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===The Backyardigans=== | ===The Backyardigans=== | ||
*[[The Backyardigans (partially found British dub of CGI-animated series; mid-late 2000s)]] | *[[The Backyardigans (partially found British dub of Nick Jr. CGI-animated series; mid-late 2000s)]] | ||
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===Other | ===Other Nick Jr. Pilots=== | ||
*[[Blue Prints (partially found unaired pilot episode of "Blue's Clues" animated/live action TV series; 1995)]] | *[[Blue Prints (partially found unaired pilot episode of "Blue's Clues" animated/live action TV series; 1995)]] | ||
*[[Dora the Explorer (partially found pilot episodes of Nick Jr. animated series; late 1990s)]] | *[[Dora the Explorer (partially found pilot episodes of Nick Jr. animated series; late 1990s)]] | ||
Revision as of 06:03, 13 December 2020
Still of the cast, courtesy of The Backyardigans Wiki.
Status: Partially Found
Me and My Friends is a lost Nickelodeon pilot taped at Nickelodeon Studios in Orlando, Florida in September 1998. It was declined by Nickelodeon,[1] though an animated pilot featuring the characters of "Me and My Friends" created in 2002 was picked up as the CGI animated series, The Backyardigans.
Characters
The only characters from The Backyardigans who appear in Me and My Friends are Uniqua, Pablo, Tyrone, and Tasha (in addition to scrapped characters called "the Meerkats"). Austin, the purple kangaroo, is absent. Some say that this may be the reason why he was referred to as "the new kangaroo on the block" by Nelvana and Nickelodeon.
Differences
The characters' appearances aren't vastly different from that of the CGI series, besides a few minor differences:
- Uniqua has visible nostrils.
- Pablo's propeller is yellow, as opposed to red.
- Tyrone and Tasha's nostrils are black instead of dark yellow and dark orange. These were utilized as vision areas.
- Tyrone's shirt has yellow/blue stripes rather than red/blue stripes.
Availability
The only known footage of Me and My Friends online is in a 5-minute compilation video created by former crew members of Nickelodeon Studios for its 10-year anniversary in 2000. There are around 3 seconds of video without the original audio. There is very little information about this pilot available, and whether or not Nickelodeon still has this remains unconfirmed. The images seen below were from the website of Lyon Puppets.
Gallery
Screenshot 1/2 taken from the Best of Nickelodeon Studios video.
Screenshot 2/2 taken from the Best of Nickelodeon Studios video.
Tyrone with costume designer Yvette Helin.
The MeerKats and their puppeteers.
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See Also
The Backyardigans
- The Backyardigans (partially found British dub of Nick Jr. CGI-animated series; mid-late 2000s)
- The Backyardigans (partially found unaired pilot of Nick Jr. CGI-animated series; 2002)
Other Nick Jr. Pilots
- Blue Prints (partially found unaired pilot episode of "Blue's Clues" animated/live action TV series; 1995)
- Dora the Explorer (partially found pilot episodes of Nick Jr. animated series; late 1990s)
- Super Why! (lost stop-motion Nick Jr. pilot of PBS Kids CGI series; 1999)
External Links
- MEGA mirror of "Best of NSF, Florida". Retrieved 13 Apr '15
- The Backyardigans Wiki article about "Me and My Friends". Retrieved 13 Apr '15
Reference
- ↑ An article about the pilot from puppeteer Rick Lyon. Retrieved 08 Jun '15