Nickelodeon producer and screenwriter Dan Schneider responded to allegations of sexual harassment brought against him in the new docuseries “Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV” by merely saying he “definitely owe[s] some people a pretty strong apology.”
In the documentary, former Amanda Show writer Jenny Kilgen alleged that Schneider regularly made inappropriate and sexual remarks on set, and even asked her for a massage.
“I apologize to anybody that I ever put in that situation, and even additionally, I apologize to the people who were walking around video village or wherever they happened, because there were lots of people there who witnessed it who also may have felt uncomfortable,” Schneider said.
In a YouTube video uploaded yesterday to Schneider’s channel, Actor BooG!e (who played the character T-Bo on iCarly) gave him 20 minutes of airtime to address the harassment claims. In the video, Schneider—the producer behind shows like Drake and Josh, iCarly, The Amanda Show, Kenan & Kel, and Victorious—says the new documentary is “difficult” and “embarrassing” to watch.
“Facing my past behaviors—some of which are embarrassing and that I regret—and I definitely owe some people a pretty strong apology,” Schneider said.
As Valuetainment previously reported, Drake Bell and other child actors aim to expose acts of sexual abuse that went on in the children entertainment industry in this new documentary produced by Investigation Discovery. The show purports to reveal “the toxic and dangerous culture behind some of the most iconic children’s shows of the late 1990s and early 2000s,” with particular focus on Schneider.
Dan Schneider sitting down with T-Bo from iCarly to discuss his accusations was not on my 2024 bingo card pic.twitter.com/OJoyulWcH9
— Senpai Shiba (@SenpaiShiba) March 19, 2024
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Many users online are digging up old clips of Schneider’s productions, such as Victorious and iCarly, that see child actors like Ariana Grande forced into suggestive positions and behavior.
Dan Schneider is sick for this bruh pic.twitter.com/SaGxwFMi6S
— FearBuck (@FearedBuck) March 19, 2024
Addressing “jokes” such as having the actresses stick their feet in their mouths or gag themselves, Schneider said they were written for kids because kids found them funny, and attributed the outcry over their suggestive nature to adults watching it “20 years later through their lens.” Schneider also claimed there were “many, many levels of scrutiny” regarding his shows.
As an offered solution, Schneider said any off-color jokes should be rerun episodes. “The more people who like the shows, the happier I am. So, if there’s anything in the show that needs to be cut because it’s upsetting somebody, let’s cut it out!”
BooG!e feigned surprise. “So, I think it’s big for you to say, with your work, if it’s viewed as that today, you don’t have a problem—”
“Cut it. Cut it!” Schneider interjected.
“For me, that’s a solution,” BooG!e told the camera.
Shane Devine is a writer covering politics, economics, and culture for Valuetainment. Follow Shane on X (Twitter).
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