Ned's Declassified was the weirdest show 

Ned's Declassified is one of the most well-aged Nickelodeon sitcoms from the 2000s

But Ned is fundamentally different from the Wimpy Kid because Ned wanted to help other kids with his guide while Wimpy Kid wrote his diary as a guide because he thought he was better than everyone else.

The charm of Ned's Declassifies is precisely the absurd, the cartoonish, but well made.

I heard someone recently say Ned’s was like Scrubs for kids - good lessons, great humor, dreamlike surrealism, and the satisfaction of watching a group of people start something as newbies and then complete it.

Damn the answer “I can’t answer that due to the fact that i’m 40” was sadly not the answer I was expecting from a 2004 sitcom. Glad it was tho. Awesome show

I don’t say this lightly, this show is one of the greatest shows ever.

To be honest, there could be a good plot to a reboot for the show. Ned and his friends out of college trying to figure out how to live an adult life on their own. That's definitely a struggle for a lot people. There is no need for more than 2 seasons give or take on how long and how many episodes there are.

The fact this show was grounded and mostly felt real and had no laugh track was enough for me to be a favorite, but also has a great overall plot, the characters are its heart and soul AND it's funny without being obnoxiously physical, this was peak Nickelodeon and it's sad how underrated it is because it came in the age of Drake&Josh and iCarly

Gordy, the janitor, was also the voice of Timmy's dad in "Fairly Odd Parents." I loved that he never did any actual work, just "letting the night guy take care of it."

Neds declassified school survival guide is in my opinion one of the best live action shows to come out of Nickelodeon. I would get excited watching the hijinks that occur on the show.

I need to keep that "I can't answer that because I'm 40" line tucked away to get my students to stop asking me if their peers are hot. Why do they want my opinion so badly? I don't understand!

This show has surprisingly aged well.

Okay but seriously Barbie: Princess and the Pauper is such an insanely brilliant movie. Shocking and true.

Ned’s declassified actually had some legit tips for surviving middle school

This was a good show. There was an episode where Moze blew off studying for a test, thinking she could just wing it because she was smart and always did well. She ended up doing poorly, and the lesson was that you should always study ahead of time and make sure you're prepared. Even if you get A's, never think you can just wing it. A genuinely good lesson that I wish I implemented more in some of my college classes.

The three main actors from the show just started up a new podcast called “Ned’s Declassified Podcast Guide” that is pretty fun and they’ve been going through episodes and just talking about some of the fun they had on set and some insecurities in being a child actor. I’ve found it pretty enjoyable.

watching ned's declassified after school will always be a core memory

I'm surprised no one is taking about Ned's tips. They were honestly quite useful. Especially those for school tests, running for student council, making friends, choosing after clubs among other things. I swear those tips would have been so useful if I was rewatching this so around my teen years. The best part, all characters mattered and weren't just there. The vice principal and Mr Sweeny despite being an authorized figure had characteristics that were different from the perspective of Ned. VP being there to watch out for kids to help them which was his goal after changing careers from a cop. And Mr Sweeny who despite being seen as some evil (Ned and his schoolmates prescriptive) but truly did care for his students. From tricking Ned into using his old notebook to study his test to not ratting him out in the finale episode. There were kids who had careers planned out for themselves, like the lawyer girl. Teachers to guide students and even connect on a personal level (choosing a career episode) Even the janitor was made so likeable and not seen below others who worked at the school. He was given a personality that to me made him the best character, I character who's absence would ruin the show in a way. This was such an underrated show. I'm annoyed it's not mostly known.

This show will always hold a special place with me because I was literally starting 6th grade when this came out. They aged with me and really felt like the show was directly for me.

I fucking LOVED Ned's Declassified! I never forgot that one episode where he talked about note-taking and said to double underline something that a teacher says twice - got me through my masters! But also real talk: the Amanda Show was also great! I still remember the freaky doll that would go "MAHA!"😂

I was hoping you'd mention the "I can't answer that due to the fact that I'm 40" I haven't seen this show in 15 years but that line always stuck with me

This show really deserved better. The humor has aged so well and it's still funny and fun to watch even at 25.

I think the characters were amazing, diverse, and ahead of its time as well. Moze had ALL the potential to be those "i'm not like other girls, ew girly things" type of girls, and this trope was at peak during the 00s. But instead she was just a regular tomboyish girl who happens to be bffs with 2 boys. She never shames other girls for being feminine, and she also yearns for a girl bestfriend. Even her rivalry with Suzie brings out the best of both characters and had nothing to do with competing for a boy's attention. It was just perfect and wholesome!

as insane as the show is, I love how they totally lean into the insanity - this show knows exactly what it is and what it's doing lol, I re-watched it last year as a 25 year old and was super surprised how enjoyable and funny I still found it to be

Still my favorite Nickelodeon sitcom. Its one of them that haven't been ruined due to Dan Schneider.

To me Ned's Declassified has the same charme as Malcolm in the middle. It never get's old and you just have to laugh. You can watch the episodes a billion of times and ist's still funny. Both series aged pretty well and the characters are so diverse and interesting. Hard to top that. :)

This wasn't just a great show. It was an ACTUAL SURVIVAL GUIDE

I remember watching this show as a kid and my dad actually liked it and wanted to watch it with me. Which is one of the few times outside of Avatar: The Last Airbender that he wanted to watch a kids show with me. Just speaks to its quality

okay, but real talk, Ned's holds up. it has like good continuity and feels really relatable to middle school. it is a fun time, and i re-watch it from time to time

He did it! He finally did it! I can now die happy now that Alex has covered all of the big Nick sitcoms from my childhood

This is my favorite Nickelodeon show. Every character was incredible, they had their own music and personalities, and they all merged incredibly well to one another. And the humor of the show is great. Wacky, ridiculous, but grounded in the sense that we all went through those things they did. Also, the sound effects were great

We're still just as weird today 😘

My sister was born with a very rare chromosome disorder that gave her weakened breathing which caused her airway to be very small. Meaning she couldn’t talk normally as her vocal cords didn’t vibrate like normal. Somehow she taught herself to whisper talk. It was amazing. Anyways, long story short her health conditions kept her from experiencing normal things such as a normal school life. She was often home sick with pneumonia most years. This show gave her hope. It let her feel what it was like to have friends and have goofy jokes and things happen to you at school. She felt as if she were a character in the show herself. It was amazing seeing her joy whenever this show came on. Sadly my sister passed away suddenly at home 2 years ago. This show will forever hold a special place in my heart and memories. My sister lived her life through her shows she watched. They gave her hope.

I swear Alex says what we are all thinking but no one talks about. ‘Middle school is twitter in real life’. Holy hell, what an accurate description.

I’m so glad to finally see something about Ned’s Declassified. I was starting to think this show was just a fever dream

the amount of character growth between the premiere and finale is amazing. Im so excited for their podcast

This is the kind of show I think deserves a sequel, like focusing on college for both students AND teachers, where the protagonists could go to college as part of the staff and Ned makes a new guide for college. The actors had too much charisma and chemistry to be replaced, so putting them as part of the college staff would work well enough.

I think it's super interesting that, according to Alex, American middle schools really do have similarities to series like this (even if, of course, a lot of it is exaggerated for comedic purposes). When the series was released under the name "Neds ultimativer Schulwahnsinn" ("Ned's Ultimate School Madness") in Germany in 2006, I was just 12 and had been enrolled in High School, since there is no middle school in Germany. When you're 11 or 12, you're just sent to the same school as 18-year-olds. And back then I always imagined that such schools didn't really exist and watched the series more like some kind of fantasy series. XD I learned much later how the American school system works.

I remember watching this show as a kid and being really upset because all of those tips sounded so useful and I couldn't use any of those because my country's school system is different. (We couldn't apply to clubs, for example.) But either way, this show was absolutely insane and one of the best shows that I watched when I was a kid.

Thanks for FINALLY doing Ned's Declassified Guide. This series was top Nickelodeon, the premise was simple and each an every chapter was fun, the cast was solid and the story ark for each and everyone of them all see a conclusion throughout the series, which is something plenty of series dropped the ball latter on. This is one and Drake & Josh are the only early 2000 nickelodeon series I can still recommend without the fear of creating some sort trauma.

Despite the show being weird, all the characters added something to the show! Missy, Loomer, the teachers. Really good actors who obviously enjoyed doing the show!!. That's rare to see in shows today.

I was absolutely obsessed with this show as a kid and I think it’s still really good even at 25! The cartoony feel to a live action show, and the fact that Ned breaks the 4th wall and talks directly to the camera is just soooo good

What I loved about this show was how the random music and sound effects made it like a live action cartoon.

Cookie isn't actually a cyborg, he's just a tech nerd wearing smart glasses. Also, girl at 5:40 isn't sniffing glue, it's an allergy inhalant/decongestant.

as a professional hairdresser the "get your hair cut at least 1 week before" is really good advice. for any important event

This show is so underrated, recently rewatched all the popular nick shows and this is the one that has aged the best imo, it was geniuenly funny and the characters were pretty likeable, you also actually buy ned, moze, and cookie's friendship I will be forever mad that they didn't donthe high school version of the show with the same cast

I'm currently rewatching this show on Netflix and it's been SO much better than I actually thought it would be lmao.

I loved this show when it came out and still watch the re-runs. I was always disappointed they never did a High School version.

This show was, is and forever will be an absolute classic

It wasn't just the weirdest show, it was the bestest show. Seriously, I remember watching this one religiously when I was a kid. And it gave me a newly found love for the Almighty Janitor archetype!

It’s underrated how funny this show was and how much the comedy, still holds up. Literally the first 5 seconds when he called him coconut head, I started laughing. Simple but effective comedy.

You know what, the janitor in this show was the lawyer in Veronica Mars so Ned was right to bring him to the lunch table 😆

Lisa’s makeover reminds me of a friend I had in middle school. For a long time she basically only wore tshirts and track pants because of her scoliosis brace. In seventh grade she showed up at open house wearing new clothes, makeup, and a hair blow out instead of a pony tail because she didn’t need to wear the brace anymore.

Ned’s Declassified Podcast Survival Guide is out now. 😂🙌

This was my fav show growing up!!! I remember being in my freshman year of college and rewatching all the episodes bc I was nostalgic and would have LOVED a college survival guide reboot!!

Ran into the actor who played Ned at a rave a couple years ago. He was chill af.

If you're reading all the praise about Ned's Declassified in the comments and wondering if it's all the hype or not, let me assure you: YES. It's a phenomenal show and has aged extremely well.

I was also in high school when this show came out, still loved watching it, although not only Cookie, but the whole cast went weird in the last season, as if they had to make the show more cartoony because the actors were getting older.

This was one of my favorite shows as a kid. I made sure to never miss a new episode.

This show feels like a fever dream! I remember liking it as a kid, but I was always completely obsessed with Drake and Josh. Looking back now and knowing about all the controversy with Dan Schneider, I realize this was one of Nick’s least problematic shows. It aged well.

I remember it being 2013 and my dad actually recommended me and my sister to watch this on Netflix because HE wanted an excuse to binge watch it. And we watched an episode after school everyday!

I was the generation that Pete & Pete originally aired for, but my kid watched Ned's Declassified, and yeah, it never seemed that weird to me after watching Pete & Pete. Then again, I'm also the generation that spent our early years watching Peewee's Playhouse in its original airing, moved right onto MTV'S Liquid Television (if you don't know what that is, go look it up, it's wild), and closed out our 20's watching cartoons on Adult Swim. A lot of these shows seem pretty tame and reasonable in comparison to the insane, mind-bending stuff a lot of my generation was watching at 10-14.

This show really was a Gem like some of the lessons still run true plus it has one of my favorite casts of a sitcoms. Definitely peak nick.

Devon Werkheiser described this show as a “live-action cartoon” and I think that’s the perfect description

I think the fact so much of the show can still apply to today and even adulthood, to some degree, shows how well it holds up.

I would have been finishing up highschool when this show came out, but I still remember watching it and being invested in the wacky shenanigans whenever I caught it on TV.

For anyone interested, the three main cast members from Ned's Declassified recently started a podcast together. You're welcome.

I remember being in 7th grade when Ned's Declassified came out and trying the tips at school. Long story short, it did not end well. 🤣

This show literally changed my life in the weirdest way. I was going into middle school just after it started and was a huge fan, so when they had auditions for the school play I was like "that's so middle school! It's something like Ned, Mose, and Cookie would do!" so I auditioned for the play just to be like them, and found a life long passion for acting. Now I'm signed to the same agency as the girl who played Mose, where she started. Crazy looking back lol

I watched this show being a Dutch child in a completely different school system. I've always wondered how accurate it was.

"I feel like I need to call my mom to come to pick me up." I felt that in the fiery depths of my soul.

Oh god I love that you highlighted my absolute favorite line in the whole show with Gordy and Cookie 🤣 A little disappointed your video wasn't more comprehensive of the whole show and how it progresses though, instead of focusing on just the very first episode. I seriously think this was Nick's greatest live action show

You know the characters from this show strike me as students that would ultimately come back to be teachers

I loved this show. It was freakily accurate. The three main leads worked well together. Edit: Loved the Janitor. My middle school Janitor was a great guy who didn't talk down to kids.

The show is really different without the sound effects going off every other second. And I’m saying that as a bad thing cause I love those sound effects.

I’ve seen every single episode of the Amanda show multiple times. Tony Pajamas and Judge Trudy & the dancing lobsters will forever have a place in my heart-right next to the poor old man who can’t realize he’s being prank called by a brat lol

I actually used one of the tips in this in middle school. It was the one with the locker combination where you do the first 2 numbers in it when you leave, so you only have to turn it once to the last one when you go back to it. It was rather efficient, and I got out of school just that little bit sooner at the end of the day. 🙂 Also, fun fact: the janitor is played by Darran Norris, who voices Cosmo from Fairly Odd Parents.

While this show had its crazy moments, it really did teach kids some valuable lessons and cause of that, it holds a special place in my heart. Like the study ep, thanks to that ep I made sure to always make sure my notes were organized and not a complete mess when I needed to study.

This show has held pretty well, I watched it as a kid and loved it, I’m 24 now and still find it funny. 😂

nobody seems to talk about how this show has the same creator as johnny test. both shows are pretty bonkers but in such distinct ways that you'd never assume they have so much shared dna.

10:00 at this point even the last person realized that this isn't a Dan Schneider Show.

I used to absolutely loved Ned’s declassified! I had a crush on Ned. My husband and I even reference this show still as adults 😅

Thank you so much for bringing back memories of Ned's declassified but The Amanda Show could've stayed locked far far away along with most of what happened on late night Teletoon....

Just because of Alex the words SKILLSHARE and AUDIBLE are engraved in my brain, I sometimes even hear those words in my dreams

It’s such a weirdly brilliant show, and has shockingly aged pretty well which says a LOT considering how rare that is. I loved it as a kid and could see myself still enjoying it today, also as a kid I genuinely feel like watching it helped me feel so much more comfortable with my journey first going into middle school, even if some of the “lessons” were pretty ridiculous and comical, some of it was still decently accurate (while still being presented in a very wacky fashion) but above all it helped with my confidence and fears in going into the 6th grade.

I been waiting for Alex to do this video for 3 years This is one of the best Nick Shows and it aged well

I have to admit while I did love The Amanda Show and Drake and Josh way more I did love Ned's Declassified way more than iCarly, Victorious, and Zoey 101 because I felt like it had the right kind of humor to get me laughing and I loved how relatable it was compared to those shows as in it shows the life of middle school and how to survive it even if it was exaggerated in hilarious TV form. Lol What I also found awfully interesting was that the guy who created this show, Scott Fellows, also created Big Time Rush and around the time when iCarly was out and everyone was raving about iCarly. I loved Big Time Rush. It had the kind of humor that I loved from Ned's Declassified (Though honestly I literally had no idea that the two shows had the same creator till I was in my twenties but it explains a lot. Lol) Also I love watching shows that involve music and people making it big time especially when it's written well. Everyone including my friends were raving about iCarly but I was the one person who absolutely loved Big Time Rush way more than that show. I even loved it more so than Victorious and Zoey 101 as well as much as I loved those shows. It always made me feel pretty unique! EEP! :) Looking back I wonder if part of it is because compared to Dan, Scott didn't have the kind of humor to make me feel uncomfortable or weirded out. I still need to get Paramount Plus to binge watch these shows but I wouldn't be surprised at all if part of that was the case at all even though I loved The Amanda Show and Drake and Josh way more.

“It burns my eyes” and the end legit made me laugh for like 5 min straight!

One tip that I genuinely found helpful: stay close to the lockers during the rush to get to class. You get to your class faster and avoid getting run over. Also: Ned's Declassified Office Job Survival Guide.

Can we just appreciate the consistency and work this guy put in every single video???😩

That pass the skunk skit was hilarious omg I’m crying

4:06 what a TWIST XD

If someone based an Internet meme on you, it would have impeccable grammar.

This was definitely a comfort show for me. As a writer it was really fun watching Ned go through some of the same struggles I do like writers block, etc. I just wish they played it more on re-runs. I can’t remember the last time they played this show.

U NEED TO REVIEW THE MOODY SEGMENT FROM THE AMANDA SHOW, IT'S GOLDDDD

This show was a major part of my childhood, and my favorite show to watch growing up, thank you for covering it!!

I really liked Moze!!! She wasn't too much of a "I'm not like other girls" but still not a girly stereotype

Me and my mom LOVED this show. We still quote lines and crack up.

Good thing you tagged this at the end of the Pinocchio video cause RU-vid did not show me this was released and it was one of my fav shows when I was little

this show really shaped a lot of our humor without us even knowing it