They Really Did an Even Stevens Reunion Without Shia LaBeouf

Following in the footsteps of its Disney Channel compatriot Lizzie McGuire, the cast of early-aughties series Even Stevens reunited over Zoom to give the fans most of what they want. We say “most� because whereas Lizzie McGuire managed to bring the whole gang back together (even the elusive Lalaine) the Even Stevens reunion was short a crucial Stevens: its breakout star Shia LaBeouf. The specter of LaBeouf looms large over the whole 90-minute convo, as he was inarguably the show’s greatest cultural export. There’s also a notable lack of Margo Harshman, who played Tawny, as well Donna Pescow, who played mom Eileen Stevens. Instead of a table read, the cast and creators get together for a free-flowing conversation, in which they reminisce about their time on set, which they insist wasn’t nearly as neglectful or scarring as LaBeouf suggested it was in his 2019 semi-autobiographical movie, Honey Boy. They also stage a singalong to Christy Carlson Romano’s cultural reset “We Went to the Moon in 1969.� The only person more into it than Romano is Adult Beans.