Hannah Montana
Me and Rico Down by the School Yard
TV Flash files “Me and Rico Down by the School Yard” as a desk essential hour — Hannah Montana (2006–2011) on Disney Channel, season 2, episode 1, aired 2007-04-23, 30 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S02E01: listed hour 27 of 99 in the Hannah Montana guide, first listed hour of season 2. It aired 2007-04-23 (30 min). The listed hour before it is “Bad Moose Rising” (S01E26). Next is “Cuffs Will Keep Us Together” (S02E02).
Essential hour: “Me and Rico Down by the School Yard”. Me and Rico Down by the School Yard reopens year two on a song-title steal: school still the cover, pop still the night job, catchy identity still the product.
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
Miley is forced to become Rico's gal pal when the troublesome tyke claims to know her secret. A new kid in town named Thor decides to make Jackson his new best friend. But Jackson, a former hillbilly, wants nothing to do with a "hayseed" like Thor...
Viewer FAQ
Where does Me and Rico Down by the School Yard sit in the Hannah Montana guide?
S02E01 is listed hour 27 of 99 — first listed hour of season 2, season 2 episode 1.
When did Hannah Montana S02E01 air?
Me and Rico Down by the School Yard aired 2007-04-23 and is listed at 30 minutes.
Kids' sitcom or pop-star documentary?
Disney Channel sitcom: school by day, pop star by wig, identity jokes and catchy songs. The concert film was a box-office event around it.
In the series
Why this series still plays
School by day, pop star by wig: Miley Cyrus's double life as Disney Channel industrial policy. Hannah Montana manufactured a global teen-star machine — catchy identity jokes, a concert-film event, and an afterlife that turned the franchise into a culture argument of its own.
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Filed against
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- Jason Earles as Jackson Stewart
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