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|title=<center>Me and My Friends</center> | |||
|image=Me and My Friends photo 1.jpg | |||
|imagecaption=Still of the cast, courtesy of The Backyardigans Wiki. | |||
|status=<span style="color:orange;">'''Partially Found'''</span> | |||
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'''''Me and My Friends '''''is a lost Nickelodeon pilot taped at Nickelodeon Studios in Orlando, Florida in September 1998. It was declined by Nickelodeon, though an animated pilot featuring the characters of "Me and My Friends" created in 2002 was picked up as the CGI animated series, ''The Backyardigans''. | '''''Me and My Friends '''''is a lost Nickelodeon pilot taped at Nickelodeon Studios in Orlando, Florida in September 1998. It was declined by Nickelodeon,<ref>[http://www.lyonpuppets.com/meercats.html An article about the pilot from puppeteer Rick Lyon.] Retrieved 08 Jun '15</ref> though an animated pilot featuring the characters of "Me and My Friends" created in 2002 was picked up as the CGI animated series, ''The Backyardigans''. | ||
==Characters== | ==Characters== | ||
The only characters from ''The Backyardigans ''who appear in ''Me and My Friends ''are Uniqua, Pablo, Tyrone, and Tasha (in addition to scrapped characters called "the Meerkats"). Austin, the purple kangaroo, is absent. Some say that this may be the reason why he was referred to as "the new kangaroo on the block" by Nelvana and Nickelodeon. | The only characters from ''The Backyardigans ''who appear in ''Me and My Friends ''are Uniqua, Pablo, Tyrone, and Tasha (in addition to scrapped characters called "the Meerkats"). Austin, the purple kangaroo, is absent. Some say that this may be the reason why he was referred to as "the new kangaroo on the block" by Nelvana and Nickelodeon. | ||
==Diffrences== | ==Diffrences== | ||
The characters' appearances aren't vastly different from that of the CGI series, besides a few minor differences: | The characters' appearances aren't vastly different from that of the CGI series, besides a few minor differences: | ||
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File:BONSFMAMF02.png|Screenshot 2/2 taken from the Best of Nickelodeon Studios video. | File:BONSFMAMF02.png|Screenshot 2/2 taken from the Best of Nickelodeon Studios video. | ||
File:Me and My Friends photo 2.jpg|Tyrone with costume designer Yvette Helin. | File:Me and My Friends photo 2.jpg|Tyrone with costume designer Yvette Helin. | ||
File:Meerkats(Meercats).jpg|The MeerKats and their puppeteers | File:Meerkats(Meercats).jpg|The MeerKats and their puppeteers. | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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|description1 =LSuperSonicQ’s video on the pilot. | |||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
*[https://mega.co.nz/#!DJhxnDSJ!g-BDzndNfP5aNMEIz0hnKnTAVNkiT224JkC0B8GwjU0 MEGA mirror of "Best of NSF, Florida".] Retrieved 13 Apr '15 | *[https://mega.co.nz/#!DJhxnDSJ!g-BDzndNfP5aNMEIz0hnKnTAVNkiT224JkC0B8GwjU0 MEGA mirror of "Best of NSF, Florida".] Retrieved 13 Apr '15 | ||
*[http://backyardigans.wikia.com/wiki/Me_%2B_My_Friends The Backyardigans Wiki article about "Me and My Friends".] Retrieved 13 Apr '15 | *[http://backyardigans.wikia.com/wiki/Me_%2B_My_Friends The Backyardigans Wiki article about "Me and My Friends".] Retrieved 13 Apr '15 | ||
==Reference== | |||
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[[Category:Lost TV]] | [[Category:Lost TV]] | ||
[[Category:Partially found media]] | [[Category:Partially found media]] |
Revision as of 17:11, 26 June 2019
Me and My Friends is a lost Nickelodeon pilot taped at Nickelodeon Studios in Orlando, Florida in September 1998. It was declined by Nickelodeon,[1] though an animated pilot featuring the characters of "Me and My Friends" created in 2002 was picked up as the CGI animated series, The Backyardigans.
Characters
The only characters from The Backyardigans who appear in Me and My Friends are Uniqua, Pablo, Tyrone, and Tasha (in addition to scrapped characters called "the Meerkats"). Austin, the purple kangaroo, is absent. Some say that this may be the reason why he was referred to as "the new kangaroo on the block" by Nelvana and Nickelodeon.
Diffrences
The characters' appearances aren't vastly different from that of the CGI series, besides a few minor differences:
- Uniqua has visible nostrils.
- Pablo's propeller is yellow, as opposed to red.
- Tyrone and Tasha's nostrils are black instead of dark yellow and dark orange. These were utilized as vision areas.
- Tyrone's shirt has yellow/blue stripes rather than red/blue stripes.
Availability
The only known footage of Me and My Friends online is in a 5-minute compilation video created by former crew members of Nickelodeon Studios for its 10-year anniversary in 2000. There is around 3 seconds of video without the original audio. There is very little information about this pilot available, and whether or not Nickelodeon still has this remains unconfirmed.
Gallery
External links
- MEGA mirror of "Best of NSF, Florida". Retrieved 13 Apr '15
- The Backyardigans Wiki article about "Me and My Friends". Retrieved 13 Apr '15
Reference
- ↑ An article about the pilot from puppeteer Rick Lyon. Retrieved 08 Jun '15