The Nick Cannon Show

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The Nick Cannon Show
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Genre Comedy
Created by Nick Cannon
Directed byKyle La Vrache
StarringNick Cannon
Theme music composer
  • Nick Cannon
  • Deric Battiste
Opening theme"Aint No Party Like A Nick Cannon Party" performed by Autonomy
ComposerCraig Stuart Garfinkle
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes27
Production
Executive producers
Producers
Production locations
CinematographyChris Bradley
Running time22 minutes
Production companies
Original release
Network Nickelodeon
ReleaseJanuary 12, 2002 (2002-01-12) 
February 22, 2003 (2003-02-22)

The Nick Cannon Show is an American comedy television series created by and starring Nick Cannon for Nickelodeon. It is a spin-off of Nickelodeon's All That , in which Cannon was a former cast member. It aired on Nickelodeon's SNICK block from January 12, 2002, to February 22, 2003, for 27 episodes across two seasons. Its premise is that Nick Cannon finds a situation he thinks needs changing and then "takes over" to make things better or funnier.

Contents

Guest stars on the show include Usher, Mary J. Blige, Britney Spears, Eddie Murphy, Will Smith, Willy Santos, Lil' Romeo, Kenan Thompson, Kel Mitchell and girl group 3LW.

Overview

Each episode features host Nick Cannon in a fish-out-of-water situation, such as moving in with strangers, learning rodeo tricks, joining the armed forces, and traveling to London. [1] Cannon described his creative process as "spontaneous", further stating, "I just come up with an idea and then we just see how it goes. That's the beauty of it, to come up with a funny idea and see how far we can take it." [1] At the end of each episode, Cannon writes "Nick Cannon Was Here" on something related to the episode to leave his mark.

Production

Nick Cannon worked as an executive producer, writer, and star of The Nick Cannon Show, which aired on Nickelodeon's Saturday night programming block SNICK at 9:30 PM EST. [1] During this time, Cannon was also working on the films Drumline , which he starred in, and Men in Black II as well as a self-titled music album. [1] After production and crew changes occurred in the second season, the program suffered from low ratings and was canceled in February 2003.

Since its initial airing concluded, the show has not been rebroadcast on Nickelodeon or its sister networks.

Episodes

All episode titles begin with "Nick Takes Over" except for the last episode.

Season 1

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleOriginal air date
11"Nick Takes Over Your Family"January 12, 2002 (2002-01-12)
22"Nick Takes Over Your School"January 19, 2002 (2002-01-19)
33"Nick Takes Over a Wedding"January 26, 2002 (2002-01-26)
44"Nick Takes Over the Rodeo"February 2, 2002 (2002-02-02)
55"Nick Takes Over Hollywood"February 9, 2002 (2002-02-09)
66"Nick Takes Over Music"February 16, 2002 (2002-02-16)
77"Nick Takes Over the Beach"February 23, 2002 (2002-02-23)
88"Nick Takes Over London"March 2, 2002 (2002-03-02)
99"Nick Takes Over Style"March 9, 2002 (2002-03-09)
1010"Nick Takes Over the Military"March 16, 2002 (2002-03-16)
1111"Nick Takes Over Food"March 23, 2002 (2002-03-23)
1212"Nick Takes Over Baseball"April 6, 2002 (2002-04-06)
1313"Nick Takes Over Nickelodeon"April 13, 2002 (2002-04-13)
1414"Nick Takes Over Fitness"April 20, 2002 (2002-04-20)

Season 2

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleOriginal air date
151"Nick Takes Over the Circus"September 21, 2002 (2002-09-21)
162"Nick Takes Over a Zoo"October 5, 2002 (2002-10-05)
173"Nick Takes Over the Mall"October 12, 2002 (2002-10-12)
184"Nick Takes Over a Hospital"November 2, 2002 (2002-11-02)
195"Nick Takes Over the Law"November 9, 2002 (2002-11-09)
206"Nick Takes Over Space"November 16, 2002 (2002-11-16)
217"Nick Takes Over Holidays"November 23, 2002 (2002-11-23)
228"Nick Takes Over Transportation"January 18, 2003 (2003-01-18)
239"Nick Takes Over a Town"January 25, 2003 (2003-01-25)
2410"Nick Takes Over Recreation"February 1, 2003 (2003-02-01)
2511"Nick Takes Over Latanya's Life"February 1, 2003 (2003-02-01)
2612"Nick Takes Over Hawaii"February 15, 2003 (2003-02-15)
2713"The Best of Nick Cannon"February 22, 2003 (2003-02-22)

Home media

On November 11, 2013, iTunes released volumes 1 and 2 of The Nick Cannon Show with a total of 19 episodes. [2] [3]

Reception

Knight Ridder rated the series premiere a B+, stating, "it's almost sad it airs on a cable network whose audience is viewers under the age of 12." [4] The review concluded that the pilot, "Nick Takes over School", "provides what we say we want: a good, clean laugh for everyone—kids and parents alike." [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Rogers, John (March 25, 2002). "Nick Cannon's Hungry for More". Plainview Herald (Press release). Los Angeles. Associated Press. Archived from the original on 2024-04-20.
  2. "The Nick Cannon Show - Vol. 1". iTunes .
  3. "The Nick Cannon Show - Vol. 2". iTunes .
  4. 1 2 "What to Watch". Poughkeepsie Journal . Knight Ridder. January 14, 2002. p. 5D.
Preceded by
The Brothers García
2001
Kids' Choice Awards lead-out program
The Nick Cannon Show
2002
Succeeded by
All Grown Up!
2003