Bewitched (behind the scenes— a tale of two Darrens (D**ks))(Needs edit)

On this page I will tell you the general facts about Bewitched and then give you some juicy facts that will make you watch all the episodes over and over.  You will marry a woman who is named Samantha or if your a woman you'll marry a d**k --- a man named Dick.  Did anyone else giggle and pee a little?

Your first born will have to be a girl and you'll name her Tabitha.  Your next child will be a boy and you'll name him Adam.

You get the idea.  Quit your job if you have to.

Ready.......I'll wait........(softlyu to self  "It's a long way to Tipperarry....."  Oh, you're done.  I don't know all the words anyway.

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Bewitched

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Bewitched



Genre: Fantasy sitcom

Created by: Sol Saks

Written by: Various

Directed by: William Asher (most episodes)

Starring: 

Elizabeth Montgomery
Dick York (1964–1969)
Dick Sargent (1969–1972)
Agnes Moorehead
David White


Theme music composer:
Howard Greenfield
Jack Keller

Composer(s): Warren Barker (most episodes)

Country of origin: United States

Original language(s): English

No. of seasons: 8

No. of episodes: 254


Production

Executive producer(s): Harry Ackerman


Producer(s):

Danny Arnold (17 episodes, first season)
Jerry Davis (most episodes, first and second seasons)
William Froug (third season)
William Asher (remainder of show)

Camera setup: Single-camera

Running time approx. 25 minutes




Dick York, Elizabeth Montgomery (front) and Agnes Moorehead (back) as Darrin, Samantha, and Endora



Production company(s):

Screen Gems
Ashmont Productions (1971–1972)
(season 8)

Distributor:

Screen Gems (1973-1974)
Columbia Pictures Television (1974-1975)
Columbia TriStar Television (1995–2002)
Sony Pictures Television (2002–present)


Release

Original network ABC


Picture format:

Black-and-white (1964–1966)
Color (1966–1972)

Audio format: Monaural

Original release: September 17, 1964 – March 25, 1972


Chronology

Followed by Tabitha





Dick York and Elizabeth Montgomery (1968)


Bewitched is an American television sitcom fantasy series, originally broadcast for eight seasons on ABC from September 17, 1964 to March 25, 1972. It was created by Sol Saks under executive director Harry Ackerman, and starred Elizabeth Montgomery, Dick York (1964–1969), Agnes Moorehead, David White and Erin Murphy. Dick Sargent replaced an ailing York for the final three seasons (1969–1972). The show is about a witch who marries an ordinary mortal man, and vows to lead the life of a typical suburban housewife. Bewitched enjoyed great popularity, finishing as the number two show in America during its debut season, and becoming the longest-running supernatural-themed sitcom of the 1960s–1970s. The show continues to be seen throughout the world in syndication and on recorded media.

In 2002, Bewitched was ranked #50 on "TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time". In 1997, the same magazine ranked the season 2 episode "Divided He Falls" #48 on their list of the "100 Greatest Episodes of All Time".


Plot

A beautiful witch named Samantha (Elizabeth Montgomery) meets and marries a mortal named Darrin Stephens (originally Dick York, later Dick Sargent). While Samantha complies with Darrin's wishes to become a normal suburban housewife, her magical family disapproves of the mixed marriage and frequently interferes in the couple's lives. Episodes often begin with Darrin becoming the victim of a spell, the effects of which wreak havoc with mortals such as his boss, clients, parents, and neighbors. By the epilogue, however, Darrin and Samantha most often embrace, having overcome the devious elements that failed to separate them. The witches and their male counterparts, warlocks, are very long-lived; while Samantha appears to be a young woman, many episodes suggest she is actually hundreds of years old. To keep their society secret, witches avoid showing their powers in front of mortals other than Darrin. Nevertheless, the effects of their spells – and Samantha's attempts to hide their supernatural origin from mortals – drive the plot of most episodes. Witches and warlocks usually use physical gestures along with their incantations. To perform magic, Samantha often twitches her nose to create a spell. Special visual effects are accompanied by music to highlight such an action.


Setting

The main setting for most episodes is the Stephens' house at 1164 Morning Glory Circle, in an upper-middle-class suburban neighborhood, either in Westport, Connecticut or Patterson, New York as indicated by conflicting information presented throughout the series. The season 3 episode "Soap Box Derby" shows the Mills Garage in Patterson as a neighbor's son's car sponsor, and the Stephens' station wagon is seen with New York plates. Also, in season 7 episode "Laugh, Clown, Laugh" Darrin's car is seen with New York plates on it. Elizabeth Montgomery owned a second home in Patterson. Many scenes also take place at the fictional Madison Avenue advertising agency "McMann and Tate", where Darrin works.


Characters

List of Bewitched characters

Elizabeth Montgomery and Paul Lynde as Uncle Arthur (1968)

Maurice Evans as Samantha's father, with Elizabeth Montgomery (1971)

Marion Lorne as Samantha's bumbling Aunt Clara


Cast of Characters

Character Actor(s) No. of episodes

Main Characters

Samantha Stephens Elizabeth Montgomery 254

Darrin Stephens Dick York (1964–1969)
Dick Sargent (1969–1972) 156 (York)
84 (Sargent)

Endora Agnes Moorehead 147

Larry Tate David White 166


Recurring Characters

Tabatha/Tabitha Stephens

Cynthia Black (1966)
Heidi and Laura Gentry (1966)
Tamar and Julie Young (1966)
Diane Murphy (1966–1968)
Erin Murphy (1966–1972) 116


Gladys Kravitz

Alice Pearce (1964–1966)
Sandra Gould (1966–1971) 27 (Pearce)
29 (Gould)


Abner Kravitz

George Tobias (1964–1971) 55
Louise Tate Irene Vernon (1964–1966)
Kasey Rogers (1966–1972) 13 (Vernon)
33 (Rogers)


Aunt Clara

Marion Lorne (1964–1968) 28


Serena

Elizabeth Montgomery (1966–1972)
(credited as "Pandora Spocks") 24


Adam Stephens

unknown (1969–1970)
Greg and David Lawrence (1970–1972) 24


Phyllis Stephens

Mabel Albertson (1964–1971) 19


Dr. Bombay

Bernard Fox (1967–1972) 18


Esmeralda

Alice Ghostley (1969–1972) 15


Frank Stephens

Robert F. Simon (1964–67, 1971)
Roy Roberts (1967–1970) 13


Maurice

Maurice Evans 12


Uncle Arthur

Paul Lynde (1965–1971) 10

During its run, the series had a number of major cast changes, often because of illness or death of the actors. In particular, the performer playing Darrin was replaced after the fifth season, during which he missed several episodes..


Precursors

According to Harpie's Bizarre, (a website based on the frequently-depicted "witch magazine" from the series) creator Sol Saks' inspirations for this series in which many similarities can be seen were the film I Married a Witch (1942) developed from Thorne Smith's unfinished novel The Passionate Witch, and the John Van Druten Broadway play Bell, Book and Candle, which was adapted into the 1958 movie.

In I Married a Witch, Wallace Wooley (Fredric March) is a descendant of people who executed witches at the Salem witch trials. As revenge, a witch (Veronica Lake) prepares a love potion for him. She ends up consuming her own potion and falling for her enemy. Her father is against this union. In the film of Bell, Book and Candle, modern witch Gillian Holroyd (Kim Novak) uses a love spell on Shep Henderson (James Stewart) to have a simple fling with him but genuinely falls for the man.

Both films were properties of Columbia Pictures, which also owned Screen Gems, the company that produced Bewitched.


Production and broadcasting

Sol Saks, who received credit as the creator of the show, wrote the pilot of Bewitched though he was not involved with the show after the pilot. Creator Saks, executive producer Harry Ackerman, and director William Asher started rehearsals for the pilot on November 22, 1963; it coincided with the assassination of John F. Kennedy. Asher felt personally affected by the event as he knew Kennedy; he had produced the 1962 televised birthday party where Marilyn Monroe sang "Happy Birthday, Mr. President". But the show had to go on. The pilot concerned "the occult destabilization of the conformist life of an upwardly mobile advertising man". First season producer and head writer Danny Arnold set the initial style and tone of the series, and also helped develop supporting characters such as Larry Tate and the Kravitzes. Arnold, who wrote on McHale's Navy and other shows, thought of Bewitched essentially as a romantic comedy about a mixed marriage; his episodes kept the magic element to a minimum. One or two magical acts drove the plot, but Samantha often solved problems without magic. Many of the first season's episodes were allegorical, using supernatural situations as metaphors for the problems any young couple would face. Arnold stated that the two main themes of the series were the conflict between a powerful woman and a husband who cannot deal with that power, and the anger of a bride's mother at seeing her daughter marry beneath her. Though the show was a hit right from the beginning, finishing its first year as the number 2 show in the United States, ABC wanted more magic and more farcical plots, causing battles between Arnold and the network.

Its first season, Bewitched was the number one show of the American Broadcasting Company and the best rated sitcom among all three networks. It was second in ratings only to Bonanza. Bewitched aired at 9 pm Thursday evenings. It was preceded on the air by another sitcom, My Three Sons, and followed by the soap opera Peyton Place. My Three Sons finished 13th in the ratings and Peyton Place ninth. The block formed by the three shows was the strongest ratings grabber in ABC's schedule. Arnold left the show after the first season, leaving producing duties to his friend Jerry Davis, who had already produced some of the first season's episodes (though Arnold was still supervising the writing). The second season was produced by Davis and with Bernard Slade as head writer, with misunderstandings and farce becoming a more prevalent element but still included a number of more low-key episodes in which the magic element was not front and center. With the third season and the switch to color, Davis left the show, and was replaced as producer by William Froug. Slade also left after the second season. According to William Froug's autobiography, William Asher (who had directed many episodes) wanted to take over as producer when Jerry Davis left, but the production company was not yet ready to approve the idea. Froug, a former producer of Gilligan's Island and the last season of The Twilight Zone, was brought in as a compromise. By his own admission, Froug was not very familiar with Bewitched and found himself in the uncomfortable position of being the official producer even though Asher was making most of the creative decisions. After a year, Froug left the show, and Asher took over as full-time producer of the series for the rest of its run. The first two seasons had aired Thursdays at 9:00, and the time was moved to 8:30 shortly after the third year (1966–1967) had begun. Nevertheless, the ratings for Bewitched remained high and it placed among the top fifteen shows through the 1968-69 season. It was the seventh highest-rated show in both the U.S. '65-'66 and '66-'67 schedules. Similarly, it was number 11 the following two years.

At the time, the show had won three Emmy Awards. William Asher won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series in 1966. Alice Pearce posthumously won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series for her portrayal of Gladys Kravitz and Marion Lorne won the same award posthumously in 1968 for her portrayal of Aunt Clara. Producers were faced with how to deal with the deaths of both these actresses. When Pearce died in the spring of 1966, only a few episodes of season two remained to be filmed. Mary Grace Canfield was hired to play Gladys's sister-in-law, Harriet Kravitz in four episodes. Comedian Alice Ghostley was approached to take over the role of Gladys the next season, but turned it down. Instead, Sandra Gould was hired. Marion Lorne was not replaced, and the character of Aunt Clara was not seen after the fourth season. Rather, beginning in the show's sixth year, Ghostley was finally used to play the character of Esmeralda, a kind but shy and inept witch. In another notable casting change, Louise Tate, played by Irene Vernon during the first two seasons, was played by Kasey Rogers thereafter. During the fifth season (1968–1969), Serena (Samantha's identical cousin, also played by Montgomery) was used more frequently. Filming of scenes involving both Samantha and Serena was accomplished by using Melody McCord, Montgomery's stand-in. In this same season, in the most notable of the show's many cast changes, Dick York became unable to continue his role as Darrin because of a severe back condition, the result of an accident during the filming of They Came To Cordura (1959). Starting with the third season, York's disability had caused ongoing shooting delays and script rewrites resulting in increasingly frequent episodes without Darrin. After collapsing while filming the episode "Daddy Does His Thing" and being rushed to the hospital in January 1969, York left the show permanently. That same month, Dick Sargent was cast to play Darrin beginning in the sixth season. The remainder of the fifth season was filmed without York and features many episodes where Darrin is away on business. At about the same time, Montgomery and Asher announced that they were expecting another baby and it was decided that Samantha and Darrin would also have another child in the fall of that year. On screen, Samantha tells Darrin over the phone the news of her second pregnancy.

Beginning with the sixth season's (1969–1970) opening credits, in addition to York being replaced with Sargent, Elizabeth Montgomery was billed above the title, and David White now received billing as well, after Agnes Moorehead's. During this year, the show saw a significant decline in ratings, falling from eleventh to 24th place. In mid-1970, the set of the Stephens' home was being rebuilt due to a fire. In June, the cast and crew traveled to Salem, Magnolia, and Gloucester, Massachusetts to film an eight-part story arc in which Samantha, Darrin, and Endora travel to Salem for the centennial Witches Convocation. These location shoots marked the only times the show would film away from its Hollywood studio sets and backlot. Season seven premiered with eight so-called 'Salem Saga' episodes. On June 15, 2005, TV Land unveiled a Samantha statue in Salem to mark the show's 40th anniversary. On hand were three surviving actors from the show, Bernard Fox, Erin Murphy, and Kasey Rogers, as well as producer/director William Asher.

These on-location episodes helped the show's sagging ratings, but after the Salem episodes, viewership again dwindled. Scripts from old episodes were recycled frequently. The year's ratings for Bewitched had fallen and the show did not even rank in the list of the top thirty programs. ABC moved Bewitched 's airtime from Thursdays at 8:30 pm to Wednesdays at 8:00 pm at the beginning of the eighth season. The schedule change did not help ratings as the show was now pitted against CBS's popular The Carol Burnett Show. Fewer recurring characters were used this season, with the Kravitzes, Darrin's parents, and Uncle Arthur not appearing at all. Filming ended in December 1971, and in January 1972 the show was finally moved to Saturday night at 8:00 pm, opposite television's number one show, All in the Family, where it fared even worse, with Bewitched finishing in 72nd place for the year.


Storylines repeated from I Love Lucy

In the episode "Samantha's Power Failure", Serena's and Uncle Arthur's powers are removed by the Witches' Council. The impotent duo get jobs in a confectionery factory, with both tossing and hiding an onslaught of bananas from a conveyor belt which are to be dipped in chocolate and nuts, then packaged. This episode mimics the famous chocolate assembly-line episode of I Love Lucy ("Job Switching"), which was directed by Bewitched producer/director William Asher. Serena's and Arthur's jokes and physical antics are taken from Lucy's (Lucille Ball) and Ethel's (Vivian Vance) playbook. In the episode "Samantha's Supermaid" Samantha interviews a maid, and the scene is almost identical to one in Lucy. Season 8 featured a European vacation, but was filmed in Hollywood using stock footage, like the "European" episodes of Lucy. Similar to Endora's refusal to pronounce Darrin's name correctly, Lucy's mother always referred to son-in-law Ricky with incorrect names, including "Mickey", and in a letter once, "what's-his-name".


Sets and locations

The 1959 Columbia Pictures film Gidget was filmed on location at a real house in Santa Monica (at 267 18th Street). The blueprint design of this house was later reversed and replicated as a house facade attached to an existing garage on the backlot of Columbia's Ranch. This was the house seen on Bewitched. The patio and living room sets seen in Columbia's Gidget Goes to Rome (1963) were soon adapted for the permanent Bewitched set for 1964. The interior of the Stephens' house can be seen, substantially unaltered, in the Jerry Lewis film Hook, Line & Sinker (1969). The set was also used several times in the television series Gidget and I Dream of Jeannie, as well as the made-for-television movie Brian's Song (1971). It was also used, as a setting for an opening tag sequence, for the final episode of the first season of another Screen Gems property, The Monkees and in an episode of The Fantastic Journey. The house served as Doctor Bellows' house on I Dream of Jeannie, and was seen in an episode of Home Improvement when Tim Taylor took Tool Time on location to the house of Vinnie's mother to repair a gas leak in the basement furnace (with a second gas leak at the kitchen stove, unbeknownst to Tim). The Stephens house was also featured in a Fruit of the Loom Christmas commercial and it was used as Clark Griswold's boyhood home in his old home movies in National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation. On the Columbia studio backlot, the Kravitzes' house was actually down the street from the Stephenses' house exterior. Both houses' exterior doors opened to an unfinished eighteen-by-fifteen-foot entry, as the interiors were shot on studio sound stages elsewhere. A "front porch" set, replicating the porch of the backlot house was created as well. From 1964 through 1966 the Kravitzes' house was the same as used for The Donna Reed Show, beginning with season 3 color episodes in 1966, the Kravitz house sets were the same as what would (years later) be featured as The Partridge Family house. Production and filming for Bewitched was based in Los Angeles and, although the setting is assumed to be New York, several episodes feature wide-angle exterior views of the Stephenses' neighborhood showing a California landscape with mountains in the distance. Another example of questionable continuity regarding the location can be seen in Season 6, Episode 6: Darrin's parents drive home after visiting the new baby, passing several large palm trees lining the street.


Cultural context

Feminist Betty Friedan wrote the essay "Television and the Feminine Mystique" (February, 1964) where she criticized the way women were portrayed in television. She summarized their depiction as stupid, unattractive, and insecure household drudges. Their time was divided between dreaming of love and plotting revenge on their husbands. Samantha was not depicted this way and Endora used Friedan-like words to criticize the boring drudgery of household life. Others have looked at the way that the series 'play[ed] into and subvert[ed] a rich load of cultural stereotypes and allusions' regarding witches, gender roles, advertising and consumerism.

In the episode "Eat at Mario's" (May 27, 1965), Samantha and Endora co-operate in using their witchcraft to defend and promote a quality Italian restaurant. They take delight in an active, aggressive role in the public space, breaking new ground in the depiction of women in television.


Reception

Walter Metz attributes the success of the series to its snappy writing, the charm of Elizabeth Montgomery, and the talents of its large supporting cast. The show also made use of respected film techniques for its special effects. The soundtrack was unique, notably where it concerned the synthesized sound of nose twitching.

The first episodes feature a voice-over narrator "performing comic sociological analyses" of the role of a witch in middle class suburbia. The style was reminiscent of Hollywood films such as Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? (1957). In a 1991 audio interview with film historian Ronald Haver, Elizabeth Montgomery revealed that her father Robert Montgomery was originally approached to narrate these episodes but he refused. Instead, the narration was done by Academy Award-winning actor Jose Ferrer, who did not receive credit.


Impact

The series inspired rival show I Dream of Jeannie (1965–1970), a program that, while in first run, was never a major ratings hit.


Spin-offs, crossovers, and remakes

The Flintstones

The 1965 episode of The Flintstones titled "Samantha" (1965), featured Dick York and Elizabeth Montgomery as Darrin and Samantha Stephens, who have just moved into the neighborhood. This crossover was facilitated by both series being broadcast on ABC.


Tabitha and Adam and the Clown Family

An animated cartoon made in 1972 by Hanna-Barbera Productions for The ABC Saturday Superstar Movie, this featured teenage versions of Tabitha and Adam visiting their aunt and her family who travel with a circus.

Tabitha (TV series)

In 1977, a short-lived spin-off entitled Tabitha aired on ABC. Lisa Hartman played Tabitha, now an adult working with her brother Adam at television station KXLA. There were several continuity differences with the original series. Adam and Tabitha had both aged far more than the intervening five years between the two series would have allowed. Adam also had become Tabitha's older mortal brother, rather than her younger warlock brother, as he was in Bewitched. Supporting character Aunt Minerva (Karen Morrow) says she has been close to Tabitha since childhood, though she had never been mentioned once in the original series. Tabitha's parents are mentioned but never appear. However Bernard Fox, Sandra Gould, George Tobias and Dick Wilson reprised their roles as Dr. Bombay, Gladys Kravitz, Abner Kravitz, and "various drunks."


Theatrical movie

Bewitched (2005 film)

Bewitched inspired a 2005 film starring Nicole Kidman and Will Ferrell. The film, departing from the show's family-oriented tone, is not a remake but a re-imagining of the sitcom, with the action focused on arrogant, failing Hollywood actor Jack Wyatt (Ferrell) who is offered a career comeback playing Darrin in a remake of Bewitched. The role is contingent upon him finding the perfect woman to play Samantha. He chooses an unknown named Isabel Bigelow (Kidman), who is an actual witch. The film was written, directed, and produced by Nora Ephron, and was poorly received by most critics and was a financial disappointment. It earned $22 million less than the production cost domestically. However it earned an additional $68 million internationally. The New York Times called the film "an unmitigated disaster."

Comic adaptations

Dell Comics adapted the series into a comic book series in 1964. The art work was provided by Henry Scarpelli.

In 1966, the series was adapted as a strip in Lady Penelope, beginning from issue 12 and lasting until the comic's demise in 1969.


Television remakes

Argentina: A remake called Hechizada, produced by Telefé, aired in early 2007. It starred Florencia Peña as Samantha, Gustavo Garzón as her husband, Eduardo, and Georgina Barbarrosa as Endora. This show adapted original scripts to an Argentinian context, with local humor and a contemporary setting. The show was cancelled due to low ratings after a few weeks.

Japan: TBS, a flagship station of Japan News Network, produced a remake called Okusama wa majo (奥さまは魔女, meaning "(My) Wife is a Witch"), also known as Bewitched in Tokyo.[18] Eleven episodes were broadcast on JNN stations Fridays at 10 pm, from January 16 to March 26, 2004, and a special on December 21, 2004. The main character, Arisa Matsui, was portrayed by Ryōko Yonekura. Okusama wa majo is also the Japanese title for the original American series.

India: In 2002, Sony Entertainment Television began airing Meri Biwi Wonderful a local adaptation of Bewitched.

Russia: In 2009, TV3 broadcast a remake entitled "Моя любимая ведьма" ("My Favorite Witch"), starring Anna Zdor as Nadia (Samantha), Ivan Grishanov, as Ivan (Darrin) and Marina Esepenko as Nadia's mother. The series is very similar to the original, with most episodes based on those from the original series. American comedy writer/producer Norm Gunzenhauser oversaw the writing and directing of the series.

United Kingdom: In 2008, the BBC made a pilot episode of a British version, with Sheridan Smith as Samantha, Tom Price as Darrin, and veteran actress Frances de la Tour as Endora.


Proposed reboots

In August 2011 it was reported that CBS ordered a script to be written by Marc Lawrence for a rebooted series of Bewitched.

On October 22, 2014, Sony Pictures Television announced that it has sold a pilot of Bewitched to NBC as a possible entry for the 2015—2016 US television season. However, this version will focus on Tabitha's daughter Daphne, a single woman who despite having magical powers as her mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, is determined not to use it to find a soul mate. The new version of the proposed series, which is being written by Abby Kohn and Marc Silverstein, had been on the radar of several major networks, including ABC, after Sony began shopping the project to interested parties.


Episodes

Syndication history

After completing its original run, ABC Daytime and ABC Saturday Morning continued to show the series until 1973. Bewitched has since been syndicated on many local US broadcast stations from 1973–82 and then since 1993, including Columbia TriStar Television as part of the Screen Gems Network syndication package from 1999-2001, which featured by 1999 bonus wraparound content during episode airings.

From 1973 to 1982, the entire series was syndicated by Screen Gems/Columbia Pictures. By the late '70s, many local stations skipped the black and white episodes or only ran those in the summer due to a perception that black-and-white shows usually had less appeal than shows filmed in color. From 1981 to about 1991, only the color episodes were syndicated in barter syndication by DFS Program Exchange. The first two seasons, which were in black and white were not included and Columbia retained the rights to those. Beginning in 1989, Nick at Nite began airing only the black-and-white episodes, which were originally unedited back then. The edited ones continued in barter syndication until 1992. Columbia syndicated the entire series beginning in 1991. The remaining six color seasons were added to Nick at Nite's lineup in March 1998 in a week-long Dueling Darrins Marathon. Seasons 1–2 were later colorized and made available for syndication and eventually DVD sales. Cable television channel WTBS carried seasons 3–8 throughout the 1980s and 1990s from DFS on a barter basis like most local stations that carried the show did.

The Hallmark Channel aired the show from 2001 to 2003; TV Land then aired the show from 2003 to 2006, and it returned in March 2010, but left the schedule in 2012. In October 2008, the show began to air on WGN America, and in October 2012 on Logo, limited to the middle seasons only. In Australia, this series aired on the Nine Network's digital channel GO! later it moved to the Seven Network's digital channels 7TWO later 7flix, Russia-based channel Domashny aired the show from 2008 to 2010. MeTV aired the show in conjunction with I Dream of Jeannie from December 31, 2012 to September 1, 2013. The show now airs on Antenna TV.

The show has been distributed by Columbia Pictures Television (1974–1982, 1988 (black and white ones only until 1990)-1996), DFS/The Program Exchange (1980–1991, 2010–2014), Columbia TriStar Television (1996–2002), and Sony Pictures Television (2002–present).


Internet

Selected episodes may be viewed on iTunes, YouTube, Internet Movie Database, Hulu, The Minisode Network, Crackle, and Amazon.com.

DVD releases

Bewitched DVD releases

Beginning in 2005, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment released all eight seasons of Bewitched. In regions 1 and 4, seasons 1 and 2 were each released in two versions—one as originally broadcast in black-and-white, and one colorized. The complete series set only contains the colorized versions of Seasons 1–2. Only the colorized editions were released in regions 2 and 4.

On August 27, 2013, it was announced that Mill Creek 
Entertainment had acquired the rights to various television series from the Sony Pictures library including Bewitched. They have subsequently re-released the first six seasons, with seasons 1 & 2 available only in their black and white versions.

On October 6, 2015, Mill Creek Entertainment re-released Bewitched- The Complete Series on DVD in Region 1. Special features were stripped from the release.

The Knight Squad

I recognize some of the characters.

This is an interesting show. 

It seems to be set in medieval times.

The show seems to be about an ongoing competition.

Knight Squad

Genre: Comedy

Created by: Sean Cunningham & Marc Dworkin

Starring:

Owen Joyner

Daniella Perkins

Lilimar Hernandez (she was Sophie in Bella and the Bulldogs)

Lexi DiBenedetto

Amarr M. Wooten

Savannah May

Kelly Perine

Composer(s): Chris Alan Lee

Country of origin: United States

Original language(s): English

No. of seasons: 1

No. of episodes: 10 (list of episodes)

Production

Executive producer(s)

Sean Cunningham & Marc Dworkin

Dan Cross & David Hoge

John Beck & Ron Hart

Producer(s): Patty Gary-Cox

Camera setup: Multi-camera

Running time: 24 minutes

Production company(s)

Dworkingham Productions

Nickelodeon Productions

Release

Original network: Nickelodeon

Original release: February 19, 2018 – present

Knight Squad is an American comedy television series created by Sean Cunningham and Marc Dworkin. The series first aired on Nickelodeon as a sneak peek on February 19, 2018, before its official premiere on February 24, 2018. The series stars Owen Joyner, Daniella Perkins, Lilimar, Lexi DiBenedetto, Amarr M. Wooten, Savannah May, and Kelly Perine.

Premise

At a "magical school for knights in training" in the kingdom of Astoria, two very different students, Arc and Ciara, form a pact to keep each other's secrets and to follow their dreams of knighthood.

Cast and characters

Main

Owen Joyner as Arc, a drifter who cheats and steals his way into the knight school and on to the Phoenix Squad

Daniella Perkins as Ciara, a student who is secretly the princess of Astoria who wears a special ring given to her by pixies to disguise herself so that she can secretly attend knight school and be a part of Phoenix Squad

Lilimar as Sage, a student at the school who is Ciara's rival and a member of Kraken Squad

Lexi DiBenedetto as Prudence, a student who is "one-quarter giant" that is in Phoenix Squad with Arc, Ciara and Warwick

Amarr M. Wooten as Warwick, a student who is in Phoenix Squad with Arc, Ciara and Prudence, and who is considered to be the worst knight student in the school, but who later discovers that he can do magic; he is the older brother of Fizzwick

Savannah May as Buttercup, a sweet and cheerful student at the school who is Sage's minion and a member of Kraken Squad

Kelly Perine as Sir Gareth, a knight with an eyepatch who is a teacher at knight school

Recurring

Jason Sim-Prewitt as The King, the unnamed ruler of Astoria, and Ciara's very protective father

Seth Carr as Fizzwick, Warwick's younger brother who does odd jobs around knight school

Notable guest stars

Tenzing Norgay Trainor as Jimbo (in "The Dork Knight Returns")

Maria Canals-Barrera as Saffron (in "Parent Teacher Knight")

Jaheem Toombs as Sebastian (in "Do the Knight Thing")

Maya Le Clark as Brea (in "Do the Knight Thing")

Kira Kosarin as Kiki (in "Wish I May, Wish I Knight")

Production

Knight Squad received a 20-episode order from Nickelodeon in May 2017. Production on the series began in October 2017, and it premiered in February 2018. Tenzing Norgay Trainor has appeared on the series, playing Jimbo in the episode "The Dork Knight Returns".

Episodes

No. Title  Directed by Written by Original air date  Prod.

code  U.S. viewers

(millions)

1 "Opening Knight" Trevor Kirschner Sean Cunningham & Marc Dworkin February 19, 2018 101 1.14

Arc lies his way into Knight School in Astoria. After stealing the Princess's tiara to pay school fees, he joins the school as a member of Phoenix Squad which is led by Ciara. Ciara is the secret identity used by the Princess of Astoria to attend Knight School. She uses a magical pixie ring to transform between the Princess and Ciara. After becoming suspicious of each other, Ciara and Arc agree to help keep each other's secret so that they can pursue their shared dreams of becoming knights. Meanwhile, Sage and Buttercup try unsuccessfully to sabotage Phoenix Squad's first quest hoping to get them kicked out of Knight School.

Guest star: Jason Sims-Prewitt

2 "A Knight at the Roxbury" Trevor Kirschner Sean Cunningham & Marc Dworkin February 24, 2018 102 0.94

Ciara and Arc can't agree on who should compete for the annual Roxbury Cup on behalf of Phoenix Squad. After Arc finally gets nominated through a coin flip, Ciara nominates herself the last minute. Arc tries to make Ciara quit by inviting the Princess. However, since quitting the competition would get Ciara kicked out of Knight School, Arc and Ciara must figure out how to make it look like the princess is there while Ciara is competing. When the King demands to speak to the Princess, Ciara must leave mid-competition to save Arc. Sage to win the cup for Kraken Squad.

Guest stars: Jason Sims-Prewitt, Seth Carr

3 "Knight in Shining Armor Day" Trevor Kirschner John D. Beck & Ron Hart March 3, 2018 103 0.95

It's Armor Day in Astoria and Phoenix Squad is hosting the festivities in Knight School. To avoid anyone suspecting that Arc is not from Astoria, Ciara teaches him all the Armor Day traditions. When Arc messes up by hiding the symbolic chocolate armor in the wrong place, Ciara and Sage must battle an angry packrat to get the armor back in time.

Buttercup gives Sage a thoughtful Armor Day gift of a diorama representing how they first met, but Sage gives her nothing. After being tricked by Fizzwick, Sage risks her life to get a unicorn blossom for Buttercup only to realize that she's allergic.

Guest stars: Fred Grandy, Seth Carr

4 "One Magical Knight" Trevor Kirschner Lisa Muse Bryant March 10, 2018 104 0.85

Sorceress Spitzalot from the sorcery school comes to test any Knight School students that may have magical powers so that she can transfer them to her magic school. Warwick tells Arc that he failed the magic spell test on purpose because if anyone found out he had magical powers, he would be kicked out of school. However, his powers are exposed when he accidentally brings a villain to life from a painting. Prudy, who had been convinced by Sage to quit Knight School returns to help Ciara save the day. The Princess convinces the King to change the rules to let magical students like Warwick remain in Knight School.

Guest stars: Jason Sims-Prewitt, Mary Passeri

5 "The Dork Knight Returns" Jonathan Judge Wesley Jermaine Johnson & Scott Taylor March 17, 2018 106 0.85

Jimbo, a former member of Phoenix Squad, returns to Knight School after being trapped in a cave for months. He takes back his position in Phoenix Squad, forcing Arc out. While Ciara, Prudence and Warwick are trying to trick Jimbo to quit Knight School, Sage recruits Arc to join Kraken Squad. Arc finds out that Jimbo is plotting revenge on Phoenix Squad. He tries to stop him but Jimbo renders him unconscious and carries him to the cave. The rest of Phoenix Squad come to rescue Arc but Jimbo traps them there as well. After escaping, they report Jimbo and he is arrested. Arc rejoins Phoenix Squad.

Guest stars: Seth Carr, Tenzing Norgay Trainor

6 "Tonight, Two Knight" Trevor Kirschner Chris Atwood March 24, 2018 105 0.97

To make Ciara and Arc learn to get along, Sir Gareth binds them together in a magical friendship bracelet. They must work together for the bracelet to fall off. This complicates things because that's the night Ciara's older sister, Princess Eliza is returning home with the Astorian army. Unfortunately, Eliza doesn't return with the rest. Instead, she sends a scroll saying she's left and never returning. Ciara works with Arc to find a secret message from Princess Eliza in the scroll saying that she's actually undercover on a mission to recover the lost armor of Astoria. Since they had to work together to achieve this, the bracelet falls off.

Guest stars: Jason Sims-Prewitt, Seth Carr

7 "A Knight's Tail" Eric Dean Seaton Chris Tallman March 31, 2018 108 0.94

When Ciara asks Arc to hold her pixie ring, Arc uses it without her permission. The ring transforms him into a hideous beast and stops working. They visit the Pixie Queen to ask her for help fixing the ring but she refuses because she has a grudge on Arc for refusing to keep his promise to save the pixie village. Arc offers to do it now and in return the Pixie Queen fixes the ring.

Sage wants to weaken the Phoenix Squad by manipulating Prudence and Warwick to fight over combat cards. However, they have made a pact to never let combat cards ruin their friendship again.

Guest stars: Jason Sims-Prewitt, Brittany Ross

8 "Parent Teacher Knight" Jody Margolin Hahn Jennifer Keene April 7, 2018 109 0.91

Tired of Sage pranking them all the time, Phoenix Squad reports her to Sir Gareth who decides to expel Sage. Sir Gareth calls in Sage's mother, Saffron but Saffron casts an evil love spell on him. She makes Sir Gareth favor Sage over other students. After being reminded that he can't date one of his students' parents, Sir Gareth decides to make Sage a knight. But Sage wants to earn knighthood on her own, not because her mother made it happen. So, before her knighting ceremony, Sage teams up with Phoenix Squad to save Sir Gareth from Saffron's evil spell. After that, Phoenix Squad defends Sage from getting expelled.

Guest stars: Maria Canals-Barrera, Seth Carr

9 "Do the Knight Thing" Robbie Countryman Michael J.S Murphy & Frank O. Wolff

April 14, 2018 112 0.80

Following a magical mishap at the sorcery school, Spitzalot brings Team Hex - her brightest students - to stay at Knight School temporarily. Team Hex insults Phoenix Squad on arrival. The rivalry escalates when Phoenix Squad is forced to share their squad room with them. When the King orders the two groups to compete for who should remain in the school, Team Hex uses magic to cheat its way to victory. They're exposed by Warwick's truth spell.

Meanwhile, when Sage makes fun of teaching, Sir Gareth forces her to train a group of little kids aspiring to become knights. The kids use Sage's lesson against her by pranking her and Buttercup.

Guest stars: Jason Sims-Prewitt, Mary Passeri, Jaheem Toombs, Maya Le Clark, Emma Meisel

10 "Wish I May, Wish I Knight" Jody Margolin Hahn Jennifer Keene May 25, 2018 115 0.98

As the Princess has to do a duty with her father making her as Ciara unable to join the treasure hunt since the King still doesn't want her joining Knight School while her older sister is away, Arc finds a genie lamp during the treasure hunt containing a genie named Kiki who would help the Princess out. Soon, the genie lamp gets into Sage's hands where she makes a wish that she is the Princess of Astoria.

Special guest star: Kira Kosarin

Guest star: Jason Sims-Prewitt

11 "Working on the Knight Moves" TBA TBA June 9, 2018 116 TBD

12 "A Thief in the Knight" TBA TBA June 16, 2018 999 TBD

Ratings

Season Episodes First aired Last aired Avg. viewers

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Date Viewers

(millions) Date Viewers

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1 10 February 19, 2018 1.14 TBA TBD 0.93

(June 5, 2018 latest update)

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The Facts

The Loud House

The Loud House

Genre: Animated sitcom
Slice of life
Created by Chris Savino
Directed by
Chris Savino (2016–18)
Kyle Marshall (2016–present)
Amanda Rynda (2018–present)
Creative director(s) Amanda Rynda (season 4–present)
Voices of
Grant Palmer (2016)
Collin Dean (2016–present)
Catherine Taber
Liliana Mumy
Nika Futterman
Cristina Pucelli
Jessica DiCicco
Grey Griffin
Lara Jill Miller
Caleel Harris (2016–18)
Andre Robinson (2018–present)
Theme music composer
Michelle Lewis
Doug Rockwell
Chris Savino
Opening theme "In the Loud House" by Michelle Lewis, Doug Rockwell, and Chris Savino
Ending theme Credits Theme by Freddy Horvath and Chris Savino
Composer(s) Doug Rockwell
Country of origin United States
Original language(s) English
No. of seasons 3
No. of episodes 60 (114 segments) (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s) Chris Savino (2016–18)
Mike Rubiner (2018–present)
Producer(s) Karen Malach
Running time 22 minutes
Production company(s) Nickelodeon Animation Studio
Distributor Viacom Media Networks
Release
Original network Nickelodeon
Picture format HDTV 1080i
Audio format Dolby Digital 5.1
Original release Pilot: June 5, 2014
Official: May 2, 2016 – present
External links
Website
The Loud House is an American animated television series created by animator and comic illustrator Chris Savino for Nickelodeon.[1] The series revolves around the chaotic everyday life of a boy named Lincoln Loud, who is the middle child and only son in a large family of 11 children. It is set in a fictional town in Michigan called Royal Woods which is based on Chris Savino's hometown of Royal Oak.

The series was pitched to the network in 2013 as a two-minute short film entered in the annual Animated Shorts Program. It was greenlighted for production the following year. Episodes are produced at Nickelodeon Animation Studio in Burbank, California and animated by the Canadian studio Jam Filled Entertainment. The series is based on Savino's own childhood growing up in a large family, and its animation is largely influenced by newspaper comic strips.

Nickelodeon first released two preview episodes of The Loud House to its website in April 2016. The show officially premiered on May 2, 2016. Two seasons have since been broadcast, and a third is currently airing. Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon Movies announced in March 2017 that the program will be adapted into a theatrical feature film, with a planned release date of February 7, 2020.[2]

The Loud House has gained high ratings since its debut, becoming the number-one children's animated series on American television within its first month on the air.[3] The show received widespread attention and a nomination at the 28th GLAAD Media Awards for its introduction of Howard and Harold McBride, two supporting characters who are a same-sex couple.[4] In May 2017, the show's main characters were featured on the front cover of Variety as an example of cultural and ethnic diversity impacting television programs.[5]

On March 6, 2018, it was announced that The Loud House has been renewed for a fourth season, and a spin-off series, currently under the working title Los Casagrandes, has been greenlit for a series.[6]

Contents
1 Plot
2 Episodes
2.1 Listen Out Loud
3 Characters
3.1 Main
3.2 Supporting
3.3 Pets of the Loud Family
3.4 Other characters
4 Production
4.1 Savino's firing
5 Broadcast
6 Home media
7 Reception
7.1 Critical
7.2 Ratings
7.3 Awards and nominations
8 Film
9 Spin-off
10 References
11 External links



Plot
In the fictional town of Royal Woods, Michigan, Lincoln Loud is the only boy and middle child in a family of eleven children. He has ten sisters with distinctive personalities: bossy eldest child Lori; ditzy fashionista Leni; musician Luna; comedian Luan; athletic Lynn; gloomy goth Lucy; polar-opposite twins Lana and Lola; child genius Lisa, and baby Lily. Lincoln occasionally breaks the fourth wall to explain to viewers the chaotic conditions and sibling relationships of the household, and continually devises plans to make his life in the house better.

Episodes
Main article: List of The Loud House episodes
Season Segments Episodes Originally aired
First aired Last aired
1 52 26 May 2, 2016 November 8, 2016
2 49 26 November 9, 2016 December 1, 2017
3 TBA 26[7] January 19, 2018 TBA
Listen Out Loud
Nickelodeon and its YouTube channel have done a series of podcasts called Listen Out Loud where each member of the Loud family does a podcast revolving around their topics.

Meet the Family - The Loud siblings start their first podcast where they can't come up with a topic about it.
Luna Loud - Luna Loud and Chunk give a virtual tour of Luna's home music studio where Luna talks about her musical instruments and her inspirations where some of her instruments keep disturbing Mr. Grouse.
Lola Loud - Lola Loud does her podcast called "The Lowdown with Lola" where she starts dishing out the latest Loud family gossip much to the dismay of her siblings.
Leni Loud - With help from Lincoln as her producer, Leni gives a virtual tour of the Royal Woods Mall where she shows her favorite stores and the different shopkeepers that she knows.
Luan Loud - Luan Loud teaches her listeners the basics of playing pranks on anyone where she demonstrates each one on her siblings much to their annoyance.
Lori Loud - With Bobby on her phone helping out from his current location, he and Lori talk about the day when they first met. When they over-romanticize the details on their first date, Lynn and Luan take part in the details by telling them what happened and how they had to make sure Bobby was good for Lori.
Characters

The main characters. Clockwise from left: Luan, Leni, Lori, Lincoln, Clyde, Luna, Lynn, Lucy, Lisa, Lola, Lily, and Lana.
Main
Lincoln Loud (voiced by Sean Ryan Fox in the pilot, Grant Palmer in episodes 1–22,[8] Collin Dean in episodes 23–onward) – The 11-year-old sixth child and only son of the Loud family, who has white hair and a chipped front tooth. Lincoln has a passion for comic books (especially for his favorite superhero Ace Savvy) and is often shown reading them while wearing only his underwear. He breaks the fourth wall on a regular basis by speaking to the audience about the chaotic conditions and sibling relationships of his household when he always spend times with his sisters and always survives with them.
Lori Loud (voiced by Catherine Taber)[9] – The 17-year-old eldest child of the Loud family and the only Loud child with a driver's license. Lori is depicted as a bossy, short-tempered, sarcastic, and cynical teenager who is condescending towards her younger siblings. Despite this, she cares deeply about her family. Lori is usually seen talking to her boyfriend Bobby on her smartphone and uses the word "literally" frequently. In some episodes, Lori is shown to have a flatulence problem that she refuses to admit by stating that it was either her shoes or the creaking floorboards making the noise.
Leni Loud (voiced by Liliana Mumy)[10] – The 16-year-old second child of the Loud family who is almost always seen wearing sunglasses on top of her head. Leni is depicted as a beautiful, ditzy blonde who shows talents in fashion designing, lock-picking, and wood-carving on occasion. She has a fear of spiders that is referenced in multiple episodes, most notably "Along Came a Sister". As Lori's roommate, Leni would tend to borrow some of Lori's clothes without asking, which leads to them occasionally fighting over them. Along with Luna, she has the best relationship with Lincoln of his older sisters.
Luna Loud (voiced by Nika Futterman)[11] – The 15-year-old third child of the Loud family. Luna has a habit of speaking in a mock British accent. She is a wild and upbeat musician who owns various instruments, with her signature one being a purple electric guitar. She very closely follows the words of her idol Mick Swagger and always encourages her family to "stay cool". In the episode "For Bros About to Rock", it is revealed that Luna has ruined all of her siblings' first concerts.
Luan Loud (voiced by Cristina Pucelli)[8] – The 14-year-old fourth child and comedian of the Loud family and Luna's roommate. Most of her dialogue consists of bad puns, much to the annoyance of her siblings. She wears her hair in a ponytail and has buck teeth with braces, giving her a squirrel-like appearance. Every April Fools Day, Luan becomes a prank-obsessed maniac which leaves her family and Clyde in complete fear of the holiday as they try to avoid her pranks.
Lynn Loud, Jr. (voiced by Jessica DiCicco)[8] – The 13-year-old fifth child and athlete of the Loud family who is named after her father. She tends to start competitions among her siblings and plays a large amount of sports like baseball, basketball, football, and soccer.
Lucy Loud (voiced by Jessica DiCicco)[8] – The eight-year-old seventh child of the Loud family and Lynn's roommate. Lucy is a gothic girl with interests in poetry, séances, and gothic fiction as well as owning some pet bats. She has pale white skin and long black hair with bangs that cover her eyes. Lucy also has an uncanny ability to suddenly appear in places, which often frightens her siblings.
Lana Loud (voiced by Grey Griffin)[8] – The six-year-old eighth child of the Loud family[12] and the twin sister of Lola. Lana is a tomboy who loves to play in mud and get her hands dirty, which often annoys Lola. She is a skilled handyworker who loves animals (mostly frogs and reptiles). In "Ties That Bind", it is revealed that she was born two minutes before Lola.
Lola Loud (voiced by Grey Griffin)[8] – The six-year-old ninth child of the Loud family and the twin sister of Lana. Lola is a bratty "Princess" who is skilled at plotting and scheming to get her way. She becomes maniacal if her siblings anger her in any way. She is mostly seen wearing a pink dress that conceals her legs and a tiara on her head. She is constantly entered in child beauty pageants and is the tattletale of the group. Notably, she is the only Loud child to call Mr. Loud "Daddy".
Lisa Loud (voiced by Lara Jill Miller)[13] – The four-year-old tenth child of the Loud family She is a child prodigy who has a PhD and yet is still in kindergarten. She enjoys solving complex equations and math problems and performing elaborate experiments where she would often using her siblings and Clyde as test subjects. She wears round glasses, speaks with a lateral lisp, and laughs maniacally when performing experiments.
Lily Loud (voiced by Grey Griffin)[8] – The one-year-old baby of the Loud family. She is mostly seen wearing only a diaper. Lincoln shares a special connection with Lily and babysits her on several occasions. She has a habit of losing her diaper causing her to go naked and also causing her fellow siblings to put her diaper back on. The only phrase Lily says aside from gibberish is "poo-poo", generally coupled with her diaper flying across the screen or having needing a change in her diaper.
Clyde McBride (voiced by Caleel Harris in seasons 1–2,[8] Andre Robinson in season 3–onward) – A nerdy 11-year-old boy who is the best friend of Lincoln and the adoptive son of Howard and Harold. Clyde owns a walkie-talkie that he uses on missions with Lincoln. Clyde shares many interests with Lincoln such as video games and science fiction movies. He has an unrequited crush on Lori and tends to faint when she talks to him. When Lincoln cosplays as Ace Savvy, Clyde dresses as his sidekick One-Eyed Jack. Early in the show's development when the Loud family was originally composed of anthropomorphic rabbits, Clyde was a beaver.[14]
Supporting
Lynn Loud, Sr. (voiced by Brian Stepanek) – The father of the Loud children. His whole face is unseen until the second season. Lynn, Sr. often breaks up fights between his children before it goes too far and does all the cooking in the family as he dreams of being a chef. In "Along Came a Sister", it is revealed that he has a fear of spiders like Leni.
Rita Loud (voiced by Jill Talley) – The mother of the Loud children, the daughter of "Pop Pop", and the niece of Ruth. Her face is also unseen until the second season. She is the only Loud whose name does not begin with "L". Rita is caring towards her children, but is not afraid to punish them if their fighting goes too far. Rita is shown to be more level-headed than Lynn Sr. In "A Novel Idea", Rita works as a dental assistant and is writing a novel that could lead to a different career path. Her name is a pun on the words "read aloud."
Howard and Harold McBride (voiced by Michael McDonald and Wayne Brady)[15] – Clyde's overprotective fathers who care deeply about their son's well-being. They shower Clyde with attention and rarely let him do anything unsupervised. Howard tends to get over emotional while watching his son grow up and is rather neurotic. Harold is a skilled chef who acts more calm and collected. In "Attention Deficit," it was revealed that Howard was part of a band in college while Harold played baseball in college. The McBrides are the first homosexual couple to be featured in a Nickelodeon program.



Roberto Alejandro Martinez-Millan Luis "Bobby" Santiago Jr. (voiced by Carlos PenaVega) – a Mexican-American teenager who is Lori's boyfriend and older brother of Ronnie Anne. Bobby is often nicknamed "Boo Boo Bear" by Lori. He does various odd jobs like grocery store stockboy, lifeguard, mall security guard, pizza delivery man, department store worker, and tour guide. Although he and his family moved away to live with the Casagrande family in "The Loudest Mission: Relative Chaos," he and Lori managed to find a way to make their love relationship work.
Ronalda "Ronnie" Anne Santiago (voiced by Breanna Yde) – The younger sister of Bobby who is Lincoln's classmate and love interest. She is very tough and enjoys skateboarding, playing video games, and pranks. Although she and her family moved away to live with the Casagrande family in "The Loudest Mission: Relative Chaos," she still tends to contact Lincoln through the laptop and mail him her pranks at her old house.
Mr. Grouse (voiced by John DiMaggio) – The elderly bald-headed neighbor of the Loud family. In "11 Louds a Leapin'", it is revealed that Mr. Grouse tends to confiscate any items of the Loud siblings that end up on his property. Also, it is revealed that Mr. Grouse has an extended family that he can barely pay a visit to due to financial difficulties. In most episodes, it is shown that Mr. Grouse can be bribed with certain foods like Mr. Loud's lasagna in exchange for favors.



Pets of the Loud Family
Charles – The Loud family's pit bull terrier, who is named after Charles M. Schulz. He is often shown sleeping in Lincoln's room. In the episode "Pets Peeved", Charles is voiced by Dee Bradley Baker.
Cliff – The Loud family's pet short-haired cat, who is named after Cliff Sterrett. In the episode "Pets Peeved", Cliff is voiced by Dee Bradley Baker.
Geo – The Loud family's pet hamster, who normally travels in a hamster ball.
Walt – The Loud family's pet canary, who is named after Walt Kelly. Most of the time, he has an angry expression on his face.
Fangs – One of Lucy's pet bats.
Hops – One of Lana's frogs.
Other characters
Mrs. Agnes Johnson (voiced by Susanne Blakeslee) – Lincoln and Clyde's teacher at Royal Woods Elementary.
Albert "Pop Pop" (voiced by Fred Willard) – Rita's father, Ruth's brother, and the kids' grandfather who is a former army soldier.
Chester "Chunk" Monk (voiced by John DiMaggio) – A burly British man who is Luna's roadie. In "Roadie to Nowhere", Chunk's real name is revealed and was revealed to have been a musical alumnus at Lori, Leni and Luna's high school. In the same episode, it is revealed that he has his own band and a flat that he lives in when he isn't doing events that don't require him sleeping in his van.
Coach Pacowski (voiced by Jeff Bennett) – Lincoln and Clyde's gym teacher at Royal Woods Elementary with a stern and authoritarian personality who has a crush on Agnes Johnson. In "Teachers' Union," it is revealed that Coach Pacowski enjoys mini-golf and lives on a houseboat with his mom. Following a failed date with Agnes, he starts to fall in love with Nurse Patty after she patched him up from his obstacle course injuries and that they have common mini-golf hobby.
Flip (voiced by John DiMaggio) – The elderly, cheap, and smug owner of "Flip's Food N' Fuel". He also works as a vendor when not at his gas station. In "Net Gains," it is revealed that Flip is a sponsor of the Turkey Jerkies, has unpaid citations in his car, and was recognized by some prison inmates on the prison's basketball court when he drove by implying that he was in prison once.
Girl Jordan (voiced by Catherine Taber) - A female student who is a classmate of Lincoln.
Liam (voiced by Lara Jill Miller) – One of Lincoln's friends who has a Southern accent. He enjoys loud music, exclaiming that he wants the music "turned up to eleven".
Mick Swagger (voiced by Jeff Bennett) – Luna's musical idol. He is an obvious parody of Mick Jagger.
Rusty Spokes (voiced by Wyatt Griswold) – The talkative member of Papa Wheelie's bicycle gang who is one of Lincoln's schoolmates. In "Back in Black", it is revealed that Rusty has a brother named Rocky, who has a crush on Lucy.
Scoots (voiced by Grey Griffin) – An old woman on an elderly scooter who is one of Albert's friends.
Seymour (voiced by Rob Paulsen) - A short old man who is one of Albert's friends.
Principal Wilbur T. Huggins (voiced by Stephen Tobolowsky) – The principal of Royal Woods Elementary. Like Lincoln and Clyde, he is also a fan of Ace Savvy.
Zach (voiced by Jessica DiCicco) – One of Lincoln's friends and schoolmates. According to Lincoln in "Overnight Success", Zach lives "between a freeway and a circus".
Production
The Loud House was created by Chris Savino for Nickelodeon. Savino based the series on his own experiences growing up in a large family.[16] Early in development, the Loud family was going to be composed of rabbits, but this was terminated when an executive asked Savino to make them human.[17][18] However, the idea of the Loud family being rabbits became used as Lincoln's dream in the Season 3 episode "White Hare." He pitched the idea to Nickelodeon in 2013 as a 2½-minute short for their annual Animated Shorts Program.[19] In June 2014, Nickelodeon announced that The Loud House had been picked up for a season of 13 episodes.[20] The episode order was later increased to 26.[21] On May 25, 2016, Nickelodeon announced that the series had been picked up for a second season of 14 episodes later increased to 26.[22] On October 19, 2016, the show had been picked up for a third season of 26 episodes.[23] Savino has cited Peanuts and Polly and Her Pals as influences on the show's characterizations and animation. Newspaper comic strips are also influences on the show's background art.

Savino's firing
On October 17, 2017, Cartoon Brew reported that Chris Savino was suspended from the studio due to allegations of sexual harassment, the report noting that rumors of Savino's behavior have existed for "at least a decade."[24] On October 19, a Nickelodeon spokesperson confirmed that Savino had been fired from the studio, and that the series will continue production without him.[25] Six days later on October 23, Savino spoke for the first time since his firing saying he said he was "deeply sorry" for his actions.[26] Alongside the announcement of the series being greenlit for a fourth season, it was revealed that story editor Mike Rubiner had now been named executive producer and showrunner.[27] On May 30, 2018, Savino was suspended one year from The Animation Guild, IATSE Local 839. [28]

Broadcast
The series debuted on Nickelodeon on Monday, May 2, 2016 at 5:00PM (ET/PT), with new episodes premiering every weekday that month.[29] The first trailer for the series premiered on March 13, 2016.[30] The show is also aired on AFN Family.



Internationally, the series premiered in Israel and Italy on May 15.[31] It premiered in Latin America, Brazil, Poland, Germany, France and Africa the following day.[32] It began airing in Southeast Asia on May 20. Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and Ireland's Nickelodeon channels premiered the show on May 30.[33] In Canada, YTV aired a sneak peek of the series on September 5, 2016, which was followed by an official premiere on September 6, 2016.[34]

The series premiered on May 15, 2016 in the Middle East and North Africa, on Nickelodeon Arabia. However, it is dubbed in Gulf Arabic.



Home media
DVD releases
Region Set title Seasons Aspect ratio Episode count Time length Release date
1 Welcome to The Loud House[35] 1 16:9 13 305 minutes May 23, 2017
It Gets Louder[36] 293 minutes May 22, 2018
Reception
Critical
The Loud House has received positive reviews, specifically for its animation, voice acting, characterization, and the heartwarming themes of each episode. Emily Ashby of Common Sense Media praised the show's voice cast and thematic messages, writing that "kids will come to The Loud House for the laughs, but they'll return for the ensemble cast and the surprisingly heartwarming themes that dominate every story."[37] Kevin Johnson of The A.V. Club gave the show a B+, noting that "the female characters are defined by their traits, but never judged for them."[38]



The characters of Howard and Harold McBride have received praise for being a positive representation of a married same-sex couple.[39] They are the first married same-sex couple to be featured in a Nicktoon.[40][41] Laura Bradley of Vanity Fair stated that The Loud House "handles the topic [of same-sex marriage] in exactly the right way...this kind of casual representation in children's programming is a milestone."[42] De Elizabeth of Teen Vogue wrote, "The best part is that the show doesn’t treat these characters any differently, or even introduce them with a heavy asterisk about their marital status."[43] The Frisky's Tai Gooden mentioned that "kids who have two dads (or moms) will be more than thrilled to see a family they can identify with on TV."[44] Time reported that "people are thrilled about Nickelodeon's decision" to include a gay couple.[45] However, the characters have been met with criticism from conservative media groups. The American Family Association objected to scenes featuring the McBride parents and attempted to push for the episode to be edited to no avail, saying that "Nickelodeon should stick to entertaining instead of pushing an agenda."[46] The Kenya Film Classification Board also called for the suspension of the show on Pay TV service provider DStv, saying that the animated series "promotes the Lesbian, Gay and Transgender agenda."[47]



Ratings
The Loud House became the number-one children's animated series on television within its first month on the air.[3] Throughout May 2016, it received an average of 68% more viewers in its target audience of children aged 6–11 than broadcasts on Nickelodeon in May of the previous year.[48] As of June 2016, it was Nickelodeon's highest-rated program, beating SpongeBob SquarePants with an average Nielsen rating of 4.9 among the 2–11 demographic at the time.[49]



The Los Angeles Times cited The Loud House as a major factor in maintaining Nickelodeon's position as the highest-rated children's network in summer 2016.[50] During the show's fourth week of premieres, Cyma Zarghami announced that it was continuing to draw more viewers than any other program on the channel.[51]

The show's highest-rated episode, with 2.28 million viewers upon its premiere, is "Two Boys and a Baby".[52] This was the first episode to air after it was announced that Howard and Harold McBride would be debuting on the program. The first episode of The Loud House shown at prime time, "11 Louds a Leapin'", was the seventh most-viewed telecast across all U.S. households on Friday, November 25, 2016.[53]



Awards and nominations
In January 2017, The Loud House's portrayal of Howard and Harold in the episode "Attention Deficit" was nominated for Outstanding Individual Episode at the 28th GLAAD Media Awards.[4] At the 2017 Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards, the show was nominated for Favorite Cartoon. However, it lost to SpongeBob SquarePants. It did so again in 2018.

Year Presenter Award/Category Nominee Status Ref.
2017 28th GLAAD Media Awards Outstanding Individual Episode "Attention Deficit" Nominated [4]
Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards Favorite Cartoon The Loud House Nominated
Young Artist Award Best Performance in a Voice-Over Role – Teen Actor Grant Palmer Won
ASCAP Screen Television Award Top Television Series Doug Rockwell, Michelle Lewis, and Phillip Cimino Won [54]
2018 29th GLAAD Media Awards Outstanding Kids & Family Programming The Loud House Nominated [55]
45th Annie Awards Outstanding Achievement for Production Design in an Animated Television/Broadcast Production Amanda Rynda, Larry Murphy, Edgar Duncan, Hallie Wilson, and Jared Morgan Nominated
Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards Favorite Cartoon The Loud House Nominated
45th Daytime Emmy Awards Outstanding Directing in an Animated Program Kyle Marshall and Lisa Scheaffer Nominated
Outstanding Writing in an Animated Program Eric Acosta, Sammie Crowley, Karla Shirosphire, Kevin Sullivan, Whitney Wetta, and Michael Rubiner Nominated
Film
On March 28, 2017, Paramount's motion picture president Marc Evans announced a movie based on the series originally set for release on February 7, 2020. However, Kevin Sullivan has confirmed that the film is on hold as of April 2018.[2]



Spin-off
A spin-off with the working title Los Casagrandes is in the works by Nickelodeon. It will feature Bobby and Ronnie Anne Santiago as well as their extended Casagrande family living in the as-yet-unnamed big city.

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