10 Great Disney Channel Shows That No One Remembers (original) (raw)

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Published May 30, 2026, 1:19 PM EDT

Jennie Richardson is a TV Features and Lists Writer for Collider, and a graduate student pursuing an MFA in Fiction Writing. In other words, she really loves stories.

To this day, there are a number of Disney Channel shows that still make for a great rewatch, like Hannah Montana, Lizzie McGuire, and The Suite Life of Zack & Cody. It is always fun to watch a Disney Channel classic and enjoy the nostalgia, the laughs, and the familiar characters. Many of these shows are still so popular that they have even gotten reboots, like That's So Raven and Wizards of Waverly Place.

That being said, there are a number of Disney Channel shows that never got the attention that they deserved, for any number of reasons. This leads to there being a number of hidden gems and underrated series that make for a great watch, but that don't have a big audience. Many of these shows have a dedicated fandom, but don't have widespread attention. These are great Disney Channel shows that no one remembers.

'A.N.T. Farm' (2011–2014)

China Anne McClain as Chyna Parks in 'A.N.T. Farm'

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A.N.T. Farm follows Chyna Parks (China Anne McClain), a talented singer and musician who gets the chance to attend high school at 11 years old. Her new school has an Advanced Natural Talents program for prodigies in different areas, such as art and computer science. Attending high school as a child is naturally difficult for Chyna and her friends, so the fish-out-of-water scenario makes for some funny moments.

With a funny premise and some surprisingly emotional scenes, A.N.T. Farm is a solid Disney show that was relatively popular when it was airing. All these years later, though, it is not especially known, aside from the popular meme featuring Fletcher Quimby (Jake Short). That being said, A.N.T. Farm is a fun and silly series that embraces its premise throughout its three seasons.

'Kickin' It' (2011–2015)

Olivia Holt as Kim Crawford in 'Kickin' It'

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Kickin' It follows a group of high school students who train at a dojo that is in danger of being shut down due to a lack of success. They bring in Jack (Leo Howard), a new student with natural talent but no training, to help them win. This turns into a regular thing, as the students of Bobby Wasabi Martial Arts Academy train and compete together, led by their teacher, Rudy (Jason Earles).

The best part of Kickin' It is its setting, as it primarily takes place in the dojo where the main characters practice, chat, and eat falafel in their free time. It also has a strong central friend group made up of some very unique and funny characters, as well as a great central romantic storyline between Jack and Kim (Olivia Holt).

'As the Bell Rings' (2007–2009)

The cast of 'As the Bell Rings' posing together.

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There was a brief period of time in the 2000s when Disney Channel tried something new. During the commercial breaks for its regularly-scheduled programming, it aired short episodes that were only several minutes long, of a show called As the Bell Rings. The show takes place in between classes, as a group of friends regularly convene in the hallways and catch up on the events of the day.

The most unique thing about As the Bell Rings is the structure, as it always ends with a ringing bell to signify that class has started. It never actually shows its characters in classes, so viewers are left with only a glimpse of their lives and mentions of everything that happens outside the school hallways. The show also features a pre-Camp Rock Demi Lovato.

'My Babysitter's a Vampire' (2011–2012)

Vanessa Morgan as Sarah Fox in 'My Babysitter's a Vampire'

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My Babysitter's a Vampire is one of Disney's rare fantasy shows, and it is truly special. It starts with the movie of the same name, with the pilot picking up shortly after the film's end. The paranormal comedy follows a seer named Ethan (Matthew Knight) and his best friend, a spellcaster named Benny (Atticus Mitchell). Rounding out the trio is Sarah (Vanessa Morgan), a classmate of Ethan and Benny whom Ethan's parents hired to babysit his little sister – who, of course, is secretly a vampire.

The series is such a fun one that has a devoted fanbase, but didn't ever get the attention that it deserved outside of that. It is one of Disney's most creative and inventive series, with very clever humor and well-written characters. Benny and Ethan's misuse of their powers, and Sarah's undercover identity, make for some very funny storylines.

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APull on every thread until I understand the system — then figure out how to break it. BStop asking questions and start stockpiling — food, fuel, weapons. Questions don't keep you alive. CKeep my head down, observe carefully, and trust no one until I know who's pulling the strings. DStudy the patterns. Every system has a rhythm — learn it, and you learn how to survive it. EFind the people fighting back and join them. You can't fix a broken galaxy alone.

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In a world of scarcity, what resource do you guard most fiercely? What we protect reveals what we believe survival actually requires.

AKnowledge. If you understand the system, you don't need resources — you can generate them. BFuel. Everything else — movement, power, escape — runs on it. CTrust. In a world of fakes and informants, a truly reliable ally is rarer than any commodity. DWater. And after water, information — the two things empires are truly built on. EShips and credits. The galaxy is big — you survive it by being able to move through it freely.

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What kind of threat keeps you up at night? Fear is useful data — if you're honest about what you're actually afraid of.

AThat reality itself is a lie — that everything I experience has been constructed to keep me compliant. BA raid. No warning, no mercy — just the roar of engines and then nothing left. CBeing identified. Once someone with power decides you're a problem, you're already out of time. DBeing outmanoeuvred — losing a political game I didn't even know I was playing. EThe Empire tightening its grip until there's nowhere left to run.

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ASubvert it from the inside — learn its rules well enough to weaponise them against it. BIgnore it and stay out of its reach. The further from any power structure, the better. CAppear to comply while doing exactly what I need to do. Visibility is the enemy. DManoeuvre within it carefully. You can't beat a system you refuse to understand. EResist openly when I have to. Some things are worth the risk of being seen.

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Which environment could you actually endure long-term? Survival isn't just tactical — it's physical, psychological, and very much about where you are.

AUnderground bunkers and server rooms — cramped, artificial, but with access to everything that matters. BOpen wasteland — brutal sun, no shelter, constant movement. At least the threat is honest. CA dense, rain-soaked city where you can disappear into the crowd and nobody asks questions. DMerciless desert — extreme heat, no water, and something enormous living beneath the sand. EThe fringe — backwater planets and busy spaceports where the Empire's attention rarely reaches.

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Who do you want in your corner when things fall apart? The company you keep is the clearest signal of who you actually are.

AA tight crew of believers who've seen behind the curtain and have nothing left to lose. BOne or two people I'd trust with my life. Any more than that and someone talks. CNobody, ideally. Alliances are liabilities. I work alone unless I have no choice. DA community bound by shared hardship and mutual survival — people who need each other to last. EA ragtag team with wildly different skills and total commitment when it counts.

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Where do you draw the line — if you draw one at all? Every survivor eventually faces a moment that tests what they're actually made of.

AI won't harm the innocent — even the ones who'd report me without hesitation. BI do what I have to to protect the people I've chosen. Everything else is negotiable. CThe line shifts depending on who's asking and what's at stake. DI draw a long-term line — nothing that compromises my people's future, even if it'd help now. ESome lines, once crossed, can't be uncrossed. I know which ones they are.

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What would actually make survival worth it? Staying alive is one thing. Having a reason to is another.

AWaking others up — dismantling the illusion so no one else has to live inside it. BFinding somewhere — or someone — worth protecting. A reason to keep moving. CAnswers. Understanding what I am, what any of this means, before time runs out. DLegacy — shaping the future in a way that outlasts me by generations. EFreedom — for myself, for others, for every world still living under someone else's boot.

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The Matrix

You took the red pill a long time ago — probably before anyone offered it to you. You're a systems thinker who can't help but notice the seams in things.

You're drawn to understanding how the system works before figuring out how to break it.
You'd find the Resistance, or it would find you — your instinct for spotting constructed realities is the machines' worst nightmare.
You function best when you have access to information and the freedom to act on it.
The Matrix built an airtight prison. You'd be the one probing the walls for the door.

Mad Max

The wasteland doesn't reward the clever or the well-connected — it rewards those who are hard to kill and harder to break. That's you.

You don't need comfort, community, or a cause larger than the next horizon.
You need a vehicle, a clear threat, and enough fuel to outrun it — and you're good at all three.
You are unsentimental enough to survive that world, and decent enough — just barely — to be something more than another raider.
In the wasteland, that distinction is everything.

Blade Runner

You'd survive here because you know how to exist in moral grey areas without losing yourself completely.

You read people accurately, keep your circle small, and ask the questions others prefer not to answer.
In a city where humanity is a legal designation rather than a feeling, you hold onto something that keeps you functional.
You're not a hero. But you're not lost, either.
In Blade Runner's world, that distinction is everything.

Dune

Arrakis is the most hostile environment in the known universe — and you are precisely the kind of person it rewards.

Patience, discipline, and political awareness are your core strengths — and on Arrakis, they're survival tools.
You understand that the long game matters more than any single victory.
Others come to Dune and are consumed by it. You'd learn its logic and earn its respect.
In time, you wouldn't just survive Arrakis — you'd begin to reshape it.

Star Wars

The galaxy far, far away is vast, loud, and in a constant state of violent political upheaval — and you wouldn't have it any other way.

You find meaning in being part of something larger than yourself — a cause, a crew, a rebellion.
You'd gravitate toward the Rebellion, or the fringes, or whatever pocket of the galaxy still believes the Empire's grip can be broken.
You fight — not because you have to, but because standing aside isn't something you're capable of.
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'The Lodge' (2016–2017)

Thomas Doherty and Luke Newton in the Disney Channel UK series 'The Lodge'

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The Lodge is a Disney UK series that follows Skye (Sophie Simnett), a teenage girl who is grieving after the recent loss of her mother. Skye's father then moves her to the North Star Lodge, a hotel that is owned by her family, and that is also the place where her mother grew up. Skye quickly befriends the other teens who work at the North Star, as they spend their time trying to keep the place from getting sold.

Alongside the fun main storyline, The Lodge shows Skye doing some digging into her mother's past, which even involves a treasure hunt at one point. It has an excellent and idyllic setting, some great musical numbers, and some truly messy and entertaining drama. It also stars a pre-Gossip Girl Thomas Doherty, and a pre-Bridgerton Luke Newton.

'K.C. Undercover' (2015–2018)

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K.C. Undercover is best known for starring and being produced by Zendaya, but the underrated series still has not gained the audience it deserves. The series follows K.C. Cooper (Zendaya), a teenage girl who is secretly an undercover spy, just like her whole family. The series is so much fun, balancing between typical high school life and the secret missions that K.C. and her family regularly embark on.

Due to its action-heavy premise, K.C. Undercover is a really entertaining series with a number of shocking plot twists and episodes that end in cliffhangers. It also has one of Disney's best romances, between K.C. and her rival, a double agent named Brett Willis (Ross Butler). The series is both very funny and also surprisingly fast-paced and intense for a Disney show.

'Phil of the Future' (2004–2006)

Keely and Phil in 'Phil of the Future'

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Phil of the Future follows Phil Diffy (Ricky Ullman), a teenage boy from the 2100s who has gotten stuck back in 2004 with his family due to an elaborate vacation and a malfunctioning time machine. The series shows the Diffys adjusting to life at a different point in time, while also hiding the truth of who they are, as Phil tries to have as normal of a high school experience as possible.

The series has one of Disney's most original premises, and a number of exciting and fun plotlines that blend time travel and ordinary life. Phil of the Future aired at the same time as so many more popular shows, so it tends to get overshadowed by them even now, but it is one of Disney's best and most creative shows.

'Diary of a Future President' (2020–2021)

Created by Ilana Peña

Tess Romero as Elena in 'Diary of a Future President'

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Diary of a Future President tells the story of Elena Cañero-Reed (Gina Rodriguez), the newly-elected President of the United States. When she is about to give her first address, Elena receives her old diary from middle school and starts reading it. Back in the past, 13-year-old Elena (Tess Romero) experienced all the highs and lows of middle school, while recording it all in her diary.

Some of the things that middle school Elena deals with are friendship breakups, joining school clubs, and adjusting to her mom's (Selenis Leyva) first serious relationship since her dad passed away. Diary of a Future President is really heartwarming and sharply funny, using its narrative device in really entertaining and creative ways. The series is sadly no longer available on Disney+, and is still very underrated.

'Andi Mack' (2017–2019)

Bex and Bowie comfort Andi as they all sit together on a bed in Andi Mack.

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Andi Mack still has a dedicated fanbase over five years after it ended, but it continues to be one of Disney's most underrated shows. The series follows Andi Mack (Peyton Elizabeth Lee), an optimistic and artistic middle school student who gets some shocking news on her thirteenth birthday. As it turns out, Andi's sister, Bex (Lilan Bowden), is actually her mother, and her parents are her grandparents.

This pilot twist sets the whole series in motion, but while it certainly has a lot of messy drama, it is also a really sweet and touching series. It shows Andi experiencing a normal middle school life while joining clubs, dating for the first time, getting to know Bex in a new way, and regularly going to the local diner for baby taters with her best friends, Buffy (Sofia Wylie) and Cyrus (Joshua Rush).

'Soy Luna' (2016–2018)

Karol Sevilla and Ruggero Pasquarelli as Luna Valente and Matteo Balsano in the hit Disney telenovela 'Soy Luna.'

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Disney Channel Latin America boasts a number of excellent telenovelas, including Soy Luna, which embraces many classic tropes of the genre. The series follows Luna Valente (Karol Sevilla), a teenage girl who moves from Cancún to Buenos Aires with her parents after they get a job working in the mansion of Sharon Benson (Lucila Gandolfo) and her goddaughter, Ámbar (Valentina Zenere).

The twist is that Sharon's sister and brother-in-law died in a fire in that mansion many years before, and their daughter, Sol, is actually Luna, who was adopted by her parents and then named for her necklace. Soy Luna is such a fun and messy telenovela with storylines like Ámbar trying to sabotage Luna, and the secrets from the past gradually resurfacing. It primarily takes place at the Jam & Roller, a roller rink where Luna and her friends practice and compete.