The Assistants is a Canadian

Canada

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 sitcom

Situation comedy

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 that aired from July 10, 2009 to September 11, 2009. The series is the second original comedy to air on the Nickelodeon channel

Nickelodeon (TV channel)

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, The N (now TeenNick

TeenNick

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) after the series About a Girl

About A Girl (TV series)

About a Girl is a Canadian comedy series which premiered on October 5, 2007 on The N in the U.S. and Global in Canada. It was the first scripted comedy for The N. The series ended with 13 episodes in its only season.-Plot:...

.

Premise

A girl, Gillian, has been hired for the job, she has always desired, working with film producer Zak Del Toro, hoping the job will start her acting career. She with Zak's assistants, Danny, Rigby and Nate, fulfill requests at Kinky Bunny Pictures made by Zak's which usually involve a undesirable task.

Production

The first season was produced and filmed at Tom Lynch Company Studios with funding from The N Original Productions. The series consisted of 13 22-minute episodes.

Main

• Britt Irvin
  Britt Irvin
  Brittney Elizabeth "Britt" Irvin is a Leo Award-nominated Canadian actress and singer, as well as a regular voice actor for Ocean Productions. She is typically credited as Britt Irvin in works since 2003, and as Brittney Irvin in works prior to 2003, though exceptions exist both ways...
  
   as Gillian Hughes - The newest assistant of Kinky Bunny Pictures. She aspires to be a director and directs movies on the side. Gillian is new and naive, coming to Kinky Bunny without knowing about the outrageous and eccentric tasks that Zak has his workers fulfill. She is the kind and generous one out of the group but has proved that she can bite back (especially at Rigby).
• Meaghan Rath
  Meaghan Rath
  Meaghan Rath is a Canadian film and television actress. She has co-starred in the television series 15/Love, The Assistants and currently Being Human.-Acting career:...
  
   as Rigby Hastings - A manipulative and often difficult person to get along with. She is usually seen giving back handed and insulting comments or exploiting situations. Rigby was the only girl who worked at Kinky Bunny until Gillian arrived-which sparked a competitive jealousy. Despite her tough personality, her no-joke manner does get things done and like the other assistants, her creative moments have helped situations.
• Brendan Penny
  Brendan Penny
  Brendan Penny is a Canadian film and television actor, best known for starring as A.J. Varland in the first season of Whistler. He is also starring in the 2009 series The Assistants as Danny Newell.-Life and career:...
  
   as Danny Newell - The assistant who just "regular guy" and the most absent-minded, he often fumbles his duties. He is later chosen as the star of Gillian's independent film. He has a crush on Gillian.
• Michael B. Jordan
  Michael B. Jordan
  Michael Bakari Jordan is an American actor. He is best known for his roles as teenage drug dealer Wallace on the HBO drama television series The Wire, for his role as Reggie Montgomery in All My Children, as quarterback Vince Howard on the NBC television series Friday Night Lights, and since...
  
   as Nate Warren - The assistant who always gets stuck with Zak's oddest and usually grossest jobs. He puts a lot of effort into doing his tasks and also trying to impress Gillian's best friend.
• Zak Santiago
  Zak Santiago
  Zak Santiago is a Canadian actor and Disc-jockey.Santiago was born in Vancouver, British Columbia. He has appeared in many television shows, including Young Blades, Smallville, Robson Arms, Flight 93 and The L Word...
  
   as Zak Del Toro - The head of Kinky Bunny Pictures. He often gives his assistants ridiculous duties to do.

Recurring

• Jocelyne Loewen
  Jocelyne Loewen
  Jocelyne Loewen is a Canadian voice actress working with Ocean Productions, known for her roles in the English dubs of anime series, mostly that of "spunky" young girls....
  
   as Hope
• Melanie Papalia as Sandra
• Ali Mukaddam
  Ali Mukaddam
  Ali Mukaddam, sometimes credited as Al Mukadam, is a Canadian director, producer, screenwriter and actor....
  
   as Heston Nidalu

Episodes

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