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Good Luck Charlie is an American sitcom. It was created by Phil Baker and Drew Vaupen. They wanted to create a program that would appeal to entire families, not just children. Production began in August 2009. The show premiered on Disney Channel in the United States on April 4, 2010.^[1] It premiered in Canada on April 5, 2010. It premiered in the United Kingdom and Ireland on May 14, 2010. It premiered in Colorado america on July 23, 2010. In March 2011, a feature-length Christmas Disney Channel Original Movie based on the series, entitled Good Luck Charlie, It's Christmas!, began production for a December 2011 premiere.^[2] In June 2013, Disney Channel announced that the series would end its run after four seasons. The finale aired on February 16, 2014, with a one-hour episode.^[3]^[4]

Plot

The show is about the Duncan family, which is made up of Teddy, PJ, Gabe, Bob, Amy and Charlie Duncan. In each episode, Teddy records a video diary about her everyday life; it also gives advice to Charlie for when she grows up. At the end of the diary Teddy states the show's name (Good Luck Charlie) after a problem or situation happens or is solved. However, the original idea of "Good Luck Charlie" was "Love Teddy".^[5]

Cast

Bridgit Mendler as Teddy Duncan
Jason Dolley as PJ Duncan
Bradley Steven Perry as Gabe Duncan
Eric Allan Kramer as Bob Duncan
Leigh Allyn Baker as Amy Duncan
Mia Talerico as Charlie Duncan

International adaptation

An Indian adaptation of the show titled Best of Luck Nikki, premiered on Disney Channel India on April 3, 2011. Sheena Bajaj plays Dolly Singh, a character similar to that of Teddy Duncan, Ananya Kolvankar portrays Nikita "Nikki" Singh, a character similar to that of Charlie and Gurdeep Kohli portrays Himani Singh, a character similar to that of Amy. The series ran successfully for 4 seasons, 104 episodes and 3 special episodes and ended on April 16, 2016.

A Pakistani adaptation of the show titled Peek-A-Boo Shahwaiz premiered on Play Entertainment from 15 July 2018.

Awards

Awards
Year	Result	Award	Category	Nominee
2010	Nominated	Teen Choice Awards	TV Breakout Star Female	Bridgit Mendler
2010	Won	Popstar! Magazine	Female Newcomer	Bridgit Mendler
2010	Nominated	J-14 Teen Icon Awards	Icon of Tomorrow	Bridgit Mendler
2011	Nominated	Young Artist Award	Best Performance in a TV Series (Comedy or Drama) Supporting Young Actor^[6]	Bradley Steven Perry
2011	Nominated	Young Artist Award	Best Performance in a TV Series (Comedy or Drama) Guest Starring Young Actress 11–15^[6]	Ryan Whitney
2011	Won (tied)	Young Artist Award	Best Performance in a TV Series Guest Starring Young Actor Ten and Under^[6]	Tucker Albrizzi