Disney Channel Original Movies "What's What Edition"/ "Pop-Up Edition" (partially found special editions of Disney Channel TV movies; 2000s-2010s)
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programming around this time period, such as the “Avatar Extras” edition of Avatar: The Last Airbender, which have been archived and are available on streaming platforms.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 15 movies that had a “What’s What Edition”, as stated by Mickey Corcoran, the producer of these editions, on his website.[3] Adam Mellema, another producer of the edition, states there were 12 movies and a few episodes of Disney XD shows.[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 | High School Musical 2: Pop-Up Edition [6] | Unknown | Found |
| 3 | Camp Rock: What's What Edition [7] | November 28th 2008[8] | Lost |
| 4 | Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam: What's What Edition [9] | October 10th 2010[10] | Lost |
| 5 | Wizards of Waverly Place: The Movie: What's What Edition [11] | October 24th 2009[12] | Lost |
| 6 | Lemonade Mouth: What's What Edition [13] | May 20th 2011[14] | Lost |
| 7 | The Cheetah Girls 2: Pop-Up Edition [6] | November 25, 2006 | Lost |
| 8 | The Cheetah Girls: One World: Cheetah Spots | December 16, 2008[15] | Found (A bonus feature on the DVD) |
| 9 | Jump In: Pop-Up Edition [6] | Unknown | Found |
| 10 | Princess Protection Program: What's What Edition [16] | Unknown | Lost |
| 11 | Sharpay’s Fabulous Adventure: What's What Edition [17] | Unknown | Lost |
| 12 | Starstruck: What's What Edition [18] | June 5, 2010 | Lost |
| 13 | Aaron Stone [2] | Unknown | Lost |
| 14 | Zeke and Luther [2] | Unknown | Lost |
| 15 | Descendants 3: Pop Goes the Evil Edition [19] | November 24th, 2019 [20] | Lost |
| 16 | Wendy Wu: Homecoming Warrior | November 23rd, 2007? | Existence Unconfirmed |
| 17 | Minute Men[21] | Unknown | Existence Unconfirmed |
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 [22] and Princess Protection Program [23] were once on Netflix.
These editions also have extra content provided, in the Lemonade Mouth What's What Edition, there is vocal commentary from the cast.[24] In Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam What's What Edition, Disney Channel showed the alternate ending of the movie,[25] 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. While there are bumpers and online evidence of all of the confirmed editions, three movies are labeled as existence unconfirmed. The Wendy Wu: Homecoming Warrior What's What Edition cannot be noted anywhere aside from on its official Wikipedia page, where it is stated it aired on Disney Channel in the U.S. on November 23rd, 2007. Decedents 3 is also stated in a tweet to have a What's What edition on November 24, 2019 which is a surprise because the second most recent DCOM with a confirmed WHat's What edition on this list is Lemonade Mouth. If this Pop-Up edition is confirmed, then there is a gap of DCOMs with no trivia editions from 2011-2019. Minute Men (2008) is also to have been said in another tweet to have a What's What Edition. But just like the other two movies mentioned earlier, there is no evidence to prove these editions exist.
Gallery
Videos
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
- ↑ The Avatar Extras version of “The Boy in the Iceberg”
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Shots of Mickey Corcoran's work on some What's What Editions in the "Show Reel" video
- ↑ Clips of Adam Mellema's work on some What's What Editions.
- ↑ Opening of the “Pop-Up” Edition of High School Musical.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 A promo for a special event with several “Pop-Up Editions.”
- ↑ An article that mentions the “What’s What Edition” of Camp Rock.
- ↑ The first tweet mentioning Camp Rock: What's What Edition and an airdate.
- ↑ An article that mentions the “What’s What Edition” of Camp Rock 2.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ The website of Mickey Corcoran, a director who says he worked on 12 “What’s What Editions” of Disney Channel Original Movies.
- ↑ A tweet mentioning Wizards of Waverly Place: The Movie What's What Edition and an airdate.
- ↑ An article that mentions the “What’s What Edition” of Lemonade Mouth.
- ↑ A tweet from the official Lemonade Mouth Twitter, mentioning Lemonade Mouth What's What Edition and an airdate.
- ↑ Best Buy's page on The Cheetah Girls: One World dvd that shows the release date.
- ↑ An article that mentions the “What’s What Edition” of Princess Protection Program.
- ↑ Bumper for the “What’s What Edition” of Sharpay’s Fabulous Adventure.
- ↑ A trailer for Starstruck: What's What Edition that was uploaded on the release date.
- ↑ A tweet mentioning a What's What Edition of Descendants 3, and a possible airdate.
- ↑ A tweet with the trailer for Descendants 3: Pop Goes the Evil Edition.
- ↑ A tweet mentioning a What's What Edition of Minute Men.
- ↑ Tweet stating Starstruck or Lemonade Mouth What's What Edition was on Netflix.
- ↑ Tweet stating Princess Protection Program What's What Edition was once available on Netflix.
- ↑ Tweet stating the Lemonade Mouth What's What Edition had vocal commentary from the cast.
- ↑ A tweet stating the alternate ending was in this edition of Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam