The WEIRD World of Ned's Declassified 

Thanks so much for watching! Let me know your thoughts on Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide and if you'd actually like to see the show come back but for a more adult audience?

Amazing man. Love the breakdown. Hope you’re enjoying the podcast.

This show was my jam as a kid, it was wacky and goofy, in all of the best ways, and actually gave useful advice. It was definitely a live action cartoon.

As someone who enjoys clubbing with friends, Ned’s advice of “navigate the dance floor by DANCING, not walking” has actually been stupid effective. God, this was my favorite show on Nickelodeon back then.

It’s weird that this show was not appreciated by Nickelodeon, I loved it when it was on and I’m so glad it had a proper ending

I love that the Rumors episode included that some rumors could be fun, if they don't hurt anybody; like the "if you flush all the toilets the school will jump" one. It was very nuanced and got child me to open my mind a bit.

Ned Declassified is so underrated. Even though Nick doesn't see the value in having a reboot, I love that Devon, Lindsey and Daniel decided to bet on themselves and start a podcast anyway. I have been seeing more channels talk about Ned's Declassified recently. I think the podcast is helping build the "Ned" brand and value up more. Maybe this podcast would actually help them get a reboot.

Something I really apreciated about this show is that unlike other shows at the time (*cough cough- Zoey 101) Most of the times the main characters didn't "Win" or had they plans go perfectly, like in the daydreaming episode, even tho Ned answered the riddle right, when he arrived to the cafeteria he was the only one who didn't get pizza. It really helped and teached kids that most of the times "winning everytime" or having everything come your way isn't a realistic turn of events.

My favorite moment on Ned's Declassified was in the music class episode when Ned says he wants to rock like the Foo Fighters, Incubus... and Everclear, and the music teacher says "Never heard of them". The crazy thing was that the music teacher was actually played by the lead singer of Everclear, and the song he performs about wanting to be a rockstar is actually a song BY Everclear (my favorite song of theirs lol). I'm not even the biggest fan of Everclear, but this was such a cool thing to learn about and helped me to really respect them.

I'm so happy you used the term "live action cartoon" There is no other way to explain it. It's sooooo good

The zany and colourful characters really helped to make this show memorable. For instance, I never realised that Coconut Head was wearing a wig, I thought that was his actual hair! 😂

Ned's Declassified Adulthood Survival Guide really does make a lot of sense. If kids thought middle school was rough, I think we who grew up with it can equally say how difficult adulthood can and has been to navigate.

dude, seriously, between wearing masks, teaching remotely & using a google glass, this series was a classic ahead of its time

Cookie: do you think Lisa Zimo is hot Gordy the Janitor: Ummm, I can't answer that due to the fact that I'm forty Clearly, Dan Schneider had no part in the writing of this fantastic show

this show gave a whole generation a bunch of iconic nicknames to tease their friends with and I love it for that

i just love that the three of them are still friends. makes my heart happy.

The one moment in Ned's that made me laugh and applaud all at once is when Ned is told to his face that he would make a wonderful teacher. I just thought at the time: "I can see that" A Ned's Declassified Adulthood Survival Guide should have Ned being a teacher.

God this show. I'm autistic and have ADHD and as a kid who was undiagnosed, this show was basically a guide for someone like me who did not understand any social cues. It really helped me understand the chaotic world of school life a bit more.

My knee jerk reaction to the idea of a reboot was "meh, no way. Would be unnecessary", then I heard it'd be an "adulthood" survival guide. Holy moly, why didn't they greenlight this? It's genius

I’m autistic af and this show really helped me in my early school life. Some of the things that might seem obvious to normal people were light bulbs to a guy like me. This show really helped me in social situations in school because I would just think “what would Ned do?”

One thing I liked about the show is that the teachers (even the strict ones) were shown to ultimately want what is best for the students rather than being portrayed as complete adversaries. The teachers might still at times be the conflict but they were always shown to have good intentions. I think shows that portray teachers as these evil beings that want to destroy all fun and fail everyone really do a disservice to both the students who see that and the teachers who teach them. So seeing a show that portrays teachers as not being somebody you want to be dealing with but who ultimately wants to see you succeed is much better than a lot of other shows I have seen.

Ned's Declassified is like a live action cartoon! It's over the top with it's humor at just the right level!

13:35 Popping in here to say, one of my favorite things about BTR was the many sound effects used as opposed to a laugh track, it genuinely made things funnier. He was smart to incorporate sound effects into his shows

First of all, all three of the main actors grew up hot. But I think Daniel Lee Curtis had the best glow up when looking back at the show. It's like he grew into the man that Cookie imagined himself to be. I'm glad all three are doing well and that they are pushing for more Ned's Declassified content.

This show meant so much as a kid. Even in the netherlands, where school is so much different from american school, this show helped me deal with a ton of formative lifr moments! Seeing ned change his point of view each episode thought me to grow and question things i saw as facts. Really incredible, while still being mostly entertaining and funny

This was absolutely my favorite live action Nick show for such a long time. I loved how it was a live action cartoon and it was absolutely hilarious. Not to mention relatable.

Yes! Ned’s was definitely one of my favorites as a kid it feels like a kids version of Scrubs/Community

I loved Ned's declassified as a kid and me and my wife are most of the way through watching the walking dead. You pointing out that Susie Crabgrass is Rosita blew my mind.

This is one of those shows that always pops into my mind occasionally. Good memories.

This was legitimately my favorite show when I was in like 5th grade and it really spoke to me as a weird kid who had problems with authority and ADD.

I think Ned’s Declassified was the first instance of a show where I as a kid could immediately tell the people behind it worked on other shows as well. With all the musical queues and the janitor literally just sounding like Timmy’s Dad

Ned and moze getting together was everything for me. I loved this show and the theme song was so awesome!

Live action cartoon is the perfect representation of the show. Offered great advice in disguise of the over the top episodes. Their podcast is a fun listen to see them reminiscence on the time spent on set and how they navigate post Ned's.

One moment that’s stuck out to me is where Coach Joy tells Mosley and another girl that they are still growing, and gives the example that kids who were shorter than her in middle school, ended up taller than her in high school. Although at the time I found it hard to believe that stopped growing in 7th grade and was the height she was.

I think it’s incredible how Mr.Monroe was clearly gay and it wasn’t overly talked about. Like he just existed like every other character did. Made it feel a lot more normal to be an effeminate man at a time where it was (and still is honestly) seen as taboo. Not to mention Cookie’s crossdressing. Seeeeee yah :)

This really was, one of my all time favorite live action Nick shows, definitely a gem of the early 2000s and with a banger opening theme song. It was relatable and wasn't afraid to be itself, the show was a good kind of "different". Something modern shows always miss.

I can easily imagine a Ned's Declassified Adulting Survival Guide. It would be simultaneously zany and depressing, which would be pitch-perfect for the Millennials and Zoomers who watched the original. I can see the episode titles now: "The Gig Economy", "Taxes", "Work/Life Balance", "Health Insurance", "Landlords", "Monetizing Your Hobbies", "Impending Environmental Disaster", and "Coping with Never Being Able to Own Your Own Home." Edit: I typed this before the last 20 minutes. I'd watch this show over Zoey 102, TBH.

If there was a Ned’s declassified adults, it would be so cool if there was a tip about old friends/classmates or even ex’s and it’s someone who was also in Ned’s declassified. It would probably be fun if it was a complete unknown background character. Like, don’t you remember me, there I am, and it’s some little red ring in an iconic scene

The rivalry between Gordy and the Weasel (it was a ferret puppet) was Classic and absolutely hilarious 😂

Words can't describe how much i loved this show

Nailed it bro 🎉. Great research!

I can distinctly remember using many tips from this show in school! Then learning from their mistakes and consequences helped me too. I quickly learned not use many tips from this show soon after. Lol.

This is the show I've watched the most of (besides ATLA) as an adult. I think it's because I was so excited going into 6th grade, and the 1st half the year went great, but the last half was terrible. My public school life never really recovered after that. :( This show represents the time when I thought I would be happy and with my friends forever.

Ned and Moze's Actors actually having been into each other IRL is just adorable. That makes me happy. I hope everyone enjoyed working on this show a lot, as I really loved this show whenever it came on! I might just give it a rewatch soon.

As someone who just started following the NDSSG podcast, you dropping this video is such a delight!! Thank you for reminding us why we loved (and continue to love) this show so much

One interesting thing to add is Scott Fellows attempted a new "Ned's" style show at Nickeldeon after Big Time Rush/Johnny Test in 2014 that only lasted one season "100 Things To Do Before High School": featuring a main trio of kids navigating middle school (a girl and 2 boys) with help from a school faculty member played by an actor known for a Nickeldeon animated show (Jack De Sena).

this show was so good, i loved everything about it. me and my brother still joke about "one bite" as we take big bites out of each others foods.

If I ever have kids, I'm gonna show them Ned's Declassified as they enter middle school.

Ned declassified was one of the top tear shows I had growing up and for the time it was one of the only shows that fit into the middle school age to watch not too adult or to kiddy and having Ned speak directly to the camera about the tips made a more parrasoical relationship between the audience making it feel like he genuinely cared about making our time through school better. The tips genuinely did help for the beginning when it’s such a big change from elementary to middle and I feel like at least help me with understanding how to socialize better and give a better understanding of different social dynamics in young life

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I was in middle school when this show was coming out, and I loved it. I remember actually using some of the tips. I related a lot to Ned, as they intended, but the amount of times I heard "He's a smart but lazy student", in my life was a common occurrence, and it's said about Ned a lot as well, so I really felt like we were in it together.

I didn't realize it at the time, because I was likely the perfect age for this show, but having Ned's Guide was really a great set of lessons that led to a level of emotional maturity I don't think I would have without. And that leads all the way up into the modern day. I would love to see what they could do with that kind of creative forethought into something like a sitcom that would have more substance than Big Bang or Friends or something like that.

Ah one of the greatest shows from the early 2000s, that has stood the test of time and always will.

So happy to see people celebrate this show, it's one of those shows that holds up, and is just... good. Incredible craftsmanship, genuinely funny, and a good heart at its core. Wild to look back on it and realize just how much the people who made it cared, and the positive impact it actually had on kids. I hope all the people who helped bring this show to life know that they contributed something truly good to the world.

I remember watching this show in the morning before going to elementary school. I had a lot of anxiety about school and it always helped ease my mind.

I always like to imagine that Coconut Head’s appearance was used as the base for Armin’s design in Attack on Titan.

One of the things I really liked about Sweeny was that he actually really liked Ned's guidebook. So much so, that when Ned is in a funk he genuinely wants to help him.

I love how they did Lisa's Zimo glow up, it really is like that in Middle School sometimes you have liked that one person that you just expect to be really geeky looking for the rest of your life or whatever and then all of a sudden it's like bam totally different person and then yeah you have people like cookie who has just like this minor shift and thinks that they look great but really they just look the same just like slightly taller or something like that and then yeah you have that one person that it's like who is the new person because they look 100% different that does happen a lot in middle school I mean yeah it happens a lot more when you get the high school but sometimes there's that one person a few people really that it's like whoa who are you. I loved the show growing up it was one of my favorites every time it was on I would start watching.

this was my shit growing up and it feels like i cant find it anywhere and it makes me cry. im so happy youre talking about it

This is one of those shows that has survived the test of time. When they first advertised it, I didn't really care for it. I saw it as Nick trying to sort through the leftovers of what Disney had done with their live action shows. "Ned" felt like Nick's answer to "Even Stevens", in the same way that "Unfabulous" was their attempt to win over "Lizzie McGuire" fans. But they were just different enough to be their own things, and in my opinion, "Ned" is the better show by a mile.

Thinking about it now, this might have been my favorite Nick show. Period. It came out when I was in middle school, so I could relate pretty easily, especially to Cookie. I also had the biggest crush on Moze. I don't think a reboot needs to happen. If Nick doesn't want it, it's their loss.

I watch all your videos but only have commented on this one because I cannot begin to describe to you how important and influential this show was to my life. I recently rewatched it with my girlfriend, she had never seen it, and man can I tell you she loved it. Ned's, in my honest opinion, still holds up and I think is kinda essential to a pre-teens life. Thank you for this video

I love this show! Looking back, I realize the way that other people talked about Drake and Josh and iCarly was how I felt about this one: Ned's Declassified was my show! Also, watching this retrospective made me realize how much of a role model Moze was for me. She wasn't a girlie girl and didn't fit in with a lot of the uber feminine middle schoolers, but she still dressed in girls' clothes had female friends, like I did. And I love how she did woodshop and didn't care what other people thought about it, because she was damn good at it! It really did impact how I carried myself through middle school, especially since the show ended right before I finished 5th grade

I have a lot of fond memories of this show. I would love an "adulthood survival guide" reboot, God knows I need it rn haha. I also had no idea the actors for Ned and Mose actually dated, or that all 3 of the main trio are still friends irl, that's really cute!

You really are the channel to watch to get that nostalgia tingle. I never knew they dated in real life and here I am invested in an hour long video about a show I really enjoyed during my middle school.

I've been rewatching the show for a few weeks now and you just drop this! We're like brothers, only closer!

Duuude I loved this show! I was so excited when I saw you finally covered this one!

I remember starting middle school during the height of this show, and my friends and I started our own survival guide because of it. There are some tips that genuinely helped me get through school.

I always felt this was so silly but he gave a great tip for setting your locker numbers ahead of time if you had a next class you had to get to fast and I used that until high school. Not to mention the other little tips about love, life, and friendship I still treasure. What a show. What a breakdown. Thanks Jordan!

I grew up with this show, and no lie my middle school shop teacher: 1) had his classroom in a very dark and kinda scary basement And 2) was missing 3 fingers, which he claimed was specifically from the shop equipment And when I say I was TERRIFIED of shop after that, even though it ended up being a pretty cool class

If they decide to do a continuation of the show, I would like to think Ned becomes a guidance counselor so middle schoolers for a new generation. It would be a great passing of the torch and find a way to add More and Cookie

I love you for making this video, this show was one of my favorites and no one talks about it

As someone who watched this show in Germany I always thought they were in highschool and not middle school! I think that was mostly because the German voice actors don't sound like middle schoolers (especially cookie in my opinion) and it always such a weird feeling to hear the actor's actual voice like I know they are young and you can tell they are young by looking at them but it's always fucking with my head

Dude you are really the best at what you do. Never stop I love this channel so much and it means so much to me

OMG im so glad you made this video, the timing is perfect cuz me and my gf have been rewatching the series. it really holds up imo, very nostalgic not just as I have memories watching the show, but middle school in general. One of my favorite shows for sure. Also, the Cookie GLOW UP is awesome

Man this show was so special to me as a kid. I had a uniquely terrible middle school experience and had to grow up very quickly. Watching this show as it aired at the same time provided a sense of normalcy and helped me actually feel like a kid when i shouldve been, instead of dealing with harsh adult issues. All the nickelodeon shows helped but this one in particular helped getting through what felt to me like the more insignificant hurdles of school much easier.

I always dubbed it 'Scrubs for kids'

Loving the content Jordan! This show is amazing, and the podcast has been such a bright light in my life recently. I get so excited about new episodes!

Great opening my man the nostalgia is real love your vids keep doing what you do

Hmm, you know that if Ned's Declassified continued into High School then it would of gone a little something like this High School: It can be on Nickelodeon and or Teen Nick "or both at the same time" which would discuss a little more serious issues, problems, etc on how to tackle day to day life when in High School "yes, even friends and teachers there as well". College/University and or Tech and Trade School: It can be on Nick & Nite and would cover topics about the stress in being away from home in a very big college/university or home at a local college and dealing with even more problematic topics that High School and Middle School Survival Guides couldn't cover. I will note that they can do a College/University and or Tech and Trade school at any time since nobody is too young and or too old to attend further education "aka, College/University and Trade and Tech Schooling"

Dude for a comedy, this show actually did put out some really useful tips for school. Like leaving your locker combo halfway done so you could just turn and open. Bringing extra clothes and siting by the door so you can avoid squeezing through a tiny door with 20 other people.

Dude, your time spent on creating videos and breaking things down is completely underrated; at least from the view of the metrics. Absolutely love your videos, regardless of length, they are amazing ❤ thank you for continuing to make these videos!

The video most of us were waiting in your channel, I agree with everything you said, a fantastic show that I treasure deeply in my heart, indeed it still affects me to this day too, although I might not remember every single tip, but I still remember a good chunk of moments the characters passed through.

Great show, and honestly looking back, pretty dang good acting. Not sure if that was due to direction or the actors, but either way, the kids they got in the cast really knock it out of the park.

This was one of my favorite live action Nick shows ever. Loved its quirky humor.

Thank you for pointing out their podcasts man! 3 episodes in because of you're referrence to it and it's hilarious watching my childhood cast cuss at each other

I literally have been rewatching it all week. Video came RIGHT on time

This show was FUNDAMENTAL to my life when in middle school! 😭 Watching this reminded me of so much joy

If Nick doesn’t wake up and bring the show back, they could continue the podcast by doing what the show would’ve been- pick an “adulting” thing and discuss it as a podcast survival guide

You are absolutely taking "this side" of RU-vid over rn and I love it. Keep up the awesome work brother

The janitor Gordon was a gem this was one of my favorite shows as a kid I was just talking about this the other day and I was like man I wish Jordan Fringe would do a video on this and then bam today you post one LOL because I just found your channel like a week ago LOL immediately fell in love😂😂

Another certified childhood classic! Jordan fringe coming through on my day off!!

Honestly the Zoey 101 reboot feels very strange considering that Jamie Lynn Spears and her dad treated her sister Britney horrible with the Free Britney Movement.

This video brought back so many memories. Great video!

Thanks for reminding me of this show man, i remember watching it all the time and it's probably one of the major things that helped me get through the hellhole that was my middle school. So many memories returning rn

I still hold this belief: Scott Fellows > Dan Schneider any day of the week, not even just them as humans, but BTR and Ned's are way better to watch back than Zoey and ICarly, as the jokes aren't funny now that I have a fully developed brain. I realized I was more interested in the premise of the shows (boarding school, online famous website/show) than the actual characters themselves. Probably the more "controversial" part of my take: Drake and Josh is still a good watch, but I cannot watch Dan Schneider shows because the actors themselves are not good people and are reminders of their bad deeds and Dan's. For example: Drake Bell, Jamie Lynn, Christopher Massey (for defending Kyle Massey's latest... Drake Bell activities), etc. His shows also had the ab•se of Alexa Nikolas (bullied by the Zoey 101 cast and Dan. She even later received an apology from the Britney Spears herself who confirmed Alexa's events) and Jennette McCurdy (it's detailed in her book what Dan did, but she was also gr••med by a writer on the show she had known since she was underage, who began dating her when she turned 18 *barf*). It's hard for me to see these shows filled with people who would turn out to be crap and/or people who were struggling with so much. It just makes me sad. While Ned's cast went through hardships after the ending of Ned's, the set itself wasn't harmful and you can tell they enjoyed their time on Ned's, it was the ending that messed them up

This was such an important show for me as a kid. I really hope they make a show like this again.

You have really found your market. I am really proud to have followed you over the years. I have followed the game chasers since 2015 and kept along with a few of you guys who were featured in one way or another. Your channel has really grown in the last few years content wise as well as followers. Keep up the good work.

Schools in the US are completely different in every way than they are in my country, we don't have lockers, no clubs, no going to different classes (the different teacher comes to your classroom), no cafeteria, no school dances or festivals, no school busses and a lot of more things, the list is long So as someone who grew up with this show and not knowing how schools work in the US, this show felt even more weird for me and my friends, everything felt so surreal and the parts of the show that seem completely normal for someone living in the US, felt really really strange for us, so this show is even more hilarious for people in different countries

This and Unfabulous are Nickelodeon most underrated teen sitcom shows.