The Twins (partially found animated series; 2000)
A promotional image for the series
Status: Partially Found
The Twins is an animated television series based on the book of the same name by John Wallace, and produced by CINAR (now WildBrain), Martin Gates Productions, and Flextech Television Limited. The series lasted 26 nine-minute episodes, or 13 half-hours, and aired on YTV in Canada and CiTV in the United Kingdom from 2000 to 2001.[1][2]
Plot
The show centers on two 5-year-old twin sisters: Lil, who's neat and tidy, and Nellie, who's messy and sloppy. Their opposing personalities often clash, ultimately getting them in trouble. But eventually, they work things out, working together and sometimes even standing up for each other. Other characters include Snaily, Nellie's pet snail; Fluffy, Lil's sophisticated talking stuffed rabbit; and Amy, Nellie and Lil's spoiled next-door neighbor.
Availability
In late 2007, Cookie Jar Entertainment (the series' distributor at the time) and Direct Source Special Products released on DVD Travel & Fun... All in One, a Region 1 box set containing 2 CD discs of public domain children's songs and 2 DVD discs containing a collection of episodes of The Country Mouse and the City Mouse Adventures, The Upstairs Downstairs Bears, The Babaloos, MumbleBumble, and The Twins.[3] Two out of the 13 half-hour episodes were released on said DVD, however, they do not contain the theme song or credits. Furthermore, the box set has been long since out of print and hard to find.
On January 27th, 2013, YouTuber Laurenthewild1999 uploaded the episode "Where's Snaily?," this time containing the theme song and taped off a broadcast from CiTV. That would be the only trace of the show's existence on YouTube until May 14th, 2019, when another YouTuber by the name of TVShoaz uploaded the two episodes released on DVD ("Holiday / "Swimming" and "Sand Castles" / "Happy Campers"), and reuploaded by YouTuber Isaac Burgos on August 15th, 2022. On January 1st, 2021, YouTuber Classic New Television uploaded the episode "Trampoline," making it the sixth nine-minute episode to become public. Although Classic New Television was terminated sometime later, the episode was preserved on the Internet Archive.
Episode List
| # | Episode Title | Airdate | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belly Beans / Beep | Sep. 11th, 2000 | Lost |
| 2 | Special Delivery / Trampoline | Sep. 18th, 2000 | Lost |
| 3 | Twinderella / Good Health | Sep. 25th, 2000 | Lost |
| 4 | Where's Snaily? / Birds | Oct. 2nd, 2000 | Lost |
| 5 | Sticky End / Spots | Oct. 9th, 2000 | Lost |
| 6 | Scratch / Shop Until You Drop | Oct. 16th, 2000 | Lost |
| 7 | Painting / Robot | Oct. 23rd, 2000 | Lost |
| 8 | Sand Castles / Library | Oct. 30th, 2000 | Lost |
| 9 | Sleepover / New Shoes | Nov. 6th, 2000 | Lost |
| 10 | Sports Day / Crazy | Nov. 13th, 2000 | Lost |
| 11 | Who's Who? / Holiday | Nov. 27th, 2000 | Lost |
| 12 | Fluffy Dreams / Happy Campers | Dec. 4th, 2000 | Lost |
| 13 | Swimming / Best Pet | Jan. 1st, 2001 | Lost |
Gallery
See Also
CITV (ITV)
- Astro Farm (partially found CiTV claymation series; 1990s)
- Billy (partially found CITV animated series; 1998-1999)
- The Diamond Brothers: South by South East (partially found ITV adaptation of children's detective book; 1991)
- Dream Street (found British children's TV series; 1999-2002)
- The Fugitives (partially found British children's sci-fi TV series; 2005)
- Pocoyo (partially lost pilots of Spanish-British children's animated comedy TV series; 2002-2004)
- Ripley and Scuff (partially found British children's television series; 2002-2003)
- Sooty's Amazing Adventures (partially lost animated spin-off of Sooty; 1996-1997)
- The Spooks of Bottle Bay (partially found British children's TV series; 1993-1995)
- StarStreet (partially lost British children's television series; 2001-2002)
YTV
- Anthony Ant (partially lost HBO/YTV animated series based on books; 1999)
- Big BBQ Blowout (partially found interstitials of YTV event; 2006)
- Borderline High (lost Canadian afterschool special; 1992)
- Caitlin's Way (partially found Nickelodeon/YTV teen drama series, promos, and dubs; 2000-2002)
- D'Myna Leagues (partially found second season of Canadian animated series; 2002)
- Freaky Stories (found Canadian animated/live-action horror TV series; 1997-2000)
- Fries With That? (found YTV sitcom; 2004)
- Mischief City (partially found Canadian animated children's TV series; 2005)
- Monster Buster Club "The New Recruits" (found episode of children's TV series; 2008)
- Monster By Mistake! (found CGI animated series; 1996-2003)
- Prank Patrol (partially lost Canadian children's series; 2005-2010)
- The Real Captain Flamingo Show (partially found special episodes of "Captain Flamingo" Canadian-Filipino children's animated series; 2007)
- Stickin' Around (partially found pre-series shorts of Nelvana animated series; 1994)
- The Sticklers (lost pitch pilot of 'Stickin' Around' Nelvana animated series; early 1990s)
- Treasure (partially found BBC animated series; 2001-2002)
- Weird Years (partially lost animated comedy series; 2006)
- Weird-Oh's (partially lost American/Canadian CGI animated TV series; 1999)
- YTV.com (partially found online games; 1998-2006)
External Links
- IMDb page Retrieved 26 May '21
- The episode "Trampoline" on Internet Archive.
References
- ↑ Kidscreen article on autumn shows from 2000, which mentions The Twins. Retrieved 17 Sep '19
- ↑ An archived annual report from 2002 by CINAR, including The Twins. Retrieved 17 Sep '19
- ↑ Amazon page for "Travel Fun All in One", which includes two episodes from The Twins. Retrieved 17 Sep '19