Cousins for Life is an Nickelodeon Kid Com created by Kevin Kopelow and Heath Seifert. The show follows the adventures of two young cousins, Stuart and Ivy, who come from very different backgrounds but are forced to live together when their families merge when Stuart's military mom is deployed overseas. Stuart is an analytical genius who is constantly inventing new gadgets and gizmos, while Ivy is a free-spirited artist who is always looking for new ways to express herself. Despite their differences, the two cousins form an unlikely bond and navigate their new family dynamic while going on exciting adventures and getting into humorous mishaps.
This series aired for one season from 2018 to 2019. The series is not available for streaming anywhere, and would be considered lost media if it weren't available for purchase through Apple iTunes and YouTube, and a few episodes that were uploaded to DailyMotion.
Also notable for featuring WWE superstar Roman Reigns as a guest.
Tropes in the series include:
- Annoying Younger Sibling: Leaf, Ivy's younger brother.
- Bungling Inventor: Stuart likes to think of himself as a Gadgeteer Genius, but his inventions fail more often than not.
- Granola Girl: Ivy, who loves animals and caring for them.
- Missing Mom: Stuart's mother is deployed oversees, and only seen once in the series. Ivy's mother is present, but she is a recurring character (played by Stephanie Lemelin) while still being married to Lewis.
- Short-Runners: Only aired for one season.
- Sibling Yin-Yang: Lewis and Clark, Ivy and Stuart's father. Lewis is stait-laced and a neat freak whereas Clark is more carefree.
