Overview

• Bell disclosed on The Unplanned Podcast that his Nickelodeon contracts provided only a one-time fee, with no syndication residuals for main cast members
• Drake & Josh remains in top-10 on Netflix and airs marathon blocks on three channels, yet Bell says he hasn’t received any compensation from these reruns
• He contrasted Nickelodeon’s policy with adult sitcom casts like Friends and Seinfeld, which earn millions annually in residuals, calling the child-actor system “flawed”
• Bell linked the absence of ongoing residual income to his 2014 bankruptcy and ongoing financial strain
• Nickelodeon and parent company Viacom have not offered a substantive response, prompting renewed scrutiny of industry practices for young performers