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'''''Youri, the Spaceman''''' is a 2002 CGI animated series created by Sparkling*, the (now-defunct) subsidiary production company of France-based Sparx* Animation Studios. The series, produced for Cartoon Network, La Machine, Method Films and FTD, consists of 26 three minute episodes, each featuring short glimpses into the life of Youri, an astronaut that has become stranded on the moon.<ref>[http://fewo.free.fr/?p=12 ''Youri, the Spaceman'' page on series VFX supervisor Freddy Chaleur's website.] Retrieved 14 Apr '14.</ref><ref> [http://sortir.telerama.fr/films/youri-the-spaceman,218.php telerama.fr page on the series, featuring a brief plot synopsis (in French).] Retrieved 14 Apr '14.</ref>
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'''''Youri, the Spaceman''''' is a 2002 3D animated series created by Sparkling*, the now-defunct subsidiary company of France-based Sparx* Animation Studios.<ref>[http://www.gongnetworks.com/programme-youri-the-spaceman-24.php GONG Networks page on the series (in French).] Retrieved 10 Jun '15.</ref> Produced for Cartoon Network, La Machine, Method Films and FTD, the series consists of 26 three-minute episodes chronicling the life of the titular character Youri, an astronaut that has become stranded on the moon.<ref>[http://fewo.free.fr/?p=12 ''Youri, the Spaceman'' page on series VFX supervisor Freddy Chaleur's website.] Retrieved 10 Jun '15.</ref>


Not a lot of information on the series is available (despite that fact that it was seemingly popular enough to warrant the release of merchandise such as figurines)<ref>[http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/vaisseau-the-machine-fusee-cartoon-network-Youri-Networski-yuri-the-spaceman-/321070987789 eBay auction for a ''Youri, the Spaceman'' spaceship figurine.] Retrieved 14 Apr '14.</ref> and it's unclear as to exactly which countries it aired in besides France and Australia, (if any), with the latter of the two broadcasting it in its English dub in the mid 2000s as a part of the then-weekly “Happy Tree Friends and Friends” adult animation block on SBS, which had a sporadic runtime of anywhere from 5 to 30 minutes, depending on the week.
While only a limited amount of information on the series' history can be found today, it ''is'' known to have received both a French and English dub and has aired in a variety of countries such as France, America and Australia.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nBBTRoZKgDI An episode in its French dub (sans credits), via YouTube; 20 Jan 2011.] Retrieved 10 Jun '15.</ref> Notably, figurines for the series seem to have been in production at some point, with at least one of them (a model of Youri's spaceship) showing up on eBay in the past.<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20141013082946/http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/vaisseau-the-machine-fusee-cartoon-network-Youri-Networski-yuri-the-spaceman-/321070987789 Archive of an eBay auction for a ''Youri, the spaceman'' figurine, via The Wayback Machine.] Retrieved 10 Jun '15.</ref>


The series never received a home media release of any kind, eventually falling into obscurity; oddly, it is not even given a single mention on Sparx* Animation Studios' current website. Even more oddly, Walmart inexplicably lists the series on their video on demand service, despite not having any of the episodes actually available for purchase.<ref>[http://www.walmart.com/ip/25174308 walmart.com VOD page on ''Youri, the Spaceman''.] Retrieved 14 Apr '14.</ref>
In 2002, Cartoon Network France had a block named "Youri Networkski" with ''Youri the Spaceman'' shorts and episodes of random Cartoon Network shows (such as ''The Powerpuff Girls'' and ''I am Weasel'') in English with French subtitles rather than dubbed into French.


Notably, in 2011, the show was reworked into a comedy series titled ''Space Cadets'', for the Sci-Fi Channel (now Syfy), by brothers Scott Alexander and Craig Trevor Young. ''Space Cadets'' consists of footage and music/soundtrack elements created for ''Youri, the Spaceman'', (with altered storylines) and has a much more dialogue-heavy dub than the original 2002 series.<ref>[http://vimeo.com/channels/spacecadets Scott Alexander Young's ''Space Cadets'' Vimeo channel, containing 5 episodes of the reimagined series.] Retrieved 14 Apr '14.</ref>
''Youri, the Spaceman'' was, by most, considered fairly elusive for some time, with only a handful of episodes having been made available online, until December of 2014, when MySpleen user ChupaX uploaded a torrent containing a DVDRip of 18 of the 26 episodes in their English dub (having previously recorded them from Animania HD several years earlier), rendering the bulk of the series readily accessible. As of this writing, 20 episodes are accounted for; the remaining lost 6 episodes have been identified via an episode listing found at TV.com.<ref>[http://www.tv.com/shows/youri-the-space-man/episodes/ ''Youri, the Spaceman'' episode listing, via TV.com.] Retrieved 10 Jun '15.</ref> The missing episodes are as follows:


Of the 26 produced original episodes, only two of them have surfaced online, one of which was sourced from a 2004 “Happy Tree Friends and Friends” VHS recording by article author and Lost Media Wiki founder, [[User:Dycaite|dycaite]]. Besides these two found episodes, the only additional footage of the show available appears in a demo reel uploaded by post-production manager, Laurent Langlais.<ref>[http://www.veoh.com/watch/v677975Q3A7RXNT ''Youri, the Spaceman'' demo reel, as uploaded by Laurent Langlais (via veoh.com).] Retrieved 14 Apr '14.</ref>
*Episode 2 - Youri wonders how on earth his snug little spot ended up in a Swedish hiking guide.
*Episode 10 - As soon as the mating season comes round, Youri cannot fathom what his spaceship has going for it that he doesn't.
*Episode 15 - Youri tells himself he hasn't quite yet grasped the sexuality of jellyfish.
*Episode 18 - Night after night, Youri stands in wait, hoping he'll catch the intruder "ransacking" his lounge.
*Episode 20 - Youri realizes it's all very well to be up in the seventh heaven, as long as you know how to get back down again.
*Episode 26 - Youri feels he's probably more suited to psychological dramas than westerns.


'''UPDATE 18 Apr '14:''' Last night, while going through some old VHS tapes, I came across a copy of the J-Horror ''Dark Water'', as recorded by myself in 2005 off Australia's Special Broadcasting Service (SBS). To my surprise, the tape also included an additional "Happy Tree Friends and Friends" block. Lo and behold, said block contained another episode of ''Youri, the Spaceman''! I'm a bit puzzled as to how I managed to miss this one for so long; I could have sworn that I'd already gone through all my old tapes scouring for episodes, but what'dya know.
==Gallery==
[[File:Youri_Networkski.png]]


-dycaite
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==References==
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'''UPDATE 2/12/15:''' Back in December 2014, [http://www.myspleen.org/details.php?id=15764 18 more episodes (in high quality, too!)] have been uploaded to MySpleen and can also be seen on Dailymotion.
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Revision as of 20:37, 29 August 2019

24-cover-entete-youri.jpg

The series' titular character.

Status: Partially Lost

Youri, the Spaceman is a 2002 3D animated series created by Sparkling*, the now-defunct subsidiary company of France-based Sparx* Animation Studios.[1] Produced for Cartoon Network, La Machine, Method Films and FTD, the series consists of 26 three-minute episodes chronicling the life of the titular character Youri, an astronaut that has become stranded on the moon.[2]

While only a limited amount of information on the series' history can be found today, it is known to have received both a French and English dub and has aired in a variety of countries such as France, America and Australia.[3] Notably, figurines for the series seem to have been in production at some point, with at least one of them (a model of Youri's spaceship) showing up on eBay in the past.[4]

In 2002, Cartoon Network France had a block named "Youri Networkski" with Youri the Spaceman shorts and episodes of random Cartoon Network shows (such as The Powerpuff Girls and I am Weasel) in English with French subtitles rather than dubbed into French.

Youri, the Spaceman was, by most, considered fairly elusive for some time, with only a handful of episodes having been made available online, until December of 2014, when MySpleen user ChupaX uploaded a torrent containing a DVDRip of 18 of the 26 episodes in their English dub (having previously recorded them from Animania HD several years earlier), rendering the bulk of the series readily accessible. As of this writing, 20 episodes are accounted for; the remaining lost 6 episodes have been identified via an episode listing found at TV.com.[5] The missing episodes are as follows:

  • Episode 2 - Youri wonders how on earth his snug little spot ended up in a Swedish hiking guide.
  • Episode 10 - As soon as the mating season comes round, Youri cannot fathom what his spaceship has going for it that he doesn't.
  • Episode 15 - Youri tells himself he hasn't quite yet grasped the sexuality of jellyfish.
  • Episode 18 - Night after night, Youri stands in wait, hoping he'll catch the intruder "ransacking" his lounge.
  • Episode 20 - Youri realizes it's all very well to be up in the seventh heaven, as long as you know how to get back down again.
  • Episode 26 - Youri feels he's probably more suited to psychological dramas than westerns.

Gallery

Youri Networkski.png

A streaming mirror of the aforementioned 18 HD episodes.

An additional episode, sourced from an Australian VHS recording (seen at the 18:32 mark).

Episode 7 of the series.

References