Casey MacDonald

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Casey MacDonald is a fictional character from the Canadian TV series Life with Derek. She is played by Ashley Leggat.

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[edit] Character Description

Casey is an intelligent and well-mannered teenage girl who claims to have once had a perfect life, living with her single mother Nora MacDonald and her little sister Lizzie. When her mother meets and marries a lawyer named George Venturi, who happens to have three kids of his own, she is forced to move, change schools, and accustom to living with her "what Derek wants Derek gets" brother. Although Casey is very opinionated about Derek being sneaky and cruel, she herself can be selfish at times. As the series progresses, Derek starts to rub off on her. She enjoys controlling his band 'D-Rock' as the only lead singer, and loves to mock him about his fear of mice. Her only constant is her self-righteousness, and she often needs the school counselor to set her straight.

Her name may have been a homage to Macdonald Carey.

[edit] The Venturi Children

[edit] Other People in Casey's Life

  • Emily Davis - (Shadia Simmons) Casey's best friend and next door neighbor who has a major crush on Derek, she seems to think popularity is more important than her friends.
  • Sam - (Kit Weyman) Derek's best friend who has a crush on Casey but is constantly being influenced by Derek. Casey also has a crush on Sam. In the episode "Male Code Blue" they finally decide to go steady, but break up in the episode "Middle Man-ic".

[edit] Relations with Other Characters

[edit] Derek Venturi

While Casey has a lot to deal with in her life - living with George, Edwin, and Marti; trying to fit in at a new school; her boyfriend, Sam; and figuring out where she and her sister stand in this new family; it all pales in comparison to her single biggest challenge, the show's namesake, "Life with Derek." She doesn't hate Derek, exactly - she just didn't want to leave her old life and cram into his house. Everyone in the Venturi house has always been expected to play by Derek's rules, and Casey doesn't like that. While Casey is sneakier than she portrays herself to be, her "good person" side will come out if she really believes Derek needs her help, whether he really needs help ("Grade-Point: Average") or he's pretending to get his own way ("The Party") or somewhere in between ("The Wedding"). But Derek also cares about Casey, as shown in "Crushing the Coach."

[edit] Edwin Venturi

While Casey sees Edwin as disgusting and gross, she mostly thinks of him as a younger version of Derek. Casey only talks to Edwin when he comes bearing a message from Derek. She briefly used Lizzie to try to get Edwin to switch sides in "House of Games", but the plan fell through. Casey also tries to give him girl advice in "He shoots, She scores" but the advice doesn't end up working out.

Casey doesn't give Edwin much credit at all! She "judges a book by its cover". She sees Edwin as of course, "gross like Derek" But he's not. Although he is a young boy, some-what gross, doesn't like feminism, he likes girls. But he is a good kid, and treats everyone he knows with respect.

[edit] Lizzie MacDonald

Casey uses Lizzie in much the same way that Derek uses Edwin, but Lizzie's much stronger than Edwin. When Casey wants Lizzie to do something unethical or "mean" to beat Derek, she has to badger her into it. While the sisters have very different interests, they share a general appreciation for organization and femininity, although Lizzie isn't as passionate about it as Casey would like. They are very close.

Although Casey loves Lizzie, they're opposite. Casey is some-what girly and doesn't enjoy sports, Lizzie is tomboy-ish and enjoys sports, like soccer and hockey. And to Casey's dismay, Lizzie likes Derek and kind of enjoys living with the Venturi's, although when Casey's around, she pretends to hate it, but Lizzie is a good person and is kind to everyone.

[edit] Marti Venturi

Casey has mixed feelings about Marti - on one hand, she's a cute little kid, the most tolerable of the Venturis in Casey's eyes, and she really likes Casey. On the other hand, she's a Venturi, and a weak one at that, making her the quickest possible route to the takedown of Derek. Casey is always an excellent babysitter for Marti - she feels a little sorry for Marti since she grew up in a house of guys. Casey and Marti have a good relationship.

As seen in "House of Games" Marti didn't like Casey because she stepped on her imaginary friend Daphne, and quote, "Too late she hates you" Marti later forgives Casey and loves her like a big sister.


Life with Derek
The Children
The MacDonalds
Casey MacDonald | Lizzie MacDonald
The Venturis
Derek Venturi | Edwin Venturi | Marti Venturi
The Parents
Nora MacDonald and George Venturi
Friends
Emily Davis | Sam | Paul Creepy
Episodes
List of Life With Derek episodes
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