Editing Bug Juice (section)

==Development and production==
The series' co-creator Douglas Ross thought that [[summer camp]] would be the "perfect setting for a reality-based program geared for 9 to 12-year-olds."<ref name=Ellin1998>{{cite news|last1=Ellin|first1=Harlene|title=Disney Drops In On Camp For Teens|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/1998/03/01/disney-drops-in-on-camp-for-teens/|access-date=March 3, 2015|work=[[Chicago Tribune]]|date=March 1, 1998}}</ref> Ross, a former camper himself, pitched the idea to the [[Disney Channel]] and the then head of programming and production [[Rich Ross]]. He was given the green light to create the series without a [[pilot episode]]. The location, Camp Waziyatah, was decided a few months before the 1997 camp season started. The producers conducted about 100 phone interviews and 60 home visits before selecting 27 campers. Four camp counselors were chosen from both the camp's existing group and 350 members of the public in response to an open call on the Internet. The first season was filmed for 56 days straight by three film crews.<ref name=Ellin1998/><ref>{{cite news |last1=Davis |first1=Pamela |title=You may crave s'more |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/tampa-bay-times-you-may-crave-smore/137911439/ |access-date=January 2, 2024 |work=[[Tampa Bay Times]] |date=March 23, 1998 |page=3D |via=Newspapers.com}} {{free access}}</ref> The boys' and girls' cabins had all male and all female crews, led by directors Donald Bull and Laura Zucco respectively.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Graeber|first1=Laurel|title=Tomorrowland Was Never Like This|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1998/03/01/tv/cover-story-tomorrowland-was-never-like-this.html?pagewanted=all|access-date=March 3, 2015|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=March 1, 1998}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Mason|first1=M.S.|title='Bug Juice' Gives Taste of Summer Camp|url=http://www.csmonitor.com/1998/0227/022798.feat.tv.1.html|access-date=June 28, 2016|work=[[The Christian Science Monitor]]|date=February 27, 1998}}</ref> Over 1,000 hours was shot by two directors, two cameras, and two sound operators.<ref>{{cite news |title='Bug Juice' real world of kids in summer camp |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/great-falls-tribune-bug-juice-real-wor/144980596/ |access-date=April 8, 2024 |work=Great Falls Tribune |date=March 23, 1998 |pages=11}}</ref>

On July 15, 1999, Disney ordered a second season;<ref>{{cite news|title=Back by Popular Demand; Disney Channel Orders Second Seasons of Reality Series "Bug Juice" and "Z Games"; Also Goes to the Big Top with New Reality Series "Circus Kids"|url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Back+by+Popular+Demand%3B+Disney+Channel+Orders+Second+Seasons+of...-a055176988|access-date=March 3, 2015|agency=[[Business Wire]]|date=July 16, 1999|archive-date=April 2, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402092907/http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Back+by+Popular+Demand%3B+Disney+Channel+Orders+Second+Seasons+of...-a055176988|url-status=dead}}</ref> it premiered on March 5, 2000.<ref name="Season2Premiere">{{cite news|last1=Liebenson|first1=Donald|title=Wednesday Is a Great Day to Start Hamming It Up|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/2000/02/27/wednesday-is-a-great-day-to-start-hamming-it-up/|access-date=September 13, 2016|work=Chicago Tribune|date=February 27, 2000}}</ref> In June 2000, production began on a third season which was announced on July 12;<ref name="Season3">{{cite news|title=Disney Channel Brews Up a Third Season of "Bug Juice"|url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Disney+Channel+Brews+Up+a+Third+Season+of+%60%60Bug+Juice%27%27.-a063329074|access-date=March 3, 2015|agency=Business Wire|date=July 12, 2000|archive-date=April 2, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402115636/http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Disney+Channel+Brews+Up+a+Third+Season+of+%60%60Bug+Juice%27%27.-a063329074|url-status=dead}}</ref> it began airing on June 3, 2001.<ref name="BugJuice3">{{cite news|title=Reality TV show spotlights N.M. summer camp for kids|url=http://amarillo.com/stories/2001/06/11/new_eastamarillo.shtml|access-date=February 17, 2019|work=[[Amarillo Globe-News]]|agency=[[Associated Press]]|date=June 11, 2001|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160816032650/http://amarillo.com/stories/2001/06/11/new_eastamarillo.shtml|archive-date=August 16, 2016}}</ref>