Lizzie McGuire#Merchandising
{{Short description|American teen comedy television series}}
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{{Infobox television
| image = Lizzie McGuire logo.svg
| image_size = 250
| genre = Comedy
| creator = Terri Minsky
| starring = {{Plainlist|
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| theme_music_composer = Elliot Lurie
| opentheme = "Lizzie McGuire Theme"{{Cite web |title=Lizzie McGuire Theme |url=https://www.ascap.com/repertory#/ace/search/workID/420589448 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190330145422/https://www.ascap.com/repertory#/ace/search/workID/420589448 |archive-date=March 30, 2019 |access-date=March 3, 2021 |website=ACE Repertory |publisher=American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers}}
| endtheme = "Lizzie McGuire Theme" (instrumental)
| composer = Sam Winans
| country = United States
| language = English
| num_seasons = 2
| num_episodes = 65
| list_episodes = List of Lizzie McGuire episodes
| executive_producer = {{Plainlist|
- Stan Rogow
- Susan Estelle Jansen
- Terri Minsky
- Hilary Duff
- Rachel Winter
}}
| producer = Jill Danton
| runtime = 22–24 minutes
| camera = Single-camera
| company = Stan Rogow Productions
| channel = Disney Channel
| first_aired = {{Start date|2001|1|12}}
| last_aired = {{End date|2004|2|14}}
}}
Lizzie McGuire is an American comedy television series created by Terri Minsky that premiered on Disney Channel on January 12, 2001. The series stars Hilary Duff as the ((titular)) character who learns to navigate the personal and social issues of her teenage years. Duff also voices an animated version of Lizzie that performs soliloquies to express the character's inner thoughts and emotions. The series also stars Lalaine, Adam Lamberg, Jake Thomas, Hallie Todd, and Robert Carradine. The series concluded on February 14, 2004, after a total of 65 episodes were produced. A feature film based on the series, The Lizzie McGuire Movie, was released in 2003.
The series was nominated for two Emmy Awards in 2003 and 2004 for Outstanding Children's Program. The pilot received a nomination at the Writers Guild of America Awards for Best Children's Script. The series also received various awards and nominations at the Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards from 2002 to 2005. Television critics acknowledged the innocent nature of the series, and the appeal of the writing towards adolescents.
A revival series was announced in August 2019 to be entering production for Disney+, with Duff reprising her role and Minsky returning as showrunner, but 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 and did not resume; the revival was officially canceled in December 2020.
Premise
The series follows Lizzie McGuire, a thirteen-year-old girl who faces the personal and social issues of adolescence. She attends junior high alongside her best friends Miranda and Gordo. Episodes depict Lizzie's transition into adolescence at home and school, including the friends' rivalry with their classmate Kate, and affections for Ethan. Lizzie tries to develop her own identity, but is also attracted to the idea of popularity at school and longs for social acceptance by her peers. She has a close relationship with her family: her mother, Jo; her father, Sam; and her younger brother, Matt. Lizzie's thoughts and emotions are conveyed sporadically in the episodes through her animated persona, who sometimes speaks to the audience.
Characters
=Main=
- {{anchor|Lizzie McGuire}}Hilary Duff as Lizzie McGuire, a shy and clumsy girl who tries to find her place in the world. Her inner thoughts and emotions are expressed through the soliloquies of an animated version of herself.
- {{anchor|Miranda Sanchez}}Lalaine as Miranda Sanchez, Lizzie's confident best friend, who enjoys singing and dreams of being a musician
- {{anchor|Dave "Gordo" Gordon}}{{anchor|Gordo}}Adam Lamberg as David "Gordo" Gordon, Lizzie's childhood best friend, who has a passion for filmmaking and playing hacky sack. He later becomes attracted to Lizzie.
- {{anchor|Matt McGuire}}Jake Thomas as Matt McGuire, Lizzie's younger brother, who regularly develops schemes to create trouble around the house. He and Lizzie bicker but still care deeply about each other.
- {{anchor|Jo McGuire}}Hallie Todd as Jo McGuire, Lizzie's mother, who sometimes struggles with the pressure of raising a teenager
- {{anchor|Sam McGuire}}Robert Carradine as Sam McGuire, Lizzie's father, who sometimes struggles with the pressure of raising a teenager and is a bit slow-minded
=Recurring=
- Ashlie Brillault as Kate Sanders, a popular girl at school who was formerly the best friend of Lizzie and Miranda; she is now their frenemy
- Clayton Snyder as Ethan Craft, who is friendly and popular, and whom Lizzie, Miranda, and Kate hope to date
- Kyle Downes as Larry Tudgeman III, an outcast at school who and is fond of Miranda
- Davida Williams as Claire Miller, Kate's new best friend who is jealous of the friendship Kate had with Lizzie and Miranda
- Christian Copelin as Lanny Onasis, Matt's best friend, who does not speak
- Carly Schroeder as Melina Bianco, Matt's best friend, who likes to create trouble for him
- Arvie Lowe Jr. as Mr. Dig, Lizzie's laid-back substitute teacher whom she perceives as cool
- Rachel Snow as Veruca Albano, Lizzie's tough classmate
- Haylie Duff as Amy Sanders, Kate's older cousin
Episodes
{{Main|List of Lizzie McGuire episodes}}
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Production
=Development=
File:Hilary Duff (2618501004).jpg, pictured in 2009, serves as the program's central focus during its two-season run.]]
In 2000, Hilary Duff was asked to audition for a series on Disney Channel.{{Cite book |last=Krulik |first=Nancy E. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=v5vyUxF9OkYC&q=inauthor%3A%22Nancy%20E.%20Krulik%22&pg=PP1 |title=Hilary Duff: A Not-So-Typical Teen |date=2003 |publisher=Simon & Schuster |isbn=9780689867811 |pages=17–18 |access-date=October 19, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220531051321/https://books.google.com/books?id=v5vyUxF9OkYC&q=inauthor%3A%22Nancy%20E.%20Krulik%22&pg=PP1 |archive-date=May 31, 2022 |url-status=live}} Created by Terri Minsky, the series was known by the working title What's Lizzie Thinking? throughout development.{{Cite web |title=Lizzie McGuire (television) |url=https://d23.com/a-to-z/lizzie-mcguire-television/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191111093607/https://d23.com/a-to-z/lizzie-mcguire-television/ |archive-date=November 11, 2019 |access-date=November 11, 2019 |website=D23 |publisher=The Walt Disney Company}} The series was later retitled Lizzie McGuire, and Duff successfully auditioned for the title character of Lizzie, who was described as a regular teenager. The premise for the series was based on a script previously written by Minsky, which featured the main character's inner thoughts and emotions as narration.{{Cite news |last=Ford |first=Luke |date=January 16, 2002 |title=Producer Stan Rogow |work=LukeFord.net |url=http://www.lukeford.net/profiles/profiles/stan_rogow.htm |access-date=August 1, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071118094121/http://www.lukeford.net/profiles/profiles/stan_rogow.htm |archive-date=November 18, 2007}} Producer Stan Rogow conceived a high-concept version of the script in which an animated version of the character would be featured to convey these thoughts. This concept became known the "animated Lizzie" persona, and was also voiced by Duff. The animation was originally envisioned as a talking head in the corner of the screen. Rogow stated that the visual design of the show was inspired by the film Run Lola Run.
Independent animator Debra Solomon designed the animated version of Lizzie, based on Duff's appearance on her audition tape.{{Cite web |url=https://www.awn.com/animationworld/matisse-mcguire-interview-debra-solomon |title=From Matisse to McGuire: An Interview with Debra Solomon |date=June 30, 2003 |access-date=March 3, 2023 |website=Animation World Network |last=Robinson |first=Chris|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230217180149/https://www.awn.com/animationworld/matisse-mcguire-interview-debra-solomon|archive-date=February 17, 2023}} Rather than drawing a mere caricature of Duff, she tried to capture the actress's essence by giving Lizzie's alter ego a more "hip" look: cropped shirts with trim pants and high flip-flops. New York's Tapehouse Toons produced the animation along with Kratky Studios.{{Cite magazine |title=Inside Lizzie McGuire |date=February 2001 |magazine=Animation Magazine |last=Hetherington |first=Janet L |pages=61–62 |issue=2 |volume=15|page= |issn=1041-617X }} The drawings were digitally inked and painted using the Animo 3.1 software and then composited into the live-action footage at Disney's Los Angeles studio. Due to the low budget given by Disney, there are only two minutes of animated Lizzie in each episode.
In July 2001, a second season of 22 episodes were ordered, to begin production in September and air in 2002. Lalaine's character Miranda did not appear in the last 5 episodes filmed for the second season, or The Lizzie McGuire Movie, due to Lalaine leaving the series early to work on other projects such as You Wish!.{{Cite web |last=Bradley |first=Bill |date=May 14, 2015 |title=Here's What Lalaine From Lizzie McGuire Has Been Up To Since The Show Ended |url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/what-lalaine-lizzie-mcguire-has-been-up-to_n_7235820 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220525100525/https://www.huffpost.com/entry/what-lalaine-lizzie-mcguire-has-been-up-to_n_7235820 |archive-date=May 25, 2022 |access-date=January 21, 2022 |website=HuffPost |publisher=BuzzFeed}} According to the 2024 book Disney High: The Untold Story of the Rise and Fall of Disney Channel's Tween Empire, Lalaine and Duff had a quarrel in the final season of the television series, which led to her being let go early from her contract.{{cite web | last=Russell | first=John | title='Lizzie McGuires Hilary Duff and Lalaine Fell Out Over 'Teen-Girl Drama' and Career Competition, New Book Alleges | website=People.com | date=2024-09-27 | url=https://people.com/lizzie-mcguire-hilary-duff-and-lalaine-friendship-disintegrated-over-teen-girl-drama-8719592 | access-date=2025-03-17}} "I don't believe that Hilary wanted her to be part of the movie," Lizzie McGuire'' casting director Robin Lippin said. "It probably would have been uncomfortable for both of them."{{cite book | last=Spencer | first=A. | title=Disney High: The Untold Story of the Rise and Fall of Disney Channel's Tween Empire | publisher=St. Martin's Publishing Group | year=2024 | isbn=978-1-250-28346-7 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lsDpEAAAQBAJ&pg=PA1947 | access-date=2025-03-17 | page=1947}}
Filming of the movie and series concluded in December 2002 after 65 episodes were produced, a standard limit for Disney Channel's series.
=Canceled spin-offs=
In May 2003, it was revealed that Lizzie McGuire would end production due to contract disagreements between Duff and Disney. The company was interested in transitioning the program into a high school-centered series for ABC and expanding the franchise with a further film, while Duff was receiving offers for lucrative roles with other studios.{{Cite magazine |last=Susman |first=Gary |date=May 26, 2003 |title=Hilary Duff and Disney part ways |url=https://ew.com/article/2003/05/26/hilary-duff-and-disney-part-ways/ |url-status=live |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |publisher=Dotdash Meredith |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191111065824/https://ew.com/article/2003/05/26/hilary-duff-and-disney-part-ways/ |archive-date=November 11, 2019 |access-date=November 11, 2019}} After the series ended its original run, Disney Channel also considered producing an animated version of the series.{{Cite web |last1=Eller |first1=Claudia |last2=Verrier |first2=Richard |date=May 24, 2003 |title=Disney, Lizzie Star Parting Ways After Pay Dispute |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2003-may-24-fi-dizliz24-story.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191111060913/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2003-may-24-fi-dizliz24-story.html |archive-date=November 11, 2019 |access-date=November 11, 2019 |website=Los Angeles Times}} In November 2004, a pilot for an intended spin-off was ordered, which was to center on Miranda's younger sister Stevie Sanchez and her Latino family.{{Cite web |last=Martin |first=Denise |date=November 3, 2004 |title=In search of tweens |url=https://variety.com/2004/scene/markets-festivals/in-search-of-tweens-1117912986/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180921115713if_/https://variety.com/2004/scene/markets-festivals/in-search-of-tweens-1117912986/ |archive-date=September 21, 2018 |access-date=December 29, 2020 |website=Variety |publisher=Variety Media, LLC.}} LaLaine returned to film the pilot, after having been released from her Lizzie McGuire contract six episodes early due to feuding with Duff.{{cite book |last=Spencer |first=Ashley |date=September 24, 2024 |title=Disney High: The Untold Story of the Rise and Fall of Disney Channel's Tween Empire |url=https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250283450/disneyhigh/ |publisher=St. Martin's Press |isbn=9781250283450 |access-date=March 17, 2025}} The new series would follow the 12-year-old central character, who was played in the pilot by Selena Gomez, and would also feature an animated version of the character like Lizzie. It was to star LaLaine, and be produced by Minsky and Rogow. The pilot was produced in 2005, but the series was not picked up in favor of Hannah Montana.{{Cite web |last=Bricker |first=Tierney |date=October 30, 2019 |title=20 Surprising Secrets About Lizzie McGuire Revealed |url=https://www.eonline.com/news/1087933/20-surprising-secrets-about-lizzie-mcguire-revealed |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191111093603/https://www.eonline.com/au/news/1087936/20-surprising-secrets-about-lizzie-mcguire-revealed |archive-date=November 11, 2019 |access-date=January 21, 2022 |website=E! News |publisher=NBC Universal}} The pilot was described as a "real downer." The pilot featured the use of the song Everybody Hurts by R.E.M., about fifteen minutes in, "and it fit perfectly," Rogow said.
=Canceled revival=
In December 2018, Duff stated that there had been discussions about reviving the series.{{Cite web |last=Ting |first=Jasmine |date=December 8, 2018 |title=Is Lizzie McGuire Making a Comeback? |url=https://www.papermag.com/lizzie-mcguire-revival-2622794269.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191111093608/https://www.papermag.com/lizzie-mcguire-revival-2622794269.html |archive-date=November 11, 2019 |access-date=November 11, 2019 |website=Paper |publisher=Paper Communications}} On August 23, 2019, it was announced at the D23 Expo that Disney was developing a revival television series of Lizzie McGuire.{{Cite magazine |last=Bucksbaum |first=Sydney |date=August 23, 2019 |title=Hilary Duff starring in Lizzie McGuire revival on Disney+ |url=https://ew.com/tv/2019/08/23/lizzie-mcguire-disney-plus-hilary-duff-d23/ |url-status=live |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |publisher=Dotdash Meredith |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190824002227/https://ew.com/tv/2019/08/23/lizzie-mcguire-disney-plus-hilary-duff-d23/ |archive-date=August 24, 2019 |access-date=August 24, 2019}}{{Cite web |last=Goldberg |first=Lesley |date=August 23, 2019 |title=Hilary Duff to Reprise Lizzie McGuire Role for New Disney+ Series |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/hilary-duff-reprise-lizzie-mcguire-role-new-disney-series-1234243/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190823230956/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/hilary-duff-reprise-lizzie-mcguire-role-new-disney-series-1234243 |archive-date=August 23, 2019 |access-date=January 21, 2022 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |publisher=Eldridge Industries}} The series was revealed to be in production for exclusive distribution on the Disney+ streaming service, with Duff reprising her role as the title character; the original series creator, Terri Minsky, planned to serve as the revival's showrunner. The sequel series would have centered on Lizzie at the age of thirty, navigating life working as an apprentice to an interior decorator. She would be living in an apartment in Brooklyn, New York City, engaged to a man who owns a restaurant in SoHo, Manhattan.{{Cite web |last=Ramos |first=Dino-Ray |date=November 20, 2019 |title=Lizzie McGuire Revival Welcomes Back Adam Lamberg As David "Gordo" Gordon |url=https://deadline.com/2019/11/lizzie-mcguire-disney-plus-adam-lamberg-david-gordo-gordon-hilary-duff-1202790407/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191121090918/https://deadline.com/2019/11/lizzie-mcguire-disney-plus-adam-lamberg-david-gordo-gordon-hilary-duff-1202790407/ |archive-date=November 21, 2019 |access-date=November 20, 2019 |website=Deadline |publisher=Penske Media Corporation}} When Lizzie discovers her fiancé cheating on her, she returns home to Los Angeles.{{Cite web |last=Delbyck |first=Cole |date=January 19, 2022 |title=Hilary Duff Reveals Plot Of Scrapped Lizzie McGuire Revival That Was Too Racy For Disney |url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/hilary-duff-reveals-plot-of-lizzie-mcguire-revival-too-racy-for-disney_n_61e8550fe4b0a864b07b210a |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221115013657/https://www.huffpost.com/entry/hilary-duff-reveals-plot-of-lizzie-mcguire-revival-too-racy-for-disney_n_61e8550fe4b0a864b07b210a |archive-date=November 15, 2022 |access-date=January 21, 2022 |website=HuffPost |publisher=BuzzFeed}}{{Cite web |last=Lampen |first=Claire |date=March 10, 2020 |title=Let Lizzie McGuire Do Sex |url=https://www.thecut.com/2020/03/lizzie-mcguire-reboot-reportedly-paused-over-sex-plotline.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220310040149/https://www.thecut.com/2020/03/lizzie-mcguire-reboot-reportedly-paused-over-sex-plotline.html |archive-date=March 10, 2022 |access-date=March 14, 2020 |website=The Cut |publisher=Vox}} The animated alter ego of Lizzie would also have appeared in the series. The series was to be produced by Salty Pictures in association with Disney Channel as part of an overall deal with Minsky.{{Cite web |last=Andreeva |first=Nellie |date=August 23, 2019 |title=Lizzie McGuire Sequel Series Starring Hilary Duff Set At Disney+ From Creator Terri Minsky & Disney Channel |url=https://deadline.com/2019/08/lizzie-mcguire-sequel-revival-reboot-series-hilary-duff-star-disney-plus-terri-minsky-deal-disney-channel-1202702120/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190823230814/https://deadline.com/2019/08/lizzie-mcguire-sequel-revival-reboot-series-hilary-duff-star-disney-plus-terri-minsky-deal-disney-channel-1202702120/ |archive-date=August 23, 2019 |access-date=August 23, 2019 |website=Deadline |publisher=Penske Media Corporation}} Duff was to serve as an executive producer, alongside Rachel Winter, and co-executive producer Ranada Shepard. In October 2019, it was announced that Thomas, Todd and Carradine would also return to the series, reprising their roles as Matt, Jo and Sam McGuire respectively.{{Cite web |last=Jensen |first=Eric |date=October 25, 2019 |title=Hilary Duff reunites with TV family for Lizzie McGuire reboot: See the cast now! |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/tv/2019/10/25/lizzie-mcguire-reboot-hilary-duff-joined-tv-mom-dad-and-brother/2454314001/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191109062620/https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/tv/2019/10/25/lizzie-mcguire-reboot-hilary-duff-joined-tv-mom-dad-and-brother/2454314001/ |archive-date=November 9, 2019 |access-date=November 11, 2019 |website=USA Today}} It was later announced that Lamberg would be reprising his role as Gordo and Federico Dordei would be joining the cast as new character, Dominic Shaw. Production on the sequel series began on October 29, 2019, on location in Washington Square Park in New York.{{Cite web |last=Goldstein |first=Joelle |date=October 29, 2019 |title=Hilary Duff Excitedly Celebrates Day 1 of Filming with the First Look of Her as Lizzie McGuire in Reboot |url=https://people.com/tv/hilary-duff-first-look-lizzie-mcguire-reboot-starts-filming/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191111065827/https://people.com/tv/hilary-duff-first-look-lizzie-mcguire-reboot-starts-filming/ |archive-date=November 11, 2019 |access-date=November 11, 2019 |website=People}} Further filming for the series would have taken place in Los Angeles.{{Cite web |last=Steves |first=Ashley |date=November 1, 2019 |title=NYC What's Filming: Disney+'s Revival of Lizzie McGuire, Starring Hilary Duff |url=https://www.backstage.com/magazine/article/disney-lizzie-mcguire-reboot-filming-in-nyc-69316/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200807052000/https://www.backstage.com/magazine/article/disney-lizzie-mcguire-reboot-filming-in-nyc-69316/ |archive-date=August 7, 2020 |access-date=November 14, 2019 |website=Backstage |publisher=Backstage, LLC}}
Minsky departed as the showrunner of the revival in January 2020 after the first two episodes of the series had been filmed, due to creative differences with Disney.{{Cite web |last=Porter |first=Rick |date=January 9, 2020 |title=Lizzie McGuire Creator Exits Disney+ Revival |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/lizzie-mcguire-creator-exits-disney-revival-1268463 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220822221115/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/lizzie-mcguire-creator-exits-disney-revival-1268463/ |archive-date=August 22, 2022 |access-date=January 9, 2020 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |publisher=Eldridge Industries}}{{Cite web |last1=Thorne |first1=Will |last2=Otterson |first2=Joe |last3=Low |first3=Elaine |date=January 9, 2020 |title=Lizzie McGuire Creator Exits Showrunner Post on Disney Plus Revival |url=https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/lizzie-mcguire-disney-plus-showrunner-1203462382/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200110062144/https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/lizzie-mcguire-disney-plus-showrunner-1203462382/ |archive-date=January 10, 2020 |access-date=January 18, 2023 |website=Variety |publisher=Variety Media, LLC.}} Production of the series was placed on a hiatus.{{Cite web |last=Otterson |first=Joe |date=February 26, 2020 |title=Lizzie McGuire: How the Disney Plus Revival Ground to a Halt (Exclusive) |url=https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/lizzie-mcguire-disney-plus-revival-1203516882/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200226234021/https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/lizzie-mcguire-disney-plus-revival-1203516882/ |archive-date=February 26, 2020 |access-date=February 29, 2020 |website=Variety |publisher=Variety Media, LLC.}} In February 2020, Duff hinted on social media that production had stopped because the series was not thought "family-friendly" enough by Disney+ executives; Disney reaffirmed that the development of the series was ongoing. Duff later posted a statement publicly pleading for Disney+ to move the series to Hulu as had been done with Love, Victor and High Fidelity, stating that it would allow the series to fully represent the life of a thirty-year-old without the constraints of a "family friendly" classification.{{Cite web |last=Otterson |first=Joe |date=February 28, 2020 |title=Hilary Duff Asks Disney to Move Lizzie McGuire Revival to Hulu |url=https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/hilary-duff-lizzie-mcguire-disney-plus-hulu-1203519647/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200301073107/https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/hilary-duff-lizzie-mcguire-disney-plus-hulu-1203519647/ |archive-date=March 1, 2020 |access-date=February 29, 2020 |website=Variety |publisher=Variety Media, LLC.}} While it was reported in April 2020 that development was still ongoing,{{Cite web |last=Barbour |first=Shannon |date=April 6, 2020 |title=Hilary Duff Is Still in Talks With Disney About That Lizzie McGuire Reboot |url=https://www.cosmopolitan.com/entertainment/tv/a32052964/hilary-duff-disney-lizzie-mcguire-reboot-writers-video-chat/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200407144651/https://www.cosmopolitan.com/entertainment/tv/a32052964/hilary-duff-disney-lizzie-mcguire-reboot-writers-video-chat/ |archive-date=April 7, 2020 |access-date=April 11, 2020 |website=Cosmopolitan |publisher=Hearst Communications}} Duff announced the following December that the revival was officially canceled.{{Cite web |last=Otterson |first=Joe |date=December 16, 2020 |title=Lizzie McGuire Revival Not Moving Forward at Disney Plus |url=https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/lizzie-mcguire-revival-disney-plus-1234864368/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220108001503/https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/lizzie-mcguire-revival-disney-plus-1234864368/ |archive-date=January 8, 2022 |access-date=December 16, 2020 |website=Variety |publisher=Variety Media, LLC.}}{{Cite web |last=Roberts |first=Kayleigh |date=December 17, 2020 |title=Hilary Duff Just Revealed the Lizzie McGuire Reboot 'Isn't Going to Happen' |url=https://marieclaire.com/culture/a28804860/lizzie-mcguire-reboot-hilary-duff-cast-premiere-date-plot/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210922174050/https://www.marieclaire.com/culture/a28804860/lizzie-mcguire-reboot-hilary-duff-cast-premiere-date-plot/ |archive-date=September 22, 2021 |access-date=January 18, 2023 |website=Marie Claire |publisher=Future US}}{{Cite web |last=Swift |first=Andy |date=December 16, 2020 |title=Lizzie McGuire Revival Not Moving Forward; Hilary Duff Mourns the 'Amazing' Woman Fans Won't See |url=https://tvline.com/2020/12/16/lizzie-mcguire-reboot-cancelled-hilary-duff-full-statement/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221126095719/https://tvline.com/2020/12/16/lizzie-mcguire-reboot-cancelled-hilary-duff-full-statement/ |archive-date=November 26, 2022 |access-date=January 18, 2023 |website=TVLine |publisher=TVLine Media, LLC.}}
Release
The series premiered on Disney Channel on January 12, 2001, as a special sneak preview, following the premiere of the film Zenon: The Zequel.{{Cite magazine |last=Spencer |first=Ashley |date=January 12, 2021 |title=How Lizzie McGuire Reinvented Tween TV and Became a Millennial Obsession |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/lizzie-mcguire-cast-reunites-to-talk-about-disney-series-and-reboot/ |url-status=live |magazine=Vice |publisher=Vice Media |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210219154626/https://www.vice.com/en/article/epdmge/lizzie-mcguire-cast-reunites-to-talk-about-disney-series-and-reboot |archive-date=February 19, 2021 |access-date=February 25, 2023}} The series officially premiered on January 19, 2001. Lizzie McGuire was scheduled to begin airing in reruns on ABC as part of Disney's One Saturday Morning on September 15, 2001.{{Cite web |date=July 10, 2001 |title=ABC nabs two sib shows |url=https://variety.com/2001/tv/news/abc-nabs-two-sib-shows-1117802536/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220731032834/https://variety.com/2001/tv/news/abc-nabs-two-sib-shows-1117802536/amp/ |archive-date=July 31, 2022 |access-date=May 30, 2020 |website=Variety |publisher=Variety Media, LLC.}} On September 14, 2002, the series began airing on the rebranded ABC Kids programming block.{{Cite web |date=August 8, 2002 |title=Disney Sends 6 Shows Up To The Major |url=https://www.animationmagazine.net/features/8_8_02_3.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220530074616/https://www.animationmagazine.net/features/8_8_02_3.html |archive-date=May 30, 2022 |access-date=May 30, 2020 |website=Animation Magazine}}
In 2006, Superstation WGN acquired the rights to Even Stevens and Lizzie McGuire.{{Cite web |last=Reynolds |first=Mike |date=April 17, 2006 |title=Disney Channel Shows to WGN |url=http://www.multichannel.com/news/content/disney-channel-shows-wgn/367960 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170703112121/http://www.multichannel.com/news/content/disney-channel-shows-wgn/367960 |archive-date=July 3, 2017 |access-date=December 1, 2019 |website=Multichannel News |publisher=Future Publishing Limited}}
Egmont Imagination, who co-financed the production of the series with Disney, handled worldwide distribution of the series outside North America.{{cite web | url=https://www.c21media.net/news/egmont-and-southern-star-team-up-for-tracey-mcbean/ | title=Egmont and Southern Star team up for Tracey McBean }}{{cite web | url=https://www.c21media.net/news/egmont-peddles-mcguire-across-europe-and-asia | title=Egmont peddles McGuire across Europe and Asia }} After the division was shuttered by Egmont, Telescreen acquired its catalogue and began to distribute the series themselves.{{Cite web |last=Ball |first=Ryan |date=March 10, 2003 |title=Dutch Telescreen/PPM Nabs Egmont Imagination's Catalog |url=https://www.animationmagazine.net/tv/dutch-telescreenppm-nabs-egmont-imaginations-catalog/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230126041252/https://www.animationmagazine.net/2003/03/dutch-telescreenppm-nabs-egmont-imaginations-catalog/ |archive-date=January 26, 2023 |access-date=March 12, 2021 |website=Animation Magazine}}
Other media
=Film=
Walt Disney Pictures released a film based on the series, The Lizzie McGuire Movie, on May 2, 2003, in the United States.{{Cite web |title=The Lizzie McGuire Movie |url=https://movies.disney.com/the-lizzie-mcguire-movie |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190830171603/https://movies.disney.com/the-lizzie-mcguire-movie |archive-date=August 30, 2019 |access-date=December 1, 2019 |publisher=Disney Movies}} Set after the conclusion of the series and her junior high graduation, the film follows Lizzie and her classmates on a school trip to Rome, Italy.{{Cite web |last=Minow |first=Nell |date=2003 |title=The Lizzie McGuire Movie |url=https://www.commonsensemedia.org/movie-reviews/the-lizzie-mcguire-movie |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221211000010/https://www.commonsensemedia.org/movie-reviews/the-lizzie-mcguire-movie |archive-date=December 11, 2022 |access-date=February 25, 2023 |website=Common Sense Media}} It earned $42.7 million at the U.S. box office and $12.8 million internationally, for a total of $55.6 million worldwide.{{Cite web |title=Lizzie McGuire Movie |url=https://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=lizziemcguiremovie.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120721031626/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=lizziemcguiremovie.htm |archive-date=July 21, 2012 |access-date=December 2, 2007 |website=Box Office Mojo}} The film received mixed reviews from critics, who found it superficial, but thought the show's fans would enjoy it.{{Cite web |title=The Lizzie McGuire Movie |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/lizzie_mcguire_movie/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191225150428/https://rottentomatoes.com/m/lizzie_mcguire_movie |archive-date=December 25, 2019 |access-date=November 23, 2019 |website=Rotten Tomatoes|date=May 2, 2003 }}
=Merchandising=
Throughout the early 2000s, the series' popularity led Disney to release merchandise, including a series of books and comics, a Lizzie McGuire character doll, a bedroom set, and board games. Disney Interactive published three video games for the Game Boy Advance, including: Lizzie McGuire: On the Go! in 2003, Lizzie McGuire 2: Lizzie Diaries in 2004, and Lizzie McGuire 3: Homecoming Havoc in 2005.{{Cite news |date=October 14, 2003 |title=Lizzie McGuire: On The Go |work=IGN |publisher=Ziff Davis |url=https://www.ign.com/games/lizzie-mcguire-on-the-go |url-status=live |access-date=February 25, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230225104908/https://www.ign.com/games/lizzie-mcguire-on-the-go |archive-date=February 25, 2023}}{{Cite news |date=October 12, 2004 |title=Lizzie McGuire 2: Lizzie Diaries |work=IGN |publisher=Ziff Davis |url=https://www.ign.com/games/lizzie-mcguire-2-lizzie-diaries |url-status=live |access-date=February 25, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221224081159/https://www.ign.com/games/lizzie-mcguire-2-lizzie-diaries |archive-date=December 24, 2022}}{{Cite news |date=August 16, 2005 |title=Lizzie McGuire 3: Homecoming Havoc |work=IGN |publisher=Ziff Davis |url=https://www.ign.com/games/lizzie-mcguire-3-homecoming-havoc |url-status=live |access-date=February 25, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230225105225/https://www.ign.com/games/lizzie-mcguire-3-homecoming-havoc |archive-date=February 25, 2023}} Toys were also released through a partnership with McDonald's in 2004. Fortune estimated in 2003 that Lizzie McGuire merchandise had earned nearly $100 million.{{Cite web |date=September 29, 2003 |title=Disney's 'Tween Machine How the Disney Channel became must-see TV—and the company's unlikely cash cow. |url=https://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2003/09/29/349896/index.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190327101918/https://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2003/09/29/349896/index.htm |archive-date=March 27, 2019 |access-date=November 23, 2019 |website=CNN Money |publisher=CNN}} Two soundtracks for the series were produced, Lizzie McGuire and Lizzie McGuire Total Party!{{Cite web |date=2002 |title=Lizzy McGuire [Original Television Soundtrack] |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/lizzy-mcguire-original-television-soundtrack--mw0000223072?1677321492361 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230225103857/https://www.allmusic.com/album/lizzy-mcguire-original-television-soundtrack--mw0000223072?1677321492361 |archive-date=February 25, 2023 |access-date=February 25, 2023 |website=AllMusic |publisher=Rovi Corporation}}{{Cite web |date=2004 |title=Lizzie McGuire: Total Party! |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/lizzie-mcguire-total-party%21-mw0000382250?1677321504799 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230225103942/https://www.allmusic.com/album/lizzie-mcguire-total-party%21-mw0000382250?1677321504799 |archive-date=February 25, 2023 |access-date=February 25, 2023 |website=AllMusic |publisher=Rovi Corporation}}
Reception
=Critical response=
On Rotten Tomatoes, the first season of Lizzie McGuire has an approval rating of 80% based on reviews from 5 critics,{{Cite web |title=Lizzie McGuire: Season 1 |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/lizzie_mcguire |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230126042433/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/lizzie_mcguire/s01 |archive-date=January 26, 2023 |access-date=January 26, 2023 |website=Rotten Tomatoes}} while the second season has an approval rating of 100% based on reviews from 5 critics.{{Cite web |title=Lizzie McGuire: Season 2 |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/lizzie_mcguire/s02 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230126042431/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/lizzie_mcguire/s02 |archive-date=January 26, 2023 |access-date=January 26, 2023 |website=Rotten Tomatoes}} Common Sense Media claimed that the series was relatable for both boys and girls, and described its representation of friendship as realistic.{{Cite web |date=September 20, 2019 |title=Lizzie McGuire TV Review |url=https://www.commonsensemedia.org/tv-reviews/lizzie-mcguire |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191112085610/https://www.commonsensemedia.org/tv-reviews/lizzie-mcguire |archive-date=November 12, 2019 |access-date=November 12, 2019 |website=Common Sense Media}} Reviewing the series premiere in 2001, Laura Fries of Variety called the program "good-natured", and praised the writers' ability to include adolescent vernacular and pop culture references.{{Cite web |last=Fries |first=Laura |date=January 15, 2001 |title=Review: Lizzie McGuire |url=https://variety.com/2001/tv/reviews/lizzie-mcguire-1200466387/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191111093603/https://variety.com/2001/tv/reviews/lizzie-mcguire-1200466387/ |archive-date=November 11, 2019 |access-date=November 11, 2019 |website=Variety |publisher=Variety Media, LLC.}} A review on the DVDizzy blog called early episodes "clever, funny, and pretty sincere", but suggested that the show later suffered from a creative decline in favor of more celebrity guest appearances.{{Cite web |date=November 20, 2004 |title=Lizzie McGuire Box Set Volume 1 DVD Review |url=https://www.dvdizzy.com/lizziemcguire-volume1.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190327134840/https://www.dvdizzy.com/lizziemcguire-volume1.html |archive-date=March 27, 2019 |access-date=November 11, 2019 |website=DVDizzy.com}} A DVD review by Dove.org in 2003 called the series "wholesome", and noted its real-world lessons.{{Cite web |last=KD Lukens |date=December 17, 2003 |title=Lizzie McGuire: Fashionably Lizzie Review |url=https://dove.org/review/4275-lizzie-mcguire-fashionably-lizzie/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191112085602/https://dove.org/review/4275-lizzie-mcguire-fashionably-lizzie/ |archive-date=November 12, 2019 |access-date=November 12, 2019 |website=Dove.org |publisher=The Dove Foundation}} Susan Benner of TV Guide praised the filming style of the show, and explained that the writing and pop-culture references would appeal to children.{{Cite web |last=Benner |first=Susan |title=Family TV |url=http://www.tvguide.com/family/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010119175400/http://www.tvguide.com/family/#J |archive-date=January 19, 2001 |access-date=February 18, 2023 |website=TV Guide}} Katie Minard of Entertainment Weekly listed "Picture Day" as the best episode of the series in her 2016 ranking, arguing that it has a relatable plot and an important moral.{{Cite magazine |last=Minard |first=Katie |date=January 11, 2016 |title=Every episode of Lizzie McGuire, ranked |url=https://ew.com/article/2016/01/11/every-episode-lizzie-mcguire-ranked/ |url-status=live |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |publisher=Dotdash Meredith |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190824002232/https://ew.com/article/2016/01/11/every-episode-lizzie-mcguire-ranked/ |archive-date=August 24, 2019 |access-date=November 12, 2019}}
=Awards and nominations=
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