Mr. Young
| Mr. Young | |
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| Genre | Teen situation comedy |
| Created by | Dan Signer |
| Starring |
Brendan Meyer Matreya Fedor Gig Morton Kurt Ostlund Milo Shandel Emily Tennant |
| Theme music composer | Steve Bays Paul Hawley Luke Paquin |
| Opening theme | "Who You Calling Kid?" performed by Hot Hot Heat |
| Composer(s) | James Jandrisch |
| Country of origin | Canada |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 80 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Dan Signer Howard Nemetz (season 2–3) Michael Shepard Tim Gamble Co-Executive Producer: Howard Nemetz (season 1) |
| Producer(s) | Victoria Hirst Alexandra Raffe Lisa Richardson |
| Location(s) | 5828 Byrne Road Burnaby, British Columbia (taping location) |
| Editor(s) | Daria Ellerman Warren Hickman Kirk Hay |
| Camera setup | Videotape; Multi-camera |
| Running time | 22–23 minutes (approximately) |
| Production company(s) |
Thunderbird Films Gravy Boat Productions |
| Distributor |
Nelvana Enterprises, (worldwide) Thunderbird Films (United States, in conjunction with Nelvana) YTV |
| Release | |
| Original network | YTV (Canada) |
| Picture format |
480i (SDTV) 720p (HDTV) |
| Audio format | Stereo |
| Original release | March 1, 2011 – November 28, 2013 |
| External links | |
| Website | |
Mr. Young is a Canadian comedy series that premiered on March 1, 2011 on YTV. The series was filmed in Burnaby, British Columbia. The series was created by Dan Signer (who also worked on shows such as The Suite Life on Deck and A.N.T. Farm), and stars Brendan Meyer, Matreya Fedor and Gig Morton as attendees of Finnegan High School. Further main cast includes Kurt Ostlund, Emily Tennant, and Milo Shandel. The show ended its run on November 28, 2013 with three successful seasons with 80 episodes.
Mr. Young centers on child prodigy Adam Young (Brendan Meyer), who graduated from university at the age of 14. He decides to come back to high school to live the high school experience, only he becomes the science teacher at the school. He reunites with childhood best friend Derby (Gig Morton) and encounters the school bully, Slab (Kurt Ostlund), and a student in his class whom he has a crush on, named Echo (Matreya Fedor). However, because he is 14, his students have little respect for him, and he often gets into trouble with the principal.
The series was created and is executive produced by Dan Signer. The series is filmed in front of a live studio audience at 5828 Byrne Road, in Burnaby, British Columbia.
The series began taping on Thursday, September 30, 2010 and production of Season 1 was completed on Friday, April 15, 2011. Through their Facebook page, YTV announced on March 31, 2011 that Mr. Young was the No. 1 show on their network. On April 29, 2011 the series was renewed for a second season. Filming of Season 2 began in early July 2011 and continued through to January 2012. On April 29, 2011 the series was renewed for a second season. Filming of Season 2 began in early July 2011 and continued until January 2012. Corus Entertainment's YTV announced that Mr. Young has been picked up for another season. Thunderbird Films will commence production of 26 new episodes in July, bringing the total number of episodes to 52. The live-action series premiered on March 1 and has quickly become one of the network's top rated series.
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