Nickelodeon UK Announces Nickelodeon Megastar 'SpongeBob SquarePants' To Tour The UK And Ireland!

Nickelodeon UK and Ireland has announced on their official "SpongeBob SquarePants Tour" webpage on Nick UK's official "SpongeBob SquarePants" website on the official Nickelodeon UK and Eire website, Nick.co.uk, that Nickelodeon Superstar 'SpongeBob SquarePants' will be embarking of a special tour of the UK and Ireland, where he'll be making special appearences at branches of British and Irish toy stop chain 'Smyths', where "SpongeBob SquarePants" fans and Nickelodeon UK and Ireland viewers will be able to Meet & Greet SpongeBob in person and have their photographs taken with the one and only SpongeBob SquarePants!:

Spot The Sponge

Go on the hunt for the seaworthy Sponge as he sails to different treasure troves
around the UK & Ireland.

Have your picture taken with SpongeBob SquarePants and even pick up some golden goodies!

Come back and check for updates as we reveal more destinations!

SpongeBob Tour Dates

Saturday 8th September 2012 - Beckton, London
Sunday 9th September 2012 - Friem Barnet, London
Saturday 15th September 2012 - Swansea, Wales
Sunday 16th September 2012 - Cardiff, Wales
Saturday 22nd September 2012 - Dublin, Ireland
Sunday 23rd September 2012 - Blanchardstown, Ireland

You can find more information about each of SpongeBob SquarePants' special Meet & Greets and an interactive map of the UK and Ireland here on Nickelodeon UK's official "SpongeBob SquarePants Tour" webpage on their official "SpongeBob SquarePants" website on their official Nickelodeon website, Nick.co.uk!

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

Meet SpongeBob Squarepants - the spongey one is at Smyths in Beckton TOMORROW!!! Come along and see him http://ow.ly/drC1O.

And:

SpongeBob Squarepants will be at Smyths in Friern Barnet TOMORROW!!! [heart symbol] SpongeBob sooo much!!!! http://ow.ly/drBYw.

Also:

SpongeBob will be appearing at Smyths in Cardiff and Swansea this Saturday and Sunday! Come and meet him! http://ow.ly/drBYW.

And:

Meet SpongeBob Squarepants this weekend!!! go to Smyths in Cardiff today and Swansea tomorrow to see him :)

Nickelodeon UK Confirms That Their Brand New Preschool Channel "Nick Jr. +1" Will Not Be Replacing "Nick Jr. 2"

Nickelodeon UK have confirmed to NickALive! the Nickelodeon UK News that when Nick Jr. UK launches Nickelodeon UK's latest brand new preschool channel called "Nick Jr. +1", which will be a plus one (+1) timeshift channel that will rebroadcast what's on the main Nick Jr. Channel an hour later, similar to Nickelodeon UK's plus one (+1) timeshift channel, Nick Replay UK, on Monday 1st October 2012, the channel won't be replacing Nick Jr. UK's spin-off preschool channel "Nick Jr. 2", and will launch as a a brand new channel in a entirely brand new channel slot/number on EPG's (electronic program guide's)!

The Official Nickelodeon UK Website, Nick.co.uk, Unveils Exclusive Sneak Peek Video Clip From The Brand New "iCarly" Episode "iBalls"

To celebrate Nickelodeon UK and Ireland and Nickelodeon HD UK premiering the brand new "iCarly" episode called "iBalls" on Monday 10th September 2012 at 5.30pm (repeated at 6.30pm on Nick UK's plus one (+1) timeshift channel, Nick Replay UK), straight after Nickelodeon UK fully premieres the brand new Nickelodeon comedy series "Bucket & Skinner's Epic Adventures" at 5.00pm (repeated at 6.00pm on Nick Replay UK), the official Nickelodeon UK and Ireland website, Nick.co.uk, has unveiled a special brand new streaming video clip which features a exclusive sneak peek at the brand new "iCarly" episode titled "iBalls", which you can watch here in the Video Clips section the official Nickelodeon UK website, Nick.co.uk!

In Nick.co.uk's exclusive "iCarly Sneak Peek" video clip, Carly Shay (played by Nickelodeon Star Miranda Cosgrove) comforts Freddie Benson (portrayed by Nathan Kress) who's sulking because he thinks nobody thinks he's creative and Sam Puckett (played by Jennette McCurdy) asks if they could get a Monkey to work the camera. Meanwhile, we meet Spencer Shay's (portrayed by Jerry Trainor) new Personnel Assistant Marty Caruthers (played by Jared Hillman), who reminds Spencer to tell Carly that she has to go to Yakima for the weekend to look after her grandfather while Spencer takes Socko's Step-Mother to the Mexican Rodeo, and Marty unveils a special present that he has bought for Spencer.

You can also view a second Nickelodeon Sneak Peek video clip of the brand new "iCarly" episode "iBalls" here on NickALive!.

Nickelodeon UK Invites Lucky Families To Spend The Day Living Like The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles!

According to dadzclub, to celebrate Nickelodeon UK and Ireland and Nickelodeon HD UK premiering Nickelodeon's brand new CGI-animated "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" television series from Monday 1st October 2012 at 5.00pm, Nickelodeon UK recently held a very special Nickelodeon event where a few lucky families were invited to spend a day like the Heroes In A Half Shell, which included a Ninjitsu demonstration and a Pizza feast!:

teenage mutant ninja turtles

Remember these guys? The four turtles are heading back to our screens for another generation to enjoy!

When the guys over at Nickelodeon got in touch and told us about an opportunity for a few families to come and spend the day like Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, we were both puzzled and excited to say the least!

These cartoon characters were huge when we were kids and the new series coming on the 1st October looks set to be just as massive. So, what did it mean 'spend the day like a turtle'?

Well, the participants were subjected/treated to a fantastic Ninjitsu demonstration by an incredible team of guys. Some of the practical demos were a little too close for comfort for some of the kids we might add, see [the photograph here on the official dadzclub website, dadzclub.com]

Following a typical Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle workout, the guys all headed for pizza, a sure favourite for the characters in the cartoon and equally pleasing for all the kids that took part in the event!

About the show

Watch Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Mondays from 1st October at 5pm on Nickelodeon turtles.nick.com

Series Synopsis

Leonardo, Raphael, Michelangelo, and Donatello are four mutant turtles who have been trained in the art of ninjutsu by their mutant rat sensei, Master Splinter. Emerging from their hidden lair in the sewers, these reptile brothers, guided by their spirited friend April O’Neil, confront the wondrous and hostile world of New York City, facing villains more dangerous and pizza more delicious than anything they could have imagined. Through battles with their arch enemies Shredder (Splinter’s greatest ninja rival) and the Kraang (an evil race of alien invaders), as well as a rogue's gallery of super-powerful mutants, the Turtles learn to rely

A Slice of History

Created by Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird in 1984 as a parody pastiche of several of the most popular comic books of the time, the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles went on to become a global phenomenon. The original one-shot black & white comic published by Eastman and Laird’s Mirage Studios imprint didn’t result in big sales, but it generated a viral word-of mouth campaign that resonated so strongly with fans that the pair began publishing the adventures of Leonardo, Raphael, Donatello and Michelangelo, the four fun-loving, hard fighting brothers, as an ongoing series.

TMNT remained a niche pleasure for a growing group of comic fans until licensing agent Mark Freedman and Mirage Studios made a deal with Playmates Toys to turn the Turtles into action figures. With the help of animator Fred Wolf, Playmates replaced the gritty, urban feel of the original book with a more upbeat, adventurous, comedic tone. The resulting cartoon miniseries aired three times before expanding to a full series in 1987. The series ran for an impressive 193 episodes and along with the escalating Playmates action figure line, which began release in 1987, proved an enormous success.

Fueled by its catchphrases, “Cowabunga!” and “Turtle Power!”, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles became a children’s pop culture phenomenon. In 1989, TMNT generated $69 million dollars at retail in the United States across a variety of consumer products. Aided by the release of New Line’s live action movie, which grossed over $200M worldwide, the retail success of TMNT ballooned to $585 million in 1990. Turtle power, indeed.

In 1991, with the animated series still going strong, New Line released a second feature film. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze grossed $78M worldwide and not even the cameo by rapper Vanilla Ice could prevent the film from propelling the franchise’s overall U.S. Retail merchandise gross to over $1.3 billion.

A third film followed in 1993, with the franchise again grossing over $500M at U.S. retail. Several more videogames, including the popular Turtles in Time, were released on 16-bit console and mobile platforms. The TMNT property posted solid financial results in 1993 and 1994, but the property was clearly on the wane.

After the tenth, and final, season of the original cartoon aired in 1996, TMNT was rebooted as a live action series, The Next Mutation in 1997. The Next Mutation ran for two seasons on Fox Kids but failed to spark fan enthusiasm or significantly buoy sales of consumer products.

A new cartoon, produced by 4Kids Entertainment, was launched in 2003, which was much closer to the original Mirage conception of the characters. The 4Kids show ran for 155 episodes, with later arcs sending the Turtles far into the future (Fast Forward) and then back again (Back to the Sewer). TMNT posted a healthy $230M in sales in 2005 and $108M in 2006. The 4Kids show wrapped its run in 2006 with the feature length Turtles Forever, which placed the 4Kids version of the Turtles into an unusual alternate timeline-adventure with their 1987 counterparts.

In 2007, the Turtles returned with a CG-animated theatrical movie simply titled TMNT. Released by The Weinstein Company and Warner Bros., TMNT was one of the darkest expressions of the franchise yet. Though the movie did not feature iconic Turtles villains, Kraang and Shredder, it grossed a solid $95M worldwide and generated $187M in consumer products sales.

Viacom purchased the rights to the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles in 2009 and announced a new animated series for 2012. With a new comic book series released to critical acclaim by IDW in 2011 and a live-action feature film from Paramount announced for Holiday 2013, the Turtles are back in full force. With the resources of Nickelodeon behind a coordinated launch, the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles are poised to retake their throne as the kings of boys’ intellectual property franchises.

Watch Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Mondays from 1st October at 5pm on Nickelodeon turtles.nick.com.

From Den of Geek:

Den Of Geek goes Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle training

Want to find out what happened when one of Den Of Geek's best and brightest went to Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles training? Then read on...

“Matt, do you fancy doing a bit of ninja training?”

Of course I fancied doing a bit of ninja training!

Nickelodeon has a new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles TV series to promote and, in an effort to make sure Den of Geek don’t spill ignorance and incompetency all over our coverage of the show, they invited us along to a learn a bit about being a ninja. As Den of Geek's Ninja Turtles correspondent, and the writer most in need of any available education, I was happy to accept the invitation. It also came with a promise of pizza, which didn't hurt. I like pizza.

I arrived in the morning to find myself somewhat perplexed, and not just because I’d only found time for a single cup of coffee.

What surprised me were the other attendees. There were a lot of kids there. In fact, the only other adults appeared to be parents or Nickelodeon employees. Still, this wouldn’t be the first time I found myself in violent combat with a child, so I shrugged off my concerns and prepared to war their smiling little faces off.

We were introduced to our ninja instructors, who proved to be a very pleasant surprise. Perhaps because I based my expectations of them on the film Batman Begins, I had braced myself for a team of unforgiving, emotionless killers. What I got were three guys who were warm, friendly and endlessly patient.

They started out by showing us a wrist-grabby defence thing. It involves twisting someone’s arm about when they grab your wrist, and it’s a bit fiddly. I just about got the hang of it, as did the gang from Nickelodeon, who I’ll take this opportunity to thank for not tearing my hand off.

We were then shown a couple of tricks that involved sneaking ropes around your opponent/attacker’s wrists and tying them up. I question whether it was appropriate to train us to be ninja cowboys before fully training us to be ninjas. Eventually, after having my technique corrected, I got to grips with the ropes, too. Now the string that runs through my coat sleeves isn’t just there to stop me from losing my mittens; it’s also a deadly weapon.

Learning these moves was fun, but seeing them performed by the instructors highlighted the gulf between ‘getting’ a technique and mastering one. To really get these moves right, you’d have to drill them hundreds of times. There are more than a thousand different techniques. Being a ninja is tough.

Of course, ninja skills involve more than just yanking people about by their limbs. The instructors took some time to show us the basics of meditation. The gist seems to be emptying your mind. It turns out that I’ve been in a state of meditation for almost thirty years now.

I also showed a natural take to myth and deception, applying what I already know from being married. It was here we learned that most of what we know about ninjas is untrue. We were told that they would dress in disguises, rather than in conspicuous black martial arts robes. Ninjas would also encourage myths about themselves, leading people to believe that they were supermen, capable of inhuman feats.

Like any normal person who can breathe fire, explode enemies with their mind and watch multiple Chuck Norris films in a single sitting, I attended ninja training with a single hope - that I would learn how to do the twisting neck break. Wisely, the instructors did not show me how to do that. They did, however, bring along some very cool weapons for us to see. They had swords, sticks, mini-blades, throwing stars and more. They had a tool box, like you would get from Wilkinsons or Wickes, but it was filled with ninja accessories. It was much better than the stuff that’s in my toolbox (a few screwdrivers, a hammer, a torch and some leftover bits from Ikea furniture).

Ninja training was loads of fun. I learned some cool stuff (the instructors did also tell us all of the appropriate Japanese names for everything, and generously offered me any assistance I may have needed in this article, but I think if you’re interested you’d be better off learning from them yourself. Check out their website at www.mahoutsukai-dojo.co.uk to see if they have a class near you) and am now 30% more lethal. I’m also better prepared for the upcoming Ninja Turtles TV series. I will not make the faux pas of calling Donatello’s weapon a Bo Staff (which would mean ‘stick staff’), and I will know to tut at Michelangelo for using a karate-based weapon rather than a ninja one.

Time came for us to leave, and as I hadn’t been issued with any smoke bombs, I was forced to discharge a fire extinguisher. We all made a mysterious, stealthy exit.

Our next stop was a pizza kitchen, where we were shown how to make pizza by a professional, Italian chef. I’ve specifically mentioned that he was Italian because he made it very, very clear to us that he wasn’t American, that he didn’t like American pizza and that Americans should seriously stop trying to take credit for Italian things all the time. I really hope that the children in attendance took this on board.

His disdain for New York pizza lead to me question what he even thought we were all doing there on our Ninja Turtles themed day. Still, I was so hungry at this point that I was considering setting off another smoke bomb (er, fire extinguisher) and stealthily sneaking off for a Pizza Hut, so I smiled and nodded and willed him along through the demonstration.

Presented with dough, we were tasked with taking a rolling pin to it (apparently the ‘throw it up in the air and then catch it on your knuckles’ thing is just for show. The pizza making community were clearly familiar with ninja ‘myth’ techniques, too) and then applying toppings. Apparently there’s nothing authentic about the ‘Mighty Meaty’ topping spread I had planned, so I decided to apply economic blobs of mozzarella, a few dainty olives and some salami.

Then I ate pizza until I felt physically sick.

So, I've found out that I’m unsuitable for a career as a ninja assassin or pizza chef, but that I’m terrific at eating pizza and having a laugh. More importantly, I’m basically a Ninja Turtle now.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles starts 1st October at 5pm with a 1 hour special. Be sure to check back with us for coverage of the series.

Nickelodeon Begins Moving To Tapeless Production With The Help Of Cinedeck RX

From Broadcast Newsroom:

Cinedeck RX Empowers Tapeless Workflows

Major broadcasters, production companies and cultural institutions go tapeless with Cinedeck RX

DMN Newswire--2012-9-6-- Cinedeck LLC (www.cinedeck.com), pioneering developer of mobile capture systems for motion picture and broadcast production, today released details of how major broadcasters, production companies and cultural institutions have implemented its Cinedeck RX rack-mount, solid-state recorder, in tapeless workflows across a diverse range of broadcast, mobile OB, VFX and aerial applications.

Cinedeck RX was launched in January 2012, and one of the first customers was All Mobile Video (AMV), NY, integrating multiple Cinedeck RX systems into its fleet of OB vehicles. MTV successfully combined nine Cinedeck RX decks, rented through AMV, to shoot the "2012 mtvU Woodie Awards". This led MTV to also use the technology on the game show Hip Hop Squares for its MTV2 channel.

Additionally, Stargate Studios, Pasadena, CA, has deployed Cinedeck RX systems for VFX production on TV and feature films, and PDG Helicopters, Scotland, UK, uses Cinedeck RX to deliver the ultimate quality in digital aerial filming to clients in TV broadcast, commercials and corporate production. Broadcast hire company Procam Television, London, UK, has equipped a new, multi-purpose, mobile OB production vehicle with four Cinedeck RX systems.

Also, US children's channel Nickelodeon (owned by Viacom), The Paley Center for Media in New York, London's Royal Opera House, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution in Massachusetts , US, and high-definition TV facility Enfys, based in Cardiff, Wales, UK, have also moved into tapeless production with Cinedeck RX.

Nickelodeon has integrated multiple Cinedeck RXs into the workflow of five of its most recent children's shows. Cinedeck RXs capture the HD output from Sony HDC 1500 ISO-cameras, plus the line cut, and record the material in realtime to DNxHD36 for offline editorial. This material is then rapidly downloaded to hard drives via Cinedeck RX's eSATA connection and shipped to the editorial team.

"Cinedeck RX has cut down the ingest time for offline footage by at least two-thirds, which allows our editors to start cutting much more quickly than they have ever done before," said John Powell, senior vice-president of technical services at Nickelodeon in Los Angeles. "We're actively working towards a totally tapeless workflow across production into our machine rooms, and the positive experience we have had with Cinedeck is helping us get to that stage fast."

The Paley Center for Media is an American cultural institution dedicated to the discussion of the creative and social significance of TV, radio and emerging platforms for the professional community and media-interested public. It has networked Cinedeck RX via GB Ethernet to its NAS central storage system. The RX captures from Grass Valley LDK 300 cameras, plus a line-cut, and encodes to ProRes 422 for editorial. At The Paley Center and TED Talks will be among the first productions to harness Cinedeck RX in its tapeless workflow.

"Our clients need materials in their preferred editorial format as quickly as possible," said Doug Warner, director of engineering at The Paley Center for Media. "Cinedeck RX is the only recording device I found with the ability to write camera data simultaneously to our NAS central storage, and its own internal hard drives. The eSATA connection is really useful, as clients can leave with footage on a hard drive in the editorial format of their choice.

Cinedeck RX has taken tape out of the loop completely and, as there's no waiting around for transfers or transcoding anymore, an editor can have immediate access to the footage."

The Royal Opera House, in London's Covent Garden, is home to The Royal Opera and The Royal Ballet. Both companies are known throughout the world for their performances of the great classics, as well as cutting-edge contemporary commissions. Cinedeck RX has been used to capture recent productions of Berlioz's Les Troyens and Placido Domingo's Operalia gala concert, and also to deliver edit-ready materials for live-to-cinema and web-based promotions on other productions. Depending on the specific production, Cinedeck RX records native footage from a combination of Sony HDC 950 or Sony HDC 1500 cameras, and simultaneously transcodes the material to Apple ProRes or Avid DNxHD proxies for immediate editorial availability.

"Cinedeck RX is a great tool, especially for our live-to-cinema promotions and internet trailers, and all media releases, as we can record a rehearsal and get the materials to the editor really fast," commented Steven Zissler, sound and broadcast manager at The Royal Opera House. "The beauty of the Cinedeck RX is that it's a plug-and-go tapeless machine. It can output to a range of editorial formats, saves time and labor by doing away with ingesting and digitizing mountains of tapes, and provides a solid back-up of the original native footage for safety's sake."

High-definition TV facility Enfys, in Cardiff, Wales, UK recently had its first experience of tapeless workflow, using Cinedeck RX for the greenscreen VFX shoot on a BBC children's show. Cinedeck RX was used to simultaneously capture the HD feed from two Sony HDC 1500 cameras, and simultaneously transcode the footage to Avid DNxHD185.

"Television productions are increasingly adopting tapeless workflows, and using the Cinedeck RX was a new departure for us," said Alwyn Roberts, managing director of Enfys. "However, Cinedeck did exactly what we needed it to do. We were shooting simultaneous tight and wide shots on an actor against greenscreen, and needed a recorder that could output both channels to Avid DNxHD185 for editorial. Cinedeck RX is very easy to use, and requires little training, so we were up and running quickly. Thanks to the Cinedeck RX, the VFX and editorial teams got the material quickly and efficiently, and our tapeless experience has been most pleasing."

Cinedeck RX is available in two configurations, Cinedeck RX Cine/444 and Cinedeck RX/Broadcast, to meet the needs of different production environments.

About Cinedeck LLC:

Founded by cinematographers, and headquartered in the heart of New York City, USA, Cinedeck manufactures innovative, touchscreen recording systems for use with all popular digital cinematography cameras. Along with on-set monitoring, playback and quality control capabilities, these recorders also unify camera-to-post workflows by offering the industry's most comprehensive range of edit-ready output formats. Cinedeck EX, the industry's first camera-mountable device, has proven essential to the workflow on hundreds of TV and cinema productions, and has won TV Technology's "2010 STAR Award", the '2010 Vidy Award,' and DV Magazine's "Award of Excellence". Continuing this pioneering spirit, Cinedeck LLC has addressed the challenges of the mobile OB broadcaster with its Cinedeck RX rack-mounted, multi-format recorder, monitor and playback system. Cinedeck RX was awarded the prestigious "2011 Pick Hit Award at IBC 2011" from Broadcast Engineering Magazine. The new Cinedeck MX builds on the company's proven technology platform to offer fully-tapeless workflow for broadcast and cinema entertainment production and post. For more information, visit www.cinedeck.com.

Dan Schneider Unveils Exclusive Teaser Video Clip From An Upcoming Brand New Episode Of "Victorious"!

To celebrate Nickelodeon USA premiering and showing brand new episodes of the popular Nickelodeon comedy series "Victorious" soon, Nickelodeon TV show creator Dan Schneider, the creator, writer, and producer of hit Nickelodeon shows such as "iCarly", "Victorious", "Drake & Josh", "The Amanda Show", "Zoey 101", "Kenan & Kel", "All That" (plus "What I Like About You", which Nickelodeon UK showed in the mid-2000's), and the Nickelodeon Movie "Good Burger", has unveiled a exclusive sneak peek streaming video clip featuring a scene with Jade West (Elizabeth Gillies) and Cat Valentine (Ariana Grande) from one of the upcoming brand new episodes of "VicTORIous" which Nickelodeon USA will premiere soon on his official YouTube channel, DanWarp, which you can watch below:



Dan Schneider has also announced that he will be releasing a teaser video clip from an upcoming brand new episode of the hit Nickelodeon sitcom "iCarly" soon as well!

Also, Tweeted (posted) by Dan Schneider (of Schneider's Bakery) on his official Twitter profile page (@DanWarp):

I'm stting here, working on the sound mix for a new @Victorious episode. I just watched a funny little scene. Should I show you a clip?

And:

Okay, I'm doin' it! :) :)

Also:

Video! I did it! The NEW Victorious clip is UP! http://youtu.be/XsUY6aC5l0g

And:

Video! Here's a quick clip from a NEW episode of Victorious, which will be on your TV soon!!! http://youtu.be/XsUY6aC5l0g RT!

Also, Tweeted (posted) by Nickelodeon USA on their official Twitter feed (@NickelodeonTV):

#ProTip Don't call Jade bossy RT @DanWarp Video! I did it! The NEW Victorious clip is UP! http://at.nick.com/RT9sh6.

KidzCoolIt.com Unveils Exclusive Video Interviews With "Fred: The Show" Star Lucas Cruikshank

To celebrate Nickelodeon UK premiering and showing the brand new Nickelodeon comedy series "Fred: The Show", which is based on the adventures of Fred Figglehorn, a character created and played by internet sensation Lucas Cruikshank, every Friday at 4:30pm (repeated at 5.30pm on Nick UK's plus one (+1) timeshift channel, Nick Replay UK) from Friday 7th September 2012, as part of "September on Nickelodeon UK", the official "Kidz Cool It" website, Kidzcoolit.com, recently interviewed "Fred: The Show" star Lucas Cruikshank, where he sat down and answered a series of random questions - What does he want to be when he grows up? What would he do if a shark came up to him and said hello? What made him want to record the videos for YouTube? Of his masterpiece films, which one is his favourite? And why does he scream all the time? - which you can watch Lucas Cruikshank answer here on the official "Kidz Cool It" website, Kidzcoolit.com!