Disney Channel Original Movies were always there for us. Night after night we settled into our beds ready to enjoy ourselves with the movies that today we refer to as classic DCOMs. So prepare to take a trip down memory lane as we say thanks to the movies we grew up with.
Year after year we waited for October to roll around because let's be honest, no one did Halloween movies like Disney Channel. The movies, which included "Halloweentown" and "Mom's Got a Date with a Vampire" were just spooky enough to make us want to leave the light on, but really got us in the holiday spirit. So, the first thank you goes to, arguably, the best month of movies on Disney Channel ever and making us wish it was always October.
The Zenon Trilogy was literally out of this world. She was there for us to enjoy and relate to, other than the fact that she lived in space. Other than that small difference, she was just like us! She attended classes, lived to have a good time and didn't always get along with authority figures. Thank you, Zenon, for being you, you gave us goals to live up to. We were jealous of your fashion, your life and your girl power. I mean zetus lapetus! Zenon saved her entire space station with her earring. What a role model.
And then there were the DCOMs that really made a difference in our lives. "The Color of Friendship," set in the late '70s, portrayed real world problems in a way that was understandable to kids. And while it did keep us entertained, it also taught us some of the most important lessons we may have learned through Disney movies (without the addition of singing and dancing to distract us from the seriousness of the issue being addressed). It taught us about different cultural beliefs, tolerance and, most importantly, that we shouldn't let different skin colors determine our feelings towards another. Thank you, Disney, for making an original movie that dealt with such a huge part of history in an educational and entertaining light.
There was a Disney Channel Original Movie for every lesson waiting to be learned. "Smart House" taught us that technology can never take the place of real human relationships. "Eddie's Million Dollar Cook-Off" told us to follow our dreams, and if we were doing what we loved, our loved ones would support us no matter what. And of course, "The Thirteenth Year" taught us that turning 13 was going to mean some serious changes, but at least we weren't turning into a merman.
No matter how much learning (we didn't realize) we were doing, the movies were always nothing less than entertaining. So, we remember the classic from our childhood and thank them for all the help they gave us while growing up.
