Wizbit (partially found British children's TV series; 1986-1988)
Wizbit is a British children's television series that ran on Children's BBC (now CBBC) from 1986 to 1988. The show, which is set in the fictional town of Puzzleopolis, featured Wizbit, an alien magician, Wooly, his rabbit friend, Paul Daniels, who owned his theater ("Paul's Playhouse"), and a villain named Professor Doom, who, along with his cat Jinx, lived in a castle that flew above Puzzleopolis.
Availability
Two episodes from the first season were released on VHS in 1989, titled Wizbit and Friends.[1] In 2007, the second season episode "Punchinello" was released on a DVD via an eBay listing that has now expired.[2] In 2010, three iOS applications featuring three episodes from the first two seasons were released, but have been removed afterward.[3] [4] [5]
The show hasn't had an official release otherwise. However, a handful of episodes from the series along with various clips can be found online.
Episode List
Series 1 (1985)
# | Episode Title | Status | Additional Notes |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Enter Wizbit | Found (low quality) | Released on VHS (Wizbit and Friends), adapted as part of the Wizbit Story Book |
2 | Nasinamon Island | Lost | Released on iOS (Wizbit: Volume 2), adapted as part of the Wizbit Story Book |
3 | A Game of 'Hanky-Poo' | Partially Found (low quality) | Released on VHS (Wizbit and Friends) and iOS (Wizbit: Volume 3), adapted as part of the Wizbit Story Book |
4 | Squidgy Bog Cracks Up | Lost | Adapted as part of the Wizbit Story Book |
5 | The Super Riddle | Partially Found (very loud) | Released on iOS (Wizbit: Volume 1), adapted as part of the Wizbit Story Book |
6 | The Conjuring Contest | Lost | Released on iOS (Wizbit: Volume 3), adapted as part of The Wizbit Annual 1990 |
Series 2 (1986)
# | Episode Title | Status | Additional Notes |
---|---|---|---|
1 | The Origami War, Part 1 | Lost | |
2 | The Origami War, Part 2 | Lost | |
3 | Sticky Stuff | Lost | Adapted in book form |
4 | The Big Sneeze | Lost | Released on iOS (Wizbit: Volume 3) |
5 | Freeze-Frame | Lost | Released on iOS (Wizbit: Volume 1), adapted as part of The Wizbit Annual 1990 |
6 | The Dancing Hanky | Lost | Adapted in book form |
7 | The Story of Magic, Part 1 | Lost | |
8 | The Story of Magic, Part 2 | Lost | |
9 | A Trick of Light | Found | Released on iOS (Wizbit: Volume 1) |
10 | Did You Know? | Lost | Released on iOS (Wizbit: Volume 2) |
11 | Punchinello | Lost | Released on DVD |
12 | The Wobblers, Part 1 | Lost | |
13 | The Wobblers, Part 2 | Lost | |
14 | A Foggy Day in Puzzleopolis | Lost | Released on iOS (Wizbit: Volume 2) |
15 | It Can Be Done | Lost |
Series 3 (1987)
# | Episode Title | Status | Additional Notes |
---|---|---|---|
1 | The Christmas That Nearly Never Was, Part 1 | Lost | Lyrics for the featured song "Only Me" appear in The Wizbit Annual 1990 |
2 | The Christmas That Nearly Never Was, Part 2 | Found | |
3 | Treasure | Found (watermarked) | |
4 | Badbit | Found | |
5 | The King of Puzzleopolis | Lost | |
6 | <title unknown>[6] | Lost |
Gallery
External Links
- IMDb page 26 Nov '16
- Jedi's Paradise page 26 Nov '16