Under Wraps

(The clips from Disney Channel original films are shown)

Doug (vo): Well, seeing how last year everyone seemed to enjoy seeing me get tortured with the Disney sequels, this year, I'm gonna do something kinda similar. At least, I think it's similar. In that, I haven't seen any of the subject matter I'm gonna review this month. I'm talking about the Disney Channel Original Movies. Now, seeing how they started in 1997, I'm not gonna lie, they were a little past my time, so I didn't grow up with any of these. Why are they worth talking about, then? Well, because the Disney Channel Original Movies got so popular that almost helped define a whole generation. Okay, not define, but it was a big part of it. It was to many kids what, say, Ninja Turtles was to me. Or He-Man, or Transformers, or any of these other silly things that a lot of people my generation grew up with. Yeah, they were ridiculous, but they also left an impact for some reason. Well, all through the month of December, I'm gonna take a look at these films and try to figure out why they were so popular, if they deserve to be so popular, and if they hold up as an adult or were they only made for kids. And, even if so, were they really any good for kids. Now, if you take a look, you'll quickly realize there are a ton of these movies that go way beyond how many days there are in December. So I'm only gonna try and do the most popular ones, and if there were ever any sequels to them. Did they deserve the attention, the popularity? Well, there's only one way to find out. I have no idea if I'm in for something great or something terrible, or both. I'm curious to see what a generation under me grew up with, and if it actually holds up at all. Some of these are even movies based on shows; I'll get an idea what kind of shows kids were watching, too. Am I in for a wild adventure, or nothing but pain? There's only one way to find out. This is Disneycember: the Disney Channel Original Movies.

(The Disneycember logo is shown, before showing clips from Under Wraps)