True Jackson, VP
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True Jackson, VP is an American television sitcom that aired on Nickelodeon
Nickelodeon
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 from November 8, 2008 to August 20, 2011. The series starred Keke Palmer
Keke Palmer
Lauren Keyana "Keke" Palmer is an American actress and singer who rose to fame for her performance in the 2006 film Akeelah and the Bee. She also starred as the title character in the Nickelodeon sitcom True Jackson, VP...

, Ashley Argota
Ashley Argota
Ashley Spencer Argota is an American actress and singer. She is best known for role as Lulu in the Nickelodeon sitcom True Jackson, VP. She currently co-stars as Kelly Peckinpaw in Bucket & Skinner's Epic Adventures on Nickelodeon....

, Matt Shively
Matt Shively
Matthew James "Matt" Shively, Jr. is an American actor best known for his role as Ryan Laserbeam on the Nickelodeon television series True Jackson, VP. Beginning in June 2011, he began appearing in the Nickelodeon series The Troop as Kirby.-Early life:Shively was born in Hanford, California...

, Danielle Bisutti
Danielle Bisutti
Danielle Nicole Bisutti is an American actress and singer. She is best known for her role as Amanda Cantwell on the Nickelodeon television series True Jackson, VP...

, Greg Proops
Greg Proops
Gregory Everett "Greg" Proops is an American actor, stand-up comedian and television host. He is widely known for his work as an improvisational comedian on the UK and U.S. versions of Whose Line Is It Anyway?...

, Robbie Amell
Robbie Amell
Robert Patrick "Robbie" Amell is a Canadian actor, who is best known for his role on the Nickelodeon series True Jackson, VP, Picture This, and Fred Jones in the television films Scooby-Doo! The Mystery Begins and Scooby-Doo! Curse of the Lake Monster...

 and Ron Butler
Ron Butler
Ronald "Ron" Dean Butler, Jr. is a Bahamian-born American television actor who is best known for portraying Oscar, the clever receptionist for Mad Style, on True Jackson, VP.-Early life:...

. The theme song was written by Toby Gad
Toby Gad
Tobias "Toby" Gad is a Los Angeles-based hit producer and songwriter from Germany, perhaps best known for co-writing Fergie's Grammy nominated hit song "Big Girls Don't Cry" as well as co-writing and producing Beyoncé's worldwide #1 hit "If I Were a Boy", and The Veronicas multi-platinum #1...

 and Keke Palmer and is performed by Palmer. The series is shot in front of a live studio audience
Studio audience
A studio audience is an audience present for the taping of all or part of a television program. The primary purpose of the studio audience is to provide applause and/or laughter to the program's soundtrack . A studio audience can also provide volunteers, a visual backdrop and discussion participants...

, which is mentioned at the start of each episode.

The pilot episode garnered 4.8 million viewers on its first airing and set network records among kids 6-11, adolescents 9-14 and several other demos, airing after the iCarly
ICarly
iCarly is an American sitcom that focuses on a girl named Carly Shay who creates her own web show called iCarly with her best friends Sam and Freddie. The series was created by Dan Schneider, who also serves as executive producer. It stars Miranda Cosgrove as Carly, Jennette McCurdy as Sam, Nathan...

three-part episode "iGo to Japan" The show premiered on Nickelodeon UK
Nickelodeon UK
Nickelodeon is a children's television channel available on Sky, Virgin Media, Smallworld Cable, TalkTalk TV and UPC Ireland in the United Kingdom and Ireland, including on demand on BT Vision. The channel was launched on 1 September 1993...

 on May 25, 2009 and on Nickelodeon Latin America
Nickelodeon Latin America
Nickelodeon Latin America is a cable and satellite television channel, counterpart of the American network Nickelodeon. It is oriented to Latin American region and the caribbean; mainly for children and teens. It is owned by MTV Networks Latin America. The channel was launched on December 20, 1996...

 on August 3, 2009.

The one-hour (two-part) episode entitled "Mystery in Peru" completing the 34 ordered episodes for season 2, aired on August 20, 2011. Keke Palmer posted a video on her YouTube
YouTube
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 account and posted on her blog confirming that "Mystery in Peru" is the series finale.

Premise

Fifteen-year-old True Jackson was selling sandwiches with her friend Ryan in the fashion district in New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...

. When she is complimented by fashion designer Max Madigan, founder and CEO of Mad Style, Max realizes the clothes True is wearing are his designs, but True had altered them to suit her own purposes. Max likes the altered design, and hires True to be the VP (Vice President) of his fashion company's youth apparel division. True hires her best friend Lulu to be her assistant after firing Cricket, her former assistant who was upset and bitter about being surpassed in the business by a kid. With Lulu's and Ryan's help, True works to be the best she can be despite various obstacles such as her self-centered co-worker Amanda, who is less than enthusiastic to be working with a child, but the truth is that she is jealous of True because of how Max pays more attention to True than he does to her. True sees Amanda as an amazing icon in fashion and eventually Amanda recognizes True as a fashion equal, though she still taunts True playfully on a regular basis.

Main cast

  • Keke Palmer
    Keke Palmer
    Lauren Keyana "Keke" Palmer is an American actress and singer who rose to fame for her performance in the 2006 film Akeelah and the Bee. She also starred as the title character in the Nickelodeon sitcom True Jackson, VP...

     as True Jackson, a teen who serves as the Vice President
    Vice president
    A vice president is an officer in government or business who is below a president in rank. The name comes from the Latin vice meaning 'in place of'. In some countries, the vice president is called the deputy president...

     of youth fashion at Mad Style, where she works, and gets into mishaps and has a lot of fun with her friends. She is fairly intelligent and hard working with an odd family. She is usually the most sensible of her friends. In the beginning of the series she has a crush on Jimmy, Mr. Madigan's nephew, they eventually become a couple. In the series finale, True becomes president after Mr. Madigan retires.

  • Ashley Argota
    Ashley Argota
    Ashley Spencer Argota is an American actress and singer. She is best known for role as Lulu in the Nickelodeon sitcom True Jackson, VP. She currently co-stars as Kelly Peckinpaw in Bucket & Skinner's Epic Adventures on Nickelodeon....

     as Lulu, the best friend and secretary–assistant of True. She tends to be very crazy, loud, and clueless. She is easily distracted as seen in every episode. Although not many people believe it, she is very intelligent and loves math. She also suffers from Trichophagia
    Trichophagia
    Trichophagia is the compulsive eating of hair associated with trichotillomania . In trichophagia, people with trichotillomania also ingest the hair that they pull; in extreme cases this can lead to a hair ball ....

     which means eating of hair. Plus she's also somewhat afraid of birds
    Ornithophobia
    -Symptoms:Ornithophobia can cause the following symptoms: breathlessness, dizziness, excessive sweating, nausea, dry mouth, feeling sick, shaking, heart palpitations, inability to speak or think clearly, a fear of dying, becoming mad or losing control, or a full-blown anxiety attack.-In popular...

     (As she mentions to True in one episode, "They give me the creeps but I'm not sure why."). So far in the series, her last name has not been revealed. She has a boyfriend named Mikey J. She and Mikey J. share their first kiss in the series finale.

  • Matt Shively
    Matt Shively
    Matthew James "Matt" Shively, Jr. is an American actor best known for his role as Ryan Laserbeam on the Nickelodeon television series True Jackson, VP. Beginning in June 2011, he began appearing in the Nickelodeon series The Troop as Kirby.-Early life:Shively was born in Hanford, California...

     as Ryan Leslie Laserbeam, the other best friend of True. Though he does not have an official job at Mad Style, he always is there to hang out with True and Lulu. He is not very smart and is very clumsy. Ryan's middle name is Leslie, but he dislikes it. Oscar is not sure if Laserbeam is Ryan's real last name, but according to Ryan's big brother, he got the name when one of his ancestors was given the name "Laserbeam" by his crew captain while he was working on a ship. It is hinted that he has a little crush on Amanda, but this no longer acknowledged in the second season due to his affection for Kelsey.

  • Danielle Bisutti
    Danielle Bisutti
    Danielle Nicole Bisutti is an American actress and singer. She is best known for her role as Amanda Cantwell on the Nickelodeon television series True Jackson, VP...

     as Amanda Cantwell, one of the many workers at Mad Style. She is the Vice President of Women's Fashion. Through the beginning of the series, Amanda is seen as True's rival as they often fought/disagreed with each other, but Amanda is slowly becoming True's friend. Amanda is engaged to Brock and she falls into Fountain of Youth, making her around 7 years old again.

  • Robbie Amell
    Robbie Amell
    Robert Patrick "Robbie" Amell is a Canadian actor, who is best known for his role on the Nickelodeon series True Jackson, VP, Picture This, and Fred Jones in the television films Scooby-Doo! The Mystery Begins and Scooby-Doo! Curse of the Lake Monster...

     as Jimmy Madigan, the nephew of Max Madigan, a mail deliverer at Mad Style and is the boy of True's affection. He has feelings towards True, but couldn't date her for a while due to a job rule, until True got jealous of a new mail girl and they became a couple. In the episode "True Secret" Jimmy and True are caught kissing by Max and he says that in order for them to stay together, one of them must quit. But by the end of the episode Max changes the rule. In the series finale he gets promoted to drummer of the staff longuge and Kelsey becomes the new mailroom girl.

  • Ron Butler
    Ron Butler
    Ronald "Ron" Dean Butler, Jr. is a Bahamian-born American television actor who is best known for portraying Oscar, the clever receptionist for Mad Style, on True Jackson, VP.-Early life:...

     as Oscar is the main secretary and operator for Mad Style, and works behind the reception desk on the floor where Mad Style offices are. He is often shown taking calls on his headset or delivering messages to Amanda. Known to crack jokes, he tends to speak in a campy manner. He wears ascots all the time. Like Lulu, he does not have a last name. It is unknown what became of him after the series finale.

  • Greg Proops
    Greg Proops
    Gregory Everett "Greg" Proops is an American actor, stand-up comedian and television host. He is widely known for his work as an improvisational comedian on the UK and U.S. versions of Whose Line Is It Anyway?...

     as Max Madigan is the boss and CEO of Mad Style and holds all the meetings and other social events, often glorifying True. He is somewhat odd and is Jimmy's uncle. He retires to stay at home with his wife Doris, whom is pregnant with their first child.

Recurring cast

  • Dan Kopelman
    Dan Kopelman
    Dan Kopelman is an American television producer, writer and actor. He has written and produced for Undressed, Big Wolf on Campus, Malcolm in the Middle, Big Day, Listen Up! and Notes from the Underbelly...

     as Kopelman, a Mad Style employee that hardly speaks and is frequently ridiculed by Max
  • Trevor Brown as Mikey J, Lulu's boyfriend
  • Jordan Monaghan as Kelsey, Ryan's on-and-off girlfriend
  • Joy Osmanski
    Joy Osmanski
    Joy Kathleen Osmanski is an American actress. Her best known role to date is that of the role of Darcy on The Loop.-Career:Osmanski voices "Julie" on the FOX animated show Allen Gregory...

     as Ms. Patti Park, True's teacher
  • Melanie Paxson
    Melanie Paxson
    Melanie Paxson is an American actress. She is probably best known for her work in commercials.-Biography:Paxson is the middle child of three to parents Gay and Randy Moore...

     as Doris Madigan (née Aidem), Max Madigan's wife and True's school librarian
  • Taylor Parks
    Taylor Parks
    Taylor Parks is an American actress and singer. She is best known for her role as Little Inez in the 2007 film Hairspray....

     as Shelly, one of True's friends
  • Henry Hereford
    Henry Hereford
    Henry Hereford born 22 October 1975 is an English Actor who played Adam Cooper in the Australian Drama The Alice as well as the role of Dr. Sean Mason in the long-running New Zealand series Shortland Street.- Background :...

     as Ryan's Great Grandfather
  • Stephen Hibbert
    Stephen Hibbert
    Stephen Hibbert is American actor and comedy writer. He is perhaps best known for his role as the The Gimp in the Quentin Tarantino film Pulp Fiction .-Career:Hibbert began his career as a member of the Los Angeles-based improv group The Groundlings...

     as Hibbert, a Mad Style employee
  • Vincent Ventresca
    Vincent Ventresca
    Vincent Paul Gerard Ventresca is an American actor, best known for playing Darien Fawkes on SCI FI's The Invisible Man .-Early years:...

     as Mr. Jeff Jamerson, True's science teacher
  • Jo-Anne Krupa as Ella, the Mad Style accountant

Guest stars

  • Kelly Perine
    Kelly Perine
    Kelly Perine is an American television actor and a comedian. Perine attended Lake Forest Academy near Chicago, Illinois, where he studied stage acting. He spent his undergraduate years at Pomona College in Claremont, California. After graduating, he studied at the University of California,...

     as Larry Jackson, True's dad
  • Vivica A. Fox
    Vivica A. Fox
    Vivica Anjanetta Fox is an American actress and television producer. She is best known for her roles in the films Independence Day, Set It Off, Soul Food, Why Do Fools Fall In Love,Kill Bill and Juwanna Mann....

     as True's mom
  • Jordan Black
    Jordan Black (actor)
    Jordan Black is an American comedy writer and actor.He was born in Kankakee, Illinois. Black has written for Saturday Night Live and starred in the Comedy Central show Halfway Home as Sebastian "C-Bass" Yates, an ex-convict for internet fraud...

     as Uncle Troy
  • Willow Smith
    Willow Smith
    Willow Camille Reign Smith , often known simply as Willow, is an American child actress and singer. She is the daughter of Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith, and the younger sister of Jaden Smith. Smith made her acting debut in 2007 in the film I Am Legend and later appeared in Kit Kittredge: An...

     as Young True
  • Jennette McCurdy
    Jennette McCurdy
    Jennette Michelle Faye McCurdy is an American film and television actress and country pop singer-songwriter. She is best known for her role as Sam Puckett on the Nickelodeon sitcom iCarly...

     as Amanda "Pinky" Turzo, a mean classmate
  • Allie DeBerry
    Allie DeBerry
    Alexandria "Allie" DeBerry is an American teen actress, DeBerry has landed notable guest roles in True Jackson VP as "Cammy" and guest starred for two episodes of Disney Channel's Shake It Up as Flynn's crush "Destiny". She is mainly recognized for her major-recurring role on the Disney Channel...

     as Cammy, Pinky's friend
  • Ryan Sheckler
    Ryan Sheckler
    Ryan Allen Sheckler is an American professional skateboarder and was the star of the MTV reality show, Life of Ryan.-Early life:...

     as Himself
  • Yvette Nicole Brown
    Yvette Nicole Brown
    Yvette Nicole Brown is an American actress and comedian. Brown has appeared in various commercials, television shows, and films throughout her career...

     as Coral Barns, one of Amanda's assistants
  • Nathalia Ramos
    Nathalia Ramos
    Nathalia Ramos is a Spanish-American actress and singer. She is known for playing Yasmin in the 2007 film Bratz: The Movie and Nina Martin on House of Anubis.- Acting career :...

     as Dakota North, a supermodel
  • Suzy Nakamura
    Suzy Nakamura
    Susan Aiko "Suzy" Nakamura is an American actress. She starred opposite Ted Danson in the ABC sitcom Help Me Help You. Nakamura has also had many guest appearances on American sitcoms such as According to Jim, Half and Half, 8 Simple Rules, Curb Your Enthusiasm and How I Met Your Mother and had a...

     as Cricket, True's former assistant
  • Andy Richter
    Andy Richter
    Paul Andrew "Andy" Richter is an American actor, writer, comedian, and late night talk show announcer. He is best known for his role as the sidekick of Conan O'Brien on each of the host's programs: Late Night and The Tonight Show on NBC, and Conan on TBS...

     as Simon Christini, Max's fashion nemesis
  • David Anthony Higgins
    David Anthony Higgins
    David Anthony Higgins is an American comedic actor, best known for playing the roles of Craig Feldspar from Malcolm in the Middle and Mr. Bitters from Big Time Rush....

     as Dave, one of Amanda's assistants
  • Julie Bowen
    Julie Bowen
    Julie Bowen is an American film and television actress. She played Carol Vessey on Ed and Denise Bauer on Boston Legal. She is best known for playing Claire Dunphy on the sitcom Modern Family, for which she won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series in 2011...

     as Claire Underwood, one of Amanda's assistants
  • Dave Foley
    Dave Foley
    David Scott "Dave" Foley is a Canadian comedian, writer, director, and producer best known for his work in The Kids in the Hall, NewsRadio, A Bug's Life, and Celebrity Poker Showdown...

     as Ted Begley, Jr., company retreat mediator
  • Dave Allen as Mitchell, copy room operator
  • Julie Warner
    Julie Warner
    Juliet Mia "Julie" Warner is an American actress.-Early life:Warner was born in Manhattan, New York. Her mother, Naomi, is a literary agent, an independent marketing consultant, and a licensing director. Her father, Neil Warner, is a jingle composer, a pianist, and an arranger...

     as Rose Pinchbinder, Mad Style's accountant
  • Stephen Dunham
    Stephen Dunham
    Stephen Dunham is an American actor. He is best known for his role as Edward Pillows in DAG. He is married to actress Alexondra Lee.- Career :...

     as Chad Brackett, Amanda's ex-boyfriend
  • Arden Myrin
    Arden Myrin
    Arden Myrin is an American comedian and actress known for her role on the television show MADtv.-Early years:Myrin was born in Little Compton, Rhode Island, a seaside fishing village. She was the younger of two children; her father was an accountant, and her mother was a real estate agent. As a...

     as Jenna Lutrell, a big TV star
  • Bobb'e J. Thompson as Nate
  • Rachael Harris
    Rachael Harris
    Rachael Elaine Harris is an American actress and comedian.-Early life:Harris was born in Worthington, Ohio. She graduated from Worthington High School...

     as Kitty Monreaux, a red carpet reporter
  • Gail O'Grady
    Gail O'Grady
    Gail Ann O'Grady is an American television actress. She is best known for her roles as Donna Abandando on NYPD Blue and as Helen Pryor on American Dreams...

     as Sophie Girard, Max's formerly French, very mean ex-girlfriend
  • Ian Gomez
    Ian Gomez
    Ian Gomez is an American actor best known for his comedic TV work, the most notable of which are his series-regular stints as Javier on Felicity and Andy on Cougar Town.-Career:...

     as Jobi Castanueva, the director of Fashion Week
    Fashion Week
    A fashion week is a fashion industry event, lasting approximately one week, which allows fashion designers, brands or "houses" to display their latest collections in runway shows and buyers and the media to take a look at the latest trends. Most importantly, these events let the industry know...

  • Jack Plotnick
    Jack Plotnick
    Jack Stuart Plotnick is an American film and television actor.Born in Worthington, Ohio, Plotnick is based in Hollywood...

     as Matsor LaRue, the wedding planner for Max's wedding
  • Tyler James Williams
    Tyler James Williams
    Tyler James Williams is an American teen actor and voice actor. He is most recognizable for having played the title character of the Chris Rock-inspired sitcom Everybody Hates Chris.-Life and career:...

     as Justin Webber, True's crush who is famous rapper
  • Janel Parrish
    Janel Parrish
    Janel Meilani Parrish is an American actress, singer, Broadway performer, songwriter and pianist. She is best known for playing Jade in the 2007 film Bratz: The Movie and her recurring role as Mona Vanderwaal on the ABC Family series Pretty Little Liars.-Career:Parrish first achieved fame in...

     as Kyla, Justin's bodyguard
  • Philip Baker Hall
    Philip Baker Hall
    -Early life:Hall was born in Toledo, Ohio, the son of a factory worker father who was from Montgomery, Alabama. He attended the University of Toledo. As a younger man, Hall served in the military, started a family, and became a high school English teacher. In 1961, he decided to become an actor...

     as Mr. Jenkins, chairman of an airline company
  • Victoria Justice
    Victoria Justice
    Victoria Justice is an American actress, singer-songwriter, and dancer. She debuted as an actress at the age of 10 and has since appeared in several films and television series including the Nickelodeon series Zoey 101 and Victorious...

     as Vivian, a model
  • Nicole Sullivan
    Nicole Sullivan
    Nicole Julianne Sullivan is an American actress, comedian and voice artist. Sullivan is best known for her six seasons on the sketch comedy series MADtv and five seasons on the CBS sitcom The King of Queens.She has played a recurring character on Scrubs and voices the villainous Shego in...

     as Kreuftlva, a fortune teller
  • Natasha Bedingfield
    Natasha Bedingfield
    Natasha Anne Bedingfield is a British pop singer and songwriter. Bedingfield debuted in the 1990s as a member of the Christian dance/electronic group The DNA Algorithm with her siblings Daniel Bedingfield and Nikola Rachelle...

     as Herself
  • Justin Bieber
    Justin Bieber
    Justin Drew Bieber is a Canadian pop/R&B singer, songwriter and actor. Bieber was discovered in 2008 by Scooter Braun, who came across Bieber's videos on YouTube and later became his manager...

     as Himself
  • Care Bears on Fire
    Care Bears on Fire
    Care Bears on Fire is a Brooklyn, New York-based band that consists of Sophie , Izzy and Jena . The group originally formed in 2005 with member Lucio . The band labels itself as a pop punk group, mixing in alternative and garage rock elements...

     as Themselves
  • Kevin Farley
    Kevin Farley
    Kevin Peter Farley is an American actor, production designer, singer, dancer, occasional composer and aspiring stand-up comic.-Early life:...

     as Officer Jake Hooley

  • Pamela Adlon
    Pamela Adlon
    Pamela Fionna Adlon is a Jewish-American actress, voice actress, and producer. She is sometimes credited as Pamela Segall, Pamela S. Adlon and Pamela Segall Adlon...

     as Babs, a 40-something high school student
  • Richard Karn
    Richard Karn
    Richard Karn is an American actor and game show host. He is most well known for his co-starring role as Al Borland in the 1990s sitcom Home Improvement and his tenure as the host of Family Feud during the 2000s.-Early life:...

     as Fire Marshal O'Dannon
  • Tristin Mays
    Tristin Mays
    Tristin Mays is American actress. Growing up in New York City, Tristin was with the Ford Modeling Agency where she quickly became one of the top child models in the country. She can be seen in many print ads as a young child alongside some of the industries top young celebrities such as Corbin...

     as Hailey, a cheerleader
  • Travis Schuldt
    Travis Schuldt
    Travis Schuldt is an American actor. He originated the role of Ethan Winthrop on the NBC soap opera Passions from 1999 to 2002, and played a recurring role of Keith Dudemeister in the sitcom Scrubs from 2006-2008.-Career:...

     as Lance Whipple, a hunky librarian
  • Tom Kenny
    Tom Kenny
    Thomas James "Tom" Kenny is an American actor, voice actor and comedian. He is especially known for his long-running-role as SpongeBob SquarePants in the television series of the same name, as well as the live-action character Patchy the Pirate, Gary the Snail and the French narrator based on...

     as Bingo, owner of Snackleberry Junction
  • Craig Anton
    Craig Anton
    Craig Ward Anton is an American actor and comedian. Anton is most notable for being one of the original cast of comedians on sketch comedy television series MADtv and for his role as Lloyd Diffy in the Disney Channel Original Series Phil of the Future.-Early life and career:Anton, eldest son of...

     as Snackleberry Junction chef
  • Wendie Malick
    Wendie Malick
    Wendie Malick is an American actress and former fashion model, known for her roles as Judith Tupper Stone on the HBO series Dream On , Nina Van Horn on the NBC sitcom Just Shoot Me! , Ronee Lawrence on the NBC sitcom Frasier and Victoria Chase on the TV Land sitcom Hot in Cleveland .-Early...

     as Libby Gibbils, Max's fellow fashion colleague
  • Stephen Tobolowsky
    Stephen Tobolowsky
    Stephen Harold Tobolowsky is an American actor. He is well known for his role as Ned Ryerson in Groundhog Day, as well as portraying Commissioner Hugo Jarry in Deadwood for nine episodes and Bob Bishop in Heroes for eleven episodes over the second and third seasons...

     as Lars Balthazar, a famous cellist
  • John Cena
    John Cena
    John Felix Anthony Cena is an American professional wrestler, actor, rapper, and television personality. He is currently signed to WWE as a member of its WWE Raw brand....

     as Himself
  • Italia Ricci
    Italia Ricci
    Stephanie Italia Ricci is a Canadian actress. She is known for co-starring role as Maggie Winnock in the Cartoon Network live-action series Unnatural History and her recurring role as Sasha in the Comedy Central series Secret Girlfriend.-Career:Ricci made her major acting debut in 2007, in the...

     as Herself, playing a character in a fictional John Cena film
  • Nathan Kress
    Nathan Kress
    Nathan Karl Kress is an American film and television actor. A professional child model and actor since the age of three, he is best known for his role as Freddie Benson on the Nickelodeon television series iCarly.-Early life:...

     as Prince Gabriel
  • Oliver Muirhead
    Oliver Muirhead
    Oliver Muirhead is an English character actor known for often portraying pompous country gentlemen. In 1986, he also directed the musical pantomime A Christmas Held Captive. In addition to acting, Muirhead has also lent his voice to various animated series such as P.J...

     as Ian, Prince Gabriel's butler
  • J. P. Manoux as Snackleberry Junction waiter
  • Kent Shocknek
    Kent Shocknek
    Kent Shocknek is Southern California's longest-running television news morning news anchor. He also appears in cameo roles in movies and television dramas. On radio, Shocknek has narrated a daily commentary in Los Angeles; and hosted a nationally syndicated entertainment program...

     as Himself
  • Henry Hereford
    Henry Hereford
    Henry Hereford born 22 October 1975 is an English Actor who played Adam Cooper in the Australian Drama The Alice as well as the role of Dr. Sean Mason in the long-running New Zealand series Shortland Street.- Background :...

     as Ryan's Great Grandfather
  • Paul F. Tompkins
    Paul F. Tompkins
    Paul Francis Tompkins , best known as Paul F. Tompkins, is an American actor and comedian.-Life and career:Tompkins was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to a receptionist mother and railway worker father. He started out in stand-up comedy in 1986 at The Comedy Works, Philadelphia, PA, where he...

     as Royce Bingham, an international spy
  • Gage Golightly
    Gage Golightly
    Gage Golightly is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Hayley Steele in the Nickelodeon series The Troop .-Career:...

     as Vanessa, a runaway disguised as a flight attendant
  • The cast of Yo Gabba Gabba!
    Yo Gabba Gabba!
    Yo Gabba Gabba! is an American children's television show currently airing on the Nick Jr. cable network in the United States and the Nick Jr. networks in the United Kingdom & Ireland, Italy, France and Australia as well as Treehouse TV network in Canada and RTE2 on RTEjr see Raidió Teilifís...

  • Stefán Karl Stefánsson
    Stefán Karl Stefánsson
    Stefán Karl Stefánsson is an Icelandic film and stage actor who is best known for playing the character Robbie Rotten on the television show LazyTown....

     as Karl Gustav
  • Samantha Boscarino
    Samantha Boscarino
    Samantha Joann Boscarino is an American actress.Her first notable role was in the Tyra Banks-produced film The Clique. She also appeared on The Tyra Banks Show with her other co-stars Elizabeth McLaughlin, Ellen Marlow, Sophie Anna Everhard and Bridgit Mendler...

     as Carla Gustav
  • Cymphonique Miller
    Cymphonique Miller
    Cymphonique Miller , known publicly as Cymphonique, is an American teen actress and singer. She is the daughter of Percy Robert Miller and the sister of Romeo Miller.-Career:...

     as Bernie, Ryan's rival magician
  • French Stewart
    French Stewart
    Milton French Stewart , better known by his stage name French Stewart, is an American actor, best known for his role as Harry Solomon on the 1990s sitcom 3rd Rock from the Sun.-Early life:...

     as Donald the Delightful, Max's magic assistant turned rival
  • Fefe Dobson
    Fefe Dobson
    Felicia Lily "Fefe" Dobson is a Canadian singer-songwriter. Her self-titled debut album earned her two Juno Award nominations. Her second album, Sunday Love, was not released and she was terminated from her recording company...

     as Herself
  • Nick Palatas
    Nick Palatas
    Nicholas Edward Palatas is an American actor. Palatas has appeared in two short films, titled The Erogenous Zone and Love. In 2009, he played Norville "Shaggy" Rogers in the film, Scooby-Doo! The Mystery Begins and reprised the role in Scooby-Doo! Curse of the Lake Monster which aired in October...

     as Skeet
  • Julia Duffy
    Julia Duffy
    Julia Duffy is an American actress from Minneapolis, Minnesota, specializing in character roles, best known as the spoiled rich girl and Dick Loudon's inn maid, Stephanie Vanderkellen, on the 1980s sitcom, Newhart.-Career:Duffy's early caeer included parts in soap operas such as One Life to Live,...

     as Ms. Watson
  • Tim Bagley
    Tim Bagley
    Timothy Hugh "Tim" Bagley is an American character actor who has appeared in numerous films and television programs. He is perhaps best known for his recurring roles on the TV series Will & Grace, Monk and $h*! My Dad Says.-Early life:...

     as Ed Wheeler, True's driving instructor
  • Leon Thomas III as Himself
  • Tiffany Espensen
    Tiffany Espensen
    Tiffany Espensen is an Chinese-born American television and film actress, best known for her role as Piper in the Nickelodeon series, Bucket & Skinner's Epic Adventures.-Biography:...

     as Young Lulu
  • Tom Wilson
    Thomas F. Wilson
    Thomas F. Wilson is an American actor, writer, musician, painter, voice-over artist and stand-up comedian. He is best known for playing Biff Tannen in the Back to the Future trilogy and Coach Ben Fredricks on NBC's Freaks and Geeks.-Early life:Thomas Francis Wilson, Jr. was...

     as Benjamin Franklin
    Benjamin Franklin
    Dr. Benjamin Franklin was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. A noted polymath, Franklin was a leading author, printer, political theorist, politician, postmaster, scientist, musician, inventor, satirist, civic activist, statesman, and diplomat...

  • Emma Lockhart
    Emma Lockhart
    -Career:She had numerous small roles in television, movies, and the stage. Her most memorable role was as young Rachel Dawes in the 2005 blockbuster Batman Begins.Lockhart also appeared in The Seeker, as Gwen Stanton....

     as Callie, a girl True hires to run a Mad Style store
  • Raini Rodriguez
    Raini Rodriguez
    Raini Alena Rodriguez is an American actress, best known for playing Maya Blart in Paul Blart: Mall Cop. She also appeared in an episode of The Suite Life of Zack and Cody, as Betsy, and on the new Disney XD show I'm In The Band as Annoying Arlene...

     as Nina, Callie's friend


Cable syndication

Besides airing on Nickelodeon, the series also aired on TeenNick
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....

 in U.S., beginning in 2009. The series was then removed on February 26, 2011 less than a week after the network aired a season 2 marathon on Presidents' Day
Presidents' Day
Presidents Day may refer to:* Presidents' Day , a holiday in Botswana on July 19* Presidents Day , a federal holiday in the United States on the third Monday of February...

 (February 21, 2011). The series returned to TeenNick for a Memorial Day
Memorial Day
Memorial Day is a United States federal holiday observed on the last Monday of May. Formerly known as Decoration Day, it originated after the American Civil War to commemorate the fallen Union soldiers of the Civil War...

 weekend marathon which aired from May 28 to May 30, 2011. The series returned in June 2011 and was removed again in mid October 2011.

BET
Black Entertainment Television
Black Entertainment Television is an American, Viacom-owned cable network based in Washington, D.C.. Currently viewed in more than 90 million homes worldwide, it is the most prominent television network targeting young Black-American audiences. The network was launched on January 25, 1980, by its...

 also briefly aired episodes of the series in 2009.

International syndication

The show also premiered on the Canadian network YTV on March 5, 2009 and after shows every Thursday, but was changed to Friday to accommodate with iCarly & Big Fun Fridays. Then, the show moved again to Mondays at 6:30pm. As of 2010, the series no longer airs on YTV.

The series continues to air regularly on Nickelodeon networks around the world
Nickelodeon (around the world)
Nickelodeon, a network that was originally established as a cable channel in the United States, has expanded to include worldwide versions.-Americas:* Nick - flagship channel...

. New episodes will premiere in Australia & New Zealand every Saturday in November. There will be a premiere week in the UK sometime in December. New episodes will premiere in November in Latin America.

The series is currently shown in Jamaica on one of the national stations TVJ (Television Jamaica) at 4:30pm on Tuesdays and Wednesdays.

DVD releases

True Jackson, VP: Season 1, Vol. 1 was released in a 2 disc set on September 8, 2009. Running time is 321 minutes, presented in full screen video, and English stereo audio. The set also includes behind-the-scenes, cast member's screen tests, bloopers and the first 13 episodes of season 1.
  • The following releases were only released on Amazon.com
    Amazon.com
    Amazon.com, Inc. is a multinational electronic commerce company headquartered in Seattle, Washington, United States. It is the world's largest online retailer. Amazon has separate websites for the following countries: United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Japan, and...

    's CreateSpace manufacture-on-demand (MOD) service:
True Jackson, VP: Season 2 was released on September 9, 2011. Running time is 468 minutes, presented in full screen video, and English Stereo audio. This release has 20 episodes from the second season.

True Jackson, VP: Season 3 was released on September 9, 2011. Running time is 327 minutes, presented in full screen video, and English Stereo audio. This DVD release has 14 episodes from the second season.

Clothing line

In August 2009, a line of clothing inspired by the show called "Mad Style by True Jackson" was released. The line is available exclusively at Wal-Mart
Wal-Mart
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. , branded as Walmart since 2008 and Wal-Mart before then, is an American public multinational corporation that runs chains of large discount department stores and warehouse stores. The company is the world's 18th largest public corporation, according to the Forbes Global 2000...

 and is aimed at children and teens. This was the first line of clothing for the show and was a first for Nickelodeon releasing a line of clothing from one of their television shows. Commercials advertising the clothing line can be seen on 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...

 and TeenNick
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....

. Featured in the show and commercials is an instrumental
Instrumental
An instrumental is a musical composition or recording without lyrics or singing, although it might include some non-articulate vocal input; the music is primarily or exclusively produced by musical instruments....

 version of the show's theme song.

Awards and nominations

  • Casting Society of America
    Casting Society of America
    Founded in Los Angeles, California in 1982, the Casting Society of America is a professional society of about 350 casting directors for film, television, and theatre in Australia, Canada, Italy, the United Kingdom and the United States. The society is not to be confused with an industry union. The...

2009 - Outstanding Achievement in Casting - Children's Series Programming - Krisha Bullock & Harriet Greenspan (Nominated)

  • Gracie Allen Award
2009 - Outstanding Adolescent Program (Won)

  • NAACP Image Award
    NAACP Image Award
    An NAACP Image Award is an accolade presented by the American National Association for the Advancement of Colored People to honor outstanding people of color in film, television, music, and literature....

2009 - Outstanding Children's Program (Nominated)
2009 - Outstanding Performance in a Youth/Children's Program - (Series or Special)
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Performance in a Youth/Children's Series or Special
The NAACP Image Award winners for Outstanding Performance in a Youth/Children's Series or Special:...

- Keke Palmer
Keke Palmer
Lauren Keyana "Keke" Palmer is an American actress and singer who rose to fame for her performance in the 2006 film Akeelah and the Bee. She also starred as the title character in the Nickelodeon sitcom True Jackson, VP...

 (Won)
2010 - Outstanding Children's Program (Nominated)
2010 - Outstanding Performance in a Youth/Children's Program - (Series or Special) - Keke Palmer (Won)
2011 - Outstanding Children's Program (Won)
2011 - Outstanding Performance in a Youth/Children's Program - (Series or Special) - Keke Palmer (Won)

  • Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards
    Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards
    The Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards, also known as the KCAs or Kids Choice Awards, is an annual awards show that airs on the Nickelodeon cable channel, which airs live and is usually held and telecast live on a...

2010
2010 Kids' Choice Awards
Nickelodeon's 23rd Annual Kids' Choice Awards were held on March 27, 2010 on the Nell and John Wooden Court of Pauley Pavilion, on the campus of UCLA in Los Angeles, California...

 - Favorite TV Actress - Keke Palmer (Nominated)

  • Writers Guild of America
    Writers Guild of America, west
    Writers Guild of America, West is a labor union representing film, television, radio, and new media writers. The Guild was formed in 1954 from five organizations representing writers, which include the Screen Writers Guild...

2010 - Children's Episodic & Specials - Dan Kopelman
Dan Kopelman
Dan Kopelman is an American television producer, writer and actor. He has written and produced for Undressed, Big Wolf on Campus, Malcolm in the Middle, Big Day, Listen Up! and Notes from the Underbelly...

, For the episode "The Rival" (Nominated)
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