Quiet on Set: Nickelodeon's House of Horrors

Venture into the disturbing reality behind children's television as we expose the toxic culture that plagued one of TV's biggest kid networks. Through powerful testimonies from former child stars, crew members, and industry witnesses, we reveal the systematic abuse and exploitation that occurred behind the bright lights and laugh tracks. This groundbreaking episode uncovers how powerful producers manipulated young talent, how complaints were silenced, and the lasting trauma inflicted on a generation of young performers. From inappropriate behavior on set to executive negligence, discover how a children's entertainment empire harbored dark secrets while selling family-friendly content.

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:01):
In the early nineties, Nickelodeon was kid everything, and you
better hope that your house had cable.

Speaker 2 (00:08):
Wasn't there to educate you.

Speaker 3 (00:10):
We were there to have fun, to get slogged, to
be entertained.

Speaker 4 (00:16):
And this is when Dan Schneider arrives, Nickelodeon's golden boy.
He created these shows that were hugely successful for them.

Speaker 2 (00:23):
No one who ever really done sketch comedy starring kids
four Kids.

Speaker 4 (00:27):
He launched the careers of child actors who became major
stars for twenty years.

Speaker 5 (00:33):
He shaped children's entertainment and culture. Hope to be here,
but that marked one of the darkest chapters.

Speaker 6 (00:46):
Working for Dan.

Speaker 5 (00:48):
Was like being in an abusive relationship.

Speaker 4 (00:51):
Dan's treatment of people on your shows was an open secret.

Speaker 2 (00:55):
So my lawyer file complaints chender discrimination, also work in
fire harassment, and it was so devastating.

Speaker 5 (01:03):
How safe can any kids be in that environment? There
would be even bigger problems down the line with actual
pedophiles on set.

Speaker 6 (01:13):
These are three predators who worked at Nickelodeon, all in
a short amount of time.

Speaker 4 (01:18):
Oh my guys, what areat it for you?

Speaker 3 (01:20):
It was a toxic environment.

Speaker 6 (01:22):
It made me trust people.

Speaker 4 (01:25):
We weren't there for so many hours.

Speaker 3 (01:27):
You get comfortable with.

Speaker 6 (01:28):
People until you're not.

Speaker 3 (01:31):
I had no idea what I was saving my son from.
It was a house of hers.

Speaker 4 (01:36):
They find this enormous trove of child pornography.

Speaker 6 (01:41):
The officer said, we found ziploc bags, each one with
a girl's name on it.

Speaker 4 (01:48):
Eleven charges of child sexual abuse related to a child actor.

Speaker 3 (01:54):
It made me wonder who was being hurt.

Speaker 1 (02:00):
Waiting seventeen years for today.

Speaker 3 (02:04):
It wasn't dealing with anybody on the show Is there
anything right? It was a child actor on one of
our shows.

Speaker 5 (02:11):
Yes, have you ever told your story public name before?