Pib and Pog (lost original college animation of stop-motion short; early 1990s): Difference between revisions

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Still from the 1995 short

Status: Lost

Pib and Pog is a stop-motion animated short from Aardman released in 1995. It parodies a simple toddler-targeted TV show, starting out quiet and friendly but growing increasingly violent and dark in its humor. It went on to receive five mini-episodes in 2006 as well as a successful ad campaign for Dairylea Dunkers.^[1]

Much like The Powerpuff Girls, Johnny Bravo and The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy, the series began as a college project. Peter Peake (the short's writer and director) originally approached Aardman with the idea of the film, using a crude version he made in college as a model. He would later refine the ideas, characters, and animation for the short released in 1995.

Availability

This original college-era version of the short has not been released and has not surfaced online. Peter Peake was contacted by email as to if a copy of it still exists, and he responded with stating one probably only exists on an old U-matic tape in his loft.

Gallery

Email

The email contacting Peter Peake.

Videos

The Aardman made 1995 version of the short.

External Links

References

↑ An Archived webpage where the Pib and Pog shorts were originally uploaded to. Retrieved 02 Oct '22

[1] An Archived webpage where the Pib and Pog shorts were originally uploaded to. Retrieved 02 Oct '22

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-'''Pib & Pog''' is a stop-motion animated short from Aardman released in 1995. It revolves on a parody of extremely simple young children television of the time, in which the short would start out simple and friendly, with a soft-speaking narrator kindly speaking over the two happy looking titular characters, but as time went on, the short would slowly get more and more violent and black in its comedy, with Pib and Pog starting to harm each other in increasingly violent ways. It went on to recieve five mini episodes in 2006 as well as a sucessful advertising campaign for Dairylea Dunkers.
+|title=<center>Pib and Pog (original college animation)</center>
+|image=Pibandpog95still.png
+|imagecaption=Still from the 1995 short
+|status=<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
+}}
+''Pib and Pog'' is a stop-motion animated short from Aardman released in 1995. It parodies a simple toddler-targeted TV show, starting out quiet and friendly but growing increasingly violent and dark in its humor. It went on to receive five mini-episodes in 2006 as well as a successful ad campaign for Dairylea Dunkers.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20071011105415/http://www.atomfilms.com/film/pib_pog.jsp?channelKeyword=channel_cartoon_violence An Archived webpage where the ''Pib and Pog'' shorts were originally uploaded to.] Retrieved 02 Oct '22</ref>
-But much like ''The Powerpuff Girls'', ''[[Mess O' Blues (Unreleased 1993 Johnny Bravo Prototype Short)|Johnny Bravo]]'' and ''[["Billy & Mandy" Short Film (1996 Precursor to The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy)|The Grim Adventures of Billy &amp; Mandy]]'', the series began with a school-based project, and the one for this series would later be made into it's first proper iteration. As revealed by Dave Alex Riddett in commentary of the short on the ''Aardman Classics'' DVD, Peter Peake (the short's writer and director) had originally approached Aardman with the idea of the film, as he had already shot a version of it he made at college. It was basically in the form as you see the current short but supposedly a lot cruder; He would obviously later refine the ideas, characters and animation for this short, as at this point, he actually had a chance to spend more time to do it properly.
+Much like ''The Powerpuff Girls'', ''[[Mess O' Blues (partially found "Johnny Bravo" prototype animated short; 1993)|Johnny Bravo]]'' and ''[[Billy and Mandy in Trepanation of the Skull and You (found animated prototype short of "The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy" animated series; 1995)|The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy]]'', '''the series began as a college project'''. Peter Peake (the short's writer and director) originally approached Aardman with the idea of the film, using a crude version he made in college as a model. He would later refine the ideas, characters, and animation for the short released in 1995.
-The short currently cannot be found anywhere.
+==Availability==
+This original college-era version of the short has not been released and has not surfaced online. Peter Peake was contacted by email as to if a copy of it still exists, and he responded with stating one probably only exists on an old U-matic tape in his loft.
+==Gallery==
+===Email===
+<gallery mode="packed" heights="300px">
+File:Pibpog.png|The email contacting Peter Peake.
+</gallery>
+===Videos===
+{{Video|perrow  =1
+  |service1     =youtube
+  |id1          =gVbZx3YmCWk
+  |description1 =The Aardman made 1995 version of the short.
+}}
+==See Also==
+*[[Aardman Animations (found Cuprinol stop-motion TV ads from British animation studio; 1988-late 1990s)]]
+*[[Aardman Animations (partially found stop-motion commercials from British animation studio; 1980s-2010s)]]
+*[[A Grand Day Out (lost Peter Hawkins' "Gromit" dialogue from stop-motion animated film; 1989)]]
+*[[Lurpak (partially lost Aardman Animations commercials for Danish butter brand; 1990s)]]
+*[[Shaun The Sheep (lost pilot of British stop-motion TV series; early to mid 2000s)]]
+*[[Sumitomo Life (found "Wallace & Gromit" commercial for Japanese insurance company; 2000-2001)]]
+*[[Wallace & Gromit Alive On Stage In A Grand Night Out (lost recording of stage show; 1997-1998)]]
+==External Links==
+*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pib_and_Pog Wikipedia article on ''Pib and Pog''.]
+*[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0195141/ IMDb page on ''Pib and Pog''.]
+==References==
+{{reflist}}
+[[Category:Completely lost media]]
 [[Category:Lost animation]]
 [[Category:Lost films]]