Best Friends Whenever
Teen best friends navigate life with time travel
About Best Friends Whenever
Released: 2015 - 201
Platform: Disney+
Rating: TV-G
Run time: 23m
Cast
Lauren Taylor, Landry Bender, Gus Kamp, Ricky Garcia, Benjamin Cole Royer, Matthew Lewis Royer
About Best Friends Whenever
Best Friends Whenever is an American comedy TV series that aired on Disney Channel from 2015 to 2016. The show revolves around two best friends, Cyd Ripley and Shelby Marcus, who gain the power to leapt forward and backward in time whenever they want, and sometimes when they don't. They will need their friend Barry's help to understand their newfound abilities and get them out of tricky situations.
Making / Production
The series was created by Jed Elinoff and Scott Thomas and produced by Jed Elinoff, Scott Thomas, and Michael B. Kaplan. The show was filmed in front of a live studio audience and was billed as a multi-camera series. The first season contained a total of 19 episodes, and the second season contained a total of 12 episodes.
Actors
- Landry Bender as Cyd Ripley - Known for her adventurous spirit and independence, Bender beautifully portrays Cyd's lively character.
- Lauren Taylor as Shelby Marcus - Taylor expertly embodies the character of Shelby, who is a science genius with somewhat of a type-A personality.
- Gus Kamp as Barry Eisenberg - as a nerdy aspiring scientist, Kamp delivers an engaging performance, infusing Barry with genuine kindness and astute intelligence.
Trivia / Interesting Facts
- The series is set in Portland, Oregon, but was actually filmed in Los Angeles, California.
- The scarves that Cyd and Shelby use to time travel were originally Barry's grandmother's.
- Landry Bender and Lauren Taylor previously worked together on the Disney Channel Original Movie "Bad Hair Day".
Quotes
- "We're not superheroes, We're... just us." - Shelby
- "We might not be able to control time, but we can control what we do with it." - Cyd
Music, Soundtrack
- "Whenever" by Zoe L'Amore -theme song.
About Best Friends Whenever
Best Friends Whenever is a whimsical TV series about two teenagers who gain the power to time travel after a science experiment goes wrong.