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[[File:Me_and_My_Friends_photo_2.jpg|thumb|200px|Photo of Tyrone and costume designer/developer Yvette Helin, courtesy of The Backyardigans Wiki]]
'''''Me and My Friends '''''is a lost Nick Jr. pilot that was taped at Nickelodeon Studios in Orlando, Florida in September 1998. It is unknown why it wasn't greenlit by Nickelodeon. In 2004, it was picked up as the CGI animated series, ''The Backyardigans''.


'''''Me + My Friends '''''is a lost Nickelodeon pilot that was taped at Nickelodeon Studios in Orlando, Florida in September 1998. It is unknown why it was not greenlit by Nickelodeon, but it is a direct precursor to the 2004 Nickelodeon animated series, ''The Backyardigans''.
The only characters from ''The Backyardigans ''who appear in ''Me and My Friends ''are Uniqua, Pablo, Tyrone, and Tasha. 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 Nickelodeon.
==Differences From ''The Backyardigans''==
The only characters from ''The Backyardigans ''who appear in ''Me + My Friends ''are Uniqua, Pablo, Tyrone, and Tasha. Austin, the purple kangaroo, appears to be absent. It is rumored that ''that'' is why he is called the "new kangaroo on the block" by Nickelodeon.


As far as appearance goes, the four are mainly the same besides a few minor differences (Credit goes to ''The Backyardigans ''Wiki):
The characters' appearances aren't vastly different from that of the CGI series, besides a few minor differences:
*Pablo's propeller is yellow.
 
*Pablo's propeller is yellow, as apposed to red.  
*Uniqua has visible nostrils.
*Uniqua has visible nostrils.
*Tasha and Tyrone's nostrils are black instead of dark yellow and dark orange. They were vision areas.
*Tasha and Tyrone'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.
 
 
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 it's 10 year anniversary in 2000. There is 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.
 
 
 
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File:BONSFMAMF01.png|Screenshot 1/2 taken from the Best of Nickelodeon Studios video.
File:BONSFMAMF02.png|Screenshot 2/2 taken from the Best of Nickelodeon Studios video.
File:Me and My Friends photo 2.jpg|Tyrone with costume designer Yvette Helin.
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==Existing Footage==
==External links==


The only known footage of this show is available online, a 5 minute compilation video created by former crew members of Nickelodeon Studios. The rest of the pilot is unreleased and very little information about it is available. In the screencaps, the characters are in a line (possibly dancing).
[https://mega.co.nz/#!DJhxnDSJ!g-BDzndNfP5aNMEIz0hnKnTAVNkiT224JkC0B8GwjU0 MEGA mirror of "Best of NSF, Florida".] Last retrieved 13 Apr 2015.


[[File:Vlcsnap-2014-03-13-18h03m56s2.png|thumb|200px|Screencap 1 of 2]][[File:Vlcsnap-2014-03-13-18h04m03s61.png|thumb|200px|Screencap 2 of 2]]
[http://backyardigans.wikia.com/wiki/Me_%2B_My_Friends The Backyardigans Wiki article about "Me and My Friends".] Last retrieved 13 Apr 2015.
[[File:Best of NSF in Orlando, Florida-1394752391|thumb|right|335 px|Footage appears at 3:32-3:34]]

Revision as of 00:43, 14 April 2015

Me and My Friends photo 1.jpg

Still of the cast, courtesy of The Backyardigans Wiki.

Status: Lost


Me and My Friends is a lost Nick Jr. pilot that was taped at Nickelodeon Studios in Orlando, Florida in September 1998. It is unknown why it wasn't greenlit by Nickelodeon. In 2004, it was picked up as the CGI animated series, The Backyardigans.

The only characters from The Backyardigans who appear in Me and My Friends are Uniqua, Pablo, Tyrone, and Tasha. 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 Nickelodeon.

The characters' appearances aren't vastly different from that of the CGI series, besides a few minor differences:

  • Pablo's propeller is yellow, as apposed to red.
  • Uniqua has visible nostrils.
  • Tasha and Tyrone'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.


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 it's 10 year anniversary in 2000. There is 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.


External links

MEGA mirror of "Best of NSF, Florida". Last retrieved 13 Apr 2015.

The Backyardigans Wiki article about "Me and My Friends". Last retrieved 13 Apr 2015.