Debra! Explained

Genre:	Comedy Sitcom
Creator:	Andrew Nicholls Darrell Vickers
Director:	Stacey Stewart Curtis Andrew Young
Starring:	Niamh Wilson Will Jester Austin MacDonald Alicia Josipovic James Coholan
Opentheme:	"Decidedly Debra!" performed by jACK (Craig McConnell and Chad Richardson)
Endtheme:	"Decidedly Debra!"
Country:	Canada
Language:	English
Num Seasons:	1
Num Episodes:	13
Executive Producer:	Andrew Nicholls Darrell Vickers Stacey Stewart Curtis Michael Hirsh Toper Taylor Tom Mazza Maggie Murphy
Producer:	Kevin May Dan Danko Tom K. Mason
Editor:	Peter F. Light, CCE
Camera:	Film; Single-camera
Runtime:	22 minutes
Company:	Cookie Jar Entertainment
Channel:	Family Channel

Debra! (originally Decidedly Debra!)^[1] is a Canadian live-action sitcom that focuses on 14-year-old Debra Delong, who wants to make her own company and wants to run it with a boy named Preston Lunford. The series was created by Andrew Nicholls, and Darrell Vickers, and produced by Cookie Jar Group. Debra! is executive-produced by Stacey Stewart Curtis, and produced by Kevin May.^[2] The series premiered on June 4, 2011 and was declared cancelled on January 1, 2012.

Characters

Deborah "Debra" Carnegie Cameron Delong (portrayed by Niamh Wilson^[3]) – Debra is a perky 14-year-old girl who wants to create her own company and improve the world.
Preston Lunford (portrayed by Will Jester^[4]) – Preston is a smart and quiet guy, who is a musician, guitarist, and also a magician. He is in his own band, and ends up hanging with Debra (even when he doesn't want to).
Auzzie Pilditch (portrayed by Austin MacDonald^[5]) – Auzzie thinks he is the world's gift to girls and often tries to get everyone to think he is special. He is a member of Preston's band.
Brud Branson (portrayed by James Coholan^[6]) – Brud is of a good nature. He and Auzzie are close friends. He plays the drums for he, Preston and Auzzie's band FLOORdeVOTED.
Dancy Cologne (portrayed by Alicia Josipovic^[7]) – Dancy was originally Debra's best friend, but not anymore. She's Debra's worst enemy and is the high school's "Queenager."

International broadcast

Channel	Premiere	Title	Timeslot
Family	April 22, 2011 June 4, 2011^[9]	Debra!	Weekends at 4:00pm Sundays at 6:30pm Daily at 1:00am
Arutz HaYeladim	September 20, 2011	דברה (Debra)	Sunday–Thursday at 11:00pm
Kidz TV	March 10, 2012	Debra!	Saturday - Sunday 14:30 - 19:30repeats Monday to Friday 14:30 - 19:30
Canal Puntos	March 12, 2016	Debra!	Sunday-Thursday at 6:00am

Notes and References

Web site: FAMILY CHANNEL | Family Channel greenlights three new series . Newswire.ca . August 19, 2010 . 2012-03-11 . August 22, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100822132425/http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/August2010/19/c3796.html . live .
Web site: For the Kid Inside! . The Cookie Jar Company . March 7, 2011 . 2012-03-11 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120323085022/http://www.thecookiejarcompany.com/press/cj_press_20110307.php . March 23, 2012 . mdy .
Web site: DEBRA: Characters: Debra Delong . Family.ca . March 5, 2012 . 2012-03-11 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120314181622/http://www.family.ca/shows/debra/characters/226/ . March 14, 2012 . mdy .
Web site: DEBRA: Characters: Preston Lunford . Family.ca . March 5, 2012 . 2012-03-11 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120314181625/http://www.family.ca/shows/debra/characters/227/ . March 14, 2012 . mdy .
Web site: DEBRA: Characters: Auzzie Pilditch . Family.ca . March 5, 2012 . 2012-03-11 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120314181632/http://www.family.ca/shows/debra/characters/228/ . March 14, 2012 . mdy .
Web site: DEBRA: Characters: Brud Branson . Family.ca . March 5, 2012 . 2012-03-11 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120314181746/http://www.family.ca/shows/debra/characters/230/ . March 14, 2012 . mdy .
Web site: DEBRA: Characters: Dancy Cologne . Family.ca . March 5, 2012 . 2012-03-11 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120314181740/http://www.family.ca/shows/debra/characters/229/ . March 14, 2012 . mdy .
Web site: 34th Annual Young Artist Awards. 2013-03-31. YoungArtistAwards.org. June 12, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160612213744/http://www.youngartistawards.org/noms34.html. live.
Web site: Family Channel adds zest to april with Lemonade Mouth, premiering april 22 - Astral . April 27, 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110721221800/http://www.astral.com/en/press-room/news/2011/family-channel-adds-zest-to-april-with-lemonade-mouth-premiering-april-22 . July 21, 2011 .