Brat TV's early programming (partially found web series; 2017-2018)
One of Brat TV's earlier logos.
Status: Partially Found
BratTV, earlier known simply as Brat is a digital network that creates media content, primarily web serieses and movies, aimed at tweens and teens [1]. Their shows and movies are known for starring popular social media stars[2].
The network publishes its content across several platforms, but is mostly known for their YouTube channel, where they have 4.82 million subscribers as of November 2020 [3]. While most of Brat's shows can be found on their YouTube channel or elsewhere online, a significant amount of their earlier content has been privated or deleted, leading to a lot of these shows' episodes being lost. While a few episodes have been reuploaded elsewhere online, none of the deleted shows have been found in full. To date, seven of Brat TV's early web series are partially or fully lost.
Shows That are Partially or Fully Lost
Misshaps
Misshaps (June 12-August 7 2017) was a comedy show starring Kristen Hancher that is said to be inspired by "I Love Lucy" [4]. The show was cancelled after one season [5].
Episodes
| # | Episode Title | Air Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pilot: The Cheat | Jun 12 2017 | Found |
| 2 | Party Hands | Jun 12 2017 | Found |
| 3 | Second Base | Jun 19 2017 | Found |
| 4 | Sex Talk | Jun 25 2017 | Found |
| 5 | The Dentist | Jul 3 2017 | Lost |
| 6 | The Lie | Jul 10 2017 | Found |
| 7 | Nosebleed | Jul 17 2017 | Lost |
| 8 | The Egg | Jul 24 2017 | Found |
| 9 | The Surprise | Jul 31 2017 | Found |
| 10 | The Berf | Aug 7 2017 | Lost |
Too Cool For School
Too Cool For School (July 8-July 22 2017) was a comedy that starred Siena Mirabella among others. According to IMDB, it's a movie [6], however it was most likely a show, as Wikipedia links it to a now-deleted video called "TOO COOL FOR SCHOOL – Siena Mirabella in "First Day" – Ep. 1[7]". Wikipedia also lists the premiere and end date of the show, which are two full weeks apart. If this is correct, this means that the TCFS likely consisted of at least three episodes.
Episodes
| # | Episode Title | Air Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | First Day | Jul 7 2017 | Lost |
| 2 | ??? | Jul 15? 2017 | Lost |
| 3 | ??? | Jul 22? 2017 | Lost |
My Not So Sweet 16
My Not So Sweet 16 (July 7. 2017-?) was an anthology style comedy series where each episode followed a new character who were attending a friend's Sweet 16. It's unknown how many episodes were produced, but there were at least 5. [8]
Episodes
| # | Episode Title | Air Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Entrance | Jul 7 2017 | Lost |
| 2 | ??? | 2017 | Lost |
| 3 | ??? | 2017 | Lost |
| 4 | ??? | 2017 | Lost |
| 5 | Workplace | 2017 | Lost |
The Pain of Painting
The Pain of Painting (July 19-August 9 2017) was a humorous reality/talk show starring Jason Nash who interviewed guests while painting. The show has only one season consisting of four episodes[9].
Episodes
| # | Episode Title | Air Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jason Nash & David Dobrik | Jul 19 2017 | Found |
| 2 | Jason Nash & Josh Peck | Jul 26 2017 | Lost |
| 3 | Jason Nash & Kristen Hancher | Aug 2 2017 | Lost |
| 4 | Jason Nash & Piper Rockelle | Aug 9 2017 | Lost |
Sheltered
Sheltered (July 21-August 11 2017) was a mockumentary series starring Nazanin Kavari as Hallie, a beauty vlogger in a post-acopalyptic world[10]. The series seems to have consisted of 5 episodes[11], although this has yet to be confirmed. Wikipedia lists the series' start date as July 21 and the end date as August 11, meaning that if this is true and the show really had five episodes, two of them were likely published on the same day.
| # | Episode Title | Air Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unboxing | Jul 21 2017 | Found |
| 2 | ??? | Jul 21? 2017 | Lost |
| 3 | ??? | Jul 28? 2017 | Lost |
| 4 | ??? | Aug 4? 2017 | Lost |
| 5 | ??? | Aug 11 2017 | Lost |
Cody & Lexy
Cody & Lexy(July 27-August 17 2017), was a romantic dramedy where real-life spouses Cody and Alexys Johns played fictionalized versions of themselves[12]. The episodes had the couple relaying early moments of their relationship, often misremembering them in the process. Only four episodes were ever released [13] [14].
Episodes
| # | Episode Title | Air Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lockers | Jul 27 2017 | Found |
| 2 | First Kiss | Aug 3 2017 | Lost |
| 3 | Double Silent Treatment | Aug 10 2017 | Lost |
| 4 | Fairgrounds | Aug 17 2017 | Found |
Keys
Keys (July 29 2017-February 14 2018) was a show that starred brothers Dylan and Hayden Summerall in the roles of brothers Adam and Jay, whose lives change when Adam gets his first car keys. [15]. The show only lasted one season [16].
Episodes
| # | Episode Title | Air Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tail Light Out | Jul 29 2017 | Lost |
| 2 | Russian Novels | Aug 6 2017 | Lost |
| 3 | Fourth of July | Aug 13 2017 | 'Found |
| 4 | Indian Food | Aug 22 2017 | Found |
| 5 | Out of Gas | Aug 28 2017 | 'Found |
| 6 | Texts, Lies, & Blackmail | Jan 12 2018 | Lost |
| 7 | Stranger Rings | Jan 19 2018 | Lost |
| 8 | Time is a Flat Tire | Jan 26 2018 | Lost |
| 9 | Two Can Keep a Secret | Feb 2 2018 | Lost |
| 10 | Clowntown | Feb 9 2018 | Lost |
| 11 | Winter Weekend | Feb 14 2018 | Lost |
Other Missing Content
On March 29 2017, Brat uploaded the very first video to their channel, a video simply called "♫ Changing ♫". This was a music video set to John Mayer's song "Changing", and was a tribute in honor of Trans Visibility Day[17] Like most of the network's other early videos, "Changing" has since been privated.
Videos
| Video Title | Air Date | Status |
|---|---|---|
| ♫ Changing ♫ | March 29 2017 | Lost |
- ↑ Business Insider article from Brat TV's early days
- ↑ INC article detailing Brat TV's business strategy, including their intentional hiring of social media stars.
- ↑ Brat TV's YouTube channel
- ↑ Teen Vogue article about the Misshaps, published June 12 2017
- ↑ TV Next Season article relaying Misshap's cancellation.
- ↑ [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7081520/?ref_=adv_li_tt Too Cool For School's IMDB page, which lists it as a TV movie.]
- ↑ [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brat_(digital_network)#cite_note-37 Wikipedia note that shows that TCFS likely was a series with several episodes.]
- ↑ [https://www.famousbirthdays.com/webseries/not-so-sweet-16.html Famous Birthdays' page on the MNSS16, which includes a description and specifically mentions episode 5.]
- ↑ IMDB's listing of the show's episodes.
- ↑ Article from July 21 2017 about "Sheltered".
- ↑ Comment in a forum thread stating that "Sheltered" concisted of 5 episodes.
- ↑ Famous Birthdays' page on "Cody & Lexy", which includes some background information.
- ↑ An archived page of Brat's YouTube channel from November 23, 2017 shows a playlist of "Cody & Lexy"'s episodes, which contains four episodes.
- ↑ IMDB's episode list for "Cody & Lexy".
- ↑ Article about the show "Keys".
- ↑ According to TV Next Season, while never officially cancelled, "Keys" was also never renewed.
- ↑ Article from March 29 2017 about the "Changing" music video.