“Game Shakers” Castmates share their New Year’s Resolutions
HAPPY NEW YEAR!!! Okay, well, we’re already halfway through January, but that’s the PERFECT time to check-in on how our New Year’s resolutions are going!
We checked in with a few cast members from Dan Schneider’s hit show “Game Shakers” to see what goals they have set for the upcoming new year.
Check out the fun and silly Q&A below! (PSST… Looks like Thomas and Benji copied a few of each other’s answers)
Q #1: Which cast member is likely to quit their resolution the soonest?
Thomas: Maddie.
Benji: Maddie.
Kel: Bubba!
Q #2: What is a resolution you would like to set for a fellow cast member?
Kel: For all my cast members, stay happy every day and try to make someone smile every day.
Q #3: Would you rather be the person who messes up the ball drop or the person who cleans up Times Square?
Thomas: Messes up the ball drop.
Benji: Messes up the ball drop.
Kel: Clean up.
Q #4: If you could celebrate the New Year with any fictional character, which one and why?
Thomas: Spider-Man.
Benji: Spider-Man.
Kel: Kermit the Frog.
Q #5: Would you rather host a New Year’s Eve Special (like Dick Clark’s Rockin’ Eve) or be a part of the celebrating crowd?
Thomas: Host the New Year’s Eve Special.
Benji: Host the New Year’s Eve Special.
Kel: Host a New Year’s Eve Special because it would BE EPIC!
Q #6: If you could tell your January 1, 2017 self one thing about the year to come, what would it be?
Thomas: You’re going broke! LOL, nah…but you are!
Benji: You’re going broke! LOL, nah…but you are!
Kel: It’s going to be epic!
Q #7: What is the most fun New Year’s Eve you’ve ever had? What did you do?
Thomas: I went camping in the desert.
Benji: When I was born and I didn’t know what the New Years was.
Kel: I try to make them all great! My favorite moment is kissing my beautiful wife during the countdown.
Q #8: If you knew that the Zombie apocalypse was going to happen in 2018, how would you have celebrated in 2017?
Thomas: The same way.
Benji: The same way.
Kel: Do everything exactly the same but call Will Smith and Brad Pitt because they know how to deal with these types of Apocalypse things…LOL!
Q #9: What is coming back stronger in 2018 — Justin Timberlake or scrunchies?
Thomas: Fanny packs.
Benji: Yea, fanny packs!
Kel: Justin Timberlake wearing a scrunchie!
Q #10: If you had to eat only one food in 2018, what would it be?
Thomas: Brazilian meat.
Benji: Anything edible.
Kel: The fruit of the spirit!
Q #11: What trends do you predict will be BIG in 2018, and which do you hope will end forever?
Thomas: Fidget spinners will end. Silly bracelets (animal, sports, etc.) will be big!
Benji: I hope all trends are over.
While we’re not sure how serious Thomas and Benji took these questions, it does make us LOL and inspire us to not take life so seriously in 2018! Whatever your resolutions are for the new year, make sure to keep these guys on your radar. We can’t wait to see what shenanigans our favorite Dan Schneider characters will get up to this year!
“Game Shakers” is an American live-action sitcom, created by Dan Schneider, currently airing on Nickelodeon. The series stars Cree Cicchino and Madisyn Shipman as pre-teens that start a multimillion dollar gaming company and take on a rap superstar, played by Kel Mitchell, as their business partner. The series is produced by Dan Schneider, an American actor, TV and film actor, and producer.
Dan Schneider’s “Game Shakers” Pays Homage to a Classic ‘90s TV Show
Nickelodeon’s “Game Shakers” certainly shook things up with the premiere of their September 16th episode! Called “The One with the Coffee Shop,” the special episode is loaded with themes and references to the classic ‘90s show “Friends!” Each “Game Shakers” cast member had a blast portraying each of the show’s six famous characters. They even included their own version of the song “Smelly Cat,” a song made famous by the character Phoebe on “Friends.”
Can you spot all the “Friends”-themed parodies in this episode? If you’re not familiar with all the hilarious homages, we have a short list of ways the Nickelodeon episode pays tribute to the classic ‘90s sitcom:
1. The Opening Credits
“Friends” is well-known for its opening credits of the cast dancing in a fountain to the song “I’ll Be There for You.” “Game Shakers” had a freakin’ awesome outro that parodied the classic credits to a t! It’s so refreshing (and funny) to see all our beloved cast members act like mini versions of the Friends cast. Can you guess which “Game Shakers” cast member is impersonating which “Friends” character?
2. The Coffee Shop
For the main setting of this episode, Dan Schneider and the producers helped recreate the famous Central Perk coffee shop from Friends. On “Game Shakers,” the coffee shop is called “I’ll Be There for Brew,” a clever reference to the “Friends” theme song! The set is covered in large coffee cups, huge couches, and a ton of characters similar to the ones seen on “Friends” like the coffee shop’s manager Gunther and even Chandler’s ex-girlfriend Janice who has an extremely….. shall we say….. recognizable laugh!
3. References Galore!
There are a ton of scripted lines and settings that pay homage to the classic “Friends” sitcom. Here are a few “Friends” themes and references you may have missed:
- Hudson gives a great big Joey-style “How you doin?”
- The wifi password at the cafe is “iHateRoss” which is a direct reference to the animosity Gunther has for Ross.
When Babe says “No one told me life was gonna be this way,” Hudson claps afterwards– another cute little reference to the “Friends” theme song.
Babe and Kenzie’s breakup alludes to a similar break up between Ross and Rachel on “Friends.”
Kenzie’s gets the notorious “Rachel” hairstyle.
Hudson sings some super weird Phoebe-like songs that are kinda dark (but also kinda funny)!
Bonus: Don’t forget to check out the After Party episode. In real life, the “Game Shakers” cast are great friends too. But just how well do they know each other?! They participate in a friendly trivia game to find out!
Can you spot all these “Friends” themes now?! Rewatch the episode and see how many you can count! We’re so excited that “Friends” has made its mark on the Schneiderverse!
“Game Shakers” is an American live-action sitcom, created by Dan Schneider, currently airing on Nickelodeon. The series stars Cree Cicchino and Madisyn Shipman as pre-teens that start a multimillion dollar gaming company and take on a rap superstar, played by Kel Mitchell, as their business partner. The series is produced by Dan Schneider, an American actor, TV and film actor, and producer.
Schneider’s Bakery, Inc. is a television production company founded by Dan Schneider. Television shows produced under the Schneider’s Bakery banner are noted for using the same stable of writers on all series, something that is atypical for scripted television series and especially sitcoms that are created by the same writer; staff writers working for most of Schneider’s series include Andrew Hill Newman, George Doty IV and Jake Farrow among others.
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