30-473: Drake & Josh is an American teen sitcom created by Dan Schneider for Nickelodeon . It aired from January 11, 2004, to September 16, 2007. Two TV films, Drake & Josh Go Hollywood and Merry Christmas, Drake & Josh , were made apart from the regular series that aired on January 6, 2006, and December 5, 2008, respectively. A total of 56 episodes were aired, spanning four seasons. Drake Bell , Josh Peck , and Miranda Cosgrove appeared in all of
60-511: A Drake & Josh revival that would feature both of them reprising their roles. The proposed project would have featured similar characters and scenarios in a more adult, comedic way. At the time, Bell and Peck were in discussions with several networks about the project. In October 2021, it was reported that the original proposed revival had been cancelled, as a result of production delays and Bell's guilty plea to his recent criminal charges. In March 2022, Bell and his wife Janet stated that
90-598: A Nickelodeon film with 9.10 million viewers, a title previously held by iGo to Japan . Two video games based on Drake & Josh have been released on the Game Boy Advance and Nintendo DS . Both of them were published by THQ and released in 2007. A book series based on Drake & Josh has been published by children's publisher Scholastic since 2006. The books are written by author Laurie McElroy. A Cine-Manga version titled, "Match Made in Heaven",
120-414: A catering business. The scene was filmed, but Schneider ultimately chose to remove it during editing. Schneider said, "On the one hand, I thought it was funny to finally reveal it, so casually, in the very last episode – there was something ironic about that. But then I decided that, because fans always seemed to have fun trying to figure it out (what 'Mom's' name and job were), it would be better to 'keep
150-477: A couple things and he couldn't and my wife wouldn't let me do it." In March 2023, Cosgrove told E! News "nothing's off the table" in regards to a possible revival. In August 2024, in addition to the latter statement, Bell stated that he would be open to a revival reprising his starring role but with a new setting with sets of characters in a buddy comedy setting, differing from the original series. Prawn Too Many Requests If you report this error to
180-423: A fierce rainstorm approaches, stranding him and his friends and family in his house. To make matters worse for him, he desperately attempts to keep his current girlfriend, Carly, from meeting his ex-girlfriends, Lucy and Christine, but when they meet, he suddenly becomes paranoid about it and wants to know what they are talking about. Meanwhile, Craig has to crank a television set for Crazy Steve so he can watch Dora
210-467: A promotion to sell more popcorn, but it causes a massive brawl among the customers. Josh is prepared to tell Helen the incident was his fault, but Drake takes the blame, feeling that the job meant more to Josh than to him, and Helen reluctantly fires him. The Premiere is hosting a world premiere starring Ashley Blake ( Skyler Samuels ), a child actress. Helen ( Frances Callier ) assigns Josh to be Ashley Blake's personal assistant, much to Josh's dismay due to
240-414: Is cool and charismatic, having his own band and being popular with girls, yet can be narcissistic and absent-minded, while Josh is intellectual, clumsy, and awkward; yet very loving and caring. Josh starts working at a local movie theater in the second season, which becomes a key set location for the rest of the series. Despite their opposite personalities, Drake and Josh have shown multiple times throughout
270-601: The Young Artist Awards and the Casting Society of America . Other media include books, DVD and VHS releases, promotional singles, and video games based on the series. The series revolves around two teenage stepbrothers, Drake Parker and Josh Nichols, who live in San Diego, California , with Drake's younger biological sister Megan and biological mother Audrey, and Josh's biological father Walter. Drake
300-421: The 10 most-watched cable shows of the week, and was the top-rated live-action series among children aged 2 to 11 years old. It averaged three million viewers at the time. It proved to be popular with younger viewers. According to Schneider, Drake & Josh had its highest ratings in its final season. The series received two television films. Drake & Josh Go Hollywood premiered on January 6, 2006. In
330-543: The Explorer as Walter is forced to do a live outdoor weather broadcast during the storm. Drake finally gets a record deal with Josh as his manager. Due to being distracted by the record company's served prawns , Josh signs some wrong documents which affects Drake's song and causes a rift between the duo to form. Meanwhile, Mindy and Josh consider getting back together. Helen makes a deal with Craig and Eric to video tape her wedding with Buzz. With Helen's wedding approaching,
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#1732780856617360-622: The Parker-Nichols family must cope with the fact that Helen's grandmother is staying at their house. Drake %26 Josh Drake & Josh is an American teen sitcom created by Dan Schneider for Nickelodeon . The series follows teenage stepbrothers Drake Parker ( Drake Bell ) and Josh Nichols ( Josh Peck ) as they live together despite their opposite personalities . Nancy Sullivan and Jonathan Goldstein star as Drake's mother and Josh's father, respectively, and Miranda Cosgrove plays Drake's devious younger sister. Bell performs
390-601: The Premiere. They prove to be successful salesmen and make a lot of money until they are arrested by the FBI for selling the grills, which were stolen by the two men. They are thrown in jail until Megan tricks the criminals into admitting they stole the grills, and Drake and Josh are set free after the FBI discovered the truth. Special Guest Star: Gary Coleman as himself As an anniversary gift for Audrey and Walter, Drake and Josh agree to have their house's living room redecorated by
420-611: The bit going' for eternity, by never revealing it in any episode." Drake & Josh aired on Nickelodeon and premiered in the United States on January 11, 2004. The final episode aired on September 16, 2007. After the series ended, reruns aired occasionally on TeenNick until 2022. Below is a list of official DVD and VHS releases of Drake & Josh . The series premiere was watched by 3.2 million viewers, Nickelodeon's highest-rated series premiere in nearly 10 years. As of 2006, Drake & Josh ranked consistently among
450-403: The company of a television series which they never heard of before called Pump My Room . However, it soon turns out to be a scam; when the associated "producers" said the room was going to be redecorated, its furniture is stolen instead. The police officer duo summoned to the house are uninterested in helping the family due to one of them being unimpressed about how Drake and Josh gullibly fell for
480-450: The duo discover that all the furniture is back where it belongs thanks to the police having located the faulty moving van the scammers used for their heist, which was abandoned after breaking down about half of one mile up the street. Meanwhile, Megan becomes too busy to prank Drake and Josh, so she hires a young boy named Tyler. Due to Walter's bad weather predictions, Drake's long-awaited hopes of opening up for The Sparks are crushed when
510-534: The episodes. Josh gets a job at the Premiere movie theater after making "Crazy" Steve ( Jerry Trainor ) quit after complaining about his wobbly drink holder. Josh enjoys his new job and buys lots of new things with his paychecks, which inspires Drake to get a job at the Premiere as well. The manager, Helen ( Yvette Nicole Brown ), starts giving Drake more credit for his work despite his laziness and Josh being more competent, even promoting him to assistant manager. Josh tries to get Helen to notice him more by coming up with
540-528: The film, Drake and Josh are left at home in San Diego after their parents go on a ten-day cruise. The boys are told to take Megan to the airport so she can visit her friend in Denver, but they accidentally send her on a flight to Los Angeles. Drake and Josh go to Hollywood to get Megan back, but end up stopping a multibillion-dollar heist and booking a guest-spot for Drake on TRL . According to TV Guide , it
570-406: The fourth season, Bell was injured during a car accident, and filming stalled for four months during his recovery. A television film, Drake & Josh Go Hollywood , premiered in early 2006. A television special, Really Big Shrimp , served as the series finale, and the series' final new broadcast episode aired on September 16, 2007, marking 56 episodes in 4 seasons for the show. After the finale,
600-428: The fourth season, and Bell and Peck signed on to direct several episodes. With the extended season, filming continued through July 2006. According to Schneider, the show ended due to a collective decision from the creative forces behind the show. The profession of the family's mother is never revealed on the show, although Schneider had written dialogue into the series finale that would have revealed her profession at
630-510: The frequent and ridiculous requests Ashley makes. Drake also becomes Ashley's assistant so that Josh may let him into the premiere's after-party, but he, too, is exhausted by Ashley's requests. But when Ashley gets knocked out, due to an accident involving a bucket and a door, they must bring her to the Premiere without making it look like she is unconscious, holding her up, talking for her, and moving her arms for her. Drake and Josh get an offer to sell Gary Coleman grills from two men they meet at
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#1732780856617660-435: The network aired the one-time special Merry Christmas, Drake & Josh in 2008. Drake & Josh was a ratings success, garnering 3.2 million viewers for its premiere, and it consistently ranked as one of the most watched series in its demographic during its run. It won 2 Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards , 2 UK Kids' Choice Awards , and 3 Australian Kids' Choice Awards and was nominated for 7 other awards, including at
690-410: The reboot show they had pitched would be called Josh & Drake . Ultimately, the idea was shelved due to creative differences. The show's script was said to have been written by Peck. Janet stated, "Josh wrote Drake as a failed musician and Josh wrote himself as a real estate agent. OK, that's fine, but Drake is a musician in real life, so it wouldn't make sense." Bell added, "I just asked him to change
720-412: The scam in the first place and the other one having suffered because of Walter's bad weather predictions. Drake and Josh attempt to earn enough money to pay for the stolen furniture by getting part-time jobs working a sushi-packaging line at a fish factory, but it proves to be a disaster due to the factory's demanding head-chef and the speed of the line's conveyor belt . Returning home from their failure,
750-529: The series that they care deeply about each other and have each others' backs. The two boys are often involved in comedic escapades and challenges while handling various teenage problems . Drake Bell and Josh Peck had previously acted together on The Amanda Show , created by Dan Schneider . Bell and Peck's differing personalities inspired Schneider to create a new show starring them as characters with traits similar to their own. An unaired pilot episode featured Stephen Furst as Walter Nichols, although he
780-558: The series' theme song, " I Found a Way ", written by Bell and Backhouse Mike . Bell and Peck previously appeared in The Amanda Show , a Nickelodeon variety series created by Schneider that ran on Nickelodeon from 1999 to 2002. A sketch featuring Bell and Peck arguing over a piece of shrimp prompted network executives to cast the two actors in their own spin-off , Drake & Josh . The series premiered on January 11, 2004, on Nickelodeon to critical acclaim. During production of
810-597: Was busy with another project when Drake & Josh was picked up as a series, and Jonathan Goldstein was cast in the role instead. A house in Los Angeles' Encino neighborhood was used for exterior shots of the family's home, while interior scenes were shot on a sound stage at the Nickelodeon on Sunset studios in Hollywood. Tribune Studios in Hollywood was also used as a filming location. Production
840-483: Was released by TokyoPop in 2006. The book was based on the first two episodes of the first season. Beginning in December 2016, Bell and other cast members released a series of short online videos titled Where's Walter? Bell, Sullivan, and Yvette Nicole Brown reprised their roles for the videos, which involve a search for Walter after he goes missing. In March 2019, Bell announced that he and Peck were working on
870-539: Was suspended in late December 2005, after Bell's injury in a car crash, prior to which he had filmed three episodes of the fourth season. Bell's accident was the result of a driver falling asleep at the wheel and colliding head-on with Bell's 1966 Mustang , which had no seat belts or airbags, resulting in extensive facial injuries. Filming resumed in March 2006 with the episode "My Dinner with Bobo". The following month, Nickelodeon greenlit an additional seven episodes for
900-414: Was the highest-rated program on all of cable during its opening week. Merry Christmas, Drake & Josh premiered on December 5, 2008. Michael Grossman directed the film, and Schneider returned as executive producer. In the film, Drake and Josh try to give a foster family "the best Christmas ever". The premiere of Merry Christmas, Drake & Josh broke the record of most viewers for the premiere of
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