<P> Jessie is an American sitcom that originally aired on Disney Channel from September 30, 2011 to October 16, 2015 . The series was created and executive produced by Pamela Eells O'Connell and stars Debby Ryan as Jessie Prescott, a small town Texas girl who moves to New York City to try to become an actress, but instead she becomes a nanny to a high - profile couple's four children: Emma Ross (Peyton List), Luke Ross (Cameron Boyce), Ravi Ross (Karan Brar), and Zuri Ross (Skai Jackson). </P> <P> During the course of the series, 98 episodes of Jessie aired over four seasons . </P>

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