Crushin’ on Nickelodeon
Posted By RabbitEars
Isn’t it romantic? Well, n
ot to me, personally, but I’m sure plenty of teeny- and tweeny-boppers will be crushing on Nickelodeon’s “Crush Night” programming event, airing Feb. 7, the week before Valentine’s Day, from 8-9:30pm ET/PT. Pop idol David Archuleta and iCarly star Miranda Cosgrove co-host the event, which celebrates teen romance with songs (Archuleta performs his current hit “Crush”) and the premieres of some new episodes of hot Nick shows.
First up, Archuleta plays himself in “iRocked the Vote,” a new episode of iCarly, as a contestant on an American Idol-like singing competition series who gets a huge spike in votes after being cheered on Carly’s (Cosgrove) webcast. Next, on True Jackson, VP, True tries to mend Max’s broken heart by fixing him up with her school’s librarian. Then, The Naked Brothers Band Valentine’s special features the debuts of two new tunes from the band — “Jesse” and “No Night is Perfect” — as Nat grudgingly agrees to appear on a dating show as a celebrity contestant. Unfortunately, his absentee girlfriend Rosalina suddenly appears back in town, giving Nat a lot of ’splainin to do.
Crush Night encores on Feb. 15, with the additional bonus of Archuleta performing his new single, “A Little Too Not Over You,” for the first time on television. In the encore, Archuleta and Cosgrove will also be answering crush-related questions submitted by viewers through nick.com.
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Credit: Nickelodeon
Leslie and Carl are in drag, doing a stakeout for shoplifters when they discover a woman trying to steal a bottle of booze. Turns out the woman is Mrs. Mednick, Richard’s mother, and she’s got a little drinking problem. Rather than send her to qualified alcohol rehabilitation experts, Leslie decides to get Richard’s mom off the sauce with his own methods. Leslie decides to take the opposite approach to Alcoholics Anonymous and remove the anonymity part — he makes her wear two red As on her sweater to identify her as an alcoholic (or an adulteress?). When Yolanda finds Mrs. Mednick drinking, Leslie gives her a field sobriety test that involves disco dancing. (Mrs. Mednick passes, but Yolanda fails.) Leslie also calls in police officer Chet, who gives them his DANG (Drugs, Alcohol, Narcotics and Gangs) presentation. The cartoon of the drunk kangaroo fails to impress them. Finally, Leslie has Todd drink 10 beers to demonstrate the effects of alcohol on reaction time while driving. Chet doesn’t exactly approve of Todd getting behind the wheel, but Todd steals Chet’s keys and gets in the squad car. Mrs. Mednick then explains that Richard is the one who drives her to drink — he won’t move out of her house, and he needs to get a boyfriend or something. After some awkward and inappropriate prying, Leslie finds out that Chet is gay, and he immediately wants to set Richard up with Chet. But the secret gets out that Richard and Chet have already been dating for a year (Chet has privacy issues). Richard’s mom agrees to check into rehab if Richard moves out, but Chet won’t let Richard move in with him (again, privacy issues). Richard ends up living in Leslie’s basement.