Wherever I Go (Hannah Montana)
"Wherever I Go" is the series finale of the Disney Channel sitcom series Hannah Montana.[1] It was written by the show's executive producers, Michael Poryes and Steven Peterman. It originally aired on January 16, 2011, in the United States on the Disney Channel, and later aired in Canada on March 18, 2011, on the Family Channel.[2] The episode title is a reference to the Hannah Montana song "Wherever I Go".
"Wherever I Go"
Season 4
Episode 13
- Michael Poryes
- Steven Peterman
Alan Keath Walker
Kenny Tintorri
414-415
January 16, 2011
51 minutes
The episode also marks Mitchel Musso's second and final appearance as Oliver Oken in the show's fourth season.
Production[edit]
This episode was taped at Sunset Bronson Studios, similar to the show's other episodes.
Reception[edit]
The special one-hour series finale was seen by 6.2 million viewers,[3] ranked as Cable's No. 1 Series of the Year Among Kids 6-11 and Teens 9-14 for 3 of the Past 5 Years, and also Most-Watched Audience Built Each Season in Total Viewers and Kids 6–11.[3] Also this was the second most-watched episode in Hannah Montana's 4th season, only after the one-hour episode, "I'll Always Remember You".[3]
The episode received not only a large audience, but also positive reviews for the series finale. Part I currently holds a 7.4 making "Good" rating (based on 35 votes)[4] and Part II currently holds an 8.5 making "Great" rating (based on 45 votes) on TV.com.[5] The episode aired in the UK on 27 May 2011 and was watched by 621,000 viewers.
Cultural references[edit]
This episode has several cultural references. Miley Stewart's "say what" catch phrase, said after she gets her movie offer, includes a long list of Steven Spielberg's films and also mentions Tom Cruise and the Mission: Impossible trilogy. The movie's plot line is similar to Miley Cyrus's movie So Undercover.
Other references include The Muppets, singer Pink, McDonald's, Hannah Montana: The Movie, and the novel The Last Song by Nicholas Sparks, on which the film The Last Song, starring Cyrus, is based.
"Wherever I Go" featured the following songs: