Drake & Josh

Drake & Josh
Genre	Children's television series
Starring	Drake Bell Josh Peck Miranda Cosgrove Nancy Sullivan Jonathan Goldstein
Country of origin	USA
Production
Running time	approx. 25-30 min.

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.

Characters

Main article: List of Drake & Josh characters

Crew

• 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"

Episodes

Main article: List of Drake & Josh episodes

Drake & Josh Episode Lists
Season	Ep #	First Airdate	Last Airdate
Season 1	6	January 11, 2004	February 22, 2004
Season 2	14	March 14, 2004	November 28, 2004
Season 3	20	April 2]], 2005	April 8, 2006
Season 4	21	September 24, 2006	December 5, 2008

TV movies

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.

Media

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 Released

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

DVDs Announced

• 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 Released

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

Books

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 links

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