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== Premise ==
== Premise ==
Sydney Reynolds is a 12-year-old girl who lives with her father Max and her paternal grandmother Judy as she navigates life in middle school with her friend Olive. Episodes include a flashback segment set in 1992 that detail 12-year-old Max and his friend Leo, who both work at a shopping mall arcade owned by Leo's father. Both segments show Sydney and young Max getting into similar situations.
Sydney Reynolds is a 12-year-old girl who lives with her father Max and her paternal grandmother Judy as she navigates life in middle school with her friend Olive. Episodes include a flashback segment set in 1992 that detail 12-year-old Max and his friend Leo, who both work at a shopping mall arcade owned by Leo's father. Both segments show Sydney and young Max getting into similar situations.

== Episodes ==
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== Cast and characters ==
== Cast and characters ==

=== Main ===
=== Main ===
* Ruth Righi as Sydney Reynolds,<ref name="Walt Disney Television Press Show Bios" /> a sociable middle school student; her middle name is revealed to be Wallace in "[[Sydney to the Max#ep14|As Bad as She Gets]]"
* Ruth Righi as Sydney Reynolds,<ref name="Walt Disney Television Press Show Bios" /> a sociable middle school student; her middle name is revealed to be Wallace in "[[Sydney to the Max#ep14|As Bad as She Gets]]"
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== Episodes ==
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| EpisodeNumber = 1
| Title = Can't Dye This
| DirectedBy = [[David Kendall (director)|David Kendall]]
| WrittenBy = Mark Reisman
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|1|25}}
| ProdCode = 101
| Viewers = 0.71<ref name="1-01">{{cite web|url=http://www.showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-top-150-friday-cable-originals-network-finals-1-25-2019.html|title=Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 1.25.2019|work=[[Showbuzz Daily]]|author=[[Mitch Metcalf]]|date=January 28, 2019|access-date=January 28, 2019}}</ref>
| ShortSummary = Upon entering seventh grade, Sydney wants a radical new hairstyle to stand out from other girls at school. Sydney's paternal grandmother approves of the hairstyle, but Syd's father Max thinks she is too young for such a hairdo, so he declines to take her to a hairstylist. Sydney defies her father and, with help from her friend Olive, tries to implement her new hairstyle without a stylist, but she accidentally turns her hair multiple colors. Max changes his mind and decides to take Sydney to a hairstylist to get her desired hairdo, and Syd keeps her failed hairdo a secret from him by wearing a wig. At the salon, Sydney's deceit is revealed when the wig comes off, and Max takes her back home before she can get a new hairdo. Meanwhile, flashback scenes set in 1992 show young Max wanting to bleach his hair so he can fit in better with a group of skateboarders called the Dog Boys. However, his mother disapproves. Max goes against her and applies hair bleach with help from his friend Leo, but it turns his hair red instead. In the present, Max's mother tells this story to Sydney, who accuses Max of being a hypocrite. Max apologizes and takes her back to the salon, where she gets a simple new hairdo.

''Guest star'': [[Frances Callier]] as Gia
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| EpisodeNumber = 2
| Title = Who Let the Dogs In?
| DirectedBy = David Kendall
| WrittenBy = Gary Murphy
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|2|1}}
| ProdCode = 106
| Viewers = 0.69<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-top-150-friday-cable-originals-network-finals-2-1-2019.html|title=Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 2.1.2019|work=[[Showbuzz Daily]]|author=[[Mitch Metcalf]]|date=February 4, 2019|access-date=February 4, 2019}}</ref>
| ShortSummary = Sydney wants to adopt a dog named Rocco, but Max does not believe she is responsible enough for a pet. Sydney goes against him and secretly takes in Rocco, who she hides in her bedroom, hoping to prove after a week that she can be responsible for a pet. However, she turns out to be allergic to Rocco. Still unaware of the dog, Max hires a cleaning team, Don and Kyle, to clean Syd's room and stop her allergies. Meanwhile, in 1992, young Max wants a dog but his mother Judy gets him a turtle first, so he can demonstrate responsibility. Max quickly grows attached to the turtle and names him Hawk, but the turtle escapes one day after Max accidentally leaves the front door open. In the present, one of the cleaners smashes a hole in Sydney's bedroom wall, checking for mold. Judy helps to keep Rocco a secret, but Sydney later confesses to Max. Syd learns Max did not want her to have a pet because he was afraid that she would suffer heartbreak the way he did when he lost Hawk. To their surprise, Hawk emerges from the hole in the wall, having survived all these years. Syd is delighted to have Hawk as a pet, and Rocco is adopted by the cleaning team.

''Guest stars'': Eric Petersen as Don, Jeffrey Brown as Kyle
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| EpisodeNumber = 3
| Title = The Parent Track
| DirectedBy = David Kendall
| WrittenBy = Patrice Asuncion & Nick Rossitto
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|2|8}}
| ProdCode = 104
| Viewers = 0.59<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-top-150-friday-cable-originals-network-finals-2-8-2019.html|title=Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 2.8.2019|work=[[Showbuzz Daily]]|author=[[Mitch Metcalf]]|date=February 11, 2019|access-date=February 11, 2019}}</ref>
| ShortSummary = Sydney and Olive want to attend a rock concert on their own, but Max believes Syd is too young to go without an adult. Instead, she spends time at Olive's house. Meanwhile, in 1992, young Max is excited to receive a beeper, but is dismayed when he realizes Judy only got it for him to track his whereabouts. Max defies Judy by seeing a PG-13 film with Leo at a theater, but they are annoyed when Judy keeps beeping Max. She eventually realizes Max has been lying, and this childhood behavior prompts present-day Max to reluctantly track Sydney through her cellphone. Upon realizing this, Sydney decides she and Olive will attend the concert while leaving her phone at Olive's house, to trick Max into thinking she never left. However, Syd feels guilty, and during the concert, she learns her phone was accidentally taken by Iggy, a pizza deliveryman who stopped at Olive's house earlier. The girls retreat, and Max catches up to Iggy and realizes Syd apparently never left the house. At home, Max and Sydney admit what they did and forgive each other. However, Sydney must attend the concert the following night with Max, who embarrasses her during the show.

''Guest stars'': Gabriel Tigerman as Adult Gerald, Reid Shapiro as Iggy, [[Buddy Handleson]] as Gerald
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| EpisodeNumber = 4
| Title = Adventures in Babe-Sitting
| DirectedBy = [[Robbie Countryman]]
| WrittenBy = Denise Moss
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|2|22}}
| ProdCode = 107
| Viewers = 0.48<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-top-150-friday-cable-originals-network-finals-2-22-2019.html|title=Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 2.22.2019|work=[[Showbuzz Daily]]|author=[[Mitch Metcalf]]|date=February 25, 2019|access-date=February 25, 2019}}</ref>
| ShortSummary = Sydney and Olive start a babysitting service to earn money. While watching a boy named Dylan at his house, the girls learn he is the younger brother of Zach, a popular eighth-grader. Zach invites his friends to the house, despite his mother telling the girls that no visitors were allowed. Sydney and Olive ignore Dylan to spend time with Zach and his friends, but when Dylan threatens to call his mother, the girls decide to send Zach's friends away. Sydney and Olive spend their remaining time with Dylan and convince him that they are fun babysitters, which later leads to increased business for their service. Meanwhile, young Max convinces Judy he no longer needs a babysitter while she goes out. At home that night, Max and Leo watch a scary film, and Leo returns to his house after being frightened by the movie. Max is also afraid after watching the film, and is scared to be alone. Later, he tells Judy he would be fine with having a babysitter again.

''Guest stars'': Luca Alexander as Zach, Lauren Plaxco as Ms. Taylor, Miles Emmons as Dylan, Madelyne Alorro as Whitney, Max Jimenez as Hudson, Saylor Bell as Mia
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| EpisodeNumber = 5
| Title = Shaved by the Bell
| DirectedBy = David Kendall
| WrittenBy = Mark Reisman
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|3|1}}
| ProdCode = 102
| Viewers = 0.68<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-top-150-friday-cable-originals-network-finals-3-1-2019.html|title=Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 3.1.2019|work=[[Showbuzz Daily]]|author=[[Mitch Metcalf]]|date=March 4, 2019|access-date=March 4, 2019}}</ref>
| ShortSummary = Sydney and Olive are invited to a pool party, but Sydney is concerned that the children there will notice her new leg hair. Unsure of how to shave her legs, Sydney wants advice from Judy, but she is busy attending a music festival. To teach Sydney, Max shaves his own legs to learn how it is done, but he winds up giving himself numerous shaving injuries. Judy returns when the festival ends early, due to rain. Judy helps Sydney realize that she should shave her legs because she wants to, and not because of what other people might think. Sydney decides not to shave them until she feels ready to do so. Max fills in as a chaperone for the party, where the children are so busy mocking his shaving injuries, they fail to notice Syd's leg hair. Meanwhile, young Max wants facial hair to look mature like his fellow skateboarders, and Leo tells him that hair grows in faster and thicker once shaving has started. Max wants to learn how to shave from his father, a pilot who lives in another city and has an unpredictable work schedule. Judy thinks Max is too young to shave, but ultimately decides to teach him how to do it.

''Guest star'': Matthew Zhang as Sixteen Year Old Boy
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| EpisodeNumber = 6
| Title = I Know What You Did Last Sleepover
| DirectedBy = [[Danielle Fishel]]
| WrittenBy = Eric Zimmerman & Kirill Baru
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|3|8}}
| ProdCode = 105
| Viewers = 0.52<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-top-150-friday-cable-originals-network-finals-3-8-2019.html|title=Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 3.8.2019|work=[[Showbuzz Daily]]|author=[[Mitch Metcalf]]|date=March 11, 2019|access-date=March 11, 2019}}</ref>
| ShortSummary = Olive stays with the Reynolds while her parents are out of town for a week, although she and Sydney become secretly annoyed by each other. Not wanting to hurt each other's feelings, they both secretly enlist Max to stop the other girl's annoying habits, such as Olive talking late into the night and Sydney playing a bass guitar while Olive is studying. Eventually, they reveal their feelings and have a fight, but they later reconcile. Elsewhere, Judy has fun playing against zombies in an [[augmented reality]] game. Meanwhile, young Max has been busy spending time with the Dog Boys. As a result, he has been repeatedly late to work at the arcade, prompting Leo to fire him. Max is upset over Leo's decision, but the two later reconcile.
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| EpisodeNumber = 7
| Title = Good Grade Hunting
| DirectedBy = Robbie Countryman
| WrittenBy = Maegan McConnell & Heather Wood
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|3|15}}
| ProdCode = 108
| Viewers = 0.58<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-top-150-friday-cable-originals-network-finals-3-15-2019.html|title=Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 3.15.2019|work=[[Showbuzz Daily]]|author=[[Mitch Metcalf]]|date=March 18, 2019|access-date=March 18, 2019}}</ref>
| ShortSummary = Sydney is upset that her poetry teacher, Mrs. Harris, keeps giving her low grades, making her question her dream of becoming a songwriter. Sydney is surprised to learn that Harris was also Max's poetry teacher in seventh grade and had given him an "A". Harris tells Sydney that her poems do not express who she truly is, although Sydney believes that Harris actually hates her, so she has Max invite Harris to their house as a chance to impress her. Although Sydney and Harris bond over their love of music, Sydney's next grade is lower than last time, prompting her to write a new poem expressing her upset feelings about Harris. To Sydney's surprise, Harris gives her an "A", stating that the poem truly expresses her feelings. Elsewhere, Judy starts taking college classes, as she had previously only finished a semester before giving birth to Max. Judy feels she does not fit in at college, so she decides to quit, but she later makes a friend and chooses to continue attending classes. Meanwhile, young Max impresses Leo with his poetry and decides to participate in a [[poetry slam]]. Although the audience does not applaud his work, Max believes it is only because he is ahead of his time.

''Guest star'': [[Melissa Peterman]] as Mrs. Harris
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| EpisodeNumber = 8
| Title = You've Got Female
| DirectedBy = David Kendall
| WrittenBy = Denise Moss
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|3|22}}
| ProdCode = 103
| Viewers = 0.52<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-top-150-friday-cable-originals-network-finals-3-22-2019.html|title=Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 3.22.2019|work=[[Showbuzz Daily]]|author=[[Mitch Metcalf]]|date=March 25, 2019|access-date=March 25, 2019}}</ref>
| ShortSummary = Sydney auditions for the after-school jazz club, but is dismayed to learn she was not accepted because she is a girl. Sydney and Olive learn that other girls have also been rejected from school clubs, so they organize a school protest. As a result, new auditions are held for each club. Sydney loses her potential spot in the jazz club to another girl, who thanks Sydney for giving her the courage to audition. Elsewhere, Grandma Judy joins a dodgeball team, but is later kicked off for being too aggressive. Meanwhile, young Max befriends a skater girl named Brittany, who is upset that the Dog Boys will not let her skate at a park because she is a girl. Max pretends to not know who the Dog Boys are, but they and Brittany arrive at the arcade while he is working. While Max tries to make the Dog Boys leave, he has Leo distract Brittany. However, she realizes Max and the Dog Boys know each other, and Max loses her as a friend.

''Guest stars'': [[Rizwan Manji]] as Vice Principal Virmani, Siena Agudong as Brittany, Wyatt Walter as Riccoli, Keyon Bowman as Miles, Mac Jarman as Griffin
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| EpisodeNumber = 9
| Title = The Lyin' King
| DirectedBy = Wendy Faraone
| WrittenBy = Eric Zimmerman & Kirill Baru
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|3|29}}
| ProdCode = 109
| Viewers = 0.45<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-top-150-friday-cable-originals-network-finals-3-29-2019.html|title=Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 3.29.2019|work=[[Showbuzz Daily]]|author=[[Mitch Metcalf]]|date=April 1, 2019|access-date=April 1, 2019}}</ref>
| ShortSummary = Sydney and Olive become friends with a girl named Robyn. However, Robyn accidentally spoils the ending of a television show for Olive, who decides to stop being friends with her. At Olive's request, Sydney agrees to stop spending time with Robyn, although Syd secretly still hangs out with her. Later, Olive befriends Robyn again, but wants to keep the friendship a secret for now because she had already made a big deal to Sydney about not being friends with her. Robyn decides to stop hanging out with the girls due to their secretive behavior. Meanwhile, Leo has decided to play school basketball, but is disappointed to be placed on the C team. Young Max does not want to play basketball, but he tries out at the request of Coach Willis, who is impressed enough to place Max on the A team. Max keeps his basketball involvement a secret from Leo, who is upset to learn about it when the A and C teams play against each other. The C team wins the game, and Leo is added to the A team with Max. Leo credits Max for making him angry enough to play well and win the game.

''Guest stars'': Symera Jackson as Robyn, Ransford Doherty as Coach Willis
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| EpisodeNumber = 10
| Title = Caved & Confused
| DirectedBy = [[Jon Rosenbaum]]
| WrittenBy = Nick Rossitto & Patrice Asuncion
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|4|5}}
| ProdCode = 110
| Viewers = 0.57<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-top-150-friday-cable-originals-network-finals-4-5-2019.html|title=Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 4.5.2019|work=[[Showbuzz Daily]]|author=[[Mitch Metcalf]]|date=April 8, 2019|access-date=April 15, 2019}}</ref>
| ShortSummary = Sydney decides that she wants a new place to hang out with her friends, away from Max. With help from Don, she turns the Reynolds family basement into a new hang-out area. Max is upset that Sydney would rather spend time with her friends in the basement than watch new episodes of a television cooking show, which they have watched together for years. Grandma Judy helps Max realize that Sydney needs more time for her friends as she gets older. Max invites Don and Iggy to watch the cooking show with him, but they are not interested in it. Feeling bad for not spending time with Max, Sydney decides to watch the show with him. Meanwhile, young Max and Leo hold [[Robot combat|robot battle]]s with their friends in Max's basement, but they also try to keep it a secret from Judy by performing laundry duties for her in the basement, where the washer and dryer machines are located. Eventually, Max's friends leave him as they become tired of handling the laundry. Judy later reveals that she knew about the robot battles and that she used Max to do laundry as punishment for keeping the battles a secret from her.

''Guest stars'': Eric Petersen as Don, Reid Shapiro as Iggy, Brogan Hall as Bucky, Julia Garcia as Emmy
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| EpisodeNumber = 11
| Title = Can't Hardly Date
| DirectedBy = Jon Rosenbaum
| WrittenBy = Gary Murphy
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|4|12}}
| ProdCode = 111
| Viewers = 0.62<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-top-150-friday-cable-originals-network-finals-4-12-2019.html|title=Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 4.12.2019|work=[[Showbuzz Daily]]|author=[[Mitch Metcalf]]|date=April 15, 2019|access-date=April 15, 2019}}</ref>
| ShortSummary = Sydney encourages Max to start dating again, as it has been five years since her mother died. Max meets a woman named Maggie who is browsing his bicycle store, Reynolds Rides. They go on a date, but Max secretly dislikes Maggie's frequent use of [[baby talk]] when she is speaking to him. Later, Sydney and Maggie realize they share the same interests, prompting Max to continue dating her despite the baby talk. Maggie begins using baby talk toward Sydney, who keeps her dislike of it a secret from Max, not wanting to ruin his new relationship. Max and Sydney eventually learn of each other's true feelings, and Max decides to end the relationship with Maggie, although he plans to continue dating. Meanwhile, young Max and Leo begin selling bagged popcorn for their school in exchange for items from a prize catalog, including a new skateboard for Max. Sales are poor until the boys start selling the popcorn along with [[cheat code]]s for the games in the arcade. Because of an issue with Judy's car, Max must deliver the sold popcorn bags by transporting them on a wagon hauled by his bike. Max realizes how much he enjoys bike-riding, and the experience later leads to him opening the bike store.

''Guest star'': [[Kelly Frye]] as Maggie
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| EpisodeNumber = 12
| Title = Little Shop of Reynolds
| DirectedBy = Jon Rosenbaum
| WrittenBy = Eric Zimmerman & Kirill Baru
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|4|19}}
| ProdCode = 112
| Viewers = 0.60<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-top-150-friday-cable-originals-network-finals-4-19-2019.html|title=Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 4.19.2019|work=[[Showbuzz Daily]]|author=[[Mitch Metcalf]]|date=April 22, 2019|access-date=April 22, 2019}}</ref>
| ShortSummary = Max becomes sick with a flu prior to holding a big sale at Reynolds Rides. Sydney, Olive, and Grandma Judy take over operations at the bike store to avoid cancelling the sale, but Judy becomes sick too, leaving only the girls and bike assembler Hunter. They become overwhelmed by a multitude of customers, but Sydney convinces the clientele to give her another chance, and the sale is ultimately a success. Meanwhile in 1992, Leo's father hires a girl, Haley, to work at the arcade with Max and Leo. The boys develop a crush on Haley and both try to impress her, but they eventually decide they are not ready for a relationship.

''Guest stars'': Andy Ridings as Hunter, [[Isabella Kai Rice]] as Haley, Iris Braydon as Sylvia, S. Zylan Brooks as Maureen, Jacory Gums as Trent, Liesel Kopp as Athena
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| EpisodeNumber = 13
| Title = Dude, Where's My Car Wash Money?
| DirectedBy = Danielle Fishel
| WrittenBy = Patrice Asuncion & Nick Rossitto
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|4|26}}
| ProdCode = 113
| Viewers = 0.49<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-top-150-friday-cable-originals-network-finals-4-26-2019.html#comment-203825|title=Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 4.26.2019|work=Showbuzz Daily|author=Mitch Salem|date=April 30, 2019|access-date=May 10, 2019|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190501002716/http://www.showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-top-150-friday-cable-originals-network-finals-4-26-2019.html#comment-203825|archive-date=May 1, 2019}}</ref>
| ShortSummary = Olive becomes school council treasurer, but she loses $500 from a car wash fundraiser that was to pay for an ice cream truck. Olive learns her belt bag containing the money was accidentally switched with a customer's bag at Reynolds Rides. As the customer has left on a cross country bike trip, Olive has no way to retrieve the money. Elsewhere, Grandma Judy and her friends start using miniature vehicles to get around their college campus. The Reynolds decide to rent the vehicles to people to race around on a miniature track set up inside Reynolds Rides, which earns back the money that Olive lost, allowing her to remain as treasurer. Meanwhile in 1992, Judy plans to attend a co-worker's wedding, but her date cancels due to an injury. Young Max decides to accompany Judy to the wedding so she has someone to dance with, although he hopes she will buy him a video game in return. Leo is unsuccessful at teaching Max how to dance, so Max decides to have Leo accompany Judy to the wedding instead, realizing that the video game is not that important. However, Judy only wants to go with Max, despite his poor dancing. She also decides to get him the video game.

''Guest stars'': Reid Shapiro as Iggy, Nicolas Cantu as Dominic, Tiffany Daniels as Sharon
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| EpisodeNumber = 14
| Title = As Bad as She Gets
| DirectedBy = Danielle Fishel
| WrittenBy = Denise Moss
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|6|18}}
| ProdCode = 114
| Viewers = 0.54<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-top-150-tuesday-cable-originals-network-finals-6-18-2019.html|title=Top 150 Tuesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 6.18.2019|work=[[Showbuzz Daily]]|author=[[Mitch Metcalf]]|date=June 19, 2019|access-date=June 19, 2019}}</ref>
| ShortSummary = For Max's birthday, Sydney has Leo and his son Leo "LJ" Jr. come to Portland for a visit. Leo now owns a technology company in San Francisco, but decides to move back to Portland after having a good time with Max and after seeing LJ bond with Sydney. LJ does not want to move, but he and Sydney cannot bring themselves to break apart their fathers, who are enjoying their reunion. To convince Leo that the move is a bad idea, Sydney and LJ steal bicycles from Max's bike store, hoping to appear as bad influences on each other. However, their plan causes Max and Leo to argue about their own friendship after they wonder which of their children got the idea to steal the bikes. Leo decides to call off the move. Meanwhile, in 1992, young Leo is upset that his parents are sending him to a private school. Young Max and Leo make a videotaped pact to always remain friends even if they are apart. Ultimately, the school burns down before Leo can attend it. In the present, Sydney and LJ get their fathers to reconcile after showing them the tape they made in 1992.

''Guest stars'': Winston A. Marshall as Grown Up Leo, Judith Moreland as Ms. Watkins, Joachim Powell as LJ
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| EpisodeNumber = 15
| Title = There's Something About Zach
| DirectedBy = David Kendall
| WrittenBy = Gary Murphy
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|6|25}}
| ProdCode = 115
| Viewers = 0.49<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-top-150-tuesday-cable-originals-network-finals-6-25-2019.html|title=Top 150 Tuesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 6.25.2019|work=[[Showbuzz Daily]]|author=[[Mitch Metcalf]]|date=June 26, 2019|access-date=June 26, 2019}}</ref>
| ShortSummary = Sydney and Olive are working on a science fair project with their friends Emmy and Sophia. When Zach is hired to make smoothies at Reynolds Rides, Sydney and Olive begin neglecting their project to spend time with him instead. After Sydney and Olive help Zach with his new job and with school work, Zach invites the girls to be his dates to a party. They accept his invitation but later leave the party to work on their half of the school project, after realizing how hard Emmy and Sophia worked on their own half. Emmy and Sophia learn that Sydney and Olive have been neglecting the project, but soon forgive them and help finish it. Meanwhile, young Max is tired of doing chores for Judy and would rather play video games with Leo. Tomas, the Spanish-speaking owner of a restaurant next to the arcade, becomes attracted to Judy. Leo, who speaks Spanish, sets them up on a date at Max's request. Judy and Tomas begin a relationship, giving Max more free time while they go out on dates. However, Max is upset when Tomas proposes marriage to Judy. She and Tomas then reveal that they are pranking Max, as she is aware of Max's scheme to keep her out of the house.

''Guest stars'': Luca Alexander as Zach, Lauren Plaxco as Ms. Taylor, Julia Garcia as Emmy, Amelia Wray as Sophia, Carlos Acuña as Tomas
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| EpisodeNumber = 16
| Title = Nuthin' but a Dance Thang
| DirectedBy = [[Jody Margolin Hahn]]
| WrittenBy = Denise Moss
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|7|2}}
| ProdCode = 116
| Viewers = 0.43<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-top-150-tuesday-cable-originals-network-finals-6-25-2019.html|title=Top 150 Tuesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 7.2.2019|work=[[Showbuzz Daily]]|author=[[Mitch Metcalf]]|date=July 3, 2019|access-date=July 8, 2019}}</ref>
| ShortSummary = Max is excited to attend an upcoming father-daughter dance with Sydney, and she is hesitant to tell him that she has outgrown the event. She ultimately tells Max the truth, and he accepts it. However, Sydney changes her mind and decides to attend the dance with Max after talking to Grandma Judy. Meanwhile, young Max is upset when his father cannot make it to an upcoming father-son sports event at school, although he hides his disappointment from Judy. Max hires a man, Chet, to pretend to be his father in the event, although Judy discovers his plan. Max tells her that he is tired of being the only child at school events without a father, so Judy fills in for the sports event.

''Guest stars'': Julia Garcia as Emmy, Amelia Wray as Sophia, Scott Connors as Chet, Connor Tillman as Handler
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 17
| Title = Never Been Pierced
| DirectedBy = Jody Margolin Hahn
| WrittenBy = Maegan McConnell & Heather Wood
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|7|9}}
| ProdCode = 117
| Viewers = 0.47<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-top-150-tuesday-cable-originals-network-finals-7-9-2019.html|title=Top 150 Tuesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 7.9.2019|work=[[Showbuzz Daily]]|author=[[Mitch Metcalf]]|date=July 11, 2019|access-date=July 12, 2019}}</ref>
| ShortSummary = Sydney and Olive want to get their ears pierced, but Olive is afraid that it will hurt, so Sydney decides to wait until Olive is ready before getting her own ears pierced. Sydney agrees to help Mrs. Harris put together a rocker look for an upcoming [[air guitar]] competition. When they go shopping at an earring and accessory store, Sydney decides to proceed with the ear-piercing. Later, Sydney learns that Judy had been waiting years for the day when she could take Sydney to get her ears pierced. Sydney tries to keep her pierced ears a secret from Judy, who eventually finds out. Although Judy is upset at Sydney, she realizes she should blame herself for not telling Syd how important this was to her. Meanwhile, in 1992, Mrs. Harris has Max write an essay about ''[[The Great Gatsby]]''. Judy reads Max's paper before he turns it in, and she decides to secretly rewrite it to prevent him from getting a poor grade. However, he gets a "C-", prompting Judy to talk to Harris about her grading. Harris believes the paper lacked Max's imagination and creativity, and Judy accidentally admits that she wrote it. Max is allowed to turn in his real paper, and he gets a "B+".

''Guest stars'': Melissa Peterman as Mrs. Harris, Amelia Wray as Sophia, [[Kara Crane]] as Abby
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 18
| Title = Nightmare on Syd Street
| DirectedBy = Ian Reed Kesler
| WrittenBy = Kirill Baru & Eric Zimmerman
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|7|16}}
| ProdCode = 118
| Viewers = 0.48<ref name="118–119">{{cite web|url=http://www.showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-top-150-tuesday-cable-originals-network-finals-7-16-2019.html|title=Top 150 Tuesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 7.16.2019|work=[[Showbuzz Daily]]|author=[[Mitch Metcalf]]|date=July 17, 2019|access-date=July 17, 2019}}</ref>
| ShortSummary = When Sydney gives a school presentation, she accidentally puts up a video clip of her kissing a stuffed animal. Embarrassed, she decides she will not return to school the next day. Meanwhile, Judy is viewing old home movies of Max and is uploading them to a [[Cloud computing|cloud]]. Sydney helps her out, but falls asleep and dreams that she and Olive are in 1992 with young Max and Leo. Sydney accidentally ruins Max's skateboarding stunt, embarrassing him in front of other students. Max refuses to go back to school and decides to run away. Eventually, he decides to instead try performing his stunt again, but he fails once more. Although the students mock him, he quickly gets over it and realizes it is no big deal. When Sydney awakens, she too gets over her embarrassment and decides to return to school.

''Guest stars'': [[Aaron Takahashi]] as Mr. Tanaka, Brekkan Spens as Chad
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 19
| Title = Mo' Grandmas, Mo' Problems
| DirectedBy = Danielle Fishel
| WrittenBy = Nick Rossitto & Patrice Asuncion
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|7|16}}
| ProdCode = 119
| Viewers = 0.52<ref name="118–119" />
| ShortSummary = Sydney's maternal grandmother, a federal judge named Maya, visits the Reynolds family. Judy feels left out when Sydney and Maya have fun without her. Overhearing this, Sydney decides to ask both her grandmothers to be guest speakers in her class. Judy declines, but eventually agrees after Sydney keeps asking her. At school, the students are interested to hear Maya speak, but they are less excited to hear Judy talk about her former job at the DMV. Later, Sydney agrees to spend her spring break with Maya in Washington, D.C., but she subsequently remembers that she and Judy had already made other plans to go [[glamping]] during her break. Eventually, the family agrees to spend spring break together in Washington, D.C. Meanwhile, in 1992, Judy gets a second job as a cosmetics saleswoman so she can earn money to pay for the house's pipes to be repaired. However, she slips on Max's skateboard and injures herself. Judy had already invited a group of mothers to her house to try to sell them her products. Max and Leo fill in for Judy and manage to sell all of her cosmetics to the women, who purchase the products in exchange for gossip about their children.

''Guest stars'': Carlease Burke as Grandma Maya, Julia Garcia as Emmy, Aaron Takahashi as Mr. Tanaka, Erin Pineda as Mrs. Chavez, Christine Horn as Mrs. Wallingford
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 20
| Title = Dancin' the Vida Loca
| DirectedBy = David Kendall
| WrittenBy = Gary Murphy
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|7|23}}
| ProdCode = 120
| Viewers = 0.49<ref name="120–121">{{cite web|url=http://www.showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-top-150-tuesday-cable-originals-network-finals-7-23-2019.html|title=Top 150 Tuesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 7.23.2019|work=[[Showbuzz Daily]]|author=[[Mitch Metcalf]]|date=July 24, 2019|access-date=July 24, 2019}}</ref>
| ShortSummary = When Sydney discovers an old box addressed to her by her mother, she finds that it contains items from her mother's time as a ballet dancer. Sydney decides to try out for ballet to be like her mother, but she is upset when she is placed in the eight-year-old age group due to her inexperience. Sydney's teacher, Miss Celeste, agrees to let her advance to an older age group if she can improve her ballet dancing. Later, Sydney injures her ankle, but she works through the pain and impresses Celeste enough to advance. However, Sydney decides that she does not like ballet, and Max tells her that she is already like her mother through her determination to succeed. Meanwhile, young Max and Leo secretly film each other as they pull pranks on one another. They plan to send one of their videos to a television program which showcases prank videos, hoping to win a cash prize. However, they cannot agree on which video to send in.

''Guest stars'': Sundra Oakley as Miss Celeste, Emily Churchill as Gretchen, Juliet Donenfeld as Morgan
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 21
| Title = How Sydney Got Her Phone Back
| DirectedBy = Robbie Countryman
| WrittenBy = {{StoryTeleplay|s=Denise Moss|t=Eric Zimmerman & Kirill Baru and Patrice Asuncion & Nick Rossitto|tfirst=yes}}
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|7|23}}
| ProdCode = 121
| Viewers = 0.51<ref name="120–121" />
| ShortSummary = Sydney and her friends are upset when the school plans to enact a new ban on the usage of cellphones, which is meant to keep students from getting distracted. Sydney convinces Max, who is on the Parent School Committee, to oppose the ban during an upcoming vote. However, when the committee meets, Max is persuaded to vote in favor of the ban. Later, Sydney and her friends help their parents realize that they too are distracted by their cellphones. The children convince their parents that such a ban cannot teach them self-control. Meanwhile, in 1992, vice principal Virmani takes Max's skateboard because of a school policy that prohibits them. Max and Leo sneak into Virmani's office to retrieve the skateboard, but must hide when Virmani walks in. Judy then speaks with Virmani and gets the skateboard back, and after they leave the office, Max and Leo retreat. Judy later reveals her awareness that Max snuck into the office, and he is forbidden from using his skateboard for a month.

''Guest stars'': [[Rizwan Manji]] as Vice Principal Virmani, Amelia Wray as Sophia, Aaron Takahashi as Mr. Tanaka, Ginifer King as Angela
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Sydney to the Max
GenreComedy
Created byMark Reisman
Starring
Theme music composer
Opening theme"Stay the Same"
by Ruth Righi and Dan Conklin
ComposerRebecca Kneubuhl
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes21 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producerMark Reisman
ProducerKevin O'Donnell
CinematographyGeorge Mooradian
Camera setupMulti-camera
Running time24 minutes
Production companies
Original release
NetworkDisney Channel
ReleaseJanuary 25, 2019 (2019-01-25) –
present

Sydney to the Max is an American comedy television series created by Mark Reisman that premiered on Disney Channel on January 25, 2019. The series stars Ruth Righi, Ava Kolker, Jackson Dollinger, Christian J. Simon, Ian Reed Kesler, and Caroline Rhea.

Premise

Sydney Reynolds is a 12-year-old girl who lives with her father Max and her paternal grandmother Judy as she navigates life in middle school with her friend Olive. Episodes include a flashback segment set in 1992 that detail 12-year-old Max and his friend Leo, who both work at a shopping mall arcade owned by Leo's father. Both segments show Sydney and young Max getting into similar situations.

Episodes

Main article: List of Sydney to the Max episodes
SeasonEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
121January 25, 2019 (2019-01-25)July 23, 2019 (2019-07-23)
221December 13, 2019 (2019-12-13)August 21, 2020 (2020-08-21)
321March 19, 2021 (2021-03-19)November 26, 2021 (2021-11-26)

Cast and characters

Main

  • Ruth Righi as Sydney Reynolds,[1] a sociable middle school student; her middle name is revealed to be Wallace in "As Bad as She Gets"
  • Ava Kolker as Olive, Sydney's best friend who has four brothers; her last name is revealed to be Rozalski in "Good Grade Hunting"; her middle name is revealed to be Anne in "As Bad as She Gets"
  • Jackson Dollinger as Young Max Reynolds,[1] who lives with his mother Judy; his full name is revealed to be Maxwell Keith Reynolds in "As Bad as She Gets"
  • Christian J. Simon as Leo, the childhood friend of Max who is seen in his flashbacks; his last name is revealed to be Webb in "The Lyin' King"; his full name is revealed to be Leonard Lawrence Webb in "As Bad as She Gets"
  • Ian Reed Kesler as Adult Max Reynolds,[1] the protective father of Sydney and proprietor of the bike shop Reynolds Rides who has raised Sydney since his wife died 5 years ago; at certain moments, he has flashbacks to his middle school days; his full name is revealed to be Maxwell Keith Reynolds in "As Bad as She Gets"
  • Caroline Rhea as Judy, Sydney's spiritual grandmother and Max's mother who helps Max to raise Sydney; in flashbacks, she watches over Max while his father is away working as a pilot in another city with an unpredictable work schedule

Recurring

  • Julia Garcia as Emmy, Sydney and Olive's classmate and friend
  • Amelia Wray as Sophia, Sydney and Olive's classmate and friend

Production

The multi-camera series was green-lit by Disney Channel on September 6, 2018, and slated to premiere in early 2019. The series was created by Mark Reisman, who also serves as showrunner, executive producer, and writer. Starring in the series are Ruth Righi as Sydney Reynolds, Ian Reed Kesler as Max, Christian J. Simon as Leo, Ava Kolker as Olive, Caroline Rhea as Judy, and newcomer Jackson Dollinger as Young Max. The series is produced by It's a Laugh Productions.[2] On November 19, 2018, it was announced that the series would premiere on January 25, 2019. The theme song is produced and written by Kay Hanley, Michelle Lewis, and Dan Petty and performed by Ruth Righi and Dan Conklin.[3][4] On January 16, 2019, Disney Channel released the official opening sequence.[5] On May 23, 2019, it was announced that Disney Channel renewed the series for a second season.[6][7]

Ratings

Viewership and ratings per season of Sydney to the Max
Season Episodes First aired Last aired Avg. viewers
(millions)		 18–49
rank
Date Viewers
(millions) 		Date Viewers
(millions)
1 21 January 25, 2019 (2019-01-25) 0.71[8] July 23, 2019 (2019-07-23) 0.51[9] 0.54 TBD

References

  1. ^ a b c "Sydney to the Max Show Bios". Walt Disney Television Press. Retrieved March 30, 2019.
  2. ^ Denise Petski (September 6, 2018). "Disney Channel Orders Daughter/Father Comedy Series Sydney to the Max from Mark Reisman". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved September 10, 2018.
  3. ^ "Sydney to the Max, a Daughter/Father Sitcom, Is Set to Premiere Friday, Jan. 25, on Disney Channel" (Press release). Disney Channel. November 19, 2018. Retrieved November 19, 2018 – via The Futon Critic.
  4. ^ Disney Channel [@DisneyChannel] (November 19, 2018). "New series alert! #SydneyToTheMax premieres January 25 at 8:30p" (Tweet). Retrieved November 19, 2018 – via Twitter.
  5. ^ Theme Song | Sydney to the Max | Disney Channel. Disney Channel. January 16, 2019. Retrieved January 16, 2019 – via YouTube.
  6. ^ Joe Otterson (May 23, 2019). "Sydney to the Max Renewed for Season 2 at Disney Channel". Variety. Retrieved May 23, 2019.
  7. ^ Erik Pedersen (May 23, 2019). "Sydney to the Max Renewed for Season 2 on Disney Channel". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved May 23, 2019.
  8. ^ Mitch Metcalf (January 28, 2019). "Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 1.25.2019". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved January 28, 2019.
  9. ^ Mitch Metcalf (July 24, 2019). "Top 150 Tuesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 7.23.2019". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved July 24, 2019.

External links


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