Behind-The-Scenes Photographs Of Nickelodeon UK Filming In Los Angeles, California, USA, While Attending The Nickelodeon 2012 Kids' Choice Awards

According to Nickelodeon UK producer Jimmy Hunt on his official Twitter profile page (@JimmyHizzle), while the Nickelodeon UK production team were in Los Angeles, California, USA to cover on-location the Nickelodeon 2012 Kids' Choice Awards for Nickelodeon viewers, Nickelodeon UK's production crew also filmed and recorded a few other special projects, including a filming session recording to the voice actors and actresses who provide the voices of the characters of Nickelodeon's computer-animated television series "Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness" at the Nickelodeon Animation Studios in Burbank, California, USA, and a filming shoot with Nickelodeon Star and actress Victoria Justice. Jimmy Hunt also took a behind-the-scenes photograph of Nickelodeon UK filming Victoria Justice and posted the picture to his Twitter feed:

Spent the morning filming with the hilarious and talented Voice Artists on Kung Fu Panda at the Nick Animation Studios #purejokes - 10.28pm Friday 30th March 2012

@VictoriaJustice looking bright and breezy on our shoot today #KCA #highlighterpentop http://pic.twitter.com/8Rr2Tsxt - 1.08am Saturday 31st March 2012

Jimmy Hunt, a producer at Nickelodeon UK, also posted a exclusive behind-the-scenes photograph of Team Nickelodeon UK [including a Nickelodeon Cameraman] filming Nickelodeon Stars and "House Of Anubis" actor and actress Brad Kavanagh (Fabian Rutter) and Ana Mulvoy Ten (Amber Millington) recording Nickelodeon UK's "Orange Carpet" coverage of the Nickelodeon 2012 Kids' Choice Awards in Los Angeles, California, USA:

#KCAUK Presenting dream team @anamulvoyten @BradKavanagh do their thang on the Orange Carpet http://pic.twitter.com/fDBkI8Vc

While in Los Angeles, California, USA, Nickelodeon UK producer Jimmy Hunt also took this photograph of Nickelodeon's "2012 Kids' Choice Awards" air blimp which Nickelodeon flew around Hollywood prior to the Nickelodeon 2012 Kids' Choice Awards ceremony:



(All photographs in this NickALive! blog post Copyright © Jimmy Hunt)

Nickelodeon UK Launches "SpongeBob's Top 100" Programming Stunt - Vote For Your Favourite "SpongeBob SquarePants" Episodes!

Update - According to the online British television schedule guide on the official Radio Times website, RadioTimes.com, Nickelodeon UK and Ireland and Nickelodeon HD UK will be counting down the top 100 SpongeBob SquarePants episodes from Monday 4th June 2012 until Friday 8th June 2012 between 12pm and 5pm.

Nickelodeon UK has announced on the official Nickelodeon UK website, Nick.co.uk, that Nickelodeon UK and Ireland has launched a brand new "SpongeBob SquarePants" themed Nickelodeon stunt called "SpongeBob's Top 100".

As part of Nickelodeon UK's brand new "SpongeBob SquarePants" stunt, Nickelodeon UK is asking Nickelodeon viewers to visit the official Nick UK website and vote for their favourite "SpongeBob SquarePants" episodes on the official Nickelodeon UK websites official "SpongeBob's Top 100" webpage, where British SpongeBob SquarePants fans can choose their very favourite episodes of "SpongeBob SquarePants" out of a selection of 100 episodes.

Nickelodeon UK will then count all the votes up and hold a special Nickelodeon programming stunt in June 2012 (on Nickelodeon UK and Ireland and Nickelodeon UK HD and/or NickToons UK and Ireland) as part of "June On Nickelodeon UK"
called "SpongeBob's Top 100", which will feature a countdown of the most voted for episodes of the hit Nickelodeon original animated series ("NickToon") "SpongeBob SquarePants"

Also, every you vote you make for your favourite "SpongeBob SquarePants" episode for Nick UK's "SpongeBob's Top 100" 'SpongeBob' episode countdown, you will also be entered into Nickelodeon UK's exclusive "SpongeBob's Top 100" competition, where entrants could win one of a hundred "SpongeBob SquarePants" competition prizes, which includes a "SpongeBob SquarePants" Guitar and a "SpongeBob SquarePants" pillow!

To vote for your favourite "SpongeBob SquarePants" episodes and enter Nickelodeon UK's "SpongeBob's Top 100" competition to be in with a chance to win a great SpongeBob prize, click here!

Also, from the official Nickelodeon UK's websites official "SpongeBob's Top 100" webpage on Nick.co.uk's official "SpongeBob SquarePants" website, Nick.co.uk/SpongeBob:

SpongeBob's Top 100

Vote for your favourite episodes, then tune in this June to watch the countdown!

Each episode you vote for counts as a chance to win one of 100 amazing SpongeBob prizes

Also, Tweeted (posted) Nickelodeon UK and Ireland on their official Twitter profile page (@NickelodeonUK):

You have just ONE WEEK left to vote for your fave episode for the SpongeBob Top 100 here http://ow.ly/aBJnH What's your fave? #SBobTop100

And:

Once you vote for ur fave @spongebob episode, you can enter to win a TON of Spongey goodies including electric gee-tar [SpongeBob SquarePants electric guitar]! http://ow.ly/i/B2Cn

Also:

So who voted in #SBobTop100 ?? I know what my fave ep ever is but what about you guys??

Nickelodeon And "iCarly" Stars Jeanette McCurdy And Nathan Kress On The Future And Being A Role Model

From Yahoo! TV:

'iCarly' Stars Jeanette McCurdy and Nathan Kress on the Future and Being a Role Model

During a recent interview, cast members Nathan Kress and Jeanette McCurdy from Nickelodeon's hit television show "iCarly" share some of their plans for the future and their thoughts on being role models.

You recently filmed an episode with the hot new band from England, One Direction. What was that like?

Jeanette: Great! They are sweet, easy-going, and fun dudes.

Nathan: It was really fun! We had a great time getting to know them and hang out. The five of us blended with the five of them pretty well, I'd say.

Jeanette, one parent of a fan wanted to know do you see Sam growing up and becoming a good role model on the show? Any hints as to what we can expect to see from Sam in the near future?

Jeanette: Sam's a great role model! She's confident, loyal to her friends, smart, and true to who she is.

You have an album coming out sometime this year. One fan wanted to know how old you were when you starting writing songs?

Jeanette: I was definitely in my single digits. I would write poems and think up melodies to them later.

In one interview you mentioned a number of popular country western singers and bands as being among your favorite musicians and music, and even helping you with the new album. Will there be a strong "country" component to the music?

Jeanette: The music that I've made in the past has had strong contemporary country roots, but I think moving on in music, I will branch out from that a bit.

One fan would like to know what is your favorite "thing" about acting?

Jeanette: Making people feel not alone.

Nathan: My favorite thing about acting is that I can play all kinds of different people. Frankly, I don't consider myself a very interesting person, so the characters I play are usually much more fun.

Nathan, I know you have been a voice in the movies "The Penguins of Madagascar," "Babe: Pig in the City," and "Chicken Little," as well as several other television appearances on shows like "CSI" and "Without a Trace." What is next for you? Miranda has been seen on "Law and Order: SVU" and with your other crime-time drama guest star roles, any chance we could see you on there? Where else should fans look for you in the near future?

Nathan: Honestly, I don't know for sure what will happen after "iCarly ." I'm always looking at scripts, and I still audition for other roles I'm interested in. I'd love to do "SVU"! I'm a big fan of the show, and I worked with Chris Meloni in a Nickelodeon movie several years ago, so it would be fun to see him again.

Do you feel you are a role model to other kids who are watching you on TV? If so, what do you do to live up to that "title"?

Jeanette: Being a role model is cool and a great honor. I'm grateful to be considered one and will live up to that title by encouraging kids to eat their Wheaties and brush their teeth often.

Nathan: I definitely feel like kids do look up to me as a potential role model. It's an honor, but it can also be a burden. I may be on TV, but I'm also a teenager. I don't get it right every time. But I always do my absolute best to stay above board in every way. My fans inspire me to be a better person.

All work and no play, make "Jack and Jill" dull. What are some of your favorite things to do when you aren't working?

Jeanette: I love going to the movie theatre, seeing live comedy, and going to amusement parks.

Nathan: My biggest hobby is airsoft, which is similar to paintball. Essentially, it's military simulation, but the guns shoot plastic BBs. My friends and I go out in the woods or the desert and play all day long! I'm an outdoorsy guy, but I also enjoy the average teenager stuff -- video games, movies, hanging with friends. I'm just a normal guy!

Why Adults Should Watch The Popular Nickelodeon Shows "Victorious" And "iCarly"

Note - This NickALive! blog post contains spoilers about Nickelodeon's 2012 April Fools Day episodes of the hit Nickelodeon shows "iCarly" ('iApril Fools') and "Victorious" ('April Fools Blank'), such as episode details and guest stars, which some NickALive! readers may prefer to avoid as they have not been shown on Nickelodeon UK yet. Please scroll down the page if you wish to continue.









From BuddyTV:

Why Adults Should Watch Nickelodeon's 'Victorious' and 'iCarly'

Do kids today know who Charles Nelson Reilly is? If not, the joke was on them this weekend when Nickelodeon aired special April Fools' Day episodes of two of its biggest shows, Victorious and iCarly. Not only were they a week early, but the random absurdity of the episodes featured a slew of dated film and TV references that the average tween enjoying the show would have no way of understanding.

Much like the best Pixar movies, Victorious and iCarly have something for kids and adults. As a 30-year-old man, I might not be the target demographic of these shows, but when they include references to Saved by the Bell and Back to the Future, I can't help but be entertained.

On Victorious, the April Fools episode was a completely absurd series of unrelated plots and dialogue. There were cameos from Dennis Haskins as Saved by the Bell's Mr. Belding and Drake Bell as himself.

The Bell appearance was one of many in-jokes from the man who created Victorious and iCarly, Dan Schneider, as he also created Nickelodeon's Drake and Josh. The episode also had the Dancing Lobsters from The Amanda Show (another Schneider creation) wandering through the background. If that's not enough, the iCarly episode had the characters watching an episode of Head of the Class, the '80s sitcom Schneider starred in.

There were two masterful vignettes that made Victorious a truly remarkable comedic achievement. First was a parody of The Wizard of Oz that ended when a production assistant came in and told one of the actors he was late for the next scene.

[Video] Victorious: "April Fool's Blank: A Bathroom Classic" [video only available to view in the USA]

The second, and most impressive, was a parody of the classic game show Match Game. Not only was the set and premise perfect, but the cast also did impressions of the show's iconic panelists like Nipsy Russell and Charles Nelson Reilly. As Tori later said when the entire cast said "Where's the beef?," kids won't get that reference.

But adults will, the same way adults will get the iCarly episode which acted like a clip show, only the cast reshot clips from past episodes with new material. There was also an on-going I Dream of Jeannie reference and, at the end, Spencer dressed up like future Doc Brown from Back to the Future (complete with clear tie) and promised to take the cast to a future episode.

Fans who watched both episodes will recognize that the time travel bubble the iCarly gang hops into at the end of the episode actually makes an appearance in the opening credits of the April Fools episode of Victorious.

This nonstop barrage of dated references made Victorious and iCarly must-watch television for TV fans of all ages. Don't be turned off just because they're kids shows on Nickelodeon. After all, in the past, Victorious dedicated an entire episode to a parody of The Breakfast Club while iCarly famously made a reference to HBO's gritty series The Wire. Obviously Dan Schneider and his writing staffs aren't just making kids shows, they're making bizarre, brilliant and creative television that feels more like NBC's Community than some Disney Channel fluff.

Check the Nickelodeon schedule for repeats of Victorious' "April Fools Blank" and iCarly's "iApril Fools."

(Image and videos courtesy of Nickelodeon)

The Official Nickelodeon UK Website Unveils "House Of Anubis House Connections" Chart

The UK premiere of season two of "House of Anubis" is very nearly here, and to celebrate Nickelodeon UK and Ireland showing brand new episodes of Nickelodeon's hit live action mystery series "House Of Anubis" in mid-April 2012, Nickelodeon UK and Ireland's official websites official "House of Anubis" website, Nick.co.uk/Anubis, has unveiled an exclusive "House Of Anubis House Connections" character connection tree chart which features important character information about the characters of Nickelodeon's "House Of Anubis" so everyone can be ready and set for when Nickelodeon UK starts to premiere and show the very long-awaited second series of "House Of Anubis" on Nickelodeon UK and Ireland and Nickelodeon HD UK from Monday 16th April 2012 at 6.00pm (repeated at 7.00pm on Nickelodeon UK's plus one (+1) timeshift channel Nick Replay UK), plus Nick UK will be showing a exclusive sneak peek of season two of "House Of Anubis" on Nickelodeon UK and Ireland and Nickelodeon UK HD on Friday 13th April 2012 at 6.00pm) (7.00pm on Nick Replay UK).

Also, Tweeted (posted) by Nickelodeon UK and Ireland on their official Twitter profile page (@NickelodeonUK):

Need to know whos who before the big #AnubisSeason2 launch on Mon 16th? Check out our awesome House Connections chart http://ow.ly/a5Whw [direct link to the official Nickelodeon UK websites "House Of Anubis House Connections" webpage]

Just who exactly are the mysterious Vera Devenish and "The Collector"? Find out in brand new "House Of Anubis Season Two", from Monday 16th April 2012, only on Nickelodeon UK! SIBUNA!

Nickelodeon UK Confirms No Current Plans For The Stars Of "Victorious" To Visit The UK Again In The Near Future; "iCarly" Star Nathan Kress Might

Nickelodeon UK and Ireland have announced and confirmed on their official Twitter profile page (@NickelodeonUK) that there is currently no news about whether any of the Nickelodeon Stars and cast members of the popular Nickelodeon sitcom "Victorious" (Victoria Justice (Tori Vega), Leon Thomas III (Andre Harris), Matt Bennett (Robbie Shapiro), Elizabeth Gillies (Jade West), Ariana Grande (Cat Valentine), Avan Jogia (Beck Oliver), and Daniella Monet (Trina Vega)) are planning to visit the UK again in the near future:

is it true that Ariana Grande is coming to uk in summer?

@NickelodeonUK: I dont think so-any news on future cast visits are announced via twitter & http://nick.co.uk so ull know soon as we do!

However, Nickelodeon Star and actor Nathan Kress, who plays the character 'Freddie Benson' on the popular Nickelodeon show "iCarly", has hinted in this Tweet (post) he made on his official Twitter profile page (@NathanKress) that he may be planning to visit the UK soon:

I'm tending in the UK?? That's awesome! Thank you to all the UK fans out there, I intend to come visit you as soon as possible :)

France Rejects Giant Submarine "SpongeBob SquarePants" Statues

From AFP via Yahoo! News UK and Ireland:

France rejects submarine Sponge Bob statues

Plans to place giant statues of the cartoon character Sponge Bob in the sea off one of France's top natural sites have been scrapped in the face of stiff local opposition.

Nickelodeon, the US children's television network, wanted to place several four-metre (13-foot) statues under water off the Calanques -- deep narrow inlets noted for their biodiversity -- near the southern city of Marseille.

The idea was that children would be able to see them when they took diving lessons in the area, Thierry Reboul of the public relations agency working for Nickelodeon on the project, said Wednesday.

But the plan was scrapped after local activists opposed it, arguing that that the spectacular natural site should not be used for marketing purposes.

Much of the action in the Sponge Bob series centres on the adventures of the title character and his friends in the submarine city of Bikini Bottom.

Also, from Digital Spy:

Giant SpongeBob statues rejected by France nature spot

Local activists prevent the installation of SpongeBob SquarePants statues.

© PA Images

Local opposition has reportedly prevented the installation of giant statues of cartoon character SpongeBob SquarePants at a French beauty spot.

Nickelodeon wanted to position a number of four-metre statues underwater off the Calanques inlets near Marseilles, AFP reports.

It was hoped that children having diving lessons would be able to see the statues.

Activists successfully argued that the natural site should not be used for marketing, PR agent Thierry Reboul confirmed yesterday.

Last year SpongeBob executive Paul Tibbet suggested that the reason people connect with the show is the optimism of the characters.

The show was named 'Favourite Cartoon' at last week's Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards.

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