School Gyrls: Nickelodeon's FAILED Musical Group

[@MrNostalgia]

A couple things to note about this video: I was supposed to talk about a couple other things in regards to the group but I edited the second half of the video while sick and I really just wanted to get the video out. They're really small points though so I'm gonna put em in here 1. Jacque dated Justin Bieber a couple years after School Gyrls dropped and they met on the set of this movie. 2. They made a sequel but it's basically lost media. Thankfully.

[@cinespov]

You should do one on disneys “best friends whenever” I never see anyone talk about it, it had such a unique concept at the time.

[@emilyyamasaki4968]

I found a trailer for the sequel (a Christmas movie)

[@leonhoward5741]

Couple things he dated #MANDY not #JACQIE so I hate when fake ppl tryna say stuff like #JENNYXJ9 #THETROOP =UNFAB #SCHOOLGYRLS obscure no it's not u just didn't watch #NICK mrnoatijia #ANGELA #THREEDE are obscure watched this day 1

[@missymavis4199]

Are you aware of the Star Camp to School Gyrls to Wonder Girls (movie) to Make It Pop (tv show) pipeline?

[@iHongBuns]

I remember I was such a huge fan, didn’t have memory of it til this video I watched both movies every week until it got deleted, I remember knowing it only aired like a couple times and never again, I remember the sequel like yesterday though 😂 was a bit better

[@yam-w1u]

their movie was so cheesy but i'm a firm believer that that era of tween corny awkward media is necessary and good. it's a shame tweens these days won't get that

[@smartguy458]

I have to agree. I mean, why not try looking at this movie through the perspective of those who made the movie and the targeted audience of that year? There's no need to be rude and callous about it because it doesn't follow today's teen movies standards and tropes.

[@jamiegibsn7543]

they do. you just don't see it bc you're not that age anymore.

[@daftnessrollz]

exactly how I felt about HSM

[@triplehearts914]

yeah :( tweens these days get euphoria LOL

[@fancybarbz5370]

tweens and teens these days where watching these movies in their childhood

[@saf5120]

loved school girls as a kid. Mandy (the blond one) opened a PO box so i mailed her a fan note. she sent back a signed picture and bracelet with her name 😭

[@chrisrockett5897]

That's wild.

[@frillydress]

Awww that’s so sweet! Do you still have it?

[@KingNexusMOCs]

*School Gyrls

[@Lexii0224]

that reminds me of when mindless behavior put a phone number at the end of one of their songs and when you called it a automated message(I didn't know at the time bc I was like 10) popped up saying "yo this is (any member name) and some other gibberish"🤣🤣🤣

[@LiLzZluvinJ]

YES!!! I signed up for her fan club and got a signed picture from her.

[@matheus.l.a.g]

Imagine your group failing so hard that the dude who has a channel dedicated to knowing things from your network doesn't know you.

[@leonhoward5741]

Then he failed not them shoot groups 14years been saw it

[@wackyclock]

@@leonhoward5741cant deny it was too obscure, because this unlocked a memory that shouldnt be that deep lol

[@HinataUchiha_22]

I cant help but wonder if he knows about Roxy Hunter 😂

[@IzFab]

@@HinataUchiha_22 Ohhhh my god ROXY HUNTER!!!

[@Channeleven2345789]

@@IzFab Wasn't she played by the girl who played Mandy (whoever) the crazy fangirl from iCarly?

[@fia4446]

"Nick Cannon original film" that explains it all

[@gemstwins]

Right because everything that he makes is unforgettable but for some reason I remember this because I was like 11 when this film came out🤣

[@diamndz1021]

@fia4446 absolutely

[@anthonyaviles1]

NCOF

[@lilmiracle9043]

Am I the only one that didn't hear about this film

[@dripplaflare3356]

Hell, DJ D-Wrek from Wild'n out was in the movie 😂😂

[@irixaee]

this group was so obscure but they had genuine bops and it’s crazy how many big celebs at the time were in the first movie

[@sighbatsu]

Exactly, Something Like A Party ate

[@frillydress]

Exactly! Detention slaps so hard!!

[@iwakeupandboomimarat]

they did a lil smth with detention

[@alliewankenobi]

Extra Extra is a BANGER

[@LiLzZluvinJ]

@@alliewankenobi - OMG! I LOVED Extra Extra!!! I would always copy the choreo from the movie.

[@matti.8465]

That roast was absolutely insane, like. "Why don't you do yourself a favor and leave like your father did" That is NOT normal bullying that girl is a straight up sociopath!

[@sassysimonetheprincess1996]

That's something a villain would say

[@conquistadorrocket]

actually that part was pretty realistic. a lot of people are a lot crueler than we'd like to think.

[@sassysimonetheprincess1996]

@@conquistadorrocket Yeah. I think that that scene would be more powerful if the movie was better put together

[@matti.8465]

@@sassysimonetheprincess1996 Monica's character in general deserved to be in a better movie, to be honest.

[@sassysimonetheprincess1996]

@@matti.8465 Exactly. It had potential

[@FrenkTheJoy]

This was HER's acting debut! Also I always assumed HER was her initials, guess not.

[@jameswallace3439]

Yeah. It's like realizing that G.R.L. was actually GRL without the dots.

[@Vivian-ho1xu]

Their songs ACTUALLY slap, and i wish they didn’t flop because they had so much talent and potential to actually become a legit pop girl group

[@gemstwins]

I remember when School Gyrls came out and I ate that ish up. Then they had that Christmas sequel that premiered the end of 2010 and like Mr.Nostalgia said it’s lost media. I haven’t seen that movie since 2011 or 2012 because they use to play reruns of it during the holiday season. Also, that is the little sister from Just Jordan who’s the headmasters daughter 🤣💜

[@alpal6461]

THANK YOU the holiday special came out around the Wondergirls Movie and i remember being OBSESSED with it all

[@JayeKisses]

I wish they’d put both movies on Paramount+ with the rest of the 1 hit wonder shows like “Make It Pop”

[@chillindj_]

im going to the mall

[@gemstwins]

@@alpal6461 Whew the Wonder Girls movie is giving me flashbacks! What’s funny is that I knew about the Wonder Girls but at the time I didn’t know they were a kpop group until 4 years later when I got into kpop in 2015. Also I remember them being on Wendy Williams in ‘09😭😭💜

[@PayytonBarker]

I was sooo obsessed w the holiday premiere omg. The songs still slap in my 20’s I can’t even lie

[@RSully94]

I actually went to school with Mandy (the blonde one). We had a couple classes together and I'd sometimes talk to her during breaks or lunch both 8th grade and freshman year. She was always really nice. Lol, I even remember her telling a substitute teacher that she was leaving early one day for something and that she was "dropping out of school anyway". This was a year before this aired. I'd hear or see her on occasion when she was back in town. She'd bring up any new songs that were coming out, which I actually listened to and liked but I know other people got annoyed with her promoting it lol. Still, much love to her. Thanks for being kind back then

[@WTFZAE98]

What school did yall go to because I know she lived in hollywood Florida

[@RSully94]

@@WTFZAE98 Rio Norte Junior High and Valencia High School in Santa Clarita, California. This would have been between 2007 and 2009.

[@harriyanna]

and that soundtrack still SLAPS

[@HaleySioleski]

Harriyana! Hi

[@BozeDoesGodsWork]

OMG ITS HARRI! YUZZZZ

[@grandsonxo]

Say it again

[@Zathena]

Still slaps to the point like who has Mariah Carey singing BACKUP FOR YOU!!!!

[@Neeeshaa23]

FACTS ❤

[@tiopetinho]

I think the dialogue between the Gyrls is not necessarily bad, I mean not the best, but it could be at least fine if Nick Cannon didn't try to force a Blaccent on people who clearly don't speak it. Gosh it's so insensitive to my ears.

[@babyfaceweeb8937]

Oh thank goodness I wasn't the only one that noticed. That is such a Nick Cannon thing to do too.

[@onyxcrescent64]

Being 8-9 around this time I seriously could not tell any difference. Now that im older im severely cringed, and had not realized how corny this was.(although i did pick up on corniness sometimes)

[@shargreen9950]

chile he could’ve just formed an all black girl group instead of trying to enforce that “aesthetic” onto a nonblack girl group.

[@gracekim1998]

Interesting 🤔

[@gracekim1998]

@@shargreen9950don’t you mean mixed girl group?

[@fray4life407]

Fun fact: popularkpop group Wonder Girls back in the day had their own Nickelodeon movie. The School Gyrls appeared in the movie. Not only that, but they made a song together. Thus, not only is legendary kpop group Wonder Girls canonical to the School Gyrls lore, but the School Gyrls, which are pretty much unknown, are part of their discography. Not to mention, if you watch the music video for their collab song, you can see some of the School Gyrls are different. So yeah, that’s something.

[@itsjustjoniel]

I bet the director just said to the bully "Just call her names and make sure to emphasise the fact she was broke" and the actress took that shit too seriously 17:20

[@sassysimonetheprincess1996]

Maybe she was overacting

[@jamangel]

LMAO

[@slevingarganera8375]

Even the girl filming the whole thing felt bad for her like got dam😭

[@nicoleedelstein1303]

is there any chance you could make a video on I'm in the Band? I just think it's interesting that they made a kids's show about a rock band filled with 40 year olds and no one seems to ever mention it when talking about weird or forgoten disney shows

[@MrNostalgia]

I definitely will

[@gabesvideosofficial]

RIGHTTTT

[@kmxrie]

This is SUCH a deep cut, ALL OF IT. 😭 I was waiting for you to cover this. I know you said the sequel was basically lost media, but I remember it so vividly. “Going To The Mall” is still a banger to this day.

[@amouralea]

if you know where i can watch it please let me know i’ve been searching for years!!

[@kmxrie]

@@amouralea I only have seen footage for the MV “Going to the Mall” and it was on tiktok! It wasn’t the whole thing either. It may very well be lost media but it’s worth searching and googling!

[@kmxrie]

@@amouralea I keep trying to send you the link to the music video and the comment keeps getting deleted 😭 but just youtube going to the mall school gyrls it’ll pop right up. idk where the rest of the movie footage is though

[@stephaniefrost4910]

My brother and I would sing Going to the Mall ironically ALL THE TIME 💀

[@izzieharriden3031]

Going To The Mall, Party Bag, and 12 Days 😭😭

[@ARMORXV]

I found out about this group when I first heard that K-Pop girl group Wonder Girls were going to star in a Nickelodeon movie with a rival girl group called School Gyrls. Like a lot of K-Pop fans did, I immediately searched up School Gyrls but instead of judging them I was immediately won over when I saw their video for "Something Like A Party." To this day, is probably one of my Top 10 most played songs in my entire music library

[@reycarter6284]

yessss I got into kpop and the School Gyrls seperately and then their collab brought it all together, honestly their songs slapped it was just the management.

[@AzariahMarinaStarcaster]

"Something Like A Party" is an absolute bop 💖

[@sleepygirlofficial]

I remember being so fucking HYPE about the movie and I loved it. It’s been so long since I’ve even thought about it omg

[@Bbbbjjjjjjjj35]

Wonder girls was my second K-pop act after BoA because I ended up watching “Eat You Up” on MTV somehow and the same thing happened because I watched School Gyrls and Wonder Girls compete in The Wonder Girls Movie. Amazing how this rabbit hole started back in 2009 😂

[@jamangel]

Iconic

[@PrincessPheej]

The "now that's DANCING" scene if the most hilarious thing I've seen in quite some time. Who edited that? Why did they do what they did? I love it.

[@user-fe8uq9zp2g]

she was like semi crumping 😭😭

[@ButterclawEnthusiast]

Speaking of obscure musical acts, There's a pop rock band called Allstar Weekend that were contestants for Radio Disney's N.B.T., Performed on an episode of Sunny with a Chance, and just dipped. They had a solid fanbase, and some good songs, but I haven't seen or heard anyone mention them.

[@Princessm1320]

I looked them up a couple months ago and I think one of them is married now

[@jadered9514]

I think they disbanded and renamed or something. It was hard for them to be taken seriously due to the minor Disney affiliation when it came to them entering the pop punk genre / scene.

[@ButterclawEnthusiast]

@@jadered9514 Being familiar with pop punk, I find that hard to believe. This is the same genre where bands like simple plan have been on Nickelodeon and bands like blink-182 write songs with dick joke lyrics.

[@jadered9514]

@@ButterclawEnthusiast they got so much shit for being on warped tour and being included on the punk goes pop album like I’m just saying what trends I noticed. Those bands were established away from those kinds of networks prior so it wasn’t like they were coming into recognition completely from a network. All star weekend was legit 100% a radio Disney band and they got popular for that. They didn’t really have like a solid fan base before being on that contest show. They remind me of a junior all time low so it’s a shame they couldn’t make it bigger

[@ButterclawEnthusiast]

@@jadered9514 man that's wacky as hell. Poor guys. I would've loved to see them grow more in that space. Honestly I like allstar weekend more than all time low. They come off as wholesome, almost youth group type guys who just wanna make some fun, upbeat music. Meanwhile all time low is a bunch of corny dudes who have their audience throw bras at them when they play live. (No offense if you like ATL though, I used to)

[@GOATexp]

School Gyrls walked so Lemonade Mouth could run

[@NonsenseWatching]

School Gyrls has a sequel called “A Very School Gyrls Holla-Day” It was a Christmas special that introduced 2 new members. I saw School Gyrls as it aired but missed out on the Christmas special so for awhile I thought I imagined the 2nd movie until I googled it

[@anthonyaviles1]

I saw it…there wasn’t too much to miss to be honest 😬😬🫨

[@anthonyaviles1]

But the soundtrack was good tho ngl

[@izzyd7710]

I loved School Gyrls when I was a kid omg. I still listen to Something Like A Party religiously (I even learned the dance for the contest they were holding all those years ago lol) and sometimes I'll randomly sing the Going to the Mall song from the Christmas movie they did. On a related note, does anyone remember when the K-Pop group Wonder Girls had their own Nick movie (might have gotten plopped onto TeenNick but idr)? I thought it was a fever dream tbh because the day it aired I had practice and couldn't watch it and I think they just never aired it again 💀, but I was relieved when clips of it (mainly the goofy af parts involving their company's founder J. Y. Park - who's currently having another go at US expansion (well after the Wonder Girls attempt didn't exactly work out) with a competition show A2K btw) started going semi-viral on K-Pop spam page Instagram and reaffirmed my memories of its existence 😌 They even have a song with School Gyrls called The DJ Is Mine, a whole Brandy x Monica-type beat haha. Long comment but yeah, just memories and whatnot. Love your videos 🤗

[@twiggledowntown3564]

The Dj is Mine was with The Stunners by the way.

[@izzyd7710]

@@twiggledowntown3564 no, it's very much School Gyrls lol just a later lineup - kzbin.info/www/bejne/mqC7n6iJqaqZaKs The Stunners broke up a year before the song even came out.

[@CutieQueen25]

Embarrassed to admit that I still listen to Something like a Party religiously lol

[@twiggledowntown3564]

@@izzyd7710 My bad, you were right, I just looked it up.

[@reross310]

To add to your note I remember that the wonder girls were the opening act for the Jonas brothers tour in 2009/2010. Thirteen year old me was not a fan of K-pop at the time,so i wasn’t that interested in the wonder girls.

[@edylorraine4402]

The school gryls had me in a choke hold when I was little I swear😭and I felt so crushed when they like re booted them especially in the wonder girls movie

[@asmrizzy1574]

SAMEEEEEE

[@milodavis1]

The mindless behavior background music is deeply appreciated

[@MONET8iAM]

The Claire girl is played by Jessica Jarrell who was also teen singer at the time. Man I miss that era. The headmistress is also played by the r&b singer Angie Stone. There were so many “famous” people in this movie.

[@aaronherrera4400]

The funny part was how you said that it was kinda mean for them to photoshop the head cheerleader as fat when the cheerleader berated Mo' money's family situation (abandonment from her father), told her she smelled, took her phone, and called her trash. She kinda deserved it ngl lol

[@sassysimonetheprincess1996]

Yeah. The villain was one note and over the top all at the same time. So yeah she deserved that

[@marshmallowcloud.]

i’m sorry but the fact her name is mo’ money is funny

[@medtle1]

Yeah. Not to mention the implied racism the head cheerleader was hurling at Monica. Probably could have thought of a better revenge scheme, but the head cheerleader doesn't deserve sympathy.

[@jamangel]

LMAO

[@jamangel]

​@@marshmallowcloud.Lmao

[@JosiahRobert14]

The asian girl getting roasted caught me so off guard 💀

[@lobsterwithasweater8138]

the rise of interest in the west of boybands and girl groups in the late 2000s to early 2010s is such a fascinating period

[@Astreniss]

I loved School Gyrls when I was younger, but almost no one has evwr heard of it. I used to listen to their first album on repeat. Looking back though, it's no shock why it failed 😅

[@AndrewsMagicandMore]

I seriously doubt Nickelodeon had any faith in a majority of their made for TV movies (not just this particular one), and I could see why. It's just simply not their M.O., most of what they air are TV shows and it's been like that for years. It's only once in a blue moon that Nick ever even airs movies *at all* on the network

[@grandsonxo]

Monica is a successful choreographer and a college graduate & married. Amanda is a well known radio host on siriusXM and is expecting a child Jacque is a college graduate and is a influencer. So they didn’t fail at life but I mean what else came on tv back in 2008

[@jacobsunday6561]

Looking forward to more of these obscure programs, because beforehand it feels like I’m one of the only people who remembers damn near everything that aired of these networks

[@QuesadiIIaEscondida]

What a deep cut memory. A group I forgot I remembered

[@ramonajavier5938]

Same randomly. I got this as a recommendation from youtube, and when I saw the thumbnail, I was like, "This looks so familiar

[@LetsSaboogi]

This man literally has the hardest intro in existence

[@Tasty_Tango45]

At least they somewhat succeeded with Make it pop years later. I was super obsessed with it, but have never heard of this…

[@TokuBoyStudios]

I really want to see you do a video about Supah Ninjas or The Troop, they're some of my favorite forgotten Nick sitcoms. Both are very underappreciated

[@EazyRocko]

Bruh the Troop was 🔥

[@asmrizzy1574]

supah ninjas had me in a chokehold

[@Nolitaflat]

I had a younger friend who loved this, and I hadn't ever seen it at the time. But I cannot deny that Something Like a Party absolutely fucking SLAPS and I still listen to it to this day.

[@pandaninja_19]

The name School Gyrls was vaguely familiar to me and I could not think of why. I remembered they were in this Kpop video called the "The DJ is Mine" by the Wonder Girls. The song is still a banger. I honestly had no idea where they came from and only knew they had something to do with Nick Cannon. Honestly thank you for the video

[@yoongiyuu3086]

i’m so glad you made this video. no one ever remembers this when i talk about it, even the person who made me watch it in the first place. i honestly began to think i dreamt it for a few years until i rewatched the wonder girls video for the DJ is mine and saw the school gyrls there 😭 EDIT: Mandy and Jacque are NOT in the music video at all😭 apparently the group line up changed a few times, and by the time they collabed with the wonder girls the only members featured were Monica, and two newer* members Natalie and Briana

[@berryjunmill9029]

omg I used to love them and had a crush on the blonde one. them being a movie with the kpop group the wonder girls is still the weirdest crossover to me. something about him will always be on my playlist.

[@mmvalenc]

when school gyrls hit my elementary school friend group was obsessed!!! we learned the dance, the songs, everyone picked a member 😂😂 good times

[@TheHGameFan]

I always thought school gyrls was a bigger event when I was a kid I was obsessed and then I grew up and found no one ever knows what I’m talking about 😭

[@Goku22411]

I remember random shows Nick used to re-run a lot on the channel like House of Anubis and Every Witch Way.

[@jasminedeadlymagmite]

Those were my favorite telenovela's they've aired. The mediocre acting with the awkward camera angles is perfection

[@staycsprinkles3777]

those shows were actually popular though

[@realestsienna]

i loved every witch way omg i was obsesseddddd

[@ramonajavier5938]

I loved house of Anubis

[@BozeDoesGodsWork]

Every Witch Way was my entire life when I was younger XD

[@myliza700]

OH MY GOD YOU JUST UNLOCKED AN ACTUAL OBSCURE MEMORY 😂 like I don’t remember the actual movie at all bc I had a lot of trauma that year. But I remember it existing

[@thegirlonsaturdays8418]

I've been looking for the song "Shine On" for years and never found it. Not even on KZbin. Thank you for mentioning it. I finally listened to it.

[@KHENEDITV]

there was this show on teen nick and it was kind of like bad girls club but the clean version it was called queen bees it had one season it was a mess and there was this other show i believe was on there to it was called miracles boys and it was also cancelled after 1 season but i liked it very underrated but i miss when teen nick had its own shows like degrassi and teen nick top 10 and a bunch of teen drama shows and now its just channel where they show re runs all day its pretty sad

[@coreypayne1208]

I actually watched them in 2010 😂😂😂 Something Like A Party was a banger

[@izzyd7710]

I came to share my love for Something Like A Party too! I still listen to it to this day! (call me crazy but I lowkey think it's one of the best pop songs of the 2010s)

[@coreypayne1208]

@@izzyd7710 Shit you couldn't watch TeenNick without them playing it during the commercials or after the show

[@jacobsunday6561]

@@coreypayne1208Nick Cannon was chairman of TeenNick for a while, he was definitely pushing them over there

[@raverater9296]

@@izzyd7710it is indeed a masterpiece and i’ve found my people because i still bump it too

[@raverater9296]

@@izzyd7710they had mariah on this album too lol obv cuz of nick cannon

[@LordZula]

I always forget how good your intro is.

[@Zachx]

I'm not convinced that's not Whoa Vicky in a past life.

[@randycollins8917]

You woke up a deeeeeeppppp memory today. The black creepy shinning twins did it all at once 😂

[@aaliyah9016]

FINALLY someone makes a video on this. I swear no one ever knows these movies!!

[@AzariahMarinaStarcaster]

I straight up might rewrite this movie one day, because imagine if the school was still very strict to the point of stifling people's creativity, but similar to the Ariel's Beginning movie, there's an underground club kind of thing where people can perform and stuff, and that's where the stunt party/talent show is held every year. And then Bambi, who apparently has an issue with her boyfriend being a musician, goes out of her way to get the stunt party and the club shut down, so now, the School Gyrls decide they're going to do something so the party can still happen, whether that be finding a new venue, getting the students who want to be able to express themselves to protest against the school in some way, or really anything else. Idk, there's ways you can go with this story that I think would be fun to work with.

[@2Cute2Cool]

As someone who has never seen or heard about this movie before, the line “leave like your father did” is insane for something aimed towards kids 💀

[@user-vp7dk3vj3e]

Holy shit I completely forgot about this movie but as soon as you showed the trailer for the movie I instantly remembered it 😭💕 I also remember loving Angus, Thongs, and Perfect Snogging so much that I bought the movie for my iPod nano 😂

[@TiaLeFrog]

You probably missed out on School Gyrls because Nick Cannon was the host of TeenNick at the time and since this was his project all of the ads and promotion went to the TeenNick channel, not the main Nick channel. Like TeenNick made the School Gyrls seem like a bigger deal than they were to my kid brain. It's the same with the movie they made for the kpop group Wonder Girls, most of the promo was on TeenNick instead of the main Nick channel.

[@stephaniefrost4910]

19:59 omg I forgot about Mad Style 😭😭 I wanted those clothes so bad (also I love that you include these nostalgic commercial breaks!)

[@selenanajar183]

I remember seeing them at the Crenshaw mall doing a Christmas music video in the middle of the summer when I was 12. I thought it was so weird they chose to film at a hood mall

[@jadered9514]

Probably cheaper and less people

[@kjthetrashgod1733]

This channel is quickly becoming one of my favorites on KZbin. Im glad im not the only one who remembers obscure ass TV shows and movies

[@Cascada86625]

i loved school gyrls when i was in middle school omg. their song party bag was always playing on my mp3 player. and their movie crossover with the wonder girls was also one of my first exposures to kpop before i even knew what kpop was lol

[@Thatzpeaceful]

The Little Facts That I Can Remember Is That Monica Also Came From A Show Called Jammx Kids With Alison Stoner. They Even Made A Music Video With Shaq. It Should Be On KZbin Somewhere Cause I Watched That Show As A Kid. That Girl That Helped Them With The Paper,Her Name Is Jessica Jarrell Who Also Has A Song With Justin Bieber (Some Might Already Know What That Song Is) But She Has A Couple Songs I Like From Her Too.

[@MAXKIDDO8888]

This movie is probably one of the worst examples of somebody’s parent trying to make something “cool for the kids”. It tries so hard to do that, but in the most cringeworthy way possible. All tho their song Something Like a Party is an absolute bop.

[@dajanique3918]

I still listen to school girls today and definitely feel like only a select few remember them lol. I remember staying up late just to catch the movies twice cause it legit never played again

[@HarmonieM]

I remember when nickelodeon (specifically teen nick) had that era where Nick Cannon was just EVERYWHERE. My sisters and I watched the premiere of the movie and the christmas “holla-day” special but then after that, I don’t think they ever replayed then as much to the point where I thought I imagined the whole thing. School Gyrls was fun at the time, def nothing groundbreaking, but they had the potential to be something great imo.

[@tigerlillysbookcorner4492]

@@HarmonieM Nick used to be the chairman of Teen Nick up until a couple years ago so that would make sense

[@user-fe8uq9zp2g]

Nah you really are Mr Nostalgia cus I deleted so many things from my memory and you brought them back. I never even HEARD of School Gyrls cus I was more of a Disney girly I recognized quality from YOUNG 💅🏽 but this movie is a hot mess not even you remember that. I just feel like Nick was always subpar to Disney. Side note when did they ever air Drumline on that Nickelodeon ? Nick Cannon really was tryna carry that whole channel on his back 😭😭😭

[@chloeng-lee1272]

My parents never had cable so I wasn't an avid Nickelodeon/Disney watcher, but funny enough, I found out about School Gyrls through spotify. Their song "Detention" was just so fun to listen to and very reminiscent of the time they debuted. I was so sad they only had a couple songs out because I genuinely loved their sound.

[@Dervis128]

There was also a Christmas special, and Nick Cannon produced a movie for the Kpop group Wonder Girls which featured the School Gyrls as their rivals. Admittedly, the Wonder Girls movie had their best music. There were also some line up changes. The group added rapper Sade and a singer, Lauren for the Christmas movie. Nick Cannon tried to push them as a legitimate music group for a bit, but Mandy and Jacqui left and were replaced by Natalie and Rae. The Wonder Girls movie was their last chance for relevance, but it failed. Rae left the group, leaving them as a quartet. They tried to rebrand as "4ever," but they broke up before any music was released with their new name.

[@maijennasis]

music is so powerful, I almost forgot about this group but as soon as their songs played I deadass remembered the lyrics and the promo for the movie. I also remember kids in school around that time saying that Nick Cannon owned Nickelodeon lmfaoooooooooo

[@amberreed7704]

I love a flop music act (to the point where I can name several Kristinia Debarge songs) and even I had never heard of this group. What a fail on Nick and Nickelodeon’s part.

[@shanmarie000]

omg no one ever remembers them when i bring them up 😭 they still got bops too!

[@yoongiyuu3086]

gonna apply to be a babysitter for one of nick cannons kids so i can ask him why he wrote the black characters like that💀

[@discoduckgandolf]

So one of the schoolmaster's children and H.E.R. are the same person??? What??? I'd give this a 3/10 at best. In hindsight, it was a bit cringe, yet at some spots it was emotionally traumatic.

[@kimlanis3]

the zeke and luther mentions in every video is my favorite running gag on this channel

[@WeAreInWidescreen]

Mad Style was a thing! I forgot about that even though my childhood was Wal-Mart. Damn, it’s amazing the stuff your memory can unlock with a little jog.

[@kitfred]

I had that loft/bunk in their dorm. It's from Ikea, if you also want it. It is also VERY cheap

[@melthenewqueen]

School Gyrls was one my obsessions as a kid! I listened to their albums daily and watched their movies every time it came on! I always get excited when people talk about because I feel like no one remembers it!

[@lolonny777]

wow i genuinely thought no one else knew about this... wonderful video. the sequel trying to introduce new additions to the group and flopping even harder than the first film... a classic childhood memory

[@staycsprinkles3777]

i thought i was the only one that watched shit like that and I dont remember most of it. i dont think I even watched their full movies. they had a christmas special and I tuned out of that too

[@ryancarless7921]

Never heard of this movie but I’m glad someone talked about how weird Nick movies can get.

[@mz3player]

I, too, have no memory of this film existing! Thanks for making the sacrifice and watching it for us!

[@FrenkTheJoy]

Why did youtube think the 1976 movie Carrie made sense to promote under this video lmao

[@Celinemoonstone]

“I’m not just a girl” was my ringtone FOREVER and I don’t even remember liking this movie

[@base4yrface]

HOLY SHIIIIIITTTT MUSIC CHOICE!!!! I LOVED BROWSING THOSE CHANNELS WAY BACK WHEN

[@Sam-ic1qq]

The best thing about this movie is the “no farting” rule I saw at 15:25 I’d get expelled on my first day

[@lockheart619]

"Jackie is more or less a hot Cheeto girl" 💀💀💀

[@JadeMuray]

I randomly had this pop up in my recommended. I would like to say THANK YOU! Most ppl do not know/remember them and I was OBSESSED with them. I still listen to their music. I am still upset I was not able to watch their Christmas movie 😢

[@hellkale5375]

The impact this movie had on my life when it came out was something I still think about. I was sick when it came out and all my friends formed parasocial identities about it whilst I was gone, lmao ruined my friend group and effected the rest of my elementary school year experience lol.

[@emilyyamasaki4968]

I’m like you I also remember pretty much every Nickelodeon and Disney thing from about 2008/9 onwards. Like you said, the stuff that like 4 people remember. But I don’t feel like I remembered this, during parts of the video though I was like “do I remember this?” And I honestly have no clue. Also I remember Mathias as the “shine on kidz bop guy”

[@jayded2ifiniti34nd63yond]

Can we jsut acknowledge the mindless behavior keep it on the low instrumental in the back like AMAZING AND I LOVED this vid as well 🤌🏾💜

[@celiaweinrauch]

I actually remember School Gyrls so it is bold of you to assume that I would forget Angus, Thongs, and Perfect Snogging. Ultraviolet is still a bop.

[@RedEyedReba]

seeing gage golightly and mention of the troop awoken something in me like a sleeper agent wtf that show was AMAZING

[@MONET8iAM]

Around 2009 when Jerkin (the dance) was going on, there was a popular dance crew called The Ranger$ aka “GGPR”. They had a popular youtube channel in that community, and they also rapped. So they started to be recognized by famous people and appeared in some music videos. At some point Nick Cannon ended up signing them. Now I can’t remember if it me being a fan of theirs is what gave me exposure to the School Gyrls or not. I was in high school but still watched kid shows with my younger brother, that may have been it.

[@MONET8iAM]

Wait I just read on wikipedia about one of them being and Jam X kid and THAT is something that I feel I’m the only person who knows about that. No one ever talks about that show and I can’t find footage of it.

[@stephaniefrost4910]

Omg yesss I remember The Ranger$ (and Wonder Broz!!!)

[@mutsortima174]

Nickelodeon now has another girl group in the Good NEWZ Girls, which they formed in late 2021.

[@kiiing.sosa1_]

Can you please review The Naked Brothers Band? For such a long time I thought it was a show I made up in my head as a child 😅

[@averagemegan]

I vividly remember hiding under my covers at 2am as a kid and watching this entire movie on KZbin. The songs had no business being that good honestly.

[@PersephonesLibrary]

And then Disney quickly came out with Lemonade Mouth which probably also erased this from collective memory

[@exxfromaeon1051]

I was such a hardcore fan of these girls and had their first album in physical. The funny thing about this group is the line up changes were fucking insane. Literally they added two girls in the second movie... who do not sing in any of the songs minus 1. Then Mandy and Jacque left. They collabed for another movie with Wonder girls but they added two more members who were back up members. Then a girl left after the Wonder Girls movie and then they tried to rebrand to FOREVER and then disbanded before the single could come out bc they lost Monica who was the only one from debut who stayed till the very end. But the music was AMAZING

[@Theye101499]

I remember as a kid i thought the main girl in "Angus, Thongs, and perfect snogging" was named "Angus Thong" because i never actually saw the movie lmao.

[@JamesLawner]

The only time I ever heard of School Gyrls was when they did a crossover with Archie from Archie Comics. And at that time, I understood it that the group got their start on America’s Got Talent, and only until now I was made aware of this movie.

[@Rosa-mj5mt]

OMG THEY SANG THAT SONG?! I loved it as a kid but didnt even know it was from a nickelodeon girl group! Thought it was the paradiso girl or something

[@rachellecham]

This man said does anyone remember anges thongs and perfect snogging like its not iconic and didn't introduce use to Aaron Taylor Johnson