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. Running time 23–49 minutes Production company(s) Release Original network Picture format Original release April 4, 2010 ( 2010-04-04) – February 16, 2014 ( 2014-02-16) Chronology Related shows External links Good Luck Charlie is an American that originally aired on from April 4, 2010, to February 16, 2014.
The series' creators, wanted to create a program that would appeal to entire families, not just children. It focuses on the Duncan family of as they adjust to the births of their fourth and fifth children, Charlotte 'Charlie' and Toby (Logan Moreau). In each episode, Teddy Duncan adds to a video diary that contains advice for Charlie about their family and life as a teenager. Teddy tries to show Charlie what she might go through when she is older for future reference. Each video diary ends with Teddy (or another family member, even Charlie) saying the eponymous phrase, ' Good luck, Charlie'.
Among other decisions, executives included adult-centric scenes and changed the series title from Oops to Love, Teddy and finally to Good Luck Charlie in order to ensure the series would appeal to all family members. Good Luck Charlie premiered on in the United States on April 4, 2010, in Canada on April 5, 2010, in the United Kingdom and Ireland on May 14, 2010, and in Australia and New Zealand on July 23, 2010. In March 2011, a feature-length Christmas based on the series, entitled, began production for a December 2011 premiere. In June 2013, Disney Channel announced that the series would end its run after four seasons. The finale aired on February 16, 2014, with a one-hour episode. Contents.
Premise Set in, the series focuses on the Duncan family, who are still adjusting to the birth of their fourth child, Charlotte 'Charlie' Duncan. When parents Amy , a nurse, and Bob , an exterminator, return to work, they ask their three older children—PJ , Teddy , and Gabe —to help raise their little sister. At the same time, Teddy, PJ, and Gabe try to deal with school and general social challenges in their lives.
The events in each episode become material for a video diary that Teddy is making for Charlie. Teddy hopes the videos will provide useful advice for Charlie after they have both grown up and Teddy has moved out. At the end of each video, she (and/or other cast members) says, 'Good luck, Charlie' or may even say it indirectly such as 'Wish them good luck, Charlie.' During the movie, Amy reveals to Teddy that she is pregnant with her fifth child, but this story plot is not brought into the series until the third season, during which Amy gives birth to a baby boy, Toby. Each episode ends, after the video diary, with an event that is weird and usually cannot happen in real life.
Characters Main. 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 'Good Luck Charlie' that has a very different kind of concept. It is very grounded, very relatable, and it's not about the parents being dumber than the kids. We try and mine as much comedy out of the parents as possible, but it doesn't mean the kids can't learn from the parents and get guidance from the parents.
—Adam Bonnett, senior Vice President of original programming for Disney. The Good Luck Charlie pilot, entitled 'Study Date', was shot in February 2009, at Sunset Bronson Studios (where was taped) and the series was picked up later that year. The show's production occurs at in Los Angeles even though the show is set in, Colorado. Starting with the 2nd season, the series is taped at, where is also taped.
The show operates on a weekly schedule. Scripts for a new episode are issued on Monday before a, Wednesdays are and network run-through day, final scripts are issued on Thursday, and the episode is shot in front of a live studio audience on Friday night. According to Mendler, occasionally 'episodes are too big to handle with a live audience and are taped without an audience, but mostly they're live'. Good Luck Charlie was created by, who have been writing together since 1993 on shows ranging from to. The pair aspired to create a program that would appeal to entire families rather than simply kids. Inspired by the success of reruns of shows such as and with young audiences, Vaupen and Baker turned to. 'We wanted to do a show about a family, to bring back a family sitcom and make it about a real family, not wizards, nobody's a pop star, nobody has a TV show', said Vaupen, referring to,.
Veteran writer-producer ( ) later joined the show as executive producer. Disney's Gary Marsh said 'because most network television abandoned the traditional sitcom, Disney has been able to snatch up a lot of experienced talent for behind the camera, including executive producer Dan Staley.' Good Luck Charlie 's central family, the Duncans from, Colorado, was carefully crafted for broad appeal. While the series is still told primarily through the view point of the Duncan children, the children's parents, Amy and Bob, are less on the periphery and writers attempt to add scenes that adult viewers can relate to. For example, in one scene in the pilot episode Amy confesses to Bob that she is overwhelmed with becoming a working new mother again.
'She's not sure she can pull this off', says Bonnet. 'And just playing that scene the way we did, a very real scene between husband and wife, kind of makes this show different'. The writers also try to include jokes for adult viewers while remaining chaste enough for their young target audience.
Unlike most previous Disney Channel series such as, or, both parents are seen in the Duncan family. 'It felt like the right time to have a show with two parents, to debunk the myth that Disney never has the mom in the picture', says Adam Bonnett, Senior Vice President of original programming for Disney Channel.
'Because it is a myth'. Because a series about the rich and famous might alienate viewers in a, the Duncans were made. According to, Entertainment President of Disney Channel Worldwide, 'What we want to do is acknowledge the reality of the times in which we live, where two parents work, where kids are expected to help out around the house in meaningful ways. Real-life issues happen. Everyone isn't living 'The Life of Riley' all the time.' Naming Broadening Disney Channel's appeal was a concern when choosing the names of the characters and the title of the program.
'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 ' Love, Teddy', the phrase Teddy had used to end her video diary entries during development.
However, ' Love, Teddy' immediately felt feminized and almost excludes boys', Vaupen said. 'We also didn't want to have the word 'Baby' in the title because that would exclude certain people'.
The Duncan baby was originally named 'Daisy' during development, but producers thought that 'Charlie', which is generally a masculine name, would attract more boys. Casting As 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', who stars as teenaged Teddy Duncan. 'She has all the attributes of a Disney star', said Bonnet.
Mendler first heard about Good Luck Charlie in late November 2008. After several rounds of auditions and cast reads, she finally secured the part in January 2009. Mendler and, who plays Teddy's older brother PJ, have starred in preceding Disney Channel series and movies before both were cast in Good Luck Charlie; Mendler had a recurring role on and Dolley starred in and numerous Disney Channel television movies.
Variety magazine's Brian Lowry says their careers 'reflect the Disney Channel's knack for identifying young performers and rolling them from one project to the next, in a fashion reminiscent of the old studio system'. Both, who plays Bob Duncan, and, who plays Amy Duncan, have also guest starred in preceding Disney Channel shows, and both Kramer and Baker had respectively guest starred in one episode each of the sitcom, where Charlie writers Erika Kaestle & Patrick McCarthy had served as writers and supervising producers. Both Baker and Kramer were in the same episode of the sitcom, entitled '. Baker says Disney had been 'courting her for awhile to play a mom', but she had always felt too young. 'I kind of feel like hey, you know what? When I'm done with this stint, I'll actually be the age everyone thinks I am to be able to play the part'. Baker, who was a new mother herself, was nine months pregnant at the time she was auditioning for the role.
Mia Talerico – Like most series featuring baby actors, producers of Good Luck Charlie had originally intended to have identical twins play Charlie Duncan, the title character and the Duncans' new baby. Hiring two babies would allow for longer work days without violating child labor laws as well as the ability to substitute one child for the other if one was unavailable. However, the show makers were unsuccessful in finding the proper set of twins and decided to cast Mia Talerico instead. Marsh says casting Talerico, who was ten months old at the time of her casting for the role, was their highest risk while creating the show: 'It's like flying without a net. She may have a bad day and we can't shoot and it'll cost us tens of thousands of dollars.
But so far, so good. She's the most obedient actor I've ever worked with'. Episodes. Main article: Good Luck Charlie, It's Christmas! Also known as ' Good Luck Charlie: The Road Trip Movie' is a 2011 based on the series. The film premiered December 2, 2011, on the Disney Channel.
The film was directed by and written. The follows the Duncan family on their road trip to Amy Duncan's parents' house for Christmas.
International adaptation An Indian adaptation of the show titled, premiered on on April 3, 2011. Plays, a character similar to that of Teddy Duncan, Ananya Kolvankar portrays a character similar to that of Charlie and portrays, a character similar to that of Amy. The series ran successfully for 4 seasons, 104 episodes and 3 special episodes and ended on April 16, 2016. Also Pakistani adaption of the show titled Peek-A-Boo Shahwaiz premiered on from 15 July 2018. Broadcast Worldwide the series airs on. In Canada it previewed on April 5, 2010 and premiered on May 14, 2010.
In Australia and it previewed on May 14, 2010 and premiered on July 23, 2010. In the United Kingdom and Ireland it previewed on the same date and premiered on June 12, 2010. It premiered in, and the on August 14, 2010. Music Although a soundtrack for the show was not released, several songs were produced for the show. 'Hang in There Baby', performed by, was written by Aris Archontis, Jeannie Lurie, and Chen Neeman.
The premiere was on in March 26, 2010. It was included in the compilation, in 2012. 'One Step Closer', performed by, is featured in the episode ' as the song that Spencer performs in a Battle of the Bands contest that Teddy, Skyler, PJ, and Emmett also compete in.
The song can be found on Harper's self-titled album. ', performed by Mendler, was and featured in the movie. It was written by Mendler and Jamie Houston and produced by Houston. The song was released as promotional single on November 18, 2011.
The official music video premiered on in December 2, 2011. It was directed.
'You're Something Beautiful', performed by Mendler, was featured in the 1-hour special episode, '. The song has not been released in any form. ', performed by Mendler and Harper, was featured in the Christmas episode 'A Duncan Christmas'. The song included in the compilation, in 2012. 'My Song for You' peaked at number two on and three on.
', originally by, was covered by Mendler and Harper to episode 'Good Bye Charlie'. The song has not been released in any form. Reception The series earned positive reviews. Robert Lloyd of 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 said the 'slapstick heavy, laugh-track fueled sitcom' had no redeeming qualities other than 'keeping your 11-year-old sedated for a half hour'.
Rob Owen of the said Good Luck Charlie would appeal to kids, but not adults. 'Parents have seen the same sort of show done before and better in 's 1980s-era lineup', wrote Owen. Contrarily, Brian Lowry of magazine said Good Luck Charlie was 'a surprisingly refreshing throwback to ABC's 'TGIF'-style sitcoms'. He commented that while the series did not 'push sitcom boundaries', it was 'sprightly' and 'pleasantly handled'. Viewership The series premiered to 4.7 million viewers, making it the highest-rated series premiere for a since in 2008, and the week's highest-rated cable program. Reported that overall, the first season 'has been doing about as well as Disney's more successful shows – The Suite Life and so on'. On June 24, 2012, the episode 'Special Delivery' became the most watched episode ever of Good Luck Charlie, earning 7.48 million viewers, surpassing the episode 'Snow Show (Part 1)' which had 7.24 million viewers as well as the episode 'Good Luck Jessie NYC Christmas' that garnered 5.8 million viewers and the series' pilot episode 'Study Date' which had 4.68 million viewers.
The most-watched episode of the series was 'Special Delivery' with 7.5 million viewers. The least watched episode was 'The Unusual Suspects' with 1.9 million viewers. The most viewed episode in the United Kingdom and Ireland was 'Special Delivery' with 602,000 viewers when it aired on October 12, 2012. Episode featuring a gay couple On June 20, 2013, announced that Season 4 Episode 19, ', would feature a, making Good Luck Charlie the first Disney Channel series to do so.
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Rating language release other uploader download 2 Arabic 0 Arabic 0 Arabic 0 Arabic 0 Bengali 1 Brazilian Portuguese 1 Bulgarian 1 Chinese -1 Chinese 0 Croatian -1 Croatian 0 Czech 1 Danish 0 Danish 2 Dutch 1 Dutch 5 English 0 English 0 English 0 English 0 English 0 English 0 English 0 Farsi/Persian 0 Finnish 1 French 4 Greek 0 Greek 2 Hebrew 0 Hebrew 0 Indonesian 0 Italian 1 Macedonian 0 Norwegian 0 Polish -1 Polish 1 Portuguese 0 Romanian 2 Serbian 6 Spanish 0 Spanish 0 Swedish 0 Swedish 2 Turkish 0 Turkish. This film is superb, in fact as Shakespeare once said 'Its the bees' knees'. The film captivates the audience from the beginning.
Each of the twelve jurors are introduced to us as they are introduced to themselves. The characters are well draw out and individual, each with his own personality. The tension of the characters draws the audience in from the start.
We imagine that the case is open and shut, 11 me saying guilty and 1 not. We feel the discomfort of Henry Fonda as the other characters belittle and mock how he can see any reasonable doubt in the case. But we also share his victories and the enthusiasm as he proceeds to refute or add doubt to the arguments for guilty and are captivated and draw in as other jurors begin to see doubt in the proceedings. The audience can also see the arguments for guilty and wonder if Fonda's character is correct in saying that he doubts. Yet they also feel the shame of the characters as he disproves that a previously sound theory is iron tight, joining his side as members of the jury do. On top of this they are wonderfully woven in human elements such as the misconceptions that influence people and the growing tension between different characters. This is brought to life even more by the amazing performances, Fonda, Lee J Cobb and Joseph Sweeney are of particular note.
I started watching this film on a bored relaxed laying about day but by the end i was on the edge of the seat with my hands on my knees feeling more tense than a politician on results day. How a film should be made. Modern directors take note(thats ur telling off for the day) 10/10.Films rarely get this uplifting and brilliant.
I cannot think of the last time I was so intrigued by the flawless plot, dialogue and acting since 12 Angry Men. For such a simplistic story set in one jury room, it is surprising that Sidney Lumet can drain you of all your emotions and leave you on the edge of your seat with suspense, mystery, and some of the best acting your bound to ever see grace the silver screen!
When a boy is on last day of trial for killing his father in the heat of domestic arguments, 12 jury men are forced to present a verdict in which if guilty, is the one way ticket to the electric chair for the boy. When the jury men decide to quickly end the discussion and raise their hands to find out who thinks the boy is guilty, only one jury man (Henry Fonda) doesn't put his hand up. Trial and Character revelations, doubts, and possibilities follow.
So masterfully crafted is this film, that every time I watch it, only gets better. It includes some of the best character development I've ever seen. Sidney Lumet is an expert in this field and this is by far his greatest contribution to Hollywood history - one of the most important contributions to world cinema.
However it was Henry Fonda and Lee J. Cobb who really made this film legendary, with their incredibly realistic performances. Casting was genius. And the dialogue was astoundingly riveting up until the brilliant finale. What really impressed me personally also was the camera angles and movements that made the film so suspenseful. Black and White made the film all the more powerful.
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And the music was minimal, which gave the film a more atmospheric experience, like you were their in the jury room with them - and you just feel that tension really built up as the movie proceeds. This inexpensive film, with such a simple setting had the world talking, the academy awards nominations rolling and Henry Fonda at his complete best form.
I have rarely been so hypnotized by a film - 'Lawrence Of Arabia' and 'It's A Wonderful Life' are other ones that come to mind. This is a definitive viewing for anyone who loves film. It sums up everything I love about film.
Everything from a technical point of view to superb acting and a simple yet complex character driven story, it's platinum and is most definitely one of the greatest cinematic achievements of all time - bar none! A statue should be erected in Sydney Lumet's honor.
'Is it possible?' - Juror #8/Henry Fonda. '12 Angry Men' is an outstanding film. It is proof that, for a film to be great, it does not need extensive scenery, elaborate costumes or expensive special effects - just superlative acting. The twelve angry men are the twelve jurors of a murder case.
An eighteen-year-old boy from a slum background is accused of stabbing his father to death and faces the electric chair if convicted. Eleven of the men believe the boy to be guilty; only one (Henry Fonda) has doubts. Can he manage to convince the others? The court case provides only a framework, however. The film's greatness lies in its bringing-together of twelve different men who have never met each other before and the interaction of their characters as each man brings his own background and life experiences into the case.
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Thus, we have the hesitant football coach (Martin Balsam), the shy, uncertain bank clerk (John Fiedler), the aggressive call company director (Lee J. Cobb), the authoritative broker (E.G. Marshall), the self-conscious slum dweller (Jack Klugman), the solid, dependable painter (Edward Binns), the selfish salesman (Jack Warden), the calm, collected architect (Fonda), the thoughtful, observant older man (Joseph Sweeney), the racially bigoted garage owner (Ed Begley), the East European watchmaker (George Voskovec) and the beefcake advertising agent (Robert Webber) who has plenty of chat and little else. Almost the entire film takes place in just one room, the jury room, where the men have retired to consider their verdict.
The viewer finds him or herself sweating it out with the jury as the heat rises, literally and metaphorically, among the men as they make their way towards their final verdict. Interestingly, the jurors (apart from two at the end) are never named. They do not need to be. Their characters speak for them. Henry Fonda is eminently suitable and excellently believable as the dissenter who brings home the importance of a jury's duty to examine evidence thoroughly and without prejudice.
Joseph Sweeney is delightful as Juror No. 9, the quiet but shrewd old man who misses nothing, whilst E.G. Marshall brings his usual firmness and authority to the role of Juror No. All the actors shine but perhaps the best performance is that of Lee J. Cobb as Juror No. 3, the hard, stubborn, aggressive, vindictive avenger who is reduced to breaking down when forced to confront the failure of his relationship with his own son. Several of the stars of '12 Angry Men' became household names.
Henry Fonda continued his distinguished career until his death in 1982, as well as fathering Jane and Peter. Cobb landed the major role of Judge Henry Garth in 'The Virginian'. Marshall enjoyed a long, reputable career on film and t.v., including playing Joseph P.
Kennedy in the 'Kennedy' mini-series. Jack Klugman was 'Quincy' whilst John Fiedler voiced Piglet in the 'Winnie The Pooh' films and cartoons. Of the twelve, only John Fiedler, Jack Klugman and Jack Warden. are still alive. Although around the eighty mark, they are all still acting.
The film was still available on video last year and it is shown on t.v. Fairly frequently. I cannot recommend it too highly! (.John Fiedler died June 2005. Jack Warden died July 2006.).
This film deserves to be on anyone's list of top films. My problem is that it is so perfect, so seamlessly polished, it is hard to appreciate the individual excellences. The acting is top notch. I believe that monologue acting is quite a bit simpler than real reactive ensemble acting. Most of what we see today is monologues pretending to be conversations. But in this film, we have utter mastery of throwing emotions. Once the air becomes filled with human essence, it is hard to not get soaked ourselves as the camera moves through the thick atmosphere.
Yes, there are slight differences in how each actor projects (Fonda internally, Balsam completely on his skin.) but the ensemble presents one vision to the audience. The writing is snappy too.
You can tell it was worked and worked and worried, going through several generations. It is easy to be mesmerized by this writing and acting, and miss the rare accomplishment of the camera-work. This camera is so fluid, you forget you are in one room. It moves from being a human observer, to being omniscient, to being a target. It is smart enough to seldom center on the element of most importance, so expands the field to all men.
This is very hard. Very hard, to make the camera human. So much easier to do what we see today - acknowledge the machinery and jigger with it. Do we have a filmmaker today who could do this? Ted's Evaluation - 4 of 3: Every cineliterate person should experience this. An excellent courtroom drama with a unique twist. Instead of following the trial itself, the viewer has a unique chance to observe the events behind the closed doors of a jury room.
The film begins with the end of the trial. The jurors retire to deliberate the case. A preliminary vote is taken and the result is 11:1 in favour of the guilty verdict. Eleven jurors have raised their hands to convict a young man of killing his father. Only Juror #8 has doubts. At first even he does not truly believe the young man to be innocent but notes (rightfully) that the case for the defence might have been presented in a more convincing manner and that the boy might be given the benefit of a doubt.
Since the boy is to be executed if found guilty his life is now in the hands of the jury and juror #8 reasons that the least they could do is talk about the case a bit. As time goes on some of the jurors change their minds and find that there is perhaps enough reasonable doubt not to convict the young man after all. But not everyone is easy to convince. Although the plot of the film is excellent and it is fascinating to see what little things can influence which way a verdict goes, where this film really succeeds is in presenting the characters of the 12 jurors. The character of each of the jurors emerges through a wonderful mix of perfect casting, excellent dialogue and near-flawless acting. Juror #1 - a simple man who clearly does not understand the full complexity of the task that lies before him but is trying to do everything not to let anyone else find this out. He appears at ease only once during the film - when he talks about football.
He has the misfortune to be selected foreman of the jury - a task he clearly does not relish. Juror #2 - a small, quite man, clearly unaccustomed to giving his own opinion much less to expecting his views to be of any importance. Apparently he finds solace in his job - he is an accountant. Juror #3 - probably the most complex personality in the film. Starts off like a pleasant self-made successful businessman, he analyses the case impartially, explains his arguments well and is reasonably self assured. As time goes on he becomes more and more passionate and seems to be somehow personally involved with the case.
He also starts to show some signs of slight mental instability. Wonderfully played by Lee J. Cobb - this is the character you remember after the film is over. Juror #4 - self assured, slightly arrogant stockbroker.
Obviously considers himself more intelligent than anyone else in the room, he approaches the case with cool heartless logic but (as one of the jurors says - 'this is not an exact science') he does not take into account the feelings, the passions, the characters of the people involved in the case. He is conspicuous by the fact that he is the only juror that does not take his jacket off (it is a very hot day). Juror #5 - here is a man under great emotional stress.
He comes from the same social background as the accused boy - with who he almost unwillingly seems to identify with. Paradoxically this appears one of the main reasons for him voting guilty - he does not want compassion to influence him - so ironically it does. Juror #6 - a simple man, quite readily admitting that everyone in the room is better qualified than he is to make decisions and offer explanations. But he really wants to see justice done and it worries him that he might make a mistake. Juror #7 - the only one that really has no opinion on this case. Literally throughout the film his thoughts are never on the case - he talks of baseball, of the heat, of fixing the fan but the only reason he has for voting this way or that is to speed things up a bit so he might be out of the jury room as soon as possible. Not an evil man he just has no sense of morality whatsoever - he can tell right from wrong but does not seem to think it's worth the bother.
Juror #8- a caring man, has put more thought into the case than any of the other jurors. He tries to do his best even in the face of seemingly impossible odds. Juror #9 - a wise old man with his great life experience has quite a unique way of looking at the case. Juror #10 - the most horrifying character in the film. Votes guilty and does not even try to hide the fact that he does so only because of the boy's social background.
The tragedy comes from the fact that his own social position is only a cut above the boy's - which makes him all the more eager to accentuate the difference. Juror #11 - an immigrant watchmaker, careful methodical man, well mannered and soft spoken. Respects the right of people to have different opinion to his - and is willing to look at both sides of the problem. Loses his temper only once - horrified by the complete indifference of juror #7.
Juror #12 - a young business type - perhaps he has his own opinions - but is careful to hide them. What he has learnt out of life seems to be that intelligence is equal with agreeing with what the majority of people think. The film succeeds in doing something very rare today - developing an intelligent plot while also developing 12 believable, memorable and distinct characters.