A Show You Have Seen

Name: Jorge Rivera Villarreal

Subject: English

Topic: Drake & Josh

Grade: 4°

Group: “B”

Matrícula: F-3053

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Universidad – Monterrey

Universidad – México

Escuelas – Monterrey

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Introduction

Drake & Josh is an American television sitcom created by Dan Schneider for Nickelodeon. The series follows the lives of two teenage boys with opposing personalities, Drake Parker (Drake Bell) and Josh Nichols (Josh Peck), who become step-brothers. Both actors had played previous roles in The Amanda Show along with Nancy Sullivan, who plays Audrey, Drake and Megan's mother of the series. Miranda Cosgrove plays Audrey's daughter, Megan, Drake's mischievous younger sister and Jonathan Goldstein plays Walter, Josh's father.

Premise

The series is focused on a pair of step-brothers of opposite personalities. Drake Parker is portrayed as being a popular aspiring musician idolized by his schoolmates and able to court a countless array of beautiful girls with ease, whereas his brother Josh Nichols is depicted as being a nerdy, eccentric, awkward boy with poor luck with dating and popularity. Drake and Josh live in San Diego, California with their odd, misfortunate, geeky father; a weatherman named Walter, their loving mother Audrey, and outrageously manipulative and conniving younger sister Megan. The boys are often in outrageous, typical situation comedy misadventures and obstacles that they are faced with the challenge of overcoming while also handling average teenage situations such as school, dating, and popularity.

Conclusion

The series' opening theme song I Found a Way is written by Drake Bell and Backhouse Mike and performed by Drake Bell. The series ran for four seasons and 57 episodes from January 11, 2004 to September 16, 2007. There were also three TV films: Drake & Josh Go Hollywood premiered on Friday, January 6, 2006; Really Big Shrimp premiered on Friday, August 3, 2007; and Merry Christmas, Drake & Josh premiered on Friday, December 5, 2008. There are currently reruns of the series on Nickelodeon.