Good Burger 2? Nickelodeon's Forgotten Sequel Explained
Good Burger is a cult classic of its time, but few of its fans know the movie has a forgotten sequel — the existence of which confounds explanation. Led by Kenan Thompson and Kel Mitchell, the original Good Burger is a surreal, silly ‘90s movie that helped solidify the two leads as Nickelodeon stars and solidified their future in the world of comedy. While the movie is a nostalgic relic today, critics were not kind to Good Burger upon its release in 1997, and its box office was modest at best, so the fact that there was any kind of follow-up at all is downright confusing.
Originating on Nickelodeon’s sketch show All That, “Good Burger” began as a series of skits focused around a fast food place and its eccentric employee, Ed. All That proved to be Nickelodeon’s answer to Saturday Night Live, and in the tradition of SNL movies like The Blues Brothers and Wayne's World, Nickelodeon and Paramount Pictures hit theaters with a film based on the recurring “Good Burger” idea. Focusing on Ed’s friendship with a new employee, the invention of a secret sauce, and competition with their ominous rivals, Mondo Burger, the Good Burger movie expands the world and characters beyond All That’s usual antics and its iconic front counter set.
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With poor reviews and bigger projects for the actors on the horizon, it was unlikely Ed and the Good Burger staff would ever escape the small screen again. But oddly enough, that didn’t stop a sequel from being produced. The publishing company Aladdin created a true direct sequel to the movie in the form of a book. Released in 1998, a year after the the movie, and titled Good Burger 2 Go, the novel gives insight into
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