Disney's 'Good Luck Charlie' to feature storyline with same-sex parents

Just because Disney Channel's Good Luck Charlie is going off the air in 2014 doesn't mean the show won't break new ground before their final season ends!

TV Guide is reporting that next season the Disney show, fronted by Bridgit Mendler, will feature a family with two moms. The couple is currently being casted. Because this is the final season, the couple is only expected to appear in one episode.

In the storyline, parents Amy and Bob Duncan (Leigh-Allyn Baker and Eric Allan Kramer) set up a playdate for preschooler Charlie (Mia Talerico) and one of her new friends. When the kid arrives, the Duncans learn that Charlie's pal has two moms. That's fine, but the potential new friendship is put to the test as one mom chats with Amy, and the other is stuck listening to Bob's dull stories.

The playdate is actually the secondary story in the episode, as much of the action will center on Teddy (Bridgit Mendler) and her best friend Ivy, as Ivy prepares to head off to college.

But Disney Channel understands the groundbreaking nature of featuring a same-sex couple on one of its sitcoms and took extra care in crafting the episode. "This particular storyline was developed under the consultancy of child development experts and community advisors," a Disney Channel spokesperson says. "Like all Disney Channel programming, it was developed to be relevant to kids and families around the world and to reflect themes of diversity and inclusiveness."

Source: TVGuide

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