Following the allegations against Dan Schneider for s-xualizing select scenes in his Nickelodeon shows, clips from those shows are resurfacing on social media — and fans are disgusted.
One scene in question was discussed during the new docu-series, ‘Quiet On Set: The Dark Side Of Kids TV’, which involved Ariana Grande in a bedroom attempting to squeeze a potato to get the juice out.
Another scene that has people talking also includes Ariana, but this time, she is sitting in a bathtub as her costars, Jennette McCurdy and Nathan Kress.
Ariana Grande Gets Bathed By ‘iCarly’ Co-Stars
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On an episode of the hit show, ‘iCarly’, Ariana Grande, who portrayed Cat in the series, was lying in a bathtub for a stunt on the iCarly webcast.
The scene, however, has drawn backlash from social media users and fans after allegations from the Nickelodeon cast and crew came out. Writers have accused Schneider of writing dirty jokes into the scripts and s-xualizing various scenes with the teenage actresses.
Dan Schneider Heard In Questionable ‘iCarly’ Video Clip
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“Let the Cat bathing begin,” Schneider is heard saying, prompting Jennette and Nathan to pour water and soap on her head, as she let out her iconic Cat laugh. She was also seen holding a pink whale stuffed animal as she was fully clothed.
The two ‘iCarly’ stars then picked up Cat’s legs and began washing her jeans and Converse sneakers. Jennette then flipped Ariana over so her back was facing upward. Shortly thereafter, Schneider is heard once again, “declaring Cat bathed.”
See The ‘iCarly’ Clip In Question
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After the docuseries, the clip has been reshared to TikTok, and has gained nearly 34,000 likes, over 1,000 shares, and over 1,000 comments.
“You can tell Jennette is upset… They’re all so uncomfortable…,” one user wrote, adding, “the fact that’s Dan’s voice too… like some weird God. Makes sense why she called him the creator.”
Another said, “Sam and Freddie look so uncomfortable.”
Jennette McCurdy was one of the actresses to accuse Dan Schneider of abuse during her Nickelodeon days.
Other fans chimed in by stating, “This wasn’t funny as a child and it’s not funny now, they were cam girls with their clothes on” and “This is painfully bizarre and inappropriate.”
Dan Schneider Has Since Said To Remove The Jokes
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Ariana Grande was not the only actress to be involved in the alleged dirty jokes or s-xualized scenes. In the docuseries, former Nickelodeon crew members brought up Penelope Taint, a character portrayed by a young Amanda Bynes on ‘The Amanda Show’. For those who do not know, “taint” is a vulgar slang referring “to the area between the an-s and the posterior part of the external genitalia.”
Schneider allegedly told the writers to keep quiet about the name. He has since spoken out about the adult jokes, stating that content should now be cut from the shows.
“Let’s cut those jokes out of the show, just like I would have done 20 years ago or 25 years ago,” Schneider said in the newly released interview, “I want my shows to be popular. I want everyone to like [the shows], the more people who liked the shows, the happier I am. So if there’s anything that needs to be cut because it’s upsetting somebody, let’s cut it.”
Nickelodeon Addresses Recent Allegations
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Following the allegations made by many former Nickelodeon cast members, the network released a statement to USA Today: “Though we cannot corroborate or negate allegations of behaviors from productions decades ago, Nickelodeon as a matter of policy investigates all formal complaints as part of our commitment to fostering a safe and professional workplace environment free of harassment or other kinds of inappropriate conduct.”
Schneider also spoke out following the docuseries, specifically about the alleged massages that took place in the network building. “It was wrong that I ever put anyone in that position. It was a wrong thing to do. I’d never do it today. I’m embarrassed that I did it then.”
He then went on to “apologize to anybody that I ever put in that situation.”
“Additionally, I apologize to the people who were walking around Video Village or wherever they happened because there were lots of people who witnessed it who may have also felt uncomfortable,” he continued, “So I owe them an apology as well.”