The third season of American show

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'' aired from November 2, 2008 until March 14, 2010. Filming for the season started a day after the 2008

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on August 5, 2008. The third season of ''Hannah Montana'' focuses on how the characters grow up than the previous seasons. Hannah has grown up into a new look. Different from the previous two seasons, she has shorter hair and an untraditional style which includes a lot of zebra print and unique boots. Oliver and Lilly start dating starting from the episode " What I Don't Like About You". Later, Lilly moves in with the Stewarts. At the end of the season, the Stewarts and Lilly move from Malibu while Oliver prepares to go on tour with a band. This is the last season to be broadcast in

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Production

Disney Channel renewed the series for a third season in April 2008, which was filmed from August 2008 to June 2009.

Opening sequence

For season three, the opening credits changed dramatically. The names appear on a scrolling marquee as you would see on a theater. The sequence then changes to full-screen episode clips, in which both season 2 and season 3 episodes clips are included. The new version of the song " The Best of Both Worlds" was performed at the Season 3 concert, and clips of that were added to the theme song as well. The creators' names appear in the second to last clip. A new version of the switch from Miley to Hannah is featured in the middle of the theme song and the second scene where cut, which is same as season 1 & 2 as Miley admires a hug between her and her dad in a clip of ''Hannah Montana''.

Casting

The main cast of season 3 remained the same as the previous season. Hayley Chase,

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, and

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all reprised their roles as Joannie, Traci Van Horn, Uncle Earl, and

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, respectively, in at least one episode. Recurring character from the second season Mikayla, played by

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, did not make an appearance in any episode of this season. Also, Roxy Roker, played by

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, was omitted despite an episode in season 2 emphasizing her importance to Miley/Hannah after working for the president and a major part in the season 2 finale, "We're All on This Date Together". Aunt Dolly, played by

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, also makes no appearances in this season. This is the final season where

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is a regular cast member.

Music

The new version of "The Best of Both Worlds" was used both for the movie as well as for the opening sequence, and was sung at the Hannah Montana season 3 concert in 2008. This version is extended to 59 seconds. The full version is featured on the '' Hannah Montana: The Movie'' soundtrack but is not featured on the ''

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Episodes

References

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