Even Stevens was an
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television series that aired on
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. The show follows the life of the Stevens Family, who live in suburban
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, often focusing on the clashing personalities of its two younger siblings, Ren and Louis. It premiered on June 17, 2000 and ended on June 2, 2003. The show was produced by
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. It is often credited for launching
Shia LaBeoufShia Saide LaBeouf is an American actor, voice actor, and comedian.LaBeouf began his comedy career when he was 10 years old, and then launched his acting career in 1998 at the age of 12. He became known among younger audiences for his part in the Disney Channel series Even Stevens, also appearing...
's career as an actor. The story takes place in Sacramento,
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. Re-runs currently air on
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, but, not very often.
Main characters
- Louis Anthony Stevens Shia LaBeouf
Shia Saide LaBeouf is an American actor, voice actor, and comedian.LaBeouf began his comedy career when he was 10 years old, and then launched his acting career in 1998 at the age of 12. He became known among younger audiences for his part in the Disney Channel series Even Stevens, also appearing...
- Louis is in seventh grade, the youngest of the family. Unlike his perfect siblings and equally perfect parents, he can't seem to find his place. Consequently, he is often involved in practical jokes, get-rich-quick schemes, and finding ways to infuriate his sister. He is often viewed as crazy and causes many disasters. His best friends are Tawny Dean and Alan Twitty. Louis and Tawny Dean eventually become a couple.
- Renee Ren Stevens Christy Carlson Romano
Christy Carlson Romano is an American stage and film actress, author and singer. She is perhaps best known for her roles in the sitcom Even Stevens and the animated series Kim Possible, in which she is the voice of the title character, as well as garnering a considerable boost in fandom for...
- A perfectionistic and intelligent eighth grader. She is the classic over-achiever and is constantly running as Hall Monitor and Class President, while trying to keep Louis's schemes from becoming disasters. She is the head newscaster for her school's news show (The Wombat Report), as well as a member of her school cheerleadingCheerleading is a sport that uses organized routines that range from 1 minute to 3 minutes made from elements of tumbling, dance, jumps, cheers, and stunting to direct spectators of events to cheer on sports teams at games and matches and/or compete at cheerleading competitions. Cheerleaders draw...
squad for a few weeks. Ren is also the highly valued assistant to Principal Wexler.
- Eileen Stevens Donna Pescow
Donna Pescow is an American film and television actress.-Life and career:Pescow was born in Brooklyn, New York to a Jewish family. Her father owned and ran a news stand in downtown NYC at Battery Place. Pescow attended Sheepshead Bay High School in Brooklyn, NY and she took drama classes with...
- A successful no-nonsense state senatorA state senator is a member of a state's Senate, the upper house in the bicameral legislature of 49 U.S. states, or a legislator in Nebraska's one house State Legislature.There are typically fewer state senators than there are members of a state's lower house...
who launched a campaign for the U.S. House of Representatives in 2002 and was narrowly defeated. She is the mother of Donnie, Ren, and Louis.
- Steve Stevens Tom Virtue
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- The quirky lawyer father of the family. Played college footballCollege football is American football played by teams of student athletes fielded by American universities, colleges, and military academies. It was the venue through which American football first gained popularity in the United States...
for Michigan State UniversityMichigan State University is a public research university in East Lansing, Michigan USA. Founded in 1855, it was the pioneer land-grant institution and served as a model for future land-grant colleges in the United States under the 1862 Morrill Act. Its alumni include at least six winners of the...
with the nickname "Stiffie" Stevens. He used to be a wrestler for his school.
- Donald Donnie Stevens Nick Spano
Nick Spano is an American actor who is perhaps best known for his role as "Donnie Stevens" in the Disney Channel Original Series Even Stevens....
- Ren and Louis's athletic older brother. Donnie is highly concerned with his appearance and a little bit of an airhead, although he excels in many sports. Donnie's favorite color is Blue.
- Alan Twitty A.J. Trauth - Louis's best friend who is similar to Louis but usually isn't as extreme and often has to get Louis out of situations. Usually referred to as "Twitty" by his friends.
- Tawny Dean Margo Harshman
Margo Cathleen Harshman is an American actress who is most likely best known for her role of Tawny Dean on the Disney Channel series Even Stevens.- Personal life :...
- Louis's other best friend, and eventually his girlfriend. Tawny at first has no friends and is an outsider, until she meets Louis. Tawny usually dresses in goth clothing, unlike her classmates.
- Tom Gribalski Fred Meyers
Fred Meyers is an American actor. He lives in Burbank, California.Meyers made his acting debut in the popular Disney Channel television series Even Stevens. He also co-starred the film Suspended Animation and opposite Hilary Duff in Raise Your Voice...
- Louis's semi-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 commonly the victim of many pranks by Louis and Twitty. He also show much affection for his never-seen mother, Doris
Recurring characters
- Conrad Wexler George Anthony Bell - The principal of Lawrence Jr High, which he does not have very good control over (and often uses many inventive ways to get out of there). Ren is his student assistant, while Louis drives him crazy.
- Beans Aranguren Steven Anthony Lawrence
Steven Anthony Lawrence is an American actor. He is perhaps best known for his recurring role as Bernard "Beans" Aranguren in the hit Disney Channel Original Series Even Stevens. His other television credits include That's So Raven, Married with Children, ER, Frasier, The Amanda Show and among...
- The bacon-loving neighbor of the Stevens who comes into their home uninvited, makes himself at home, and refuses to leave. He eventually turns into a sidekick for Louis's and Twitty's schemes. In one episode, Louis thinks he may be an alien, which, in a joke scene of that episode, is proven true. He is the trouble-maker to the family (even more annoying than Louis) and may be a little Louis.
- Jewel Megan Miyahira - Ren's best friend from the first episode of "Even Stevens". After "Swap.com" Jewel isn't seen or mentioned again.
- Charlotte Shannon Marshall - Ren's best friend in the first season of "Even Stevens". After Season 1 Charlotte isn't seen or mentioned again.
- Carla Lisa Foiles
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- A girl who looks up to Ren. Carla is Marla's best friend. Carla and Marla are both on the Newspaper Staff with Ren and Ruby. After "Quest for Coolness" Carla isn't seen or mentioned again.
- Marla Krysten Leigh Jones - A young African American
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girl who looks up to Ren just like her best friend Carla. After "Quest for Coolness" Marla isn't seen or mentioned again.
- Ruby Mendel Lauren Frost
Lauren Frost is an American actress from Downers Grove, Illinois. She attended Downers Grove South High School for her freshman year before moving to California. She co-starred in the Disney Channel original series Even Stevens as Ren's best friend Ruby, from 2001 - 2003. She also co-starred in...
- Ren's best friend who loves to gossip about news that goes around in school, usually involving crushes and students who are dating. She once had a crush on Louis, which lasted one episode and in that same episode she had a crush on BBMakBBMak were an English pop group consisting of Mark Barry, Christian Burns and Stephen McNally. Together they sold nearly three million albums and spawned six Top 10 and Top 40 singles worldwide between 1999 when the group was formed and 2003 when they eventually disbanded...
.
- Coach Terry Tugnut Jim Wise
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- The gym coach who is always tough on Louis but crazy about Donny, Larry, and food. He loves to eat. Once he weighed over 300 lbs. He is frequently the victim of one of Louis' pranks. Coach Tugnut often serves as Wexler's enforcer/sidekick. He is obsessed with dodgeballDodgeball means any game in which players try to hit other players with balls and avoid being hit. There are many such games; see List of dodgeball variations. This article is about a well-known form, also called battleball: a team sport with codified rules that is often played in physical...
and with the three "major points" (arm, head, stomach).
- Monique Taylor Kenya Williams - Ren's cheerleading
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best friend. Is a very happy and perky person. She seems to be as popular as Ren, but takes many things to extreme limits. Monique has a Southern-Education:* Southern University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States* Southern Connecticut State University, New Haven, Connecticut, United States* Southern High School, various schools-Organizations:* Southern Railway, various railways...
accent.
- Larry Anthony Beale Eric "Ty" Hodges - Ren's nasty, popular, charismatic, know-it-all rival in school. Larry's an Army brat and he always seeks to destroy her reputation, but his schemes usually backfire. His favorite victim is Ren, But at times, would seek to ruin Louis as well, but finds that Louis is just as clever as Ren. Deep down Larry is jealous of Ren, and thinks of Louis as somewhat as a threat, but he'd never admit it.
- Ivan Eric Jungmann
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- Sidekick and yes-man for Larry Beale, although he occasionally serves as a yes-man for other popular kids, such as Blake Thompson in the episode Louis in the Middle.
- Nelson Minkler Gary LeRoi Gray
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- Ren's childhood best friend who seems to be allergic to everything, as evident by his overprotection of himself when outside. Is fluent in French. Becomes a recurring character. He is usually with Ren, and at times Donny, but has only once even talked to Louis.
Production
The show was originally produced as a show called "Spivey's Kid Brother". A pilot was filmed in late 1997, and was later picked up by
Disney ChannelDisney Channel is a cable television channel specializing in television programming for children through original series and movies as well as third party programming. It is marketed to mostly children; however, in recent years the diversity of viewers has increased with an older audience,...
as "Even Stevens". In the first episode Disney had to
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out the name "Spivey" to "Stevens". In fact, in the gym class scene, a banner is visible in the background reading, "Home of Spivey and the Wild Wombats." In a possible coincidence, the character Louis Driscoll from the show
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had a best friend name Louis Spivey in the 1996 episode "Spivey", one year previous to the creation of the
Even Stevens pilot.
In the theme song of the show, clay animations of Louis and Ren turn their
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s into
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s, alluding to
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. Prior to this, Ren reads a TV Guide with live-action photos of Christy Carlson Romano and Shia LaBeouf on the cover.
Although the show lasted three seasons, the timeline of the show is only one school year, since Louis and his friends remain in the 7th grade and Ren and her friends remain in the 8th grade. They all finally graduate in
The Even Stevens MovieThe Even Stevens Movie is a 2003 American family comedy film that debuted on the Disney Channel. The film is based upon the Disney Channel show Even Stevens...
.
As of September 2008,
Even Stevens airs on the new WGN America at 4:00 am on Wednesdays and Fridays, along with
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during the week. On Jan 7, 2009, Disney Channel aired eight episodes as part of their "Sometimes You Win, Sometimes You Louis" marathon to coincide with the July 2, 2007 release of Shia LaBeouf's film
Transformers.
This show no longer airs on Disney Channel as a part of the regular schedule but Disney has aired the holiday episodes occasionally. On Brazil's Jetix, airs on 10: 30 pm. On
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it airs every Saturday and Sunday in the afternoon. In Britain,
Even Stevens was screened on BBC2 and BBC1 (unlike most Disney Channel Original Series, this has never been shown on Disney Channel UK - although the channel has shown
The Even Stevens Movie).also shows on citv as well
The series was removed from the Disney Channel's schedule in late 2006. In 2009, Even Stevens returned to television after a three year absence.
Episodes
| Season | Ep # | First Airdate | Last Airdate |
|---|
| Season 1 |
21 |
June 17, 2000/April 21, 2001 |
February 23, 2001/March 21, 2002 |
| Season 2 |
22 |
June 15, 2001/April 18, 2002 |
February 15, 2002/May 23, 2003 |
| Season 3 |
22 |
February 22, 2002/August 01, 2003 |
June 2, 2003/August 01, 2004 |
Film
In the 2003 Disney Channel Original Movie, the Stevens family gets an all-expenses-paid trip to an island named Mandelino. The catch is that Mandelino isn't a real island and the family is unknowingly on a new reality show called
Family Fakeout.