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'''''Little Clowns of Happytown''''' is an American animated television series produced by DiC and aired on ABC from September 26, 1987 to July 16, 1988. The show is about the young clowns from Happytown, whose goal is to spread happiness and imbue positive mental attitudes around the world wherever they go. The only thing that stands in their way is Awful BeBad, the master of doom and gloom, and his two minions, Geek and Whiner.
'''''Little Clowns of Happytown''''' is an American animated television series produced by DiC and aired on ABC from September 26th, 1987, to July 16th, 1988, for a total of 18 episodes.<ref>[https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780760756348/page/371/mode/2up ''TV Guide Guide to TV (2004)''; pg. 371.] Retrieved 30 Oct '20</ref> The show is about the young clowns from Happytown, whose goal is to spread happiness and imbue positive mental attitudes around the world wherever they go. The only thing that stands in their way is Awful BeBad, the master of doom and gloom, and his two minions, Geek and Whiner.


The show was later released in VHS tapes and DVDs. The Mill Creek Entertainment NTSC DVD release ''TV Guide Spotlight: Totally '80s Toons'' and UK VHS tapes and DVD releases has very few episodes.<ref>[http://www.millcreekent.com/tv-guide-spotlight-totally-80s-toons.html TV Guide Spotlight: Totally '80s Toons DVD release including the few episodes of the show.] Retrieved 09 Apr '16.</ref><ref>[http://www.amazon.co.uk/Little-Clowns-Happy-Town-Animated/dp/B0002IAQT0/ref=sr_1_2?s=dvd&ie=UTF8&qid=1460223013&sr=1-2&keywords=Little+Clowns+Of+Happy+Town+-+Volume One of the PAL VHS releases including the few episodes of the show.] Retrieved 09 Apr '16.</ref> Only the ''Joking Around with the Little Clowns'' shorts and a intro of the show have surfaced and no other episodes has uploaded on the Internet.
The show was later released in VHS and DVD. The Mill Creek Entertainment NTSC DVD release ''TV Guide Spotlight: Totally '80s Toons'', UK VHS and DVD releases have very few episodes.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20150816004017/http://www.millcreekent.com/tv-guide-spotlight-totally-80s-toons.html DVD release including the few episodes of the show.] <span class="explain" title="This particular page has gone down, though the DVD can still be purchased elsewhere">Retrieved 02 Dec '17</span></ref><ref>[http://amazon.co.uk/Little-Clowns-Happy-Town-DVD/dp/B0002IAQSG Amazon UK auction for one of the PAL home releases including the few episodes of the show.] Retrieved 09 Apr '16</ref> Only the ''Joking Around with the Little Clowns'' shorts, several episodes dubbed in Arabic, and an intro of the show have surfaced.


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After that, a few episodes and clips have been found in various languages. A VHS rip of three episodes of the Russian overdub was found on a Russian file-sharing site, TrackerOK. In 2016, a YouTube user named "Meringue in Sugartown, USA!" uploaded 4 of the original English episodes of the show on YouTube, but they have been taken down due to the account termination. In 2017, a YouTuber by the name of "TheMysteriousMrEnter" uploaded a review of the episode "I'm Just Like You", which contained footage of the episode. The full episode was said to be lost until Cerra uploaded it onto YouTube.
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
 
| {{#ev:youtube|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X3qAMU-MDdM|320x240|center|Intro of the cartoon.}}
A large amount of the episodes were found in Korean on August 18th, 2017, by an LMW user by the name of "Awful BeBad" who purchased a [http://globalinterpark.com/detail/detail?prdNo=219834996 Korean bootleg DVD] of the show and uploaded them on Dailymotion as password protected videos, with the password being "lostmediawiki.com", minus the quotation marks. The same user later uploaded a few English episodes and Russian episodes and plans to try and recover more of the series in the future.<ref>[https://pastebin.com/R08kpMVy "Awful BeBad's" archive of the show.] Retrieved 21 Jul '17</ref>
| {{#ev:youtube|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PGA_VE_-ncE|310x230|center|Clip from the one of the episodes.}}
 
Finally, on July 30th, 2021, the last 3 remaining episodes were found to be uploaded by YouTuber [https://youtube.com/channel/UCO8IPWBZ5nNX3Epe-rKQP2g Eddy Kyte].
 
On May 14th, 2022, the episodes "To Be or Not To Be...Me" and "Nobody's Useless" were found in English uploaded as part as an ABC Saturday Morning Block.
 
On July 4th, 2022, the "I'm Just Like You" episode has been completely found in English and uploaded by Cerra upon sudden realization that the episode may have been lost, albeit unlisted. He stated that the video file had been laying around on his computer for a long period of time.
 
==Episodes==
{| class=wikitable
! style="background-color:lightblue" | #
! style="background-color:lightblue" | Title
! style="background-color:lightblue" | Status
|-
|1||Baby Blues||<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span> (On DVD)
|-
|2||Big Heart, Sweetheart||<span style="color:orange;">'''Partially Lost'''</span> (Korean & Arabian dubs)
|-
|3||Carnival Crashers||<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span> (On DVD)
|-
|4||Clowny Exchange||<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span> (On DVD)
|-
|5||Won't You Please Come Home, Blooper...Geek?||<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span> (On DVD)
|-
|6||BeBad's Pet Peeve||<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span> (On DVD)
|-
|7||City Clowns, Country Clowns||<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''
|-
|8||Don't Tell Mom||<span style="color:orange;">'''Partially Lost'''</span> (Korean dub & Russian overdub)
|-
|9||Goodbye Grandma||<span style="color:orange;">'''Partially Lost'''</span> (Korean dub)
|-
|10||I'm Just Like You||<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''
|-
|11||Lost And Not Found||<span style="color:orange;">'''Partially Lost'''</span> (Korean dub)
|-
|12||New Dad, No Dad||<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''
|-
|13||Nobody's Useless||<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''
|-
|14||Only When I Laugh||<span style="color:orange;">'''Partially Lost'''</span> (Korean dub)
|-
|15||The Chosen Clown||<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''
|-
|16||To Be Or Not To Be... Me||<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''
|-
|17||To Mr. Pickleherring With Love||<span style="color:orange;">'''Partially Lost'''</span> (Korean & Arabian dubs)
|-
|18||Too Scared Too Laugh||<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span> (On DVD)
|}
|}


{| class="wikitable" style="margin: auto;"
==Images==
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
<gallery mode=packed heights=175px>
| {{#ev:youtube|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r2VZyBHKRYU|320x240|center|One of the Joking Around with the Little Clowns shorts.}}
File:LCOHT1.png|Bootleg DVD menu image 1
|}
File:LCOHT2.png|Bootleg DVD menu image 2
</gallery>
==Existing Videos==
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  |description2 =A partially found ending credits of the show (starts at 3:55).
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  |description3 =Clip from the one of the episode of the animated series.
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  |description4 =One of the Joking Around with the Little Clowns shorts.
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  |description2 =UK Volume 1 DVD menu footage.
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  |description3 =Preview for the ''Little Clowns of Happytown'' Volume 2 VHS (starts at 7:00).
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  |description4 =''Little Clowns of Happytown'' I'm Just Like You
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  |description3 =''Little Clowns of Happytown'' New Dad, No Dad
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==External Links==
*[https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLiPOvdKUdEpYVLrOmfFEf7QguJ6VHACSa YouTube playlist of the Arabic dub episodes.]
*[http://trackerok.com/mults/384098-malenkie_klounyi_v_skazochnom_gorode_Little_Clowns_of_Happytown_chak_lorri_Chuck_Lorre_1987_ssha_animatsiya_VHSRip_MVO_soyuz.html VHS rip of three episodes of the Russian overdub on TrackerOK.]


==References==
==References==
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{{reflist}}


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Latest revision as of 19:16, 12 April 2023

Little Clowns of Happytown VHS.png

Cover of the PAL volume 1 VHS of the show.

Status: Partially Lost

Little Clowns of Happytown is an American animated television series produced by DiC and aired on ABC from September 26th, 1987, to July 16th, 1988, for a total of 18 episodes.[1] The show is about the young clowns from Happytown, whose goal is to spread happiness and imbue positive mental attitudes around the world wherever they go. The only thing that stands in their way is Awful BeBad, the master of doom and gloom, and his two minions, Geek and Whiner.

The show was later released in VHS and DVD. The Mill Creek Entertainment NTSC DVD release TV Guide Spotlight: Totally '80s Toons, UK VHS and DVD releases have very few episodes.[2][3] Only the Joking Around with the Little Clowns shorts, several episodes dubbed in Arabic, and an intro of the show have surfaced.

After that, a few episodes and clips have been found in various languages. A VHS rip of three episodes of the Russian overdub was found on a Russian file-sharing site, TrackerOK. In 2016, a YouTube user named "Meringue in Sugartown, USA!" uploaded 4 of the original English episodes of the show on YouTube, but they have been taken down due to the account termination. In 2017, a YouTuber by the name of "TheMysteriousMrEnter" uploaded a review of the episode "I'm Just Like You", which contained footage of the episode. The full episode was said to be lost until Cerra uploaded it onto YouTube.

A large amount of the episodes were found in Korean on August 18th, 2017, by an LMW user by the name of "Awful BeBad" who purchased a Korean bootleg DVD of the show and uploaded them on Dailymotion as password protected videos, with the password being "lostmediawiki.com", minus the quotation marks. The same user later uploaded a few English episodes and Russian episodes and plans to try and recover more of the series in the future.[4]

Finally, on July 30th, 2021, the last 3 remaining episodes were found to be uploaded by YouTuber Eddy Kyte.

On May 14th, 2022, the episodes "To Be or Not To Be...Me" and "Nobody's Useless" were found in English uploaded as part as an ABC Saturday Morning Block.

On July 4th, 2022, the "I'm Just Like You" episode has been completely found in English and uploaded by Cerra upon sudden realization that the episode may have been lost, albeit unlisted. He stated that the video file had been laying around on his computer for a long period of time.

Episodes

# Title Status
1 Baby Blues Found (On DVD)
2 Big Heart, Sweetheart Partially Lost (Korean & Arabian dubs)
3 Carnival Crashers Found (On DVD)
4 Clowny Exchange Found (On DVD)
5 Won't You Please Come Home, Blooper...Geek? Found (On DVD)
6 BeBad's Pet Peeve Found (On DVD)
7 City Clowns, Country Clowns Found
8 Don't Tell Mom Partially Lost (Korean dub & Russian overdub)
9 Goodbye Grandma Partially Lost (Korean dub)
10 I'm Just Like You Found
11 Lost And Not Found Partially Lost (Korean dub)
12 New Dad, No Dad Found
13 Nobody's Useless Found
14 Only When I Laugh Partially Lost (Korean dub)
15 The Chosen Clown Found
16 To Be Or Not To Be... Me Found
17 To Mr. Pickleherring With Love Partially Lost (Korean & Arabian dubs)
18 Too Scared Too Laugh Found (On DVD)

Images

  • Bootleg DVD menu image 1

    Bootleg DVD menu image 1

  • Bootleg DVD menu image 2

    Bootleg DVD menu image 2

Existing Videos

A poor-quality Intro of the cartoon in English.

A partially found ending credits of the show (starts at 3:55).

Clip from the one of the episode of the animated series.

One of the Joking Around with the Little Clowns shorts.

Little Clowns of Happytown episode "BeBad's Pet Peeve" in Arabic.

UK Volume 1 DVD menu footage.

Preview for the Little Clowns of Happytown Volume 2 VHS (starts at 7:00).

Little Clowns of Happytown I'm Just Like You

Little Clowns of Happytown City Clowns, Country Clowns

Little Clowns of Happytown The Chosen Clown

Little Clowns of Happytown New Dad, No Dad

External Links

References

  1. ↑ TV Guide Guide to TV (2004); pg. 371. Retrieved 30 Oct '20
  2. ↑ DVD release including the few episodes of the show. Retrieved 02 Dec '17
  3. ↑ Amazon UK auction for one of the PAL home releases including the few episodes of the show. Retrieved 09 Apr '16
  4. ↑ "Awful BeBad's" archive of the show. Retrieved 21 Jul '17
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