Lilly, Do You Want to Know a Secret? facts for kids

"Lilly, Do You Want to Know a Secret?" is the pilot episode of the Disney Channel sitcom series Hannah Montana. It was written by Gary Dontzig, Steven Peterman, and Michael Poryes. It originally aired on March 24, 2006. The episode title is a reference to The Beatles song "Do You Want to Know a Secret?".

Plot

The episode starts with teen pop sensation Hannah Montana — who is actually Miley Stewart (Miley Cyrus) — and her father Robby Ray Stewart (Billy Ray Cyrus) singing the song "This Is The Life" in preparation for a sold out concert in Los Angeles the next day. After she reluctantly gives her older brother Jackson (Jason Earles) two tickets for him and a girl he is trying to ask out to the concert, Miley's best friend, Lilly

Starring

• Miley Cyrus as Miley Stewart/Hannah Montana
• Emily Osment as Lilly Truscott
• Mitchel Musso as Oliver Oken
• Jason Earles as Jackson Stewart
• Billy Ray Cyrus as Robby Stewart

Guest starring

• Corbin Bleu as Johnny Collins
• Shanica Knowles as Amber Addison
• Anna Maria Perez de Tagle as Ashley DeWitt
• Matt Winston as Fermine
• Derek Basco as an MTB host

Production

Cyrus received the script for the pilot, before then auditioning for Hannah Montana for 6–7 months, totally changing her father's plans to cut an album, do a tour, and retire. Creators Poryes, Rich Correll and Barry O'Brien looked in Los Angeles and New York for someone to play Hannah, but couldn't find anyone. Cyrus sent in an audition tape, but while the creators were impressed, they were not convinced, leery of putting the show in the hands of a 12-year-old with no acting experience. As they looked fruitlessly for an actor to portray Hannah for one year, they decided to look at Cyrus again. The decision was between her and a 16-year-old with much sitcom experience. The room was evenly split on who should play Hannah, and Marsh made the decision to go with Cyrus.

Garry Marsh's exact quote was "We pride ourselves not just on creating great television, but on creating stars; not just on launching careers, but on launching franchises for the entire Walt Disney Company. So, after consulting with everyone involved, I'm ready to pull the trigger on Miley." On the day the pilot was shot, the show was to star a girl named Chloe. According to Billy Ray Cyrus, when the writers heard him calling his daughter Miley, who at that time was still called Destiny, they changed their minds and said "Everything Chloe is Miley."

See also

In Spanish: Lilly, Do You Want to Know a Secret? para niños