Slimed!: An Oral History of Nickelodeon's Golden Age (35 page)

Pomposello, Tom, 88, 129–30

Preis, Doug, 72, 138, 249, 280

Price, Roger, 8, 10, 12–15, 24, 25, 27–29, 36, 39, 45–49, 51–52, 54–56, 58, 59, 67, 85, 98–99, 107, 148–49, 158, 190, 201, 240, 249, 267–68, 280

Pryce, Craig, 78–79, 158, 280

Pursel, Richard, 167, 174–75, 177–78, 280

Ramone, Joey, 139

Rated K,
228

Rawls, Hardy, 16, 31, 224, 280

Raymond, James, 136

Reccardi, Chris, 113, 114, 134–35, 162, 169, 171, 173, 175, 180, 217, 280–81

Reid, Adam, 6, 10, 12–15, 28, 29, 42, 45, 106–7, 148–49, 159–60, 281

Ren & Stimpy Show, The,
34, 60, 75, 83, 112, 113, 167–82, 186, 217–18, 235, 264, 266, 267, 269, 270, 273, 275, 278, 280–81, 287

diversity and, 162

“Man’s Best Friend,” 167–69, 217

“Space Madness,” 174

“Stimpy’s Invention,” 173, 174

Renee-Preciado, Julene, 42, 136, 206, 248, 281

Reynolds, Ryan, 265

Rhoden, Dave, 7–9, 11–12, 21–22, 42, 48, 120, 190, 191, 243–44, 281

Riley, Jack, 161

Rintaro, 108

Robbins, Brian, 222

Rocko’s Modern Life,
70, 183

Ross, Rich, 201, 274

Ross, Robyn, 46

Roundhouse,
22, 72, 74, 102, 104, 136, 142, 205–8, 248, 267, 268, 271, 272, 276, 281–83

diversity and, 151, 153, 160

opening sequence of, 128

Rowe, Robbie, 208

Ruddy, Lisa, 28

Rugrats,
66, 68, 73, 75, 77, 81, 109–12, 173, 194, 208–17, 224, 231, 248, 263, 264–67, 270, 275, 284, 286

diversity and, 150, 154–55, 161

music for, 131–33, 271, 278

“Naked Tommy,” 78

Rugrats in Paris,
210

Russo, Robin (Robin Marrella), 60–62, 82, 149, 198–200, 203–4, 234, 240, 248–49, 281

Salute Your Shorts,
2, 19, 66, 74, 115–17, 142, 189–91, 227, 231, 239, 246, 247, 251, 264, 265, 267, 268, 269, 274, 277, 282, 283

diversity and, 160

music for, 134, 143, 263

Sarandon, Susan, 210

Sawyer, Dan, 87, 130, 138, 279, 281

Scannell, Herb, 2, 67, 123–24, 125, 164, 166, 182, 206–8, 216, 217, 223–25, 228–30, 252, 281

Scarborough, Ken, 75, 186–87, 281

Schiff, Marty, 82, 248, 281

Schultz, Mark, 75, 101, 103, 141–43, 191, 207, 222, 249, 282, 286

Secret World of Alex Mack, The,
164–65, 277, 279

Seibert, Fred, 32, 69, 70, 88, 91–92, 144, 148, 172, 228, 252–53, 271, 282

Sennett, Blake (Blake Soper), 6, 22, 24, 42, 74–75, 190, 246, 247, 282

Setter, Jill, 21–22

Shaftel, Lisa, 97, 282

Sheffield, Buddy, 22, 23, 102, 142, 206–8, 272, 282

Sheffield, Heather, 65, 72, 163, 206, 282

Shulman, Connie, 138, 152–53, 159, 232, 244, 251, 282

Sidoni, David, 23, 42, 160, 205, 283

Silberberg, Alan, 61, 63, 77, 94, 139, 184, 283

Silcoff, Marjorie, 13, 14, 17, 27, 30, 48, 56, 59, 154, 283

Simensky, Linda, 70, 108, 112, 147, 172, 181, 212, 215, 231, 237, 271, 283

Slavkin, Steve, 18–19, 25, 27, 35, 50, 65–66, 117, 134, 142, 202, 283

slime, 39, 53–86, 100, 187–88, 219

Smith, Jim, 134–35, 167

Snow Day,
235–36, 272, 278, 286

sound and music, 126–44

Speller, Mike, 30, 283

Spicer, Bryan, 114–17, 283

Spielberg, Steven, 124

Spiller, Michael, 83–84, 115–16, 128, 273, 283

Spillum, Jack, 182, 283

SpongeBob SquarePants,
139, 218, 219, 235, 280

Stalling, Carl, 130

Steiner, Jocelyn, 8, 21, 120

Stenstrom, David, 226, 284

Stiller, Ben, 241, 285

Stillman, Joe, 32, 34, 90–92, 106, 152, 284

Straw, Syd, 139, 146, 284

Sulkis, Larry, 87, 226, 284

Summers, Marc, xi–xiii, 60–61, 73, 81, 122, 188, 195–200, 220, 234, 281, 284

Sweet, Rachel, 129, 134, 135, 165, 234, 244, 284

Swenson, Chuck, 75, 109–10, 132, 150, 162, 209, 212, 251, 284

Tager, Aron, 25, 195, 242, 245, 285

Tale of the Wicked Gift, The,
236

Tamberelli, Danny, 1, 5, 7, 16, 24, 32, 42–43, 49, 83–84, 227, 238, 243, 245, 285

Taylor, Byron, 88, 92–94, 97, 99–103, 123, 124, 187–88, 193, 195–96, 221, 285

Taylor, Christine, 1, 7, 11, 17, 36, 41, 71, 95, 96, 241, 285

technology, design, and fashion, 87–125

Thomas, Frank, 109

Thompson, Hunter S., 118

Thompson, Kenan, 19–20, 50–51, 61, 187, 190, 238, 285

Tierney, Jacob, 4–5, 204, 251, 285

Torres, Joe, 17, 95, 156

Toumanian, Curt, 99, 285

Trachtenberg, Michelle, 16, 42–43, 83, 118, 147, 199, 285–86

Viksten, Steve, 68, 73, 150, 151, 161, 208–11, 213–17, 264, 286

Vinson, Chuck, 31–32, 36, 37, 43, 44, 64, 105, 157, 160, 233, 248, 286

Virgien, Norton, 68, 78, 109, 286

Viscardi, Chris, 32, 65, 67, 89–90, 92, 123, 126, 127, 164–65, 226, 236, 243, 268, 277–78, 286

Vitco, Dan, 131, 143, 286

Walsh, Marty, 136

Webb, Scott, 39, 54, 59, 67, 68, 88–91, 145, 220, 222, 229–31, 286

Weissman, Adam, 3–4, 51, 190–91, 219–21, 227, 287

Welcome Freshmen,
21, 30, 51, 220, 240, 247, 269, 278, 281, 283, 287

diversity and, 157

West, Billy, 76, 138, 168, 179, 182–83, 233, 287

Wild & Crazy Kids,
3, 61, 63, 95, 197–98, 270, 273, 276

diversity and, 151

Williams, John, 132

Wray, Bill, 33, 113, 167, 177, 179, 217, 235, 287

Yost, Graham, 71, 74, 96, 189, 239, 287

You Can’t Do That on Television,
3, 6, 8, 12, 17, 51, 59, 61, 67, 85, 98, 106–7, 119, 187, 228, 231, 234, 251, 265, 267–68, 270, 271, 275–78, 280, 281, 283

diversity and, 147, 148, 153, 154, 158

laugh track on, 141

Young, Damian, 78, 152, 201, 287

Zahn, Jeff, 132–34, 287

Zibach, Raymond, 113, 181, 287

Zimbler, Jason, 1, 3, 8, 50, 72, 146, 151, 160, 191, 246–47, 250, 287

Being a cast member on
You Can’t Do That on Television
meant “being yourself,” learning your lines while still doing your homework, and making sure to take your slimings and waterings like a pro.

Eighties icon Diz McNally on the set of the early Nick show
Out of Control
. Besides creating the character Diz Aster, she is known for her signature Fast-Told Fairy Tales and high-pitched “Diz Call.”
The show would last only one season, but would be “run to death” in reruns by Nick for the next decade, according to show creator Bob Hughes.

Roundhouse
cocreator and director Rita Hester with choreographer Barry Lather.

A model representation of an early version of the
Double Dare
set. “I’ve never heard so many kids swear in my life,” Nickelodeon president Gerry Laybourne said of the audience reaction during the shooting of the first-ever episode.

Wild & Crazy Kids
hosts Donnie Jeffcoat, Jessica Gaynes, and Omar Gooding at the White House with Arnold Schwarzenegger in 1991.

Rick “Endless Mike” Gomez, Alison “Ellen” Fanelli, and Michael “Big Pete” Maronna fool around behind the scenes of
The Adventures of Pete & Pete
.