The essential episodes of Hannah Montana
Watch these 15 in order and you've got Hannah Montana — each pick states its reason.
- 01
Lilly, Do You Want to Know a Secret?
Lilly is ecstatic when she gets two tickets to a Hannah Montana concert and invites Miley to accompany her. Miley refuses, saying that she doesn't like Hannah Montana. Miley's dad, Robby, tries to convince her to tell Lilly her secret: That she is Hannah Montana. When Lilly finds out what Miley's been hiding, will she treat her the same? Jackson won't take no for an answer when he wants to borrow money for his big date. But his dad keeps refusing to be his personal ATM.
- 02
Miley and her friends want to meet Ashton Kutcher at his movie premiere and Jackson and Cooper want to meet the beautiful girls who want to meet Ashton Kutcher. So both Miley & Jackson decide to disobey their father and sneak out. The super-sneaky siblings get a surprising eyeful when they spy their dad at the movie theater on a date. Miley becomes upset because he lied to them by saying he would be at a meeting and she thinks he's trying to replace their mother.
- 03
I Can't Make You Love Hannah If You Don't
Miley adores her new beau, Josh, but is unsettled to learn that he despises Hannah Montana. After spending their whole date trying to get Josh to change his mind about Hannah, he decides to attend a Hannah Montana concert, but only if Miley will go with him. Sparks fly when Jackson meets a new girl who actually likes him for himself. Unfortunately, there are even bigger sparks between Jackson and Cooper, once Cooper realizes that Jackson's dream girl is his little sister, Olivia.
- 04
It's My Party And I'll Lie If I Want To
After Lilly embarrasses her at a Hannah Montana concert along with added pressure from her "Hannah Friends", Miley decides to lie to Lilly and tell her that the birthday party for Kelly Clarkson that they were going to was called off. Miley attends the party as Hannah but must cover up her lie when she lands on the front page of the news. Jackson meets a beautician named Nina at work who asks if she could use him to practice on. He's more than happy to oblige the pretty lady, not knowing that it's one of Rico's pranks.
- 05
Lilly decides to be a cheerleader with Miley in order to spend more time together, but they end up doing the opposite when Miley ends up being the team mascot. Meanwhile, in order to get some money from his father Robby Ray, Jackson willingly volunteers to unclog the sink for him. However, it's not as easy as he thinks.
- 06
Miley, Lilly, and Oliver are just itching to get revenge on bratty Amber & Ashley during a class camping trip, even though Robbie told Miley not to sink to their level. When Miley and her friends give the girls their comeuppance, she thinks that they got away with it, but she finds herself with a whole new itch to scratch as Hannah Montana. Meanwhile, Jackson and Robbie try to rid themselves of a mouse with a surprising talent.
- 07
This Halloween, it's not ghosts or goblins that are frightening Miley, but her "treat" of a cousin, Luann. Apparently, Luann, who could pass for Miley's twin, is really a "trickster" and try as she might, Miley cannot get anyone to believe that Luann is out to get her. As Luann aims to expose Miley's and Hannah's secret, will Miley be able to stop her dubious doppelganger in time? Jackson and Robbie give the phrase "Anything you can do, I can do better" a new meaning when they keep trying to top Mr. Dontzig's ghoulish decorations.
- 08
Miley decides to play amateur sleuth when she discovers that Lilly's boyfriend is a two-timing Romeo.
- 09
Miley is forced to make an unwanted trip down memory lane after Robby has her room redecorated. Jackson becomes a believer in the golden rule once he lays eyes on his new neighbor.
- 10
Hannah Montana to the Principal's Office
Hannah enrolls in Seaview High after a mix up prevents Miley from attending the school for her senior year. Siena invites Jackson for an evening on the town.
- 11
Blue Jeans and Lilly are accidentally injured on a ride through the woods. Jackson tries to share Siena's interest in reading, but he finds that her choices in literature are vastly different from his own.
- 12
Jay Leno and Dr. Phil guest star as themselves when international superstar Hannah Montana contemplates removing her blond wig and telling the world she's really Miley Stewart.
- 13
In an interview with Robin Roberts, Miley describes what really went on during the years she lived a double life.
- 14
Miley deals with her new life as a celebrity and finds her way back to the stage with help from her Aunt Dolly.
- 15
Miley gets a movie deal that will take a year away from her, making her incapable of going to college with her best friend. She keeps this from Lilly and tries to get Lilly to come to the decision of not wanting to go to college with Miley. Rico finds Jackson a dream job, and Rico and Jackson finally reveal that while they may fight, they are also close friends.
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