That nugget of Vital Information comes from All That original cast member Lori Beth Denberg during Nickelodeon's All That reunion panel at Comic-Con 2016 Saturday afternoon. Denberg was joined by fellow cast members Josh Server, Danny Tamberelli, and Kel Mitchell - not to mention The Big Ear of Corn - for a chat about memories from their time on the show, as well as their thoughts on the sketch comedy's incredible enduring legacy for those that have only the fondest memories for characters like Detective Dan, Loud Librarian, and, of course, Ed from Good Burger.
The crew opened up about creating those beloved characters, with Mitchell noting, "With Ed, I remember 'Welcome to Good Burger, home of the good burger.' It was based on this pizza guy character I did with Josh...And I was like, it needs something, bro. And I walked into the hair room and got this Milli Vanilli wig and threw that on and [in Ed's voice] 'Welcome to Comic-Con!'" Thank Keanu [Reeves], too. I watched a lot of Bill & Ted.”
During their time on the show, they all noted the backstage fun they had filming at Nickelodeon Studios at Universal Studios in Orlando, Florida, where they could go on theme park rides during their lunch breaks or spend some down time with Chris Farley – who made a big impression on the cast when he filmed a guest spot – or Coolio, who regularly stopped by.
And being the number one way for a 10-year-old to spend their Saturday nights had some perks, with musicians like the Spice Girls and Britney Spears filming guest spots on the program. "I remember I totally ruined a Britney Spears shot because I may or may not have glanced at her hiney," Tamberelli shared with a laugh. "Afterwards, the director came out and was like, 'We're going to have to do that again because you were clearly staring at her butt. I'm like, "I'm 16 years old what am I suppose to do?!"
Later in the panel the nineties nostalgia grew more potent when Kirk Fogg and Dee Bradley Baker joined the panel to talk about Nickelodeon's upcoming original television movie Legends of the Hidden Temple, based on the iconic Nickelodeon game show of the same name, which is slated to premiere this fall on Nick USA. Fogg and Baker were joined on-stage by Isabela Moner (100 Things to Do Before High School, Transformers 5), who co-stars in the movie. "That was the pinnacle of the show's drama, I think, the Silver Monkey" Fogg noted on the nearly impossible puzzle contestants had to solve. "That was the moment where if you get that then the doors open and you might be able to get out."
22 years later, all the cast is clearly touched about how many people have such fond memories of them being goofballs on camera. "It's nostalgia, right?" Server said about the intense feelings people have about '90s Nick. "There's so much loyalty to that time period. We're so grateful."
"I love hearing the fan stories," Mitchell said. "A lot of them that touch me is [someone] saying 'I had a bad day' or 'Things were going crazy with my family back in the day and I used to sit down and watch Nick and it just made my life so much better. It just made me laugh.' It's those stories that really touch us. I’m a kid from the South Side of Chicago and getting to touch so many people from all around the world, I thank all you guys and it's really awesome and a blessing."
Original source: Hypable.
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