Beezoo's Attic/Le Grenier de Bisou (partially found Canadian children's television series; 2001)
Beezoo's Attic is a Canadian children's television show that aired on multiple television networks in Canada such as YTV Jr., Treehouse TV, TFO, and TVOntario from 1997-2002. The series aired a total of 71 episodes before being taken off the air. The series follows Beezoo and other toys that have been forgotten in an attic having fun along with other local residents.[1]
The show was forgotten up until 2006 when a user on retrojunk by the name of "System" tried to find others who had remembered the show. Afterwards, there was no mention of the show until July 2017 when LMW user eletrickfiyed came across a misspelled version of the show's name on a Wikipedia page, thus sparking an investigation.[2][3]
Old sites and schedules and sites for the show were found on YTV and Treehouse TV through Simple Works and The Way Back Machine, as well as a screenshot of the title screen and an episode guide. However, the investigation hit a dead end until September 24th, 2017 when YouTube user Gloryosky found a discarded VHS tape that was donated to a community yard sale, and uploaded the commercials on it, a Beezoo's Attic YTV Jr. Promo being among them, thus making it the first known footage of the show on the internet.[4][5][6][7]
Gloryosky believed that the show was the English version of another show he found by the name of Le Grenier de Bisou. Upon looking at the footage found on the TFO-hosted flash game site he provided for Le Grenier de Bisou, it became obvious that the two shows were the same series.[8]
Further investigation of the French version of show revealed an online resume for an Angie Winstl that stated that the show was created by TVOntario and Louise Shekter, who was also the French producer for the well known children's series The Adventures of Dudley the Dragon.[9][10]
Upon being contacted, TVOntario stated that they were in possession of film for every show that they had previously produced, and were working on digitizing their library. Though they have digitized many shows and feature films that they had taken part in making, Beezoo's Attic as well as many other shows have not yet been made publicly available.[11]
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- ↑ Beezoo's Attic episode listing. Last Retrieved 14 Dec 2017.
- ↑ Retrojunk user "System" looking for Beezoo's Attic in 2006. Last Retrieved 14 Dec 2017.
- ↑ Previous edit for the Treehouse TV Wikipedia page mentioning Beezo's Attic. Last Retrieved 14 Dec 2017.
- ↑ An old YTV schedule showing Beezoo's Attic being played at 9:45 a.m. on weekdays. Last Retrieved 14 Dec 2017.
- ↑ An old Treehouse TV page for Beezoo's Attic. Last Retrieved 14 Dec 2017.
- ↑ A webpage displaying an image of the title screen for Beezoo's Attic. Last Retrieved 14 Dec 2017.
- ↑ A YouTube video posted by Gloryosky displaying a YTV Jr. Promo for Beezoo's Attic. Last Retrieved 14 Dec 2017.
- ↑ The TFO-hosted flash game site for Le Grenier de Bisou. Last Retrieved 14 Dec 2017.
- ↑ Angie Winstl's resume, which mentions Le Grenier de Bisou and those involved in it's creation on the top of the last page. Last Retrieved 14 Dec 2017.
- ↑ The Wikipedia page for The Adventures of Dudley the Dragon, which mentions Louise Shekter's role in the show's creation. Last Retrieved 14 Dec 2017.
- ↑ The TVOntario archive page. Last Retrieved 14 Dec 2017.