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*'''Bianca Ortega''' is a Spanish exchange student that Tripp had a crush on. |
*'''Bianca Ortega''' is a Spanish exchange student that Tripp had a crush on. |
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*'''Charles''' ([[Zayne Emory]]) is the kid who got injured 'cause of the Weasel Slap. He hates being called Chucky. |
*'''Charles''' ([[Zayne Emory]]) is the kid who got injured 'cause of the Weasel Slap. He hates being called Chucky. He was in a spoiled, crabby brat until he learned how to be nice to people. He is appeared in [[List of I'm in the Band episodes|Slap Goes the Weasel]]. |
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*'''Bryce Johnson''' is a rich, smart, and handsome jock. He stole Tripp's first crush in kindergarten and he stole Lana from Tripp twice. He made his first appearance in [[List of I'm in the Band episodes|Money Bags]]. |
*'''Bryce Johnson''' is a rich, smart, and handsome jock. He stole Tripp's first crush in kindergarten and he stole Lana from Tripp twice. He made his first appearance in [[List of I'm in the Band episodes|Money Bags]]. |
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Revision as of 23:56, 18 September 2010
| I'm in the Band | |
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 The main characters of I'm in the Band (from the left to right), Burger, Derek, Tripp and Ash. | |
| Genre | Situation comedy |
| Created by | Michael B. Kaplan Ron Rappaport |
| Starring | Logan Miller Stephen Full Greg Baker Caitlyn Taylor Love Steve Valentine |
| Theme music composer | David Bellochio, Karl Corcoran, Michael B. Kaplan, Ron Rappaport & Stacey Wilde |
| Opening theme | "Weasel Rock You (Short Version)" |
| Ending theme | "Weasel Rock You (Short Instrumental)" Full version of Weasel Rock You can be heard somewhere on Disney.co.uk" |
| Composers | Ken Lofkoll, Eric Goldman & Zed Kelley |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 18 (aired) (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Michael B. Kaplan Richard Gurman |
| Camera setup | Videotape (filmized); Multi-camera |
| Running time | approx. 23 minutes |
| Production companies | It's a Laugh Productions Disney XD Original Productions |
| Original release | |
| Network | Disney XD |
| Release | November 27, 2009 (as a special preview) January 18, 2010 – present (as a regular series) |
I'm in the Band, is a live-action sitcom airing on Disney XD in the United States and on Family Channel in Canada.[1] The first episode's taping was on July 14, 2009, with a "sneak preview" airing on November 27, 2009; the show subsequently joined the Disney XD network's regular schedule on February 20, 2010, with the first episode being shown as a "sneak preview" in the United Kingdom on that same date. The show's January 18, 2010 premiere was watched by an estimated 863,000 viewers.[2]
It was announced on April 26, 2010, that I'm in the Band has been renewed for a second season.[3]
Premise
15-year-old Tripp Campbell dreams of showing off his impressive guitar skills by becoming part of a rock band. When he wins a radio contest to have dinner with his favorite band, Iron Weasel, his dream comes true. He manages to impress them with his guitar playing and miraculously lands the lead guitarist role.
Iron Weasel is made up of three middle-aged stooges – lead singer, Derek Jupiter, bassist, Burger Pitt, and the drummer, Ash. The band mates initially scoff at the idea of having a kid in the band, for fear of losing their cool, edgy appeal. But, tired of living in their cramped van, they succumb when Tripp offers the guest room at his mom's house.
Luckily, Tripp convinces his divorced mom, Beth, that the band members will be great role models for him. In their own wacky way, the band will try to mentor Tripp through his high school years with the goal of turning him into a bonafide rock star in the process. Along for the adventure is Tripp's best friend, Izzy Fuentes, an aspiring singer, who will try to keep him grounded and out of trouble.
Tripp has high hopes for Iron Weasel and will do everything he can to help the band make an epic comeback…from booking concert tours, to getting a well-known music agent to listen to their music.
Unfortunately, the members of Iron Weasel always seem to find themselves in uncomfortable situations – from their nationwide concert tour which ends up being a three venue gig, to protesters boycotting their music because of a silly viral video that was intended to make them popular again. Regardless of their mishaps, Tripp and his band mates always find a way to come together to resolve their issues and do what they love best – play rock n' roll.
Cast and characters
Cast
| Actor | Character | Main cast season(s) |
Recurring cast season(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Logan Miller | Tripp Ryan Campbell | 1, 2 | |
| Steve Valentine | Derek Jupiter | 1, 2 | |
| Greg Baker | Burger Pitt | 1, 2 | |
| Stephen Full | Ash | 1, 2 | |
| Caitlyn Taylor Love | Isabella “Izzy” Fuentes | 1, 2 | |
| Aaron Albert | Jared | 1,2 | |
| Beth Littleford | Beth Campbell | 1, 2 | |
| Katelyn Pacitto | Lana | 1, 2 | |
| Raini Rodriguez | Arlene Roca | 1, 2 |
Main characters
- Tripp Ryan Campbell (Logan Miller) is the 15-year-old lead guitarist of Iron Weasel who has always dreamed of joining a rock band. Despite his age, Tripp is the most mature of all the members of Iron Weasel and is determined to help the band make a comeback. He usually takes out his anger by playing the guitar, as seen in "I Wanna Punch Stuff". He has had a lot of dates and crushes and is known to be allergic to peanuts. Tripp is the one who usually solves the band's problems and he is similar to Kendall Schmidt's character from Big Time Rush.
- Derek Jupiter (Steve Valentine) is Iron Weasel's British, cocky, usually selfish but fairly charming, handsome lead singer. He is known to be a very good magician as shown in "Magic Tripp" and can speak Spanish as seen "Annoying Arlene". He delivered a baby in "What Happened?". Vic Blaylock claims that Derek causes all the problems in the band, though Tripp claims that Derek is the heart and soul of Iron Weasel. He is also the tallest of the guys(Tripp,Ash and Burger). He admits to have his very own dungeon when Ash found a strange set of keys in "What Happened?".
- Ash (Stephen Full) is the band's amiable drummer, who is often depicted as being the dumbest one out of the members of Iron Weasel. He used to have a pet fish named Sushi (and Sushi 2), which both got killed after Burger's shorted-out bass zapped it. It is shown that he knows random bits of trivia. Ash has a girl scream.
- Burger Pitt (Greg Baker) is the food loving, slightly dim, bass player of Iron Weasel. He has a very electrified personality as a rock star, and is shown to have a lot of joy in physical acts, such as smashing his own bass or smashing his head into a wall. He is noticeably overweight and has disgusting habits, including eating worms. Burger is known to have a crush on Tripp's mom and he often sports black nail polish on his fingers.
- Isabella "Izzy" Fuentes (Caitlyn Taylor Love) is one of Tripp's best friends who is also a huge fan of Iron Weasel among other rock bands. She is also an aspiring singer and has attempted many times to become Iron Weasel's back-up singer. She apparently doesn't know what a prank is according to Prank Week.
Recurring characters
- Beth Campbell (Beth Littleford) is Tripp's loving and supporting mother. She regrets having Iron Weasel living in her house. Due to her arrogance, Iron Weasel is forced to stay at Tripp's house.
- Jared (Aaron Albert) is Tripp's nerdy, exceptionally smart, and odd friend. He screams like a girl when he gets freaked out. He also went to bird calling camp, he has a crush on the lunch lady.
- "Annoying" Arlene Roca (Raini Rodriguez) is an annoying classmate at Tripp's school, who has a major, yet somewhat creepy crush on Tripp. She used to have a cat named Hip Hop and has a turtle named Jazz. She is of Spanish descent.
- Cornelius Strickland (Reginald VelJohnson) is Tripp's hot-tempered principal who deals with a lot of shenanigans at the school, especially involving Iron Weasel, which he loathes. He is one of the two main antagonists.
- Barry Roca (Carlos Alazraqui) is Arlene's record producer father, who Iron Weasel has often attempted (but failed) to get a record deal with. He likes Iron Weasel despite their record deal loss.
- Lana (Katelyn Pacitto) is Tripp's materialistic ex-girlfriend. She appeared in I wanna punch stuff and Money Bags and dumped him for Bryce Johnson in both episodes. She is rich and pretty as well.
- Ernesto the Besto (Hollywood Yates) is Iron Weasel's former roadie who is now a mixed martial artist. He's gotten pantsed by Iron Weasel a numerous amount of times (including when he was proposing to his girlfriend at a concert). He ate a car in I Wanna Punch Stuff. He is in jail now. He is one of the two main antagonists.
- Martin (Grayson Russell) is a little red headed kid who lies most of the time.
- Iris (Jillian Bach is Iron Weasel's biggest fan whom they met on the highway. Derek delivered her baby.
- Bianca Ortega is a Spanish exchange student that Tripp had a crush on.
- Charles (Zayne Emory) is the kid who got injured 'cause of the Weasel Slap. He hates being called Chucky. He was in a spoiled, crabby brat until he learned how to be nice to people. He is appeared in Slap Goes the Weasel.
- Bryce Johnson is a rich, smart, and handsome jock. He stole Tripp's first crush in kindergarten and he stole Lana from Tripp twice. He made his first appearance in Money Bags.
- Bleed (Bryan Callen)is Iron Weasel's former lead guitarist, he wanted to take Tripp's place in the band in Bleed Guitarist but failed.
Episodes
| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season premiere | Season finale | |||
| 1 | 20 | November 27, 2009 | October 25, 2010 | |
| 2 | TBA | November 22, 2010 | 2011 | |
Reception
Critical reception
The series’ premiere earned mixed reviews. Emily Ashby of DisneyFamily.com stated that “while it’s [the show] lighthearted, the show isn’t exactly realistic when it comes to portraying adult responsibility.” In addition she claimed that “there’s no shortage of laughs in I’m in the Band and “none of this is likely to be new to tweens familiar with the likes of The Suite Life of Zack & Cody. Brian Lowry of Variety described the series “the fertile premise evaporates amid bad puns, slapstick and fart jokes.” Also stated by Lowry, “content to blandly play the band as overgrown children turning Tripp into their unlikely babysitter.”
Viewership
The series premiered to an estimated 863,000[2] proving to be the networks highest-rated series premiere for a Disney XD Original Series, including the Toon Disney phase.
International release
References
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- 2010s American television series
- 2010 American television series debuts
- American children's comedy series
- American television sitcoms
- Disney XD shows
- English-language television series
- Family Channel shows
- Fictional musical groups
- Teen sitcoms
- Television series by Disney
- Television shows set in Los Angeles, California