The Beeps (partially lost Milkshake! CGI animated series; 2007-2008)
Title card.
Status: Partially Lost
The Beeps is a children's CGI animated series created by Malou Bonicos that aired on Channel 5's Milkshake! block from 2007-2008. The series' about a group of characters called the Beeps living their daily lives on Beep Island. The show also aired in over 65 different countries.
Development
The show was originally pitched under the title The Wot-a-Lots as a stop-motion animated series with a test short titled "Wot-a-Splash!." The characters were made into 3D hand-crafted wooden models made by a group of animators at Cosgrove Hall Films Studios in Chorlton-Cum-Hardy, Manchester in the United Kingdom.[1] The network initially turned it down until 10 years later when the series was pitched again, but in CGI animation with the characters looking similar to the original short. The network then greenlit the show and went on to run for 65 episodes.
Status
After its initial run, the show fell into obscurity with only 1 official DVD release titled Here Come The Beeps and very few episodes available to watch online until 2024 when 33 episodes were uploaded by various YouTubers. As of now, the rest of the series has yet to resurface.
On June 28th, 2024, a User found the Illustrator page for the show, which contains several links for episodes, these being "Source of the Sapphire Stream", "Peas and Bees!", "Carnival!", "Bounceberry Pie", "Teeny-Beep Takes Off!", "The Bumps!", "The Great Pink Sunset", "Drozzle Dries Up!" and "The Sock-Tree". The links work, however, the episodes themselves are unwatchable. The website also contains the first few minutes of the episode "Up Down Hill", as well as the full episode 2 "Up High Hill" (however it is in Arabic)
On June 29th 2024, LMW User KicketyKickball found a playlist with 10 videos of clips from the show. several of them are from currently unknown episodes, one of the clips is known to be from the episode "The Lost Houses" however, since it has the first few minutes of it, including the title card. the rest of the episodes have yet to be identified. The channel's uploads are fairly recent, so possibly more uploads could be coming up.
On August 30th 2024, LMW User KicketyKickball obtained new episodes of the Beeps which means that the show is now partially lost. KicketyKickball would later upload more episodes from his collection on September 15, 2024.
Arritractive would later gain 3 more episodes on October 6, 2024, with those being "History Book” “The Whale” and "The Bumps".
Episode List
Series 1
| # | Episode Title | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | Wot-a-Splash! (1997 pilot) and 2005 Pilot | Found 1|2 |
| 1 | The Lost Socks | Found |
| 2 | Up High Hill | Found |
| 3 | Beeping in the Rain | Found |
| 4 | Yuk's Stuck Truck | Lost |
| 5 | The Sock Mess Monster | Found |
| 6 | Pink Snow | Found |
| 7 | Hide and Beep | Lost |
| 8 | Beep Ball | Lost |
| 9 | Beeping Trumpet | Lost |
| 10 | What's That Noise? | Found |
| 11 | Sky High | Found |
| 12 | Flutterbye | Lost |
| 13 | Pet Hospital | Lost |
| 14 | Teeny's Big Day | Found |
| 15 | The Big Freeze | Found |
Series 2
| # | Episode Title | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Drozzle Dries Up | Lost |
| 17 | Noisy Neighbour | Found |
| 18 | Sports Day | Found |
| 19 | Where No Beep Has Gone Before | Found |
| 20 | Bouncy Bouncy Beep Beep | Found |
| 21 | Big Beep Day | Lost |
| 22 | Yuk Says No! | Found |
| 23 | Wheely Helpful | Lost |
| 24 | Teeny Beep Takes Off | Found |
| 25 | Carnival | Found |
| 26 | Peas and Bees | Found |
| 27 | Stuck on You! | Lost |
| 28 | Hole Lot of Trouble | Found |
| 29 | A Little Adventure | Found |
| 30 | The Lost Houses | Found |
| 31 | Bounceberry Pie | Lost |
| 32 | Treasure Hunt | Lost |
| 33 | Home Sweet Home | Lost |
| 34 | Leafy's Hoe | Found |
| 35 | Brand New Bossy | Lost |
| 36 | Twinkleberry Pie | Found |
| 37 | The Great Pink Sunset | Found |
| 38 | Bubble and Beep! | Lost |
| 39 | Put a Sock in It! | Lost |
| 40 | Crafty Beeps! | Found |
| 41 | Cure for Bossy | Found |
| 42 | Hunt the Beep | Lost |
| 43 | Pets with Pets | Lost |
| 44 | Source of the Sapphire Stream | Found |
| 45 | Wash Those Socks! | Found |
| 46 | The Bumps | Found |
Series 3
| # | Episode Title | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 47 | Up Down Hill | Found |
| 48 | Caravan | Lost |
| 49 | Secret Garden | Found |
| 50 | Bounceflower Tea | Found |
| 51 | The Whale | Found |
| 52 | Soggy Sockroaches | Lost |
| 53 | Stinkroots | Lost |
| 54 | Sing-a-long-a-Beeps | Found |
| 55 | History Book | Found |
| 56 | What Goes Splat? | Lost |
| 57 | Musical Beeps | Lost |
| 58 | Strung Along | Lost |
| 59 | The Sock Tree | Lost |
| 60 | Beepside the Seaside | Found |
| 61 | The Moon-Fruit | Found |
| 62 | No Smoke Without Beeps | Found |
| 63 | Beep Island Blues | Found |
| 64 | The Bees and the Socks | Found |
| 65 | The Rainbow | Found |
| 66 | Clean Beep | Lost |
Gallery
Footage
Screenshots
Concept Art
The show's working title The-Wot-a-Lots.
An early concept sketch of the short "Wot-a-Splash!" (1/2).
An early concept sketch of the short "Wot-a-Splash!" (2/2).
Early sketch drawing of The Beep-Beep Tree.
Early sketch drawing of Wot-a-Well-Beep-Well (1/2).
Early sketch drawing of Wot-a-Well-Beep-Well (2/2).
Malou Bonicos' map of Wot-a-Lot island.
Early sketch of Muddy-Beep and Muddy-Creature.
Early sketch of Muddy-Truck.
See Also
- Angels of Jarm (partially lost Milkshake! animated series; 2007-2009)
- Audrey and Friends (partially found Milkshake! animated series; 2002)
- Bird Bath (partially found Milkshake! animated series; 2005)
- Jelly Jamm (partially found pitch pilot of British Spanish children's animated TV series; 2009)
- Little Kingdom (found pitch pilot of "Ben & Holly's Little Kingdom" Channel 5 animated series; 2005)
- MechaNick (partially found Milkshake! animated series; 2003)
- The Milkshake! Show (partially lost Milkshake! live-action series; 2007-2011)
- Peppa Pig (partially found American dub of Channel 5 animated series; 2005-2007)
- Peppa Pig (found pitch pilot of Channel 5 animated series; 2002)
- Pip Ahoy! (partially found unaired pilot of Milkshake! animated series; 2013)
- Roary the Racing Car (lost pitch pilot of Channel 5 stop-motion animated series; 2005)
- Roary the Racing Car (partially found American dub of Channel 5 stop-motion animated series; 2008-2012)
- TooMuchTV (lost Channel 5 animated comedy series; 2000)
External Links
References
- ↑ Malou Bonicos's illustration on the show. Retrieved 25 Jul '23