TV Review: That's So Suite Life of Hannah Montana

Disney Channel has had some successful ideas in the past few years – new shows such as The Suite Life of Zack and Cody and Hannah Montana, great movie successes like High School Musical, and the Disney Channel Games where Disney stars compete in various tasks. Their newest success? Disney Channel took its three biggest shows and combined them into one episode called That's So Suite Life of Hannah Montana. The show took characters from the shows That's So Raven, The Suite Life of Zack and Cody, and Hannah Montana. The crossover was a special event airing for one night only.

The first show is called That's So RavenRaven is the longest running show ever on Disney Channel. The show stars Raven-Symone, the famous teen idol and the former cute kid on The Cosby Show. She plays Raven Baxter, a teenaged girl who can see the future. Sadly, she can't always get it right. She ends up assuming things she doesn't know for sure and gets in a lot of trouble because of it.

Another show featured in the special is The Suite Life of Zack and Cody. This show follows the lives of twins (Dylan and Cole Sprouse) who live in a hotel. Their mom (Kim Rhodes) is a singer at the hotel, so they get a free ride. They regularly stir up a lot of trouble at the hotel, the Tipton, driving the hotel manager, Mr. Moesby (Phil Lewis), up a wall. The hotel heiress, played by Brenda Song, is a mini-Paris Hilton. It makes sense – the writers named her London Tipton. The last main character is Maddie, played by Ashley Tisdale, also seen as Sharpay in High School Musical. Maddie is the down-to-earth candy counter girl. She's a friend to Zack and Cody, the twins, but sometimes ends up getting them into trouble.

The last show (and the newest) in the crossover is Hannah Montana. Miley Cyrus plays Miley Stewart, a girl who is secretly a teen pop idol. In order to be treated like a normal girl, Miley devised a secret identity so she can do what she loves, but not be recognized. Although this may come in handy, it gets pretty frustrating not to be able to tell your best friends. Miley – er, Hannah – encounters many problems, like when her best guy friend develops a crush on her. Miley Cyrus sings her own songs, including "Best of Both Worlds", "The Other Side of Me", and "Who Said". These are available on iTunes.

So how do these completely different shows – one about a psychic, one about twins who live in a hotel, and one about a girl who is really a famous singer – come together? First, the story focuses on Raven. Raven designs her own chic and trendy clothes, so she is ecstatic when she is offered the opportunity to stay at the Tipton Hotel in Boston to work for a fashion designer. There, she meets Maddie and London. She and Maddie become friends right away.

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  • 1 - Deana

    Jul 30, 2006 at 4:34 pm

    I love the movie

  • 2 - Miley

    Jul 30, 2006 at 5:19 pm

    The movie was awsome because Hannah Montana shes my favorite singer.

  • 3 - Jovita

    Jul 31, 2006 at 9:45 am

    Yep sure is. I love the original disney channel series.

  • 4 - Emma

    Jul 31, 2006 at 4:51 pm

    I am the mother of an 8 year old girl who is now crying her eyes out because our attempt to tape this "one time" event was unsuccesful. It makes me sick to think of all the other kids who fell for the hype and were not able to view the movie. If it is not made available by dvd I am canceling our Cabel subscription. This is just unacceptable.

  • 5 - chantal

    Jul 31, 2006 at 4:59 pm

    I'm the mother of a 9 yr old girl, and the day she cries over missing a television show is the day I throw the tv out the window and haul her little butt to the library.

  • 6 - BRITTANY GARCIA

    Jul 31, 2006 at 7:54 pm

    U GUYS ARE GREAT

  • 7 - Joan Hunt

    Aug 01, 2006 at 2:39 am

    Congrats! This article has been placed on Advance.net

  • 8 - DANIELLE

    Aug 01, 2006 at 5:46 am

    your show are a little boring but my bebo is not boing like your boing dance bye

  • 9 - Megan Stigall

    Aug 01, 2006 at 12:56 pm

    I REALLY LOVED THE MOVIE! MILEY YOU ROCK!

  • 10 - shelby

    Aug 02, 2006 at 10:32 am

    the movie rocked and it was funny because when the robot came at zack and he triped and fell into the cake got icing all over him

  • 11 - hannah

    Aug 02, 2006 at 10:57 am

    i think this movie rocked it should sooooo come out on d.v.d i'll totally buy it

  • 12 - bailey schwingdorf

    Aug 02, 2006 at 2:04 pm

    mily i love the move

  • 13 - Mikayla Boyd

    Aug 02, 2006 at 5:26 pm

    That So Suite Life Of Hannah Montana ROCKED!
    Miley your so awsome!

  • 14 - Cailyn

    Aug 02, 2006 at 7:19 pm

    Hey Miley, I am a HUGE HUGE fan. I wish i could see you at typhoon Lagoon.

  • 15 - Kori

    Aug 02, 2006 at 8:48 pm

    I did not get to see it but i want have loved it and i also heard that it was great. To everyone that was in it i bet it was so much fun

  • 16 - angeles

    Aug 03, 2006 at 1:13 pm

    i would like for miley to visit my home please [Personal contact info deleted]

  • 17 - Candisse Fejer

    Aug 03, 2006 at 1:50 pm

    I wasn't able to see it! WAHHHHH!

  • 18 - Sharif

    Aug 03, 2006 at 1:59 pm

    Wow I really liked the article and I really enjoy the those shows you have the same taste in shows as me.

  • 19 - vickie

    Aug 03, 2006 at 3:00 pm

    u are so awsome hannah

  • 20 - Grace

    Aug 03, 2006 at 5:39 pm

    Hi hannah montana^^
    I wanted to say hi and good
    luck on singing and acting^^
    I wish yuo a good luck!!!!

  • 21 - JeSko

    Aug 04, 2006 at 1:44 am

    omg dude i missed it, i cant watch it on youtube cuz its down!!

  • 22 - madison zwigart

    Aug 04, 2006 at 7:24 pm

    i am your bigist fan xoxoxooxoxoxoxoox

  • 23 - alicia simon

    Aug 04, 2006 at 7:41 pm

    hi raven symone i love your show.and one day i will see in disney would. the show that's so raven is awsome because raven symone is my favorite carture. and disney channel is my favorite channel to.

  • 24 - BRENDA RIOS

    Aug 04, 2006 at 9:38 pm

    Miley i love you'r shows. I am you'r #1 FAN

  • 25 - chelsea

    Aug 05, 2006 at 2:09 am

    I was not able to watch the "THATS SO SUITE LIFE OF HANNAH MONTANA" so if you can please play it again pppppllllllleeeeeeaaaasssssssseeeeeee!!!

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