that time icarly made fun of britney spears.

[@harriyanna]

hey yall, make sure you watch 21:00 of this video. very important to think about what i said here.

[@meccob.5927]

Aye aye captain

[@growingupwithdisney]

Nick acting like they were doing something special by firing him, if they really cared they would go into FULL detail why he was let go.

[@totaldramaella.5245]

Can you do video about total drama character call dawn from season 4

[@totaldramaella.5245]

Harriyanna thank you for liking my video and thank for not removing my comments like always.

[@totaldramaella.5245]

Icarly did make fun of that poor young personal

[@BluffsCastle]

Dan Schneider worked with Britney Spears’ sister Jamie Lynn for Zoey 101, and yet had the audacity to mock Britney. Wtf man

[@Number1hunterhayesfa]

Dan Schneider had the HONOR of having Britney write one of his most iconic theme songs (only runner up being Drake and Josh's theme song) and had the audacity to do this. 🙄

[@amberwingtundrawing776]

I realized that last year and it made me hate him even more than I did before

[@whatthehellisthis]

@Marisa Kintu i think that’s an understatement...

[@Sirens_kai]

@@whatthehellisthis Agreed, “isn’t nice” is too nice a thing to say about him

[@emanuelespinoza9325]

Sl04n did a good video on this subject. I like that guy.

[@MsUnamusedNerd]

The whole “it’s just a kid show“ is a really cheap cop out to make someone’s criticism invalid. It doesn’t matter if it was a kids show, teen show, or adult show. If there are bs practices or anything inappropriate going on, it should be called out.

[@decoratingletters5659]

Yeah I mean....we aren't dumb. Stop using that as an excuse to giving us crappy shows and movies. Like how would they like it if they saw a crappy show and we said "Well its an adult show so*insert random words*".

[@criticalthinkingconcubus]

Not to mention even though it’s made for kids, it was still written and produced by adults. The kids watching may not know better, but the creators do.

[@emanuelespinoza9325]

@@criticalthinkingconcubus There is a reason why some people speak positively about older Disney films and shows, as well as old Nickelodeon shows. The writing was actually better and there is a reason when something is considered "for all ages."

[@RealogOnlyBrodie]

As long as they don’t talk about cartoons like spongebob, I’m fine, it’s weak to talk about a cartoon that was originally centered at a slightly older audience... spongebob isn’t hentai people and often people treat it like it is. The painty raid episode was pulled even tho most kids knew of that before they watched that episode

[@growingupwithdisney]

You don’t know how much I HATE when people say that to me, people who write the script for a kid show is just as much of a screenwriter as one who writes for adult shows. They should know what is right and wrong to write, kids deserve quality entertainment

[@sketchyjulia]

Honestly ANYONE who mocked Britney for what she went through during 2006-2008 should be ashamed of themselves

[@haileyharmon5298]

Facts.

[@aliceangel7644]

👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 say it girl!!!

[@ishathompson8439]

💯

[@andria8279]

I still be listening to Britney though ngl. But I think she needs help... not to jump to conclusions but... to jump to conclusions... her Instagram posts are very weird...

[@mjc4297]

@@andria8279 They are drugging her and putting her on meds. It’s the only way they can justify the conservatorship, they literally gotta make her look crazy lol.

[@coreynmarie]

a whole episode parodying britney's breakdown is so disgusting. dan is despicable

[@saraimarks3044]

I don’t even like Britney but I was disgusted as well. No one should be treated like that. Which episode was it? I haven’t watched this show in a while...

[@lilmissdifferent99]

@@saraimarks3044 iFix a Pop Star

[@saraimarks3044]

@@lilmissdifferent99 thank you

[@brigidcoleman8728]

I remember my mom hated Zoey 101 because of how the main characters bullied Stacy. She would always rant about how inappropriate it was and as a kid I thought she was just being dramatic. But now that I’m an adult I think it’s so disturbing that a kid show encouraged bullying that much.

[@sketchyjulia]

The cast also bullied the actress who played Nicole and she ended up leaving because of it

[@brigidcoleman8728]

@@sketchyjulia that breaks my heart honestly

[@boredasf4856]

What’s even more disturbing is they brought back the character and made her get into a accident and cat stole her shoes.

[@brigidcoleman8728]

@@boredasf4856 i didn’t know that omg that’s awful

[@growingupwithdisney]

Your mom is absolutely right, the characters in Zoey 101 are all such bullies (especially Zoey’s feminist self). They always made Logan seem like he was some villain. And they were such fake friends to Quinn and Logan. Like in the Beach episode, they used Quinn up, but then tossed her aside as that weird girl who lives alone every other time. The using was definitely present in the Robot Wars episode, when she was helping them make the robot and Logan made a joke about her and all her “friends” laughed. And only realized they were wrong when Quinn heard, even tried blaming it all on Logan. After Quinn calls them out, Ms. Feminism decides to throw a pillow at Logan and makes him fall as if she wasn’t laughing. And they use Logan for his money, onceZoey used him for his brain in the tutoring chemistry episode. At first Zoey calls Logan an idiot when the teacher says he is her tutor, but Logan ended up helping Zoey out anyway, and they both said how embarrassing it would be so he lied to Chase and told him that he and Zoey were dating. Then they got “revenge” on Logan by putting a mouse in his pants and all of the friends gathered around and laughed about it...like that’s so unnecessary and shows how ungrateful Zoey is. She could’ve easily told Logan that she told them the truth and that she wants him to admit that they aren’t dating and he was just tutoring her.

[@growingupwithdisney]

Some of the 2000s young stars I feel the most bad for had to be: Britney Spears, Lindsay Lohan, and Amanda Bynes. I feel like Miley Cyrus and Justin Bieber had the potential to have a life similar to those three due to how controlled they used to be by the industry.

[@crazydancingchick95]

Hindsight is 2020 (lol), so I realized certain ways Miley and Justin acted probably/more than likely had to do with they way they were treated as children (and like, not to get dark/speculative - but I do thinks something happened to *both* , like Amanda Bynes ☹️)

[@peacendpola23]

Olsen twins too

[@vickmay3898]

@@peacendpola23 wait could you explain what happened to the Olsen twins

[@sikerslalatm3147]

@@vickmay3898 they basically lost their spark in the mid 2000’s and tabloids began shitting on them and some other things too...

[@chris.72.25]

@@vickmay3898 they were most likely taken advantage of on full house. the guy that played danny made a bunch of nasty comments about them as children (i can give a link if u want). Mary-Kate was made fun of because of her bulimia. when they went on Oprah (i can give the link to the vid), Oprah basically said they were rich and spoiled and asked a bunch of inappropriate questions about money and weight. and i think they still get made fun of. so, it's really sad what happened to them and there's a bunch more. they never had a choice in becoming famous and they said it themselves that they wouldn't wish their childhood on anyone. i believe they said they were treated like stage monkeys

[@EM-cp8er]

I'm glad you're back once again to roast Dan Schneider's raggedy ass lol. I'm also glad people are now waking up to how out of line that episode of iCarly was.

[@syria0110]

How could we ever forget about Ginger Fox 🤦🏽‍♀️

[@kp.9072]

Okay I know I’m late but can we talk about how ICarly hates homeless people ???? I literally thought “hobos” were a joke when I was child

[@stupidass69420]

OMG SAMEEEE

[@musiclover6944]

They literally had that humor with all Dan Schneider shows especially drake and josh lol

[@growingupwithdisney]

I’m surprised that Dan Schneider and the writers would choose to make fun of Britney Spears in this episode, since they worked with her sister Jamie Lynn Spears. And Britney even guest starred in All That and wrote the theme song for Zoey 101 (and I’m sure was on set with them sometimes too). You would think that they’d have empathy for her😕

[@Oliviaplayspokemon]

the fish-bowl intros are the greatest thing ever

[@lesbiangoddess290]

Honestly tho

[@kenrickbautista6141]

"Your art is a reflection of you" Truer words cannot be said.

[@BxByDoll927]

Omg I hate how Britney spears is slowly falling apart behind the scenes at one point her producers pushed her to the point where she developed an eating disorder

[@sketchyjulia]

Wait did they? Or do you mean Jennete McCurdy?

[@BxByDoll927]

@@sketchyjulia no I mean britney spears because they where always on her about health and her body image I think and it overwhelmed her so much that she developed an eating disorder or something like that

[@Sirens_kai]

@@sketchyjulia They mean Britney but they did that to Jeanette too

[@Lilothestitch]

I think you mean Jennette McCurdy because Jennette has an eating disorder.

[@sketchyjulia]

@@Lilothestitch yeah I’ve never heard anything about Britney having an eating disorder, although the media did focus on her body/weight a lot especially after she had kids

[@SuperSara924]

“It’s just a kids show/movie etc” is the weakest excuse. If anything, kids media should be held to a higher standard because it literally influences a generation of kids that will one day be adults and shaping the world

[@lesbiangoddess290]

Exactly. I hate that as an excuse for characters being atrocious and questionable writing.

[@sleepyghostgirl]

"kids deserve better media" yes, that is such a good point to bring up!!

[@hassanalkhalaf1115]

@Tiger books can include bad messages too

[@rebeccassweetmusic4632]

This is most likely because I never listened to Britney Spears growing up, but I honestly didn't know they were making fun of her in that Ginger Fox episode. I always thought they were making fun of Ke$ha (which still would've been messed up, tbh). It didn't take me until Sl04N's video that I realized it was Britney Spears that iCarly was making fun of... 😬 I agree! That episode didn't age well. Creepy feet Dan worked with Jamie Lynn Spears and then made fun of Britney Spears and her mental health years later??? That is messed up! Honestly, it has gotten to the point where I stopped watching iCarly on my Netflix because the gross stuff in practically every episode is getting really annoying. You hit every point about why kids need better media and why millennials and gen z shouldn't be demonized for calling out all kinds of hatred and problematic things. And you're right about corporations also playing a big part in allowing problematic shows on their streaming services, yet they love to do performative activism. I'm partially to blame because I did let my feel-good nostalgia of watching iCarly get in the way of realizing all the shit Dan has done to the actors working with him on these shows. I'm glad people are finally speaking out about creepy Dan and supporting the #FreeBritney movement

[@lordoffrogsinbogs]

Same! I thought they were making fun of Ke$ha until Sl04N did a video about it too bc at the time when the episode came out I didn't know much about Britney

[@rebeccassweetmusic4632]

@@lordoffrogsinbogs Glad I wasn't the only one, lol

[@felixflax19]

I thought they were making fun of Lindsay Lohan

[@is.a.bell.a8700]

Sameeee, I also thought it was making fun of Kesha. As messed it is for it to had actually been a parody of Britney, it would also be pretty insulting towards Kesha. This is because Dirty Dan wrote an entire 'Victorious' episode practically surrounding Kes($)ha, that she even had a cameo in.

[@rebeccassweetmusic4632]

@@is.a.bell.a8700 Oh YEAH! I remember seeing commercials for that

[@growingupwithdisney]

This is not the iCarly video that I would’ve expected but it is definitely the video that NEEDED to be made

[@TheLeah2344]

I remember this episode but I didn’t know they were making fun of Britney Spears when I first watched this episode.

[@willowfive8330]

Same here, in fact i didn't know that it was based on an actual celebrity, and just thought that Ginger Fox was just made up for the show.

[@rebeccassweetmusic4632]

Me neither. I always thought that Ginger Fox was loosely inspired by Ke$ha. Looking back, it's messed up how he just made fun of Britney like that when the stuff she did like shaving her head and smashing a car with a baseball bat was an obvious cry for help. As a non-Britney fan, it is quite sad to learn that she has never been in control of herself. Other people wanted to use her and control her. Including her suspicious family.

[@whatthehellisthis]

same here. it’s messed up.

[@amberwingtundrawing776]

At the time I thought it was a generic "celebrity who's evil/ mean behind the scenes" type of episode bc a lot of shows have those

[@Miraclemac]

That ginger fox episode always rubbed me the wrong way chile

[@RealogOnlyBrodie]

Fun fact: Dan Schneider is still getting credited as the creator of the Henry danger spinoff “Danger Force” he’s still making money and might still be working with Nick, Danger Force is probably one of the cleanest Nickelodeon shows connected to Dan so I guess he’s hurting people low key now

[@hassanalkhalaf1115]

But they still have foot jokes in danger force

[@shari4756]

One of the things that I internalized for years as a kid was how they made fun of Ginger Fox's armpit hair. Like it was a sign that she was gross and unsanitary. I remember seeing my mum's armpit hair and telling her that it was gross and like a jungle because of that episode. The stuff that kids consume is so important in their upbringing and I really hope Nickelodeon is doing better

[@kendrithillustrations]

What Brittney is going through right now makes me upset of how many people made fun of her during her rough period (mainly 2006-2008), I was too young to understand what was happening with her. So yeah, this episode leaves a salty taste in mouth. 😔

[@Lilothestitch]

I’m honestly happy that I never watched that episode.

[@haileyharmon5298]

I somehow remembered that episode. Looking back, it was really awful and I hated how they also had a close up of Ginger Fox's armpit. It was nasty.

[@rebeccassweetmusic4632]

I especially didn't like the part at the end of the episode where Dan clearly made it seem like Britney was incapable of taking care of her children when that wasn't true at all...

[@feliciaroseantonia]

Exactly. I watched reruns a lot in high school around the time I came out as a trans girl & I got dysphoric at one point when I saw Carly literally yell in disgust something along the lines of "What woman doesn't shave her underarms?!", with Freddie & Sam being just as disgusted trying to cover it up with smoke & a laugh track playing the whole time. I know it wasn't aimed at me but that doesn't make it any better, because it was still ultimately aimed at someone regardless. It hits close to home for me too since I've always looked up to Britney so much and I've survived some similar things as her. She deserves so so much better.

[@rebeccassweetmusic4632]

@@feliciaroseantonia That comment that Carly made also made it seem like girls are ugly and shocking if they don't shave under their arms. It contributes to stereotypes that women HAVE no choice BUT to shave if they wanted to be accepted into society. I've never met any woman who loves shaving. I'm glad to see more lingerie ads and shaving companies actually show models with body hair. It's almost like a modern-day version of the late 60s and early 70s when women were going braless and they weren't shaving their legs (mainly because of a political statement) only this time, it's our choice to do what we want with our bodies whether it's a statement or not!

[@Sirens_kai]

@@feliciaroseantonia Same, before I found out I was non binary it made me feel awful because I was a “girl” who never shaved

[@jessicamolina9244]

I was watching Good luck Charlie on Disney plus and Disney also made fun of Britney Spears. On season one episode 17 when the lady at music class says “Charlie like Charlie Brown, and Amy corrects her “ is short for Charlotte”. They lady says her daughter name is Britney and Amy mocks her saying, “ you named her after a trouble pop-star”. This is bad since Spears was a Disney kid, from the Mickey Mouse club.

[@sebastiansexzombie]

I noticed that too!! I just commented on it in fact That was actually disgusting and toxic.

[@willowfive8330]

I remember watching this episode as a kid, and recently watching SLO4Ns video about this, and all I gotta say is... WTF, Dan Schneider?!

[@rebeccassweetmusic4632]

@Devin S. Same

[@tanyam.2982]

I love SL04N

[@lisaswayne8241]

@@tanyam.2982 SAME

[@saraimarks3044]

ME TOO

[@amberwingtundrawing776]

This used to be one of my favorites too but I was 9 and I definitely didn't understand the nuances of mental health issues. It's so gross especially after I realized he must have known her personally and it wasn't just an parody in poor taste. Also realizing a lot of iCarly episodes don't really have solutions to problems, they just kind of leave the conflict eventually

[@amberwingtundrawing776]

The fake song still slaps tho, ngl

[@lovhy3191]

Also, Glee had Britney Spears guest star in a tribute episode and then made a whole episode making fun of her break down only a few seasons later

[@Nightman221k]

Ryan Murphy's shows drive me nuts with the bullying, the scripts usually have characters make fun of other characters using aspects of the actors' physical appearances as nasty digs at them. It comes off as the writers making bitchy jabs at the actors and trying to be nasty cause they can get away with saying rude things in scripts. I feel like it's the reason that Lea Michelle thought she could treat everyone like trash. Ryan and the writers already thought bullying was funny, so of course he'd let his little muse run around bullying extras and threatening people. Sadly, a big aspect gay culture is liking bitchiness or bitchy characters (I know, cause I'm gay and I used to really love the bitchy characters and think catty mean girls were hilarious) but it is encouraging people to take that into the real world.

[@gabrielacenteno6431]

Dan is a disgusting ass person, and for him to mock Britney (especially since that episode aired a couple years after her breakdown) was so out of line and disrespectful. The media owes Britney an apology, and I just hope her situation gets better and she eventually gets free from her conservatorship.

[@kimsutton1671]

"Just a kid show" Made by adults and played by teen actors. Teens doing so much perverted stuff without realizing it is disgusting.

[@ishathompson8439]

“We talking about this dude again” 😂😂😂😂

[@PrivateLaughter15]

As much as Jamie Lynn spears is problematic I feel bad for her since growing up especially during zoey 101 she was constantly labeled in the media as the "good" sister

[@thema1998]

I never realized that the Ginger Fox episode was based on Britney Spears' breakdown until the late 2010s. However, I never realized how *bad* that sounded until tonight! 😅

[@angelwolfdraws7964]

Me: *just relaxing enjoying the day* Also me: *sees that the captain has uploaded something that Dan Schneider has done on his shows* What did Dirty Dan do this time?

[@moved1441]

People seriously using “it’s a kids show” as a justification for Dan’s actions? The fact that it’s a kids show just makes it worse overall. Kids are influenced by the shows they watch. When making a kids show, you should know that.

[@JoyOgbatue]

I love this video that you did girl. Plus, it’s crazy how Britney guest start on one of his other Nickelodeon shows All That (2000) and Kenan & Kel (1998). For the way he treated her in that episode was just so messed up. 😡 😭

[@AveryTalksAboutStuff]

OMG thank you for bringing this up! I was thinking about doing a video on it because no one's talking about it 🤣

[@harriyanna]

you should! go for it!

[@AveryTalksAboutStuff]

@@harriyanna I just might. I'll link yours obviously because it's amazing 😉

[@offbeatkiki]

that outside shot in the beginning looked so nice!

[@harriyanna]

thank you!! my parents have been keeping up the garden since i was little

[@JohnCena-zm1io]

I agree with you Twitter in the early 2010s was so mean and cruel .

[@ShyasShadow]

11:03 good that you mention that because when ever I see this episode reminds me of the times whenever Hollywood tv shows would be making dumb jokes about serious topics like mental health when it comes to stars having them.

[@cocolindberg1263]

thank you for standing up for the importance of children's media. "it's not that deep" is just an excuse. the fact that it's made for ppl in their formative years makes it THAT MUCH DEEPER. also I've noticed that mental health sentiment on icarly as well: that episode where sam admits herself to the mental hospital for kissing Freddie is disgusting

[@lesbiangoddess290]

To that last part: WHAAA- I'm floored

[@lilmissdifferent99]

They also made the other patients in the institute complete loons, which is very stereotypical and really offensive.

[@cocolindberg1263]

@@lilmissdifferent99 yupppp

[@alavenderfawn4025]

Preach it. Kids deserve so much better than the crap they're dished out, which is why I especially loved your take on Arthur. I feel you. Even as a 32 year old, I like to watch that to disengage from the garbage thrown at us constantly.

[@hassanalkhalaf1115]

What's so special about Arthur? If you don't mind my question

[@niaram]

@@hassanalkhalaf1115 it’s educational while being entertaining and funny. it teaches lessons that kids can relate to while also having jokes so everyone can laugh, even adults. but while doing this they also keep the show appropriate.

[@pixiehills816]

"Dan the foot man" you made me scream (laugh) with that, haha.

[@fosb8209]

I’m sorry but harriyanna hook,SLO4N and ItzKeisha ALL need to collab

[@Lilothestitch]

Agreed

[@pinksuperstar2]

I said it before in your previous video with former Disney child stars and I'll say it here. There is something so wrong with our society where we see this bright, shining person on top and they love TEARING them to shreds. And Britney was the case of that. It breaks my heart so badly because Britney is one of the few white celebrites who is unproblematic, stays in her lane, and seems so genuinely SWEET. I've loved her since I was 3. And it breaks my heart how even now people love to reference/poke fun at her mental health struggles. Mind you, if this was Taylor, Ariana, or Gaga and someone did half of that mockery, the backlash would be so SEVERE

[@MadCatNobody]

the spears family probably let that episode happen to help normalize britney's supposed inability to take care of herself and people laugh at her situation instead of taking it seriously. britney's dehumanization in the public eye helps them retain control over her.

[@chrissy6693]

I was rewatching iCarly and got super uncomfortable with this episode. Especially since Britney is an amazing mom and serious performer.

[@therobotdevil2284]

I could bop to that My Scene video intro on loop for at least 3 hours and I'd have a fun time.

[@catattack7639]

Poor brittany...I hope she'll be okay soon.

[@elipeeli]

I remembered this the other a realized that not only that it was Britney Spears but also that the show also played into the toxic rules people make towards women like shaving and being perfectly feminine or at least that's how i remember it. It was just problematic overall and basically promoted bullying towards people who are going through really bad things

[@that_girl_eanaj1347]

I’m 11 and I remember this episode I thought that girl was made up

[@fosb8209]

Same

[@babecaranos]

when you said that Nickelodeon shows are getting better now yeah, it’s true. one of my favourite new shows is Hunter Street, it’s really good, it doesn’t have any dirty stuff and the show itself is very interesting, there are characters of different races, nationalities living in one family and supporting each other and solving mysteries, i recommend this show to everyone

[@Monkeymeep]

Dan the foot man 😭😭😂😂😂

[@iluvdrakeandjosh]

I've still never seen the episode. It upset me then and it upsets me now even more with added context. Britney was my favorite singer at the time I was a huge fan and everyone making fun of her didn't make any sense to me. I would cry over it a lot I thought people were being really mean and didn't understand why. And now that I know it's just disgusting like truly gutterbutt behavior.

[@ihpokemonopenings]

Congrats on 63k subs!

[@harriyanna]

Thank you so much 😀

[@LeslieFlemons]

I can't imagine what Britney's been going through right now. It's really sad and frightening that you can't speak up for yourself. Shame on Dirty Dan and the Nick staff!

[@sonyathescenegirl7018]

I agree that episode was so disturbing and gross but I’m glad Britney Spears is free now

[@inkyubator]

Even when I was younger I was a bit unsettled by this. Britney Spears was never someone I religiously listened to until I got older. But, the fact he worked with Jamie and still had the audacity to make fun of Britney. Let alone her mental health. And he probably still wonders why he's a joke

[@fibromiteready2fight809]

It took a few years for me to realize they were specifically making fun of anyone in that episode, but when I did I felt so uncomfortable. Cause I was like 12 and I was so confused about how a channel as big as Nick could do something so mean. I made me look at the show in a different light. And knowing that Ginger Fox (or at least the song My world) is a recurring joke across Dan shows.... it’s upsetting.

[@mysticmongrel1289]

Harriyanna just being so cute going up to the fish bowls is energy I'm loving

[@Lilothestitch]

I can’t believe Dan Schneider made fun of Britney Spears. This is another reason why I don’t like Dan Schneider. What he did to her was unacceptable. #FreeBritney

[@blueisblue599]

Why do people think making fun of someone's mental breakdowns is funny? 😐

[@kpopfan246]

Because people enjoy other’s misery like how people made fun of Whitney Houston, Anna Nicole, and DMX’s sickness.

[@blueisblue599]

@@kpopfan246 Yeah it's fucked up. I think some people really feel superior by making fun of it.

[@joydanleigh7711]

🤨

[@karastears]

Dan can catch these hands.

[@aniyahrenee1030]

U can fight ?

[@onettaviator5396]

Dan "Get in the van" Schneider

[@aniyahrenee1030]

@@onettaviator5396 Dan “foot in your mouth or career will go south Schneider”

[@Notevendani]

Idk how you did that intro with that wasp the way I’d freak out 😂😂

[@goreweeb4566]

This episode was a bit messed up, I remember watching it as a kid and I found it more rude than funny. Victorious also used the parody song in one of their episodes.

[@LukasSheshene1]

SpongeBob: That's it; I'm leaving Nickelodeon! (storms out) Hmph!

[@hyundaii_sonata]

This entire time I honestly had no clue that she was a parody of Britney Spears...

[@honeymiraclesoftcake]

OMG, I remember that episode! Watched it when I was 11 or 12, and I didn't know it was a parody...

[@StylusShade]

That was probably the only episode I didn't even crack a smile watching. Something about it rubbed me in a few wrong ways. Maybe it's because of my experiences as a neurodivergent...

[@growingupwithdisney]

16:47 I have a phrase similar to that, but I say, “for jokes and giggles”

[@oneajones5725]

@harryianna hook I just wanted to add to my earlier comment that the saddest part about that event was the fact that if you look at clips from the red carpet before the 2007 VMAs you will see that all of the other celebrities kept saying how they were excited and couldn't wait to see Britney perform. Everyone was so supportive for Britney and we were just about to see her kill it, and then came Sarah Silverman. It was so unfair to Britney and she was doing everything she could not to cry on stage. I don't think I could've come on stage after that.

[@voicedubgaming2286]

How do you make South Park's Britney Spears episode where they literally had her blow her head off and then get harvested by the paparazzi look more tasteful jfc

[@emanuelespinoza9325]

As tasteless as South Park can be, there usually is a point to their satire.

[@sketchyjulia]

@@emanuelespinoza9325 yeah tbh as disturbing as the episode was (I honestly don’t wanna watch it again because of it) they actually were kinda making commentary on society’s obsession with celebrities They even mention Miley Cyrus at the very end implying the cycle will repeat itself

[@faaaduma6876]

They were trying to be edgy by trying to "predict" her possible death in the hands of paparazzi like Diana, but they fell badly. Since Brit came out of it in one piece.

[@destiny-lg1dt]

I don't think they were trying to make fun of her but the episode was disturbing

[@Nightman221k]

I actually think that episode was trying to make a point of showing that celebrity culture and the paparazzi and anti-fans were eating up and lavishing in enjoyment while watching Britney unravel and self-destruct. It was one of their more insightful takes I thought since they weren't making fun of Britney for having a mental breakdown they were trying to put a mirror on the actions of people treating her like she wasn't an actual human who was struggling.

[@AquaJulieMarine]

And yet he worked with her sister on Zoey 101. Contradictory much, Dirty Dan?

[@sukhmannkaur9299]

it really is so gross that they made a whole episode mocking Britney's meltdown/ VMA performance (which wasn't even that bad minus the fact that she clearly didn't want to be there ??) And I like that you used the word "mean-spirited" to describe the situation because that's honestly how a lot of the humor in dan's shows (particularly icarly but also others) is in retrospect.

[@speedforcespector]

I remember when I saw this on Teen Nick and was like yikes

[@harriyanna]

play yikes by nicki minaj

[@AlatOnDemand]

DAN THE FOOT MAN 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@toluroberts]

I'm glad you didn't bash the actors not just because of my bias but also because at the end of the day they were just children tryna get a check and had little to no say in the show running and were probably against it then and are now

[@Stoudy2]

Hahaha Craig when he is not at the creek! FOR REALS THOUGH!

[@CartooneyJooney]

I randomly saw this epidsode a few years after it was made it was so weird to me that they had it aimed directly at Britney and didn't just make the character a random generic popstar steriotype. Also when I saw the episode they had this line something like "She used to be so good when she was a teen and now she's all 26 and gross", and yeah I get that they were being facetious and as young teens as well as their target audience that age would be old to them, but I was 26 watching it like " >:( Uh excuse me?" lol

[@lo5034]

Glee unfortunately did the same thing in ‘brittany 2.0’

[@oneajones5725]

@harryianna Britney Spears was not ok at her 2007 VMA performance. Comedian Sarah Silverman had just made the meanest jokes about Britney and her children. She completely clowned Britney and then called her kids "the most adorable mistakes you will ever see." All of that was right before Britney's performance, and she was crushed. She didn't have anytime to recover and she couldn't pretend to be ok when she was just humiliated.

[@Lilothestitch]

Why did they do that to her?

[@oneajones5725]

Nobody knew what Sarah Silverman was going to say. She was the host of the VMAs, so it was expected that she would be telling jokes. But, the Britney jokes were, in my opinion, out of line and mean.

[@JohnnaReviews]

I love the fishbowl intros anyways the topics and listening to you opinions are so interesting 😄

[@djordan9821]

I remember this episode as a kid I always thought is she supposed to be britney spears but I wasn't sure I thought I was tripping when got to middle School I found out she was supposed to be britney

[@wendigowithwifi8494]

Coming back to this after the book came out Dan Schnider should be ashamed of himself.

[@sarahtelles1931]

At least you like something about Craig of the Creek. Unless it's a clip, I can't see the episodes in full and I enjoy watching the roundtable discuss it

[@Trunksytube]

I was just watching this episode about a month ago I was like wtf??!

[@daniellel230]

oh interesting! I had no idea that this was what this video was going to be about- I also had no idea that this happened in the first place, so I'm curious to see what went down.

[@pastaluvr5596]

Any time someone says his name, I get this urge to vomit literal lava. He's the worst, and It makes my blood boil to know that he still makes money from all the horrible things he put in his shows. Thanks for always speaking the truth, Captain.

[@myloveisgod]

i loved icarly but upon rewatch, this episode really upset me. britney was going through a mental health crisis and they spent an entire episode shaming her for it. i can't believe it was ever approved.

[@rueroxanne972]

dan the foot man lol

[@demonicaturner]

When I was a kid my parents tried convince me that Britney Spears was just a crazy person back when she would pop up on this one Twister commercial and I would ask who she is and it wasn't until in recent years did they change their mind when they found out what was happening to her

[@charlieedwards4331]

Dan Schneider is wrong for writing an episode that made fun of Britney’s personal struggles

[@Michtingz]

I had to pause and find the episode on prime video bc I didn’t remember but I can definitely see what you’re talking about

[@eliterule1292]

Not sure what was worse south parks portrayal of britney or icarlys portrayal of britney.

[@voicedubgaming2286]

At least you could argue the point of South Park's one was to really mock the people that /were/ treating her this way. iCarly on the other hand

[@eliterule1292]

@@voicedubgaming2286 yeah that is a good point

[@faaaduma6876]

Both equally.

[@ImaniVersus]

Harri! Let me be your 15th mate! 😂💖

[@op-qn4kb]

The problem with Nick is that if they stop airing Dan shows they'll lose a lot of money as the competition between streaming services is really heavy

[@PowerRangersFanAntiDinoFury]

Why? I mostly liked all of nick's cartoons. Nickelodeon in my opinion made a lot of money when they aired cartoons, especially nickelodeon originals. I never understood why they needed live action programing, I never truely enjoyed any of it.

[@PowerRangersFanAntiDinoFury]

I'm even starting a nick toon collection and I got jimmy neutron already and binged watched it in late October and just finished yesterday.

[@sonyathescenegirl7018]

As a Britney Spears fan like myself this is messed up why Dan Schindler why #free Britney

[@crazydancingchick95]

Of course they didn’t - everybody did 🥴 *maya hart voice* everybody does (owe britney an apology)

[@sarahtelles1931]

I have never seen icarly and am too old to start so I will take you at your word that season three is best

[@lisaswayne8241]

U are so lucky

[@jadynb.2092]

As a little girl I remember just watching the episode and have no blank expression because I never knew how wrong this episode is until now