Lizzie McGuire is a Disney Channel Original Series that aired on the Disney Channel from 2001 to 2004. Its target demographic was preteens and adolescents. The TV show was created by Terri Minsky. The show's creatively offbeat, mixed media format stood out from the rest of the Disney Channel's programming of the time - and in essence, became the channel's flagship, and definitive show of the early 2000s.
I got hooked onto Lizzie McGuire Show during the later part of my 10th standard exams in 2006. Lizzie appeared to be this shy teenage girl, and is self-conscious middle schooler. Miranda was one of her best friends. The other was David Gordan or Gordo, as he was more popularly known as. He was the genius of their school. Lizzie, Miranda and Gordo formed the main triumvirate. Lizzie had a younger brother Matt, whose antics while troubling Lizzie made me suspicious whether his character was inspired from my own devilish younger bro. And then, of course, there were the other wonderful characters of Jo & Sam McGuire (Matt & Lizzie's parents), Kate Saunders (the most-popular, most-good-looking girl in school & Lizzie's enemy), Ethan Craft (the common crush of all girls in the school, including Lizzie's), Mr. Digby (the cool & laid-back teacher), Lanny & Melina (Matt's friends; Lanny never spoke a word and Melina was so shrewd, she could give the FBI agents a run for their money).
And, again, there was this animated Lizzie who represented the title character's inner thoughts, addressing the audience directly in the manner of a Greek chorus. She would pop-in in between the scenes and would have the audience in splits with her wacky comments!
During break from studies, it was great to get lost in Lizzie's world; to watch Lizzie, Gordo & Miranda discuss their problems, to laugh when Lizzie & Matt would fight, to see how her parents cared for their children, to gun for Lizzie when Kate troubled her, to smile satisfactorily when they over-came their obstacles; it was a mesmerizing world alright! So what if it was only on screen? I got attached to each and every character. I loved relishing in their joys and problems and their hilarious tactics.
Unfortunately, it was only a 65 episode show. But Disney channel kept on showing its re-runs. and I, along with many others of my age, continued enjoying them! But I guess showing 65 episodes for 365 days in each of 2 years made no sense to the Disney Channel, so they took it off air in 2008. Mom used to scold me when I would watch the same episode for what was probably the 25th time, but I could have lived on the staple diet of Lizzie McGuire shows for 2 years more atleast! 25th time or 125th time, I don't care! With the entire world of Lizzie, just bring it on, man!
Missing Lizzie's world very much... Why can't they show even 1 episode per week or something?
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