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Let's just make one thing really clear. There is no such thing as a "consenting minor". You cannot consent if you are a minor. Not fighting back or outright saying no doesn't equal consent. That's just coercion, manipulation, and grooming.

Cole in every interview looks like he's just so fucking over it. They worked like sled dogs

I think it’s insane how Disney is okay with hiring child predators, but punishes child actors live Vanessa Hudgens and Miley Cyrus for pictures.

Its absolutely absurd that someone can be convicted of 5 FELONY accounts of sex abuse and spend half a year in jail but then a teenager can break into someones house, not harm anyone, and spend 10 years behind bars. Disgusting.

I think one of the reasons why Dylan and Cole were so strong is because they had each other. I would definitely feel stronger with my brother by my side.

It's crazy how censored this video is. I understand why you're doing it but it really highlights how bad RU-vid has gotten. We can't even have a honest discussion about child predators, with RU-vid's current regulations for content creators. Maybe that was the whole point. It wasn't to protect kids. It was to protect the bad guys.

All seriousness aside , that "You forget to cherish her" Line from Cody was probably the funniest line ever said on a Disney show. Between his delivery and the reaction of mosby, it was just perfect 👌

2 years later and it comes out that it was drake bell that was assaulted by Brian peck☹️

It’s kind of nuts how my partner is subjected to endless background screenings all to work on a low wage factory line but child predators can just waltz into Disney, get a job & become rich. I hate this world.

The fact that Brenda got into Harvard at all, Much less at SIXTEEN? Wow!!!

As you can tell, Disney Channel is no better (nor worse) than Nickelodeon when it comes to giving many of Hollywood's young actors a dark childhood. Disney Channel has it's own Dan Schneiders too.

Honestly the spin off that Dylan and Cole wanted to do sounded AMAZING!!! They could've done so much with it and it makes me so sad that they never got that opportunity 🥺

“A consenting minor” that is literally an oxymoron I can’t.

Why are jail sentences so short for these horrible horrible crimes??? Laws needs to change soon. It’s not enough.

The dark circles under the eyes of Dylan and Cole speaks volumes. 😢

I remember dreaming about being a Disney star. I would beg my mom to audition for ANYTHING and was very resentful towards her for saying no. Now I’m so grateful she shielded me from all this hell.

I hate the fact that RU-vid censors all every word relating to child abuse so that content creators find it almost impossible to discuss these things. It's almost like they're trying to protect these monsters.

Fast forward to 2021... and family vloggers exploit their own children for clout on RU-vid and Instagram instead.

Phil Lewis absolutely killed it as Moseby. His outbursts were so hilariously delivered.

I love how these two smart brothers support each other, how the gaslighting doesn't work on two people sitting in the same boat, validating each other's experience, because it's the same. They're like: is this fucked up? - Yes, brother, it is. So valuable such a bond.

"how do you lose a woman??" "you forget to cherish her" Lmfaoooo best line ever

It’s disgusting. How is a kid shunned for being harassed but the actual harasser gets to just keep working with kids with barely any punishment?

Zach and Cody was my favorite show growing up….it warms my heart to know that the actors behind the scene were strong enough to speak out and break free. It’s awful to think of the things they went through to provide us with entertainment.

knowing now that that child who brian peck SAd was Drake Bell is still so earth shattering to me

Most kids wouldn't have the confidence to confront these adults. But Cole + Dylan did - they were too intelligent, unafraid to stand up for themselves. disney hated that they weren't scared, which = no control. disney felt stupid compared to them - which is proven by the fact they copied their idea, meaning they clearly couldn't come up with anything better. Lol how embarrassing for them, 2 teenagers wrote an entire show better than they could and it pissed them off.

Dylan and Cole just look so tired in all of their interviews while working for Disney

Watching this after seeing the "quiet on set" documentary, really makes me sad.

It would be interesting to me to see a deep dive on Raven Symone especially because she did reboot with Disney and currently has children on the show.

Dylan and Cole are really smart. Too bad the industry doesn’t like smart.

The fucking nerve of Disney Channel; they reject Cole and Dylan's idea, laugh in their face about it, then call them back the following week with the same idea.

The plot that Dylan and Cole had for the show was really good. I remember my mom telling me about the plot a few years ago.

Knowing what I know today... This makes my heart hurt for every kid here.. also Kudos for saying Esteban's full name 😅

“A grown man and a CONSENTING MINOR” …are you kidding me?! I will NEVER support anything from Disney again. This was a huge eye opener.

It's funny (weird?) how panicked parents were in the '80s and '90s about "stranger danger" and kids being abducted, meanwhile the reality is that most kids get assaulted by someone they know. They really had no clue how to protect us, or even where they actual threat was coming from. I hope we can do better for the next generation by teaching them to not have secrets with any adults, and to have confidence in their bodily autonomy and ability to say no and leave uncomfortable situations .

My depression has put me on a HUGE kick to ruin my childhood. This shit is the reason...knowing these things and making them public, common knowledge is how changes are implemented. Thank you for the information to back up all the creepy vibes I've always had.

How beautiful that the twins wanted to set there crew mates n fellow actors up in their future because they wanted to go seek theirs - these boys are truly amazing such big hearts intelligent and kept there integraty

that first clip of them being yelled at by that man and the audience was so heartbreaking

I'm blown away by how well adjusted and down to earth Dyan and Cole are. No chip on their shoulder or ego to stroke.

Just came here after the Nickelodeon documentary

The 65 episode rule also has to do with them not wanting to give them a raise as well. Which is why they would give the shows a new title for the 3rd/4th season.

I still call the gear shift a PRNDL 😂😂😂💀💀

It's not just Disney it's everywhere!! I did child Theatre since I was 5 years old: the director I worked with from the time I was 5-20 is now in jail for over 55 counts of child porography!! It should be common knowledge and our children and Youth deserve to be protected at all times- especially ON SET.

Man, when y'all revealed how many Disney Channel stars got to direct/produce shows after Dylan & Cole were turned down, at first I was rolling my eyes, annoyed at Disney. But then I thought about how awesome it was that Dylan & Cole ended up "paving the way"... all it took was 1 "no" for Disney to realize that future stars should be treated more fairly/respectfully. It may have not been their intention, but it's a good reminder of how powerful a "no" could be.

I cannot even put into words how excited and happy it makes me that you guys have started this platform and wanting to get all of the news out there to people that aren't aware! It makes my heart so happy that you guys are doing this but it also makes me so sad that my favorite people as a kid had to go through this stuff like I just watched your Olsen twins one and I had every movie of them and it just breaks my heart I was a 90s kid I never thought that that happened until I got older so I'm really glad that you guys are putting this out there for educational purposes and letting everyone know what these poor kids had to do and had not one ounce of normalcy in their life. Thank you for all you do! ❤️ Y'all 😀

It's interesting to know that Ashley Tisdale and Brenda song switched parts. Because as an adult I always looked back at that and thought, huh they're really subverting the tropes with those two.

the fact that brian peck was a mirror for a rich teen girl and his role was to tell her how good she looked…seems like disney knew full and well and that it’s all just a slap in the face

We should make a part two for Disney Channel, for the ID docu special, "Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV", That episode will be extremely crazy with P3D0 Story!! It will be on ID (Investigation Discovery), and streaming on Max (formerly HBO Max).

It's great seeing more people speak about what these kids have gone through. u guys rock, I hope youtube keeps letting you guys post

Bella Throne in an interview said she got abused by Disney and everyone just shrugged it off

The fact that executives defended a person who sexually assaulted a minor is just disgusting it should be hard for them to get another job especially with child actors

This is literally one of my favorite channels. I’ve binge watched so many videos this last week.

As a 90s/00s kid, our greatest memories were their nightmares

Dylan and Cole: "we should use the backdoor" Disney: "that's stupid" Also Disney "we should use the backdoor" Dylan and Cole: "Good, thinking Disney" Disney:"ikr, I'm so glad I thought of it"

I wish they would've approved the last season of Suite Life the way Dylan & Cole wanted. That show would've been great for the fans who grew up alongside them it's really disrespectful how they stole their idea and tried to pitch it to them again.

It crazy how I used to be Super glued on TV watching these series and loving each and every episode never knowing that behind the Curtains these guys were struggling 😢😢😢

I’m so glad I found this channel. Please never stop

We really need a deep dive into Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen! There is so much to unwrap with their up bringing and their manager Robert Thorne. Edit: 2/14/2022 I did see they made a deep dive on them I watched it. It was pretty good. I am thinking of making my own deep dive that goes a little deeper and focuses more on Robert Thornes role.

I am personally impressed at how well Dylan and Cole turned out after their Disney days. So many child stars turn to drugs and alcohol abuse and Dylan and Cole never did. The Jonas Brother's were in a very difficult position when they came to Disney. They were just getting their careers as artists going, whereas,, Dylan and Cole have been stars since infancy. So, I understand their fear of saying no. They were afraid their careers would just end.

Cole and Dylan have some serious potential. They have the intelligence and work ethic to really excel in whatever they choose to do.

Today is the day I found out Drake Bell was said child..

“Consenting minor”?! I about lost my mind when Nathan Forrest Winters said Disney said that about Silva

Guy who changed his name and moved to Canada should be outted he shouldn't be able to hide and live among unknowing people

I found this channel today and have been in a binge of like 7 episodes since !!!! keep up the content, loving it!!!!

When Brenda Song was talking about not being Jackie Chan or Jet Li, she was speaking about Wendy Wu: Homecoming Warrior, not the Suite Life. She was referring to them as martial artists, not exclusively Asian American.

I don't get why so many people think Cole has an ego issue. He just seems very intelligent and sure of himself and his opinions. Nothing he said in this video was wrong in the slightest.

The part when the guy was yelling at and insulting them made me feel really sad :(

Man, listening to 2 of my favorite childhood actors speaking wisdom and being so insightful. With Dylan talking about the way they handled leaving Disney and then listening to Cole talk about why it’s such a privilege to do what they did and to also make sure that it’s important to take breaks to gather relational depth is just awesome. It’s heart warming to know that not all of my childhood heroes turned out to be divas or nutjobs. So cool to hear them speak. I think A lot of it has to do with them being so fortunate to have each other. To keep each other grounded and support one another. So cool.

I admire him going into archeology so much, what a great profession! I wish I could do that.

I think Cole Sprouse is just too smart for Disney. That's why he can say "no", etc. He knows his self worth.

Cole and Dylan came up with the best idea to wrap up the suite life series. It was interesting and considerate to the fans and thier co-workers.

watching this after quiet on set:/

I just wanna say I discovered your channel a couple days ago and I just finished all your videos, oficially, im a fan of deep dive, thank u so much for the effort and research needed to make this videos possibles!!!! Hugs from Venezuela

Damn the way cole put it at the end, child actors not being able have real stories to tell because they are not experiencing real situations which makes them lost. Dylan and Cole are legends for laughing in Disney’s face and doing what they want to do. Also their idea for their next suite life show after the boat seemed insanely perfect to me considering their age at the time.

This makes me respect Elijah Wood mom so much she didn't let her son out of her sight and let him be alone with adults who would take advantage of him.

Bro this shit hits different after you knew it was drake 😢

15:47 Drake Bell 😔

The worst thing with the predatory behavior is that it's not just Disney, it's all of Hollywood

When I was a kid I dreamed about being a Disney star. Now with things like this coming out it was probably for the best it never happened.

Gosh you guys are SUPER underrated. I hope you continue to post amazing content like this and grow in subscribers. You’re already one of my favorite YT channels and I watch a ton of commentary/documentary vids. Selfishly I want you to post more 😆 but please be healthy mentally if you do that! Seriously keep up the good work. You’ll grow even more soon. 🤍

I can't believe how corrupt the entertainment industry can be. To know that a child star would need to give up their career just to come forward about being sexually abused and traumatised. Yet the predator is more than capable of keeping their career and even getting more roles with children. Sometimes the world just makes no sense.

I always associate Disney with greed, shallowness and insincerity. These horrific crimes actually don't surprise me.

The bags underneath Zack and Cody’s eyes are very telling

I love these videos. I grew up during this era of Disney Channel and these clips/stories are bringing back so many memories from my childhood. The nostalgia is real (and now i feel kind of old 😅). You've earned another subscriber! 👌🏻

The amount of anticipation you created in the first minute or so was meeeaaan

I was a victim of a pedophile ring in southern California when I was in first grade in the Orange county area. I was an innocent little boy so I didn't know it was wrong, so it didn't come to light until 2 years later when me and thousands of other childrens photos were discovered in a sting operation. That whole area of California is a hot bed for these people. It's absolutely evil and I hope all the kids involved turned out okay like me. It's crazy to think it's been more than 20 years already.

I hate it when people say to is pedos is that they "serve their time in prison and paid for the consequences" like first of all it's not the same thing as someone robbing a bank or smth like these disgusting people are literally traumatizing children and are gonna keep doing it after they got out of prison

Crazy to see this years later.. and that she said the anonymous star was probably out of work. And he ended up being on nick for years after. Drake is so strong for that I’m so proud he was able to get that man arrested and still held a career

I’m absolutely hooked on your show!!!

Ok. I can't believe there is only 43 comments on this vid. this video is literally a DOCUMENTARY. you two are absolutely astounding creator's.

Nah cus why the twins idea was FIREEE it would've been so good to see that and help children understand YOU DON"T NEED TO GO TO COLLEGE TO BE SUCCESSFUL!

POV: watching in 2024 after knowing about Drake Bell

Thank you for speaking this amazing storyline. It touches so many important points.

The debate between how easy it is to say “no” to producers really intrigued me because it definitely reflects on who these child actors turned into. I think Dylan was right that anyone can just say no if they don’t want to do something, but the problem was a lot of disney channel stars felt owned by the company, almost stockholmed into staying loyal. that’s why we see so many disney channel stars have a flop era, because after leaving the channel they had to cope with the emotional trauma of what working for disney is really like. Actors like bella thorne, miley cyrus, and demi lovato brand themselves with themes of drugs and sex in an unhealthy effort to separate themselves from the “innocence” of children’s programming as much as possible. The difference between the sprouse twins and the various other child actors was the presence of support in their lives during their career. it’s super obvious that cole and dylan were very close as twins and posed as anchors to each other throughout their childhood, but other actors, especially those with controlling families such as the jonas brothers were forced to blindly listen to any adults’ bidding at an age where they couldn’t distinguish good treatment from bad treatment. I find it really disappointing that young actors are actively not taught how to care for their wellbeing and identify when enough is enough, meanwhile being completely neglected by their families as theyre obviously using them as a moneymaking machine. There should definitely be some sort of protocol that requires a third-party advisor and emotional counselor on sets with minors on it who can explain things like contracts in order to finally give child actors the power of choice over their own lives

“How do you lose a woman??” “You forget to cherish her”

My mom took me to a modeling agency place when i was about 7 years old. I remember it being something I was interested in, my mom wasn't making me go. As soon as we got there, this older guy gave me a tiny leotard to change into. He wanted to see how I (my body) looked, when I felt almost naked. I was so uncomfortable, i refused to walk out wearing it. To this day, i cant get over how inappropriate it felt... The first time "meeting" me and they wanted to see how my body looked as a 7 year old.

Listening to this now knowing the child actor is Drake Bell makes me even more sad & mad

I’ve always been anti-Disney. If you study the history and practices of Disney, all of it is quite disturbing.

The fact that there isn’t a thorough background check done on every single on employee getting hired to work with children is so evil. These people are in an extremely entangled web protecting dangerous people and putting other vulnerable minors in dangerous working environments.

Keep doing these type of videos just found you and suscribed! Didn’t knew some things and now binge wstching every video

I saw this last year and now that everything with that nickelodeon doc came out the shit went from awful to a full blown nightmare. How did anyone let Brian peck near more kids