Drake & Josh is an American sitcom that premiered on the Nickelodeon television network on January 11, 2004, which follows the lives of two stepbrothers, Drake Parker (Drake Bell) and Josh Nichols (Josh Peck). Both actors had played roles in The Amanda Show, along with Nancy Sullivan, who appears as Drake's mother in Drake & Josh. Jonathan Goldstein plays Josh's father, and Miranda Cosgrove plays Drake's little sister. Reruns of Drake & Josh are currently appearing on Nickelodeon, YTV, and now on TeenNick. The show ran from January 11, 2004 to September 16, 2007, but a second TV film entitled Merry Christmas, Drake & Josh aired on December 5, 2008, officially ending the series. Drake & Josh seasons 1,2 and 4 were filmed at the Nickelodeon On Sunset in Hollywood and Season 3 was filmed at KTLA Tribune Studios (Old Warner Brothers Studio)on the same boulevard.

Summary

Drake Parker (Drake Bell) and Josh Nichols (Josh Peck) are two teen stepbrothers that live in San Diego, California, when Drake's mother, Audrey Parker (Nancy Sullivan), and Josh's father, Walter Nichols (Jonathan Goldstein), are married. Drake is a relaxed, simple, lucky, lazy, popular and attractive teenager that plays the guitar and easily relates to girls, while Josh is a diligent teenager, but is an unlucky and a sarcastic one, who is constantly bothered by the malicious behavior of Drake. Both brothers are often tortured by their evil little sister, Megan Parker (Miranda Cosgrove), who often plays pranks on them and is seemingly never caught or punished by their parents. Josh's father, Walter, is an outdated meteorologist, who can be described as unlucky and clumsy, and Audrey, Drake and Megan's mother, is stricter than Walter. Throughout the series, Drake and Josh go through many conflicts, mishaps and misfortunes. The conflicts are mainly social, often dealing with the relationship between the two brothers, while other issues relate to school, work, and their evil sister Megan.