Wizbit (partially found British children's TV series; 1986-1988): Difference between revisions

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Series 1 title card.

Status: Partially Found

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 Professor Doom the evil wizard, who, along with his cat Jinx, live in a giant fist-shaped castle called Castle Creep.

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	Released on VHS (Wizbit and Friends), adapted as part of the Wizbit Story Book.
2	Nasinamon Island	Found	Released on iOS (Wizbit: Volume 2), adapted as part of the Wizbit Story Book.
3	A Game of 'Hanki-Poo'	Found	Released on VHS (Wizbit and Friends, with prologue missing) and iOS (Wizbit: Volume 3), adapted as part of the Wizbit Story Book.
4	Squidgy Bog Cracks Up	Found	Adapted as part of the Wizbit Story Book.
5	The Super Riddle	Found	Released on iOS (Wizbit: Volume 1), adapted as part of the Wizbit Story Book.
6	The Conjuring Contest	Found	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	Partially Found	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), adapted as part of The Wizbit Annual.
10	Did You Know?	Lost	Released on iOS. (Wizbit: Volume 2)
11	Punchinello	Lost	Released on DVD, screenshots exist.
12	The Wobblers, Part 1	Lost
13	The Wobblers, Part 2	Lost	Screenshot exists.
14	A Foggy Day in Puzzleopolis	Partially 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	Partially Lost
3	Treasure	Found	Adapted as part of The Wizbit Annual.
4	Badbit	Found
5	The King of Puzzleopolis	Lost
6	Clownitus	Partially Found

Gallery

The opening and ending credits.

External Links

IMDb page 26 Nov '16
Jedi's Paradise page 26 Nov '16

[1] ttps://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51H7VvNU6bL.jpg

[2] ttp://web.archive.org/web/20190313223711/http://pdet.blogspot.com/2007/04/april-15.html

[3] ttps://iapps4you.com/iphone_ipad_apps/356488_wizbit-volume-1.html

[4] ttp://download.cnet.com/Wizbit-Volume-2/3000-31711_4-75174871.html

[5] ttp://download.cnet.com/Wizbit-Volume-3/3000-31711_4-75174873.html

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-'''''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.
+'''''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 Professor Doom the evil wizard, who, along with his cat Jinx, live in a giant fist-shaped castle called Castle Creep.
 ==Availability==
-Two episodes from the first season were released on VHS in 1989, titled ''Wizbit and Friends''.[https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51H7VvNU6bL.jpg ] In 2007, the second season episode "Punchinello" was released on a DVD via an eBay listing that has now expired.[http://pdet.blogspot.co.uk/2007/04/april-15.html ] In 2010, three iOS applications featuring three episodes from the first two seasons were released, but have been removed afterward.[https://www.iapps4you.com/iphone_ipad_apps/356488_wizbit-volume-1.html] [http://download.cnet.com/Wizbit-Volume-2/3000-31711_4-75174871.html ] [http://download.cnet.com/Wizbit-Volume-3/3000-31711_4-75174873.html ]
+Two episodes from the first season were released on VHS in 1989, titled ''Wizbit and Friends''.<ref>https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51H7VvNU6bL.jpg</ref> In 2007, the second season episode "Punchinello" was released on a DVD via an eBay listing that has now expired. <ref>http://web.archive.org/web/20190313223711/http://pdet.blogspot.com/2007/04/april-15.html</ref> In 2010, three iOS applications featuring three episodes from the first two seasons were released, but have been removed afterward.<ref>https://iapps4you.com/iphone_ipad_apps/356488_wizbit-volume-1.html</ref><ref>http://download.cnet.com/Wizbit-Volume-2/3000-31711_4-75174871.html</ref><ref>http://download.cnet.com/Wizbit-Volume-3/3000-31711_4-75174873.html</ref>
 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.
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 |-
-|1||Enter Wizbit||'''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w0z5NYktIck <span style="color:green;">Found</span>]''' (low quality)||Released on VHS (''Wizbit and Friends'')
+|1||Enter Wizbit||[https://youtu.be/pcEcHyr4CiI<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']||Released on VHS (''Wizbit and Friends''), adapted as part of the ''Wizbit Story Book''.
 |-
-|2||Nasinamon Island||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>||Released on iOS (''Wizbit: Volume 2'')
+|2||Nasinamon Island||[https://youtu.be/RAz2o9DacdY<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']||Released on iOS (''Wizbit: Volume 2''), adapted as part of the ''Wizbit Story Book''.
 |-
-|3||A Game of 'Hanky-Poo'||'''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b3-LCpRl9Tg <span style="color:orange;">Partially Found</span>]''' (low quality)||Released on VHS (''Wizbit and Friends'') and iOS (''Wizbit: Volume 3'')
+|3||A Game of 'Hanki-Poo'||[https://youtu.be/inVnTMiZXUM<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']||Released on VHS (''Wizbit and Friends'', with prologue missing) and iOS (''Wizbit: Volume 3''), adapted as part of the ''Wizbit Story Book''.
 |-
-|4||Squidgy Bog Cracks Up||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>||Adapted in the "Wizbit Story Book"
+|4||Squidgy Bog Cracks Up||[https://youtu.be/ut4n-15_iSg<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']||Adapted as part of the ''Wizbit Story Book''.
 |-
-|5||The Super Riddle||'''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yOJo27z8A24 <span style="color:orange;">Partially Found</span>]''' (very loud)||Released on iOS (''Wizbit: Volume 1'')
+|5||The Super Riddle||[https://youtu.be/mQSHV9ZZh2c<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']||Released on iOS (''Wizbit: Volume 1''), adapted as part of the ''Wizbit Story Book''.
 |-
-|6||The Conjuring Contest||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>||Released on iOS (''Wizbit: Volume 3'')
+|6||The Conjuring Contest||[https://youtu.be/e2PFGuABIHg<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']||Released on iOS (''Wizbit: Volume 3''), adapted as part of ''The Wizbit Annual 1990''.
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-! style="background-color:orange" | Status
+! style="background-color:orange" |Status
-! style="background-color:orange" | Additional Notes
+! style="background-color:orange" |Additional Notes
 |-
-|1||The Origami War, Part 1||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>||
+|1||The Origami War, Part 1||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''||
 |-
-|2||The Origami War, Part 2||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>||
+|2||The Origami War, Part 2||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''||
 |-
-|3||Sticky Stuff||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>||Adapted in book form
+|3||Sticky Stuff||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''||Adapted in book form.
 |-
-|4||The Big Sneeze||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>||Released on iOS (''Wizbit: Volume 3'')
+|4||The Big Sneeze||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''||Released on iOS. (''Wizbit: Volume 3'')
 |-
-|5||Freeze-Frame||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>||Released on iOS (''Wizbit: Volume 1'')
+|5||Freeze-Frame||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''||Released on iOS (''Wizbit: Volume 1''), adapted as part of ''The Wizbit Annual 1990''.
 |-
-|6||The Dancing Hanky||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>||Adapted in book form
+|6||The Dancing Hanky||[https://youtu.be/Ne3xeFmsgTg<span style="color:orange;">'''Partially Found''']||Adapted in book form.
 |-
-|7||The Story of Magic, Part 1||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>||
+|7||The Story of Magic, Part 1||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''||
 |-
-|8||The Story of Magic, Part 2||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>||
+|8||The Story of Magic, Part 2||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''||
 |-
-|9||A Trick of Light||'''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9jQNMm_krhw <span style="color:green;">Found</span>]'''||Released on iOS (''Wizbit: Volume 1'')
+|9||A Trick of Light||[https://youtu.be/9jQNMm_krhw<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']||Released on iOS (''Wizbit: Volume 1''), adapted as part of ''The Wizbit Annual''.
 |-
-|10||Did You Know?||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>||Released on iOS (''Wizbit: Volume 2'')
+|10||Did You Know?||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''||Released on iOS. (''Wizbit: Volume 2'')
 |-
-|11||Punchinello||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>||Released on DVD
+|11||Punchinello||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''||Released on DVD, screenshots exist.
 |-
-|12||The Wobblers, Part 1||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>||
+|12||The Wobblers, Part 1||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''||
 |-
-|13||The Wobblers, Part 2||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>||
+|13||The Wobblers, Part 2||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''||Screenshot exists.
 |-
-|14||A Foggy Day in Puzzleopolis||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>||Released on iOS (''Wizbit: Volume 2'')
+|14||A Foggy Day in Puzzleopolis||[https://youtu.be/Yv06kCaC334<span style="color:orange;">'''Partially Lost''']||Released on iOS. (''Wizbit: Volume 2'')
 |-
-|15||It Can Be Done||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>||
+|15||It Can Be Done||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''||
 |}
 ===Series 3 (1987)===
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-! style="background-color:orange" | #
+! style="background-color:orange" |#
-! style="background-color:orange" | Episode Title
+! style="background-color:orange" |Episode Title
-! style="background-color:orange" | Status
+! style="background-color:orange" |Status
+! style="background-color:orange" |Additional Notes
 |-
-|1||The Christmas That Nearly Never Was, Part 1||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
+|1||The Christmas That Nearly Never Was, Part 1||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''||Lyrics for the featured song "Only Me" appear in ''The Wizbit Annual 1990''.
 |-
-|2||The Christmas That Nearly Never Was, Part 2||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
+|2||The Christmas That Nearly Never Was, Part 2||[https://youtu.be/WFeXjCMU8YU<span style="color:orange;">'''Partially Lost''']||
 |-
-|3||Treasure||'''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ErbfUyQ9Jik <span style="color:green;">Found</span>]''' (watermarked)
+|3||Treasure||[https://youtu.be/ErbfUyQ9Jik<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']||Adapted as part of ''The Wizbit Annual''.
 |-
-|4||Badbit||'''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mm2yzVxKFhw <span style="color:green;">Found</span>]'''
+|4||Badbit||[https://youtu.be/mm2yzVxKFhw<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']||
 |-
-|5||The King of Puzzleopolis||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
+|5||The King of Puzzleopolis||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''||
 |-
-|6||''<title unknown>''[http://www.genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/29a36bc5822349e88dc82f1782d71742 ]||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
+|6||Clownitus<!--Confirm whether this is the actual title-->||[https://youtu.be/ZpAV5vTAvKs<span style="color:orange;">'''Partially Found''']||
 |}
 ==Gallery==
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    |description1 =The opening and ending credits.
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 ==External Links==
-*[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0367438/ IMDb page] 26 Nov '16
+*[http://imdb.com/title/tt0367438/ IMDb page] 26 Nov '16
-*[http://www.jedisparadise.co.uk/4/Wizbit.htm Jedi's Paradise page] 26 Nov '16
+*[http://jedisparadise.co.uk/4/Wizbit.htm Jedi's Paradise page] 26 Nov '16
 [[Category:Lost TV]]
 [[Category:Partially found media]]