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The Start of Something New
Listen along as 2 people in their late 20s who were apart of the High School Musical generation take on the task of reviewing every single Disney Channel Original Movie in chronological order.
Episodes
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100. Adventures in Babysitting: Lost in New Yo… I mean, The City
Ladies, Gentleman, and everyone in between, I’m not even gonna humor you with a normal intro where I poke fun at the plot of the movie we’re discussing because…
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99. Invisible Sister: A (Kinda) Spooky Scientific Endeavor
Ah the leaves are changing color, and there’s a chill in the air, but unfortunately we can’t enjoy any of this fall fun because we have to do a science…
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98. Descendants: The Culmination of Walt’s Legacy (with Special Guest Amanda)
Once upon a time there was a girl, she wasn’t a princess, but she was a future queen, and along with her 3 friends this girl would… ah crap, hold on listeners…
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[REUPLOAD] BONUS. D23 2026: What Dream(finders) Are Made Of
[no listeners you’re not going crazy this is in fact the first time in this shows history that we are officially reuploading an episode, so hopefully this time…
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BONUS. D23 2026: What Dream(finder)s Are Made Of
Well you know what they say, third times the charm. That’s right listeners it is once again time for us to take a break from the DCOM train as once again…
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97. Teen Beach 2: Directed by Greta Gerwig
Well listeners, summer may be coming to an end and the new school year is right around the corner, but we just want to say that we have had the best 3 months…
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96. Bad Hair Day: Do You Wear Wigs?
Oh my gosh you guys we cannot believe the prom is tomorrow already. We already have the perfect outfit and shoes now we just need to figure out the perfect…
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95. How to Build a Better Boy: Dr. Gabby-Steins Monster
For many years the world’s most brilliant scientists have tried tackling the universe’s greatest mysteries: What is on the other side of a black hole? Is time…
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94. Zapped: Spending $9.99 on Boys
Ugh I swear, aren’t boys just the worst? So loud, gross, and unfocused. Well have no fear because for the low low price of… $9.99, and a freak electrical…
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BONUS. K-Pop Demon Hunters: Jakes Birthday Pick 2026
Listeners let me tell you something, we’re done hiding, now we’re shining, like we’re born to be. We’re dreaming hard, we came so far, now I believe we’re…
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93. Cloud 9: That Girl Can Ride (with Special Guest Amanda)
Ah the sun is shining the temperature is going up and after our last movie it feels like the perfect time to get into the summer mood, don’t you agree…
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92. Teen Beach Movie: Their Job is Beach
Oh hey listeners! You’re just in time to join us in watching our favorite movie! You know the one about a boy and a girl from opposing groups who fall in love…
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91. Girl vs. Monster: Skylar the Vampire Slayer
When hinges creak in doorless chambers, and strange and frightening sounds echo through the halls. Whenever candlelights flicker where the air is deathly…
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90. Let It Shine: Preaching The Truth To The Choir
Alright everyone take your seats, take your seats now. Congregation, I come to you today with a message. A message so powerful you would believe that it came…
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89. Radio Rebel: How Debby Made History (Season 6 Premiere)
Alright sound check is done, music is queued up, and the call in lines are open… is what I would say if we had anywhere near the same setup as the main…
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BONUS. A Very Jonas Christmas Movie: Kevin Finally Gets His Moment (Season 5 Finale)
Ho Ho Ho! Merry Christmas everyone! We here at The Start of Something New podcast would like to wish you all a happy holiday, as well as make sure you’re not…
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88. Frenemies: A Story in 3 Acts That Only Needed 1
Ah welcome back everyone to your favorite podcast hosted by two best, two good friends, who would never think of each other as enemies. Not even if outside…
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87. Good Luck Charlie: It’s Christmas!: A Cross Country Holiday
Ah the holidays, what better time to travel across the country to see your loved ones. Just make sure your teenage daughter doesn’t try to get off your flight…
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BONUS. Corpse Bride: Kates Birthday Pick 2025
Listeners, with this hand, we will lift your sorrows. Your cup will never empty, for we will be your wine. With this candle, we will light your way in…
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BONUS. Halloween Horror Nights/Epic Universe Recap: A Payoff 5 Years in the Making
“Beyond this gate find gardens green and epic worlds to fill your dreams.” Those are the words engraved on the chronos, the entrance to the newest theme park…
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86. Geek Charming: A Reverse She’s All That (with Special Guest Helen)
Ah and over here we have one of the most dangerous species in the animal kingdom, the popular high school rich girl. Be careful listeners, one wrong look and…
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85. Phineas and Ferb The Movie: Across the 2nd Dimension: A Scientific Summer Showdown
Listeners I know what we’re going to do today, we’re going to accidentally help an evil scientist open a portal to another dimension and find out our dear pet…
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84. Sharpay’s Fabulous Adventure: The Sharpay Diaries (with Special Guest Megan)
Start spreading the news, she’s leaving today. She wants to be part of it, New York, New York! Well if that very musical introduction wasn’t enough to get you…
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83. Lemonade Mouth: Being Loud and Being Heard (Not Sponsored)
Poets, geniuses, revolutionaries, The Start of Something New podcast has been called… well honestly none of these things, but come on that opening narration is…
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82. The Suite Life Movie: A Spring Break of Questionable Science
Ah welcome everyone! Right this way, I must say we here at The Start of Something New labs are more than excited that you’ve decided to spend your spring break…
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BONUS. Kate Says I Do: The Wedding Recap
Dearly beloved listeners, we are gathered here today to witness a beautiful event. Okay well actually said event happened about a month ago and y’all weren’t…
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81. Avalon High: The Sword and The Track Shoes
Listeners, lend us your ears as we regal you the tale of King Arthur. Except forget all the cool European medieval knight settings because this version of the…
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BONUS. The Super Mario Bros Movie: Jakes Birthday Pick 2025
Let’s-a-go listeners! It’s time to once again celebrate the birthday of one of your lovely co-hosts by discussing a film not made by Disney. So to celebrate…
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80. Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam: The Camp Strikes Back (with Special Guests Megan and Hannah)
Alright listeners, or should I say campers, It’s so great to see everyone back again for another fun filled summer. Wait what’s that? There’s a brand new camp…
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79. Den Brother: A Doubtfire Double Down
Integrity, fidelity, readiness. Now dear listeners can you tell us what those things have in common? Well of course they’re all apart of the code that every…
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78. Starstruck: A Movie for the Pick Me Girls (with Special Guest Hannah)
Oh my god, are you guys okay? We so didn’t mean to hit you in the face with a door as we made a hasty exit to avoid the paparazzi. Wait what? You don’t care…
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77. Wizards of Waverly Place: The Movie: Back To The Future But With Magic
Well listeners, we were going to let you skip out on this episode and stay at a friends house but because you misbehaved again you gave us no choice. Pack your…
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76. Princess Protection Program: A Royal Ruse (Season 5 Premiere)
Hear ye hear ye! Attention all podcast listeners, it is my greatest honor to present to you, the season 5 premiere of The Start of Something New! Wait hold on…
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BONUS. The Nightmare Before Christmas: Do Not Mix Your Holidays (Season 4 Finale)
Boys and girls of every age, wouldn’t you like to see something strange? How bout the fact that 2024 is almost over? Yeah that’s pretty wild isn’t it? But we…
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75. Hatching Pete: Shaking Our Tail Feathers
Okay listeners I need to level with you, you know I would never ask you to do something if it wasn’t really important. So, could you be the school mascot going…
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BONUS. Hannah Montana: The Movie: Finding Our Way Back Home
Well listeners you know what they say, you can change your hair, you can change your clothes, you can change your mind, that’s just the way it goes. But you’ll…
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BONUS. Barbie: Kates Birthday Pick 2024
Hi Barbie! Hi Barbie! Hi Barbie! Oh, hi listeners! We are so glad you could join us in Barbieland to celebrate another birthday of one of your amazing…
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74. Dadnapped: Zoom is the New Is
Alright everyone I hope you have your bags packed because we are gonna have the best camping trip ever, we just have to make a really quick pit stop in a small…
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BONUS. High School Musical 3: Senior Year: The Final Curtain Call (with Special Guest Megan)
Curtains rise, the orchestra begins to play, center stage, a single spotlight shines, its showtime one last time. If that dramatic introduction didn’t get you…
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BONUS. D23 2024: Josh D’Amaro’s Redemption Arc
Alright everyone, let’s do this one more time, with feeling. Now listeners I if you remember about 2 years ago we did a bonus episode discussing the 2022 D23…
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73. The Cheetah Girls: One World: Living Our Bollywood Dreams (with Special Guest Liz)
Okay listeners here’s the deal, I know we’ve been away for a hot minute, but after having so many guests on last episode it seems we’ve gone down to just being…
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72. Camp Rock: Being Real and Being Us (with Special Guests Megan, Hannah, and Dakota)
Alright listeners I know you’re upset that we weren’t able to afford to send you to camp this summer, wait what’s this? We suddenly got a job at the camp so…
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71. Minutemen: The Chance To Change Your Fate
If you had the chance to change your fate, would you? Oh wait, wrong Disney movie. But hopefully that clue was enough to let you listeners know that we’re…
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70. Twitches Too: *Vin Diesel Voice* Family
Powers of the sun, and forces of the moon, become one in our quest, to open the door to the Podcastlands. Let out light shine in its eternal night, and leave…
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69. High School Musical 2: Kenny Ortega’s Magnum Opus (with Special Guest Megan)
Summer… summer… summer. What time is it listeners? Why it’s time to work this out and get fabulous because it’s finally time for us to talk about the 2007…
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BONUS. How to Train Your Dragon: Jakes Birthday Pick 2024
Listeners, it is that time of year again, the time to celebrate the birth of one of your co-hosts. That’s right it is once again time to celebrate Jakes…
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68. Johnny Kapahala: Back on Board: A Return 8 Years in the Making
Hey everyone, so sorry it’s taken like a month for this episode to come out, but hey it’s not like we waited 8 years to release this, I mean, who would even do…
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67. Jump In!: The DCOM Formula at Work
He was a boy who boxed, she was a girl who did double dutch, could I make it anymore obvious? Okay well maybe but honestly the double dutch should have given…
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66. Return to Halloweentown: A Less than Spooktacular Finale
There comes a time in every persons life in which they need to spread their wings and leave the nest, even if when they do that they have a completely…
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65. The Cheetah Girls 2: Strutting Like We Mean It (with Special Guest Liz)
Alright listeners it’s time to get your spots on and your luggage ready as we head to Barcelona with our favorite girl group. That’s right it’s time for us to…
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64. Read It and Weep: Mean Girls Meets Black Swan
Alright listeners I hope you all did your essay assignment and turned them in, wait what’s this, why did someone turn in something that clearly isn’t an essay?…
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63. Wendy Wu: Homecoming Warrior: A Date with Destiny (Season 4 Premiere)
Let’s get down to business, to defeat… well not the Huns but something evil at least. That’s right listeners it’s time to do your training and pick out your…
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BONUS. About Us: The Jake and Kate Lore
Gather round listeners, it’s time for us to tell you a story. A story that should probably have been told years ago: the story of us! That’s right everyone…
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BONUS. We’re back! Catching up on 2023
Testing, testing, this thing still on? Hey listeners! It’s been a while hasn’t it? Yes despite the WGA and SAG-AFTRA reaching agreements to end their strikes…
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62. Cow Belles: Learning Responsibility Through Yogurt (Season 3 Finale)
Alright listeners it’s clear that you all don’t know responsibility or the value of the dollar because you, burned the kitchen a bit, okay then, so it’s time…
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61. High School Musical: Breaking Free From Cliques (Featuring The Time Mousechine Podcast)
Alright everyone, say it with me: what team? Wildcats. What team? Wildcats. What team? Wildcats! Wildcats, get your head in the game! That’s right everyone…
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BONUS. Sky High: The Original My Hero Academia
Already everyone it’s time to get on the bus and head to the sky as we aim to become the next generation of superheroes. Between Up, Up, and Away and the…
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60. Twitches: The Twins Who Lived
Gather round listeners, for a story that some may find, spooky. It is the story of a land very different than our own. A land full of magic and fantasy, a land…
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BONUS. Love, Simon: Jakes Birthday Pick 2023
Well listeners, it’s that time of the year again. We are here to celebrate the birthday of one of your co-hosts. For the third year in a row Jake has selected…
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59. The Proud Family Movie: Things Get Nutty
Hello listeners and welcome to the island of Legume! I hope you’re all ready to have a completely normal vacation with no evil peanut people or clones of your…