It's a Laugh Productions
Subsidiary | |
Genre | Children's sitcom, film and television |
Founded | November 3, 2003[1] |
Founder |
Don Mink[2] Amy Rabins[3] |
Headquarters | Studio City, California[1] |
Production output |
Bon Mot Productions Michael Poryes Productions Warren & Rinsler Productions Varsity Pictures Michael Jacobs Productions Disney Television Animation Disney Channel Original Disney XD Original |
Owner | Disney Channels Worldwide |
Parent | The Walt Disney Company |
Divisions | Disney-ABC Television Group |
It's a Laugh Productions, Inc. is an American production company owned by Disney Channels Worldwide which produces live-action children's sitcoms airing on Disney Channel and Disney XD.[4]
Most shows are produced and filmed at Hollywood Center Studios, though Hannah Montana, Good Luck Charlie, and Austin & Ally filmed or film at Sunset Bronson Studios; Sonny with a Chance and Austin & Ally filmed at The Burbank Studios before a move to Hollywood Center in their second respective seasons. Pair of Kings recorded at Sunset Gower Studios before moving to Hollywood Center for its third and final season. Shake It Up filmed at LA Center Studios (as well as the second and third seasons of Good Luck Charlie). Jonas is the only production as of far to record in a single-camera setup with film cameras rather than the normal multicam using video cameras. It was also filmed on location with closed sets.
History
It's a Laugh Productions, Inc. was incorporated on November 3, 2003,[1] and founded by Don Mink[2] and Amy Rabins.[3]
Series
# | Name | Creator(s) | Production(s) | Premiere date | End date | Number of episodes | Network |
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1 | The Suite Life of Zack & Cody | Danny Kallis Jim Geoghan | March 18, 2005 | September 1, 2008 | 87 | Disney Channel | |
2 | Hannah Montana | Michael Poryes Rich Correll Barry O'Brien | Michael Poryes Productions | March 24, 2006 | January 16, 2011 | 98 | |
3 | Cory in the House | Dennis Rinsler Marc Warren | Warren & Rinsler Productions | January 12, 2007 | September 12, 2008 | 34 | |
4 | Wizards of Waverly Place | Todd J. Greenwald | October 12, 2007 | January 6, 2012 | 106 | ||
5 | The Suite Life on Deck | Danny Kallis Jim Geogha | Danny Kallis Productions (season 1–mid-season 2) Bon Mot Productions | September 26, 2008 | May 6, 2011 | 71 | |
6 | Sonny with a Chance | Steve Marmel | Varsity Pictures | February 8, 2009 | January 2, 2011 | 47 | |
7 | Jonas L.A. | Michael Curtis Roger S. H. Schulman | Mantis Productions (season 1) Turtle Rock Productions | May 2, 2009 | October 3, 2010 | 34 | |
8 | I'm in the Band | Michael B. Kaplan Ron Rappaport | November 27, 2009 | December 9, 2011 | 41 | Disney XD | |
9 | Good Luck Charlie | Phil Baker Drew Vaupen | April 4, 2010 | February 16, 2014 | 97 | Disney Channel | |
10 | Pair of Kings | Dan Cross David Hoge | September 10, 2010 | February 18, 2013 | 67 | Disney XD | |
11 | Shake It Up | Chris Thompson | November 7, 2010 | November 10, 2013 | 75 | Disney Channel | |
12 | A.N.T. Farm | Dan Signer | Gravy Boat Productions | May 6, 2011 | March 21, 2014 | 62 | |
13 | So Random! | Steve Marmel | Varsity Pictures | June 5, 2011 | March 25, 2012 | 26 | |
14 | Kickin' It | Jim O'Doherty | Poor Soul Productions | June 13, 2011 | March 25, 2015 | 84 | Disney XD |
15 | Jessie | Pamela Eells O'Connell | Bon Mot Productions | September 30, 2011 | October 16, 2015 | 98 | Disney Channel |
16 | Austin & Ally | Kevin Kopelow & Heath Seifert | Kevin & Heath Productions | December 2, 2011 | January 10, 2016 | 87 | |
17 | Lab Rats | Chris Peterson Bryan Moore | February 27, 2012 | February 3, 2016 | 90 | Disney XD | |
18 | Crash & Bernstein | Eric Friedman | October 8, 2012 | August 11, 2014 | 39 | ||
19 | Dog with a Blog | Michael B. Kaplan Philip Stark | Diphthong Productions | October 12, 2012 | September 25, 2015 | 69 | Disney Channel |
20 | Liv and Maddie | John D. Beck & Ron Hart | Beck & Hart Productions Oops Doughnuts Productions | July 19, 2013 | March 24, 2017 | 80 | |
21 | Mighty Med | Jim Bernstein Andy Schwartz | October 7, 2013 | September 9, 2015 | 44 | Disney XD | |
22 | I Didn't Do It | Tod Himmel Josh Silverstein | That's Not So Funny Productions | January 17, 2014 | October 16, 2015 | 39 | Disney Channel |
23 | Girl Meets World | Michael Jacobs April Kelly | Michael Jacobs Productions | June 27, 2014 | January 20, 2017 | 72 | |
24 | K.C. Undercover | Corinne Marshall | Rob Lotterstein Productions | January 18, 2015 | present | 57 | |
25 | Best Friends Whenever | Jed Elinoff Scott Thomas | Diphthong Productions Entertainment Force | June 26, 2015 | December 11, 2016 | 30 | |
26 | Gamer's Guide to Pretty Much Everything | Devin Bunje Nick Stanton | Poor Soul Productions 37 Monkeys | July 22, 2015 | January 2, 2017 | 37 | Disney XD |
27 | Bunk'd | Pamela Eells O'Connell | Bon Mot Productions | July 31, 2015 | present | 42 | Disney Channel |
28 | Lab Rats: Elite Force | Chris Peterson Bryan Moore | Britelite Productions | March 2, 2016 | October 22, 2016 | 15 | Disney XD |
29 | Bizaardvark | Kyle Stegina & Josh Lehrman | June 24, 2016 | present | 27 | Disney Channel | |
30 | Raven's Home | Michael Poryes Susan Sherman | Entertainment Force | July 21, 2017 | present | 4 |
Films
Theatrical films
# | Title | Release date | Budget | Gross | RT | IMDb |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Hannah Montana: The Movie | April 10, 2009 | $35 million | $155 million | 44% | 3.7 |
Television films
# | Title | Release date |
---|---|---|
1 | Wizards of Waverly Place: The Movie | August 28, 2009 |
2 | The Suite Life Movie | March 25, 2011 |
3 | Good Luck Charlie, It's Christmas! | December 2, 2011 |
4 | The Wizards Return: Alex vs. Alex | March 15, 2013 |
Crossovers
# | Title | Air date | Crossover between |
---|---|---|---|
1 | That's So Suite Life of Hannah Montana | July 28, 2006 | That's So Raven, The Suite Life of Zack & Cody, and Hannah Montana |
2 | Take This Job and Love It | June 16, 2007 | Hannah Montana and Cory in the House |
3 | Wizards on Deck with Hannah Montana | July 17, 2009 | Wizards of Waverly Place, The Suite Life on Deck, and Hannah Montana |
4 | Weasels on Deck | October 11, 2010 | I'm in the Band and The Suite Life on Deck |
5 | Charlie Shakes It Up | June 5, 2011 | Good Luck Charlie and Shake It Up |
6 | Austin & Jessie & Ally All Star New Year | December 7, 2012 | Austin & Ally and Jessie |
7 | Good Luck Jessie: NYC Christmas | November 29, 2013 | Good Luck Charlie and Jessie |
8 | Jessie's Aloha-holidays with Parker and Joey | November 28, 2014 | Jessie and Liv and Maddie |
9 | Karate Kid-tastrophe | March 27, 2015 | Jessie and The Suite Life |
10 | Lab Rats vs. Mighty Med | July 22, 2015 | Lab Rats: Bionic Island and Mighty Med |
11 | The Ghostest with the Mostest | October 2, 2015 | Jessie and I Didn't Do It |
12 | Girl Meets World of Terror 2 | October 2, 2015 | Girl Meets World and Austin & Ally |
13 | Bite Club | October 2, 2015 | I Didn't Do It and Austin & Ally |
13 | The Frankenstein | October 2, 2015 | Milton and Girl Meets World |
14 | Scary Spirits & Spooky Stories | October 4, 2015 | Austin & Ally and K.C. Undercover |
15 | All Howl's Eve | October 4, 2015 | K.C. Undercover and Jessie/Bunk'd |
16 | Haunt-a-Rooney | October 4, 2015 | Liv and Maddie and Best Friends Whenever |
17 | Cyd and Shelby's Haunted Escape | October 4, 2015 | Best Friends Whenever and Girl Meets World |
Notes:
- Both "That's So Suite Life of Hannah Montana" and "Wizards on Deck with Hannah Montana" are each counted as three separate episodes (the former being That's So Raven, The Suite Life of Zack & Cody and Hannah Montana, while the latter being Wizards of Waverly Place, The Suite Life on Deck and Hannah Montana). "Take This Job and Love It" is officially counted as a Hannah Montana episode, "Weasels on Deck" is counted as an I'm in the Band episode, "Charlie Shakes It Up" is counted as a Good Luck Charlie episode, and "Austin & Jessie & Ally All Star New Year," "Lab Rats vs. Mighty Med," and "Good Luck Jessie: NYC Christmas" are counted as an episode for both series, due to them being a separate event (part one of "Austin & Jessie & Ally All Star New Year" is produced as an Austin & Ally episode while part 2 was produced as a Jessie episode. Part one of "Lab Rats vs. Mighty Med" was produced as a Lab Rats episode while part 2 was produced as a Might Med episode. Part 1 of "Good Luck Jessie: NYC Christmas" was produced as a Good Luck Charlie episode while part 2 was produced as a Jessie episode). "Jessie's Aloha-holidays with Parker and Joey" is officially counted as a Jessie one-hour episode with Liv and Maddie characters.
- A crossover between shows did not take place in 2008 due to the complications of the 2007–08 WGA strike.
References
- 1 2 3 "IT'S A LAUGH PRODUCTIONS, INC. (C2563713)". Business Entity Detail. Retrieved April 27, 2014.
- 1 2 "Executive Profiles: Don Mink". Variety. Retrieved April 27, 2014.
- 1 2 "Executive Profiles: Amy Rabins". Variety. Retrieved April 27, 2014.
- ↑ Jonathan Gray & Derek Johnson, ed. (February 12, 2013). "Chapter 15: The Mouse House of Cards". A Companion to Media Authorship (eBook). John Wiley & Sons. Retrieved April 27, 2014.
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