The following is an episode list for the Nickelodeon sketch comedy series The Amanda Show . The series premiered on October 16, 1999, and ended on September 21, 2002, after 3 seasons and 46 episodes. Six additional "Best of..." episodes aired after 40 episodes were produced in total. Amanda Bynes and Drake Bell are the only actors to appear in every episode.
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1 | 13 | October 16, 1999 | February 19, 2000 | |
2 | 17 | July 15, 2000 | April 7, 2001 | |
3 | 10 | January 19, 2002 | September 21, 2002 | |
The Best of... | 6 | March 23, 2002 | May 18, 2002 |
The first season aired from October 16, 1999, to February 19, 2000. The main cast features Amanda Bynes, Drake Bell, Nancy Sullivan, Raquel Lee, and Johnny Kassir. Recurring cast includes Andrew Hill Newman and E. E. Bell as Barney, the security guard. Every episode in this season is written by Dan Schneider, Andrew Hill Newman, John Hoberg, Christy Stratton & Jenny Kilgen. It is the only season to feature Raquel Lee and Johnny Kassir as regular cast members. The intro, only for season one, was produced by Nickelodeon Animation Studio.
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Original air date | Prod. code |
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1 | 1 | "Episode 1" | Tim O'Donnell & Ken Whittingham | October 16, 1999 | 101 |
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2 | 2 | "Episode 2" | Ken Whittingham & Tim O'Donnell | October 23, 1999 | 102 |
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3 | 3 | "Episode 3" | Virgil L. Fabian, Ken Whittingham & Rich Correll | October 30, 1999 | 103 |
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4 | 4 | "Episode 4" | Ken Whittingham & Rich Correll | November 6, 1999 | 104 |
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5 | 5 | "Episode 5" | Rich Correll, Ken Whittingham & Virgil L. Fabian | November 13, 1999 | 105 |
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6 | 6 | "Episode 6" | Virgil L. Fabian & Rich Correll | November 20, 1999 | 106 |
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7 | 7 | "Episode 7" | Virgil L. Fabian, Rich Correll, Bruce Gowers & Tim O'Donnell | January 8, 2000 | 107 |
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8 | 8 | "Episode 8" | Bruce Gowers, Virgil L. Fabian, Rich Correll & Tim O'Donnell | January 15, 2000 | 108 |
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9 | 9 | "Episode 9" | Virgil L. Fabian, Rich Correll & Bruce Gowers | January 22, 2000 | 109 |
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10 | 10 | "Episode 10" | Virgil L. Fabian, Bruce Gowers, Rich Correll & Mary Schmid | January 29, 2000 | 110 |
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11 | 11 | "Episode 11" | Virgil L. Fabian, Rich Correll & Mary Schmid | February 5, 2000 | 111 |
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12 | 12 | "Episode 12" | Bruce Gowers, Rich Correll, Virgil L. Fabian, Mary Schmid & Ken Whittingham | February 12, 2000 | 112 |
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13 | 13 | "Episode 13" | Virgil L. Fabian, Rich Correll & Mary Schmid | February 19, 2000 | 113 |
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The second season aired from July 15, 2000, to April 7, 2001. The main cast features Amanda Bynes, Drake Bell, Nancy Sullivan and newcomer Josh Peck. Recurring cast includes Andrew Hill Newman, E. E. Bell, Maureen McCormick, Danny Bonaduce, Travis Tedford, Lara Jill Miller, Lauren Petty, Matthew Botuchis, Molly Orr and Taran Killam of "Moody's Point". Every episode in this season is written by Dan Schneider, Andrew Hill Newman, John Hoberg and Steven Molaro.
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Original air date | Prod. code |
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14 | 1 | "Episode 14" | Rich Correll, Virgil L. Fabian & Ken Whittingham | July 15, 2000 | 201 |
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15 | 2 | "Episode 15" | Rich Correll, Virgil L. Fabian, Tim O'Donnell & Ken Whittingham | July 29, 2000 | 202 |
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16 | 3 | "Episode 16" | Virgil L. Fabian & Ken Whittingham | August 12, 2000 | 203 |
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17 | 4 | "Episode 17" | Virgil L. Fabian & Ken Whittingham | August 26, 2000 | 204 |
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18 | 5 | "Episode 18" | Tim O'Donnell, Rich Correll & Virgil L. Fabian | September 9, 2000 | 205 |
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19 | 6 | "Episode 19" | Rich Correll & Virgil L. Fabian | September 23, 2000 | 206 |
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20 | 7 | "Episode 20" | Rich Correll, Virgil L. Fabian & Ken Whittingham | October 7, 2000 | 207 |
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21 | 8 | "Episode 21" | Rich Correll, Virgil L. Fabian & Tim O'Donnell | October 21, 2000 | 208 |
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22 | 9 | "Episode 22" | Rich Correll, Virgil L. Fabian & Ken Whittingham | October 28, 2000 | 209 |
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23 | 10 | "Episode 23" | Rich Correll, Virgil L. Fabian & Ken Whittingham | November 18, 2000 | 210 |
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24 | 11 | "Episode 24" | Rich Correll, Virgil L. Fabian & Tim O'Donnell | December 9, 2000 | 211 |
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25 | 12 | "Episode 25" | Rich Correll & Virgil L. Fabian | December 23, 2000 | 212 |
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26 | 13 | "Episode 26" | Virgil L. Fabian & Ken Whittingham | January 27, 2001 | 213 |
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27 | 14 | "Episode 27" | Rich Correll & Virgil L. Fabian | February 17, 2001 | 214 |
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28 | 15 | "Episode 28" | Virgil L. Fabian & Dan Schneider | March 3, 2001 | 215 |
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29 | 16 | "Episode 29" | Bobby Costanzo, Virgil L. Fabian, Kevin Tracy, & Ken Whittingham | March 17, 2001 | 216 |
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30 | 17 | "Episode 30" | Rich Correll, Bobby Costanzo, Virgil L. Fabian, Steve Hoefer & Ken Whittingham | April 7, 2001 | 217 |
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The third season aired from January 19, 2002, to September 21, 2002. The cast and writers remain the same as previous season.
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Original air date | Prod. code |
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31 | 1 | "Episode 31" | Rich Correll, Virgil L. Fabian, Steve Hoefer & Ken Whittingham | January 19, 2002 | 301 |
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32 | 2 | "Episode 32" | Rich Correll, Virgil L. Fabian & Dan Schneider | February 2, 2002 | 302 |
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33 | 3 | "Episode 33" | Rich Correll, Virgil L. Fabian, Dan Schneider & Ken Whittingham | February 9, 2002 | 303 |
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34 | 4 | "Episode 34" | Rich Correll, Virgil L. Fabian, Dan Schneider & Ken Whittingham | March 23, 2002 | 304 |
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35 | 5 | "Episode 35" | Rich Correll, Virgil L. Fabian, Dan Schneider & Ken Whittingham | April 20, 2002 | 305 |
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36 | 6 | "Episode 36" | Virgil L. Fabian, Steve Hoefer & Dan Schneider | May 18, 2002 | 306 |
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37 | 7 | "Episode 37" | Virgil L. Fabian, Bobby Costanzo & Ken Whittingham | July 13, 2002 | 307 |
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38 | 8 | "Episode 38" | Virgil L. Fabian, Dan Schneider, Steve Hoefer, Bobby Costanzo & Ken Whittingham | August 17, 2002 | 308 |
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39 | 9 | "Episode 39" | Virgil L. Fabian, Dan Schneider, Ken Whittingham & Bobby Costanzo | September 14, 2002 | 309 |
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40 | 10 | "Episode 40" | Virgil L. Fabian & Ken Whittingham | September 21, 2002 | 310 |
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After the series ended its initial run, six "The Best of..." episodes were produced.
Title | Directed by | Original air date | |
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"The Best of Penelope, Please" | Dan Schneider | March 23, 2002 | |
The best sketches featuring Penelope Taynt. | |||
"The Best of Freaky Families" | Dan Schneider | April 6, 2002 | |
The Extremes, The Klutzes, The Literals, and The Lucklesses | |||
"The Best of Commercials" | Dan Schneider | April 27, 2002 | |
Meatloaf Crunch, Popper Pants, Super Spitballer 5000, and Remote Control Underpants. | |||
"The Best of Judge Trudy" | Dan Schneider | May 4, 2002 | |
The best sketches featuring Judge Trudy. | |||
"The Best of Drake and Josh" | Dan Schneider | May 11, 2002 | |
The Dare Show, Melody & Thad, When... Attack, Totally Kyle, and Tony Pajamas | |||
"The Best of Amanda's Favorites" | Dan Schneider | May 18, 2002 | |
The Girls' Room (Amber's Birthday), Crazy Courtney, Mr. Oldman, Blockblister, and Cynthia Worthington |
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