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    |title=<center>Downward Doghouse</center>
|title=<center>Downward Doghouse</center>
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    |imagecaption=Title card.
|imagecaption=Title card from the animated series.
    |status=<span style="color:orange;">'''Partially Found'''</span>
|status=<span style="color:orange;">'''Partially Found'''</span>
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'''''Downward Doghouse''''' was an animated series on Nick Jr. and a predecessor to ''Ni Hao, Kai-Lan''. It was a part of the interstitial series ''Nick Jr. Presents: My World''. Most of the characters remained the same between series minus some design changes, with the biggest change being that Hoho originally only talked in gibberish, although Rintoo and Lulu were not present at all (an earlier version of Lulu appears in "Dragon Dance" though). Three episodes of the short series are known to exist ("Follow That Slipper", "Where's Hoho?", and "Dragon Dance"). Of these three, "Dragon Dance" has been found and can be viewed below.
'''''Downward Doghouse''''' was an animated series on Nick Jr. and a predecessor to ''Ni Hao, Kai-Lan''. It was a part of the interstitial series ''Nick Jr. Presents: My World''. Most of the characters remained the same between series minus some design changes, with the biggest change being that Hoho originally only talked in gibberish, although Rintoo and Lulu were not present at all (an earlier version of Lulu appears in "Dragon Dance" though). Three episodes of the short series are known to exist ("Follow That Slipper", "Where's Hoho?", and "Dragon Dance"). Of these three, "Dragon Dance" has been found and can be viewed below.


Promotional screenshots using the ''Downward Doghouse'' designs are available on the Internet. Some storyboards for an episode featuring Rintoo, and using the final designs from ''Ni Hao, Kai-Lan'', but still using the "Downward Doghouse" title have also surfaced.
Promotional screenshots using the ''Downward Doghouse'' designs are available on the Internet. Some storyboards for an episode featuring Rintoo, and using the final designs from ''Ni Hao, Kai-Lan'', but still using the "Downward Doghouse" title have also surfaced.


DaJoshy has found [https://web.archive.org/web/20041212002432/http://www.nickjr.com/home/my_world_stories/index.jhtml?partner=chLink a link to the My World section of the Nick Jr. website], via the Web Archive. None of the episodes work because DaJoshy "doesn't have the right plug-in", but someone else may have it, which means it might work on someone else's computer. Gilby 1385 tried it on her Windows XP laptop, but with no luck. Recent findings include an e-card maker and even a full website.
DaJoshy has found [https://web.archive.org/web/20041212002432/http://www.nickjr.com/home/my_world_stories/index.jhtml?partner=chLink a link to the My World section of the Nick Jr. website], via the Web Archive. None of the episodes work because while the page source does contain file names, no actual video files exist in the page source. Recent findings include [https://web.archive.org/web/20070707185818/http://www.nickjr.com:80/shows/down/down_ecard.jhtml?minibar=true an e-card maker] and even [https://web.archive.org/web/20060105094925/http://www.nickjr.com:80/playtime/cats/games/down/down_homepage.jhtml a full website.]
 
A British dub was also available on the British Nick Jr channel. The UK dub of the "Dragon Dance" episode has surfaced, but the other two remain lost.


==Photo Gallery==
==Photo Gallery==
===Screenshots===
===Screenshots===
<gallery mode=packed heights=175px>
<gallery mode=packed heights=175px>
File:ddh.jpg|A promotional still featuring Kai-Lan in her ''Downward Doghouse'' appearance.
File:ddh.jpg|A still from the website featuring Kai-Lan in her ''Downward Doghouse'' appearance.
File:ecards_init_dd.jpg|Another still featuring Kai-Lan, Tolee and Hoho.
File:ecards_init_dd.jpg|Another still featuring Kai-Lan, Tolee and Hoho, taken from an e-card maker (see below).
File:video_init_dd_slipper.jpg|Yet another still featuring Kai-Lan, from the episode "Follow That Slipper".
File:Downward_Doghouse.jpg|An image featuring Kai-Lan, Tolee and Ye Ye in what appears to be a combination of their ''Downward Doghouse'' and ''Ni-Hao Kai-Lan'' appearances.
File:Downward_Doghouse.jpg|An image featuring Kai-Lan, Tolee and Ye Ye in what appears to be a combination of their ''Downward Doghouse'' and ''Ni-Hao Kai-Lan'' appearances.
File:init_video.jpg|A screenshot from the episode "Follow That Slipper", from an archived version of the Nick Jr. website.
File:init_video.jpg|A screenshot from the episode "Follow That Slipper", from an archived version of the Nick Jr. website.
File:init_video (2).jpg|A screenshot from the episode "Dragon Dance", from an archived version of the Nick Jr. website.
File:init_video (2).jpg|A screenshot from the episode "Dragon Dance", from an archived version of the Nick Jr. website.
File:Init video.gif|A screenshot from the episode "Where's Hoho?", from an archived version of the Nick Jr. website.
File:Init video.gif|A screenshot from the episode "Where's Hoho?", from an archived version of the Nick Jr. website.
File:video_init_dd_slipper.jpg|A screenshot from the episode "Follow That Slipper".
File:mJXnScn.png|A screenshot from the episode "Dragon Dance".
File:mJXnScn.png|A screenshot from the episode "Dragon Dance".
File:kNcok9B.png|A screenshot from the episode "Where's Hoho?".
File:kNcok9B.png|A screenshot from the episode "Where's Hoho?".
</gallery>
</gallery>
===Storyboards===
===Storyboards===
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File:2196281939_a9c7b51a9a_b.jpg|Page 6 of the storyboard.
File:2196281939_a9c7b51a9a_b.jpg|Page 6 of the storyboard.
File:Downward-Doghouse-Storyboards-ni-hao-kai-lan-25415068-500-352.jpg|Page 7 of the storyboard.
File:Downward-Doghouse-Storyboards-ni-hao-kai-lan-25415068-500-352.jpg|Page 7 of the storyboard.
File:2196280963_d86724ef89_b.jpg|An unknown page of the storyboard. <br>'''Note:''' It is possible that this wasn't intended for ''Downward Doghouse''.
File:2196280963_d86724ef89_b.jpg|An unknown page of the storyboard, as it is not numbered. <br>'''Note:''' It is possible that this either was for another project or was a page that was drawn as a joke.
</gallery>
</gallery>
==Video==
==Video==
{{#ev:youtube|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rDkUJ8zo64M|320x240|center|"Dragon Dance"|frame}}
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  |service1    =youtube
  |id1          =rDkUJ8zo64M
  |description1 ="Dragon Dance" (US dub)
  |service2    =youtube
  |id2          =8SEZ77btGBM
  |description2 ="Dragon Dance" (UK dub)
  |service3    =youtube
  |id3          =qQQoXUUuZok
  |description3 =This was for an e-card maker.
  |service4    =youtube
  |id4          =2E0e3pRrYPc
  |description4 =Gameplay of the flash game.
}}


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Revision as of 14:11, 2 April 2018

Ddh-title.png

Title card from the animated series.

Status: Partially Found

Downward Doghouse was an animated series on Nick Jr. and a predecessor to Ni Hao, Kai-Lan. It was a part of the interstitial series Nick Jr. Presents: My World. Most of the characters remained the same between series minus some design changes, with the biggest change being that Hoho originally only talked in gibberish, although Rintoo and Lulu were not present at all (an earlier version of Lulu appears in "Dragon Dance" though). Three episodes of the short series are known to exist ("Follow That Slipper", "Where's Hoho?", and "Dragon Dance"). Of these three, "Dragon Dance" has been found and can be viewed below.

Promotional screenshots using the Downward Doghouse designs are available on the Internet. Some storyboards for an episode featuring Rintoo, and using the final designs from Ni Hao, Kai-Lan, but still using the "Downward Doghouse" title have also surfaced.

DaJoshy has found a link to the My World section of the Nick Jr. website, via the Web Archive. None of the episodes work because while the page source does contain file names, no actual video files exist in the page source. Recent findings include an e-card maker and even a full website.

A British dub was also available on the British Nick Jr channel. The UK dub of the "Dragon Dance" episode has surfaced, but the other two remain lost.

Photo Gallery

Screenshots

Storyboards

Video

"Dragon Dance" (US dub)

"Dragon Dance" (UK dub)

This was for an e-card maker.

Gameplay of the flash game.