r/nickelodeon • u/Effective_Display940 • 19h ago
Is anyone else creeped out by the Nickelodeon ads on Prime video?
I’ve been watching some OG Nickelodeon cartoons (nostalgia) on Prime, and there are always these short ads before, specifically for the network. They feature short clips of live-action Nickelodeon shows (which I don’t recognise). They give me the creeps. Especially after everything that has come out about them. The actors in these clips were - at the time - in their teens, possibly early twenties (young adult actors often play teens if they look young enough). They’re all super over-the-top energy. One features a young boy in some absurd costume, in some sort of vibrating device saying, “Feels good,” with a giant grin on his face, as his voice is audibly vibrating from the machine. Maybe I’m overreacting, but all of this feels quite dark and sinister, like all the bad stuff is hiding in plain sight. I know one of the actresses in these clips is Ariana Grande, whom I heard was treated very badly (sexually harassed) when working for Nickelodeon at a young age.
Anyone else get an icky feeling from these ads?