Thomas (laughing): Oh... McGonagall y- Hi!
Uhh... It's not what it looks like
Heh...
I only do this all the time- What?
[Intro]
What is up everybody!
So plenty of things have happened recently that have had me asking "Is this my real life?"
I got to sing "What You Own" from RENT with Adam Pascal
I fully disguised myself as an old man for a ComicCon convention
I tried squid
Gotta stop ending on the boring one
But now I'm about to add to that list because you guys...
I got to be in a Disney Channel show
Prince: WHAT?!
Thomas: Okay
Anxiety: You were there... Princie. We're both factors of his personality
Dad: Anxiety, leave him alone he gets excited. It's okay to express your feelings
*Prince Squees*
Thomas: I don't know why you are all here
Prince: Well you know why I'm here I love Disney
Anxiety: So do I but I'm not like that
Dad: I just want to support you in everything you do
Thomas: Awww...
Dad: Plus I saw you had some leftover pizza?
Thomas: Ye-Yeah help yourself
Dad: If you insist!
Thomas: Okay, so this all started last year
Teacher: Wait!
How are you going to title this video?
Thomas: I'm... not thinking about that right now
Teacher: Okay so you're telling a story
So its gotta have the word "STORYTIME" in all caps
followed by some big statement of intrigue
Thomas: No... I'm not gonna-
Teacher: Why not?
Prince: You're the "Storytime" guy Thomas: I'm not gonna do that
Anxiety: You make wrong choices
Thomas: Wow... Wow...
Its just- its not my style... I...
Teacher: Clickbait works Thomas!
You put "Storytime" and then something like...
Prince: I KEPT DISNEY CHANNEL STARS FROM STARVING???
Thomas: I gave someone on the set a sandwich
Teacher: I ALMOST DIED ON A DISNEY CHANNEL SET???
Thomas: Completely untrue
Anxiety: THE DARK SIDE OF DISNEY!!!
Thomas: That was the title of a video from a couple weeks ago!
Dad: (Muffled Screams)
Thomas: Would everyone just STOP!
Dad: Sorry, I was saying this is really good pizza
Thomas: I don't care.
Okay, I'll do something like that
Thomas: I'll make the title appealing you guys happy? Teacher (whispering): Alright, okay, alright, okay
Thomas: Alright we're starting the story now so buckle up
Prince: Do it
Please
Prince: Just one? (Thomas Growls)
Thomas: STORYTIME!
Prince: YES!
Dad: THANK YOU!
Thomas: Okay, so it was last year
and we were prepping for the Ultimate Storytime tour which was less than two weeks away
and I was already stressed out of my mind because
you know, we had to learn the songs
I was writing and rewriting the script
we were blocking the show
recording the songs
and because we were going to be on a bus for the next month
I was triple timing the amount of short vids I was making each day
in order to bulk up
Anxiety: I was working overtime
Thomas: Yes. So in the middle of all this
Disney reached out asking if I would be interested in being a guest
on this show "Bizaardvark"
It's this
cool show about two girls Paige and Frankie
trying to make it big in the social media world
Dad: Which is kind of a coincidence because Thomas also-
I just realized it's not a coincidence. I'll stop talking
Thomas: Cool. So, I grew up with Disney Channel shows
So many of them helped shape the views that I have today
Umm...I think every generation has inside jokes based around the humor and icons that we grew up watching
Uh It's got that big of an influence
So... you know, to think that I could be a part of that
in some small way was just really... awesome to think about
Prince *Squeeing*: DISNEY! Thomas!
Thomas: I know...
Prince *Squeeing*: I mean it's just so amazing!
Thomas: You gonna be okay?
*Prince Squees*
Thomas: Okay I'm gonna to move on while you work this out
Prince *Squeeing*: Okay
Thomas: Okay, so needless to say
Uhh... despite all that was happening at the time
I was gonna take a week to be a part of an episode
So they flew me out
Uh, they escorted me onto this big lot where all these studios were
Just like you'd see in the movies
and they brought me to the "Bizaardvark" studio
which had this really cool set and
You know, I was given my own dressing room. I felt so legit
Teacher: Explain what happens in that week Thomas
It's good to understand the process of making an episode
Thomas: Oh! Yeah. Okay, so...
Uh... First day was just a read through and I got to meet the rest of the cast
Olivia Rodrigo, Madison Hu, DeVore Ledridge, Ethan Wacker
and a fellow social media man Jake Paul
Everyone was so super nice and and welcoming and supportive
Uh... I of course was super nervous
Anxiety: Well yeah...
Thomas: But they really made me feel like I had nothing to worry about
And that also goes for the crew
and the rest of the supporting characters for that episode including:
Calum Worthy, Nick Galarza and Steve Zaragoza
Just this cool combination of Disney stars and online personalities
And the next two days were full on rehearsals
An episode... is roughly like a theatrical stage production
You get a script in your dressing room that you have to memorize
A director conducts the whole rehearsal
and she was so... wonderfully kind to work with
and you just spend the entirety of the two days
going scene by scene rehearsing
until you get the best deliveries
Dad: DELIVERY! Talk about the food
They had food there
Thomas: They did have food there
Yup
But what was so fun was
My character was quite an eccentric one
So it was really exciting to just...
keep experimenting with how I was saying the lines
When I could make somebody off set laugh that was the best feeling
Dad: Dad jokes, they work every time
Thomas: Didn't-
I did not use any dad jokes
Dad: Well... DAD ain't right!
Teacher: Can you like stop for once in your life?
Dad: No
Thomas: And finally! The last two days are all filming
That's when the camera crew arrives
You get all costumed up
Prince: You got some nice duds
Thomas: They give you a microphone
and then they go through each scene as many times as they need to get the right shots
and it could be a lot of times guys
I had no idea how much goes into a single episode
The writing, the camera positioning
the stunt work, the set building
the props, the costumes
the sound design, the lighting design
I'm surprised they get all that done in a week
It was quite an eye opener
Prince: But you had a good time?
Thomas: Oh yeah!
And even inbetween shots, anyone who's done theatre can relate to this
There's always a little bit of goofing and joking
and everyone in this cast was so fun and friendly
And I'm really happy with the episode that we created
10/10! Would recommend
I can't believe I get to check that off the bucket list
"Being in a Disney show"
Prince: Next step: Becoming a Disney Prince!
Thomas: Well...
Dad: Making your kids Disney stars!
Thomas: No and I don't have kids
Teacher: Majoring in Disney Theory!
Thomas: I don't think that exists
Anxiety: Using your platform to positively affect your audience the same way Disney did with you
What?
I know your limits, that's all I was saying
Stop looking at me like that
Thomas: I mean hopefully yeah
I can use my platform for good
That's all I truly aim for with this channel
I... enjoy making people smile and feel welcome
and I... hope I'm doing that
The episode of "Bizaardvark" I am in premieres January 27th
and if you watch it, I hope that you enjoy it as much as I enjoyed helping to make it
And until next time...
Take it easy guys, gals and nonbinary pals
Peace out!
Teacher: Okay! Okay!
One more clickbait idea for this video
Thomas (Annoyed sigh): Okay
Teacher: I KILLED THE ENTIRE CAST OF A DISNEY SHOW...
Dad: with kindness!
Teacher: See that would actually work here Dad: Yeah
Dad: Yeah Teacher: Cause that would
Teacher: be the twist you reveal in the video
Thomas: Mmm-hmm Smart
Dad: Misleading compliments are just clickbait insults
Teacher: Whoa...
Thomas: You're watching the Disney Channel
and...
whoop... okay...
hold on... I got this... whoa
How's that?
Director: You're fired
Thomas: Fair Enough