Jessie

Jessie is an American comedy television series created by Pamela Eells O'Connell that aired on Disney Channel from September 30, 2011 to October 16, 2015.

Summary
"Jessie" is your typical fish-out-of-water story. Jessie Prescott is a small-town teen who leaves her Texas roots to take a job as a nanny for the Ross family's four precocious kids in New York. Heading the family are the parents: supermodel-turned-business mogul Christina and movie director Morgan. The oldest of the four children, teenager Emma, is the only biological child of the bunch. Her three brothers and sisters are all adopted - American adoptee Luke, Indian adoptee Ravi and African adoptee Zuri. While watching four kids can be challenging for a teenager, Jessie has help in the form of the family's butler, Bertram, and the building's 20-year-old doorman, Tony. Adding to Jessie's challenging task is the family's pet, a 7-foot Asian water monitor lizard named Mr(s). Kipling.

Why It's A Party With A Nanny

 * 1) Each and every one of the characters is likable in their own way, especially the main characters; Jessie, Emma, Luke, Ravi, Zuri, and the butler, Bertram.
 * 2) The theme song is awesome, very catchy, and well sung by Debby Ryan.
 * 3) * Debby Ryan and (the late) Cameron Boyce also do some amazing singing and dancing, respectively, throughout the series.
 * 4) It tends to use the canned laughter soundtrack very well, which can’t be said for most Disney Channel live-action shows.
 * 5) It has crossover episodes with Austin & Ally, Good Luck Charlie, Liv and Maddie, and Ultimate Spider-Man.
 * 6) The acting is spectacular, especially from Debby Ryan as the main character, Jessie Prescott.
 * 7) Some great character development, like how Luke started off messy and obnoxious but started to slowly mature as the seasons continued or how Zuri went from an imaginative little girl to a sassy mouthed pre-teen.
 * 8) It spawned an Indian adaptation called Oye Jassie.
 * 9) The chemistry/bonding between Jessie, the Ross kids, and Bertram is very touching and one of the best parts of the show.
 * 10) It has a spin-off called Bunk’d, which is just as good and hilarious.
 * 11) The show has it’s a couple of occasions where it can be very heartwarming.
 * 12) Some funny running gags, like Jessie’s failed attempts at auditions, Luke’s mischief, Bertman’s laziness or Ms. Chesterfield’s constant hitting on Bertram.
 * 13) Bertram himself and his comebacks can be pretty funny most of the time.
 * 14) Many, MANY hilarious and memorable moments throughout the show.
 * 15) The final episode where Jessie says goodbye to the Ross family to achieve her dreams in Hollywood is very emotional and well-executed.
 * 16) * With that said, the final episode, "Jessie Goes to Hollywood", was an awesome way to end the show.

Bad Qualities

 * 1) Around Season 3, the Ross Kids (in reality) wouldn’t really need Jessie anymore because they’re all became teenagers and/or pre-teens at that time.
 * 2) Zuri can be pretty bratty and unlikable at times.
 * 3) Luke can be annoying at times (especially in the earlier seasons).
 * 4) Season 1 isn't quite as strong as Seasons 2-4.
 * 5) By Season 4 of the spin-off Bunk'd it is no longer part of the Jessie franchise and that the ross kids left the series after season 3
 * 6) Some of the humor can get obnoxious and mean-spirited at times.
 * 7) * While gross out humor isn’t played with too much in the show, it shows quite an approximate amount of them including jokes about personal hygiene (with Luke being infamous for one, which can get irritating for some), fart jokes, revolting sightings, and the list goes on.
 * 8) * It can also get a bit stereotypical with jokes about Ravi’s culture, Emma’s knowledge, Zuri’s personality, etc.
 * 9) * The jokes about New Jersey as well can get irritating for a while, much like how Canada was joked a LOT in Victorious.
 * 10) The original version of "Quitting Cold Koala" stirred up controversy due to the Ross Kids making fun of Stuart's gluten allergies. The original version of said episode got pulled from its intended airdate and an edited version of the episode was aired later without the offensive scene omitted.
 * 11) The Ross family (including Morgan and Christina) can be pretty rude and disrespectful to Jessie and Bertram at times.
 * 12) While they do love their kids, Morgan and Christina can be pretty neglectful to the kids as they don't appear too often in the show.
 * 13) Jessie never made a guest appearance in the spinoff series; Bunk'd.
 * 14) While amazing, the CGI used in certain episodes sometimes tend to be dated.

Episodes With Their Own Pages

 * Jessie Goes to Hollywood

Trivia

 * Cameron Boyce† (who played Luke Ross) tragically died on July 6, 2019 from a seizure in his sleep at the age of 20.
 * Peyton List and Karan Brar previously starred together in mh:greatestmovies:Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules.
 * Debby Ryan previously played Bailey Pickett on another Disney Channel series, The Suite Life on Deck before this series aired. They even reference this fact in the episode 'Karate Kid-tastrophe', where Jessie meets Mr. Moseby who calls Cody to tell him that Jessie looks exactly like Bailey.