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Somewhere between eight and thirteen episodes were recorded between July and August of 1997, and only five episodes aired on Nick Jr. during its only TV run, February 2-6, 1998. The series was named after the main character of the original show, Binyah Binyah the Polliwog. Nickelodeon decided to pass on the series, and it never aired again. | Somewhere between eight and thirteen episodes were recorded between July and August of 1997, and only five episodes aired on Nick Jr. during its only TV run, February 2-6, 1998. The series was named after the main character of the original show, Binyah Binyah the Polliwog. Nickelodeon decided to pass on the series, and it never aired again. | ||
There was no home media release for ''Binyah Binyah!'' due to how briefly it ran, and thus, bootleg copies are hard to come by. | There was no home media release for ''Binyah Binyah!'' due to how briefly it ran, and thus, bootleg copies are hard to come by. Thankfully, some contributors managed to save home VHS recordings from this time period. | ||
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Of the five aired episodes, two resurfaced in May 2017 – being made publicly available by Lost Media Wiki contributors [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCegSM4eTvXqXylcPQ2SDezw CDCB2] and [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqDKZDQ-S8zTSe_nxiWOtlg DJ Bob]. "Supersonic Binyah," thought to be the fourth episode aired, was found in its entirety, while "Follow That Pup," thought to be the following episode, misses a couple of seconds after the intro. | Of the five aired episodes, two resurfaced in May 2017 – being made publicly available by Lost Media Wiki contributors [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCegSM4eTvXqXylcPQ2SDezw CDCB2] and [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqDKZDQ-S8zTSe_nxiWOtlg DJ Bob]. "Supersonic Binyah," thought to be the fourth episode aired, was found in its entirety, while "Follow That Pup," thought to be the following episode, misses a couple of seconds after the intro. | ||
As of 12/2019, the final three episodes "The Three Little Duckponies", "Binyah Has a Yummy Cake", and "Night Fright" have been found on a home VHS recording owned by user Marnen005/Milk Prayer of the LMW Discord. These episodes contain some end credits and the full opening theme, and (will be/were) uploaded to archive.org and vimeo on (12/14-12/15) by Discord user Mophead19961. | |||
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Revision as of 21:44, 13 December 2019
The show's title card.
Status: Found
Binyah Binyah![1] (also known as Binyah's Pond[2] or Binyah Binyah Polliwog [3]) was a short-lived spin-off series of the popular Nick Jr. series Gullah Gullah Island.
Broadcast
Somewhere between eight and thirteen episodes were recorded between July and August of 1997, and only five episodes aired on Nick Jr. during its only TV run, February 2-6, 1998. The series was named after the main character of the original show, Binyah Binyah the Polliwog. Nickelodeon decided to pass on the series, and it never aired again.
There was no home media release for Binyah Binyah! due to how briefly it ran, and thus, bootleg copies are hard to come by. Thankfully, some contributors managed to save home VHS recordings from this time period.
Existence
Supposedly puppeteer Rick Lyon was asked about the series. He claimed that only the 5 aired episodes ever existed in full form while the rest were never finished. He allegedly had a copy of the 5 episodes on VHS, but the tape deteriorated over time.
Availability
Of the five aired episodes, two resurfaced in May 2017 – being made publicly available by Lost Media Wiki contributors CDCB2 and DJ Bob. "Supersonic Binyah," thought to be the fourth episode aired, was found in its entirety, while "Follow That Pup," thought to be the following episode, misses a couple of seconds after the intro.
As of 12/2019, the final three episodes "The Three Little Duckponies", "Binyah Has a Yummy Cake", and "Night Fright" have been found on a home VHS recording owned by user Marnen005/Milk Prayer of the LMW Discord. These episodes contain some end credits and the full opening theme, and (will be/were) uploaded to archive.org and vimeo on (12/14-12/15) by Discord user Mophead19961.
Gallery
External Links
- MEGA link to "Supersonic Binyah," episode 4 of Binyah Binyah! Retrieved 02 Jan '19
- MEGA link to "Follow That Pup," episode 5 of Binyah Binyah! Retrieved 02 Jan '19
References
- ↑ Rick Lyon's TV: Binyah Binyah Retrieved 29 Aug '16
- ↑ Binyah's Pond - TVRage.com Retrieved 29 Aug '16
- ↑ SeanSongs Retrieved 29 Aug '16