Zeke and Luther

Zeke and Luther
Format	Teen sitcom
Created by	Matt Dearborn Tom Burkhard
Starring	Hutch Dano Adam Hicks Daniel Curtis Lee Ryan Newman (season 1-2, season 3, recurring)
Opening theme	Theme song performed by Hutch Dano, Daniel Curtis Lee & Adam Hicks
Composer(s)	Christopher Brady (season 1) Scott Cluasen & Christopher Lee (season 2-present)
Country of origin	United States
Language(s)	English
No. of seasons	3
No. of episodes	67 (aired) (List of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)	Matt Dearborn Tom Burkhard
Camera setup	Film; Single-camera
Running time	Approx. 23 minutes
Production company(s)	Turtle Rock Productions Disney XD Original Productions
Broadcast
Original channel	Disney XD
Picture format	480i (SDTV) 720p (HDTV)
Original run	June 15, 2009 (2009-06-15) – 2012
External links
Website

Zeke and Luther is an American Disney XD sitcom about two best friends setting their sights on becoming the world's greatest skateboarders. The show stars Hutch Dano, Adam Hicks, Daniel Curtis Lee and Ryan Newman (season 1-2). Zeke and Luther is set in the northern part of Gilroy, California, specifically in the fictional area of Pacific Terrace, which is stated frequently throughout the series. Gilroy was also mentioned occasionally in the Disney Channel series Even Stevens, which was also created by Zeke and Luther co-creator Matt Dearborn. The episode "Bros Go Pro" was made available to download for free on iTunes in the beginning of June, two weeks before the show's television premiere. The series premiered on June 15, 2009 in the U.S.

On August 2, 2010, it was announced that Zeke and Luther has been renewed for a third season which premiered on February 28, 2011.^[1] On June 18, 2011, in an interview with Deadline.com, Matt Dearborn confirmed that the show's third season would be its last.^[2] The show is currently Disney XD's longest running original series and first to make it to a third season.

Contents 1 Characters 1.1 Main characters 1.2 Recurring characters 2 Episodes 3 International release 4 References 5 External links

Characters

Main characters

• Ezekiel "Zeke" Falcone^[3] (Hutch Dano): Zeke was born in Japan, as revealed in episode "Head of Skate". He was born on April 7, 1995, as revealed in "Not My Sister's Keeper". He is the smarter of the two, but still he is a C- student and only got an A+ once in the episode, "Board in Class". His biggest weakness however is his crush on Olivia Masterson, his next door neighbor, but later on in the series does not really care for girls much and thinks that the only "perfect girl", is his skateboard, as he says in episode "Double Crush." His last name is revealed to be Falcone in the episode "The Bro List". He is the older but shorter one of the two being 6'. As of mid-season 2 and 3 he and Luther become sponsered by Riot Skates

• Luthisour "Luther" Jerome Waffles (Adam Hicks): He was born in Don's Donuts, as revealed in the episode "Head of Skate". He was born on Feb 29, 1995, as revealed in the episode "Luther Turns 4". Best friends to Zeke, cup stacking champion, he can be a bit of an airhead sometimes and is an excessive gamer. He also used to have an armpit hair named Gordon. He adopted a rat that "Jumpsuit" Johnson captured, and named it Lucky. Lucky is both his pet and good luck charm. Luther is also a C- student in class but in the episode "Summer School", Luther gets an A+ by filling in the circles on his ScanTron test sheet in such a way that it resembles a T-Rex. He is the younger but taller one being 6'2. He and Zeke become sponsred by Riot Skates as of mid- season 2

• Kornelius "Kojo" Jonesworth (Daniel Curtis Lee): The main antagonist of the series for the first season mainly, who's kind of a friend to Zeke and Luther but also a rival for the reputation of best skater in town. In the beginning of the series he disliked Zeke and Luther equally and referred to them as losers but later on they worked it out. He is full of himself to the point of him having his own calender. He is sponsored by "Dastardly Skate". Kojo also calls his girlfriends "female ladies". It is revealed in episode "Luck Be a Rodent Tonight" mother's name is Nancy. He also thinks he is a better skater than both Zeke and Luther. When something goes well for him he will usually say "Watch out!", and then attempts to slap his buttocks. Kojo had a crush on Zeke's cousin Mia. However, since Mia only stayed in Gilroy for a few days, he dated an extremely tall (yet pleasant and helpful) blonde model in the episode "Daredevils". As revealed in the episode "Kojo's BFF", Kojo is a big fan of turkey jerky.

• Ginger Falcone^[3] (Ryan Newman) (Season 1-2 main; season 3 recurring): In the episode "Bros Go Pro", she uses the boys to make money. She is a bit smart, but constantly looks for ways to torture Zeke, like telling Olivia he likes her and ratting Zeke and Luther out when they hid in "Bros Go Pro". She also has a habit for making stands such as a falafel stand in the pilot episode and a lemonade stand in the episode "Bros Go Pro". She stresses personal hygiene and having a clean and sanitary surrounding as seen in the episode "Robo-Luth" She's also an accomplished flutist as shown in episode "Skate Camp".

Recurring characters

• Oswald "Ozzie" Kepphart (Nate Hartley): Local power walker, caterpillar enthusiast. He used to hate skateboarding but recently became a skater, the first sport he did not quit after a day. He occasionally sticks his butt out in another direction, which annoys Luther. When he skates he flaps his arms as if he's attempting to fly.

• Donald "Don" Donaldson (David Ury): Owner and proprietor of Don's Donuts, Zeke and Luther's favorite hangout. In the episode "Luther Leads", Luther called Don a donuthead because he finally realized that he is the only one that works at Don's Donuts and also realized that he's always employee of the month every month (because he's the only one who works at Don's Donuts.) But in the second season he remodels his shop and hires more workers. He also has a twin brother, Ronald, who was mayor of Gilroy as revealed in episode "Head of Skate".

• Dorothy "Nana" Waffles (Marianne Muellerleile): "Nana" lives in an apartment with her husband Carl. She often inspires Luther because he does not want to disappoint her loft view of him, and the boys often come to her aid when she's in trouble.

• Lisa Grubner (Abigail Mavity): A young, geeky girl who has an overwhelming crush on Zeke. She lives in a pink dollhouse in her parents' driveway. Her first appearance was in the episode "Donut Jockey".

• Deputy Dingle (Scott Beehner): A bumbling police officer who's always onto Zeke and Luther's shenanigans.

• Reginald "Jumpsuit" Johnson (Lawrence Mandley): Zeke and Luther's cranky ex-astronaut neighbor who commonly throws away old space stuff in the trash and has a gravity simulator in his garage. His nickname is because of the fact that he wears a jumpsuit every day. He once called Luther a menace but made no comment about Zeke. However, it is more probable that he despises Zeke more than Luther.

• Dale Davis (Ron Fassler): A local television news reporter always on the scene of a big event.

• Monica Lopez (Tristin Mays): Kojo's on-and-off cheerleader girlfriend.

• Poochie McGruder (Lily Jackson) (season 1-2): Ginger's friend who helps her to prank Zeke. She is weird, likes clapping at anything Ginger says or does, and her catchphrase is "Yay!".

• Olivia Masterson (Juliet Holland-Rose) (season 1): Formerly the olive girl for the "Langley Olives" company, she was once Zeke's next door neighbor and crush. She tried designing him a skater look in episode "Cape Fear" but only for it to fail, mainly to a large cape that became a safety hazard. It is noted that she has a crush on Zeke. She did not know if he liked her until he liked her in episode "Adventure Boy". She is said to like brave guys.

• Garrett "Stinky Cast" Delfino (Andy Pessoa) (seasons 1-2): Local boy camera man who constantly wears the same sleeveless white shirts, jean shorts and trademark cast. He's Zeke and Luther's camera guy. He has the hugest crush on Ginger which Zeke uses as leverage to pay for Stinky Cast's videos. He had his cast removed in the episode "The Big Red Stacking Machine" which he was upset about due to losing his trademark. He then proceeded to try to injure himself to get a new cast and succeeded, thus restoring his name.

• Kirby Cheddar (David Gore) (season 1-2): He lives near Zeke and Luther. He plays the airdrums and the trombone. His father is Dr. Ricardo and his mother is very overprotective.

• Charlie and Doyce Plunk (Reid Ewing and Chris Zylka) (entire run and seasons 1-2, respectively): Brothers that are always ready to give Zeke and Luther a hard time.

• Roy Waffles (Davis Cleveland) (seasons 2-3): Luther's younger and rarely mentioned brother. He is obsessed with playing video games and stays in his room so much that he didn't even know what the sun was when Zeke and Luther took him outside. When someone takes his video game away from him, he gets "Roy Rage" and becomes super strong, allowing him to bend metal bars and lift a car. He has appeared in the episodes "Little Bro, Big Trouble" and "Sibling Rivalries".

• Dr. Ricardo (Carlos Lacámara) (season 2-3): A doctor that Zeke and Luther regularly visit who sometimes doesn't give the best prescriptions.

• Eddie Coletti (Paul Tei) (season 3): The owner of Riot Skates, the company that Zeke and Luther are sponsored by. He is known to have a major sweating problem.

• Bridget (Claudia Lee) (season 3): A waitress at a donut shop, and Luther's love interest. She is a common-sense person surrounded by crazy characters.

Episodes

Season		Episodes	Originally aired
			Season premiere	Season finale
	1	21	June 15, 2009 (2009-06-15)	February 1, 2010 (2010-02-01)
	2	26	March 15, 2010 (2010-03-15)	December 6, 2010 (2010-12-06)
	3	26	February 28, 2011 (2011-02-28)	November 28, 2011 (2011-11-28)

International release

Country / Region	Channel	Season 1 Premiere	Season 2 Premiere	Title
United States	Disney XD	June 15, 2009	March 15, 2010	Zeke and Luther
	Disney Channel	July 3, 2009	2010
Mexico	Disney XD Latin America Disney Channel Latin America	July 3, 2009 July 2, 2010	July 4, 2010 November 8, 2010	Zeke y Luther
Argentina
El Salvador
Honduras
Peru
Guatemala
Venezuela
Costa Rica
Colombia
Ecuador
Bolivia
Paraguay
Brazil	Disney XD Brazil	July 3, 2009	July 4, 2010	Zeke e Luther
	Disney Channel Brazil and Rede Globo	July 2, 2010 - Rede Globo, November 7, 2011	November 10, 2010 - Rede Globo, December 6, 2011
Australia	Disney Channel	August 15, 2009	June 28, 2010	Zeke and Luther
New Zealand	Disney Channel	August 15, 2009	June 28, 2010
	TV 2	July 2, 2011	TBA
Egypt	Disney XD Egypt	September 15, 2009	2010	Zeke & Luther
France	Disney XD France	September 15, 2009		Zeke et Luther
Spain	Disney XD (Spain)	September 18, 2009		Zeke y Luther
	Disney Channel	April 3, 2010
Poland	Disney XD Poland	September 19, 2009	July 17, 2010	Zeke i Luther
Canada	Family	September 20, 2009 - May 29, 2011	March 12, 2010	Zeke & Luther
	Disney XD (Canada)	June 2, 2011	June 2, 2011
Japan	Disney XD Japan	September 27, 2009		ジーク アンド ルーサー
South Korea	Disney Channel Korea			지크와 루터
Italy	Disney XD Italy	September 28, 2009	September 13, 2010	Zeke e Luther
	Disney Channel Italy	October 3, 2009	September 18, 2010
United Kingdom	Disney XD UK		2010	Zeke & Luther
	Disney Channel UK
Ireland	Disney XD Irland
	Disney Channel Ireland
Greece	Disney XD Greece Ζικ και Λούθερ
Serbia	Disney XD Serbia			Zik i Luter
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Montenegro
Germany	Disney XD Germany	October 9, 2009 (Advance) November 13, 2009 (Premiere)	October 9, 2010	Zeke und Luther
	Super RTL	July 26, 2010	2011
Austria	ORF 1	June 26, 2010
Portugal	Disney Channel Portugal	October 10, 2009	2010	Zeke e Luther
Israel	Disney Channel Israel	October 30, 2009		זיק ולות'ר
Czech Republic	Disney Channel Central and Eastern Europe	November 7, 2009		Zeke a Luther
Slovakia
Slovenia
Hungary				Zeke és Luther
Bulgaria			Зик и Лутър
Romania	March 19, 2011	Zeke şi Luther
Ukraine	Disney Channel Ukraine	2011	2012	Зiк i Лютер
India	Disney XD India	November 15, 2009	June 15, 2010	Zeke & Luther
Hong Kong	Disney Channel Asia	December 13, 2009	April 17, 2011
Vietnam
Thailand
Singapore
Malaysia
Philippines
Republic of China	Disney XD Taiwan	2010
Netherlands	Disney XD The Netherlands	January 1, 2010	August 22, 2010
Russia	Disney Channel (Russia)	November 1, 2010	April 1, 2011	Зик и Лютер
Kazakhstan	Disney Channel Kazakhstan	November 5, 2010	Semteber 2011	Зик жэне Лютер
Chile	Disney XD Latin America Disney Channel Latin America	July 3, 2009 July 2, 2010	July 4, 2010 November 8, 2010	Zeke y Luther
	Canal 13 (Chile)	December 13, 2010	2011
Turkey	Disney XD (Turkey)	September 15, 2009	Mid-2010	Zeke ve Luther

References

External links

• Zeke and Luther at the Internet Movie Database
• Zeke and Luther at TV.com

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