Former Nickelodeon Star Confronts Dan Schneider in Viral Video

A video of actor Jerry Trainor confronting Dan Schneider on the set of iCarly has gone viral online.

The clip is doing the rounds on social media in the wake of the docuseries Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV, which aired on the Investigation Discovery channel in March and exposed the "toxic culture" and alleged abuse on the set of some of Nickelodeon's biggest shows.

The docuseries documents the child sexual abuse committed by assistant Jason Handy, dialogue coach Brian Peck, and studio freelancer Ezel Channel, as well as the alleged abusive and misogynistic behavior of showrunner Schneider. Several former child stars have spoken out, claiming sexual assault and harassment while working for the channel.

While some of these claims have been circulating for years since Schneider's abrupt departure from Nickelodeon in 2018, the release of the docuseries has caused fans to take a closer look at behind-the-scenes photos and video clips.

One video that has people talking online was posted to X, formerly Twitter, by the account @historyinmemes on Wednesday.

"Jerry Trainor on the set of iCarly, speaking against Dan Schneider. 'Let us go home!' the crew's reaction and what Dan does.." the caption reads. At the time of writing, the post had been viewed 14.5 million times.

Newsweek has emailed spokespeople for Schneider and Trainor for comment Friday.

Schneider took the video between takes on the set of iCarly, which starred actors Miranda Cosgrove, Jennette McCurdy, Nathan Kress, and Trainor. In it, he is talking to McCurdy, Kress and Trainor about the scene they just filmed.

The showrunner starts by complimenting Trainor, telling him it was a "great take" before asking Kress and McCurdy for their thoughts.

When McCurdy simply responds with an "Eh" and looks awkward, Trainor steps in, saying: "She can't help it she's a perfectionist."

Kress says, "This is what happens when it gets late."

Trainor then, somewhat jokingly, asks for Schneider to send everyone home.

"Yeah seriously, let us go home Dan," he says as the cast and crew laugh in the background.

"We would be home if you got some of your lines right earlier in the day, right?" Schneider responds as he pans the camera to the crew.

"Am I right?" he asks as the crew claps and cheers. "Who's embarrassed now?"

People have taken to the comments to show their support for Trainor, with many believing he was being protective of the young actors on set.

"After watching Quiet on Set, Jerry Trainor🙏was the one few adults protected the children from the predators," X user @sauceyfeni wrote.

"I can tell he tried to protect them as well as he could be directing his attention away from them as well as making jokes to make his co stars laugh so they can feel a bit better around that freak," @MyCatWantsFries commented.

"he was definitely being serious but had to turn it into a joke because its dan," X user freexpurp theorized.

User TheVGAfanatic added: "Jerry Trainor being a true hero and guardian to his younger cast mates."

Others shared their disdain for Schneider, with X user @Te_Mr_Clutch writing: "Dan strikes me as what you call a 'man-baby'. Gets embarrassed only after everyone is obviously pleading to go home, literally has to think of a rebuttal, then blame his actor, he then shines the camera to crew to exert power and force compliance, then suckerpunches his actor,WTF."

"they always get so uncomfortable when his personal camera comes around," posted @sofia_michellee.

@christinarakaki added: "Holy f*** you can feel the tension like Jerry is stepping on glass and the whole crew knows it with that long ass silence."

"This looks like an environment with forced, fake laughter and complacency. Not healthy!" X user @BGSFoxTail commented.

After Quiet on Set aired, Schneider sat down with actor BooG!e, who played T-Bo on iCarly, to discuss the documentary. The video was then uploaded to Schneider's YouTube channel.

"Watching over the past two nights was very difficult. Facing my past behaviors, some of which are embarrassing and that I regret. I definitely owe some people a pretty strong apology," Schneider said near the start of the video.

He also expressed his regret for his past behavior and said he never intended any of his jokes to be anything other than funny for children. He also apologized for his aggressive and misogynistic behavior in the workplace but denied other allegations.