Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide

*Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide*
Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide
Genre	Sitcom; Slapstick;
Created by	Scott Fellows
Starring	Devon Werkheiser; Lindsey Shaw; Daniel Curtis Lee; Jim J. Bullock; Daran Norris;
Composer	Guy Moon
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	3
No. of episodes	54 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers	Scott Fellows; Bill O'Dowd; Jörg Westerkamp;
Producer	Lazar Saric
Production locations	Nickelodeon on Sunset; Hollywood, California
Camera setup	Film; Single-camera
Running time	22 minutes
Production companies	Jack Mackie Pictures; Apollo ProMovie; Nickelodeon Productions;
Original release
Network	Nickelodeon
Release	September 12, 2004 –; June 8, 2007

Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide (sometimes shortened to Ned's Declassified) is an American live action sitcom on Nickelodeon that debuted on the Nickelodeon Sunday night TEENick scheduling block on September 12, 2004.^[1] The series' original pilot episode aired on September 7, 2003, and it was ordered to series by Nickelodeon in early 2004.^[2] The one-hour special movie series finale aired on June 8, 2007.^[3]^[4]

The show was produced by Apollo ProScreen GmbH & Co. Filmproduktion KG in association with Jack Mackie Pictures. Its main executive producer and creator is Scott Fellows,^[5] the head writer for The Fairly OddParents^[1] and creator of Johnny Test.

Premise

Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide follows the lives of the titular character Ned Bigby, and his two best friends Jennifer "Moze" Mosely, and Simon "Cookie" Nelson-Cook, as they navigate their middle school years. The first season takes place during the first semester of seventh grade, the second season covers the second semester of seventh grade, and the third season takes place during eighth grade. Throughout the series, Ned builds up a number of 'tips' for his "survival guide", and uses the tips to help himself and his classmates cope with the standard struggles of middle school. Each individual episode relates to a topic in the guide, such as popularity, grades, or sports, as well as developing other plots (such as Ned's love life) throughout.

Episodes

Season	Episodes	Originally released
Season	Episodes	First released	Last released
1	13	September 12, 2004 (2004-09-12)	February 19, 2005 (2005-02-19)
2	20	October 1, 2005 (2005-10-01)	June 3, 2006 (2006-06-03)
3	21	September 24, 2006 (2006-09-24)	June 8, 2007 (2007-06-08)

Cast

Devon Werkheiser as Ned Bigby
Lindsey Shaw as Jennifer "Moze" Mosely
Daniel Curtis Lee as Simon "Cookie" Nelson-Cook
Jim J. Bullock as Mr. Monroe (main role, season 1; recurring role, seasons 2–3)
Daran Norris as Gordy (recurring role, season 1; main role, seasons 2–3)

Locations

The show takes place at the fictional James K. Polk Middle School, named after the 11th President of the United States, James K. Polk. The school's colors are gold and green and its mascot is the Wolves, which is a common theme throughout the school's interior.

During the first season, all of the show's action took place within the school or its grounds, and with the exception of one or two notable occasions, everything happened indoors. However, during season 2, more outdoor shots were used, and on certain occasions, the show took place off school property. The show's finale, for example, took place almost entirely off the school grounds.

DVD releases

In the US there have been four DVD releases made for the series.

TEENick Picks, Volume 1 released on April 18, 2006 – features "Guide to: Computer Labs and Backpacks" (Season 1, Episode 9)
Special Field Trip Edition released on August 28, 2007 – features "Field Trips, Permission Slips, Signs, and Weasels" and "Guide to: Dismissal and The School Play."
The Best of Season 1^[6] and The Best of Season 2 both released on September 23, 2008 exclusive to Amazon.com.^[7]

The first season of Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide was released on DVD in the Netherlands, Australia, and Belgium on April 9, 2009.^[8] The Netherlands also released the second season, although both seasons were only released with Dutch dubbing. It's unknown if there will follow more places in Europe, or someplace else.

Alliance Home Entertainment has released the first two seasons on DVD in Canada only. The third and final season was supposed to be released on February 7, 2012 in Canada only, but again the production was delayed.^[9]^[10]^[11]

Reception

Ratings

The debut of Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide on September 12, 2004, received a 4.5 rating, with 914,000 tween viewers, which was described as "healthy, but not as stellar" ratings by Variety's Denise Martin.^[12]

Critical

Robert Lloyd of Los Angeles Times upon reviewing the series finale of Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide remarked that it was "one of the best series on television — a show that took genre conventions and ran them through unpredictable changes".^[13]

Proposed spin-off

In June 2008, Werkheiser signed a development contract with Nickelodeon for a spin-off that would deal with his character's adventures in high school.^[14] The show was never greenlit to production, due to the other major actors from the original series being busy with their own projects – creator and executive producer Scott Fellows was working on another Nickelodeon show, Big Time Rush; Daniel Curtis Lee was committed to Disney XD's Zeke and Luther; and Lindsey Shaw was working as the lead on ABC Family's 10 Things I Hate About You.

Podcast

In February 2023, Devon Werkheiser started a podcast called Ned's Declassified Podcast Survival Guide with Lindsey Shaw and Daniel Curtis Lee under the network PodCo.^[15]^[16]

References

^ ^a ^b "New Nickelodeon Comedy Series 'Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide' Premieres Sunday, September 12, 7:30 p.m." (Press release). Nickelodeon. July 23, 2004. Archived from the original on 2016-08-12. Retrieved 2016-03-14 – via PR Newswire.
^ Lily Oei (March 16, 2004). "Nick has way with words at upfront". Variety. Archived from the original on 2016-03-15. Retrieved 2016-03-14.
^ "Nickelodeon TV Movie Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide to Field Trips, Permission Slips, Signs and Weasels Premieres Friday, June 8, 8-9 p.m." (Press release). Nickelodeon. May 22, 2007. Archived from the original on 2016-08-12. Retrieved 2016-03-14 – via PR Newswire.
^ Rogers, John (June 1, 2007). "Nickelodeon's 'Ned's Declassified' reveals the secret of its TV success". Deseret News. Associated Press. Archived from the original on 2016-03-12. Retrieved 2016-03-14.
^ Lloyd, Robert (June 6, 2015). "Review '100 Things to Do Before High School'". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 2019-10-16. Retrieved 2016-06-24. Scott Fellows, who a decade ago created the "Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide" for Nickelodeon...
^ "Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide - The Best of Season 1 [2 Disc Set]". Amazon. September 17, 2008. Archived from the original on 2024-07-28. Retrieved 2016-03-09.
^ "Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide - The Best of Season 2 [2 Disc Set]". Amazon. 17 September 2008. Retrieved 2016-03-09.
^ "Bright Vision Entertainment – Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide". Bright Vision Entertainment. Archived from the original on 2009-07-13. Retrieved 2009-07-05.
^ Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide: Season 1: Amazon.ca: DVD. Amazon.ca. Retrieved on 2012-04-07.
^ Ned's Declassified School Survival Season 2: Amazon.ca: DVD. Amazon.ca. Retrieved on 2012-04-07.
^ Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide: Season 3: Amazon.ca: Devon Werkheiser, Lindsey Shaw, Daniel Curits Lee, Kyle Swann, Daran Norris, Christian Serratos, Austin Butler, Joe Menendez, David Kendall, Savage Steve Holland, Scott Fellows, Lazar Saric, Mike Preister: DVD Archived 2024-07-28 at the Wayback Machine. Amazon.ca. Retrieved on 2012-04-07.
^ Martin, Denise (September 14, 2004). "Tweens keen on new TEENick block". Variety. Archived from the original on 2016-08-11. Retrieved 2016-06-24.
^ Lloyd, Robert (June 8, 2007). "Nick's 'Ned's' got straight-A's all the way". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 2016-08-14. Retrieved 2016-06-24.
^ Werkheiser, Devon (June 2008). "Blog". Devon Werkheiser. Archived from the original on February 17, 2009. Retrieved 2009-07-05.
^ Hailu, Selome (February 6, 2023). "'Wizards of Waverly Place,' 'Even Stevens,' 'Ned's Declassified' Rewatch Podcasts to Launch From Christy Carlson Romano's PodCo (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Archived from the original on Feb 5, 2024.
^ "Ned's Declassified Podcast Survival Guide". Archived from the original on Sep 29, 2023 – via YouTube.

External links

Official website (Archived)
Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide at IMDb

[premiere-1] "New Nickelodeon Comedy Series 'Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide' Premieres Sunday, September 12, 7:30 p.m." (Press release). Nickelodeon. July 23, 2004. Archived from the original on 2016-08-12. Retrieved 2016-03-14 – via PR Newswire.

[2] Lily Oei (March 16, 2004). "Nick has way with words at upfront". Variety. Archived from the original on 2016-03-15. Retrieved 2016-03-14.

[3] "Nickelodeon TV Movie Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide to Field Trips, Permission Slips, Signs and Weasels Premieres Friday, June 8, 8-9 p.m." (Press release). Nickelodeon. May 22, 2007. Archived from the original on 2016-08-12. Retrieved 2016-03-14 – via PR Newswire.

[4] Rogers, John (June 1, 2007). "Nickelodeon's 'Ned's Declassified' reveals the secret of its TV success". Deseret News. Associated Press. Archived from the original on 2016-03-12. Retrieved 2016-03-14.

[5] Lloyd, Robert (June 6, 2015). "Review '100 Things to Do Before High School'". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 2019-10-16. Retrieved 2016-06-24. Scott Fellows, who a decade ago created the "Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide" for Nickelodeon...

[6] "Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide - The Best of Season 1 [2 Disc Set]". Amazon. September 17, 2008. Archived from the original on 2024-07-28. Retrieved 2016-03-09.

[7] "Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide - The Best of Season 2 [2 Disc Set]". Amazon. 17 September 2008. Retrieved 2016-03-09.

[neddvdforeign-8] "Bright Vision Entertainment – Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide". Bright Vision Entertainment. Archived from the original on 2009-07-13. Retrieved 2009-07-05.

[9] Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide: Season 1: Amazon.ca: DVD. Amazon.ca. Retrieved on 2012-04-07.

[10] Ned's Declassified School Survival Season 2: Amazon.ca: DVD. Amazon.ca. Retrieved on 2012-04-07.

[11] Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide: Season 3: Amazon.ca: Devon Werkheiser, Lindsey Shaw, Daniel Curits Lee, Kyle Swann, Daran Norris, Christian Serratos, Austin Butler, Joe Menendez, David Kendall, Savage Steve Holland, Scott Fellows, Lazar Saric, Mike Preister: DVD Archived 2024-07-28 at the Wayback Machine. Amazon.ca. Retrieved on 2012-04-07.

[12] Martin, Denise (September 14, 2004). "Tweens keen on new TEENick block". Variety. Archived from the original on 2016-08-11. Retrieved 2016-06-24.

[13] Lloyd, Robert (June 8, 2007). "Nick's 'Ned's' got straight-A's all the way". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 2016-08-14. Retrieved 2016-06-24.

[nedspinoff-14] Werkheiser, Devon (June 2008). "Blog". Devon Werkheiser. Archived from the original on February 17, 2009. Retrieved 2009-07-05.

[15] Hailu, Selome (February 6, 2023). "'Wizards of Waverly Place,' 'Even Stevens,' 'Ned's Declassified' Rewatch Podcasts to Launch From Christy Carlson Romano's PodCo (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Archived from the original on Feb 5, 2024.

[16] "Ned's Declassified Podcast Survival Guide". Archived from the original on Sep 29, 2023 – via YouTube.

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