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| image = The Weekenders.png

| caption =

| alt_name = ''Disney's The Weekenders''

| genre = [[Animated =sitcom]]<br />[[ComedyEscapism]]

| runtime = 30 minutes

| executive_producer = Doug Langdale

| editor = Arthur D. Noda

| company = [[Walt Disney Television Animation]]

| related = ''[[Project G.e.e.K.e.R.]]''<br />''[[Dave the Barbarian]]''

| creator = [[Doug Langdale]]

| director = Steve Lyons

| starring = [[Jason Marsden]]<br />[[Grey DeLisle]]<br />[[Phil LaMarr]]<br />[[Kath Soucie]]<br />[[Jeff Bennett]]

| opentheme = "Livin' for the Weekend" by [[Wayne Brady]] and [[Roger Neill]]

| composer = [[Roger Neill]]

| country = United States

| language = English

| network = {{Plainlist|

| picture_formatfirst_aired = [[NTSC]]{{Start date|2000|2|26}}

| audio_formatlast_aired = Stereo{{End date|2004|2|29}}

| first_aired num_seasons = {{Start date|2000|2|26}}4

| last_airednum_episodes = 39 (73 = {{End date|2004|2|29}}segments)

'''''The Weekenders''''' (also known as '''''Disney's The Weekenders''''') is an American [[animated television series]] created by [[Doug Langdale]] that ran on February 26, 2000, with the last episode airedairing on February 29, 2004, spanning four seasons. It centers on the weekend life of four 12-year-old 7th graders: Tino, Lor, Carver, and Tish. The series originally aired on [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] ([[Disney's One Saturday Morning]]) and [[UPN]] ([[Disney's One Too]]), but was later moved to [[Toon Disney]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Erickson |first1=Hal |title=Television Cartoon Shows: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1949 Through 2003 |date=2005 |edition=2nd |publisher=McFarland & Co |isbn=978-1476665993 |pages=271–272}}</ref>

''The Weekenders'' details the weekends of four diversebest middle school studentsfriends: Tino Tonitini (voiced by [[Jason Marsden]]), a humorousfriendly and somewhat neuroticambitious [[Italian Americans|Italian-American]] boy; Lorraine "Lor" MacQuarrie (voiced by [[Grey DeLisle]]), a tomboyishhyperactive and hotdull-headedwitted [[Scottish Americans|Scottish-American]] girl; Carver René Descartes (voiced by [[Phil LaMarr]]), a self-absorbedvain and fashion-conscious[[Materialism|materialistic]] [[African Americans|African-American]] boy who hasis of [[Haitian people|Haitian]] heritagedescent; and Petratishkovna "Tish" Katsufrakis (voiced by [[Kath Soucie]]), ana artistichighly intelligent and [[Bibliophilia|bibliophilic]] [[American Jews|Jewish-American]] girl with vaguely definedof [[Eastern European]] heritagedescent (the fictional country where she was born is identified throughout the series simply as "the Old Country."). Every episode is set over the course of a weekend, with little to no mentions of school life. Friday sets up the conflictadventure of the episode, Saturday escalates and /develops it, and the climatic third act happens on Sunday. The implied "ticking clock" is used to signify the characters running out of time and the problem must be solved before going back to school Monday.

Tino serves as a narrator of each episode, providing his own insight into what he's experiencing as well as his friends, and will sum up the moral of the story at the end, always ending with a sign off of, "Later days.".

''The Weekenders'' premiered on February 26, 2000, as part of [[Disney's One Saturday Morning]] on [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]. From 2001 to 2002, it also aired as part of [[Disney's One Too]] on [[UPN]] on Sunday mornings.<ref name="bcdb>"[http>{{Cite web |last=DataBase |first=The Big Cartoon |title=Disney's The Weekenders Episode Guide -Disney Studios @ BCDB |url=https://www.bcdb.com/cartoons/Walt_Disney_Studios/Television/Disney_s_The_Weekenders/ The Weekenders]"|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130117213014/http://www.bcdb.com/cartoons/Walt_Disney_Studios/Television/Disney_s_The_Weekenders/ ''Big|url-status=dead Cartoon|archive-date=January Database''17, 2013 May|access-date=2023-06-30 13,|website=Big 2012Cartoon DataBase (BCDB) |language=en-US}}</ref> In September 2002, the series moved to [[Toon Disney]],<ref name="awn 20020701">{{cite web | url=http://www.awn.com/news/toon-disney-premieres-eight-new-series-fall-2002 | first=Leigh | last=Godfrey | title=Toon Disney Premieres Eight New Series In Fall 2002 | work = Animation World Network | date=July 1, 2002 | access-date=April 4, 2014}}</ref> and new episodes began airing on October 19, 2003,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://animesuperhero.com/forums/threads/so-wait-there-were-episodes-of-the-weekenders-that-didnt-air-on-abc.3846881/ |title=So wait there were episodes of the Weekenders that didn't air on ABC? |date=25 March 2005 |publisher=Anime Superhero |access-date=2022-06-03}}{{better source needed|date=June 2014|reason=forum post}}</ref> finishing on February 29, 2004.

In the United States, the entire series is now available on DVD on two volume sets sold exclusively through the Disney Movie Club,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://dafradio.net/2013/02/06/ovd-opinion-piece-what-the-weekenders-means-for-disney-tv-cartoons-on-dvd/ |title=OVD Opinion Piece: What THE"The WEEKENDERSWeekenders" Means for Disney TV Cartoons on DVD |publisher=Disney Afternoon Forever |date=2013-02-06}}</ref> which makes ''The Weekenders'' the first Disney animated television show to have a full release on DVD.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://dafradio.net/2013/02/04/news-the-weekenders-hit-dvd/ |title=NEWS: The Weekenders hits DVD! |publisher=Disney Afternoon Forever |date=2013-02-04}}</ref> Due to the [[first-sale doctrine]] in the United States, the discs can be legally resold and are regularly available from sellers on [[eBay]] and other similar sites.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://dafradio.net/2013/06/25/tips-on-joining-the-disney-movie-club/ |title=Want to Buy DMC DVDs Without Joining the DMC? Now You Can! |publisher=Disney Afternoon Forever |date=2013-07-14}}</ref> As of MarchFebruary 15, 2022,2024 the series is not available for streaming on [[Disney+]].

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''The Weekenders'' has received very positive reviews from critics and fans for its solid writing, upbeat energy and multi-dimensional characters.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://business.highbeam.com/2012/article-1G1-61202006/disney-weekenders|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130925034308/http://business.highbeam.com/2012/article-1G1-61202006/disney-weekenders|url-status=dead|archive-date=25 September 2013|title=DISNEYDisney'Ss THEThe WEEKENDERS. - HighBeam Business: Arrive PreparedWeekenders|access-date=28 June 2016}}</ref> <!-- [[MOS:TVRECEPTION]] IMDB is not a reliable source, do not add -->

''[[TV Guide]]'' called ''The Weekenders'' as "the show that killed ''[[Pokémon (anime)|Pokémon]]''", because ABC stole the ratings when they aired it at 10:00 am – the same time ''Pokémon'' aired on [[Kids' WB]]. In addition, ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' and the ''[[New York Post]]'' reported that ''The Weekenders'' took the number one rating on Saturday morning television, which knocked off ''Pokémon'' from its 54 consecutive weeks as the top spot.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://variety.com/2000/tv/news/the-weekenders-defeats-pokemon-1117781251/ |title='The Weekenders' defeats 'Pokemon' |publisher=Variety|date=2000-05-05 |first=Michael |last=Schneider}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://nypost.com/2000/05/10/pokemon-has-a-lost-weekend/ |title='Pokemon Has a Lost Weekend' |publisher=New York Post|date=2000-05-10 |first=Don |last=Kaplan}}</ref>

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