Disney Channel Original Movies "What's What Edition"/ "Pop-Up Edition" (partially found special editions of Disney Channel TV movies; 2000s-2010s): Difference between revisions

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A title screen for High School Musical 2: Pop-Up Edition

Status: Partially Found

During the 2000s and 2010s, Disney Channel aired special editions of several of their original movies that featured pop-ups with fun facts about the movies. These were referred to as the “What’s What Edition” or “Pop-Up Edition” in promos and on the title card. These pop-ups had facts that ranged from why the writers chose certain elements to something funny one of the cast members said on set. There were also some pop-ups where an actor from the movie would appear and say something. There has not been an archive of the pop-ups in a transcript format.

This format of special edition was seen in other children’s programming around this time period, such as the “Avatar Extras” edition of Avatar: The Last Airbender, which have been archived and are available on streaming platforms. ^[1]

These editions were produced by Plastic Cow Inc. ^[2]

These would have aired only a few times each, as they were special editions and not the standard edition of the movies. Additionally, none of the DVDs for these movies, except The Cheetah Girls: One World, contain the “What’s What/Pop-Up Edition” as a bonus feature or setting. These special editions also cannot be found on Disney+ or other streaming platforms.

Films

There were at least 12 movies that had a “What’s What Edition” or a "Pop-Up Edition", as stated by Mickey Corcoran, the producer of these editions, on his website.^[3] There were also 3 episodes of Disney XD shows that had "What's What Editions".^[4] The movies that had these editions are:

#	Movie Title	Airdate	Status
1	High School Musical: Pop-Up Edition ^[5]	November 24, 2006	Partially Found
2	The Cheetah Girls 2: Pop-Up Edition ^[6]	November 25, 2006	Lost
3	Jump In: Pop-Up Edition ^[6]	Unknown	Found
4	High School Musical 2: Pop-Up Edition ^[6]	Unknown	Found
5	Camp Rock: What's What Edition ^[7]	November 28th 2008^[8]	Lost
6	The Cheetah Girls: One World: Cheetah Spots	December 16, 2008^[9]	Found (A bonus feature on the DVD)
7	Princess Protection Program: What's What Edition ^[10]	Unknown	Lost
8	Wizards of Waverly Place: The Movie: What's What Edition ^[11]	October 24th 2009^[12]	Lost
9	Starstruck: What's What Edition ^[13]	June 5, 2010	Lost
10	Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam: What's What Edition ^[14]	October 10th 2010^[15]	Lost
11	Lemonade Mouth: What's What Edition ^[16]	May 20th 2011^[17]	Lost
12	Sharpay’s Fabulous Adventure: What's What Edition ^[18]	Unknown	Lost
13	Aaron Stone (2 episodes)^[2]	Unknown	Lost
14	Zeke and Luther (1 episode)^[2]	Unknown	Lost

There were production orders for What's What Editions for Minutemen and Wendy Wu: Homecoming Warrior, but neither of these made it to production stages. There was also a "Pop Goes the Evil" version of Descendants 3 that aired on November 24th, 2019 ^[19], but this was created by a different company and has a very different style to the "What's What Editions". ^[20]

Availability

There is little information on when exactly each edition aired and how many times they aired on Disney Channel. The oldest movie is High School Musical, which premiered in January 2006 and the Pop-Up Edition aired that November.

It seems the What's What Editions of Starstruck, Lemonade Mouth ^[21] and Princess Protection Program ^[22] were once on Netflix, although there is little evidence outside of tweets from people who remember this.

These editions also have extra content provided, in the Lemonade Mouth What's What Edition, there is vocal commentary from the cast.^[23] In Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam What's What Edition, Disney Channel showed the alternate ending of the movie,^[24] where Camp Rock win over their opponents Camp Star. This alternate footage is not an extra on any DVD release nor has this alternate ending been found online. The alternate ending was confirmed to have been filmed by extras on the set and the cast.

Several bumpers and promos of these editions of the TV movies have been archived. However, there is very little archival of the movies themselves.

Gallery

Videos

A promo on Disney Channel for several “What’s What Editions.”

The opening of the “Pop-Up Edition” of High School Musical.

A bumper for the “What’s What Edition” of Sharpay’s Fabulous Adventure.

A short clip of Jump In "Pop-Up Edition from 7:18-7:41 including two bumpers for the movie.

A promo on Disney Channel Sweden for several “What’s What Editions.”

A commercial announcing the world premieres of High School Musical and The Cheetah Girls 2 Pop-Up editions with clips of the pop ups from both movies.

A promo for Magical Mischief Marathon that has the world premiere of Wizard of Waverly Place: The Movie What's What Edition from 3:27-3:41.

Another scene from High School Musical Pop-Up Edition.

A commercial for Princess Protection Program What's What Edition.

Pictures

The DVD cover for The Cheetah Girls: One World. The Bonus Features has an option called "Cheetah Spots" which is "An Alternate Version Of The Movie With Video Fun Facts"
A photo of Starstruck What's What edition from the Twitter user Mauhhh.

References

[1] The Avatar Extras version of “The Boy in the Iceberg”

[cow-2] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 A highlight reel by Plastic Cow Inc. which includes "15 Pop-up Trivia Editions" of Disney Channel Movies and Series

[3] Shots of Mickey Corcoran's work on some What's What Editions in the "Show Reel" video

[4] Clips of Adam Mellema's work on some What's What Editions.

[5] Opening of the “Pop-Up” Edition of High School Musical.

[weekend-6] 6.0 ^6.1 ^6.2 A promo for a special event with several “Pop-Up Editions.”

[7] An article that mentions the “What’s What Edition” of Camp Rock.

[8] The first tweet mentioning Camp Rock: What's What Edition and an airdate.

[9] Best Buy's page on The Cheetah Girls: One World DVD that shows the release date.

[10] An article that mentions the “What’s What Edition” of Princess Protection Program.

[11] The website of Mickey Corcoran, a director who says he worked on 12 “What’s What Editions” of Disney Channel Original Movies.

[12] A tweet mentioning Wizards of Waverly Place: The Movie What's What Edition and an airdate.

[13] A trailer for Starstruck: What's What Edition that was uploaded on the release date.

[14] An article that mentions the “What’s What Edition” of Camp Rock 2.

[15] A tweet mentioning Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam What's What Edition and an airdate from an official cast member, Anna Maria Perez de Tagle.

[16] An article that mentions the “What’s What Edition” of Lemonade Mouth.

[17] A tweet from the official Lemonade Mouth Twitter, mentioning Lemonade Mouth What's What Edition and an airdate.

[18] Bumper for the “What’s What Edition” of Sharpay’s Fabulous Adventure.

[19] A tweet with the trailer for Descendants 3: Pop Goes the Evil Edition.

[20] A tweet mentioning a What's What Edition of Descendants 3, and a possible airdate.

[21] Tweet stating Starstruck or Lemonade Mouth What's What Edition was on Netflix.

[22] Tweet stating Princess Protection Program What's What Edition was once available on Netflix.

[23] Tweet stating the Lemonade Mouth What's What Edition had vocal commentary from the cast.

[24] A tweet stating the alternate ending was in this edition of Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam

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 This format of special edition was seen in other children’s programming around this time period, such as the “Avatar Extras” edition of Avatar: The Last Airbender, which have been archived and are available on streaming platforms. <ref>[https://youtu.be/yzAnm9A5CSU The Avatar Extras version of “The Boy in the Iceberg”]</ref>
-These would have aired only a few times each, as they were special editions and not the standard edition of the movies. Additionally, none of the DVDs for these movies contain the “What’s What/Pop-Up Edition” as a bonus feature or setting. These special editions also cannot be found on Disney+ or other streaming platforms.
+These editions were produced by Plastic Cow Inc. <ref name="cow">[http://plasticcow.com/#our-work-jump A highlight reel by Plastic Cow Inc. which includes "15 Pop-up Trivia Editions" of Disney Channel Movies and Series]</ref>
+These would have aired only a few times each, as they were special editions and not the standard edition of the movies. Additionally, none of the DVDs for these movies, except The Cheetah Girls: One World, contain the “What’s What/Pop-Up Edition” as a bonus feature or setting. These special editions also cannot be found on Disney+ or other streaming platforms.
 ==Films==
-There were at least 12 movies that had a “What’s What Edition.” There is confirmation of:
+There were at least 12 movies that had a “What’s What Edition” or a "Pop-Up Edition", as stated by Mickey Corcoran, the producer of these editions, on his website.<ref>[http://mickeyla.com Shots of Mickey Corcoran's work on some What's What Editions in the "Show Reel" video]</ref> There were also 3 episodes of Disney XD shows that had "What's What Editions".<ref>[http://adamproduces.com/wp/features/ Clips of Adam Mellema's work on some What's What Editions.]</ref> The movies that had these editions are:
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-|1||High School Musical <ref>[https://youtu.be/L0na5ZBDwOI Opening of the “Pop-Up” Edition of High School Musical.]</ref>|| <span style="color:orange;">'''Partially Found''' </span>
+|1||High School Musical: Pop-Up Edition <ref>[https://youtu.be/L0na5ZBDwOI Opening of the “Pop-Up” Edition of High School Musical.]</ref>||November 24, 2006||<span style="color:orange;">'''Partially Found'''
+|-
+|2||The Cheetah Girls 2: Pop-Up Edition <ref name="weekend">[https://youtu.be/aSuWmu7D_u0 A promo for a special event with several “Pop-Up Editions.”]</ref>||November 25, 2006||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
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-|2||High School Musical 2 <ref name="weekend">[https://youtu.be/aSuWmu7D_u0 A promo for a special event with several “Pop-Up Editions.”]</ref>||[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ep71a4OfijSgIaI3n_LKM3z22zfLaCQH/view?usp=sharing <span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span>]
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 |-
-|3||Camp Rock <ref>[https://shineon-media.com/2008/11/13/all-you-need-to-know-about-camp-rock/ An article that mentions the “What’s What Edition” of Camp Rock.] </ref>||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
+|4||High School Musical 2: Pop-Up Edition <ref name="weekend"/>||Unknown||[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ep71a4OfijSgIaI3n_LKM3z22zfLaCQH/view?usp=sharing<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
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-|4||Camp Rock 2 <ref>[https://wnypapers.com/news/article/current/2010/09/30/100740/deglopper-features An article that mentions the “What’s What Edition” of Camp Rock 2.]</ref>||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
+|5||Camp Rock: What's What Edition <ref>[https://shineon-media.com/2008/11/13/all-you-need-to-know-about-camp-rock/ An article that mentions the “What’s What Edition” of Camp Rock.] </ref>||November 28th 2008<ref>[https://twitter.com/b5celebrity/status/1027338143 The first tweet mentioning Camp Rock: What's What Edition and an airdate.]</ref>||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
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-|5||Wizards of Waverly Place: The Movie <ref>[https://mickeyla.com/ The website of Mickey Corcoran, a director who says he worked on 12 “What’s What Editions” of Disney Channel Original Movies.]</ref>||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
+|6||The Cheetah Girls: One World: Cheetah Spots||December 16, 2008<ref>[https://www.bestbuy.com/site/the-cheetah-girls-one-world-extended-music-edition-with-tattoos-dvd-2008/9110883.p?skuId=9110883 Best Buy's page on The Cheetah Girls: One World DVD that shows the release date.]</ref>||<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span> (A bonus feature on the DVD)
 |-
-|6||Lemonade Mouth <ref>[https://thedisneyblog.com/2011/05/04/disney-channels-lemonade-mouth-rules-the-charts/ An article that mentions the “What’s What Edition” of Lemonade Mouth.]</ref>||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
+|7||Princess Protection Program: What's What Edition <ref>[https://newswire.ca/news-releases/family-channel-celebrates-twistmas-a-fun-filled-festive-line-up-539081541.html An article that mentions the “What’s What Edition” of Princess Protection Program.]</ref>||Unknown||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
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-|7||The Cheetah Girls 2 <ref name="weekend"/>||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
+|8||Wizards of Waverly Place: The Movie: What's What Edition <ref>[https://mickeyla.com/ The website of Mickey Corcoran, a director who says he worked on 12 “What’s What Editions” of Disney Channel Original Movies.]</ref>||October 24th 2009<ref>[https://twitter.com/JustBieberFTW/status/4111642246 A tweet mentioning Wizards of Waverly Place: The Movie What's What Edition and an airdate.]</ref>||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
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-|8||The Cheetah Girls: One World ||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
+|9||Starstruck: What's What Edition <ref>[https://youtu.be/-8kxfLqLCuw A trailer for Starstruck: What's What Edition that was uploaded on the release date.]</ref>||June 5, 2010||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
 |-
-|9||Jump In <ref name="weekend"/> ||<span style="color:orange;">'''Partially Found'''
+|10||Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam: What's What Edition <ref>[https://wnypapers.com/news/article/current/2010/09/30/100740/deglopper-features An article that mentions the “What’s What Edition” of Camp Rock 2.]</ref>||October 10th 2010<ref>[https://twitter.com/annamariapdt/status/26960524277 A tweet mentioning Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam What's What Edition and an airdate from an official cast member, Anna Maria Perez de Tagle.]</ref>||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
 |-
-|10||Princess Protection Program <ref>[https://newswire.ca/news-releases/family-channel-celebrates-twistmas-a-fun-filled-festive-line-up-539081541.html An article that mentions the “What’s What Edition” of Princess Protection Program.]</ref>||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
+|11||Lemonade Mouth: What's What Edition <ref>[https://thedisneyblog.com/2011/05/04/disney-channels-lemonade-mouth-rules-the-charts/ An article that mentions the “What’s What Edition” of Lemonade Mouth.]</ref>||May 20th 2011<ref>[https://twitter.com/Lemonade_Mouth/status/70264581519450113 A tweet from the official Lemonade Mouth Twitter, mentioning Lemonade Mouth What's What Edition and an airdate.]</ref>||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
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-|11||Sharpay’s Fabulous Adventure <ref>[https://youtu.be/XUfLzUgb5wY Bumper for the “What’s What Edition” of Sharpay’s Fabulous Adventure.]</ref>||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
+|12||Sharpay’s Fabulous Adventure: What's What Edition <ref>[https://youtu.be/XUfLzUgb5wY Bumper for the “What’s What Edition” of Sharpay’s Fabulous Adventure.]</ref>||Unknown||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
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-|12||Starstruck||<span style="color:grey;">'''Existence Unconfirmed'''</span>
+|13||Aaron Stone (2 episodes)<ref name="cow"/>||Unknown||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
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-|13||Wendy Wu: Homecoming Warrior||<span style="color:grey;">'''Existence Unconfirmed'''</span>
+|14||Zeke and Luther (1 episode)<ref name="cow"/>||Unknown||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
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+There were production orders for What's What Editions for Minutemen and Wendy Wu: Homecoming Warrior, but neither of these made it to production stages. There was also a "Pop Goes the Evil" version of Descendants 3 that aired on November 24th, 2019 <ref>[https://twitter.com/bestofdoherty/status/1196392068446208001 A tweet with the trailer for Descendants 3: Pop Goes the Evil Edition.]</ref>, but this was created by a different company and has a very different style to the "What's What Editions". <ref>[https://twitter.com/beingtoswift/status/1196152780848877570 A tweet mentioning a What's What Edition of Descendants 3, and a possible airdate.]</ref>
 ==Availability==
-There is very little information on when exactly these editions aired and how many times they aired on Disney Channel. The oldest movie on this confirmed list, High School Musical, premiered in 2006, and the Pop-Up Edition likely aired in 2007. The newest movie, Lemonade Mouth, premiered in 2011, and the What’s What Edition likely aired in 2012.
+There is little information on when exactly each edition aired and how many times they aired on Disney Channel. The oldest movie is High School Musical, which premiered in January 2006 and the Pop-Up Edition aired that November.
+It seems the What's What Editions of Starstruck, Lemonade Mouth <ref>[https://twitter.com/AhRheanna/status/690060714241835008 Tweet stating Starstruck or Lemonade Mouth What's What Edition was on Netflix.]</ref> and Princess Protection Program <ref>[https://twitter.com/theonly_mg/status/32720974348550144 Tweet stating Princess Protection Program What's What Edition was once available on Netflix.]</ref> were once on Netflix, although there is little evidence outside of tweets from people who remember this.
+These editions also have extra content provided, in the Lemonade Mouth What's What Edition, there is vocal commentary from the cast.<ref>[https://twitter.com/WeAdoreRaura/status/494916582234402816 Tweet stating the Lemonade Mouth What's What Edition had vocal commentary from the cast.]</ref> In Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam What's What Edition, Disney Channel showed the alternate ending of the movie,<ref>[https://twitter.com/jameskolasinsk1/status/1447323645236457473 A tweet stating the alternate ending was in this edition of Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam]</ref> where Camp Rock win over their opponents Camp Star. This alternate footage is not an extra on any DVD release nor has this alternate ending been found online. The alternate ending was confirmed to have been filmed by extras on the set and the cast.
 Several bumpers and promos of these editions of the TV movies have been archived. However, there is very little archival of the movies themselves.
 ==Gallery==
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+===Pictures===
+<gallery mode=packed heights=175px>
+Cheetah Girls- One World DVD.jpg|The DVD cover for The Cheetah Girls: One World. The Bonus Features has an option called "Cheetah Spots" which is "An Alternate Version Of The Movie With Video Fun Facts"|alt=alt language
+111832289.jpg|A photo of Starstruck What's What edition from the Twitter user Mauhhh.
+</gallery>
 ==References==