‘Quiet on Set’ Episode 5: Biggest Bombshells, Quotes

After being viewed by over 16 million people, a bonus episode from the series Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV was dropped on April 7, 2o24.

In the fifth installment, more startling claims were made as previous and additional Nickelodeon stars spoke about revelations that were brought to light from the prior episodes.

Keep reading to get a full breakdown on the latest episode.

“Breaking the Silence,” the title of the fifth episode, was hosted by journalist Soledad O’Brien. Soledad led multiple interviews with stars like Drake Bell (Drake & Josh alum), Bryan Hearne (All That alum) and Giovonnie Samuel (All That alum).

The episode aimed to dive deeper into the claims about former Nickelodeon producer Dan Schneider. At the beginning of the series, former actors and staff members who worked with Dan came forward to tell their stories.

Dan faces allegations of racism, abuse, sexism and inappropriate behavior with underage stars. After the series was first dropped, the former producer came forward and apologized in a Youtube video saying, “Me facing my past behaviors, some of which are embarrassing and that I regret … and I definitely owe some people a pretty strong apology.”

The extra installment features a return from Drake, who first shared his story of sexual abuse by Nickelodeon dialogue coach Brian Peck. “I just felt, maybe this was time to tell my story,” the singer explained.

In the previous episodes, it was revealed that after Brian was found guilty in the court of law in 2006, members from the industry flocked to his support by writing letters asking for a lighter sentencing.

Will Friedle, one of Brian’s supporters has since expressed his regrets for writing that letter. However, Drake isn’t fully buying the Boy Meets World star’s remorse. “I worked with Will on Spiderman, and there was a lot of opportunity to apologize or talk about it and [he] never did,” Drake told the journalist.

The “I Kind Of Relate” singer further revealed that the 41 people who had written letters in favor of Brian still hadn’t reached out to apologize.

That’s not all that was discussed. Keep reading to find out what other bombshells were dropped in the latest episode.

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Drake Bell Defends His Mother

In episode 3 of the Discovery + series, Drake revealed that Brian had caused a rift in his relationship with his father, who was also his manager. At the time, Joe Bell had raised suspicions about the dialogue coach and his behavior with Drake.

After the actor dropped his father as his manager, his mother, Robin Dodson, took on the role. Joe had warned Robin about Brian’s behavior and told her to keep him away from Drake.

It was revealed that Brian took Drake under his wing and would accompany him to auditions, which were an hour away from his home. Due to the long distance, Drake’s mom let him spend the night at Brian’s house — where the assaults took place.

Since the docuseries’ release, Drake says people have been critical of his mother, but the star has a different opinion. “My mom and I have an incredible relationship,” he told Soledad.

“I do feel there’s a lot of people kind of, after the doc, going after my mom a bit. But if you were in that situation at that time, he was so good at what he was doing, Brian, he was so calculated, he knew exactly what to say, how to say it, what to do, the image to portray, everything. I completely understand how he just pulled the wool over everyone’s eyes. It’s tragic.”

‘All That’ alum Bryan Hearne Says Dan Schneider’s Apology Was Insincere

All That alum Bryan made a reappearance in episode 5. The former child star wasn’t entirely moved by Dan’s apology. “The thing about his apology as a whole, is, I thought it was funny,” Bryan told the interviewer, who then asks, “What did you think was funny about it?”

“If I could be candid, Dan was an actor before all of this. And so, I think that he brushed off some chops, and gave us a nice performance. Where was all of this apologizing when Jennette McCurdy’s book came out?”

Giovonnie Samuels Says Dan Schneider Asked For ‘Support’

Giovonnie revealed that a week prior to the release of the series, Dan called her asking for “a quote of support” — but she declined.

“He asked because I came back [to work with Dan at the network] to do Henry Danger, which was some time later,” adding that Dan knew she was featured in Quiet on Set. “He’s like, ‘You had a good time on set, right? Right?’”

“I told him I was terrified of him. I said ‘You have the power to make people stars. And I was intimidated by you. I wanted to do a good job.’”

‘All That’ Alum Shane Lyons Claims Brian Peck Made ‘Passes’ at Him

All That alum Shane Lyons spoke out for the first time about his experience with Brian. “There were certainly some passes,” the former child actor revealed. “When he asked me what I thought ‘blue balls’ was, I thought they were racket balls.”

“I’m a kid, 13 [or] 14,” Shane explained. “As I think back now, as an adult, as a 36-year-old, ‘Would I ever have a conversation with a 13-year-old boy like he had with me?’ No. It makes absolutely zero sense.”

Breaking It DownEverything We Learned From Episode 5 of ‘Quiet on Set’: Biggest Bombshells, Quotes

Drake Bell Defends His Mother

‘All That’ alum Bryan Hearne Says Dan Schneider’s Apology Was Insincere

Giovonnie Samuels Says Dan Schneider Asked For ‘Support’

‘All That’ Alum Shane Lyons Claims Brian Peck Made ‘Passes’ at Him