Hannah Montana, Disney Channel's $1Billion Franchise 

It's important to point out that this video is in fact 23 minutes longer than Hannah Montana: The Movie

the most unrealistic thing about Hannah Montana is that she being the biggest pop star in the world, doesn't have a horde of stalker obsessive fans dedicated to find out her real identity who would've probably put two and two together by the middle of first season

the plot hole of robbie being hannah's dad AND manager while being miley's dad as well bothered me sm !!! the makeup department didn't even try for robbie's disguise it's so funny 😭

The thing about this show is that no one assumes Hannah Montana is a secret identity. Which makes the fact no one figures it out much more believable.

The commitment to actually sing all the titles lol I HAD A BLAST THANK YOU GUYS!!!!!!!

“Green girl” here. I just realized I don’t know if it’s common knowledge that these episodes were largely filmed out of order in each season, which in retrospect makes some character arcs seem insanely inconsistent lol. Thanks for entertaining me during my day job!

With Hannah Montana the Movie, I was always confused about why Lilly forgave Miley so quickly, but now hearing each episode breakdown, I guess they went for continuity

the fact the you never once mentioned their neighbor, and nemesis, mr. dontzig is truly an act of cruelty beyond words. he was a STAPLE on the show, seamus.

I'm not happy that there's been about 2500 views and I can't find a single comment admiring the vocal delight of Seamus singing each song title out to different covers. It's honestly more iconic and entertaining just waiting for which cover is next compared to the review of the episode

My diabetes episode theory is that they probably filmed it because Miley was dating Nick Jonas at the time, who is a type 1 diabetic. So I'm assuming since someone so close to the main character has to deal with it on the daily, she and the team might have wanted to spread extra awareness :) I fully agree that Diabetes is such a random cause to do this for but it did make me feel seen as I am also a type 1 diabetic myself haha

With the whole confusion on miley not having any money, yet somehow being rich. I rationalize this all to being robby ray taking care of all her finances and deciding what/when she can spend. If shes hannah montana, theres more leeway to keep up with appearances. On the credit card episode, robby ray before probably thought she wasnt responsible enough to spend her own money, and then she wasnt.

43:55 Paramore actually had to cancel a show once when Hayley was 16 because she got grounded

I loved hannah montana as a kid but rewatching as an adult I find miley so unlikable. She's so selfish most of the time despite learning a lesson in every episode. Edit: Protagonist syndrome is exactly what this is. Thanks seamus

Something that was so crazy about Hannah Montana was the way how it became so big that Miley actually performed as Hannah in real life. The fast that Miley worked from 12-17 as Hannah is insane too, she was so young not touring as just herself but as Hannah as well.

Seamus Gorman entering his Quinton reviews/ Keyan Charlie era with hour long reviews of 2000’ kids sitcoms and I’m here for it.

My theory is that Oliver liked Lily from the beginning, and he pretended to suck to make her feel better about herself

the “bad boy” boyfriend of Hannah also played the “bad boy” boyfriend of Carly on iCarly

I've never, in my entire life, watched a single episode of Hannah Montana, but am I really about to sit through a 2-hour deep dive anyway? The answer is yes Absolutely. Only because it's Seamus lmao Loving the purple hair man!

The shows that had the main character having “a secret”, always bothered me how they were so worried about people telling their secret when in reality nobody would believe them at face value. Like would Amber & Ashley really believe Lily that Miley is Hannah Montana? They would clown her lol

Maybe it’s facial blindness, but I feel like the lily/Lola thing makes sense because as Lola all her wigs are never past her shoulders or a natural color. Lily has long natural hair. That combined with the drastic change in wardrobe I’d give it the benefit of the doubt.

I think Robbie is probably the best representation of parenting in any disney show. He was a great dad, smart, caring, and cool too. Wish they wrote more characters like him... well I guess there was Carey from Suite Life of Zack and Cody.

the bully in this show is the Cracker, who is known for being able to crack anything, and one of the bullies in Thats so Raven is the Juicer, who is known for being able to squeeze anything into juice and threatens to squeeze Cory's head into juice. I guess there was a theme in disney channel sitfoms about naming bullies after what they are known for doing instead of having an actual name

Seamus this was an absolute masterpiece. Was definitely worth the wait

I watched Hannah Montana a bunch as a kid and even I always thought Roxy was a super integral character in the show

I don’t think I’ve ever noticed that all the episode titles were parodies of song titles until you sang them so thanks for that :D

"John Cena beats up Jackson because he doesn't want to read." is one of the funniest sentences I've ever heard and I have never watched this show before

I was not expecting 2 hours of Seamus, but I’m here for it!

Props to Seamus for singing every single episode title, that was brilliant 😆

I'm convinced that the reason why they switched to a different house for the final season was the OG set would look super fake in HD. But instead of reamking it they just decided to do something entirely different.

The extra inclusion of actually singing all the episode titles was just *chefs kiss*

I'm just glad that Miley in real life finally got released from this series contract & did her own thing after this. She really worked hard to distance herself from the image of Hannah Montana, which is so ironic at many levels.

I wish they had an episode where a crazy fan found out her secret and tried to blackmail her

cant wait to watch when you get to the jessie/jake arc

Miley was 14 in season 1, but Jason earles was 29, and only 16 years younger than Billy Ray Cyrus They say he’s 20 in season 4, but he’s actually 33

seamus singing the titles is even more iconic than the disney sequel songs

Sometimes we kinda forget that when we’re criticising these Disney shows that it’s actually made for children in the 2000’s and 2010’s

SEAMUS IS BACK

i love how he actually sang all the titles

Season 3 is miles ahead of the first two seasons in my book. I cannot stand how much more childish seasons 1 and 2 have become to me as I’ve gotten older, whereas a lot of the plot depicted in seasons 3 and 4 hold up quite well. In any case, Hannah Montana Forever (season 4) is the pinnacle of the show’s glory, followed very closely by season 3. ❤

I always said I didn't like Miley's character when I was younger because she always seemed to get whatever she wanted no matter how awful she acted to others, so this helped me feel validated in my (seemingly) unpopular opinion 🤣 I loved this deep dive, definitely would love to see more content like this!

no because how was i OBSESSED with hannah montana and i’ve only just realised that the episode titles are songs?💀

Alex in wizards is a flawed main character as well but she is likeable. I wasn't able to rewatch the first season because Miley is such a toxic and unlikeable character... It's a big difference between being flawed and being literally the pro- and antagonist in your own show.

The answer is nepotism. She got so famous because of nepotism.

Oliver suddenly getting better at singing can happen- my sister genuinely thought I was tone deaf before I went to college and through the school’s choir I was actually able to sing well enough by winter break that my sister (who has near perfect pitch) could stand to be in the room while I’m singing.

I hate that in the episode after she reveals herself to the world, people get mad at her for "lying" about her identity...as if the public is entitled to knowing everything about a celebrity? Everyone should have a right to privacy! Like...some lady literally accuses her of being a bad influence on her kid bc she didn't tell them her real name. It just kills me bc that mom could've just as easily spun it to be a message of "nobody is entitled to your personal information" (which was--and still is--a very important thing kids need to be taught btw) but nah sure yeah let's teach them to be mad when a celebrity wants to be treated like a normal person

I will say I remember just how fantastic the Cheese Jerky rap was in comparison to middle school homework. Also, wow, I liked nearly every episode of season 2!

Even though Jason Earl had a bit of an age gap from Jackson, he played such a hilarious teenaged older-brother and has some of my favorite moments from the show.

A 2 hour Seamus deep dive was exactly what I needed today. Day made.

I always found funny that the bonus track plot was basically started because of Taylor and her deluxe tracks, I mean for the girl that has 30 songs on Red TV it makes sense. And also the same girl who has found out a way to make Midnights longer and longer, adding more tracks even if mostly remixes.

After a whole month of silence you come back with a 2 HOUR VIDEO???? Amazing, truly amazing

How did I never realise the episodes were named after song titles

Finally a 2 hour video from Seamus I needed this

You are correct about the original diabetes episode. It was shot as part of season 2 but certain scenes were reshot during season 3 and was slated back into the second season's library I guess? I've seen the original (which again, has some of the same scenes) and it's probably still floating around the internet somewhere. I believe the title was "No Sugar Sugar".

I think it is a sweet episode of showing a fan keeping her promise to keep something private for her favorite celebrity. Like that is showing respect and boundaries. More people should be like that in terms of how they treat celebrities.

One thing that always bugged me about the Robbie being her dad and manager was Robbie Ray (the singer) was her manager. Everyone that knew Miley knew Robbie was a famous singer. There's a whole episode around that. None of them were ever like "I heard Robbie Ray is Hannah Montana's manager now so that's you?"

The reason she doesn't have money is probably because it's in a trust for her until she turns 18 😂

Singing the episode titles was so hilarious, I completely lost it when you got to “and I will always loathe you” 🤣🤣🤣

Petition to have him do the same thing he did in this video but with the Jessie show and it’s spin off bunk’ed ⬇️

My favorite part of this video was the commitment to singing every single episode title song reference. Thank you for that :)

why is it the first time im realizing that the titles of the episodes are songs?????????

The singing of every episode title is truly Grammy nomination worthy

i respect you committing to covering every song referenced in the titles

I never realised just how often the plot is that Miley is embarrassed of her best friend just being herself. So sick and twisted!

youre right, i didnt ask for this, but now I feel like I needed it

1:37:05 “I don’t know if this matters” “It matters TO ME.” I think you just perfectly summed up how I feel about Hannah Montana’s details and plot holes

i'm not even ashamed to admit i still rock out to best of both worlds, the hoedown throwdown and always find your way back home in my car because i'm just that cool

2 hour retrospective on a show I haven’t watched in fifteen years and remember zero details from this shit’s gonna go crazy

My logical brain hates this, as my first a-level exam is in 2 days, but my content brain *loves* a two hour Seamus video

Honey, wake up. A Seamus feature film has dropped..!

This was everything I needed in life and now I need a two hour deep dive into wizards of wavelet place!!!

The diabetes storyline most likely comes from Miley dating Nick Jonas, who has diabetes, they wanted to address that someone with Diabetes is still a person and he or she doesn’t change because of an illness like this. Alsoo; Miley herself has ‘Hypoglycaemia’ which is a Blood Sugar illnes. (Lesser known, you can find info online)

i love you picking the lore apart in shows from cable tv 😂 all of it is stuff nobody originally watching it would notice because it came out one episode per week and the main audience was children. i watched hannah montana constantly as a kid, from the age of like 4 lmao (i was born in 2003 btw)

I think the whole thing with Robbie being Miley's dad and manager getting confused was likely because Billy Rae Cyrus is Miley Cyrus' IRL father, so that might have played a role in it. Maybe they wanted to give a nod to the idea of her following in her father's footsteps IRL. Still inconsistent writing, but it might have played a part.

I literally looked you up a few days ago cause i was curious where you went. I got my answer now.

I feel the reveal story from telling Jesse to reveal and after repercussions was done quite well and maturely in a way. I like how it touches on how celebs deal with hate from fans cause of things from private lives.

36:58 Seamus saying “handsome cowboy daddy” is the best thing I’ve ever seen 😂

Lemme tell ya in latinoamérica Hannah Montana was huge back then, but after that, arrived the 2013 disney channel musical telenovela “Violetta” and that was a revolution, I remember saying “is like the second coming of Hannah Montana and high school musical mixed but EN ESPAÑOL!!!” 😂 but it wasn’t even a sitcom, it was a telenovela (linear story, drama, and fun but a lot of drama and love triangles) but with a great musical production and talented cast since the main character goes to a music school so everyone sings and dances, and the actors were from different countries, it was set in Argentina 🇦🇷 but we had 1 Spanish 🇪🇸 love interest, 1 Mexican 🇲🇽 love interest, and Italian best friend, a Brazilian dude🇧🇷 and of you check it out please see it on the original language because the accents of the different nationalities of the cast adds some extra flavor in my opinion. (The downside was that as a telenovela is loooooong and plot progression and misunderstandings and such overstay their welcome, season 1 is like 80 episodes alone, but you could check the best moments ore episodes cuz at least the music still holds up, although the Voy por ti music video is cringe in a 2012 way and I love it, it’s so funny

I always thought her dad just had her money in an account for when she 18 and can be responsible with it

"The guy from Starstruck" EXCUSE ME, THAT IS CHAD DYLAN COOPER, SIR.

Anyone else catch David Archuleta being referred to as “some artist” 😭

If this show wasn't so popular at the time I guess it would probably be one of those weird kids movies that is just so weird but nostalgic that as a grown up you think it's like a weird dream you had once.

Why was I today years old before realising that every episode title was a play on a famous song??🤦‍♀🤦‍♀🤦‍♀🤦‍♀🤦‍♀🤦‍♀

Anyone who doesnt list Billy Ray Cyrus as the best part of the show is lying to themselves. The writers gave him all the best jokes and genuine moments, and he had good comedic timing.

You singing the episode titles makes my day

As someone who's never ever aeen Hannah Montana... This was a great video, and now I have a complete summary! Thanks Seamus. 😉

Ok but that was lowkey a Mariah note at the end of Lily’s rendition of “One in a Million” 😂😂

I did not realize until rn that the episode titles are parody’s of songs lol thank you for your renditions they made me giggle

He came back and with a 2+hour video on a classic, as someone who doesn't normally buy merch for like anything, I have a Hannah Montana wig and silver Hannah Montana trousers, I also have 2 Wii games, yeah to say I was one of the fangirls would be quite accurate, I recently rewatch Ed the show and definitely see its flaws and a lot of storylines that went nowhere, but it was a fun part of my childhood

No I agree with you. I grew up watching this show, so I do have some nostalgia for it. But yah Miley is an awful character, yet the show really wants us to believe she is a good person. I recently rewatched wizard of waverly place, and Alex can be a lot like Miley; selfish, rude, ect. But the show actively tells you Alex is not a good person. It’s a key part of the show. We are supposed to believe Miley is a good person at heart who makes a few wrong decisions, but in reality she’s selfish at heart and forced to learn life lessons.

Thank you so much for all the effort with this video. I absolutely loved the episode title intros with songs.

44:37 you could honestly insert that clip after pretty much everything that happens in the show

no thank you so much for your perspective on the infamous lily-oliver debate. coldplay isn't even comparable to radiohead, they're different genres and in different leagues and lily has the correct opinion

I just can’t believe I watched all of this lmaooo it was a pretty solid review though and I appreciated the single episode reviews instead of season reviews. True dedication shown with that and each episode title sung lol 10/10

obsessed with the fact that seamus is just becoming a disney channel youtuber now

This was fantastic! Thank you and Vegard for all your hard work!

This was a fantastic video, Seamus! I love the way you analyze things and you really knocked it out of the park with this one. It definitely took you a lot of work, so you should absolutely be proud!! ❤

Yayy you're back! With an amazing video no doubt!

I've been spoiled by other RU-vidrs. I really wish this video was true deep dive, instead of a short 2 hour video

i was just looking for another video essay to watch, this was literally perfect timing! as someone who has never properly watched hannah montana, i can't wait to watch this :D

Seamus singing all the episode names are a gold mine 😂❤