The streaming service Disney+ is more than meets the eye. With its combination of original programming and acquisitions, the brand has expanded to offer subscribers a great variety of content. There are so many movies and series to choose from that it can be difficult to decide on one.
After a long day, it's nice to watch something funny, even something that reminds the viewer of childhood days. Luckily, Disney+ is full of funny sitcoms that will lighten things up and bring back good memories. Here are ten excellent choices for subscribers who want a good laugh, ranked in increasing order of IMDb score.
Hannah Montana: 5.1
Hannah Montana premiered on Disney Channel in 2006 and quickly launched Miley Cyrus to stardom. Years later, many episodes of the show are still hilarious. Jason Earles, who plays Jackson Stewart, is especially funny on the series. He is Miley's older brother who is always ready to crack a joke with his dad, Robbie Ray (played by Billy Ray Cyrus).
The premise of the show also presents comical situations as Miley literally lives two different lives. Throw in her best friends, Lilly and Oliver, and there's plenty to laugh at.
The Suite Life Of Zack & Cody: 6.5
The Suite Life of Zack & Cody came along in 2005 and revealed what happens when twelve-year-old twin boys move into a luxury hotel. Zack and Cody Martin (played by Dylan and Cole Sprouse) get to live there because their mother, Carey, is the lounge singer. It's a bit of an odd arrangement, but it was mesmerizing for kids in the 2000s. Mr. Moseby keeps The Tipton Hotel in tip-top shape, but the twins don't make it easy.
Maddie adds some laughter to the candy counter as she befriends London, the heiress inspired by Paris Hilton. With Arwin, Esteban, Muriel, and all the kids' fun friends, the series is genuinely funny. The early years are especially priceless.
That's So Raven: 6.6
That's So Raven premiered in 2003 and was one of Disney Channel's first supernatural shows after So Weird. Raven Baxter (portrayed by the brilliant Raven-Symoné) is a psychic teenager who always tries to fix her life based on what she sees in her visions. This method tends to backfire, usually in hilarious ways.
There's always a good lesson to be learned, but the comedy balances everything out. Raven's best friends, Eddie and Chelsea, add additional humor to the stories, as do her parents and little brother, Cory.
Lizzie McGuire: 6.6
Fans of Lizzie McGuire are continually invested in the series they fell in love with in 2001. Lizzie's life is a mixture of growing up, getting hurt, having fun, and making choices, and Hilary Duff was the right girl for that job. Miranda and Gordo keep Lizzie in line as the three friends ride the rollercoaster of middle school.
The McGuires are some of the best Disney Channel parents ever, and Matt McGuire's pranks are clever and innovative. Animated Lizzie never fails to make devoted viewers smile.
Phil Of The Future: 7.0
Phil of the Future is easy to because of the theme song, but Phil Diffy becomes much more than the boy from the twenty-second century. He and his family come from the year 2121 and get stuck in 2004 after their time machine breaks down. They settle in Pickford and learn how to live in a different time, but not without a few of their futuristic devices.
Phil's budding feelings for Keely add a more serious layer to the series, but the tone is also more jocular at times, especially with Pim Diffy's evil plans, Barb's efforts to change her daughter's ways, and Lloyd Diffy's questionable parenting skills.
Good Luck Charlie: 7.0
In 2010, Disney presented a sitcom that brought back the idea of the whole family gathering together. Good Luck Charlie is named after the video diaries its main character, Teddy (Bridgit Mendler), creates for her little sister, Charlie. The videos are short snippets in which Teddy, a teenager, gives her young sister advice she can revisit when she gets older. Teddy and Charlie are only two of the Duncans, though.
The parents are an exterminator named Bob and a nurse named Amy. Teddy's older brother is PJ, her younger brother is Gabe, and the Duncans later have one more boy, named Toby. The show has the appropriateness of Disney Channel, but it doesn't cover up the realities of sibling rivalry, family embarrassments, or flatulence. Ten years later, it's still witty and light.
Andi Mack: 7.2
From the creator of Lizzie McGuire, Andi Mack revolves around a tween girl named Andi (Peyton Elizabeth Lee) and her best pals, Cyrus and Buffy. Andi learns early in the series that her sister is actually her biological mother, making her parents her actual grandparents.
As Andi's life changes in response to the truth, she and her friends grow and change. They deal with crushes and relationships, and Cyrus is the first Disney Channel main character to come out. This important show has its more somber family moments, but it also has the comedic side that characterizes the network.
Smart Guy: 7.4
Smart Guy was a part of the Disney Channel lineup in reruns after it originally aired on the WB. T.J. Henderson (played by Tahj Mowry) is a whiz kid who moves up from elementary school to high school at the beginning of the series. This is a naturally funny situation, but it is also challenging for T.J.
He learns how to make friends with people significantly older than he is, but the high school kids aren't always the best influences on him. Smart Guy is a touching series that draws on Tahj Mowry's wit and charm. T.J. makes it through high school with a dad, a sister, a brother, and a neighbor who love him.
Even Stevens: 7.6
Even Stevens is, without a doubt, one of the funniest shows to grace the Disney Channel. Louis Stevens (Shia LaBeouf) is a junior high jokester who has trouble keeping a straight face. He and his closest friends, Twitty and Tawny, are a unique trio who get into deep conversations and unbelievable scenarios, sometimes with their funny friend, Tom.
Louis is the perfect foil to his Type A sister, Ren. Donnie, the eldest of the Stevens kids, is a sports star with a not-so-stellar vocabulary. Eileen and Steve Stevens are career-driven parents who still make time for their children. Ren's social life draws in some of the best characters on the show, like Monique, Ruby, and Nelson. Even Stevens never fails to cheer people up and put life in perspective.
Boy Meets World: 8.1
Boy Meets World was part of the TGIF lineup on ABC in the 1990s, but many people vividly watching reruns of the show on Disney in the 2000s. Cory (Ben Savage) and Topanga (Danielle Fishel) are soulmates from the moment they kiss in the sixth grade. With the love and of the Matthews family and Mr. Feeny, Cory grows up, finishes high school, and attends college with Topanga as well as his best friend, Shawn, and his brother, Eric.
Shawn meets one of the great loves of his life, Angela, in his and Cory's last year of high school. Through Eric and Cory's college years, other favorite characters are introduced, like Shawn's brother, Jack, who shares an apartment with Eric and Rachel. The young adults deal with some serious growing pains, but they share quite a few laughs and joys, too.