In these days, I am into the Good luck Charlie.
This is the drama of Disney Channel that I enjoy. I've been watching the Season 1 in online to catch up.
Am I too old to watch the Disney Channel?? but I don't think so.
This is about family story.
It is so fascinating. and I like the main character Teddy Duncan(Bridgit Mendler), because she is very pretty and sexy girl.
It revolves around a Denver family, the Duncans, as they try to adjust to the births of their fourth and fifth children, Charlotte "Charlie" Duncan (Mia Talerico) and Toby Duncan. In each episode, Teddy Duncan (Bridgit Mendler) creates a video diary containing advice for Charlie about their family and life as a teenager. Teddy tries to show Charlie what she might go through when she is older in the video diaries for future reference. Each video diary ends with Teddy (or someone else from the family, even Charlie) saying the eponymous phrase, "Good luck, Charlie".
Main characters
The cast of Good Luck Charlie (The Duncan family, from left to right), Eric Allan Kramer as Bob, Leigh-Allyn Baker as Amy, Mia Talerico as Charlie, Bridgit Mendler as Teddy, Bradley Steven Perry as Gabe and Jason Dolley as PJ.
Teddy Duncan
Teddy R.[9] Duncan (Bridgit Mendler) is the protagonist of the series, and Charlie's older and only sister, as well as the second oldest of the Duncan children. Feeling that she will not be around as much when her baby sister Charlie is grown, she produces and directs video diaries for her, hoping that it will give her advice that will help her be successful as a teenager at the end of every episode and at the end of every video diary she says 'good luck charlie'. Her best friend is Ivy Wentz. She is usually a straight-A student. It was mentioned in "Sun Show: Part 1", that her parents were expecting a boy, hence the generally masculine name "Teddy". She dated Spencer Walsh in season 1, but they broke up after she caught him hanging around with a pretty, dim-witted brunette named Skyler, breaking her heart. She and Skyler later become friends despite Teddy and Ivy being annoyed by her at times because of her dumbness but they get used to it, as it is her nature. She and Skyler also compete in a Battle of the Bands contest, but when Skyler and PJ get together, they combine the two bands together, winning the contest. She and Spencer later get back together in season 2, where Spencer kisses her and says that hurting her was the stupidest thing he's ever done. Throughout the show Teddy has had numerous boyfriends including Derek, a very relaxed guy with a motorbike who could be quite ditzy sometimes; and Evan, a boy that Teddy once liked until she realized that he was into Pokeo - a little kids card game and dumps him because of this in a L.A.R.P. (live-action role play) in the park. Teddy shows a lot of care towards her brothers, as demonstrated when she saves PJ from falling out of a tree house window on the condition of him needing to drive her where ever she wanted for a month, or when Gabe gets a black eye from Jo and Teddy offers to help him with his problem. Teddy is known as a "goody-goody" (G.G.) from her best friend Ivy. It is revealed in "Bye Bye Video Diary", that the reason she wants Charlie to have video diaries with advice in them, because she wants Charlie to grow up to be a good girl. She and Spencer get back together in 'Can You Keep A Secret?'.
PJ Duncan
PJ[10] Duncan (Jason Dolley) is the eldest of the Duncan children. He and Teddy often fight, although they care about each other, and he usually gets along well with his younger brother, Gabe. He often appears awkward, somewhat careless and childish, but on numerous occasions has been known to be resourceful, creative and intelligent. Also, he has also been shown to be a good cook, and Bob once tricked Amy (who isn't a very good cook) into working later so that PJ would cook. He and his best friend, Emmett, have their own band entitled "PJ and the Vibe". PJ occasionally uses his younger sister, Charlie, for his personal gain like when he uses her to make big tips while working for Kwikki Chikki by saying that his mother, Amy was ill in the hospital when really she works there. He dated Teddy's friend and ex-girlfriend of Spencer Walsh, Skyler, who has the same type of scatterbrain he has, but they broke up in "PJ in the City", when Skyler had to move to New York City because of her father's new job which required a transfer. When he dated Skyler, he became concerned when her ex-boyfriend kept texting her to get back together, he says to leave Skyler alone. He was originally intended to be named after his great-grandfather Patrick John, but Bob was nervous when writing on his birth certificate, resulting in the legal name of "Potty John" instead of "Patty John". Despite Bob trying to correct this in the season 2 episode "Can You Keep a Secret?", he accidentally changed the intended name to "PP Duncan" instead.[10] In season 3, PJ moves out of the Duncan house and into an apartment shared with Emmett.
Gabe Duncan
Gabriel[11] "Gabe" Duncan (Bradley Steven Perry) is the middle child of the Duncan children, being both the younger brother of Teddy and PJ, and older brother of Charlie and Toby. It is demonstrated early in the series that Gabe does not approve of Charlie's arrival and takes the longest, of all the Duncans, to get used to her. However, he often reluctantly assists with taking care of Charlie and is gradually beginning to demonstrate more fondness in her. He is a prankster and troublemaker, often sarcastic and lazy, but can also be dutiful and determined at times. He is front-man when it comes to the Duncans' running rivalry with Mrs. Dabney, their neighbor, who is often the target of Gabe's pranks and cracks, which is the only time the family doesn't mind them. He is the only Duncan to have brown hair, unlike the rest of his family, who all have blonde hair. One time he was in a commercial with a fake mom (Perry's real-life mother, Kim) where he claims "she looks more like my mom than my real one." A running gag in the show is that he insults Bob because of his weight and baldness, Amy's cooking, PJ being a goofball, Teddy being a "goody-goody," and occasionally Charlie. He also likes to harass and tease Mrs. Dabney, as he finds her annoying, for example, when she came to their doorstep, he says he's not feeling well and he says he's got a bad case of "Dabneriah" (which Amy finds amusing) or when she tricked him and PJ into digging a hot tub, they poured green food coloring in it, turning her green. Whenever there is a special occasion, he wants to skip the ceremony and get to the cake, like Charlie's first birthday. In "Special Delivery", he said he wanted a younger brother (who is later born in that episode) because he wants to be able to tease him, rather than teasing PJ. He also won the baby naming contest and so his brother's name is Toby. Like his sister Teddy, he makes video diaries for Toby, ending with Good Fortune, Toby!. Also, it was revealed that when Gabe was a baby he was a calm and easy child.
Charlie Duncan
Charlotte "Charlie" Duncan (Mia Talerico) is the title character and the second youngest of the Duncan children. She is generally portrayed as being happy and rarely cries. Charlie appears as the least of the Duncans in the series as she is little. It sometimes takes a few tries to get her to do the right thing. Charlie can also be mischievous at times. Many of the Duncan family's adventures revolve around Charlie. Both her older brothers, PJ and Gabe, are often seen using Charlie for their own benefit, although PJ shows that he cares about her deeply. However, Gabe seems to dislike Charlie the most although, in some episodes, he is seen being quite fond of her. Amy thinks of Charlie as the perfect baby, being cute and all that. Bridgit Mendler played an older version of Charlie in "Bye-Bye Video Diary", in a dream sequence that shows what Teddy fears if Charlie does not receive the video diaries, Charlie might act badly, quit school, run away with her juvenile boyfriend, and resent Teddy. It was revealed in "Charlie is 1", that it was Teddy's idea to nickname her Charlie. Charlie was seen having short hair, usually tied up like a bun in the first season, but as she grew older, had longer hair in a ponytail or pigtails. Charlie speaks more often in later episodes of season 2 and in season 3. She shares a birthday with Toby and said, "I like this present" when Toby was born.
Amy Duncan
Amy B.[12] Duncan – (née Blankenhooper[13]) (Leigh-Allyn Baker) is the mother of Teddy, PJ, Gabe, Charlie, and Toby, and wife of Bob. She works as a hospital nurse and is often portrayed as dutiful, protective and comedic. She is very fond and loving of her family, and does everything she can to care for and protect them. She appears to be somewhat uncomfortable when she is not taking care of her family, especially Charlie, but as the series progresses, she begins to feel assured that her youngest daughter and family are in good hands and now trusts that her husband and three eldest children can take care of Charlie. She used to be on the local news team and was also a poet in her high school days. A running joke on the show is that she mentions her tenure at Southwest Denver Community College, and apparently having been involved virtually every extracurricular activity that the school provided. She lets special opportunities, such as being on TV or singing in front of a group, go to her head. She has a habit of taking any chance of any publicity that may shine on her family to focus onto her. This never works out well, usually she ends up being cut from the project or tossed out of certain groups (Mommy & Me, etc). Amy seldom accepts her children's misbehavior. It is revealed in the episode "Teddy's Bear" that whenever Amy gets involved in things that may tick her off, she turns into "Mama Bear" and loses control. It is revealed in the movie, that she is pregnant again with her fifth child. In "Teddy on Ice", she reveals that Charlie is the perfect combination of her three older children – "The intelligence of Teddy, the sweetness of PJ, and none of Gabe!" According to Bob, Amy is usually fussy during her third trimester in pregnancy.
Bob Duncan
Bob William Duncan[14] (Eric Allan Kramer) is the father of Teddy, PJ, Gabe, Charlie, and Toby, and husband of Amy. He owns his own pest control company, "Bob's Bugs Be Gone". He sometimes refers to his business as the "Triple B -G". He loves bugs and attends the bug convention every year. Bob is the coach of Gabe's basketball team, but he was temporarily replaced by his wife. It is also mentioned in "Snow Show: Part 1" that Bob and Amy are not legally married because they were scammed by a con man who impersonated a judge. Then they end up getting married legally with all four of their children present. His dream as a child was to be a professional wrestler named "Bobzilla", which he showed in his company's commercial. Bob gets made fun of a lot throughout the series because of his weight and baldness, usually by his younger son, Gabe. He is very "cheap" and "tight" with his money. He wants his family to know him as a "fix-it" man, though his projects never seem to work out. He is slightly afraid of Amy, but he calls it a "strong respect". He has two positions of authority when it comes to the children: driving lessons and barbecuing. He can be lazy but is determined to spend quality time with his wife and children. Especially his two sons; PJ and Gabe, they often go on a fishing trip which is a nightmare for PJ and Gabe especially when Bob makes his egg salad sandwiches. He has issues with his mother-in-law, Petunia. In the movie he gets a timeout just because Petunia blames him for not raising Charlie properly. In the end, Petunia says he is good at making beautiful babies, with a little sarcasm. It is revealed he has apologized to Amy 162 times. In "Baby Steps," it is revealed that he dropped all of his kids including Toby. In multiple episodes Bob brags about having his own band in high school, "The Bob Duncan Experience", which made a grand total of ONE record(an LP, no copies). He can still play bass guitar and occasionally sits in with P.J. & The Vibe. Late in the third season, Bob began exercising and dropped a massive amount of fat, replacing most of it with muscle. After Amy & the kids staged an intervention to stop his more revealing wardrobe choices, he admits the catalyst for his getting back in shape was someone in the park mistaking him for Toby's grandfather!
[edit]Recurring characters
Ivy Wentz
Ivy Renee[15] Wentz (Raven Goodwin) is Teddy's best friend, and is one of the major recurring characters in the series. She is seen spending most of her time with Teddy at the Duncan's residence and often accompanies her on her dutiful, or personal, excursions. Ivy is energetic, witty and humorous and has proven to be quite intuitive; although she does not receive the best grades in school. She is passionate, if not obsessed, about clothes, money, popularity, boys and texting; but on numerous occasions has proven to be a loyal and comforting friend. Ivy briefly dated Emmett when they were younger, and now never misses a chance to insult him, but went to the school dance with him so she and Teddy can have a ride in "Dance Off". It is revealed that she loves country music and animal print clothes. She is dating a classmate named Raymond (Daniel Curtis Lee), or her own nickname, Ray-Ray.
Spencer Walsh
Spencer Walsh (Shane Harper) is Teddy's boyfriend. At first, they started dating after they begin studying together. He cheated on her in the episode "Girl Bites Dog", and Teddy broke up with him. In "Snow Show", he goes to the lodge that the Duncan family is staying at to get back together with Teddy. They share a kiss on the ski lift. At the end, they just decide to stay friends. He and Emmett share similar dancing abilities that rival each other, and they eventually become friends. In the episode, "Can You Keep a Secret?", he and Teddy get back together.
Emmett
Emmett (Micah Williams) is PJ's best friend. He is slender, comedic, and has a desperate, misguided & very one-sided attraction to Teddy, though Teddy constantly rejects him. Emmett accompanies PJ on the drums in his band "PJ and the Vibe", and sometimes assists PJ on his problematic excursions. Emmett has a nephew named Mason who, he claimed, was better than Charlie, until Charlie beat Mason in a "baby race" by learning to walk. Emmett is also an incredible dancer, with skills matched only by Spencer. He once went out with Ivy when they were younger. In his mind, he sees himself as being suave, sophisticated, and very attractive to girls.
Mrs. Dabney
Mrs. Estelle[16] Dabney (Patricia Belcher) is the Duncans' stern and irritable neighbor. In "The Curious Case of Mr. Dabney", she was mistakenly accused of killing her husband. In "Kit and Kaboodle", it is mentioned that Mrs. Dabney and her four sisters were born in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, in 1958. She wanted the Duncans' tree, which housed PJ and Teddy's tree house, cut down; but the family fought back. It is revealed that Estelle is one of quintuplets; her four sisters are played by Belcher via split screen. Mrs. Dabney is often suspicious of Gabe, because his pranks and troublemaking are often directed at her. She is often antagonistic towards the Duncans—Bob, PJ, and Gabe especially- but is fairly tolerant of Charlie. She was also a big fan of the fictional "Higgins and Zork" television show when she was younger. She loves her son and her cat more than her husband, and some wonder why she married Mr. Dabney if she hated him so much. In "It's A Charlie Duncan Thanksgiving", it is revealed that she and Mr. Dabney had recently divorced. In the same episode, she flirted with the Duncan kids' grandfather, but broke up with him not much later. It is revealed that in "Make Room for Baby" that she does not know the Internet.
Jo
Jo Keener[17] (G. Hannelius) is Gabe's tomboyish bully-turned-friend. She was introduced in "Boys Meets Girls", bullying Gabe before revealing she has a crush on him. Since that episode, she appears friendly with Gabe, assisting him with certain situations with an occasional wise-crack and insult at his expense. It is demonstrated that she is good with babies after taking care of Charlie. It is also revealed that Gabe also has a small crush on her but doesn't show it. In "Duncan's Got Talent", Jo played a trick on Gabe that almost ruined his chance of being class president. Earlier in that episode, Gabe revealed that he'd had a dream about Jo, but he stopped himself before he could say what she did in it. In season 2, Gabe and Jo settle their differences in "Duncan vs. Duncan". According to Jo, she and Gabe have a complicated relationship.
Mary Lou Wentz
Mary Lou Wentz (Ellia English) is Ivy Wentz's mother and Amy Duncan's friend. She first appears to be rather bland; but as the series progresses, she becomes more entertaining and vibrant. She is a skilled knitter; and, in "Gabe's 12-½ Birthday", she is shown to be a talented singer, performing the national anthem at a game. She has appeared in six episodes. In season 1, she appeared in "The Curious Case of Mr. Dabney" and "Butt Dialing Duncans;" and, in season 2, she has appeared in "Appy Days", "Gabe's 12-½ Birthday", "Amazing Gracie", and "Teddy on Ice". She is married to Harry Wentz (William Allen Young), and their highly conservative and traditional ways annoy Ivy and Teddy. In one episode, Teddy visits their home; and they invite her to participate in a family sing-a-long of Row, Row, Row Your Boat and eat liver and onions, leading Teddy to leave the house in the middle of a snowstorm. In "Amy Needs A Shower", she hosts Amy's baby shower. Amy Duncan describes her as too perky.
Harry Wentz
Harry Wentz (William Allen Young) is the husband of Mary Lou Wentz and the father of Ivy Wentz, Teddy's best friend. Throughout the series, he has appeared in three episodes, all in Season Two: "Gabe's 12-1/2 Birthday", "Amazing Gracie", and "Teddy on Ice". Harry and Mary Lou do various annoying things to Teddy and Ivy such as singing rounds of Row, Row, Row Your Boat and eating liver and onions. It is shown in "Amazing Gracie" that he had a car named Gracie that he was very attached to. He reluctantly sold it to Teddy before she crashed it. It is also shown that he and Mary Lou own a small cabin by a lake in "Teddy on Ice." In Season 3, Harry quits his plumbing job and starts a weather themed restrauraunt.
Skyler
Skyler (Samantha Boscarino) is Teddy's friend and Spencer's ex-girlfriend. She first appears and was introduced in the episode "Girl Bites Dog", as a complete stranger to Teddy. Later Teddy finds out that she is Spencer's other girlfriend and they break up with him. She then appeared in "Teddy's Broken Heart Club Band", where she and Teddy record a mean song about Spencer to get back at him. Teddy and Skyler become good friends. She and PJ become a couple when she and Teddy enter a battle of the bands contest to compete against PJ and Emmett and also Spencer. She and PJ broke up in "PJ in the City", when Skyler moved to New York due to her father's new job. Skyler is a gifted guitarist and pianist, a talented singer, and is able to write incredible poems and songs.
Jake
Jake (Tucker Albrizzi) is Gabe's friend. He first appeared in "Pushing Buttons", where he bought Gabe's bike from him for $10. He then appeared in "Baby's New Shoes", where he went to a movie theater with Gabe and Teddy to help her expose an employee selling children age-inappropriate movie tickets in exchange for money. He also appeared faking a broadcast with Gabe at the end of the episode. He made another appearance in "Termite Queen", where he helps Gabe shoot a monster movie, and "Special Delivery", where he convinces Gabe to buy a video game over a toy for Charlie.
Vonnie
Vonnie (Cyrina Fiallo) is a girl who is friends with Teddy. She first appears in the Season 3 episode, "Team Mom" when the volleyball team is losing all their games and Amy is their new coach. She is also friends with Kelsey (Coco Jones). She then appears in the episode, "Nurse Blakenhooper", when she teams up with Teddy to do a project when she is just using her to get a good grade.
Victor
Victor (Kevin Covais) first appears in the episode, "Baby's First Vacation" when he helps Teddy put video feed in the home security system so she can have a party while the family is on vacation. He reappears in "Teddy and the Bambino" to help Teddy win the Student U.N. Competition. Finally, in "Study Buddy", he preps Teddy for the SAT's since he got a perfect score. In "Baby's First Vacation" he is shown to have some dislike for Spencer, and also, Ivy does not get along with him.
Toby Duncan
Toby Duncan (no credited actor) is the fifth and youngest of the Duncan siblings. He was born in the back of an ice cream truck. Bob and Amy were riding in on the way to the hospital and Teddy helped deliver him. He and Charlie share the same birthday. Gabe was the one who came up with that name and Gabe started to make a video diary for him to impress a girl and at the end he says "Good Fortune Toby" In the episode "Special Delivery" You find out that Toby is born on the same day as Charlie but is 3 years younger. According to the July 12, 2012 Disney press release announcing season four, casting will soon begin for the role of Toby, while in season 4, he will be a toddler.[4]
Linda Duncan
Linda Duncan (Shirley Jones) is Bob's unscrupulous mother, who belittles and attempts to upstage Amy no matter what her daughter-in-law does (this could well explain Amy's disturbed need to steal the spotlight from all other family members). She has appeared twice, in the episode following Toby's birth and the third season Christmas episode, in which she brags about how she'll be singing the same carol at the family talent show as Amy, even trying to silence Amy during their agreed duet. Her cruel tactics include faint praise by her favorite expression 'and whatnot', and making fun of Amy's Ba-Bam! tagline.
