Mr. Bogus (partially lost animated TV series; 1991-1993)
Mr. Bogus is an American animated TV series originally aired in September 1991 until November 1993. It had three seasons and had 43 episodes total.
The show was based on a series of over 300 French/Belgian claymation shorts called Bogus from 1987, of which around 42 were inserted in the 1991 American series proper as transitional skits.
Premise
Mr. Bogus is a tiny yellow gremlin-like creature who lives between the walls of a normal suburban house. He likes to play with common household objects and tends to get involved in trouble, but he is a good-natured person and tries to help others too, usually the humans of his environment who are unaware of his existence.
Loss and recovery
This animated series didn't have a proper re-release after it finished being re-aired on TV in English. It had a few VHS releases in miscellaneous foreign countries, but most episodes that are available online come from personal recordings.
# | English Title | Status (English) | Status (Foreign) | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Meet Mr. Bogus | Found | Found | |
2 | Class Clown Bogus | Found | Found | |
3 | A Day At The Office | Lost | Found | |
4 | Et Tu, Brattus? | Lost | Found | |
5 | Shop Around The Clock | Found | Found | |
6 | Beach Blanket Bogus | Found | Unknown | |
7 | Bogus in Wilderland | Found | Unknown | |
8 | No Snooze is Good News | Found | Unknown | |
9 | Hipster Tripster | Found | Unknown | |
10 | Museum Madness | Found | Unknown | |
11 | Lights, Camera, Bogus | Found | Unknown | |
12 | Bogus in Bogus Land | Lost | Found | |
13 | Good Sport Bogus | Found | Unknown | |
14 | Computer Intruder | Found | Unknown | |
15 | Babysitting Bogus | Found | Unknown | |
16 | Bogunda, Bogetta & Bogus | Found | Found | |
17 | Bookstore Bogus | Found | Found | |
18 | Bad Luck Bogus | Found | Found | |
19 | Totally Bogus Video | Lost | Found | |
20 | Bad Luck Bogus | Lost | Found | |
21 | Bogus to the Rescue | Found | Unknown | |
22 | Bad Luck Bogus | Found | Found | |
23 | Terror Tot in Bogusland | Lost | Lost | |
24 | Roam Away From Home | Lost | Lost | |
25 | Bad Luck Bogus | Lost | Found | |
26 | Springtime for Bogus | Lost | Lost | |
27 | Nightmare on Bogus Street | Lost | Found | |
28 | B-TV | Lost | Found | |
29 | Waterboy Bogus | Lost | Found | |
30 | Kung Fu Camp Out | Lost | Found | |
31 | Battle Action Bogus | Lost | Found | |
32 | Secret Agent Bogus | Lost | Lost | |
33 | Super Bogus Flies Again | Lost | Lost | |
34 | Is There A Bogus In The House? | Lost | Found | |
35 | The Bogus Invasion | Lost | Found | |
36 | Fun Park Follies | Lost | Found | |
37 | Buff-Tuff Bogie | Lost | Found | |
38 | Once Upon A Bogus Time | Lost | Found | |
39 | Brainy Bogus | Lost | Found | |
40 | Mega Star Madness | Lost | Found | |
41 | Totally Bogus Daydream | Lost | Found | |
42 | Baseball Bogie | Lost | Found | |
43 | Hospital Play | Lost | Lost |
Many episodes have been recovered, but are only available in a foreign dub ranging from Portuguese, Greek, Russian, French, Serbo-Croatian and Korean.
As of February 2021, 38 episodes out of 43 have been shared online. This includes 13 episodes in its original English, 24 episodes in a non-English dub and 6 episodes are fully lost.