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'''Baby Blues''' was an animated television series based on the comic strip of the same name. | '''''Baby Blues''''' was an animated television series based on the comic strip of the same name. | ||
==Plot== | ==Plot== | ||
Baby Blues | ''Baby Blues'' centered around Darryl and Wanda, a couple who have recently had their first baby named Zoe. It focuses on their relationship with the supporting characters and differs heavily from the comic. | ||
==Production== | ==Production== | ||
Baby Blues was produced by Warner Brothers Animation in an attempt to compete with Fox's animated sitcoms at the time. It took nearly five years to produce, and there were many issues when airing the series. | ''Baby Blues'' was produced by Warner Brothers Animation in an attempt to compete with Fox's animated sitcoms at the time. It took nearly five years to produce, and there were many issues when airing the series. The show was cancelled after only 8 of the 26 episodes were broadcasted in its original run. The last 5 episodes of the first season later premiered on Adult Swim in 2002. | ||
The '''entire second season containing 13 episodes''' has never been released.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20141102102447/http://www.babyblues.com/faq.html#10</ref> | On May 13th, 2020 animation director and storyboarder Toby Jones reported that Baby Blues Season 2 had not been completed and had only begun production. <ref>[https://twitter.com/tobytobyjones/status/1260720598457610240] Retrieved on 18 Apr '24</ref> <ref>[https://twitter.com/tobytobyjones/status/1260723858123833344] Retrieved on 18 Apr '24</ref> <ref>[https://twitter.com/tobytobyjones/status/1260729051838205952] Retrieved on 18 Apr '24</ref> <ref>[https://twitter.com/tobytobyjones/status/1260724004056264704] Retrieved on 18 Apr '24</ref> An article on May 18th, 2020 Baby Blues co-creator and co-executive producer Rick Kirkman replied to these comments stating "Season 2 (13 episodes) was ordered, produced and nearly complete. All that was left was to replace the temp music cues and sound effects and possibly some minor editing." He also advised season 2 was unlikely to be made publicly available in any shape or form, owing to "a lot having to do with accounting practices, since the second season was written off as a loss, as far as I know."<ref>[https://archive.md/4Db78] Retrieved 18 Apr '24</ref> | ||
The '''entire second season containing 13 episodes''' has never been released.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20141102102447/http://www.babyblues.com/faq.html#10 The FAQ on Baby Blues' website that answers a question relating to the second season.] Retrieved 06 Apr '19</ref> | |||
==External Link== | ==External Link== | ||
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZqUJ7Ca5WHA The show's intro] | * [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZqUJ7Ca5WHA The show's intro] | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:Lost animation]] | [[Category:Lost animation]] | ||
[[Category:Lost TV]] | [[Category:Lost TV]] | ||
[[Category:Completely lost media]] | |||
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Status: Lost
Baby Blues was an animated television series based on the comic strip of the same name.
Plot
Baby Blues centered around Darryl and Wanda, a couple who have recently had their first baby named Zoe. It focuses on their relationship with the supporting characters and differs heavily from the comic.
Production
Baby Blues was produced by Warner Brothers Animation in an attempt to compete with Fox's animated sitcoms at the time. It took nearly five years to produce, and there were many issues when airing the series. The show was cancelled after only 8 of the 26 episodes were broadcasted in its original run. The last 5 episodes of the first season later premiered on Adult Swim in 2002.
On May 13th, 2020 animation director and storyboarder Toby Jones reported that Baby Blues Season 2 had not been completed and had only begun production. [1] [2] [3] [4] An article on May 18th, 2020 Baby Blues co-creator and co-executive producer Rick Kirkman replied to these comments stating "Season 2 (13 episodes) was ordered, produced and nearly complete. All that was left was to replace the temp music cues and sound effects and possibly some minor editing." He also advised season 2 was unlikely to be made publicly available in any shape or form, owing to "a lot having to do with accounting practices, since the second season was written off as a loss, as far as I know."[5]
The entire second season containing 13 episodes has never been released.[6]