Title stands for Disney Channel Live-Action Universe.

''ThatsSoRaven'' was Disney's most popular show since ''LizzieMcGuire''. This [[FollowTheLeader directly led to]] the creation of more Standard—[[Creator/MNightShyamalan WITH A TWEEST!]] Disney {{Kid Com}}s, including ''TheSuiteLifeOfZackAndCody'' (it and then-newcomer ''HannahMontana'' would be the most renewed[[hottip: *:but not the ones with most episodes]] shows in all of DisneyChannel History). As ''That's So Raven'' ended (and its spin-off ''CoryInTheHouse'', came onto the air), a gap was made in Disney's live-action entertainment and thus, with the popularity of ''HighSchoolMusical'', further live-action Kid Coms were punched out.

TheVerse in which the shows exist was first established with 2006's ''That's So Suite Life of Hannah Montana'', followed by 2007's and 2009's ''Wish Gone Amiss Weekend'' and ''{{Wizards| Of Waverly Place}} [[TheSuiteLifeOfZackAndCody On Deck]] with HannahMontana'', respectively. ''ImInTheBand'' episode "Weasels On Deck" placed it into the DCLAU, and showed that DisneyXD shows could be in the DCLAU as well.

Compare Franchise/DisneyChannelAnimatedUniverse for Disney's animated equivalent and NickVerse for Creator/{{Nickelodeon}}'s equivalent. Not to be confused with the Franchise/{{DCAU}}.

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[[folder: Series confirmed to be in the Disney Channel Live-Action Universe: ]]

* ''ThatsSoRaven''
** ''CoryInTheHouse''
* ''TheSuiteLifeOfZackAndCody''
** ''TheSuiteLifeOnDeck''
* ''HannahMontana''
* ''WizardsOfWaverlyPlace''
* ''Series/AaronStone''
* ''ImInTheBand''
* ''GoodLuckCharlie''
* ''ShakeItUp''
* ''ANTFarm''
* ''{{Jessie}}''
* ''AustinAndAlly''

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* ''ThatsSoRaven''
** A direct {{Crossover}} with ''TheSuiteLifeOfZackAndCody'' in the episode "Checkin' Out".
* ''CoryInTheHouse''
** Being a SpinOff of ''ThatsSoRaven'' and having several {{Crossover}}s with its parent show in the episodes "That's So in the House", "And the Weenie Is..." and "Uninvited Pest".
** An indirect {{Crossover}} with ''TheSuiteLifeOfZackAndCody'' and ''HannahMontana'', described above.
* ''TheSuiteLifeOfZackAndCody''
** A direct {{Crossover}} with both ''ThatsSoRaven'' and ''HannahMontana'' in the episode "That's So Suite Life of Hannah Montana".
** An indirect {{Crossover}} with ''CoryInTheHouse'' and ''HannahMontana'' in the episode "Super Twins", which takes place during the same time as the ''Cory in the House'' and ''Hannah Montana'' episodes "Gone Wishin'" and "When You Wish You Were the Star", where Zack and Cody, Cory, and Miley all wish on the same shooting star.
* ''TheSuiteLifeOnDeck''
** Being SpinOff of ''TheSuiteLifeOfZackAndCody'' and having several {{Crossover}}s with its parent show.
** A direct {{Crossover}} with ''WizardsOfWaverlyPlace'' and ''HannahMontana'' in the episode "Double-Crossed".
* ''HannahMontana''
** A direct {{Crossover}} with ''TheSuiteLifeOfZackAndCody'' in the episode "On the Road Again?"
** A direct {{Crossover}} with ''CoryInTheHouse'' in the episode "Take This Job and Love It".
** An indirect {{Crossover}} with both ''CoryInTheHouse'' and ''TheSuiteLifeOfZackAndCody'', described above.
** A direct {{Crossover}} with ''TheSuiteLifeOnDeck'' in the episode "Super(stitious) Girl".
* ''WizardsOfWaverlyPlace''
** A direct {{Crossover}} with ''TheSuiteLifeOnDeck'' and ''HannahMontana'' in the episode "Cast-Away (To Another Show)".
* ''Series/AaronStone''
** Disney XD's first original series, Despite going against the usual formula of the DCLAU the game Hero Rising appears in the ''GoodLuckCharlie'' episode "Let's Potty".
* ''ImInTheBand''
** A direct {{Crossover}} with ''TheSuiteLifeOnDeck'' in the episode "Weasels on Deck".
* ''GoodLuckCharlie''
** The social networking site Buddy Page from "Alley Oops" is also seen in the ''{{Jessie}}'' episode "One Day Wonders".
** Similarly, the iPad parody myTab featured in "Battle of the Bands" is also used in the ''AustinAndAlly'' episode "myTab and My Pet".
** A direct {{Crossover}} with ''ShakeItUp'' in the episode "Charlie Shakes It Up".
* ''ShakeItUp''
** The fictional TV program ''Teen Court'', which features in the episode "Judge It Up", featured earlier in the ''HannahMontana'' episode "You Are So Sue-able to Me".
** ''GoodLuckCharlie'' did a {{Crossover}} with the show in the episode "Charlie Shakes It Up".
* ''ANTFarm''
** A poster for Tears of Blood, a band from ''WizardsOfWaverlyPlace'', is seen in the background of the ''A.N.T. Farm'' episode "[=PerformANTs=]".
* ''{{Jessie}}''
** "Tempest In A Teacup" features a billboard advertising "[[TheSuiteLifeOfZackAndCody Tipton]] [[TheSuiteLifeOnDeck Tea]]".
** A direct {{Crossover}} with ''AustinAndAlly'' in the episode "Nanny in Miami".
** "Trashin' Fashion" and "Say Yes To The Messy Dress" mention Arturo Vitalli, who is [[TheSuiteLifeOfZackAndCody London Tipton]]'s favorite designer.
* ''AustinAndAlly''
** A direct Crossover with ''{{Jessie}}'' in the episode "Big Dreams & Big Apples".

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* ''HighSchoolMusical'' - Not in continuity, as it explicitly exists as a film series in the DCLAU.
* ''Madison High'' - confirmed to be set in the ''HighSchoolMusical'' universe.

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[[folder: Shows which may be in the Disney Channel Live-Action Universe but are unconfirmed (Note: most of these shows air on Disney XD): ]]

* ''PairOfKings'' - In the same universe as "ZekeAndLuther" and "KickinIt".
* ''Series/KickinIt'' - In the same universe as "ZekeAndLuther" and "PairOfKings".
* ''Series/LabRats''
* ''ZekeAndLuther'' - Different format than the DCLAU shows, but ''ImInTheBand'' references the show in "Road Tripp" when Burger yells "Skateboard on the sidewalk, Zeke!" after almost running someone over. However, it is in the same universe as "PairOfKings" and "KickinIt" due to the character Dale Davis appearing in the episodes "An Ice Girl for Boomer" and "Wax On, Wax Off". It helps that both both of those episodes, plus the Zeke and Luther episode "Ice Heist Baby" all premiered on the same night and [[RedSkiesCrossover involved a Heat Wave]].
* "Series/CrashAndBernstein"
* ''DogWithABlog'' - Has yet to establish any connection to the rest of the DCLAU.
* ''CampRock'' and ''Camp Rock 2'': The only [=DCOMs=] not adapted from any of the series that would be in the [=DCLAU=], possibly linked by an Iron Weasel song from the final jam in the first movie.
* ''PeterPunk'' - A sitcom produced by Disney XD Latin America. While it doesn't really follow the format, it had a direct crossover with ''ZekeAndLuther''.
* ''Violetta'' - A {{Telenovela}}/TeenDrama produced by Disney Channel Latin America. It doesn't follow the format either, but Rock Bones, the band in the aforementioned "PeterPunk", has performed on the show.

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[[folder: Shows which are not in the DCLAU (aka Disney Channel independents): ]]

* ''{{JONAS}}'' - Despite its use of the Jonas Brothers, in the JONAS world, they are the '''Lucas''' Brothers and portray only Expies of their real-world selves. Contrast to their appearance on ''Hannah Montana'', where they act as they would in real life.
* ''LizzieMcGuire'' - The Spiritual Ancestor to the DCLAU, but it's not being referenced in current shows.
* ''EvenStevens'' - Like ''LizzieMcGuire'', it has not been referenced in any shows and has a different format.
* ''PhilOfTheFuture'' - Same as ''LizzieMcGuire'' and ''EvenStevens''.
* ''SonnyWithAChance'' - The shows in the DCLAU are consistently referred to as fictional.
** In "Random Acts of Disrespect", in an old people sketch, several shows in the DCLAU are parodied as [[WizardsOfWaverlyPlace Wheezers Of Waverly Place]], [[ThatsSoRaven That's So Graven]] and [[HannahMontana Nana Montana]].
** Also: "Yeah, well, Chad still believes that {{Miley| Cyrus}} and {{Hannah| Montana}} are two different people."
*** That was really the first actual line to put ''Sonny With A Chance'' outside of the DCLAU, and might've been a bit of a RetCon of a line Chad gave in 'Three's Not Company', an earlier episode, where Chad got rejected by Sonny and said that he knew someone would do it someday, but he expected it to be a "[[AshleyTisdale Tisdale]]" or "Montana". Maybe it was to make it so Gomez's guest starring episode would make sense, given that both Wizards Of Waverly Place and Hannah Montana are in the DCLAU. Plus, it freed them up to [[BitingTheHandHumor make all the Disney Channel jokes they wanted]].
** And: "Vision? Who are you, [[ThatsSoRaven Raven]]?"
** Also, it's defictionalized season, ''Series/SoRandom''
* ''MyBabysittersAVampire'' - Though it airs on the same channel, it is not produced by Disney.
* ''Series/MrYoung'' - Another Canadian import made by a non-Disney house, unlikely to crossover with MBAV for geographic reasons - ''Young'' is based in [[StargateCity Vancouver]] and MBAV in {{Toronto}}.
* It is generally agreed that any show in production before ''That's So Raven'' is not in the DCLAU.
** As well as any show not following a multi-camera laugh-track/live-audience format.
* It is also agreed that the [=DCOMs=] that aren't explicitly adaptations of DCLAU shows are not in the DCLAU, and may be in a universe of their own.
* Of course, all of the above are subject to change.
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!Tropes constant across the DCLAU
* AllThereInTheManual: While not necessary to enjoy the shows, the information hosted on Disney Channel's website fills in a lot of the backstory behind the plots and characters. ''Is'' useful if you're dropping into the middle of something both plot- and continuity-heavy like ''Wizards''.
* AlternateHistory: Apparently, President Martinez takes the place of George W. Bush in the DCLAU, since by the ''HannahMontana'' episode "Hannah Montana to the Principal's Office", BarackObama is president.
* BiggerBad: Almost all DCLAU Show's have a BigBad, but on Wizard of Waverly Place, Gorog seems to be the devil of the universe.
* BreakingTheFourthWall: Done in kind of a weird manner in that often the characters will deliver a punch line and look directly at the camera while doing so, but not quite acknowledging that there is a fourth wall. It's just very weird.
* CaliforniaDoubling: Averted with surprising frequency in that a few of the series actually take place in California, but outside of TheMovie filming virtually never leaves a Burbank soundstage.
* CanonWelding: The three main founding shows of the universe (''That's So Raven'', ''The Suite Life of Zack and Cody'' and ''Hannah Montana'') were initially not connected at all. However, when Disney Channel got the idea for ''That's So Suite Life of Hannah Montana'', the shows were connected to be in the same universe (which itself had then been immediately established). As of this writing, Disney Channel continues to use this tactic to connect more shows to the universe.
* CashCowFranchise: As the most popular shows on the channel, they get ''quite'' a lot of merchandise.
** The idea and official recognition of a DCLAU seems in part motivated to establish the DCLAU ''itself'' as a (Cash Cow) Franchise, much like the shared universes/franchises of the {{Marvel}} (now incidentally owned by Disney) and {{DC}} franchises (or alterantively, Disney's own "Princess" franchise).
* CelebrityParadox: Subverted. Alyson Stoner and AshleyTisdale all coexist with their characters in the DCLAU.
** Played with as well. In ''The Suite Life of Zack and Cody'', Cody tells Max that she's a better dancer than the girl in the Missy Eliot video; both are portrayed by Alyson Stoner. Also in ''The Suite Life of Zack and Cody'', Maddie believe that she looks exactly like Ashley Tisdale, to which everyone else replies with "I don't see it."
* ComedicSociopathy: Pretty common in most Disney Channel live action comedies, actually.
* {{Crossover}}: The series' in the DCLAU constantly crossover with each other, usually placing a new series into the DCLAU. "Take This Job and Love It!" was a crossover between ''HannahMontana'' and ''CoryInTheHouse'' and "Weasels On Deck" was a crossover between ''ImInTheBand'' and ''TheSuiteLifeOnDeck''.
** CrisisCrossover: The specials ''That's So Suite Life of Hannah Montana'' and ''Wizards On Deck with Hannah Montana''.
** RedSkiesCrossover[=/=]CrossThrough: The ''Wish Gone Amiss Weekend'', in which, rather than interact, three shows were impacted by the same event (a magic shooting star).
** CommonCrossover:
*** The Sunshine Girls organization appeared in ''ThatsSoRaven'', ''CoryInTheHouse'' and ''HannahMontana''.
*** In the ''ThatsSoRaven'' episode "Checkin' Out", Raven uses a device called a Secretech. The Secretech previously appeared in ''TheSuiteLifeOfZackAndCody'' episode "Forever Plaid", where London used it in class to check her schedule.
*** In the ''HannahMontana'' episode "Would I Lie to You, Lilly?", Miley, Lilly and Oliver have a class trip to the White House, which uses the same sets from ''CoryInTheHouse''.
* ContinuityOverlap: The single episodes in each series' that are a part of the Crisis Crossovers usually have an impact on other episodes in the crossovers, so much that it becomes downright confusing if you miss part of a crossover. Examples of this are Raven missing her flight in "Checkin' Out", causing her to stay in Boston in "That's So Suite Life Of Hannah Montana", and Bailey and Alex cheating in the Hannah Montana tug-of-war challenge in "Cast-Away (To Another Show)", which leads to Bailey trying to find another way to get concert tickets in "Double-Crossed".
* DoItYourselfThemeTune: A solid Disney tradition given how many shows promote musical talent, though there are notable exceptions (both ''Suite Life'' series and ''Shake it Up'' being some of the most prominent subversions, though the latter's is still sung by SelenaGomez).
* ExecutiveMeddling: Most prominently and visibly, when all of the shows are mandated to have a common theme or plotline to promote said common theme (a "mystery weekend" where all of the shows have plots centered around [[CaptainObvious solving a mystery]] or a "vacation getaway weekend" where all of the shows focus on the main characters [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin getting away on a vacation]]). Don't be surprised if at least one of the shows puts a serious LampshadeHanging on how ridiculous or out of place such a contrived plotline seems, if not a more blatant TakeThat (the ScoobyDoo {{ShoutOut}}s on "[[ShakeItUp Whodunnit Up?]]" being a borderline example for the latter).
** The various CrossOvers being another example of Disney Channel Executive Meddling in practice.
** ''SoRandom!'' an example of an entire show being created/{{ReTool}}ed half because of Executive Meddling (the other half due to the departure of ''SonnyWithAChance'' star DemiLovato - really, the executives were just trying their best to salvage the situation)
* FleetingDemographicRule: With few exceptions (presently only ''That's So Raven'' and ''Wizards''), every series has ended at about 65-75 episodes.
** ''Good Luck Charlie'' has been renewed for a fourth (and likely final) season (now the third series to likely reach 100 episodes), potentially indicating that 100 episodes may be the new benchmark.
* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: It's almost a proud tradition.
* HighConcept: With only one real exception (''Good Luck Charlie''), all of the shows in the DCLAU have followed the high concept formula.
* HotMom: If there is a mother figure in a starring role, chances are she'll be just as hot, if not hotter than her onscreen daughter, if any.
* LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters: Obviously for the DCLAU as a whole (and regarding the combined rosters of crossover events), but many individual shows in the DCLAU tend to have large casts as well at least when including recurring roles.
* LaughTrack
* TheMovie: ''Wizards'', ''Suite Life on Deck'' and ''Good Luck Charlie'' all got a television movie. A ''Jessie'' movie has been approved. ''Good Luck Charlie'' also got two hour-long specials and so did ''[=A.N.T. Farm=]''. ''Shake it Up: Made in Japan'' is somewhere in between with a 90-minute air time; although not promoted as such, it's effectively a television movie too. And in at least one case (''Hannah Montana''), The Movie was an actual theatrical release.
* MsFanservice: Typically overlaps with HotMom, for example.
* OurPresidentsAreDifferent: President Martinez, to fit into the standard sitcom mold, is both a President Personable and a President Buffoon.
** He was [[PutOnABus butted out of office]] by an {{Expy}} of a [[BarackObama certain black man]].
* RecursiveCanon: Guest appearances and shout outs confirm that every show in the DCLAU is a fictional show in ''SonnyWithAChance''.
** Guest Appearances shouldn't mean anything. After all, Maddie Fitzpatrick and Ashley Tisdale apparently both exist in the DCLAU (and apparently, only Maddie herself ever noticed any resemblance between herself and the ''HighSchoolMusical'' star).
* RunningGag: Offering fruit juice sweetened cupcakes (mostly in the more recent shows).
** Running Gags ''in general'': after all (and excluding the crossovers), running gags are what link the universe together in the first place. And of course each show will have its own set of running gags.
* SecretIdentity: For the Wizards, Raven and Hannah.
** {{Secret Keeper}}s: And the necessary supporters of those secrets.
* ShouldntWeBeInSchoolRightNow: For the most part played straight in most series, but many shows (''Wizards of Waverly Place'', ''Shake it Up'', the second season of ''Austin & Ally''), the school setting actually features very prominently if not factoring into the plot in some fashion roughly OnceAnEpisode. ''A.N.T. Farm'' is the most notable and largest {{Aversion}} as the high school and its social dynamics are the ''main'' focus.
* SlidingScaleOfBeauty: (InUniverse). The most of Protagonists are considered Common beauty or Special average, because usually they are cute and [[CoolLoser losers]].
* StudioAudience
* TheWikiRule: Truly without exception, all of the shows have comprehensive Wikia communities.
** The DCLAU (and Disney Channel) ''itself'' has a [[http://disneychannel.wikia.com/wiki/Disney_Channel_Wiki Wiki]], though it's infrequently updated and for the most part defers to the more narrowly-focused Wikis.
* YouLookFamiliar: Due to Disney's practice of rehiring actors, [[TheSuiteLifeOfZackAndCody Gwen]], [[HannahMontana Mikayla]] and [[WizardsOfWaverlyPlace Alex Russo]] were all played by SelenaGomez, and [[ThatsSoRaven Larry]] and [[WizardsOfWaverlyPlace Justin Russo]] were both played by David Henrie. [[ThatsSoRaven Amber]] and [[TheSuiteLifeOfZackAndCody London Tipton]] were both played by Brenda Song, [[HannahMontana Rico]] and [[WizardsOfWaverlyPlace Max's conscience]] were both played by Moises Arias, [[CoryInTheHouse Samantha Samuels]] and [[HannahMontana Liza the photographer]] were both played by Lisa Arch, [[ThatsSoRaven Principal Stuckerman]] and [[TheSuiteLifeOfZackAndCody Herman Spatz]] were both played by Steve Hytner, [[TheSuiteLifeOnDeck Olivia Cabot]] and [[WizardsOfWaverlyPlace Jenny Majorheely]] were both played by Gilland Jones, [[HannahMontana the director in "That's What Friends Are For?"]] and [[ImInTheBand Ash Tyler]] were both played by Stephen Full, [[HannahMontana Mr. Corelli]] and [[ImInTheBand Burger Pitt]] were both played by Greg Baker, [[WizardsOfWaverlyPlace Archie]] and [[ImInTheBand Derek Jupiter]] were both played by Steve Valentine, [[TheSuiteLifeOfZackAndCody Leah]] and [[HannahMontana the Cracker]] were both played by Jaelin Palmer, [[ThatsSoRaven Betty Jane]] and [[TheSuiteLifeOfZackAndCody Nia]] were both played by Giovonnie Samuels, [[TheSuiteLifeOfZackAndCody Max]] and [[ThatsSoRaven Ally Parker]] were both played by Alyson Stoner, and [[ThatsSoRaven Carly]] and [[TheSuiteLifeOfZackAndCody Agnes]] were both played by Allie Grant. I could go on, but you probably get the point.
** Also applies to animals- for example, Bitsy from "[[ShakeItUp Sweat It Up]]" is also Sweetiepie from "[[GoodLuckCharlie Driving Mrs. Dabney]]".