Even Stevens
| Even Stevens | |
|---|---|
| File:Even Stevens.jpg Original promotion poster for Even Stevens | |
| Created by | Matt Dearborn |
| Starring | Shia LaBeouf as Louis Stevens Christy Carlson Romano as Ren Stevens Margo Harshman as Tawny Dean A.J. Trauth as Alan "Twitty" Nick Spano as Donnie Stevens Tom Virtue as Steve Stevens Donna Pescow as Eileen Stevens |
| Country of origin | USA |
| No. of episodes | 65 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | David Brookwell Sean McNamara (season 3) Dennis Rinsler & Marc Warren (episode 10+) Matt Dearborn (season 3) |
| Running time | approx. 0:22 (per episode) |
| Original release | |
| Network | Disney Channel |
| Release | June 17, 2000 – June 2, 2003 |
Even Stevens is a comedy television program which aired on the Disney Channel from 2000 to 2003. The plot centers on the Stevens family, and in particular the harebrained schemes concocted by middle-schooler Louis Stevens and how they disturb his perfectionist older sister, Ren. Although a sitcom, the show did not use a laugh track. However, one of the main trademark camera shots used on the show were fast-motion transitions between scenes. Reruns will air starting in Fall 2006 on syndication, usually twice a day depending on the station. The title is a pun on the phrase 'even steven', which is often employed to describe a situation, such as a sporting event, in which the scores are even.
It was announced in May 2006 that Lizzie McGuire and Even Stevens will air on WGN Superstation in September 2006.
Production on the show ceased after 65 episodes due to Disney's policies, even though the show was still quite popular. The show was concluded with a Disney Channel Original Movie, called The Even Stevens Movie on June 13, 2003.
Major Characters
- Louis Stevens (Shia LaBeouf)- Louis is the youngest son of the family - unlike his perfect siblings and equally perfect parents, he can't seem to find his place, so he is often involved in practical jokes, get rich-quick schemes and generally trying to annoy Ren. He began the series as somewhat of a social outcast but in the middle of season one he became more popular and garnered more notice from the in-crowd.
- Renee "Ren" Stevens (Christy Carlson Romano)- Louis' perfectionist and intelligent older sister. She is the classic over-achiever and is constantly running as Hall Monitor and Class President while trying to stop Louis from getting himself in trouble. Ren is also known as the principal's pet.
- Eileen Stevens (Donna Pescow)- Louis' mother who is a California state senator.
- Steve Stevens (Tom Virtue)- Louis' quirky lawyer father.
- Donnie Stevens (Nick Spano)- Ren and Louis' athletic older brother. Donnie is quite odd, sensitive, highly concerned with his appearance, and a little airheaded, although he is fundamentally perfect at all sports.
- Alan Twitty (A.J. Trauth)- Louis' best friend who is similar to Louis but usually isn't as extreme and often has to get Louis out of situations.
- Tawny Dean (Margo Harshman)- Louis' friend, and eventually his girlfriend. Tawny at first has no friends and is an outsider, until she meets Louis, whom she first dislikes but she then befriends. She's the moderator of the three. Tawny usually dresses in gothic clothing, unlike her classmates.
Recurring Characters
- Tom Gribalski (Fred Meyers) - Louis' geeky, unpopular, uncool, and intelligent friend. When Louis cooks up a scheme, Tom usually tries to talk Louis out of it and usually doesn't play along. Also, Tom speaks with a scientific philosophy intelligent slang. He is also the hall monitor.
- Conrad Wexler (George Anthony Bell) - the principal of the middle school; Ren is his pet student while Louis drives him bananas.
- Bernard "Beans" Arrongaron (Steven Anthony Lawrence) - a neighbor of the Stevens who comes to their home uninvited, makes himself at home, and refuses to leave; eventually turns into a sidekick for Louis' and Twitty's schemes
- Ruby Mendel (Lauren Frost) - Ren's best friend who loves to gossip about news that goes around in school, usually involving crushes and students who are going out.
- Coach Tugnut (Jim Wise) - The vegetarian gym coach who is always tough on Louis. He is frequently the victim of one of Louis's pranks.
- Monique Taylor (Kenya Williams) - Ren's friend
- Larry Beale (Eric "Ty" Hodges) - Ren's nasty, popular, charismatic, know-it-all rival for her titles who always seeks to destroy her reputation. Larry's schemes usually turn on him, however.
- Nelson Minkler (Gary LeRoi Gray) - Ren's friend who seems to be a allergic to everything, as evident of his overpotection of himslf when outside
- Bobby Deaver (Brandon Davis) - Ren's crush and eventual ex.
Episode list
Season 1: 2000-2001
| 01 | "Swap.com" (6-17-00) |
| 02 | "Stevens Geners" (6-24-00) |
| 03 | "Take My Sister... Please" (7-01-00) |
| 04 | "What'll Idol Do?" (7-08-00) |
| 05 | "All About Yvette" (7-15-00) |
| 06 | "Louis in the Middle" (7-22-00) |
| 07 | "Foodzilla" (8-26-00) |
| 08 | "Family Picnic" (9-02-00) |
| 09 | "Scrub Day" (9-23-00) |
| 10 | "Easy Way" (9-30-00) |
| 11 | "Secrets and Spies" (10-07-00) |
| 12 | "Deep Chocolate" (aka Chocolate Wars) (11-03-00) |
| 13 | "After Hours" (11-17-00) |
| 14 | "Battle of the Bands" (11-24-00) |
| 15 | "Heck of a Hanukkah" (12-01-00) |
| 16 | "Luscious Lou" (12-15-00) |
| 17 | "Get a Job" (1-05-01) |
| 18 | "Movie Madness" (1-26-01) |
| 19 | "Strictly Ballroom" (2-02-01) |
| 20 | "Almost Perfect" (2-09-01) |
| 21 | "A Weak First Week" (aka Pilot) (2-23-01) |
Season 2: 2001-2002
| 22 | "Starstruck" (6-15-01) |
| 23 | "Shutterbugged" (6-22-01) |
| 24 | "Duck Soup" (6-29-01) |
| 25 | "Quest for Coolness" (7-06-01) |
| 26 | "Secret World of Girls" (7-20-01) |
| 27 | "Broadcast Blues" (7-27-01) |
| 28 | "Thin Ice" (8-03-01) |
| 29 | "Head Games" (8-24-01) |
| 30 | "Love and Basketball" (8-31-01) |
| 31 | "Devil Mountain" (9-07-01) |
| 32 | "Wild Child" (9-28-01) |
| 33 | "Easy Crier" (10-05-01) |
| 34 | "A Very Scary Story" (10-19-01) |
| 35 | "Sadie Hawkins Day" (11-02-01) |
| 36 | "Sibling Rivalry" (11-03-01) |
| 37 | "Wombat Wuv" (11-30-01) |
| 38 | "Uncle Chuck" (12-21-01) |
| 39 | "The Thomas Gribalski Affair" (12-28-01) |
| 40 | "Ren-Gate" (1-04-02) |
| 41 | "Tight End in Traction" (1-11-02) |
| 42 | "Influenza: The Musical" (1-25-02) |
| 43 | "Gutter Queen" (2-15-02) |
Season 3: 2002-2003
| 44 | "The Kiss" (2-22-02) |
| 45 | "Where in the World Is Pookie Stevens?" (3-01-02) |
| 46 | "My Best Friend's Girlfriend" (3-22-02) |
| 47 | "Your Toast" (4-19-02) |
| 48 | "Band on the Roof" (5-03-02) |
| 49 | "Little Mr. Sacktown" (5-10-02) |
| 50 | "Raiders of the Lost Sausage" (5-31-02) |
| 51 | "Close Encounters of the Beans Kind" (6-14-02) |
| 52 | "Short Story" (6-21-02) |
| 53 | "Hutch Boy" (7-05-02) |
| 54 | "Hardly Famous" (8-09-02) |
| 55 | "The King Sloppy (aka The Big Sloppy)" (8-16-02) |
| 56 | "Boy on a Rock" (8-30-02) |
| 57 | "Dirty Work" (9-06-02) |
| 58 | "The Big Splash" (9-09-02) |
| 59 | "Beans on the Brain" (9-16-02) |
| 60 | "Snow Job" (9-23-02) |
| 61 | "Stevens Manor" (10-28-02) |
| 62 | "Model Principal (aka This Year's Principal)" (11-29-02) |
| 63 | "Surf's Up" (3-31-03) |
| 64 | "In Ren We Trust" (5-19-03) |
| 65 | "Leavin' Stevens" (6-02-03) |
Movie
- The Even Stevens Movie (aka The Stevens Get Even)
Trivia
- Was originally produced as a show called "Spivey's Kid Brother". A pilot was filmed in late 1997, and shown as the the first season finale "A Weak First Week", and was later picked up by Disney Channel as "Even Stevens". In the first episode Disney had to dub out the name "Spivey" to "Stevens".
- In Episode 15, Heck of a Hanukkah, in Louis's room in the background is the painting of Kramer from Seinfeld, which is titled The Kramer.
- In the episode 7,Foodzilla, when Ren and Louis are going to the woman's house Ren ask what could go wrong, Louis thinks hit being cook with the things the cooks roast chicken, you notice he has apple in his mouth so he cannot scream, but when the camera changes to the woman the Louis made fun of earlier in the show, she moving the handle and Louis screams without an apple in his mouth.
- In the theme song of the show, Louis and Ren turn their remote controls into lightsabers, alluding to Star Wars. Prior to this, Ren reads a TV Guide with live-action photos of Christy Carlson Romano and Shia LaBeouf on the cover.
- Throughout the show, it has been revealed that Tawny can't snap her fingers, Twitty sleeps with a nightlight, Ren was student of the month for 18 months straight but needs training wheels to ride a bike, and Tom is afraid of flying squirrels.
- Donna Pescow (Eileen Stevens) has directed many episodes of the show.
- Shia LaBeouf went on to win a Daytime Emmy for Best Actor in a Children's Series in 2003 for his role in Even Stevens.
- Richard Kind, Sean Faris, Jason Marsden, Danica McKellar, Jennifer Freeman, Phyllis Diller and Mindy Sterling have all guest starred on the show.
- In "The Wild Child," the reporter asks if they sent Louis to a workcamp out in the desert. Then Shia goes on to make the movie Holes.