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Anyone
who
has
seen
Quiet
on
Set:
The
Dark
Side
of
Kids
TV—a
documentary
chronicling
the
abusive,
exploitive
and
egregiously
dangerous
conditions
under
which
employees
and
child
actors
at
Nickelodeon
worked
under
the
leadership
of
showrunner
Dan
Schneider—knows
that
during
a
period
that
began
in
the
late
’90s,
Nickelodeon
Studios
was
portrayed
as
a
cesspool
of
abusive
behavior,
sexism,
child
endangerment
and
child
sexualization
that
allowed
multiple
convicted
pedophiles
run
wild
on
and
off
set.
To
say
the
absolute
least,
the
docuseries
served
as
a
cautionary
tale
to
any
parents
who
are
thinking
of
introducing
their
children
to
the
world
of
child
acting.
Well,
accomplished
actor
and
comedian
Kenan
Thompson,
who
started
in
’90s
Nick
shows
All
That
and
Kenan
&
Kel,
doesn’t
appear
to
think
the
investigations
into
what
went
on
at
Nickelonean
have
gone
far
enough,
and
he
believes
authorities
should
“investigate
more”
in
order
to
ensure
the
kids
we
watch
on
TV
are
being
kept
safe
behind
the
scenes.
“It’s
tough.
It’s
a
tough
subject,
you
know?”
the
Saturday
Night
Live
cast
member
said
during
an
interview
with
Entertainment
Weekly.
“It’s
tough
for
me
because
I
can’t
really
speak
on
things
that
I
never
witnessed,
you
know
what
I’m
saying?
Because
all
these
things
happened
after
I
left,
basically.”
In
the
Docuseries,
Schneider
is
accused
of
deplorable
and
abusive
behavior
towards
the
people
who
worked
under
him,
especially
the
female
writers,
two
of
whom
he’s
accused
of
illegally
making
share
a
single-employee
salary,
and
child
actors
who
starred
in
shows
he
ran,
and
whom
he
was
accused
portraying
in
sexually
suggestive
ways—and
somehow,
his
offenses
weren’t
nearly
the
most
horrific.
“Dan
wasn’t
really
on Kenan
&
Kel
like
that,”
Thomsaon
explained
while
distancing
himself
from
the
disgraced
producer.
“I
mean,
he
got
a
‘created
by’
credit,
but
it
was
a
different
showrunner,
so
our
worlds
wasn’t
really
overly
overlapping
like
that
outside
of
All
That,
necessarily.
And
then
all
of
that
negativity
kinda
started
happening
outside
of
our
tenure
there,
you
know
what
I
mean?
So
I
wasn’t
really
aware
of
a
lot
of
it.”
But
regardless
of
whether
or
not
Thompson
was
around
when
Nick
Studios
ironically
proved
to
be
the
last
place
one
would
want
to
leave
their
child
unattended,
the
Good
Burger
actor
said
he
supports
the
victims
and
wants
to
see
more
investigating
done
to
ensure
their
aren’t
more
out
there
whose
stories
have
gone
ignored.
From
EW:
Thompson,
who
was
15
when All
That premiered,
also
extended
sympathy
to
his
fellow
former
Nickelodeon
stars
who
discussed
the
toxic
work
environment
they
endured
in Quiet
on
Set.
“My
heart
goes
out
to
anybody
that’s
been
victimized,
or
their
families,”
he
said.
“I
think
it’s
a
good
thing
that
the
doc
is
out
and
it’s
putting
things
on
display,
stories
that
need
to
be
told
for
accountability’s
sake.
But
it’s
definitely
tough
to
watch
because
I
have
fond
memories
of
that
place
and
I
have
fond
memories
of
my
costars
and
stuff
like
that.
So
to
hear
that
they’ve
gone
through
terrible
things
like
that
is
really
tough.”Later
in
the
interview,
Thompson
reiterated
his
support
for
the
doc.
“Investigate
more,”
he
said.
“It’s
supposed
to
be
a
safe
place
for
kids.
And
to
hear
all
about
that
is
just
like,
‘How
dare
you?’”
Exactly.
