6.9
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Sonny with a Chance (2009)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Viewer Rating
Rating: 6.9
Overview
Allison "Sonny" Munroe makes the leap from the Midwest to Los Angeles to join the cast of "So Random!," the most popular sketch comedy TV show for kids and tweens. Her fellow young actors are resident teen queen Tawni, super suave Nico, gregarious funnyman Grady and quirky Zora. Now Sonny must somehow balance these new friendships while adjusting to her family's decidedly different way of life in Hollywood. Meanwhile, Sonny must also contend with heartthrob Chad Dylan Cooper, star of the rival show "MacKenzie Falls," who makes it known that he thinks his dramatic work is better than her comedy career.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Bias Dimensions
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
Overview
Allison "Sonny" Munroe makes the leap from the Midwest to Los Angeles to join the cast of "So Random!," the most popular sketch comedy TV show for kids and tweens. Her fellow young actors are resident teen queen Tawni, super suave Nico, gregarious funnyman Grady and quirky Zora. Now Sonny must somehow balance these new friendships while adjusting to her family's decidedly different way of life in Hollywood. Meanwhile, Sonny must also contend with heartthrob Chad Dylan Cooper, star of the rival show "MacKenzie Falls," who makes it known that he thinks his dramatic work is better than her comedy career.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Center
Primary
Sonny with a Chance is a teen sitcom primarily focused on the apolitical themes of personal growth, friendship, and the challenges of navigating a career in entertainment, consciously avoiding explicit political messaging.
The movie features a visibly diverse cast, which was common for its time, but does not include explicit race or gender swaps of traditionally white roles. Its narrative maintains a neutral or positive framing of traditional identities, without centralizing or explicitly critiquing DEI themes.
Secondary
Sonny with a Chance, a Disney Channel sitcom, did not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes during its original broadcast. The narrative focused on the comedic experiences of a young actress joining a sketch comedy show, without incorporating queer representation.
The Disney Channel sitcom 'Sonny with a Chance' does not include any transsexual characters or themes. The show's narrative focuses on a young woman joining a sketch comedy show, and its content does not touch upon transgender identity or related issues, resulting in a net impact of N/A.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Sonny with a Chance is an original Disney Channel series. All characters introduced in the show are new creations for this specific production, not adaptations or reboots of pre-existing characters from other source materials. Therefore, no gender swaps occurred.
Sonny with a Chance is an original television series, not an adaptation of pre-existing material. All characters were created for this show, meaning there is no prior canonical or historical depiction of their race to be altered. Therefore, no race swaps occurred.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
6.0
7.8
Critic Ratings
N/A
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