History Trivia / HannahMontana

** [[MamasFamily Vicki Lawrence]] as Jackson and Miley's grandmother.

** [[SonnyWithAChance Tiffany Thornton]] as the aforementioned Brainless Bodacious Becky.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: The BigDamnMovie was due to be scored by Creator/AlanSilvestri, but because of schedules it ended up being done by JohnDebney (although "Butterfly Fly Away," written by Silvestri and Glen Ballard, remains in the movie). Ironically, [[RecycledSoundtrack part of Silvestri's score for]] ''Film/TheMexican'' is tracked into the movie (in the scene where the British reporter eats peppers).

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: The BigDamnMovie was due to be scored by AlanSilvestri, but because of schedules it ended up being done by JohnDebney (although "Butterfly Fly Away," written by Silvestri and Glen Ballard, remains in the movie). Ironically, [[RecycledSoundtrack part of Silvestri's score for]] ''Film/TheMexican'' is tracked into the movie (in the scene where the British reporter eats peppers).

** [[ThePractice Camryn Manheim]] as Margo, Mikayla's obnoxious, loud-mouthed pitbull of a manager.

** [[StElsewhere Ed Begley, Jr.]] as Sarah's dad.

** Also true when she played Miley Stewart's evil lookalike cousin, [=LuAnn=].

** Also true when she played Miley Stewart's evil lookalike cousin, LuAnn.

** [[TheNanny Charles Shaughnessy]] as the Simon Cowell parody in "Judge Me Tender".

* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: In a way, as the show deals with a pop star coming to fame in the late 2000's, this show has elements of this. Plenty of pop culture references in the jokes and plot lines, from Jesse [=McCartney=] to KellyClarkson to Music/LadyGaga to KatyPerry, a few ''Series/AmericanIdol'' references, the second War in Iraq (as covered in Season 4), a UsefulNotes/BarackObama {{Expy}} also in the final season, maybe even the [[IdolSinger Teen Pop]] aspect in general---help to put the show in a specific time and place.

** [[DancingWithTheStars Carrie Ann Inaba]] as Tina, Hannah's choreographer.

** [[{{Goodfellas}} Ray Liotta]] as Principal Luger.
** [[{{Dodgeball}} Christine Taylor]] as Lori the [[SchoolNurse school nurse]].

* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: In a way, as the show deals with a pop star coming to fame in the late 2000's, this show has elements of this. Plenty of pop culture references in the jokes and plot lines, from Jesse [=McCartney=] to KellyClarkson to LadyGaga to KatyPerry, a few ''Series/AmericanIdol'' references, the second War in Iraq (as covered in Season 4), a UsefulNotes/BarackObama {{Expy}} also in the final season, maybe even the [[IdolSinger Teen Pop]] aspect in general---help to put the show in a specific time and place.

** Miley Cyrus had originally auditioned for what would have been the Lilly role, but Disney decided to give her the lead role. Also, Billy Ray had only come to offer Miley moral support at the audition and read the father's lines, but Disney loved his cameraderie with Miley and hired Billy Ray as Robbie Ray.

** [[Series/StarTrekVoyager Tim]] [[ICarly Russ]] as the doctor charged with saving Hannah's singing voice.

** Miley Cyrus had originally auditioned for what would have been the Lilly role, but Disney decided to give her the lead role. Also, Billy Ray had only come to offer Miley moral support at the audition and read the father's lines, but Disney loved his cameraderie with Miley and hired Billy Ray and Robbie Ray.

* Miley Cyrus had originally auditioned for what would have been the Lilly role, but Disney decided to give her the lead role. Also, Billy Ray had only come to offer Miley moral support at the audition and read the father's lines, but Disney loved his cameraderie with Miley and hired Billy Ray and Robbie Ray.

** At one point the series was under the working title "Alexis Texas". Whether or not the change had to due to a porn actress of the same name who also made her first appearance in 2006 likely remains a mystery (but given Disney Channel sensibilities, it's a safe bet).

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: The BigDamnMovie was due to be scored by AlanSilvestri, but because of schedules it ended up being done by JohnDebney (although "Butterfly Fly Away," written by Silvestri and Glen Ballard, remains in the movie). Ironically, [[RecycledSoundtrack part of Silvestri's score for]] ''TheMexican'' is tracked into the movie (in the scene where the British reporter eats peppers).
** The show began as a ''ThatsSoRaven'' spinoff called ''Better Days'', about a child actor masquerading as a schoolgirl, and it was to star [[CampRock Alyson Stoner]].

** "Saint" Sarah was Lulu in ''ThePacifier''.

** Alan from ''TwoAndAHalfMen'' as Lilly's dad.

-->'''[[EmilyOsment Lilly]]:''' Oh please! Next you're gonna be saying "[[TheSixthSense She sees dead people!]]"

** Jason Earles, who plays Jackson, was a real-life example of VagueAge, his year of birth variably being reported as either 1977, 1985 or 1988, until it was finally confirmed to be 1977, making him almost 29 years old when the show premiered. {{Averted}} with the rest of the young characters, who are played by real teenagers.

** Aunt Dolly isn't very far removed from [[DollyParton Dolly Parton's]] public persona.

** Aunt Dolly isn't very far removed from [[DollyParton]] public persona.

** At one point the series was under the working title "Alexis Texas". Whether or not the change had to due to a porn actress of the same name who also made her first appearance in 2006 likely remains a mystery.