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Drake and Josh was a Nickelodeon television show (2004-2007) about two teenage boys who become stepbrothers after their parents get married. The two brothers have opposite personalities, as Drake Parker, is the outgoing, popular, aspiring musician, whereas Josh Nichols is the responsible thinker of the two, who is socially awkward. The two live with their parents, Walter and Audrey, and their little sister, Megan, who is constantly conniving plans to make the boy's lives miserable. The boys go through everyday life experiencing normal teenage adventures, and grow a closer bond throughout every episode, that is full of comedic misadventures.

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In this episode, Drake sets the brothers up on a date with a set of twins for the next day. Elated, the boys look for a way to pass the time until the date, and decide to build a model rocket that Josh recently received from his Grandma. The boys rush up to their room, and spend the day building the rocket. As they near completion, they try to insert the fuel cell of the rocket the wrong way, which causes the rocket to tip over, and trigger the launch, straight out of the boys window. They watch the rocket as it flies into a neighbors tree house, and ultimately burns it down. The boys run over, with their parents and sister, and promise to build the neighbor kid a new treehouse sometime. Unaware of the boys date the next day, Drake and Josh's parent's volunteer them to build the treehouse the next day. The boys attempt to finish the treehouse the next day before their date, and are almost successful, until they install the final wall with them still in the treehouse, and no door. The boys miss their date, and spend the rest of the day in the treehouse, with their sister taunting them the entire time.

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The boys share a large room that is split in half, one side is Drake's, the other side is Josh's. "Today's adolescents live in a world that is not only 'media rich', but absolutely 'media saturated' ", (Steinberg, 237). Josh's half of the room is no exception. he is surrounded by posters of his favorite band, Bobbleheads of his idols, and a closeup shot of his idol Oprah. There is more wall covered by his photos, poster, and license plate collection than there is bare wall exposed. There is a television in the room in front of his bed, and some items from some of his favorite hobbies. Josh is no exception to the "media saturated" adolescent philosophy.

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Peers easily sway the decisions of the character Josh in this episode. When Josh Receives the model rocket, he is excited, until Drake reminds him, "No one our age plays with model rockets". According to our text, adolescents put themselves into crowds called reference groups, or groups that an individual uses to compare themselves, and, "Adolescents judge one another on the basis of the company they keep, and they become branded" (Steinberg, 163). Once Drake negatively responds to Josh's new toy, Josh immediately retracts his excitement, which is expected. Our book explains, "The crowd with which an adolescent affiliates is likely to have an influence on his or her behavior, activity, and self-conceptions" (Steinberg, 164). Drake is considered the "cool" kid, and is a part of the "cool" kid group, so in order for Josh to be a "cool" kid, he has to react and respond like one, which is why he negatively responds to the model rocket. However, once Drake changes his mind and wants to build the rocket, Josh is once again excited because he can be a part of the high status crowd, and participate in activities he likes.

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Drake and Josh's parents rarely punish the boys, as they seem to be pretty care free, unless the boys really mess up. They obviously have their expectations for the boys, in particular Josh, and expect them to live up to them. With these standards, they likely reflect the authoritative parenting style that is explained as being, "warm but firm. They set standards for the child's conduct but form expectations that are consistent with the child's developing needs and capabilities. They deal with their child in an issue oriented manner" (Steinberg, 130). In this episode, the parents are not involved until the boys accidentally set the tree house on fire. At that point, the parents are at the neighbors house with the boys, and are there only to punish them. Josh, having grown up with the more strict Walter, knows major punishment is coming. The parents make the boys rebuild the treehouse the next day, and do not come back for the rest of the episode. The punishment is particularly hard on Josh, as he does not get to go on dates very often, and he knows this will somehow impact the date. Their goal was not to have the boys miss their date, they just wanted to punish the boys for making a wrong decision. They do their job and punish the boys, and then go back to letting them make their own decisions, a trait of authoritative parenting.

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At the end of the day, Josh is an average teenager. He has Authoritative parents who expect him to be the more mature of the two brothers, and will be held accountable when he is unable to steer Drake in the right direction. Peers influence his decisions, as he wants to be a part of the "cool" kid crowd, and he even has his room "saturated" with media like a normal adolescent. Though Josh's situation is unique, it is still possible teens can relate to him today.