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91-552: The Suite Life of Zack & Cody is an American teen sitcom created by Danny Kallis and Jim Geoghan . The series aired on Disney Channel from March 18, 2005, to September 1, 2008. The series was nominated for an Emmy Award three times and was also nominated for a Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Award three times. The series is primarily set at the Tipton Hotel in Boston and centers on Zack and Cody Martin ( Dylan and Cole Sprouse ),

182-566: A Disney Channel Original Movie based on The Suite Life of Zack & Cody and The Suite Life on Deck . The Suite Life Movie premiered on Disney Channel in the United States and Canada on March 25, 2011. An Indian adaptation of the show, titled The Suite Life of Karan & Kabir , premiered on Disney Channel India on April 8, 2012. It ran for two seasons and ended on January 19, 2014. The series has spawned three video games entitled The Suite Life of Zack & Cody: Tipton Caper for

273-518: A blended family and regularly focused on the exploits of the six younger characters), Boy Meets World (similar in format to The Wonder Years , which ended before Boy Meets World debuted in 1993, both of which focused on a boy dealing with the challenges that come with growing into adolescence) and Family Matters (which originated as a family sitcom spun off from the family-friendly though adult-centered Perfect Strangers , but soon shifted more of its focus towards its teenage characters due to

364-457: A sequel series, also starring the Sprouse twins in their respective roles as Zack and Cody, called The Suite Life on Deck , which aired on Disney Channel for a further three seasons from 2008 to 2011. A television film based on both series, The Suite Life Movie , premiered on Disney Channel on March 25, 2011. The series centers on Zack and Cody Martin , 12-year-old twin brothers who live in

455-427: A "high concept" plot, such as Jessie (focusing on a woman from Texas who becomes a nanny to four upper-class New York City children), Shake It Up (about two teenage girls who are dancers on a local music show), A.N.T. Farm (about middle school students transferred into a gifted high school education program), Austin & Ally (about a teen pop singer's relationship with a teenage songwriter) and Dog with

546-482: A Blog (about a family whose pet dog is able to talk). However, shows with a more basic plotline are also featured such as Good Luck Charlie (focusing on the Duncan Family adjusting to the recent arrival of a new baby), Liv and Maddie (focusing on teenage twin sisters, one of whom is a former sitcom star, adjusting to life together in the same high school), I Didn't Do It (which outlines an incident involving

637-459: A Heartbeat (a drama focusing on the lives of several teenagers who volunteer as part-time EMTs while going to school and trying to maintain their lives as normal teenagers) and Even Stevens , (a comedy about a misfit in a family of high achievers). Disney Channel's first truly successful sitcom was Lizzie McGuire , which centered on a junior high school girl dealing with the onset of puberty , trying to become popular and other teen issues. It

728-401: A March 2009 interview, she revealed that she also looked up to Meryl Streep , calling Streep "so profoundly thought-provoking and life-changing". She has said that her other role models include Anne Hathaway , Rachel McAdams and Tobey Maguire . Ryan has said that her musical style includes folk , indie pop , and country . She cited The Lumineers , Mumford & Sons , April Smith and

819-470: A clothing store with their respective adopted parents after being separated after they were born 15 years earlier, resulting in Tia Landry ( Tia Mowry ) and her mother Lisa ( Jackée Harry ) moving in the house belonging to Tamera Campbell ( Tamera Mowry ) and her father Ray ( Tim Reid )) and Unhappily Ever After (originally centering on the divorcing parents of three children, but shifted its primary focus on

910-585: A decade of popularity ending its long run in 2005. All That was also a vital starting point of Dan Schneider 's relationship with Nickelodeon and started the careers of several successful teen actors associated with the network's brand. In 1996, Nickelodeon debuted Kenan & Kel (the first spin-off of All That which became a hit sitcom for the network), in 1998, Cousin Skeeter , and in 1999, The Amanda Show (the second spin-off of All That which remains one of Nickelodeon's highest rated series and launched

1001-533: A dysfunctional sibling dynamic a la Malcolm in the Middle . Over time, the Big Three television networks (ABC, CBS and NBC ) began shifting away from family-oriented comedies toward comedy series focused on adults (although some family comedies have continued to return on those networks since then), teen sitcoms for the most part began to shift more towards broadcast networks intentionally aimed at younger audiences than

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1092-417: A former superstar who lost his fame after his voice changed. While an attempted spin-off, Arwin! , which was to star Selena Gomez and Brian Stepanek , was not picked up by Disney Channel, The Suite Life on Deck skipped the pilot process and went straight to the series. The Suite Life on Deck eventually ended on May 6, 2011. On September 20, 2010, Disney Channel announced that production has begun for

1183-507: A group or rich teenagers living in California; and the latter's spinoff The Hills , which centered on former Laguna Beach cast member Lauren Conrad and her internship at Teen Vogue . During the 1990s, MTV aired the controversial animated series Beavis and Butt-Head , which focused on the antics of two idiotic teenage slackers and their unsuccessful attempts at getting girls, though they often displayed gross, violent and crude behavior;

1274-662: A handful of former cast members would go on to have successful careers in music and film including: Britney Spears , Ryan Gosling , Justin Timberlake and JC Chasez (who both became members of the popular boy band *NSYNC ), Christina Aguilera and Keri Russell . During the 1990s and 2000s, Disney Channel would begin to air reruns of teen-themed comedies and dramas with foreign and Canadian imports such as Eerie, Indiana , The Baby-Sitters Club , Ready or Not , The Torkelsons , Growing Pains , Brotherly Love , Smart Guy , Ocean Girl , Dinosaurs , Honey, I Shrunk

1365-406: A lifestyle and pop culture channel that airs a limited amount of music videos, mostly during the late night and early morning hours, instead focusing on reality shows , soap operas , sports , documentaries and music-related programs. MTV aired series targeted towards teenagers such as TRL , a daily music countdown show; Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County , a reality show focused around

1456-473: A long-held belief that a children's series that centered on a female character would not be popular with boys, in fact, Clarissa was widely popular among children of both genders (Hart would later star in the hit sitcom Sabrina, the Teenage Witch which further would catapult her further into teen stardom). In the same year as Clarissa , Nickelodeon also premiered Salute Your Shorts , a sitcom following

1547-477: A magical jersey that places its teenage protagonists into the bodies of famous athletes), The Famous Jett Jackson (a dramedy about the star of an action television action series trying to balance life as a normal teenager), Bug Juice (a reality show about the adventures of teenagers at summer camp), So Weird (a dramatic sci-fi series focusing around a teenage girl who attracts the paranormal/occult and often has to battle potential threats to humanity), In

1638-625: A new character). Saved by the Bell spawned a short-lived spin-off Saved by the Bell: The College Years , which aired in primetime and only lasted one season; another spin-off, Saved by the Bell: The New Class , lasted for seven years (although it was notable for reusing plotlines originating in episodes of the original Saved by the Bell series). The series was responsible for the creation of NBC's TNBC Saturday morning block, which

1729-594: A paid service of streaming original series and movies, similar to Netflix . Ryan played Holli Holiday, a famous and egocentric singer, who uses the fictional talent show Sing It! to self-promote. The character was inspired by Paula Abdul . On August 22, Ryan was confirmed to join the VH1 drama series Daytime Divas , based on the book Satan's Sisters by former The View host Star Jones . The series debuted on June 5, 2017. She will play Maddie Finn, an ex-host of The Lunch Hour and rival of Kibby, who wants to return to

1820-415: A professional relationship rather than a romantic one. She explained that "it was such emotional manipulation to the point where it became physical", and the experience inspired her to team up with Mary Kay and Love is Respect for their "Don't Look Away" anti- domestic violence campaign. In April 2016, Ryan was arrested for driving under the influence . She was initially charged with felony DUI, which

1911-468: A relatively similar concept as What I Like About You ) convinces her mother to let her live with her father Flex Washington ( Flex Alexander ), a former basketball star who became a father to Breanna at age 18. Both The WB and UPN were shut down in September 2006, and were replaced by The CW (which carried series from both predecessor networks, including Everybody Hates Chris , which was loosely based on

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2002-627: A set of twin brothers who live in the hotel's suite. The series' other main characters include the Tipton hotel's heiress London Tipton ( Brenda Song ), the hotel's candy counter girl Maddie Fitzpatrick ( Ashley Tisdale ), the manager, Mr. Marion Moseby ( Phill Lewis ), and the boys' single mother who is also the Hotel's lounge singer , Carey Martin ( Kim Rhodes ). The series is the third Disney Channel Original to have more than 65 episodes, after That's So Raven and Kim Possible . The Suite Life launched

2093-415: A spin-off set on a cruise ship featuring the majority of the original series' main cast, The Suite Life on Deck ) and Wizards of Waverly Place (which surpassed That's So Raven as the longest-running Disney Channel series by number of episodes, ending its run with 106 episodes, and centered on three siblings vying to become the sole wizard of their family). The channel continues to produce comedies with

2184-414: A spinoff about one of the lead characters' former classmates, Daria , premiered in 1997 and focused around a cynical, sarcastic, intelligent yet monotone teenage girl and her stereotype-infested high school. In 2010, MTV premiered its first live action teen sitcom The Hard Times of RJ Berger , which became an instant hit although it would be canceled after two seasons. Awkward , which debuted in 2011,

2275-490: A strong cult following over the years), The Secret World of Alex Mack (a female driven series like Clarissa which was also a success, having a four-year run) and the short-lived My Brother and Me (which serves as a milestone as Nickelodeon's first black sitcom ). The year 1994 marked the premiere of highly successful sketch comedy series All That which highlighted a multiethnic cast similar to its predecessor Roundhouse but unlike its predecessor, All That enjoyed

2366-399: A teenage boy recruited as the new guitarist to a washed-up heavy metal band), Kickin' It (about a group of teenage students at a martial arts academy), Lab Rats (about three teen superheroes and a normal boy) and Pair of Kings (about two fraternal twin brothers who are connected to a royal family from a faraway kingdom). Debby Ryan Deborah Ann Ryan (born May 13, 1993)

2457-400: A teenage demographic with its three male protagonists) and You Wish (which had more a family-oriented demographic). However, neither managed to find an audience and were cancelled after only a season. Another attempt at a teenage demographic came with the 1999 sitcom Odd Man Out which heavily promoted its teenage lead star Erik Von Detten (nicknamed "EVD") who was already popular with

2548-601: A whole. By 2013, Nickelodeon decided to rebrand from airing teen shows (along with Nicktoons) to targeting and airing shows for a younger demographic of ages 2-11, such as Henry Danger , The Thundermans , Bella and the Bulldogs , Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn , Talia in the Kitchen and Game Shakers . Its teen comedies, as well as animated and dramatic series, populated the long-running SNICK block that ran from 1992 to 2005. SNICK would start to be replaced by TEENick as

2639-421: Is an American actress and singer. She started acting professionally onstage at the age of seven, and was later discovered during Disney Channel 's nationwide search for new talent. She had starring roles in the series The Suite Life on Deck (2008–2011), the film 16 Wishes (2010), the series Jessie (2011–2015), and the film Radio Rebel (2012). She also appeared in the drama film What If... (2010),

2730-779: Is no going back after this; … That being said, I admire being in different processes, in different genres, with different storytellers, and it’s incredible on-the-job training — it’s like going back and majoring in something that you never even took as an elective in high school." In the same year, Ryan was cast in Netflix's thriller Night Teeth , directed by Adam Randall. She also appeared in The Opening Act directed by Steve Byrne . Ryan would join Alison Brie in another movie called Spin Me Round in 2022, and then appear in four episodes of

2821-691: Is often set at the Tipton Hotel, but has other settings such as Zack and Cody's school, Cheevers High, and Maddie and London's private school, Our Lady of Perpetual Sorrow Catholic. Zack and Cody often get in trouble and come up with ideas to get out of it. In the 3rd season, the show is also set at the store Zack and Cody work for: Paul Revere Mini Mart, and the camp that Maddie works for: Camp Heaven on Earth. The Suite Life of Zack & Cody premiered in March 2005, starring Dylan and Cole Sprouse , Brenda Song , Ashley Tisdale , Phill Lewis and Kim Rhodes . President of Disney Channels Worldwide Gary Marsh described

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2912-418: Is on a cruise ship with Zack, Cody, and London attending a semester-at-sea program, while Mr. Moseby manages the ship. Dylan and Cole Sprouse, Brenda Song, and Phill Lewis returned to reprise their roles in the main cast. Debby Ryan joins the cast as Bailey Pickett, who becomes Zack and Cody's friend (and Cody's girlfriend) and London's friend and roommate. The series also introduces Doc Shaw as Marcus Little,

3003-599: The Disney Channel Original Series , The Suite Life on Deck , a sequel to the hit Disney Channel series The Suite Life of Zack & Cody . The series's pilot aired on September 26, 2008 in the United States, and was the most-watched series premiere in Canada on the Family channel. It was 2008's #1 scripted television series for teens, beating the veteran series Hannah Montana and Wizards of Waverly Place in

3094-703: The Game Boy Advance , The Suite Life of Zack & Cody: Tipton Trouble , and The Suite Life of Zack & Cody: Circle of Spies for the Nintendo DS . They were developed by Artificial Mind and Movement and published by Buena Vista Games , with the exception of Circle of Spies, which was published by Disney Interactive Studios . Disney Press has released several books based on the shows including The Suite Life of Zack & Cody: Tipton Caper , The Suite Life of Zack & Cody: Tipton Trouble , and The Suite Life of Zack & Cody: Circle of Spies novels based on

3185-517: The Ryan River Studio , founded with her brother, Chase Ryan. Also in 2011, it was announced that Ryan landed her own Disney Channel series called Jessie , which debuted in September 2011. The show follows a girl who moves from Texas to New York City to become a star but becomes a nanny instead for a family with four children. Jessie is a show she also helped create, relating that she wanted her character to relate to herself. Ryan directed

3276-484: The 11-year run sometimes alternated between being part of the main plot and the secondary plot) and Parker Lewis Can't Lose . That '70s Show was a hit with both teenage and adult audiences, and focused on the lives of six teenage friends living in Wisconsin between 1976 and 1979; despite the short time period it was set in, the sitcom aired for eight years on Fox due to the use of a floating timeline . While Malcolm in

3367-453: The Big Three and cable television . In 1989, the sitcom Saved by the Bell (a retooling of the 1987–88 Disney Channel comedy Good Morning, Miss Bliss ) premiered on NBC . The series quickly became a fan favorite and one of the most highly rated and popular teen shows of all time. Saved by the Bell had its main characters go through typical teen issues and the drama of high school, though

3458-487: The Boss? , Growing Pains , The New Leave It to Beaver , My Two Dads , and Good Morning, Miss Bliss (later known as Saved by the Bell ) were extremely popular especially among the younger demographic. Teen-oriented sitcoms have become more popular since the 1990s; during that decade, these type of programs gradually became fairly common on both broadcast and cable networks. Although pertinent social issues relating to

3549-585: The EP One (2014). Deborah Ann Ryan was born in Huntsville, Alabama , on May 13, 1993, to Chris and Sandy (née Popp) Ryan. She has a brother. Her mother is a teacher who was active in school plays. Her father's job as a civilian consultant to the U.S. military required the family to move to numerous places around Europe, and they lived in Germany until she was 10. She started performing in professional theaters at

3640-542: The Kids: The TV Show , Boy Meets World , Sister, Sister , Life with Derek and Naturally, Sadie . In 1997, Disney Channel began the transition into the basic cable market (which was completed nationwide by 2002) and underwent a network overhaul. This overhaul involved the network shifting its main focus to "tweens" and young teenagers which culminated in the 1998 launch of the Zoog Disney brand. Zoog Disney

3731-479: The Middle was targeted towards an adult demographic, it featured a predominantly adolescent-to-young adult male cast which led to its popularity with younger viewers and launched the career of teen idol Frankie Muniz . The WB and UPN were popular destinations for teen sitcoms. The WB's earliest comedies with teens as the central characters included Sister, Sister (which originated on ABC from 1994 to 1999; about teenage twin sisters who accidentally reunite while at

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3822-738: The Peacock Original series The Resort the same year. In 2023, Ryan appeared in Shortcomings , an Asian American relationship drama directed by Randall Park . Ryan is a Christian. She is fluent in German. She dated Twenty One Pilots drummer Josh Dun from May 2013 to September 2014, and they resumed their relationship at an unknown date. They were married in Austin, Texas on December 31, 2019. In March 2015, Ryan revealed that she had once been in an abusive relationship, though she described it as

3913-448: The TGIF's biggest hits was Sabrina, the Teenage Witch which debuted in 1996. It starred Melissa Joan Hart whom was previously known to young audiences in the hit Nickelodeon teen sitcom Clarissa Explains It All which aired from 1991 to 1994. Sabrina was based on a popular Archie Comics character that was featured in an animated series from the early 1970s and a 1996 TV movie of

4004-623: The actors as an ensemble cast . The series was filmed in front of a live studio audience in Hollywood . This was the first series to be produced under the It's a Laugh Productions banner, and it was created by Danny Kallis and Jim Geoghan . During the production of the first season, five additional episodes were ordered, bringing the total to 26. The series was renewed for a third season in November 2006, after 65 episodes had already been completed. Production

4095-453: The adolescence of actor/comedian Chris Rock ). The CW dropped sitcoms from its schedule in 2009 (when Everybody Hates Chris and the adult-targeted dramedy The Game were canceled), to focus more on its drama and reality series. The creation of MTV in 1981 had gathered a majority of the teenage audience with the airing of back-to-back music videos . Over time (beginning in the early 1990s), MTV gradually shifted into its current format as

4186-455: The adventures of a teenage boy and his friends through high school, the military, and college, and was the first U.S. network television program to feature teenagers (played by Dwayne Hickman and Bob Denver , actors in their twenties at the time) as its lead characters. In the mid-1960s, the creation of sitcoms such as The Monkees and Gidget were primarily targeted towards teenage audiences. The 1969–1974 ABC sitcom The Brady Bunch

4277-622: The age of seven on an American base in Germany. She attended a German public school and an American public school and was also homeschooled. They then returned to the U.S. and settled in Texas . She lived in Fort Hood . In a 2009 People Magazine interview, Ryan described herself as a "nerd" in school. She was bullied in middle school for being a mascot and a member of the school's chess club. Ryan began appearing in television commercials in her early teen years. In 2006 she made her television debut on

4368-555: The band toured as an opening act for the North American leg of Fifth Harmony 's Reflection Tour . In 2016, Ryan was cast in the NBC police series The Mysteries of Laura in season two as Lucy Diamond, Laura's drugged and trouble-making younger paternal half-sister and the half-aunt of Nicholas and Harrison. At the same time, Ryan was confirmed in the cast of comedy series Sing It! . The show debuted on May 25, 2016, at YouTube Red ,

4459-586: The career of teen idol Amanda Bynes ) and 100 Deeds for Eddie McDowd . From the 2000s onward, Nickelodeon has aired The Brothers García , Noah Knows Best , As Told by Ginger , The Nick Cannon Show (spun-off from All That ), Taina (a predecessor to Victorious ), Drake & Josh (spun-off from The Amanda Show ), Romeo! , Unfabulous , Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide , Zoey 101 (spun-off from All That ), Mr. Meaty , Just Jordan , iCarly (spun-off from Drake & Josh and grew to become one of longest-running and

4550-459: The channel's male-oriented spin-off network Disney XD , features series aimed at boys, although shows on each network are widely popular among both genders. Disney XD's sitcoms have included Zeke and Luther (about two teenage skateboarders), Crash & Bernstein (about a 12-year-old boy's friendship with a living puppet), Mighty Med (about a hospital for superheroes), I'm in the Band (about

4641-419: The channel, the most notable of which include Hannah Montana (centering on a girl who, until the series' fourth and last season, led a secret double life as a teen pop star; the series surpassed its predecessors in terms of popularity), The Suite Life of Zack & Cody (centering on twin brothers living in a hotel where their mother works as a singer and a smart blonde and a dumb Asian live here; it led to

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4732-480: The demographic were featured in earlier series, Blossom regularly focused on such issues, with episodes dealing with subject matter such as drug use, guns and teen sex. Several sitcoms aired on ABC during the early and mid-1990s were aimed primarily at teenage audiences as well as families; most of them aired as part of TGIF , the network's popular Friday night comedy block that originally ran from 1989 to 2000. Such examples include Step by Step (which focused on

4823-419: The earliest was the 1989–93 series Hey Dude , which focused on a group of teenagers working at a dude ranch; the network's most popular comedy of the 1990s was Clarissa Explains It All , running from 1991 to 1994 and starring then-unknown actress Melissa Joan Hart , which focused around Clarissa Darling, a typical teenager that faced typical teen issues and an aggravating younger brother. The series debunked

4914-487: The entire family. The teen movie genre was popular during the 1960s and led the way towards the teen sitcom genre. The earliest ancestor of the teen sitcom was Meet Corliss Archer , a TV adaptation of a popular radio show about a teenage girl which aired briefly in syndication in 1954. The first teen sitcom on a major network was The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis , a 1959–1963 CBS sitcom based on collegiate short stories by humorist Max Shulman . Dobie Gillis followed

5005-504: The first Tween Girl Summit Music Festival. "Tween girls are drawn to talented performers who emanate the joy of life, and we are so happy to have teen favorite Debby Ryan as the first host of The Tween Summit Music Festival," said Denise Restauri, founder of The Tween Summit, AllyKatzz.com and AK Tweens. Ryan was set to headline the "Terrific Teen Tour", a concert series which co-headlined Mitchel Musso , Jasmine Richards and Savannah Outen to start on July 9, 2009 and end on July 14, but it

5096-582: The guidance of their kind-hearted homeroom teacher Miss Bliss (portrayed by Hayley Mills of The Parent Trap fame). It was short-lived and was retooled later into NBC's Saved by the Bell which enjoyed much more success on the broadcast network and syndication. Another attempt came with 1989 reboot of The Mickey Mouse Club (MMC) which contained a mix of sketch comedy, musical and dance numbers (often covers of then-popular pop songs), celebrity guest stars and serial dramas. As opposed to its counterpart Kids Incorporated (also airing on Disney Channel) which

5187-462: The guitar, piano, and keyboard. In July 2012, Ryan started work on a clothing line for 2013. She said she was in the beginning stages of building herself a fashion brand and revealed that she has been looking into designers and interviewing brands she might like to work with. In 2013, Ryan starred in the film Kristin's Christmas Past as Haddie. She recorded an appearance in the film Muppets Most Wanted , released on March 21, 2014, as Savana, but

5278-511: The highest rated live-action series in Nickelodeon history), True Jackson, VP , Big Time Rush , The Troop , Bucket & Skinner's Epic Adventures , How to Rock , Victorious (Served as the launching pad for pop star Ariana Grande 's music career), Sam & Cat (spun-off from iCarly and Victorious ), Supah Ninjas , Life With Boys and Every Witch Way all of which targeted kids and older teens, as well as families as

5369-664: The latter characters, specifically attractive but intelligent redhead Tiffany Malloy ( Nikki Cox ) and her less-than-bright brother Ryan ( Kevin Connolly )). In 2002, What I Like About You debuted on The WB – centering on spontaneous, wild 16-year-old Holly Tyler (portrayed by former Nickelodeon star Amanda Bynes ), who convinces her father – who accepts a job position in Japan – to let her live with her neurotic, uptight older sister Valerie (portrayed by former 90210 star Jennie Garth ). In general, The WB put much of its programming focus during

5460-476: The luxurious Tipton Hotel in Boston, where their divorced mother Carey sings and performs in the hotel lounge. The identical twins often cause mischief at their residence. The series also follows the hotel owner's teenage daughter London Tipton (a parody of Paris Hilton ), the hotel's candy-counter girl, Maddie Fitzpatrick, and Mr. Moseby, the hotel manager, who is often the foil to Zack and Cody's schemes. The show

5551-578: The main audience focus for these programs, these programs are also popular with young adults as well as preteens. Older adults may enjoy them for nostalgic purposes. Like teen dramas , this genre was also generally non-existent during the first 30 years of television. When sitcoms reached their peak in the 1950s and 1960s, these programs were supposed to be family-oriented. Sitcoms of the 1950s and 1960s such as Leave It to Beaver , Father Knows Best , The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet and The Donna Reed Show were popular with teenagers, along with

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5642-630: The network's 11-year existence on teen-oriented series (attempting to broaden its audience in its final two years), which alongside comedy series had also included dramas such as Buffy the Vampire Slayer and One Tree Hill . UPN's sitcoms largely (with few exceptions) were aimed at African-American audiences; such programs aimed at teens included Moesha , which focused on African-American teenager Moesha Mitchell (portrayed by singer Brandy ) and her family and friends. The 2001–06 sitcom One on One , centered on Breanna Barnes ( Kyla Pratt ), who (in

5733-437: The network's block for teen comedy starting in 2001 until 2009. Launched in 1983, Disney Channel was originally a premium channel geared towards young children, families and adults. However, in 1988, the channel made its first attempt to appeal to an adolescent audience with its first original sitcom Good Morning, Miss Bliss . Miss Bliss detailed the lives of middle schoolers who got into various wacky adventures but had

5824-425: The network's first in-house sketch comedy/variety series Roundhouse . While hugely unsuccessful in the ratings, Roundhouse still was innovative in some ways such as featuring a large diverse teenage cast and an urban setting which stood out from the predominantly white suburban environment of the Nickelodeon's past series. From 1993 to 1994, Nickelodeon aired The Adventures of Pete & Pete (which grew to have

5915-448: The popularity of the character of nerdy high school (and later, college) student Steve Urkel ). Other short-lived series that featured teenage protagonists included Sister, Sister (which aired during the 1994–1995 season but was cancelled and promptly moved to The WB and Clueless (aired on ABC during the 1996–1997 season and later moved to UPN; based on the hit 1995 comedy film starring teen idol Alicia Silverstone ). One of

6006-655: The privacy of her bedroom, she incorporates the most famous radio persona of the internet under the nickname 'Radio Rebel'. She released a cover version of " We Got the Beat ", by The Go-Go's , as the promotional single for the film on February 21. On August 31, 2012, she voiced the character Spike in the Tinker Bell film Secret of the Wings . Also in 2012, she formed the indie band The Never Ending with guitarist Kyle Moore and drummer Johnny Franco. She plays several instruments, including

6097-470: The promotional single "Made of Matches", which served as the theme of the Discovery Family show R.L. Stine's The Haunting Hour , in which she starred in one episode. The Suite Life on Deck finished its run on May 6, 2011. On July 6, she released her debut solo single, the alternative hip hop song We Ended Right , featuring Chad Hively & Chase Ryan. The song was released from her own label,

6188-641: The protagonist's parents not allowing them to try out for a school sports team because of their gender) that the characters must solve by episode's end, getting into moral conflicts with their parents, friends, relatives, or siblings, and coming-of-age situations (such as a first date or learning how to drive); however, more dramatic and shocking plot elements or ones which center on undesirable (such as bullying, anxiety, peer pressure, police brutality , excessive force, underage alcoholism, and possibly even substance abuse) may be featured as well, in what are sometimes called "very special episodes". Although adolescents are

6279-597: The ratings. It was also 2009's top-rated scripted series, outpacing other teenage shows. In 2009, Ryan landed a starring role in the independent feature film What If... , alongside Kevin Sorbo and Kristy Swanson . Shot in Grand Rapids and Manistee, Michigan in July 2009, it was released in theaters on August 20, 2010. It was produced by Pure Flix Entertainment and centers on a Christian family. In October 2009, Ryan hosted

6370-475: The same name that aired on Showtime . The franchise focused on the adventures of the eponymous main character who tries to live a normal life as a teenager and later young adult while dealing with being a half-witch/half-mortal; Sabrina ran for four seasons on ABC and an additional three on The WB). Though TGIF was originally geared towards families, the success of Sabrina, The Teenage Witch and Boy Meets World which had its teenage cast become teen idols and

6461-737: The scene was deleted. The scene was later reinstated in the Blu-ray release's extended version. On June 1, The Never Ending released their debut single, "Mulholland Drive", with a premiere on the Billboard website. Their debut EP One was released on June 24, featuring album art with a circus-theme. She also appeared in the show TV series Mighty Med as Jade and was guest mentor in the fifth season of Fashion Police . On April 17, 2015, an episode of Girl Meets World premiered featuring Ryan as Aubrey Macavoy. On June 23, 2015, The Never Ending debuted their new single, titled " Secondhand ". Later that year,

6552-435: The season three episode "Coffee Talk", making her the youngest female director for a Disney Channel production. Additionally, in a shift towards a more mature role, she guest starred in an episode of the show Private Practice as a recovering drug addict. On February 17, 2012, Ryan starred in another Disney Channel movie entitled Radio Rebel as Tara, a very shy teenage who dreads speaking to anyone in her school, but in

6643-468: The series Insatiable (2018–2019), the comedy films The Opening Act (2020) and Shortcomings (2023), the thriller film Night Teeth (2021), and the Jeff Baena films Horse Girl (2020) and Spin Me Round (2022). Ryan gained prominence in music by contributing vocals to the soundtracks of her Disney projects. She formed the indie rock band The Never Ending in 2013, with whom she released

6734-515: The series on the TNBC block were executive produced by Peter Engel . Fox , The WB and UPN were each launched (respectively in 1986 and 1995) with target audiences aimed at teenagers and young adults between the ages of 13 and 35. Fox aired teen dramas such as Beverly Hills, 90210 and Party of Five and sitcoms such as That '70s Show , Malcolm in the Middle , Married... with Children (in which its teen characters, who grew into adults over

6825-425: The series was comical and the issues were often resolved before the end of the episode. Notably, Saved by the Bell featured teenage archetypes and stereotypes. Saved by the Bell kept its Saturday morning slot until 1993, when it ended after four seasons (by the final season, two main characters – Kelly Kapowski ( Tiffani Thiessen ) and Jessie Spano ( Elizabeth Berkley ) – departed from the series and were replaced by

6916-567: The show Barney & Friends . Her first film role was in 2007 as a guest character in Barney: Let's Go to the Firehouse. She appeared in several commercials for iDog and various board games; she was in an iDog Dance commercial in 2008. She also had a major role in the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer feature film The Longshots as Edith. She played one of the main characters, Bailey Pickett , on

7007-463: The show. In June 2017, Ryan announced via her Instagram account that Netflix had ordered Insatiable to series, after previously being passed on by The CW. The first season premiered on August 10, 2018. On February 14, 2020, the series was cancelled after two seasons. In 2020, Ryan co-starred with Alison Brie in the psychological drama film Horse Girl . She called the film a turning point in her career, reasoning that "I think that there

7098-508: The teenage female audience from his previous roles in Disney media such as So Weird and Brink! and the Universal film Leave It to Beaver . However like Teen Angel , it failed to reach its intended audience and was cancelled after one season. Detten would later star in another short-lived TGIF sitcom, Complete Savages (2004-2005) which consisted of a predominantly teenage male cast with

7189-425: The television episode and the video game. Merchandise based on the series include clothing, bags, bedding, and toys. The Suite Life of Zack & Cody had a number of novels based on episodes of the series, as well as original books. Teen sitcom The most common episodic plot lines used in teen sitcoms involve the protagonist(s) dealing with family and friends, ending up in a complicated situation (such as

7280-400: The transfer of its more successful sitcoms like Step by Step and Family Matters (which by that point was more focused on the young adult cast) to CBS in 1997, led to the block's shift towards teen-oriented sitcoms that fall. In order to capitalize on the success of Sabrina , TGIF introduced two new fantasy comedies (albeit with male protagonists): Teen Angel (which heavily leaned towards

7371-489: The two lead characters each episode as explained by them), and Girl Meets World (which focuses on Boy Meets World characters, Cory and Topanga Matthews' teenage daughter, Riley as she navigates the challenges of life and being a teenager) which are all fairly popular with teenage audiences, as well as older children and young adults. Disney Channel's comedy series, while not exclusively targeted for that audience, are geared more towards teen and preteen girls; in contrast,

7462-495: The various hijinks of teenage campers at Camp Anawanna and Welcome Freshmen , a subversive take on the high school sitcom which featured a mix of comedy skits, a glaring lack of educational and moral lessons, sexual innuendo and cynical main characters. However, neither managed to reach the success of Clarissa which outlived both series by a year. The year 1992 saw the introduction of the network's popular long-running primetime block SNICK (contraction of Saturday Night Nick) and

7553-529: Was a primetime and weekend block hosted by animated teenage cyber -creatures called "Zoogs" and featured original series and films , live concerts and music videos of current teen pop artists, exclusive behind-the-scenes footage of upcoming Disney films, extreme sports clips and interstitials that promoted usage of the internet. These new original series included: Flash Forward (a coming-of-age comedy about two best friends in their last year of middle school), The Jersey (a sports-themed comedy about

7644-418: Was aimed squarely at children, MMC' s demographic skewed towards older children and teenagers. It was not only a huge success for the premium channel but served as a testing ground for the channel's earliest attempts at creating a brand of teen pop stars. Two pop groups were spawned from the variety show: The Party and MMC, both contained the most popular cast members at the time. A few years after MMC ended,

7735-407: Was another hit for the network and focuses on a teenage girl who tries to navigate through adolescence after the circumstances of a bathroom accident after reading an anonymous letter written about her, result in her notoriety once her high school classmates believe she attempted suicide. Children's cable channel Nickelodeon had begun its own trend of producing teen sitcoms in the late 1980s; one of

7826-465: Was canceled due to schedule conflicts. The tour would have been Ryan's debut as a live musician. In 2010, she starred in the young adult film 16 Wishes , which introduced her to more mature audiences. She watched numerous Brat Pack movies to prepare for the role. On March 25, 2011, Ryan starred in The Suite Life Movie , based on the show she had starred in. On March 29, she released

7917-454: Was followed two years later (in 2003) by That's So Raven , a comedy which mixed fantasy and real-life issues (centering on a girl who has psychic abilities that are only known by her friends and family), this also became a major hit for Disney Channel; it was also the first Disney Channel series both to last four seasons and to reach 100 episodes. The success of That's So Raven ultimately led to more " high concept " series to be produced for

8008-472: Was later reduced to two misdemeanors, and was released after posting $ 100,000 bail. On June 30, she pleaded no contest to reckless driving and was sentenced to three years of probation, community service, and attending a DUI program. As of March 2023, Ryan and her husband live in Columbus, Ohio . In a 2009 People interview, Ryan stated that her Suite Life co-star, Brenda Song , was her acting idol. In

8099-540: Was popular with younger audiences, especially pre-teens and younger teenagers, as was its competitor The Partridge Family , which premiered in 1970. These shows are similar to the "tween" orientated shows that have aired in more recent years such as Hannah Montana . The 1970s also featured teen sitcoms such as What's Happening!! , Happy Days and Welcome Back, Kotter . During the 1980s, television series such as The Facts of Life , Silver Spoons , Square Pegs , Family Ties , The Hogan Family , Who's

8190-564: Was scheduled to resume in January 2007. The series filmed an episode which aired as part of network crossover special, That's So Suite Life of Hannah Montana , which aired on July 28, 2006, as a crossover featuring That's So Raven and Hannah Montana . By 2006, The Suite Life of Zack & Cody was one of Disney Channel's top-rated programs. The Suite Life on Deck is a sequel series to The Suite Life of Zack & Cody , that debuted on Disney Channel on September 26, 2008. The series

8281-478: Was targeted towards teenagers. The block also featured comedies such as California Dreams (focusing on an aspiring band), Hang Time (centering on the players and cheerleaders of a high school basketball team), City Guys (centering on the developing friendship of two New York City high school students of different backgrounds and races) and One World (focusing on a family in which all six children are adopted from different backgrounds). The vast majority of

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