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{{InfoboxLost
|title=<center>Nanalan’</center>
|image=Nanalan.jpeg
|imagecaption=The cast as they appeared in the half-hour episodes. From bottom right: Mona, Nana Bea, Mr Wooka and Russell.
|status=<span style="color:orange;">'''Partially Lost'''</span>
}}
'''''Nanalan’''''' is a 1999-2004 Canadian preschool TV series created by Jamie Shannon and Jason Hopley of the Grogs, a Canadian puppetry troupe. The show ran originally as 72 three-minute interstitial shorts produced for TreehouseTV in Canada and Nick Jr. in the US, and later 43 half-hour episodes for the CBC (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation) and PBS Kids.

==Production==
The series features a unique mix of practical puppetry and 'cutouts on sticks', and stars an endlessly curious and imaginative 3-year-old toddler named Mona who is babysat each day by her adoring grandmother Nana Bea, with the help of Nana's terrier Russell.<ref>https://theglobeandmail.com/arts/puppeteers-pull-their-own-strings/article1125279/</ref> The human puppets were heavily stylized toward the humorously grotesque in the distinctive Grogs style, with Mona's features consisting entirely of black button eyes, a wide mouth (often wide open) and two tiny pigtails on either side of her round head.

The shorts focus almost entirely on Mona's POV as she explores her Nana's backyard, with only occasional cameos from Nana herself - thus the dialogue consists almost entirely of the little girl's 'baby talk', simple phrases repeated several times and usually mispronounced (hence the series title, a Mona-esque contraction of 'Nana Land'). Plots centred around Mona and her faithful but mischievous canine sidekick (whom she calls 'Russer') having small adventures and making big discoveries about the natural world around them. 

Despite some older viewers finding the show's surreal appearance and dialogue unsettling, these mini-episodes proved so popular with their target audience that ''Nanalan’'' was developed into a half-hour series, debuting on CBC in September 2003<ref>https://ia902703.us.archive.org/34/items/cbc-logs/CBC_0309_CBC0309.txt</ref>. This iteration not only featured more elaborate, conventionally attractive puppets and sets but noticeably upgraded Mona's verbal skills. To assist with this, episode plots now included much more interaction with Nana Bea, who besides teaching the gentle life lesson of the day could interpret and confirm what her tiny granddaughter - and of course 'Russer' - were trying to say. 

The show also significantly expanded on Mona's world, including a first look inside Nana's house, appearances by Mona's mother (who is essentially a larger version of Mona's puppet with more elaborate clothes and hair) and visits to Nana's next-door neighbour Mr Wooka, himself an amateur puppeteer who puts on an impromptu show in each episode. The series now also included original songs and read-along segments intercut with the main plotlines.

==Availability==
The series has since been removed from both the CBC and PBS official sites and not having had an official release since. ''Nanalan''' does, however, have an official YouTube channel, which is in the process of uploading many episodes of both versions.<ref>https://neatorama.com/2007/08/04/nanalan-guys-surprised-own-nana-with-a-song/</ref>

However, according to Jamie Shannon, they don't have access to the final short of the series, that being "Cow",<ref>[https://imgur.com/a/ncHahEv Email sent to Jamie asking about the short.] Retrieved 13 Jul '24</ref> all that curently exists of it is a behind the scenes picture of the cow costume. 

===Pre-season 1===
{| 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
|-
|1||Dragonfly||[https://youtu.be/6UAz_JKa_vA <span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
|-
|2||Bubble||[https://youtu.be/c9WyZB0HSbU <span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
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|3||Birdy||[https://youtu.be/QFZsqCttBSY <span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
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|4||Scarf||[https://youtu.be/HRmBfmMbH0U <span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
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|5||Don't Cry||[https://youtu.be/ck8WweSU9bE <span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
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|6||Caterpillar ||[https://youtu.be/aA8OUykyZG0 <span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
|-
|7||Feed The Chipmunk||[https://youtu.be/xruhBnAAXLI <span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
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|8||Lollipop||[https://youtu.be/5J-F9iaAq90 <span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
|-
|9||Leaf Raking||[https://youtu.be/L1idrHlU5jE <span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
|-
|10||Flamingo||[https://youtu.be/B696fRGj2kw <span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
|-
|11||Frog||[https://youtu.be/WlwA99MfcCk <span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
|-
|12||Sandbox||[https://youtu.be/MYiWuQwxi7M <span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
|-
|13||Over the Fence||[https://youtu.be/yUdlbRV3kn4 <span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
|-
|14||Bee||[https://youtu.be/WgC4hSRBKa4 <span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
|-
|15||Tube||[https://youtu.be/ZZgQFgMm1Uc <span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
|-
|16||Russell's Itch||[https://youtu.be/hcdfcsqU604 <span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
|-
|17||Russell's Dinner||[https://youtu.be/0cySj-VWmL8 <span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
|-
|18||Russell's Balloon||[https://youtu.be/qvhJ0Sm5IJo <span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
|-
|19||Snake||[https://youtu.be/kH8JHXRcJYY <span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
|-
|20||Hula Hula||[https://youtu.be/c1u2Wu9Csv0 <span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
|-
|21||Spider||[https://youtu.be/CRqOCKikmEA <span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
|-
|22||Butterfly Tag||[https://youtu.be/Hz7RCgx6vE0 <span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
|-
|23||Feather||[https://youtu.be/mc3Cc9dKboM <span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
|-
|24||Sneeze||[https://youtu.be/mBC9ngA8pcc <span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
|-
|25||Dinner Guest||[https://youtu.be/9gPH5hR-_4Q <span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
|-
|26||Feeding The Birds||[https://youtu.be/nxn1XH8C3lE <span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
|-
|27||Blowing A Balloon||[https://youtu.be/Oar7Oy1r8Xg <span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
|-
|28||Frog||[https://youtu.be/9MfiHMt7K4g <span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
|-
|29||The Bath||[https://youtu.be/4HlTDOTKWec <span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
|-
|30||Love||[https://youtu.be/2fue8m5k9k0 <span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
|-
|31||Nap Swap||[https://youtu.be/wxOC7rESuNw <span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
|-
|32||Pea Pod||[https://youtu.be/-HQB1lFotMoo <span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
|-
|33||Ouch||[https://youtu.be/gNTRXVpIfrc <span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
|-
|34||Windy Day||[https://youtu.be/SzDHagLoPUk <span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
|-
|35||Big Dog||[https://youtu.be/KeVs_gcvVEM <span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
|-
|36||Apple||[https://youtu.be/HJMyU_CQE38 <span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
|-
|37||Picnic||[https://youtu.be/DzTr2J0T6ZQ <span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
|-
|38||Birthday||[https://youtu.be/f5BBmS5erCY <span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
|-
|39||New Friend||[https://youtu.be/V9guSWxpfJQ <span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
|-
|40||Clouds||[https://youtu.be/MwPmVDXJAXQ <span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
|-
|41||Worm||[https://youtu.be/3iJJqDheeIc <span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
|-
|42||Stretching||[https://youtu.be/uRsd5Q2g-o8 <span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
|-
|43||Potato Bug||[https://youtu.be/g7oHVmnN9mg <span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
|-
|44||Hose||[https://youtu.be/Lk7nzxBbe4c <span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
|-
|45||First Snow||[https://youtu.be/EqC7Y-u3yKY <span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
|-
|46||Stick||[https://youtu.be/rXS6HsQjT_c <span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
|-
|47||Puppet||[https://youtu.be/S1u0-mKcBAQ <span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
|-
|48||Bent Flower||[https://youtu.be/W0jehjafTB8 <span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
|-
|49||Carrot||[https://youtu.be/ylbOZSPHKCs <span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
|-
|50||Hot Day||[https://youtu.be/oqZBmgZLZaI <span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
|-
|51||Nana's Fish||[https://youtu.be/TXLML6wKgE4 <span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
|-
|52||Dance||[https://youtu.be/LfsUFQ02i1o <span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
|-
|53||Snowball||[https://youtu.be/v_3Q-_tJryo <span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
|-
|54||Garden Gnome||[https://youtu.be/PLtAfoy9hkY <span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
|-
|55||Costume Party||[https://youtu.be/aco20qyFhAM <span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
|-
|56||Secret||[https://youtu.be/X0anHr7A9NU <span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
|-
|57||Out of the Pool||[https://youtu.be/4C3bIm796EU <span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
|-
|58||New Doll||[https://youtu.be/Uot2EGcRvxw <span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
|-
|59||Imitate Bugs||[https://youtu.be/pKtV4g3bg4Y <span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
|-
|60||Mona Lisa||[https://youtu.be/2MxcE7oYcgA <span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
|-
|61||Save the Fish||[https://youtu.be/cpCBiu6lN30 <span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
|-
|62||Lightning||[https://youtu.be/HHNbNivM_Vw <span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
|-
|63||Patio Lanterns||[https://youtu.be/ZHs0EodWkcE <span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
|-
|64||Snow Person||[https://youtu.be/4huy6kVyedo <span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
|-
|65||Firefly||[https://youtu.be/0T2D2q4kxlI <span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
|-
|66||Whirlpool||[https://youtu.be/ofaRindLa44 <span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
|-
|67||Cocoon||[https://youtu.be/8TRuh7LV4Ag <span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
|-
|68||Grey Day||[https://youtu.be/H4uOjtfzbQ8 <span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
|-
|69||Blanket||[https://youtu.be/FlwjpVLAKZo <span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
|-
|70||Maraca||[https://youtu.be/FlwjpVLAKZo <span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
|-
|71||Munk Love||[https://youtu.be/FlwjpVLAKZo <span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
|-
|72||Cow||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
|}
===Season 0===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! style="background-color:lightgreen" |Episode Title
! style="background-color:lightgreen" |Status
|-
|Inside Nana's House||[https://archive.org/details/Nanalan-Lost-Shorts/Nanalan'+Pre-S1+-+Inside+Nana's+House.mp4 <span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
|}
=== Season 1===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! style="background-color:yellow" |#
! style="background-color:yellow" |Episode Title
! style="background-color:yellow" |Status
|-
|1||Lollipop||[https://youtu.be/a7FnRmzkjV4 <span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
|-
|2||Sunshine||[https://youtu.be/Y9KKl3oX_s8 <span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
|-
|3||Big Girl||[https://youtu.be/5P3AuYABUFY <span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
|-
|4||Rainy Day||[https://youtu.be/btn2A8kEVz4 <span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
|-
|5||Free||[https://youtu.be/YHIqXPJFyvY <span style="color:green;">'''Found'''] (cropped 4:3)
|-
|6||Purple Juice||[https://youtu.be/cIS6Vm4BfLE <span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
|-
|7||Snow||[https://youtu.be/RvKCti9k_to <span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
|-
|8||Chirp||[https://youtu.be/kBTgBUf1iDs <span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
|-
|9||PlayDay||[https://youtu.be/pQYxfvNR6gk <span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
|-
|10||Goodbye||[https://youtu.be/zs3ykX5Lygs <span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
|-
|11||Chipmunk In The House||[https://youtu.be/mM0ecMQPRfo <span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
|-
|12||Hummingbird||[https://youtu.be/2lP-WZ5KFRU <span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
|-
|13||Love||[https://youtu.be/41W934vvfDo <span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
|-
|14||Home||[https://youtu.be/ExDFtpmgc8A <span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
|-
|15||Birdsong||[https://youtu.be/OXaYgVCJTe4 <span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
|}
===Season 2===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! style="background-color:orange" |#
! style="background-color:orange" |Episode Title
! style="background-color:orange" |Status
|-
|1||Hooray For You!||[https://youtu.be/qLqw90YIl38 <span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
|-
|2||Smelly Smell||[https://youtu.be/JztaivGgXG8 <span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
|-
|3||Brownies||[https://youtu.be/FxDRWpSxop4 <span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
|-
|4||Hootenanny||[https://youtu.be/MJvqgd0IOJU <span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
|-
|5||Under My Wing||[https://youtu.be/hWxeYMi9Bzg <span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
|-
|6||Sick As A Dog||[https://youtu.be/gat6KQVjUkU <span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
|-
|7||Nanalympics||[https://youtu.be/OygKdI9v3aQ <span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
|-
|8||Spring||[https://youtu.be/3jIjqnVUZJo <span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
|-
|9||Bee Sting||[https://youtu.be/or7fuKwrqH0 <span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
|-
|10||Purple Monster||[https://youtu.be/LHUTd-J1I-0 <span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
|-
|11||Bubbles||[https://youtu.be/GM3moVmVoGY <span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
|-
|12||Helpful Girl||[https://youtu.be/D3Ih-1DFkKY <span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
|-
|13||Night Night Nana||[https://youtu.be/x0Bh8yhVLJI <span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
|-
|14||Pumpkin||[https://youtu.be/cXbOpWafKuA <span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
|-
|15||1-2-3 Apple Tree||[https://youtu.be/-h_Umff5Gr0 <span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
|-
|16||Windy Day||[https://youtu.be/TjDZtN52jKw <span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
|-
|17||Russell Did It||[https://youtu.be/JuDglTnRVYM <span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
|-
|18||Treasure||[https://youtu.be/PSBJtQ2sVeo <span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
|-
|19||Four-Part Harmony||[https://youtu.be/fshE2Hjeec4 <span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
|-
|20||Soft as Nana||[https://youtu.be/c_g8F8JPfxM<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
|-
|21||Mud Puddle||[https://youtu.be/OqO1vvqJ_PI <span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
|-
|22||Camp Wooka||[https://youtu.be/j0zlLHlSINk<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
|-
|23||Toad Meet Budgie||[https://youtu.be/p1DmmlDJDM4<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
|-
|24||Mona a Go-Go||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
|-
|25||New Friends||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
|-
|26||Winter Wonderland||[https://youtu.be/1JPCQ5WkXTA <span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
|}

==Gallery==
===Videos===
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===Images===
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Nanalancow.png|Behind the scenes photo of the "Cow" short.
</gallery>

==External Links==
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nanalan%27 Wikipedia article on the series.]
*http://television.aol.com/show/nanalan/58419/episodes?count=14&skip=42

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Lost puppetry]]
[[Category:Lost TV]]
[[Category:Partially lost media]]