Before you all go rolling your eyes, remember that we were all kids once and that we enjoyed shows that our parents thought were stupid, silly, or infantile. The difference with me is that I still enjoy shows that are stupid, silly or infantile as long as my six-year old daughter gets some fun out of them. Disney on TV over the recent years has delivered a lot of ‘silly’ shows to our kids, which is why so many of them are fans of Hannah Montana. Admittedly I’ve watched “Hannah Montana” with my daughter and as goofy as the show is, I really like it. And the recent movie was actually VERY good as far as family fare goes. A couple of other shows that are popular with the young’uns are “Wizards of Waverly Place” which involves a lot of cheesy magic and “The Suite Life on Deck” which is a continuation of the older “The Suite Life of Zack and Cody.”

Recently Disney thought it would be a good idea to do a big crossover between the three shows and the idea turned out to be so popular that it was decided to release the three episodes as a ‘fill length’ event DVD entitled “Wizards on Deck with Hannah Montana.”

Made up of the three individual episodes, “Wizards on Deck with Hannah Montana” bring the casts of all three shows together in a kind of “The Love Boat” style of storytelling. Same cruise, three different adventures, all three casts. It all starts with “Wizards” as Justin (David Henrie) wins an essay contest and takes the family along on a cruise. Of course comedy ensues as the gang gets into all sorts of goofy trouble. Then we follow up with “Suite Life” as Hannah Montana shows up, much to the excitement of EVERYONE. In the last episode, Hannah has troubles of her own as she loses her mother’s lucky anklet.

There are a couple of special features, including a ‘How to Write an Essay” with David Henrie (which is actually kind of helpful!) and a featurette with Zack, Cody and Jason Earles talk about how much fun it was to do the crossover (complete with bloopers).

“Wizards on Deck with Hannah Montana” is certainly not the thing awards were made for and isn’t for everyone. Some adults will find the comedy to be a bit inane, but that’s only if they’ve lost their imagination. Try watching it with your kids and you’ll find good reasons to laugh. I know I did.

Directed by: Rich Correll, Victor Gonzalez
Starring: Miley Cyrus, Dylan Sprouse, Cole Sprouse, Brenda Song, Selena Gomez, David Henrie, Emily Osment, Phill Lewis, Debby Ryan), Jake T. Austin, Billy Ray Cyrus, Jason Earlest), Mitchel Musso, Jennifer Stone, Maria Canals Barrera, David DeLuise, Matthew Timmons, Moises Arias, Windell D. Middlebrooks
Extras: Justin’s Award Winning Essay; It’s a Suite Life Having Fun with Hannah and the Wizards
Specifications: Full Screen, Dolby Digital Surround Sound
Studio: Disney
Release Date: 9/22/2009
Region 1
MPAA Rating: TV-G
http://www.DisneyChannelDVD.com

We'll give Wizards on Deck a B-.