Mr. Young

Mr. Young
Genre	Teen sitcom
Created by	Dan Signer
Starring	Brendan Meyer Gig Morton Matreya Fedor Kurt Ostlund Milo Shandel Emily Tennant
Opening theme	"Who You Calling Kid?", performed by Hot Hot Heat
Country of origin	Canada
Language(s)	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	21 (List of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)	Dan Signer Michael Shepard Tim Gamble Co-Executive Producer: Howard Nemetz
Editor(s)	Daria Ellerman Warren Hickman
Location(s)	Vancouver, British Columbia (taping location)
Camera setup	Videotape; Multi-camera
Running time	22-23 minutes (approximately)
Production company(s)	Thunderbird Films Gravy Boat Productions
Distributor	Nelvana Enterprises (worldwide) Thunderbird Films (United States, in conjunction with Nelvana)
Broadcast
Original channel	YTV
Picture format	480i (SDTV) 720p (HDTV)
Audio format	Stereo
Original run	March 1, 2011 – present
External links
Website

Mr. Young is a Canadian television series that premiered on March 1, 2011 on YTV. The series is shot in front of a live audience in Burnaby, British Columbia. The series was created by Dan Signer (The Suite Life on Deck, A.N.T. Farm), and stars Brendan Meyer, Matreya Fedor and Gig Morton as attendants of Finnegan High School. Further main cast includes Kurt Ostlund, Emily Tennant, Milo Shandel, Raugi Yu and Paula Shaw.

Premise

Mr. Young centers on child prodigy Adam Young (Brendan Meyer), who graduated from high school and university at the age of 14. He decides to come back to high school to live the high school experience, only he becomes the science teacher at the school. He re-unites with childhood friend Derby (Gig Morton) and encounters the school bully, Slab (Kurt Ostlund), and a student in his class whom he has a crush on, named Echo (Matreya Fedor).^[1]

Production

The series was created and is executive produced by Dan Signer. The series is filmed in front of a live studio audience at 5828 Byrne Road, in Burnaby, British Columbia.^[1]

The series began taping in October 2010 and production of Season 1 was completed on April 15, 2011. Through their Facebook page, YTV announced on March 31, 2011 that Mr. Young was the #1 show on their network. On April 29, 2011 the series was renewed for a second season.^[2][3] Filming of Season 2 began in early July 2011 and will continue through to January 2012.^[4]

Season 1

The series began taping in October 2010 and production of Season 1 was completed on April 15, 2011. Most of the episodes of Mr.young on Season 1, is about Adam Young Brendan Meyer trying to impress Echo Matreya Fedor with the help of Derby Gig Morton in episodes such as Mr. Ballerina ,Mr. Big Brother and Mr. Meteor.There where some romantic moments with Adam and Echo like in Mr.Picture day,Mr. Detention and Mr. DNA.Students like Derby and Slab Kurt Ostlund some times make Adam leave or try to make them apreccate him in episodes like Mr. Elderman and Mr. Space. Principal Tater Milo Shandel also gets pranked like in Mr. DNA and Mr. Impossible.Adam and Ivy Emily Tennant don't really get along in the first episode. Mr.Space is the first 1 hour long special of Mr.young. Mr.Mummy aired in the U.S along with the Disney XD show Kickin it before it aired in Canada.

Season 2

On April 29, 2011 the series was renewed for a second season.^[2][5] Filming of Season 2 began in early July 2011 and will continue through to January 2012.^[6]Corus Entertainment’s YTV announced today that Mr. Young has been picked up for another season. Thunderbird Films will commence production of 26 new episodes in July, bringing the total number of episodes to 52. The live-action series premiered on March 1st and has quickly become one of the network’s top rated series.

Filmed in front of a live studio audience in Vancouver, Mr. Young stars Brendan Meyer as Adam Young, a whiz-kid-turned-teen genius who hit the books hard enough to get into university at the age of 9. Now, at the tender age of 14, he’s headed back to high school – as a teacher. Being the same age as his students, Adam finds himself trapped between two worlds – coping with his co-workers, who happen to be twice his age, while teaching his best friend, the girl he has a crush on, and the class bully. With one foot in the lunch room and the other foot in the staff room, it’s Mr. Young’s social life that’s being put to the test.

Mr. Young airs on Tuesdays at 6:30 p.m. ET/PT on YTV.

Viewers can also test their know-how and strive to be a virtual “teacher’s pet” by playing Extra Credit while watching the show. Found at YTV.com, Extra Credit is one of the first games of its kind in Canada – a dual screen experience encouraging viewers to log in to the game during the show to answer trivia questions based on the episode. Top scores for each show are posted online at YTV.com.^[7]

Cast

Principal cast

• Brendan Meyer^[8] as Adam Young a fourteen year old child who is a teacher at Finnegan High School. He has his friends Derby and Echo. He makes it very obvious that he has a crush on Echo; even though she doesn't notice anything he does to get her attention.
• Matreya Fedor^[9] as Echo a student at Finnegan High School. She is in Mr. Young's class and also Adams friend. She is also Adam's crush but doesn't notice anything he does to get her attention.
• Gig Morton^[10] as Derby a student at Finnegan High School. Also Adam Young's friend.
• Kurt Ostlund^[11] as Jordan "Slab" Slabinski the bully of Finnegan High School.
• Emily Tennant^[12] as Ivy Young Adams elder sister.
• Milo Shandel^[13] as Principal Tater the Principal of Finnegan High School who often checks up on Mr. Young and his class.

Recurring cast

• Raugi Yu as Dang
• Paula Shaw as Ms. Byrne
• Anna Galvin as Rachel Young
• Brett Dier as Hutch

International release and distribution

On September 7, 2011, Corus Entertainment's^[1] Nelvana Enterprises and Thunderbird Films announced that they had sold the live-action comedy series to Disney XD.^[14] channels in the U.S. and around the world. Territories in addition to the U.S. include the U.K., Spain, Portugal, Italy, the Netherlands, Central and Eastern Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Australia and New Zealand. The series is set to premiere in most territories this year. Nelvana Enterprises is the international distribution agent for Mr. Young, while Nelvana and Thunderbird are co-distributing the series in the United States.^[15][16]

On September 27, 2011, Nelvana Entertprises announced that it had also sold distribution rights to the series to the Latin American version of Cartoon Network, set for a 2012 debut.^[17]

Country / Region	Channel	Series premiere	Title in country
Canada	YTV	March 1, 2011	Mr. Young
United States	Disney Channel	October 25, 2011 (sneak peek) November 2011 (premiere)
	Disney XD	September 26, 2011
United Kingdom		Autumn/Winter
Spain
Portugal
Italy
Netherlands
Middle East
Africa
Australia
New Zealand
	Cartoon Network Latin America	2012

Episodes

Main article: List of Mr. Young episodes

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} Corus Entertainment Corporate Press Release
2. ^ ^{a b} Wendy Goldman Getzler (April 29, 2011). "YTV’s Mr. Young gets second season". Kidscreen. http://kidscreen.com/2011/04/29/ytvs-mr-young-gets-second-season/. Retrieved May 19, 2011. 
3. ^ Young Mr. Young goes to high school by Amanda Ash [1], The Vancouver Sun, March 1, 2011.
4. ^ Mr. Young renewed for Season 2 [2], TV-Eh, April 28, 2011.
5. ^ Young Mr. Young goes to high school by Amanda Ash [3], The Vancouver Sun, March 1, 2011.
6. ^ Mr. Young renewed for Season 2 [4], TV-Eh, April 28, 2011.
7. ^ http://www.tv-eh.com/2011/04/28/mr-young-renewed-for-season-2/
8. ^ http://www.ytv.com/shows/97/mr-young/characters/40/adam-young.aspx
9. ^ http://www.ytv.com/shows/97/mr-young/characters/42/echo.aspx
10. ^ http://www.ytv.com/shows/97/mr-young/characters/44/derby.aspx
11. ^ http://www.ytv.com/shows/97/mr-young/characters/50/jordan-slab-slabinsky.aspx
12. ^ http://www.ytv.com/shows/97/mr-young/characters/45/ivy.aspx
13. ^ http://www.ytv.com/shows/97/mr-young/characters/51/principal-tater.aspx
14. ^ Disney XD
15. ^ Disney Buys Vancouver-made Kids TV Show - The Province
16. ^ Whiz kid turned teen genius Mr. Young acquired by Disney XD around the World - Stockhouse [5]
17. ^ Nelvana Sells Comedy Series to Latin American Cartoon Network, Broadcaster Magazine, September 27, 2011.

External links

• Official YTV Website
• Mr. Young at the Internet Movie Database