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Apr 17 2013 01:42 PM ET

Debby Ryan performs 'The Best Year' for 'Jessie' anniversary episode -- EXCLUSIVE VIDEO

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In this Friday’s episode of Jessie, our heroine, Jessie Prescott (Debby Ryan) decides to celebrate her first anniversary with Tony (Chris Galya) by writing him a love song. What could go wrong? Well, after mistakenly thinking he has forgotten their special day, Jessie writes an angry song instead. And it goes viral.

Judging by our exclusive clip, these crazy kids reconcile by episode’s end. In the video, Jessie performs ”The Best Year”  (a song that Ryan co-wrote with producer John Fields) and there’s an adorable montage of the happy couple. Watch it here:

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Apr 4 2013 07:30 PM ET

It's a Freaky Freekend on the Disney Channel: Jaime Pressley on 'Phineas & Ferb' and more: Exclusive VIDEO

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Get ready for a topsy turvy time on the Disney Channel this weekend (Friday, April 5 – Sunday, April 7), with body-swapping episodes of A.N.T. Farm, Jessie, Gravity Falls, Phineas & Ferb, Dog With A BlogShake It Up, and the newly renewed Austin & Ally.

Friday’s Phineas and Ferb‘s, titled “Mind Share” (9:30 ET/PT), finds the gang switching bodies with alien tourists only to realize they were duped into being stranded in jail on an alien planet. Back on Earth, Jaime Pressly voices a character named Rosie, who Dr. Doofenshmirtz met on a square-dancing website. Perry ends up being a most excellent wingman as you’ll see from the clip below. READ FULL STORY »

Mar 28 2013 06:41 PM ET

Disney channel show 'Jessie' renewed for third season

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Your tween will be thrilled: Jessie is coming back for a third season, the Disney Channel announced today.

The sitcom stars Suite Life on Deck alum Debby Ryan as Jessie, a New York City teenage nanny for the Ross family. The upcoming season 2 finale will feature Molly Shannon guest-starring as Jessie’s stepmom-to-be that Jessie meets when she returns home – with the Ross kids in tow – to Texas, according to a press release. The season finale will also feature James Patrick Stuart (Supernatural) as Jessie’s dad as well as Kate Flannery (The Office) as Corporal Cookie.

The show originally premiered in September 2011 and the third season will begin production in July and premiere fall 2013.

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Feb 15 2013 03:53 PM ET

Meet Maia Mitchell: the next big Disney star?- EXCLUSIVE VIDEO

Don’t feel bad if the name Maia Mitchell doesn’t ring a bell. The young actress is primarily known for her work on Australian TV (Mortified, Trapped). But that could change soon, as 19-year-old Mitchell seems primed for a breakout year in the U.S. Tonight she’ll guest star on Jessie, later this year she’ll star in the Disney Channel Original Movie Teen Beach Movie, and it was just announced that her show The Fosters, executive produced by Jennifer Lopez, has been picked up by ABC Family.

Take a look at this video as Mitchell introduces us to her family back home in Australia in this Disney ‘This is Who I Am’ clip.

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Jan 29 2013 04:00 PM ET

Cheri Oteri drops in on 'Jessie': EXCLUSIVE VIDEO

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Cheri Oteri takes a turn as an overzealous teacher with a bit of a Quidditch problem on this Friday’s episode of Jessie (8:30 ET/PT). She’s also got a problem with Zuri (Skai Jackson), so Jessie decides to volunteer in her classroom to assess the situation and ends up getting a little more involved than she expected to. (And yes, everyone’s aware that she’s a little behind on her YA fantasy sports genre.)

Take a look at the clip below.

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Oct 4 2012 03:00 PM ET

'Jessie' star Debby Ryan: The EW Pop Culture Personality Test

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Disney staple Debby Ryan used to star on the cable network’s beloved but dearly departed show The Suite Life on Deck, playing Kansas belle Bailey Pickett alongside Zach (Dylan Sprouse) and Cody (Cole Sprouse). But now Ryan’s got her own, starring gig with Jessie, which EW recently said was one of the top TV shows for kids aged 7 to 9. By day, Ryan plays the titular Jessie, a Texas girl who leaves her military family behind to be a nanny for four (rather rambunctious) children in the big city.

We’ve all see Ryan on screen quite a lot, but what’s she all about off screen? EW recently chatted with Disney staple Ryan, in an effort to find out more about her. The main topic? Pop culture, of course! (This is EW, anyway.) On the eve of Jessie‘s second season premiere — the sitcom returns Friday, Oct. 5, at 8:30 p.m. — let’s see how Ryan handles being grilled with an EW Pop Culture Personality Test.

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