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Hannah Montana

Hannah Montana logo
Format Sitcom
Musical
Created by Michael Poryes
Richard Correll
Barry O'Brien
Starring Miley Cyrus
Emily Osment
Mitchel Musso
Jason Earles
Billy Ray Cyrus
Moises Arias (2+)
Opening theme "The Best of Both Worlds" performed by Miley Cyrus
Country of origin
Language(s) English
No. of seasons 3 (3rd season is in pre-production)
No. of episodes 49 (List of episodes)
Production
Executive
producer(s) 		Steven Peterman
Michael Poryes
Camera setup Multi-camera
Running time 23 min. (approx.)
Broadcast
Original channel Disney Channel
ABC Kids
Picture format NTSC
Original run March 24, 2006 – present
External links
Disney XD website
IMDb profile
TV.com summary



Hannah Montana is an Emmy Award-nominated[1] American television series, which debuted on March 24, 2006 on Disney Channel. The series focuses on a girl who lives a double life as an average teenage school girl named Miley Stewart (played by Miley Cyrus) by day and a famous pop singer named Hannah Montana by night, concealing her real identity from the public, other than her close friends and family.

On April 9, 2008, it was announced that Hannah Montana would return for a third season in 2008[2] and production starts on August 4, 2008.[3]

Contents

Production

Michael Poryes, who is credited as co-creator, also co-created the hit Disney Channel Original Series That's So Raven. The show is produced by It's a Laugh Productions, Inc., in association with Disney. It is filmed at Tribune Studios in Hollywood, California. The series premiere scored record ratings for Disney Channel: 5.4 million viewers, a response "beyond our wildest expectations," according to the president of Disney Channel Entertainment.[4]

The original idea for this show was based on the That's So Raven episode "Goin' Hollywood", which was supposed to be the pilot episode for a sitcom called Better Days, in which a child star of a popular TV show of the same name was to try her hand at going to a normal school. The episode "New Kid in School" has the basic premise as that aforementioned episode. Other names considered for the title were The Secret Life of Zoe Stewart (discarded as too similar to Zoey 101 on Nickelodeon), The Popstar Life!, and Alexis Texas. Former American Juniors finalist Jordan McCoy and pop and R&B singer JoJo (who rejected the role)[5] were considered for the role of Zoe Stewart. Miley Cyrus originally auditioned for the role of the "best friend"[6] Lilly Romero, later changed to Lilly Truscott, but they thought she would be better for the main character, so she tried out for Zoe Stewart/Hannah Montana. Zoe Stewart was later changed to Chloe Stewart, which was eventually changed to Miley when she got the part. The names of Hannah Montana were changed a few times. Three of the previous names were Anna Cabana, Samantha York, and Alexis Texas.

In December 2006, Disney announced plans to release Hannah Montana products, including: clothing, jewellery, apparel, and dolls, at select stores. [7] Play Along Toys released the Hannah Montana fashion dolls, singing dolls and Miley Stewart doll, and other merchandise in August 2007. More Hannah dolls were released in November, along with Oliver, Lilly, and later Jake Ryan dolls. They became one of the most popular Christmas toys in 2007.[8] Hannah Montana is signed for at least one more season according to Disney Channel. Filming for the second season started in December. The new season started in April, 2007, in which she is in high school.[9]As stated by Jason Earles at the launch of the High School Musical 2 Extended Edition DVD, filming of the second season has finished.

By February 2008, the Hannah Montana franchise had become so important that Disney convened an "80-person, all-platform international meeting to discuss Hannah Montana's future."[10] All Disney business segments were represented at the meeting.

Popularity

Main article: Best of Both Worlds Tour

In addition to the high ratings of the TV series, concerts for Hannah Montana have also been exceedingly popular. Tickets for every concert sell out, with some later being scalped for thousands of dollars.[11] The shows attract much attention, with an example being the attendance of Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich who later admitted to having watched every episode.[12]

Opening sequence

The theme song for Hannah Montana is "The Best of Both Worlds" written by Matthew Gerrard and Robbie Nevil, produced by Gerrard and performed by Miley Cyrus (as Hannah Montana). John Carta, who also composes the music cues to signify scene changes and commercial breaks, composed the music for the song. The song's lyrics describe the basic premise of the television series.

The full-length version, which is 2 minutes, 54 seconds in length, was included on the show's soundtrack, released in October 2006. For the TV version of the theme, which lasts only 50 seconds, only the first two stanzas and the last two were used.

"Just Like You" and "The Other Side of Me" were originally tested for the opening theme song, before "Best of Both Worlds" was chosen as the theme. Stage and features episode clips of each cast member when each cast member's name appears. Each cast member's name is "wiped" on the screen in a marquee-light-style. The sequence then switches to full-screen episode clips (most of the clips used in the Season One version of the sequence were of the early produced episodes) with the creator's names appearing in the second-to-last clip. The show's title logo design appears at the beginning, and again at the end, of the sequence (the latter portion as with most other portions of the sequence on the "concert stage" feature Cyrus as her character Hannah Montana).

Lawsuit

On August 23, 2007, Buddy Sheffield, a comedy writer who wrote for The Smothers Brothers Show, The Dolly Parton Show, and In Living Color, sued Disney over Hannah Montana alleging that he originally came up with the idea for Hannah Montana but was never compensated by Disney. The lawsuit claims breach of contract, breach of confidence, unfair competition and unjust enrichment. In the lawsuit, Sheffield claims that he pitched an idea for a TV series with the name of "Rock and Roland" to Disney Channel in 2001 with the plot of a junior high student who lived a secret double life as a rock star. The lawsuit claims that Disney Channel executives at first liked the idea but passed on the series. Sheffield claims that he deserves a share of the revenue generated by Hannah Montana.[13]

Cast

Main

Recurring

Minor

Main article: List of Hannah Montana minor characters

Guest appearances

  • Corbin Bleu: Johnny Collins (2: "Lilly, Do You Want to Know a Secret", "We're All on This Date Together")
  • Paul Vogt: Dontzig (4: "Miley Get Your Gum", "Torn Between Two Hannahs", "Bad Moose Rising", and "The Idol Side of Me")
  • Ashley Tisdale: Maddie Fitzpatrick (1, "On the Road Again")
  • Lisa Arch: Liza (2: "You're So Vain, You Probably Think This Zit is About You" and "Smells Like Teen Sellout")
  • Brooke Shields: Susan Stewart (2: "I Am Hannah, Hear Me Croak" and "The Way We Almost Weren't")
  • Larry David: Himself (1: "My Best Friend's Boyfriend")
  • Madison Pettis: Sophie Martinez (1, "Take This Job and Love It!")
  • John D'Aquino: President Richard Martinez (1, "Take This Job and Love It!")
  • Jesse McCartney: Himself (1: "When You Wish You Were the Star")
  • Donny Osmond: Himself (1: "We're All on This Date Together")
  • Ray Romano: Himself (1: "We're All on This Date Together")
  • Jonas Brothers: Themselves (1: "Me and Mr. Jonas and Mr. Jonas and Mr. Jonas")
  • Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson: Himself (1: "Don't Stop 'Til You Get the Phone")
  • Heather Locklear: Heather Truscott (1: "Lilly's Mom Has Got It Going On")
  • Joey Fatone: Joey Vitolo (1: "Bye Bye Ball")
  • Juliette Goglia: Angela Vitolo (1: "Bye Bye Ball")
  • Karina Smirnoff: Madame Escajeda (1: "Everybody Was Best-Friend Fighting")
  • David Koechner: Uncle Earl (1: We're So Sorry (Uncle Earl))
  • Vicki Lawrence: Mamaw Ruthie Stewart (2: "Grandmas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Play Favorites", "I Will Always Loathe You")
  • Anita Finlay: Jeanette Harris (1: "Test Of My Love")

Episodes

Main article: List of Hannah Montana episodes
Season Ep # First Airdate Last Airdate
Season 1 26 March 24, 2006 March 30, 2007
Season 2 30 April 23, 2007 2008
Season 3 2008

Films

Hannah Montana & Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert

Hannah Montana & Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert is a musical documentary film from Walt Disney Pictures presented in Disney Digital 3-D. The limited release was intended to be for one week, February 1-7, 2008 in the US and Canada with release in other countries later on,but was extended for viewing as long as theaters wanted. Disney recently announced the concert was filmed in several cities to be theatrically released upon the US in February and internationally throughout the month. The film uses 3-D glasses.

The opening weekend, February 1-3, 2008, the movie had gross revenue of $29 million. Ticket prices were as high as $15, at least 50% higher than most regular movie tickets in 2008. It was the number one movie of the weekend, more than doubling the receipts of the number two movie, "The Eye". Opening in only 638 theaters, it set a record of over $42,000 per theater. It also set a record for the highest revenue for a 3-D movie for one weekend. Finally, it set a record for gross revenue for a Super Bowl weekend.

Hannah Montana: The Movie

Hannah Montana: The Movie has been confirmed by many of the stars from the show. It will not be a Disney Channel Original Movie, but will instead follow in the steps of the Lizzie McGuire series, which is a feature-length film released in cinemas. Filming was scheduled to take place May 2008, and should be released in May 1, 2009.[14] Oprah Winfrey also confirmed on her show on November 21, 2007 that a film was in the works.

Songs

Main article: List of Hannah Montana songs

Soundtracks

Nominations and awards

DVD releases

Volume 1: Living the Rock Star Life

(released October 24, 2006)

Special Features:

  • Miley Cyrus Exclusive Interview on Following Your Dreams
  • Miley's Audition Tapes
  • "The Best of Both Worlds" music video

Note: This DVD is known in Region 2 as Hannah Montana: Behind The Spot Light. The DVD released in March 23, 2007.[17]

Poster for That's So Suite Life of Hannah Montana

That's So Suite Life of Hannah Montana

(released January 16, 2007)

Special Features:

  • "Who Said" Music Video (Hannah Montana Bonus)

(This DVD also included another episode from "That's So Raven" and another from "The Suite Life of Zack and Cody". All three episodes were related and had crossovers amongst each other)

Volume 2: Pop Star Profile

(released June 26, 2007)

This DVD features the first four episodes featuring Jake Ryan.

Special features:

Volume 3: Life's What You Make It

(released October 9, 2007)

Special Features:

Poster for Wish Gone Amiss

Wish Gone Amiss

(released November 27, 2007)

Special Features:

  • "I Wish I May, I Wish I Might: A Guide to Making Wishes" hosted by Jason Earles of Hannah Montana. (Hannah Montana Bonus)

(*This DVD also included episodes from The Suite Life of Zack and Cody and Cory in the House which also held the theme of "Wishing Upon a Star")

Volume 4: One in a Million

(released January 29, 2008)

Special Features:

  • That's So Raven episode "Run Raven Run"
  • "Come Feud with Me" - The top 10 Disney Channel feuds
  • "One in a Million" music video
  • "True Friend" music video

Hannah Montana & Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert

(to be released August 19, 2008) Recalling the successful theatrical gimmick, the home video releases are vowed to be sold "for a limited time only". It will be on Blu-ray and Disney DVD and will be in 3-D, which is a first for a Blu-ray release.

Special Features:

  • The Ultimate Personal Tour - Hang Out with Miley Cyrus and the Jonas Brothers during the tour
  • Sing-Along Mode
  • Additional songs not seen in theaters: "Pumpin' Up the Party" and "Right Here".
  • Miley Cyrus - "Good and Broken" music video
  • Jonas Brothers - "S.O.S." music video

Hannah Montana: The Complete First Season

(released November 18, 2008) This is a DVD box set with every episode from season one of the mega-hit tv show.

Special Features:

  • Watch an exclusive video tour of Miley's hometown.
  • Tons of cool guest stars.
  • Much more.

International release

Hannah Montana is broadcast on the following stations around the world:

Region Network(s) Series premiere
Asia Disney Channel Asia September 23, 2006
Africa Disney Channel South Africa September 29, 2006
Template:Country data Argentina Argentina Disney Channel Argentina 2006
Template:Country data Australia Australia Disney Channel Australia

Seven Network

August 7, 2006

April 7, 2007

Template:Country data New Zealand New Zealand Disney Channel New Zealand, TV3 Sticky TV 2006
Template:Country data Belgium Belgium VT4 September 3, 2007
Template:Country data Brazil Brazil Disney Channel

Rede Globo

November 26, 2006

April 5, 2008

Template:Country data Arab League Arab World Disney Channel Middle East

MBC3

March 24, 2006 (Original Premiere on Disney Channel Middle East)

November 10, 2007 (On MBC3)

Flag of Canada Canada Family Channel August 4, 2006
Flag of Canada French Canada VRAK.TV June 18, 2007
Template:Country data Chile Chile Latin American Disney Channel November 11, 2006
Template:Country data Denmark Denmark Disney Channel Denmark

DR 1

September 29, 2006

January 2007

Template:Country data Norway Norway Disney Channel Norway September 29, 2006
Flag of Finland Finland Disney Channel Scandinavia February 29, 2008
Template:Country data Dominican Republic Dominican Republic Latin American Disney Channel November 12, 2006
Template:Country data France France Disney Channel France October 3, 2006
Template:Country data Germany Germany Disney Channel Germany

Super RTL

September 23, 2006
Template:Country data Iceland Iceland Sjónvarpið 2007
South Asia Disney Channel India September 23, 2006
Template:Country data Ireland Ireland RTÉ Two, Disney Channel July 13, 2007
Template:Country data Israel Israel Arutz Ayladim (Kids Channel) June 6, 2007
Template:Country data Italy Italy Disney Channel (Italy) September 21, 2006
Flag of Turkey Turkey Digiturk,Disney Channel April 29,2007
Template:Country data Colombia Colombia Latin American Disney Channel November 12, 2006
Template:Country data Japan Japan Disney Channel Japan[18]
TV Tokyo 		October 14, 2006
October 5, 2007
Template:Country data Mexico Mexico Latin American Disney Channel
Azteca 7 TV Azteca 		November 12, 2006
July 6,2007
Template:Country data Panama Panama Latin American Disney Channel
Tele 7 		November 12, 2006
January 2,2008
Template:Country data Peru Peru Latin American version of the Disney Channel November 11, 2006
Template:Country data Sweden Sweden Swedish version of the Disney Channel September 29, 2006
Flag of Finland Finland Finnish version of the Disney Channel
Template:Country data Taiwan Taiwan Disney Channel Taiwan November 4, 2006
Template:Country data United Kingdom United Kingdom Disney Channel UK May 6, 2006
Template:Country data Spain Spain Disney Channel Spain
Template:Country data Poland Poland Disney Channel Poland December 2, 2006
Template:Country data Portugal Portugal Disney Channel Portugal 2006
Template:Country data Romania Romania TVR 1 July 3, 2007
Template:Country data China Mainland China SMG International Channel Shanghai[19] June 30, 2008

Video games

Hannah Montana in pop culture

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  • The show itself references the show. In the episode "We're So Sorry, Uncle Earl", Jackson changes the channel from Are You Dumber Than a Dog? to a show where we hear "The Best of Both Worlds", complaining "Oh, when is this show not on?!"
  • The Simpsons have made a reference to Hannah Montana. In a December 16, 2007 episode entitled "Eternal Moonshine of the Simpson Mind", Bart writes (on the blackboard) "The capital of Montana is not Hannah."
  • Miley Cyrus has performed on Good Morning America, Larry King Live, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno ,The Ellen DeGeneres Show, The Oprah Winfrey Show and Live With Regis and Kelly as Hannah Montana.
  • On the December 26, 2007 episode of Wheel of Fortune, one of the puzzles was "BUTTE & HANNAH MONTANA".
  • During the episode of Drake & Josh, "Battle of Panthatar", Josh watches a TV program called "Suzannah Louisiana" which is a spoof of Hannah Montana. The theme tune, "The Best of Both Worlds", is heard.
  • During the episode "Dare Devil" of Gossip Girl in Blair Waldorf's penthouse while Jenny is changing Blair tells her "Too Hannah Montana".
  • During an episode of True Life "I have Tourette's", in Alyssa's house an episode of Hannah Montana is being shown.
  • During The Game Plan Joe Kingman accidentally turns to Disney Channel and "The Best of Both Worlds" is heard.
  • During the film Bridge to Terabithia, when Jess goes into his house, his sisters are watching Hannah Montana in the background, the episode of which is "She's a Super Sneak"
  • During MADtv's 13th Season in Episode #1310, a spoof was made about the Hannah Montana Show. However, since MADtv did not have the right to copy anything under Disney's name the banner of Disney Channel was renamed into Kids channel and no songs from any of the Hannah Montana Soundtracks were parodied.
  • On the May 1, 2008 episode of the Philippine version of Wheel of Fortune, one of the toss-up puzzles was "HANNAH MONTANA"
  • The South Park episode "Britney's New Look" makes a reference to Hannah Montana by declaring her the next victim to be sacrificed at Harvest after Britney Spears.

See also


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