The Best of Drake & Josh- Seasons 3 & 4 (3 Disc Set)
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Actor: Drake Bell, Jonathan Goldstein, Josh Peck, Miranda Cosgrove, Nancy SullivanEditor: Karyn Finley Thompson
Writer: Dan Schneider
Writer: Savage Steve Holland
DVD: Region Code 1
Format: NTSC
Running Time: 115 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2008-08-29
Studio: Nickelodeon
Movie Reviews of The Best of Drake & Josh- Seasons 3 & 4 (3 Disc Set)
Movie Review: The "Skinny Josh" Years = True Hilarity
Summary: 5 Stars
(Note: I am reviewing this product based on the quality of the show over the second and third seasons, not the format of the DVD release. "Best Of" DVD releases are usually just marketing gimmicks to make some money before the show is released in a seasonal format, but this is all we have for now).
After the first two seasons of "Drake and Josh" established the show as a hit for the Nickelodeon television network, there was a major change in store when the third season premiered. To the astonishment of most of the show's loyal viewers, Josh Peck was skinny! I'm sure that those fans (and the show's producers as well) were worried that the weight loss would mess with the show's "Laurel and Hardy" vibe (fat guy vs. skinny guy), but in reality the opposite occurred: Josh Peck's physical transformation produced some of the most hilarious half hours of comedy ever put together.
From just watching a few episodes of this show, it quickly becomes clear that Josh Peck's character drives each episode. His pet peeves, idiosyncrasies, and overblown-reactions to pretty much everything around him provide the true hilarity of the show. The clueless Drake (Drake Bell) and scheming sister Megan (Miranda Cosgrove) are little more (despite being decent actors) than vehicles to get to another great "Josh reaction". Though this same formula had been in play for the previous two seasons, the "rotund-ness" of Josh prevented him from really putting all the pieces together. I don't know whether it was due to the fact that people didn't take him seriously (only thinking of him as "the fat kid") or because his round body couldn't emote the sort of expressions/gestures necessary, but once he slimmed down everything just clicked. Whereas early-season comedic sequences from Josh might produce a chuckle, those some sequences in the later two seasons will have you on the floor holding your side in laughter!
Thus, I would recommend all viewers of this sort of fare (note: If you also enjoy Wizards of Waverly Place on the Disney Channel then this show is probably for you) to skip the first two seasons of "Drake and Josh" and invest in seasons three and four, as that is when the true hilarity ensues.
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