Alone among boys
Television series | |
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German title | Alone among boys |
Original title | Life with Boys |
Country of production | Canada |
original language | English |
Year (s) | 2011-2013 |
Production company |
Nelvana Studio YTV |
length | 22 minutes |
Episodes | 40 in 2 seasons |
genre | Sitcom , youth series |
Theme music | A Wonderful Life by Katia Zuccarelli |
idea | Michael Poryes |
production | Michael Poryes etc. |
music | Maggie Meal Juerray |
First broadcast | September 9, 2011 (Canada) on YTV |
German-language first broadcast |
February 20, 2012 on Nickelodeon |
occupation | |
Alone among boys (original title: Life with Boys ) is a Canadian television series for teenagers that started on September 9, 2011 in Canada on YTV . In Germany it was broadcast for the first time on February 20, 2012 on Nickelodeon .
The title Alone Among Boys refers to the protagonist Tess Foster, played by Torri Webster . At home only her father and three brothers live next to her. She is also the only girl on her wrestling team at school. The only change is her best friend Allie.
Alone Among Boys was renewed for a second season, the production of which began on September 4, 2012 in Toronto . It aired from October 23, 2012 to August 27, 2013.
Characters
Leading roles
Tess Foster ( Torri Webster ), actually Tessa Foster, is a student and at the beginning of the series 14 years old. She is the only girl who lives with her father and three brothers. She fights on the school's wrestling team.
Allie Brooks ( Madison Pettis ) is Tess' best friend. She is a cheerleader, loves shopping, makeup and everything girlish. She's a regular with the Fosters and doesn't understand how Tess is getting on with all the boys in the house.
Gabe Foster (Nathan McLeod) is Tess' oldest brother. He is 16 years old and a typical crush who often goes out with more than one girl at the same time.
Sam Foster (Michael Murphy) is Tess' twin brother. He's not very successful with the opposite sex, and he has a crush on Allie.
Spencer Foster (Jake Goodman) is 8 years old and Tess' youngest brother. He admires Gabe and always asks his advice.
Jack Foster (Sandy Jobin-Bevans) is the single father of Tess, Gabe, Sam and Spencer. He is also the sports teacher for the wrestling team. His wife died before the series began.
Supporting roles
Bobby Parelli (John-Alan Slachta) is a wrestling champion and opponent of Tess. He first goes out with Allie and then with Tess, but breaks up with them again.
Nicholas "Nicky" Demoppulus (Daniel Winston), by everyone just called Nerdy Nicky , is a friend of Sam and a typical nerd .
Kaylee (Francesca Martin) is Tess' archenemy. She goes to the same school and is the captain of the cheerleaders, which includes Allie.
Andy Jacobs (Austin Macdonald) is the head of the wrestling team.
Walter is the Foster's dog. He can already go to the toilet on his own.
Chloe and Zoe are two friends who have fallen out. So Chloe (Madison Scott) becomes Tess and Allie's new girlfriend.
Heather (Kylee Evans) is the Fosters' neighbor and is very much in love with Jack. You could call her a stalker because she likes to spy on the Fosters. The Foster children nicknamed her "the crazy walnut".
Guest stars
Emily Osment Herself in episode even more heartache ( Double Trouble with Boys ).
Cast and dubbing
The German-language dubbing of Alone Among Boys is carried out by Berliner Synchron AG Wenzel Lüdecke with script and direction by Mike Betz.
role | actor | German voice actor |
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Tess Foster | Torri Webster | Marie Christin Morgenstern |
Allie Brooks | Madison Pettis | Lisa Mitsching |
Gabe Foster | Nathan McLeod | Season 1: Patrick Baehr
from season 2: Maximilian Artajo |
Sam Foster | Michael Murphy | Dirk Petrick |
Spencer Foster | Jake Goodman | Hans-Christian Straka |
Jack Foster | Sandy Jobin-Bevans | Fritz Rott |
role | actor | German voice actor |
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Andy Jacobs | Austin Macdonald | Dirk Stollberg |
Bobby Parelli | John-Alan Slachta | Vanya Gerick |
Chloe | Madison Scott | Katie Pflegehar |
Emily Osment | Emily Osment | Marie-Luise Schramm |
Grandma Helen | Judy Marshak | Sonja German |
Heather | Kylee Evans | Julia Stoepel |
Sylvia | Linda Cash | Isabella Grothe |
Zach | Dan Beirne | Marcel Mann |
Episodes
Season overview
Season | Episodes | First broadcast CAN (YTV) |
German premiere (Nickelodeon) |
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from | to | from | to | ||
1 | 22nd | Nov 9, 2011 | Oct 9, 2012 | Feb 20, 2012 | May 23, 2012 |
2 | 18th | Oct 23, 2012 | 27 Aug 2013 | Nov 18, 2013 | Dec 11, 2013 |
Awards
Tabular overview of awards and nominations | ||||
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year | Award | For | category | result |
2013 | Young Artist Award | Torri Webster | Best Young Lead Actress in a TV Series | Won |
Austin MacDonald | Best Young Actor (17-21) in a TV Series | Nominated | ||
2014 | Canadian Screen Awards | Alone among boys | Best fictional children's or youth series | Nominated |
Nathan McLeod | Best Young Actor in a TV Series | Nominated | ||
Young Artist Awards 2014 | Austin MacDonald | Best Young Supporting Actor in a TV Series | Nominated |
Web links
- Official German site
- Life with Boys in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- List of episodes with descriptions at fernsehserien.de
- Official site (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c German synchronous card index . Retrieved September 8, 2012.