Be Kind Rewind: An Homage to Amanda Bynes?

When it comes to imaginative and inventive indie auteurs, you can have your Spike Jonzes and your David O. Russells and your Vincent Gallos. But us? We’re sticking with Amanda Bynes! Thanks to the copious research of one delightfully outraged YouTube user, it has come to light that the plot of Michel Gondry’s Be Kind Rewind was lifted lock, stock, and barrel from an 8-year-old episode of Nickelodeon’s The Amanda Show.

The evidence is truly startling (ish). Be Kind Rewind features Jack Black and Mos’ Def creating their own quirky versions of popular films. This clip features Amanda Bynes doing the same exact thing! It’s now obvious that Michel Gondry was busy watching Nickelodeon in 2000, which goes a long way towards explaining why Human Nature sucked so much. But so long as Gondry is busy mining the Nickelodeon back catalog, might we suggest that he put his considerable talents to use on a re-imagined You Can’t Do That On Television next?

• Be Kind Rewind: URGENT [YouTube]

[Ed. Postscript - Since we don't get many opportunities to mention Amanda Bynes here on Defamer, I thought I would take the opportunity to drop in a photo of Bynes from last night's Penelope premiere. Bynes!] [Photo Credit: Getty Images]