Really Me is a Canadian

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

 teen situation comedy

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...

 series airing on Family. It premiered on April 22, 2011 and on VRAK.TV August 31, 2011. On June 13, 2011, Family announced that the series was being renewed for a second season. On November 25th, 2011, Disney Channel started to broadcast the show alongside Debra!, Wingin' It, and What's Up Warthogs!.

Plot

The series centers is about a fifteen-year-old girl named Maddy (Sydney Imbeau) who wins a contest to get her own reality TV show with her best friend Julia (Kiana Madeira). But being a star isn't as easy as Maddy had thought. She has to deal with the cameras and embarrassing moments that will be seen by all her high school peers and friends, even though there are tons of cameras, mistakes, and of course drama, Maddy and Julia will always stick together to get through the many obstacles that they face in their everyday life.

Main

• Maddy (Sydney Imbeau) Maddy used to be an average fifteen year old girl, but once she won the contest to have her own T.V show with Julia her life took a spin. Like most teenage girls Maddy wants to date a cute guy, have tons of fun with her friends and be on T.V. She's very optimistic, but sometimes that can take her the wrong way. But for better or worse, Maddy is who she is.
• Julia (Kiana Madeira) Julia is Maddy's best friend and always supports her not matter what. She has a crush on Maddy's brother, Brody, but he has no idea. Julia has a fun and out going personality and she is the type of friend you can count on.
• Brody (Wesley Morgan
  Wesley Morgan
  Wesley Francis Morgan is a Canadian actor and model, known for the role of Skander Hill on Harriet the Spy: Blog Wars, the recurring role of Sam on Degrassi: The Next Generation and Prom King Josh in The Rocker.-Career:...
  
  ) Maddy's brother, Brody was born for T.V and he loves fame and fortune even more than Maddy. He's a popular athlete, and captain of almost every team at school. He slacks a lot at school and doing work, and he's always desperate for attention.
• Clarke (Azer Greco) Clarke is a very smart little 8-year-old. He is said to be smarter than both his father and brother, Brody combined. Being famous doesn't bother him since he thinks he would already be famous and rich someday.
• Ray (Neil Crone
  Neil Crone
  Neil Crone is a Canadian voice actor and comedian who does the voices of Gordon the Big Engine, Splatter and Diesel 10 from the film Thomas and the Magic Railroad. He does Phillip the Concierge in the My Secret Identity episode "Sour Grapes"...
  
  ) Ray was once a professional hockey player, but still acts like a frat boy. He's the father of Maddy and is thought to have too many pucks to the head because of his silly dad behavior. He has a lot of time on his hands but he's not very smart so he can easily find himself in ridiculous situations.
• Charlene (Heather Hanson) Charlene is the TV producer for Maddy's show. She is very sarcastic, stressed out and tends to yell a lot on the phone. However, deep down she's truly a sweet person and cares for Maddy and her family. But when the ratings go low, Charlene does whatever it takes to create drama in Maddy's life.
• DJ (Mike Lobel
  Mike Lobel
  Michael Ryan "Mike" Lobel is a Canadian actor.-Life and career:Lobel is the oldest of three siblings. At a young age he began showing interest in music and visual arts which drew him to Etobicoke School of the Arts. He attended ESA from 1998 to 2003, first majoring in music then later switching...
  
  ) He just came out of film school, but he is not that smart. He's very eager to please but sometimes forgets to do his job and film the show. He often falls for Maddy's tricks to ditch him and can end up chasing another blond haired teenager while Maddy escapes. For some reason, he always talks like a gangster
  Gangster
  A gangster is a criminal who is a member of a gang. Some gangs are considered to be part of organized crime. Gangsters are also called mobsters, a term derived from mob and the suffix -ster....
  
   (also known as slang
  Slang
  Slang is the use of informal words and expressions that are not considered standard in the speaker's language or dialect but are considered more acceptable when used socially. Slang is often to be found in areas of the lexicon that refer to things considered taboo...
  
  ).

Plagiarism

This show is similar to the likeness of iCarly

ICarly

iCarly is an American sitcom that focuses on a girl named Carly Shay who creates her own web show called iCarly with her best friends Sam and Freddie. The series was created by Dan Schneider, who also serves as executive producer. It stars Miranda Cosgrove as Carly, Jennette McCurdy as Sam, Nathan...

, but is original nonetheless, considering the plot of iCarly is starting a webseries instead of being on TV, rather than winning a contest.

Episodes

Season 1

Ep. #	Episode title	Writer	Director	Original airdate (Canada)	Prod. #
1	"A Star Is Born"			April 20, 2011	101
2	"Fandemonium"			April 29, 2011	102
3	"Grounded in Reality"			May 6, 2011	103
4	"Score!"			May 8, 2011	104
5	"Jealous of My Relish"			May 13, 2011	105
6	Save the Date!			June 19, 2011	106
7	"Tough Break"			June 26, 2011	107
8	"Best Frenemies Forever"			July 15, 2011	108
9	"Too Cute "			August 19, 2011	109
10	"Comedy Gold... Fish"			October 7, 2011	110
11	"Mad Matt"			October 14, 2011	111
12	"Really Donkers"			November 27, 2011	112
13	"A Very Maddy Christmas"			December 9, 2011	113

External links

• http://www.family.ca/shows/4768/