10 Best Old Disney TV Shows of the 2000s

10 Best Old Disney TV Shows of the 2000s

Disney today is an inexplicable entertainment giant. It's like trying to calculate the size of a blue whale; how can you understand a 330,000-pound animal that only has six cars? How would you explain an entertainment company that owns ESPN, Marvel, Star Wars, Pixar and 12 amusement parks around the world? Disney in the 2000s was a very different place. Before Darth Vader it was Anakin, before Gremlin it was Morgway, before Gollum it was The Hobbit. They are more interested in entertaining children than in world domination. At the turn of the century, Disney's modest ambitions spawned a TV show that still generates memes today. Here's our final ranking of the best Disney TV shows of the 2000s.

1. Phineas and Ferb

There aren't many old Disney shows you can still really enjoy without a healthy dose of nostalgia, but Phineas and Ferb is one of them. The irreverent series captures the magic and possibilities of your summer vacation as a child. Register for a ride, including Agent Platypus. Ultimately understanding memes is a worthy premise. Phineas and Ferb is a cultural institution that you can still enjoy as an adult today.

2. That’s So Raven

That's So Raven easily works in the 2000s kids sitcom formula. But everyone on the show, from the script to the production and the cast, is so good that it makes their contemporaries boring by comparison. It's the first Disney show to exceed the company's 65-episode limit, which speaks volumes about its cultural impact.

3. Hannah Montana

Hannah Montana dropped out of That's So Raven and Lizzie McGuire dynamic and propelled Disney Channel into the 2000s. It wasn't the best Disney show of the decade, but it was a testament to Miley Cyrus' star power that catapulted her to fame while also earning Disney significant commercial success.

4. The Proud Family

If you watch Proud Family, you realize that all fathers are the same. If you go back to any of the shows on this list, make it "Proud Family." There's still a lot of persistence, like Sugar Mama, the matriarch of the family, who is so into wrestling and African puffs that she named her little poodle Puff. If you replay, you'll be gearing up for the show's revival, The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder, coming to Disney+ later this year.

5. Kim Possible

The show's premise can't help but become a hit -- who wouldn't want to be a crime-fighting spy as a kid? It sits in the middle of a complex Venn diagram of high school drama, action/adventure, comedy and sitcoms.

6. The Suite Life of Zack of Cody

Why is this show so well written? Not every episode is a Sorkin-level gold mine, but there's always a one-liner that blows your mind. Plus, this old Disney show gave us the Sprouse brothers who continue to cheer on Twitter. You can now see Cole Sprouse on Netflix's dark Archie melodrama Riverdale, as well as various cable reruns on Spectrum TV.

7. Wizards of Waverly Place

Wizards of Waverly Place is so different from the Disney sitcom model that at times it seems to exist on a completely different channel. Selena Gomez (Selena Gomez) on the cast played the role of the new generation fascinated. It's a bit of a nuisance for the cheesy special effects and slapstick humor, but it's a light-hearted reimagining of America's Harry Potter craze.

8. Lizzie McGuire

Talk about the resulting Disney star, well; aside from being grounded, Hilary Duff is now a mother. Lizzie McGuire and That's So Raven ushered in the golden age of Disney TV. The show almost got a Disney+ release, but fell apart in pre-production.

9. Even Stevens

We're not going to blame you for going back to Even Stevens just to watch bb Shia LaBeouf and then growing up in Hollywood had any real impact on him. It was the Disney show everyone saw at the beginning of the century. Even Stevens fought for Disney's 65-episode limit, though ratings never dwindled. They prematurely released Shia into a world he wasn't ready for.

10. American Dragon: Jake Long

American Dragon didn't rise above the bounds of the 10 years as a component of the aughts' climate the manner in which the remainder of the rundown did. In any case, it's a lovable show, similar to a lighter Gargoyles, with a great deal of creation hybrid with Kim Possible.