MAGIC
The Cheetah Girl and the “Boy Meets World” star are revisiting all the Disney TV movies we grew up with—and that we’re still obsessed with.
Allison McClain Merrill is a writer and reporter focusing on TV history, music, and faith and culture. She has written for Vanity Fair, Glamour, Insider, Today, SFGATE, Paste Magazine, and more. She earned a Master of Arts in Religion from Yale University.
NOSTALGIA
“Being normal is vastly overrated.” How one of the earliest Disney Channel Original Movies came to be—and birthed a devoted fan base who cherish it still today more than ever.
TIGER TOWN
Premiering in October 1983, the sports drama started a brand-defining trend for the House of Mouse. But good luck finding it today.