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 coming soon to TeenNick. The show ran from January 11, 2004 to September 16, 2007, but a third TV movie entitled Merry Christmas, Drake & Josh aired on December 5, 2008.

Summary

Drake Parker (Drake Bell) and Josh Nichols (Josh Peck) are two teenagers who become stepbrothers when Drake's mother, Audrey Parker (Nancy Sullivan), and Josh's father, Walter Nichols (Jonathan Goldstein), get married. Drake is an easygoing, simple, lucky, lazy, popular, and attractive teenage boy who plays guitar and easily gets girls, while Josh is a diligent, unlucky, sarcastic teenager who constantly gets fed up by Drake's mischievous behavior. Both brothers are often tortured by their evil little sister, Megan Parker (Miranda Cosgrove), who often plays pranks on them and never seems to get caught or punished by their parents. Walter, Josh's father, is an outdated weather man, who can be described as unlucky, fat and clumsy, like Josh, and Audrey, Drake and Megan's mother, is stricter than Walter. Throughout the series, Drake and Josh go through many conflicts, misadventures, and misfortunes. The conflicts are mainly social, often dealing with the relationship between the two brothers, while other themes include school, work, and Megan.