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Logo for the show, as part of its first half-hour special.

Status: Partially Found

Mixels is an animated television series based on the LEGO toy line of the same name produced by Cartoon Network Studios and aired on Cartoon Network from February 12th, 2014 to October 1st, 2016; consisting of two seasons and 25 episodes ranging from 1-minute shorts to half-hour specials.

Production codes for this series used a standard nine-digit production code format. Initially using the format of 501-296-NNL (two numbers and a letter), near the end of season 1, this was changed to 701-NNN-N00 (all numbers).^[1]

Listing these production codes reveals several unused production codes for potentially lost (and/or unproduced) episodes of the series.

Codes that went unused were 501-296-000 (though it likely may have been used for a demo reel by season 1 and "Mixel Moon Madness" animator Vincenzo Zumpano), 501-296-02G (described below), 501-296-03D (which would place it in production order between the episodes "Elevator" and "High Five"), 501-296-05B, 501-296-05C, 501-296-05D, 501-296-05E, 501-296-05F, 501-296-05G, 501-296-05H, 501-296-05I (though this may have intentionally been unused due to similarities between the upper-case "I" and the number "1"), various codes starting with 701-NNN-4NN (see below), 701-NNN-500, and 701-NNN-800.

One particular case is with the show's second half-hour special, "Mixel Moon Madness", which was produced under the 701-NNN-4NN production umbrella. 400 was used for the full special, while various codes were used for short scenes and transition scenes in the episode. However, these codes have gone unused: 402, 403, 404, 405, 406, 407, 408, 409, 410, 416, 418, 419, 420, 424, 426, 427, 428, and 429. It is possible that they are either deleted scenes from the episode or even intended for another fourth-wave-centric episode(s) that was never broadcast.

Two other production codes; 501-296-100 and 701-NNN-300; were initially thought to be unused. 701-NNN-300 has been revealed to have been used for cutscenes in the iOS/Android game Calling All Mixels; and 501-296-100 has been revealed to have been used for "Movie," a mysterious special that featured most of season 1's shorts in the style of "Mixed-Up Special" that only aired in India and Italy and was released on a VCD in Poland.

Otherwise, no information exists to prove that these codes were actually used for any media, as no images or videos with these codes have been discovered. It is rumored that LEGO sets for scrapped Mixels characters may have been made that logically would make appearances in these specials (one of the scrapped Mixels characters would, indeed, be made into a character in The LEGO Movie 2 named Chocolate Bar,^[2]) though it may also be referring to unseen LEGO models used as guides for animated versions (as is the case for all of the main Mixels) of the Background Mixels, generic Mixels used throughout season 2.

Mixels Wiki Comments

A user on the Mixels Wiki met Billy West and asked him about his involvement with Mixels (through voicing the characters Gobba, Lunk and Tentro), and West said that production on the show was rushed, and the actors were basically put into a recording booth and told to read out the lines. This could possibly mean that some of the shorts were so sloppily done they were scrapped, including the episode that likely has the 501-296-03D production code (part of the third batch (03) of shorts, which debuted West's characters, who are all from the tie-in toy line's second wave).

According to another user, it is possible that the lost episodes may have intended to feature Mixes that were never seen on the actual show but were used on the show's now-defunct website. Similarly, the lost 701-NNN-800 special may have featured Maxes from the toy line's seventh wave onward, most of which never received animated styles. In addition, an illustration in Calling All Mixels features the antagonist Major Nixel having been knocked out, it is also possible that this illustration could have been intended for one of the lost shorts.^[3]

Episode 501-296-02G

First brought up by LMW Forums member "sleepybat" on September 9th, 2019, another unused production code, 501-296-02G, may have indeed been used for a lost short. Proving the existence of the episode is an unused score track by Season 1 composer Kevin Manthei.^[4]

Seeing as the unused score is part of the same track (02A-D) as several aired Series 1 shorts (02A ["Pothole"] to, actually, 02F ["Hot Lava Shower"]) further hints that the episode was at least partially produced.

The synopsis of this episode, "Impromptu jam session attracts the attention of a new tribe.," was leaked on Zap2it, accidentally placed under "Mixed Up Special"'s listing.^[5] Due to the timing of its discovery, however, it was initially believed to be a description for the then-upcoming special "Every Knight Has Its Day" because of the seventh wave introducing a music-themed tribe called the Mixies. In production order, it is likely that this would have been the last short of the line's first wave, as the synopsis is a likely hint that it would have been the first episode to include the line's second wave's characters (as opposed to "Wrong Colors", which features two-second wave characters, Flurr and Gobba).

An additional hint for the episode's existence lies in the fact that the Cartoon Network Studios logo variant for Mixels uses a clip where Vulk shouts the word "remix!." Evidence to support this stems from the fact that other Cartoon Network shows use clips from their episodes in their variation of the Cartoon Network Studios logo, such as Adventure Time and Regular Show among others. In addition, a short amount of music from 02A-D can be heard when Vulk spins the mixer.

It is possible footage from Vincenzo Zumpano's animation demo reel, mentioned earlier in this article, may have been used in the episode.

Gallery

Recreation by LMW user TheYoshiState of what the title card for a special with the 701-NNN-500 production code may have looked like.
Recreation by LMW user TheYoshiState of what the title card for a special with the 701-NNN-800 production code may have looked like.

References

↑ Archived Cartoon Network Service page containing Mixels TV series production codes. Retrieved 07 Mar '19
↑ Twitter post by LEGO designer Andy Seenan regarding Chocolate Bar. Retrieved 25 Apr '19
↑ Mixels Wiki blog post on this subject. Retrieved 17 Mar '19
↑ Kevin Manthei's episode scores on Soundcloud Retrieved 21 Sept '19
↑ Listing on Zap2it that places the synopsis in place of "Mixed Up Special". Retrieved 25 Nov '19

[1] Archived Cartoon Network Service page containing Mixels TV series production codes. Retrieved 07 Mar '19

[2] Twitter post by LEGO designer Andy Seenan regarding Chocolate Bar. Retrieved 25 Apr '19

[3] Mixels Wiki blog post on this subject. Retrieved 17 Mar '19

[4] Kevin Manthei's episode scores on Soundcloud Retrieved 21 Sept '19

[5] Listing on Zap2it that places the synopsis in place of "Mixed Up Special". Retrieved 25 Nov '19

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-''Mixels'' is an animated television series based on the Lego toy line of the same name produced by Cartoon Network Studios and aired on Cartoon Network from February 12th, 2014 to October 1st, 2016; consisting of two seasons and 25 episodes ranging from 1-minute shorts to half-hour specials.
+''Mixels'' is an animated television series based on the LEGO toy line of the same name produced by Cartoon Network Studios and aired on Cartoon Network from February 12th, 2014 to October 1st, 2016; consisting of two seasons and 25 episodes ranging from 1-minute shorts to half-hour specials.
 Production codes for this series used a standard nine-digit production code format. Initially using the format of 501-296-NNL (two numbers and a letter), near the end of season 1, this was changed to 701-NNN-N00 (all numbers).<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20160410135448/http://www.cartoonnetwork.com/cnservice/cartoonsvc/content/xml/getContentById.do?contentId=516883 Archived Cartoon Network Service page containing Mixels TV series production codes.] Retrieved 07 Mar '19</ref>
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 Two other production codes; 501-296-100 and 701-NNN-300; were initially thought to be unused. 701-NNN-300 has been revealed to have been used for cutscenes in the iOS/Android game ''Calling All Mixels''; and 501-296-100 has been revealed to have been used for "Movie," a mysterious special that featured most of season 1's shorts in the style of "Mixed-Up Special" that only aired in India and Italy and was released on a VCD in Poland.
-Otherwise, no information exists to prove that these codes were actually used for any media, as no images or videos with these codes have been discovered. It is rumored that Lego sets for scrapped Mixels characters may have been made that logically would make appearances in these specials (one of the scrapped Mixels characters would, indeed, be made into a character in ''The Lego Movie 2'' named Chocolate Bar,<ref>[https://twitter.com/andyseenan/status/1121372934214508544 Twitter post by Lego designer Andy Seenan regarding Chocolate Bar.] Retrieved 25 Apr '19</ref>) though it may also be referring to unseen Lego models used as guides for animated versions (as is the case for all of the main Mixels) of the Background Mixels, generic Mixels used throughout season 2.
+Otherwise, no information exists to prove that these codes were actually used for any media, as no images or videos with these codes have been discovered. It is rumored that LEGO sets for scrapped Mixels characters may have been made that logically would make appearances in these specials (one of the scrapped Mixels characters would, indeed, be made into a character in ''The LEGO Movie 2'' named Chocolate Bar,<ref>[https://twitter.com/andyseenan/status/1121372934214508544 Twitter post by LEGO designer Andy Seenan regarding Chocolate Bar.] Retrieved 25 Apr '19</ref>) though it may also be referring to unseen LEGO models used as guides for animated versions (as is the case for all of the main Mixels) of the Background Mixels, generic Mixels used throughout season 2.
 ==Mixels Wiki Comments==
 A user on the Mixels Wiki met Billy West and asked him about his involvement with ''Mixels'' (through voicing the characters Gobba, Lunk and Tentro), and West said that production on the show was rushed, and the actors were basically put into a recording booth and told to read out the lines. This could possibly mean that some of the shorts were so sloppily done they were scrapped, including the episode that likely has the 501-296-03D production code (part of the third batch (03) of shorts, which debuted West's characters, who are all from the tie-in toy line's second wave).
-According to another user, it is possible that the lost episodes may have intended to feature Mixes that were never seen on the actual show but were used on the show's now-defunct website. Similarly, the lost 701-NNN-800 special may have featured Mixels from the toy line's seventh wave onward, most of which never received animated styles. In addition, an illustration in ''Calling All Mixels'' features the antagonist Major Nixel having been knocked out, it is also possible that this illustration could have been intended for one of the lost shorts.<ref>[https://mixels.fandom.com/wiki/User_blog:MattDet/Lost_Episodes%3F Mixels Wiki blog post on this subject.] Retrieved 17 Mar '19</ref>
+According to another user, it is possible that the lost episodes may have intended to feature Mixes that were never seen on the actual show but were used on the show's now-defunct website. Similarly, the lost 701-NNN-800 special may have featured Maxes from the toy line's seventh wave onward, most of which never received animated styles. In addition, an illustration in ''Calling All Mixels'' features the antagonist Major Nixel having been knocked out, it is also possible that this illustration could have been intended for one of the lost shorts.<ref>[https://mixels.fandom.com/wiki/User_blog:MattDet/Lost_Episodes%3F Mixels Wiki blog post on this subject.] Retrieved 17 Mar '19</ref>
 ==Episode 501-296-02G==
-First brought up by LMW Forums member sleepybat on September 9th, 2019, another unused production code, 501-296-02G, may have indeed been used for a lost short. Proving the existence of the episode is an unused score track by Season 1 composer Kevin Manthei.<ref>[https://soundcloud.com/kevin-manthei/sets/mixels-soundtrack-music-from Kevin Manthei's episode scores on Soundcloud] Retrieved 21 Sept '19</ref>
+First brought up by LMW Forums member "sleepybat" on September 9th, 2019, another unused production code, 501-296-02G, may have indeed been used for a lost short. Proving the existence of the episode is an unused score track by Season 1 composer Kevin Manthei.<ref>[https://soundcloud.com/kevin-manthei/sets/mixels-soundtrack-music-from Kevin Manthei's episode scores on Soundcloud] Retrieved 21 Sept '19</ref>
 Seeing as the unused score is part of the same track (02A-D) as several aired Series 1 shorts (02A ["Pothole"] to, actually, 02F ["Hot Lava Shower"]) further hints that the episode was at least partially produced.
-The synopsis of this episode, "Impromptu jam session attracts the attention of a new tribe.," was leaked on Zap2it, accidentally placed under "Mixed Up Special"'s listing.<ref>[https://tvlistings.zap2it.com/overview.html?programSeriesId=SH01868750&tmsId=SH018687500000&from=undefined&aid=gapzap Listing on Zap2it that places the synopsis in place of "Mixed Up Special".] Retrieved 25 Nov '19</ref> Due to the timing of its discovery, however, it was initially believed to be a description for the then-upcoming special "Every Knight Has Its Day" because of the seventh wave introducing a music-themed tribe called the Mixies. In production order, it is likely that this would have been the last short of the line's first wave, as the synopsis is a likely hint that it would have been the first episode to include the line's second wave's characters (as opposed to "Wrong Colors", which features two second wave characters, Flurr and Gobba).
+The synopsis of this episode, "Impromptu jam session attracts the attention of a new tribe.," was leaked on Zap2it, accidentally placed under "Mixed Up Special"'s listing.<ref>[https://tvlistings.zap2it.com/overview.html?programSeriesId=SH01868750&tmsId=SH018687500000&from=undefined&aid=gapzap Listing on Zap2it that places the synopsis in place of "Mixed Up Special".] Retrieved 25 Nov '19</ref> Due to the timing of its discovery, however, it was initially believed to be a description for the then-upcoming special "Every Knight Has Its Day" because of the seventh wave introducing a music-themed tribe called the Mixies. In production order, it is likely that this would have been the last short of the line's first wave, as the synopsis is a likely hint that it would have been the first episode to include the line's second wave's characters (as opposed to "Wrong Colors", which features two-second wave characters, Flurr and Gobba).
 An additional hint for the episode's existence lies in the fact that the Cartoon Network Studios logo variant for ''Mixels'' uses a clip where Vulk shouts the word "remix!." Evidence to support this stems from the fact that other Cartoon Network shows use clips from their episodes in their variation of the Cartoon Network Studios logo, such as ''Adventure Time'' and ''Regular Show'' among others. In addition, a short amount of music from 02A-D can be heard when Vulk spins the mixer.
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+==See Also==
+===Anthology and Short Series===
+*[[Big Bag (partially found Cartoon Network live-action animated puppet series; 1996-1998)]]
+*[[The Moxy Show (partially found Cartoon Network CGI animated anthology series; 1993-1995)]]
+*[[Sunday Pants (partially lost Cartoon Network animated anthology series; 2005)]]
+*[[ToonHeads (partially lost Cartoon Network animation anthology series; 1992-2003)]]
+*[[ToonHeads "A Night of Independent Animation" (found special of Cartoon Network animation anthology series; 1996)]]
+*[[Villainous (partially found Cartoon Network Mexico online animated short series; 2012-2013)]]
+*[[What a Cartoon! (found Cartoon Network animated anthology series; 1995-1997)]]
+*[[Youri, the Spaceman (found Cartoon Network France CGI animated short series; 2002)]]
+===Audio===
+*[[Adventure Time (lost uncensored episode commentaries from Cartoon Network animated series DVDs; 2012-2014)]]
+*[[Akazukin Chacha (partially found Cartoon Network Asia English dub of anime; 1998)]]
+*[[Ani-Yoko: My Next Door Neighbor (lost Cartoon Network Philippines English dub of anime; 2008)]]
+*[[Class of 3000 (found original English audio of Cartoon Network animated musical series; 2006-2008)]]
+*[[The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy "Matinee Mandy" (lost original English audio of Cartoon Network animated short; 2007)]]
+*[[Heidi, Girl of the Alps (partially found Cartoon Network India English dub of anime; 2001)]]
+*[[Mojacko (lost Cartoon Network Asia English dub of anime; 2013)]]
+*[[My Melody (lost Cartoon Network Asia English dub of anime; mid-2000s)]]
+*[[Out of Jimmy's Head (found Cartoon Network live-action/animated teen sitcom; 2007-2008)]]
+*[[Spaced Out (partially found Cartoon Network UK English dub of French animated series; 2000s)]]
+*[[Sugar Sugar Rune (lost Cartoon Network Philippines English dub of anime; 2011)]]
+*[[Uncle Gus (partially lost original English audio of Cartoon Network animated pilots; 2000-2001)]]
+*[[Yatterman (lost Cartoon Network Asia English dub of anime; 2011)]]
+*[[Whatever Happened to... Robot Jones? (partially lost unreleased original voice audio and unfinished/unknown Cartoon Network animated series episodes; 2002-2003)]]
+*[[Zoids Genesis (partially found Cartoon Network Asia English dub of anime; 2007)]]
+===Bumpers and Interstitials===
+*[[The Big Game XXVI: Tom vs. Jerry (found Cartoon Network marathon special; 1998)]]
+*[[Cartoon Network (partially found "High Noon Toons" bumpers from TV channel block; 1994-1996)]]
+*[[Cartoon Network (partially lost "Nood" bumpers from TV channel; 2008-2010)]]
+*[[Cartoon Network "Cartoon Network Responds!" (partially lost interstitials from TV channel; 1997-1999)]]
+*[[Cartoon Network Mayors' Awards of Excellence (partially found interstitials of Cartoon Network Philippines civic campaign; 2000s)]]
+*[[Cartoon Network NBA All-Star Slam (found interviews of marathon; 2003)]]
+*[[Cartoon Planet (partially found bumpers of revival block of Cartoon Network animated variety series; 2012)]]
+*[[Codename: Kids Next Door Mission Weekend (partially found marathon bumpers for Cartoon Network animated series; 2003)]]
+*[[Fridays aka "Cartoon Cartoon Fridays" (partially found interstitials from Cartoon Network channel block; 1999–2007)]]
+*[[Hotdog TV (partially found Cartoon Network interstitial series; 2010)]]
+*[[Ice King Steals Christmas (partially found Cartoon Network UK Christmas themed bumpers starring "Adventure Time" character; 2015-2018)]]
+*[[JBVO, Toon FM & Viva Las Bravo (partially found interstitials from Cartoon Network channel blocks; early-mid 2000s)]]
+*[[Tickle-U (partially found Cartoon Network preschool block; 2005-2006)]]
+*[[VBirds: Perfect (lost Cartoon Network UK interstitial series of British virtual girl group; 2003)]]
+===Pilots===
+*[[Ben 10 (partially found pitch pilot of Cartoon Network animated series; early-mid 2000s)]]
+*[[Billy and Mandy in Trepanation of the Skull and You (found prototype short of "The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy" Cartoon Network animated series; 1995)]]
+*[[Camp Lazlo "Monkey See, Camping Doo" (lost pitch pilot of Cartoon Network animated series; 2004)]]
+*[[Captain Sturdy (found Cartoon Network animated pilots; 2001/2003)]]
+*[[Cartoon Network Development Studio Europe (partially lost pitch pilots from British animation studio; 2008-2011)]]
+*[[Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi (found pitch pilot of Cartoon Network animated series; 2003)]]
+*[[Imp Inc. (found Cartoon Network animated pilot; 2001)]]
+*[[Jeffrey Cat: Claw and Order "All Dogs Don't Go to Heaven" (found Cartoon Network animated pilot; 2002)]]
+*[[A Kitty Bobo Show (found storyboard of cancelled second animated pilot for Cartoon Network; 2002)]]
+*[[Major Flake in "Soggy Sales" (found Cartoon Network animated pilot; 2001)]]
+*[[The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack (partially lost unaired "Wedgies" pilot and short of Cartoon Network animated series; 2007)]]
+*[[Mess O' Blues (partially found prototype short of "Johnny Bravo" Cartoon Network animated series; 1993)]]
+*[[My Gym Partner's a Monkey (lost pitch pilots of Cartoon Network animated series; 2003/2004)]]
+*[[The Powerpuff Girls (lost pitch pilot of Cartoon Network animated series reboot; early-mid 2010s)]]
+*[[Project Gilroy (lost Cartoon Network animated pilot; 2007)]]
+*[[Regular Show (non-existent Flash pilot of Cartoon Network animated series; late 2000s-2010)]]
+*[[Space Ghost Coast to Coast (partially found pitch pilots of Cartoon Network adult animated comedy series; 1993)]]
+*[[Squirrel Boy "Kite Makes Right" (partially found pitch pilot of Cartoon Network animated series; 2004)]]
+*[[What's Wrong With Ruth? (found Cartoon Network animated pilot; 2007)]]
+===Live-Action===
+*[[Bobb'e Says (partially found Cartoon Network live-action clip series; 2009)]]
+*[[BrainRush (partially lost Cartoon Network live-action game show; 2009)]]
+*[[Track Rats (partially found Cartoon Network reality short series; 2010)]]
+*[[The Othersiders (found Cartoon Network paranormal reality series; 2009)]]
+===Other Cartoon Network Series===
+*[[The Amazing World of Gumball (partially lost deleted scenes of Cartoon Network animated series; 2011-2019)]]
+*[[The Amazing World of Gumball "The Downer" (lost original draft of Cartoon Network animated series episode; existence unconfirmed; 2012-2014)]]
+*[[The Amazing World of Gumball "The Rex" (partially found production material of cancelled Cartoon Network animated series episode; 2012)]]
+*[[Ben 10 (partially found pop-up trivia version of Cartoon Network animated series episodes; 2008)]]
+*[[Chowder (lost pop-up trivia version of Cartoon Network animated series episodes; 2010)]]
+*[[Chowder (lost production material of cancelled Cartoon Network TV film; 2009)]]
+*[[Codename: Kids Next Door (lost production material of cancelled Cartoon Network animated series episodes; 2002-2008)]]
+*[[Dexter's Laboratory "Rude Removal" (found unaired Cartoon Network animated series episode; 1997)]]
+*[[Droopy's Guide to the Cartoon Network (found launch preview of TV channel special; 1992)]]
+*[[Ed, Edd n Eddy "Luck Be an Ed Tonight"/"A Room with an Ed" (rumored/lost unfinished Cartoon Network animated series episodes; existence unconfirmed; 2005)]]
+*[[Ed, Edd n Eddy "Special Ed" (non-existent unproduced Cartoon Network animated series episode; late 1990s/early 2000s)]]
+*[[Hall of Game Awards (partially found Cartoon Network award show; 2011-2014)]]
+*[[I Heart Tuesdays (lost production material of cancelled Cartoon Network animated series; 2011-2012)]]
+*[[I-10: The Ben 10 User Generated Experience (found Cartoon Network TV special; 2008)]]
+*[[OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes "Crossover Nexus" (partially found original 22-minute version of Cartoon Network animated series episode; 2010s)]]
+*[[Skatoony (found original British version of Cartoon Network quiz show; 2006-2008)]]
+*[[Space Ghost Coast to Coast (partially lost Gametap episodes of Cartoon Network adult animated comedy series; 2006-2008)]]
+*[[Space Ghost Coast to Coast "Snatch" (lost script of ending of Cartoon Network adult animated comedy series episode; 1999)]]
+*[[Sym-Bionic Titan (lost production material of cancelled Cartoon Network animated series episodes; early 2010s)]]
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