The Amanda Show
| Television series | |
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| Original title | The Amanda Show |
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| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Year (s) | 1999-2002 |
| Production company |
Tollin / Robbins Productions, Marquee Studios |
| length | 22 minutes |
| Episodes | 46 in 3 seasons |
| genre | Sketch comedy |
| idea | Dan Schneider |
| production |
Dan Schneider , Brian Robbins, Mike Tollin, Joe Davola |
| music | Stewart Copeland |
| First broadcast | October 6, 1999 (USA) on Nickelodeon |
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The Amanda Show is an American sketch comedy show by Dan Schneider , which ran from October 6, 1999 to September 21, 2002 on the American broadcaster Nickelodeon , but was never shown in Germany except for a small scene. The leading actress is Amanda Bynes , the second leading actor is Drake Bell , and another actress is Nancy Sullivan . Raquel Lee and John Kassir were only there in the first season and then left the show, in the second season Josh Peck was added. The show had three seasons with a total of 40 episodes, after the show was turned off, six best-of episodes were put together. The show was canceled because Amanda Bynes signed on to another broadcaster. Drake Bell and Josh Peck got their own series Drake & Josh a year and a half later , which also featured Nancy Sullivan.
The Episodes (Summary)
season 1
Episode 1
The episode starts with a crowd trying to get on the Amanda Show, and Penelope Taynt, who is a 12 year old Amanda fan and adds the word "please" to the end of almost every sentence, would do anything to help Amanda to meet. In the meantime, Amanda approaches in a helicopter. But when the pilot falls asleep, Amanda has to jump out of the helicopter and lands on the set. Kenan Thompson and Josh Server (who starred with Amanda on All That She Wants ) bring Amanda a pizza and congratulate her on her new show. Then the Amanda Show shows her first sketch with judge Trudy, who favors the children and punishes the adults in a ridiculous way. Then the show meets the Klutzes, a family whose members always break things and say: "No problem" ...
Episode 2
The episode starts with Amanda not being on the guest list for some reason, so she has to fight 3 security guards to get through. The two most unsuccessful thugs in the school, Jack ( Amanda Bynes ) and Jake (Raquel Lee) try to cause trouble, but none of their crimes work out. Later, in the "Plasticine Amanda" sketch, Amanda goes on a date with a boy with a huge pimple that she somehow falls in love with. Next, the show introduces The Simians, who are a strange half-ape family. Finally, Amanda has a little fun with a phone prank on Mr. Oldman, who is actually Dan Schneider , the inventor of the show ...
Episode 3
Amanda, Drake and Raquel are eating. Drake has a lobster, which makes the dancing lobsters very angry, so they leave the room. Amanda tries to start her show but is interrupted because of a box Penelope is in. Unfortunately, your plan does not work because Amanda went away when she broke out of the box. Next up, the show introduces another crazy family, the Wrestlebergs. They are obsessed with wrestling and have a family judge in the house. The show then goes to the girls' room; the main characters are Amber ( Amanda Bynes ), the most popular girl in school, Sheila (Raquel Lee), a bad girl, Tammy (Jamie Snow), an exchange student from Tennessee, and Debbie (Jenna Morrison), a slow-thinking and goofy girl . After that there is a hillbilly moment, which means two hillbilly, Lula Mae (Amanda Bynes) and Eenis ( Drake Bell ), who always tell ridiculous knock-knock jokes, and then the show Total visits Kyle, with whom Kyle (Drake Bell), a retarded hippie surfer, is meant ...
Episode 4
The episode begins with Amanda practicing dancing with the lobsters, and when she leaves, Penelope dresses up as one of the lobsters and joins their dance. The show then pays a visit to Blockblister, a store owned by a foreign family with a strange accent that always gives customers homemade parodies of the actual film made by the family. Then Judge Trudy's courtroom begins with the Halloween edition. Next, the show introduces the literals, the family who understands things exactly the way they sound. Finally, Amanda and the dancing lobsters show the dances they had practiced earlier ...
Episode 5
The episode begins with Amanda meeting a cowboy, coastal girl, clowns and lobsters in an unusual elevator. After that there's a commercial about some remote-controlled underpants. Mr. Gullible, a substitute teacher who is very gullible, is being tricked by his students. The show then pays a visit to Scooper Dooper, the restaurant that serves really gross ice cream. There are also the audience awards; these include the best laugh, the dumbest viewer, and the person who comes from the most distant planet ...
Episode 6
Penelope tries to break into Amanda's room by sitting in a cannon and firing. She lands right in the room, but only with Drake. When Amanda goes on stage she tells a joke but the audience doesn't understand a word she is saying because they don't speak English so she has to spend her time teaching them. There is also an insight into the game "So do you want to win five dollars?" with Marcy Stimple ( Nancy Sullivan ) and Kyle from the "Total Kyle" -Sketch as candidates. Then the show pays another visit to the famous video store, Blockblister. This time the Biokey family is selling the customers with "Tidanic" and a training video with blini and biscotti who say "lie down" and "sit on" over and over again while they eat a pizza. Then a family welcomes their new babysitter ( Amanda Bynes ) who is a "pro" but actually acts like a baby ...
Episode 7
Penelope spreads over 50 phones around her so she can try to win a dinner with Amanda in a radio competition. She wins, but when the radio calls her back, she doesn't know which phone to pick up. First, Judge Trudy punishes and condemns the parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fima, who cut their son Jason Fima's pocket money, and Mrs. Drummell, who sent their daughter Amy to her room. Second, the show features the girls' toilet sketch, in which Sheila, Tammy and Debbie vote for Amber. When Caroline has not decided who to vote for, Sheila gives her a "conditioner" and finally manages to get her to vote for Amber. Danielle Spencer and Amber finally drop out of the race to support Jamie Bradford. The show pays another visit to Souper Dooper, but this time they are now selling weird soups ...
Episode 8
This time Penelope wakes up from her bad dream and her parents (who also add “please” in their sentences) introduce her to a surprise visitor from the Amanda Show, the cameraman. Mr. Gullible comes into class and is tricked by his students once again. The procrastinator also appears for the first time and says "sometime" every time something bad happens. Amanda is interrupted by a viewer who cannot hear his LFO CD. Amanda solves the problem by bringing the band in person! They sing the song Girl On TV for Amanda. Drake, Raquel and the Dancing Hummer dance with them. In the end, LFO describes Amanda as "the most beautiful girl in the world". They ask Amanda to come out on stage to them when they finish the song ...
Episode 9
Raquel gets two fan letters and Drake gets one too, but it's actually for the Dancing Hummer. Amanda performs a magic trick, then the show shows another commercial about ways to get out of school. Judge Trudy goes on a date with the young man Alex in a restaurant, but his parents David and Lorraine arrive and Judge Trudy punishes them. Next up is another call from Amanda to Mr. Oldman, then it's time for When Cheerleaders Attack, the documentary that shows innocent people being attacked by cheerleaders who dance and hurt people with pompoms ...
Episode 10
Penelope stole the A from the AMANDA letters in the Amanda Show Studio, which is why it's called the MANDA Show. It is time to visit Sushi Dooper with Dareen and Father who are now serving unsavory sushi like toenail sushi and samurai rolls. Amanda's father buys a new television that is stolen by a smuggler. There's also the "Total Kyle" sketch and phone pranks on Mr. Oldman. In the end, Penelope decides to bring the "A" back, but she's having trouble getting it into the back seat of a taxi ...
Episode 11
This time the show celebrates Amanda's birthday when Penelope uses a self-made robot to take control of the Amanda Show. Inside the robot is her brother Preston, who doesn't stop asking for a sandwich. The Klutz family puts their hands on some priceless, irreplaceable works of art, but eventually breaks them all. The Girls 'Choice Awards are hosted by them in the girls' bathroom, which is where Amber, Sheila, Tammy and Debbie are in. When Sheila gives Tina Capone a "flush" so that Tina cannot accept the final award, Amber is happy to accept the final award. Next, the show features another documentary on "When Old Women Attack," in which the show shows older women mistreating innocent people with sticks and umbrellas ...
Episode 12
Amanda discovers that there is no audience to hear her joke at the beginning because she arrived early. Judge Trudy unfairly punishes a man whose zoo animals were released across town and a woman whose daughter dyed her face, hair and other areas orange. Amanda can't sleep at night either, so her parents give her a doll called "Rock-A-Bye-Ralph" that is not silent. One of the lobsters has a cold. So Amanda says, "You need your daily dose of vitamin C!" As guest singer Vitamin C sings in person for Amanda and the audience. Mr. Oldman gets another phone prank from Amanda ...
Episode 13
Penelope and Preston try to clone Amanda using a toenail they found in the dumpster. First, the show pays another visit to the famous video store, Blockblister. This time the Biokey family is selling the customers with homemade parodies of "Schreie", "Star Trek" and the "Brady Bunch". Stanley, Drake's character, has a problem at school with a new student named Wanda who is acting and looking like a cursed witch. Then the show features another hillbilly moment with Lula Mae annoying Eenis. Melody ( Amanda Bynes ) and Thad ( Drake Bell ) go to a restaurant to sing for people, but their songs, the "bald song" and "diner" seem to put off and annoy the people who eat. This episode is also the last of season 1 ...
season 2
Episode 14
In the new season of the Amanda Show, Penelope bribes a security guard to get into the audience. Meanwhile, Amanda tries to start but is distracted by square dancers on the roof. An offer for pop pants, popcorn that you can make in your pants is shown. Many new candidates are locked in a car in yet another episode of "Stranded". And more dissatisfied customers are complaining to the owners of the block blister videos, but the owners don't realize what's wrong with the videos ...
Episode 15
Amanda plays in a mud pool, but before the show starts she needs to be cleaned up. Who has heard of a car wash? Well, here it is a star car wash! A commercial is shown offering LunchBay.com, a website where you can buy lunch from others and sell your own. There's more courtroom action with Judge Trudy, more heartbreaking dramas on "Moody's Point", and finally more "interesting" discussions with Kyle on "Total Kyle" ...
Episode 16
The show performs in the girls' bathroom competition, participates in the search for a lost clipboard and splashes in Amanda's hot tub with baby Ruth, Tony Pajamas is babysitting, the show takes time out for a hillbilly moment, and Kyle joins in about his experience a spider on "Total Kyle". Amanda ends the show with a girl in the audience who gives her clues on how to get cured from her cold ...
Episode 17
It's the Drake Show! Well, at least for a little while, until Amanda appears, but finds out that a guest star visitor is missing! The show pays a visit to the Klutzrestaurant, Amanda interviews Frankenstein, and Eenis and Lula Mae go outside and hit someone outside in a hillbilly moment. Penelope has a fight over the title of "Amanda's Biggest Fan Please", then it's time for a lesson with Mr. Gullible before the show comes to an end once more ...
Episode 18
Penelope's quest to find Amanda gets her into someone's bathroom, which stinks almost as much as the show's first commercial about a game everyone's going to love: Pass the Skunk! Then it goes back to the show, Tony Pajamas and Judge Trudy are candidates for another edition of "So You Want To Win Five Dollars". Then it's time for "Moody's Point" before the show ends once more and Amanda discovers why the lights were off ...
Episode 19
Amanda wants to make the world a better place, so she walks off set to get the kids to do what their parents want and experience. The super spit ball 5000 is the commercial this time. This time around, the crime-fighting cheerleaders are more action-packed and engaging, with more turning points than in Law & Order. It's time for a new hillbilly moment; Meanwhile, Melody and Thad sing some rather daunting wedding songs at a wedding ...
Episode 20
Drake tries to break the turkey balance record, only to be distracted by an annoying Penelope. The girls from the girls' toilet hold a talent competition. Crazy Courtney gets a new piano, only she drives the teacher crazy. And Santa Claus is the last guest to have fun in Amanda's whirlpool in the bubbles ...
Episode 21
This time there is a surprise - a free sandwich - in the store for one lucky viewer, while Amanda's start of the show is interrupted by a pizza delivery man. The show goes better on a commercial - and on "My Beautiful Big Toe". But she doesn't stay away too long, because Judge Trudy has two nasty cases that she has to argue about. There's another visit to Moody's Point, and Mr. Oldman gets a few more unwelcome calls. All of that plus a bald guy who wants Amanda's autograph ...!
Episode 22
This time, Amanda is looking for someone to open Josh's bag of chips, but there is a painful moment when she feels a little uncomfortable and needs some medical advice. There's a commercial message about Little Mad Hatter, and the show goes shopping at Cookie Dooper. Then there are some serious actual documentary programs, Penelope swaps clothes with Barney, and Kyle talks about his cousin in Jersey on Total Kyle - until he realizes he doesn't have a cousin in Jersey. And finally, after a long suffering, Penelope manages to meet Amanda - but is it really Amanda, or just a mistaken double ...?
Episode 23
Penelope tries to get into Amanda's makeup room in a grizzly bear disguise this time, but Amanda is already on stage to help a fan whose parents won't let him see the Amanda Show. There is important commercial news for vegetarians, and more cash still counts as the grand prize for the unsuspecting in "So You Want To Win $ 5?" (a parody of shows like Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? ). After the conversation, it's time for some serious documentary with the crime-fighting cheerleaders, more knock-knock jokes in another hillbilly moment, and a great sketch that is totally interrupted by Penelope. Also, Amanda is interviewing Elvis in Amanda's hot tub, and Amanda gives fifty thousand dollars to a happy birthday spectator ...
Episode 24
The Amanda Show got off to a bad start this time when it was started by the wrong Amanda. Now that the misunderstanding has been cleared up, it is time for a brief word about the "Mammal-O's", the healthy cornflakes with a live rodent in each package. Then it goes back to the action with insane Courtney sabotaging a class representative vote, there's a quick visit to Moody's Point, and Kyle totally tells the show over a radio on Total Kyle. In addition, Amanda's meat song is interrupted by the sound of a lawn mower - someone is mowing the stage ...
Episode 25
Penelope finds an easy entrance to the studios this time when she falls in love with Trevor, the son of a security guard, but Amanda is already on stage to pull the teeth of a spectator. There are more totally awesome videos than Blockblister gives the authentic "Face Ventura" to an unhappy customer, and this time the guest in Amanda's hot tub is the seated cop. Penelope gets closer to Amanda than ever before, but she misses her chance because she's too busy kissing Trevor ...
Episode 26
Penelope meets a famous Nickstar this time - not Amanda, but Noah (Phillip Van Dyke) from "What's up, Noah?". Meanwhile, Amanda finds out that she has someone else's emergency beeper. There's a biscuit shop visit with Doreen and her dad, except they are now selling something else, and that something else is meaty, and there's more precious time to entertain with Amanda's hot tub and another million dollar episode of "Stranded". Meanwhile, Penelope has to tie Noah to a chair backstage to let him see her website while Kyle tells the show what's on his mind about more "Total Kyle". Then Noah escapes, but arrives on stage as the show is just ending. They think it's all over ...
Episode 27
Amanda starts the show by high five to pretty much everyone, but it's no time for it because this time the girls 'room accidentally went into the boys' room! Meanwhile, Amanda interviews a guy from Switzerland while Tony Pajamas and Candy Tulips have another problem. There's another hillbilly moment this time where Eenis is hit on the head with something soft, and Penelope is on the set of the show to hang pictures of Amanda. There's more trouble on the phone for Mr. Oldman, and then the show suddenly ends when a robber steals one of the cameras ...!
Episode 28
Penelope thinks she'll finally speak to Amanda when she becomes a phone guest on the show, but the emergency alert system cuts the transmission. Amanda tries to start the show but she is cut off for meatballs and Judge Trudy enrolls on her first day of school but is cut off because of an oatmeal problem. It's time for a quick visit to Moody's Point. Before it's time to end the show: why is it snowing in the studio ...?
Episode 29
The world's best ventriloquist is coming to the show this time, and Penelope takes her chance to get closer to Amanda. In the meantime, Amanda's start of the show is interrupted by a man who speaks Italian. But what on earth is he saying? There's a special report on the danger, "When School Mascots Attack," and this time Amanda's special guest in Amanda's hot tub is Moses. The show pays a visit to the Lucklesses, a family who always seem unlucky, and it's time for a hillbilly moment, and Kyle talks about a broken string on his guitar on "Total Kyle" ...
Episode 30
Amanda is taking a nap this time, so Drake and Josh do the crowd greeting instead, but the audience only wants Amanda! It's time for a commercial message about ham, the great new toy for boys and girls! Blockblister also lends more high quality films to unhappy customers. This time it's "F-Men"! The show shows up in Sharon and Toby's basement for a copy of the dare show and there's another hillbilly moment, which means a pink toilet, and Kyle describes a dream he had about breakfast on "Total Kyle" ...
season 3
Episode 31
Amanda smashes a piñata just to find floss, not candy, in it. Amanda and the rest of them have an exploding time eating "pop-crackle-kabumm" cereal. The show once again visits the gossip from the girls' bathroom. It's time for another hillbilly moment. And Amanda causes more trouble for Mr. Oldman with a few more phone pranks. To end the show, Amanda uses her best operatic voice to break glasses. Will it work...?
Episode 32
Amanda comes on stage and tells her audience that she made them brownies, but they disappear while she talks about them. Who was it? A commercial about the very popular Super Spitball 5000 is shown. More tough, heartbreaking decisions are made with Judge Trudy. A new drama is shown on "Moody's Point". And Josh wants to end the show, but how far will he go to keep Amanda from ending it ...?
Episode 33
When Amanda receives a hate mail about her show, she goes to confront the person who wrote it. LunchBay.com, a site where stupid people can buy unsavory lunch from others, is offered. More fun with Candy Tulips and Kelly, the bathtub master. There's one more hillbilly moment, and more "meaningful" conversations with Kyle on "Total Kyle" ...
Episode 34
Amanda struggles to get on stage when she gets into an argument between a boyfriend and his jealous girlfriend who thinks her boyfriend is staring at Amanda. Now is the time for the latest game to take the world by storm: Pass the Skunk! Doreen and her father try to sell hot dogs in their new shop, Weenie Dooper. It's time to talk to a new guest (Ben Franklin), of course in the rising bubbles of Amanda's hot tub. More knock-knock jokes in another hillbilly moment, Penelope invades a cooking sketch where Amanda cooks herself in a saucepan and there are more pranks on the phone at Mr. Oldman. Amanda then challenges Drake to an arm wrestling competition. Drake defeats them and Amanda lets Drake play guitar and sing a song with his band, Drake 24/7 ...
Episode 35
Amanda is having a hard time moderating again when she runs into two people who believe they are on a game show. There is an offer for super-red coated tablets. Callers keep calling to humiliate Sharon, Toby, and their mother. A very "talented class" annoys a substitute teacher. Penelope once again fails to meet Amanda. Eenis has more knock-knock fun in another hillbilly moment while Amanda interviews another guest in Amanda's hot tub. And finally, the show gets another interesting conversation from Kyle ...
Episode 36
A French painter takes over the show because he needs Amanda standing still to paint her portrait. "My beautiful big toe" is offered. The show stops by Amber, Debbie, Sheila and Tammy in the girls' bathroom. And another drama happens among the children in "Moody's Point". But will the greatest mystery be solved ...?
Episode 37
Amanda tries to take out a robot, but instead accidentally presses the "Kill Drake" button. Judge Trudy returns with another clerk. Eenis and his family present more knock-knock jokes in a hillbilly moment. And Kyle tells about another day in his life in "Total Kyle". Penelope decides to challenge Amanda's new karate teacher. But will she win ...?
Episode 38
Penelope hypnotizes Drake and Josh so they can tell her where Amanda is, but it fails. The show meets the Lucklesses, an unhappy and unlucky family. King Henry VIII splashes into Amanda's hot tub to talk and also to get some spaghetti. It's time to prank Mr. Oldman on the phone while Eenis and Lula Mae have fun in yet another hillbilly moment ...
Episode 39
Amanda loses the lower half of her body, so Kathy decides to find it because Amanda has no legs. Adult control is offered. The show gets a glimpse of Hawaii gone bad in When Hula Girls Attack. Who will be the next specialty guest to enjoy themselves in the bubbles of Amanda's hot tub? The show also hits the Impostors, a family struggling to tell the truth about their identity. It's time for another hillbilly moment with Eenis and Lula Mae. And now the show has time for one final prank phone call on Mr. Oldman ...
Episode 40
Nancy introduces Amanda and Drake to the "Costumatic 5000", a machine that attracts you quickly, but she has some difficulty operating it. Amanda's beginning of the show is interrupted by a fly buzzing over the stage. There's an offer for “Why not Sumo?”, Followed by more respect for children from Judge Trudy. The show also visits the Extremes, a family who take everything to be extreme. It's time for a hillbilly moment and the show also sees Penelope visiting a psychologist. There are more phone pranks on Mr. Oldman, another hillbilly moment, and more "interesting" topics with "Total Kyle". To end the show, Drake is chased by three giant football players looking for their football ...
The best of episodes
Episode 41
The best of the crazy families: the Extremes, the Klutzes, the Literals, and the Lucklesses.
Episode 42
The Best of Penelope Taynt: The best sketches Penelope Taynt appeared in.
Episode 43
Amanda's favorites: the girls' bathroom, Courtney, Mr. Oldman, Blockblister and Cynthia Worthington.
Episode 44
The best from Judge Trudy: The best sketches that Judge Trudy appears in.
Episode 45
Best of Drake and Josh: The Dare Show, Melody and Thad, When ... Attack, Total Kyle and Tony Pajamas.
Episode 46
The best of the commercials: Meatball Flakes, Pophosen, Super Spitball 5000 and Remote Controlled Underpants.
particularities
- The Amanda Show website was www.AmandaPlease.com. Since the Amanda Show was canceled, the website is still there, but dependent on the website www.nick.com; When entering the old address you will be redirected via www.nick.com/amandaplease.
- Drake and Josh have appeared as a duo a lot on the show (since season two); the most famous sketch with Drake and Josh in the lead roles was Tony Pajamas (Drake) and Paulie (Josh).
- In episode 39, Penelope Taynt and the security guard named Barney fight over a shrimp. The shrimp falls from Penelope's hand and lands in the lower hallway; Drake and Josh find the shrimp and start arguing about it. This scene was shown in the credits of Drake & Josh and the giant shrimp , making it the only part of the Amanda Show dubbed in German.
- Drake is the only cast member from the Amanda Show who appears on every episode of the Amanda Show (apart from Amanda herself). The other actors are either missing a few episodes or not appearing in entire seasons.
- Ashley Tisdale made two guest appearances on the Amanda Show: the first appearance was in episode 16; there she played the spectator who gave Amanda tips against her cold. The second appearance was in episode 17; there she played a girl who fought with Penelope Taynt about the title "Amanda's greatest fan, please".
- Jeremy Rowley , who plays the insane and irascible doorman Lewbert in iCarly , also stands out on the Amanda Show for the impersonation of crazy characters.
- Drake sang the song "Lost A Lover" in episode 34, which was the first song Drake wrote.
Web links
- The Amanda Show in the Internet Movie Database (English)
