🌟 Between season 2 and 3, we’re hosting our very own red carpet event: the DCOM Oscars! In this star-studded mini-sode, we hand out awards for Best Actress, Best Actor, Best Villain, and Best Romance from our season 2 lineup.

Expect passionate defenses, unlikely nominees, and a villain who’s literally out for blood 🏆 ✨

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🎬 The DCOM Oscars Part 1: Acting & Drama Awards

We're back—but just for a quick one! In this first mini-sode between seasons, we’re tier-ranking all the DCOMs we watched in season 2. From untouchable classics like Cheetah Girls 2 to full-blown flops (sorry, Frenemies), no movie is safe.

Join us for the hot takes, nostalgic love, and a few shocking disagreements that might threaten the foundation of our friendship. (Seriously—Now You See It in untouchable?!)

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Tiers of Joy (and Rage): Ranking Every DCOM from Season 2

🇪🇸 Pack your passport and your platform boots—we’re headed to Spain with The Cheetah Girls 2! And this time… the drama is international.

In the season 2 finale of Once Upon A DCOM, we’re diving into the ultimate girl group sequel: one full of squad struggles, sunny Spanish vibes, and a suspiciously trumpet-playing festival director.

We’re unpacking:
– Whether Galleria was actually in the right this time 🤔
– If Marisol is a villain, victim… or just vibing 🎤
– And the iconic fashion, choreography, and denim-on-denim greatness of “The Party’s Just Begun” 🐾

PLUS: Real-life pop star Belinda's unexpected legacy, a spicy Rotten Tomatoes roast, and our very scientific debate over Angel vs. Joaquin.

🍿 The Cheetah Girls 2 (2006) stars Raven-Symoné, Adrienne Bailon, Sabrina Bryan, Kiely Williams, and Belinda. Streaming now on Disney+.

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Cheetah Girls 2 Is Better Than You Remember | Episode 38

This week, we’re biting into Zombies 2—the high-energy sequel that left us wondering where all the impact went. Join us as we navigate the tangled mess of howls, high school tensions, and one deeply confused identity crisis.

We’re dissecting:
– Why Addison’s character arc fizzles out (again) 💁‍♀️
– How Zed should’ve been the star of this show 🧟‍♂️
– Whether the werewolves actually add anything 🐺 (Spoiler: we have thoughts)
– And our pitch for the real Zombies 2 that could’ve been 🔄

PLUS: Hot takes from fans and critics (including some truly savage reviews), behind-the-scenes relationship gossip, and a look at where the cast—and their real-life romances—are now.

🍿 Zombies 2 (2020) stars Milo Manheim, Meg Donnelly, Chandler Kinney, Pearce Joza, and Ariel Martin. Watch it now on Disney+ if you dare.

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Moonstones & Missed Potential: Our Fix-It Pitch for Zombies 2 | Episode 37

🏝️ You’ve won an all-expenses-paid trip to The Even Stevens Movie! (Just… don’t forget to read the fine print.)

This week, we’re heading to paradise—sort of. Join us as we dive into this chaotic, coconut-filled reality TV fever dream starring the one and only Shia LaBeouf.

We’re unpacking:
– Why this is Gilligan’s Island meets The Truman Show 🎬
– Whether the jokes still land—or ever did 🤨
– The danger of signing contracts you don’t read ✍️
– And the cultural phenomenon that is Shia in the early 2000s 🤯

Plus: Where the cast is now, trivia you didn’t know you needed, and one absolutely unhinged family.

🍿 The Even Stevens Movie (2003) stars Shia LaBeouf, Christy Carlson Romano, Donna Pescow, Tom Virtue, Nick Spano, Steven Anthony Lawrence, Tim Meadows, AJ Trauth, and Margo Harshman. You can watch it now on Disney+.

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Contracts, Cameras & Cultural Icons | Episode 36: The Even Stevens Movie

Abracadabra and Alakazam—it’s magic week on the pod! We’re diving into the world of reality TV and sleight of hand with Disney Channel’s Now You See It… 🪄🎩

We’re talking:
– Aly & AJ nostalgia
– Does this movie actually make sense?
– Power imbalances in the entertainment industry
– And yes… how hot Johnny Pacar was (and still is)
✨ All that and more in this magical episode! ✨

Now You See It… stars Aly Michalka, Johnny Pacar, Frank Langella, and Chris Olivero—and it’s streaming now on Disney+!

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Aly Michalka, Mind Tricks & Peak Disney Channel Energy | Episode 35: Now You See It…

Grab your skates and meet us at the beach—this week we’re diving into Brink! 🛼

We’re talking:
– Passion vs. paychecks: Is “selling out” really selling out? 💸
– Brink’s dad NEEDS therapy 😬
– Where the cast rolled off to after 1998 👀
All that plus chaotic ‘90s energy in this episode!

Brink! is a 1998 film starring Erik von Detten, Sam Horrigan, Christina Vidal, and Robin Riker. You can stream it now on Disney+!

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“Team X-Bladz Can’t Buy My Soul” | Episode 34: Brink!

Feeling nostalgic for your Girl Scout days? 🍪 This week, we're revisiting Den Brother—the one where a teenage hockey bro goes undercover as a Girl Scout troop leader. Yep, it's as chaotic as it sounds, so pack some s’mores and get ready to earn some badges!

Let's discuss:
– The Mrs. Doubtfire energy is strong 👵🏼
– Why are the adults in DCOMs always the weirdest? 😵‍💫
– Would this plot even make it past a 2025 script meeting? 😬
All that and more in this episode!

Den Brother came out in 2010 and stars Hutch Dano, G Hannelius, Maurice Godin, and Kelsey Asbille—now streaming on Disney+.

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Would Den Brother Get Canceled Today? | Episode 33: Den Brother

Join us for this magical mess of a movie! Upside-Down Magic is a knock-off Harry Potter, and definitely not in a good way… but we all know a bad movie makes for a good podcast episode 😂

Let's discuss:
– This upside-down plot 🙃
– Budd is actually Hagrid ☂️
– Did a computer write this script? 🤔
All that and more in this episode!

Upside Down Magic is a 2020 movie starring Izabela Rose, Siena Agudong, and Kyle Howard. It is based off of the books by Sarah Mlynowski, Lauren Myracle, and Emily Jenkins. You can watch it now on Disney+.

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ChatGPT wrote this Disney movie | Episode 32: Upside-Down Magic

Happy (late) St. Patrick’s Day! ☘️ Make sure you’ve got your lucky gold coins, because there are leprechauns afoot! It’s time for another classic DCOM—The Luck of the Irish!

Let's discuss:
– The completely wacky plot 🙈
– Is it an appropriation of Irish culture? 😬
– Which cast member still LOVES this movie? 😍
All that and more in this episode!

The Luck of the Irish is a 2001 movie starring Ryan Merriman, Henry Gibson, Alexis Lopez, Glenndon Chatman, Marita Geraghty and Timothy Omundson. It’s played every St. Patrick’s Day on Disney Channel and can be found year-round on Disney+!

Welcome to Once Upon A DCOM Podcast where we rave (and sometimes roast) classic DCOMs! We're rewatching every single Disney Channel Original Movie.

🔔 Follow us for future episodes

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“A String of Chaotic Vibes” | Episode 31: The Luck of the Irish

✨ Once Upon A DCOM is your go-to nostalgic rewatch podcast where we rave (and sometimes roast) every Disney Channel Original Movie ever made. Some hold up. Others… not so much. We’re here for both.

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