DCOMs

This is a whole post dedicated to the lost art that was Disney Channel Original Movies. They still air ones they make today, but they're just not as good as the 90s and early 2000s DCOMS. And because I know you want to know my all-time favorite DCOMs, I have compiled a list for your viewing pleasure.

10. Rip Girls

First of all, baby Camilla Belle is adorable. Rip Girls is about a girl named Sydney, and she's inherited a bunch of land. {seems legit.} So she falls in love with the land and Hawaii as she discovers more about herself. How presh. 

9. Mom's Got A Date With A Vampire

My sister and I watched this every Halloween for years! The aunt from Sabrina goes out on a date with this guy who they think is a vampire, so they call in a vampire hunter and all is well. It sounds stupid when I describe it... it's not stupid, I promise.

8. Phantom of the Megaplex

Another of our favorite Halloween movies around my house! This one has Mickey Rooney, so it's streets ahead of the other DCOMs in terms of star casting. The kids are running around an old movie theater and convinced there's a phantom haunting it. Think Phantom of the Opera for 2000s teens, but less singing.

7. Cadet Kelly

Make way for 2000s Disney royalty! This one stars the Disney Channel darlings themselves - Hilary Duff and Christy Carlson Romano. Hilary gets her sassy self shipped to military school by her new stepdad and makes instant enemies with Christy Carlson. So they discover that they can actually be BFFs if Hil grows up and CC loosens up. This one is on Netflix right now and totally worth the guilty pleasure watch!

6. Get A Clue

I loved this one when it came out and not gonna lie, I wanted those sunglasses sooo bad, y'all. Get A Clue is a super cute DCOM featuring a pre-cray cray Lindsay Lohan and that guy that played in the Little Rascals movie and then got really cute. Pretty sure his name is Bug. Lindsay's character is on the school newspaper and is on the case when one of her teachers goes missing. If you haven't seen it in a while, go watch!

5. Alley Cats Strike

The one and only movie that made bowling look cool. Not gonna lie, I need to go rewatch because I didn't know that my fave Kaley Cuoco has a role! I don't know a single person who has seen this movie that hasn't tried that spinning bowling ball trick at one time or another. (Spoiler alert: doesn't work.) (Also, is he holding a stuffed basketball??)

4. You Lucky Dog

Back in the pre-DVR and pre-900 channels days, we watched whatever was on. This one aired probably every weeknight for at least a month, so it's a good thing my sister and I liked it! Kirk Cameron (helloooo major pre-teen crush) plays a guy who can read dogs' minds and is enlisted when this adorable St. Bernard inherits his rich dead master's fortune.

3. Genius

 I rewatched this one a couple of weeks ago and still love it! Definitely had a major crush on the main guy when I was in middle school :) and baby Emmy Rossum plays his love interest. The main character is a mega-genius who is tired of not having friends, so he fakes being a dumb, smart-aleck kid in high school so he can be popular. Also, there's hockey.

2. Double Teamed

Oh, how Disney loves their "based on a true story" DCOMs. Heather and Heidi are identical twins (what, can't you tell from the cover photo?) who are really good at basketball. But the one doesn't want to play basketball but she has to play basketball to get into college, and they both go pro. (Side note, definitely own this one on VHS. That's how much I loved it.)

1. Zenon: Girl of the 21st Century

Ceetus lapetus, is there really any other movie to take the top spot in a countdown of DCOMs? Never! This DCOM is EPIC. If you're one of the 10 people in America who hasn't seen this one, it's set in 2058 or something and Zenon finds out that the space station they all live on is in danger, but she gets sent to earth because she's grounded, then she and this cute guy and her best friend Raven save the day. Zoom zoom zoom!

Honorable mention:

This one doesn't technically count since it was released as part of ABC's Wonderful World of Disney, but we loved it so much that I would be remiss to leave it out. Will Friedle (Eric Matthews from Boy Meets World) asks out this cute girl at the mall and she happens to be the President's daughter. So he's trying to drag her to the school dance and she's only interested in being a crazy fool. This one is one I'm constantly looking out for on DVD! Pleeeease Netflix, release it on instant streaming in the meantime!

If you've seen the movie, you know this shot. That pink velvet dress, butterfly necklace, and hair toss was my inspiration for LYFE.