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Drake & Josh is an American television sitcom created by Dan Schneider for Nickelodeon starring Drake Bell and Josh Peck who plays Drake Parker and Josh Nichols who are stepbrothers.
The series ran from January 11, 2004 to September 16, 2007.
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Seasons Overview[]
Season | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
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Season premiere | Season finale | |||
1 | 6 | January 11, 2004 | February 22, 2004 | |
2 | 14 | March 14, 2004 | November 28, 2004 | |
3 | 17 | April 2, 2005 | April 8, 2006 | |
4 | 20 | September 24, 2006 | September 16, 2007 | |
Film | 2 films | January 8, 2006; December 5, 2008 |
Season 1[]
- Drake Bell, Josh Peck, Miranda Cosgrove, Nancy Sullivan, and Jonathan Goldstein are present in all 6 episodes.
Episode | Series | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original airdate | PC # |
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1 | 1 | "Pilot" | Virgil L. Fabian | Dan Schneider | January 11, 2004 | 101 |
Two very different teenagers named Drake Parker (Drake Bell) and Josh Nichols (Josh Peck) discover that they are about to become stepbrothers; Drake blackmails Josh into letting him get a date with the hottest girl in school.
Guest Stars: Julie Gonzalo as Tiffany Margolis and Joey Mendicino as Buck
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2 | 2 | "Dune Buggy" | Virgil L. Fabian | Dan Schneider | January 18, 2004 | 102 |
Drake and Josh's parents refuse to let them drive a dune buggy from their friend, Trevor (Taran Killam); Josh gets grounded for lying about breaking the TV.
Guest Star: Taran Killam as Trevor | ||||||
3 | 3 | "Believe Me, Brother" | Virgil L. Fabian | Dan Schneider | January 25, 2004 | 103 |
Drake believes that Josh is hitting on Drake's girlfriend, Susan (Ashley Eckstein) when it's actually Susan who's flirting with Josh.
Guest Star: Ashley Eckstein as Susan | ||||||
4 | 4 | "Two Idiots and a Baby" | Virgil L. Fabian | Steven Molaro | February 8, 2004 | 104 |
Josh volunteers himself and Drake to babysit the son of Walter's boss, Max, so they can go out to dinner. However, Drake already has plans for that night. | ||||||
5 | 5 | "First Crush" | Virgil L. Fabian | Steve Holland | February 15, 2004 | 105 |
Josh isn't smooth with girls, but he has a crush on a girl named Kathy (Erin Chambers), so Drake tries to help Josh get a date with Kathy.
Guest Star: Erin Chambers as Kathy | ||||||
6 | 6 | "Grammy" | Virgil L. Fabian | Andrew Hill Newman | February 22, 2004 | 106 |
Josh's grandmother babysits Drake and Josh while Walter (Jonathan Goldstein), Audrey (Nancy Sullivan), and Megan (Miranda Cosgrove) leave for the weekend.
Guest Star: Randee Heller as Grammy Nichols |
Season 2[]
- Drake Bell, Josh Peck, and Miranda Cosgrove appear in all episodes.
- Nancy Sullivan was absent for 5 episodes.
- Jonathan Goldstein was absent for 4 episodes.
Episode | Series | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original airdate | PC # |
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1 | 7 | "The Bet" | Steve Hoefer | George Doty IV | March 14, 2004 | 201 |
Drake bets Josh that he can go longer without junk food than Josh can go without video games. | ||||||
2 | 8 | "Guitar" | Virgil Fabian | Dan Schneider | March 21, 2004 | 202 |
Drake wins concert tickets and a guitar autographed by an idol; Josh accidentally ruins the guitar.
Guest Star: Mark Matkevich as Devin Malone | ||||||
3 | 9 | "Movie Job" | Virgil Fabian | Dan Schneider | March 28, 2004 | 203 |
Josh and Drake get jobs at a movie theater; slacker Drake gets promoted.
Absent: Nancy Sullivan as Audrey Parker-Nichols | ||||||
4 | 10 | "Football" | Virgil Fabian | Dan Schneider & Barry O'Brien | April 4, 2004 | 204 |
Drake convinces Josh to try out for the football team to make him become cooler.
Absent: Nancy Sullivan as Audrey Parker-Nichols and Jonathan Goldstein as Walter Nichols | ||||||
5 | 11 | "Pool Shark" | Steve Hoefer | Anthony Del Broccolo | April 18, 2004 | 205 |
Drake takes advantage of Josh's ability to play pool; Walter tries to get Audrey a good birthday present.
Guest Star: Alec Medlock as Craig Ramirez | ||||||
6 | 12 | "Smart Girl" | Roger Christiansen | Dan Schneider | April 25, 2004 | 206 |
Drake accidentally accepts an offer to join the school academic team; Josh tries to get revenge on Megan.
Guest Stars: Kate Lang Johnson as Michelle and Lane Napper as Academic Bowl Coach | ||||||
7 | 13 | "Little Diva" | Virgil Fabian | Eric Friedman | May 2, 2004 | 207 |
The theater holds a movie premiere, and Josh must act as the personal assistant to the film's child star.
Note: Helen, who is usually played by Yvette Nicole Brown, was played by Frances Callier in this episode. | ||||||
8 | 14 | "Blues Brothers" | Fred Savage | Craig DiGregorio | September 12, 2004 | 208 |
Drake enters a talent show to see if he can win it three years in a row. Also, Josh gets to reveal the weather on TV, but he gets pressured and starts twitching. He starts getting humiliated by everyone.
Note: Yvette Nicole Brown returns as Helen after her abscence. | ||||||
9 | 15 | "Driver's License" | Virgil Fabian | Dan Schneider | September 12, 2004 | 209 |
Drake begins blackmailing Josh after paying for Josh's traffic ticket. | ||||||
10 | 16 | "Number 1 Fan" | Virgil Fabian | Dan Schneider | September 19, 2004 | 210 |
A little girl from Josh's Campfire troop develops a crush on Drake.
Absent: Nancy Sullivan as Audrey Parker-Nichols | ||||||
11 | 17 | "Mean Teacher" | Steve Hoefer | George Doty IV | September 26, 2004 | 211 |
Drake cannot break up with Kelly because Mrs. Hayfer, who was also his teacher, threatens him with summer school.
Absent: Jonathan Goldstein as Walter Nichols | ||||||
12 | 18 | "The Gary Grill" | Virgil Fabian | Anthony Del Broccolo | October 17, 2004 | 212 |
Drake and Josh unwittingly become pawns in a plot to sell stolen grills.
Guest Star: Gary Coleman as himself | ||||||
13 | 19 | "Drew & Jerry" | Steve Hoefer | Dan Schneider | October 24, 2004 | 213 |
Drake becomes jealous when Josh befriends a classmate who looks and acts like him. | ||||||
14 | 20 | "Honor Council" | Virgil Fabian | Eric Friedman | November 28, 2004 | 214 |
Drake is falsely accused of playing a practical joke on a teacher. |
Season 3[]
- Drake Bell, Josh Peck, and Miranda Cosgrove appear in all episodes.
- Nancy Sullivan and Jonathan Goldstein are absent for 7 episodes.
Episode | Series | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original airdate | PC # |
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1 | 21 | "The Drake & Josh Inn" | Adam Weissman | Jake Farrow | April 2, 2005 | 301 |
Drake and Josh turn their house into a bed-and-breakfast when left alone for the weekend. | ||||||
2 | 22 | "Peruvian Puff Pepper" | Steve Hoefer | Steve Holland | April 9, 2005 | 302 |
Drake and Josh compete in a salsa-making contest to win a television. | ||||||
3 | 23 | "We're Married?" | Steve Hoefer | George Doty IV | April 16, 2005 | 303 |
Josh's e-pal, Yooka, comes to visit, and Josh accidentally causes Yooka to marry Drake. | ||||||
4 | 24 | "Mindy's Back" | Adam Weissman | Eric Friedman | April 30, 2005 | 304 |
Mindy returns and beats Josh at the Science Fair. However, Mindy and Josh start dating and Josh doesn't want Drake to know since Drake hated Mindy.
Absent: Nancy Sullivan as Audrey Parker-Nichols and Jonathan Goldstein as Walter Nichols. | ||||||
5 | 25 | "The Affair" | Adam Weissman | Anthony Del Broccolo | May 21, 2005 | 305 |
The boys assume that Walter is having an affair when he acts suspiciously. | ||||||
6 | 26 | "Playing the Field" | Roger Christiansen | Dan Schneider | June 4, 2005 | 306 |
Drake breaks up with his girlfriend, Tori, so that they can date other people, but even though he gets a bunch of other dates, he becomes jealous when he sees her with new dates; Josh gets a new mustache which no one approved of.
Absent: Nancy Sullivan as Audrey Parker-Nichols and Jonathan Goldstein as Walter Nichols | ||||||
7 | 27 | "Helen's Surgery" | Adam Weissman | George Doty IV | June 11, 2005 | 307 |
Helen enlists the help of Drake and Josh's laser eye surgery leaves her temporarily blinded.
Absent: Nancy Sullivan as Audrey Parker-Nichols and Jonathan Goldstein as Walter Nichols | ||||||
8 | 28 | "Paging Dr. Drake" | Steve Hoefer | Anthony Del Broccolo | October 1, 2005 | 308 |
Drake accidentally shoots a potato at Josh, causing him to drop a barbell on his foot. Josh has to go to the hospital and while he is there, Drake dresses as a doctor so that he can get dates from nurses, but a doctor named Dr. Carlson (John O'Hurley) believes that Drake is a famous doctor named Dr. Nussbaum and asks him to do surgery on a real patient. | ||||||
9 | 29 | "Foam Finger" | Roger Christiansen | Dan Schneider | October 8, 2005 | 309 |
Drake and Josh rejoin a fight they had when they were eight involving the last foam finger at a Padres game.
Guest Star: Fred Stoller as Lenny Spodnick | ||||||
10 | 30 | "Girl Power" | Steve Hoefer | Jake Farrow | October 15, 2005 | 310 |
Drake starts worrying that his girlfriend, Lucy, is tougher than him. Lucy thinks she is, so she challenges Drake to a wrestling match. Meanwhile, Josh tries to impress Mindy's parents.
Absent: Nancy Sullivan as Audrey Parker-Nichols and Jonathan Goldstein as Walter Nichols | ||||||
11 | 31 | "Sheep Thrills" | Steve Hoefer | Eric Friedman | October 22, 2005 | 311 |
Megan buys a sheep and tricks Drake and Josh into taking care of it. | ||||||
12 | 32 | "Megan's New Teacher" | Adam Weissman | George Doty IV | January 28, 2006 | 312 |
When Josh gets the job as Megan's student teacher, he begins giving her and her classmates college homework so that they can be challenged.
Absent: Nancy Sullivan as Audrey Parker-Nichols and Jonathan Goldstein as Walter Nichols | ||||||
13 | 33 | "Little Sibling" | Steve Hoefer | Dan Schneider | February 4, 2006 | 313 |
Mrs. Hayfer threatens to send Drake back to Remedial English (which Drake hates) if he doesn't take care of a kid from a company called, "Little Sibling."
Absent: Nancy Sullivan as Audrey Parker-Nichols and Jonathan Goldstein as Walter Nichols | ||||||
14 | 34 | "Theater Thug" | Roger Christiansen | Dan Schneider | February 18, 2006 | 314 |
After Drake and Josh appear in an episode of FBI's Most Wanted (Drake played Scared Guy #1 and Josh played the Theater Thug), people start thinking Josh is the real criminal and he won't stop getting arrested. | ||||||
15 | 35 | "The Demonator" | Steve Hoefer | Anthony Del Broccolo & Eric Friedman | February 25, 2006 | 315 |
Drake, Josh, and Megan leave the house in secret to ride a new roller coaster called, "The Demonator," when they are supposed to be watching their great grandfather, Papa Nichols, as he just had surgery. | ||||||
16 | 36 | "Alien Invasion" | Will Bardelli | Steve Holland | March 18, 2006 | 316 |
Drake and Josh try to get revenge on Megan by convincing her that aliens are invading the Earth. | ||||||
17 | 37 | "Dr. Phyllis Show" | Steve Hoefer | Anthony Del Broccolo & Eric Friedman | April 8, 2006 | 317 |
Drake and Josh go on the Dr. Phyllis show where they think back to stuff that had happened to them before.
Absent: Nancy Sullivan as Audrey Parker-Nichols and Jonathan Goldstein as Walter Nichols (although in the flashbacks and clips) |
Season 4[]
- Drake Bell, Josh Peck, and Miranda Cosgrove appear in all episodes.
- Nancy Sullivan is absent for 9 episodes.
- Jonathan Goldstein is absent for 7 episodes.
Episode | Series | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original airdate | PC # |
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1 | 38 | "Josh Runs Into Oprah" | Roger Christiansen | Ethan Banville | September 24, 2006 | 401 |
When Drake forgets Josh's birthday, he tries to make things up to him by letting him meet his favorite talk show host, Oprah Winfrey, but Josh ends up accidentally running over her with his car.
Absent: Nancy Sullivan as Audrey Parker-Nichols and Jonathan Goldstein as Walter Nichols | ||||||
2 | 39 | "Vicious Tiberius" | Roger Christiansen | George Doty IV | October 1, 2006 | 402 |
Drake and Josh get trapped in Mrs. Hayfer's bathroom with her vicious dog.
Absent: Nancy Sullivan as Audrey Parker-Nichols | ||||||
3 | 40 | "The Wedding" | Steve Hoefer | Matt Fleckenstein | October 15, 2006 | 403 |
While on their way to an important wedding, Drake and Josh get stranded in the middle of a highway when their car breaks down.
Absent: Jonathan Goldstein as Walter Nichols (mentioned waiting in the car) | ||||||
4 | 41 | "Mindy Loves Josh" | Adam Weissman | Arthur Gradstein | October 22, 2006 | 404 |
Mindy tells Josh that she loves him, making Josh freak out; Megan tricks Drake into thinking he has a serious skin disease.
Absent: Nancy Sullivan as Audrey Parker-Nichols (only in the end credits) and Jonathan Goldstein as Walter Nichols | ||||||
5 | 42 | "Who's Got Game?" | Adam Weissman | Ethan Banville | November 5, 2006 | 405 |
Drake and Josh make a bet to see who can get the most girls in a week.
Absent: Jonathan Goldstein as Walter Nichols | ||||||
6 | 43 | "The Great Doheny" | Adam Weissman | Matt Fleckenstein | November 12, 2006 | 406 |
Drake and Josh help a talented magician get noticed again.
Absent: Nancy Sullivan as Audrey Parker-Nichols | ||||||
7 | 44 | "I Love Sushi" | Steve Hoefer | Dan Schneider | November 26, 2006 | 407 |
When the house gets robbed, Drake and Josh must take jobs working at a sushi factory in order to have enough money for new furniture. | ||||||
8 | 45 | "The Storm" | Steve Hoefer | George Doty IV | January 7, 2007 | 408 |
Due to Walter's incorrect weather predictions, Drake, his family, his band, and his friends are stranded in the house due to a rainstorm the night of a concert. | ||||||
9 | 46 | "My Dinner with Bobo" | Virgil Fabian | Arthur Gradstein | January 14, 2007 | 409 |
When Drake buys an orangutan named Bobo from a car dealer, Drake and Josh accidentally sell him to a man who eats orangutans.
Absent: Nancy Sullivan as Audrey Parker-Nichols | ||||||
10 | 47 | "Tree House" | Roger Christiansen | Dan Schneider | January 21, 2007 | 410 |
Drake accidentally traps Josh and himself inside a treehouse. | ||||||
11 | 48 | "Josh Is Done" | Adam Weissman | Ethan Banville | February 11, 2007 | 411 |
After Drake makes Josh be late for an important test, Josh decides not to have anything to do with him anymore, making Drake's life fall apart.
Absent: Nancy Sullivan as Audrey Parker-Nichols and Jonathan Goldstein as Walter Nichols | ||||||
12 | 49 | "Eric Punches Drake" | Roger Christiansen | Arthur Gradstein | February 18, 2007 | 412 |
When Eric accidentally punches Drake, rumors start to spread that Eric intentionally punched him because Drake was supposedly making fun of his sister, but Eric ends up encouraging the rumors so that he could become more popular; Josh suspects that Mindy has a new boyfriend and that she was rubbing him in his face.
Absent: Nancy Sullivan as Audrey Parker-Nichols | ||||||
13 | 50 | "Megan's Revenge" | Steve Hoefer | Dan Schneider | March 4, 2007 | 413 |
After Drake and Josh accidentally kill Megan's pet hamster, Megan appears to be cool with it, since it was an accident, but Drake and Josh become paranoid that it was a trick so that they could let their guard down to allow Megan to do something horrible to them. | ||||||
14 | 51 | "Steered Straight" | Steve Hoefer | Dan Schneider | March 11, 2007 | 414 |
After Drake and Josh get in trouble with the police for using fake IDs to sneak into a concert, Audrey and Walter have a police officer show them what it's like to be arrested, but while they're in the car, they get tangled up with a real criminal. | ||||||
15 | 52 | "Megan's First Kiss" | Will Bardelli | George Doty IV | April 7, 2007 | 415 |
Megan's secret behavior leads Drake and Josh to find out that she has a boyfriend.
Absent: Nancy Sullivan as Audrey Parker-Nichols | ||||||
16 | 53 | "Battle of Panthatar" | Josh Peck | Matt Fleckenstein | April 15, 2007 | 416 |
Drake and Josh get banned from their friend's birthday party, so they try to get in by giving him an autographed Beatles album, but he takes the present and doesn't let them in.
Absent: Nancy Sullivan as Audrey Parker-Nichols and Jonathan Goldstein as Walter Nichols | ||||||
17 | 54-55 | "Really Big Shrimp" | Drake Bell (Part 1) Steve Hoefer (Part 2) |
Dan Schneider & George Doty IV | August 3, 2007 | 417-418 |
Josh accidentally ruins Drake's music career when he signs a contract signing away creative rights for Drake's hit song, which would air in a commercial that would premiere during the Super Bowl. | ||||||
18 | 56 | "Helicopter" | Virgil Fabian | Dan Schneider | August 5, 2007 | 419 |
Drake wins a private trip to a helicopter where he can skydive, and Josh tags along, but then, they accidentally knock out their pilot. | ||||||
19 | 57 | "Dance Contest" | Steve Hoefer | George Doty IV | September 16, 2007 | 420 |
Drake wants to win a dance contest so that he can get enough extra credit to pass gym (which he was skipping), but Josh wants to win the dance contest so that he can be number one in the class instead of Mindy.
Absent: Jonathan Goldstein as Walter Nichols |