52-445: Agatha All Along may refer to: "Agatha All Along" (song) , a song from the miniseries WandaVision Agatha All Along (miniseries) , a spin-off series from the miniseries WandaVision Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Agatha All Along . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
104-449: A pre-adolescent audience. That's So Raven was intended to appeal to a family audience while having a female character in the comedy lead role. Michael Poryes and Susan Sherman created the series. Sherman first conceived the idea of a buddy comedy for a pre-adolescent audience, and she and Poryes decided to base it around the idea of being able to see the future, which they thought would interest young viewers. The creators pitched
156-652: A spin-off series entitled Cory in the House starring Massey and Sheridan in May 2006; this was the first time Disney Channel had developed a spin-off of an original series. The series depicts Cory and Victor moving to Washington, D.C. , to live in the White House , where Victor begins work as the personal chef of a fictional President of the United States . The series aired for two seasons from 2007 to 2008. Another spin-off, which
208-435: A tritone to B-flat in the bass, with a bridge centered in G major and a " Shave and a Haircut " ending. The tritone is the same interval used by Anderson-Lopez and Lopez in the final two notes of their four-note WandaVision motif used in their other theme songs. The song includes "a big-band horn riff", "kitschy" electric harpsichord for the repeated chorus, "cheery baritones", a " ' clap-clap, clap' snare", and
260-562: A fragrance and a clothing range. A line of video games was also developed; two games were released on the Game Boy Advance and That's So Raven: Psychic on the Scene was released on the Nintendo DS on November 2, 2006. Soundtrack albums That's So Raven (2004) and That's So Raven Too! (2006) feature recordings by some of the cast and guest performers. By 2006, merchandise based on
312-585: A reason for her success. She is credited as "Raven" throughout the series. The supporting cast was also first announced in November 2001. Orlando Brown portrays Raven's close friend Eddie and Anneliese van der Pol plays Chelsea, another of Raven's friends. Tricia Dixon was originally listed in the casting announcement before van der Pol joined the cast. Kyle Massey portrays Raven's younger brother, Cory. Rondell Sheridan portrays Raven's father, Victor. T'Keyah Crystal Keymáh plays Raven's mother Tanya for
364-479: A supernatural power children may experience. It shares similarities with series such as Sabrina the Teenage Witch and other fantasy television programs in which adolescents experience and learn to deal with miraculous abilities. Disney Channel president Rich Ross stated Raven's powers are not "dark" but rather a metaphorical representation of the unpredictability of future events. The series does not explore
416-401: Is a high-school student who has a secret psychic ability that allows her to experience short visions of future events. Often, she finds herself misinterpreting the events she sees, resulting in trouble for herself, her friends and family. Raven keeps her supernatural ability a secret; only her close friends and family are aware of it. Raven attends school alongside her best friends Chelsea, who
468-443: Is an American television fantasy teen sitcom that was created by Michael Poryes and Susan Sherman, and aired on Disney Channel for four seasons between January 2003 and November 2007. The series centers on Raven Baxter ( Raven-Symoné ), a teenager with hidden psychic abilities. Episodes show Raven experiencing visions of future events; she must also deal with the social and personal issues of her youth. Raven often misinterprets
520-521: Is an original song from the Marvel Studios Disney+ miniseries WandaVision . Written by the series' theme song composers Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez for the seventh episode, " Breaking the Fourth Wall ", the song was performed by star Kathryn Hahn , with Lopez, Eric Bradley, Greg Whipple, Jasper Randall, and Gerald White serving as backup singers. The song drew inspiration from
572-450: Is considered her breakthrough role. The series received two Primetime Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Children's Program in 2005 and 2007. A spin-off entitled Cory in the House , which stars Massey and Sheridan, aired on Disney Channel for two seasons from 2007 to 2008. Raven-Symoné, van der Pol, Sheridan and Keymáh reprised their roles for the spin-off Raven's Home , which aired for six seasons from 2017 to 2023. Raven Baxter
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#1732869094121624-511: Is described as "ditzy", and is an environmentalist and an artist; and Eddie, who is an aspiring rapper , is athletic and plays on the school basketball team. Raven lives with her younger brother Cory, an aspiring businessperson, and her parents Victor and Tanya. Victor initially works in a restaurant as a chef, and in the second season he opens his own restaurant called "The Chill Grill". Tanya halted her studies to raise her family but decided to continue studying law once her children were older; after
676-470: Is entitled Raven's Home , was first reported in October 2016; Raven-Symoné and van der Pol were both revealed to be reprising their roles as Raven and Chelsea, respectively. The series follows Raven as a divorced mother of children Booker, who has inherited Raven's psychic abilities, and Nia. Chelsea, also a divorced mother, moves in with Raven to raise her son Levi. Raven-Symoné is an executive producer on
728-441: Is sung in "kooky-spooky voices", with lyrics that reveal how Agatha had been behind all of the show's tragedies. Lopez and Anderson-Lopez produced the song, with Anderson-Lopez conceiving the lyrics and Lopez composing the music. "Agatha All Along" was arranged and orchestrated by Dave Metzger . Hahn is the lead singer on the theme, with Lopez singing backup alongside Eric Bradley, Greg Whipple, Jasper Randall, and Gerald White,
780-498: The test audience responded well to her and producers were impressed, the program was re-written with Raven-Symoné in the main role. Test audiences also responded favorably to the show's supernatural premise and its comedy. The series was also retitled That's So Raven . Poryes also served as an executive producer alongside David Brookwell and Sean McNamara , who concurrently produced Even Stevens for Disney Channel. Their joint company, Brookwell McNamara Entertainment produced
832-440: The actors typically were not permitted to deviate from their scripted lines; however, Ross stated Raven-Symoné would improvise "comic bits". Alston described the show's nature as "goofy" with a "kid-friendly" comedy style, but also noted its complex stories revolving around "ethical challenges". The episodes did not typically air in the order of their production due to the lack of serialization in their stories. That's So Raven
884-694: The best of the WandaVision theme songs, believing it would lead to Anderson-Lopez and Lopez winning an Emmy . Following its release, "Agatha All Along" peaked at number one on iTunes ' Soundtrack chart, and by February 24, 2021, reached fifth on iTunes' Top 100 singles chart. For the week ending February 25, 2021, "Agatha All Along" placed 36th on Billboard ' s Digital Song Sales chart, with 3,000 downloads, while also garnering 1.6 million U.S. streams. The song charted for three weeks on OCC 's UK Singles chart, from March 3 to March 18, 2021, peaking at 53rd in its second week. "Agatha All Along"
936-413: The concept to network executives under the working title The Future is On Me and later as Absolutely Psychic . Poryes said at her audition, Raven-Symoné read for the role of the lead character and for the comedic best-friend character Chelsea, and that she wanted to play Chelsea. Subsequently, a pilot episode in which she starred as the best friend rather than in the central role was filmed but after
988-414: The episodes "A Goat's Tale" and "Out of Control" as the ones that best represent this dynamic. Raven-Symoné was widely recognized for her charisma and physical comedy in the series; Massey's "knack" for physical comedy was also praised. That's So Raven became a successful merchandising franchise during its run; the show's merchandise includes a series of novels, dolls, board games, lunch boxes, jewelry,
1040-467: The episodes of the Marvel Studios Disney+ miniseries WandaVision . The seventh episode of the series, " Breaking the Fourth Wall ", which was released on Disney+ on February 19, 2021, ended by revealing that Kathryn Hahn 's character Agnes was actually Agatha Harkness and the manipulator of Wanda Maximoff 's idyllic suburban lifestyle inspired by American sitcoms in Westview, New Jersey. The reveal
1092-577: The events she foresees, and intervenes to prevent a vision from coming true or to protect her friends and family. She uses her skills in fashion design to create elaborate disguises she wears during these schemes. Raven's secret is shared with her best friends Eddie Thomas ( Orlando Brown ) and Chelsea Daniels ( Anneliese van der Pol ), along with her brother Cory ( Kyle Massey ) and parents Tanya ( T'Keyah Crystal Keymáh ) and Victor ( Rondell Sheridan ). The series explores supernatural elements, family, friendship, and adolescence. The Walt Disney Company created
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#17328690941211144-474: The feeling of something in a haunted house. Initially, Anderson-Lopez and Lopez tried creating a song in a similar vein to " That Girl " by Stevie Wonder , but they felt it was not the right fit. They then began thinking of the song as being about witches, leading them to shows about witches and Goth figures as well as "Halloween-y" songs with a "grinding, growling" baritone saxophone . "Agatha All Along" ' s chord progression begins in E minor before moving
1196-523: The first program on the network to reach 100 episodes , and ended because the actors were aging beyond the show's target teenage demographic. All four seasons of the show have been distributed through digital download and on the streaming service Disney+ . That's So Raven enjoyed high viewership on broadcast television in the United States, and gave rise to the development of merchandise, soundtrack albums , and video game adaptations. Television critics praised Raven-Symoné for her physical comedy in what
1248-490: The first season, which began filming in Los Angeles, California , in the same month. The series was initially expected to premiere in early 2002 but the whole first season was filmed before it aired on television. The premiere broadcast of That's So Raven , which included the first four episodes of the series, occurred on Friday, January 17, 2003. The program and its primary cast were announced in November 2001; Raven-Symoné
1300-449: The first three seasons; she left the show because she had initially expected to only work on three seasons and because she was required to provide full-time care for her ailing grandmother. Within the show's storyline, it is explained Tanya has traveled to England to pursue higher education . Guest stars in the series include Jenifer Lewis as Raven's grandmother Vivian and Anne-Marie Johnson as famous fashion designer Donna Cabonna in
1352-459: The first time an original Disney Channel series would exceed three seasons and the first to reach 100 episodes for syndication . A film adaptation was also ordered to debut in 2007. Ross called That's So Raven the network's "most successful series". Production on the season was expected to begin in July and the episodes would be aired over the following two years. Raven-Symoné became a producer on
1404-424: The following days. A trap remix created by Leland Philpot received the attention of Anderson-Lopez, who called it "the most glorious thing", while Lopez enjoyed a rock remix from Timmy Sean, saying it was "incredible" that Sean was able to release it shortly after the episode without any sheet music available. By February 23, the hashtag for the song had become a trending topic on Twitter , with Disney linking
1456-543: The hashtag to their Agatha emoji. Disney's president of marketing Asad Ayaz called the moment "a zeitgeisty thing" and his team quickly released the official clip after unofficial ones were going viral. Ayaz noted that the marketing team had a plan around the reveal of Agnes really being Agatha and allowed the fans to help "drive the conversation". Lopez admitted that they did not anticipate "Agatha All Along" would have garnered so much popularity, since by that point they had assumed none of their themes would have become hits since
1508-446: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Agatha_All_Along&oldid=1223895019 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Agatha All Along (song) " Agatha All Along ", also known as " It Was ______ All Along ",
1560-522: The most aggressive earworm" of the WandaVision theme songs. Writing for Polygon , Joshua Rivera felt "Agatha All Along" was Anderson-Lopez and Lopez's "finest moment" of WandaVision , calling the song the series' "first real earworm: short, sticky, and extremely meme-able". Collider ' s Gregory Lawrence felt the theme was an "objectively great surf-rock banger" with "pitch-perfect aping of '60s surf rock [and horror sitcom theme] tropes". Lawrence's colleague Emma Fraser ranked "Agatha All Along" as
1612-514: The musical format on both Even Stevens and That's So Raven gave executives confidence in the appeal and interest of the musical genre, and inspired the development of the television film High School Musical . While it was originally planned for a maximum of three seasons, in June 2005, That's So Raven was renewed for a fourth season, which would consist of 22 episodes and bring the program's total number of episodes to 100. The announcement marked
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1664-608: The origin or discovery of Raven's powers; however, her grandmother Vivian also has psychic powers. Raven often intervenes in situations to prevent a vision from coming true but she does not regularly try to control her ability or take advantage of it. Her visions sometimes represent a self-fulfilling prophecy . Many of the program's stories take place in the high-school setting. In the early 2000s, The Walt Disney Company 's pay television network Disney Channel experienced success with single-camera comedy series Even Stevens and Lizzie McGuire , and others that were also aimed at
1716-525: The other male backup singers from previous theme songs. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic , Hahn recorded her vocals over Zoom . The WandaVision spin-off series centered on Agatha, with Hahn reprising her role, is also titled Agatha All Along (2024). "Agatha All Along" was released digitally by Marvel Music and Hollywood Records on February 23, 2021, as the second track on the soundtrack WandaVision: Episode 7 (Original Soundtrack) . The soundtrack
1768-404: The previous one had not reached any level of popularity. Matt Shakman , the episode's director, and Hahn were also taken aback by the song's popularity. Commentators called the song "catchy", with "delicious" lyrics, and likened it to " Toss a Coin to Your Witcher " from The Witcher Netflix series, which also went viral. The song was also called "the official song of summer 2021",
1820-422: The program in association with the network. That's So Raven became Disney Channel's first multi-camera sitcom. The series is centered on an African American family in a deliberate attempt to represent the diversity of the network's audience. That's So Raven and Raven-Symoné's involvement as the titular character Raven were announced in a press release in November 2001. Twenty-one episodes were ordered for
1872-459: The series as its television network's first multi-camera sitcom after the success of its earlier single-camera comedy series such as Even Stevens and Lizzie McGuire , the former of which executive producers David Brookwell and Sean McNamara concurrently worked on. Their joint company Brookwell McNamara Entertainment produced That's So Raven , which premiered on January 17, 2003. The series concluded on November 10, 2007, after becoming
1924-537: The series had grossed over $ 400 million. In 2005, Disney ordered a film adaptation of That's So Raven alongside the program's fourth-season renewal, which was planned for a 2007 release. Van der Pol said in 2010 a script for the film had been written but that Raven-Symoné was too busy to be involved at the time of development. The plot would have depicted Raven starting a fashion line with Eddie and Chelsea in France. The film did not enter production. The network ordered
1976-448: The show's fourth season at the age of 19; her roles included having input toward casting, scripts and special effects; however, she rejected the offer to direct an episode. Brookwell and McNamara departed the series at the end of the third season when their company was replaced with Warren & Rinsler Productions. An episode of the series was aired as part of the network crossover special That's So Suite Life of Hannah Montana , which
2028-468: The show's fourth season. Poryes believed it was important to write the scripts with honesty rather than talking down to the young audience. The writers endeavored to present meaningful stories to children, including lessons about friendship, but tried not to make the messages too "preachy". The series was written to reflect life as a typical teenager while also incorporating comedy, particularly through its central focus on physical humor. Van der Pol said
2080-475: The song of the year, and a song that would be requested at celebrations and nightclubs following the COVID-19 pandemic . Alex Zalben at Decider expanded on why this theme appeared to be more popular than the past WandaVision themes, saying that emulating The Munsters theme allowed it to have "a catchy riff that works, a tried and true earworm" and adding that songs for villains, as seen in many of Walt Disney Animation Studios ' films, are more fun and let
2132-663: The theme songs from The Munsters and The Addams Family . "Agatha All Along" went viral after appearing in "Breaking the Fourth Wall", and was officially released on February 23, 2021, as part of the WandaVision: Episode 7 (Original Soundtrack) . It debuted on Billboard ' s Digital Song Sales chart at number 36, and earned Anderson-Lopez and Lopez a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics , among other accolades. In December 2020, songwriting couple Robert Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez were announced to have written theme songs for some of
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2184-462: The third season, she leaves the family to study in England. Raven is an aspiring fashion designer who frequently creates costumes to disguise her identity; she often implements schemes to rectify a situation or her own mistakes. In the fourth season, the show's format is slightly revised; Raven works as an intern for the famous fashion designer Donna Cabonna. The series explores the fantasy of wanting
2236-541: The villain "ham it up". The Los Angeles Times ' August Brown agreed with Zalben that "Agatha All Along" was WandaVision ' s villain song, describing it as "a meme-able, deliciously vampy single that gleefully twisted the plot of the show" and one that would "likely live on outside it as entrance music for anyone looking to stir chaos". Brown called Hahn's singing perfect with "brassy conviction". Antonio Ferme of Variety called "Agatha All Along" "the greatest character introduction song of all time" and "arguably
2288-531: The writer of "Breaking the Fourth Wall", originally naming the Agatha theme "That's So Agatha", as a reference to the television series That's So Raven . "Agatha All Along" is similar to the theme song for The Munsters and " The Addams Family Theme " from The Addams Family . The couple were drawn to the past monster-centric series' music to give Agatha's theme song a "witchy, ghoulish feeling" with "a little bit of an Oompa-Loompa tenor feel to it too" and
2340-452: Was accompanied by a title sequence for the series Agatha All Along , which featured Anderson Lopez and Lopez's theme and sequences showing moments Agatha had been behind. The credits for "Breaking the Fourth Wall" list the song's name as "It Was ______ All Along". When developing the episode, the WandaVision writers wrote placeholder theme songs into the episodes before Anderson-Lopez and Lopez were brought on board, with Cameron Squires,
2392-527: Was aired in July 2006 as a crossover of The Suite Life of Zack & Cody and Hannah Montana . Production of the series finished in January 2006, and by August, president of Disney Channels Worldwide Gary Marsh stated it was unlikely any further episodes would be produced. Due to the heavy focus on high-school stories in the series, the network decided to end the show once the characters were beginning to age beyond their teenage years. That's So Raven
2444-539: Was nominated at the 2021 MTV Movie & TV Awards for Best Musical Moment ; the song and Hahn were nominated at the 2021 Dorian Awards for Best TV Musical Performance; for the 73rd Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards , Anderson-Lopez and Lopez won Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics for the song; and the song was nominated at the 64th Annual Grammy Awards for the Grammy Award for Best Song Written for Visual Media . That%27s So Raven That's So Raven
2496-418: Was originally scheduled to be released on February 26, with The Verge speculating the release was moved up due to the popularity of the song. On September 6, 2024, Hollywood Records released a Dave Audé remix of the song. Upon the release of "Breaking the Fourth Wall", "Agatha All Along" went viral , with viewers particularly drawn to the theme, creating various remixes, memes, and TikTok videos in
2548-494: Was recorded in front of a live studio audience in a set on a sound stage in Los Angeles. Filming of the first season began in November 2001. The series was filmed on two days each week and the child actors attended school on set. Prior to filming, the weekly schedule would also consist of script read-throughs, rewrites and rehearsals. A stunt coordinator was present for Raven-Symoné's slapstick and physical stunts. The series
2600-466: Was renewed for a second season in April 2003. Prior to the renewal, a musical episode of Even Stevens was aired in 2002; its success among the show's audience led network executives to ask Brookwell and McNamara to also produce a musical episode of That's So Raven . The musical episode of That's So Raven , entitled "The Road to Audition", was aired as part of the second season in July 2004. The success of
2652-561: Was reported to be the highest-rating original program in Disney Channel's history, a record previously held by Lizzie McGuire . The program's success led to two Primetime Emmy Awards nominations for Outstanding Children's Program , in 2005 and 2007. Alston said the success of That's So Raven led to Disney Channel changing its approach to original programming. He praised the chemistry between Raven-Symoné, Brown and van der Pol, which he attributed to their real-life friendships. Alston cited
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#17328690941212704-556: Was revealed to be portraying the titular character Raven; she had previously worked as a child actor on the NBC sitcom The Cosby Show . Raven-Symoné was reported to be Disney's first African American female star, and the first African American woman to have her name in the title of a comedy series at the network. Joshua Alston of The A.V. Club called Raven-Symoné's role on the show her "most successful phase" and praised her physical comedy . Marsh cited her humor and commitment to comedy as
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