And you were wondering where the next family friendly programs would come from.
Two new Nickelodeon live-action, scripted series are premiering on Saturday -- Henry Danger is up first at 7 p.m., followed by Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn at 7:30. Gather the entire family and enjoy.
• Henry Danger. The series follows the adventures of young Henry Hart, who is chosen by the legendary crime-fighting superhero Captain Man to be his sidekick, Kid Danger.
While keeping his new identity a secret from his friends and family, Henry must navigate a double life balancing the challenges of being an eighth-grader with the crazy adventures of a crime fighter.
This promises to be the most thrill-packed double secret identity series since Hannah Montana.
Henry Danger is created and executive produced by noted kid show guru Dan Schneider. Memphis native Schneider, the former child star of the ABC '80s hit Head of the Class, is the creative force behind Nickelodeon's Sam & Cat, Victorious, iCarly, Zoey 101, Drake & Josh, The Amanda Show, Kenan & Kel and the sketch comedy All That.
Schneider, 48, also gave us What I Like About You (The WB) and UPN's Guys Like Us.
His series made stars out of Ariana Grande, Victoria Justice, Miranda Cosgrove, Jamie Lynn Spears and Amanda Bynes. Maybe the same is in store for the stars of Henry Danger.
The series stars Jace Norman (The Thundermans) as Henry, and Cooper Barnes (The Perfect Host) as Captain Man. Others in the cast are Sean Ryan Fox (Jake and the Never Land Pirates), Riele Downs (The Best Man Holiday, The Gabby Douglas Story) and Ella Anderson (Dog With a Blog).
In the show, 13-year-old Henry is living an ordinary life in the town of Swellview when he's picked to be Captain Man's sidekick. Every superhero needs a sidekick.
Captain Man warns Henry not to tell a soul about his after-school job, and that includes his best buds Charlotte (Downs) and Jasper (Fox).
Naturally, he can't tell his parents (Jeffrey Nicholas Brown, Kelly Sullivan) or his younger sister Piper (Anderson).
It's beneath a shop called Junk 'n' Stuff where Captain Man has his secret lair. Captain Man's purpose is that one day he will leave all his superhero crime fighting to Henry. This sidekick stuff is, in effect, Henry's training period.
In the first episode, "The Danger Begins," evil, evil villain The Toddler (Ben Giroux) is planning to turn all the babies in Swellville into monsters.
• Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn. These 10-year-old quadruplets have only two things in common: their birthday and their parents.
Nicky's the odd one, but let's call him quirky and confident.
Ricky's the smart one and wants to rule the world some day.
Dicky's the hip, cool one who can sweet talk his way out of almost anything using words from his "Dicky-tionary."
Dawn is a born leader and is the oldest -- by four seconds.
The Harper quads are the very definition of sibling rivalry. This manifests in adventures ranging from each of them planning their own "grown-up" birthday parties to a battle for the TV remote that nearly ruins their parents' anniversary.
In the end, the Harper kids learn that when they work together, nothing can stop them.
The series stars Aidan Gallagher (Modern Family) as Nicky, Casey Simpson (Despicable Me 2) as Ricky, Mace Coronel (The Bold and the Beautiful) as Dicky and Lizzy Greene (The Thundermans) as Dawn.
Rounding out the cast are Allison Munn (That '70s Show) as Anne the mom, and Brian Stepanek (The Suite Life of Zack and Cody) as their father, Tom.
Gabrielle Elyse (The Thundermans) is 16-year-old Josie, a close friend and confidante to the kids and an employee at Get Sporty!, the Harper family store.
The series is rated TV-G, meaning it's good for everybody from toddlers to grandma.
Style on 09/07/2014