So, how did Merry Christmas, Drake & Josh go?  It's been half a week since it premiered, but it's as if the stepbrothers never really left.  I've been watching Drake & Josh reruns for quite a while now, and they still never fail to crack me up, although eventually it slowly feels a little awkward—Drake (Drake Bell) growing up, Josh (Josh Peck) growing up (and, let's face it, becoming thinner than the Josh we first met), and Megan (Miranda Cosgrove) making you wonder, “isn't she the girl from iCarly?”

It's what we expected, really.  Despite the fact that the main stars of the show have obviously grown up—this is, after all, the first new Drake & Josh anything to hit screens for over a year—it's the same things that we've expected from the show.  The plot's simple yet complicated: Drake finds himself going miles to keep a promise he made to a kid (Bailee Madison) while trying to get away from a maniacal parole officer (David Pressman) and a prison sentence looming.  Oh, classic Drake & Josh plot.

After a couple of spin-off movies, the irrepressible Nickelodeon teen duo Drake Bell and Josh Peck have another offering to their fans this Christmas, with the two-hour special Merry Christmas, Drake and Josh premiering tonight at 8pm.  The two are also producers for the movie.

The television movie opens with Drake and Josh doubling as Santa and Santa's helper at the mall, when foster child Mary Alice, played by Bailee Madison, asks Drake to give her and her family the “best Christmas ever.”  As expected as it always happens on the show, Drake has Josh arrested for doing something stupid.  When Josh lands in jail, Drake is forced to get him out.  Yet in order to stay out of jail, Drake must keep true to his promise of giving that little girl the best Christmas ever.  However, the parole officer, played by David Pressman, is on their heels and wants him to fail. Now this is where everything goes haywire.

The on-screen stepbrothers reunite this holiday season for the kid-friendly comedy movie Merry Christmas, Drake & Josh.  Though the actors have reportedly moved on to develop their own careers, neither of them forgot their beginnings on the Nickelodeon comedy series.  On December 5, fans of the show will be able to watch the comedy duo once more in the special release of their Christmas flick.

On Merry Christmas, Drake & Josh, trouble preys once again on the brothers as Drake (Drake Bell) stirs up mischief and causes Josh (Josh Peck) to be put in jail.  In order to stay out of prison, the two of them must fulfill their promise of giving a foster child and her family the “best Christmas ever." 

Drake Bell and Josh Peck have both successfully moved on to pursue their own careers following their stint on the Nickelodeon series Drake & Josh.  After four years of playing Drake Parker on the teen sitcom, Bell has welcomed the ‘bittersweet ending” of the series and has concentrated on his growing career as a musician.  He released his debut album “Telegraph” independently in 2005 but has earned more fame with his second album “It's Only Time,” which he continues to promote on tour and on gigs since last summer.  Bell has also acquired a number of movie roles, which kept him busy the past year. As reported before, he has an upcoming movie called College, a comedy about three high school seniors and their wild weekend visit to a local college campus as prospective freshmen, and the action-spoof Superheroes! On the other hand, Peck, who plays Josh Nichols, has been busy with The Wackness, Drillbit Taylor and the upcoming film Safety Glass and American Primitive.

Next month, however, the two Nickelodeon teen stars will be reuniting again as they begin filming the new telepic Drake & Josh: Best Christmas Ever.

Drake Bell, star of the Nickelodeon tween series Drake & Josh, is heading to New York late spring to attend the St. Francis Preparatory School’s senior prom.  The event, which has been deemed “The Ultimate Prom,” is being made possible by Universal Motown Records and Hearst Magazine Digital Media, and will be held on Friday, May 30 at the Grand Hyatt in Manhattan.

“The Ultimate Prom” is also being featured in video series that can be viewed primarily through mypromstyle.com/theultimateprom, the websites of participating artists and Universal Motown’s website. The series follows the artists and the seniors of St. Francis Prep as they pair off to search for the perfect dress and tux, discuss dates and receive prom makeovers. The artists are also serving as mentors to students with talent in the performing arts, with one lucky student being chosen to perform as the opening act come prom night.

Singer-actor Drake Bell rose to fame with his lead role in the Nickelodeon hit tween series, Drake & Josh, but now that the show is over, the 21-year-old star is busy spreading his wings, particularly in the film and music industries.

This year alone, Bell will appear in two comedy flicks, both of which will hit theaters in the coming weeks.

Last week, Drake & Josh star Drake Bell was at Ocala, Florida, headlinining the Kidefetti Music & Fun Fest’s Saturday concert.  The 21-year-old actor enjoyed himself so much that he’s willing to have another go at the stage next year.

"I love being part of [Kidfetti]," Bell told Ocala.com. "I'd like to come back again next year."

He also had no problems with being away from home, as he claims there’s not much difference between Ocala and California.

"It's awesome," he said of the weather in Ocala.  "This is just like home.  It's like California.

Drake & Josh star Josh Peck has been getting a lot of attention for his work on the coming-of-age film, The Wackness.  The movie received mostly rave reviews, and was the recipient of the Audience Award for drama at this year’s Sundance Film Festival.

However, this is not the first time Peck, who plays one of the title characters on Drake & Josh, has been part of a critically-praised film, nor of a movie that’s been featured in the prestigious film festival.  In 2006, he co-starred alongside The War at Home actor Michael Rapaport in the comedy Special.  Reception was generally positive for the movie, and it hit theaters in the UK the same year.  However, it hasn’t been widely released in North America as it has been unable to secure a distributor – until now, that is.