The only way to get back the luck of the Irish is to find the far darrig who took it. 23. LeVar Burton directed this! It did earn an Emmy after all. Good DCOM. The Cheetah Girls head to Spain to compete at an amateur music festival. The Disney Channel Original Movie was well received and earned a 72 percent from audiences on Rotten Tomatoes. Cartoon characters Phineas and Ferb set about making their very own video game and end up getting stuck in an alternate dimension. Original Air Date: October 17, 1998Premiere Viewers: 3.4 million. Since then, a number of DCOMs have become franchise hits such as the cultural phenomenon High School Musical and the entertaining Cheetah Girls movies. 9. Their success-obsessed father makes them switch schools to get a better chance at earning a scholarship, and in an effort to escape her sister's shadow and follow her passion, Heidi joins the school play. 34. Black Mirror couldn’t even deign to dream of reaching the heights of Smart House. 83. Yes, this movie has a climax centered around ribbon dancing. “Monster Mash” who? They avoid giving him a straight answer in the hope that he'll just continue blending in. You were watching the DCOM marathon on Disney Channel, which was being aired in honor of the 100th Disney Channel Original Movie, Adventures In Babysitting. But Disney Channel really missed the mark with Kim Possible in 2019. Original Air Date: August 5, 2011Premiere Viewers: 7.5 million. First of all, the original TV show aired from 2002 to 2007, which means the Disney Channel Original Movie aired 12 years after the show ended. It’s basically Free to Be You and Me, 2003. They are four best friends in New York City who wear coordinated Baskin print and write the best pop of their generation. Thirty? "Once second best, always second best." It is about a teen magician competition. One great thing about Disney Channel Original Movies is their variety. A kid who doesn’t even appear to like movies all that much loves his job as the general manager of a movie theater. The performances by Ryan and the background actors alike have become something of a TikTok meme recently, singled out and mimicked in cringe compilations. “Susan Egan coaches America Ferrera in a Latina spin on Bring It On” sounds like DCOM gold, but where Bring It On had jokes, this has blandly inspiring Disney Channel halfwayism. However, almost immediately after they're signed to a record label, the teens start growing apart, in conflict with how to proceed under new rules and pressures. Anyone who has ever been cornered by me at a party knows that I think Teen Beach Movie is a masterpiece of postmodern cinema. Troy and Gabriella's friends want them to stick to what they know and not shake up the status quo. Tahj Mowry plays Jay Martin, a 13-year-old who is rivals with his headmaster's son, Ronny Van Dusen (played by Shia LeBeouf). 63. Brink and his crew of "Soul-Skater" rollerbladers (who are in it because of their souls) have never seen eye-to-eye with the for-profit enemy gang, Team X-Bladz, led by not-so-cool guy Val. This spinoff of the High School Musical franchise is the first Disney Channel Original Movie to be released straight to home video. Under Wraps earns points for being the first-ever Disney Channel Original Movie, and loses points for being less of an in-mouse production. The level of crush we had on you is, to this day, unparalleled. Here, it’s a vat of chocolate in a chocolate factory. Set in the titular town, the film follows a group of … In fact, she comes from a family of witches, including both mother Gwen (Judith Hoag) and grandmother Aggie (Debbie Reynolds). Like, for fun. Brenda! But also, their wizard-dad (not their adopted Muggle-Dad) is dead but also trapped in shadow-land. You knew that whenever you saw those kids jumping around in that weird Disney void with film reels that shit was about to get real. They must work together, however, when an evil science corporation tries to exploit their status as twins to switch their personalities. At first, she has a hard time fitting in, but she eventually saves the day when she uncovers and stops an evil plot that threatens the space station. 94. But when Sharpay's Fabulous Adventure premiered in 2011, it was missing most of the cast and their characters from the original. All things considered, those are pretty good ratings. 79. What happens when the son of Belle and the Beast is poised to take the throne and he's not ready? Cow Belles (2006)Mid-aughts power sibs Aly and A.J. However, lost in the crowd of Disney’s more popular animated fare, Marvel films, and Star Wars content were the beloved Disney Channel original movies. Here was the movie that led to Glee, which led to Pitch Perfect, which led to Rebel Wilson in Cats. Freshman Jamie Bartlett writes down every detail of her life in her journal, weaving real life into fiction simply by using different names for the high school friends and enemies around her. Sam from You’re the Worst, who elevates every Disney Channel product he touches. The Wikipedia page says that Twitches Too had a $26.5 million budget. Disney Channel has its fair share of supernatural Halloween movies, and this one isn’t the strongest, but what really matters in Girl vs. Monster are the bops! Andi was just as good as her brother, but people only took her seriously when she pretended to be him and the film does a great job in outlining the double standards in treatment, both on the field and within Andi's own family. In 1999, the idea of a "Smart House" blew our minds, but let’s be real: Pat, the computer-slash-robot that runs the tech-y house is basically Siri. The movie is fun and futuristic with lots of great made-up slang and a catchy song. The Pentagon gets involved. His sister creates a documentary about Eddie, which changes her own outlook on life. Still, there are better snowboarding movies on this list. The kids elicit a big shrug, but the adults are fun. Naturally, they use this to their advantage and plot to meet Jordan. But it turns out that the third time is not the charm for Freaky Friday. The school is in love with the anonymous DJ, so much so that she is nominated prom queen. What's more, Brink! There’s something that feels very aimless and lost in translation about Bad Hair Day, like it was a neutered Melissa McCarthy project that went through rounds of rewrites before becoming a DCOM. There was the popular The Even Stevens Movie in 2003, plus blockbuster films like 2009's Hannah Montana: The Movie, which made a gross profit of over $155 million worldwide. Before High School Musical, there was The Cheetah Girls. Original Air Date: August 17, 2007Premiere Viewers: 17.2 million. The Lizzie McGuire Movie is a 2003 American teen comedy film which was released by Walt Disney... Zenon: Girl of the 21st Century is a 1999 Disney Channel Original Movie, starring Kirsten... Halloweentown II: Kalabar's Revenge is a 2001 Disney Channel Original Movie released for the... Cadet Kelly is a 2002 Disney Channel Original Movie starring Hilary Duff. Sabrina Carpenter always makes Disney Channel shows and movies more watchable than they have any right to be, and the scope of it feels slightly larger than similar DCOMs. When the two girls meet, they're both shocked to find that they don't share the same race, but soon learn to love and respect each other. Before zombies went to human high school or villains went to good-guy high school, the Halloweentown franchise arranged an exchange program for some monster kids, including some High School Musical backbenchers like Lucas Grabeel and Olesya Rulin. Brown with Sara Paxton was so rude I don’t even want to finish this sentence. On a visit to Halloweentown, Marnie is trapped there by Kalabar’s son, who plans on turning all humans into the creatures they seemingly despise. Brink! When the country club hosts a talent show, the competition is on. Mom’s Got a Date With a Vampire (2000)Caroline Rhea plays the titular mom, and Mr. Sheffield from The Nanny is the titular vampire. Aqua. Shy high school senior Tara Adams has one place where she isn't shy: her podcast. Garrett Clayton and Jordan Fisher round out the cast as singing human Ken dolls. Disney Channel Original Movies aren't the blockbuster films the Walt Disney Company is best known for. It’s very much in the spirit of the Haunted Mansion at Disneyland: It’s Baby’s First Macabre Memento Mori.