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Screenshots from a Pop-Up Video episode featuring Tina Turner, with trivia facts displayed. The left pop-up notes, Hair is styled by Madonna and Sharon Stone's stylist, while the right pop-up states, This footage was shot over five days in early March 1996 for a Hanes pantyhose ad campaign. The song was played over and over for Tina to sing along to while striking poses. Later it was decided to turn Tina's energetic performance into a full-length video. The song mentioned is Missing You.

Between 1996 and 2002, VH1 had a show called Pop Up Video which paired music videos with trivia and jokes that "popped up" on screen, mostly without controversy ... A fabulous Kattullus collection, trivia treasure trove, megapost, and deep dive in a "Pop! Pop pop! Pop! Pop into Pop Up Video!" post. (oh, and it turns out rednikki once worked as a researcher for Eyeboogie, the Pop-Up Video producers!)

Title hat-tip to rachelfaith :D

01/26/25
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