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Back to the '90s on The Sydney To The Max Set

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Behind the scenes of Disney Channel series with Jackson Dollinger, Christian J. Simon, Ruth Righi, & Ava Kolker.

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Young Hollywood

Do you love the '90s? Cuz I do too. And what's super exciting, we're getting a set tour of Sydney to the Max, which will have some lot of flashbacks to the '90s. Let's go check it out.

Young Hollywood

What's up, guys? I have Jackson Dollinger and Christian Simon on set of Sydney to the Max. Which room is this, ladies?

Guest

This is the present living room.

Young Hollywood

Ooh. The present living room. Yes. Yes. I love this. So, I have Ruth Riggie and I also have Ava Kolker right here. They are playing best friends on Sydney to the Max. I love that you guys already have your twin looks, everything. Okay. And I think we're in my favorite room already. Ooh. Right?

Guest

Yeah. I mean, come on, how can you not love this? Second guest: Yeah, we'll definitely spend a lot of time here.

Young Hollywood

Yes. So, this is the, I'm guessing the arcade, hence the massive sign over there on the wall. Right.

Guest

Exactly.

Young Hollywood

Okay, cool. So, I have a very serious question for both of you. Okay. What do you have? Have you ever had waffles with syrup and peanut butter?

Guest

Ooh. I've had it just with regular syrup, but no peanut butter. Second guest: I've never had it. No peanut butter. But I am upset at myself for not having it with peanut butter.

Young Hollywood

Yes. That sounds so good. Do you guys have a friendship bracelet yet? I'm just saying.

Guest

I got Well Kind of. We got like these little friendship bracelets like a long time back. They were these little just like cute little bracelets. But not like real serious ones. Second guest: Yeah, we're gonna have to go out and buy some right now.

Guest

Yeah. Second guest: We will.

Young Hollywood

Cuz that's gonna be what's gonna happen. That's us leaving and buying friendship bracelets. Yes. Thank you so much. Have a great day. And we're out. Amazing. So, now we are in another amazing room here. Max. My bedroom. Yes. Super cool. I love the bedspread. I'm not gonna lie, it actually reminds me of my brother's bedspread from when I was little. Which was the '90s. Sorry. Young Max is a little bit of a slob, as you can see. That's okay. We forgive him. Yeah. He has a bunch of skateboarding decor, since that's the '90s. Now the question is, where are your school books? Uh-oh. So, the boys had me bust out a dance move.

Guest

Oh. You gotta show us now that you said that.

Young Hollywood

Oh, I have to show you the dance. I was gonna have you show me a new dance move. No. We gotta We gotta show you. So awesome that you would bust out a dance move right now for me if I do it too.

Guest

Oh, yeah, right here. Okay. This is happening.

Young Hollywood

Yes, it's happening. Okay. Ready? Hey. What? I can't do that. Yeah. What is that? That's like the Funky Chicken, man. Oh.

Guest

Funky Chicken. Second guest: Funky Chicken.

Young Hollywood

Yes. I love it. So, new dance moves, like the new trendy ones. Yes. Okay. This is a new one. Oh, there's the one that's like this one, the Milli Rock. I think that's what it's called. Right? It's like, whoosh.

Guest

Yeah. Whoosh.

Young Hollywood

Yes. Whoosh. There we go. Yes. The face is like angry.

Guest

Yeah, you gotta be like Second guest: What kind of face we making?

Guest

Like you tasted something bad but like, boom. They can be like really mad at somebody and you're like, Oh, yeah, you see this? Watch it.

Young Hollywood

I think this is how I'm gonna wake up now.

Guest

Yeah. Do it.

Young Hollywood

It's official. I'm gonna do it. And then, what was the other one? The other one was the there's this subtle dance that sometimes we do when we're bored. We just go like this. Really soft and simple. Do you guys remember this one?

Guest

Oh, yeah. And you make a face with that one too. Second guest: Yeah. It's like, yeah. You know it.

Young Hollywood

Yeah, I'm doing that. So, now that we are in our favorite room in the entire set for both of you guys, how about we discover a few things about it? Okay. Go on a tour. Okay. Starting over here. Is that a dog over there?

Guest

We were trying to figure out what it is. We figured out that it was like a light. Cuz there's like an on button. Whoa. But then we pressed it and it's like it's not even a button. It's just like a wooden thing. So, the power does nothing. So, we're confused.

Young Hollywood

Now, they had VHS and camcorders in the '90s. Yes. Have you guys actually ever used one?

Guest

No, I haven't. But I have a whole collection right here. That.

Young Hollywood

So, do you think you're gonna try and learn?

Guest

Yeah. Sure. Why not? I'm down.

Young Hollywood

Why not pick up the hobby? Right?

Guest

Yeah. Well, Axl actually does have a camcorder, so that's pretty cool.

Young Hollywood

Yeah. Yeah. So, so, you're gonna start using it for real then?

Guest

Yeah. Yeah. I guess so. I guess so. I like it. This is gonna happen. Looks pretty complicated. Nowadays we just hit a button. I never opened one of these drawers. Oh, wait. They actually put stuff in it. There's stuff in there. What is this? Photo glitter globe. Oh, it means you put a picture. What a picture. I had one of these. That's awesome. You should put You should I was just gonna say you guys need to ask if you could put a picture of you two in there.

Guest

Oh yeah. Yes. Absolutely.

Young Hollywood

We also have her desk where she does her homework. Ooh. We have her You're getting a lot of work done. I really like that can. Uh-oh. Oh. We can't. Dog's going down. Dogs going down. It's okay. Okay, I made you do that on camera. We will get back to that. Safety first here. Absolutely. Ruth and Ava, can you guys tell me a little bit about your characters, Sydney and Olive, who are best friends?

Guest

Yes. Sydney is a very outgoing girl. She is really strong and passionate about what she believes in. She really pursues her dreams, which I think is amazing. And she's also very strong-willed. I like that. Second guest: Olive is a fun, quirky, Sydney's best friend. And, um, she has four brothers at home. So, you almost never see her in her house. She is always with or at Sydney's. And she is just a a little like She's a geek. She loves math and llamas and crafts.

Young Hollywood

Sounds like best friends made in heaven.

Guest

Yes. For sure. She just They love each other a lot and they do a lot together. And it's really inspirational for our real-life relationship.

Young Hollywood

Oh, here's a cute picture of you guys. This is from the pilot.

Guest

They needed photos for around the room so we just ran around the set and started taking photos.

Young Hollywood

Oh, I love that. This is in the school. School hallway. Friendship bracelet hanging on there later. Yes. Have you guys prepared your Emmy speeches yet?

Guest

Oh. I'd like to thank my mom and my dad and my whole family. Thank you. Second guest: I would like to thank my mom, my dad, my grandparents. You know, just my whole family for being there. So, so emotional. Um, I just want to thank everybody.

Young Hollywood

Well, I'm super excited that we got to see your bedroom as well. And people will be seeing lots more of it on Sydney to the Max. Thanks again, guys.

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PEOPLE MENTIONED

  • Jackson Dollinger

    Cast member of Sydney to the Max

  • Christian J. Simon

    Cast member of Sydney to the Max

  • Ruth Righi

    Cast member of Sydney to the Max, plays Sydney

  • Ava Kolker

    Cast member of Sydney to the Max, plays Olive

  • Axl

    Mentioned as having a camcorder

  • Max

    Character from Sydney to the Max

  • Sydney

    Character from Sydney to the Max

  • Olive

    Character from Sydney to the Max

FAQ

What show's set is being toured in the video?+
The video provides a behind-the-scenes tour of the set for the Disney Channel series "Sydney to the Max."
Who are some of the cast members featured in the video?+
The video features cast members Jackson Dollinger, Christian Simon, Ruth Righi, and Ava Kolker.
What is Ruth Righi's character like in "Sydney to the Max"?+
Ruth Righi plays Sydney, a very outgoing, strong, and passionate girl who pursues her dreams and is strong-willed.
What is Ava Kolker's character like in "Sydney to the Max"?+
Ava Kolker plays Olive, Sydney's best friend, who is quirky, loves math, llamas, and crafts, and has four brothers at home.
Does the show "Sydney to the Max" incorporate '90s themes?+
Yes, the set and props, such as the arcade and Max's bedroom decor, highlight a '90s theme, as the show has flashbacks to that era.

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