Slimed!: An Oral History of Nickelodeon's Golden Age (36 page)

Marc Summers holds daughter Meredith alongside Nickelodeon “daddy” Geoffrey Darby in 1987.

Dave Rhoden, who played brainy Merv on
Welcome Freshmen
, with studio mate Melissa Joan Hart from
Clarissa Explains It All
. Rhoden says that though he was intimidated on the one or two platonic dates the young actors went on, Hart was shier than he would have thought.

Are You Afraid of the Dark?
creator D.J. MacHale (
right
) gives actor Christopher Heyerdahl a bite of his own medicine behind the scenes of episode “The Tale of the Midnight Madness.”

Some liked him, some loved him. Some hated him, some wanted to kill him. But there’s no doubt that
Clarissa Explains It All
show creator and Nicktoons story editor Mitchell Kriegman was an integral member of the classic Nick team. Pictured here alongside
Clarissa
star Melissa Joan Hart.

The cast and crew of
Salute Your Shorts
.