Good Luck Charlie ''Good Luck Charlie'' is an American sitcom that originally aired on Disney Channel from April 4, 2010, to February 16, 2014. The series' creators, Phil Baker and Drew Vaupen, wanted to create a program that would appeal to entire families, no ...

'' is an American

sitcom A sitcom, a Portmanteau, portmanteau of situation comedy, or situational comedy, is a genre of comedy centered on a fixed set of characters who mostly carry over from episode to episode. Sitcoms can be contrasted with sketch comedy, where a troup ...

that originally aired on Disney Channel from April 4, 2010 to February 16, 2014. The series revolves around Teddy Duncan (

Bridgit Mendler Bridgit Claire Mendler (born December 18, 1992) is an American singer and actress. In 2004, she began her career in the animated Indian film '' The Legend of Buddha'', later starring in the films '' Alice Upside Down'' (2007), '' The Clique'' (2 ...

), a teenage girl who makes video diaries for her little sister Charlie ( Mia Talerico) about her family and life as a teenager. The video diaries are made to help Charlie when she grows up. The series also stars Jason Dolley as PJ; Bradley Steven Perry as Gabe; and

Leigh-Allyn Baker Leigh-Allyn Baker (born March 13, 1972) is an American actress. She had recurring roles on '' Charmed'' and as Ellen on '' Will & Grace'', and a starring role as the matriarch Amy Duncan on the Disney Channel sitcom '' Good Luck Charlie''. She ...

and

Eric Allan Kramer Eric Allan Kramer (born March 26, 1962) is an American actor and fight choreographer. Kramer has appeared in numerous feature films and television programs including '' True Romance'' and '' Robin Hood: Men in Tights'' and is also known for his ...

as Amy and Bob Duncan, the children's parents.

Series overview

Episodes

Season 1 (2010–11)

Season 2 (2011)

Film (2011)

Season 3 (2012–13)

On August 29, 2011, Disney Channel renewed ''Good Luck Charlie'' for a third season. The third season featured a new addition to the Duncan family. Fans had been given the chance to vote for the name online. On January 30, 2012,

tweeted that season three had begun filming. The season premiered on May 6, 2012, with two back-to-back episodes. Both

and

each directed an episode this season. The first Christmas episode of the series also aired this season.

Season 4 (2013–14)

On July 12, 2012, Disney Channel renewed ''Good Luck Charlie'' for a fourth season. The fourth season premiered on April 28, 2013 with a guest appearance by

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. Logan Moreau guest starred as Toby Duncan throughout the fourth season.

Luke Benward Luke Aaron Benward (born May 12, 1995) is an American actor and singer. He is best known for his role as Will in the Disney film ''Cloud 9'' (2014). His first starring role was Billy Forrester in ''How to Eat Fried Worms'' (2006), and as Charl ...

also recurred in a six-episode arc this season. Benward and Jason Dolley previously worked together in the 2008

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''. Ava Sambora (daughter of

Heather Locklear Heather Deen Locklear (born September 25, 1961) is an American actress famous for her role as Amanda Woodward on ''Melrose Place'' (1993–1999), for which she received four consecutive Golden Globe nominations for Best Actress – Television ...

and

Richie Sambora Richard Stephen Sambora (born July 11, 1959) is an American rock guitarist, singer, songwriter and producer, best known as the lead guitarist of the rock band Bon Jovi from 1983 to 2013. He and lead singer Jon Bon Jovi formed the main songwri ...

) guest starred in the episode "Futuredrama" as an older version of Charlie. It was confirmed on June 11, 2013 that season 4 would be the final season, slated to end on February 16, 2014. On June 20, 2013, it was announced that one of the final episodes of the series would feature a lesbian couple, the first episode of a Disney Channel series to do so.

References

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