Some Assembly Required (2014 TV series)

Some Assembly Required is a Canadian teen situation comedy series that aired on YTV in Canada and streams on Netflix (season 1 & season 2) and youtube (season 3) worldwide. Produced in Burnaby, British Columbia, it was created by Dan Signer (The Suite Life on Deck, A.N.T. Farm, Mr. Young) & Howard Nemetz, and stars Kolton Stewart, Charlie Storwick, Harrison Houde, Sydney Scotia, Dylan Playfair, Travis Turner and Ellie Harvie. The first season, with 26 episodes, began airing in January 2014; the series finale aired on June 6, 2016. The first season was first streamed on Netflix in 2015, followed by the second season.

Jarvis Raines (Kolton Stewart) is an average 14-year-old who becomes the CEO of company Knickknack Toys overnight after he sues them over a defective chemistry set that blows up his house. He recruits a diverse group of kids from his high school to help him run the company. Usually, something backfires when they are trying to develop a new toy. Before the end credits, there are usually advertisements showing Knickknack Toys' newest products, which are shown or often invented in said episode, as well as the company’s mascot, P. Everett Knickknack, telling the viewer that "The P stands for (word that begins with p)".

• Kolton Stewart^[1] as Jarvis Raines, a fun-loving teenager who becomes the CEO of Knickknack Toys after suing the company when a defective chemistry set he got for Christmas blows up his house. Over time, he develops feelings for Piper, whom he begins dating in season 3.
• Charlie Storwick^[1] as Piper Gray, a tech-savvy, sardonic goth who is hired by Jarvis as the Chief Technology Officer and is later promoted to vice president of the company. She has harbored romantic feelings for Jarvis since prior to being hired by him, which he eventually starts to reciprocate.
• Harrison Houde^[1] as Bowie Sherman, Jarvis' eccentric best friend who is hired in an unknown position before being placed in charge of the Joke and Prank Division. He is known to be quite incompetent as he mostly comes up with bad decisions that potentially endangers Knickknack Toys or his friends.
• Sydney Scotia^[1] as Geneva Hayes, a beautiful but dimwitted girl who "works" as the receptionist and Jarvis's personal executive assistant. Many of the boys at school are attracted to her, including Jarvis until he begins dating Piper. Despite her apparent lack of intelligence, she has a few hidden talents, such as being able to solve a Rubik's Cube faster than a robot.
• Travis Turner^[1] as Aster Vanderberg, a creative, confident, and fashion-forward student who becomes the chief design officer of Knickknack Toys. He is shown to be quite snobby at times due to his tendency to criticize anyone around him based on what they're wearing.
• Dylan Playfair^[1] as Malcolm "Knox" Knoxford III, an amateur extreme sports daredevil who is friendly and outgoing, but lacking in intelligence. He is recruited as the product safety tester and human crash test dummy.
• Ellie Harvie^[1] as Candace Wheeler / Mrs. Bubkes, the previous owner of Knickknack and the only adult in the main cast of characters. She refused to give Jarvis a settlement after selling him a defective chemistry set that blew up his house, leading the jury to award the company to Jarvis as compensation instead. Candace masquerades as Knickknack's janitor Mrs. Bubkes, an elderly woman from the fictional Eastern European country Meeskatania, to spy on and sabotage Jarvis and his friends in hopes of regaining control of the company. In the last episode, it is revealed that the cast had been aware of Mrs. Bubkes' true identity from the beginning, and had merely been pretending to go along with it for their own amusement.

• Russell Roberts^[1] as P. Everett Knickknack (Season 1 for human version), the original owner of Knickknack Toys since 1943 who pops out of nowhere one day. Everyone thinks he is a fraud trying to steal the company, especially Bowie, who thinks he is Candace. Even though he was proven innocent, it is unknown whether or not he is an impostor. Throughout the show, he and his cartoon counterpart use a running gag to say words and sentences that start with the letter 'P' because the 'P' in "P. Everett Knickknack" is unknown.
• Mmmboing is a rubber bouncing ball that was created by Bowie in the pilot and has not stopped bouncing since. Mmmboing has become a running gag in the series appearing somewhere in almost every episode.
• Nils Hognestad^[4] as Mr. Gournisht (Season 1–2), a recurring character that appears in "Lobster Trap", "Flycycle", and "Rocket with a Pocket". He is a Meesketanian-born man who is fluent in both Meesketanian and English. Mr. Gournisht is deeply in love with Mrs. Bubkes (Candace's alter-ego) but has no interest in Candace Wheeler. He works as an astronaut, working on the "Meeska-foot".
• Chelsea Miller as Adelaide (Season 2-3), a girl from an orphanage that Candace used to fake a home video of her alter-ego Mrs. Bubkes as a child and later decided to adopt because they have a lot in common. The adoption agency did not allow Candace to adopt Adelaide due to her bad reputation, so she disguises herself as Mrs. Bubkes to officially adopt her.

The series was created and executive produced by Dan Signer and Howard Nemetz and produced in Burnaby, British Columbia. The series was renewed for a second season in June 2014. On August 19, 2015, the series was renewed for a third season. On January 7, 2017, YTV canceled their #1 series and aired the 13-episode third season on their network.

Candace is the founder/owner and "Head of Security"^[1] of Knickknack Toys, until Jarvis Rains sues her for her Chemistry Sets blowing up his house. He wins the case and became the owner of Knickknack Toys.

After the court case, she later disguise herself as a Meskatanian Cleaning Lady quoted as Mrs. Bubkus to find a way to get back the company.

She attempted multiple futile attempts to spoil the company's reputation while trying anything to win back the company to the extent that it may include the civil law^[2].

At the end of season 3, the company's ownership is given to her by Jarvis^[3].

Although his full name is Knoxford, he is mostly referred as Knox throughout the show.

Knox is a highly athletic character, which explains his muscular build. He especially enjoys skateboarding and is an enthusiastic fan of the famous skateboarder Eric Thunder. He is often seen wearing clothes from Eric’s brand, Epic Thunder. Knox’s bold and reckless personality is evident through his extreme stunts: skiing down a rollercoaster track, riding a skateboard blindfolded, and even skydiving without a parachute. His actions show that he not only loves thrill but also embraces danger without hesitation.

Knox has a positive and easygoing personality. When Piper complained that nothing ever goes right for her, he simply advised her to shrug it off with, “Eh, what are you gonna do?” and move on. This laid-back attitude is consistent—even when his house burned down, Knox calmly repeated the same phrase, showing how unfazed he is even in chaotic situations.

Knox’s role at the company is as the product safety tester (A.k.a a human crash dummy). He literally plays with newly released toys to check for any potential dangers or malfunctions they might have. The company often assigns time-consuming and pointless tasks to Knox—like measuring the building to see if it’s shrinking—in order to keep him out of the way during more important business.

Even thought Knox was portrayed as a dumb and wacky character throughout the show; Unable to read or think clearly, he might be the most clever amongst them all, simply pretending to be a fool. One example of this is when Asther gave him an impossible assignment: To find a real unicorn. Knox cleverly tricked him by attaching a plastic horn to a horse and claiming he had found one, just to avoid doing actual work.

Knox is revealed to be the third-generation heir of a wealthy family, as his father is the chairman of a large corporation. Believing that Knox is the head of the toy company, his father holds high expectations for him. In order to meet these expectations, Knox feels the need to appear formal and responsible. Upon hearing that his father was visiting the company, Knox immediately tied up his long hair, changed out of his usual tank top and shorts into a suit, and pretended to be the boss.

He is a famous movie star in the show. He purchases 1,000 Rainbow Bunnies each year and is the "treasure" of the Rainbow Bunny fan club. His character appears to parody the real-life actor Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson. In Season 2, it is revealed that he has gone bankrupt, as he introduces a small trailer where he now lives.

He was an employee at Knick Knack Toys. He was the one chosen to be fired when Jarvis had to let someone go in order to prevent the company from being taken over by Candice. Jarvis selected Nigel because he believed that Nigel mostly stayed in the background, did little work, and spent his time playing pinball. After being fired, Nigel landed his dream job—working at an arcade.

The show featured multiple songs, though few of them were officially titled. (Some of the titles mentioned are unofficial)

This song is embedded in every episodes as an intro. The instrumental of this song is every ending credits

This song is embedded in season 1 episode <Pants full of ants>, piper secretly reveals her feelings towards Jarvis through this song.

This song is embedded in season 1 episode <Angie>

This song is embedded in season 1 <Very scary fairytales>. A theme song for Geneva's sweet 16.

This song is embedded in season 1 <Very scary fairytales>.

This song is embedded in season 2 episode <Cardboard box>.

This song is embedded in season 2 episode <Cardboard box>.

This song is embedded in season 2 episode <Cardboard box>.

This song is embedded in season 3 episode <Betty the builder>.

This song is embedded in season 3 episode <Unicorpse>.

This song is embedded in season 3 episode <Microphony>.

This song is embedded in season 3 episode <Microphony>

This song is embedded in season 3 episode <Microphony>

This song is embedded in season 3 episode <Olliematic>

This song is embedded in the very last episode of the show, season 3 episode <Mmmboing>

• Some Assembly Required – on YTV
• Some Assembly Required at IMDb