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All That (Season one)
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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. 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 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 showed the pilot off 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 began airing and being broadcast from Orlando, Florida.. The shows cold openings featured the cast in a green room and their departure from the room usually is how the show starts. 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.
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.
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bold denotes Vital Information anchor
All That
All That is an American live-action, sketch comedy-variety show that aired on the Nickelodeon cable television network featuring short comedic sketches and weekly musical guests. The theme song for All That was performed by TLC...
'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. 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
You Can't Do That on Television
You Can't Do That on Television is a Canadian television program that first aired locally in 1979 before ultimately airing internationally in 1981...
ended production in 1990, Nickelodeon
Nickelodeon (TV channel)
Nickelodeon, often simply called Nick and originally named Pinwheel, is an American children's channel owned by MTV Networks, a subsidiary of Viacom International. The channel is primarily aimed at children ages 7–17, with the exception of their weekday morning program block aimed at preschoolers...
had interest in creating another sketch comedy series for the network. The network debuted another sketch show called Roundhouse
Roundhouse (TV series)
Roundhouse is an American sketch comedy television series that aired on Nickelodeon from August 15, 1992 through January 27, 1996.-Background:...
in 1992. After the shows debut Nickelodeon asked Mike Tollin
Mike Tollin
Michael "Mike" Tollin is an American film director and film/television producer. His career highlights included Radio, Coach Carter, and Varsity Blues. He frequently collaborates with Brian Robbins in which they own a production company together called Tollin/Robbins Productions...
and Brian Robbins
Brian Robbins
Brian Robbins is an American actor and producer, director and screenwriter. He often collaborates with Mike Tollin.-Biography:...
to create a new show. The network wanted a show that was similar to Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live is a live American late-night television sketch comedy and variety show developed by Lorne Michaels and Dick Ebersol. The show premiered on NBC on October 11, 1975, under the original title of NBC's Saturday Night.The show's sketches often parody contemporary American culture...
, but for kids. Joe Davola
Joe Davola (TV producer)
Joe Davola is an American television producer, director and writer.He frequently collaborates with Mike Tollin and Brian Robbins on many of their projects for their production company the Tollin/Robbins Productions...
, Kevin Kopelow, Dan Schneider
Dan Schneider (TV producer)
Daniel James "Dan" Schneider is an American songwriter, actor, writer, and producer of films and television. He is the co-president of his own production company called Schneider's Bakery....
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
Angelique Bates
Angelique Bates is an American actress best known for the two seasons she served on the Nickelodeon sketch-comedy series All That.-Early career:...
, Lori Beth Denberg
Lori Beth Denberg
Lori Beth Denberg is an American actress and comedian. She is best known for her work as an original cast member of the Nickelodeon sketch comedy series All That, and for her role as Lydia Liza Gutman on The WB sitcom The Steve Harvey Show.-Acting background:Denberg began acting in community...
, Katrina Johnson
Katrina Johnson
Katrina Ann Johnson is an American actress. Born in San Diego, California, she starred on Nickelodeon's All That sketch comedy show from 1994 to 1997. Nickelodeon planned her to be a panelist of Figure it Out, but she departed All That before it premiered. She played characters such as the...
, Kel Mitchell
Kel Mitchell
Kel Johari Mitchell is an American actor, comedian, singer, rapper, screenwriter, producer, parodist, dancer and musician. He was best known for his work as a regular cast member of the Nickelodeon sketch comedy series All That, his portrayal of Kel Kimble on the Nickelodeon sitcom Kenan & Kel,...
, Alisa Reyes
Alisa Reyes
Alisa Reyes is an American actress , best known for three seasons that she appeared on Nickelodeon's All That ....
, Josh Server
Josh Server
Joshua Aaron "Josh" Server is an American actor and comedian, best known for being the only All That cast member to remain through the entire original 6 seasons.-Acting career:...
, and Kenan Thompson
Kenan Thompson
Kenan Thompson is an American actor and comedian. He is best known for his work as a cast member of NBC's long-running sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live...
were hired. Bates got a call from her agent about the show. in late 1992. She auditioned by doing an impression of 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 showed the pilot off 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 began airing and being broadcast from Orlando, Florida.. The shows cold openings featured the cast in a green room and their departure from the room usually is how the show starts. To resemble Saturday Night Live, producers added the segment Vital Information which would be featured in every episode just like SNL's Weekend Update
Weekend Update
Weekend Update is a Saturday Night Live sketch that comments on and parodies current events. It is the show's longest running recurring sketch, having been on since the show's first broadcast, and is typically presented in the middle of the show immediately after the first musical performance...
segment. Producers bumped Denberg up to anchor the segment.
The theme song
Theme music
Theme music is a piece that is often written specifically for a radio program, television program, video game or movie, and usually played during the title sequence and/or end credits...
for All That was performed by TLC
TLC (band)
TLC is an American musical trio whose repertoire spanned R&B, hip-hop, soul, funk, and new jack swing. Originally consisting of singer Tionne "T-Boz" Watkins, rapper-singer Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes and singer Rozonda "Chilli" Thomas it found success in the 1990s while also enduring a series of spats...
. 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.
Action League Now!
Action League Now!
Action League NOW! is a stop motion children's television series that was originally part of All That and then KaBlam! on Nickelodeon, and was later spun off into its own short-lived show. It was made using "chuckimation"...
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!
KaBlam!
KaBlam! is an American animated television series that ran on Nickelodeon from 1996 to 2000. Then it moved to The N on April 15, 2002 as part of its The N's Saturday Nights block...
.
For reasons unknown, Season 1 was not the first to air on The '90s Are All That
The '90s Are All That
The '90s Are All That is a programming block that airs on TeenNick. The block shows requested Nickelodeon shows from the 1990s, airing in a two-hour block running every night from midnight to 2 a.m., with an encore from 2 to 4 a.m...
, 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
TeenNick
TeenNick, formerly The N, is an American television network aimed at the teenage market. TeenNick is owned by the MTV Networks subsidiary, Viacom. The channel was originally known as The N from its April 1, 2002 launch until September 28, 2009....
aired the series in 2008, possibly due to music rights involved with the musical guests expiring.
Cast
Repertory players- Angelique BatesAngelique BatesAngelique Bates is an American actress best known for the two seasons she served on the Nickelodeon sketch-comedy series All That.-Early career:...
- Lori Beth DenbergLori Beth DenbergLori Beth Denberg is an American actress and comedian. She is best known for her work as an original cast member of the Nickelodeon sketch comedy series All That, and for her role as Lydia Liza Gutman on The WB sitcom The Steve Harvey Show.-Acting background:Denberg began acting in community...
- Katrina JohnsonKatrina JohnsonKatrina Ann Johnson is an American actress. Born in San Diego, California, she starred on Nickelodeon's All That sketch comedy show from 1994 to 1997. Nickelodeon planned her to be a panelist of Figure it Out, but she departed All That before it premiered. She played characters such as the...
- Kel MitchellKel MitchellKel Johari Mitchell is an American actor, comedian, singer, rapper, screenwriter, producer, parodist, dancer and musician. He was best known for his work as a regular cast member of the Nickelodeon sketch comedy series All That, his portrayal of Kel Kimble on the Nickelodeon sitcom Kenan & Kel,...
- Alisa ReyesAlisa ReyesAlisa Reyes is an American actress , best known for three seasons that she appeared on Nickelodeon's All That ....
- Josh ServerJosh ServerJoshua Aaron "Josh" Server is an American actor and comedian, best known for being the only All That cast member to remain through the entire original 6 seasons.-Acting career:...
- Kenan ThompsonKenan ThompsonKenan Thompson is an American actor and comedian. He is best known for his work as a cast member of NBC's long-running sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live...
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bold denotes Vital Information anchor
Episodes
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