Wow! Wow! Wubbzy! (partially found early test animation of Nick Jr. animated series; 2005)

The pilot's title card.

Status: Partially Found

Wow! Wow! Wubbzy! was an animated series created by Bob Boyle that ran from 2006-2010 on Nick Jr. The series focuses on the characters, Wubbzy, Widget, Walden and Daizy (in season 2) as they go on many misadventures in the town of Wuzzleburg.

The series began development with the name Wubby, Widget and Walden, but was changed to not sound similar to Boyle's other hit show at the time Yin Yang Yo!.

Test Animation

The series had a test animation made in 2005 that was an early version of the first episode "A Tale of Tails." It used a slightly different art style from the final version of the episode as well as Wubbzy having a noticeably different sounding voice.

The test animation's theme song along with having different vocals, has similar lyrics to the final show, with the exception of "They are" in "And when they are together the fun never ends!" being replaced with "They get."

Status

Aside from a 2005 promo and the opening of the pilot, no footage of the test animation has resurfaced.

Differences

• Wubbzy has a different sounding voice.
• Widget has purple overalls instead of pink.
• Walden's book cover looks different.
• The artstyle has a slightly different design.
• The pilot's theme song had different vocals.
• Wubbzy's Kickety Kickball looked different.

Gallery

Videos

Fall 2005 promo for the show.

A DVD promo containing clips from the test animation.

Articles

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  Animation Magazine November 2005 issue that mentions the show.

Images

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  Walden being animated.

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  Prototype logo for the show.

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  The show's early title, taken from a pitch bible.

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  Second image from the show's early production which was also from the aforementioned pitch bible.

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  A rough sketch of the image from Animation Magazine (1/5).

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  Rough sketch (2/5).

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  Rough sketch (3/5).

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  Rough sketch (4/5).

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  Rough sketch (5/5).

Early Development of Wubbzy

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  Wubbzy's page on the pitch bible.

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  Wubbzy holding an early version of his Kickety Kickball.

Early Development of Widget

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  Widget's page on the pitch bible.

See Also

Wow! Wow! Wubbzy!

• Wow! Wow! Wubbzy! (partially found British dub of Nick Jr. animated series; late 2000s-early 2010s)

Bumpers and Interstitials

• Loretta the Letter Lady (partially found Nick Jr. short interstitial series; mid 1990s)
• Nick Jr. (partially found revamped Face promos of Nickelodeon channel block; 2003-2004)
• Nick Jr. Power Play Summer (partially found Nick Jr. interstitial series; 2005)
• Snappy Larry's Showtime (partially lost Nick Jr. UK interstitial series and American dub; mid-2000s)

Pilots

• The Backyardigans (partially found Nick Digital pilot of Nick Jr. CGI animated series; 2002)
• Blaze and the Monster Machines (lost pitch pilot of Nick Jr. animated series; existence unconfirmed; 2012)
• Blue's Clues (partially found pitch pilots of international adaptations of Nick Jr. animated/live-action series; late 1990s)
• Blue Prints (found unaired pilot of "Blue's Clues" Nick Jr. animated/live-action series; 1994-1995)
• Bubble Guppies (found pitch pilot of Nick Jr. CGI animated series; 2006)
• Dora the Explorer (partially found unaired pilots of Nick Jr. animated series; late 1990s)
• Fresh Beat Band of Spies (found pitch pilot of Nick Jr. animated spin-off of musical series; 2013)
• The JumpArounds (partially found pitch pilot of "The Fresh Beat Band" Nick Jr. musical series; 2008)
• Me and My Friends (partially found live-action pilot of "The Backyardigans" Nick Jr. CGI-animated series; 1998)
• Oswald (partially found pitch pilot of Nick Jr. animated series; late 1990s)
• PAW Patrol (lost pitch pilots and early concepts of Nick Jr. animated series; 2008-2013)
• Super Why! (found stop-motion Nick Jr. pilot of PBS Kids CGI animated series; 1999)
• The Umizumiz (partially found pitch pilot of "Team Umizoomi" Nick Jr. live-action/CGI animated series; 2008)
• Wallykazam! "Monty's Magic Words" (partially found pilot for Nick Jr. education series; 2010s)
• Yo Gabba Gabba! (found pilots/test demo of Nick Jr. live-action/puppet musical series; early 2000s/2006)

Other

• As Pistas da Blue (partially lost Portuguese adaptation of "Blue's Clues" Nick Jr. animated/live-action series; mid-2000s)
• The Backyardigans (partially lost British dub of Nick Jr. CGI-animated series; mid-late 2000s)
• Binyah Binyah! (found spin-off of "Gullah Gullah Island" Nick Jr. musical series; 1997-1998)
• Blue's Clues (found British adaptation of Nick Jr. animated/live-action series; 1998-2003)
• Bubble and Squeak (partially found Nick Jr. UK live-action puppet series; 2007-2010)
• Downward Doghouse (found precursor to "Ni Hao, Kai-Lan" Nick Jr. animated series; 2000s)
• Eureeka's Castle (partially found Nick Jr. puppet series; 1989-1991)
• Made by Maddie (partially found unaired Nick Jr. animated series; 2020)
• Riddle Blue/수수께끼 블루 (partially found Korean adaptation of "Blue's Clues" Nick Jr. animated/live-action series; 2000-2001)
• Whoopi's Littleburg (partially found Nick Jr. musical miniseries; 2004)
• Yo Gabba Gabba! (partially found British dub of Nick Jr. live-action/puppet musical series; 2009-mid 2010s)
• You Do Too (partially found Nick Jr. UK live-action puppet series; early 2000s)

External Links

• Archived blog page with various development art for the show.
• March 2005 blogpost with various material from the show's early development.