Guests included actor Phill Lewis, who plays Mr. Moseby on the Disney Channel series, The Suite Life Of Zack And Cody, and the new cast of Really Short Report. Fellow journalist and contributor to FSTD, Bill Desowitz, was there with his two little boys and wife. The guests of honor, Mike and Alyson, arrived on the red carpet leading to the studios mous commissary. Several children were invited, including my daughter Alexandria, whos a huge n of Mikes Super Short Show. They were given an opportunity to be a part of the festivities, including being on-camera for the final show.

Most of Disney Channels shows have a three year lifespan. Im not sure if this is a rule written in stone, but Thats So Raven, an extremely popular show, The stoner channel has ended its run for Cory In The House. Lizzie McGuire was one of the shows that made Disney Channel hip, but it ran its course in a short three years. As the kids on those shows grow up, or at least appear to grow up (some of the cast members range from the teens to their early 30s!), Disney replaces their programming with newer content like Hannah Montana with successful results.

Mike and Alyson were visibly moved. Stoner remarked, This is the last Mikes Super Short Show ever. No more sign offs that say, Now you know, its Mikes Super Short Show!

Many grown ups might not quite understand the shows appeal, but kids love it. After watching it over the years with my daughter, I can see why. Mike plays a kid who loves being silly, while Sally loves to give her brother a hard time. They talk about the latest Disney DVDs. Occasionally, Mike has guests on the show from various movies, or he and Sally attend premieres for Disney movies on DVD like Mary Poppins. The show is lighthearted and the look, from the set to the camerawork,new york escort isnt meant to be super slick. Mike and Sally talk like regular kids who love movies, and I think thats part of the shows appeal for kids. Although the show essentially is only a promo, or at least started as such, its easy to see why its been able to create its own identity and become a mainstay on the Disney Channel.

Inside the commissary where Walt Disney and his staff ate lunch many years ago, Buena Vista Home Entertainment pulled out the stuff that Mike and Sally would love. There were giant video game machines, a karaoke stage where anyone could belt out tunes from High School Musical, foosball, a table where kids could design their own sandals, picture booths, a room where kids could design their own flower pots, tons of food which included mini pigs-in-a-blanket and the set from the show.

Alexandria, ever the trooper, waited patiently to interview Mike and Alyson. She got to ask such probing questions as, Did you really ll on the ice when you were mikes super short show The stoner channelinterviewing Hayden Panettiere? Panettiere, before she became mous on NBCs Heroes, was in Disneys Ice Princess (2005). Alexandria also got Mike and Alysons autographs and a picture with them (see below). For a kid who loves almost everything Disney Channel, she held herself very well and professionally. Not to boast...okay, a little bit of boasting on my part, Im very proud of her being so composed. If it was me at that age, I wouldve been totally nervous talking with celebrities. Heck, I was nervous when I met an actor who played Shazaam on television in the 1970s! But Alexandria handles it with ease.

I was very impressed by both Mike and Alyson when Alexandria and I first met them at the Aladdin event. Weve seen them occasionally at other Disney premieres, and theyve always been very nice to us over the years. We wish them the best in their future endeavors.

Mikes Super Short Show was actually one of the longer running series on the channel. Mike and Alyson were truly kids when they started on the show, and in the past year, Alyson turned 13 and Mike entered high school as a junior. When Alexandria and I met them at the DVD premiere for Aladdin in 2004, they were a lot shorter than they are now! Mikes voice has changed and Alyson has grown into her early teens with grace. If you have children, you know its true that they do grow quickly.