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{{Infobox television
|show_name = Lizzie McGuire
|image = [[File:Lizzie McGuire logo.svg|200px|alt=logo]]
|format = [[wikipedia:Teen sitcom|Teen sitcom]]
|creator = Terri Minsky
|starring = [[Hilary Duff]]<br/>[[Lalaine]]<br/>Adam Lamberg<br/>Jake Thomas<br/>[[Hallie Todd]]<br/>Robert Carradine
|theme_music_composer = Elliot Lurie
|opentheme = "We'll Figure It Out"
|composer = Sam Winans
|country = United States
|language = English
|num_seasons = 2
|num_episodes = 64
|list_episodes = List of Lizzie McGuire episodes
|executive_producer = Stan Rogow<br>Susan Estelle Jansen<br><small>(episodes 1–3 and 5–64)</small>
|location = Ren-Mar Studios, Hollywood, California<br><small>(filming location)</small>
|camera = Film; [[wikipedia:Single-camera setup|Single-camera]]<br><small>(videotape used sporadically)</small>
|runtime = 22-24 minutes
|company = Stan Rogow Productions<br>Disney Channel Original Productions
|picture_format = 480i (SDTV) (season 1-2)
|first_aired = January 12, 2001
|last_aired = February 14, 2004
|status = 
|network = [[Disney Channel]]
|followed_by = ''[[The Lizzie McGuire Movie]]'' (2003)
}}'''''Lizzie McGuire''''' is an American teen sitcom which premiered on the [[Disney Channel]] on January 12, 2001 and aired till February 14, 2004. A total of 64 episodes were produced and aired. Its target demographic was preteens and adolescents. The series was created by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terri_Minsky Terri Minsky].

The show's mixed media format stood out from the rest of the Disney Channel's programming of the time and, in essence, became the channel's [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flagship_%28disambiguation%29 flagship] and definitive show of the early 2000s. Production was completed in 2002 after the show fulfilled its 64 episode order.

The series won Favorite TV Show at the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nickelodeon_Kids%27_Choice_Awards Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards] two years in a row in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2002_Kids%27_Choice_Awards#Favorite_TV_Show 2002] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2003_Kids%27_Choice_Awards#Favorite_TV_Show 2003].

The series will be revived on [[wikipedia:Disney+|Disney+]] with Duff reprising her role and Minsky returning as showrunner; however, Minsky later departed from the role. Lamberg, Thomas, Todd and Carradine were also attached to return to the series in their original roles. The series began production in association with Disney Channel, but entered a hiatus after Minsky's departure..<ref name=Ew>Bucksbaum, Sydney (23 August 2019). [https://ew.com/tv/2019/08/23/lizzie-mcguire-disney-plus-hilary-duff-d23/ "Hilary Duff starring in Lizzie McGuire revival on Disney+".] Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 24 August 2019.</ref><ref name=Deadline>Andreeva, Nellie (23 August 2019). [https://deadline.com/2019/08/lizzie-mcguire-sequel-revival-reboot-series-hilary-duff-star-disney-plus-terri-minsky-deal-disney-channel-1202702120/ "'Lizzie McGuire' Sequel Series Starring Hilary Duff Set At Disney+ From Creator Terri Minsky & Disney Channel".] Deadline. Retrieved 23 August 2019.</ref><ref name=Hollywood>Goldberg, Lesley (23 August 2019). [https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/hilary-duff-reprise-lizzie-mcguire-role-new-disney-series-1234243 "Hilary Duff to Reprise 'Lizzie McGuire' Role for New Disney+ Series".] The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 23 August 2019.</ref> Duff announced the reboot's cancellation on her Instagram page on December 16, 2020.<ref name=RevivalCancelled>[https://whatsondisneyplus.com/lizzie-mcguire-disney-series-cancelled/ "Lizzie McGuire Disney+ Series Cancelled | What's On Disney Plus"]</ref><ref name=ET>[https://www.etonline.com/hilary-duff-reveals-lizzie-mcguire-reboot-isnt-going-to-happen-157943 "Hilary Duff Reveals 'Lizzie McGuire' Reboot 'Isn't Going to Happen'"]</ref>

==Characters==
==='''Main characters'''===
*'''Lizzie McGuire''' ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hilary_Duff Hilary Duff]): Lizzie is the main character of the show. She is portrayed as a fun teen although her animated [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alter_ego alter ego] displays her true feelings from time to time. Lizzie constantly gets into arguments with her younger brother Matt but knows right from wrong.
*'''Miranda Sanchez''' ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lalaine Lalaine]): Miranda is one of Lizzie's best friends; She, Lizzie, and Gordo form the main triumvirate. Miranda is the most self-conscious of the three. Her family is Hispanic, but she speaks very little Spanish. Miranda's middle name is revealed to be Isabella in the episode, "Rated Aargh." She did not appear in the last six episodes, nor in ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lizzie_McGuire_Movie The Lizzie McGuire Movie]''. During this time, her character was said to be vacationing with her family in Mexico.
*'''David "Gordo" Gordon''' ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam_Lamberg Adam Lamberg]): Gordo is one of Lizzie's best friends and has been since they were one day old. He usually offers sarcasm and good advice. He is portrayed as being very [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intelligence_%28trait%29 intelligent], practical, and he is a "straight A" student. He was revealed to be [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jews Jewish], as shown in one episode where he had a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bar_and_Bat_Mitzvah bar mitzvah]. In the episode "The Untitled Stan Jenson Project" it was revealed that Lizzie had a crush on him in the fourth grade. In ''The Lizzie McGuire Movie'', Gordo was pulled into a lip-lock with Lizzie after she realizes what a big mistake she has made. In the episode "Dear Lizzie" it is revealed that Gordo has a crush on Lizzie.
*'''Matt McGuire''' ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jake_Thomas Jake Thomas]): Matt is Lizzie's little brother. As a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stock_character stock character], he was often destroying something. He had a best friend named Lanny, who did not speak on-screen. Matt was clever and wily and had a reputation for getting into trouble. Matt and Lizzie shared a typical brother-sister relationship. They fooled around, annoyed each other, but were always there for each other at the end of each episode. He was rather intelligent and creative and knew how to humor people.
*'''Jo McGuire''' ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hallie_Todd Hallie Todd]): Jo is Lizzie and Matt's mother. She cared deeply about Lizzie but was still trying to figure out how to raise a teenager. As a result, she sometimes tended to "mess up" situations in Lizzie's life while trying to help make them better. At the end of each episode, Jo and Lizzie tend to come to an understanding and portray the unfaltering love of a mother-daughter relationship.
*'''Sam McGuire''' ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Carradine Robert Carradine]): Sam is Lizzie and Matt's father. He could be best described as a bit goofy and quite clueless about raising his kids. However, he always tried his best to help Lizzie out and understand her and was always available to lend a helping hand.

==='''Recurring/Minor characters'''===
*'''Kate Sanders''' (Ashlie Brillault): Kate is the most popular girl at Lizzie's school. Originally one of Lizzie and Miranda's best friends, Kate becomes popular because she got a bra after summer camp was over; as a result of her new-found popularity, Kate becomes Lizzie's enemy. Kate enjoys trying to make Lizzie's life miserable, but Lizzie always manages to outsmart Kate and come out on top. References in episodes and other items such as novelizations released by Disney are inconsistent about her last name being Sanders or Saunders. While Kate was mean to Lizzie in the series, she helps her out and becomes Lizzie's friend again in ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lizzie_McGuire_Movie The Lizzie McGuire Movie]''.
*'''Ethan Craft''' ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clayton_Snyder Clayton Snyder]): Ethan is the boy who Lizzie, Miranda, and the rest of the girls at school have a huge crush on. He does not appear to be very bright, but he is kind and friendly to everyone. In season one, he is portrayed as more of a bad boy or a class bully.
*'''Larry Tudgeman''' ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyle_Downes Kyle Downes]): Referred to as "Tudgeman" (or simply Tudge), Larry is portrayed as the stereotype of the school geek. He is treated like an outcast by everyone except Lizzie and her friends. He has also been known to wear the same shirt since the fourth grade. Larry has a huge crush on Lizzie (that she does not return) and even asks her out to go to the science museum. Lizzie accepts his invitation to make him feel liked.
*'''Claire Miller''' ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Davida_Williams Davida Williams]): Claire is Kate's new best friend. She is not very kind to Lizzie. She can sometimes even be unkind to her friends, including Kate, as shown in the episode "The Rise & Fall of The Kate Empire." She represents the stereotypical popular girl portrayed on many TV shows.
*'''Lanny Onasis''' ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_Copelin Christian Copelin]): Lanny is Matt's best friend. He never speaks on-screen, but Matt seems to have no problem communicating with him. Apparently, he is a direct descendant of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crispus_Attucks Crispus Attucks].
*'''Melina Bianco''' ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carly_Schroeder Carly Schroeder]): Melina is initially Matt's friend who loves getting him into trouble. Later in the series, they both begin to have feelings for each other.
*'''Digby "Mr. Digg" Sellers''' ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arvie_Lowe,_Jr. Arvie Lowe, Jr.]): Mr. Digg is Lizzie's cool, laid-back substitute teacher. In his lessons he often implies that he educated celebrities like [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankie_Muniz Frankie Muniz] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christina_Aguilera Christina Aguilera]. He befriends Lizzie's dad in one of the episodes and dates Matt's teacher, Miss Jasmine Chapman.
*'''Edward and Daniela Sanchez''' (Armando Molina and Dyana Ortelli): They are Miranda's parents and appear in only a few episodes, including "''Night of the Day of the Dead''" in which they play a prank on Kate.
*'''Howard and Roberta Gordon''' (Michael Mantell and Alison Martin): They are Gordo's parents, who are both psychiatrists.
*'''Parker Mackenzie''' ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chelsea_Wilson Chelsea Wilson]): Parker is a girl in Lizzie's class. In an episode, Gordo has a crush on her. She is a vegetarian, as shown in the episode "''Obsession''". In an episode, Gordo asks Parker for a dance. She refuses because, in her opinion, he is too short for her. Parker dislikes Lizzie because she sneezed on her Macaroni Art in the 2nd grade and sat on her Titanic lunch box in the 5th grade.
*'''Danny Kessler''' (Byron Fox): Danny is Lizzie and Miranda's first heart-throb. He appears in the first couple episodes. 
*'''Veruca Albano''' ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rachel_Snow Rachel Snow]): A nerdy girl who appears once in Season 1 and more often in later seasons when Lizzie enters the eighth grade. In ''"Dear Lizzie",'' she asks Lizzie for help with a bully problem, and even confides to her that "nothing gets out goulash".
*'''Amy Sanders''' ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haylie_Duff Haylie Duff]): Kate's 18-year-old cousin, who acts like an older version of Kate. Kate and Amy have a rocky relationship. In the episode ''"Party Over Here"'', when Amy first appears, Kate is shown to have a softer, slightly self-conscious side.
*'''Coach Kelly''' ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dot_Jones Dot Jones]): The gym teacher at Hillridge Junior High.
*'''Principal Tweedy''' ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phill_Lewis Phill Lewis]): The principal of Hillridge Junior High.
*'''Mr. Escobar''' ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_R._Escobar Daniel R. Escobar]): A teacher at Hillridge Junior High who teaches Lizzie's class in junior grade.
*'''Jeremy Bargiel and David Rosen''': They are Sam's best friends who own a pet chimp named Fredo. In "''Rated Aargh!''" Jeremy is choking and Lizzie saves his life.
==Animated Lizzie==
Animated Lizzie is an animated character who represents the title character's inner thoughts, addressing the audience directly in the manner of a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greek_chorus Greek chorus]. The show was not the first series to use animation to reflect a live-action character's innermost thoughts. ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McGee_and_Me McGee and Me]'' and ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Student_Bodies_%28TV_series%29 Student Bodies]'', two syndicated programs about the struggles of a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cartoonist cartoonist] for a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/School school] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newspaper newspaper], often used the artist's [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surrealism surrealistic] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caricatures caricatures] of himself and his friends to visually illustrate his interior [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monologue monologues]. Animated Lizzie was voiced by series star [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hilary_Duff Hilary Duff].

==Reception==
===Cancelled spin-offs===
The show was completed after 64 episodes. Disney considered continuing the franchise in further films and a prime-time television series with Lizzie, Miranda and Gordo attending high school which was to be broadcast on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Broadcasting_Company ABC], but the plans never took off because Duff's representatives claimed she was not being paid enough for the proposed series.
===Cancelled revival===
On August 23, 2019, Disney announced at the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D23_(Disney) D23 Expo] that a revival series of Lizzie McGuire is in the works exclusively on [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disney%2B Disney+] with Hilary Duff reprising her role as the titular character and the original series creator, Terri Minsky, serving as a showrunner. The revival series will revolve around McGuire as a grown up 30-year-old millennial navigating life in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_City New York City].<ref name=Ew /><ref name=Deadline /><ref name=Hollywood />

On December 16, 2020, Duff announced that the reboot was officially cancelled.<ref name=ET />

==Syndication==
It was announced in late May 2006 that Superstation WGN (now [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WGN_America WGN America]) would carry ''Lizzie McGuire'' and ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Even_Stevens Even Stevens]'' in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Television_syndication syndication]; this began on September 18, 2006. As a result, Disney Channel stopped airing both shows except for their holiday episodes, but Disney Channel began airing reruns of ''Lizzie McGuire'' in a multi-episode blocks two afternoons each week on September 12, 2009, thus making it the first Disney Channel series to air between 1998 and 2002 to be added back on the schedule after being removed from the channel's lineup. The first episodes to re-air were "Picture Day", "Rumors" and "I've Got Rhythmic" in that chronological order.

==Episodes==
:''Main article: [[List of Lizzie McGuire episodes]]''
{| class="wikitable"
! colspan="2"|Season
!Episodes
!Originally aired
|-
| bgcolor="#F400A1" height="10px"|
| align="center"|'''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Lizzie_McGuire_episodes#Season_1:_2001.E2.80.932002 1]'''
| align="center"|30
| align="center"|January 12, 2001 – January 18, 2002
|-
| bgcolor="#BFFF00" height="10px"|
| align="center"|'''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Lizzie_McGuire_episodes#Season_2:_2002.E2.80.932004 2]'''
| align="center"|34
| align="center"|February 8, 2002 – February 14, 2004
|}

==Film==
:''Main article: [[The Lizzie McGuire Movie]]''
A film based on the show, ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lizzie_McGuire_Movie The Lizzie McGuire Movie]'', debuted on May 2, 2003 at number two at the box office behind ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X2_%28film%29 X2: X-Men United]''. It earned $42.7 million at the American box office. It received mixed reviews with one critic calling it, "an unabashed promotion of Duff’s image, just as ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crossroads_%282002_film%29 Crossroads]'' was for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Britney_Spears Britney Spears]." Other reviews were generally positive and encouraging.

==Merchandising==
The character of Lizzie continues to be merchandised by Disney, especially through a large set of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lizzie_McGuire_books Lizzie McGuire books], which include novelizations of the episodes, original [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nancy_Drew Nancy Drew]-style stories in the Lizzie McGuire Mysteries series, and "Cine-manga" pictorial adaptations (published by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TOKYOPOP TOKYOPOP]) with still shots from the show presented in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manga manga] style.

A Lizzie McGuire [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Celebrity_doll doll] was released in 2002 by Dakin Toys. The 10" doll featured many of Lizzie's outfits. A [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plush plush] doll of the Cartoon Lizzie was made by Dakin in 2002.

[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fortune_%28magazine%29 ''Fortune'' magazine] estimated in 2003 that Lizzie McGuire merchandise had earned the Walt Disney Co. nearly $100 million. In the show's heyday, Radio Disney continually promoted Lizzie McGuire and regularly gave away the show's CD.

Several home video and DVD versions of the show have been released in various countries. In the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States United States], some thematic episode collections were first released and later a DVD box set consisting of 22 episodes from the first season (mostly, but not entirely, corresponding to the first 22 episodes in production order). It is designated as "Volume 1", but no plans are known for the release of volumes 2 and 3 of the series, and poor sales of the first box set may prevent further releases. As of April 2006, a box set of 12 DVDs with all the 65 episodes of the show is available in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain Spain], and box sets (grouped into three 22-episode "seasons") [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ireland Ireland] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TG4 TG4] are available in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia Australia] and the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UK UK].

Lizzie-themed toys were included in a 2004 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McDonald%27s McDonald's] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Happy_Meal Happy Meal] series, which included [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CD-ROM CD-ROM] discs containing Lizzie-related games and graphics and audio versions of Lizzie (not voiced by Duff) reading stories based on episode plots of her show.

There is a Lizzie McGuire bedroom set offered by furniture stores as one of several Disney-themed children's bedrooms and a ''What Would Lizzie Do?'' board game where players must judge Lizzie's likely response to various situations. Three ''Lizzie McGuire'' video games have been released for the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Game_Boy_Advance Game Boy Advance]: ''Lizzie McGuire: On the Go'' (2003), ''Lizzie McGuire 2: Lizzie Diaries'' (2004), and ''Lizzie McGuire 3: Homecoming Havoc'' (2005).

==Awards and Nominations==
*'''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ALMA_Awards ALMA Awards]'''
:2002 - ''Outstanding Children's Television Programming'' (Nominated)
*'''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BAFTA_Awards BAFTA Awards]'''
:2002 - ''Best International'' - Susan Estelle Jansen & Neal Israel (Nominated)
*'''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emmy_Awards Emmy Awards]'''
:2004 - ''Outstanding Children's Program'' (Nominated)
:2003 - ''Outstanding Children's Program'' (Nominated)
*'''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imagen_Award Imagen Award]'''
:2003 - ''Best Supporting Actress in Television'' - Lalaine (Nominated)
*'''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kids%27_Choice_Awards Kids' Choice Awards]'''
:2005 - ''Favorite TV Actress'' - Hilary Duff (Nominated)
:2005 - ''Favorite TV Show'' (Nominated)
:2004 - ''Favorite TV Actress'' - Hilary Duff (Nominated)
:2004 - ''Favorite TV Show'' (Nominated)
:2003 - ''Favorite TV Actress'' - Hilary Duff (Nominated)
:2003 - ''Favorite Television Actor'' - Adam Lamberg
:2003 - ''Favorite TV Show'' ('''Won''')
:2002 - ''Favorite TV Actress'' - Hilary Duff (Nominated)
:2002 - ''Favorite TV Show'' ('''Won''')
*'''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nickelodeon_Australian_Kids%27_Choice_Awards Kids' Choice Awards Australian]'''
:2004 - ''Favorite Television Star'' - Hilary Duff ('''Won''')
*'''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teen_Choice_Awards Teen Choice Awards]'''
:2003 - ''Choice TV - Comedy'' (Nominated)
:2003 - ''Choice TV Actress - Comedy'' - Hilary Duff (Nominated)
*'''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Writers_Guild_of_America Writers Guild of America]'''
:2002 - ''Children's Script'' - Terri Minsky for the "Pilot" (Nominated)
*'''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Artist_Awards Young Artist Awards]'''
:2004 - ''Best Performance in a TV Series (Comedy or Drama): Supporting Young Actor'' - Jake Thomas (Nominated)
:2003 - ''Best Performance in a TV Comedy Series: Guest Starring Young Actress'' - Amy Castle ('''Won''')
:2003 - ''Best Ensemble in a TV Series (Comedy or Drama)'' - Hilary Duff, Lalaine, Jake Thomas & Adam Lamberg (Nominated)
:2003 - ''Best Family Television Series (Comedy or Drama)'' (Nominated)
:2003 - ''Best Performance in a TV Series (Comedy or Drama): Supporting Young Actor'' - Jake Thomas (Nominated)
:2002 - ''Best Performance in a TV Comedy Series: Leading Young Actress'' - Hilary Duff (Nominated)
:2002 - ''Best Performance in a TV Comedy Series: Supporting Young Actress'' - Lalaine (Nominated)
:2002 - ''Best Ensemble in a TV Series (Comedy or Drama)'' - Hilary Duff, Lalaine, Jake Thomas & Adam Lamberg (Nominated)

==References==
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==External links==
* {{Official website|http://web.archive.org/web/20070308131119/http://psc.disney.go.com/disneychannel/lizziemcguire/}} (Internet Archive)
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