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My First Childhood Celebrity Crush Turns Out to Be An Abuser
Growing up, my all-time favorite television network was Nickelodeon. Whatever craft or game I was playing in my living room as a kid was always accompanied by iconic shows such as SpongeBob SquarePants, Fairly Odd Parents, The Amanda Show, and All That playing in the background. But out of all of the shows on Nickelodeon, my all time favorite from the pilot to the series finale was none other than Drake and Josh.
Drake and Josh was sitcom from 2004 to 2007 and was created and produced by Dan Schneider, who was already working with the network and had a timeline of successful shows already at his disposal. Therefore, Drake and Josh was just his next hurdle to fly over.
The show stars former The Amanda Show actors Drake Bell and Josh Peck, and the series was centered around the two polar opposite teens that became step brother overnight. The concept of this show and the plot lines of episodes were always relatively simple, yet the dynamic of the two main characters made every scenario they were in hilarious. Many of the episodes consisting of day-to-day things the teens encountered such as waiting in line for a rollercoaster, building their neighbors a treehouse, or trying to wait out a storm the night of an outdoor concert.
