NickCam Season 1

NickCam (Season 1)

Country of origin United States
No. of episodes 15
Original Channel Nickelodeon
Original Run May 2, 2008 - July 4, 2008
                       
The first season of NickCam aired on Nickelodeon from May 2 to July 4, 2008. The season introduces Nick Cameron (Denzel Whitaker), his friends Rosanne Kenseth (Maunda Alexander), her cousins Rhodey Wilde (Kwame Alexander) and Roman Harvick (Marlon Smith), Louise Busch (Casey Scott), her sister Shirin (Jannae Scott) and Qristyl Logano (Aldonesa Janglian).

Production


The series was created and executive produced by Jake Farrow and Dan Schneider who has created many other shows for the network. The show is produced by Schneider's Bakery and Nickelodeon Productions. The series is filmed at Nickelodeon On Sunset and KTLA Studios in Hollywood, California. The theme song “Always” is written and peformed by the cast. All episodes from this season were originally produced in the 14:9 format, then cropped to 4:3 for broadcast and 16:9 for widescreen release. The season began production in June 2007. 

Episodes

Season 1, Episode #1 Directed by: Steve Hoefer Written by: Dan Schneider 
Title: Pilot C@m Original air date: May 2, 2008 Production code: 101
Computer expert Nick Cameron (Denzel Whitaker) and friends are forced by their parents to sign up for a weekend job. They decide to join the new program at Mystic Mountain. On their first day, Nick, Rosanne (Maunda Alexander), Roman (Marlon Smith) and Rhodey (Kwame Alexander) meet their new friends at school Louise Busch (Casey Scott), her sister Shirin (Jannae Scott) and Qristyl Logano (Aldonesa Janglian). After learning about a web show called iCarly, the group decides to create their own and named it “NickCam”.

Season 1, Episode #2 Directed by: Steve Hoefer Written by: Dan Schneider 
Title: Time T@nk Original air date: May 3, 2008 Production code: 102
Rhodey is sick of being late to work while his cousin Roman is on time. Soon the two compete to see who can arrive faster. Elsewhere, fearing that they may get detention for lying, Nick and Shirin swear to always tell the truth. However, it goes out of hand because they are too honest and alienate everyone else and each other. 

Season 1, Episode #3 Directed by: Adam Weissman Written by: Arthur Gradstein
Title: W@iting to Go Original air date: May 10, 2008 Production code: 103
Rhodey accidentally breaks Rosanne new phone playing at school. After the game, the two and Nick are the only ones left at the bus stop while waiting for Nick’s mom to pick them up. At first, they think that something is holding her back up. They try to find ways to waste time and tolerate each other while they wait. Nick’s mom Stella shows up and the tell the trio that it only was fifteen minutes.

Season 1, Episode #4 Directed by: Adam Weissman Written by: Steve Holland 
Title: Frid@y the 13th Original air date: May 19, 2008 Production code: 104
Louise does not believe in superstitions and goes on to try to prove her hypothesis by doing all things superstitiously believed to bring bad luck, like walking under a ladder. Counter to her hypothesis, a streak of bad luck strikes and Nick must help her stop it.

Season 1, Episode #5 Directed by: Roger Christiansen Written by: Arthur Gradstein
Title: S@ve the Nick Original air date: May 20, 2008 Production code: 105
Nick gets a girl down from a tree and his mother publishes a story on it. When people start calling him a hero, he lets it go to his head and he starts acting supercilious (i.e. cutting everyone in line for a new movie, and getting away with it) and retells the story with exaggerated details. Rosanne, Louise and Roman make a fool out of Nick to humble but he ends up saving the girls from a speeding car. Elsewhere, the Busch are fighting and it’s up to Rhodey to solve this by writing fake apology letters.


Season 1, Episode #6 Directed by: David Kendall Written by: Dan Schneider 
Title: Good Sport G@me Original air date: May 21, 2008 Production code: 106
Nick is presenting an award for basketball shooting, but Rosanne is upset when the award goes to Rhodey. As this goes to her head, Rosanne rubs in the fact that she thinks she should deserve it by giving her cousins attention they do not want.
Absent: Casey Scott as Louise Busch 

Season 1, Episode #7 Directed by: Russ Reinsel Written by: Andrew Newman
Title: My Best Friend's B@ck Original air date: May 22, 2008 Production code: 107
A new skit for NickCam gets sidetracked when Nick is leaving for two weeks. When he returns Rhodey and Roman are excited. However, Rosanne and the girls are afraid that Nick has changed too much, so they read up on all the places Nick has visited.

Season 1, Episode #8 Directed by: Steve Hoefer Written by: Dan Schneider 
Title: Double D@re U Nick Original air date: May 23, 2008 Production code: 108
The gang resent the large amount of homework they are assigned, especially because they want do a special NickCam webcast. This culminates in a large number of dares issued to skip work. However, the next morning, Nick, Rosanne and Rhodey calls everyone and they all agree to call off the plot because of guilt. Louise and her sister fail to receive the message and carries on with the dare.

Season 1, Episode #9 Directed by: Steve Hoefer Written by: Jake Farrow
Title: Rhodey's F@mily Fun Original air date: June 21, 2008 Production code: 109
Louise and her sister move in next to Rosanne, Rhodey and Roman after their old neighbor moves away. The three get to know the sisters and discover how similar they are. After they ruin Rhodey’s cake, Louise and Shirin both explain their sides of the story and ultimately attempt to bake a cake to compensate for the one they ruined. With their friends’ help, they succeed.

Season 1, Episode #10 Directed by: Russ Reinsel Written by: Dan Schneider
Title: The Gre@t Summer Original air date: June 21, 2008 Production code: 110
The gang is excited that Nick’s mom is going to take them to Mystic Mountain’s Water Park Although disappointed that they are brought to the beach, Nick’s mom tells them about Ocean Cove and leaves them to find it. They have fun at the beach and realize that the beach is Ocean Cove. 

Season 1, Episode #11 Directed by: Roger Christiansen Written by: Jake Farrow
Title: The Gre@t Summer Original air date: June 30, 2008 Production code: 111
When Louise and Qristyl enter a talent show at Mystic Mountain together, their friends try to tell them that they’re horrible when Louise signs and Qristyl plays the guitar. After they hear a recording of themselves,  she realizes their friends had been right, but at the talent show, the two surprises them with Qristyl singing and Louise playing the guitar.
Absent:Marlon Smith as Roman Harvick

Season 1, Episode #12 Directed by: Russ Reinsel Written by: Steve Holland  
Title: Don't Pet S@ndy Original air date: July 1, 2008 Production code: 112
Rosanne has a hate for pets and when Nick and the others find a snake in the park, they decide to keep it in a box in Rhodey’s room without unveiling to Rhodey's cousins. The snake gets loose and Rhodey, Nick and the others are worried when they cannot remember if it venomous or harmless. 

Season 1, Episode #13 Directed by: Adam Weissman Written by: Arthur Gradstein
Title: School of H@rd Knocks Original air date: July 2, 2008 Production code: 113
Rosanne and Qristyl confront a new crossing guard who will charge people money every time someone crosses the street. They try to figure out ways to avoid him. Meanwhile, Rhodey needs help to study for a Science test.

Season 1, Episode #14 Directed by: Russ Reinsel Written by: Steve Holland  
Title: Project N Exp@nsion Original air date: July 3, 2008 Production code: 114
Mystic Mountain is having an expansion to the park. However, the NickCam gang hears rumors that workers in the MWS program are going to get fired and replaced. After fearing of these stories, Nick then scheme to get the new employees fired before he and his friends potentially are.

Season 1, Episode #15 Directed by: Steve Hoefer Written by: Dan Schneider 
Title: NickC@m Shorts Original air date: July 4, 2008 Production code: 115
Green Room: The cast is nervous of being on TV and can’t decide what kind show NickCam should. They all agree make it  like All That and perform sketch comedy. However, the first skit is plagued by a serious accident.
Sketches: Party XL, SOL, The Golden Stock Market, War Enterprises, Shirin plays Rewind Race with a studio audience member while introducing the music video.
Music Video: “In Living Color” sung by the NickCam Cast 

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