Tune into the brand new episode of Tyler Perry’s Young Dylan "Partners In Rhyme," premiering Saturday, July 17, 2021 at 8:30 p.m. ET/PT as part of Nickelodeon's Mega Music Fest weekend! Check out the promos below!:
In the all new Tyler Perry’s Young Dylan season 2 episode "Partners In Rhyme," Dylan (Dylan Gilmer) has a new track that he’s sure will get some attention, but he needs a female vocalist for the hook. After using Rebecca (Celina Smith) for the part, he can’t contain his jealousy when she starts getting more attention than him. (#209)
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Thursday's new Unfiltered is gonna be an emotional rollercoaster 🎢 Catch the all new episode, premiering Thursday, July 15, 2021 at 7:00 p.m. ET/PT as part of Nick's Mega Music Fest! Check out a super sneak peek below!
Don’t fret if you’re playing by ear! In the brand special music episode of Nickelodeon’s Unfiltered, "Poppin' Starfish and Rockin' Roaches!," join an all-star panel as they try to uncover the famous music star behind the filter. Jay Pharoah hosts. (#216)
WRITER, PRODUCER, ACTOR, COMEDIAN CRISTELA ALONZO SET TO HOST THE CW’S “LEGENDS OF THE HIDDEN TEMPLE”
WRITER, PRODUCER, ACTOR, COMEDIAN CRISTELA ALONZO
SET TO HOST THE CW’S “LEGENDS OF THE HIDDEN TEMPLE”
Reimagined Competition Series to Makes Its Debut Sunday, October 10 at 8pm
July 14, 2021 (Burbank, CA) – Writer, producer, actor and comedian Cristela Alonzo (“Cristela,” “Cars 3”) is set to host The CW’s new fall series LEGENDS OF THE HIDDEN TEMPLE, slated to debut on Sunday, October 10 (8:00-9:00pm ET/PT).
"Having grown up on 90’s pop culture and actually being a fan of the original LEGENDS OF THE HIDDEN TEMPLE, I am thrilled to be hosting the new updated version of the show,” said Alonzo. “The biggest challenge for me on this show will be trying to simultaneously host it and contain my geeked-out excitement at the same time.”
“When we decided to revisit LEGENDS OF THE HIDDEN TEMPLE, we wanted a host with stature who also had the humor of a stand-up and the energy of a camp counselor,” said Scott A. Stone, Creator and Executive Producer. “That’s Cristela Alonzo, she’s perfect!”
Alonzo made history in 2014 when she became the first Latina to create, produce and star in her own network sitcom, “Cristela,” for ABC. During that same year, she split her time between Los Angeles and New York City to serve as one of ABC’s favorite guest hosts on their hit daytime talk show, “The View.” In 2017, Alonzo made history again when she became the first Latina lead in a Disney Pixar film when she voiced the part of Cruz Ramirez in “Cars 3.” Her first stand-up special, “Lower Classy,” is currently streaming on Netflix. Alonzo’s memoir, “Music to My Years,” was released in October of 2019 by Atria Books, an imprint of Simon & Schuster.
Additionally, Alonzo focuses on advocacy work, fighting for issues such as immigration, universal healthcare and lower income communities. She works with numerous organizations including Special Olympics Texas and Planned Parenthood, and is also board member of LUPE (La Union del Pueblo Entero) and an advisory board member for Define American. Alonzo is repped by WME, Artists First and Jackoway Austen Tyerman Wertheimer Mandelbaum Morris Bernstein Trattner & Klein.
LEGENDS OF THE HIDDEN TEMPLE is taken out of the studio into a “jungle” and scaled up with tougher challenges and much bigger prizes on the line. It preserves the original Nickelodeon series’ favorite elements including: “Olmec” (the giant talking Mayan head), the “Moat Crossings,” “The Steps of Knowledge,” the “Temple Run,” and of course, the iconic team names: “Purple Parrots,” “Blue Barracudas,” “Orange Iguanas,” “Red Jaguars,” “Silver Snakes” and “Green Monkeys.” Every episode is a hero’s journey through a mysterious jungle. Four teams begin the journey, but only one is “strong enough and smart enough” to enter the ominous Olmec’s Temple, avoid the “dreaded” Temple Guards, retrieve a lost treasure, and return it to its rightful owner.
Based on the original game show created by David G. Stanley, Scott A. Stone and Stephen R. Brown, LEGENDS OF THE HIDDEN TEMPLE is produced by Stone & Company Entertainment and Nickelodeon. The series is executive produced by Scott A. Stone and Marcus Fox (“Paradise Run”).
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iCarly fans miss Sam Puckett in the reboot but understand why Jennette McCurdy wanted to leave her Nickelodeon TV show past behind her. After iCarly, the former child star reprised her role as Sam in Sam & Cat alongside Ariana Grande, who reprised her role of Cat Valentine from Victorious. Now a podcast host and mental health advocate, McCurdy has been speaking about her experiences growing up in Hollywood. She recently explained why she felt jealous of Grande during her time on Sam & Cat.
Jennette McCurdy says Ariana Grande added to Sam & Cat last minute, explains jealousy toward Ariana Grande
Jennette McCurdy and Ariana Grande only did one, albeit extended season of Sam & Cat, and many fans speculated about what led to the show’s end. While the most intricate details will remain shielded from the public’s ear, McCurdy opened up about what it was like working on the short-lived series.
She welcomed guest Mike Birbiglia to her podcast Empty Inside, and the topic of jealousy came up. McCurdy shared that initially, Sam & Cat was supposed to be a one-person show centered on Sam. But a couple weeks before production, they switched things up and added Ariana Grande to the cast.
“I was on a Nickelodeon show and initially I had been told, ‘Oh, it’s going to be your show.’ And then a couple week before hand they were like, ‘We’re going to make it a two-hander and your co-star is going to be Ariana Grande.’ I kind of knew her, she had been on another Nickelodeon show and I had seen her at events and things but I didn’t know her well. Then we started the show and her explosion to Ariana Grande fame happened during our first 20 episodes. She would have to miss work because she was pulled in all directions. She’s gotta do the radio shows, she’s gotta do Billboard Awards, the Grammys. She’s performing at the Grammys and I’m, like, acting on this show with a box because they decided for that week her character had to be trapped in a box so she can go perform at the Grammys."
McCurdy warmly recalled how Grande became busy with radio interviews, Billboard Awards, and the Grammys. Laughing, she remembered doing a Sam & Cat episode where she had to have dialogue with a box. Cat was trapped in a box to conceal the fact that Grande had to perform at the Grammys.
Despite McCurdy’s jealousy at the time, she was finally able to overcome her negative feelings with the help of Birbiglia’s 2013 movie My Girlfriend’s Boyfriend. “I was like, ‘I deserve more.’ I didn’t even want to do music, like pop star things, so I don’t know why I was comparing myself to that person,” she said. “But seeing your movie was really helpful to process the bitterness and jealousy and wondering why is it there. It motivated me to work on myself more and work on getting to the bottom of why I’m comparing myself to this person, why being me not enough.”
“Seeing your movie was really helpful with processing the bitterness and jealousy,” she said. “It motivated me to work on myself more, and work on getting to the bottom of why I’m comparing myself to this person and why is just being me not enough. I love those themes.”
Later in the conversation, McCurdy said she wished she could do other work that would wipe her slate clean of the children’s shows she’s done.
McCurdy left Sam & Cat and Nickelodeon in 2014
Sam & Cat was canceled in 2014, much to the surprise of fans. Grande and McCurdy left their Nickelodeon characters behind in the spinoff, and they each issued statements about the announcement.
McCurdy took to Reddit to express she didn’t want to live up to anyone’s expectations of her being a role model but sent love to her fans. “For those of you who do consider me a role model, I hope you don’t read this and cringe. I appreciate you. I appreciate you so much! I appreciate that you believe in me, support me, and in some way, hope to live your life like me. But please, I encourage you to find role models in the people around you, the people in your everyday life, the people that are your friends and family.”
Following Sam & Cat ending, Jennette infamously boycotted the Kids' Choice Awards despite being nominated (Ari won btw). She later tweeted a telling explanation, saying that the reason she didn't attend was that she was "put in an uncomfortable, compromising, unfair situation".
Fans can check out McCurdy’s podcast, Empty Inside, on Spotify.
The Krusty Krab has just gotten some serious competition!
An all-new SpongeBob SquarePants sauce is coming to Australia, and it’s all thanks to Pizza Hut.
The sauce is as result of a partnership between Pizza Hut Australia, Nickelodeon and ViacomCBS Consumer Products, and has a combination of pineapple, jalapeno and sweet chili.
Available from August 9, the sauce will launch along with custom SpongeBob-themed boxes for any pizzas ordered with the sauce.
"Any pizzas ordered with the sauce will also be served up in a selection of re-designed SpongeBob SquarePants pizza boxes, across Large, Medium and Personal sizes, recalling different scenes from the show," the press release read.
The new sauce is made up of pineapple, jalapeno and sweet chili.
But wait, there's more.
The sauce needs a name, and for the first time ever, Pizza Hut and ViacomCBS Consumer Products are letting Aussies come up with an "attention-grabbing" name for the new sauce.
"Think of classic lines and give them a spicy and saucy twist," they said.
"Take inspiration from the characters or key landmarks in the show such as his hometown of Bikini Bottom."
Pizza Hut is calling on people to come up with a name for the sauce.
They’re looking for a fun name that pays homage to the iconic cartoon. Fans can enter their suggestions via via this Typeform link, or by heading directly through the Pizza Hut website - click on the ‘Name The Sauce’ tile on the ‘Offers’ page.
There, you’ll be able to submit a name that might be selected as the official branding for the sauce nationwide. Entries will close on July 28, and the winner, announced on August 4, 2021, will get a SpongeBob Spatula trophy for their efforts, a framed poster with the sauce, the first public taste test and a “Pizza Hut feast”, which the terms and conditions say is Pizza Hut’s 4+4 deal with 12 wings.
It will be available from August 9.
The sauce will be available to add on every pizza for only an additional $1 and at no extra charge to drizzle on wings.
And anyone who orders the SpongeBob sauce online until mid-September, will get the chance to enter into a competition to try and win some SpongeBob and friends related prizes, every single week.
“Pizza Hut Australia is inviting Aussies to share the good times by bringing SpongeBob SquarePants memes, quotes and fanfare to life through Pizza Hut," Pizza Hut Australia’s Marketing Manager, Tamsin Lysons said.
"We are so excited to see what the Australian public decides for the name of the new sauce - roll on the creativeness!”
In need of some inspiration on naming the sauce?
- Think of classic lines and give them a spicy and saucy twist.
- Take inspiration from the characters or key landmarks in the show such as his hometown of Bikini Bottom.
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