Youri, the Spaceman (found Cartoon Network France CGI animated short series; 2002): Difference between revisions

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The series' titular character.

Status: Found

Date found: 01 Jan 2023

Youri, the Spaceman is a 2002 3D animated series created by Sparkling*, the now-defunct subsidiary company of France-based Sparx* Animation Studios.^[1] Produced for Cartoon Network, La Machine, Method Films and FTD, the series consists of 26 three-minute episodes chronicling the life of the titular character Youri, an astronaut that has become stranded on the moon.^[2]

While only a limited amount of information on the series' history can be found today, it is known to have received both a French and English dub and has aired in a variety of countries such as France, America and Australia.^[3] Notably, figurines for the series seem to have been in production at some point, with at least one of them (a model of Youri's spaceship) showing up on eBay in the past.^[4]

In 2002, Cartoon Network France had a block named "Youri Networkski" with Youri the Spaceman shorts and episodes of random Cartoon Network shows (such as The Powerpuff Girls and I am Weasel) in English with French subtitles rather than dubbed into French.

Youri, the Spaceman was, by most, considered fairly elusive for some time, with only a handful of episodes having been made available online, until December of 2014, when MySpleen user "ChupaX" uploaded a torrent containing HDTV recordings of 18 of the 26 episodes in their English dub (having previously recorded them from Animania HD several years earlier), rendering the bulk of the series readily accessible. 20 episodes are accounted for; with the remaining lost 6 episodes have been identified via an episode listing found at TV.com.^[5] The missing episodes were as follows:

Episode 2 - Youri wonders how on earth his snug little spot ended up in a Swedish hiking guide.
Episode 10 - As soon as the mating season comes round, Youri cannot fathom what his spaceship has going for it that he doesn't.
Episode 15 - Youri tells himself he hasn't quite yet grasped the sexuality of jellyfish.
Episode 18 - Night after night, Youri stands in wait, hoping he'll catch the intruder "ransacking" his lounge.
Episode 20 - Youri realizes it's all very well to be up in the seventh heaven, as long as you know how to get back down again.
Episode 26 - Youri feels he's probably more suited to psychological dramas than westerns.

Availability

More episodes from the series had been uploaded in the following years, with episodes 18 and 26 uploaded on Dailymotion, by user Philippe Langlois, albeit in French, and episode 20 uploaded on YouTube.

It wasn't until January 1st, 2023, that the six missing episodes were uploaded to YouTube by FloorLickingCrud. They stated on their Reddit post on r/LostMedia back in May 2022 that they had recorded the episodes in VHS back in 2003-2004, and had rediscovered the tapes of the recorded episodes,^[6] and subsequently uploaded it on New Year's Day 2023.^[7]. Take note that some of the episodes might appear in low quality and with television flickers since this came from a recorded airing of the episodes.

Gallery

Images

Promotional poster.

Episodes

A streaming mirror of the aforementioned 18 HD episodes.

An additional episode, sourced from an Australian VHS recording (seen at the 18:32 mark). (Archived).

Episode 7 of the series.

External Links

References

↑ GONG Networks page on the series (in French). Retrieved 10 Jun '15
↑ Youri, the Spaceman page on series VFX supervisor Freddy Chaleur's website. Retrieved 10 Jun '15
↑ An episode in its French dub (sans credits), via YouTube; 20 Jan 2011. Retrieved 10 Jun '15
↑ Archive of an eBay auction for a Youri, the spaceman figurine, via The Wayback Machine. Retrieved 10 Jun '15
↑ Youri, the Spaceman episode listing, via TV.com. Retrieved 10 Jun '15
↑ Reddit post from FloorLickingCrud stating he had recorded the episodes.
↑ Reddit post from FloorLickingCrud of him uploading the episodes.

[1] GONG Networks page on the series (in French). Retrieved 10 Jun '15

[2] Youri, the Spaceman page on series VFX supervisor Freddy Chaleur's website. Retrieved 10 Jun '15

[3] An episode in its French dub (sans credits), via YouTube; 20 Jan 2011. Retrieved 10 Jun '15

[4] Archive of an eBay auction for a Youri, the spaceman figurine, via The Wayback Machine. Retrieved 10 Jun '15

[5] Youri, the Spaceman episode listing, via TV.com. Retrieved 10 Jun '15

[6] Reddit post from FloorLickingCrud stating he had recorded the episodes.

[7] Reddit post from FloorLickingCrud of him uploading the episodes.

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-'''''Youri, the Spaceman''''' is a 2002 CGI animated series created by Sparkling*, the (now-defunct) subsidiary production company of France-based Sparx* Animation Studios. The series, produced for Cartoon Network, La Machine, Method Films and FTD, consists of 26 three minute episodes, each featuring short glimpses into the life of Youri, an astronaut that has become stranded on the moon.<ref>[http://fewo.free.fr/?p=12 ''Youri, the Spaceman'' page on series VFX supervisor Freddy Chaleur's website.] Retrieved 14 Apr '14.</ref><ref> [http://sortir.telerama.fr/films/youri-the-spaceman,218.php telerama.fr page on the series, featuring a brief plot synopsis (in French).] Retrieved 14 Apr '14.</ref>
+|image=24-cover-entete-youri.jpg
+|imagecaption=The series' titular character.
+|status=<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span>
+|datefound=01 Jan 2023
+|foundby=[https://youtube.com/@YouriTheSpaceman/featured FloorLickingCrud]
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+'''''Youri, the Spaceman''''' is a 2002 3D animated series created by Sparkling*, the now-defunct subsidiary company of France-based Sparx* Animation Studios.<ref>[http://gongnetworks.com/programme-youri-the-spaceman-24.php GONG Networks page on the series (in French).] Retrieved 10 Jun '15</ref> Produced for Cartoon Network, La Machine, Method Films and FTD, the series consists of 26 three-minute episodes chronicling the life of the titular character Youri, an astronaut that has become stranded on the moon.<ref>[http://fewo.free.fr/?p=12 ''Youri, the Spaceman'' page on series VFX supervisor Freddy Chaleur's website.] Retrieved 10 Jun '15</ref>
-Not a lot of information on the series is available (despite that fact that it was seemingly popular enough to warrant the release of merchandise such as figurines)<ref>[http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/vaisseau-the-machine-fusee-cartoon-network-Youri-Networski-yuri-the-spaceman-/321070987789 eBay auction for a ''Youri, the Spaceman'' spaceship figurine.] Retrieved 14 Apr '14.</ref> and it's unclear as to exactly which countries it aired in besides France and Australia, (if any), with the latter of the two broadcasting it in its English dub in the mid 2000s as a part of the then-weekly “Happy Tree Friends and Friends” adult animation block on SBS, which had a sporadic runtime of anywhere from 5 to 30 minutes, depending on the week.
+While only a limited amount of information on the series' history can be found today, it ''is'' known to have received both a French and English dub and has aired in a variety of countries such as France, America and Australia.<ref>[https://youtu.be/nBBTRoZKgDI An episode in its French dub (sans credits), via YouTube; 20 Jan 2011.] Retrieved 10 Jun '15</ref> Notably, figurines for the series seem to have been in production at some point, with at least one of them (a model of Youri's spaceship) showing up on eBay in the past.<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20141013082946/http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/vaisseau-the-machine-fusee-cartoon-network-Youri-Networski-yuri-the-spaceman-/321070987789 Archive of an eBay auction for a ''Youri, the spaceman'' figurine, via The Wayback Machine.] Retrieved 10 Jun '15</ref>
-The series never received a home media release of any kind, eventually falling into obscurity; oddly, it is not even given a single mention on Sparx* Animation Studios' current website. Even more oddly, Walmart inexplicably lists the series on their video on demand service, despite not having any of the episodes actually available for purchase.<ref>[http://www.walmart.com/ip/25174308 walmart.com VOD page on ''Youri, the Spaceman''.] Retrieved 14 Apr '14.</ref>
+In 2002, Cartoon Network France had a block named "Youri Networkski" with ''Youri the Spaceman'' shorts and episodes of random Cartoon Network shows (such as ''The Powerpuff Girls'' and ''I am Weasel'') in English with French subtitles rather than dubbed into French.
-Notably, in 2011, the show was reworked into a comedy series titled ''Space Cadets'', for the Sci-Fi Channel (now Syfy), by brothers Scott Alexander and Craig Trevor Young. ''Space Cadets'' consists of footage and music/soundtrack elements created for ''Youri, the Spaceman'', (with altered storylines) and has a much more dialogue-heavy dub than the original 2002 series.<ref>[http://vimeo.com/channels/spacecadets Scott Alexander Young's ''Space Cadets'' Vimeo channel, containing 5 episodes of the reimagined series.] Retrieved 14 Apr '14.</ref>
+''Youri, the Spaceman'' was, by most, considered fairly elusive for some time, with only a handful of episodes having been made available online, until December of 2014, when MySpleen user "ChupaX" uploaded a torrent containing HDTV recordings of 18 of the 26 episodes in their English dub (having previously recorded them from Animania HD several years earlier), rendering the bulk of the series readily accessible. 20 episodes are accounted for; with the remaining lost 6 episodes have been identified via an episode listing found at TV.com.<ref>[http://tv.com/shows/youri-the-space-man/episodes/ ''Youri, the Spaceman'' episode listing, via TV.com.] Retrieved 10 Jun '15</ref> The missing episodes were as follows:
-Of the 26 produced original episodes, only two of them have surfaced online, one of which was sourced from a 2004 “Happy Tree Friends and Friends” VHS recording by article author and Lost Media Wiki founder, [[User:Dycaite|dycaite]]. Besides these two found episodes, the only additional footage of the show available appears in a demo reel uploaded by post-production manager, Laurent Langlais.<ref>[http://www.veoh.com/watch/v677975Q3A7RXNT ''Youri, the Spaceman'' demo reel, as uploaded by Laurent Langlais (via veoh.com).] Retrieved 14 Apr '14.</ref>
+*Episode 2 - Youri wonders how on earth his snug little spot ended up in a Swedish hiking guide.
+*Episode 10 - As soon as the mating season comes round, Youri cannot fathom what his spaceship has going for it that he doesn't.
+*Episode 15 - Youri tells himself he hasn't quite yet grasped the sexuality of jellyfish.
+*Episode 18 - Night after night, Youri stands in wait, hoping he'll catch the intruder "ransacking" his lounge.
+*Episode 20 - Youri realizes it's all very well to be up in the seventh heaven, as long as you know how to get back down again.
+*Episode 26 - Youri feels he's probably more suited to psychological dramas than westerns.
+==Availability==
+More episodes from the series had been uploaded in the following years, with episodes 18 and 26 uploaded on Dailymotion, by user [https://dailymotion.com/dm_a9dd92d089c3d9b904e8176e1ece8a35 Philippe Langlois], albeit in French, and episode 20 uploaded on YouTube.
-'''UPDATE 18 Apr '14:''' Last night, while going through some old VHS tapes, I came across a copy of the J-Horror ''Dark Water'', as recorded by myself in 2005 off Australia's Special Broadcasting Service (SBS). To my surprise, the tape also included an additional "Happy Tree Friends and Friends" block. Lo and behold, said block contained another episode of ''Youri, the Spaceman''! I'm a bit puzzled as to how I managed to miss this one for so long; I could have sworn that I'd already gone through all my old tapes scouring for episodes, but what'dya know.
+It wasn't until January 1st, 2023, that the six missing episodes were uploaded to YouTube by [https://youtube.com/@YouriTheSpaceman FloorLickingCrud]. They stated on their Reddit post on r/LostMedia back in May 2022 that they had recorded the episodes in VHS back in 2003-2004, and had rediscovered the tapes of the recorded episodes,<ref>[https://reddit.com/r/lostmedia/comments/uuj7iy/youri_the_spaceman_found/ Reddit post from FloorLickingCrud stating he had recorded the episodes.]</ref> and subsequently uploaded it on New Year's Day 2023.<ref>[https://reddit.com/r/lostmedia/comments/100k319/found_the_last_remaining_youri_the_spaceman Reddit post from FloorLickingCrud of him uploading the episodes.]</ref>. Take note that some of the episodes might appear in low quality and with television flickers since this came from a recorded airing of the episodes.
--dycaite
+==Gallery==
+===Images===
+<gallery mode=packed heights=300px>
+Youri_Networkski.png|Promotional poster.
+</gallery>
-'''UPDATE 2/12/15:''' Back in December 2014, [http://www.myspleen.org/details.php?id=15764 18 more episodes (in high quality, too!)] have been uploaded to MySpleen and can also be seen on Dailymotion.
+===Episodes===
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+  |id1          =x2dhv1b
+  |description1 =A streaming mirror of the aforementioned 18 HD episodes.
+  |service2     =archiveorg
+  |id2          =vimeo-155909515
+  |description2 =An additional episode, sourced from an Australian VHS recording (seen at the 18:32 mark). (Archived).
+  |service3     =youtube
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+  |description3 =Episode 7 of the series.
+}}
+==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)]]
-<br/>
+===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)]]
-{| class="wikitable" style="margin: auto;"
+===Bumpers and Interstitials===
-|- style="vertical-align:top;"
+*[[The Big Game XXVI: Tom vs. Jerry (found Cartoon Network marathon special; 1998)]]
-| {{#ev:youtube|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LhW4hBWB-U8|320x240|center|''Youri'' episode begins at 18:32.}}
+*[[Cartoon Network (partially found "High Noon Toons" bumpers from TV channel block; 1994-1996)]]
-| {{#ev:dailymotion|http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2dhv1b_youri-the-spaceman-18-high-quality-english-dubbed-episodes_tv|320x240|center}}
+*[[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)]]
+*[[Mixels (partially found unaired/unproduced episodes of Cartoon Network animated comedy series based on LEGO toy line; 2014-2016)]]
+*[[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)]]
+==External Links==
+*[https://youtube.com/@YouriTheSpaceman/videos FloorLickingCrud's channel with the found six episodes.]
+*[https://reddit.com/user/P486SPAM/ FloorLickingCrud's Reddit account.]
 ==References==
-<references/>
+{{reflist}}
-[[Category:Lost animation]]
+[[Category:Found media]]
-[[Category:Lost TV]]
+[[Category:Found animation]]
-[[Category:Partially lost media]]
+[[Category:Found TV]]