The Assistants

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The Assistants

2009- 2009

2 Seasons

14 Episodes

5.5(2 votes)

Returning Series

Comedy

Overview

The Assistants is a Canadian sitcom that aired from 10 July 2009 to 11 September 2009. The series is the second original comedy to air on the Nickelodeon channel, The N after the series About a Girl.

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Episodes

No episodes found for this season.

The people behind it

Cast & crew

5 featured cast members

Starring

Britt Irvin

Gillian Hughes

Meaghan Rath

Rigby Hastings

Brendan Penny

Danny Newell

Michael B. Jordan

Nate Warren

Zak Santiago

Zach Del Toro

Creative team

Created by: Will McRobb
Chris Viscardi
Produced by: Thomas W. Lynch
Chris Viscardi

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