The Power of One: The Pokémon 2000 Movie Special (found The WB special; 2000)
The Power of One: The Pokémon 2000 Movie Special was a half-hour TV special, broadcast on July 16th, 2000 on The WB,[1] was made to promote the then-upcoming American theatrical release of Pokémon the Movie 2000: The Power of One. It was hosted by Kel Mitchell of Kenan & Kel fame. It was made up of several different segments. It included a 30-second sneak preview of the movie, as well as several live performances of the songs from the film and its soundtrack by the original artists, plus behind-the-scenes footage of the soundtrack's recording and interviews with the artists. There were also guest appearances by Kobe Bryant, Christina Aguilera, 'N Sync and David Gallagher, who told inspirational stories from around the world to get the "power of one" message across. It has not been rebroadcast since, nor has it been released in its entirety in any other form
Pokémon the Movie 2000 DVD
The special hasn't been seen since in its entirety, but the initial North American DVD release of Pokémon the Movie 2000 includes several clips from the special as bonus material.
The DVD includes the following clips:
- A performance of "They Don't Understand" by Dream Street.
- A performance of "Dream" by Alysha, with some background on and interviews with the artist and her family.
- A performance of "Pokémon World" by Youngstown featuring Nobody's Angel.
- Behind-the-scenes recording footage and artist interviews, featuring Donna Summer, Nobody's Angel and "Weird Al" Yankovic.
Status
The rest of the special was lost for years until LMW user PopRewind found it on May 28th, 2017 and uploaded it to YouTube.
Gallery
Images
Alysha Antonino at the event.
Youngstown at the event.
Nobody's Angel at the event with host Kel Mitchell.
Dream Street's performance from the special.
The Pikachu Volkswagen Beetle promoting the film at the event.
Footage
See Also
Pokémon the Movie 2000
Anime
- Pokémon "Battle Aboard the St. Anne" (found original American broadcast version of anime episode; 1998)
- Pokémon "Battle of the Quaking Island! Barboach VS Whiscash!!" (partially found unaired anime episode; 2004)
- Pokémon "Computer Warrior Porygon" (lost unaired English dub of anime episode; existence unconfirmed; 1998)
- Pokémon "The Legend of Dratini" (non-existent unaired English dub of anime episode; 1997)
- Pokémon "Rocket-dan VS Plasma-dan!" (partially found unaired two-part anime episode; 2011)
Shorts/Clip Shows
- Pocket Monsters Best Wishes: Hikatokage no Tenkyuugi (partially found short of "Pokémon" anime; 2011)
- Pocket Monsters Diamond & Pearl: Atsumare! Pokémon-boshi Matsuri (lost short of "Pokémon" anime; 2008)
- Pocket Monsters XY: Uchū no Hahen (partially found short of "Pokémon" anime; 2014)
- Pokémon 3D Adventure: Mew o Sagase! (partially found 3D short of anime; 2005)
- Pokémon 4D: Pikachu's Ocean Adventure (partially found 4D short of anime; 2006)
- Pokémon "It's New Year's Eve! Pocket Monsters Encore" (lost unaired special of anime series; 1997)
- Pokémon "Pocket Monsters, Fall Special!" (found "clip show" episode of anime series; 1997)
- Pokémon "Pocket Monsters, Winter Special!" (lost unaired "clip show" episode of anime series; 1998)
Other
- Pokémon 3: The Movie (lost first draft of anime sequel film script; late 1990s)
- Pokémon Live! (partially found professional recording footage of musical; 2000-2001)
External Links
- IMDb page on The Power Of One: The Pokémon 2000 Movie Special.
- Bulbapedia page on The Power Of One: The Pokémon 2000 Movie Special.