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Good Luck Charlie: Created by Phil Baker, Drew Vaupen. With Bridgit Mendler, Leigh-Allyn Baker, Bradley Steven Perry, Mia Talerico. The Duncan family are adjusting to the surprise birth of their fourth child, Charlie.
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- 2010-04-04
- Comedy, Drama, Family
- 22
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Watch the full first episode of Good Luck Charlie "Study Date!" Teddy helps Bob mind Charlie when Amy goes back to work. Bob falls down the stairs, so PJ tak...
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- Disney Channel
Good Luck Charlie is an American sitcom that aired on Disney Channel from April 4, 2010, to February 16, 2014. The series' creators, Phil Baker and Drew Vaupen, wanted to create a program that would appeal to entire families, not just children.
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The series centers on the Duncan family, who are still adjusting to the "surprise" birth of their fourth child, Charlotte "Charlie" Duncan. When parents Amy (Leigh-Allyn Baker), a nurse, and Bob (Eric Allan Kramer), an exterminator, return to work, they ask their three older children - teenagers PJ (Jason Dolley) and Teddy (Bridgit Mendler), and te...
Main characters
1. Bridget Mendler as Teddy Duncan 2. Leigh-Allyn Baker as Amy Duncan 3. Bradley Steven Perry as Gabe Duncan 4. Mia Talerico as Charlie Duncan 5. Eric Allan Kramer as Bob Duncan 6. Jason Dolley as PJ Duncan 7. Logan Moreau as Toby Duncan
Recurring characters
1. Raven Goodwin as Ivy Wentz 2. Micah Williams as Emmett Heglin 3. Shane Harper as Spencer Walsh 4. Patricia Belcher as Estelle Dabney 5. Ellia English as Mary Lou Wentz 6. Samantha Boscarino as Skyler 7. Luke Benward as Beau Landry 8. Kevin Covais as Victor Deleseur 9. Cyrina Fiallo as Vonnie 10. Tucker Albrizzi as Jake 11. Coco Jones as Kelsey 12. Jaylen Barron as Lauren Dabney
According to former senior vice president of original programming for Disney Adam Bonnet, "A lot of the high-concept shows have kids in an extraordinary situation where the parent or adult takes a backseat, and sometimes the adult isn't as smart as the kid, or it's all about the kids putting one over on the adults. But we have a new show called "Go...
Broadening Disney Channel's appeal was also a concern while choosing the character's names and the show's title. "You want a title that says, a) this is a sitcom and, b) this is something that will interest the main demographic, but also we're trying to expand the Disney brand beyond just girls," Vaupen commented. The series' title was originally "...
Because Good Luck Charlie is low concept and character-driven, "the actors not only had to carry the show, they also had to have 'pitch-perfect' chemistry with each other to make the family dynamic believable." Bonnet says Disney Channel executives "just fell in love with" Bridgit Mendler, who stars as the series' protagonist, sixteen-year-old Tedd...
Critical reception
The series' premiere earned mixed reviews. Robert Lloyd of The Los Angeles Times described it as a "professional sitcom from sitcom professionals" with efficient jokes and typical sitcom characters, and situations which are "willfully arranged". However, Lloyd praised the series for offering a "contextually novel picture of a teenage girl taking care of her baby sister with a persuasive nonchalance and practical ease that transcends the strenuous comedy that surrounds it." Neal Justin of the...
Viewership
The series premiered to 4.6 million viewers, making it the highest-rated series premiere for a Disney Channel Original Series since The Suite Life on Deckin 2008, and the week's highest-rated cable program.
Although a Soundtrack for the show was not released, several songs were produced for the show. 1. "Hang in There Baby", performed by Bridgit Mendler, was written by Aris Archontis, Jeannie Lurie and Chen Neeman. The premiere was on Radio Disney in March 26, 2010. It was included in the Walt Disney compilation Make Your Mark: Ultimate Playlist, in 2...
Good Luck Charlie. The Duncans are a typical family whose lives are turned topsy-turvy with the arrival of baby sister, Charlie. Duration: 24m. Release Date: 2010 - 2013. Genre: Coming of AgeComedy. Series Rating: Season 1 Rating: Creator: Drew Vaupen Phil Baker.
S1.E1 ∙ Study Date. Amy goes back to work for the first time since having Charlie, leaving Bob home with the kids. Teddy invites Spencer over for a study date since all the kids are supposed to be home helping Bob with Charlie while PJ and Emmett try rehearsing.
The Duncan family travels to Hawaii for Bob and Amy's anniversary, and, while playing a game with Charlie, Amy steps onto sacred ground, resulting in a strange man putting a curse on the family.
