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Genre	Sitcom Created by	Daphne Ballon Developed by	Daphne Ballon Bernice Vanderlaan Starring	Ashley Leggat Michael Seater Daniel Magder Jordan Todosey Ariel Waller Joy Tanner John Ralston Opening theme	Performed by Unsensored Country of origin	 Canada No. of episodes	31 (List of episodes) Production Running time	approx. 0:22 (per episode) Broadcast Original channel	 Family Channel Disney Channel External links Official website IMDb profile TV.com summary Life with Derek is a Canadian sitcom that is currently being aired on the Family Channel in Canada (English), on VRAK.TV in Quebec (French), in Germany, Israel, France, Toonami in the UK, Disney Channel in the United States, Mexico, Italy, and South America, and Nickelodeon in Australia and Asia. The series is produced by Shaftesbury Films. The third season of the series was premiered in Disney Channel on May 11, 2007 in the US and it has not yet been determined when it is premiering in Canada. Over the first two seasons the show has been shown, 30 episodes in total have been produced. Contents [hide] 1 Synopsis 1.1 The Rivalry 2 Cast 2.1 The MacDonalds 2.2 The Venturis 2.3 Friends 2.3.1 Recurring Characters 2.3.2 Relatives of Casey & Lizzie 2.3.3 Relatives of Derek, Edwin, & Marti 2.4 Guest Stars 3 Episodes 4 School 5 Trivia 6 External links [edit]Synopsis

A divorced man named George Venturi; with custody of his two sons (Derek and Edwin) and daughter (Marti), marries a divorced woman (Nora) with sheltered two daughters, Casey and Lizzie. Up until that point, Casey MacDonald was perfectly content with her life. Growing up as the oldest child in a household with only her mother and sister had suited her well and brought her up as a self-sufficient and independent young woman. With the addition of a father, two brothers, a sister, new school, new house and overall a whole new life, Casey struggles to find her place within the new family. The series is also based on Casey and Derek's rivalry. [edit]The Rivalry Prior to becoming members of a blended family, Casey and Derek were firmly comfortable in their roles as first-born children, including having a major influence on how family decisions were made. When their families blend, each strives for dominance: Casey by "sticking to the rules" and Derek by asserting himself with both force and manipulation. This is further complicated because Derek and Casey are in the same grade in high school; the situation is harder for Casey, who's making new friends. Both teens aren't afraid to speak their minds, especially when trying to recruit their respective parents to be on their side. The sibling rivalry grows intense at times, and causes them to constantly try to one up the other in order to get their way, even if it involves them getting really sneaky and have to risk being grounded by the adults, and sometimes no matter who gets in the way, whether it's friends or family. In their struggle to find their place, both at home and at school, Casey learns to "loosen up" and break a rule or two, while Derek learns to occasionally "walk the straight and narrow" and put family interests ahead of his own gain, even if it means that Casey benefits. In the rivalry, Derek and Casey sometimes make deals with each other to prove that he or she is the better and smarter one. Also, Edwin often chooses to be on Derek's side, while Lizzie often chooses to be on Casey's side. Usually, Casey loses these bets because of her rule to always do the right thing. The show includes several cut-scenes, where various members of the family (usually the ones involved in a problem) interact with one another in a way that is symbolic of their current issue, performed in a nondescript setting with no background. Despite Casey and Derek's constant bickering and disagreements, they have been known to come together to cooperate toward a common goal, or to use one another to further their own selfish agendas. Although the rivalry continues, they sometimes try to help each other in the series. [edit]Cast

The MacDonald-Venturi family (from left to right), Derek, Marti, George, Edwin, Lizzie, Nora and Casey. [edit]The MacDonalds Joy Tanner as Nora MacDonald Ashley Leggat as Casey MacDonald Jordan Todosey as Lizzie MacDonald [edit]The Venturis John Ralston as George Venturi Michael Seater as Derek Venturi Daniel Magder as Edwin Venturi Ariel Waller as Marti Venturi [edit]Friends Shadia Simmons as Emily Davis, Casey's best friend and has a crush on Derek. Arnold Pinnock as Paul, Casey's guidance counselor Kit Weyman as Sam, Derek's best friend, once Casey's boyfriend Lauren Collins as Kendra, popular girl and Derek's ex-girlfriend Robbie Amell as Max, Casey's current boyfriend [edit]Recurring Characters [edit]Relatives of Casey & Lizzie Sarah Gadon as Vicki (Cousin) Tara Manuel Rigal as Fiona (Aunt) Rick Roberts as Dennis MacDonald (former husband of Nora/Father)

Relatives of Derek, Edwin, & Marti Abby Venturi (George's ex-wife/Derek, Edwin, and Marti's mom)

Guest Stars Ryan Cooley as Frank Shane Kippel as Ralph Alex House as Trevor Keir Gilchrist as Jamie Hannah Lochner as Michelle Kate Todd as Jennifer Kayla Mills as Amy Lara Amersey as Lucy Cameron Ansell as Teddy Cyrus Aazam as ClinkEpisodes

Main article: List of Life with Derek episodes

School

Both Derek and Casey go to Sir John Sparrow Thompson High School. With a few exceptions, each episode contains at least one scene with Casey and Derek at their school. Casey makes frequent visits to Paul Greeby, the school counselor. School is also the place where popular Derek spends his time pulling scams, while perfectionist Casey strives for good grades and tries to "fit in" with the other children at school. ]Trivia

Michael Seater and Shadia Simmons have both starred in The Zack Files, while Ashley Leggat made a guest appearance. Michael Seater, Shadia Simmons, and John Ralston, were all stars of Canadian science show, Strange Days at Blake Holsey High A.K.A. Black Hole High. In Casey's bedroom set, up on the wall is a poster of herself when she was a ballet dancer. Coincidently, she is a ballet dancer and a dancer in the series. In the episode "The Venturian Candidate", the picture of Casey is a real picture of Ashley Leggat when she was 10. In the episode "The Venturian Candidate", the picture of Sheldon is a A-Studio-Made picture. They got a picture of Sheldon and stuck a bunny rabbit on his head. In the episode "Male Code Blue" Edwin says he has a crush on Lilly Mascovitz when George later says the name as Molly Mascovitz. Also, Lilly Moscovitz is Princess Mia's best friend in The Princess Diaries series. Some of the actors from the Canadian drama, Degrassi: The Next Generation have been featured on the show. Ryan Cooley was in the episode The Poxfather, Shane Kippel was in the episode Battle of the Bands, and Lauren Collins was in the episodes Mice and Men, Dating Game, Two Timing Derek, It's Our Party and Misadventures in Babysitting. In Marti The Monster there are some cut out parts. (Only Disney Channel) In "The Venturian Candidate", Derek is alleged to have failed Grade 1 and Sheldon Grade 4. However, in Canada, failing per se (grade retention) is only supposed to occur starting in Grade 9/Senior 1. In "Puppy Dog Tails", Nora told George to use coasters. He replied with "I'll call them on Monday." He was referring to an actual store named Coasters. External links

Life with Derek at the Disney Channel Site

Life with Derek The Children

The MacDonalds Casey MacDonald | Lizzie MacDonald

The Venturis Derek Venturi | Edwin Venturi | Marti Venturi

The Parents Nora MacDonald and George Venturi

Friends Emily Davis | Sam | Paul Episodes

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