The American Idol producers can’t win an Emmy, but at least the kids appreciate them! David Archuleta and Paula Abdul were on hand at the Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards Saturday night to accept the award for Best Reality Show on behalf of TPTB.

Hey Paula, glad you were able to find a minute to stop at Hot Topic to put your outfit together!   Wisely, she let Archie do most of the talking.

Check out the video, after the Jump…

 
  • http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/profile.php?id=587900002&ref=name cruzceleste

    Archie FTW… I have no idea what to think about Paula ´s outfit… maybe my sense of style is a little wrong…

  • abbysee

    I actually saw this live. I was passing the family room and this kids were watching, perfect timing. I had no desire to sit through the entire show, even though I did see a snippet of Leo DiCaprio too :)

    Evidently Archie’s look was approved because I saw him and one of the Jonas Bros on some site critiquing tonight’s looks. Arch, and the Joe Bro got thumbs up. Archie’s coming up in the world. He did take over for Pauler didn’t he? FTW!

  • seasonseven

    David looks GORGEOUS! He seemed so nervous and awkward. Awww.

  • seasonseven

    I wanna hug him. :)

  • KathyH

    I think he must have been exhausted, seasonseven. Knowing this, he handled it better than I’d have done.

  • cmom

    I am surprised to see him there in LA when he just did his Salt Lake City concert last night! No wonder he said that he hadn’t slept since last night when he was talking to Jeanette McCurdy on the orange carpet.

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=63800280&ref=profile gerreb

    i love that david took the initiative to do the acceptance speech. he did a great job. yeah a little nervous, but that’s archie for ya. i’m much more awkward when it comes to public speaking, hehe. he did awesome. :)

  • AnoopFan

    Um, wtf is Archie doing with his hands? Seems like he doesnt like touching his fans hands….

  • ggdoorsfan

    The audience really loves David – hear the screaming throughout his speech? He was a fine representative for Idol. Paula needs to fire her stylist :)

  • serenade

    This was great. David is so much fun when he’s loopy and wired. :) From giving a totally amazing concert in SLC on Friday night to accepting an award the next night. Hope he gets some sleep and down time before going off to Asia in a few days.

    Um, wtf is Archie doing with his hands? Seems like he doesnt like touching his fans handsà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦.

    LOL It’s not that. He got slime on his hands and he was trying to get it off before shaking the other guys’ hands. You can see him apologizing for it when he got up there.

  • ggdoorsfan

    I think he was trying to wipe green slime off his hands… David has no problem touching his fans hands…. Plenty of concert video evidence of that – check out the Opening song on the tour, “Touch My Hand”

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xyk4kEpCAhI

  • Jabkmc

    Um, wtf is Archie doing with his hands? Seems like he doesnt like touching his fans handsà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦.

    All those people he’d slapped hands with on the way up to the stage had just been SLIMED. haha! He got the slime all over his hands and then had to go up and shake hands with Chris Rock and ummmm….whoever that other guy was. haha! You can hear him apologize for it and the one guy tells him not to worry about it.

  • Jabkmc

    GG – I hope that’s not the best HOB TMH vid you have in your collection.

    Try this one –

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3KcQz57M_4k&feature=channel_page

  • hardkandy

    he’s too cute for life.

  • ordinarygirl09

    wow. Paula and Whats his face.

    she looks horrid.

    and of course AI won. I wasn’t surprised at that.

  • http://mjsbigblog.com/wp-admin/profile.php ercheers

    David is soooooo cute and lol he did all the talking.

    Slime on his hands Ha Ha Ha!

  • abbysee

    Paula and Whats his face.

    Paula and David Archuleta.

  • frogcooke

    Good job on not letting Paula do the talking haha

    Posting here for anyone that missed it, since this is the KCA thread lol.

    David’s interview on Orange Carpet with Jeannette McCurdy

  • RV65

    Good color combined outfit for Archie……Earth Tones FTW!

  • Cakenbake

    Archie is perfect for the teen and pre-teen genre for AI. I am glad for him to be so well known in that group, plus also with many adults.

  • Cakenbake

    Archie is so funny.

  • hermy

    Davidà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s interview on Orange Carpet with Jeannette McCurdy

    LOL. Not sleeping is getting to him. It was so funny though, I like the hyper/loopy side of him haha.

  • ggdoorsfan

    GG – I hope thatà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s not the best HOB TMH vid you have in your collection.

    Thanks Jabkmc!

    Paula and Whats his face.

    That would be Paula Adbul and MR. David Archuleta…. :lol_wp:

    Last night would have been asking too much, but I sure would have preferred to hear David sing, rather than PCD and the Jobros….. It’s amazing that he was able to appear, and do so well, after that barnburner of a performance he put on in Utah Friday night… He’s a pretty tough young man, but it’s time for some rest David! He’s done a fine job these last 2 days cementing his status as a solo performer of merit, and being the representative for the show that provided him the springboard for his stardom.

    Well done young man, well done! :king_tb:

  • http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/profile.php?id=587900002&ref=name cruzceleste

    Archie with Sam & Freddy from iCarly in the Orange Carpet, I think some of you guys already saw it, but is so epic that is worth it o bring it here… and Jeanette rambles even more that David so :P …

  • KathyH

    Love that interview with Jeanette (and the Freddy-character whose name I don’t know) on the orange carpet. David was obviously tired — but he also seems pretty comfortable with Jeanette. So cool that he’s become friends with her.

    I’d have loved to have heard him sing, too, but at least he got the face time on TV.

  • frogcooke

    Actually I would of loved to see him slimed more than hear him sing…. HAHA

  • spencer

    ^^^^ I really thought he was going to get slimed haha.. can you picture his reaction if that would’ve happened LOL He looked really great last night — I’m so happy (and proud) for him. Hope we get to see some vids or pics of the UK and Asia.

  • KathyH

    Well, yeah. A David A. sliming would have been fun to see. (Or a Paula sliming, LOL.)

  • hermy

    Ahh, seeing Paula slimed would have been even more epic lol.

  • cookcricket

    Was DC doing a concert when this was taped? Archie did quite well representing to this age group. Actually I teared up a little, he was so cute. :) He really is a sweety. I’m so glad things are going well for him.

  • frogcooke

    Paula being slimed… yes that would of been even better! haha

  • bjesgirl

    I’ve yet to see Pauler show up to one of these things not looking like a fucking trainwreck. With all that money, can’t she affort a stylist? A friend? Something?

    Archie looked cute- he’s getting better with this speaking stuff. Nice.

  • JOJOSIE

    Personally I’d rather that he’d let Paula get a word or two in as she was on the right track that it was the kids who voted who needed to be thanked not TPTB. He sounded like he personally was accepting an award. His youthfulness is sometimes a little too much IMO.

  • caringgirl

    awww Love Archie :) Cant wait to see him make an appearance on AI

  • ilovemj

    His youthfulness is sometimes a little too much IMO.

    And you’re just a little too much IMO. ;)

  • KathyH

    I watched a few of the other acceptance speeches, and often the people who accepted thanked the producers and creators. I distinctly remember Zac Efron thanking the creators, etc., for HSM, and finishing by thanking the fans. That’s just the way things went.

  • MB444

    Awwww!!! David Archuleta was so cute last night! My sisters and I were screaming when he went up to present the award. Glad I got to listen to him talk instead of Paula, but why could he have performed instead of the Jonas Brothers???

  • http://mjsbigblog.com/wp-admin/profile.php ercheers

    I rather hear David talk :lol_tb:

    David is young and that = youthful.lol

    I got 20 phone calls last night saying David is on TV. I said I know I’m watching his cute face now. :jittery_tb:

  • Lys

    I distinctly remember Zac Efron thanking the creators, etc., for HSM, and finishing by thanking the fans. Thatà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s just the way things went.

    Yup. If they hadn’t thanked TPTB, it just wouldn’t have sounded right.

  • http://archulove.wordpress.com vickyvicks0

    AnoopFan Mar 29th, 2009 at 2:29 am

    Um, wtf is Archie doing with his hands? Seems like he doesnt like touching his fans handsà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦.

    he is cleaning his hands because the kids have slime in their hands… and david had to hand shake the other celebrities up there..

  • ggdoorsfan

    This is tres cool! Here’s the link to a French web site that picks a video/artist to feature each day…. they’re featuring David today! Airing tons of David clips…. Viva la France! :lol_wp:

    http://www.mogulus.com/clipsnewexclusives

  • JOJOSIE

    I thought all opinions of Idols were allowed at MJ’s, I didn’t get the memo that David A is exempt from any criticism or snark, Just say’n

  • May

    I thought all opinions of Idols were allowed at MJà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s, I didnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t get the memo that David A is exempt from any criticism or snark, Just sayà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢n

    For what it’s worth Jojosie (since you seem to be standing all alone), I did find the whole clip cringeworthy but I chalk it up to Archie being nervous. I do wonder what the reaction would have been if this had been Jordin instead of Archie. Would people still say it was cute and chalk it up to her being young?

  • soundscene

    Personally Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢d rather that heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢d let Paula get a word or two in as she was on the right track that it was the kids who voted who needed to be thanked not TPTB. He sounded like he personally was accepting an award. His youthfulness is sometimes a little too much IMO.

    He was supposed to say that. You can tell he had a list in his mind (or even on a teleprompter–it sort of looked like he was reading) of who he was supposed to thank. Plus he said “we would like to thank,” not “I would like to thank.” I think Paula jumped in early with her part (“we would like to thank you”) and he wasn’t done with the list of entities/people he was assigned to thank up there. It’s all publicity for the entities/people.

    I thought all opinions of Idols were allowed at MJà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s, I didnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t get the memo that David A is exempt from any criticism or snark, Just sayà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢n

    That’s what people do when they accept–they mention the creators & people involved. It has nothing to do with Archie.

  • jumpstart

    I thought Archie did a great job. He pretty much kept Paula from talking, which was music to my ears.

  • http://mjsbigblog.com/wp-admin/profile.php ercheers

    It’s just really nice that Archie gets to except the award for AI.

    I am listening to “Save The Day” now on the French station. I luv this song!

  • ggdoorsfan

    I thought all opinions of Idols were allowed at MJà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s, I didnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t get the memo that David A is exempt from any criticism or snark, Just sayà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢n

    What would any article or news item referencing David A be without the requisite criticism or snark? LOLOLOL… I’d have to do a double take the day I read anything DA related, anywhere, and there is none… hahahhaah… Kinda par for the course to see every frame of film, every grin, giggle and twitch analyzed, dissected and discussed by fans and non fans… It’s never taken personally, it just gives me a broader and different perspective of David… :cool1_tb:

  • ggdoorsfan
  • Grammie Kari

    Great news for American Idol! How great that David was there with Paula!

  • TreeFrog

    I thought Archie did a great job. He pretty much kept Paula from talking, which was music to my ears.

    Archie wouldn’t let Pauler talk? So he’s got a little Simon Cowell in him after all. Who knew?

  • ggdoorsfan
  • ggdoorsfan

    Just saw this on the Ticketmaster site:

    David Archuleta
    Sat, 06/20/09
    07:30 PM
    Del Mar Fairgrounds
    Del Mar, CA
    http://www.ticketmaster.com/David-Archuleta-tickets/artist/1229013

    Tix for the 6/20 concert are $24, $47, and $57 – and it’s a seated event…

  • sabby_rina

    Haha you could tell Archie thought a head of time what to say. That was nice of Paula to have David talk, you could tell she let him. I’m still laughing at Archie trying to get the slime out of his hands then apologizing to the people who he shook hands with. :laugh_tb:

  • http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/profile.php?id=587900002&ref=name cruzceleste

    Hahaà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦. David mentioned in Celebuzz

    Good pictures… thanks for the link…

  • frogcooke

    LMAAAAOOOOOOO

    David imitating JoBro fan!!!! funniest thing ever haha

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OZepAMi-2vs

  • ggdoorsfan

    Nickelodeon’s 2009 Kids’ Choice Awards is Biggest Ever!

    Shatters All Records with Kids, Tweens, Total Viewers

    Read more at link:

    http://news.moneycentral.msn.com/provider/providerarticle.aspx?feed=PR&date=20090330&id=9741051

  • Cakenbake

    yay, ggdoorsfan. more viewers and attention for Archie which is good for AI and David.