Drake & Josh
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| Genre | Sitcom |
| Created by | Dan Schneider |
| Starring |
Drake Bell Josh Peck Nancy Sullivan Jonathan Goldstein Miranda Cosgrove |
| Theme music composer | Drake Bell Backhouse Mike |
| Opening theme | "Found a Way" performed by Drake Bell |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 4 |
| No. of episodes | 57 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Dan Schneider |
| Producer(s) | Robin Weiner (Season 1; supervising producer, Seasons 2-4) Joe Catania (Season 1; associate producer; co-producer, Seasons 3-4) Bruce Rand Berman (Season 4) |
| Location(s) |
Nickelodeon on Sunset, Hollywood, California Sunset Bronson Studios, Hollywood, California (Season 3 only) |
| Camera setup |
Videotape; Multi-camera (used FilmLook processing in season 1, filmized appearance afterwards) |
| Running time | approx. 23 minutes |
| Production company(s) |
Schneider's Bakery Nickelodeon Productions |
| Distributor | MTV Networks International |
| Release | |
| Original network | Nickelodeon |
| Picture format |
SD: 480i (Season 1) HD: 720p/1080i (Seasons 2-4 and some films) |
| Audio format | Stereo |
| Original release | January 11, 2004 – September 16, 2007 |
| External links | |
| Website | |
Drake & Josh is an American television sitcom created by Dan Schneider for Nickelodeon. The series follows the lives of two teenage boys with opposite personalities, Drake Parker (Drake Bell) and Josh Nichols (Josh Peck), who become stepbrothers. Both actors previously appeared in The Amanda Show along with Nancy Sullivan, who plays Audrey, Drake and Megan's mother in the series. Miranda Cosgrove plays Megan, Drake's mischievous younger sister, and Jonathan Goldstein plays Walter, Josh's father. The series' opening theme song, "Found a Way", is written by Drake Bell and Backhouse Mike and performed by Bell. The series ran from January 11, 2004, to September 16, 2007, totaling 57 episodes in 4 seasons. It also had two TV films: Drake & Josh Go Hollywood and Merry Christmas, Drake & Josh.
The series is focused on a pair of stepbrothers who have opposite personalities. Drake Parker is a popular but immature aspiring musician idolized by his schoolmates and able to court a countless array of girls with ease, whereas Josh Nichols has trouble with dating and popularity. Drake and Josh live in San Diego, California, with Josh's awkward, unfortunate, geeky father, a weatherman named Walter; Drake's loving mother Audrey; and manipulative and conniving younger sister Megan. The boys are often involved in comedic misadventures and obstacles while also handling teenage situations such as school, dating, and popularity. Over the course of the series, character changes of both Josh and Drake, and their relationship, develop: Josh loses weight and becomes more popular, while Drake matures and becomes more caring towards other people, especially his stepbrother, whom he eventually calls his "brother" instead of "stepbrother."
A notable running joke on the series is the presence of parodies of various well-known brands, TV shows, Films, or people. Such parodies include Mountain Fizz, a parody of Mountain Dew, the GameSphere, a parody of the Nintendo GameCube and the Gary Coleman Grill, a parody of the George Foreman Grill.
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