made them come home and look forward to coming home and watching the show after school when they work on their homework, and how they loved to be able to have a little bit of music maybe their mom didn't let them necessarily listen to some of the music or whatever the case may be.[4]
— Alisa Reyes

Awards and nominations

Awards Outcome Note
1997 Kids' Choice Awards:
Favorite TV Show Nominated
1998 Kids' Choice Awards:
Favorite TV Actor Nominated Kenan Thompson & Kel Mitchell – All That / Kenan & Kel
1999 Kids' Choice Awards:
Favorite TV Show Won
Favorite TV Actor Won Kel Mitchell – All That / Kenan & Kel
2000 Kids' Choice Awards:
Favorite TV Show Won
Favorite TV Actor Won Kenan Thompson
Favorite TV Actress Won Amanda Bynes – All That / The Amanda Show
2001 Kids' Choice Awards:
Favorite TV Actor Nominated Nick Cannon
2002 Kids' Choice Awards:[27]
Favorite TV Show Nominated
2003 Kids' Choice Awards:[27]
Favorite TV Show Nominated
Favorite TV Actress Won Amanda Bynes – The Amanda Show / All That
2004 Kids' Choice Awards:[27]
Favorite TV Show Won

Post-series events

In 2011, Lisa Foiles joined forces with Comikaze Expo, planning the first ever All That reunion with Comikaze Expo CEO Regina Carpinelli. The reunion featured a roundtable discussion, where the cast reflected on their tenure on the show and received questions from the audience. Angelique Bates, Lori Beth Denberg, Foiles, Leon Frierson, Katrina Johnson, Kevin Kopelow, Kel Mitchell, Alisa Reyes, Giovonnie Samuels, Mark Saul, Josh Server all participated in the event.[28][29]

Also in 2011, Bates, Johnson, and Reyes appeared together at Zooey Magazine's One Year Anniversary Special Event held in Hollywood. The anniversary launched the Love Is Louder campaign which speaks out against bullying and hate messages.[30][31][32]

In the 2011 special "iParty with Victorious" (a crossover between iCarly and Victorious), Kenan Thompson jokingly complains that everyone wants to borrow money from him including Andy Samberg (Thompson's Saturday Night Live co-star) and half of the original cast of All That when Carly Shay (portrayed by Miranda Cosgrove) asks for a favor from him.[33]

In 2015, Mitchell and Thompson reunited on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon where they performed a special Good Burger sketch. Dan Schneider returned to write the sketch for the show.[34]

In 2015, Comikaze Expo, held the second All That reunion. Angelique Bates, Chelsea Brummet, Ryan Coleman, Lori Beth Denberg, Jack DeSena, Lisa Foiles, Bryan Hearne, Katrina Johnson, Christina Kirkman, Christy Knowings, Kel Mitchell, Alisa Reyes, Giovonnie Samuels, Mark Saul, Josh Server, and Danny Tamberelli all participated in the event.[35][36]

On April 22, 2016 Nickelodeon aired a reunion special consisting of new 3-4 minute shorts with most of the original cast, including Kenan and Kel.

Spin-offs

Kenan & Kel

Kenan & Kel is an American teen comedy sitcom created by Kim Bass for Nickelodeon. It starred then-All That cast members Kenan Thompson and Kel Mitchell.[37] Sixty-five episodes and a made-for-TV movie were produced over four seasons. The first two seasons were filmed at Nickelodeon Studios in Orlando, Florida, and the remaining two were filmed at the Nick on Sunset theater in Hollywood.

The Amanda Show

The Amanda Show is an American live action sketch comedy and variety show that aired on Nickelodeon from October 16, 1999 to September 21, 2002. It starred Amanda Bynes, Drake Bell, and Nancy Sullivan, along with several performing artists who came and left at different points.

The Nick Cannon Show

The premise of the semi-scripted show was that its star, Nick Cannon, a former cast member on All That, would come across a situation he thought needed changing and then "take over" to make things better, or at least funnier.

Zoey 101

Zoey 101 is an American television series which originally aired on Nickelodeon. It focuses on the lives of teenager Zoey Brooks (Jamie Lynn Spears) and her friends as they attend Pacific Coast Academy (PCA), a fictional boarding school in Southern California. It was created by Dan Schneider

Just Jordan

Just Jordan, starring Lil' JJ, follows the exploits and actions of Jordan Lewis, who has moved to Los Angeles from Little Rock.

In other media

Good Burger

All That made one effort in developing a popular sketch into a feature-length films with Good Burger.

You get something like Good Burger and you just ride it, and all of a sudden there's something called Nickelodeon Movies, put under the banner of Paramount. It was a big synergy. We just took a shot. ... There was an unforgettable day when we went to Paramount with a script. The Paramount execs were interested enough to come to a table read. I don't believe any money had been spent. We realized this was a huge opportunity. Kenan and Kel came and we filled in with other actors. ... It was late January 1997, and he (John Goldwyn a senior executive at Paramount [came back and said], "The good news is we're going to make this movie; the bad news is it needs to be in theaters in July." The typical gestation period for movies is five to seven years. Brian signed up to direct and we shot the film locally, built Good Burger, brought in Sinbad, brought in Jenny, brought in the whole cast of characters. Twenty years later I got a call from my niece from Chicago who said, "I just watched the best movie." That thing worked.[4]
— Tollin

The movie was released into theaters on July 25, 1997 with a budget of roughly ten million dollars. Rotten Tomatoes gives the film a score of 33% based on reviews from 27 critics.[38] Most praise came to Kel Mitchell and Kenan Thompson's performances. Although the film received mix to negative reviews it was a financial success.

All That: The Album

On November 26, 1996, Nickelodeon released All That on CD, titled: All That: The Album. It contains All That dialogues from the show, and songs sung by musical guests (i.e. Faith Evans, Coolio, Brandy, Naughty By Nature, etc.). All That's theme opening and outro theme were finally released on this CD. Music from the CD is mainly inspired from the show.[39]

All That: Fresh out the Box

On October 1, 1998, Nickelodeon released a 112-page book of All That called All That: Fresh out the Box by Steve Holland. The book contains information of the show's sketches, cast members and notable points of the show. It also contains different character information as well.[40]

Live tour

On June 30, 2000, Nickelodeon gave All That a promotional summer tour titled All That Music and More Festival, which traveled all over the United States and was hosted by the cast of All That. The tour began after Season 6 and lasted until September 3 of 2000. The tour mainly featured the cast members of All That and a musical guest. Many of the musical guests joined and performed during the tour. Also while the tour went on, the cast members did numerous live sketches.[41] There was also a ticket contest the year before the festival began.[42] On July 29, 2000, Nickelodeon broadcast the highlights and events that happened during the entire festival.[43]

iTunes

On August 15, 2011, the iTunes Store released All That: Volume 1 with the first seven episodes from season two. On November 29, 2011, the iTunes Store released All That: Volume 2 with seven more episodes from season two. All That: Volume 3 was released in 2012 with seven episodes from season two. Just like The '90s Are All That airings, the musical guest performances are omitted and the end credits are re-done as generic white text on black.[44] All That Volume 4, with episodes from the start of season 3, was released on iTunes August 13, 2012; however, episodes 40 and 43 are excluded for unknown reasons with episodes 45 and 46 included instead.

On June 24, 2013, the iTunes Store released All That: Retro Essentials with four episodes from season two. The episodes are 217, 220, 228, 237. Episodes 217, 220 and 228 were re-released with the musical guest performances. Episode 237 has the musical guest edited out.

Reruns/syndication

All That ran on Nickelodeon from 1994 until 2005 (its entire original run). All That aired on Nick at Nite on Mondays to Thursdays at 8:00 pm from June 25, 2012, until July 12, 2012, alongside Kenan & Kel at 8:30 pm. The Nick at Nite airings, had the musical performances edited out. All That ran in reruns on TeenNick from March 12, 2008, to September 15, 2008.

All That once again aired on TeenNick from July 25, 2011, to December 27, 2012, as part of The '90s Are All That (a block that is named after the show before the programming block was rebranded as The Splat in 2015). The show returned to TeenNick on The '90s Are All That, from March 4, 2013, to June 1, 2014. The '90s Are All That airings, however, also have the musical guest performances removed, along with their introduction sketches, presumably for time and the high cost of obtaining music distribution rights. The block initially only aired episodes from seasons 2 and 3, later adding seasons 4 and 5 into the rotation. The reruns on TeenNick in 2008 however, aired the Season 3 through 5 uncut and retained the musical guest performances, with the exception of the K-Ci & JoJo episode. The final rotation of these reruns included Seasons 6 and 7.

On November 4, 2012, All That returned to Nickelodeon with two episodes at 6:30 pm and 7:00 pm and the musical performances edited out.

The show currently airs in reruns on Monday and Saturday nights on The Splat.

See also

References

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  2. 1 2 3 4 "All That 10th Anniversary Cast and Crew Info". Hollywood.com. August 28, 2005. Archived from the original on June 3, 2008. Retrieved August 28, 2008.
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