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The following page is a documentation of the history of All That.
Show beginnings and the "Golden Era" (1994-2000)[]
The first 6 seasons of All That are known as the "Golden Era", and are widely considered among fans to be the best seasons of the show. Josh Server would be the only cast member to last throughout the entire "Golden Era", appearing in every episode until the end of Season 6.
All That (Season 1) (1994-1995)[]
On April 16, 1994, Nickelodeon aired the pilot episode of All That. According to a majority of the original cast members, the show was not intended to become a recurring series on Nickelodeon, and was only intended to be a one-time special. However, the overwhelming positive response from viewers left Nickelodeon with no choice but to make All That into a regular weekly program. All That would then officially premiere as a series on January 21, 1995, and the first season would run until April 29 of that year, with a total of 15 episodes aired.
Season 1 would introduce the first set of cast members to the show: Angelique Bates, Lori Beth Denberg, Katrina Johnson, Kel Mitchell, Alisa Reyes, Josh Server, and Kenan Thompson. Also introduced was Kevin Kopelow, All That's "stage manager" who constantly has bad things happen to him during the show's cold opens, often at the hands of the cast. The first season was filmed entirely at the Nickelodeon Studios at Universal Studios in Orlando, Florida.
The first season of All That also introduced many recurring characters and sketches that would quickly become iconic and synonymous with the show. Some of the most memorable characters and sketches introduced during Season 1 were: Baggin' Saggin' Barry, a child with unusually baggy pants that can give people anything they ask for; Good Burger, which would become the show's most iconic sketch, and was eventually adapted into two feature flims; Vital Information for Your Everyday Life, originally hosted by Lori Beth Denberg; Ishboo, a strange foreign child with very peculiar customs; Everyday French with Pierre Escargot; Superdude, a teenage superhero who is lactose-intolerant and overly sensitive; Coach Kreeton, the cantankerous gym coach for Dullmont Junior High School; Walter the Earboy, an unpopular kid with freakishly large ears whose best friends include Pizza Face (Kel Mitchell) and Four Eyes (Angelique Bates); Mavis and Clavis, two old men who constantly heckle the show, as well as the cast, crew, and musical guests; Cooking with Randy and Mandy, a public access cooking show hosted by two kids who are obsessed with chocolate; and Miss Fingerly, the main teacher for Dullmont Junior High School.
All That (Season 2) (1995-1996)[]
The second season of All That ran from October 7, 1995 to October 26, 1996 with 22 episodes aired. This season is near identical to season one, due to retaining the same set of cast members and also being filmed at Nickelodeon Studios in Orlando, FL; however, the sets were slightly revamped to fit in with the theme of a new season.
During Season 2, more recurring sketches and characters were introduced, many of which would also become synonymous with the series. Introduced during this season were: Lester Oakes: Construction Worker, an easily-aggravated construction worker and frequent customer at Good Burger; The Island Girls, two girls named Fran (Lori Beth Denberg) and Kiki (Alisa Reyes) who are perpetually stranded on a deserted island; Okrah, a direct parody of The Oprah Winfrey Show featuring the host, Okrah Winfrey (Kel Mitchell); Ms. Hushbaum, a disturbingly loud librarian who demands that children be quiet inside her library, despite her being the one making all the noise; the Lemonade Scammer, a devious little girl (Katrina Johnson) who uses sympathy and trickery to get people to buy her lemonade; Principal Pimpell, the principal of Dullmont Junior High School who possesses a bulbous zit on his forehead; and Repairman-man, an unhinged, insane repairman who violently breaks things instead of fixing them.
After Season 2's conclusion, the show would leave Nickelodeon Studios in Orlando and temporarily move to Paramount Pictures in Hollywood, California for the production of Season 3. Although the show would remain in Hollywood, eventually, production for All That would be moved to the Nickelodeon On Sunset theater (formerly the Earl Carroll Theater) beginning in Season 4, and the show would remain there permanently until its first cancellation.
This is the final season to feature Angelique Bates, due to her contract expiring.
All That (Season 3) (1996-1997)[]
The Season 3 cast
As mentioned previously, the third season of All That was filmed entirely at Paramount Pictures in Hollywood, CA. Season 3 would air from November 16, 1996 to November 8, 1997 with 20 episodes.
The season kicked off with new cast member Amanda Bynes joining the show to replace the departed Angelique Bates. Bynes' characters and sketches would include Ask Ashley, a seemingly sweet little girl who answers painfully obivous questions from fans by screaming at and mocking them; Space Trek, a Star Trek parody; I Luv Lucy, an I Love Lucy parody; and Megan Marples, a weird girl who loved to slap herself with liver.
Although originally limited to small supporting roles for most of the season, Amanda would quickly become a breakout star; "Ask Ashley" in particular was a huge favorite among fans, and would go on to become Bynes' most memorable character on the show.
A few months after filiming for Season 3 began, Katrina Johnson and Alisa Reyes would both leave the show. According to Johnson herself, her reason for leaving was due to her deciding not to renew her contract, mostly because she had simply grown tired of acting. As for Alisa Reyes, her decision to leave the show was due to her wanting to explore other avenues outside of sketch comedy, specifically wanting more serious acting roles.
While Alisa Reyes would not appear again in the show following her departure, Katrina Johnson would still appear in some episodes during the latter half of Season 3. However, Johnson's only appearances would be in sketches that had been pre-taped prior to her departure. Although they were gone from the show, both Johnson and Reyes would continue to be featured in the opening credits for the remainder of the season.
Due to the abrupt changes, temporary cast member Tricia Dickson was brought in for the remainder of the season to fill in for any extra roles where needed.
Notable characters and sketches introduced during Season 3 include Miss Piddlin, the short-tempered lunchlady for Dullmont Junior High School who is obsessed with peas; Tandy Spork, a female teacher at Dullmont Junior High that seemingly has all the attributes of a man due to "medication"; Antoine, an easily-aggravated hippie who always blames "the man" for his problems; The Maroons, a strange family consisting of parents Grover and Fern (Lori Beth), and their children Emily (Josh), Chuck (Alisa), and Lump (Kel); the Complaint Department; and Bradley the Big Ol' Baby, a freakishly large infant.
All That (Season 4) (1997-1998)[]
The Season 4 + 5 cast
Season 4 of All That ran from November 15, 1997 to December 5, 1998, with 21 episodes aired. For this season, production was moved to the brand-new Nickelodeon on Sunset studios in Hollywood, CA, where the show would remain for the rest of its initial run.
Season 4 saw the entrance of three new faces to the cast: Christy Knowings, Leon Frierson, and Danny Tamberelli, while also introducing featured players Zack McLemore and Victor-Cohn Lopez, who each joined for half a season. Tamberelli was the first (and to this day, only) cast member to star in another popular Nickelodeon series prior to his tenure on All That, having co-starred as "Little Pete" on the Nickelodeon series The Adventures of Pete & Pete.
Tamberelli's most notable characters and sketches would include Jack Campbell: Fat Cop, a morbidly obese police officer who would rather eat the victims' food instead of helping them; Cheeseburger Doyle: Private Eye, a sentient cheeseburger who doubles as a detective; Janitor Gasseous, the repulsive janitor for Dullmont Junior High School; Helga, a freakishly strong dutch girl with a short temper; Hairy Spice from The Spice Boys; and Francis the Caveman, who hosts his own late-night talk show.
Notable sketches and characters from Christy Knowings include Whateverrr! co-host Jessica (along with Gina, played by Amanda Bynes); the nurse for unlikely dentist Dr. Bynes (played by Josh Server); Miss Klump, the main teacher for Dullmont Junior High School (replacing the Miss Fingerly character once Lori Beth left the show); Brenda Stone, the always oblivious lead news anchor from Channel 6 1/2; and Winter Wonders, the host of a game show entitled What Do You Do?, a parody of the popular Nickelodeon game show, Figure It Out.
Frierson's most notable characters and sketches include Have a Nice Day with Leroy & Fuzz; CJ from CJ & the Cloudy Knights; and Billy Fuco, a boy who likes to loudly shout his own name. Frierson even made a one-off appearance in a Repairman sketch, in which he played Repairboy, offering Repairman a second opinion.
McLemore's characters included Mr. Trevell, the music teacher at Dullmont Junior High, and as the manager of CJ & the Cloudy Knights.
According to many fans, Season 4 is widely considered to be the greatest season of the entire series. This is largely due to each cast member giving what is considered to be the best performances of their respective careers. The entire Season 4 cast was, in alphabetical order: Amanda Bynes, Lori Beth Denberg, Leon Frierson, Christy Knowings, Kel Mitchell, Josh Server, Danny Tamberelli, and Kenan Thompson, with featuring cast members Zack McLemore and Victor Cohn-Lopez appearing sporadically. Christy Knowings and Danny Tamberelli are often looked at by fans as being the breakout stars of the new cast.
Season 4 would also be Lori Beth Denberg's final season on the show. In a live chat on Nick.com, Lori Beth would share her reasoning behind leaving All That, stating that she "was getting older."
All That (Season 5) (1998-1999)[]
The Season 5 cast
Season 5 of All That ran from December 19, 1998 to January 8, 2000, with 24 episodes aired.
As the season began, Danny Tamberelli would succeed Lori Beth Denberg as the host of Vital Information, and was even given an all-new set to coincide with the change. Joining the cast this season were Nick Cannon and Mark Saul.
Cannon's sketches and characters include Sweaty Spice from The Spice Boys and LaTonya, a cashier at the convenience store "Quick-N-Fast".
Mark Saul's sketches and characters include Stuart, a kid who would kidnap — and then pose as — various people, including a hall monitor, a cashier, a judge, a postman, and even once as Ashley in an Ask Ashley sketch; Rineheart the Dancing Monkey Boy; Nigel Forrester, a spoof of both Steve Irwin and Nigel Thornberry; Ricardo, a ladies' man; and Dr. Maybe, a parody of Dr. No.
The Season 5 cast included, in alphabetical order: Amanda Bynes, Nick Cannon, Leon Frierson, Christy Knowings, Kel Mitchell, Mark Saul, Josh Server, Danny Tamberelli, and Kenan Thompson.
All That would celebrate its star-studded "100th episode" during this season. Although, in reality, the episode was actually the 85th to be produced. The actual 100th episode would occur during Season 6. This one-hour special was one of only two episodes in the show's history to be produced live, the other being the "10th Anniversary Reunion Special" from 2005.
The 100th episode celebration would feature several celebrity cameos, many of which were either former or then-current Nickelodeon stars, including: Melissa Joan Hart (Clarissa Explains It All), Larisa Oleynik (The Secret World of Alex Mack), and Robert Ri'chard (Cousin Skeeter).
Former cast member Lori Beth Denberg, wearing her traditional Vital Information outfit, would also return to the show for the final time (until the series' reboot in 2019) to do the Vital Information sketch. Other former cast members Angelique Bates, Katrina Johnson, and Alisa Reyes also made brief appearances on the red carpet, giving interviews prior to the episode.
During this season, All That would win its first Kids' Choice Award for "Favorite TV Show" in 1999.
Although All That had been gaining consistently good ratings and had the privilege of featuring many mainstream celebrities on the show, the series was beginning to lose steam during its fifth season. With original cast member and major player Lori Beth Denberg gone, this left Josh Server, Kenan Thompson, and Kel Mitchell as the only remaining cast members from the show's original lineup.
For the majority of this season, Kel Mitchell would be absent from the show while filming the movie "Mystery Men", during which he would miss a total of 9 episodes. However, Kel would return in time for the "100th Episode Celebration", as well as for the last few episodes of the season. After the season concluded filiming in 1999, however, both Mitchell and Kenan Thompson would leave All That to primarily film their own show, Kenan & Kel, which was entering its fourth and final season. Both actors would leave Nickelodeon entirely in 2000, each choosing to pursue other ventures. The departure of Kenan and Kel would quickly turn many old fans away from the show, and this would leave Josh Server as the only remaining cast member from the series' original lineup.
It's also been said that Amanda Bynes was initially intended to leave All That after Season 5 as well to primarily film her own sketch comedy series, The Amanda Show, which premiered in 1999. However, Bynes would choose to stay on All That through the show's sixth season.
All That (Season 6) (2000)[]
The Season 6 cast
All That's sixth season ran from January 15, 2000 to February 24, 2001, with a total of 19 episodes. The season began with the introduction of new cast member Gabriel Iglesias, this being his only season on the show.
Around this time, All That was rapidly losing steam due to the loss of previous cast members Kenan Thompson, Kel Mitchell and Lori Beth Denberg, although the show would still see continuously good ratings. Also, Kevin Kopelow would only appear a few times due to his responsibility of co-producing other Nickelodeon shows.
It's long been rumored that Josh Server was not particularly happy during the filming of this season. Many rumors have circulated over the years as to why this was the case, but the most likely scenario is that, by this point, Server was considerably much older than most of his fellow cast members and was suffering burnout due to having done the show for so long. Another likely scenario is that Server was, at the time, deeply affected by the other original cast members and his close friends (Angelique, Lori Beth, Katrina, Kel, Alisa, and Kenan) all leaving the show, which left him and a few others to adjust to the drastic changes.
In addition to Josh, it was also said that Danny Tamberelli and Christy Knowings each wished to leave Nickelodeon entirely and explore other avenues, which they would both do after Season 6's conclusion.
Later in 2000, Josh would became the host on Oh Yeah! Cartoons, taking Kenan Thompson's place for its third and final season, while All That would go on a year-long hiatus following the end of Season 6.
This is the final season for cast members Josh Server, Amanda Bynes, Danny Tamberelli, Christy Knowings, Leon Frierson, Nick Cannon and Mark Saul. This season also marks the end of the "Golden Era".
To keep the show running during its hiatus, the producers compiled a string of episodes entitled, "Best Of All That". These episodes would be compilations centered around the following cast members: Amanda Bynes, Lori Beth Denberg, Kel Mitchell, Josh Server, Danny Tamberelli, and Kenan Thompson. Each episode would focus on one cast member in particular, and showcase various characters and sketches from them. After those six episodes, three more compilation episodes would follow entitled "Peas, Cheese, Bag of Chips" (A compilation of sketches featuring food), "Dates, Goats, and Romance" (Featuring clips and sketches that had goats, dates, love, or a mixture of all three elements), and "Tunes Into TV" (Featuring sketches that parody famous TV shows, characters, or concepts).
Eventually, Nickelodeon would decide to cancel All That for a short time. Due to this, Josh Server would become the longest serving cast member in the series' history, having been a cast member since the show's original pilot in 1994.
In the meantime, the show would win another Kids' Choice Award in 2000, and would go into reruns until the premiere of Season 7 in 2002. All That would skip the 2000-2001 television season during the leadup to its relaunch.
New era begins (2002-2005)[]
The Season 7 cast: (back row) Chelsea Brummet, Bryan Hearne, Kyle Sullivan; (front row) Shane Lyons, Lisa Foiles, Jack DeSena, Giovonnie Samuels.
After a television season hiatus, The new era of All That began in 2002. To promote the show's comeback, Nickelodeon would brand the second run of All That as "The Relaunch Era". To coincide with the "relaunch" theme, the entire cast from Season 6 was replaced by a whole new cast of younger kids.
Chelsea Brummet, Jack DeSena, Lisa Foiles and Kyle Sullivan would go on to become the only four cast members to last throughout "The Relaunch Era".
With the show's relaunch also came new visual and audio differences, including; Updated show graphics; a slighty remixed version of the show's theme song (which added in audience cheers as sound FX beginning in Season 8); and announcements of special celebrity guests (if necessary).
Another slight visual change to the show would take place at the beginning of each episode, during the cold opens. When the cast leaves the green room to start the show, the sweeping camera shot of the studio audience that had become somewhat synonymous with the show would not be seen anymore. Instead, the show's opening credits would immediately begin.
All That (Season 7) (2002)[]
The first episode of the "new" All That, featuring special guest Frankie Muniz and musical guest Aaron Carter, aired on January 19, 2002. Season 7 ran until May 4, 2002 with 13 episodes aired. The season kicked off with new cast members Chelsea Brummet, Jack DeSena, Lisa Foiles, Bryan Hearne, Shane Lyons, Giovonnie Samuels, and Kyle Sullivan all being introduced to the show.
With all-new cast members and the show's relaunch also came brand new characters and sketches. Some memorable sketches and characters introduced during the "Relaunch Era" include: Sugar & Coffee; Bridgett's Slumber Party; Know Your Stars; Randy Quench: Volunteer Fireman; Harry Bladder; The Unreal World; Abby Rhodes; ChitChat; and The Tilt-A-Hurl.
Weekly guest stars[]
In conjunction with the show's relaunch, All That would begin the trend of bringing in weekly celebrity guest stars who would help open the show and also participate in some of the sketches, as a way to boost the show's television ratings. All That during its "Golden Era" had also featured some celebrity guest stars previously, including Dr. Joyce Brothers in an Ask Ashley sketch, John Leguizamo in a Space Trek sketch, Sherman Hemsley in a cold open and a Good Burger sketch, Kobe Bryant in a Whateverrr! sketch, and Chris Farley in a Cooking with Randy sketch.
Among the many celebrity guest stars who appeared during the "Relaunch Era" were former cast members Kenan Thompson and Amanda Bynes. Thompson would reprise his Principal Pimpell character in a Harry Bladder sketch, lunch lady Miss Piddlin in a Sugar & Coffee sketch, and Superdude. Bynes appeared as herself in a Sugar & Coffee sketch and also reprised Ask Ashley in a blooper "from the late 90s", as well as integrating her own character from The Amanda Show, Penelope Taynt, into the episode.
Other celebrity guest stars included, in no particular order: Melissa Joan Hart, Tony Hawk, Will Friedle, Christina Vidal, Matthew Lillard, Ray Romano, Alexa Vega and Daryl Sabara (Spy Kids), Nick Carter, Buddy Hackett, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Tom Green, and former Guiding Light star Brittany Snow.
Despite Nickelodeon's attempt at using celebrity guest stars to help boost the show's ratings, some viewers didn't appreciate the intensified emphasis on the celebrities, especially since All That (unlike the 90-minute long Saturday Night Live or even the 60-minute long MADtv) was only a 30-minute program (including commercials), meaning that more time was spent focusing on the weekly celebrity guests and less time was focused on the show's recurring characters and sketches.
All That (Season 8) (2002-2003)[]
The Season 8 cast
Season 8 of All That ran from September 21, 2002 to July 26, 2003 with 15 episodes aired.
Joining the cast this season was Jamie Lynn Spears (credited as Jamie Spears), the younger sister of pop star, Britney Spears. This addition would lead to a short decline from fans of All That, who believed that Jamie was a product of sheer nepotism and was only added to the cast due to Britney having appeared on Nickelodeon numerous times prior. Many believed that Britney simply used her clout and celebrity influence in order to get her little sister Jamie hired onto the show. However, as Season 8 progressed, viewers would begin to accept Jamie Lynn as she came into her own on the program.
One of Jamie Lynn's most notable characters would be Thelma Stump, an elderly "bodyguard" who prevents anyone from entering the studio, and has an unhealthy obsession with bacon.
During this season, the All That cast members would begin participating in a recurring segment on the SNICK block: SNICK On-Air Dare. These segments were heavily inspired by Fear Factor, and would feature the All That cast participating in often gross or even dangerous stunts. Occasionally, these segments would also feature stars from other Nickelodeon shows from that time period.
The cast (except Chelsea) with newcomer Christina Kirkman
Before Season 8 ended, Nickelodeon would hold a nationwide contest called "R U All That?: Nickelodeon's Search for the Funniest Kid in America", where the winner would become the newest cast member of All That. As the contest drew to a close, the finals would air on Nickelodeon on July 26, 2003.
The contest had come down to five finalists, with each of them performing a sketch with some of the cast members. The ultimate winner was Christina Kirkman, while the runner-up would be Ryan Coleman. As per the contest's stipulation, Christina would became a regular cast member on the show from that point.
This would be the final season for Bryan Hearne.
All That (Season 9) (2003-2004)[]
The Season 9 cast
Season 9 of All That premiered on October 11, 2003 and ran until February 21, 2004, with a total of 16 episodes aired.
As mentioned, Christina Kirkman would join the cast of All That due to winning the R U All That? contest. Ryan Coleman, who was the contest's runner-up, would also join the cast mid-way into the season.
During this season and Season 10, producers would attempt to draw in older fans of the show by resurrecting some of the classic "Golden Era" sketches with the new cast, such as Good Burger (with Ryan Coleman as Ed) and Vital Information for Your Everyday Life (with Lil' JJ as the anchor), to mixed levels of success. Also during Season 9, the cast would continue to participate in SNICK's "On-Air Dares".
The Season 9 cast (with Ryan joining the cast)
Season 9 would be the final season for cast members Shane Lyons, Giovonnie Samuels, and Jamie Lynn Spears.
In 2004, All That would once again win "Best TV Show" at the 2004 Kids' Choice Awards. After Season 9's conclusion, Nickelodeon would again put the show on a short hiatus for the fall of 2004. The show then returned in April 2005 with "All That's 10th Anniversary Reunion Special".
Also in this season, the idea of weekly celebrity guests was discarded entirely, and the show would revert to the original format of only having musical guests. This format would continue until the show's eventual cancellation.
All That (Season 10): 10th Anniversary Reunion Special (2005)[]
Various cast members and producers from All That's ten-year history.
In 2005, Nickelodeon decided to celebrate the 10th anniversary of All That by airing episodes from the first six seasons throughout the entire week leading up to the "10th Anniversary Reunion Special" hosted by Frankie Muniz, which would air on April 23. Ashanti and Bow Wow were the musical guests for the show.
As they were heavily advertised to do so, Kenan Thompson, Kel Mitchell, Josh Server, and Danny Tamberelli all made their returns on the show, reprising their most memorable characters and sketches in the process. In addition, Nick Cannon would also make an appearance, but only via satellite, in an impromptu "Repairman" sketch. Another cast member making their return to the show would be Jamie Lynn Spears, who appeared in the show's cold open, reprising her character of "Thelma Stump".
Other cast members attended, but had little to no screen time, namely: Katrina Johnson, Alisa Reyes, Leon Frierson, Mark Saul, Christy Knowings, Giovonnie Samuels, and Angelique Bates.
Amanda Bynes, Lori Beth Denberg, Bryan Hearne, Gabriel Iglesias, and Shane Lyons were all no-shows to the event, and Iglesias was even left out of the show's opening intro. Although she was not in attendance, however, Amanda Bynes was acknowledged on the show via a short clip from an "Ask Ashley" sketch.
In a move that seemed to disappoint long-time fans of the show, a more recent sketch called The Unreal World was voted as the "funniest moment in All That history" due to an online poll, beating out such classic "Golden Era" sketches and characters such as Ishboo and Good Burger.
Approximately 6.2 million total viewers watched the special on both its April 23 and April 24 airings, making it the top cable or broadcast program for the 2-11, 6-11, and 9-14 age demographics, and TV.com gave the broadcast a rating of 8.7/10.
The very last segment of the episode would pay tribute to the ending sound clip of the original seasons. As the room for the 10-year anniversary party was empty, Kenan and Kel stood sleeping in the costumes of their characters Mavis and Clavis. Kenan wakes up and nudges Kel, telling him "Hey, Clavis! Wake up, the show's over," to which Kel responds with his signature, "Ah yeah, kick it!". They then turn and slowly walk away as the screen fades to black in a dramatic, yet subtle and fitting ending to the 10-year tribute.
Return of Vital Information[]
After a four-season hiatus, All That decided to bring back the Vital Information segment with BET's Coming to the Stage winner Lil' JJ succeeding Lori Beth Denberg and Danny Tamberelli, respectively. Lil' JJ's very first Vital Information sketch would actually occur during the 10th Anniversary Reunion Special, as part of a sneak preview of what was to come in Season 10.
Some of Lil' JJ's vitals throughout the season included:
- "If you're the President of the United States and you're watching me right now....then you need to quit watching Nickelodeon and go fix our country!"
- "If you're afraid of heights, don't climb a ladder. If you're afraid of marshmallows, don't climb a ladder made of marshmallows."
- "If your mama has a deep voice and hair all over her back....YOUR MAMA'S A DUDE!"
- "If the code to your locker is 14-7-21....I appreciate the hat."
- "If you smell smoke in the hallway, you yell "FIRE!". If you smell smoke in your pants, you say "Why am I smelling my pants?"."
- "Toaster+Tongue=Pain."
- "If you’re afraid of spiders, you’re arachnophobic. If you’re afraid of breathing, you’ve got about four minutes to live."
All That (Season 10) (2005)[]
The Season 10 cast
The tenth season of All That would premiere on April 30, 2005, one week after the "10th Anniversary Reunion Special". Kianna Underwood and Denzel Whitaker would be added to the cast following the departure of Shane Lyons, Giovonnie Samuels, and Jamie Lynn Spears. Underwood and Whitaker would join returning cast members Jack DeSena, Lisa Foiles, Chelsea Brummet, Kyle Sullivan, Christina Kirkman, and Ryan Coleman.
In the somewhat same vein as Season 6, the show would lose a tremendous amount of sketches and characters due to Lyons, Samuels, and Spears all leaving the show, causing some of the staple "Relaunch Era" sketches to be discontinued.
The 10th season was originally slated for 15 episodes. However, due to the show's abrupt cancellation, two episodes would go unaired, bringing the season total to 13 episodes.
During this season, the show would revert back to its original formula of primarily using hip-hop and R&B artists as its weekly musical guests. However, as mentioned previously, the "special celebrity guest" aspect of the show that was introduced in Season 7 was, by this point, entirely discarded.
Cast member Jack DeSena was originally slated to leave the show after Season 9 to primarily work on Avatar: The Last Airbender, in which he voiced Sokka. However, DeSena ultimately decided to stay on All That until production ended in 2005.
Chelsea Brummet, Jack DeSena, Lisa Foiles and Kyle Sullivan would become the longest running cast members of the "Relaunch Era", having stayed on the show for all four seasons.
This is the final season for cast members Chelsea Brummet, Jack DeSena, Lisa Foiles, Kyle Sullivan, Christina Kirkman and Ryan Coleman.
Season 10 would air its last new episode on October 22, 2005 (featuring musical guest Lalaine), with the entire original series reaching a total of 181 episodes.
Cancellation (2005-2006)[]
According to Lisa Foiles on her Official Yahoo! Group, the rumors of the impending cancellation of All That were in fact, true. This was the message posted on "Lisa's Club" by Lisa Foiles herself (on September 5, 2005):
- “I know there's been a lot of speculating on the subject of All That being canceled, and I thought I'd be the one to tell you that it's true. All That has finally come to an end. I found out a few weeks ago, but didn't know if I should tell anyone. I guess if ten years is long enough for Friends, it's long enough for us, too! I probably would have moved on anyway, even if it didn't get canceled. I was getting a little too old for the show and I believe that it should always have a cast of younger kids, no older than 18. Where I will go from here, I'm not sure, but I have a few things in the works. All I ask is that you guys keep me and the other cast members in your prayers, that we can step into bigger and better things!:)
So, I guess that's....All That!!!'” - ―Luv Alwayz - Lisa
Although it seemed like the show was mainly put on another hiatus, in January 2006, Nickelodeon and the show's executive producer Dan Schneider officially decided to cancel All That after ten seasons.
Reruns and syndication (2008-2019)[]
In March 2008, All That began airing in reruns on The N, Nickelodeon's teen-centric sister channel. Most of the episodes from Season 3-5 ran in chronological order, in a repeating cycle, during the early morning and late afternoon hours. The episodes would air as they originally did on Nickelodeon, meaning that all of the musical performances from each episode would remain intact. On September 1, 2008, Seasons 6 and 7 were also added to the rerun cycle. After each of those two seasons aired in their entirety, All That's run on The N would officially end in 2009.
In the years that followed, All That would once again return to reruns starting in July 2011, this time as part of TeenNick's '90s-themed programming block, The '90s Are All That. Initially, only episodes from Seasons 2 and 3 were included. Over time, however, episodes from Seasons 4-7 were eventually added to the rotation. However, unlike All That's run on The N, all of the musical performances were edited out of each episode due to licensing issues. All That would continue to air in syndication on the programming block (which was later renamed The Splat/NickSplat and later NickRewind) up until 2019.
The "Revival Era" (2019-present)[]
The revival cast
In the fall of 2018, Brian Robbins, one of the co-creators of All That, was formally announced as the new president of Nickelodeon. Now in charge of the company’s programming unit, Robbins expressed heavy interest in a revival of the show, as stated in an interview with the Hollywood Reporter:
- “I would've never, ever, ever canceled the show. It should've been [Nickelodeon's] Saturday Night Live. All That was a very sophisticated show. Young humor, but the level of comedy on that show was sophisticated.”
- ―Robbins
The show's revival was officially announced as part of Nickelodeon's 2019 content slate on February 14 of that year. Two months later, on May 14, it was announced that the show would officially premiere on June 15, with original cast members Kel Mitchell and Kenan Thompson serving as executive producers. It was also announced that the revival would feature cameo appearances from other original cast members, such as Lori Beth Denberg, Josh Server, Alisa Reyes, Mark Saul, Jamie Lynn Spears, and Lisa Foiles.
The new cast was officially revealed on Today with Hoda & Jenna on May 29, 2019: Ryan Alessi, Reece Joy Caddell, Kate Godfrey, Gabrielle Nevaeh Green, Nathan Janak, Lex Lumpkin, and Chinguun Sergelen. On January 18, 2020, Aria Brooks would also join the cast.
Season 11 of All That would officially premiere on June 15, 2019 and would run until December 17, 2020, with 35 episodes aired. Production for the show's revival was done at The Burbank Studios (formerly known as NBC Studios) in Burbank, California.
Unfortunately, in 2021, All That was quietly cancelled, most likely due to the combination of low television ratings and the COVID-19 pandemic. As of the present day, All That's last airing on Nickelodeon was on December 22, 2020, which was a rerun of the previous week's episode. In addition, the show has very rarely aired in reruns on TeenNick. However, this series, as well as the original All That, are both available to stream on Paramount+.
On March 19, 2024, former cast member Gabrielle Nevaeh Green would confirm on her Instagram post that All That was indeed cancelled by ViacomCBS in 2021, around the time that she was set to begin work as a co-star on the Nickelodeon show, That Girl Lay Lay, although no specific reason was given for the cancellation.
Due to the many disturbing revelations unearthed in the 2024 documentary Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV, as well as the numerous controversies surrounding many of Nickelodeon's former employees, it is highly unlikely that All That will ever see another revival.