Melissa Joan Hart has joined the discussion about past Nickelodeon actors talking about the revelations from “Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV.”
The actor, who was on “Clarissa Explains It All” in the 1990s, explained on Thursday’s “Meghan McCain Has Entered the Chat” podcast that, although she hasn't seen the docuseries, she didn't have any negative memories from the set.
“Personally, no one has approached me about any of these situations, and that doesn’t dismiss anyone’s story. I completely believe them,” Hart said in response to McCain questioning if she had experienced any inappropriate behavior. “But my experience was that I was in Orlando from 1989 to 1993 or 1994, and I think there may have been a difference between Hollywood Nickelodeon and Orlando Nickelodeon, although I’m not completely certain. Many of the executives were in New York.”
Hart then described how she filmed most of her show in Florida.
“In Orlando, I had nothing but a great experience. It was kind of like we were in Florida, which was a right-to-work state. So they did work the kids a lot harder than probably legally should,” she said. “I was surrounded by an amazing crew, an incredible cast that took such good care of me. I mean, these people were protective of me.”
Hart also shared that her mother wasn’t around all the time since she was shepherding Hart’s siblings in endeavors of their own.
“She had other kids in New York, one of my sisters was doing a Broadway show on a cruise ship like she was juggling all of us all over the place so I was left alone a lot, but I felt very protected, very safe,” she added. “I don’t know if it was the difference in Orlando or the time period or whoever these guys were, they weren’t around.”
“But I have to say, not every egg in the Nickelodeon basket is rotten, there were some good eggs. There were some people that really took care of me,” Hart continued. “To be honest, a few of them are still my very best friends. From the producers down to the sound guys, [they] all took care of me and we were a wonderful family.”
The discussion starts around 19 minutes into the below episode.
