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|title=Cupcakeland | |title=<center:Cupcakeland</center> | ||
|image=Image0-127.jpg | |image=Image0-127.jpg | ||
|imagecaption=The Cupcake Surprise girls all lined up together, captured from the original website. | |imagecaption=The Cupcake Surprise girls all lined up together, captured from the original website. | ||
|status= | |status=<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span> | ||
| | |datefound=10 Jun 2021 | ||
| | |foundby=[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCM8t3n-7rXG94NcuSt5N15w/featured Lost Media Cabin] | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''''Cupcakeland''''' was a CGI | ==History== | ||
The short animation | '''''Cupcakeland''''' was a CGI animated musical direct-to-DVD short film that was pre-packaged with various Cupcake Surprise dolls during early 2006, during their first series launch. It was created in order to promote the dolls as a brand new line from Radica Games, whom planned on reviving the old Tonka line from the 1990s for a brand new generation.<ref>[https://collection.sciencemuseumgroup.org.uk/people/cp134426/radica-games-limited Article informing about the company who produced the dolls.] Retrieved 25 Nov '20</ref><ref>[https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20050217005030/en/Radica-Unveils-2005-Product-Line-at-the-American-International-Toy-Fair Original reveal of the toy line.] Retrieved 25 Nov '20</ref> On October 3rd, 2006, Mattel acquired the company, and the toy line was liquidated. | ||
On June 10th, 2021, the short was uploaded to YouTube channel Lost Media Cabin, and the 6 minute short was restored. | |||
==Plot== | |||
The short animation features the adventures of a lonely young girl named Sandra as she struggles to fit into her new town. As a result, she's transported to the world of Cupcakeland for the very first time and is taught a valuable lesson about friendship by her new doll friends. | |||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
===Videos=== | |||
{{Video|perrow = | {{Video|perrow =2 | ||
|service1 =youtube | |service1 =youtube | ||
|id1 | |id1 =jJ2E3NyIDdQ | ||
|description1 =Advertisement featuring a few seconds of footage from the movie | |description1 =Advertisement featuring a few seconds of footage from the movie. | ||
|service2 =youtube | |||
|id2 =goQBHvd23Zo | |||
|description2 =The full short as was uploaded on Lost Media Cabin. | |||
}} | }} | ||
===Images=== | |||
<gallery mode=packed heights=175px> | <gallery mode=packed heights=175px> | ||
Gingerbread.jpg|Screenshot found by | Gingerbread.jpg|Screenshot found by a Discord user on the Wayback Machine. | ||
Singing_girl.jpg|Another screenshot found by | Singing_girl.jpg|Another screenshot found by a Discord user on the Wayback Machine. | ||
Girl_image.jpg|Image of the short film's protagonist, Sandra | Girl_image.jpg|Image of Minty Mindy singing "Everyone is Beautiful on the Inside" to the short film's protagonist, Sandra. | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
==External Link== | |||
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20060413133205/http://www.crowncombo.com/articles/2006/022_cupcakes/cupcakes.html Wayback Machine website where gallery images are pulled from.] | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{reflist}} | {{reflist}} | ||
[[Category:Found animation]] | |||
[[Category:Found films]] | |||
[[Category:Found media]] | |||
Latest revision as of 19:54, 5 February 2024
The Cupcake Surprise girls all lined up together, captured from the original website.
Status: Found
Date found: 10 Jun 2021
Found by: Lost Media Cabin
History
Cupcakeland was a CGI animated musical direct-to-DVD short film that was pre-packaged with various Cupcake Surprise dolls during early 2006, during their first series launch. It was created in order to promote the dolls as a brand new line from Radica Games, whom planned on reviving the old Tonka line from the 1990s for a brand new generation.[1][2] On October 3rd, 2006, Mattel acquired the company, and the toy line was liquidated.
On June 10th, 2021, the short was uploaded to YouTube channel Lost Media Cabin, and the 6 minute short was restored.
Plot
The short animation features the adventures of a lonely young girl named Sandra as she struggles to fit into her new town. As a result, she's transported to the world of Cupcakeland for the very first time and is taught a valuable lesson about friendship by her new doll friends.
Gallery
Videos
Images
Screenshot found by a Discord user on the Wayback Machine.
Another screenshot found by a Discord user on the Wayback Machine.
Image of Minty Mindy singing "Everyone is Beautiful on the Inside" to the short film's protagonist, Sandra.
External Link
References
- ↑ Article informing about the company who produced the dolls. Retrieved 25 Nov '20
- ↑ Original reveal of the toy line. Retrieved 25 Nov '20