History Series / LifeWithDerek

* TheCastShowoff:
** Ashley Leggat, who plays Casey, is a professionally-trained dancer, and the show emphasized this repeatedly in later seasons. The TV-movie ''Vacation with Derek'' even made a whole subplot out of this, casting ''[[Series/SoYouThinkYouCanDance So You Think You Can Dance Canada]]'' winner Nico Archambault as her love interest.
** Leggat is a triple threat entertainer. She is also a singer, having sung a few times on the show.

''Life With Derek'' was a [[CanadianSeries Canadian]] [[LiveActionTV live-action]] [[DomCom domestic comedy]], produced for Canada's Family Channel, which gained a respectable American audience airing on Creator/DisneyChannel. The show focused upon [[Series/TheBradyBunch two families merging together after divorces]]. By your average NuclearFamily standards, the siblings don't get along all the time and HilarityEnsues. The main character is Casey, a [[ThePerfectionist perfectionistic]], [[ControlFreak overly controlling]], teenage girl who has a rivalry with the titular Derek, her main antagonist, a [[TallDarkAndSnarky sarcastic]], [[{{Jerkass}} prankish jerk]]. The show ran for two short thirteen-episode seasons (2005-06 and 2006-07) and two full seasons (2007-08 and 2008-09).

''Life With Derek'' was a [[CanadianSeries Canadian]] [[LiveActionTV live-action]] [[DomCom domestic comedy]], produced for Canada's Family Channel, which gained a respectable American audience airing on DisneyChannel. The show focused upon [[Series/TheBradyBunch two families merging together after divorces]]. By your average NuclearFamily standards, the siblings don't get along all the time and HilarityEnsues. The main character is Casey, a [[ThePerfectionist perfectionistic]], [[ControlFreak overly controlling]], teenage girl who has a rivalry with the titular Derek, her main antagonist, a [[TallDarkAndSnarky sarcastic]], [[{{Jerkass}} prankish jerk]]. The show ran for two short thirteen-episode seasons (2005-06 and 2006-07) and two full seasons (2007-08 and 2008-09).

** In one episode, Casey is seen reviling over the disorganization of the bathroom, clad in only a towel. About as hot as you'll ever see on DisneyChannel.

* RecycledInSpace: ''Series/EvenStevens'' AS {{THE BRADY BUNCH}}! IN CANADA!

''Life With Derek'' was a [[CanadianSeries Canadian]] [[LiveActionTV live-action]] [[DomCom domestic comedy]], produced for Canada's Family Channel, which gained a respectable American audience airing on DisneyChannel. The show focused upon [[TheBradyBunch two families merging together after divorces]]. By your average NuclearFamily standards, the siblings don't get along all the time and HilarityEnsues. The main character is Casey, a [[ThePerfectionist perfectionistic]], [[ControlFreak overly controlling]], teenage girl who has a rivalry with the titular Derek, her main antagonist, a [[TallDarkAndSnarky sarcastic]], [[{{Jerkass}} prankish jerk]]. The show ran for two short thirteen-episode seasons (2005-06 and 2006-07) and two full seasons (2007-08 and 2008-09).

* TheObiWan: Paul Greebie, Casey's guidance counselor.

* LaughTrack: This show, along with ''Series/NaturallySadie'' and ''PhilOfTheFuture'', doesn't have one, although goofy sound effects and guitar riffs are used to much the same effect.

** Three words to describe Casey in her ''Babe Raider'' outfit: [[HappyDays Yeowza, yeowza, yeowza!]]

* HandsomeDevil: Derek. Oh, dear God, Derek.

** Ashley Leggat, who plays Casey, is a professionally-trained dancer, and the show emphasized this repeatedly in later seasons. The TV-movie ''Vacation with Derek'' even made a whole subplot out of this, casting ''[[SoYouThinkYouCanDance So You Think You Can Dance Canada]]'' winner Nico Archambault as her love interest.

* SayMyName: '''''[+DER-EK!!!+]''''' Casey isn't the only one who says it like that, either. In one episode, they [[LampshadeHanging lampshade]] it by having the characters ''bet'' as to whether Derek can get everyone to say his name like that. [[spoiler:And yes, he wins.]] It's also become a very popular and simple drinking game, much like [[TheBobNewhartShow "Hi, Bob!"]]. The rules? Drink whenever anyone says "Derek".

''Life With Derek'' was a [[CanadianSeries Canadian]] [[LiveActionTV live-action]] [[DomCom domestic comedy]], produced for Canada's Family Channel, which gained a respectable [[{{Eagleland}} American]] audience airing on DisneyChannel. The show focused upon [[TheBradyBunch two families merging together after divorces]]. By your average NuclearFamily standards, the siblings don't get along all the time and HilarityEnsues. The main character is Casey, a [[ThePerfectionist perfectionistic]], [[ControlFreak overly controlling]], teenage girl who has a rivalry with the titular Derek, her main antagonist, a [[TallDarkAndSnarky sarcastic]], [[{{Jerkass}} prankish jerk]]. The show ran for two short thirteen-episode seasons (2005-06 and 2006-07) and two full seasons (2007-08 and 2008-09).

TheMovie, ''Vacation with Derek'', premiered in Canada on June 25, 2010 and made its U.S. debut on Saturday, May 14th, 2011.

** Derek pronounces "moron" as "[[BugsBunny maroon]]."

* LaughTrack: This show is notable, along with ''NaturallySadie'' and ''PhilOfTheFuture'', in that it doesn't have one, although goofy sound effects and guitar riffs are used to much the same effect.

* SoapOperaRapidAgingSyndrome: In the second season, Edwin's age jumped from 10 to 12 when Daniel Madger's voice dropped.

* SoapOperaRapidAgingSyndrome: Edwin's age jumped from 10 to 12 when Daniel Madger's voice dropped.

* PortmanteauCoupleName:
** [[FanPreferredCouple Dasey]] is popular with shippers.
** To name a few others: [[OfficialCouple Geora]], [[PlayingHardToGet Dally]], [[VictoriousChildhoodFriend Demily]], [[LetsJustBeFriends Sasey]], [[WhyWouldAnyoneTakeHimBack Trashy]]...

* JerkWithAHeartOfGold:
** Derek when he's not [[{{Jerkass}} just a jerk]]. Especially with [[MoralityPet Marti]] and Casey, [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eX38T7JnC6c especially when she cried]].

''Life With Derek'' was a [[CanadianSeries Canadian]] [[LiveActionTV live-action]] [[DomCom domestic comedy]], produced for Canada's Family Channel, which gained a respectable [[{{Eagleland}} American]] audience airing on DisneyChannel. The show focused upon [[TheBradyBunch two families merging together after divorces]]. By your average NuclearFamily standards, the siblings don't get along all the time and HilarityEnsues. The main character is Casey, a perfectionistic teenage girl who has a rivalry with the titular Derek. The show ran for two short thirteen-episode seasons (2005-06 and 2006-07) and two full seasons (2007-08 and 2008-09).

TheMovie, ''Vacation with Derek'', premiered in Canada on June 25, 2010, [[NoExportForYou but failed to make its US premiere date of December 10, 2010]]. The film, however, finally made its U.S. debut on Saturday, May 14th, 2011.... on Starz Kids. At 1:50 PM in the afternoon.

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* FoeYay: Derek and Casey are not exactly straight up enemies, but their antagonism is the strongest in the show, especially in the first part of the series. Combined with the occasional, unintentional flirting, it naturally leads to this trope.

* FlirtyStepsiblings: Unintentional on the writer's part.

* AmateurSleuth: Edwin and Lizzie try their hands at it, and fail miserably.

** To name a few others: [[ToyShip Lizwin]], [[OfficialCouple Geora]], [[PlayingHardToGet Dally]], [[VictoriousChildhoodFriend Demily]], [[LetsJustBeFriends Sasey]], [[WhyWouldAnyoneTakeHimBack Trashy]]...
* PrecociousCrush: Lizzie develops one on her soccer coach in one episode.

** Canadians have accents?
*** Not so much accents as "verbal quirks" (which I'm sure us Americans have from their POV). Pronunciations such as Sorry being said as "Sore-ee", Been as "Bean", Again as "Uh-Gain", and of course the pronunciations of the "ou" sound in words like House, About, etc. And no, it's not the "aboot" pronunciation (no idea where that even came from), they just say it... very differently.

* TheCastShowoff: Ashley Leggat, who plays Casey, is a professionally-trained dancer, and the show emphasized this repeatedly in later seasons. The TV-movie ''Vacation with Derek'' even made a whole subplot out of this, casting ''[[SoYouThinkYouCanDance So You Think You Can Dance Canada]]'' winner Nico Archambault as her love interest.

* FourTemperamentEnsemble: Casey (melancholic), Derek (choleric), Edwin (phlegmatic), Lizzie (leukine), and Marti (sanguine).

* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Derek when he's not [[{{Jerkass}} just a jerk]].
** Especially with [[MoralityPet Marti]].
*** Also with Casey, [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eX38T7JnC6c especially when she cried]].

* PortmanteauCoupleName: [[FanPreferredCouple Dasey]] is popular with shippers.
** To name a few others: [[ToyShip Lizwin]], [[OfficialCouple Geora]], [[PlayingHardToGet Dally]], [[VictoriousChildhoodFriend Demily]], [[LetsJustBeFriends Sasey]], [[WhyWouldAnyoneTakeHimBack Trashy]]... shall I continue?

* TallDarkAndSnarky: Derek

* Chuck Cunningham Syndrome: Noel. His last appearance in an early season four episode had him coming to terms with him being just friends with Casey. It was an obvious set up for a PlatonicLifePartners friendship or possibly another LoveInterest for Casey. But then Truman came in, and Noel never showed up again.

* BrotherChuck: Noel. His last appearance in an early season four episode had him coming to terms with him being just friends with Casey. It was an obvious set up for a PlatonicLifePartners friendship or possibly another LoveInterest for Casey. But then Truman came in, and Noel never showed up again.