The Naked Brothers Band (TV series)
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| The Naked Brothers Band | |
|---|---|
| Written by | Polly Draper (Writer/Creator) Magda Liolis Will McRobb and Chris Viscardi Michael Rubiner & Bob Mittenthal |
| Directed by | Polly Draper Melanie Mayron Jonathan Judge Rosario Roveto, Jr. |
| Starring | Nat Wolff (as Self) Alex Wolff (as Self) Michael Wolff (as Dad) David Levi (as Self) Thomas Batuello (as Self) Qaasim Middleton (as Self) Cooper Pillot (as Self) Jesse Draper (as Jesse Cook) Allie DiMeco (as Rosalina) |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 26 (List of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | Polly Draper (Executive) Albie Hecht (Executive) Michael Wolff (Co-Executive) Tim Draper (Consulting) Ken H. Keller (Producer) Caron Rudner-Keller (Producer/Line) |
| Cinematography | Ken H. Keller (Photography/Camera) |
| Running time | 30 MIN |
| Distributor | Nickelodeon |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | Nickelodeon |
| Original run | February 3, 2007 – present |
The Naked Brothers Band is a documentary-rockumentary-mockumentary musical situation comedy television series about a group of young musicians and takes place after The Naked Brothers Band: The Movie.[1][2] The TV series began February 3, 2007.[3]
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[edit] Character description
- Nat Wolff – Nat is the lead singer and songwritter for the Naked Brothers Band. He is also the keyboardist but he plays guitar in the song Taxi Cab and the drums in Three Is Enough and Changing. He is madly in love with the band's bassist, Rosalina, who in season one he is often trying to impress. In season two, they end up at the prom together, and later go on a double date. He is a big fan of The Beatles, from where he gets much of his inspiration for the songs he's written. He becomes Rosalina's boyfriend in the movie Polar Bears, when they finally get together.
- Alex Wolff – Nat's younger brother, Alex is the drummer for the Naked Brothers Band, who also plays keyboard in his song Changing. He has also written several other songs, which include I Could Be, Alien Clones, and Three is Enough. He loves Jesse who he thinks is his girlfriend and always wears a red white and blue durag.
- Thomas Batuello – The cellist for the Naked Brothers Band, Thomas is often pulling pranks along with David and is jealous of how Nat attracts all the girls. He often teases Nat and Rosalina for liking each other.
- David Levi – The Keyboardist for the Naked Brothers Band, and often joins in on Thomas's pranks. He is very lucky, and very smart.
- Qaasim Middleton – The guitarist for the Naked Brothers Band, Qaasim is known for being very smart and smooth with the ladies.
- Rosalina – The bassist for the Naked Brothers Band, depending on who you ask she plays anywhere from 7 to 50,000 instruments. She is the object of Nat's affection, and the inspiration for many of Nat's songs such as Girl of my Dreams, and Beautiful Eyes. In the Sidekicks Movie Nat and Rosalina end up going to prom together, and in the episode Three is Enough, they go on a double date with Cooper and Miss Scoggins. She becomes Nat's girlfriend in the movie Polar Bears.
- Cooper Pillot – The manager for the Naked Brothers Band he has an unnamed older sister, likes a girl named Patty Scoggins, and is known for wearing a suit and glasses. He is also Jewish as shown in one of the episodes.
- Mr. Wolff (Dad)/Sonny – geeky accordion player, he has performed at the Hoboken Rathskeller restaurant. He sometimes tries to get in one of the bands music videos. He is dating a women named Betty, but she later leaves him for his brother Miles.
- Jesse Cook – babysitter, tutor. Unfortunately, she is not smart enough for the job, but luckily Rosalina and Qaasim are there to help her grade papers. She calls Alex her "little boyfriend" and wears seven different kinds of tattoos. She is dating the adorable Timmerman Brothers: Donnie, Johnny, and Billy.
- Betty – She is part of Sonny Wolff's two-member band "The Hunnie Bunnies" and no one likes their music. She is a house cleaning specialist. In the season two episode "Uncle Miles" she leaves Sonny for his brother, jazz musician Miles Wolff. She also wears a huge blonde wig.
[edit] Background and production
When Nat and Alex were young, one day they announced, "We're the Naked Brothers Band!" while dancing naked around their apartment after a bath.[4] |}
[edit] TV Movies
| Season | Title | Episode # | First Air Date | DVD Release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "The Naked Brothers Band: The Movie" | Pilot | January 27, 2007 | April 3, 2007 |
| 1 | "The Naked Brothers Band: Battle of the Bands" | 11-12 | October 6, 2007 | September 4, 2007 |
| 2 | "The Naked Brothers Band: Sidekicks" | 14-15 | January 21, 2008 | TBA |
| 2 | "The Naked Brothers Band: Polar Bears" | 24-26 | June 6, 2008[5] | June 17, 2008[6] |
[edit] Songs
[edit] Special appearances
| Cast | Role | Season | Episode |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snoop Dogg[3] | "self" | 1 | VMA's #1 |
| George Lopez[7] | "self" | 1
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Nat Is A Stand-Up Guy #3 Everyone's Cried At Least Once #7 Polar Bears (TV Movie) #11-13 |
| Keli Price[8] | "Bobby Love" | 1 | Battle of the Bands (TV Movie) #11-12 |
| Jules Feiffer | "self" | 2 | Three is Enough #3 |
| Joel Madden[7] | "self" | 2 | The Talk Show #4 |
| Tony Hawk[7] | "self" | 2 | The Bar Mitzvah #5 |
| Mitchie Brusco | "self" | 2 | The Bar Mitzvah #5 |
| Khalil Middleton | "self" | 2 | Uncle Miles #6 |
| John Batuello | "self" | 2 | Uncle Miles #6 |
| Phil Collins[7][9] | "self" | 2 | Polar Bears (TV Movie) #11-13 |
[edit] Official Fan Club
[edit] International debuts
- United Kingdom: Nickelodeon UK; May 29, 2007
- New Zealand: Nickelodeon New Zealand
- United States:The N
[edit] DVD releases
- The Naked Brothers Band: The Movie
- The Naked Brothers Band: Battle of the Bands
- The Naked Brothers Band: Season 1 (DVD)
- The Naked Brothers Band: Polar Bears
[edit] Video Games
- The Naked Brothers Band The Video Game will be realesed October 13
[edit] References
- ^ The Naked Brothers band:About the movie. Tagworld.com. Retrieved on 2007-11-28.
- ^ Brooks, Brian (October 24, 2005). Hamptons Fest Packs Plentiful Films, Celebs, Parties and More Venues Into Five-day Event. Retrieved on 2007-11-28.
- ^ a b Lee, Felicia R. "A TV Family Bound By Blood and a Band", The New York Times, January 25, 2007. Retrieved on 2007-11-08.
- ^ "Wing": The director for the band's tour (Season 2) |- |Catherine Curtain |"Betty": Dad's Ex-Girl friend/Miles Wolff's Girl friend. |- |Emily Richardson |"Patty Scoggins": Cooper's girl friend |- |Teala Dunn |"Juanita": ages 7-9, Alex's crush/friend cool |- |Billy Draper |"Billy Timmerman": Part of the dorky-non-to-talented band "The Timmerman Brothers"/Jesse's clueless boy friend |- |Adam Draper |"Donnie Timmerman": Part of the dorky-non-to-talented band "The Timmerman Brothers"/Jesse's clueless boy friend |- |Coulter Mulligan |"Johnny Timmerman": Part of the dorky-non-to-talented band "The Timmerman Brothers"/Jesse's clueless boy friend |- |Eleanor Draper |"Tessy": Jesse's sister/dancing girl in the music video's |- |Lisa Mulligan |"Bessy": Jesse's sister/dancing girl in the music video's |- |}
[edit] Crew
Role Crew Director Polly Draper (most episodes)
Melanie Mayron (other episodes)
Rasario Roveto, Jr. (one special of Season 1)
Jonathan Judge (three other episodes and two specials of Season 2)Screenwriter Polly Draper (most episodes)
Magda Liolis (other episodes)
Michael Rubiner and Bob Mittenthal (Season 1: episode 10/Season 2: episode 6/Season 2: episode 10)
Will McRobb and Chris Viscardi (Season 1: episode 11-12)Creator Polly Draper (all episodes) Executive Producer Polly Draper (all episodes)
Albie Hetcht (all episodes)Music Supervisor Michael Wolff (all episodes) Music Producer Michael Wolff (all episodes)
Michael A. Levine (all episodes)Co-Executive Producer Michael Wolff (all episodes) Consulting Producer Tim Draper (all episodes) Producers Ken H. Keller (all episodes)
Caron Rudner-Keller (all episodes)Director of Photography Ken H. Keller (all episodes) Line Producer Caron Rudner-Keller (all episodes) Editor Craig Cobb (all episodes) Extras Casting Tuffy Questall (all episodes)
Serena Stanley (all episodes)Casting Directors Sharon Lieblein (all episodes)
Laura Maxwell-Scott (all episodes)Art Department Craig Cobb (all episodes) Composer (Music Score) Nat Wolff (most songs)
Alex Wolff (other songs)[edit] Episodes
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