Some Assembly Required | |
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Genre | Teen sitcom |
Created by | Dan Signer Howard Nemetz [1] |
Starring | Kolton Stewart Charlie Storwick Harrison Houde Sydney Scotia Travis Turner Dylan Playfair Ellie Harvie |
Theme music composer | Matthew Tishler and Andrew Ang |
Opening theme | "Here We Go" performed by Kolton Stewart |
Ending theme | "Here We Go" (instrumental) |
Composer | James Jandrisch |
Country of origin | Canada |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 3 |
No. of episodes | 58 [2] [3] (list of episodes) |
Production | |
Executive producers | Dan Signer Howard Nemetz Michael Shepard Tim Gamble |
Producer | Alexandra Raffe |
Production locations | Burnaby, British Columbia (taping location) |
Editor | Daria Ellerman |
Camera setup | Videotape; Multi-camera |
Running time | 22–23 minutes (approximately) |
Production companies | Thunderbird Films Gravy Boat Productions Remotely Funny Productions |
Original release | |
Network | YTV |
Release | January 6, 2014 – June 6, 2016 |
Some Assembly Required is a teen situation comedy series that aired on YTV in Canada and streams on Netflix (season 1) and Amazon Prime Video (season 3) worldwide. Produced in Burnaby, British Columbia, it was created by Dan Signer ( The Suite Life on Deck , A.N.T. Farm , Mr. Young ) & Howard Nemetz, and stars Kolton Stewart, Charlie Storwick, Harrison Houde, Sydney Scotia, Dylan Playfair, Travis Turner and Ellie Harvie. The first season, with 26 episodes, began airing in January 2014; the series finale aired on June 6, 2016. The first season was first streamed on Netflix in 2015, followed by the second season.
Jarvis Raines (Kolton Stewart) is an average 14-year-old who becomes the CEO of company Knickknack Toys overnight after he sues them over a defective chemistry set that blows up his house. He recruits a diverse group of kids from his high school to help him run the company. Usually, something backfires when they are trying to develop a new toy. Before the end credits, there are usually advertisements showing Knickknack Toys' newest products, which are shown or often invented in said episode, as well as the company’s mascot, P. Everett Knickknack, telling the viewer, "The p stands for (word that begins with p)".
Season | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
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First aired | Last aired | |||
1 | 26 | January 6, 2014 | August 26, 2014 | |
2 | 18 | January 5, 2015 | February 1, 2016 | |
3 | 13 | March 14, 2016 | June 6, 2016 |
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