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Best Friends Whenever
GenreComedy
Created byJed Elinoff
Scott Thomas
Starring
Opening theme"Whenever" by Forever in Your Mind
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes5 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producersScott Thomas
Jed Elinoff
Michael B. Kaplan
ProducerJulie Tsutsui
Camera setupmulti-camera
Running time23 minutes
Production companiesDipthong Productions
Entertainment Force
It's a Laugh Productions
Original release
NetworkDisney Channel
ReleaseJune 26, 2015 (2015-06-26) –
present

Best Friends Whenever is an American multi-camera sitcom developed for Disney Channel, created by Jed Elinoff and Scott Thomas and executive produced by Jed Elinoff, Scott Thomas, and Michael B. Kaplan. The series stars Lauren Taylor as Shelby and Landry Bender as Cyd. The series premiered on June 26, 2015.

Plot

Set in Portland, Oregon, two girls named Shelby and Cyd are best friends living together while Cyd's parents are on an archaeological dig in Peru. After an accident in their neighbor Barry's science lab, they are given the ability to travel in time, provided they are thinking of the time they want to go and are together hugging. Of course when it comes to their trips to the future, they briefly find themselves strapped to the table. Now they must figure out what this means while having various misadventures along the way.

Cast and characters

  • Landry Bender as Cyd
  • Lauren Taylor as Shelby
  • Gus Kamp as Barry
  • Ricky Garcia as Naldo
  • Benjamin Cole Royer as Bret
  • Matthew Lewis Royer as Chet

Production

Best Friends Whenever was created by Jed Elinoff and Scott Thomas, who have also created Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja. Casting started January 2015.[1] On March 6, 2015, Disney ordered Best Friends Whenever with production starting the same month.[2] The series premiered on June 26, 2015, directly after Teen Beach 2.[3]

Episodes

  • Benjamin Cole Royer and Matthew Lewis Royer are both absent for one episode.
No. Title Directed by Written by Original air date[4] Production
code[5] 		U.S. viewers
(in millions)
1"A Time to Travel"Shelley JensenJed Elinoff
Scott Thomas		June 26, 2015 (2015-06-26)1013.54[6]

Two best friends, Shelby (Lauren Taylor) and Cyd (Landry Bender), mess around in their classmate Barry's lab and end up getting powers to time travel. They use the ability by thinking about what time they want to go to and hugging each other. The problem is that the two of them have to do it together.

Guest stars: Madison Hu as Marci, Emery Kelly as Cameron
2"A Time to Cheat"Shelley JensenJed Ellinoff
Scott Thomas		July 12, 2015 (2015-07-12)1022.02[7]

Shelby and Cyd try to avoid studying by time traveling to the day of the test because of the theory that if they time travel there they'll already know the stuff. Unfortunately, they don't know and try to go back, but get stuck in the time period without knowing what to do on the test. After that, Shelby and Cyd go back in time and stop Mrs. Nesbit from becoming a teacher after expelling them which leads to Mrs. Nesbit becoming a police officer.

Guest star: Jocelyn Ayanna as Ms. Nesbit
3"A Time to Say Thank You"Shelley JensenMichael B. KaplanJuly 19, 2015 (2015-07-19)1031.96[8]

Cyd tries to plan a thank you party for Shelby's family, but it doesn't go as planned after Shelby takes over.

Guest stars: Mary Passeri as Astrid, Kevin Symons as Norm
4"A Time to Jump and Jam"Shelley JensenDebby WolfeJuly 26, 2015 (2015-07-26)1042.01[9]

Shelby and Cyd's powers are broken. They have to find who did it. It turns out Shelby was holding them back from time traveling because she wanted to hide an embarrassing secret she had been keeping from Cyd.

Guest stars: Eryn Pablico as Jen, Jocelyn Ayanna as Ms. Nesbit
5"A Time to Rob and Slam"Shelley JensenJim HopeAugust 9, 2015 (2015-08-09)1051.87[10]

Shelby's science teacher Mr. Doyle pairs her up with a jerkish student called The Rob while Cyd is paired with a shy student.

Guest stars: Larry Joe Campbell as Mr. Doyle, Randy J. Goodwin as Vance Carroway, Madison Hu as Marci, Brendan Meyer as The Rob

Absent: Benjamin Cole Royer as Bret, Matthew Lewis Royer as Chet
6"The Butterscotch Effect"[11]UnknownUnknownAugust 16, 2015 (2015-08-16)106N/A
7"A Time to Boogie"[12]
"Shake Your Booty"[13]		UnknownUnknownAugust 23, 2015 (2015-08-23)107N/A

Critical reception

Brian Lowry, writing for Variety, thought the show's pilot episode was formulaic and did not take full advantages of the time travel premise. In particular, the show "appears more content to focus on the humdrum details of Shelby and Cyd’s frantic lives than, say, sending them back to meet Abraham Lincoln or ahead to a time of flying cars."[14]

References

  1. ^ "Disney Channel casting call for new series 'Best Friends Whenever'". Disney Channel Auditions.
  2. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (March 5, 2015). "Disney Channel Orders 'Best Friends Whenever' Series Starring Landry Bender". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved June 27, 2015.
  3. ^ Wagmeister, Elizabeth (May 6, 2015). "Disney Sets June 26 Premieres for 'Teen Beach 2' & New Series 'Best Friends Whenever'". Variety.
  4. ^ "Best Friends Whenever Episode Guide". Zap2It.
  5. ^ "Best Friends Whenever". Disneyabcpress.com. Retrieved May 30, 2015.
  6. ^ Kondolojy, Amanda (June 29, 2015). "Friday Cable Ratings: 'Teen Beach 2' & 'Alaskan Bush People' Top Night + 'Girl Meets World', 'Best Friends Whenever' & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved June 29, 2015.
  7. ^ Bibel, Sara (July 14, 2015). "Sunday Cable Ratings: 'Naked and Afraid XL' Wins Night, 'True Detective', 'Basketball Wives', 'Ballers', 'The Strain' & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
  8. ^ Metcalf, Mitch (July 21, 2015). "Top 100 Sunday Cable Originals: 7.19.2015". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved July 21, 2015.
  9. ^ Metcalf, Mitch (July 28, 2015). "Top 100 Sunday Cable Originals: 7.26.2015". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved July 28, 2015.
  10. ^ Metcalf, Mitch (August 9, 2015). "Top 100 Sunday Cable Originals: 8.9.2015". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved August 11, 2015.
  11. ^ "Best Friends Whenever: The Butterscotch Effect". Zap2it. Retrieved July 15, 2015.
  12. ^ "Best Friends Whenever: A Time to Boogie". Zap2it. Retrieved July 15, 2015.
  13. ^ "Best Friends Whenever: Shake Your Booty". Disney ABC Press. Retrieved August 1, 2015.
  14. ^ Lowry, Brian (June 25, 2015). "Disney Channel's 'Best Friends Whenever". Variety. Retrieved July 8, 2015.


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