The Naked Brothers Band (TV series)
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| Genre |
Children/Teen sitcom Mockumentary Rockumentary Musical comedy |
| Created by | Polly Draper |
| Developed by | Albie Hecht (Not credited) |
| Written by | Polly Draper (21 episodes) Magda Liolis (10 episodes) Bob Mittenthal (10 episodes) Michael Rubiner (8 episodes) Will McRobb and Chris Viscardi (1 TV movie) |
| Directed by | Polly Draper (season 1–3) Melanie Mayron (season 1–2) Jonathan Judge (season 2–3) and others |
| Starring |
Nat Wolff Alex Wolff Thomas Batuello Allie DiMeco David Levi Qaasim Middleton Cooper Pillot Jesse Draper Michael Wolff |
| Theme music composer | Nat Wolff |
| Opening theme | "If That's Not Love" |
| Composer(s) | Nat Wolff Alex Wolff |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 40 (+2 specials) (list of episodes) |
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| Executive producer(s) | Albie Hecht Polly Draper |
| Producer(s) | Ken H. Keller Caron Rudner-Keller Kari Kim (1 episode) |
| Cinematography | Ken H. Keller |
| Editor(s) | Craig Cobb Tim Streeto (1 TV movie) |
| Running time | Approx. 30 min. (Episodes) Approx. 1 hr. (TV movies) |
| Production company(s) | Kidzhouse Entertainment Worldwide Biggies |
| Release | |
| Original network | Nickelodeon |
| Picture format | 4:3 SD/ProRes 422 codec |
| Original release | February 3, 2007 – June 13, 2009 |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by | The Naked Brothers Band: The Movie |
| External links | |
| Website | |
| Production website | |
The Naked Brothers Band was an American musical comedy television series created by Polly Draper. The show depicts the daily lives of Draper's sons, who lead a fictional world-renowned rock band in New York City. As a mockumentary, the storyline is an embellishment of their real lives, and the fictional presence of a camera is often acknowledged. Lead vocals and instrumentation are contributed by the siblings; they wrote the lyrics themselves. The show stars Nat Wolff and Alex Wolff, the lead singer-songwriter, and drummer, respectively. Nat's fictional female admirer and real life friends—including the guitarist who had no prior acquaintance with the family—feature as the other band members, with the siblings' genuine father and Draper's husband as their accordion-playing dad and Draper's niece as the group's babysitter.
The series is a spin-off of Draper's 2005 film of the same name that was picked up by Nickelodeon, premiering in January 2007. Draper, star of Thirtysomething and her screenwriting The Tic Code, is the executive producer of the series, and often writer and director. Albie Hecht, former Nickelodeon chief and founder of Spike TV, is the executive producer, under his Worldwide Biggies tag. Draper's jazz musician husband Michael Wolff, bandleader of The Arsenio Hall Show, serves as the music supervisor and co-executive producer with Draper's brother, Tim, as the consulting producer.
The show first aired in the United States on the network on February 3, 2007 to an audience of exactly 4.7 million viewers. Viacom announced, it "delivered Nickelodeon's highest-rated premiere in seven years" and instantly became one of the most favorable for children aged 6–11. According to an article by TV reporter Jacques Steinberg, of The New York Times, the series' popularity is equivalent to Hannah Montana and Cory in the House. Three seasons aired and it concluded abruptly on June 13, 2009 due to the network placing high demands on the family that would disrupt the siblings' schooling. The series earned 1 Broadcast Music, Inc. Cable Award; 2 Writers Guild Award nominations, winning one WGA; 3 Young Artist Award nominations; and was nominated for 1 Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Award (both in the United States and United Kingdom).
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