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Status: Partially Found

The Beeps is a children's CGI animated series created by Malou Bonicos that aired on Channel 5's Milkshake! block from 2007-2008. The series' about a group of characters called the Beeps living their daily lives on Beep Island. The show also aired in over 65 different countries.

Development

The show was originally pitched under the title The Wot-a-Lots as a stop-motion animated series with a test short titled "Wot-a-Splash!." The characters were made into 3D hand-crafted wooden models made by a group of animators at Cosgrove Hall Films Studios in Chorlton-Cum-Hardy, Manchester in the United Kingdom.^[1] The network initially turned it down until 10 years later when the series was pitched again, but in CGI animation with the characters looking similar to the original short. The network then greenlit the show and went on to run for 65 episodes.

Status

After its initial run, the show fell into obscurity with only 1 official DVD release titled Here Come The Beeps and very few episodes available to watch online until 2023 when 13 episodes were uploaded by various YouTubers. As of now, the rest of the series has yet to resurface.

Episode List

Series 1

#	Episode Title	Status
0	Wot-a-Splash! (1997 pilot)	Found
0	2005 Pilot	Found
1	The Lost Socks	Found
2	Up High Hill	Lost
3	Beeping in the Rain	Found
4	Yuk's Stuck Truck	Lost
5	The Sock Mess Monster	Found
6	Pink Snow	Found
7	Hide and Beep	Lost
8	Beep Ball	Lost
9	Beeping Trumpet	Lost
10	What's That Noise?	Found
11	Sky High	Lost
12	Flutterbye	Lost
13	Pet Hospital	Lost
14	Teeny's Big Day	Lost
15	The Big Freeze	Found

Series 2

#	Episode Title	Status
16	Drozzle Dries Up	Lost
17	Noisy Neighbour	Lost
18	Sports Day	Lost
19	Where No Beep Has Gone Before	Lost
20	Bouncy Bouncy Beep Beep	Lost
21	Big Beep Day	Lost
22	Yuk Says No	Lost
23	Wheely Helpful	Lost
24	Teeny Beep Takes Off	Lost
25	Carnival	Lost
26	Peas and Bees	Lost
27	Stuck on You!	Lost
28	Hole Lot of Trouble	Lost
29	A Little Adventure	Found
30	The Lost Houses	Lost
31	Bounceberry Pie	Lost
32	Treasure Hunt	Lost
33	Home Sweet Home	Lost
34	Leafy's Hoe	Lost
35	Brand New Bossy	Lost
36	Twinkleberry Pie	Found
37	The Great Pink Sunset	Found
38	Bubble and Beep!	Lost
39	Put a Sock in It!	Lost
40	Crafty Beeps!	Lost
41	Cure for Bossy	Lost
42	Hunt the Beep	Lost
43	Pets with Pets	Lost
44	Source of the Sapphire Stream	Found
45	Wash Those Socks!	Lost
46	The Bumps	Lost

Series 3

#	Episode Title	Status
47	Up Down Hill	Lost
48	Caravan	Lost
49	Secret Garden	Lost
50	Bounceflower Tea	Lost
51	The Whale	Lost
52	Soggy Sockroaches	Lost
53	Stinkroots	Lost
54	Sing-a-long-a-Beeps	Lost
55	History Book	Lost
56	What Goes Splat?	Lost
57	Musical Beeps	Lost
58	Strung Along	Lost
59	The Sock Tree	Lost
60	Beepside the Seaside	Lost
61	The Moon-Fruit	Found
62	No Smoke Without Beeps	Lost
63	Beep Island Blues	Found
64	The Bees and the Socks	Found
65	The Rainbow	Found
66	Clean Beep	Lost

Gallery

Footage

The Beeps opening.

Screenshots

Concept Art

The show's working title The-Wot-a-Lots.
An early concept sketch of the short "Wot-a-Splash!" (1/2).
An early concept sketch of the short "Wot-a-Splash!" (2/2).
Early sketch drawing of The Beep-Beep Tree.
Early sketch drawing of Wot-a-Well-Beep-Well (1/2).
Early sketch drawing of Wot-a-Well-Beep-Well (2/2).
Malou Bonicos' map of Wot-a-Lot island.
Early sketch of Muddy-Beep and Muddy-Creature.
Early sketch of Muddy-Truck.

External Links

References

↑ Malou Bonicos's illustration on the show. Retrieved 25 Jul '23

[1] Malou Bonicos's illustration on the show. Retrieved 25 Jul '23

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-'''''The Beeps''''' is a children's CGI animated series created by Malou Bonicos that aired on Channel 5's Milkshake! block from 2007-2008. The series' about a group of characters called the Beeps and living their daily lives on Beep Island. The show also aired in over 65 different countries.
+'''''The Beeps''''' is a children's CGI animated series created by Malou Bonicos that aired on Channel 5's Milkshake! block from 2007-2008. The series' about a group of characters called the Beeps living their daily lives on Beep Island. The show also aired in over 65 different countries.
 ==Development==
-The show was originally pitched under the title ''The Wot-a-Lots'' as a stop-motion animated series with a test short titled "Wot-a-Splash!." The characters were made into 3D hand crafted wooden models made by a group of animators at Cosgrove Hall Films Studios in Chorlton-Cum-Hardy, Manchester in the United Kingdom.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20221202223342/https://maloubonicos.com/i-love-the-wot-beeps-originally-known-as-the-wot-a-lots-and-then-the-beeps-inspiration-creation-integrity/ Malou Bonicos's illustration on the show (archived).] Retrieved 18 Jul '23</ref> The network initially turned it down until 10 years later when the series was pitched again, but in CGI animation with the characters looking similar to the original short. The network then greenlit the show and went on to run for 65 episodes.
+The show was originally pitched under the title ''The Wot-a-Lots'' as a stop-motion animated series with a test short titled "Wot-a-Splash!." The characters were made into 3D hand-crafted wooden models made by a group of animators at Cosgrove Hall Films Studios in Chorlton-Cum-Hardy, Manchester in the United Kingdom.<ref>[https://maloubonicos.com/i-love-the-wot-beeps-originally-known-as-the-wot-a-lots-and-then-the-beeps-inspiration-creation-integrity/ Malou Bonicos's illustration on the show.] Retrieved 25 Jul '23</ref> The network initially turned it down until 10 years later when the series was pitched again, but in CGI animation with the characters looking similar to the original short. The network then greenlit the show and went on to run for 65 episodes.
 ==Status==
-After it's initial run, the show fell into obscurity with only 1 official DVD release titled ''Here Come The Beeps'' and very few episodes available to watch online until 2022 when 10 episodes were uploaded by various YouTubers. As of 2023 the rest of the series has yet to resurface.
+After its initial run, the show fell into obscurity with only 1 official DVD release titled ''Here Come The Beeps'' and very few episodes available to watch online until 2023 when 13 episodes were uploaded by various YouTubers. As of now, the rest of the series has yet to resurface.
 ==Episode List==
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 |0
 |Wot-a-Splash! (1997 pilot)
-|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5wpdZonCRkI <span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
+|[https://youtu.be/5wpdZonCRkI<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
+|-
+|0
+|2005 Pilot
+|[https://youtu.be/Bph9KGSj0iI<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
 |-
 |1
 |The Lost Socks
-|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FLU2F4x83uY <span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
+|[https://youtu.be/FLU2F4x83uY<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
 |-
 |2
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 |3
 |Beeping in the Rain
-|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g1YOOff7i1A <span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
+|[https://youtu.be/g1YOOff7i1A<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
 |-
 |4
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 |5
 |The Sock Mess Monster
-|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SC2ihyR2NVs <span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
+|[https://youtu.be/SC2ihyR2NVs<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
 |-
 |6
 |Pink Snow
-|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wf1NIy5zsx4 <span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
+|[https://youtu.be/wf1NIy5zsx4<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
 |-
 |7
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 |10
 |What's That Noise?
-|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=88AuoDUkeXU <span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
+|[https://youtu.be/88AuoDUkeXU<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
 |-
 |11
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 |15
 |The Big Freeze
-|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cv9W2B5NmkM <span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
+|[https://youtu.be/cv9W2B5NmkM<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
 |}
 ===Series 2===
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 |29
 |A Little Adventure
-|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iI2J9Rxaw3Q <span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
+|[https://youtu.be/iI2J9Rxaw3Q<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
 |-
 |30
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 |37
 |The Great Pink Sunset
-|<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
+|[https://youtu.be/1JxWspuQzn0<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
 |-
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 |<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
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 |The Moon-Fruit
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+|[https://youtu.be/xGuYiFrM0ZA<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
 |-
 |62
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 |63
 |Beep Island Blues
-|<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
+|[https://youtu.be/nCWXeWLHc20<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
 |-
 |64
 |The Bees and the Socks
-|<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
+|[https://youtu.be/Q8BrC2m4yoA<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
 |-
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 }}
 ===Screenshots===
-<gallery mode=packed heights=150px>
+<gallery mode="packed" heights="150px">
 The beeps.png
+The beeps 8.jpeg
+The beeps 9.jpeg
 The beeps 2.png
 The beeps 3.jpeg
 The beeps 6.jpeg
+The beeps 19.jpeg
 The beeps 7.jpeg
+The beeps 10.jpeg
 </gallery>
-===Images===
-<gallery mode=packed heights=150px>
+===Concept Art===
+<gallery mode="packed" heights="150px">
 The beeps 4.jpeg|The show's working title ''The-Wot-a-Lots''.
-The beeps 5.jpeg|An early concept sketch of the short "Wot-a-Splash!."
+The beeps 5.jpeg|An early concept sketch of the short "Wot-a-Splash!" (1/2).
+The beeps 11.jpeg|An early concept sketch of the short "Wot-a-Splash!" (2/2).
+The beeps 12.jpeg
+The beeps 13.jpeg
+The beeps 15.jpeg
+The beeps 14.jpeg
+The beeps 16.jpeg
+The beeps 17.jpeg
+The beeps 18.jpeg|Early sketch drawing of The Beep-Beep Tree.
+The beeps 20.jpeg|Early sketch drawing of Wot-a-Well-Beep-Well (1/2).
+The beeps 21.jpeg|Early sketch drawing of Wot-a-Well-Beep-Well (2/2).
+The beeps 22.jpeg|Malou Bonicos' map of Wot-a-Lot island.
+The beeps 23.jpeg|Early sketch of Muddy-Beep and Muddy-Creature.
+The beeps 24.jpeg|Early sketch of Muddy-Truck.
 </gallery>
 ==See Also==
 *[[Angels of Jarm (partially lost Milkshake! animated series; 2007-2009)]]
 *[[Audrey and Friends (partially found Milkshake! animated series; 2002)]]
+*[[Bird Bath (partially found Milkshake! animated series; 2005)]]
 *[[Jelly Jamm (partially found pitch pilot of British Spanish children's animated TV series; 2009)]]
 *[[Little Kingdom (found pitch pilot of "Ben & Holly's Little Kingdom" Channel 5 animated series; 2005)]]
@@ Line 332: / Line 358: @@
 *[[Pip Ahoy! (partially found unaired pilot of Milkshake! animated series; 2013)]]
 *[[Roary the Racing Car (lost pitch pilot of Channel 5 stop-motion animated series; 2005)]]
-*[[Roary the Racing Car (partially found American English dub of Channel 5 stop-motion animated series; 2008-2012)]]
+*[[Roary the Racing Car (partially found American dub of Channel 5 stop-motion animated series; 2008-2012)]]
 ==External Links==
 *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Beeps Wikipedia article on ''The Beeps''.]
-*[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0993121/ IMDb page on ''The Beeps''.]
+*[https://imdb.com/title/tt0993121/ IMDb page on ''The Beeps''.]
 ==References==