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'''''Arwin!''''' (also known as ''Housebroken'') is an unaired spin-off of ''The Suite Life of Zack and Cody'', which was a popular Disney Channel sitcom. Produced by Walter Barnett and directed by Richard Correll, ''Arwin!'' was one of two proposed spin-off shows for ''The Suite Life of Zack and Cody'' that was pitched to Disney. Instead of having Dylan and Cole Sprouse (Zack and Cody), the series would have had Brian Stepanek reprise his role as Arwin Hochhauser, who was going to live with his sister to help her take care of her kids. An entirely new cast of characters would have also stared in the show with the most notable being Selena Gomez. One episode was filmed, but Disney ended up not picking up the series.
'''''Arwin!''''' (also known as ''Housebroken'') is an unaired spin-off of ''The Suite Life of Zack and Cody'', which was a popular Disney Channel sitcom. Produced by Walter Barnett and directed by Richard Correll, ''Arwin!'' was one of two proposed spin-off shows for ''The Suite Life of Zack and Cody'' that was pitched to Disney. Instead of having Dylan and Cole Sprouse (Zack and Cody), the series would have had Brian Stepanek reprise his role as Arwin Hochhauser, who was going to live with his sister to help her take care of her kids. An entirely new cast of characters would have also stared in the show with the most notable being Selena Gomez. One episode was filmed, but Disney Channel ended up not picking up the series.<ref>http://www.mtv.com/news/2871225/suite-life-of-zack-and-cody-failed-spin-off-arwin-housebroken-selena-gomez/</ref><ref>https://www.seventeen.com/celebrity/movies-tv/news/amp39868/did-you-know-there-was-a-suite-life-spin-off-that-starred-selena-gomez/</ref><ref>https://www.j-14.com/posts/why-did-suite-life-end-142748.amp</ref>


==Background==
==Background==
As ''The Suite Life of Zack and Cody'' was nearing the end of its run on TV, Disney was looking to expand on the success of the series through spin-offs. Two spin-off pilots were made, one being ''Arwin!'' and the other being ''The Suite Life on Deck''. The pilot of ''Arwin!'' was filmed in 2007 with the episode titled ''Housebroken'', but Disney did not like it as unlike ''The Suite Life on Deck'',  ''Arwin!'' did not feature Dylan and Cole Sprouse (Zack and Cody). Disney figured that audiences wanted a spin-off of ''The Suite Life of Zack and Cody'' that featured Dylan and Cole Sprouse.<ref>http://www.mtv.com/news/2871225/suite-life-of-zack-and-cody-failed-spin-off-arwin-housebroken-selena-gomez/</ref><ref>https://www.seventeen.com/celebrity/movies-tv/news/amp39868/did-you-know-there-was-a-suite-life-spin-off-that-starred-selena-gomez/</ref><ref>https://www.j-14.com/posts/why-did-suite-life-end-142748.amp</ref> Before the show had a chance to air, the Writers Guild of America strike on television the 2007 Writers Guild of America strike happened, which effectively led to this show and many others being canceled.  
As ''The Suite Life of Zack and Cody'' was nearing the end of its production, Disney was looking to expand on the success of the series through a spin-off. The pilot of ''Arwin!'' was filmed in March of 2007 with the episode titled ''Housebroken''.
 
Critical reception for ''Arwin!'' was mixed to negative from Disney Channel executives and test audiences, as it did not feature any of the main characters from the original show. This instead resulted in Disney producing ''The Suite Life On Deck'', which skipped the pilot process and went straight to series production in February 2008.  
 
Another major contributing factor is that Selena Gomez was also offered to star in another show, which ended up becoming ''Wizards of Waverly Place''.  
 
Before ''Arwin!'' had a chance to air, the 2007 Writers Guild of America strike<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007%E2%80%932008_Writers_Guild_of_America_strike Wikipedia page of 2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike]</ref> on television happened, which effectively led to this show and many others being cancelled.  


==Plot==
==Plot==
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==Availability==
==Availability==
As of the writing of this article, the pilot in its entirety has yet to surface. No production photos have resurfaced. A few clips from the pilot have since surfaced.
As of the writing of this article, the pilot in its entirety has yet to surface. No production photos have resurfaced. A few clips from the pilot have since surfaced. The pilot is rumored to have aired at least once on Disney Channel late at night in December 2007, but this has yet to be officially confirmed.


==Cast==
==Cast==
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* Damone played by Teo Olivares
* Damone played by Teo Olivares
* Kylie played by Laila Sadeq
* Kylie played by Laila Sadeq
* Cassie played by Cassie Scerbo
* Cassie played by Cassie Scerbo (credited as Cassandra Scerbo)


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
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==See Also==
===Disney Channel===
*[[101 Dalmatians: The Series (partially found unaired pilot episode of Disney animated TV series; 1996)]]
*[[Amazing Animals (found Disney Channel animated educational series; 1996-1999)]]
*[[Bonkers "Fall Apart Bomb Squad" (found episode of Disney Channel animated series; 1993)]]
*[[Country Club (partially found test pilot of "Big City Greens" Disney Channel adventure-comedy animated series; 2015)]]
*[[Disney Channel Interactive (lost Dish Network game channel; late 2000s)]]
*[[Disney Channel "Disney's One Too" (partially lost "Recess" gags of TV channel block; 1999-2003)]]
*[[Disney's Coyote Tales (found Disney Channel extended version of "The Coyote's Lament" animated short; 1991)]]
*[[Disney's Doug (found episodes of animated TV series; 1996-1999)]]
*[[Dreamfinders (unproduced Disney Channel series based on "Journey Into Imagination" Epcot ride; 1983)]]
*[[Dumbo's Circus (partially found Disney Channel live action puppet series; 1985-1986)]]
*[[Fish Hooks (partially found unreleased pilot of Disney Channel animated series; 2009)]]
*[[Going Wild with Jeff Corwin (partially found Disney Channel documentary series; 1997-1999)]]
*[[Gravity Falls (found Comic Con 2012 promo of Disney Channel animated mystery comedy series; 2012)]]
*[[Gravity Falls (found pitch pilot of Disney Channel animated mystery comedy series; 2010)]]
*[[Hannah Montana (lost production material of cancelled anime adaptation of Disney Channel teen sitcom; 2009-2010)]]
*[[Herbie the Lovebug (lost Disney Channel animated pilot; late 1990s-2000s)]]
*[[Katbot (partially found unreleased Disney Channel animated series; 2005)]]
*[[Lizzie McGuire "Season 3" (lost production material of unfinished season of Disney Channel comedy series; 2020)]]
*[[Minnie Takes Care of Pluto (found original English audio of Mickey Mouse Works animated short; 2000)]]
*[[Mousercise (partially found Disney Channel exercise series; 1983-1996)]]
*[[Mouseterpiece Theater (partially found Disney Channel cartoon compilation series; 1983-1990)]]
*[[Pepper Ann (partially found unaired Nickelodeon pilot of Disney animated series; 1996)]]
*[[Phineas and Ferb (lost script of cancelled theatrical film based on animated series; 2010s)]]
*[[Phineas and Ferb: Shooting Star Milkshake Bar (partially found full version of song; late 2000s)]]
*[[Phineas and Ferb: Spot the Diff (found Disney Channel animated special; 2008)]]
*[[Recess "The Break In" (partially found pilot of Disney animated TV series; 1996)]]
*[[Star and the Forces of Evil (partially found unaired pitch pilot of Disney Channel animated series; 2011)]]
*[[Talespin (lost Phil Harris audio recordings from Disney Channel animated series; 1990)]]
*[[Teen Angel (partially found Disney Channel serial drama; 1989)]]
*[[The All-New Mickey Mouse Club (partially found revival of Disney variety TV series; 1989-1994)]]
*[[The Jersey (partially lost Disney Channel sports themed comedy series; 1999-2004)]]
*[[The Owl House (partially found unaired pilot of Disney Channel animated series; 2017)]]
*[[The Proud Family (partially lost unaired Nickelodeon pilot of Disney Channel animated sitcom; 1999)]]
*[[Welcome to Pooh Corner (partially found Disney Channel live-action puppet series; 1983-1986)]]
*[[What's Stevie Thinking? (lost unaired pilot of cancelled spin-off of "Lizzie McGuire" Disney Channel comedy series; 2003)]]
===Playhouse Disney===
*[[Adventures in Nutrition with Captain Carlos (partially found Playhouse Disney animated short series; 2004-2007)]]
*[[Bear in the Big Blue House "Water, Water Everywhere" (lost unaired pilot of Disney Channel puppet series; 1997)]]
*[[Bear in the Big Blue House (partially lost original English audio of Playhouse Disney puppet series; 1997-2006)]]
*[[Breakfast with Bear (partially found episodes of Playhouse Disney spin-off series; 2005-2006)]]
*[[Handy Manny (partially found unaired pilot of Playhouse Disney CGI animated series; 2005)]]
*[[Little Einsteins (lost second pitch pilot of Playhouse Disney animated series; existence unconfirmed; 2004)]]
*[[Out of the Box (partially lost Playhouse Disney children's series; 1998-2004)]]
*[[PB&J Otter (partially found original credits sequences of Playhouse Disney animated series; 1998-2000)]]
*[[Playhouse Disney UK (partially lost interstitial material of children's TV channel; 1999-2006)]]
*[[Stanley (found unaired pilot episode of Playhouse Disney animated series; 1999)]]
*[[The Book of Pooh (found Playhouse Disney puppet series; 2001-2004)]]
===Disney Junior===
*[[Beverly Hills Chihuahuas (found pilot of cancelled Disney Junior animated adaptation of film series; 2012)]]
*[[Jungle Junction (lost pilots of Disney Junior CGI animated series; 2003; 2005; 2008)]]
===Toon Disney===
*[[Teamo Supremo (partially lost Toon Disney animated series; 2002-2004)]]
*[[Toon News (partially found CGI Interstitial Toon Disney series; 2004/2005)]]
===Disney XD===
*[[Billion Dollar Freshmen (lost unaired pilot episode of "Lab Rats" Disney XD live-action comedy TV series; 2010)]]
*[[DXP (partially found Disney XD video game block; 2017)]]
*[[Power Rangers Animated Series (lost Disney XD pilot of animated adaptation of live-action superhero series; existence unconfirmed; 2007-2009)]]
===Other===
*[[Green Monkeys (lost Disney pilot; 1999)]]
*[[La Chambre Folle (lost French Disney children's TV block; 1998)]]
*[[Marvel Disk Wars: The Avengers (found English dub of anime series; 2015)]]
*[[Robodz (lost Disney Toei animated TV series; 2008)]]
*[[The Mouse Factory (partially found Disney live-action/animated TV series; 1972-1973)]]
*[[The Shnookums and Meat Funny Cartoon Show (found episodes of Disney animated TV series; 1995)]]
*[[X-Heart (partially found unreleased English dub of "X-Coração" Brazilian animated TV series; 2014)]]
==External Links==
==External Links==
*[https://suitelife.wikia.com/wiki/Arwin! The Wikia page for ''Arwin''.]
*[https://suitelife.fandom.com/wiki/Arwin! The FANDOM page for ''Arwin''.]
*[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0857278/?ref_=ttfc_fc_tt The IMDB page for ''Arwin!''.]
*[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0857278/?ref_=ttfc_fc_tt The IMDB page for ''Arwin!''.]



Revision as of 19:30, 10 May 2022

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A screenshot from the pilot.

Status: Partially Found

Arwin! (also known as Housebroken) is an unaired spin-off of The Suite Life of Zack and Cody, which was a popular Disney Channel sitcom. Produced by Walter Barnett and directed by Richard Correll, Arwin! was one of two proposed spin-off shows for The Suite Life of Zack and Cody that was pitched to Disney. Instead of having Dylan and Cole Sprouse (Zack and Cody), the series would have had Brian Stepanek reprise his role as Arwin Hochhauser, who was going to live with his sister to help her take care of her kids. An entirely new cast of characters would have also stared in the show with the most notable being Selena Gomez. One episode was filmed, but Disney Channel ended up not picking up the series.[1][2][3]

Background

As The Suite Life of Zack and Cody was nearing the end of its production, Disney was looking to expand on the success of the series through a spin-off. The pilot of Arwin! was filmed in March of 2007 with the episode titled Housebroken.

Critical reception for Arwin! was mixed to negative from Disney Channel executives and test audiences, as it did not feature any of the main characters from the original show. This instead resulted in Disney producing The Suite Life On Deck, which skipped the pilot process and went straight to series production in February 2008.

Another major contributing factor is that Selena Gomez was also offered to star in another show, which ended up becoming Wizards of Waverly Place.

Before Arwin! had a chance to air, the 2007 Writers Guild of America strike[4] on television happened, which effectively led to this show and many others being cancelled.

Plot

The plot of Arwin! revolved around Arwin Hochhauser (Brian Stepanek) as he moved out of his mother's house and into his sister's apartment to help her raise her children.

Availability

As of the writing of this article, the pilot in its entirety has yet to surface. No production photos have resurfaced. A few clips from the pilot have since surfaced. The pilot is rumored to have aired at least once on Disney Channel late at night in December 2007, but this has yet to be officially confirmed.

Cast

  • Arwin Hochauser played by Brian Stepanek
  • Mrs. Hawkhauser played by Nia Peeples
  • Alexa played by Selena Gomez
  • Lidia played by Jasmine Villegas
  • Luke played by Chad Broskey
  • Jason played by Logan Grove
  • Summer played by Samatha Droke
  • Damone played by Teo Olivares
  • Kylie played by Laila Sadeq
  • Cassie played by Cassie Scerbo (credited as Cassandra Scerbo)

Gallery

Short promo clip.

Various clips from the show.

Clips of the pilot from Jasmine Villegas' acting reel.

See Also

Disney Channel

Playhouse Disney

Disney Junior

Toon Disney

Disney XD

Other

External Links

References