African Skies (partially found Family Channel drama series; 1992-1994): Difference between revisions

Latest revision as of 08:54, 28 August 2024

Poster for the series.

Status: Partially Found

African Skies is a drama show about 2 teenagers: 1 white, and 1 black teen living in a post-Apartheid South Africa. A kid named Rory lives with his mother, and his dad runs a clinic far away. This makes the kids go through a lot of wild adventures while unintentionally putting themselves in jeopardy or trouble.

On May 15th, 2024, Up until now, there was only 4 episodes that survived: 2 being found in Series 1, which are "Wild Child" and "The Rainmaker", and 1 & 1/2 are found in Series 2: "The One Who Got Away (Spanish Dubbed)" and "Diamonds Aren't Forever". The show is also dubbed in French, Spanish, and English. A user on Reddit named r/darkoneisrising found a sale on eBay but it has now been sold out. A YouTuber by the name of "Freelight's Lost and Found" was the purchaser and put the episodes from this tape on YouTube.

On June 10, 2024, Freelight confirmed contact with the the actor who played Rory in the series and said he sent the first half (26) of the VHS tapes to him and they are working out the details on getting it posted online.

On August 8, 2024, Freelight confirmed the actor was finally able to contact the executive producer of the series Seaton McLean, who gave the go-ahead to upload the series to YouTube. An official account for African Skies has been created and the entire series will be showcased on YouTube.

Gallery

Pictures of the tape
More pictures

Series 1 and 2

#	Episode Title	Airdate	Status
101	The Rainmaker	Oct 11, 1992	Found
102	Romeo and Jambele	Oct 18, 1992	Lost
103	Rites of Passage	Oct 25, 1992	Lost
104	Red Winds	Nov 1, 1992	Found
105	Architect of Doom	Nov 8, 1992	Found
106	Cruel to be Kind	Nov 15, 1992	Found
107	Waste Not	Nov 22, 1992	Found
108	Mountain Man	Nov 29, 1992	Found
109	The Goal	Dec 6, 1992	Found
110	The Flies	Dec 13, 1992	Found
111	Take Your Best Shot	Dec 20, 1992	Found
112	The Gift	Dec 27, 1992	Found
113	Aid and Comfort	Jan 3, 1993	Found
114	Children of the Dust	Jan 10, 1993	Found
115	Wild Life	Jan 17, 1993	Found
116	The Hunted	Jan 24, 1993	Found
117	Smoke	Jan 31, 1993	Found
118	Lost Crown	Feb 7, 1993	Found
119	Safety Last	Feb 14, 1993	Found
120	Pay The Piper	Feb 21, 1993	Found
121	The Foul	Feb 28, 1993	Found
122	So Where to Now	Mar 7, 1993	Found
123	Quarantine	Mar 14, 1993	Found
124	Inside Moves	Mar 21, 1993	Found
125	Crocodile Tears	Mar 28, 1993	Found
126	Wild Child	Feb 7, 1993	Found
227	The Bottom Line	Oct 9, 1993	Found
228	The One That Got Away	Oct 16, 1993	Found
229	Children in Chains	Oct 23, 1993	Found
230	Swing Vote	Oct 30, 1993	Lost
231	Extinct is Forever	Nov 6, 1993	Lost
232	Market Day	Nov 13, 1993	Partially Found (1 2 3)
233	Women Alone	Nov 20, 1993	Lost
234	Ancient History	Dec 4, 1993	Lost
235	Question of the Heart	Dec 11, 1993	Lost
236	A Bone To Pick	Dec 18, 1993	Lost
237	Ties that Bind	Jan 1, 1994	Lost
238	Diamonds arent Forever	Jan 8, 1994	Found
239	Baby Talk	Jan 15, 1994	Partially Found (Spanish Dub)
240	The Writing on the Wall	Jan 22, 1994	Lost
241	Payback	Jan 29, 1994	Lost
242	Pet Shop Boys	Feb 5, 1994	Lost
243	The Lion Sleeps Tonight	Feb 12, 1994	Lost
244	Samson and Charley	Feb 26, 1994	Lost
245	Fear of Wages	Mar 5, 1994	Lost
246	Under Pressured	Mar 12, 1994	Lost
247	Road to Nowhere	Mar 19, 1994	Lost
248	Head in the Sand	Mar 26, 1994	Lost
249	Noah and the Arc	Apr 2, 1994	Lost
250	Natural Beauty	Apr 9, 1994	Lost
251	Star Turn	Apr 16, 1994	Lost
252	Poker Face	Apr 23, 1994	Lost

Video

Commercial for the series.

Compilation VHS with 3 full episodes #110, #111, and #112

References

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 |103||Rites of Passage||Oct 25, 1992||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
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-|104||Red Winds||Nov 1, 1992||<span style="color:green;">'''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BWZDFXQoNrg Found]'''
+|104||Red Winds||Nov 1, 1992||[https://youtu.be/BWZDFXQoNrg<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
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-|105||Architect of Doom||Nov 8, 1992||<span style="color:green;">'''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0eSol62o3X0 Found]'''
+|105||Architect of Doom||Nov 8, 1992||[https://youtu.be/0eSol62o3X0<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
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-|106||Cruel to be Kind||Nov 15, 1992||<span style="color:red;">'''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6uvwvhnWMp4 Found]'''
+|106||Cruel to be Kind||Nov 15, 1992||[https://youtu.be/6uvwvhnWMp4<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
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-|107||Waste Not||Nov 22, 1992 ||<span style="color:green;">'''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t9dGQEzAGCY Found]'''
+|107||Waste Not||Nov 22, 1992 ||[https://youtu.be/t9dGQEzAGCY<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
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-|108||Mountain Man||Nov 29, 1992||<span style="color:green;">'''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6TNgdMSItk0 Found]'''
+|108||Mountain Man||Nov 29, 1992||[https://youtu.be/6TNgdMSItk0<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
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-|109||The Goal||Dec 6, 1992||<span style="color:green;">'''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qRM9GNeekGg Found]'''
+|109||The Goal||Dec 6, 1992||[https://youtu.be/qRM9GNeekGg<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
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-|110||The Flies||Dec 13, 1992||<span style="color:red;">'''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sWEpwq8mP3Y Found]'''
+|110||The Flies||Dec 13, 1992||[https://youtu.be/sWEpwq8mP3Y<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
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-|111||Take Your Best Shot||Dec 20, 1992||<span style="color:red;">'''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lq2kkyIQqmc Found]'''
+|111||Take Your Best Shot||Dec 20, 1992||[https://youtu.be/lq2kkyIQqmc<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
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-|112||The Gift||Dec 27, 1992||<span style="color:green;">'''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jPpz1ob9B34 Found]'''
+|112||The Gift||Dec 27, 1992||[https://youtu.be/jPpz1ob9B34<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
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-|113||Aid and Comfort||Jan 3, 1993||<span style="color:red;">'''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yBg6t9S4Y5s Found]'''
+|113||Aid and Comfort||Jan 3, 1993||[https://youtu.be/yBg6t9S4Y5s<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
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-|114||Children of the Dust||Jan 10, 1993||<span style="color:red;">'''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QGH0IHUYrpI Found]'''
+|114||Children of the Dust||Jan 10, 1993||[https://youtu.be/QGH0IHUYrpI<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
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-|115||Wild Life||Jan 17, 1993||<span style="color:red;">'''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nbCoX4UxmRI Found]'''
+|115||Wild Life||Jan 17, 1993||[https://youtu.be/nbCoX4UxmRI<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
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-|116||The Hunted||Jan 24, 1993||<span style="color:red;">'''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_ulE2F8l8c Found]'''
+|116||The Hunted||Jan 24, 1993||[https://youtu.be/3_ulE2F8l8c<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
 |-
-|117||Smoke||Jan 31, 1993||<span style="color:red;">'''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wIpurprzAlo Found]'''
+|117||Smoke||Jan 31, 1993||[https://youtu.be/wIpurprzAlo<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
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-|118||Lost Crown||Feb 7, 1993||<span style="color:red;">'''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rjRZWs3qdvE Found]'''
+|118||Lost Crown||Feb 7, 1993||[https://youtu.be/rjRZWs3qdvE<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
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-|119||Safety Last||Feb 14, 1993||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
+|119||Safety Last||Feb 14, 1993||[https://youtu.be/9U0Gwwh0Mt8<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
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-|120||Pay The Piper||Feb 21, 1993||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
+|120||Pay The Piper||Feb 21, 1993||[https://youtu.be/L_ebBHChawE<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
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-|121||Foul||Feb 28, 1993||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
+|121||The Foul||Feb 28, 1993||[https://youtu.be/CYAd6mBBVdo<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
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-|122||So Where to Now||Mar 7, 1993||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
+|122||So Where to Now||Mar 7, 1993||[https://youtu.be/lefUBcPeFWw<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
 |-
-|123||Quarantine||Mar 14, 1993||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
+|123||Quarantine||Mar 14, 1993||[https://youtu.be/WwQvOX9QkoE<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
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-|124||Inside Moves||Mar 21, 1993||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
+|124||Inside Moves||Mar 21, 1993||[https://youtu.be/kPEHT9jFoU4<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
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-|125||Crocodile Tears||Mar 28, 1993||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
+|125||Crocodile Tears||Mar 28, 1993||[https://youtu.be/UIVT_EZuluc<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
 |-
 |126||Wild Child||Feb 7, 1993||[https://youtu.be/R2i7VpVTOhM<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
 |-
-|227||The Bottom Line||Oct 9, 1993||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
+|227||The Bottom Line||Oct 9, 1993||[https://youtu.be/L117x01jZ7I<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
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-|228||The One That Got Away||Oct 16, 1993||<span style="color:orange;">'''Partially Found'''</span> ([https://youtu.be/kWz0FWQjh4Y 1] [https://youtu.be/46h8QmiTOCY?si=BW1G-C1G2HOyOCrz 2] [https://youtu.be/1olCQ4Lyd5E 3])
+|228||The One That Got Away||Oct 16, 1993||[https://youtu.be/bKIZ30H7NZk<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
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-|229||Children in Chains||Oct 23, 1993||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
+|229||Children in Chains||Oct 23, 1993||[https://youtu.be/5LEfkBlgCPI<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
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 |230||Swing Vote||Oct 30, 1993||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''