Liv and Maddie

***Liv and Maddie***, teetled ***Liv and Maddie: Cali Style*** in its fowert series, is an American teen sitcom creatit bi John D. Beck an Ron Hart that oreeginally aired on Disney Channel frae Julie 19, 2013 tae Mairch 24, 2017. The series stars Dove Cameron in a dual role as identical twin sisters wi entirely different personalities that are best freends, wi Liv bein an actress that haes returned tae her home efter fower years o livin in Hollywood starnin in a popular telly series cried *Sing It Loud!*, an Maddie bein a basketbaw prodigy. The series revolves aroond Liv readjustin tae normal faimily life efter production on *Sing It Loud!* ended, as well as the twa sisters bein best freends despite thair opposin personalities an different interests. The series stars Joey Bragg, Tenzing Norgay Trainor, Kali Rocha, an Benjamin King as weel, that portray Joey Rooney, Parker Rooney, Karen Rooney, an Pete Rooney, respectively. Joey an Parker are Liv an Maddie's younger brithers while Karen an Pete are thair mither an faither. In the shaw's final series, Lauren Lindsey Donzis jyned the cast as Liv an Maddie's younger cousin Ruby, that becomes thair "sorta-sister". Her chairacter replaced Pete, that wis absent frae the entire fowert series.

## Plot
Efter finishin a fower-year stint in Hollywood filmin a popular telly series cried *Sing It Loud!*, actress Liv Rooney returns tae her birthplace o Stevens Point, Wisconsin tae the open arms o her faimily, despite bein offered mair roles in ither series an films. Liv decidit tae come home acause she missed her faimily an wanted tae see them again. She is happily reunited wi her identical twin sister Maddie, that is her best friend. Liv is a girly girl that enjoys anytime sumbidy mentions her umwhile career, while Maddie is a tomboy wi a facility for basketbaw that is the captain o her schuil's basketbaw team. The twins hae twa younger brithers: Joey, a teepical awkward teen that is ane year younger than the twins, an Parker, a clever tween wi a mischievous personality an the youngest bairn o the Rooney faimily. Thair faither Pete is the coach for Maddie's basketbaw team that eventually achieves his dream o becomin the coach o a college team in Beloit, Wisconsin, while thair mither Karen is the schuil psychologist an later vice principal startin in the seicont series.

In the first three series, maist events tak place at aither Ridgewood High, the heich schuil that Liv, Maddie, Joey, an later Parker, due tae bein a child prodigy, aw attend, or the Rooney residence. At the end o the third series, the Rooney hoose collapses due tae a series o tunnels creatit bi Parker an Maddie is acceptit intae a college in Los Angeles, Californie. This prompts the rest o the Rooneys, except Pete that remains in Wisconsin tae continue his coachin job, tae muive tae Malibu, Californie, tae tak up residence wi Karen's younger sister Dena an her dochter Ruby, whaur the series' fowert series taks place. In the final episode o the series, aw the Rooneys pairt ways. Liv is invited tae perform in a muisical cried *Double Duchess* on Broadway, Maddie is gien a grant tae big tiny hooses for the homeless in New Orleans, Joey is invited tae gang on a comedy tour wi Jim Breuer, an Parker is invited tae gang wi his freend Val tae a biodome in the salt flats o Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia tae study life on Maurs.

A significant featur o the series are documentary-style cutaways whaur major chairacters an the supportin chairacters speak tae the viewers tae expleen various things an thair opinions on the situations in which thay are featurt in each episode. In the final episode, it is revealed that the cutaways are pairt o a reality series that airs in Luxembourg cried *Bits and Pieces*, a reference tae *Liv and Maddie*s workin teetle.

## Cast an chairacters
### Main chairacters
* Dove Cameron as Liv an Maddie Rooney
* Joey Bragg as Joey Rooney
* Tenzing Norgay Trainor as Parker Rooney
* Kali Rocha as Karen Rooney
* Benjamin King as Pete Rooney (series 1–3)
* Lauren Lindsey Donzis as Ruby (series 4)

### Recurring chairacters
* Ryan McCartan as Diggie
* Jessica Marie Garcia as Willow
* Jimmy Bellinger as Artie
* Kurt Lang as Johnny Nimbus
* Victoria Moroles as Andie
* Carter Hastings as Evan
* Jordan Fisher as Holden
* Bridget Shergalis as Stains

## Production
### Development
In the spring o 2012, Oops Doughnuts Productions haed shopped a script o a project cried *Bits and Pieces* which featurt a blended faimily seemilar tae series lik *[[The Brady Bunch]]* an *[[Step by Step (TV series)|Step by Step]]*. The series follaed Jodie Sullenger (Kali Rocha), mither o Alanna (Dove Cameron) an Sticky (Joey Bragg), that mairit Pete Fickman (Benjamin King), faither o Crystal (Cozi Zuehlsdorff) an Brody (Tenzing Norgay Trainor), wi aw sax adjustin tae life unner the same ruif. Eventually, Disney chose tae chynge the concept o *Bits and Pieces* intae ane aboot a pair o twins. Nou teetled *Liv and Maddie*, the series began production in Apryle 2013.

The series wis producit unner a jynt ventur atween Beck & Hart Productions, Oops Doughnuts Productions, an It's a Laugh Productions. The series' creautors John D. Beck an Ron Hart are a production-writing team whose credits include *[[According to Jim]]*, *[[Hey Arnold!]]*, an *[[Shake It Up (American TV series)|Shake It Up!]]*. Thay serrt as executive producers alangside Andy Fickman, that wis the anerly director that pairteecipatit in aw fower series o the series. He directit 20 o the 21 episodes o the first series, as weel as fower o the seicont series, twa o the third series, an fower o the fowert series.

On Januar 13, 2014, Disney Channel renewed *Liv and Maddie* for a 13-episode seicont series slated tae premiere in faw 2014. The seicont series wis later expanded tae 24 episodes. The first series ended on Julie 27, 2014, an the seicont series premiered on September 21, 2014. On Apryle 3, 2015, the series wis renewed for a third series bi Disney Channel. The seicont series ended on August 23, 2015, an the third series premiered on September 13, 2015. On Dizember 21, 2015, Dove Cameron stated that Disney Channel wis pickin up *Liv and Maddie* for a fowert series. On Juin 19, 2016, series co-creautor Ron Hart annoonced on Twitter that the fowert series wad premiere in faw 2016. On Julie 1, 2016, Dove Cameron stated that thay haed filmed the series' final episode. On August 19, 2016, it wis annoonced bi the series' creautors, John D. Beck an Ron Hart, that the final series wad be cried *Liv and Maddie: Cali Style*. Thay stated that the fowert an final series wad premiere on September 23, 2016.

### Castin
Castin teuk place durin the spring o 2012; houiver, anly a pilot episode wis produced. Insteid o hirin a new cast, production chose tae keep thae whom thay haed already hired an film a completely new pilot. The story nou focused on Dove Cameron playin dual roles wi the same parents an brithers. Lead billin for Cozi Zuehlsdorff wis later dropped tae guest starn. The faimily name o "Rooney" wis picked acause o Sullenger's enjoyment o the Pittsburgh Steelers, a team ained bi the Rooney faimily.

### Muisic
A full version o the *Liv and Maddie* theme sang, "Better in Stereo", wis recorded bi Dove Cameron an released as a promotional single bi Walt Disney Records on October 15, 2013. A muisic video wis filmed an aired on Disney Channel the nicht o October 29, 2013. The sang wis featurt twice in the shaw, first in the series three finale, "Californi-A-Rooney", an then an acoustic version sung bi Dove Cameron durin the series fower an series finale, "End-A-Rooney".

In the pilot, "Twin-A-Rooney", Liv shows Maddie a clip frae the *Sing It Loud!* finale in which Liv's chairacter, Stephanie Einstein, sings a civer o On Top of the World bi Imagine Dragons. A full version o the sang wis recorded bi Cameron an wis released as a promotional single bi Walt Disney Records on August 27, 2013.

In "Fa-La-La-A-Rooney", Liv performs the classic "Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!" durin the Steven's Point Holiday Spectacular. A full version o the sang wis recorded bi Cameron an is included on Holidays Unwrapped, a holiday album released bi Walt Disney Records on October 15, 2013.

In "Song-A-Rooney", Liv performs "FroyoYOLO". It goes viral, but Liv hates it. In the same episode, Liv performs "Count Me In". A full version o "Count Me In" wis recorded bi Cameron an wis released as a promotional single bi Walt Disney Records on Juin 3, 2014.

In "New Year's Eve-A-Rooney", Liv performs "You, Me and the Beat". A full version o the sang wis recorded bi Cameron an wis released as a promotional single bi Walt Disney Records on Dizember 2, 2014.

In "Rate-A-Rooney", Liv uploads "What a Girl Is". Twa versions war creatit: the first bein the ane shawn on the show an the ither, includin Christina Grimmie an Baby Kaely, wis eventually recorded. Baith versions are included in the *Liv and Maddie* soundtrack. The seicont version wis released on iTunes on Mairch 5, 2015, while the oreeginal version wis released on Mairch 17, 2015, whan the *Liv and Maddie* soundtrack wis released. The soundtrack includes "Better in Stereo", "On Top of the World", "FroyoYOLO", "Count Me In", "You, Me and the Beat", an baith versions o "What a Girl Is". The soundtrack includes "Say Hey", "As Long As I Have You", an "True Love" as weel, o that the last ane wad be morphed intae twa versions: Ballad, that wad be sung bi Jordan Fisher, an a piano duet featurin Jordan Fisher an Dove Cameron. Wi the annooncement o the soundtrack on Mairch 5, 2015, the singles for thae sangs, minus FroyoYOLO, war discontinued an are no langer available.

In "Prom-A-Rooney", Liv performs "True Love" at the schuil prom. Lik she did wi the ither sangs, Dove Cameron recorded a full version o the sang, an it wis released as pairt of the *Liv and Maddie* soundtrack on Mairch 17, 2015.

In "Band-A-Rooney", Liv's baund, "The Dream", performs "Say Hey" at the Battle of the Bands. A full version wis recorded bi Dove Cameron, wi the baund member's actor daein the chorus. The sang wis released as pairt o the *Liv and Maddie* soundtrack on Mairch 17, 2015.

In "Video-A-Rooney", Liv's baund performs "As Long As I Have You". Dove Cameron recorded a full version, which wis released as pairt o the *Liv and Maddie* soundtrack on Mairch 17, 2015. The sang wis the final sang frae the soundtrack that wis played in the series.

In "SPARF-A-Rooney", Andy Grammer performs "Honey, I'm Good". This is ane of the few sangs in *Liv and Maddie* nae tae be pairt of the soundtrack.

In "Sing It Louder!!-A-Rooney", Liv an Ruby perform "One Second Chance" on the set of "Sing It Louder!!" The sang wis recorded bi Dove Cameron an Lauren Lindsey Donzis an wis released as a promotional single bi Walt Disney Records on November 4, 2016.

In "Falcon-A-Rooney", "The Power of Two" is performed again bi Liv an Ruby for "Sing It Louder!!". Lik the previous sang in series fower, Cameron an Donzis recorded a full version of the sang, released on Januar 20, 2017.

In "Sing It Live!!-A-Rooney, Liv sings "My Destiny" for the special episode o "Sing It Louder!!" (an in the process strains her vocal cords tae the point o emergency surgery). Again, a full version o the sang wis recorded bi Dove Cameron, an released as a promotional single on Mairch 3, 2017.

#### Sangs

## Broadcast
*Liv and Maddie* airs on Disney Channel in the United States an Family Channel in Canada. The pilot episode aired as a preview on Julie 19, 2013, efter the premiere o the Disney Channel Original Movie *[[Teen Beach Movie]]*. The first promo for the series wis seen on Juin 28, 2013, efter the premiere o *[[Mickey Mouse (TV series)|Disney's Mickey Mouse Shorts]]*. The series offeecially premiered in the United States on September 15, 2013, an in Canada on September 20, 2013. The series stopped airin in Canada on Family Channel on September 1, 2015, an stairtit airin on Disney Channel on September 5, 2015. La Chaîne Disney in French Canada premiered the episode "Home Run-A-Rooney" on Mairch 24, 2016, 17 days afore the American an Canadian airin on Apryle 10, 2016. In the UK an Ireland, the series aired as a preview on October 7, 2013, an later premiered on November 8, 2013. In Australia an New Zealand, the series premiered on October 11, 2013. The seicont series premiered on Januar 8, 2015. The third series premiered on Dizember 2, 2015. The series premiered in Southeast Asia on Januar 10, 2014. In the Balkans, Greece, the Middle East, an Africae, the series premiered on Mairch 8, 2014. The seicont series premiered on Februar 7, 2015. In Indie, the series premiered on October 30, 2017 on Disney International HD.

## Reception
### Critical reception
Emily Ashby o Common Sense Media gae the series' quality a rating o three oot of five stars, describin it as a "jovial family sitcom" an applicable for ages seiven an abuin. Ashby credited the series' "comical spin" on common faimily issues, lik sibling rivalry, statin that "As is true of most tween-targeted comedies, the series glosses over a lot, especially when it comes to teen issues, but that's what makes it a worry-free pick for kids." Neil Genzlinger o *[[The New York Times]]* compared the series tae *[[The Patty Duke Show]]* while describin it as "a gentle, moderately amusing comedy" an praisin Dove Cameron's portrayal of the doun-tae-earth Maddie an diva Liv, statin that "the premise gives the writers plenty of opportunities."

### Awards an nominations

## Merchandise
Brand marketing promotion frae *Liv and Maddie* still continues strangly, wi ACCO Brands, unner the Day Dream brand, featurin a 2015 wall calendar an Disney D'Signed claedin line frae selected retailers Target an Kohl's. Wooky Entertainment ains Style Me Up, a creative fashion brand for tween girls, featurin *Liv and Maddie: Dreams Come True* an *Liv and Maddie: A Rising Star* sketchbooks. Footwear retailer Payless ShoeSource conducts *Liv and Maddie*-themed chairacter footwear based on the series.

A novelization o the series, teetled *Liv and Maddie: Sisters Forever*, wis publeeshed bi Disney Press on Januar 6, 2015. The junior novelle is based on the episodes "Twin-A-Rooney" an "Team-A-Rooney", an alternates atween the view pynts o Liv, Maddie, Joey, an Parker. Featurin aicht pages o photos frae the series, the junior novelle wis adapted bi Lexi Ryals. Anither novelization o the series, teetled *Liv and Maddie: Double Trouble*, wis publeeshed bi Disney Press on August 4, 2015. It is based on the episodes "Sweet-16-A-Rooney" an "Dodge-A-Rooney". Lik the first novelle, *Double Trouble* featurs aicht pages o photos frae the series an wis adapted bi Lexi Ryals. Lik the first novelle, *Double Trouble* alternates atween the view pynts o Liv, Maddie, Joey, an Parker.

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