The Thundermans
| The Thundermans | |
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| Genre | Sitcom |
| Created by | Jed Spingarn |
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| Opening theme | "Livin' a Double Life" performed by Kira Kosarin and Jack Griffo |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 58 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Jed Spingarn Dan Cross David Hoge |
| Producer | Agustín Matus |
| Production locations | Paramount Studios, Hollywood, California |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 22–25 minutes |
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| Original release | |
| Network | Nickelodeon |
| Release | October 14, 2013 – present |
The Thundermans is an American superhero live-action comedy television series that premiered on Nickelodeon on October 14, 2013. The series was created by Jed Spingarn. Nickelodeon announced that it ordered 20 episodes for the show. The show stars Kira Kosarin, Jack Griffo, Addison Riecke, Diego Velazquez, Chris Tallman, and Rosa Blasi. The preview received 2.4 million viewers.[1]
Plot
The show revolves around the Thundermans, a suburban family with superpowers, who are living normal lives in Hiddenville; the show specifically focuses on teenage twins Phoebe, who is currently a fully-fledged superhero, and Max, who is working to be a supervillain.
Characters
Main
- Phoebe Thunderman (Kira Kosarin) is a superheroine twin to Max and older sister to Billy, Nora, and Chloe. Her superhero alias is Thunder Girl. She is very responsible, a straight A student, and tries to play by the "no powers" rule. She has telekinesis, freeze breath, and heat breath. In "Thundersense", Phoebe develops a new ability called Thundersense, which warns her if herself and others are in danger. At the beginning of the series, Phoebe is 14 years old.[2]
- Max Thunderman (Jack Griffo) is a supervillain twin to Phoebe and older brother to Billy, Nora, and Chloe. He wants to attend Villain University when he gets older. His basement bedroom serves as his evil lair and it is also where he keeps Dr. Colosso, a supervillain Thunder Man turned into a rabbit. He has the same powers as Phoebe, and like his twin sister, he is 14 at the beginning of the series.[2]
- Nora Thunderman (Addison Riecke) is the second youngest of the Thunderman family and a mischievous little sister to Phoebe, Max, and Billy and older sister to Chloe. Her superpower is laser vision. She can easily recruit Billy into any scheme of hers, as she scares him a bit.
- Billy Thunderman (Diego Velazquez) is the third-born Thunderman child. He is an energetic little brother to Phoebe and Max and older brother to Nora and Chloe. His superpower is super-speed.
- Hank Thunderman (Chris Tallman) is the husband to Barb and father to Phoebe, Max, Billy, Nora, and Chloe. His superhero alias is Thunder Man. His superpowers are flying and super-strength. He has now half-unwillingly retired as a superhero in order to give his kids a stable and normal home. He still uses his powers to fly to places around the world.
- Barb Thunderman (Rosa Blasi) is the wife to Hank and mother to Phoebe, Max, Billy, Nora, and Chloe. Her superhero alias is Electress. Her superpower is controlling electricity and lightning. Unlike her husband, she is completely okay with leaving her superheroine life behind. She does, however, agree with Hank that Max is going through a supervillain "phase" that needs to end.
Recurring
- Chloe Thunderman (Maya Le Clark) is the youngest Thunderman child and baby sister to Phoebe, Max, Billy, and Nora. Barb gave birth to her in "A Hero is Born". Chloe's babyhood superpower was making bubbles, and her current permitted superpower is teleportation.
- Dr. Colosso (Dana Snyder) is one of the world's greatest villains and Hank's former nemesis until Hank transformed him into a rabbit while still Thunder Man. He is kept in Max's bedroom. It is shown that he likes Max very much. In "A Hero Is Born", Dr. Colosso was temporarily turned back to his human form so he could go get an award. His puppet is performed by Stephen, Edward, & Charles Chiodo.
- Cherry (Audrey Whitby) is Phoebe's best friend who is bubbly, tech-savvy, dimwitted, and unaware that the Thundermans have superpowers. However, in "A Hero Is Born", she learns all about their superpowers. It is implied that she has a crush on Max.
- Kelsey (Teala Dunn) is a girl who is friends with Phoebe and Cherry.
- Cousin Blobbin (Harvey Guillen) is the sidekick of Barb's deceased millionaire Uncle Wilfred. In his will, Wilfred left his enormous fortune and mansion for Blobbin. Blobbin is very sensitive, but, at the same time, extremely devoted to family and usually helps the Thundermans in whatever way he can.
- Mrs. Wong (Helen Hong) is the owner of a pizza restaurant who is never nice to anyone, especially to the Thundermans. In her debut, Phoebe and Max take up jobs in her restaurant, but end getting fired after they inadvertently destroy her kitchen, thus igniting her contempt for the twins and their family.
- Oyster (Tanner Stine) is a guitarist boy who is in Max's new band as of "Pheebs Will Rock You". Phoebe initially had a crush on him until she learned that he is somewhat crazy.
- Gideon (Kenny Ridwan) is a boy in Max's new band who seems to have a crush on Barb and Phoebe.
- Sarah (Keely Marshall) is one of Phoebe's math classmates who also has an obsessive crush on Max.
- Principal Bradford (Jeff Meacham) is Hiddenville High's principal who doesn't seem to care about the students.
- Link Evilman (Barrett Carnahan) is Phoebe's boyfriend who is the son of Hank's former supervillain nemesis, Evilman. His superpower is elasticity.
- Allison (Ryan Newman) is Hiddenville High's do-gooder who invests in every single social cause. She is Max's girlfriend.
Production
On August 3, 2012, Nickelodeon announced The Thundermans as one of its upcoming live-action shows.[3]
Shooting began in mid-February and extras were cast at that time and throughout the production at Paramount Studios in Los Angeles.[4] Its pilot was shot in October 2012.[2][5]
On December 20, 2013, the series was renewed for a second season.[6] The second season premiered on September 13, 2014.
On March 4, 2015, the series was renewed for a third season.[7] The third season premiered on June 27, 2015.
On March 2, 2016, the series was renewed for a fourth season.[8]
Episodes
| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
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| First aired | Last aired | |||
| 1 | 20 | October 14, 2013 | June 14, 2014 | |
| 2 | 24 | September 13, 2014 | March 28, 2015 | |
| 3 | 25 | June 27, 2015 | October 10, 2016 | |
| 4 | 29 | October 22, 2016 | May 25, 2018 | |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result |
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| 2014 | Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards | Favorite TV Actor | Jack Griffo | Nominated |
| 2015 | Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards | Nominated | ||
| Favorite TV Actress | Kira Kosarin | Nominated | ||
| 2016 | Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards | Favorite TV Show | The Thundermans | Won |
| Favorite Male TV Star - Kids Show | Jack Griffo | Nominated | ||
| Favorite Female TV Star - Kids Show | Kira Kosarin | Nominated |
Broadcast
The series originally aired on October 14, 2013, as a preview and premiered on November 2, 2013, on Nickelodeon. It premiered on March 30, 2014, after the Kids' Choice Awards on Nickelodeon Northern Europa. It premiered on April 2, 2014, on Nickelodeon (Africa) and Nickelodeon (Philippines) and on April 7, 2014, on Nickelodeon (UK and Ireland).[9] It premiered on Nickelodeon (Southeast Asia) on April 1, 2014, on Nickelodeon (Australia and New Zealand) on May 5, 2014, and on Nickelodeon (Brazil) on April 7, 2014.[9]
References
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- ^ a b c Andreeva, Nellie (February 14, 2013). "Nickelodeon Pilot 'The Thundermans' Picked Up to Series, a Young Lead Recast". Deadline.com. Retrieved March 31, 2013.
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie (August 3, 2012). "Nickelodeon Announces New Series & Pilots". Deadline.com. Retrieved March 31, 2013.
- ^ "ChrisFabregas: Coming to you LIVE from a taping of the #Thundermans at Paramount Studios!". Twicsy.com. July 13, 2013. Retrieved November 5, 2013.
- ^ "Nickelodeon auditions and casting for new series 'The Thundermans'". TV Show Auditions. Retrieved March 31, 2013.
- ^ "The Thundermans: Nickelodeon Orders Season Two". TV Series Finale. Retrieved September 16, 2015.
- ^ "Bella and the Bulldogs and The Thundermans Renewed by Nickelodeon". Deadline. Retrieved April 10, 2015.
- ^ "Nickelodeon Unveils Four Live-Action Series, Animated Movie at Upfront". Variety. Retrieved March 2, 2016.
- ^ a b "NickALive!". nickalive.blogspot.com. Retrieved 6 September 2015.