In "The Presidential Seal", Cory (Kyle Massey) tries to impress a girl who loves history by sneaking her into the Oval Office. When Cory accidently spills ink all over the seal-rug, he enlists the help of his friends, Newt (Jason Dolley from Minutemen) and Meena (Maiara Walsh), as well as the President's daughter, Sophie (Madison Pettis) to clean up the mess before the President shows up with the Japanese Ambassador. Meanwhile, in preparation for the Ambassador's visit, Cory's father (Rondell Sheridan), has to prepare a special meal for the occasion. He must make sushi out of a $50,000 fish provided by the Japanese government. Needless to say, with Newt's less than stellar idea of bringing in a live seal, things goes awry when it gets a whiff of the fish.
Cory in the House: Newt & Improved Edition continues with "Through the Roof" when Cory's band (of course he has a band, this is a Disney series) is forced to create a new song before sundown else they will lose their only gig. So while Newt and Cory get to work trying to figure out a new song, Meena goes off to teach a troop of Sunshine Girls first aid. Of course, Cory and Newt's procrastination goes wrong when the two decide to have a strange brainstorming session on an automated see-saw. Before the end of the episode, both Cory and Newt will end up in the ceiling and the Sunshine Girls will have to try out their new first aid skills.
"Lip Service" starts with Cory setting up a make-out session for him and Newt with a pair of Ashleys. When Newt backs out, Cory and Meena find out that he made a promise when he was 8 years-old to a girl that he wouldn't kiss anyone until he kissed her. Unfortunately, this puts a hamper in Cory's plans, so he tries to convince Newt to abandon his promise. Cory eventually convinces him to go after Ashley, but decides that he needs to gather years of experience in just one afternoon. Thankfully, there is a carnival going on and Cory quickly assembles a kissing booth. But, of course, Newt backs out again, so now Cory must take over the booth. Let's just say, running a kissing booth doesn't work out as well as Cory would hope.
The last episode, "Peace, Love & Misunderstanding" is an unaired episode where Cory makes a new friend in the daughter of a new ambassador. Unfortunately, it seems that this new girl's country has a bad history with Meena's. So now Cory is caught in the middle of an 800 year-old feud. Can Cory and the rest of the cast bring peace between these two students, and their countries?
All in all, this is a cute series. While at times it seems to use the same cookie cutter that other Disney shows use, and the acting is a bit over-the-top, in general, the show has a good message and has a fun cast of characters. Cory in the House: Newt & Improved Edition is a good family DVD. However, at around $15 for 4 episodes, you may want to consider a rental instead of a purchase, if your kids aren't huge fans of the show who will watch and rewatch.
