''AwesomenessTV'' is an American sketch-comedy reality series based on the

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channel of the same name and is created by

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. Both seasons contain 20 episodes. On May 1, 2014,

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announced that the series had been renewed for a second season which premiered on May 5, 2014. It was not renewed for a third season due to the end of

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's television deal with Nickelodeon through Viacom, who later bought AwesomenessTV in 2018.

Plot

In the first season, the series was hosted by

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as she presented sketches, music videos, and hidden camera antics. Young celebrities guest co-hosted episodes in the second season.

Recurring sketches

* As the Locker Turns – A

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parody detailing various occurrences at a school. * Bad Lifeguard on Duty – Cody (portrayed by Teala Dunn) and Harper (played by Lauren Elizabeth) are two

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s who don't take their job seriously. * Bad Troop Leader – A troop leader (portrayed by

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) does a terrible job when leading her scout troop. * Best Excuses – Teala Dunn portrays different girls who show viewers different excuses for everything. * Cave Girl's Guide To Beauty – A prehistoric teenage

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(portrayed by Lainey Lipson) hosts a vlog where she shows people her prehistoric beauty tips as the self-proclaimed "prehistoric beauty

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." * Gillian's Island – Gillian (portrayed by

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) is a girl who is a

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on an island after her little brother farted and she fell off her parents' boat. With the help of her

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friend Becky, who is also the producer of her show, Gillian shows people different things to do on the island while awaiting to be rescued. * Gnarly Mann – Gnarly Mann (portrayed by Noland Ammon) is a radical and bodacious surfer-speaking boy who helps people with their romance problems. * Hi-Tech History –

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Hopkins Bittridge (portrayed by Kian Lawley) narrates about historic events while mentioning what would happen if there was advanced technology in the past. * JennXPenn's 10 Ten – JennXPenn (the user name of

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) gives the views the top 10 guide for various topics. * Kid History – A young narrator (portrayed by Zac Pullman) tells people about historic events in kid history like the first pillow fight and the first homework excuse. * MadMoni - Different videos involving Madeline Whitby and Monica Sherer doing things like music video parodies. * Mega Taco – Timbo (portrayed by Kamil McFadden) and Lala (played by

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) work at the Mega Taco food truck and try to make the orders there "mega." * Molly is Totally Judging You – Molly Sanders (portrayed by Teala Dunn) is a teenage

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who presides over the campus dramas at Franklin High School where she is assisted by her teenage

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Bailey (portrayed by Lainey Lipson). Molly would go over different teenage cases where a teenager would sue another teenager for bad things that they did to them. * Pet Therapist – A pet therapist (portrayed by

) goes over therapy sessions with a pet and their owner where the therapist would often speak the mind of the owner's pet. * Sarah's Slumber Party – Sarah (portrayed by Lauren Elizabeth) hosts a slumber party with her best friend Elizabeth (portrayed by Meghan Rienks). Their third member is Chloe (portrayed by Arden Rose) who Sarah reluctantly invites due to her mom being friends with Chloe's mom. * Sierra's Guide to Acting Glamorously – Sierra (portrayed by Paulina Cerrilla) shows people how to act glamorously with the help of her

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Edmund (portrayed by Corey Johnson). * Signs You're Addicted to... – Teala Dunn plays a different character who is addicted to a variety of social network services like

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, and others. * Super Fan Brit Stickley – Brit Stickley (portrayed by

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) is a super fan who would infiltrate different places where different celebrities are at and collects different things from them to put in her scrapbook. She is often accompanied by her offscreen little brother Petey as her cameraman where Brit would often argue with him. * Super Science with Melvin – A self-proclaimed super

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named Melvin (portrayed by Noland Ammon) tries to make new inventions which backfires on him. * Swag Master J – Swag Master J (portrayed by Kamil McFadden) is a nerd who can "swaggify" anything. * Terry the Tomboy – A

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named Terry (portrayed by

) teaches the viewers of her vlog her guide to various stuff. She sometimes drags her friend Duncanty (portrayed by Noland Ammon) into her different vlogs. This sketch has a TV film of the same name. * The Breakup Queen – A girl (portrayed by

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) breaks up with various people. * The Love Doctor – Lindsay (portrayed by

) runs an online show under the alias of "The Love Doctor" where she gives love advice to people who write to her. * The Totally Completely Absolutely Unhelpful Verbose Customer Service Girl – Mia Anders (portrayed by

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) is a talkative

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Girl who won't stop derailing the conversation whenever someone calls her up for customer service * The Worst DIY'er – Cybil (portrayed by

) teaches people how to handle

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projects which doesn't go well for her. * Us and Jan – A series of music videos where Audrey (portrayed by

) would do some activity and would be annoyed by her friend Jan (played by

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) who would try to get involved in the activity with disastrous results. * Violet's Vampire Vlog – A

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named Violet (portrayed by Catherine Valdes) does a vlog that details what vampires should be like when encountering people at night. * World's Worst Babysitter – A laid back

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named Lia (portrayed by

) shows viewers what not to do when babysitting as she demonstrates on her client Sammie (portrayed by her younger sister Sammie Johnson). * Worst Teacher Ever – A

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(portrayed by Brittani Louise Taylor) tells inaccurate information to her class. * Yo My Boyfriend Ugly – Angelica Fratelli (portrayed by Teala Dunn) does makeovers to various characters to make them look good. * Zay Zay and Jojo Sketches – Various sketches depict Zay Zay and Jo Jo in different activities. ** Like a Boss – Zay Zay and Jo Jo show viewers how to do different things like a boss. ** Random Thoughts by Jo Jo – Jo Jo tells people his random thoughts. ** The Most Interesting Kid in the World – A parody of

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where Zay Zay has interesting talents like teaching his teachers,

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s believing in him, making bullies pee their pants, and not being found during a game of hide and seek. ** Would You Rather – Zay Zay and Jo Jo ask each other "Would You Rather" questions.

Cast

as Host (season 1 and part of 2) * Noland Ammon as Various *

as Various *

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as Various * Paulina Cerrilla as Various *

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as Various * Teala Dunn as Various * Gracie Dzienny as Various * Lauren Elizabeth as Various * Luke Eilers as Various *

as Various * Sophie Everhart as Various *

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as Various * Isaiah "Zay Zay" Fredericks as Himself * Jo Jo Fredericks as Himself * John Gasienica as Various * Damien Haas as Various * Corey Johnson as Various *

as Various * Sammie Johnson as Various * Kian Lawley as Various * Fred Ligaard as Various * Lainey Lipson as Various *

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as Various *

as Various * Kamil McFadden as Various *

as Various *

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as Various *

as Various * Zac Pullman as Various * Meghan Rienks as Various * Arden Rose as Various * Monica Sherer - Various * Bridget Shergalis as Various *

as Various * Brittani Louise Taylor as Various * Shayne Topp as Various * Catherine Valdes as Various *

as Various * Madeline Whitby - Various * Jenna Willis as Various

Production

The show is based on the

channel and

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of the same name, featuring original content and existing content already on the channel. On August 27, 2013, Nickelodeon picked up 7 more episodes to add to Season 1, bringing the freshman season up to 20 episodes.

Episodes

Series overview

Season 1 (2013)

hosts this entire season.

Season 2 (2014–2015)

References

External links

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