ChANTs of a lifetime
| "chANTs of a lifetime" | |
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| A.N.T. Farm episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 2 Episode 16 |
| Directed by | Rich Correll |
| Written by | Dan Signer Jeny Quine |
| Featured music | Go How Do I Get There From Here |
| Production code | 219-220 |
| Original air date | November 23, 2012 |
| Running time | 51 mins |
| Guest appearance(s) | |
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"ChANTs of a lifetime" is a two-part episode of the television series A.N.T Farm Both parts aired on November 23, 2012[1]. It was directed by Rich Correll and written by series creator and Executive producer Dan Signer and Jeny Quine. The episode features four original songs recorded for the series. It was watched by approximately 2.41 million viewers. The episode was also the Fifth most-watched cable event on television on the day it aired.[2]
Plot[edit]
Part 1[edit]
Chyna is asked to join her favourite singing group, Trifecta (Sierra and Lauryn McClain) after their lead vocalist, Darlene, gets incredibly ill from food poisoning, after eating a rotten chimichanga she cooked in the bus tailpipe. Chyna later preforms with Trifecta. The next day, Chyna is treated like a superstar. Plus, Sierra and Lauryn show up in disguise and lie to Chyna saying that Darlene decided to quit for good, they want her to replace her, and soon, they will go on a year-long tour. Chyna happily agrees
Part 2[edit]
With Chyna gone, Lexi decides to put on another school musical where she will finally be the star. Furthermore, the A.N.T. Program is being invaded by big kids because Olive and Fletcher are completely helpless without Chyna. Plus, it is revealed Darlene has been sabotaging them, by cutting their brakes and hacking into their GPS, because Sierra and Lauryn fired her. Darlene plans to roast them on a lighthouse for revenge, but her plan backfires when she falls out of the lighthouse, Chyna later finds out that Sierra and Lauryn lied to her about Darlene quitting. In the end, Chyna preforms alone in one of the venues of the tour and admits that she misses her friends and family, so she decides to quit Trifecta. Then the very next day when she gets back to school she kicks all of the big kids out and accidentally hits Lexi‘s nose with the door the same evening her musical is at. So China fills in for her and she becomes the star again.
Production[edit]
Episode production[edit]
"ChANTs of a lifetime" was written by series creator and Executive producer Dan signer and Jeny Quine and directed by Rich Correll.[3] Greg Zekowski and Susie Balaban. are credited as assistant directors.[4] All main cast members appear in the episode. Recurring cast members Sierra McClain, Lauryn McClain, Raginald Ballard, Finesse Mitchell, and Devin Weitz debut and swansong in their roles of Syerra, Laurin, Guard, Gus and Travis.
Two original songs recorded for the series are present in this episode. All of them are present in portions of the Trifecta tour. "Go" was written by Sierra Aylina McClain, Lauryn Alisa McClain and China Anne McClain and produced by Rock Mafia,[5] Go" was released for radio premiere on November 2, 2012[6]
Release[edit]
ChANTs of a lifetime aired on Disney channel on November 23, 2012.[1] The two-part episode was later released for streaming on Disney+ with the rest of the series on June 26, 2020.[7]
Reception[edit]
The premiere of ChANTs of a lifetime was watched by 2.41 million viewers The premiere scored an 0.4 rating (0.444 million viewers) among the 18 to 49-year-old demographic.[2] Overall, it was the fifth most-watched program that aired on US cable television on November 23, 2012.
Credits[edit]
Taken from the end credits of "ChANTs of a lifetime."
- Steve Sandoval - Co-Producer
- Frank Sackett - Associate Producer
- Tim Pollock & Jeff Hodsden - Executive Story Editors
- Bill Berner - Director of Photography
- Scott Heineman - Production Designer
- M Miley - Editor
- Vic Kaplan - Unit Production Manager
- Greg Zekowski - First Assistant Director
- Susie Balaban - Second Assistant Director
Cast[edit]
Main[edit]
- China Anne McClain as Chyna Parks
- Sierra McCormick as Olive Doyle
- Jake Short as Fletcher Quimby
- Stefanie Scott as Lexi Reed
- Carlon Jeffery as Cameron Parks
Guest starts[edit]
- Sierra McClain as Syerra
- Lauryn McClain as Laurin
- Raginald Ballard as Guard
- Allie DeBerry as Paisley Houndstooth
- Finesse Mitchell as Darryl Parks/Gus
- Aedin Mincks as Angus Chestnut
- Devin Weitz as Travis
- David Trice as Bunny Man
- Cherinda Kincherlow as Darline
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "A.N.T. Farm Episode Guide". Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Ratings - Friday's Cable Ratings: "iCarly" Wraps Run on Top for Nickelodeon | TheFutonCritic.com". www.thefutoncritic.com. Retrieved 2021-05-01.
- ↑ Dan Signer (Executive Producer + Writer), Jeny Quine (writer), Rich Corell (Director) (November 23, 2012). "ChANTs of a lifetime". A.N.T Farm. Season 2. Episode 16.
- ↑ Greg Zekowski and Susie Balaban (assistant directors) (November 23, 2012). "ChANTs of a lifetime". A.N.T Farm. Season 2. Episode 16.
- ↑ Go - The McClain Sisters | Credits | AllMusic, retrieved 2021-05-01
- ↑ Crooks, Amy. "McClain Sisters' "Go" Will "Planet Premiere" On Radio Disney November 2, 2012". Dis411. Retrieved 2021-05-20.
- ↑ "https://twitter.com/disneyplus/status/1266383799702732800". Twitter. Retrieved 2021-05-01. External link in
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External links[edit]
"ChANTs of a lifetime" on IMDb
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