During the off-season Nickelodeon advertised a competition called "'' R U All That?: Nickelodeon's Search for the Funniest Kid in America''". It was a nationwide search to find a new cast member. The judges happened to be former cast members

Amanda Bynes Amanda Laura Bynes (born April 3, 1986) is an American actress, known for her work in television and film throughout the 1990s and 2000s. Bynes began her career as a child actress, working on the Nickelodeon sketch comedy series ''All That'' ( ...

and

Nick Cannon Nicholas Scott Cannon (born October 8, 1980) is an American television host, actor, rapper, and comedian. In television, Cannon began as a teenager on ''All That'' before going on to host '' The Nick Cannon Show'', ''Wild 'n Out'', ''America's ...

;

Josh Peck Joshua Michael Peck (born November 10, 1986) is an American actor and comedian. Peck began his career as a child actor in the late 1990s and early 2000s, and had an early role on the Nickelodeon sitcom ''The Amanda Show'' from 2000 to 2002. Peck ...

was also a judge. After this contest ended in early 2003, the finals aired on July 26, 2003. The contest picked five finalists, and all of them performed a sketch with some of the cast members. The winner was Christina Kirkman, who joined the show in the season opener and replaced Bryan Hearne.

Ryan Coleman Ryan Coleman (born January 14, 1991 in Lodi, California) is an American actor, producer, singer, songwriter, producer, and comedian from the Nickelodeon series All That. He was originally the runner up in R U All That?: Nickelodeon's Search for t ...

, the runner up in the contest, joined mid season. Ratings wise the show was not doing well. In order to raise ratings the producers brought back old fan favorite sketches, like mous character Ed, they put in Coleman in a test skit. They thought the fit would work, resulting in the revision of the skit. This would be the final season for cast members

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 ...

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 ...

, and

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 ...

. Shane Lyons left ''All That'' after opting not to renew his contract. Giovonnie Samuels left because she felt was too old to be on ''All That'', similar to original cast member Lori Beth Denberg exiting after Season 4. Jamie Lynn Spears left to star in her own Nickelodeon show ''

Zoey 101 ''Zoey 101'' is an American comedy drama television series created by Dan Schneider for Nickelodeon. It aired from January 9, 2005, to May 2, 2008. It focuses on the lives of Zoey Brooks ( Jamie Lynn Spears), her brother Dustin ( Paul Butcher), ...

'', a show also created by Dan Schneider. The cast of Season 9 continued to do ''On-Air Dares''. Like the last season. The intro was changed for this season. This time the cast is in the same place. They are dancing in a dark room with the ''All That'' logo in the back. It is lighted up. The cast however is now wearing red, unlike that of white in Seasons 7 and 8. The "Oh" sign was brought back, Brummet and Kirkman both held the sign in the intro. It is similar to the previous two seasons. The intro was changed to accommodate Coleman's entry onto the show. This is the first season since Season 3 to have more female cast members then male. ''All That'' won Favorite TV Show at the

2004 Kids' Choice Awards The 17th Annual Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards was held on April 3, 2004. The event was hosted by Mike Myers and Cameron Diaz to promote ''Shrek 2''. This would be the first time the award show was held at the Pauley Pavilion since 1999. The cer ...

for the first time in 4 years.

Cast

Repertory players * Chelsea Brummet *

(first episode: January 10, 2004) *

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 ...

* Lisa Foiles * Christina Kirkman *

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

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