Cory in the House

For the video game based on the television series, see Cory in the House (video game).

Cory in the House
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Created by	Dennis Rinsler Marc Warren
Starring	Kyle Massey Jason Dolley Maiara Walsh Madison Pettis John D'Aquino Rondell Sheridan
Theme music composer	Matthew Gerrard & Robbie Nevil
Opening theme	"Cory in the House", performed by Kyle Massey and Maiara Walsh
Composer(s)	Chris Alan Lee & Scott Clausen
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	34 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)	Dennis Rinsler Marc Warren
Production location(s)	Hollywood Center Studios Hollywood, California
Camera setup	Videotape; Multi-camera
Running time	22 minutes (approx.)
Production company(s)	It's a Laugh Productions Warren & Rinsler Productions
Release
Original network	Disney Channel
Picture format	480i (SDTV)
Original release	January 12, 2007 (2007-01-12) – September 12, 2008 (2008-09-12)
Chronology
Related shows	That's So Raven (2003–2007)
External links
Website

Cory in the House is an American television sitcom which aired on the Disney Channel from January 12, 2007, to September 12, 2008, and was a spin-off from the Disney show That's So Raven. The show focuses on Cory Baxter, who moves from San Francisco, California to Washington, D.C. with his father, after Victor Baxter gets a new job as the White House Executive Chef. The series marks a Disney Channel first, as it is the channel's first spin-off. This is also the only Disney Channel spin-off series to be broadcast in standard definition for the entire length of the show. Reruns of the series have not been aired on Disney Channel, or on Disney XD; however, they continue to air on the Family channel in Canada. Raven-Symoné guest-starred in one episode, reprising her role as Raven Baxter. In 2014, Disney Channel started airing a weekly block called Disney Replay on Wednesday nights, during which episodes of Cory in the House air alongside That's So Raven and Kim Possible, among others.

Production

After the completion of That's So Raven, propositions were made for a spin-off including That's So Raven Too! which was accompanied by a soundtrack of the same name, and would have been about Raven going off to college. Raven-Symoné was offered the spin-off, but she declined it, therefore Disney Channel decided to give it to Kyle Massey. Raven-Symoné would later return for the Raven's Home spin-off in 2017.

The first episode aired on Disney Channel on January 12, 2007 as a sneak peek. The show was created by Marc Warren and Dennis Rinsler, who produced Full House and That's So Raven. Cory in the House began filming on July 18, 2006, at Hollywood Center Studios (where The Suite Life of Zack & Cody and That's So Raven were filmed) and uses a studio audience in some scenes.

Similar to Hannah Montana, many of the episode titles are parodies of popular songs. For example, "We Built This Kitty on Rock and Roll" comes from "We Built This City", "Mall of Confusion" from "Ball of Confusion", "Smells Like School Spirit" from "Smells Like Teen Spirit", and "Ain't Miss Bahavian" from "Ain't Misbehavin'".

Episodes

Main article: List of Cory in the House episodes

Cory in the House is a spin-off of the Disney Channel Original Series, That's So Raven. It aired on the Disney Channel Network from January 12, 2007 to September 12, 2008. A total of 34 episodes were produced, spanning 2 seasons. The show was about a teenager named Cory Baxter who moves from San Francisco to Washington, D.C. with his father Victor Baxter, who gets a job as head chef in the White House.

Series overview

Season		Episodes	Originally aired
			First aired	Last aired
	1	21	January 12, 2007	September 21, 2007
	2	13	November 17, 2007	September 12, 2008

Episodes

Season 1: 2007

• This season was filmed from July 2006 – January 2007.
• Kyle Massey and Rondell Sheridan are present in all episodes.
• Jason Dolley and Maiara Walsh were both absent for one episode.
• John D'Aquino is absent for six episodes.
• Madison Pettis is absent for seven episodes.
• Dan Mott reprised his role as The Juicer from That's So Raven for one episode.
• Raven-Symoné reprised her role as Raven Baxter for one episode.

No. in series	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Production code
1	1	"The New Kid in Town"	Rich Correll	Dennis Rinsler & Marc Warren	January 12, 2007 (2007-01-12)	101
With Tanya still in England and Raven in college, Victor Baxter accepts a job as the chef of the President. Cory and Victor arrive in Washington D.C. and meet Meena Paroom, Newt Livingston, Sophie Martinez, President Martinez, and Samantha, the President's assistant. Cory goes to his new school and tells Meena, Newt, and Jason Stickler that he steeplechases. But the truth comes out when Cory has to ride at the Presidential banquet honoring a horse. Cory is trying to get to know people. Title Reference: New Kid in Town
2	2	"Ain't Miss Bahavian"	Rich Correll	Marc Warren	January 19, 2007 (2007-01-19)	102
Bahavian ambassador Raum Paroom, Meena's father, discovers his daughter isn't following traditional Bahavian ways by changing out of Bahavian costumes and playing music with Newt and Cory, and forbids her from speaking to Cory and Newt. Meanwhile, Victor and Samantha try to get Sophie to eliminate her addiction to Victor's fries. Title Reference: Ain't Misbehavin'
3	3	"Everybody Loves Meena"	Rich Correll	Michael Carrington	January 26, 2007 (2007-01-26)	103
Cory finds the initials 'C.B.' with a heart around them in Meena's notebook, and assumes she has a crush on him, when it's really on Craig Berkowitz. Meena asks for Cory’s advice on how to get to Craig to ask her out, so they pretend to be a couple. However, Stickler believes they really are a couple and decides to ruin their fake date. Meanwhile, Sophie develops a crush on Newt and invites him over for a tea party. Absent: John D'Aquino as President Martinez Title Reference: Everybody Loves Raymond Note: This is the first time John D'Aquino is absent and the first cast member absence.
4	4	"We Built This Kitty on Rock 'n' Roll"	David Kendall	Theresa Akana & Stacee Comage	February 2, 2007 (2007-02-02)	104
Cory tries to get his band to perform on the president's Reading benefit show, but Samantha stops them until they trick Sophie into joining the band. Sophie forces the band to play her song about cats, while Samantha tries to stop the president from making bird calls on television. Title Reference: We Built This City
5	5	"Don't Rock the Vote"	Rich Correll	Edward C. Evans	February 9, 2007 (2007-02-09)	105
Newt is forced to run for class president by his parents and then wins. Title Reference: Don't Rock the Boat
6	6	"Napper's Delight"	Eric Dean Seaton	Michael Feldman	February 16, 2007 (2007-02-16)	106
Cory wants to go with Meena and Newt on a ski trip to South America, but Stickler destroys his ATM card. To earn the money, Cory gives secret tours of the White House, letting people see Sophie, but when Sophie finds out she won't be going skiing, she steals the money and runs off. Meanwhile, Victor is being kept up at night by the President, who has insomnia. Title Reference: Rapper's Delight
7	7	"Smells Like School Spirit"	Eric Dean Seaton	Josh Silverstein	February 23, 2007 (2007-02-23)	107
Newt's first act as student president is to institute a "Chill Zone" where students can hang out. Candy Smiles makes a Pep Squad, which Cory joins to impress Meena. Trying to make Meena jealous, Cory accepts Candy's offer to go out on a date. Absent: Madison Pettis as Sophie Martinez and John D'Aquino as President Martinez Title Reference: Smells Like Teen Spirit
8	8	"Just Desserts"	Eric Dean Seaton	Dennis Rinsler	March 2, 2007 (2007-03-02)	108
When Cory is allowed to make dessert for an important White House dinner, things end up in disaster. Meanwhile, Sophie is teased at school since she still has training wheels on her bike, so chef Victor teaches her. Guest Stars: Fred Stoller as Norman, Lori Alan as Ms. Flowers, Mary Chris Wall as Professor Bushwick Title Reference: Just deserts
9	9	"Bahavian Idol"	Rich Correll	Marc Warren	March 9, 2007 (2007-03-09)	109
Cory, Newt, and Meena are finally going to perform in front of Meena's father, the ambassador. However, Meena is extremely nervous. Cory gives her a good luck charm, but she thinks it's "cursed". Absent: Madison Pettis as Sophie Martinez and John D'Aquino as President Martinez Title Reference: American Idol
10	10	"Beat the Press"	Eric Dean Seaton	Dennis Rinsler	March 23, 2007 (2007-03-23)	110
After giving the President advice on how to deal with a stuffed nose, Cory is tricked into telling a reporter that he tells the President what to do. Meanwhile, Newt is upset that Meena and Cory never use his ideas for the band. Guest Star: Indira Gibson as Michelle Wallace Co-star: Max Thayer as The General Absent: Madison Pettis as Sophie Martinez Title Reference: Meet the Press
11	11	"Mall of Confusion"	Rich Correll	Josh Lynn & Danny Warren	April 13, 2007 (2007-04-13)	111
Wearing a disguise, the President goes to the mall to buy perfume for the First Lady, bringing Cory along (Cory wanted to go just to get a video game), then things go bad: Jason Stickler arrives with a "Memory Loss Spray", then the President and Newt accidentally spray it on themselves. Soon, a man named Burt, who looks almost exactly like the President's disguise, then Cory mistakes Burt for the President, and Burt's boss mistakes the President for Burt. Meanwhile, Meena must deal with Sophie when she becomes a self-proclaimed "expert" on all things Bahavian. Title Reference: "Land of Confusion"
12	12	"Get Smarter"	Rondell Sheridan	Sarah Jane Cunningham & Suzie V. Freeman	May 11, 2007 (2007-05-11)	112
An intelligent new student arrives, and Newt develops a crush on her. They go out on a date, and Newt asks Cory, Meena, and Jason to help him to impress her by using Jason's spy gear. Guest Stars: Josie Loren as Jessica and Lupe Ontiveros as Mama Martinez Title Reference: Get Smart Absent: Madison Pettis as Sophie Martinez
13	13	"And the Weenie Is..."	Roger Christiansen	Michael Feldman	May 18, 2007 (2007-05-18)	113
The band has their first live gig at school, but Cory's nemesis, the Juicer (from That's so Raven), arrives. Cory decides to do whatever the Juicer asks, to avoid being made to look like a weenie, which makes the Juicer think the band is performing at his birthday party. Back at the White House, Victor makes homemade ice cream by cranking a lever. He works on it all day thus gaining a bicep in the end. Guest Star: Dan Mott as The Juicer Absent: Madison Pettis as Sophie Martinez and John D'Aquino as President Martinez Title Reference: And the winner is...
14	14	"No, No, Nanoosh"	Rich Correll	Al Sonja L. Schmidt	June 16, 2007 (2007-06-16)	114
When Meena's favorite singer Nanoosh from Bahavia comes to Washington, D.C., she enters a contest to meet him and ends up winning. However, Nanoosh later reveals that she only won because Nanoosh fixed the contest because Meena's father is the Ambassador of Bahavia, and used her to help his career. Guest star: Shalim Ortiz as Nanoosh Absent: Madison Pettis as Sophie Martinez and John D'Aquino as President Martinez Title Reference: No, No Nanette
15	15	"Air Force One Too Many"	Eric Dean Seaton	Al Sonja L. Schmidt	June 30, 2007 (2007-06-30)	115
Cory is in deep trouble when he accidentally gives the deed to Alaska to the Russian Ambassador, and when the Ambassador doesn't want to give it back, Cory has to sneak onto Air Force One to get it back, even offering the ambassador Air Force One but is turned down. The Ambassador agrees to return Alaska, but only if Cory can beat him in a dance videogame, but what Cory doesn't know is, the Ambassador is a pro, and if he loses Russia will get both Alaska and Air Force One. Guest Stars: Don Stark as Prime Minister Schozoff and George Takei as Ronald Absent: Jason Dolley as Newt Livingston and Maiara Walsh as Meena Paroom Title Reference: Air Force One
16	16	"That's So in the House"	Rich Correll	Michael Carrington	July 8, 2007 (2007-07-08)	116
While visiting, Raven has a vision of the president being crushed by a grandfather clock, she tries to prevent it from coming true by tackling him out of the way of the clock, but when the clock doesn't fall, she becomes a wanted criminal. And Cory is forced to impersonate her while everyone in the White House is trying to find her. Special Guest Star: Raven-Symoné as Raven Baxter Absent: Madison Pettis as Sophie Martinez Title Reference: Combination of "That's So Raven" and "Cory in the House" Note: Raven-Symoné reprises her title role from That's So Raven in this episode.
17	17	"Gone Wishin'"	Carl Lauten	Theresa Akana & Stacee Comage	July 13, 2007 (2007-07-13)	117
Cory wishes on a shooting star that he was president of the United States. His wish goes amiss when he ignores his vice-president, Sophie, on a warning threatening national security. Guest Stars: Allie Gonino as Monique, Georgette Townson as Unique, and Vitta Quinn as a White House Tour Guide (uncredited) Title Reference: Gone Fishin' Note: Aired on Disney Channels Wish Gone Amiss Weekend and was viewed by 5.1 million fans.
18	18	"I Ain't Got Rhythm"	Rich Correll	Beth Seriff & Geoff Tarson	July 29, 2007 (2007-07-29)	118
Cory invites a top music manager to hear DC3 play but thinks that they need a keyboard player. Jason Stickler is the best choice for the band, but he tries to take over the band after replacing Cory with a rhythm destabilizer and so that Cory can't play the drums any more. Meanwhile Sophie has a sleepover that Samantha is in charge of planning and supervising. It is also Samatha's first sleepover.
19	19	"The Kung Fu Kats Kid"	Rondell Sheridan	Edward C. Evans	August 4, 2007 (2007-08-04)	119
After ditching Sophie to watch Kung Fu Kats and accidentally leaving his webcam on, Sophie gets some blackmail on Cory so Cory, Newt, and Meena are forced to let her hang out with the big kids or else she will send it to everyone. 'Kung Fu Kats' is a parody of Hanna Barbera's 'Swat Kats'. Guest Star: Christa B. Allen as Cheyenne Absent: John D'Aquino as President Martinez Title Reference: The Karate Kid
20	20	"A Rat by Any Other Name"	Marc Warren	Josh Lynn & Danny Warren	August 11, 2007 (2007-08-11)	120
Cory's pet rat, Lionel, returns, but his friends don't like Lionel as much as Cory does, so Cory gives Lionel to Sophie. His friends then tell him they actually do like Lionel, so Cory tries to get him back, after that Sophie realized that Lionel loved Cory, she gave Lionel back to Cory in the end. After being accused of having no sense of humor, the President tries to be funny. Title Reference: A Rose by Any Other Name
21	21	"Never the Dwayne Shall Meet"	Rondell Sheridan	Lanny Horn	September 21, 2007 (2007-09-21)	121
Dwayne Johnson is in town, and Cory tries to get him to endorse an exercise machine. Sophie tries to get people to come to her tea party, but everyone wants to meet The Rock instead. Cory, Samantha, President, Meena, Newt and Victor don't get to meet the Rock because of being stuck inside a janitor closet but Sophie does. Special Guest Star: Dwayne Johnson as Himself (as Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson). Title Reference: Never the Twain Shall Meet Notes: This episode aired seven days before the release of The Game Plan, which stars Dwayne Johnson and Madison Pettis. Viewers: 4.1 millions.

Season 2: 2007–08

The season was filmed from July 2007 – November 2007.

• Kyle Massey and Rondell Sheridan appear in all episodes.
• Maiara Walsh and Madison Pettis were both absent for one episode.
• John D'Aquino is absent for two episodes.
• Jason Dolley is absent for three episodes.

No. in series	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Production code
22	1	"The Presidential Seal"	Eric Dean Seaton	Al Sonja L. Schmidt	November 17, 2007 (2007-11-17)	201
Cory and Newt decide to try to get girlfriends. Cory tries to impress a girl named Nicole (Tanya Chisholm) , but she only dates people who love history like herself. He then mentions that he lives in the White House and gets Nicole to come into the Oval Office with him. While kissing Nicole, and Cory accidentally drops the ink all over into the Presidential Seal. Now he must try to somehow restore it. Meanwhile, Victor is put under pressure when he has to cook a $50,000 fish, and when Newt brings a seal (the animal) to the White House, things only get crazier. Guest Star: Tanya Chisholm as Nicole
23	2	"Through the Roof"	Rondell Sheridan	Marc Warren	December 1, 2007 (2007-12-01)	202
Alexander asks DC3 to make a new song before sundown, and Newt and Cory can't think of one without the aid of Meena, who is training Sophie's Sunshine Girls, and soon get into a fight. They both fly through the ceiling (or floor as Newt puts it), and soon realize that they were fighting for nothing. Absent: John D'Aquino as President Martinez
24	3	"Monster's Ball"	Eric Dean Seaton	Dennis Rinsler	December 8, 2007 (2007-12-08)	203
Meena learns that her birthday will be on a popular television show,"My Party Is Better Than Yours!" but it changes her feelings for Cory and Newt, which causes them to not be friends. Meanwhile the President, Victor and Samantha can't tell Sophie how bad her cooking is. When Meena watches the video, she is horrified. Later, when the episode is about to be broadcast, the President and Sophie teach the world how to make cheese sandwiches for 30 minutes.
25	4	"Lip Service"	Marc Warren	Michael Carrington	January 19, 2008 (2008-01-19)	204
Cory is perplexed as to why Newt won't kiss any girls until he and Meena learn that he pinky-swore to share his first kiss with his childhood girlfriend from camp. We see Newt ultimately get his first kiss. Meanwhile Victor gets frustrated when he can't beat Sophie at any games. Guest Star: Brittany Finamore as Jennifer
26	5	"Who Let the Dolls Out"	Eric Dean Seaton	Michael Feldman	February 16, 2008 (2008-02-16)	205
After Cory makes a Sophie doll that acts like a brat, Sophie gets even with Cory by making him think the doll is haunted. Meena and Candy Smiles see Newt with what they think is a leprechaun, but find out he is an Irish shoe salesman who taught Newt how to do Irish step dancing. Title Reference: Who Let the Dogs Out Absent: John D'Aquino as President Martinez
27	6	"We Don't Have Chemistry"	Mark Cendrowski	Beth Seriff & Geoff Tarson	March 15, 2008 (2008-03-15)	206
Cory officially makes a date with Candy, but it is on the same night that Stickler is supposed to tutor Cory in Chemistry, a class that he must pass in order to avoid summer school. Sophie runs for class president against Tanisha. Absent: Jason Dolley as Newt Livingston
28	7	"Uninvited Pest"	Eric Dean Seaton	Danny Warren	April 19, 2008 (2008-04-19)	207
Cory learns he is a finalist for Young Businessmen of the Year but his chance is slim when Stanley, from That's So Raven, returns and tries to steal his presentation. This is part of Disney Channel's April 2008 Night of Premieres. Guest Star: Bobb'e J. Thompson as Stanley Absent: Jason Dolley as Newt Livingston and Madison Pettis as Sophie Martinez Title Reference: "Uninvited guest"
29	8	"Making the Braid"	Carl Lauten	Edward C. Evans	May 31, 2008 (2008-05-31)	208
Cory discovers Newt's talent for braiding hair, and opens up a braiding shop with his great-aunt's inheritance in his freezer that he wasn't allowed to touch. As a result, it almost drives Newt's competitor out of business and calls for a braid-off between the two. Meanwhile, Sophie and her friend Tanisha get grounded for going to Haley's birthday party and dressing inappropriately. Title Reference: "Making the grade"
30	9	"Model Behavior"	David Kendall	Stacee Comage	June 14, 2008 (2008-06-14)	209
When Stickler needs a friend (because his robot is broken), he tells Newt and Cory that he knows some supermodels. Then Cory and Newt are invited to make an advertisement in Hawaii. But since they have no experience, they do an intensive training to be male models. After all "hard work," they learn that they were only invited to this because they were clumsy, and now they're "fabulous." So Stickler gets the job, it turns out that this was made to advertise 'Stank Away', which everyone in school makes fun of. Sophie is embarrassed because her father does not know how to "dance," so Victor teaches him how to "dance." Absent: Maiara Walsh as Meena Paroom Note: The title for the advertisement is called 'Stank Away'. In 'Thats So Raven' episode 'Mind your own Business' Raven, Chelsea and Eddie's Project is called Stank Away. Guest Star: Lee Reherman as Slade
31	10	"Sittin' Pretty"	Rondell Sheridan	Lanny Horn	July 5, 2008 (2008-07-05)	210
Cory and Candy babysit Sophie and Tanisha. Sophie makes a prank-call saying it's a girl named Kimberly, which causes them to break up. Cory and Newt try to find out who sent the prank call by using one of Stickler's devices.
32	11	"Macho Libre"	Mark Cendrowski	Jessica Lopez	July 12, 2008 (2008-07-12)	211
Cory takes up lucha libre, a type of wrestling popular in Mexico, to impress Candy when she starts spending time with a new Mexican student; Sophie,Tanisha and Haley form a singing group called the Pink Cupcakes for a school talent show, but their egos get in the way. Guest Star: Michael Steger as Juan Carlos Title Reference: Nacho Libre
33	12	"Peace, Love, Misunderstanding"	Mark Cendrowski	Sarah Jane Cunningham & Suzie V. Freeman	August 30, 2008 (2008-08-30)	212
Sophie tries to pull practical jokes, but isn't very good at it. Meanwhile, a female that Cory's interested in turns out to be the daughter of another ambassador from a country, Dubinia, that's a sworn enemy of Bahavia. Meena threatens Cory that if he is friends with the girl from Dubinia, she won't be friends with him. Cory and the president try to make peace between them. Sophie's indecent jokes end up making the peace between the two countries. Title References: Peace, Love & Understanding Absent: Jason Dolley as Newt Livingston
34	13	"Mad Songs Pay So Much"	Rich Correll	Marc Warren	September 12, 2008 (2008-09-12)	213
After breaking up with Craig, Meena writes an angry song and DC3 gets a chance for their song to be in a movie, Meena then gets back together with Craig which makes Cory and Newt happy, but Meena can't get angry enough to finish writing the song so they trick Craig and Meena but it turns out Meena knew all along so they tricked Cory and Newt. Sophie, Tanisha and Haley stay up late to watch a movie instead of doing their book report. Title References: Sad Songs (Say So Much)

External links

• Cory in the House at IMDb
• List of Cory in the House episodes at TV.com
• List of episodes at TV MSN
• List of episodes at TV Guide

Cast and characters

The main characters of Cory in the House (from left to right), Samantha Samuels, Sophie Martinez, President Richard Martinez, Cory Baxter, Victor Baxter, Meena Paroom and Newt Livingston.

Main characters

• Cory Baxter (Kyle Massey) is the protagonist of the series. He is the son of Victor and Tanya Baxter. A teenager, Cory is friends with Newt Livingston, has a crush on Meena Paroom. Cory often is irritated with the President's daughter Sophie Martinez, because of her two-facedness, and also with Candy Smiles, as she keeps calling him "C-Bear". He usually looks to his father for advice. Cory occasionally cooks up various "get-rich-quick" schemes, all of which end badly. He plays in the band DC3 founded by Newt, Cory, and Meena as the Drummer. His catchphrases in this series are "Coming Daddy!","You Know How I Do.","Dang!" and "Daddy No!". Cory is similar to his big sister Raven Baxter (from That's So Raven) and they both are always getting into some crazy situation, but in the end they find a way out of it. When he was much younger he played the same role in That's So Raven, though there is a notable difference in portrayal, as younger Cory was introduced as a minor annoyance and villain, while on his own show Cory is much more like his older sister. He will do anything in order to get money. He also loves Beyoncé, who he thinks he will "marry" some day. In some episodes, in a humorous climax, Cory's trousers would fall down, revealing his underwear, usually with dollar-signs on them.
• Newton "Newt" Livingston III (Jason Dolley) is the son of a senator and the Chief Justice. He is the best friend of Meena Paroom and Cory Baxter. He is a bit clueless and he loves rock and roll. He has some similar characteristics as Raven's friend Chelsea Daniels, (from That's So Raven). He tends to say, "Awesome!" during situations that are not particularly exciting. For example, when the school students were getting flu shots. He has trouble understanding obvious things, yet he has the knowledge to solve confusing things. He plays the guitar (his favorite being a Squier Stratocaster), and is part of DC3. He also knows about Cory's crush on Meena. He wears jeans and chains whenever he is not in any particular costume. Sophie once had a crush on him. He also hates the idea of running for student body president, as he does not think he will make a good leader, and it would totally throw off his care free life style, despite his parents' wanting him to. Even worse is that if he did run for student body president he says he would win even though he would not try thanks to "the Livingston Curse", a curse meaning that a Livingston will win no matter what (though many people would take that as a blessing). Between his parents, his fear of leadership and the Livingston Curse, Newt has been forced (though he enjoys it) to make up excuses for his parents as to why he can not run for student body president, naming the day of the year he makes them up "Excuse Day". His guitar is a Cherry Flaming Red Fender that is tuned for rock 'n roll.
• Meena Paroom (Maiara Walsh) is the daughter of the Bahavian ambassador, a fictional country containing cultural elements of India, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, and Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan and very similar to Bolivia. She likes to wear American clothing and to listen to rock music, which her father frowns upon. Jason Stickler, the son of the head of the CIA, is obsessed with her to the point of spying on her constantly. Meena's father is very disapproving of Cory and Newt. In Ain't Miss Bahavian he once banned her from being near them because he believed that they had hypnotized her to disrespect their country. Her father later decided to let them still be friends after Meena came clean about the secrets she had been keeping. It is obvious that Cory has a crush on her, and believes that she will like him back if he does nice things for her; however Meena does not return Cory's feelings. She has two different crushes during the series named Craig Berkowitz and Nanoosh. Meena is similar to Eddie (from That's So Raven). They both have a love for music, and are the only one of their gender in their group of three. According to Maiara Walsh, her Bahavian accent is a mix of Brazilian Portuguese and Arabic.
• Sophia "Sophie" Martinez (Madison Pettis) is the daughter of President Richard Martinez. She is a mischievous girl who loves to annoy people, especially Cory. She has two best friends, Haley and Tanisha, who often compete with Sophie at random things, like class president. She is also known as "America's Angel" by all of America (though she is not one to Cory), and when her nickname is mentioned she often responds using her catch phrase: "That's what they call me!"
• President Richard Martinez (John D'Aquino) is the President of the United States and Sophie's father. He often gives Cory advice and mentorship through fond and submissive ways. He often speaks his catchphrase by looking in the camera (thus breaking the fourth wall) and saying, "The President of the United States". He also tries to be funny and tells jokes that are often humorless like in the episode "A Rat By Any Other Name" and in the episode "Nappers Delight". He often counts on his assistant Samantha Samuels in some cases like in the episode "Just Desserts" and the episode "I Ain't Got Rhythm". His actions as president are very serious although sometimes he may conduct in some childish behavior. He usually enters the scene whistling "Hail to the Chief". President Martinez also appears in Hannah Montana in the episode "Take this Job and Love It". In the season 4 Hannah Montana episode "Hannah Montana to the Principal's Office," a new President visits Hannah Montana, implying that President had left office before July 18, 2010 (the date of the episode).
• Victor Baxter (Rondell Sheridan) is the personal chef of the president in the White House. He is Cory and Raven Baxter's father, and husband of Tanya Baxter. He often resolves conflicts between other characters although he often conflicts with Samantha Samuels. A running gag is that he often embarrasses himself by misinterpreting what people say to him. He also often says "I'll go pack..." when Cory gets in trouble, and another of his catchphrases is "Here comes the pain...". He is the rival of Leonard Stevenson.

Recurring characters

• Jason Stickler (Jake Thomas), nicknamed "stickman" by himself, attends Washington Prep with the characters and is the rival of Cory Baxter. He is also a classmate of Cory, Newt and Meena's, and has proved to be their enemy. Stickler has a crush on Meena and often disguises himself. He often challenges Cory, by humility, ways to win her heart, even though it is obvious that Meena has no feelings for him because he hasn't learned that he can't make her love him, it takes time for a friendship to grow. And in the end, he was always bested by Cory. His father is a C.I.A agent, that is why he has many gadgets. His father equips him with all the latest CIA technology. Jason often uses the CIA devices to his own benefit, although his plans usually go wrong. He is also sometimes seen with a 1980s-style haircut and is very proficient with the keyboard. His father is 001. He is a fan of Sci-fi movies and films. And much like Sophie, he's sometimes the antagonist and sometimes Cory, Newt, and Meena's friend since he and Cory had dinner together at the Purple Lobster after fighting over Meena on the bathroom ceiling and he helped Cory sneak the President (who was actually Burt Ponsky, the assistant manager of Cheese In A Cup) out of the mall and back into the White House and he helped Newt on his date and he needed Cory and Newt to be his friends since his robot was broken and he has been mentioned going to the movies with Cory, Newt and Meena.
• Samantha Samuels (Lisa Arch) is President Richard Martinez's Personal Assistant. She is very strict and likes things fit to the President's needs. She hates Cory's schemes in which he tries to make money, which end up involving the President. Chef Victor affectionately describes Samantha as "overly stressed". She likes bird calls, and can do them better than the President. Samantha does however have a soft side which she showed to Sophie during her slumber party in "I Ain't Got No Rhythm" as it was her first one and she was ecstatic. Sophie sometimes assigns her to do her homework. It is revealed in "The Presidential Seal" that Samantha has heterochromia, when she said that she only had one grey eye.
• Candy Smiles (Jordan Puryear) is a girl who attends Washington Prep and has a 4.0 Grade Point Average. She hates the lack of pep in the school in the "Smell of School Spirit". She went out with Cory a couple of times and in "We Don't Have Chemistry" they share a kiss. She is also best friends with Meena and has a black belt in karate revealed in We Have No Chemistry. She also tutored Cory in Chemistry because he was about to go to summer school. She went out with a guy named Juan Carlos making Cory jealous in "Macho Libre". She has also been to Mexico and likes Mexican things. She also knows where a certain pressure point is on the body, and whenever she is angry at Cory, she'll use it on him.
• Ms. Flowers (Lori Alan) is Sophie's fourth-grade teacher. She also teaches Tanisha and Haley, who sit at the front of her classroom. Her lessons are often about random things, such as penguins and tumbleweeds. She is a good friend of President Martinez but tries not to let this affect how she teaches Sophie. She is very friendly but is a hard grader and always gives Sophie grades of B-, even when Samantha does Sophie's homework for her. Ms. Flowers tends to tell her students too much about her personal life, on one occasion mentioning that her online dates never call her back.
• Tanisha (Zolee Griggs) is a bratty, spoiled 4th grader who is one of Sophie's classmates. As claimed by Sophie, she is the most popular girl in her class. She is one of the Sunshine Girls with Sophie. Tanisha cheated her way to being class president by fake crying. She appears in several different episodes. However, in some episodes it can be questioned that Tanisha and Sophie are friends, even though at first she seemed like Sophie's enemy. In "I Ain't Got No Rhythm" she nearly left Sophie's sleepover because she did not like Samantha.
• Haley (Brianne Tju) is one of Sophie's best friends, and somewhat high-strung. She is terrified of school or any kind of work. Haley's mother also taught her that you should talk about people behind their backs when you don't like them (which is shown in the episode 'Making The Braid'). Haley is a Sunshine Girl, like Tanisha and Sophie. She also really likes ice cream, and was part of Sophie's singing group "The Pink Cupcakes" along with Tanisha.

Guest stars

Actor	Character
Raven-Symoné	Raven Baxter
Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson	Himself
Don Stark	Prime Minister Schozoff
George Takei	Ronald
Josie Loren	Jessica
Lupe Ontiveros	Mama Martinez
Christa B. Allen	Cheyenne
Brittany Finamore	Jennifer Covington
Bobb'e J. Thompson	Stanley
Fred Stoller	Norman Trumbles
Michael Steger	Juan Carlos
Dan Mott	The Juicer
Jarron Vosburg	Craig Berkowitz
Chris Coppola	Carl
Mary Chris Wall	Professor Bushwick
Kate Micucci	Becky
Lee Reherman	Slade
Tanya Chisholm	Nicole

Theme song and opening sequence

The theme song to Cory in the House, was written and produced by Matthew Gerrard and Robbie Nevil, and performed by Kyle Massey, Maiara Walsh, and Jason Dolley (though the closing credits of the show credit the performance of the theme song only to Massey). An alternate theme song, "Rollin' to D.C.", is also sung by Massey and Walsh and was used in the music video to promote the series.

Merchandise

Home media

Name	Release Date	Episode(s) Featured	Special Features
All-Star Edition	August 7, 2007	"Air Force One Too Many" "Just Desserts" Never The Dwayne Shall Meet" "That's So In The House"	Raven In The House – Behind the scenes of "That's So In The House" Rock In The House – Behind the scenes of "Never The Dwayne Shall Meet"
Wish Gone Amiss	November 27, 2007	"Gone Wishin'"
Newt And Improved	May 27, 2008	"The Presidential Seal" "Through The Roof" "Peace, Love, And Misunderstanding" "Lip Service"	Breaking Down – Get the inside scoop on how an episode is made from start to finish

Video game

The Cory in the House franchise has spawned a video game, of which it shares the same name. The game was released in 2008 for the Nintendo DS.

Broadcast

The series originally aired from January 12, 2007, to September 12, 2008, on Disney Channel. The show returned to Disney Channel on August 14, 2014, as part of Disney Replay. It premiered on the same date on Family Channel and on June 1, 2011, on Disney XD (Canada). In the United Kingdom and Ireland it premiered on January 28, 2007, on Disney Channel and on September 5, 2009, on Disney XD. It premiered on February 2, 2007, on Disney Channel (Australia and New Zealand), on April 27, 2007, on Disney Channel (Southeast Asia), and on June 9, 2007, on Disney Channel (India).

External links

• Official website
• Cory in the House Trailers and Music Video
• Cory in the House at IMDb