Irwin Allen Rusty Ryan is doing an 'Irwin Allen' which is a reference to the fake earthquake they stage later in the story. Irwin Allen Irwin Allen (June 12, 1916 – November 2, 1991) was an American television, documentary and film director and producer with a varied career who became known as the "Master of Disaster" for his work in the disaster film genre. His most successful productions were "The Poseidon Adventure" (1972) and "The Towering Inferno" (1974). He also created several popular 1960s science fiction television series, such as "Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea", "Lost in Space", "The Time
Joe Davola (TV producer) Joe Davola (TV producer) Joe Davola is an American television and film producer, director and writer. Born in Brooklyn N.Y. and raised in Rosedale NY. Davola is partner and co-founder with Brian Robbins in AwesomenessTV which sold to DreamWorks Animation in May 2013. Davola previously developed and executive produced with Mike Tollin and Brian Robbins on several TV shows for their production company, Tollin/Robbins Productions. Some projects include "All That", "The Amanda Show", "The Nick Cannon Show", "One Tree Hill", "What I Like About You", "The Bronx Is Burning", and "Smallville". Davola started his career at MTV as an associate