Series synopsis
Liv and Maddie is an American comedy family drama television series that premiered on Disney Channel on July 19, 2013. It ended on March 24, 2017. It was created by Ron Hart, John D. Beck. It stars Joey Bragg, Tenzing Norgay Trainor, Kali Rocha and Benjamin King.
The exploits of identical twins Liv, a former television star back home in Wisconsin and in the process of adding movie star to her credits, as well as beginning to focus on her music career, and Maddie, an outstanding student and basketball phenomenon recovering from an injured knee. The series centers on the unbreakable bond the twins share though they have wildly different personalities. To complicate their teenage lives, both parents work at their high school and their younger brothers are a ...
Premise
The exploits of identical twins Liv, a former television star back home in Wisconsin and in the process of adding movie star to her credits, as well as beginning to focus on her music career, and Maddie, an outstanding student and basketball phenomenon recovering from an injured knee. The series centers on the unbreakable bond the twins share though they have wildly different personalities. To complicate their teenage lives, both parents work at their high school and their younger brothers are always stirring up trouble.
Premise: One has fame, the other's got game.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Joey Bragg as Joey Rooney
- Tenzing Norgay Trainor as Parker Rooney
- Kali Rocha as Karen Rooney
- Benjamin King as Pete Rooney
- Lauren Lindsey Donzis as Ruby Smith
Guest cast
- Dove Cameron as Liv Rooney / Maddie Rooney
- Emmy Mattingly as Liv 2
- Shelby Wulfert as Maddie 2
- Kristen Bell as Kristen Bell
- Josie Totah as Skeeter Parham
- Cameron Boyce as Krahgg
- Amarr M. Wooten as Finch
- Miranda May as Lacey
- Frank Caliendo as Vince
- Piper Curda as Kathy Kan
- Ashlee Füss as Daria
- Chloe East as Val Wishart
Episodes
This series spans 4 seasons with 80 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 21 | July 19, 2013 | July 27, 2014 |
| Season 2 | 24 | September 21, 2014 | August 23, 2015 |
| Season 3 | 20 | September 13, 2015 | June 19, 2016 |
| Season 4 | 15 | September 23, 2016 | March 24, 2017 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Twin-A-Rooney Twin sisters Liv and Maddie finally reunite when Liv returns home to Wisconsin after starring for four years in a hit musical television show in Hollywood. The Rooney sisters quickly realize their polar opposite personalities put their unbreakable twin bond to the test. While their parents play referee between Liv, a cool, confident, social butterfly who loves to sing, and Maddie, a smart, athletic, high school basketball star who opts for high tops over high heels, brothers Joey and Parker seize the opportunity to capitalize on the chaos and get away with as much as they can. |
July 19, 2013 |
| 2 |
Team-A-Rooney Maddie is named captain of the girls' basketball team just as the school principal announces he is cutting funding for the program. Determined to change his mind, Maddie voices her concern to the principal, only to realize her team has abandoned her. Frustrated with her lack of leadership skills, Maddie turns to Liv to help her earn the team's respect. Meanwhile, Parker and Joey are challenged trying to find a bevy of tarantulas that escaped after Parker brought them home from school unbeknownst to their mom. |
September 15, 2013 |
| 3 |
Sleep-A-Rooney After Liv realizes just how much Parker has grown up while she was away, she volunteers to supervise his sleepover in hopes of reconnecting with him. But when all her activities backfire and start to embarrass Parker in front of his friends, Liv has to up her game in order to impress her little brother. Meanwhile, Maddie and Willow work on a school project, and Joey and Pete go on a road trip to the Pastrami Palace that leads to a wild night of fun. |
September 22, 2013 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Premiere-A-Rooney In the season two premiere, the family is getting ready to compete against one another in the Wisconsin Cheddar-Brat Fest. Ironically, Liv’s premiere of “Space Werewolves” is on the same night. |
September 21, 2014 |
| 2 |
Pottery-A-Rooney Maddie is recovering from her knee injury and decides to take up a new hobby. Meanwhile, Karen asks Liv for advice on dressing cool, which results in a mother-and-daughter fashion face-off. |
September 28, 2014 |
| 3 |
Helgaween-A-Rooney A magical amulet turns the twins into triplets, producing a frightening sister named Helga; Joey and Parker use the amulet to clone themselves. |
October 5, 2014 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Continued-A-Rooney While Joey and Maddie try to catch Diggie before he departs for Australia, Liv covers for Maddie at home. But when Diggie shows up at the Rooney house, chaos ensues, reminding Parker of his favorite soap opera drama. Meanwhile, Liv gets a call from her manager telling her she landed a coveted role in a new TV show "Voltage." |
September 13, 2015 |
| 2 |
Voltage-A-Rooney Maddie enlists Liv's help to build a giant Paulie Porcupine head for the Homecoming parade, but Joey and Parker accidentally destroy it while playing around with a stunt-prop from Liv's TV show, "Voltage." |
September 13, 2015 |
| 3 |
Co-Star-A-Rooney Casting is underway for Liv's co-star in "Voltage" and some familiar faces show up for the auditions. Meanwhile, Karen arranges a "cleansing ceremony" for Maddie to help her let go of her feelings for Diggie. |
September 20, 2015 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Sorta-Sisters-a-Rooney Liv, Maddie and the rest of the Rooney family are excited to start their new life in California. As the school year begins, the Rooney's cousin, Ruby, returns home from a summer trip. Excited to have "sort of" siblings, Ruby can't wait to finally be a sister but finds herself in the middle of a sister-fight between Liv and Maddie. Meanwhile, Joey and Parker attend their new Science and technology school and their experience is not what they expected. |
September 23, 2016 |
| 2 |
Linda and Heather-a-Rooney Liv lands a small part on the hit show "Linda and Heather," but her role turns out to be bigger than she could have ever imagined. Meanwhile, Joey has to deal with his relationship woes. |
September 30, 2016 |
| 3 |
Scare-A-Rooney Liv takes Ruby to a spooky dinner and runs into an old acquaintance and Maddie comes face-to-face with the real-life spider-sprayer. Meanwhile, Parker and Joey must convince their classmates to celebrate Halloween. |
October 14, 2016 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Disney Channel |
|---|---|
| First aired | July 19, 2013 |
| Last aired | March 24, 2017 |
| Runtime | 24 minutes |
| Status | Ended |
| Schedule | Friday at 17:30:00 |