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: Cody eventually discovers his birth mother is a mermaid. After a dramatic rescue, Cody decides to spend time at sea with her to learn about his true nature, with a "co-parenting" agreement that he returns for school in the fall. III. Thematic Analysis 16 Disney Channel Movies That We All Almost Forgot About

: Cody Griffin, an adopted teen and star swimmer, begins experiencing bizarre changes on his 13th birthday. The Thirteenth Year

: Released on May 15, 1999, The Thirteenth Year was one of the early fantasy-driven DCOMs that defined a generation. : Cody eventually discovers his birth mother is a mermaid

: Symptoms include an unquenchable thirst, sticking to objects (like milk cartons), generating electricity, and growing scales when wet. an adopted teen and star swimmer