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'''''Made By Maddie''''' is a Nick Jr. preschool show, that was supposed to be released in 2020, but it was indefinitely pulled due to controversy.

==History==
The show was originally announced at Nickelodeon Upfront 2018, under the name ''Fashion Ally''.<ref>[http://nickalive.net/2018/03/nickelodeon-unveils-content-pipeline-of.html Article announcing the series under its original name ''Fashion Ally''.] Retrieved 18 Jun '22</ref> The show was created by Paula Rosenthal and produced by Slivergate Media, which has stated they have been working on the series since 2015.<ref>[https://insider.com/nickelodeon-pulls-made-by-maddie-after-hair-love-controversy-2020-9]</ref>

According to the upfront, the show was described as this:

<blockquote>"This animated series follows a little girl, Ally, in the high fashion world as she makes everything around her a bit brighter, bolder and more brilliant, one design fix at a time. Fashion Ally is created by Paula Rosenthal and produced by Slivergate Media (Sunny Day, Peter Rabbit)."</blockquote>

Later in 2019, the show changed its name to ''Made by Maddie''.

Finally, the show was supposed to premiere on September 13, 2020, at 11 AM on the network's sister channel – Nick Jr., before the controversy emerged.

==Controversy==
Just before the series was about to premiere, there were accusations that the series plagiarized its character designs from the Oscar-winning short film "Hair Love"."<ref>[https://distractify.com/p/made-by-maddie-hair-love Article on the show on its plagiarism accusation.] Retrieved 18 Jun '22</ref> A tweet by user Gabrielle Williams (@gabbyjaye),<ref>[https://twitter.com/gabbyjaye/status/1300897528901234689 Tweet comparing the shows similarities to "Hair Love."] Retrieved 18 Jun '22</ref> compared the characters' design and sent to Matthew A. Cherry, the creator of the short, thinking that the short would've got a fully-fledged animated series. Cherry confirmed an animated series based on "Hair Love" was in development but he denied that "Made by Maddie" was it. Because of this, Nickelodeon has postponed the series indefinitely, without even premiering a single episode.

==Synopsis==
The show was described like this: 

<blockquote>"Made by Maddie centers on Maddie (Alyssa Cheatham), a quick-thinking little girl with a big personality and a huge heart, who has a passion for fashion. Maddie finds design inspiration around every corner and her big ideas couldn’t become a reality without the love and support of her aspirational and talented fashion designer mom Dee (Patina Miller), and her super cool and upbeat musician dad, Rashad (James Monroe Iglehart), along with the assistance of friends and neighbors, including kind, animal-loving best friend, Jada (Sophia Torres), and the twins–rule-following Harper (Amanda Dressel) and fearless Hudson (Ames McNamara)–who are always up for adventure. Maddie’s creative thinking and dazzling designs are a reflection of the bustling, colorful city of New York and its residents. Maddie confidently embraces her own unique style, celebrates individuality, treats everyone with kindness, and encourages others to take risks and be themselves."</blockquote>

==Post-Controversy==
On August 16th, 2021, almost 1 year after the controversy, the rights to the series expired.<ref>[http://nickalive.net/2021/09/nickelodeons-trademark-for-made-by.html Article announcing the show's trademark expiring.] Retrieved 18 Jun '22</ref>

==The Cast==
Originally, the cast was supposed to involve:

*Alyssa Cheatham – Maddie
*Patina Miller – Dee 
*James Monroe Iglehart – Rashad
*Sophia Torres – Jada
*Amanda Dressel - Harper
*Ames McNamara – Hudson


Additionally, the show would've included voices of:

*Karamo Brown
*Rhyon Nicole Brown
*Danny Burstein
*David Burtka
*Monét X Change
*Danny Burstein
*Joey Fatone
*Griffin Robert Faulkner
*Nina Garcia
*Joy Lynn Jacobs
*Claudia Morcate-Martin
*Christine Pedi
*Christiani Pitts
*Al Roker
*D’Angelo Russell
*Horatio Sanz
*Nico Tortorella
*Jamie Lynn Spears

==Episode List==
{| class="wikitable” style="text-align:center”
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! style="background-color:lightblue" |#
! style="background-color:lightblue" |Episode Title
! style="background-color:lightblue" |Status
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|1A||The Great Butterfly Escape||[https://mega.nz/file/Q2UxWT6R#b7e_njd1uPxzjNwJ8KgfayY428s_uFQlPDI9QREOCbs <span style="color:green">'''Found''']
|-
|1B||Dog Gone||[https://mega.nz/file/Q2UxWT6R#b7e_njd1uPxzjNwJ8KgfayY428s_uFQlPDI9QREOCbs<span style="color:green">'''Found''']
|-
|2A||If the Glue Fits||<span style="color:red">'''Lost'''
|-
|2B||Mini Me DJ||<span style="color:red">'''Lost'''
|-
|3A||Queens and Crown||<span style="color:red">'''Lost'''
|-
|3B||Sticky Situation||<span style="color:red">'''Lost'''
|-
|4A||Quinceañera Quandary||<span style="color:red">'''Lost'''
|-
|4B||Call It a Knight||<span style="color:red">'''Lost'''
|-
|5A||Halloween Hero||<span style="color:red">'''Lost'''
|-
|5B||Silly Scary Sleepover||<span style="color:red">'''Lost'''
|-
|6A||Catch the Cabulous||<span style="color:red">'''Lost'''
|-
|6B||The Telephone Crew||<span style="color:red">'''Lost'''
|-
|7A||Kupcake Concert||<span style="color:red">'''Lost'''
|-
|7B||Wild Wild Wilderness||<span style="color:red">'''Lost'''
|-
|8A||Here Kitty Kitty||<span style="color:red">'''Lost'''
|-
|8B||Beginner's Luck||<span style="color:red">'''Lost'''
|-
|9A||The Closet Caper||<span style="color:red">'''Lost'''
|-
|9B||Department Store Dog||<span style="color:red">'''Lost'''
|-
|10A||Style Rebound||<span style="color:red">'''Lost'''
|-
|10B||Career Day||<span style="color:red">'''Lost'''
|-
|11A||Be My Valentine||<span style="color:red">'''Lost'''
|-
|11B||Dinner Party Disaster||<span style="color:red">'''Lost'''
|-
|12||???||<span style="color:red">'''Lost'''
|-
|13||A Very Maddie Christmas||[https://mega.nz/file/Q68ABSpQ#X4YAvAQrUvD9d6ImJDwFwyNWUlSvbaGlrsXvcqeG-n4<span style="color:green">'''Found''']
|}
Out of all the episodes, we know the synopses of only two episodes "If the Glue Fits" and "Mini Me DJ":

<blockquote>"In the series premiere, “If the Glue Fits/Mini Me DJ,” Maddie gets her hands stuck to a pair of shoes Dee designed. Once she finally gets the shoes unstuck, she has to come up with a redesign to save the day. Then, Maddie, Dee, and her assistant Dustin design an outfit for DJ Fierce, a famous DJ. They scour the city for the perfect materials, but when a misunderstanding leads to an outfit mix-up, Maddie will have to get creative with a fashion fix."</blockquote>

==Status==
Due to the show's controversy, the show didn't premiere a single episode. Until 2024, the only footage we have are a promo that Nickelodeon released a month before the premiere and several pictures. On May 22nd, 2024, two episodes were anonymously given to the Lost Media Wiki through Mega. One being the pilot episodes that included "The Great Butterfly Escape" and "Dog Gone. Another being the Christmas special "A Very Maddie Christmas". A storyboard for the episode "Maddie's Musical Adventure" was also given.<ref>[https://mega.nz/file/p6d32DqT#YhAt-elsq23skdUZRyEbcdmmY4PAmzA6P8u-ntQn3go "Maddie's Musical Adventure" storyboard] Retrieved May 22, '24</ref>

==Gallery==
===Images===
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Made By Maddie Footage 1.jpg
Made By Maddie Footage 2.jpg
Made By Maddie Footage 5.jpg
Made By Maddie Controversy Tweet.jpg|The controversial tweet.
</gallery>

===Footage===
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==See Also==
===Bumpers and Interstitials===
*[[Loretta the Letter Lady (partially found Nick Jr. short interstitial series; mid 1990s)]]
*[[Nick Jr. (partially found revamped Face promos of Nickelodeon channel block; 2003-2004)]]
*[[Nick Jr. Power Play Summer (partially found Nick Jr. interstitial series; 2005)]]
*[[Snappy Larry's Showtime (partially lost Nick Jr. UK interstitial series and American dub; mid-2000s)]]

===Pilots===
*[[The Backyardigans (partially found Nick Digital pilot of Nick Jr. CGI animated series; 2002)]]
*[[Blaze and the Monster Machines (lost pitch pilot of Nick Jr. animated series; existence unconfirmed; 2012)]]
*[[Blue's Clues (partially found pitch pilots of international adaptations of Nick Jr. animated/live-action series; late 1990s)]]
*[[Blue Prints (found unaired pilot of "Blue's Clues" Nick Jr. animated/live-action series; 1994-1995)]]
*[[Bubble Guppies (found pitch pilot of Nick Jr. CGI animated series; 2006)]]
*[[Dora the Explorer (partially found unaired pilots of Nick Jr. animated series; late 1990s)]]
*[[Fresh Beat Band of Spies (found pitch pilot of Nick Jr. animated spin-off of musical series; 2013)]]
*[[The JumpArounds (partially found pitch pilot of "The Fresh Beat Band" Nick Jr. musical series; 2008)]]
*[[Me and My Friends (partially found live-action pilot of "The Backyardigans" Nick Jr. CGI-animated series; 1998)]]
*[[Oswald (partially found pitch pilot of Nick Jr. animated series; late 1990s)]]
*[[PAW Patrol (lost pitch pilots and early concepts of Nick Jr. animated series; 2008-2013)]]
*[[Super Why! (found stop-motion Nick Jr. pilot of PBS Kids CGI animated series; 1999)]]
*[[The Umizumiz (partially found pitch pilot of "Team Umizoomi" Nick Jr. live-action/CGI animated series; 2008)]]
*[[Wallykazam! "Monty's Magic Words" (partially found pilot for Nick Jr. education series; 2010s)]]
*[[Yo Gabba Gabba! (found pilots/test demo of Nick Jr. live-action/puppet musical series; early 2000s/2006)]]

===Other===
*[[As Pistas da Blue (partially lost Portuguese adaptation of "Blue's Clues" Nick Jr. animated/live-action series; mid-2000s)]]
*[[The Backyardigans (partially lost British dub of Nick Jr. CGI-animated series; mid-late 2000s)]]
*[[Binyah Binyah! (found spin-off of "Gullah Gullah Island" Nick Jr. musical series; 1997-1998)]]
*[[Blue's Clues (found British adaptation of Nick Jr. animated/live-action series; 1998-2003)]]
*[[Bubble and Squeak (partially found Nick Jr. UK live-action puppet series; 2007-2010)]]
*[[Downward Doghouse (found precursor to "Ni Hao, Kai-Lan" Nick Jr. animated series; 2000s)]]
*[[Eureeka's Castle (partially found Nick Jr. puppet series; 1989-1991)]]
*[[Riddle Blue/수수께끼 블루 (partially found Korean adaptation of "Blue's Clues" Nick Jr. animated/live-action series; 2000-2001)]]
*[[Whoopi's Littleburg (partially found Nick Jr. musical miniseries; 2004)]]
*[[Wow! Wow! Wubbzy! (partially found British dub of Nick Jr. animated series; late 2000s-early 2010s)]]
*[[Wow! Wow! Wubbzy! (partially found early test animation of Nick Jr. animated series; 2005)]]
*[[Yo Gabba Gabba! (partially found British dub of Nick Jr. live-action/puppet musical series; 2009-mid 2010s)]]
*[[You Do Too (partially found Nick Jr. UK live-action puppet series; early 2000s)]]

==References==
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[[Category:Lost TV]]
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