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Pilot

Episode Number: 1    Season Num: 1    First Aired: Saturday November 6, 1999    Prod Code: TAS-101
Welcome to The Amanda Show! Today we meet up with Penelope, who is a 14-year-old Amanda fanatic who puts the word "please" at the end of every sentence, and will stop at nothing to meet Amanda. Meanwhile, Amanda makes her entrance by helicopter. But when the pilot falls asleep, it is up to Amanda to jump out of the plane and make it to the set in time. Kenan Thompson and Josh Server (From All That), deliver Amanda a pizza and good wishes for her new show.

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Star: Drake Bell (Actor / Comedian),  Camryn Walling (Actor / Comedian),  Raquel Lee (Actress (Season 1)),  Amanda Bynes (Herself/Various/Penelope Taynt),  John Kassir (Actor/Comedian (Season 1, listed as Johnny Kassir)),  Nancy Sullivan (Actress / Comedian)
Recurring Role: Orlando Ashley (Bailiff)
Guest Star: Kel Mitchell (Himself),  Adam Vernier (Bouncer),  Henry Gibson (Principal Thorn),  Kenan Thompson (Himself),  Josh Server (Himself),  Ethan Glazer (Himself)

Notes

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Josh Server, Kenan Thompson, and Kel Mitchell appear in this episode, and they worked with Amanda in All That. (edit)
Skits in this episode:
* Judge Trudy
* The Klutzes
* Plasticine Amanda (Amanda vs. Teacher)
* Miss Elegant
* Mother Caboose
* Penelope (edit)
This is the series premiere of The Amanda Show. (edit)
When the pilot asked Amanda that is she in Rugrats he was (in a way) right. Amanda Bynes joined the Rugrats cast as Taffy. (edit)
The theme song music is actually from an old but popular Playstation 1 video game called, Spyro the Dragon. It was the music from the level, "Wizard's Peak." (edit)

Quotes

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Amanda (to the pilot): I'm Amanda. Amanda Bynes...?
Pilot: Oh! Are you one of them "Rugrats"? (edit)

Trivia

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Penelope didn't have her laptop like she usually does in future episodes. (edit)

Allusions

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Miss Elegant is a parody of Miss Congeniality. (edit)
Judge Trudy is a parody of Judge Judy. (edit)
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Episode: Pilot
Season Number: 1
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