The Naked Brothers Band (TV series)
| The Naked Brothers Band | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Teen Sitcom Mockumentary Musical Comedy |
| Created by | Polly Draper |
| Developed by | Albie Hecht Polly Draper |
| Showrunner | Polly Draper |
| Written by | Polly Draper Magda Liolis Bob Mittenthal Michael Rubiner Will McRobb Chris Viscardi |
| Directed by | Polly Draper Melanie Mayron Jonathan Judge Rosario Roveto, Jr. Mark Salisbury |
| Starring | Nat Wolff Alex Wolff Thomas Batuello Allie DiMeco David Levi Qaasim Middleton Cooper Pillot Jesse Draper Michael Wolff |
| Opening theme | "If That's Not Love" by Nat Wolff |
| Composers | Nat Wolff Alex Wolff |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 42 (+1 movie) (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Albie Hecht Polly Draper |
| Producers | Ken H. Keller Caron Rudner-Keller |
| Production locations | Greenpoint, Brooklyn New York |
| Cinematography | Ken H. Keller |
| Editor | Craig Cobb |
| Camera setup | Film; Single-camera |
| Running time | Approx. 30 min. (Episodes) Approx. 1 hr. (TV movies) |
| Production companies | KidzHouse Entertainment Worldwide Biggies |
| Original release | |
| Network | Nickelodeon |
| Release | February 3, 2007 – June 13, 2009 |
| Related | |
| The Naked Brothers Band: The Movie | |
The Naked Brothers Band is an American musical comedy television series created by Polly Draper, which aired on Nickelodeon from February 3, 2007, to June 13, 2009. It depicts the daily lives of Draper's sons, who lead a faux world-renowned children's rock band in New York City. As a mockumentary, the storyline is an embellished satire of their real lives, and the fictional presence of a camera is often acknowledged. The show stars Nat Wolff and Alex Wolff, the lead singer-songwriter and drummer, respectively. Nat's fictional female love interest (Allie DiMeco) and real-life friends Thomas Batuello, David Levi, and Cooper Pillot, as well as Qaasim Middleton—who has no prior acquaintance with the family—are featured as the other band members, with Draper's jazz musician husband Michael Wolff as his sons' widowed accordion-playing dad and her niece Jesse Draper portraying the group's babysitter.
The series is a spin-off of Polly Draper's film of the same name that was picked up by the network, premiering in January 2007. Draper, known for her starring role in Thirtysomething, is the executive producer; she serves as showrunner, and often writer and director. Albie Hecht, former president of Nickelodeon Entertainment and Spike TV, is the other executive producer, under his Worldwide Biggies tag. Michael Wolff, who led the band on The Arsenio Hall Show, serves as co-executive producer and music supervisor, with Draper's brother Tim as consulting producer.
When the show debuted on the channel, it aired two episodes, garnering 3.7 million viewers. Viacom announced, the "series delivered Nickelodeon's highest-rated premiere in seven years" and it became favorable for children aged 6–11. Following the show's premiere, the band's song "Crazy Car" was placed on the Billboard Hot 100, and the first and second season soundtrack albums were on the top 200 Billboard charts. The Naked Brothers Band was nominated for several awards, earning a Broadcast Music, Inc. Award and one Writers Guild of America Award. The series concluded after three seasons because the network began placing high shooting demands on the family that would interfere with the siblings' schooling.