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The It List: The Jonas Brothers take on Olympic sports, Ted Lasso is back and more pop culture highlights for the week

Check out our picks for the best in pop culture this week. NBC is getting ready for the Olympics with Olympic Dreams Featuring Jonas Brothers, which has the brothers trying out different Olympic sports. Meanwhile, Disney+ is premiering a ten part series about attractions and rides at the Disney theme parks, and Apple TV is welcoming Ted Lasso back for a second season.

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- "The It List" is Yahoo's weekly look at the best in pop culture. Here are our picks for the week of July 19th. The Jonas Brothers are taking on Olympic sports in a new NBC special. The pop trio is teaming up with Olympic greats including Laurie Hernandez, Nastia Liukin and Sanya Richards Ross to learn the ins and outs of gymnastics, track and field, and BMX racing. Sometimes with hilarious results.

- You're going to see us in a way you've never seen this before. Even if you're not a fan, you're going to see us in a way you've never seen this before. And if you're really not a fan, like you hate us, you're going to love this show because we make complete fools of ourselves.

- A new 10 episode series on Disney Plus is exploring the stories behind the rides and attractions at the Disney parks. The series is timed to coincide with the opening of the newly revamped Jungle Cruise ride and the release of the Jungle Cruise movie. But it also offers stories about the Haunted Mansion, Star Tours, Space Mountain, and more.

- A small world with a tiny problem.

- At first they were going to sing their own national anthem.

- It's just noise.

- Cropped castles.

- People are Surprise that it's only 70 feet tall.

- No.

- Yes.

- Yeah.

- And what in the galaxy far, far away is that?

- We refer to it as the Darth Vader ballet.

- Your favorite awkwardly good natured American expat is back to coach some more soccer. Or is it football? Ted Lasso premieres its second season this week and it looks just as heartfelt and earnest as ever. Jason Sudeikis and crew are still stumbling their way through love, loss, and ties and there's even a Christmas episode.

- People saying there's something wrong with us. Not the way I see it. I believe in communism. Rom communism, that is. If Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan can go through some heartfelt struggles and still end up happy, then so can we.

- Come back next week to check out Yahoo's It List.