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{{LMW
{{InfoboxFound
|title=Cupcakeland
|title=<center:Cupcakeland</center>
|description=Partially found cartoon created by a company called Radica Games.
|startyear=2005
|timeframe=Yes
|endyear=2007
|image=Image0-127.jpg
|image=Image0-127.jpg
|imagecaption=The Cupcake Surprise girls all lined up together, captured from the original website.
|imagecaption=The Cupcake Surprise girls all lined up together, captured from the original website.
|status=Partially found
|status=<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span>
|category=Lost animation; Lost films
|datefound=10 Jun 2021
|tags=Historic
|foundby=[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCM8t3n-7rXG94NcuSt5N15w/featured Lost Media Cabin]
}}
}}
==History==
==History==
'''''Cupcakeland''''' was a CGI animated musical direct-to-DVD short film that was pre-packaged with various Cupcake Surprise dolls during early 2006, during their first series launch. It was created in order to promote the dolls as a brand new line from Radica Games, whom planned on reviving the old Tonka line from the 1990s for a brand new generation.<ref>[https://collection.sciencemuseumgroup.org.uk/people/cp134426/radica-games-limited Article informing about the company who produced the dolls.] Retrieved 25 Nov '20</ref><ref>[https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20050217005030/en/Radica-Unveils-2005-Product-Line-at-the-American-International-Toy-Fair Original reveal of the toy line.] Retrieved 25 Nov '20</ref> On October 3rd, 2006, Mattel acquired the company, and the toy line was liquidated.


'''''Cupcakeland''''' was a CGI children's cartoon that was pre-packaged with various Cupcake Surprise dolls during early 2006, during their first series launch. It was created in order to promote the dolls as a brand new line from Radica Games, whom planned on reviving the old Tonka line from the 1990's for a brand new generation. On October 3rd, 2006, Mattel acquired the company, and the toy line alongside the lost cartoon was liquidated.
On June 10th, 2021, the short was uploaded to YouTube channel Lost Media Cabin, and the 6 minute short was restored.  


==Plot==
==Plot==
 
The short animation features the adventures of a lonely young girl named Sandra as she struggles to fit into her new town. As a result, she's transported to the world of Cupcakeland for the very first time and is taught a valuable lesson about friendship by her new doll friends.  
The short animation features the adventures of a lonely young girl named Sandra as she struggles to fit in to her new town. As a result, she's transported to the world of Cupcakeland for the very first time, and is taught a valuable lesson about friendship by her new doll friends.  


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
 
===Videos===
{{Video|perrow  =1
{{Video|perrow  =2
   |service1    =youtube
   |service1    =youtube
   |id1          =https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJ2E3NyIDdQ
   |id1          =jJ2E3NyIDdQ
   |description1 =Advertisement featuring a few seconds of footage from the movie
   |description1 =Advertisement featuring a few seconds of footage from the movie.
  |service2    =youtube
  |id2          =goQBHvd23Zo
  |description2 =The full short as was uploaded on Lost Media Cabin.
}}
}}


===Images===
<gallery mode=packed heights=175px>
<gallery mode=packed heights=175px>
Gingerbread.jpg|Screenshot found by discord user on the wayback machine.  
Gingerbread.jpg|Screenshot found by a Discord user on the Wayback Machine.  
Singing_girl.jpg|Another screenshot found by discord user on the wayback machine. ‎
Singing_girl.jpg|Another screenshot found by a Discord user on the Wayback Machine. ‎
Girl_image.jpg|Image of the short film's protagonist, Sandra, talking to Minty Mindy.
Girl_image.jpg|Image of Minty Mindy singing "Everyone is Beautiful on the Inside" to the short film's protagonist, Sandra.
</gallery>
</gallery>
==External Link==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20060413133205/http://www.crowncombo.com/articles/2006/022_cupcakes/cupcakes.html Wayback Machine website where gallery images are pulled from.]


==References==
==References==
{{reflist}}  
{{reflist}}
<ref>[https://collection.sciencemuseumgroup.org.uk/people/cp134426/radica-games-limited Article informing about the company who produced the dolls.] Retrieved 25 Nov '20</ref>
 
<ref>[https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20050217005030/en/Radica-Unveils-2005-Product-Line-at-the-American-International-Toy-Fair Original reveal of toy line.] Retrieved 25 Nov '20</ref>
[[Category:Found animation]]
<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJ2E3NyIDdQ Video containing a few seconds of footage from the short film.] Retrieved 25 Nov '20</ref>
[[Category:Found films]]
<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20060413133205/http://www.crowncombo.com/articles/2006/022_cupcakes/cupcakes.html Wayback machine website where gallery images are pulled from] Retrieved 25 Nov '20</ref>
[[Category:Found media]]

Latest revision as of 19:54, 5 February 2024

Image0-127.jpg

The Cupcake Surprise girls all lined up together, captured from the original website.

Status: Found

Date found: 10 Jun 2021

Found by: Lost Media Cabin

History

Cupcakeland was a CGI animated musical direct-to-DVD short film that was pre-packaged with various Cupcake Surprise dolls during early 2006, during their first series launch. It was created in order to promote the dolls as a brand new line from Radica Games, whom planned on reviving the old Tonka line from the 1990s for a brand new generation.[1][2] On October 3rd, 2006, Mattel acquired the company, and the toy line was liquidated.

On June 10th, 2021, the short was uploaded to YouTube channel Lost Media Cabin, and the 6 minute short was restored.

Plot

The short animation features the adventures of a lonely young girl named Sandra as she struggles to fit into her new town. As a result, she's transported to the world of Cupcakeland for the very first time and is taught a valuable lesson about friendship by her new doll friends.

Gallery

Videos

Advertisement featuring a few seconds of footage from the movie.

The full short as was uploaded on Lost Media Cabin.

Images

  • Screenshot found by a Discord user on the Wayback Machine.

    Screenshot found by a Discord user on the Wayback Machine.

  • Another screenshot found by a Discord user on the Wayback Machine. ‎

    Another screenshot found by a Discord user on the Wayback Machine. ‎

  • Image of Minty Mindy singing "Everyone is Beautiful on the Inside" to the short film's protagonist, Sandra.

    Image of Minty Mindy singing "Everyone is Beautiful on the Inside" to the short film's protagonist, Sandra.

External Link

References

  1. ↑ Article informing about the company who produced the dolls. Retrieved 25 Nov '20
  2. ↑ Original reveal of the toy line. Retrieved 25 Nov '20
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