| What's Alana Thinking | |
|---|---|
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| Genre | Comedy |
| Format | Teen Sitcom |
| Created by | Barry Bush |
| Starring | Rebecca Cartel Layla Schneider Samuel Dudley Malinda Wright Knight Solomon Botley Henderson (Season 4) |
| Opening theme | "Things Outta My Head" By Rebecca Cartel |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 4 |
| No. of episodes | 100 (List of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) |
Barry Bush Earl Code Phillipp Humpfrey |
| Producer(s) | John Rocklind Sue Ling |
| Location(s) | Phoenix, Arizona (Settings Locations) London England (Taping Location) |
| Camera setup | Videotape (filmized) Multi-camera |
| Running time | 22 Minutes |
| Production company(s) |
Smile Funny |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | Furty Channel |
| Picture format | 480i (SDTV) 720p (HDTV) |
| First shown in | United Kingdom |
| Original run | April 3, 2014 – March 8, 2018 |
| Chronology | |
| Related shows | Just Remember Me! |
What's Alana Thinking is an United Kingdom London England Comedy That is Set to Premiere on April 3, 2014 on Furty Channel. The series was Created By Barry Bush Who Serves As The Creator of Just Remember Me! Which is Another Furty Channel Series The Series is produced By Smile Funny. The series Stars Actress Rebecca Cartel. The First Promo to The series Was Shown On March 7, 2014 During The 2014 Kid's Choice Awards U.K.The series Premiered with 12.3 Million Viewers on its Premiered Night.On August 2, 2014 Furty Channel Ordered A Second Season to The Series.On July 30, 2015 Furty Channel Announced They have Ordered a Third Season to The series.On August 1, 2016 Furty Channel Renewed The series for a Fourth Season With Actress Botley Henderson Joining The Main Cast.
Plot[]
The Series is about a 15 year girl named Alana Spencer (Rebecca Cartel) who is Just another Normal Teenage Girl who Would Rather Keep Things inside Her Head Like Funny Things she wants to say but cant Because she Doesn't want hurt anyone feelings she thinks in her Head to give her a Boost on High School Life Being a Teen she Goes Threw so Much But Alana Always Has Something Going on in her Head and Thinking.
Development & Production[]
The Background and The Development for The Series First came about in The spring of 2013 When The Executive Producer of Just Remember Me! Barry Bush was in Talks with Furty Channel about Creating a New Series For There Network and After a Few Meeting Furty Channel Decided to Go a Head and Get on Bored with The Series and Barry Bush started coming up with The Concept and The Casting for The series started Casting in Late May of 2013 and into Early June of 2013 and (Rebecca Cartel) Won The Role of Jamie Before it was Changed into Alana Because Barry Bush Thought That she Had some Shine Just waiting to be Brought out in her She Beat Many Actresses who had worked on Furty Channel before Like (Claire Cantrell) and (Katie Knox) and Layla Schneider But Barry Bush Thought That She Was very talented and He Gave Her The Role of Amanda Before The Named was Changed into India and (Knight Solomon) Won The Role of Randy After He Told Several Jokes and showed off His Goofball Moments and Once The Cast was casted into The Series The Series Filmed The Pilot Episode From June 10, 2013 to June 15, 2013 and On September 21, 2013 Furty Channel Officially Green-Lit The series Set to Debut in 2014. and Once The cast Herd The News They were so ready to Start production on The series and The The High School Set and The Home of Alana were Both Destroyed and Changed into Different Sets Then They were on The Pilot Alana's Home Went From Being A regular House To A Apartment Now With The Opening Door Switched Sides and The High School Set Was Changed From being Brown and tan Unto being Expanded Bigger with New Hallway and Locker Colors of Yellow and Blue and a Little Bit of Orange. The Production on The series Started on December 11, 2013. The Original name for The series when Barry Bush was First really Coming Up With The series The First 1 was Jamie's Mind and Then The Second One was Jamie Always Thinks But after The Leading Character name was Changed into Alana it was Alana Always Thinking But They Title Really Didn't Vibe to Much so the Series was Finally Changed into What's Alana Thinking. The Original Episode order for The series was 18 Full Episodes But after all The Attention and Feed back form The fans about The show Furty Channel Ordered 6 More Additional Episodes On February 9, 2014 to The series Bringing The Series First Season up to 24 Full Episodes The series is Set To Premiere Thursday April 3, 2014 at 8 pm.On August 2, 2014 Furty Channel Ordered A Second Season to The Series.On July 30, 2015 Furty Channel Announced They have Ordered a Third Season to The series.On August 1, 2016 Furty Channel Renewed The series for a Fourth Season With Actress Botley Henderson Joining The Main Cast.
Cast[]
Alana Spencer (Rebecca Cartel) She is a 15 year old Funny and Wild and Weird and Wacky and Courageous Teen who Always seems to put Different Facial Expression on People with her over the top Personality and how she goes about things. Alana often wants to say certain things or Laugh at certain things but she seems to want to do those things at the wrong time whether its Laughing in a Quiet Room or saying mean things to the wrong person but Alana keeps all that in her head. she is best friends India and Tristan and she has a Crush on Randy Kingland. Alana Has a Younger Sister Named Harper who seems to Always Drive Her Insane her Parents Are Divorced she Lives With Her Mom. Alana Style is Not really like the other girls in Walshford High she Likes to wear all kind of Things Whether its Jeans with skirts over them or Dresses with Boots and Jackets and Hats or Things With Ruffles in them she Will Wear it all she doesn't really care.
India Castillo (Layla Schneider) She is a 15 Year old Skilled Gymnast she is very Unique and Humble India Thinks That she is Very Smart Although she Has Never Got an A on anything she usually Gets B when she gets angry she often speaks in Latin Because she is Half Latin on her dad's Side she is best friends with Alana and Tristan she seems to go along with Alana when Alan Has Plans and Things she wants to do she Always has a Slick answers to get herself out of Certain things she can be described as being Pushy and Silly. India Style is anything That really is High Class and Elegant she is Kinda Preppy but in a Stylish way she has medium Chestnut Hair Color.
Tristan Nelson (Samuel Dudley) He is an 15 year old Wiz and Kinda Shy teen he is very Much Shy when it comes to Talking to girls Mainly The Popular Girls it seems That No matter how Tristan Goes about Situations Things Seem to just Not go His way in Walshford High School he is Best friends with Alana and India and Randy he is Very talented when it comes to playing the Drums He loves to watch Movies he Often Uses Pick up Lines from Films on Girls and They never work But he never stops Trying he is a Smart Kid But he is also on The Lazy Side when it comes to School because he tries to be one of The cool guys. Tristan Loves to Wear Jeans That have Rips in them and he Loves Rock bands Shirts.
Harper Spencer (Malinda Wright) She is a Alana's 10 Year little Sister Harper is very much into the Gossip but Only from Alana's School she loves to Bug Alana and see what her and Friends are Doing she often Likes to get Alana in Trouble with there Mother she is always Assuming Things That are not Real or True she is very Outgoing she is a Little Sneaky she is often in Trouble in her Elementary School because she feels That Her 4th grade teacher Never Gets her Big idea's But That's because Harper Big Idea's can be Dangerous for Others she Has a best friends named Austin who Lives Across The Hall and she Has Crush on Alana friend Tristan.
Randy Kingland (Knight Solomon) He is a 15 year old Hockey player he is very Good Looking he is The Love Interest of Alana and Mackenzie. Randy is not The Smartest Guy You Ever want to meet But he is Really Funny that is Kinda the reason Alana is Drawn to him. Randy considers Himself as a Stud Now That he is In High School he Likes to Go on dates he often says His catch Phrase "Awesome Bro" he is Really Good Friends with Tristan and India. Randy is very much Charming he is a great dancer That's Why he is so Good at Hockey he Loves To prank people He wants to be In The Word record Book of pranks when he gets older Randy Seems to have a Varsity jacket for Every Sport Team there is That's Kinda His Trade mark.
Carson (Played By Botley Henderson) (Recurring in Season 3 Main cast in Season 4) She is a Tough Country Girl at Heart While is The Nest Crush of Tristan and friend of Randy and is always at Odds with Alana after a while her and Alana starts to developed some Kind of friendship.
Recurring Cast[]
Cora Spencer She is Alana and Harper Sarcastic and Goofy and Silly Mother she Always has a way of Putting a Smile on people Face she is Divorced from Alana and Harper dad.
Austin He is Harper best friend That Lives Across The Hall in Apartment #38 He is Like her Minion he does whatever she says.
Mackenzie She is The Most Popular Girl in Walshford High she has a Crush on Randy which causes her and Alana to But heads
Mike The Music Guy He is a Very talented Guy Who Lives in Alana's Building He Used to be a famous Rock Star he Has a Crush on Cora.
Settings[]
The Spencer Apartment #37 Is Were Alana and Harper and Cora Live.
Alana's Room is Were Alana Sleeps and Hangs Out with her friends.
Walshford High School Is Alana and The rest of The gang High School Were They Spend Most of There Time at.
Shake & Make Juice is a Juice Hangout were Alana and Her Friends Hang You Can make Your own Juice Out of many items in The Store Like Fruits and Chocolate and Candy.
The Bored Walk is were Alana often Goes to Think and watch The Waves by The Ocean.
The Lobby is The Lobby of Alana's Building were she is Often is Checking The Mail or Hanging with Her friends and Mike The Music Guy.
Notable Guest appearances[]
| Actor/Actress | Appearing as | Season | Episode |
|---|---|---|---|
| Julie Ray Trinity | Monica Bervern | 1 | "Thinking...She Stole My Look" |
| Laura Gerry | Tiffany | 1 | "Thinking...Bad Relationship" |
| Clark McGuire | Chuck | 1 | "Thinking...He's A Wizard" |
| Brianne Jiang | Bailee Signee | 2 | "Thinking...She's The Girl in Blue" |
Episodes[]
- Main article: List of What's Alana Thinking episodes
| Season | Episodes | Originally aired (U.K. Dates) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season premiere | Season finale | |||
| 1 | 24 | April 3, 2014 | February 5, 2015 | |
| 2 | 26 | March 5, 2015 | February 18, 2016 | |
| 3 | 27 | March 10, 2016 | N/A | |
Awards and Nomination's[]
| Year | Award | Category | Recipient(s) | Result(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | U.K Teen Choice 2015 | "Choice TV Funniest Star" | Rebecca Cartel | Nominated |
| 2017 | 2017 Kid's Choice Awards U.K | "Favorite TV Show" | What's Alana Thinking | Pending |
| "Favorite TV Actress" | Rebecca Cartel | Pending | ||
| "Favorite Female TV Sidekick" | Botley Henderson | Pending |