Drake & Josh (partially found widescreen version of Nickelodeon sitcom episodes; 2004-2007)
Drake & Josh is a live-action Dan Schneider series that first aired on Nickelodeon on January 11, 2004 until its series finale on September 16, 2007 (December 5, 2008 if you count "Merry Christmas, Drake & Josh").
This series focus on Drake Bell as Drake Parker and Josh Peck as Josh Nichols as they are stepbrothers and roommates, alongside Nancy Sullivan as Audrey Parker-Nichols, Jonathan Goldstein as Walter Nichols and Miranda Cosgrove as Megan Parker.
Availability
While Season 1 is shot in 4:3 fullscreen, the rest of the seasons are shot in 16:9 widescreen. But when the series first aired on Nickelodeon in 2004, the channel aired the 4:3 versions of Seasons 2-4 which can already be found on home video/digital releases of the show. (This is common as TV wasn't switched from analog to digital until June 12, 2009[1])
However when the series re-raned on Nickelodeon in 2014 and (sometimes) on TeenNick in 2020-21, Nickelodeon/TeenNick broadcasted some of the 16:9 versions of episodes from Seasons 2-4. And some of the broadcasts did make its way on the internet via users on MEGA, ShareMania, Google Drive. While Nickelodeon/Dan Schneider themselves posted Widescreen clips on their YouTube channel.
On January 9, 2012, iTunes/Microsoft released 7 of the Widescreen episodes under the "Brotherly Bonding", and it's still available to purchase as of March 2022.[2][3] Interestingly, the three episodes that are described briefly in the package's description ("Really Big Shrimp", "Who's Got Game", "Battle of Panthatar") are not included.
But the rest of the Widescreen episodes are still lost media as of March 2022.
Widescreen Episode List
Season 2
Episode | Status |
---|---|
The Bet | Partially Found |
Guitar | Lost |
Movie Job | Lost |
Football | Partially Found |
Pool Shark | Lost |
Smart Girl | Lost |
Little Diva | Lost |
Blues Brothers | Lost |
Drivers License | Lost |
Number One Fan | Lost |
Mean Teacher | Lost |
The Gary Grill | Lost |
Drew And Jerry | Lost |
Honor Council | Lost |
Season 3
Episode | Status |
---|---|
The Drake And Josh Inn | Partially Found |
Peruvian Puff Pepper | Partially Found |
We're Married | Lost |
Mindy's Back | Lost |
The Affair | Lost |
Playing the Field | Lost |
Helen's Surgery | Lost |
Paging Dr. Drake | Lost |
Foam Finger | Partially Found |
Girl Power | Lost |
Sheep Thrills | Lost |
Megan's New Teacher | Lost |
Little Sibling | Lost |
Theater Thug | Lost |
The Demonator | Lost |
Alien Invasion | Lost |
Dr. Phyllis Show | Lost |
Season 4
Episode | Status |
---|---|
Josh Runs Into Oprah | Found |
Vicious Tiberius | Lost |
The Wedding | Found |
Mindy Loves Josh | Lost |
Who's Got Game? | Lost |
The Great Doheny | Lost |
I Love Sushi | Found |
The Storm | Found |
My Dinner with Bobo | Lost |
Treehouse | Lost |
Josh is Done | Found |
Eric Punches Drake | Found |
Megan's Revenge | Found |
Steered Straight | Lost |
Megan's First Kiss | Lost |
Battle Of Panthatar | Lost |
Really Big Shrimp | Partially Found |
Helicopter | Lost |
Dance Contest | Found |
Gallery
See Also
Drake & Josh
Drake & Josh (partially found unaired pilot of Nickelodeon sitcom; 2002)
References
- ↑ https://www.nielsen.com/us/en/insights/article/2009/the-switch-from-analog-to-digital-tv/ Retrieved 8 Mar '22
- ↑ iTunes release of the Widescreen package Retrieved 8 Mar '22
- ↑ Microsoft release of the Widescreen package Retrieved 8 Mar '22