50 Fun Facts About Hannah Montana

At the start of the series, the Stewarts have moved from Tennessee to which California beach city?

The move lets Miley chase a pop career while Robby Ray, a retired country star, acts as her manager.

Who plays Robby Ray Stewart, Miley's father and manager?

He was only asked to audition after his daughter had landed the lead, and initially worried he would ruin her show.

What alias does Lilly Truscott use when she tags along to Hannah events in a brightly colored wig?

Lilly claims Lola is the daughter of an oil baron and sister of socialites Bunny and Kiki; Emily Osment said she had about 80 wigs for the part.

Which alias does Oliver Oken adopt so he can attend Hannah events without exposing Miley?

He improvises the name after glancing at a nearby mic stand, completing the look with a fake goatee and an upside-down visor.

Which song serves as the show's opening theme?

It is one of only two TV themes of the 2000s to reach the Billboard Hot 100, alongside iCarly's 'Leave It All to Me'.

Jackson works at a beach snack stand owned by which precocious, wealthy young character?

He appeared in just five first-season episodes before his popularity earned him a promotion to the main cast in season 2.

What is Miley Stewart's signature exclamation, used in place of profanity?

Her other catchphrases include 'Ya think?' and 'Say what?', the latter getting a workout in the finale's movie-offer scene.

The series premiered on Disney Channel in which month and year?

The pilot aired as a lead-in to a rerun of High School Musical, which had debuted just two months earlier.

How many episodes of the show aired across its four seasons?

The third season alone was stretched to 30 episodes after Disney ordered six extra installments in December 2008.

Before Miley Cyrus was cast, the lead character carried what name in the script?

It was changed to Miley Stewart after casting to limit confusion between the star, the character and the premise.

What name was the pop-star alter ego nearly given before writers found an adult-film performer used it?

The show's other alliterative near-miss went the opposite way: the character became Miley because that was the real first name of its star.

How old was Miley Cyrus when she first auditioned for the lead, only to be told she was too young?

She kept sending tapes for six months; Disney's Gary Marsh finally called her back at twelve and she got the part.

What is the title of the pilot episode, in which Miley's best friend discovers the truth about Hannah?

Lilly sneaks into Hannah's dressing room and spots the lucky bracelet she had given Miley earlier that day.

The show's most-watched episode, aired right after High School Musical 2 premiered, guest-starred which act?

It aired right after the premiere of High School Musical 2, and its title repeats 'Mr. Jonas' three times.

In which year did the one-hour series finale air?

The finale, 'Wherever I Go', drew 6.2 million viewers on January 16 and ends with Miley showing up as Lilly's college roommate.

Under what title was the fourth and final season marketed?

It was the only season broadcast in high definition, and it moved the Stewarts out of their beach house to a nearby ranch.

Mitchel Musso became recurring in Hannah Montana's final season after being cast in which Disney XD series?

He appears in only two season-4 episodes, the last of them the finale, before starring as King Brady opposite Doc Shaw.

Which actress portrays Miley's late mother, who appears in dream sequences to offer advice?

She was one of several stars, along with Larry David and Camryn Manheim, who signed on after their own kids got hooked on the show.

Which country legend, Cyrus's real-life godmother, has a recurring role as Miley's godmother?

She said Cyrus lobbied executives to write her in, and credited the part with winning her a young new audience.

Bodyguard Roxy likens herself to which animal in her catchphrase?

Her other talents include dicing a pineapple with a karate chop and owning bulletproof pantyhose that 'keeps bullets out, keeps Roxy in'.

Before working for Hannah, Roxy claims to have guarded which famous musician?

The ex-Marine later leaves for the Secret Service after saving the President from a plate of contaminated sushi.

Miley's on-off boyfriend Jake Ryan slays the undead on which fictional TV show?

His catchphrase, 'Dude, I slayed you once; don't make me slay you again!', announces his arrival at school.

What sound do mean girls Amber and Ashley make, touching index fingers, after speaking in unison?

Miley and Lilly mock the gesture at the end of the pilot, and by the finale the rivals are their Stanford dormmates.

Which future Wizards of Waverly Place star played Mikayla, Hannah's rival pop star, in season 2?

Mikayla lip-syncs 'If Cupid Had a Heart' in one episode; the character never returned for season 3.

Which actress plays Lilly's mom, who briefly dates Robby Ray in a season 2 episode?

Like Larry David, she agreed to guest-star after attending a taping with her kids.

In 'Get Down, Study-udy-udy', Miley rewrites which song into the 'Bone Dance' to cram for a biology exam?

Rico nearly cracks her secret by matching the dance's steps and voice to Hannah's hit, which peaked at No. 27 on the Hot 100.

Which track became the only Hannah Montana single to crack the top ten of the Billboard Hot 100?

It shares its title with the season 3 episode where Miley must choose between Jake and bandmate Jesse, and went platinum without ever being released as a single.

In the 2009 movie, Robby Ray tricks Miley into flying home to which fictional town?

Miley thinks the private jet is bound for an awards show; instead she is grounded there for two weeks.

Who plays Travis Brody, Miley's childhood friend and love interest in the movie?

The future MacGyver deduces her secret when he catches her mid-costume-change between two dinners.

Which instructional dance number from the movie was nicknamed 'Miley's Macarena'?

Director Peter Chelsom wanted a Macarena-style crowd dance; the collaborators just called it 'The Project' for months.

Which singer-songwriter cameos in the movie's barn-party scene performing 'Crazier'?

She wrote two songs for the soundtrack, and Rascal Flatts also appear as themselves.

Which supermodel does Hannah scrap with over a pair of shoes in the movie's opening act?

The scene was shot in the shoe department of a Belk store in Franklin, Tennessee, and the tabloid headline it creates infuriates Robby.

Who directed Hannah Montana: The Movie?

The Serendipity director found 'The Climb' on a Nashville song-hunting trip and had it rewritten from third person to first.

In millions of dollars, what was the movie's production budget, against a $169.2 million gross?

It opened at No. 1 with $32.3 million, then dropped 58 percent in its second weekend.

Walt Disney Records withdrew 'The Climb' from Grammy consideration because the song...

Songwriters Jessi Alexander and Jon Mabe wrote 'It's the Climb' about their own struggles in Nashville; several country artists passed on it before Cyrus.

The 2008 Disney Digital 3-D concert film was originally booked into theaters for how long?

The limited run pulled in $31.1 million on its opening weekend, still the biggest Super Bowl weekend opening ever.

One dollar from every ticket on Cyrus's 2007–08 debut tour went to which cancer organization?

The tour raised more than $2 million for the center and grossed over $54 million overall.

Which frequent Disney collaborator directed and choreographed Cyrus's debut headlining tour?

The High School Musical director leaned on nineteen LED video screens because Cyrus did not yet feel confident performing stunts while singing.

Fan videos from the tour sparked lip-syncing accusations after spotting what on stage?

The stand-in covered the second half of a duet so Cyrus could swap from the Hannah wig into her own persona.

Which label released Meet Miley Cyrus, bundled as disc two of the season 2 soundtrack?

The double album debuted at No. 1 with 325,000 copies, making Cyrus the seventh solo artist under 18 to top the chart.

What first and middle names was Miley Cyrus given at birth?

Her parents nicknamed the smiley baby 'Smiley', later shortened to Miley; she made it legal in 2008.

A writer sued Disney claiming Hannah Montana copied his 2001 pitch about a secret junior-high music idol, titled what?

Buddy Sheffield sought millions in damages; the case was settled privately before a scheduled 2008 trial.

Under what title did the reshot type 1 diabetes episode, pulled from season 2 after complaints, finally air in season 3?

Disney consulted the research charity JDRF and filmed new scenes after online previews were criticized as medically inaccurate.

Disney chose the pilot to go to series over a potential spin-off of which earlier show?

The two competed during the 2004–05 pilot season; creator Michael Poryes had co-created That's So Raven.

What is the name of Miley's horse, which she brings west from Tennessee in the season 3 finale?

The homesick horse struggles in California, and the family compromises by moving from their beach house to a nearby ranch.

Which university do Miley and Lilly attend at the end of the finale?

Miley gives up a year of filming in Paris because she will only ever get one chance to go to college with her best friend.

Miley finally reveals her secret to the world on whose talk show?

She pulls off the wig and sings 'Wherever I Go' as herself, and Lilly and Robby remove their disguises too.

In the finale, Miley turns down a year of filming in Paris with Tom Cruise and which director?

Her 'Say what?' reaction rattles off a list of the director's films plus the Mission: Impossible trilogy.

Which ballad did Miley's real-life father write about her leaving for Los Angeles when she was cast?

The father-daughter duet version became his first top-five country entry since 1993.

Which future Gossip Girl actress was a lead-role finalist in 2005 alongside Cyrus and Daniella Monet?

Gary Marsh said Cyrus won it with 'the everyday relatability of Hilary Duff and the stage presence of Shania Twain'.