Say what?! 10 things you didn't know about Hannah Montana

As most of you know, I'm a closeted Hannah Montana fan. I pretend to hate it in public, but I secretly love it. And if you think a lot of people hate Hannah Montana, it's really just people who love it and don't want to admit it. Now, I took the time to dig Hannah Montana out of the grave and ask her about the show, and she gave me a lot of information. here are just ten.

10. "Miley" was originally named "Chloe"

Before Miley Cyrus was cast, the character was named Chloe Stewart. But when Cyrus was casted, they liked her so much, that they renamed her Miley. 

9. Hannah Montana was going to be named "Alexis Texas"

Before Hannah Montana, the teen pop sensation was gonna be named Alexis Texas. Alexis Texas is the name of a porn star...Sweet Niblets! 

8. They glued what to Miley's forehead?!

In order to keep the wig from falling off, they glued the fringe of the wig to Miley's forehead. Yikes!

7. Each episode Title is based on a popular song.

"California Sreamin'" "Killing me softly with his height" "Cheat it" it speaks for itself.

6. prediction of the future. 

In the episode "Yet another side of me" Madonna stand-in tells Hannah she needs to change her image in order to strive. She freaks out about it, and comes up with an edgy "Anti-Hannah" Her friends are against it, and in the end, everybody is shocked by her new image. Sounds a lot like Miley Cyrus' shocking transformation. 

 

5. Aspects of Miley's real life were incorporated into the show.

Miley's from Tennessee, her dad is Billy Ray Cyrus, and her nickname is "Smiley Miley". Her godmother is Dolly Parton. All those things were used in the show.



4. Miley had a fish named Scaly Joel Osment.

A reference to actor Haley Joel Osment, Emily Osment's brother.



3. Several Actresses were considered for Hannah Montana

Some of them are R&B artist JoJo, Future Gossip Girl actress Taylor Momsen, and Jordan Macoy. But the role went to Miley Cyrus, and thank god it did! Can you imagine Taylor Momsen as Hannah Montana?!

2. Jackson is how old?!

In the show, Jackson is only two years older than Miley, In real life, Jason Earls was in his late twenties when he got the job.



1. Hannah Montana was inspired by an episode of That's So Raven

In the episode "Goin' Hollywood", Raven meets a child actress who wears a wig to disguise herself. She later goes to school to try to live a normal life. The creators of the show liked that scenario so much, that they pitched a TV show idea about a teen girl who lives a double life as a Celebrity and a normal girl.

Character Fight All Stars: Hannah Montana vs Jem

So, you want to be a famous singer, but you also want to be a normal person. What do you do? You can A, Get an AI to build you a hologram face, or B, put on a wig and change your voice a bit. Clearly I am talking about two TV  shows. One is still a popular topic years after it ended, and the other faded of into obscurity until a recent movie reboot was announced. I'm talking about Hannah Montana and Jem. I had know Idea what Jem was until I watched the Robot Chicken spoof. And I am a closeted Hannah Montana fan. I pretend to hate it in public, but I secretly love it. I know all the songs, I watched every episode, I saw the movie, I saw the 3D concert, You get the picture. But I decided to educate myself on some Jem and the Holograms, since it would be unfair to not know anything about the other character. So, here it is. Teen Pop sensation, Hannah Montana vs 80's Diva Jem. 

Begin Battle!

Pop Star Beginnings

In Jem, Jericha Benton (That's a name) has the responsibility of looking after Starlight Records after the untimely death of her father. she later finds a computer program under her house called synergy (sounds like a 5 hour energy rip off) Synergy projects a Hologram on Jericha's face, and she takes on the persona of Jem, a pink haired 80's pop star. (Thank god this was a cartoon.)

In Hannah Montana, Miley Stewart(Played by Miley Cyrus) is a normal country girl living on the coast of California. Her best friend Lily(Plated by Emily Osment) buys two tickets to see Hannah Montana, a teen pop Idol, but Miley refuses the other ticket, which makes Lily sad. Lily goes to the concert, and even sneaks into Hannah Montana's dressing room afterwards, but when Lily actually sees Hannah Montana, she makes a shocking Revelation. Hannah Montana, is actually Miley! Turns out Miley had been wearing disguise, because she wants to be a pop star, but at the same time,she also wants to live a normal teenaged life. 

While Hannah Montana does have an ingeniously crazy plot line, Jem is even crazier. A hologram face? where did they get this? Point goes to Jem!

The Star

Jem as an Icon is very outrageous! Jem as a character on the other hand, is very bland and Generic. Miley, on the other hand, plays it over the top, and Over the top is way better than bland. Point goes to Hannah!

Double Life Motivation

In Jem, I had no idea why she needed an alter ego. She's already a rich heiress, so why make up an alter ego? Hannah Montana, on the other hand, was created so that Miley, her true identity, can sing on stage, and live the life of a normal teenaged girl. that's why the theme song is called "Best of Both Worlds" Point goes to Hannah!

Rockin' Villains

Hannah Montana didn't really have villains. Unless you count Selena Gomez's character, Mikayla. Jem, on the other hand,had three villains. their names are Pizzazz, Roxxy and Stormer, and they are...The Misfits! They are the Misfits! They're gonna get her! Point goes to Jem.

The Music

This one is a bit more opinion based. And in My opinion, Hannah Montana had better songs than Jem. "Best of Both Worlds" "Nobody's Perfect" "The Climb" "Rockstar" Hannah Wins!

Co-stars

Jem has her bandmates, who's personalities all mirror hers. and by that, I mean very one dimensional. Miley's co-stars, however, are her Best friends. There's Lily, Miley's skater girl bestie, and Oliver, The nerdy guy friend. Then there's Jackson, Miley's obnoxious older brother, and her dad, Robby Ray. Then there's Roxy, Aunt Dolly, Mammaw, Jake Ryan, Miley's mom and many more. Point goes to Hannah.



And the winner is...