History Creator / DanSchneider

His work portfolio is primarily composed of Creator/{{Nickelodeon}}'s premier shows (and vice-versa: his shows make up a very large chunk of Nickelodeon's live-action programming), many of which he produced or co-produced through his production company Schneider's Bakery. His shows tend to use a similar way of talking, a variation on BuffySpeak by finding obscure, unusual or sometimes made-up words to use, and he loves to put various {{Easter Egg}}s among his shows (for example, a Schneider's Bakery can be seen in the stock location footage of the movie theatre in ''Series/DrakeAndJosh'').

He can be considered Nick's sitcom equivalent to comic playwright Creator/NeilSimon, of ''Theatre/TheOddCouple'' (which Schneider's show ''Drake and Josh'' bears similarities to) fame.

Daniel James Schneider (born January 14, 1966) is an American actor, writer, and producer born in Memphis, Tennessee. He's probably best known to adults as Dennis Blunden on the 80s Creator/{{ABC}} sitcom ''Series/HeadOfTheClass''. But to millions of children (and kids-at-heart), he is the creator, writer, and producer of several of the most well-known and loved {{Kid Com}}s. His work portfolio is primarily composed of Creator/{{Nickelodeon}}'s premier shows (and vice-versa: his shows make up a very large chunk of Nickelodeon's live-action programming).

His production company is called Schneider's Bakery and he loves to put various {{Easter Egg}}s among his various shows, ie. a Schneider's Bakery can be seen in the stock location footage of the movie theatre in ''Series/DrakeAndJosh''. His shows tend to use a similar way of talking, a variation on BuffySpeak by finding obscure, unusual or sometimes made-up words to use.

He can be considered Nick's sitcom equivalent to comic playwright Creator/NeilSimon, of ''Theatre/TheOddCouple'' (which Schneider's show ''Series/DrakeAndJosh'' bears similarities to) fame.

On March 26, 2018, Nickelodeon and Schneider mutually decided to end their 24-year relationship after the network [[https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/30/arts/dan-schneider-nickelodeon.html did an investigation and found that many of his co-workers felt he was overly aggressive, demanding or verbally abusive]] as a showrunner. The television documentary ''Series/QuietOnSet: The Dark Side of Kids TV'', released in March 2024, goes more into detail of Schneider's inappropriate behavior, as well as creating a toxic environment for the young actors and behind-the-scenes crew.

On March 26, 2018, Nickelodeon and Schneider mutually decided to end their 24-year relationship after the network [[https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/30/arts/dan-schneider-nickelodeon.html did an investigation and found that many of his co-workers felt he was overly aggressive, demanding or verbally abusive]] as a showrunner.

* NoEnding: Schneider likes to use this trope often in his more [[Series/ICarly recent]] [[Series/{{Victorious}} works]]. At the end of "iThink They Kissed", the trio has been tied up by escaped convicts, and Carly ends up asking if they liked the kiss. Freddie and Sam look at each other for a bit, then Spencer busts in with his banjo, plays a few chords and the episode ends without Carly knowing if they did. One being the end of "iBelieve In Bigfoot" where the gang and some other guys are left stranded when their RV gets stolen by the said Bigfoot they were trying to find.
* NoIndoorVoice: Schneider ''loves'' writing characters with exuberant and boisterous voices. Expect at least two-thirds of all characters on a Dan Schneider show to frequently shout their dialogue. Also, expect a sequence at least once during an episode of any Dan Schneider show where the characters will argue - resulting in characters shouting at each other obnoxiously. Sam & Cat ends the series in this way, with Cat in jail and no one in her family knowing she is there, Dice being stuck in another city far from his home, and Goomer just missing completely.

Daniel James Schneider (born January 14, 1966) is an American actor, writer, and ProducEr born in Memphis, Tennessee. He's probably best known to aDults as Dennis Blunden On the 80s Creator/{{ABC}} sitcom ''Series/HeadOfTheClass''. But to millions of children (and kids-at-heart), he is the creator, writer, and Producer of several of the most well-known and loved {{Kid Com}}s. His work portfolio is primarily composed of Creator/{{Nickelodeon}}'s premier shows (and vice-versa: HIs shows make up a very large chunk of Nickelodeon's LivE-action programming).

The king of [[KidCom kids' comedy]] at the TurnOfTheMillennium.

Daniel James Schneider (born January 14, 1966) is an American actor, writer, and producer born in Memphis, Tennessee. He's probably best known to adults as Dennis Blunden on the 80s Creator/{{ABC}} sitcom ''Series/HeadOfTheClass''. But to millions of children (and kids-at-heart), he is the creator, writer, and producer of several of the most well-known and loved {{Kid Com}}s. His work portfolio is primarily composed of Creator/{{Nickelodeon}}'s premier shows (and vice-versa: his shows make up a very large chunk of Nickelodeon's live-action programming).

His personal blog can be found [[http://danwarp.blogspot.com/ here.]]

* KarmicButtMonkey: Some characters, like Logan form ''Zoey 101'' and Trina from ''Victorious'', are portrayed as selfish and jerkish people whose ButtMonkey treatment on the show is supposed to be karma for their SmallNameBigEgo and spoiled behavior. That said, the mistreatment and humiliations they suffer often border on DisproportionateRetribution.

* ButtMonkey: Quite a few appear in his works. Freddie on iCarly was treated like garbage, frequently abused verbally and physically by Sam, never getting a comeuppance over her.

* {{Jerkass}}: Wouldn't be a Dan Schneider show without a couple. Megan on Drake & Josh, Sam on iCarly, and Jade in Victorious are prominent examples.

His production company is called Schneider's Bakery and he loves to put various {{Easter Egg}}s among his various shows, ie. a Schneider's Bakery can be seen in the stock location footage of the movie theatre in ''Series/DrakeAndJosh'' His shows tend to use a similar way of talking, a variation on BuffySpeak by finding obscure, unusual or sometimes made-up words to use.

* LargeHam: You're gonna see a lot of characters like this in his works. Josh, Chase, Michael, Freddie, Spencer, Robbie, Trina... the list goes on and on.

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Daniel James Schneider (born January 14, 1966) is an American actor, writer and producer born in Memphis, Tennessee. He's probably best known to adults as Dennis Blunden on the 80s Creator/{{ABC}} sitcom ''Series/HeadOfTheClass''. But to millions of children (and kids-at-heart), he is the creator, writer and producer of several of the most well-known and loved {{Kid Com}}s. His work portfolio is primarily composed of Creator/{{Nickelodeon}}'s premier shows (and vice-versa: his shows make up a very large chunk of Nickelodeon's live-action programming).

On March 26, 2018, Nickelodeon and Schneider mutually decided to end their 24-year relationship after the network [[https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/30/arts/dan-schneider-nickelodeon.html did an investigation and found that many of his co-workers felt he was overly aggressive, demanding or verbally abusive]] as a show runner.

* AdultsAreUseless: Adults in his shows are typically incredibly naive, pushovers, overly underhanded, or just utter morons. Spencer on iCarly caused so many fires that he was blocked from the fire department, often needed Carly to be the voice of reason in their house to the point where he had trouble punishing her for when she misbehaved.
* AuthorAppeal: A lot of his shows have had numerous scenes focusing on characters' feet, with ''Series/ICarly'' and ''Series/{{Victorious}}'' being the most prominent examples, the latter of which featured an entire episode dedicated to the main characters rubbing an illegally imported fish on the dead skin and callouses of their feet to make them smoother. Three years following his departure from Nickelodeon, [[https://www.complex.com/pop-culture/dan-schneider-nickelodeon-foot-scenes Schneider himself claimed that the focus on feet in his shows was purely as a source of comedy since kids find feet to be "goofy and funny".]]

* GoshDangItToHeck: There's a lot of strange euphemisms for swears in his works, the most used ones are "skunkbag," "chiz," "jank," "nub," and "suckish."
* HistoryRepeats: "iParty with Victorious", the ''Victorious'' episode starring Jennette, and ''Sam & Cat'', all aired on the second Saturday of the month of June.
* {{Jerkass}}: Wouldn't be a Dan Schneider show without a couple. Megan on Drake & Josh, Sam on iCarly and Jade in Victorious being prominent examples.

* NoEnding: Schneider likes to use this trope often in his more [[Series/ICarly recent]] [[Series/{{Victorious}} works]]. At the end of "iThink They Kissed", the trio have been tied up by escaped convicts, and Carly ends up asking if they liked the kiss. Freddie and Sam look at each other for a bit, then Spencer busts in with his banjo, plays a few chords and the episode ends without Carly knowing if they did. One being the end of "iBelieve In Bigfoot" where the gang and some other guys are left stranded when their RV gets stolen by the said Bigfoot they were trying to find.
* NoIndoorVoice: Schneider ''loves'' writing characters with exuberant and boisterous voices. Expect at least two-thirds of all characters on a Dan Schneider-show to frequently shout their dialogue. Also expect a sequence at least once during an episode of any Dan Schneider show where the characters will have an argument - resulting in characters shouting at each other obnoxiously. Sam & Cat ends the series in this way, with Cat in jail and no-one in her family knowing she is there, Dice being stuck in another city far from his home and Goomer just missing completely.

** ''Series/ICarly'' itself, which came years after people had already been doing webshows and the rise of Website/{{Youtube}}.

* RoleEndingMisdemeanor: By 2018, Schneider and Nickelodeon mutually decided not to extend their production deal after the network received many complaints from cast and staff members about his aggressive behavior. As a result of this, he would have no involvement in the ''Henry Danger'' SequelSeries ''Series/DangerForce'' and the 2021 Creator/ParamountPlus revival of ''iCarly''.

** Loves having episodes without endings, or endings where nothing actually matters. Recent example is the iBust A Thief episode of ''Series/ICarly'' which had the gang try to get back Sam's stolen laptop. In the end Sam had left it in a pizza box in the fridge and discovers it at the end and doesn't tell anyone.

* ShoutOut: Schneider has freely admitted to almost having an outright love of paying homage to the sitcoms he grew up with and loved as a child and teenager, particularly ''Series/ILoveLucy'' and ''Series/TheMaryTylerMooreShow''. The very last whole cast scene from ''[=iCarly=]'' is in fact such a homage of the latter, for example.

* KidsAreCruel: Child characters tend to be [[BrattyHalfPint Bratty Half-Pints]] at best and [[EnfantTerrible Enfant Terribles]] at worst. They usually [[KarmaHoudini get away with it]] for having [[AdultsAreUseless useless authority figures]]. Megan from ''Series/DrakeAndJosh'' is the epitome of this trope.

%% * PoliceAreUseless: Police officers are often portrayed as either apathetic, idiots, or [[BreadEggsBreadedEggs apathetic idiots]].

* ShoutOut: Schneider has freely admitted to almost having an outright love of paying homage to the sitcoms he grew up with and loved as a child and teenager, particularly ''Series/ILoveLucy'' and ''Series/TheMaryTylerMooreShow''. The very last whole cast scene from ''[=iCarly=]'' is in fact such an homage, for example.

* ShoutOut: Schneider has freely admitted to almost having an outright love of paying homage to the sitcoms he grew up with and loved as a child and teenager, particularly ''Series/TheMaryTylerMooreShow''. The very last whole cast scene from ''[=iCarly=]'' is in fact such an homage, for example.

* SpiritualSuccessor: Pretty much all of his shows after ''Series/AllThat'' were based off of another:
** ''Series/AllThat'' spawned ''Series/KenanAndKel'', ''Series/TheAmandaShow'' and ''Series/{{Zoey 101}}''. ''The Amanda Show'' was treated as an actual show being put on for the audience, much like ''All That'', and both referred to each other.
** ''Series/TheAmandaShow'' spawned ''Series/WhatILikeAboutYou'' and ''Series/DrakeAndJosh''
** ''Series/DrakeAndJosh'' spawned ''Series/ICarly''
** ''Series/{{Zoey 101}}'' spawned ''Series/{{Victorious}}''
** ''Series/{{Victorious}}'' and ''Series/ICarly'' spawned ''Series/SamAndCat''
** Also, the idea of an older sibling taking care of a younger sibling introduced in ''Guys Like Us'' inspired the premises of both ''Series/WhatILikeAboutYou'' and ''Series/ICarly''.

Dan Schneider (born January 14, 1966) is an American actor, writer and producer born in Memphis, Tennessee. He's probably best known to adults as Dennis Blunden on the 80s Creator/{{ABC}} sitcom ''Series/HeadOfTheClass''. But to millions of children (and kids-at-heart), he is the creator, writer and producer of several of the most well-known and loved {{Kid Com}}s. His work portfolio is primarily composed of Creator/{{Nickelodeon}}'s premier shows (and vice-versa: his shows make up a very large chunk of Nickelodeon's live-action programming).

* AuthorAppeal: A lot of his shows have had numerous scenes focusing on characters' feet, with ''Series/ICarly'' and ''Series/{{Victorious}}'' being the most prominent examples, the latter of which featured an entire episode dedicated to the main characters rubbing an illegally imported fish on the dead skin and callouses of their feet to make them smoother. Three years following his departure from Nickelodeon, [[https://www.complex.com/pop-culture/dan-schneider-nickelodeon-foot-scenes Schneider himself explained that the focus on feet in his shows was purely as a source of comedy since kids find feet to be "goofy and funny".]]

Dan Schneider (born January 14, 1966) is an American actor, writer and producer born in Memphis, Tennessee. He's probably best known to adults as Dennis Blunden on the old Creator/{{ABC}} sitcom ''Series/HeadOfTheClass''. But to millions of children (and kids-at-heart), he is the creator, writer and producer of several of the most well-known and loved {{Kid Com}}s. His work portfolio is primarily composed of Creator/{{Nickelodeon}}'s premier shows (and vice-versa: his shows make up a very large chunk of Nickelodeon's live-action programming).

On March 26, 2018, Nickelodeon and Schneider mutually decided to end their 24-year relationship after the network [[https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/30/arts/dan-schneider-nickelodeon.html received several complaints about his behavior]].

%% * AdultsAreUseless: Adults in his shows are typically incredibly naive, pushovers, overly underhanded, or just utter morons. <-- With one example being?

%% * ButtMonkey: Quite a few appear in his works (even including in the main cast). <-- Example needed.

%% * ComedicSociopathy: By and towards his main characters. The main offenders are Megan from ''Series/DrakeAndJosh'' and Sam Puckett from ''Series/ICarly''. Said recipients are Series/DrakeAndJosh and Freddie Benson respectively.

%% * DisproportionateRetribution: One of the chief sources of humor in several of his shows.

%% * {{Jerkass}}: Wouldn't be a Dan Schneider show without a couple.

%% * LargeHam: You're gonna see a lot of characters like this in his works. Josh, Chase, Michael, Freddie, Spencer, Robbie, Trina... the list goes on and on.

%% * NoEnding: Schneider likes to use this trope often in his more [[Series/ICarly recent]] [[Series/{{Victorious}} works]].
* NoIndoorVoice: Schneider ''loves'' writing characters with exuberant and boisterous voices. Expect at least two-thirds of all characters on a Dan Schneider-show to frequently shout their dialogue. Also expect a sequence at least once during an episode of any Dan Schneider show where the characters will have an argument - resulting in characters shouting at each other obnoxiously.

* SassyBlackWoman: A common trope in his works are angry and aggressive Black women. For example, Andre's Grandmother on Victorious and recurring character Helen. This is Misogynoir.

* RoleEndingMisdemeanor: By 2018, Schneider and Nickelodeon decided not to extend their production deal after the network received many complaints from cast and staff members about his aggressive behavior. As a result of this, he would have no involvement in the ''Henry Danger'' SequelSeries ''Series/DangerForce'' and the 2021 Creator/ParamountPlus revival of ''iCarly''.

* RoleEndingMisdemeanor: By 2018, Schneider and Nickelodeon decided not to extend their production deal after the network received many complaints from cast and staff members about his aggressive and inappropriate behavior, which mainly took the form of desiring photos of children's feet and as a result of this, he would have no involvement in the ''Henry Danger'' SequelSeries ''Series/DangerForce'' and the 2021 Creator/ParamountPlus revival of ''iCarly''.

* AuthorAppeal: A lot of shows have had numerous scenes focusing on characters' feet, with ''Series/ICarly'' and ''Series/{{Victorious}}'' being the most prominent examples, the latter of which featured an entire episode dedicated to the main characters rubbing an illegally imported fish on the dead skin and callouses of their feet to make them smoother. Three years following his departure from Nickelodeon, [[https://www.complex.com/pop-culture/dan-schneider-nickelodeon-foot-scenes Schneider himself explained that the focus on feet in his shows was purely as a source of comedy since kids find feet to be "goofy and funny".]]

On March 26, 2018, Nickelodeon and Schneider mutually decided to [[http://deadline.com/2018/03/nickelodeon-tv-series-producer-dan-schneider-part-ways-1202353698/ end their 24-year relationship]].

He has a blog, [[http://danwarp.blogspot.com/ which is here.]]