Nick Jonas & Friends

*Nick Jonas and Friends* is a Canadian live-action/2D-hybrid television series created by Nick Jonas, Miley Cyrus, The Weeknd and Tove Lo, and handled in production by the four alongside Illangelo, DaHeala, Belly, Max Martin, Shellback, Savan Kotecha, Oscar Holter, Ilya Salmanzadeh, Ali Payami, Peter Svensson, Mattman & Robin and Ludvig Söderberg. The soundtrack for the series is written by Shellback Nick Jonas and Max Martin, with Serban Ghenea serving as musical recording editor and mixing editor.

It is the first instalment of the Nick Jonas franchise, and the fourth and final instalment of the PB&J Otter franchise (unless one counts the PB&J Otter's Playhouse Season 2 episodes in 2010). The series premiered on January 1, 2007 on Disney Channel, and came to a final conclusion on December 31, 2009.

The show stars eight main characters — Nick Jonas and his friends Peanut, Jelly, Baby Butter, Pinch, Black Pinch, Scootch and Black Scootch. The show also stars four antagonists — Keegan Jeannotte and his friends Flick, Billy and Munchy.

This show may be considered a "backdoor pilot" for Season 2 of PB&J Otter's Playhouse, or a flashback.

## Production

In February 10, 2015, Nick Jonas announced he is going to create a new show. He is voiced by his eponymous singer-songwriter of the same name in the new TV show. Back in April 2007, he asked Adam Rose to voice Peanut Otter for the new show. Later in January 18, 2014, Nick Jonas, along with Mattman & Robin and Oscar Holter all note that the animation is stylistic, combined with live-action. The guys finished production on the pilot of “Nick Jonas & Friends”. The show would forever become a key component and immortality in its future media.

A finished pilot is sent to Joe Jonas' girlfriend, Demi Lovato via her boyfriend, Joe Jonas himself. “Demi really liked it but Nick is unhappy with the script,” said Swedish record producer Max Martin. Back in January 2007, Peanut, Baby Butter, Jelly, Pinch and Scootch are welcomed by boyfriend Nick Jonas and girlfriend Miley Cyrus. Later on, instead of giving birth to a newly-born baby, Miley Cyrus and Nick Jonas both adopted Pinch Raccoon, Scootch Raccoon and Baby Butter Otter.

Nick Jonas and Miley Cyrus, along with Pinch Raccoon, Scootch Raccoon and Baby Butter Otter all go together on a family trip, along with Swedish record producers Max Martin and Shellback, to Miami, Florida (named after the rapper Flo Rida) to cut vocal recordings recorded by Lovato. “She sounded awesome and we are really stoked on it,” says Miley Cyrus. “But then we didn’t hear anything, so we asked: ‘Is this gonna be a series for Demi?’” Lovato was conflicted between the show “Nick Jonas & Friends” and her song “Cool For The Summer”, Pinch Raccoon explained. “Demi thought it was too pop. We are super bummed.”

“We really wanted the Demi show, but we also weren’t discouraged because everybody wanted the show,” recalled Swedish record producer Shellback. He intervenes, premiering the show to Disney Channel via XO Records, who is founded by Canadian singer-songwriter The Weeknd and is signed to by him and the rapper Belly. “That got everyone excited,” says Nick Jonas.

A new show titled Nick Jonas and Friends premiered on the Disney Channel. Black Scootch Raccoon makes his debut. In the summer of 2011, Keegan Jeannotte, in his way, released Nick Jonas' first ever song, titled, *Jealous*. Later on, in April of 2014, he released Nick Jonas' first duet with Tove Lo, titled, *Close*.

On March 15, 2014, on PBJ Otter's 16th anniversary, five years after his breakup with Miley Cyrus, Nick Jonas later met his new girlfriend — Swedish singer Tove Lo. On February 10, 2015, Nick Jonas brought Ilya to start filming for the new show, while Max Martin, Peter Svensson and Ali Payami came next and Savan Kotecha and Tove Lo also contributing with and writing the script.

## Characters

New PB&J Otter characters are created, like Black Scootch Raccoon and Black Pinch Raccoon.

Nick JonasTove LoPeanut OtterJelly OtterBaby Butter OtterScootch RaccoonBlack Scootch RaccoonPinch RaccoonBlack Pinch RaccoonFlick DuckBilly Duck
## Trivia

* This show is the final season of the PB&J Otter franchise to be aired in the 2000s decade.
* This is the only show Flick's cousin, Billy Duck, appeared in, but in his good side and his new look since his namesake episode. Its penultimate episode is also his final appearance to date.
* Starting with this series, Scootch and Black Scootch are now ready to start speaking and singing in full sentences.
* All of Nick Jonas' friends (Peanut, Jelly, Flick, Billy, Pinch, Black Pinch, Scootch, Black Scootch and Baby Butter) did not age in this series.
* Due to being the final series of the PB&J Otter franchise from 1998-2010...
	+ As Adam Rose and Gina Marie Tortorici are going through puberty at that time in production, their characters, Peanut Otter and Baby Butter Otter, are the only characters to have their higher-pitched voices unique to the show, the same as the early Season 2 episodes of the original PB&J Otter.
	+ Jelly Otter, Scootch Raccoon, Black Scootch Raccoon, Pinch Raccoon and Black Pinch Raccoon all have their voices deeper, due to their voice actresses, Jenell Slack, Cody Pennes and Cody Launzel going through puberty at the time.
	+ Flick Duck's voice is a little bit deeper, as his voice actor, Eddie Korbich, is going through puberty.

* Eddie Korbich and Gina Marie Tortorici are the only voice actor and actress to reprise their roles as Flick and Baby Butter.
* As with the *Nick Jonas and Friends* series from 2007-2009, this is the best indefinite season...
	+ ...the only season to feature Black Scootch Raccoon and Black Pinch Raccoon.
	+ ...the final season in 480i standard definition.
	+ ...the first season in 720i high definition.
	+ ...the final season of the PB&J Otter franchise.
	+ ...the final season of the 2000s decade.
	+ ...the final season to be featured in the 4×3 aspect ratio: 640×480.
	+ ...the first season in new hand-drawn animation and live action.
	+ ...the final season in which Adam Rose, Cody Launzel, Cody Pennes, Eddie Korbich, Gina Marie Tortorici and Jenell Slack voice Peanut Otter, Scootch Raccoon, Black Scootch Raccoon, Pinch Raccoon, Black Pinch Raccoon, Flick Duck, Billy Duck, Baby Butter Otter and Jelly Otter.