MechaNick (partially found Milkshake! animated series; 2003): Difference between revisions

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The DVD release of the show.

Status: Partially Found

MechaNick is a British children's animated series created by Peter Scott of Impossible TV from 2003 to 2004, running for a total of 80 seven-minute-long episodes airing on Channel 5's Milkshake! block.^[1] Aside from a DVD and VHS release comprising the first eight episodes, the first episode was featured on a Milkshake! compilation DVD. With the exception of a few episodes, the remaining episodes of the series are considered to be lost.

Overview

Narrated by the recognisable Hugh Laurie, the show revolves around a mechanic named Nick living in the fictional Tooley Town, helping out the many residents there. Many of his friends include Spanner, a dog, as well as characters of different professions. At least one episode includes a musical number related to the current events of the storyline, alongside Nick's recurring motto "Where there's a wheel, there's a way!"

MechaNick was one of the few early shows of the time that were completely 3D-animated. 3ds Max was mainly used, which in itself made use of various plugins to reduce the animation production time through a four-day schedule.^[2]

Episode List

Series 1

#	Episode Title	Status
1	The Professor's Car	Found
2	Moose Gets Stuck	Found
3	Traffic Jam	Found
4	Stretch Limo	Found
5	Mud Glorious Mud	Found
6	Flying High	Found
7	Board Stupid	Found
8	School Outing	Found
9	Sick Nick	Lost
10	Double Decker Bus	Lost
11	Bump	Lost
12	Runaway Caravan	Lost
13	Noise Annoys	Lost
14	Nick's Birthday	Lost
15	Nick and Rick	Lost
16	The Float	Lost
17	Meddling Ways	Lost
18	Fire Engine	Lost
19	Sleepy Austin	Lost
20	The Radio Controlled Boat	Found
21	The Big Wheel	Lost
22	Practice Makes Perfect	Lost
23	The Missing Car	Lost
24	The Tandem	Lost
25	Up, Up And Away	Lost
26	I-spy	Lost
27	Art Attack	Lost
28	Roadworks	Lost
29	Holiday	Lost
30	The Clown Car	Lost
31	The Wheelchair	Partially Found
32	The Mayor's Cake	Found
33	Spanner Goes Missing	Lost
34	The Scarecrow	Lost
35	Milkman Nick	Lost
36	The Podmore Puppets	Lost
37	Stop Look Listen	Lost
38	The Race	Lost
39	The Town Hall Clock	Lost
40	Sheep	Lost

Series 2

#	Episode Title	Status
1	Em's Garage Garden	Lost
2	The Burglary	Lost
3	Spanner and Axle	Lost
4	Moose in a Mess	Lost
5	Ricardo Razzmatazz	Lost
6	Cannonball Nick	Lost
7	Snowy Day	Lost
8	Taxi to the Airport	Lost
9	The Power Cut	Lost
10	Heaven's Above	Lost
11	The Ice Cream Van	Lost
12	The Football Match	Lost
13	Windy Day	Lost
14	The Unicycle	Lost
15	The Petrol Tanker	Lost
16	The Train	Lost
17	The Playground	Lost
18	Stuck for Lunch	Lost
19	Stormy Waters	Lost
20	The Phone Box	Lost
21	The Horsebox	Lost
22	The Scooter	Lost
23	The Homing Pigeon	Lost
24	The Big Lorry	Lost
25	Farmer Fred's Find	Lost
26	The Helicopter	Lost
27	The Horseshoe	Lost
28	The Twins	Lost
29	Spinning Jenny	Lost
30	The Skating Rink	Lost
31	The Cement Lorry	Lost
32	Gym Jim	Lost
33	The Mill	Lost
34	Jumping for Joy	Lost
35	The Lock Gates	Lost
36	Hush a Bye Baby	Lost
37	The Supermarket Trolley	Lost
38	The Veteran Car Rally	Lost
39	The Car Wash	Lost
40	The Pavement Cleaner	Lost

References

↑ Article mentioning a line-up of various children's shows including MechaNick. Retrieved 14 Apr '23
↑ An AWN page discussing innovation in animation and visual effects. Retrieved 14 Apr '23

[1] Article mentioning a line-up of various children's shows including MechaNick. Retrieved 14 Apr '23

[2] An AWN page discussing innovation in animation and visual effects. Retrieved 14 Apr '23

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-'''''MechaNick''''' is a British children's animated series created by Peter Scott of Impossible TV from 2003 to 2004, running for a total of 80 seven-minute-long episodes airing on Channel 5's Milkshake! block.<ref>[https://c21media.net/news/five-lines-up-impossibles-mechanick-1/ Article mentioning a line-up of various children's shows including ''MechaNick''.] Retrieved 14 Apr '23</ref> Aside from appearing in a Milkshake! compilation DVD, the show had only one home media release for VHS and DVD, comprising the first eight episodes of the series. The remaining episodes of the series have been considered to be lost.
+'''''MechaNick''''' is a British children's animated series created by Peter Scott of Impossible TV from 2003 to 2004, running for a total of 80 seven-minute-long episodes airing on Channel 5's Milkshake! block.<ref>[https://c21media.net/news/five-lines-up-impossibles-mechanick-1/ Article mentioning a line-up of various children's shows including ''MechaNick''.] Retrieved 14 Apr '23</ref> Aside from a DVD and VHS release comprising the first eight episodes, the first episode was featured on a Milkshake! compilation DVD. With the exception of a few episodes, the remaining episodes of the series are considered to be lost.
 ==Overview==
-Narrated by the recognisable Hugh Laurie, the show revolves around a mechanic named Nick, living in the fictional Tooley Town helping out the many residents there. Many of his friends include Spanner, a dog, as well as characters of different professions. At least one episode includes a musical number related to the current events of the storyline, alongside Nick's recurring motto "Where there's a wheel, there's a way!"
+Narrated by the recognisable Hugh Laurie, the show revolves around a mechanic named Nick living in the fictional Tooley Town, helping out the many residents there. Many of his friends include Spanner, a dog, as well as characters of different professions. At least one episode includes a musical number related to the current events of the storyline, alongside Nick's recurring motto "Where there's a wheel, there's a way!"
-''MechaNick'' was one of the few early shows of the time that were completely 3D animated. 3ds Max was mainly used, which in itself made use of various plugins to reduce the animation production time through a four-day schedule.<ref>[https://awn.com/animationworld/insight-innovation An AWN page discussing innovation in animation and visual effects.] Retrieved 14 Apr '23</ref>
+''MechaNick'' was one of the few early shows of the time that were completely 3D-animated. 3ds Max was mainly used, which in itself made use of various plugins to reduce the animation production time through a four-day schedule.<ref>[https://awn.com/animationworld/insight-innovation An AWN page discussing innovation in animation and visual effects.] Retrieved 14 Apr '23</ref>
 ==Episode List==
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 *[[Angels of Jarm (partially lost Milkshake! animated series; 2007-2009)]]
 *[[Audrey and Friends (partially found Milkshake! animated series; 2002)]]
+*[[The Beeps (partially found Milkshake! CGI animated series; 2007-2008)]]
 *[[Jelly Jamm (partially found pitch pilot of British Spanish children's animated TV series; 2009)]]
+*[[Little Kingdom (found pitch pilot of "Ben & Holly's Little Kingdom" Channel 5 animated series; 2005)]]
 *[[Peppa Pig (partially found American dub of Channel 5 animated series; 2005-2007)]]
 *[[Peppa Pig (found pitch pilot of Channel 5 animated series; 2002)]]
 *[[Pip Ahoy! (partially found unaired pilot of Milkshake! animated series; 2013)]]
 *[[Roary the Racing Car (lost pitch pilot of Channel 5 stop-motion animated series; 2005)]]
-*[[Roary the Racing Car (partially found American English dub of Channel 5 stop-motion animated series; 2008-2012)]]
+*[[Roary the Racing Car (partially found American dub of Channel 5 stop-motion animated series; 2008-2012)]]
 ==References==