NICKELODEON INTRODUCES FAMILY SITCOM WENDELL & VINNIE iCARLY's JERRY TRAINOR STARS IN BRAND NEW NICKELODEON COMEDY SERIES WENDELL & VINNIE PREMIERING MONDAY 10TH JUNE AT 7PM

London - 13th May 2013 – Nickelodeon introduces brand-new, live-action comedy series, Wendell & Vinnie, premiering on Monday 10th June at 7:00pm. A show for all the family, the sitcom follows 30- year-old Vinnie Bassett (Jerry Trainor, iCarly) a carefree bachelor, who suddenly becomes the legal guardian of his wise-beyond-his-years nephew Wendell (Buddy Handleson, Shake It Up) forming a hysterical odd-couple family dynamic.

The multi-camera show is executive produced by Emmy Award-winning Jay Kogen (Frasier, Malcolm in the Middle) and Aaron Kaplan (The Simpsons). Nicole Sullivan (Rita Rocks, MadTV) also stars as Vinnie’s older unlucky-in-love sister Wilma and Haley Strode (Gangster Squad) as Vinnie’s newly-divorced neighbour and love interest Taryn. The series will air regularly on weeknights at 7:00pm.

The pilot episode introduces Vinnie, proprietor of an online pop culture memorabilia store who only takes breaks to read comic books and play computer games. His bachelor life comes to a halt when he assumes guardianship of his incredibly intelligent and mature nephew, Wendell. They soon find that 12- year-old Wendell may be just the parent Vinnie needs. The episode sees Dan Castellanata (Homer Simpson, The Simpsons) make a guest appearance as Vinnie’s next door neighbour.

This season will find lighthearted Vinnie helping socially awkward Wendell – and vice versa – including Vinnie navigating through Parents Teacher Association politics to help Wendell build a school garden, a sleepover that goes awry when Vinnie becomes the centre of attention and a deliberate detention to help Vinnie get closer to his nephew’s vice principal.

Star and producer Jerry Trainor is best known for his role as Spencer, the goofy aspiring artist and brother/guardian of his teenage sister Carly on Nickelodeon’s mega-hit television series iCarly. Trainor also currently stars in the hit Nickelodeon animated comedy series T.U.F.F. Puppy as the voice of Dudley Puppy.

Nickelodeon has been bringing audiences in the UK and Ireland hit international and locally-produced kid’s content since 1993. Reaching 10 million homes, Nickelodeon offers a schedule packed with innovative, playful and heartfelt programming featuring top shows such as House of Anubis, SpongeBob SquarePants and iCarly. Viewers can also catch Nickelodeon in high definition through Nickelodeon HD and have the opportunity to catch up with the schedule through Nick +1. Exclusive games, behind the scenes clips, show information and more are available on Nick.co.uk. Nickelodeon is on Sky 604, Virgin 712, through BT Vision and TalkTalk channel 315.

Nickelodeon UK comprises seven dedicated entertainment channels for kids aged 4-15 and is a joint venture between Viacom International Media and BSkyB Networks. Launched in 1993, the Nickelodeon Network is a top-performing commercial kids TV network in the UK and Ireland with Nickelodeon channels available in over 10 million cable and satellite homes.

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