Just Jordan
A teen moves to L.A. and works at his grandfather's diner.
Just Jordan is an American sitcom that aired on Nickelodeon as part of the TEENick lineup. The series starred Lil' JJ and debuted on January 7, 2007, running until August 23, 2008, with 29 episodes produced. BET aired reruns until 2010, and a short-lived return on MTV2 featured only 6 episodes on October 16, 2016.
Quick Facts
- Runtime
- 22 minutes
- Creator
- Alison Taylor
- Executive producers
- Ralph Farquhar
- Company
- Rosa Floribunda Productions (season 2); Nickelodeon Productions
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Network
- Nickelodeon
- First aired
- 7 January 2007
Facts from the source article.
Production
The first season of Just Jordan had 13 episodes, airing from January 7, 2007, to August 10, 2007. For its second season, the show was filmed with a live studio audience, running from September 16, 2007, to March 2, 2008, and ending with the two-part episode "Picture Me Rollin'". Only three episodes were made for a planned third season, which were later folded into season two. The 2007–08 writer's strike stopped production, and Nickelodeon cancelled the series after season two, which totaled 16 episodes.
Characters
Jordan James Lewis, played by Lil' JJ, is a 16-year-old who often speaks before thinking. His parents are divorced, and he moved with his mother and sister from Arkansas to Los Angeles to live with their grandfather. He enjoys basketball and works at his grandfather's grill. In the first season he dated Tamika, but they broke up by the second season; his new love interest is Autumn Williams. Joaquin Osmando Montez, played by Eddy Martin, is Jordan's best friend who plans a career in politics and dislikes mistakes that could go on his "permanent record". Tony Lee, played by Justin Chon, is Jordan's other best friend and sometimes rival; they started as basketball rivals but became friends after Tony took a job at Grandpa's restaurant. Tony and Jordan compete for girls, especially Autumn. Tangie Cunningham, played by Raven Goodwin, is Jordan and Monica's cousin and his toughest critic, obsessed with Tony and aiming to surpass Oprah Winfrey in fame and wealth. Monica Lewis, played by Kristen Combs, is Jordan's 9-year-old sister who keeps close tabs on him; she has two dolls named Ponica and Shonica. Pamela Cunningham-Lewis, played by Shania Accius, is Jordan and Monica's over-protective mother who moved the family back to Los Angeles to live in Grandpa's house and restaurant.
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