The pilot episode was originally shown as a special "sneak peek" on April 16, 1994, with the show officially debuting as a regular series on January 21, 1995.

It has been marketed in several ways, including an audio recording, books, a feature film (with a sequel), festival tour, and numerous reunions and specials celebrating the legacy of All That.

Brian Robbins and Michael Tollin created the show, and the head writer was Dan Schneider who also became the showrunner of the series in the third season.

[10] In 1986, Robbins and Schneider met when they were cast in the ABC sitcom Head of the Class, where they co-starred as Eric Mardian and Dennis Blunden, members of an honors program for gifted high school students.

Following the success of Head of the Class, Robbins and Schneider were asked to co-host the second annual Kids Choice Awards in 1988 alongside Tony Danza and Debbie Gibson.

The half-hour documentary they made featured two of the network's game show hosts, Phil Moore (Nick Arcade) and Mike O'Malley (Get the Picture and Nickelodeon GUTS), as co-hosts of a comedy tour as they drove around to different cities to perform.

[3] Robbins pitched an idea of creating a kid-friendly version of Saturday Night Live, which cast member Kenan Thompson would later join in 2003.

[3] Eventually, Angelique Bates, Lori Beth Denberg, Katrina Johnson, Kel Mitchell, Alisa Reyes, Josh Server, and Thompson were hired.

[3][11] The main staple was the Vital Information sketch, which would go on to be featured in every show through the end of the sixth season (some people compared it to the long-running SNL segment Weekend Update).

Production for the third season was completed at the Paramount Pictures studio lot before Nickelodeon obtained a lease for the 6230 Sunset Boulevard facility.

Schneider initially left the series to create the short-lived UPN sitcom Guys Like Us, and later took over a fledgling pilot for Bynes that would become The Amanda Show.

[18] For the fifth season, Kopelow and Seifert took over Schneider's responsibilities as head writers and co-executive producers; Tamberelli succeeded Denberg as the new Vital Information anchor; added to the cast were Nick Cannon and Mark Saul.

Production for the seventh season started back up a year later after an extensive nationwide talent search for child and teen actors.

Ultimately hired were Chelsea Brummet, Jack DeSena, Lisa Foiles, Bryan Hearne, Shane Lyons, Giovonnie Samuels, and Kyle Sullivan.

As part of the event, Nickelodeon aired episodes from the first six seasons of All That in the week leading up to a "reunion special" on April 23, 2005, hosted by Muniz and featuring Ashanti and Bow Wow as the musical guests.

And, after a hiatus, the Vital Information sketch was brought back with Lil' JJ, winner of sister channel BET's Coming to the Stage competition, as the anchor.

[4] Approximately 6.2 million total viewers watched the special on both its April 23 and 24 airings, making it the top cable or broadcast program for the 2–11, 6–11, and 9–14 age demographics,[28] and TV.com gave it a rating of 8.7/10.

The cast included Ryan Alessi, Reece Caddell, Kate Godfrey, Gabrielle Green, Nathan Janak, Lex Lumpkin, and Chinguun Sergelen.

Besides Mitchell and Thompson; Lori Beth Denberg, Lisa Foiles, Alisa Reyes, Mark Saul, Josh Server, and Jamie Lynn Spears all returned to cameo.

[42] In celebration of the show's return to Nickelodeon, a Good Burger pop-up location opened to fans in Santa Monica, California.

With the purchase of a ticket, guests have access to a menu inspired by the sketch and film, a small arcade, and memorabilia and set pieces.

[2] Robbins, Schneider and Tollin wanted the show to reflect its audience and also sought out varying musical acts (alternative, hip hop and R&B among others) to embrace the diversity.

Angelique Bates, Lori Beth Denberg, Lisa Foiles, Leon Frierson, Katrina Johnson, Kevin Kopelow, Kel Mitchell, Alisa Reyes, Giovonnie Samuels, Mark Saul, Josh Server all participated in the event.

Angelique Bates, Chelsea Brummet, Ryan Coleman, Lori Beth Denberg, Jack DeSena, Lisa Foiles, Bryan Hearne, Katrina Johnson, Christina Kirkman, Christy Knowings, Kel Mitchell, Alisa Reyes, Giovonnie Samuels, Mark Saul, Josh Server, and Danny Tamberelli all participated in the event.

[58][59] From April 16-17, 2016, to celebrate the show's 22nd anniversary, TeenNick (as part of its The Splat programming block) aired a reunion special consisting of new 3–4 minute shorts with most of the original cast, including Thompson and Mitchell.

In 2018, Lori Beth Denberg, Kel Mitchell, Josh Server, and Kenan Thompson appeared together on an episode of Nick Cannon's MTV series Wild 'n Out.

The premise of the semi-scripted show was that its star, Nick Cannon, a former cast member on All That, would come across a situation he thought needed changing and then "take over" to make things better, or at least funnier.

Co-creator Mike Tollin said: You get something like Good Burger and you just ride it, and all of a sudden there's something called Nickelodeon Movies, put under the banner of Paramount.

Just like The '90s Are All That (later re-titled NickRewind) programming block airings on TeenNick, the musical guest performances are omitted and the end credits are re-done as generic white text on black.

On May 24, 2022, Netflix announced that select seasons of All That, Kenan & Kel, and Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide would be available to stream starting June 21.