Disney XD Night of Premieres with “Kick Buttowski” and Hour-Long “Zeke and Luther” Special
via Disney XD press release:
ADAM CAROLLA, SIMON HELBERG, EMILY OSMENT AND JEFFREY TAMBOR GUEST STAR IN “KICK BUTTOWSKI – SUBURBAN DAREDEVIL,” AND FRENCH STEWART GUEST STARS IN A SPECIAL “ZEKE AND LUTHER,” PREMIERING MONDAY, JUNE 21 ON DISNEY XD
Disney XD will present a ‘Night of Premieres’ on MONDAY, JUNE 21 (7:30-9:30 p.m., ET/PT) featuring new episodes of its top-rated series for kids and tweens. The night will kick off with back-to-back episodes of “Kick Buttowski-Suburban Daredevil,” guest-starring Adam Carolla as woodshop teacher One-Eyed Jackson, Simon Helberg (“The Big Bang Theory”) as physics nerd Ronaldo, Jeffrey Tambor (“Arrested Development”) as a CEO and Emily Osment (“Hannah Montana”) in her recurring role as Kick’s nemesis, Kendall Perkins. Immediately following, a special hour-long episode of “Zeke and Luther” will debut with guest star French Stewart (“3rd Rock from the Sun”) as former skate pro and Garm Industries CEO Garm Garoosh.
The programming lineup is:
- “Kick Buttowski – Suburban Daredevil” (7:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m., ET/PT) – In “Exposed,” Kick loses his helmet and fears he’s lost his daredevil identity, even complimenting his nemesis, Kendall (Emily Osment). After Kick threatens to quit stunting forever, Gunther must find a way to convince his best friend that it’s the daredevil within that makes him awesome. In “Wade Against the Machine,” when Wade gets promoted to a corporate job, Kick will stop at nothing to get his buddy back to the Food N’ Fix where he belongs. Kick and Gunther go on a rescue mission to get Wade demoted, but their efforts are thwarted when the CEO (Jeffrey Tambor) keeps promoting him.
- “Kick Buttowski – Suburban Daredevil” (8:00 p.m. -8:30 p.m., ET/PT) – In “Mellowbrook Drift,” Kick challenges a physics-obsessed street racing crew, led by bullying nerd Ronaldo (Simon Helberg), in a winner-takes-all race that pits the laws of physics against the laws of awesome. To defeat the competition, Kick and Gunther turn to school woodshop teacher One-Eyed Jackson (Adam Carolla) for help. In “Gift of Wacky,” tired of Wacky Jackie’s constant intrusions, Kick decides to get rid of her forever. Kick makes a deal with Brad, who promises to help find a gift for Jackie’s birthday. But when Kick realizes he is the only guest at her party, he decides to throw her the most awesome party ever.
- “Zeke and Luther” (8:30 p.m. -9:30 p.m., ET/PT) “Luther Waffles & the Skateboard of Doom” – Zeke and Luther embark on the summer adventure of a lifetime when they land jobs at Garm Industries, a skateboard test lab. However, it quickly becomes apparent that the job is not everything it appears to be when they discover their boss Garm Garoosh (French Stewart) has an ulterior motive.
“Kick Buttowski – Suburban Daredevil” stars Charlie Schlatter (“Kim Possible,” “Loonatics Unleashed”) as Clarence “Kick” Buttowski; Matt L. Jones (“Breaking Bad”) as Gunther; Danny Cooksey (“Tiny Toon Adventures,” “Dave the Barbarian”) as Brad; John DiMaggio (“Futurama”) as Mr. Vickle and Eric Christian Olsen (“NCIS: Los Angeles,” “Community”) as Wade. The series was created by Sandro Corsaro and is executive-produced and directed by Chris Savino. “Kick Buttowski – Suburban Daredevil” is produced by Disney Television Animation. It carries a TV-Y7 parental guideline.
“Zeke and Luther” stars Hutch Dano (from the upcoming Disney Channel Original Movie “Den Brother”) as Zeke, Adam Hicks (“The Shaggy Dog”) as Luther, Daniel Curtis Lee (“Ned’s Declassified School Survival Guide”) as Kojo and Ryan Newman (“Hannah Montana”) as Ginger. The series is from creators and executive producers Matt Dearborn and Tom Burkhard, the team behind the Emmy Award-nominated and BAFTA-winning Disney Channel series, “Even Stevens.” “Zeke and Luther” is produced by Turtle Rock Productions, Inc. and carries a TV-Y7 parental guideline.
Disney XD is a basic cable channel and multi-platform brand showcasing a compelling mix of live-action and animated programming for Kids age 6-14, hyper-targeting boys and their quest for discovery, accomplishment, sports, adventure and humor. Disney XD branded content spans television, online, mobile and VOD platforms. The programming includes series, movies and short-form, as well as sports-themed programming developed with ESPN. In the U.S., Disney XD is seen on a 24-hour, advertiser supported network that reaches over 76 million households via its basic cable affiliates. Disney XD recently launched in the UK, France, Spain, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Poland, Greece, Turkey, Latin America and Japan.