Drake & Josh
Genre	Children's television series
Created by	Dan Schneider
Starring	Drake Bell Josh Peck Miranda Cosgrove Nancy Sullivan Jonathan Goldstein
Country of origin	USA
No. of episodes	60 (List of episodes)
Production
Running time	approx. 25-30 min.
Broadcast
Original channel	Nickelodeon
Original run	January 11, 2004 – December 5, 2008
Links
Official Site	Nick.com
IMDb profile	IMDb
TV.com summary	TV.com summary

Drake & Josh is an American sitcom that premiered on Nickelodeon on January 11, 2004, which follows the lives of two stepbrothers.

It stars Drake Bell and Josh Peck as stepbrothers Drake Parker and Josh Nichols, respectively. Both actors had played roles in The Amanda Show, along with Nancy Sullivan, who appears as Drake's mother in the series. Jonathan Goldstein plays Josh's father, and Miranda Cosgrove plays Drake's little sister Megan.

The show premiered on January 11, 2004 and ended on December 5, 2008.

CharactersEdit

→ Main article: List of Drake & Josh characters

Drake Parker Edit

Josh Nichols Edit

Megan Parker Edit

Audrey Parker Edit

Walter Nichols Edit

CrewEdit

• Dan Schneider — creator, executive producer, and writer
• Joe Catania — producer
• Robin Weiner — producer

Occasional workers

• Virgil Fabian — occasional director
• Drake Bell — director of first half of "Drake & Josh: Really Big Shrimp"
• Josh Peck — director of episode "Battle of Panthatar"

SettingsEdit

The show takes place in San Deigo. You can also see the Premiere, where Josh works. Occasional episodes take place in different California cities or towns.

EpisodesEdit

→ Main article: List of Drake & Josh episodes

TV moviesEdit

Drake & Josh Go Hollywood
Drake and Josh are left at home after their parents go on a cruise. They are told to bring Megan to the airport to visit her friend in Denver, but accidentally send her on a flight to Los Angeles, California. They go to Hollywood to get her back, and end up stopping a multi-billion dollar heist. The movie aired on January 6, 2006.

Drake & Josh: Really Big Shrimp
Spin City Records is wanting to sign Drake for their label. He is on the road to fame and fortune, but Josh's inexperience as a manager (and his titular fondness) leads him to sign the contract without reading it, accidentally signing over creative rights for Drake's new song. The movie aired on August 3, 2007.

Merry Christmas, Drake and Josh
Mall Santa Drake makes a promise to a foster child that he must keep: The best Christmas ever. The movie aired on December 5, 2008.

MediaEdit

→ Main article: List of Drake & Josh video releases

Due to the popularity of the show, Nickelodeon and Paramount have released episodes of the show for availability on home video and music from the show on albums.

DVDs ReleasedEdit

• Drake & Josh Go Hollywood (TV film) -- Release Date: January 31, 2006

DVDs AnnouncedEdit

• Drake & Josh: Really Big Shrimp

Nickelodeon had announced a Drake & Josh DVD called "Suddenly Family: Volume 2" They had announced it to be released on September 13, 2005 but was never released. It is unknown why it was not released.

Albums ReleasedEdit

• Drake & Josh: Songs from and inspired by the hit TV show-- Release Date: January 11, 2004

BooksEdit

A book series based on Drake & Josh had been published by children's publisher Scholastic beginning in 2006. The books are generally based upon content from the show and essentially novelize two episodes of material, with one being a novelization of a feature length film.

The books are written by author Laurie Calkhoven.

• Blues Brothers, based on the episodes "Blues Brothers" and "Number One Fan"
• Sibling Rivalry, based on the episodes "The Bet" and "Peruvian Puff Pepper"
• Drake & Josh Go Hollywood, based on the movie Drake & Josh Go Hollywood
• Kid Trouble, based on the episodes "Megan's New Teacher" and "Little Sibling"
• Alien Invasion, based on the episodes "Alien Invasion" and "The Demonator"
• Surprise!, based on the episodes "Josh Runs Into Oprah" and "Vicious Tiberius"
• Josh is Done, based on the episodes "Josh is Done" and "I Love Sushi"

External linksEdit

• The official Drake & Josh page on Nick.com
• Nick UK - Drake and Josh
• Drake Bell's official website
• Drake & Josh wikia

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