Nickelodeon Producer: 'I Definitely Owe Some People a Pretty Strong Apology'

An apologetic and at times emotional Dan Schneider has broken his silence after viewing Investigation Discovery’s Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV, a four-part docuseries that made claims about toxic workplaces for child actors and crews on Nickelodeon series he created and ran.

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“Watching over the past two nights was very difficult — me facing my past behaviors, some of which are embarrassing and that I regret. I definitely owe some people a pretty strong apology,” Schneider told BooG!E, who played T-Bo on iCarly, in a 19-minute video interview that was shot after the former Nickelodeon producer watched Quiet on Set, which aired Sunday and Monday nights on ID and Max.

Among the allegations leveled at Schneider — who was once called the “Norman Lear of children’s television” in The New York Times — include that he tolerated toxic workplace conditions and that he allegedly tormented and humiliated the cast and crew on his TV sets.

Ed Morrissey

Schneider's interview with BooGIE is embedded in the story. I watched some of it, and Scheider's apology and remorse seems genuine. To be clear, Schneider wasn't accused of illegal behavior, but given that his work environment included kids, it's bad enough. He seems to be trying to make amends, including support for any editing of inappropriate gags from the material he produced at the time. 

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