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While watching The Last of Us, I noticed something strange - Josh Peck was IN the show, but he was still performing like he was on Nickelodeon... Almost waiting for a laugh track behind him. This video essay unpacks what I’ve come to call The Nickelodeon Effect — how childhood trauma, performance conditioning, and the network’s exaggerated style continue to influence the behavior of former child stars well into adulthood.