Drake & Josh

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Drake & Josh
Format Sitcom
Created by Dan Schneider
Written by Dan Schneider
George Doty
Eric Friedman
Steve Holland
Jake Farrow
Steven Molaro
Barry O'Brien
Andrew Hill Newman
Craig DiGregorio
Anthony Del Broccolo
Mitchell Redman
Directed by Adam Weissman
Steve Hoefer
Fred Savage
Virgil L. Fabian
Steve Hoefner
Creative director(s) Sachiko Tanaka
Eric Hugunin
Starring Drake Bell
Josh Peck
Miranda Cosgrove
Nancy Sullivan
Jonathan Goldstein
Yvette Nicole Brown
Theme music composer Drake Bell
Michael Corcoran
Opening theme "Found a Way" by Drake Bell
Composer(s) Drake Bell
Michael Corcoran
Country of origin  United States
Language(s) English
No. of seasons 4
No. of episodes 64 (including 3 TV Movies) (List of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s) Dan Schneider
Producer(s) Joe Catania
Robin Weiner
Carla Myres
Chris Robinson
Bruce Rand Berman
Amber Comisar
Irene Oncley
Editor(s) Marc Lamphear
Danny White
Dennis C. Vejar
Joe Bergen
Karyn Finley Thompson
Location(s) San Diego, California
filmed in Hollywood, California
Cinematography Mike Spodnik
Camera setup Multi-camera
Running time 27 minutes
Production company(s) Nickelodeon
Distributor Independent Television
Broadcast
Original channel Nickelodeon; TEENick; YTV (since 2004)
Picture format Color / Full Screen / NTSC
Audio format Stereo
Original run January 11, 2004 – December 5, 2008
Status Series Finale
External links
Production website

Drake & Josh is an American sitcom that premiered on the Nickelodeon television network on January 11, 2004, that follows the lives of two step brothers Drake Parker (Drake Bell) and Josh Nichols (Josh Peck). Both actors (along with Nancy Sullivan, who starred as Drake and Josh's mother) had played roles in The Amanda Show. Jonathan Goldstein plays their father, and Miranda Cosgrove plays their little sister. Reruns of Drake & Josh are currently appearing on Nickelodeon, YTV, and the The N. The show ran from January 2004 to September 2007, but a third TV movie entitled Merry Christmas, Drake & Josh aired on December 5, 2008.

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[edit] Summary

Drake Parker (Drake Bell) and Josh Nichols (Josh Peck) are two teenagers who become stepbrothers when Drake's mother, Audrey Parker (Nancy Sullivan), and Josh's father, Walter Nichols (Jonathan Goldstein), get married. Drake is described as an easygoing, simple, lucky, lazy, popular, and attractive teenage boy who plays guitar and easily gets girls while Josh is a diligent, unlucky, dorky, sarcastic, and unpopular teenager, who constantly has to be fed up with Drake's mischievous behavior. They are often tortured by their evil little sister, Megan Parker (Miranda Cosgrove), who often plays pranks on them for which she never gets punished. She only gets Drake and Josh in trouble. Walter, Josh's father, is an outdated weather man, who can be described as unlucky and clumsy, like Josh, and Audrey, Drake and Megan's mom, is stricter than Walter. The parents are the only people in the family unaware of the torture they go through with Megan, as Walter begins to realize Megan is truly evil in seasons 3 and 4. Throughout the series, Drake and Josh go through many conflicts, misadventures, and misfortunes. The conflicts are mainly social and the relationship between the two, while others themes include school, work, and Megan.

[edit] Cast

[edit] Main characters

Character Actor/Actress Info
Drake Parker Drake Bell The girl-crazy teenager who constantly causes his brother Josh pain and misery, often because they are faced with bizarre and unfortunate situations. He sometimes helps out Josh on a positive note, but typically there is some conflict between the two of them.
Josh Nichols Josh Peck The hard working, responsible, and sometimes overreacting brother of Drake. Josh has to deal with Drake's antics on a constant basis.
Megan Parker Miranda Cosgrove The biological little sister of Drake, and stepsister of Josh. Megan is the primary antagonist of the show, where she pulls pranks on the brothers and cause them emotional and sometimes physical pain and torment.
Walter Nichols Jonathan Goldstein The father of Josh and stepfather of Drake and Megan. Working as a professional weatherman, Walter can be described as a clumsy, lame, and sometimes embarrassing dad towards his kids. He gives somewhat practical advice to Drake and Josh, and on occasion, Megan.
Audrey Parker Nancy Sullivan The mother of Drake and Megan and stepmother of Josh. She is a hard working mother, and is the stereotypical housewife (where she is seen cooking, cleaning, and doing laundry around the house). She is fairly strict towards her 3 kids when trouble arises and she does not let them get away with anything.
Main article: List of Drake & Josh characters

[edit] Other recurring characters

Character Actor/Actress Info
Helen Ophelia Dubois Yvette Nicole Brown The owner of the Premiere movie theater that Josh works at. She often favors Drake and not Josh, regardless of how hard working he is.
"Crazy" Steve Jerry Trainor As, an employee at the same movie theater who has uncontrollable anger outburst, but can be soothed by the song "She'll be coming round the mountain when she comes"
Eric Blonowitz Scott Halberstadt A nerd who is one of Josh's good friends.
Craig Ramirez Alec Medlock Another nerd who is one of Josh's good friends.
Mindy Crenshaw Allison Scagliotti The know-it-all who had an on and off relationship with Josh.
Gavin Mitchell Jake Farrow Another employee of the Premiere who is described as "sleazy" and somewhat oblivious about things. It is revealed in the episode "The Storm" that he had a crush on Audrey.
Mrs. Hayfer Julia Duffy Drake and Josh's English teacher who loathes Drake, but adores Josh.
Leah Cathy Shim Another employee of the Premiere and co-worker to Josh, she is also scared of "Crazy" Steve.

[edit] Crew

Name Position
Dan Schneider Creator
Executive Producer
Writer
Joe Catania Producer
Matthew Lee Supervising Producer

[edit] Episodes

Main article: List of Drake & Josh episodes
Season Ep # First Airdate Last Airdate
Season 1 6 January 11, 2004 February 22, 2004
Season 2 14 March 14, 2004 November 28, 2004
Season 3 20 April 2, 2005 April 8, 2006
Season 4 20 September 24, 2006 December 5, 2008

[edit] TV movies

Movie Airdate Episode #
Drake & Josh Go Hollywood January 6, 2006 Ep 32-34
Drake & Josh: Really Big Shrimp August 3, 2007 Ep 57-58
Merry Christmas, Drake & Josh December 5, 2008 Ep 61-64

[edit] DVD releases

Name Release Date Contains
Drake & Josh: Vol. 1 Suddenly Brothers February 15, 2005 4 Episodes: Pilot, Dune Buggy, Two Idiots and a Baby, First Crush
Never Before-Seen Outtakes
Drake & Josh Go Hollywood January 31, 2006 The movie
Bloopers
2 bonus episodes: Helen's Surgery & Mindy's Back
Found a Way Music video
The Best of Drake & Josh-Seasons 1 & 2 August 21, 2008 Season 1 Episodes: Pilot, Dune Buggy, Two Idiots and a Baby, First Crush, Grammy
Season 2 Episodes: Pool Shark, Smart Girl, Little Diva, Number 1 Fan, Mean Teacher, Drew & Jerry, Honor Council
The Best of Drake & Josh-Seasons 3 & 4 August 29, 2008 Season 3 Episodes: We're Married?, Paging Dr. Drake, Foam Finger, Girl Power, Megan's New Teacher, Little Sibling, Theater Thug, Alien Invasion, Dr. Phyllis Show
Season 4 Episodes: The Great Doheny The Storm, Tree House, Megan's Revenge, Helicopter, Dance Contest
Merry Christmas, Drake & Josh December 19, 2008 Merry Christmas, Drake & Josh Movie
Music Video Jingle Bells by Drake Bell


[edit] Movies

[edit] Drake & Josh Go Hollywood

Main article: Drake & Josh Go Hollywood

Drake and Josh are left at home after their parents go on a cruise. They are told to bring Megan to the airport to visit her friend in Denver, but accidentally send her on a flight to Los Angeles. They go to Hollywood to get her back, and end up stopping a multi-billion dollar heist and booking a guest-spot for Drake on TRL. The movie aired on January 6, 2006, and, according to TV Guide, it became the highest rated program on all of cable during its opening week. This is the first Drake and Josh movie to be presented in HD, sans the laugh track.

[edit] Drake & Josh: Really Big Shrimp

Spin City Records wants to sign Drake and his new song, "Makes Me Happy", for their label. He is on the road to fame and fortune, but Josh's inexperience as a manager leads him to sign the contract without reading it. Josh, having been drooling over the giant shrimp at the meeting, accidentally signs over creative rights for Drake's new song. Drake fires Josh, and a series of bizarre events follow. Meanwhile at the Premiere, Helen is getting married, so she gives Mindy Crenshaw the job as assistant manager, the job Josh was after for a long time. Mindy, played by Allison Scagliotti, became Josh's girlfriend in later episodes of the series. Eventually, Josh sneaks into Spin City Records and switches the songs, which is against the law. This makes Drake a statewide superstar and his song "Makes Me Happy" gets played at Helen's wedding and at the Super Bowl. At the end, Drake & Josh fight against the shrimp at their room and later the flashback appears which is actually The Amanda Show scene. The movie aired on August 3, 2007. However, it is also considered an hour-long episode because it is treated like a typical episode with story elements based on films. The movie's premiere brought in 5.8 million viewers.[1] The premiere of the movie broke the record for the most views of a premiere of a Nickelodeon Movie. iGo to Japan later broke that record, until the airing of Merry Christmas Drake and Josh, took the record back.

[edit] Merry Christmas, Drake & Josh

Main article: Merry Christmas, Drake & Josh

A new Drake & Josh TV movie tentatively entitled "Drake and Josh: Best Christmas Ever" began production in July 2008, and premiered on December 5, 2008. Creator Dan Schneider returned as executive producer, with Marjorie Cohn and Lauren Levine co-executive producing. Michael Grossman directed the feature. The film centers around Drake and Josh, who are working as Santa's helpers in a mall, as they promise a little girl that her foster parents and siblings will have "the best Christmas ever"—and then try to fulfill that promise.[2]

The TV movie was broadcast in HD format, unlike the previous films Drake & Josh Go Hollywood and Drake & Josh: Really Big Shrimp. It also featured Henry Winkler and MMA fighter Kimbo Slice.

The premiere of Merry Christmas, Drake & Josh broke the record of most viewers for the premiere of a Nickelodeon movie with 8.93 million viewers, a title previously held by iGo to Japan.[3]

[edit] Other Media

[edit] Music

Name Contains
Found a Way The theme song of the show by Drake Bell
Drake & Josh (soundtrack) The Drake and Josh soundtrack fom the movie
Makes Me Happy From the movie Drake & Josh: Really Big Shrimp by Drake Bell
12 Days of Christmas From the movie Merry Christmas, Drake & Josh by Drake Bell
Christmas Wrapping From the movie Merry Christmas, Drake & Josh by Miranda Cosgrove

[edit] Games

Two video games based on Drake & Josh have been released on the Game Boy Advance and Nintendo DS. The games are based on the Drake & Josh series. Both of them released in the same year.

Game Publisher Platform
Drake & Josh THQ Game Boy Advance.
Drake & Josh: Talent Showdown THQ Nintendo DS.

[edit] Books

A book series based on Drake & Josh has been published by children's publisher Scholastic since 2006. The books are generally based upon content from the show and essentially novelize two episodes of material, with one being a novelization of a feature length film. The books are written by author Laurie Calkhoven.

Book Author Info
Blues Brothers Laurie Calkhoven Based on the episodes titled "Blues Brothers" and "Number One Fan"
Sibling Revalry Laurie Calkhoven Based on the episodes titled "The Bet" and "Peruvian Puff Pepper"
Drake & Josh Go Hollywood Laurie Calkhoven Based on the movie Drake & Josh Go Hollywood
Kid Trouble Laurie Calkhoven Based on the episodes "Megan's New Teacher" and "Little Sibling"
Alien Invasion Laurie Calkhoven Based on the episodes "Alien Invasion" and "The Demonator"
Surprise! Laurie Calkhoven Based on the episodes "Josh Runs Into Oprah" and "Vicious Tiberius"
Josh is Done Laurie Calkhoven Based on the episodes "Josh is Done" and "I Love Sushi"
Brother vs. Brother Laurie Calkhoven Based on episodes "Foam Finger" and "Dance Contest"
Really Big Shrimp Laurie Calkhoven Based on the episode "Drake & Josh: Really Big Shrimp"
Mindy Laurie Calkhoven Based on the episodes "Honor Council" and "Mindy's Back"
Sky Divers Laurie Calkhoven Based on the episodes "Helicopter" and "Tree House"

[edit] Awards

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Drake & Josh's Big Shrimp Nets Really Big Audience". TV Guide. 2007-08-07. http://community.tvguide.com/blog-entry/TVGuide-News-Blog/Todays-News/Drake-38-Joshs/800019987. Retrieved on 2007-10-22. f
  2. ^ Viacom (2008-06-12). The Holidays Come Early for Drake & Josh Fans!. Press release. http://www.viacom.com/news/Pages/newstext.aspx?RID=1165313. Retrieved on 2008-06-12. 
  3. ^ http://tvbythenumbers.com/2008/12/09/nfl-drake-josh-the-librarian-wwe-raw-and-leverage-lead-weekly-cable-viewing/9385

[edit] External links

[edit] Wikia

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