| Victorious | |
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| General information | |
| Genre | Teen sitcom |
| Starring | Victoria Justice Leon Thomas III Matt Bennett Elizabeth Gillies Ariana Grande Avan Jogia Daniella Monet |
| Theme music composer | Lukasz Gottwald Michael Corcoran Dan Schneider |
| Opening theme | Make It Shine, performed by Victoria Justice |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 4 (3, production-wise) |
| No. of episodes | 60 |
| Production information | |
| Executive producer(s) | Dan Schneider |
| Producer(s) | Bruce Rand Berman Joe Catania (supervising producer: season 3) Robin Weiner (supervising producer: season 1–2) Warren Bell (season 2) Jake Farrow (early season 3) Christopher J. Nowak (mid-season 3) Matt Fleckenstein (season 3) |
| Location(s) | Los Angeles, California Nickelodeon on Sunset |
| Camera setup | Videotape Multi-camera |
| Running time | 23 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Schneider's Bakery |
| Distributor | Nickelodeon |
| Original channel | Nickelodeon |
| Picture format | 1080i (HDTV) |
| Audio format | Stereo |
| Original run | March 27, 2010 - February 2nd, 2013 |
| Chronology | |
| Related shows | Sam & Cat iCarly |
Victorious (stylized as VICTORiOUS) is an American sitcom created by Dan Schneider for Nickelodeon. It is the show from which Cat Valentine originated. On Friday, August 10, 2012, Nickelodeon announced they would not move forward with production on a fourth season. The pilot episode premiered on March 27, 2010, and the final episode aired on February 2, 2013.
Plot[]
The series revolves around aspiring singer Tori Vega, a teenager who attends a performing arts high school called Hollywood Arts, a school for talented teens in various performing-arts fields, after taking her older, much less talented sister Trina's place in a showcase after Trina had an allergic reaction to a Chinese herb product designed to help make people sing better. The plot follows Tori as she finds her place within Hollywood Arts, while getting into crazy situations and adventures, and meeting friends to help her along the way. Other students at Hollywood Arts and the students who make up Tori's group of friends including André Harris, a musical prodigy who becomes one of Tori's best friends at Hollywood Arts after encouraging her to stay at the school and helping her realize her talent; Robbie Shapiro, a socially-awkward ventriloquist who carries around his dummy Rex Powers, who is seen by Robbie Shapiro (and generally everyone else) as a living person; Jade West, a sarcastic gothic "mean girl" who has a love-hate relationship with Tori who threatened her; Cat Valentine, a sweet and innocent but naive and somewhat dim-witted girl; and Beck Oliver, a laid-back and handsome guy who is Jade's boyfriend. They had been a couple since before the start of the series until the Season 3 episode "The Worst Couple." Beck and Tori have also had moments where they were attracted to each other, but Tori didn't want to risk her small friendship with Jade.
Cast[]
Main cast[]
Up: André Harris (Leon Thomas III), Robbie Shapiro (Matt Bennett), Rex Powers (Jake Farrow, voice), and Cat Valentine (Ariana Grande). Down: Trina Vega (Daniella Monet), Tori Vega (Victoria Justice), Jade West (Elizabeth Gillies), and Beck Oliver (Avan Jogia).
- Tori Vega (Victoria Justice) is the series main protagonist and a nice, sympathetic, funny, and talented girl.
- André Harris (Leon Thomas III) is one of Tori's best friends and one of the most talented students of Hollywood Arts.
- Robbie Shapiro (Matt Bennett) is one of Tori's friends, and has a dummy named Rex.
- Jade West (Elizabeth Gillies) is a mean and gothic girl. She is Cat's best friend, Beck's girlfriend and Tori's former frenemy, now friends.
- Cat Valentine (Ariana Grande) is one of Tori's best friends; a cute, sweet, clueless, friendly, and funny girl.
- Beck Oliver (Avan Jogia) is Jade's attractive boyfriend. A cool, romantic, popular, rebellious, and sincere guy.
- Trina Vega (Daniella Monet) is the arrogant, smug, and annoying sister of Tori.
Recurring cast[]
- Erwin Sikowitz (Eric Lange) is the eccentric acting teacher at Hollywood Arts.
- Lane Alexander (Lane Napper) is the school counselor.
- Sinjin Van Cleef (Michael Eric Reid) is a weird student of Hollywood Arts.
- David Vega (Jim Pirri) is Tori and Trina's father.
- Holly Vega (Jennifer Carta) is Tori and Trina's mother.
- Charlotte Harris (Marilyn Harris) is Andre's insane grandmother.
- Festus (Marco Aiello) the is owner of a secondary food service of Hollywood Arts.
- Mrs. Lee (Susan Chuang) is the owner of Tori's favorite restaurant.
- Rex Powers (voiced by Jake Farrow) is Robbie's puppet.
- Burf (Darsan Solomon) is another Hollywood Arts weird student and a good friend of Sinjin.
Other characters[]
- Cat's brother, being often mentioned, is known to be very weird.
Awards and nominations[]
| Year | Award | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Teen Choice Awards | Choice TV Breakout Show | Nominated |
| Hollywood Teen TV Awards | Teen Pick Show: Comedy | Nominated | |
| 2011 | UK Kids' Choice Awards 2011 | Nick UK's Favorite TV Show | Nominated |
| Australian Kids' Choice Awards | Favorite TV Show | Nominated | |
| Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Children's Program | Nominated | |
| British Academy Children's Awards | BAFTA Kid's Vote: Television | Nominated | |
| Youth Rocks Awards | Rockin' Ensemble Cast (TV/ Comedy) | Nominated | |
| 2012 | Kids Choice Awards | Favorite TV Show | Won |
| Hollywood Teen TV Awards | Favorite Television Show | Nominated | |
| Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Children's Program | Nominated | |
| Kids Choice Awards Mexico | Favorite International Show | Nominated | |
| Kids Choice Awards Argentina | International TV show | Won | |
| 2013 |
Kids Choice Awards K-Zone Awards (Philippines) |
Favorite TV Show | Won |
Trivia[]
- Besides Cat as a lead character, some characters of this show have been in Sam & Cat.
- The main characters, Robbie and Jade, have appeared. They also did a cameo with Tori, André and Beck in #MommaGoomer.
- The recurring character, Sikowitz, appeared. Also, Sinjin appeared in a poster in #MommaGoomer and Rex got a vocal and a cameo role in a transition in the same episode.
- Sinjin's portrayer, Michael Eric Reid, appeared in #BlooperEpisode, telling Zoran Korach, who portrays Goomer, that he knows how it feels to not be a main character, as a reference to his role on this show.
- The main cast, Sinjin, and Sikowitz has met Sam before in "iParty with Victorious."
- It was announced on August 10, 2012 by multiple cast members (Victoria, Avan, Dan, Eric, Leon, etc.) that the show would not be renewed for a fourth production season, so the series concluded with "Victori-Yes" on February 2, 2013.
- Tori and Trina are the only main characters to have never made an appearance or be mentioned in "Sam and Cat" (Robbie and Jade appeared in #TheKillerTunaJump, Beck was mentioned in the same episode, and André was mentioned in #WeStealARockStar).
- Despite the fact Tori made a cameo with Jade, Robbie, André, and Beck in MommaGoomer, she wasn’t portrayed by her actress, Victoria Justice. Also, her face was never shown in that same episode.
- Trina was absent in 9 episodes of the two first and last seasons, Beck was absent in 4 episodes of the two first seasons, and Cat was absent in two episodes of the first season. This makes Victoria Justice (Tori), Leon Thomas III (André), Matt Bennett (Robbie) and Elizabeth Gillies (Jade) the only actors to have been in every episode.
- The last few episodes of the show hide the line "Sam & Cat coming soon". Also, in "Victori-Yes", the series finale in airing order, the logo of Sam & Cat can be seen.
- The show's cancellation is parodied in #FavoriteShow, where That's a Drag! is cancelled under similar circumstances.
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