This is a follow up continuation of the Bug Juice article I wrote! Today it’s all about The Jersey, also one of my favorite shows of all time that used to be on Disney channel back in the day. For those of you that don’t know I used to collect and only wear sports jerseys in elementary and middle school! Basketball, football, soccer, hockey and other jerseys occasionally but needless to say I was obsessed! So besides loving sports all my life including to this day, you can ask Carrot we talk about something sports everytime we see each other. So this show The Jersey really hit home when I was younger. Here’s some background info for those that don’t know about The Jersey…
The Jersey was a live-action Disney Channel series that mixed sports, comedy, and fantasy. It followed four friends who discovered a magical football jersey that let them become famous professional athletes for a day. The show was based on the Monday Night Football Club book series by Gordon Korman.
Quick facts:
- Premiere: January 30, 1999 (as the TV special The Magic Jersey), with the regular series beginning September 24, 1999.
- Final episode: March 23, 2004.
- Seasons: 3
- Episodes: 64
- Runtime: About 22–30 minutes per episode.
Now one of the coolest things about this show, it had appearances by real athletes that were in the prime of their career appearing on the show to match the storylines. The storylines were also relatable to kids of real life situations that everybody has gone through or maybe were currently going through and it would even be on the athletes perspective also so you would really get to see the athletes as people also. Here’s some notable athletes who has appeared on The Jersey…
- Peyton Manning
- Kurt Warner
- Michael Strahan
- Jerome Bettis
- Terrell Davis
- Donovan McNabb
- Tony Gonzalez
- Shannon Sharpe
- Eddie George
- Junior Seau
- David Robinson
- Stephon Marbury
- Malik Rose
- Randy Johnson
- Tony Hawk
- Michael Andretti
- Sergei Fedorov
- Byron Dafoe
- Laila Ali
- Booker T
- Scott Steiner
So needless to say they had some awesome athletes on the show! But imagine if you could put on a magical football jersey and become one of these famous athletes for a day. Who would you pick? And why? But you have to remember they are people too with their own challenges and problems so you would still have to deal with those on top of the pressure or whatever sport and fame!
They sadly do not have anywhere that you can watch old episodes of The Jersey, but I did read the real Disney lovers out there and trying to get it on Disney+ so maybe one day! I hope this brought all my fellow 90’s kids back again to tv that they just don’t make anymore that is timeless and just overall great tv!
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