Next Controversial Epsiode

[Mason_Ireton]

Here we can pitch ideas for the next controversial epsiode (ie Racisim, gay/lesbian, reg. issues) Disney should educate Pre-teens-Adults. But let's review first...

That's So Raven: True Colors (Racisim, Discriminating), On Top Of Old Okey (Environment) Go Extreme (Peer Pressure, Fiting In) No Smoking (deleted epsiode)

Hannah Montana: I'm Hannah, Hear Me Croak (Surgery/Death), I Want You To..Let Me Go To FL (Leting your childern break free from the nest), and Achey Jakey Heart (Teen Romance)

Not sure bout what issues were addressed in Suite Life of Zack/Cody, but I'd love to hear what issues you guys wan'na suggest.

[Prudence]

There was a deleted episode of That's So Raven that focused on smoking? I'd like to see it, or at least hear about it. I know some parents don't want their children to learn about smoking or drugs through their entertainment, but it makes sense to me. After all, people have used stories with morals to educate others for years.

Anyway, some of the issues I would like Disney channel to handle and handle correctly are:

- Smoking
- Drug abuse
- Alcoholism
- Eating disorders
- Emotional disorders, and
- Homosexuality

In my lifetime, I predict that Disney channel's preteen targeted shows will cover all of these topics. Emphasis on "in my lifetime." I can't see certain topics I listed being covered in the near future. Eating disorders actually have been covered before, though. My mind goes back to a certain Lizzie McGuire episode in which Miranda was the one struggling with her desire to be thin and, as she put it, "be in control of things in [her] life."

[Mason_Ireton]

There was a deleted episode of That's So Raven that focused on smoking? I'd like to see it, or at least hear about it.

Anyway, some of the issues I would like Disney channel to handle and handle correctly are:

- Smoking
- Drug abuse
- Alcoholism
- Eating disorders
- Emotional disorders, and
- Homosexuality

Eating disorders actually have been covered before, though. My mind goes back to a certain Lizzie McGuire episode in which Miranda was the one struggling with her desire to be thin and, as she put it, "be in control of things in [her] life."

Amy told me that she found the No Smoking episode on Youtube somewhere. I'd like to see it too.

Suite Life Of Zack/Cody: Health/Fitness, the plot dealt with all the charcters had various problems of eating healthy/staying aactive and such..... I'd like to Suite Life deal with Homosexuality, especialy with Maddie or London (one of them could come out) and I'm not saying this out of my boy mind. I have an older sister who's gay and my family truely respects her wishes to be like that sometimes I'll ask her some proper questions it. If memory serves, drinking was dealt with in the 1st season of Suite Life, Maddie Checks In, there's a touching moment between Maddie and Carey bout a guy that London set her up with, and she explains bout the background she comes from....

[Rowlf_The_Dog]

I've never heard that the That's So Raven episode titled "Where There's Smoke" had been "deleted" ...

I just know it hasn't aired in the states yet ... It has aired overseas ...

I don't think it's a "banned" episode ...

Here is the wiki synopsis of the That's So Raven series finale titled "Where There's Smoke" ...

Raven suspects that Cory has taken up smoking when she finds a pack of cigarettes in his shirt pocket, but he's really hiding them from his girlfriend Cindy, so that she doesn't smoke them. Raven and her friends hold an intervention to get him to confess his smoking addiction, but Cindy confesses instead. It is the series finale of That's So Raven. The episode has aired in Disney Channel Asia, Australia, SABC 1, Latin America and United kingdom, as well as Family Channel in Canada, but is yet to appear on the US Disney Channel.

[Siren]

As a parent myself, I am amazed at the stupidity of other parents. They don't want their kids doing drugs or having sex, but when one of the kid's TV shows decides to handle the issue to help teach the kids good lessons, they get all up in arms about it. Frankly, from what I see, parents do very little life lesson teaching these days. Maybe that is the problem, they are jealous the TV is the better parent sometimes.

[Mason_Ireton]

There's some things are tough for parents to explain and they fear is having the child learn the hard way (bad experiences). Tv can be a wonderful tool for education, if used properly.

I can see Hannah Montana doing a Anti-Gun episode, Miley's school goes under lockdown after they heard bout a criminal being on the loose and picked a spot near the school/Miley's home......Or one of the female students/teachers can confront in Miley/Hannah bout being sexualy harrassed. Then again they can have Miley/Hannah be stalked.

[Mason_Ireton]

Really sorry for bumping this thread up but I thought it could use a refresh in light of the No smokin Raven episode.

Personaly I thought the plot was very creative not too in your face, but I couldn't stand the audience laughin at certain parts, so that's my only complaint of this episode, other wise it was very well thought out.


I heard that Hannah Montana is gon'na deal with Oliver having Dieabetes, according to the Sept/Oct. issue of Disney Adventures magzine.

[Flanger-Hanger]

Adventures in Wonderland used to deal with issues like these all the time (peer pressure, poor eating habbits, even an entire episode about water pollution) and that was meant for a younger target audience (but done in a tasteful and enjoyable way). That fact that Disney would be worried about dealing with similar and other issues with an older target audience now is just sad. The only issue I really want to see dealt with more would be homosexuality. If the did do this issue, I might actually bother to watch these shows. But that'll never happen because that would really upset the idiotic "Let's Shelter Our Kids, and burn the homos" parents of America.

[candydog]

some of the issues I would like Disney channel to handle and handle correctly are:

- Smoking
- Drug abuse
- Alcoholism
- Eating disorders
- Emotional disorders, and
- Homosexuality

I agree that most of these issue will be dealt with in future years, probably all of them, but as we all know, Disney like to take small steps when it comes to contraversial issues, they like to let the times move first before they try to move with it.
When I read "alcoholism" my initial response was: "but surely children aren't faced with that?" In reality, children are faced with pressure to drink more and more, and although I would personally see it as a better habit than smoking, I guess it should still be addressed.
Homosexuality will almost definitely be Disney's most contraversial issue, and one which, without a doubt, they will have to face. I honestly just can't imagine how. A gay character introduced to a show? An already well-known character coming out?
It would be very interesting to see how they'd do it, but I can't see it happening anytime soon.

[Mason_Ireton]

Didn't Different Strokes deal with sexual abuse?? I recall seeing a clip of that in a documentary.

[2099net]

Four words.

Byker Grove and Grange Hill

...Homosexuality, rape, drug addiction, racism... all before 6pm on Childrens BBC1 (and aimed at the same age group as Disney's "Tweeny" shows are).

Although this quote I just read saddens me

Since 2003, Grange Hill has been aimed at an increasingly younger audience, and it has been announced that from 2007, Grange Hill will cut back on the harder hitting issues and concentrate more on the early years of secondary school, to fit in with CBBC's redefined target audience of 6-12 years.[1]

Really, I fail to see anything "contraversial" about anything mentioned in posts above.

[rs_milo_whatever]

there was also one That's So Raven episode where they dealt with animal cruelty called A Goat's Tale and i think they won an award for it. And That's So Not Raven was the episode about raven being a model dealt with the difference in sizes in people.

[PeterPanfan]

Yes and there was also a That's So R aven episode where they dealt with prejudice againts negros. Raven wasn't allowed to work at this one shopping mall store because she was Black.

[rs_milo_whatever]

and there was also the episode when cory started stealing "Five Finger Discount",
"Fur Better or Worse" dealt with animal cruelty,
"Be Prepared" made emergency perpardness points,
"Food for Thought" also deal with health issues,
"Separation Anxiety" was about the baxter's possible separation and
"The Way We Were" dealt with eddie's parents divorce

seems to me that TSR dealt with really strong issues during its running period, yet these issues are yet to be adressed to new audinces or the new tweens.

hannah montana has so many possiblities; being that she plays a pop star she should face so many of these problems. hannah montana writers have to get their acts together, remember the episode when miley disobeys her dad and goes to florida??? she gets caught, billy ray ends up being wrong, and she still gets to go.