Just for Kicks
Encyclopedia
Just for Kicks is an American comedy-drama series that aired on the Nickelodeon television network
as a part of the channel's TEENick television lineup. The series about a group of girls in a soccer team set in New York City
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This show was first called Head to Toe, then The Power Strikers, but was changed in 2005. Just for Kicks premiered in January 2006 on Nickelodeon UK
and April 2006 on Nickelodeon
in the US. The complete series (13 episodes) was produced by Brookwell McNamara Entertainment
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on the Upper East Side
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Nickelodeon (TV channel)
Nickelodeon, often simply called Nick and originally named Pinwheel, is an American children's channel owned by MTV Networks, a subsidiary of Viacom International. The channel is primarily aimed at children ages 7–17, with the exception of their weekday morning program block aimed at preschoolers...
as a part of the channel's TEENick television lineup. The series about a group of girls in a soccer team set in New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
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This show was first called Head to Toe, then The Power Strikers, but was changed in 2005. Just for Kicks premiered in January 2006 on Nickelodeon UK
Nickelodeon UK
Nickelodeon is a children's television channel available on Sky, Virgin Media, Smallworld Cable, TalkTalk TV and UPC Ireland in the United Kingdom and Ireland, including on demand on BT Vision. The channel was launched on 1 September 1993...
and April 2006 on Nickelodeon
Nickelodeon (TV channel)
Nickelodeon, often simply called Nick and originally named Pinwheel, is an American children's channel owned by MTV Networks, a subsidiary of Viacom International. The channel is primarily aimed at children ages 7–17, with the exception of their weekday morning program block aimed at preschoolers...
in the US. The complete series (13 episodes) was produced by Brookwell McNamara Entertainment
Brookwell McNamara Entertainment
Brookwell McNamara Entertainment, Inc. is a production company formed by David Brookwell and Sean McNamara. It has made television shows for Disney Channel, Disney XD, CBS, Cartoon Network, The N, and Nickelodeon.-Films:* Soul Surfer * Legally Blondes...
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Main cast
- Francesca CatalanoFrancesca CatalanoFrancesca "Frankie" Catalano is an American actress. Born in Hollywood, California, she began her acting career at a young age because her father, Frank Catalano, is an acting coach at USC...
as Alexa D'Amico - Mallory LowMallory LowMallory Low is an American actress and singer from California. She is mixed Chinese, Japanese, Hawaiian, and Filipino. She has performed in several commercials and guest spots on ER and was on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno four times. She got her first television series, Just for Kicks on...
as Winifred "Freddie" Costello - Katija PevecKatija PevecKatija Mira Pevec is an American actress. She best known for her role as Christina Beardsley in the 2005 film Yours, Mine and Ours.- Career :...
as Lauren Zelmer - Jessica Williams as Vida Atwood
- Jerad AndersonJerad AndersonJerad Anderson is an American born actor.He is part of the band 100 monkeys with fellow bandmates Jackson Rathbone, Benjamin Graupner, Benjamin Johnson, and M. Lawrence Abrams....
as Chris D'Amico
Recurring cast
- Craig Robert YoungCraig Robert YoungCraig Robert Young is a British actor who began his acting career at age ten, starring in the stage production of The Price of Coal. By the time he was 17, he moved to London to attend the Central School of Speech and Drama, whereupon he was chosen to become a member of the pop band Deuce, scoring...
as Coach Leslie Moore - Jessica SaraJessica SaraJessica Sara is an American actress. Her three appearances as Melissa in My Wife and Kids was nominated for a 2002 Young Artist Award, "Best Young Actress Guest Star - Television Comedy or Drama Series"....
as Marni Nelson - Rinabeth Apostol as Dana Battle
- Shelley BucknerShelley BucknerShelley Buckner is an American actress. She has had recurring roles in television shows such as Summerland and the Nickelodeon series Just for Kicks. She has also guest-starred on Center of the Universe, Life on a Stick, Method & Red, Still Standing and That's So Raven.- Filmography :- External...
as Courtney - Shani Pride as Elise Atwood
- Kadeem HardisonKadeem HardisonKadeem Hardison is an American actor. He is best known for his role as Dwayne Wayne on A Different World, a spin-off of the long-running NBC sitcom The Cosby Show.-Childhood:...
as Charles Atwood - Amy HillAmy HillAmy Marie Hill is an American actress. She is perhaps best known for her roles as Mrs. DePaulo in That's So Raven, Mrs. Kwan in The Cat in the Hat, the Kylie Minogue-inspired singer, Penny Candy from The Puzzle Place, and the voice of Jasmine Lee Amy Marie Hill (born May 9, 1953) is an American...
as Lucy Costello
Alexa D'Amico (Francesca Catalano)
She is a typical popular high school girl. She was a former cheerleader and she is fond of boys. She has an older brother, Chris. Towards the end of the series, her father gets laid off of his job, which causes some stress for her. Since Alexa started being a soccer player and she had to stop cheerleading her old, popular friends don't understand why she would rather run around on a muddy field than go shopping. She lives in Brooklyn.Winifred "Freddie" Costello (Mallory Low)
She is a tough girl in high school who is not good friends with Alexa because her and her friends are snobs to Freddie at their private school. Her father is always with the military, and she lives with her Grandmother. She is also known for having severe cases of "bacne", or acne on her back. Freddie lives in ManhattanManhattan
Manhattan is the oldest and the most densely populated of the five boroughs of New York City. Located primarily on the island of Manhattan at the mouth of the Hudson River, the boundaries of the borough are identical to those of New York County, an original county of the state of New York...
on the Upper East Side
Upper East Side
The Upper East Side is a neighborhood in the borough of Manhattan in New York City, between Central Park and the East River. The Upper East Side lies within an area bounded by 59th Street to 96th Street, and the East River to Fifth Avenue-Central Park...
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Vida Atwood (Jessica Williams)
Vida is a sporty athletic serious girl, who has a lot in common with her soccer mate Lauren Zelmer. She has been playing soccer the longest, and is sort of the unofficial best at the game. She lives at home with her younger brother, older sister, and parents. Vida is self conscious of her towering height, and it is known that she once beat up a boy back in first or second grade. She lives in QueensQueens
Queens is the easternmost of the five boroughs of New York City. The largest borough in area and the second-largest in population, it is coextensive with Queens County, an administrative division of New York state, in the United States....
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Lauren Zelmer (Katija Pevec)
Lauren is a shy, timid serious girl who is a good athlete. She is a typical schoolgirl who plays the violin and is on the soccer team, among other activities. Lauren is very intelligent, and is very busy with extra curricular activities, which causes her much stress. She has a big crush on Alexa's older brother Chris, and at the end of the season they start to date, much to Alexa's disbelief. Her overprotective mother works at a local private school, in which Lauren attends. Lauren lives in Manhattan in HarlemHarlem
Harlem is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Manhattan, which since the 1920s has been a major African-American residential, cultural and business center. Originally a Dutch village, formally organized in 1658, it is named after the city of Haarlem in the Netherlands...
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Episodes
| # | Episode title | Original air date | Prod. code |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Meet The Power Strikers" (Part 1) | April 9, 2006 | 101 |
| 2 | "Meet The Power Strikers" (Part 2) | April 9, 2006 | 102 |
| 3 | "Boys Do Cry" | April 16, 2006 | 105 |
| 4 | "The Right Size" | April, 23, 2006 | 103 |
| 5 | "I'll Cry If I Want To" | May 7, 2006 | 110 |
| 6 | "I Love Lucy" | May 14, 2006 | 106 |
| 7 | "Freudian Kicks" | May 21, 2006 | 104 |
| 8 | "Sisters Before Misters" | June 11, 2006 | 107 |
| 9 | "Out Of Time" | June 18, 2006 | 108 |
| 10 | "We Aren't Family" | July 7, 2006 | 109 |
| 11 | "Alexa in Charge" | July 16, 2006 | 111 |
| 12 | "Waiting For Fleishman" | July 23, 2006 | 112 |
| 13 | "The Longest Yarn" | August 13, 2006 | 113 |