Bubble and Squeak (partially found Nick Jr. UK live-action puppet series; 2007-2010)

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Status: Partially Found

Bubble and Squeak is a British live-action puppet TV series created by Dot to Dot Productions that ran for 25 episodes on Nick Jr. UK from 5th February 2007 to 1st March 2007. It reran on the main Nick Jr. channel until 31st August 2007, then returned from August 2nd 2010 when the channel became 24 hours to 6 January 2014 exclusively on the overnight schedule. The show was created to help teach young viewers how to cook healthy foods and to promote the channels Nicktrition block, that ran daily from 12-3pm.^[1]

Synopsis

The series is set in a giant carrot where a human wizard name Bubble lives with his puppet friends a frog name Squeak, a spider name Muffet, and a cookbook name Matilda. In each episode after singing their favorite song "The Magic of Food," Bubble and Squeak prepare a dish using the ingredients that was provided to them where they attempt to cook the dish with the help of magic, when something goes wrong they turn to Matilda to help fix the recipe.^[2]

Episode List

#	Episode Title	Status
1	Premiere	Found
2	The Lost Croak	Lost
3	What to Choose	Lost
4	Celebration	Lost
5	Bubbles	Lost
6	The Lost Leap	Lost
7	Something to Cuddle	Lost
8	Forgetful	Lost
9	The Secret Admirer	Lost
10	Recycling	Lost
11	Sleepy Squeak	Lost
12	Brrrrr!	Lost
13	Winning the Cup	Lost
14	Wedding	Lost
15	Treasure	Lost
16	Dirty Shirt	Lost
17	Hiccups	Lost
18	Musical Day	Lost
19	Shoes Shoes Everywhere	Lost
20	Heebie Jeebie	Lost
21	Growing Up	Lost
22	Art	Lost
23	The Grumps	Lost
24	Clowns	Lost
25	Fear of the Dark	Lost

Status

The series ended in 2007 after 25 episodes, with reruns continuing on the channel until 2014, since then very little information of the show was documented online since the show was never released on DVD or streaming. Clips of various episodes have resurfaced online with multiple uploads being taken down for copyright infringement.^[3]

In July 2022 YouTuber ChrisVHS89 uploaded a few Nick Jr. UK commercial compilation videos from 2007. Out of all of these, a promo for the series and a next interstitial were included. Also included on the same tape is the premiere episode of Bubble and Squeak, which can be viewed elsewhere.

As of May 2023, no other episodes have resurfaced.