Pilot (Drake & Josh)

Pilot (also known as Pilot Episode and Hug Me, Brother) is the first episode of Drake & Josh.

Plot
When Drake uses Josh's secret advice column to impress the hottest girl in school, a case of mistaken identity results in Josh coming face to face with a jealous boyfriend.

Why It Rocks

 * 1) This episode introduces Drake Parker, Josh Nichols, Megan Parker, Audrey Parker-Nichols and Walter Nichols, who are likable themselves.
 * 2) *This is a good debut for Megan, Audrey and Walter, as they started off as likable characters, unlike what they would later become in the series.
 * 3) It even have a prologue talking about Drake and Josh's on screen, before the intro started.
 * 4) The idea of having Drake and Josh becoming step-brothers, after Audrey married Walter was a pretty interesting idea.
 * 5) The acting is pretty good.
 * 6) "Hug me, brothah!"
 * 7) Beside this, it was focused on the plot of Drake trying to help Josh doing the karate, so he get a girl named Tiffany Margolis at school, even though it was her boyfriend, Buck.
 * 8) Funny moments like Josh was dressed as Ms. Nancy and the other one where Drake and Josh were able to eat spaghetti and drank iced tea that Audrey made, before Megan (Drake's little sister) pranks them by putting some hot sauce on their food and drinks and while both of them drinking the water holes outside and Megan closes the window.
 * 9) This scene even have some awesome moments like where Josh was able tried to fight Buck at school, before he gets one punch by Buck. However, that Drake was there for him. and while the others went back in class.
 * 10) The ending scene was nice where Drake and Josh were accept each other as brothers.

Reception

 * This episode received mostly positive reviews. It was scored 8.2 on IMDb.com

Trivia

 * This episode is not available on any streaming services due to licensing issues with material used in the episode.
 * Drake and Josh were both previously appear in The Amanda Show (another series created by Dan Schneider), along with Nancy Sullivan.
 * Despite being as a series premiere, it was airing this episode again on the TEENick block, along with the other shows As Told by Ginger, Romeo!, My Life as a Teenage Robot (before this episode premiered) and Sabrina the Teenage Witch.