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It's a Laugh Productions, Inc.is a production company best known for producing the live-action sitcoms that air on Disney Channel and Disney XD. It is an owned subsidiary of the Disney-ABC Television Group. It is also one of the production companies of Raven's Home.
History[]
Launched in 2004, It's a Laugh Productions tape most shows at Hollywood Center Studios, with the exceptions of Hannah Montana, Good Luck Charlie, and Austin & Ally, which were taped at Sunset Bronson Studios (formerly Tribune Studios); Sonny with a Chance, which was filmed at NBC Studios (before moving to Hollywood Center Studios for its second season); Pair of Kings, which was taped at Sunset Gower Studios (before moving to Hollywood Center Studios for its third season); and Shake It Up, which is taped at LA Center Studios (as well as the second and third seasons of Good Luck Charlie). However, the shows are still similar to all of the studio's other programs. Jonas L.A. was the first live-action sitcom to be filmed in a single-camera film format as opposed to the videotaped, multi-camera format of other Disney Channel sitcoms. It was also filmed on location with closed sets.
As of 2013, nearly all of Disney Channel's live-action original programming is produced by It's a Laugh Productions.
Series[]
| # | Name | Premiere date | End date | Number of episodes | Network |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Suite Life of Zack & Cody | March 18, 2005 | September 1, 2008 | 87 | Disney Channel |
| 2 | Hannah Montana | March 24, 2006 | January 16, 2011 | 98 | Disney Channel |
| 3 | Cory in the House | January 12, 2007 | September 12, 2008 | 34 | Disney XD |
| 4 | Wizards of Waverly Place | October 12, 2007 | March 15, 2013 | 106 | Disney Channel |
| 5 | The Suite Life on Deck | September 26, 2008 | May 6, 2011 | 71 | Disney Channel |
| 6 | Sonny with a Chance | February 8, 2009 | January 2, 2011 | 47 | Disney Channel |
| 7 | Jonas | May 2, 2009 | October 3, 2010 | 34 | Disney Channel |
| 8 | I'm in the Band | November 27, 2009 | December 9, 2011 | 41 | Disney XD |
| 9 | Good Luck Charlie | April 4, 2010 | February 16,2014 | 97 | Disney Channel |
| 10 | Pair of Kings | September 10, 2010 | February 18, 2013 | 67 | Disney XD |
| 11 | Shake It Up | November 7, 2010 | November 10, 2013 | 75 | Disney Channel |
| 12 | A.N.T. Farm | May 6, 2011 | March 21, 2014 | 62 | Disney Channel |
| 13 | So Random! | June 5, 2011 | March 25, 2012 | 26 | Disney Channel |
| 14 | Kickin' It | June 13, 2011 | March 25, 2015 | 84 | Disney XD |
| 15 | Jessie | September 30, 2011 | October 16, 2015 | 98 | Disney Channel |
| 16 | Austin & Ally | December 2, 2011 | January 10, 2016 | 87 | Disney Channel |
| 17 | Lab Rats | February 27, 2012 | February 2, 2016 | 90 | Disney XD |
| 18 | Crash & Bernstein | October 8, 2012 | August 11, 2014 | 39 | Disney XD |
| 19 | Dog with a Blog | October 12, 2012 | September 25, 2015 | 69 |
Disney Channel |
| 20 | Liv and Maddie | July 19, 2013 | March 24, 2017 | 80 | Disney Channel |
| 21 | Mighty Med | October 7, 2013 | September 9, 2015 | 44 | Disney XD |
| 22 | I Didn't Do It | January 17, 2014 | October 16, 2015 | 39 | Disney Channel |
| 23 | Girl Meets World | June 27, 2014 | January 20, 2017 | 72 | Disney Channel |
| 24 | K.C. Undercover | January 18, 2015 | February 2, 2018 | 75 | Disney Channel |
| 25 | Best Friends Whenever | June 26, 2015 | December 11, 2016 | 30 | Disney Channel |
| 26 | Gamer's Guide to Pretty Much Everything | July 22, 2015 | January 2, 2017 | 37 | Disney XD |
| 27 | Bunk'd | July 31, 2015 | present | 116 | Disney Channel |
| 28 | Lab Rats: Elite Force | March 2, 2016 | October 22, 2016 | 15 | Disney XD |
| 29 | Bizaardvark | June 24, 2016 | April 13, 2019 | 63 | Disney Channel |
| 30 | Raven's Home | July 21, 2017 | present | 95 | Disney Channel |
| 31 | Coop & Cami Ask the World | October 12, 2018 | September 11, 2020 | 49 | Disney Channel |
| 32 | Sydney to the Max | January 25, 2019 | November 26, 2021 | 63 | Disney Channel |
| 33 | The Villains of Valley View | June 3, 2022 | present | 9 | Disney Channel |
Films[]
Theatrical films[]
| # | Title | Release date | Budget | Gross | RT | IMDb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hannah Montana: The Movie | April 10, 2009 | $35,000,000 | $155,545,279 | 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[]
Main article: List of Disney Channel 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 |
| 4 | Wizards on Deck with Hannah Montana | July 17, 2009 | Wizards of Waverly Place, The Suite Life on Deck, and Hannah Montana |
| 5 | Weasels on Deck | October 11, 2010 | I'm in the Band and The Suite Life on Deck |
| 6 | Charlie Shakes It Up | June 5, 2011 | Good Luck Charlie and Shake It Up |
| 7 | Austin & Jessie & Ally All Star New Year | December 7, 2012 | Austin & Ally and Jessie |
| 8 | Good Luck Jessie: NYC Christmas | November 29, 2013 | Jessie and Good Luck Charlie |
Notes:
- Both "That's So Suite Life of Hannah Montana" and "Wizards on Deck with Hannah Montana" are each counted as three separate episodes. "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 count as an episode for both series, due to it being a separate event.
- There is a crossover episode of a show every year except for 2008.
Television specials[]
| # | Title | Air date | Shows featured |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wish Gone Amiss Weekend | July 13, 2007 | Cory in the House, The Suite Life of Zack & Cody, and Hannah Montana |
SD and HD programming[]
Sonny with a Chance and all series produced since 2009, as well as seasons of existing series produced before 2009 that continued into that year were produced in high definition, but all series shot prior to 2009 were produced in standard definition.