Lizzie McGuire
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Lizzie McGuire is an American teen sitcom
which premiered on the Disney Channel
on January 12, 2001 and ended February 14, 2004. A total of 65 episodes were produced and aired. Its target demographic was preteen
s and adolescents
. The series was created by Terri Minsky
.
The show's mixed media format stood out from the rest of the Disney Channel's programming of the time and, in essence, became the channel's flagship
and definitive show of the early 2000s. The show's producer Stan Rogow
says the visual look of the show was partly inspired by Run Lola Run
. Production was completed in 2002 after the show fulfilled its 65 episode order.
The series won Favorite TV Show at the Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards
two years in a row in 2002 and 2003.
. The show was not the first series to use animation to reflect a live-action character's innermost thoughts. McGee and Me and Student Bodies
, two syndicated programs about the struggles of a cartoonist
for a school
newspaper
, often used the artist's surrealistic
caricatures of himself and his friends to visually illustrate his interior monologue
s. Animated Lizzie was voiced by series star Hilary Duff
.
, but the plans never took off because Duff's representatives claimed she was not being paid enough for the proposed series.
in syndication
; this began on September 18, 2006. As a result, Disney Channel stopped airing both shows except for their holiday episodes, but Disney Channel began airing reruns of Lizzie McGuire in a multi-episode blocks two afternoons each week on September 12, 2009, thus making it the first Disney Channel series to air between 1998 and 2002 to be added back on the schedule after being removed from the channel's lineup. The first episodes to re-air were "Pool Party", "Picture Day", "Rumors" and "I've Got Rhythmic" in that chronological order.
, debuted on May 2, 2003 at number two at the box office behind X2: X-Men United
. It earned $42.7 million at the American box office. and eventually grossed $55.6 million worldwide. It received mixed reviews with one critic calling it, "an unabashed promotion of Duff’s image, just as Crossroads
was for Britney Spears
." Other reviews were generally positive and encouraging.
, which include novelizations of the episodes, original Nancy Drew
-style stories in the Lizzie McGuire Mysteries series, and "Cine-manga" pictorial adaptations (published by TOKYOPOP
) with still shots from the show presented in manga
style.
A Lizzie McGuire doll
was released in 2002 by Dakin Toys. The 10" doll featured many of Lizzie's outfits. A plush
doll of the Cartoon Lizzie was made by Dakin in 2002.
Fortune magazine
estimated in 2003 that Lizzie McGuire merchandise had earned the Walt Disney Co. nearly $100 million. In the show's heyday, Radio Disney continually promoted Lizzie McGuire and regularly gave away the show's CD.
Several home video and DVD versions of the show have been released in various countries. In the United States
, some thematic episode collections were first released and later a DVD box set consisting of 22 episodes from the first season (mostly, but not entirely, corresponding to the first 22 episodes in production order). It is designated as "Volume 1", but no plans are known for the release of volumes 2 and 3 of the series, and poor sales of the first box set may prevent further releases. As of April 2006, a box set of 12 DVDs with all the 65 episodes of the show is available in Spain
, and box sets (grouped into three 22-episode "seasons") Ireland
TG4
are available in Australia
and the UK.
Lizzie-themed toys were included in a 2004 McDonald's
Happy Meal
series, which included CD-ROM
discs containing Lizzie-related games and graphics and audio versions of Lizzie (not voiced by Duff) reading stories based on episode plots of her show.
There is a Lizzie McGuire bedroom set offered by furniture stores as one of several Disney-themed children's bedrooms and a What Would Lizzie Do? board game where players must judge Lizzie's likely response to various situations. Three Lizzie McGuire video games have been released for the Game Boy Advance
: Lizzie McGuire: On the Go (2003), Lizzie McGuire 2: Lizzie Diaries (2004), and Lizzie McGuire 3: Homecoming Havoc (2005).
)
Teen sitcom
A teen situation comedy, or teen sitcom, is a television programming genre. Like teen dramas, this genre was also generally non-existent during the first 30 years of television...
which premiered on the Disney Channel
Disney Channel
Disney Channel is an American basic cable and satellite television network, owned by the Disney-ABC Television Group division of The Walt Disney Company. It is under the direction of Disney-ABC Television Group President Anne Sweeney. The channel's headquarters is located on West Alameda Ave. in...
on January 12, 2001 and ended February 14, 2004. A total of 65 episodes were produced and aired. Its target demographic was preteen
Preteen
Preadolescence is a stage of human development following early childhood and prior to adolescence. It may be defined as ending with the beginning of puberty or with the beginning of the teenage stage, the time frames in which adolescence is considered to begin. In terms of age in years,...
s and adolescents
Adolescence
Adolescence is a transitional stage of physical and mental human development generally occurring between puberty and legal adulthood , but largely characterized as beginning and ending with the teenage stage...
. The series was created by Terri Minsky
Terri Minsky
Terri Minsky is an American television writer and producer who created Lizzie McGuire, Less Than Perfect, and The Geena Davis Show as well as writing several episodes of Sex and the City...
.
The show's mixed media format stood out from the rest of the Disney Channel's programming of the time and, in essence, became the channel's flagship
Flagship (disambiguation)
The term flagship refers to a representative or first unit of a fleet or other group.Flagship may also refer to:* Flagship , the originating broadcast for a broadcast network, radio show, or TV show, primarily in the United States and Canada* Flagship , a video game developer* Flagship compiler, a...
and definitive show of the early 2000s. The show's producer Stan Rogow
Stan Rogow
Stan Rogow is an American music manager, writer and producer of film and television.His television credits include Fame, Lizzie McGuire, Flight 29 Down, Darcy's Wild Life, State of Grace, Nowhere Man, the internet series Gemini Division, Woke Up Dead and Afterworld...
says the visual look of the show was partly inspired by Run Lola Run
Run Lola Run
Run Lola Run is a 1998 German crime thriller film written and directed by Tom Tykwer and starring Franka Potente as Lola and Moritz Bleibtreu as Manni. The story follows a woman who needs to obtain 100,000 German marks in 20 minutes to save her boyfriend's life...
. Production was completed in 2002 after the show fulfilled its 65 episode order.
The series won Favorite TV Show at the Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards
Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards
The Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards, also known as the KCAs or Kids Choice Awards, is an annual awards show that airs on the Nickelodeon cable channel, which airs live and is usually held and telecast live on a...
two years in a row in 2002 and 2003.
Main characters
- Lizzie McGuire (Hilary DuffHilary DuffHilary Erhard Duff is an American actress, singer-songwriter, entrepreneur, and author. After working in local theater plays and television commercials in her childhood, she achieved fame playing the title role in the Disney Channel television series Lizzie McGuire. She also reprised her role in...
): Lizzie is the main character of the show. She is portrayed as a fun teen although her animated alter egoAlter egoAn alter ego is a second self, which is believe to be distinct from a person's normal or original personality. The term was coined in the early nineteenth century when dissociative identity disorder was first described by psychologists...
displays her true feelings from time to time. Lizzie constantly gets into arguments with her younger brother Matt but knows right from wrong. - Miranda Sanchez (LalaineLalaineLalaine Vergara-Paras , also known as Lalaine, is an American actress, singer-songwriter and spokesperson. She is perhaps best known for her role as Miranda Sanchez in the Disney Channel series Lizzie McGuire, which aired from 2001 to 2004. She has been pursuing a music career since 2009...
): Miranda is one of Lizzie's best friends; She, Lizzie, and Gordo form the main triumvirate. Miranda is the most self-conscious of the three. Her family is Hispanic, but she speaks very little Spanish. Miranda's middle name is revealed to be Isabella in the episode, "Rated Aargh." She did not appear in the last six episodes, nor in The Lizzie McGuire MovieThe Lizzie McGuire MovieThe Lizzie McGuire Movie is a 2003 Walt Disney Pictures comedy film based on the Disney Channel show Lizzie McGuire which was released on May 2, 2003, by Walt Disney Pictures, it was the first Disney Channel series to have a movie for Walt Disney Pictures. The film was directed by Jim Fall with...
. During this time, her character was said to be vacationing with her family in Mexico. - David "Gordo" Gordon (Adam LambergAdam LambergAdam Matthew Lamberg is an American actor, perhaps best known for his portrayal of David "Gordo" Gordon in the Disney Channel series Lizzie McGuire from 2001 through 2004....
): Gordo is one of Lizzie's best friends and has been since they were one day old. He usually offers sarcasm and good advice. He is portrayed as being very intelligent, practical, and he is a "straight A" student. He was revealed to be JewishJewsThe Jews , also known as the Jewish people, are a nation and ethnoreligious group originating in the Israelites or Hebrews of the Ancient Near East. The Jewish ethnicity, nationality, and religion are strongly interrelated, as Judaism is the traditional faith of the Jewish nation...
, as shown in one episode where he had a bar mitzvah. In the episode "The Untitled Stan Jenson Project" it was revealed that Lizzie had a crush on him in the fourth grade. In The Lizzie McGuire Movie, Gordo was pulled into a lip-lock with Lizzie after she realizes what a big mistake she has made. In the episode "Dear Lizzie" it is revealed that Gordo has a crush on Lizzie. - Matt McGuire (Jake ThomasJake ThomasJake Thomas is an American actor and singer, perhaps best known for his role as Matt McGuire, the titular character's younger brother, in the Disney Channel show Lizzie McGuire. In 2002, he won a Young Artist Award for supporting actor for his performance in Artificial Intelligence: AI...
): Matt is Lizzie's little brother. As a stock characterStock characterA Stock character is a fictional character based on a common literary or social stereotype. Stock characters rely heavily on cultural types or names for their personality, manner of speech, and other characteristics. In their most general form, stock characters are related to literary archetypes,...
, he was often destroying something. He had a best friend named Lanny, who did not speak on-screen. Matt was clever and wily and had a reputation for getting into trouble. Matt and Lizzie shared a typical brother-sister relationship. They fooled around, annoyed each other, but were always there for each other at the end of each episode. He was rather intelligent and creative and knew how to humor people. - Jo McGuire (Hallie ToddHallie ToddHallie Todd is an American actress, producer and writer, known for her roles as Penny Waters on Brothers and as Jo McGuire on Lizzie Mcguire.-Personal life:...
): Jo is Lizzie and Matt's mother. She cared deeply about Lizzie but was still trying to figure out how to raise a teenager. As a result, she sometimes tended to "mess up" situations in Lizzie's life while trying to help make them better. At the end of each episode, Jo and Lizzie tend to come to an understanding and portray the unfaltering love of a mother-daughter relationship. - Sam McGuire (Robert CarradineRobert CarradineRobert Reed Carradine is an American actor. The youngest of the Carradine family of actors, he made his first appearances on television western series such as Bonanza and his older brother David's Kung Fu. Carradine's first film role was in the 1972 film The Cowboys opposite Roscoe Lee Browne and...
): Sam is Lizzie and Matt's father. He could be best described as a bit goofy and quite clueless about raising his kids. However, he always tried his best to help Lizzie out and understand her and was always available to lend a helping hand.
Recurring/Minor characters
- Kate Sanders (Ashlie Brillault): Kate is the most popular girl at Lizzie's school. Originally one of Lizzie and Miranda's best friends, Kate becomes popular because she got a bra after summer camp was over; as a result of her new-found popularity, Kate becomes Lizzie's enemy. Kate enjoys trying to make Lizzie's life miserable, but Lizzie always manages to outsmart Kate and come out on top. Several episodes show the friendlier side of her nature, and hint that she does not entirely hate Lizzie. References in episodes and other items such as novelizations released by Disney are inconsistent about her last name being Sanders or Saunders. While Kate was mean to Lizzie in the series, she helps her out and becomes Lizzie's friend again in The Lizzie McGuire MovieThe Lizzie McGuire MovieThe Lizzie McGuire Movie is a 2003 Walt Disney Pictures comedy film based on the Disney Channel show Lizzie McGuire which was released on May 2, 2003, by Walt Disney Pictures, it was the first Disney Channel series to have a movie for Walt Disney Pictures. The film was directed by Jim Fall with...
. - Ethan Craft (Clayton SnyderClayton SnyderClayton Travis Snyder is an American actor who played Ethan Craft in Lizzie McGuire and The Lizzie McGuire Movie, where he starred alongside Hilary Duff, Adam Lamberg, Ashlie Brillault, Lalaine, and Jake Thomas.-Biography:...
): Ethan is the boy who Lizzie, Miranda, and the rest of the girls at school have a huge crush on. He does not appear to be very bright, but he is kind and friendly to everyone. In season one, he is portrayed as more of a bad boy or a class bully. - Larry Tudgeman (Kyle DownesKyle DownesKyle Downes is a Canadian-American actor, best known for his role as Larry Tudgeman in the Disney Channel Original Series Lizzie McGuire and his characterization of Ezra Friedken in Higher Ground. His other television acting credits include Are You Afraid of the Dark?, Boston Public, CSI: Miami,...
): Referred to as "Tudgeman" (or simply Tudge), Larry is portrayed as the stereotype of the school geek. He is treated like an outcast by everyone except Lizzie and her friends. He has also been known to wear the same shirt since the fourth grade. In early seasons, Larry had an unrequited crush on Lizzie and even asked her out to go to the science museum. Lizzie accepted his invitation to make him feel liked. - Claire Miller (Davida WilliamsDavida WilliamsDavida Brittany Williams is an American singer and actress of African American and Italian descent. She had a role as Claire Miller on Lizzie McGuire....
): Claire is Kate's new best friend. She is not very kind to Lizzie. She can sometimes even be unkind to her friends, including Kate, as shown in the episode "The Rise & Fall of The Kate Empire." Unlike Kate, Claire is more or less completely one-dimensional. She represents the stereotypical popular girl portrayed on many TV shows. - Lanny Onasis (Christian CopelinChristian CopelinChristian Copelin is an American child actor best known for his role as Lanny Onasis, in Disney's comedy show Lizzie McGuire. Christian appeared in 21 episodes. His character, Lanny Onasis, only expressed himself through facial gestures and body language.- Filmography :Lizzie McGuire... .....
): Lanny is Matt's best friend. He never speaks on-screen, but Matt seems to have no problem communicating with him. Apparently, he is a direct descendant of Crispus AttucksCrispus AttucksCrispus Attucks was a dockworker of Wampanoag and African descent. He was the first person shot to death by British redcoats during the Boston Massacre, in Boston, Massachusetts...
. - Melina Bianco (Carly SchroederCarly SchroederCarly Brook Schroeder is an American film and television actress. She is best known for playing Serena Baldwin, the daughter of Scotty Baldwin and Lucy Coe in the General Hospital spin-off Port Charles. She also had a recurring role on the Disney Channel's Lizzie McGuire...
): Melina is initially Matt's friend who loves getting him into trouble. Later in the series, they both begin to have feelings for each other. - Digby "Mr. Digg" Sellers (Arvie Lowe, Jr.): Mr. Digg is Lizzie's cool, laid-back substitute teacher. In his lessons he often implies that he educated celebrities like Frankie MunizFrankie MunizFrancisco "Frankie" Muniz IV is an American actor, musician, writer, producer, and racecar driver. He is known primarily as the star of the FOX television family sitcom Malcolm in the Middle. In 2003, he was considered "one of Hollywood's most bankable teens". In 2008, he put his acting career...
and Christina AguileraChristina AguileraChristina María Aguilera is an American recording artist and actress. Aguilera first appeared on national television in 1990 as a contestant on the Star Search program, and went on to star in Disney Channel's television series The Mickey Mouse Club from 1993–1994...
. He befriends Lizzie's dad in one of the episodes and dates Matt's teacher, Miss Jasmine Chapman. - Edward and Daniela Sanchez (Armando Molina and Dyana Ortelli): They are Miranda's parents and appear in only a few episodes, including "Night of the Day of the Dead" in which they play a prank on Kate.
- Howard and Roberta Gordon (Michael Mantell and Alison Martin): They are Gordo's parents, who are both psychiatrists.
- Parker Mackenzie (Chelsea WilsonChelsea WilsonChelsea Jeanette Wilson is best known for playing the character of Parker on Lizzie McGuire.-Biography:...
): Parker is a girl in Lizzie's class. In an episode, Gordo has a crush on her. She is a vegetarian, as shown in the episode "Obsession". In an episode, Gordo asks Parker for a dance. She refuses because, in her opinion, he is too short for her. Parker dislikes Lizzie because she sneezed on her Macaroni Art in the 2nd grade and sat on her Titanic lunch box in the 5th grade. - Danny Kessler (Byron Fox): Danny is Lizzie and Miranda's first heart-throb. He appears in the first few episodes. His family owns a water park called "The Slip Slide".
- Veruca Albano (Rachel SnowRachel SnowRachel Snow is an American child actress.Snow has appeared in Lizzie McGuire five times, as well as Phil of the Future and Curb Your Enthusiasm....
): A nerdy girl who appears once in Season 1 and more often in later seasons when Lizzie enters the eighth grade. In "Dear Lizzie", she asks Lizzie for help with a bully problem, and even confides to her that "nothing gets out goulash". - Amy Sanders (Haylie DuffHaylie DuffHaylie Katherine Duff is an American actress and singer-songwriter. She is the older sister of actress and singer Hilary Duff...
): Kate's 18-year-old cousin, who acts like an older version of Kate. Kate and Amy have a rocky relationship. In the episode "Party Over Here", when Amy first appears, Kate is shown to have a softer, slightly self-conscious side. - Coach Kelly (Dot JonesDot JonesDorothy-Marie "Dot" Jones is an athlete and actress who has had multiple roles in television. She attended California State University, Fresno, where she set records for shot put. Jones is also a 15-time world arm wrestling champion...
): The gym teacher at Hillridge Junior High. - Principal Tweedy (Phill LewisPhill LewisPhill Lewis is an American film and television actor,director and comedian, often seen in comedic roles. He is best known for his role as Mr. Moseby on Disney Channel's The Suite Life of Zack & Cody and its spin-off, The Suite Life on Deck. He also played T.C...
): The principal of Hillridge Junior High. - Mr. Escobar (Daniel R. EscobarDaniel R. EscobarDaniel R. Escobar is an American actor known for playing Mr. Escobar, a teacher on the Disney Channel TV series, Lizzie McGuire. His other television credits include Charmed, Curb your Enthusiasm, NYPD Blue, Malcolm in the Middle and among others.-External links:...
): A teacher at Hillridge Junior High who teaches Lizzie's class in junior grade. - Jeremy Bargiel and David Rosen: They are Sam's best friends who own a pet chimp named Fredo. In "Rated Aargh!" Jeremy is choking and Lizzie saves his life.
Animated Lizzie
Animated Lizzie is an animated character who represents the title character's inner thoughts, addressing the audience directly in the manner of a Greek chorusGreek chorus
A Greek chorus is a homogenous, non-individualised group of performers in the plays of classical Greece, who comment with a collective voice on the dramatic action....
. The show was not the first series to use animation to reflect a live-action character's innermost thoughts. McGee and Me and Student Bodies
Student Bodies (TV series)
Student Bodies is a syndicated television comedy program that was produced in Montreal, Quebec, Canada from 1997 to the end of 1999. While a live-action series, animations are used throughout as thoughts and imaginations...
, two syndicated programs about the struggles of a cartoonist
Cartoonist
A cartoonist is a person who specializes in drawing cartoons. This work is usually humorous, mainly created for entertainment, political commentary or advertising...
for a school
School
A school is an institution designed for the teaching of students under the direction of teachers. Most countries have systems of formal education, which is commonly compulsory. In these systems, students progress through a series of schools...
newspaper
Newspaper
A newspaper is a scheduled publication containing news of current events, informative articles, diverse features and advertising. It usually is printed on relatively inexpensive, low-grade paper such as newsprint. By 2007, there were 6580 daily newspapers in the world selling 395 million copies a...
, often used the artist's surrealistic
Surrealism
Surrealism is a cultural movement that began in the early 1920s, and is best known for the visual artworks and writings of the group members....
caricatures of himself and his friends to visually illustrate his interior monologue
Monologue
In theatre, a monologue is a speech presented by a single character, most often to express their thoughts aloud, though sometimes also to directly address another character or the audience. Monologues are common across the range of dramatic media...
s. Animated Lizzie was voiced by series star Hilary Duff
Hilary Duff
Hilary Erhard Duff is an American actress, singer-songwriter, entrepreneur, and author. After working in local theater plays and television commercials in her childhood, she achieved fame playing the title role in the Disney Channel television series Lizzie McGuire. She also reprised her role in...
.
Spin-offs
The show was completed after 65 episodes. Disney considered continuing the franchise in further films and a prime-time television series with Lizzie, Miranda and Gordo attending high school which was to be broadcast on ABCAmerican Broadcasting Company
The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...
, but the plans never took off because Duff's representatives claimed she was not being paid enough for the proposed series.
Syndication
It was announced in late May 2006 that Superstation WGN (now WGN America) would carry Lizzie McGuire and Even StevensEven Stevens
Even Stevens is an American comedy television series that aired on Disney Channel with a total of three seasons and 65 episodes from June 17, 2000, to June 2, 2003...
in syndication
Television syndication
In broadcasting, syndication is the sale of the right to broadcast radio shows and television shows by multiple radio stations and television stations, without going through a broadcast network, though the process of syndication may conjure up structures like those of a network itself, by its very...
; this began on September 18, 2006. As a result, Disney Channel stopped airing both shows except for their holiday episodes, but Disney Channel began airing reruns of Lizzie McGuire in a multi-episode blocks two afternoons each week on September 12, 2009, thus making it the first Disney Channel series to air between 1998 and 2002 to be added back on the schedule after being removed from the channel's lineup. The first episodes to re-air were "Pool Party", "Picture Day", "Rumors" and "I've Got Rhythmic" in that chronological order.
Episodes
| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 31 | January 12, 2001 – January 18, 2002 | |
| 2 | 34 | February 8, 2002 – February 14, 2004 | |
Film
A film based on the show, The Lizzie McGuire MovieThe Lizzie McGuire Movie
The Lizzie McGuire Movie is a 2003 Walt Disney Pictures comedy film based on the Disney Channel show Lizzie McGuire which was released on May 2, 2003, by Walt Disney Pictures, it was the first Disney Channel series to have a movie for Walt Disney Pictures. The film was directed by Jim Fall with...
, debuted on May 2, 2003 at number two at the box office behind X2: X-Men United
X2 (film)
X2 is a 2003 superhero film based on the fictional characters the X-Men. Directed by Bryan Singer, it is the second film in the X-Men film series...
. It earned $42.7 million at the American box office. and eventually grossed $55.6 million worldwide. It received mixed reviews with one critic calling it, "an unabashed promotion of Duff’s image, just as Crossroads
Crossroads (2002 film)
Crossroads is a 2002 comedy-drama road film directed by Tamra Davis and starring American recording artist Britney Spears, Zoe Saldana and Taryn Manning...
was for Britney Spears
Britney Spears
Britney Jean Spears is an American recording artist and entertainer. Born in McComb, Mississippi, and raised in Kentwood, Louisiana, Spears began performing as a child, landing acting roles in stage productions and television shows. She signed with Jive Records in 1997 and released her debut album...
." Other reviews were generally positive and encouraging.
Merchandising
The character of Lizzie continues to be merchandised by Disney, especially through a large set of Lizzie McGuire booksLizzie McGuire books
The television show Lizzie McGuire has several books associated. These include Jr. Novels , Mysteries , and other special books which may be about Lizzie's life, survival guides or episode guides...
, which include novelizations of the episodes, original Nancy Drew
Nancy Drew
Nancy Drew is a fictional young amateur detective in various mystery series for all ages. She was created by Edward Stratemeyer, founder of the Stratemeyer Syndicate book packaging firm. The character first appeared in 1930. The books have been ghostwritten by a number of authors and are published...
-style stories in the Lizzie McGuire Mysteries series, and "Cine-manga" pictorial adaptations (published by TOKYOPOP
Tokyopop
Tokyopop, styled TOKYOPOP, and formerly known as Mixx, is a distributor, licensor, and publisher of anime, manga, manhwa, and Western manga-style works. The existing German publishing division produces German translations of licensed Japanese properties and original English-language manga, as well...
) with still shots from the show presented in manga
Manga
Manga is the Japanese word for "comics" and consists of comics and print cartoons . In the West, the term "manga" has been appropriated to refer specifically to comics created in Japan, or by Japanese authors, in the Japanese language and conforming to the style developed in Japan in the late 19th...
style.
A Lizzie McGuire doll
Celebrity doll
A celebrity doll is a doll modelled after a celebrity.Celebrity dolls have been in production for a very long time. In the 1840s, several famous ballerinas were featured as paper dolls. Also in the 19th century, various military heroes were portrayed as dolls/figures. With the advent of silent...
was released in 2002 by Dakin Toys. The 10" doll featured many of Lizzie's outfits. A plush
Plush
Plush is a textile having a cut nap or pile the same as fustian or velvet.Originally the pile of plush consisted of mohair or worsted yarn, but now silk by itself or with a cotton backing is used for plush, the distinction from velvet being found in the longer and less dense pile of plush...
doll of the Cartoon Lizzie was made by Dakin in 2002.
Fortune magazine
Fortune (magazine)
Fortune is a global business magazine published by Time Inc. Founded by Henry Luce in 1930, the publishing business, consisting of Time, Life, Fortune, and Sports Illustrated, grew to become Time Warner. In turn, AOL grew as it acquired Time Warner in 2000 when Time Warner was the world's largest...
estimated in 2003 that Lizzie McGuire merchandise had earned the Walt Disney Co. nearly $100 million. In the show's heyday, Radio Disney continually promoted Lizzie McGuire and regularly gave away the show's CD.
Several home video and DVD versions of the show have been released in various countries. In the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, some thematic episode collections were first released and later a DVD box set consisting of 22 episodes from the first season (mostly, but not entirely, corresponding to the first 22 episodes in production order). It is designated as "Volume 1", but no plans are known for the release of volumes 2 and 3 of the series, and poor sales of the first box set may prevent further releases. As of April 2006, a box set of 12 DVDs with all the 65 episodes of the show is available in Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
, and box sets (grouped into three 22-episode "seasons") Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
TG4
TG4
TG4 is a public service broadcaster for Irish language speakers. The channel has been on-air since 31 October 1996 in the Republic of Ireland and since April 2005 in Northern Ireland....
are available in Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
and the UK.
Lizzie-themed toys were included in a 2004 McDonald's
McDonald's
McDonald's Corporation is the world's largest chain of hamburger fast food restaurants, serving around 64 million customers daily in 119 countries. Headquartered in the United States, the company began in 1940 as a barbecue restaurant operated by the eponymous Richard and Maurice McDonald; in 1948...
Happy Meal
Happy Meal
A "Happy Meal" is a meal specifically marketed at children, sold at the fast-food chain McDonald's since June 1979. A toy is typically included with the food, both of which are usually contained in a small box or paper bag with the McDonald's logo....
series, which included CD-ROM
CD-ROM
A CD-ROM is a pre-pressed compact disc that contains data accessible to, but not writable by, a computer for data storage and music playback. The 1985 “Yellow Book” standard developed by Sony and Philips adapted the format to hold any form of binary data....
discs containing Lizzie-related games and graphics and audio versions of Lizzie (not voiced by Duff) reading stories based on episode plots of her show.
There is a Lizzie McGuire bedroom set offered by furniture stores as one of several Disney-themed children's bedrooms and a What Would Lizzie Do? board game where players must judge Lizzie's likely response to various situations. Three Lizzie McGuire video games have been released for the Game Boy Advance
Game Boy Advance
The is a 32-bit handheld video game console developed, manufactured, and marketed by Nintendo. It is the successor to the Game Boy Color. It was released in Japan on March 21, 2001; in North America on June 11, 2001; in Australia and Europe on June 22, 2001; and in the People's Republic of China...
: Lizzie McGuire: On the Go (2003), Lizzie McGuire 2: Lizzie Diaries (2004), and Lizzie McGuire 3: Homecoming Havoc (2005).
DVD releases
| Title | Episodes | DVD release dates | Discs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lizzie McGuire: Fashionably Lizzie | 4 | December 9, 2003 | 1 |
| Lizzie McGuire: Growing Up Lizzie | 4 | December 9, 2003 | 1 |
| Lizzie McGuire: Star Struck | 4 | March 16, 2004 | 1 |
| Lizzie McGuire: Totally Crushed | 4 | March 16, 2004 | 1 |
| Lizzie McGuire: When Moms Attack | 6 | December 31, 2009 | 1 |
| Lizzie McGuire: Misadventure In Babysitting | 5 | December 31, 2009 | 1 |
| Lizzie McGuire: Come Fly With Me | 5 | December 31, 2009 | 1 |
| Lizzie McGuire - Whats Lizzie Thinking | 5 | December 31, 2009 | 1 |
| Box Set (Volume 1) | 22 | November 23, 2004 | 4 |
| Season 1 | 21 | December 29, 2010 | 4 |
| Season 2 | 22 | December 29, 2010 | 4 |
Awards and Nominations
- ALMA Awards
- 2002 - Outstanding Children's Television Programming (Nominated)
- BAFTA Awards
- 2002 - Best International - Susan Estelle Jansen & Neal Israel (Nominated)
- Emmy Awards
- 2004 - Outstanding Children's Program (Nominated)
- 2003 - Outstanding Children's Program (Nominated)
- Imagen Award
- 2003 - Best Supporting Actress in Television - Lalaine (Nominated)
- Kids' Choice Awards
- 2005 - Favorite TV Actress - Hilary Duff (Nominated)
- 2005 - Favorite TV Show (Nominated)
- 2004 - Favorite TV Actress - Hilary Duff (Nominated)
- 2004 - Favorite TV Show (Nominated)
- 2003 - Favorite TV Actress - Hilary Duff (Nominated)
- 2003 - Favorite Television Actor - Adam Lamberg
- 2003 - Favorite TV Show (Won)
- 2002 - Favorite TV Actress - Hilary Duff (Nominated)
- 2002 - Favorite TV Show (Won)
- Kids' Choice Awards AustralianNickelodeon Australian Kids' Choice AwardsThe Australian Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards is an annual awards show which awards entertainers with a blimp trophy, as voted by kids. The show is usually held during October or November and a televised show is produced, touted as the biggest party for kids on the planet.-Host Cities:* 2003 -...
- Kids' Choice Awards Australian
- 2004 - Favorite Television Star - Hilary Duff (Won)
- Teen Choice AwardsTeen Choice AwardsThe Teen Choice Awards, are an annual awards show that air on the Fox cable channel, that honor the year's biggest biggest achievements in music, movies, sports, television, fashion and more, voted by teen viewers aged 14 through 17. Winners receive an authentic full size surfboard designed with...
- Teen Choice Awards
- 2003 - Choice TV - Comedy (Nominated)
- 2003 - Choice TV Actress - Comedy - Hilary Duff (Nominated)
- Writers Guild of AmericaWriters Guild of AmericaThe Writers Guild of America is a generic term referring to the joint efforts of two different US labor unions:* The Writers Guild of America, East , representing TV and film writers East of the Mississippi....
- Writers Guild of America
- 2002 - Children's Script - Terri Minsky for the "Pilot" (Nominated)
- Young Artist Awards
- 2004 - Best Performance in a TV Series (Comedy or Drama): Supporting Young Actor - Jake Thomas (Nominated)
- 2003 - Best Performance in a TV Comedy Series: Guest Starring Young Actress - Amy Castle (Won)
- 2003 - Best Ensemble in a TV Series (Comedy or Drama) - Hilary Duff, Lalaine, Jake Thomas & Adam Lamberg (Nominated)
- 2003 - Best Family Television Series (Comedy or Drama) (Nominated)
- 2003 - Best Performance in a TV Series (Comedy or Drama): Supporting Young Actor - Jake Thomas (Nominated)
- 2002 - Best Performance in a TV Comedy Series: Leading Young Actress - Hilary Duff (Nominated)
- 2002 - Best Performance in a TV Comedy Series: Supporting Young Actress - Lalaine (Nominated)
- 2002 - Best Ensemble in a TV Series (Comedy or Drama) - Hilary Duff, Lalaine, Jake Thomas & Adam Lamberg (Nominated)
See also
- Lizzie McGuire (soundtrack)Lizzie McGuire (soundtrack)Lizzie McGuire is the soundtrack to the television series of the same name. The album is a collection of hits by various artists, used as background music in the show or inspired by it. It also includes the show's theme song and a song by Hilary Duff, the actress who plays Lizzie. This was Hilary's...
- Lizzie McGuire Total Party!
- Lizzie McGuire booksLizzie McGuire booksThe television show Lizzie McGuire has several books associated. These include Jr. Novels , Mysteries , and other special books which may be about Lizzie's life, survival guides or episode guides...
External links
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