''My Babysitter's a Vampire'' ( fra-que, Ma gardienne est un vampire) is a 2011 Canadian television series, based on the television film of the same name. In Canada, the series premiered in French on

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on February 28, 2011, in English on

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on March 14, 2011, and on

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in the United States on June 27, 2011, and finished airing October 5, 2012, on Disney and April 11, 2013, on Télétoon. The show was created by

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, creators of ''

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'', ''

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'', and '' Stoked''. The show follows Ethan Morgan ( Matthew Knight), who, in the television film, learns that his babysitter Sarah (

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) is a

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. In the film, he learns he is able to have

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and his best friend Benny Weir (

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) is a spellmaster. The series follows the three as they take on supernatural forces and have adventures, with occasional help from fellow vampires Rory (

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) and Erica (

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), while dealing with the troubles of regular high school life. A second season was confirmed to start production in September 2011 and it first premiered on

on June 29, 2012, it premiered on Teletoon September 6, 2012. Télétoon started featuring season 2 sneak-peek episodes on October 28, 2012, and premiered it on January 10, 2013. On September 18, 2013, Fresh TV Inc. announced the show was not picked up for a third season, but were exploring a possible second movie, which did not come to fruition.

Premise

The series follows the supernatural adventures of Ethan Morgan ( Matthew Knight), a geeky freshman and Seer who has visions from contact with the paranormal, his best friend Benny (

), who is a spellmaster, and his younger sister's babysitter Sarah (

), who is a

. They are often aided by Rory (

), their dorky friend, and Erica (

), Sarah's best friend, both of whom are vampires turned in the pilot film.

Episodes

Characters

Main

* Ethan ( Matthew Knight) is the series' and pilot film's protagonist who is also a seer. Seers are able to see visions through touch. * Sarah (

) is a

, one of Ethan and Benny's friends, as well as Ethan's love interest, and the babysitter of Ethan's younger sister Jane. * Benny (

) is Ethan's best friend. He is a spellmaster and can cast magic spells. * Rory (

) is a vampire and Ethan and Benny's friend. * Erica (

) is Sarah's best friend and a vampire.

Supporting

* Jane Morgan (Ella Jonas Farlinger) is Ethan's 8-year-old younger sister. * Samantha Morgan (Laura DeCarteret) is Ethan and Jane's mother. * Ross Morgan (

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) is Ethan and Jane's father. In the second season, Ari Cohen's name was dropped from the opening credits, his character appearing in a recurring capacity. * Grandma (Joan Gregson) Evelyn is Benny's "Earth Priestess" grandmother. * Principal Hicks (

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) is the principal of Whitechapel High. * Jesse (

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), also known as Reverend Horace Black, is a vampire cult leader posing as a high school student. Jesse is a main character in the movie, but did not initially appear in the series due to his assumed death. He reappears in the season finale of both seasons.

Development

Original film

''My Babysitter's a Vampire'' aired on October 9, 2010, on the Canadian television channel Teletoon. The French version of the film aired on Teletoon's French-Canadian counterpart, Télétoon, on October 16, 2010. It premiered in the United States on the Disney Channel on June 10, 2011. The film was released on DVD in the United States and Canada on May 22, 2012, with the whole first season. The film was released on DVD in the United Kingdom on June 25, 2012, with the premiere episode of the series, "Lawn of the Dead".

Production

Early in 2011, four episodes of the series aired on Teletoon as previews for the series.

announced in June that year that they acquired the rights to air the movie and series. Disney Channel aired the

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on June 10, 2011, and aired first-season episodes from June 27, 2011, to July 19, 2011, with all episodes premiering before the series made its official premiere on Teletoon. First season episodes aired on Thursdays at 8:00p.m./E.T. on

and at 8:30p.m./E.T. on

starting January 5, 2012, through April 5, 2012, on Teletoon. The first-season finale on Teletoon had an extra scene added to coincide with the online companion game results, which Disney Channel did not air. A 13-episode second season of the show was greenlit by Fresh TV, and was originally revealed by

on her official, personal

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. Filming for the second season lasted from September 21, 2011, to November 17, 2011. The same day filming ended,

announced that it would pick the show up again for a second season. A promo for the second season first aired on Disney Channel on May 7, 2012. It was later revealed by

on Twitter that it would premiere June 29, 2012, at 8pm Eastern Time on

. Teletoon released its first season two promo on August 13, 2012, with the season premiering on Thursday, September 6, 2012, at 7:30pm Eastern Time.

Broadcast

Season 1

The show originally premiered on

on March 14, 2011, and on

on February 28, 2011. In the United States it premiered on June 27, 2011, on

. In the UK and Ireland it premiered on October 4, 2011, on

and in April 2012 on

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. The series premiered in late 2011 in Australia and

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Season 2

The second season originally premiered on

on September 6, 2012, and on

on October 28, 2012. In the United States it premiered on June 29, 2012, on

. In the UK and Ireland it premiered on October 22, 2012, on

. The season premiered October 6, 2012, on

in Australia and

Reception

Ratings

The first season episodes of ''My Babysitter's a Vampire'' that aired on

in the

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in June 2011, averaged 3.7 million viewers and was the number 1 cable show among kids 2–11 in its time period (weekdays 7pm/6c). In an interview about Disney Channel programming; Senior VP of programming, scheduling, multiplatform, acquisitions and co-productions, Paul DeBenedittis; stated "''My Babysitter’s a Vampire'' was a great performer for us this past summer (June and July 2011). It is a well-crafted series, with rich characters and great stories. It was creator-driven, with a strong point of view that was relevant and connected with our core audience in a big way," when he was asked about top-performing acquired programming. The second-season premiere episode ("Welcome Back Dusker"), which originally aired June 29, 2012, on Disney Channel in the United States, was watched by approximately 3.20 million total viewers and was ranked as Friday's #2 cable TV telecast and the #2 TV telecast in Tweens 9–14 (1.3 million/5.5 rating).

Awards and nominations

Video game

In May 2011, prior to first-season episodes of ''My Babysitter's a Vampire'' airing on Disney Channel in the United States, and after certain episodes aired as sneak peeks on Teletoon/Télétoon (in Canada); Secret Location, with support from the Bell Broadcast and New Media Fund, began developing a video game for Teletoon and ''MBAV'' called "''Humans vs. Vampires in 3D''". ''Humans vs. Vampires'' is a modern spin on classic arcade-style games like ''

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'' and ''

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''. In this badge system game, the user can play as either a human or a vampire, using over 30 battle moves to defy their opponent, including three special moves unique to each character. Each character has over 30 moves plus three special moves, players battle their way through five levels and five different opponents, with rivals getting increasingly more difficult to beat as the game progresses. The points that are scored get counted toward the overall site tally, which affect the outcome of the season finale. A testing session for the game took place in Toronto, Ontario, CA on Sunday, June 5, 2011, before the game officially launched on the official website on October 14, 2011. In February 2012, popular game site

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added ''Humans vs. Vampires'' to their website. Based on the final scores for each team, an extra scene was aired after the season one finale on Teletoon that was not aired on Disney Channel (the original episode remained unaltered). Between July 27 and July 31, 2012, another testing session for ''Humans vs. Vampires'' took place in Toronto for an iOS App release for mobile devices to play the game. In the mobile version, Ethan's sister Jane and a character from season 2 named Boltz are added to the game. It's optimized for the fourth generation iPod touch, iPhone 4 and iPhone 4S. The game is free to download in the App Store under the title "Humans VS Vampires". A one-time 99 cent in-app upgrade allows players to unlock all five good guys and five undead characters. The game has been nominated for a Digi and Kidscreen Award, and won a Canadian Screen Award for Best Cross-Platform Project in Children's and Youth.

References

External links

* on Teletoon * on

*
''My Babysitter's a Vampire'' "''Humans vs. Vampires''" at Apple-iTunes App Store
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