Debra!

Debra!
Genre	Comedy Sitcom
Created by	Andrew Nicholls Darrell Vickers
Directed by	Stacey Stewart Curtis
Starring	Niamh Wilson Will Jester Austin MacDonald Alicia Josipovic James Coholan
Opening theme	"Decidedly Debra!" performed by jACK (Craig McConnell and Chad Richardson)
Ending theme	"Decidedly Debra!"
Country of origin	Canada
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	13 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)	Andrew Nicholls Darrell Vickers Stacey Stewart Curtis Michael Hirsh Toper Taylor Tom Mazza Maggie Murphy
Producer(s)	Kevin May
Editor(s)	Peter F. Light, CCE
Camera setup	Film; Single-camera
Running time	22 minutes (Approximately)
Production company(s)	Cookie Jar Entertainment Family Channel
Release
Original network	Family
Picture format	480i (SDTV) 1080p (HDTV)
Audio format	Stereo
Original release	June 4, 2011 – January 1, 2012
External links
Website

Debra! (originally Decidedly Debra!)^[1] is a Canadian television series that focuses on 14-year-old Debra Delong, who wants to make her own company and wants to run it with a boy named Preston Lunford. The series was created by Andrew Nicholls, and Darrell Vickers, and produced by Cookie Jar Group. Debra! is executive-produced by Stacey Stewart Curtis, and produced by Kevin May.^[2] The series was cancelled on January 1, 2012.

Characters

• Deborah "Debra" Carnegie Cameron Delong (portrayed by Niamh Wilson^[3]) – Debra is a perky 14-year-old girl who wants to create her own company and improve the world.
• Preston Lunford (portrayed by Will Jester^[4]) – Preston is a smart and quiet guy, who is a musician, guitarist, and also a magician. He is in his own band, and ends up hanging with Debra (even when he doesn't want to).
• Auzzie Pilditch (portrayed by Austin MacDonald^[5]) – Auzzie thinks he is the world's gift to girls and often tries to get everyone to think he is special. He is a member of Preston's band.
• Brud Branson (portrayed by James Coholan^[6]) – Brud is of a good nature. He and Auzzie are close friends. He plays the drums for he, Preston and Auzzie's band FLOORdeVOTED.
• Dancy Cologne (portrayed by Alicia Josipovic^[7]) – Dancy was originally Debra's best friend, but not anymore. She's Debra's worst enemy and is the high school's "Queenager."

Episodes

Accolades

Year	Award	Category	Recipient	Result	Ref.
2013	Young Artist Award	Best Performance in a TV Series – Supporting Young Actor	Austin MacDonald	Nominated	[8]

International broadcast

Country / region	Channel	Premiere	Title	Timeslot
Canada	Family	April 22, 2011 (Preview) June 4, 2011[9][10] (Official)	Debra!	Weekends at 4:00pm (Eastern) (June 2011 – November 2011) Sundays at 6:30pm (Eastern) Daily at 1:00am (Eastern)
Israel	Arutz HaYeladim	September 20, 2011	דברה (Debra)	Sunday–Thursday at 11:00pm
Turkey	Kidz TV	March 10, 2012	Debra!

References

1. "FAMILY CHANNEL | Family Channel greenlights three new series". Newswire.ca. August 19, 2010. Retrieved 2012-03-11.
2. "For the Kid Inside!". The Cookie Jar Company. March 7, 2011. Retrieved 2012-03-11.
3. "DEBRA: Characters: Debra Delong". Family.ca. March 5, 2012. Retrieved 2012-03-11.
4. "DEBRA: Characters: Preston Lunford". Family.ca. March 5, 2012. Retrieved 2012-03-11.
5. "DEBRA: Characters: Auzzie Pilditch". Family.ca. March 5, 2012. Retrieved 2012-03-11.
6. "DEBRA: Characters: Brud Branson". Family.ca. March 5, 2012. Retrieved 2012-03-11.
7. "DEBRA: Characters: Dancy Cologne". Family.ca. March 5, 2012. Retrieved 2012-03-11.
8. "34th Annual Young Artist Awards". YoungArtistAwards.org. Retrieved 2013-03-31.
9. https://web.archive.org/20110721221800/http://www.astral.com/en/press-room/news/2011/family-channel-adds-zest-to-april-with-lemonade-mouth-premiering-april-22. Archived from the original on July 21, 2011. Retrieved April 27, 2011. Missing or empty |title= (help)
10. "Debra Delong and Her Big Soaring Pony Land on Family Channel". Astral. May 19, 2011. Retrieved 2012-03-11.