Cory in the House
2007–2008Disney ChannelComedy
That's So Raven's brother moved into the White House as the chef's son.
Cory in the House opens with a main title sequence of 50 seconds.
At 50 seconds, it opens well above the 38-second median for comedy sequences in this catalogue.
It arrived on Disney Channel in 2007, when Phineas and Ferb, Hannah Montana and Kim Possible were also on the network.
The opening titles
Season 1
50sPosted by Disney Channel.
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