Carousel is a American children's television series created by Tim McKeon, Eileen Conn and Julia Miranda as a American remake of the Mexican telenovela Carrusel — itself inspired by the Argentinean telenovela Jacinta Pichimahuida, la Maestra que no se Olvida, written by Abel Santa Cruz.
Plot[]
Jenny Parker is a young and beautiful teacher starting her career. Her first job is at the World School, teaching the principles of life to a third-grade class. Her warm and kindly nature wins the love of her students, all of whom have different personalities. At school, Jenny has the support of employees Grace and Frank, who love the students. But she has to endure the rules and requirements of Olivia, the director of the institution, and the envy of Stephanie, a teacher who comes in to replace her for a period.
Characters[]
- Jenny Parker (Laura Marano): The protagonist of the telenovela. She is a 30-year-old teacher who teaches the third grade at the World School. Beloved by all her students, Jenny is kind and protective.
- Caleb Rivers (Ryder Vanias): Is a poor black boy. He is better known by the students for being gullible and is often fooled by Paul, Mason, or Koki. He has a crush on Maddie.
- Madison "Maddie" Whitmore (Oakley Fisher): She is a rich, racist, and somewhat arrogant girl. Maddie constantly brags about her father, a prominent yet humble doctor, and looks down on everyone of a lower social class, especially Caleb, for being black. However, she helps her classmates sometimes and ends up becoming Caleb's friend.
- Valerie Fraser (Piper Rubio): A smart, rowdy, and sometimes mistrustful girl and Davey's girlfriend. She is always making jokes about other students during class, causing everyone to laugh.
- Jay Pratt (Roxton Garcia): Jay is a chubby boy who doesn't understand the lessons at school. Despite being a little slow in his studies, Jay is very gentle and always ready to help others.
- Carly Miller (Paisley Herrera): She is the poorest student in Jenny's class and suffers from her parents' divorce. When Carly has appendicitis and is operated on by Maddie's father, her operation brings her parents together again.
- David "Davey" Rosenbaum (Braxton Zimmerman): Valerie's Jewish boyfriend. He is called a coward by his classmates. Davey has a pet turtle named Lightning and once wished to make him into soup to cure Frank, who was sick.
- Lola Jackson (Remy Marthaller): This chubby and gluttonous girl dotes on things being "romantic". Some students make fun of her weight.
- Daniel "Danny" Cooper (Oliver Fabrie): The most intelligent and correct student in the class. He is good friends with Maddie and Maggie, and he is the president of the boys' club.
- Paul Herrera (Grayson Eddey): Paul is the most troublesome in the class, a bully who makes jokes about Caleb and Lola and mistreats his little sister Marcy.
- Mason Harris (Aiden Cohen): Mason lives with his father Greg, his stepsister, and his mean stepmother Natalie. He studies at the World School after being sent out of another school for misbehaving. On his first school day, Mason behaves so badly that Jenny cries. In the course of time, his demeanor gets better and he becomes friends with everyone. He loves animals and once adopted a street dog and named it Rapid.
- Marcy Herrera (Thea Eddey): The sister of Paul. Her brother hates her, but she still loves him and says the bad things he does are not his fault. She is usually made fun of because she is the smallest in her class.
- AJ Ryan (Liam Garten): He has crazy dreams, which make him sleep during class time. In his room, he likes to talk to an old sock, named Stink, and a chair named Mr. Still.
- Allie Williams (Madison Raine Giffioni): The tomboy of the class, she wears mismatching clothes, enjoys radical sports and rides her skateboard to school.
- Bea Johnson (Matilda Flower): She has an American accent because she lived in the US and mixes English words in with her Portuguese. She is the best friend of Maddie.
- George Turner (Cary Christopher): The richest boy in the class and Maddie's neighbor. George is very proud and acts superior to his classmates, who don't like him but they still hang out with him.
- Maggie Roberts (Nora Harriet): She is a girl from the interior who comes to live in the company of her mother. As a characteristic, she wore a cowboy jacket and boots. She also had a conflict with Valerie, making her jealous of her friendship with Davey, but as she time becomes friends.
- Koki "Kenny" Nakamura (Lucas Yao): He is very small but smart. He wears a Japanese band on his head (a hachimaki) to say that he is Japanese. He is friends with Paul and helps him with almost all his plans, but he never gets in trouble for doing them.
- Stephanie Blake (Ali Liebert): A fourth-grade teacher who substitutes for the class when Jenny has a car accident. She is in love with Ryan, the music teacher, and tries to sabotage his relationship with Jenny. She is also friends with Principal Olivia and gossips about Jenny.
- Ryan Carter (Jordan Fisher): The World School music teacher. He has been friends with Stephanie since college and has a crush on Jenny. The students of the third grade love him, so they always behave during his class.
- Frank Carson (Brandon Barash): He is a widower and the World School groundskeeper, where the students are like the children he never had.
- Grace Evans (Jazzy Kae): The maid at World School. She loves to hear everything everyone says and voluntarily passes on information to Jenny. She complains her job is not good. She hates Stephanie and says she is a snake. She is a great friend of Frank.
- Olivia Vincent (Susan Glover): She thinks everything can be solved with discipline. She hates Jenny and believes Stephanie's gossip about her.
Cast[]
| Actor/Actress | Role |
|---|---|
| Laura Marano | Jenny Parker |
| Oakley Fisher | Madison "Maddie" Whitmore |
| Ryder Vanias | Caleb Rivers |
| Piper Rubio | Valerie Fraser |
| Braxton Zimmerman | David "Davey" Rosenbaum |
| Roxton Garcia | Jay Pratt |
| Oliver Fabrie | Daniel "Danny" Cooper |
| Thea Eddey | Marcy Herrera |
| Grayson Eddey | Paul Herrera |
| Paisley Herrera | Carly Miller |
| Aiden Cohen | Mason Harris |
| Lucas Yao | Koki "Kenny" Nakamura |
| Madison Raine Giffioni | Allie Williams |
| Cary Christopher | George Turner |
| Liam Garten | AJ Ryan |
| Remy Marthaller | Lola Jackson |
| Matilda Flower | Bea Johnson |
| Nora Harriet | Maggie Roberts |
| Jordan Fisher | Ryan Carter |
| Ali Liebert | Stephanie Blake |
| Susan Glover | Olivia Vincent |
| Brandon Barash | Frank Carson |
| Jazzy Kae | Grace Evans |