The Anniversary Brothers: Hannah Montana 20th Anniversary

About this episode

Josh and Aaron Sarnecky celebrate the 20th anniversary of Hannah Montana, discussing its impact and legacy.

Josh and Aaron Sarnecky are here to celebrate Hannah Montana for its 20th anniversary, or Hannahversary, if you will. Hannah Montana is a musical teen sitcom created by Michael Poryes, Richard Correll, and Barry O’Brien. It debuted on Disney Channel on March 24, 2006. It ran for 98 episodes, ending on January 16, 2011. The series also spawned a concert movie and a feature film. The series follows ordinary teenager Miley Stewart (Miley Cyrus) who is also secretly pop star Hannah Montana. Managing her career is her father Robby Ray (Billy Ray Cyrus). Miley has an older brother, Jackson (Jason Earles), and her best friends are Lilly (Emily Osment) and Oliver (Mitchel Musso). Other characters include Rico (Moisés Arias), the young manager of Rico’s Surf Shop, Hannah’s ex-bodyguard Roxy Roker (Frances Callier), Hannah’s rival Mikayla (Selena Gomez), Miley’s deceased mother Susan (Brooke Shields), and her aunt Dolly (Dolly Parton). Hannah Montana attracted many special guests acting as themselves, like Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson in the show and Taylor Swift in the feature film. It crossed over with Disney shows like The Suite Life of Zack & Cody and That’s So Raven . Disney released…

Topics covered

• Hannah Montana
• 20th anniversary
• Disney Channel
• teen sitcom
• pop culture

Keywords

• Miley Cyrus
• Billy Ray Cyrus
• Disney
• Primetime Emmys
• musical

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Hannah Montana albums, Hannah Montana concert movie, Hannah Montana feature film

Books & works: The Anniversary Brothers, Hannah Montana 20th Anniversary, Hannah Montana, Hannahversary, The Suite Life of Zack & Cody, That’s So Raven, Primetime Emmys, Outstanding Children’s Program

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