the show was produced under a joint venture between beck &amp; hart productions, oops doughnuts productions, and it's a laugh productions. the show's creators, john d. beck and ron hart, are a production-writing team. their credits include "according to jim", "hey arnold!", and "shake it up!". they also served as executive producers alongside andy fickman. fickman was the only director who participated in all four seasons of the show. he directed 20 of the 21 episodes of the first season. he also directed four episodes of the second season, two of the third season, and four of the fourth season.