That time Jake Paul starred in a Disney channel show...

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Jake Paul is the reason Olivia Rodrigo is famous

2016 was a rocky time for Disney Channel, the only shows that were airing were shows popularized from their predecessor. Jessie had just ended, but it's spinoff Bunk'd was doing well. Girl Meets World brought in viewership from the original Boy Meets World viewers. And K.C. Undercover was doing well because Zendaya was from a Disney Channel prime show, Shake It Up.

New ideas weren't working for Disney Channel. Both I Didn't Do It and Best Friends Whenever got cancelled after 2 seasons due to low viewership when normally shows with average viewership were guaranteed 3 seasons. No one really noticed this though until Bizaardvark, which was initially notoriously clowned for it's internet and modern-day concept. That is, until YouTuber Jake Paul was cast in the show; and at that point the show had become "That Jake Paul Disney Channel Show," which was further popularized by Jake Paul's firing from Disney Channel and his VERY POPULAR subsequent diss track lyric "it's everyday bro with that disney channel flow."

If Jake Paul wasn't on Bizaardvark, the show would've been cancelled after 2 seasons like the other low viewership shows before it. Instead, they got to end the show with a season 3 (without Jake Paul) and Olivia Rodrigo, the main character, got to work with Disney Channel for another year.

Production for season 2 ended September 22, 2017; while production for season 3 ended September 21, 2018. Casting for HSMTMTS was announced with Joshua Bassett in the lead role October 17, 2018; and the rest of the cast, including Olivia Rodrigo, February 15, 2019.

Had Bizaardvark ended with season 2, Olivia likely wouldn't have been guaranteed an audition for the show, as auditions were near the production of season 3 and a year away from season 2. Had Olivia Rodrigo never been cast in HSMTMTS, her song All I Want never would've gotten popular and her debut single (which wouldn't have been Drivers License) wouldn't have been as groundbreaking as it was, as it wouldn't have the support from All I Want.

And that's all thanks to Jake Paul securing viewership enough to get one more season of Bizaardvark!