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* '''Principal Hicks''' ([[Hrant Alianak]]) is the principal of Whitechapel High.
* '''Principal Hicks''' ([[Hrant Alianak]]) is the principal of Whitechapel High.



== Episodes ==
{{Main|List of My Babysitter's a Vampire episodes}}
{{Main|List of My Babysitter's a Vampire episodes}}
{{:List of My Babysitter's a Vampire episodes}}


== Film ==
== Film ==

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|producer = Manny Danelon
Brian Irving |editor = Ellen Fine
Duncan Christie |location = Dufferin Gate Studios[citation needed] |cinematography = |camera = Film; Single-camera |opentheme = "Girl Next Door", performed by Copperpot Written by Jarrett Randazzo |endtheme = "Girl Next Door" (instrumental) |first_aired = February 28, 2011 |last_aired = present |num_seasons = 2

|num_episodes =

  • 26 (Teletoon)
  • 26 (Disney Channel)

|list_episodes = List of My Babysitter's a Vampire episodes |website = http://www.mybabysittersavampire.com |website_title = Official website |preceded_by = My Babysitter's a Vampire (film) }} My Babysitter's a Vampire (French: Ma gardienne est un vampire) is a 2011 Canadian television series, based on the television film of the same name. In Canada, the series premiered in French on Télétoon on February 28, 2011, in English on Teletoon on March 14, 2011, and on Disney Channel in the United States on June 27, 2011.[1] The show was created by Fresh TV, creators of 6teen and Total Drama. The show follows Ethan Morgan (Matthew Knight), who, in the television film, learns that his babysitter Sarah (Vanessa Morgan) is a vampire. In the film, he learns he is able to have visions and his best friend Benny Weir (Atticus Mitchell) is a spellmaster. The series follows the three as they take on supernatural forces and have adventures, with occasional help from fellow vampires Rory (Cameron Kennedy) and Erica (Kate Todd), while dealing with the troubles of regular high school life.

A second season was confirmed to start production in September 2011[2] and it first premiered on Disney Channel on June 29, 2012, it premiered on Teletoon September 6, 2012. Télétoon started featuring season 2 sneak-peak episodes on October 28, 2012 and premiered it on January 10, 2013[3]

Production

Early in 2011, four episodes of the series aired on Teletoon as previews for the series. Disney Channel announced in June that year that they acquired the rights to air the movie and series. Disney Channel aired the movie on June 10, 2011, and aired first season episodes from June 27, 2011 to July 19, 2011, with all episodes premiering before the series made its official premiere on Teletoon. First season episodes aired on Thursdays at 8:00 P.M./E.T. on Teletoon and at 8:30 P.M./E.T. on Télétoon starting January 5, 2012.[4][5] through April 5, 2012 on Teletoon. The first season finale on Teletoon had an extra scene added to coincide with the online companion game results, which Disney Channel did not air.[6][7]

A 13 episode second season of the show was greenlit by Fresh TV, and was originally revealed by Vanessa Morgan on her official, personal Twitter.[8][9] Filming for the second season lasted from September 21, 2011 to November 17, 2011. The same day filming ended, Disney Channel announced that it would pick the show up again for a second season. A promo for the second season first aired on Disney Channel on May 7, 2012.[10] It was later revealed by Vanessa Morgan on Twitter that it would premiere June 29, 2012, at 8 PM Eastern time on Disney Channel. Teletoon released its first season two promo on August 13, 2012,[11] with the season premiering on Thursday, September 6, 2012, at 7:30PM Eastern time.[3]

Premise

Further information: My Babysitter's a Vampire

The series follows the adventures of a geeky freshman boy named Ethan Morgan (Matthew Knight), a Seer who has visions when he touches anything paranormal, his best friend Benny (Atticus Mitchell), a spellmaster, and his vampire babysitter Sarah (Vanessa Morgan) who is one of Ethan's best friends as well as Ethan's crush, as they chase down supernatural forces. They are often aided by Rory (Cameron Kennedy), their dorky friend who was turned into a vampire in the pilot film, and Erica (Kate Todd), Sarah's best friend, who also became a vampire in the pilot film.

Characters

Further information: List of My Babysitter's a Vampire characters

Main characters

(Left to right) Matthew Knight as Ethan, Vanessa Morgan as Sarah, and Atticus Mitchell as Benny
  • Sarah (Vanessa Morgan) is a vampire, one of Ethan and Benny's friends, and Jane's babysitter.
  • Erica (Kate Todd) is Sarah's best friend and a vampire.

Supporting characters

  • Jane Morgan (Ella Jonas Farlinger) is Ethan's 8-year-old little sister.
  • Samantha Morgan (Laura DeCarteret) is Ethan and Jane's mother.
  • Ross Morgan (Ari Cohen) is Ethan and Jane's father. In the second season, Ari Cohen's name was dropped from the opening credits, his character appearing in a recurring capacity.
  • Grandma (Joan Gregson) Evelyn is Benny's "Earth Priestess" grandmother.[13]
  • Principal Hicks (Hrant Alianak) is the principal of Whitechapel High.


Main article: List of My Babysitter's a Vampire episodes

Film

Main article: My Babysitter's a Vampire

My Babysitter's a Vampire aired on October 9, 2010, on the Canadian television channel Teletoon. The French version of the film aired on Teletoon's French-Canadian counterpart, Télétoon, on October 16, 2010. It premiered in the United States on the Disney Channel on June 10, 2011.[14] The film was released on DVD in the United States and Canada on May 22, 2012 with the whole first season. The film was released on DVD in the United Kingdom on June 25, 2012, with the premiere episode of the series, "Lawn of the Dead".

Ratings and Reception

The first season episodes of My Babysitter's a Vampire that aired on Disney Channel in the United States in June 2011, averaged 3.7 million viewers and was the number 1 cable show among kids 2–11 in its time period (weekdays 7PM/6c).[15] In an interview about Disney Channel programming; Senior VP of programming, scheduling, multiplatform, acquisitions and co-productions, Paul DeBenedittis; stated "My Babysitter’s a Vampire was a great performer for us this past summer (June and July 2011). It is a well-crafted series, with rich characters and great stories. It was creator-driven, with a strong point of view that was relevant and connected with our core audience in a big way," when he was asked about top-performing acquired programming.[16]

Judy Scott of Zimbio spoke highly of the Canadian comedy-drama, "The storylines are simple, but keep you entertain like a TV show is supposed to. The characters are amiable and not troublesome. [...] To tell the truth, I didn't watch Disney Channel commonly, but My Babysitter's a Vampire clearly caught my attention to watch this children channel again." Scott noted the series is not like the other Disney Channel original shows, "I love the characters. It's interesting and funny, I love that it's not a typical Disney comedy and I love that there's no annoying laughter in the background! Anyhow I recommend it." She noted it was better than the Twilight film series to her, "It's a comedy you would want to see. It's funny, sad, and entertaining. You will not be bored when you watch this. It's characters are hot, gorgeous, nerdy. This is a lovable show from the 1st episode."[17]

My Babysitter's a Vampire is the first series to air on Disney Channel without the TV-G rating (as the series is rated TV-PG-V), a rating that most Disney shows carry, which is a significant change for the channel as most of their programming has been targeted towards children and preteens since the channel's launch. Another change is that the movie and series airs only in the summer and the fall. Another change is that new episodes of Season 1 premiered Monday-Thursday weekly instead of on Friday or Sunday. However, season 2 episodes will premiere weekly on Fridays on Disney Channel from June 29, 2012 to September 14, 2012, but starting on September 14, 2012, new episodes will premiere weekly on Fridays and Sundays, replacing Shake It Up in the 8:30 Sunday timeslot. The show has also been added to Disney Channel's website and its channel On Demand.

The second season premiere episode ("Welcome Back Dusker"), which originally aired June 29, 2012, on Disney Channel in the United States, was watched by approximately 3.20 million total viewers and was ranked as Friday’s #2 cable TV telecast and the #2 TV telecast in Tweens 9-14 (1.3 million/5.5 rating).[18]

Game

File:MBAVHumansvsVampiresgameintertitle.JPG
Intertitle to the My Babysitter's a Vampire game, Humans vs. Vampires, featuring the characters: (left side, from left to right) Ethan Morgan (Matthew Knight), Sarah (Vanessa Morgan), Benny Weir (Atticus Mitchell), Rory (Cameron Kennedy), and Jane Morgan (Ella Jonas Farlinger). (right side, from right to left) Jesse (Joe Dinicol), Erica (Kate Todd), Nurse Annie (Kristin Adams), Principal Hicks (Hrant Alianak), and Boltz.

In May 2011, prior to first season episodes of My Babysitter's a Vampire airing on Disney Channel (in the United States) and after certain episodes aired as sneak peeks on Teletoon/Télétoon (in Canada); Secret Location, with support from the Bell Broadcast and New Media Fund, began developing a video game for Teletoon and MBAV called "Humans vs. Vampires in 3D".[3] Humans vs. Vampires is a modern spin on classic arcade-style games like "Street Fighter" and "Mortal Kombat". In this badge system game, the user can play as either a human or a vampire, using over 30 battle moves to defy their opponent, including three special moves unique to each character. Each character has over 30 moves plus three special moves, players battle their way through five levels and five different opponents, with rivals getting increasingly more difficult to beat as the game progresses. The points that are scored get counted toward the overall site tally, which affect the outcome of the season finale.[19][20][21]

A testing session for the game took place in Toronto, Ontario, CA on Sunday, June 5, 2011,[19] before the game officially launched on the official website on October 14, 2011.[22] In February 2012, popular game site Kongregate added Humans vs. Vampires to their website.[23] Based on the final scores for each team, an extra scene was aired after the season one finale on Teletoon that was not aired on Disney Channel (the original episode remained unaltered).[6][7]

Between July 27 and July 31, 2012, another testing session for Humans vs. Vampires took place in Toronto for an iOS App release for mobile devices to play the game.[24] In the mobile version, Ethan's sister Jane and a character from season 2 named Boltz are added to the game. It's optimized for the fourth generation iPod touch, iPhone 4 and iPhone 4S.[25]

The game is free to download in the App Store under the title "Humans VS Vampires". A one-time 99 cent in-app upgrade allows players to unlock all five good guys and five undead characters.[21] The game has been nominated for a Digi and Kidscreen Award,[26][27] and won a Canadian Screen Award for Best Cross-Platform Project in Children's and Youth.[28]

Awards and honors

Year Group Award Result Recipient(s)
2011 Gemini Award[29] Best Dramatic Mini-Series or TV Movie Nominated —
Gemini Award[30] Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series Nominated Atticus Mitchell
Directors Guild of Canada Award[31] Best Direction in a Television Movie or Mini-Series Nominated Bruce McDonald
Directors Guild of Canada Award[31] Best Production Design in a Television Movie or Mini-Series Nominated Ingrid Jurek
Directors Guild of Canada Award[31] Best Sound Editing in a Television Movie or Mini-Series Nominated Robert Hegedus, Marvyn Dennis, Kevin Howard, Mark Beck, Gren-Erich Zwicker, and Richard Calistan
2012 Canadian Screenwriting Awards[32] Children and Youth Nominated Ken Cuperus (for "Blood Drive") and Ben Joseph (for "Friday Night Frights")
Canadian Screenwriting Awards[33] Children and Youth Won Alice Prodanou (for "ReVamped")
Young Artist Award[34] Best Performance in a TV Series - Leading Young Actor Nominated Matthew Knight
Pixie Award[35] Pixie Gold Award - Visual Effects Won —
Shaw Rocket Prize[36][37] — Won Brian Irving[38]
Digi Award[26][39] Best in Cross-Platform: Kids Nominated The Secret Location (Humans vs. Vampires)
2013 Kidscreen Awards[27][40] Best Companion Website Nominated The Secret Location (Humans vs. Vampires)
Canadian Screen Awards[28] Best Cross-Platform Project – Children’s and Youth[41] Won Secret Location, Fresh TV Inc.: James Milward, Ryan Andal, Pietro Gagliano, and Sabrina Saccoccio (Humans vs. Vampires)
Best Direction in a Children’s or Youth Program or Series[42] Nominated Brian Roberts (for "Three Geeks and a Demon")
Canadian Screenwriting Awards[43][44] Children's Programs Nominated Miles Smith (for "Hottie Ho-Tep"), Richard Elliot and Simon Racioppa (for "Independence Daze")
Youth Media Alliance Award[45] Awards of Excellence for Best Television Program, All Genres, Ages 9–12 Category Pending Episode: "Fanged and Furious"
FITC Award[46] People's Choice (Animation)[47] Nominated Humans vs. Vampires
Young Artist Award[48] Best Performance in a TV Series - Recurring Young Actress Won Addision Holley (Anastasia)
tied with Kiernan Shipka ("Mad Men")
Canadian Cinema Editors Awards[49] Best Editing in 1/2 hour Broadcast Short Form Pending Ellen Fine (for "Fanged and Furious")

International release

Country/Region Channel Series premiere Season 2 premiere Title in country References
 Canada Télétoon February 28, 2011 October 28, 2012 Ma gardienne est un vampire [citation needed]
Teletoon March 14, 2011 September 6, 2012 My Babysitter's a Vampire [citation needed]
 France Canal J April 23, 2011 April 25, 2012 Ma Baby-sitter est un vampire
 United States Disney Channel June 27, 2011 June 29, 2012 My Babysitter's a Vampire [1]
 Netherlands
 Belgium 		Disney Channel Netherlands and Flanders September 4, 2011 December 23, 2012 My Babysitter's a Vampire
 United Kingdom Disney Channel (UK & Ireland) October 4, 2011 October 22, 2012 My Babysitter's a Vampire [1]
Disney XD (UK & Ireland) April,2012 N/A My Babysitter's a Vampire
 Greece Disney Channel (Greece) October 8, 2011 N/A Η Nταντά - Bαμπίρ (The Vampire Babysitter)
 Turkey Disney Channel (Turkey) October 15, 2011 October 5, 2012 Bakıcım Bir Vampir
 Poland Disney Channel (Poland) October 15, 2011 October 6, 2012 Moja niania jest wampirem
 Hungary Disney Channel (Hungary) October 15, 2011 October 6, 2012 Vámpírunk a gyerekcsősz
 Czech Republic Disney Channel (Czech Republic) October 15, 2011 October 6, 2012 Moje chůva upírka
 Romania Disney Channel (Romania) October 15, 2011 October 6, 2012 Bona Mea e un Vampir
 Spain Disney Channel (Spain) October 19, 2011 October 19, 2012 Mi niñera es un vampiro
 Portugal Disney Channel (Portugal) October 19, 2011 October 19, 2012 A Minha Babysitter é um Vampiro
 Italy Disney Channel (Italy) November 8, 2011 November 5, 2012 La mia babysitter è un vampiro
frisbee (TV channel) November 1, 2012 N/A La mia babysitter è un vampiro
 Serbia Disney Channel (Serbia) November 15, 2011 N/A Моја бебиситерка је вампир
 Ukraine Disney Channel (Ukraine) October 15, 2011 October 6, 2012 Моя няня — вампір
 Denmark Disney Channel Scandinavia November 15, 2011 N/A Min barnepige er en vampyr
 Bulgaria Disney Channel Bulgaria October 15, 2011 October 6, 2012 Бавачката ми е вампир
 Germany Disney Channel (Germany) September 23, 2011 October 1, 2012 Mein Babysitter ist ein Vampir
 Israel Disney Channel (Israel) October 15, 2011 N/A "הבייביסיטר שלי ערפדית"
 Brazil Disney XD (Brazil) November 19, 2011 August 5, 2012 "Minha Babá é uma Vampira"
 Mexico Disney XD (Mexico) October 30, 2011 N/A Mi niñera es una vampira
 Russia Disney Channel (Russia) November 2, 2012 N/A Моя няня-вампир
 India Star World, Star Plus, Zee Cinema, Zee TV, October 21, 2011 N/A My Babysitter's a Vampire
Disney Channel India October 28, 2011 N/A My Babysitter's a Vampire
 Pakistan Disney Channel Middle East/ Disney Channel India October 28, 2011 N/A My Babysitter's a Vampire
 Australia Disney Channel Australia 2011 October 6, 2012 My Babysitter's a Vampire
 Guatemala Disney Channel Guatemala July 8, 2012 N/A "Mi niñera es una vampira"
 Chile Canal 13 July 8, 2012 N/A Mi Niñera es una Vampira 13.cl

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