Noah Knows Best
Noah Knows Best is an American sitcom television series that aired on Nickelodeon. The show premiered on October 7, 2000 and was canceled with five unaired episodes out of thirteen produced, due to low ratings. The show starred Phillip Van Dyke as the title character, Noah. The show was recorded at Nickelodeon Studios in Orlando, Florida and was the last sitcom of its kind to be taped there as the concept was too outdated by its time of premiering. It was one of the last shows to premiere on Nickelodeon's Saturday Night block, SNICK.
| Noah Knows Best | |
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| Genre | Comedy |
| Created by | Ken Lipman |
| Starring | Phillip Van Dyke Rachel Roth Richard Kline Willie Green Marcia Strassman Stacy Meadows Cori Yarckin Dempsey Pappion |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 13 (5 unaired) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Ken Lipman |
| Production location(s) | Nickelodeon Studios, Universal Studios Florida Orlando, Florida |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Tested Ladder Entertainment Nickelodeon Productions |
| Release | |
| Original network | Nickelodeon |
| Original release | October 7 – December 17, 2000 |
History
The show only lasted for two months on Nickelodeon, from October to December 2000. Many argue that this is because Noah Knows Best was based on the same show formula as Clarissa Explains it All which premiered back in 1991. The poor ratings resulted in the quick cancellation of the show. The show was broadcast on The N from 2002 to 2003 and no reruns since. There is no news if it will return on NickSplat on TeenNick. Creator Ken Lipman stated once in an interview that creative differences were the reason the show did not last long.[1] As he says regarding the inspiration for the show:
After 78 episodes of Alex, I was a little bored with the heightened reality/sci-fi/gimmicky aspect of the show and had felt the reason that it worked and resonated with kids was more about the characters than the powers. I also am a city guy, grew up in NYC, and really wanted to do a contemporary, urban, single-camera comedy that took place in NY. Noah was something I really wanted to try and even though it was a different idea for Nick, and they didn’t warm to it immediately, I appreciated when they green lit for pilot.
— Ken Lipman, "Inside peek from “Alex Mack” and “Noah Knows Best” from show creator Ken Lipman", Nickelodeon Studios: Past,Present,and Future (August 19, 2014)
Cast
- Phillip Van Dyke as Noah Beznick
- Rachel Roth as Megan Beznick
- Marcia Strassman as Martine Beznick
- Willie Green as Alton Martin
- Stacy Meadows as D.J. Martin
- Richard Kline as Jeff Beznick
Episodes
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "The Tickets" | Allison Liddi | Ken Lipman | October 7, 2000 |
| 2 | "The Computer" | Pamela Dresser | Ken Lipman | October 14, 2000 |
| 3 | "Noah Knows Politics" | Dana DeVally Piazza | Amy Sriberg & Mindy Schneider | October 21, 2000 |
| 4 | "Door to Door" | Pamela Dresser | Emily Kapnek | November 4, 2000 |
| 5 | "Three's Company" | Virgil Fabian | Amy Sriberg & Mindy Schneider | November 18, 2000 |
| 6 | "Pink Slip-Up" | Allison Liddi-Brown | Emily Kapnek | December 3, 2000 |
| 7 | "Slices of Life" | Allison Liddi | Amy Sriberg & Mindy Schneider | December 10, 2000 |
| 8 | "Lost Night" | Kim Fields | Ken Lipman | December 17, 2000 |
| 9 | "The Final Insult" | Pamela Dresser | Temi Akinyemi | UNAIRED (2001) |
| 10 | "Slam Book" | Allison Liddi | Temi Akinyemi | UNAIRED (2001) |
| 11 | "Noah's Art" | Dana DeVally Piazza | Amy Sriberg & Mindy Schneider | UNAIRED (2001) |
| 12 | "Clipped in the Wings" | Virgil Fabian | Emily Kapnek | UNAIRED (2001) |
| 13 | "The Tutor" | Virgil Fabian | Temi Akinyemi | UNAIRED (2001) |
References
- "Inside peek from "Alex Mack" and "Noah Knows Best" from show creator Ken Lipman". bilaalsmith.wordpress.com. 2014-08-19. Retrieved 2019-07-11.
