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((The Cheetah Girls (group)))

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3.1 Music Videos


 * (*) Film music videos, aired to promote the films and soundtracks.

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2003–2005: The Cheetah Girls film, breakthrough and Cheetah-licious Christmas
The Cheetah Girls had a television movie, based on a best-selling series of young adult books of the same name by Deborah Gregory, which debuted on August 15, 2003. The movie's DVD sold over 800,000 copies. The film received over 84 million viewers worldwide and remained a hit in the ratings for months afterwards. The Cheetah Girls was also supposed to be adapted into a TV series for ABC in their 2004–2005 season. ABC began to put the show into production in early 2004, according to an article on the MTV news site. A later article, published in February of 2004, states that The Cheetah Girls sitcom was delayed due to the success of That's So Raven. The article stated that because of this success Raven would not be able to do the sitcom. After shooting a pilot episode in late 2003, ABC did not pick up the series.

Culture

The Cheetah Girls were the first multi-ethnic girl music group to come out of Disney Channel. The group not only featured young women of various races, backgrounds, and sizes, but it also showcased music from various cultures around the world. When the second movie took the group to Spain they came out with the songs like “Amigas Cheetahs” and “Fuego” that featured Spanish lyrics and utilized costumes that are typical of Spanish culture.

The group was largely popular at the same time as a more “grown up” multi-ethnic girl group, The Pussycat Dolls. This parallel is visible in their names, in their upbeat dance tracks, and even in their choreography. The largest difference is in the PG nature of The Cheetah Girls, they keep their choreography rather clean and they are always in layers that are not very revealing. This all helped the group gain popularity with tweens and parents alike.

The message in The Cheetah Girls films is that stardom is attainable as long as you remember that your close personal relationships are more important. The group staying together was always the main goal of the series. This female support shown in the movies communicated an idea of feminism to young girls watching. The music of the group speaks about “friends for life” and “sisters, we stand together” which gave young girls a foundation in feminism and an appreciation for other ethnicities.