Chinese name: Charlie's Growth Diary
Foreign name: Good Luck Charlie
Genre: family, growth, comedy, sitcom, American drama
Production company: Disney
Production period: 2010-2015
Disney Original Channel has always produced many excellent homemade dramas about youth, family, fantasy, and inspirational themes. The best example of sitcom format is Good Luck Charlie. For the vast number of Chinese teenagers and children who are immersed in the likes of Bald Qiang and Big Big Wolf, this sitcom is definitely a breath of fresh air; for those born in the 1980s who grew up in the 1990s, many classic sitcoms that accompanied their growth include I love my family, the story of the cooking class, etc. The post-90s generation may be familiar with the family with children, love apartment, etc. Therefore, there is no cultural gap between sitcoms in Chinese and Western societies. Naturally, I believe in this Charlie Growing Up Diary. It must also be in line with the current appetite of the Chinese people. Now I will give an introduction to the play based on my personal experience of watching the play.
Good Luck Charlie is a Disney Channel original television series that premiered on April 4, 2010. The entire series revolves around the Duncan family, telling the story of what happened to the Duncan family after the birth of their fourth child, Charlie. Different from other sitcoms, each episode begins and ends in the form of a home video. That is, in each episode, Teddy, the second child of the Duncan family, will record a video to tell Charlie what to do. Advice on spending your youth, because Teddy hopes that these video records can be left to the grown-up Teddy to watch in the future. Finally, before the end of each episode, Teddy (or other family members) will face the camera and say the series' classic quote "Good Luck, Charlie!". In the movie version, the mother discovers she is pregnant again, and in the third season, Amy gives birth to a boy, Toby, thus bringing a fifth child to the family.
In terms of content, this series focuses on the Duncan family living in Denver. When mother Amy discovers that she is pregnant again after her three children (PJ, Teddy, and Gabe) have all grown into teenagers. . With the birth of little Charlie, other children must take on the task of taking care of this little sister. The show revolves around family members taking care of Charlie while facing other problems in life.
In terms of characters, unfold in order:
Teddy Duncan? (Teddy Duncan)
Teddy is a top student in school. At home, she is the one whom her parents can trust, and at school she is recognized as a good person (GG: goody-goody). Because Teddy realizes that she may not be able to accompany Charlie as she grows up, she decides to make a video diary for Charlie, hoping that it can be used as advice if something happens to Charlie after she becomes a teenager. She produced and starred in every episode, and ended each episode by saying, "Good luck, Charlie." Originally, Teddy's parents wanted to have a boy, so they chose the more masculine name "Teddy". Teddy started dating Spencer (super handsome!) in the first season. Then when Teddy found out that Spencer was also dating another beautiful and weak girl with long black hair, Skyler (also very beautiful!), Teddy broke up with Spencer. Eventually Teddy and Skyler became friends. Later in the second season, Teddy reconnected with Spencer.
But later, because Spencer was going to college in Boston, the two decided to break up because they didn't want to be in a long-distance relationship. However, as Teddy was admitted to Yale University, he and Spencer got much closer, and they still had feelings for each other. , in the final chapter Goodbye Charlie reunited. Teddy also cares about her best friend Ivy (big fat black girl~~).
PJ Duncan? (PJ Duncan)
PJ is the eldest child in the family. He and Teddy fight and take care of each other, and get along well with his younger brother Gabe. He usually looks silly and a little childish, but at some critical moments, he appears to be strong and witty. In the play, dad Bob admits that his name, PJ, was originally named after his great-grandfather "Patrick John", but he made a mistake and changed it to "Potty John" (which means toilet). Then Bob mistakenly changed his name to PP Duncan (hilarious). In Battle of the Band, PJ met Skyler and started dating. But in PJ in the City, the two broke up because Skyler's family moved to New York. However, in the Good Christmas special, when PJ and Teddy visited universities in New York, they met Skyler and learned that he was admitted to the University of Denver. , the two got back together.
Gabe Duncan? (Gabe Duncan)
Gabe is the third child in the family, a boy. He is a very naughty troublemaker, but he loves and cares for every member of his family. He and the Duncan family's neighbor Mrs. Dabney are bitter enemies. At the beginning, Gabe stated that he did not want his old sister to come, and he was the last member of the Duncan family to accept Charlie. He is a mischief-maker and troublemaker, sarcastic and lazy. However, he also often shows his responsible attitude towards his family (toward Charlie). He often plays pranks on his neighbor Mrs. Dabney. He and Toby are the only ones in the family with brown hair, the rest of the family are blond. In the play, he often laughs at his father's weight and obesity, his mother's poor cooking skills, his brother's stupid behavior, and his sister's too good-natured attitude. If his neighbor Mrs. Dabney gets too annoying, Garber will fight back. Toby was named by Gabe because he won the naming rights.
Charlie Duncan? (Charlie Duncan)
Charlie is the fourth child in the family. There is a 14-year age gap between her and PJ, a 12-year age gap between her and Teddy, and a nine-year age gap between her and Gabe. She is a beautiful and kind-hearted little angel~~~
Amy Duncan? (Amy Duncan)
Amy is the mother of the family. She used to work as a nurse in a large hospital. She was a responsible, protective, and funny character. She loves and loves her family and will do whatever she can to care for and protect them. At first she didn't like having Charlie away from her, but as the series progressed, she was able to leave Charlie to her three other children and her husband Bob. She has a bit of a bragging personality and likes to show off her achievements. Amy worked for local television and wrote a book of poetry in high school. She once mentioned that when she was a student at Southwest Denver Community College, she participated in various club activities and finally received a nursing degree. Amy loves special opportunities, especially the chance to be on television. She enjoys various public occasions, such as community events or performances, so that she can have the opportunity to perform on stage, but she often ends up being interrupted or canceled for other reasons (several episodes are centered around this). However, Amy is still very strict with the children, and she will still punish them when they should be punished. In the movie version, Amy is actually pregnant with her fifth child (Toby). In the third season, Amy quit her job and became a full-time housewife because she thought it was too hard to take care of Charlie and Toby at the same time.
Bob Duncan? (Bob Duncan)
Bob is the father of the family.
He worked for a pest control company and called himself a pest control expert (laughing at the time).