Nickelodeon's "Sam & Cat" Unites Iconic "Laverne & Shirley" Comedy Duo In Upcoming Brand New Episode, "#SalmonCat"

Nickelodeon has announced in the following press release, from PRNewswire, the exciting Nickelodeon News that the popular comedy duo Penny Marshall and Cindy Williams, stars of the hit American comedy series "Laverne & Shirley", will reunite on screen in a scripted series for the first time in over 30 years with their upcoming guest appearance on Nickelodeon's brand new buddy sitcom "Sam & Cat".

Marshall and Williams will appear alongside Sam & Cat's funny gals Jennette McCurdy and Ariana Grande in the all-new episode "#SalmonCat", shooting this week in Los Angeles. In the episode, Sam and Cat are ordered to rename their babysitting business because it's too similar to "Salmon Cat," a TV show from the 1970s. Sam and Cat must track down the show's two original creators (played by Marshall and Williams) and resolve their three decade-long feud, which the Associated Press (AP) news agency says in a second article, also below, via Yahoo! News, may refer to the long-ago rumors of a "Laverne & Shirley" rivalry. It is currently unknown when "#SalmonCat" will premiere on television:

Original Nickelodeon Press Release:

Nickelodeon's Sam & Cat Unites Iconic Comedy Duo

PENNY MARSHALL AND CINDY WILLIAMS IN FIRST APPEARANCE ON SCRIPTED SERIES IN OVER 30 YEARS

SANTA MONICA, Calif., June 26, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Beloved comedy duo Penny Marshall and Cindy Williams (Laverne & Shirley) will reunite on screen in a scripted series for the first time in over 30 years with their upcoming guest appearance on Nickelodeon's buddy sitcom Sam & Cat. Marshall and Williams will appear alongside Sam & Cat's funny gals Jennette McCurdy and Ariana Grande in "#SalmonCat," shooting this week in Los Angeles. In the episode, Sam and Cat are ordered to rename their babysitting business because it's too similar to "Salmon Cat," a TV show from the '70s. Sam and Cat must track down the show's two original creators (played by Marshall and Williams) and resolve their three decade-long feud.

Sam & Cat, currently Nickelodeon's number-one live-action series, drew over 4.2 million viewers with its series premiere making it the network's biggest live-action debut in three years. Viewers can visit Nick.com/SamandCat to access polls, photo galleries, interviews with the cast and video playlists. The series airs regularly Saturdays at 8:00 p.m. (ET/PT).

In Sam & Cat, McCurdy (iCarly's Sam Puckett) and Grande (Victorious' Cat Valentine) are back as their respective iconic characters from iCarly and Victorious in this new spin-off comedy. Sam & Cat follows feisty Sam and flighty Cat as they become best friends and unlikely roommates who start a babysitting service. The series is created by award-winning executive producer Dan Schneider (iCarly, Victorious, Drake & Josh, Zoey 101).

Nickelodeon, now in its 34th year, is the number-one entertainment brand for kids. It has built a diverse, global business by putting kids first in everything it does. The company includes television programming and production in the United States and around the world, plus consumer products, online, recreation, books and feature films. Nickelodeon's U.S. television network is seen in almost 100 million households and has been the number-one-rated basic cable network for 18 consecutive years. For more information or artwork, visit www.nickpress.com. Nickelodeon and all related titles, characters and logos are trademarks of Viacom Inc. (NASDAQ: VIA, VIAB).

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Also, from Associated Press (AP) via Yahoo! News:

'Laverne & Shirley' stars reunite on Nick comedy

Associated Press/Nickelodeon, Lisa Rose - In this publicity image released by Nickelodeon, Jennette McCurdy, portrays Sam, left, and Ariana Grande, portrays Cat from the Nickelodeon series "SAM & CAT." (AP Photo/Nickelodeon, Lisa Rose)

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The leading ladies of "Laverne & Shirley" are reuniting.

Nickelodeon said Wednesday that Penny Marshall and Cindy Williams will guest star in an episode of its new sitcom "Sam & Cat."
The actresses starred as 1950s and '60s pals and roommates Laverne DeFazio and Shirley Feeney, workers in a Milwaukee brewery. The sitcom aired from 1976 to 1983 on ABC.

"Sam & Cat" features Jennette McCurdy and Ariana Grande as friends who start a baby-sitting business.

Nickelodeon says Marshall and Williams will start filming on Wednesday. They play characters involved in a decades-old feud, tweaking the long-ago rumors of a "Laverne & Shirley" rivalry.

"Sam & Cat" creator Dan Schneider says it was an honor to write for what he called TV's" funniest female roommates" ever.

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Nick Cannon Announces He's Making A New Nickelodeon Show

Nickelodeon Star Nick Cannon ("All That", "The Nick Cannon Show", "Rags", the host of the "TeenNick Halo Awards" and the Chairman of 'TeenNick') has announced in a Tweet (post) on his official Twitter profile page (@NickCannon) that he's recently created a brand new show for Nickelodeon!

On set this week for a new Nickelodeon show I created. Super excited! Lots of surprises. Bringing that ol Skool NICK back! Stay tuned...

In his Tweet, Nick posted that he was on the set of his new Nickelodeon series, which could imply that his new Nick show is currently in production! Although Nick Cannon hasn't yet announced any more details of his all-new show, such as what it will be about or if it'll be a reality, comedy or drama series, he mentions the show will have a old school Classic Nickelodeon feel to it, which could suggest his new show is for Nickelodeon USA's teens and young adults channel, TeenNick, in which he is the development and creative consultant of the network. Stay tuned to NickALive! for more news about Nick Cannon's brand new Nickelodeon series as it's announced!

There ain't no party like a Nick Cannon party!

A Very Happy Birthday To Nickelodeon Stars Ariana Grande And Jennette McCurdy!; Nickelodeon Italy To Premiere "Sam & Cat" During Autumn 2013

To celebrate Nickelodeon Stars' Ariana Grande ("Victorious") and Jennette McCurdy's ("iCarly") birthdays today (Wednesday 26th June 2013), Nickelodeon Italy (also known as Nickelodeon Italia) has announced in a post on their official Nickelodeon Magazine (Nick Magazine) blog the exciting Nickelodeon Europe news that Nick Italy is planning to start to premiere and show the all-new Nick original comedy series "Sam & Cat" during Autumn (Fall) 2013!:

Compiono gli anni lo stesso giorno e presto saranno co-protagoniste della stessa serie: quest’autunno su Nickelodeon debutta Sam & Cat! Sei curioso di sapere cosa può succedere quando l’irriverente Sam e la dolce Cat vanno a vivere insieme? Dovrai aspettare solo pochi mesi.

Celebrating their birthdays on the same day and will soon be co-stars of the same series: Nickelodeon debuts this fall on Sam & Cat! Are you curious to know what can happen when the irreverent Sam and Cat sweet move in together? You'll have to wait just a few months.

[Italian to English translation provided by Google Translate]

To further celebrate Jennette turning 21 and Ariana turning 20 today, Nickelodeon Italy has unveiled a exclusive photograph (foto) gallery featuring photos of how the Nick celebrities looked as kids growing up, which you can view here on NickTV.it!

Happy Birthday, Ariana and Jennette!! Hope you both have a AWESLIME day!!

Nickelodeon UK To Continue The World Premieres Of More Brand New Episodes Of "You Gotta See This" In July 2013

Nickelodeon UK and Ireland has announced and confirmed to NickALive! the very exciting Nick UK News that Nick UK will continue to host the world premieres of more never-before-seen brand new episodes of the new Nickelodeon reality show "You Gotta See This", which is hosted by Nickelodeon Stars Noah Caleb Crawford and Chris Richard O'Neal (who portray the characters 'Nelson Baxter' and 'Kevin Reed', respectively, in the popular Nickelodeon comedy series "How To Rock") on Nickelodeon UK and Ireland and Nickelodeon HD UK in July 2013 as part of "Summer on Nickelodeon UK 2013" (exact transmission (TX) air dates, air times and episode names to be announced by Nickelodeon UK)!

"You Gotta See This" is the show that rolls the funniest celebrity interviews, bloopers, pranks, behind-the-scenes footage, and web clips of the week into one hilarious half-hour.

Spend This "Summer Under The Sea" With SpongeBob SquarePants On Nicktoons UK!

Nickelodeon UK and Ireland has announced and confirmed to NickALive! the very exciting Nick UK News that, to celebrate the British and Irish summer school holidays, Nickelodeon UK's animation channel, Nicktoons UK and Ireland, will be hosting a brand new "SpongeBob SquarePants" themed morning programming block called "Summer Under The Sea", which will feature back-to-back episodes of Nick's hit original animated series (Nicktoon) "SpongeBob SquarePants" each morning, as part of Nickelodeon's Summer on Nicktoons 2013 highlights!

UPDATE (Thursday 27th June 2013) - Nickelodeon UK may have made a last-minute change and renamed the block "SpongeBob's Pant-Tastic Summer"!

Although no more information about Nicktoons UK's new "Summer Under The Sea" programming block are currently available, it is expected that the block will have its own broadcast design package (on-air identity), which will include idents, bumpers and a DOG (digital on-screen graphic)/BUG.

Nickelodeon Star Ariana Grande Misquoted In Recent Seventeen Interview; Didn't Have A "Bad Time" On "Victorious"

The entertainment news website Digital Spy is reporting the Nickelodeon Star news in the following article that, in response to being misquoted in "Seventeen", a American magazine for teenagers, as saying that a member of the cast of "Victorious" had made her "so unhappy" during filming, Nickelodeon celebrity Ariana Grande ("Sam & Cat") has posted a post on her official Tumblr blog to clarify that she had actually been speaking about an unpleasant experience she had while performing on on Broadway in 2008. Grande added: "My years filming Victorious were some of the HAPPIEST of my life and that cast is family to me... Please please don't send hate to anyone. It's undeserved. The point of answering the [original] question [for Seventeen magazine] in the first place was to help those of you who are dealing with bullying, not to start drama. I apologise for the commotion."

No matter where Ariana Grande was bullied, I think we can all agree that bullying is a terrible thing that must be stopped. If you or a friend have been a victim of bullying, of you find more useful info here on Nickelodeon UK's "See Something Say Something" website. Nick UK's "See Something Say Something" campaign is in association with ChildLine 0800 1111:

Ariana Grande denies 'Victorious' drama: 'I was misquoted'

Ariana Grande has denied saying that she was bullied on the set of Victorious.

The Sam & Cat star was quoted in Seventeen as saying that a member of the Victorious cast had made her "so unhappy" during filming.

Ariana Grande; © WENN / Judy Eddy

However, Grande later took to her Tumblr page to clarify that she had been speaking about an experience on Broadway in 2008.

"It's my responsibility to clear up the drama today," she said. "I was misquoted in an interview and I've been very upset and disappointed all day.

"I was asked about bullying and I thought I'd share some of my personal experiences so that I could share how I overcame it with my fans and hopefully be a help to the people who look up to me and are dealing with being bullied. However, unfortunately I was a little too vague in my interview and conclusions were drawn and fingers were pointed."

Grande added: "My years filming Victorious were some of the HAPPIEST of my life and that cast is family to me... Please please don't send hate to anyone. It's undeserved. The point of answering the question in the first place was to help those of you who are dealing with bullying, not to start drama. I apologise for the commotion."

Grande also appeared to complain about the confusion on her Twitter page [‏@ArianaGrande], writing: "Sometimes things get blown out of proportion and misquoted. I'm really not a fan of drama. I guess just breathe and move on. #allLove."

Sam & Cat airs Saturdays on Nickelodeon [USA].

Netflix Acquires Global Rights To Jonathan M. Shiff Productions' "H2O: Just Add Water" Spin-Off Series, "Mako Mermaids"

Kidscreen's children's digital entertainment and media news website iKids is reporting the kids television news in the following article that the on-demand Internet streaming media provider Netflix has inked an exclusive deal with Australia's Jonathan M. Shiff Productions ("Lightning Point"/"Alien Surf Girls"), in association with Screen Australia, Network Ten, ZDF Enterprises and Screen Queensland, for "Mako Mermaids", a brand new 26 episode x 24-minute spin-off series of the popular Nickelodeon UK series "H2O – Just Add Water".

The first 13 episodes of the new adventure series, which continues the story of real-life teen mermaids Sirena, Nixie, and Lyla, will make their Netflix debut on Friday 26th July 2013 in all Netflix territories followed by the second half of the season in September 2013. Netflix aims to repeat the success of Jonathan M. Shiff's H2O – Just Add Water, a big hit for Netflix members in the US, Canada, UK, Ireland and the Nordics. The series is now seen in more than 160 territories worldwide. The addition of the original Mako Mermaids series comes on the heels of the recent Netflix deal with DreamWorks that will see DreamWorks develop more than 300 hours of original content exclusively for the internet streaming service:

Mako Mermaids swims exclusively to Netflix

Adding to its growing kids content library, Netflix has inked an exclusive deal with Australia’s Jonathan M. Shiff Productions, in association with Screen Australia, Network Ten, ZDF Enterprises and Screen Queensland, for Mako Mermaids, a new 26 x 24-minute spin-off series of live actioner H2O – Just Add Water.

The first 13 eps of the new adventure series, which continues the story of real-life teen mermaids Sirena, Nixie, and Lyla, will make their Netflix debut on July 26 in all Netflix territories followed by the second half of the season in September.

Netflix aims to repeat the success of Jonathan M. Shiff’s H2O – Just Add Water, a big hit for Netflix members in the US, Canada, UK, Ireland and the Nordics. The series is now seen in more than 160 territories worldwide.

The addition of the original Mako Mermaids series comes on the heels of the recent Netflix deal with DreamWorks that will see DreamWorks develop more than 300 hours of original content exclusively for the internet streaming service.

Tags: Jonathan M. Shiff Productions, Mako Mermaids, Netflix, Network Ten, Screen Australia, Screen Queensland, ZDF Enterprises

Activision Releases New "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out Of The Shadows" Leonardo Trailer For Upcoming Nickelodeon Video Game

To celebrate Activision Publishing, Inc. releasing their first "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" video game based on Nick's new CGI-animated TMNT series called "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows" during Summer 2013, the video game news website Gamedot has unveiled the video game publishers latest, and fourth, trailer for their upcoming #NickTurtles video game, which you can watch below!



Activision's brand new "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows" promo focuses on Leonardo, the leader of the lean green ninja team, in action with his iconic twin katana.

The hero in the blue bandana is the most disciplined of the team and this comes through in his aptitude for all skills in combat. He is a versatile fighter with balanced levels of ability in his speed, reach, damage and reactions. This third-person brawler is inspired by the recently rebooted Nickelodeon series, however, it has its own somewhat realistic style.

Activision's new "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" video game title, which will be released

The downloadable title, the first of three Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles video games planned under Activision's recent worldwide, multi-year deal to develop and publish video games inspired by the new Nick's brand new CGI-animated "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" series, will be available on PSN (Playstation Network), Xbox Live Arcade (XBLA), and PC download service Steam shortly after Wednesday 7th August 2013, and will be part of Microsoft's "Summer of Arcade" promotion.

The third-person brawler will feature "hyper-realistic 3D-style", "true-to-life" environments and a combo-driven battle system, and a multiplayer game which will allow for four-player online co-op gameplay letting players control Leonardo, Donatello, Michelangelo and Raphael as they attempt to defeat the Foot Clan in New York City. Scroll down to watch Activision's "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows" reveal trailer! Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows will be developed by Red Fly Studio, the team behind "Thor: God of Thunder" and the Wii ports of "Ghostbusters: The Video Game" and "Star Wars: The Force Unleashed 2".

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Episode Four Of Nickelodeon UK's "Jordan & Perri's Ultimate Block Party" To Feature The Kent Divers; To Guest Star Team GB Olympian Tom Daley

Nickelodeon UK and Ireland, on their "What's On" schedule section on Nick.co.uk, and the British regional newspaper the Bromley Times, in the following article from their official website, bromleytimes.co.uk, has announced the Nickelodeon UK News that the fourth brand new episode of Nick UK and Sky 1 HD's brand new dance-themed reality series "Jordan & Perri's Ultimate Block Party", which Nickelodeon UK & Ireland and Nickelodeon HD UK will premiere and show on Friday 28th June 2013 at 6.30pm (repeated at 7.30pm on Nick UK's +1 (plus-one) timeshift channel, Nick+1), will feature the shows presenters, Jordan Banjo and Perri Kiely, of British street dance troupe Diversity fame, helping The Kent Divers, a group of nine divers from Crystal Palace, South London, who have never danced before, perform an impressive street dance routine in front of their friends and family! The group will also receive a very special surprise video message from Team GB Olympian Tom Daley, who will share his advice on how to work well under pressure, as well as offering hints on how to move diving skills on to the dance floor. Diver Marisa said: "We didn't really have any street dance experience, so we were really looking forward to learning a whole new skill from top dancers Jordan and Perri.":

Crystal Palace divers join Diversity stars for new Nickelodeon show

The Divers, from Crystal Palace, join Jordan and Perri from Diversity for the new Nickelodeon show.

A Crystal Palace diving team will make their television debut alongside the stars of dance group Diversity on Nickelodeon this Friday.

The nine youngsters will become the stars of Jordan & Perri’s Ultimate Block Party, which will see them perform an impressive street dance routine in front of their friends and family.

Known as The Divers, the group also receive a surprise video message from Olympian Tom Daley. He shares advice on how to work well under pressure, as well as offering hints on how to move diving skills on to the dance floor.

Diver Marisa said: “We didn’t really have any street dance experience, so we were really looking forward to learning a whole new skill from top dancers Jordan and Perri.

“I couldn’t believe it when we got a video message from Tom Daley, he’s literally our biggest hero. Tom’s message was just what we needed to help us overcome our performance nerves.”

Jordan & Perri’s Ultimate Block Party will see the Diversity pair travel the UK surprising kids with big parties and teaching groups how to dance.

The show airs on Nickelodeon at 6.30pm on Friday, and will be shown later in the year on Sky 1 HD. For more information, visit nick.co.uk/jordanandperri.

UK's 'Kix' Announces Plans To Launch A Brand New Children's Channel, "Kix Power"; To Celebrate With Six-Week "Power Rangers" Marathon

Kix, a free-to-air children's and teen's television channel in the UK, has announced the children's television news on Sky Media UK websites' 'Sky TV's Children's Television Schedule Highlights In July 2013' webpage that the channel will launch a brand new kids channel called "Kix Power" on Monday 22nd July 2013, just in time for the 2013 summer school holidays in the UK and Ireland, and to celebrate the launch of their all-new channel and the summer holidays, "Kix Power" will be holding a very special "Power Rangers Month" programming stunt, where, for 6 weeks, Kix Power will be showing "Power Rangers" all day everyday! One season of "Power Rangers" will be shown each week from beginning to end, including "Power Rangers Wild Force", "Power Rangers S.P.D.", "Power Rangers Jungle Fury", "Power Rangers Mystic Force", "Power Rangers Dino Thunder", and in the last week there will be a pick 'n' mix of all the series including "Power Rangers Operation Overdrive"! "Kix Power" will launch on Sky Digital channel 629:

Kix Power Launches Kix Power
Starts Monday 22 July

We are very excited to announce that from 22 July the brand new channel, Kix Power, will launch! It’s a Power Ranger summer special. For 6 weeks Kix Power will be showing Power Rangers all day everyday! One series of Power Rangers will be shown a week from beginning to end, including Wild Force, SPD, Jungle Fury, Mystic Force, Dino Thunder, and in the last week there will be a medley of all the series including Operation Overdrive! Tune into channel 629 for Kix Power!