Some Assembly Required (2014 TV series)

Some Assembly Required
Genre Teen situation comedy
Created by Dan Signer
Howard Nemetz[1]
Starring Kolton Stewart
Charlie Storwick
Harrison Houde
Sydney Scotia
Dylan Playfair
Travis Turner
Theme music composer Matthew Tishler and Andrew Ang
Opening theme "Here We Go"
performed by Kolton Stewart
Country of origin Canada
Original language(s) English
No. of seasons 2
No. of episodes 44[2][3] (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s) Dan Signer
Howard Nemetz
Michael Shepard
Tim Gamble
Editor(s) Daria Ellerman
Warren Hickman
Location(s) Burnaby, British Columbia
(taping location)
Camera setup Videotape; Multi-camera
Running time 22-23 minutes (approximately)
Production company(s) Thunderbird Films
Gravy Boat Productions Remotely Funny
Distributor Nelvana Enterprises,
(worldwide)
Thunderbird Films
(United States, in conjunction with Nelvana)
YTV
Release
Original network YTV
Picture format 480i (SDTV)
720p (HDTV)
Audio format Stereo
Original release January 6, 2014 (2014-01-06) – present
External links
Website

Some Assembly Required is a teen situation comedy series that airs on YTV in Canada and streams on Netflix worldwide. The series is shot in front of a live audience in Burnaby, British Columbia. The series was created by Dan Signer (The Suite Life on Deck, A.N.T. Farm, Mr. Young) & Howard Nemetz, and stars Kolton Stewart, Charlie Storwick, Harrison Houde, Sydney Scotia, Dylan Playfair, Travis Turner, and Ellie Harvie. The first season consists of 26 episodes, all of which were made available on Netflix on June 19, 2015.

Premise

14-year-old Jarvis Raines (Kolton Stewart) is an average teenager who becomes a boss overnight after he sues a toy company over a defective chemistry set that blows up his house. Jarvis' first act as CEO of Knickknack Toys is to recruit a diverse group of kids from his high school to help him run the company. Usually something backfires when they are trying to develop a new toy. Before the end credits there are usually advertisements showing Knickknack Toys' newest products, which are shown or often invented in said episode.

Production

The series was created and is executive produced by Dan Signer and Howard Nemetz. The series is filmed in front of a live studio audience at 5828 Byrne Road, in Burnaby, British Columbia.

The series was renewed for a second season in June 2014.[4][5] A third season was announced in August 2015, for a planned airing in 2016.[6] The third season will be the final season of the series.

Cast and characters

Episodes

Season Episodes Originally aired
First aired Last aired
1 26 January 6, 2014 (2014-01-06) August 26, 2014 (2014-08-26)
2 18 January 5, 2015 (2015-01-05) October 16, 2015 (2015-10-16)
3 N/A March 14, 2016 (2016-03-14)

External links

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Diane Wild (August 29, 2013). "Some Assembly Required in production". TV, eh?.
  2. "Some Assembly Required Episodes". Zap2it. Retrieved December 27, 2014.
  3. "Some Assembly Required — Episode Guide". MSN. Retrieved December 27, 2014.
  4. "Corus Announces a Robust Slate of New and Returning Original Productions for YTV and TELETOON with 18 Commissioned Shows" (Press release). Corus® Entertainment Inc. June 9, 2014. Retrieved January 20, 2016.
  5. "“Some Assembly Required” renewed for a second season". The Permanent Rain Press. June 12, 2014. Retrieved January 20, 2016.
  6. "YTV & Thunderbird announce a third season of Some Assembly Required" (Press release). Thunderbird. August 13, 2015. Retrieved January 20, 2016.
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