Hey, I'm Candice Lim, and you're listening to ICYMI. In case you missed it,

Slate's podcast about Internet culture. And I want to give a quick note up top that today's episode will include discussions of child abuse, sexual harassment, and assault.

Last week, a fifth episode of Quiet On Set, The Dark Side of Kids TV, aired on the ID Network.

The documentary series details the toxic work environment, child abuse, and disturbing events

that occurred on the sets of several Nickelodeon shows that were created and produced by Dan Schneider.

Dan Schneider was the creative mind behind some of Nickelodeon's most watch programming from 1994 to present day. This began with All That,

which was a children sketch show pitched as a Saturday Night Live for a younger audience

that escalated into bigger marquee programs like the Amanda Show, Drake and Josh, I, Carly, and victorious,

which spurred multiple spin-offs and several A-list child stars of that era.

But underneath the ratings and success of his shows, several darker truths were unearthed.

In 2004, Brian Peck, a voice coach who worked on several Dan Schneider shows, was convicted

of child sexual abuse after a John Doe came forward and testified against Peck.

Peck was sentenced to 16 months in prison after which he went to work on the Disney show, The

Sweet Life of Zach and Cody. Also in 2004, Jason Handy, a production assistant on all that was sentenced to six years in prison for lewd acts with children after attempting to prey on minors at his church, in his neighborhood and via the internet.

And these convictions along with accusations of in his neighborhood and via the internet.

And these convictions along with accusations of gender discrimination, sexual harassment,

and alleged sexual behavior by Dan Schneider himself are the subject of quiet on set, which features former child stars, their parents, producers

and writers sitting down to talk about what they experienced under the reign of Schneider's

power.

So today, slate culture writer Nindiragof and I are going to talk about the biggest takeaways from the docuaries.

Then, we'll discuss the internet's reaction from both viewers and former child actors who have come out to make statements about their own experiences

working on Nickelodeon sets.

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