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Sonny with a Chance
Official logo art
Created bySteve Marmel
StarringDemi Lovato
Tiffany Thornton
Sterling Knight
Brandon Mychal Smith
Doug Brochu
Allisyn Ashley Arm
Theme music composerJeanne Lurie,
Aris Archontis
and Chen Neeman
Opening theme"So Far, So Great",[1]
performed by Demi Lovato
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes24 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producersBrian Robbins
Sharla Sumpter Bridgett
Michael Feldman
Steve Marmel
Production locationsHollywood, California (setting)
Taping locations:
NBC Studios,
Burbank, California (season 1)
Hollywood Center Studios, Hollywood, California
(season 2-present)
Camera setupVideotape, Multi-camera
Running time30 minutes
Production companiesVarsity Pictures
It's a Laugh Productions
Disney Channel Original Productions
Original release
NetworkDisney Channel
ReleaseFebruary 8, 2009 –
present

Sonny With a Chance (a horrid show that involves the killings on poor defenseless kitten's eardrums) is a Disney Channel original comedy series created by Steve Marmel which follows the experiences of teenager Sonny Munroe, who becomes the new cast member of a live comedy show, So Random!. The series debuted on February 8, 2009 in the US. It was announced in June 2009 that the show has been picked up for a second season which began filming in November 2009 and premiered on March 14, 2010 at 8PM ET/PT, with new episodes airing every Sunday night. This is the first Disney Channel Original Series to be shot and aired in high-definition from the beginning; but like most of Disney Channel's sitcoms, it is shot on tape, but utilizes a 'filmized' appearance.[2]

Characters

Main article: List of Sonny With a Chance characters

Main characters

  • Demi Lovato as Allison "Sonny" Munroe [3] - A friendly, sweet teen from Wisconsin who landed on a role in her favorite TV show, So Random! and excitedly went to star in it.
  • Tiffany Thornton as Tawni Hart - A main cast member of So Random! who is jealous of Sonny at first, but they eventually become good friends. Tawni loves mirrors and everything about herself.
  • Sterling Knight as Chad Dylan Cooper - A teen heartthrob on Mackenzie Falls, the rival tween TV series of So Random!. Has an on again off again sometimes more than friendship with Sonny Munroe. In several episodes there is evidence that he has feelings for her.
  • Brandon Mychal Smith as Nico Harris - A main cast member of So Random! who is best friends with Grady. A running gag throughout the series is Nico jumping into Grady's arms when he gets scared.
  • Doug Brochu as Grady Mitchell - A main cast member of So Random! who is best friends with Nico.
  • Allisyn Ashley Arm as Zora Lancaster - An 11-year-old main cast member of So Random!. She is the youngest and smartest of the cast. She seems very strange and crazy, but clever.

Guest stars

  • Selena Gomez as herself ("Battle of the Networks' Stars")
  • Jeff Dunham and his dummy Walter as Officer Dilman (Jeff) and Officer Rothband (Walter) ("Hart to Hart")
  • Christina Moore as Tawni's mom and manager, Tammi ("Hart to Hart")
  • Kelly Blatz as James Conroy ("Sonny With a Chance of Dating")
  • Eric Toms as Gilroy Smith ("Sonny: So Far")
  • Genevieve Hannelius as Dakota Condor ("Sonny and the Studio Brat", "Cookie Monsters", and "Gassie Passes").
  • Sam Lerner as Dinka ("Sonny Get Your Goat")
  • Robert Clotworthy as Dr. Spector ("Walk a Mile in My Pants")
Kyle Jerry Gelin as surfer

Production

The original working title for the series was Sketchpad!, and the original name for the main character was Molly Munroe, the show's title was later changed to Welcome to Mollywood. The lead character's names was then changed Holli and the title changed once again to Welcome to Holliwood. The main character's name was later changed to Sonny Munroe, and the show's title was changed a final time to Sonny with a Chance.

Sonny With a Chance has a show-within-a-show, So Random!, complete with fully-produced comedy sketches. Sonny With a Chance's executive producer Brian Robbins previously wrote for and served as an executive producer on the real-life kids sketch comedy series All That for Nickelodeon.

Gary Marsh, president of entertainment, Disney Channel Worldwide, stated "This series is rooted in one of the core thematic attributes that we stand for, which is following your dream, there also was the opportunity to do a hybrid show."[4] The show began production on September 15, 2008 and the first season was taped at Stage 11 at NBC Studios in Burbank, California, which was the studio where the NBC medical drama, ER was previously filmed;[4] for the second season, the show's production moved to Hollywood Center Studios in Hollywood, California, where The Suite Life on Deck, Wizards of Waverly Place and JONAS are also taped.

Soundtrack

Sonny: The Soundtrack will feature "So Far, So Great" and also "Me, Myself And Time"- so will 11 more songs.

Shows within the show

So Random!

So Random! is the fictional TV sketch comedy show featured within Disney's Sonny With a Chance. This is similar to other kids' sketch television series such as All That and The Amanda Show or a child-oriented version of Saturday Night Live and MadTV in which cast members perform scripted comedy sketches. The fact that the sketches are often short makes it a quickfire sketch show, like the Australian shows Comedy Inc. or Fast Forward. So Random! sketches featured in episodes of Sonny With a Chance often focus on absurd situations. Nico, Grady, Zora, Tawni, and Sonny, the five regular stars of So Random!,(Though Zora seems to be than less than any), both perform and help to write and edit the show's skits. It should be noted that they might replace cast members once in a while. So Random! and a drama called, MacKenzie Falls had a rivalry for two years because MacKenzie Falls often criticizes the cast of So Random! for being on a comedy show, claiming that they're not real actors. The two shows got closer when Sonny tried to make things better and because of Sonny and Chad's on-and-off "friendship". Both may have crushes on each other as seen on episode called "Sonny: So Far".

Disney Channel has created a web site that reflects websites for other Disney shows. One of the sketches was based on a movie. 'The Wicked Witch of the Web' was a parody of The Wizard Of Oz.

MacKenzie Falls

MacKenzie Falls is a fictional popular prime time Drama aimed at tweens starring Chad Dylan Cooper. The only other known cast members are Portlyn, Chloe, Penelope, Trevor, and Devon. James Conroy once guest starred on Mackenzie Falls.[5] The show films on a soundstage adjacent to So Random![6] The Guardian describes Mackenzie Falls as "basically every adolecscent soap from Dawson's Creek to Gossip Girl shoved into a blender".[7] Mackenzie Falls's far-fetched and confusing plots parody those of teen dramas and prompt Tawni to ask Chad, "What is your show even about?"[8] Although a Mackenzie Falls episode has never been aired during Sonny With a Chance, the Mackenzie Falls season finale cliffhanger short is included as a bonus feature on the Season 1 DVD.

A longstanding rivalry exists between the cast of Mackenzie Falls and that of So Random!. The cast of Mackenzie Falls often criticizes the cast of So Random! for being on a comedy show, claiming that they're not real actors. Mackenzie Falls cast members all exhibit snobbish behavior and are afraid that So Random! will become more popular than Mackenzie Falls. Chad Dylan Cooper is the ring leader of the cast, and the other cast members follow his cues without question. The upscale Mackenzie Falls studio includes a chocolate fountain, gourmet snacks, massage room, and a meditation room for its actors. The studio cook enjoys Mackenzie Falls more than So Random! and therefore expresses favoritism for the former cast, demonstrated when she fed the Mackenzie Falls cast dishes such as steak and lobster and the So Random! cast dog food and "chicken knuckles." Mackenzie Falls and So Random! got closer when Sonny joined the cast of So Random!, mainly because of Sonny and Chad's on again/off again sometimes more-than-friendship. Sometimes it seems that they act romantic after fighting.

Disney has created a web site that reflects websites for other Disney shows. Characters listed along with Chad Dylan Cooper in Mackenzie Falls are Devon, who is always jealous of his half-brother, Mackenzie; Penelope, the former love interest; Chloe, the new girl who is not as rich as the others (her father is worth only $10 million) and therefore she is hated by Penelope, yet wants to be with Mackenzie, and Mackenzie's best friend, Trevor. Confirmed as a future guest star is upcoming rapper Sid Hyet, who will play himself in the fictional show. The school they go to is called Westkick Prep School.

Episodes

Main article: List of Sonny With a Chance episodes
Seasons Episodes First Air Date Last Air Date
1 21 February 8, 2009 November 22, 2009
2 29 March 14, 2010 2011

Theme song

The show's theme song "So Far, So Great", was written by Jeanne Lurie, Chen Neeman and Aristedis "Aris" Archontis, who have each written songs for several artists on Disney-owned Hollywood Records. It is performed by series star Demi Lovato. The theme is of pop-rock style (the music cues composed by Scott Clausen and Christopher Lee, signaling scene changes and commercial breaks are styled similarly).

A full-length version of this theme was released via the Radio Disney network on March 31, 2009, less than two months after the show's U.S. premiere. The theme song is also featured as a track on the Disney compilation album, Disney Channel Playlist, released by Walt Disney Records on June 9, 2009. It is also available as a track on Demi Lovato's sophomore album Here We Go Again, released by Hollywood Records on July 21, 2009.

The theme song for season 2 doesn't change but there is a different clip of Sonny saying, "YOW!"

DVD releases

Title Release date Episodes
Sonny With a Chance: Sonny's Big Break August 25, 2009 (USA) "Sketchy Beginnings", "West Coast Story", "Sonny At The Falls", "Cheater Girls", "Sonny In The Middle"
Bonus features include a never before seen episode "Sonny in the Middle". The DVD includes a "Mackenzie Falls" season finale short, collectible card and Demi Lovato's audition tape in 2007 for the series.

The complete first season will be released in August 2010 in Germany.[9]

Awards

Year Award Category By Result
2009 Teen Choice Awards "Choice TV - Breakout Star Female" Demi Lovato Won
Nickelodeon Australian Kids' Choice Awards 2009 "Favorite Comedy Show" Sonny With a Chance Nominated
2010 Nickelodeon 2010 Kids' Choice Awards "Favorite TV Show" Sonny With a Chance Nominated

International release

Country / Region Channel Series Premiere Title
 United States Disney Channel February 8, 2009 Sonny With a Chance
 United Kingdom Disney Channel (UK and Ireland) February 8, 2009
 Ireland
 Australia Disney Channel Australia/
Seven Network (Australia) 		April 27, 2009
February 13, 2010
(Seven Network)
 New Zealand
 France Disney Channel France May 13, 2009 Sonny
NRJ 12
 India Disney Channel India May 22, 2009 Sonny With a Chance
Argentina Mexico Chile Venezuela
Latin America 		Disney Channel Latin America May 24, 2009 (Advance)
May 29, 2009 (Premiere) 		Sunny entre Estrellas
 Japan Disney Channel Japan May 28, 2009 サニーwithチャンス
 Germany Disney Channel Germany May 29, 2009 Sonny Munroe
Super RTL November 8, 2009 (Advance)
February 27, 2010 (Premiere)
 Italy Disney Channel Italy June 18, 2009 Sonny tra le Stelle
 Spain Disney Channel Spain June 20, 2009 Sunny entre Estrellas
 Portugal Disney Channel Portugal June 20, 2009 (Advance)
June 27, 2009 (Premiere) 		Sunny entre Estrelas
 Poland Disney Channel Poland June 20, 2009 (Advance)
September 5, 2009 (Premiere) 		Słoneczna Sonny
 Denmark
 Sweden
 Norway
 Finland Scandinavia 		Disney Channel Scandinavia August 21, 2009 Sunny With a Chance (all)
Sonnys chans (Sweden)
Sonnys chance (Denmark)
 South Africa Disney Channel South Africa September 5, 2009 Sonny With a Chance
 Turkey Disney Channel Turkey Sonny'nin Yıldızı
Arab League Arab World Disney Channel Middle East September 12, 2009 Sonny With a Chance
 Taiwan Disney Channel Taiwan 加油桑妮
 Hong Kong Disney Channel Asia October 17, 2009 Sonny With a Chance
 Pakistan
 Singapore
 Malaysia
 Philippines
 Indonesia
 Thailand
 Greece Disney Channel Greece 7 November, 2009 Sonny With a Chance

(Μια Ευκαιρία για τη Σόνυ)

ERT April 2010
 Romania Disney Channel Romania December 5, 2009 Sonny şi steluţa ei norocoasă
 Bulgaria Disney Channel Bulgaria Съни на алеята на славата
 Hungary Disney Channel (Hungary, the Czech Republic, Slovakia) Sonny, a sztárjelölt
 Czech Republic Sonny ve velkém světě
 Slovakia
 Netherlands Disney Channel Benelux January 18, 2010 Sonny With a Chance
 Belgium
 Russia Disney Channel Russia March 2010 Сонни есть шанс

Notes

  • Originally called 'Sketchpad!' which then changed to 'Welcome to Mollywood!' and later became 'Sonny with a Chance'.
  • The character Sonny Monroe was orignally named Molly Monroe which was changed due to the new title.

References

  • Michael Schneider (2008-05-20). "'Mollywood' welcomed to Disney - Demi Lovato to star in live-action series". Variety. Retrieved 2008-05-21.
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  2. ^ "Disney Channel Renews Hannah with a Change, Sonny With a Chance". TVGuide.com. Retrieved 2009-06-01.
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  4. ^ a b Kimberly Nordyke (2008-05-20). "Disney greenlights 'Holliwood' Could be next teen-queen vehicle". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2008-05-20.
  5. ^ http://blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethebox/2009/02/sonny-With-a-chance-review.html
  6. ^ http://www.boston.com/ae/tv/articles/2009/02/07/lovatos_charm_suits_sonny_role/
  7. ^ http://www.guardian.co.uk/culture/2009/feb/28/joss-whedon-dollhouse-danny-mcbride
  8. ^ Sonny With a Chance episode "Sonny With a Chance of Dating"
  9. ^ http://savedisneyshows.de/merchandising.php
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