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All That
''All That'' is an American sketch comedy television series created by Brian Robbins and Michael Tollin, Mike Tollin. The series originally aired on Nickelodeon from April 16, 1994, to October 22, 2005, lasting ten seasons, and was produced by ...
s eighth season ran from September 21, 2002, to July 26, 2003 and serves as the second season of the relaunch era. This season contained 15 episodes, as well as four special episodes looking for a new cast member to join the series.
The show saw many changes before the start of the season. Since season 7 was more of an experiment season, producers knew what worked and what didn't work with the show. Pickle Boy was taken out and only shown on rare occasions, and a formal green room was introduced. Like the first six seasons, the cast would start the show in the green room before starting the show. The intro was the same as the previous season, but with Spears edited in.
The entire cast from last season returned for their second on the show. Producers added
Jamie Lynn Spears
Jamie Lynn Marie Spears (born April 4, 1991) is an American actress and singer. From 2005 to 2008, Spears played Zoey Brooks on the Nickelodeon teen sitcom ''Zoey 101''. She is the younger sister of singer Britney Spears.
Beginning in December ...
(credited as "Jamie Spears"), the younger sister of pop singer
Britney Spears, to the cast, due to her interest in being on the show. Claims of nepotism arose from this, and ironically, Britney Spears would show up and host and perform in this season.
This would be the final season for Bryan Hearne. It was initially reported that Hearne wished to leave the show so he could focus on his music career, however, in the 2024 docuseries ''
Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV'', it was revealed he had actually been fired due to conflicts between his mother and producers.
This is also the first season when the cast began to perform ''
SNICK On-Air Dare''. After the season ended, producers wanted to switch things up when looking for new cast members for the following season resulting in Nickelodeon holding a contest called "
R U All That?: Nickelodeon's Search for the Funniest Kid in America" to find a new cast member.
Cast
Repertory players
* Chelsea Brummet
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Jack DeSena
John Patrick De Sena (born December 6, 1987), better known by his stage name Jack DeSena, is an American actor. He is best known for his work on the sketch comedy series ''All That'', for the voice work of Sokka on the Nickelodeon series ''Avat ...
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Lisa Foiles
* Bryan Hearne
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Shane Lyons
Shane Lyons (born February 18, 1988) is an American chef, restaurateur and actor. He and partner Nick Lovvachini opened their New York restaurant in June 2013. Lyons was also a contestant on the 4th season of the Food Network
Food Network ...
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Giovonnie Samuels
Giovonnie Lavette Samuels (born November 13, 1985) is an American actress and voice artist best known for her role as Nia Moseby in ''The Suite Life of Zack & Cody'' and for being a series regular on ''All That'' (where she was replaced by Kiann ...
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Jamie Spears
James Parnell Spears (born c. 1953) is the father of American singers/actresses Britney and Jamie Lynn Spears and producer Bryan Spears.
Early life and family
James Parnell Spears was born in Kentwood, Louisiana, to June Austin Spears (19 ...
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Kyle Sullivan
Kyle Russell Sullivan (born September 24, 1988) is an American former actor, known for appearing on the TV series ''All That'' and the Fox sitcom '' The War at Home''.
Sullivan was born in Los Angeles, California. He played the recurring char ...
Episodes
Special
References
External links
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TV.com
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All That Season 8
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2002 American television seasons
2003 American television seasons
All That seasons