The Wannabes
The Wannabes
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The Wannabes

3.0 / 10 · 2 votes
TV-PG
2009
~30 min / ep
2 seasons
26 episodes
ComedyKids

The Wannabes is a television situation comedy, created by Doreen Spicer-Dannelly, which follows the lives of classical performing arts high school students who want to be pop stars. The five stars of the series are from the pop recording group, Savvy. Although not produced or filmed in Australia, the series premiered on June 14, 2010, on both ABC1 and ABC3 in an tween oriented timeslot.

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  • Ep 1

    1.The Wannabes Are Gonna Be

    09-08-200930 min

    On their first day at Highlands Academy of the Arts, the gang gets in trouble for disobeying the strict curriculum. As punishment, they're sent to work at Moody's Sweet Shop where...

  • Ep 2

    2.Guys Rock, Girls Rule

    12-08-201030 min

    Egos collide when the gang can't agree on which song to sing. Mr. Moody teaches them that everyone must work together to be successful.

  • Ep 3

    3.Tough Cookies

    13-08-201030 min

    The gang thinks quitting school will expedite their rise to stardom. Mr. Moody puts them through their paces, teaching them that an education is more important than fly-by-night fa...

  • Ep 4

    4.Mall Beasts

    16-08-201030 min

    Mr. Moody hosts to video game competition similar to Guitar Hero called "Beasts of Rock." The boys enter the contest and revel in their newfound rock 'n roll personae, an must rely...

  • Ep 5

    5.Earth Day

    17-08-201030 min

    After watching a video about global warming Mariah becomes an environmental activist. When she organizes a student revolt against Mr. Pesckow's unfriendly ecological policies, repo...

  • Ep 6

    6.All About Drew

    18-08-201030 min

    Drew's ego becomes unbearable when he gets a part in a commercial. He decides to leave the band, but his star falls as quickly as it rose. Meanwhile Mariah, who's watching Mr. Pesc...

  • Ep 7

    7.She Drives Me Crazy

    19-08-201030 min

    A girl becomes enamored with Drew after overhearing him talk in a Scottish accent. She becomes obsessed with him. After he breaks up with her, she's determined to reveal The Wannab...

  • Ep 8

    8.The Last Tango at Highlands

    20-08-201030 min

    Worried she'll fail her dance final, Shaylen gets a tutor, who happens to be Andrew dressed as his alter-ego, "Santiago." And when Sarah helps Alan find his iPod, she uses her dete...

  • Ep 9

    9.Art School of Hard Knocks

    23-08-201030 min

    Sarah gets accepted into the Highlands Academy "Prep Program" as a dance major. After Mr. Moody gives her a new cell phone, she quickly gets into trouble with Mr. Pesckow and cause...

  • Ep 10

    10.The Candidate

    24-08-201030 min

    Alan decides to run for class president but the popularity goes to his head and he loses focus on what's really important for the school causing a rift between him and Shaylen. Sar...

  • Ep 11

    11.The Plays The Thing

    25-08-201030 min

    An alumnus of Highlands Academy returns to give a sizable endowment to the school during the annual freshman play but when her prized jewels go missing, the gang must find the thie...

  • Ep 12

    12.Haunted Highlands

    26-08-201030 min

    The gang gets trapped in the school after helping Andrew film a horror movie for a short film contest and life begins to imitate art as the gang gets "scared straight."

  • Ep 13

    13.Dance Revolution

    27-08-201030 min

    Andrew suspects that there's a secret society within the walls of Highlands Academy. He and the gang investigate and discover an underground dance club run by Alan. Alan explains t...

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