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''Drake & Josh'' is a live-action sitcom made by Dan Schneider that first aired on Nickelodeon on January 11th, 2004, until its series finale on September 16th, 2007 (December 5th, 2008, if you count "Merry Christmas, Drake & Josh").
''Drake & Josh'' is a live-action sitcom made by Dan Schneider that first aired on Nickelodeon on January 11th, 2004, until its series finale on September 16th, 2007, with the additional Christmas TV movie ''Merry Christmas, Drake & Josh'' airing December 5th, 2008.


The series focus on Drake Bell as Drake Parker and Josh Peck as Josh Nichols as they are stepbrothers and roommates, alongside Nancy Sullivan as Audrey Parker-Nichols, Jonathan Goldstein as Walter Nichols and Miranda Cosgrove as Megan Parker.
The series focuses on Drake Bell as Drake Parker and Josh Peck as Josh Nichols as they are stepbrothers and roommates, alongside Nancy Sullivan as Audrey Parker-Nichols, Jonathan Goldstein as Walter Nichols and Miranda Cosgrove as Megan Parker.


==Availability==
==Availability==
While Season 1 is shot in 4:3 fullscreen, '''the rest of the seasons are shot in 16:9 widescreen'''. But when the series first aired on Nickelodeon in 2004, the channel aired the 4:3 versions of Seasons 2-4 which can already be found on home video/digital releases of the show. (This is common as TV wasn't switched from analog to digital until June 12th, 2009).<ref>[https://nielsen.com/us/en/insights/article/2009/the-switch-from-analog-to-digital-tv/ Nielsen article on the switch from analog to digital TV.] Retrieved 08 Mar '22</ref>
While Season 1 is shot in 4:3 fullscreen, '''the rest of the seasons are shot in 16:9 widescreen'''. But when the series first aired on Nickelodeon in 2004, the channel aired Seasons 2-4 in 4:3, which can be found on home video/digital releases of the show. This is common as TV wasn't switched from analog to digital until June 12th, 2009.<ref>[https://nielsen.com/us/en/insights/article/2009/the-switch-from-analog-to-digital-tv/ Nielsen article on the switch from analog to digital TV.] Retrieved 08 Mar '22</ref>


However, when the series re-ran on Nickelodeon in 2014 and (sometimes) on TeenNick in 2020-21, Nickelodeon/TeenNick broadcasted some of the 16:9 versions of episodes from Seasons 2-4. And some of the broadcasts did make their way on the internet via users on MEGA, ShareMania, and Google Drive. While Nickelodeon/Dan Schneider themselves posted Widescreen clips on their YouTube channel. Episodes like "Sheep Thrills" are left unaired due to production errors allegedly.  
However, when the series re-ran on Nickelodeon (via the HD feed which started on March 9th, 2008<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20080318201010/http://www.cabletvtalk.com/showthread.php?p=12048#post12048 CableTV Talk] Retrieved 24 Mar '23</ref>) until December 18, 2014 and on TeenNick (via the HD feed which started in September 2016{{cite}}) until January 16, 2022, both broadcasted some of the 16:9 versions of episodes from Season 4, and some of the broadcasts made their way onto the internet via users on MEGA, ShareMania, and Google Drive.


Some footage has resurfaced through references shown in other Dan Schneider productions, such as Zoey 101 and Game Shakers.
On January 9th, 2012, 7 of the widescreen episodes were released on iTunes and the Microsoft Store under the "Brotherly Bonding" bundle, which is still available to purchase as of March 2024.<ref>[https://itunes.apple.com/us/tv-season/drake-josh-brotherly-bonding/id488237067 iTunes release of the widescreen bundle.] Retrieved 08 Mar '22</ref><ref>[https://microsoft.com/en-us/p/season-1/8d6kgwzlcjnp?activetab=pivot%3aoverviewtab Microsoft Store release of the widescreen bundle.] Retrieved 08 Mar '22</ref> Interestingly, the three episodes that are described briefly in the package's description ("Really Big Shrimp", "Who's Got Game" and "Battle of Panthatar") are not included.


On January 9th, 2012, iTunes/Microsoft released 7 of the Widescreen episodes under the "Brotherly Bonding", and it's still available to purchase as of September 2022.<ref>[https://itunes.apple.com/us/tv-season/drake-josh-brotherly-bonding/id488237067 iTunes release of the Widescreen package.] Retrieved 08 Mar '22</ref><ref>[https://microsoft.com/en-us/p/season-1/8d6kgwzlcjnp?activetab=pivot%3aoverviewtab Microsoft release of the Widescreen package.] Retrieved 08 Mar '22</ref> Interestingly, the three episodes that are described briefly in the package's description ("Really Big Shrimp", "Who's Got Game", "Battle of Panthatar") are not included.
The widescreen version of the Season 4 intro naturally holds widescreen clips from other episodes like "The Great Doheny". Nickelodeon and Dan Schneider have also posted widescreen clips on their YouTube channels (excluding the NickRewind YouTube channel due to cropping the clips). And some footage has resurfaced through references shown in other Dan Schneider productions, including ''Zoey 101'', ''iCarly'', ''Victorious'', ''Sam and Cat'', ''Henry Danger'' and ''Game Shakers''.


Despite some lost episodes having once aired on the HD feed of Nickelodeon, they were not in "true HD" or widescreen as seen in footage or images.
Episodes like "Sheep Thrills" are allegedly left unaired due to production errors. And despite some lost episodes having once aired on the HD feed of Nickelodeon, they were not in true HD or widescreen as seen in footage elsewhere.


As of 2023, the rest of the widescreen episodes have yet to be released or resurfaced.
As of 2024, the rest of the widescreen episodes have yet to resurface.
 
==Unconfirmed existence of Seasons 2 and 3 widescreen versions==
It's been speculated that although Seasons 2 and 3 were shot in widescreen, they may not have been edited into widescreen versions of the episodes. Only Season 4 has any kind of full cuts of the episodes in widescreen available (being directly before ''iCarly'' started, which was edited in 16:9 from the start) whilst widescreen footage of Seasons 2 and 3 primarily exists through the appearances of ''Drake and Josh'' in other Schneider productions. Through at least one example of the blooper footage of "Football" seen in the ''Sam & Cat'' episode "#BlooperEpisode", it's apparent that the widescreen footage does not line up with how the scene is shot in the 4:3 version to simply be cropped into 4:3 like ''iCarly'' and other shows were, but rather presumably always edited from the raw widescreen footage into analog 4:3 using pan and scan that notably shifts the 4:3 frame of the footage between shots. This may be further supported by the sloppy nature of the widescreen versions of Season 4 episodes that blatantly leave black bars of absent picture at the side of some shots, suggesting they were filmed in 16:9 but still shifted left or right to better fit being cropped into the 4:3 version. Thus it can be assumed that the appearances of 16:9 Seasons 2 and 3 in other shows are merely incomplete shot-by-shot edits from the original 16:9 footage made especially for those shows and that only the raw footage exists for those episodes as anything to be "found" unless Nickelodeon were to make a new widescreen remaster of the seasons, which seems doubtful.
 
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==Widescreen Episode List==
==Widescreen Episode List==
===Season 2===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! style="background-color:lightblue" |Episode
! style="background-color:lightblue" |Status
|-
|The Bet
|[https://youtu.be/RHu7Xz2DWOg<span style="color:orange;">'''Partially Found''']
|-
|Guitar
|<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
|-
|Movie Job
|<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
|-
|Football
|[https://youtu.be/n4_1AQcwtrg<span style="color:orange;">'''Partially Found''']
|-
|Pool Shark
|<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
|-
|Smart Girl
|<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
|-
|Little Diva
|<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
|-
|Blues Brothers
|<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
|-
|Drivers License
|<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
|-
|Number One Fan
|<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
|-
|Mean Teacher
|<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
|-
|The Gary Grill
|<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
|-
|Drew And Jerry
|<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
|-
|Honor Council
|<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
|-
|}
===Season 3===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! style="background-color:lightblue" |Episode
! style="background-color:lightblue" |Status
|-
|The Drake And Josh Inn
|[https://youtu.be/RHu7Xz2DWOg<span style="color:orange;">'''Partially Found''']
|-
|Peruvian Puff Pepper
|[https://youtu.be/RHu7Xz2DWOg<span style="color:orange;">'''Partially Found''']
|-
|We're Married
|<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
|-
|Mindy's Back
|<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
|-
|The Affair
|<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
|-
|Playing the Field
|<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
|-
|Helen's Surgery
|<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
|-
|Paging Dr. Drake
|<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
|-
|Foam Finger
|[https://youtu.be/RHu7Xz2DWOg<span style="color:orange;">'''Partially Found''']
|-
|Girl Power
|<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
|-
|Sheep Thrills
|<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
|-
|Megan's New Teacher
|<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
|-
|Little Sibling
|<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
|-
|Theater Thug
|<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
|-
|The Demonator
|<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
|-
|Alien Invasion
|<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
|-
|Dr. Phyllis Show
|<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
|-
|}
===Season 4===
===Season 4===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
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|-
|-
|The Storm
|The Storm
|<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
|[https://drive.google.com/file/d/19OxDETisfjmdB-tqqec5cZHI8SvsbRZo/view?usp=sharing<span style="color:orange;">'''Partially Lost''']
|-
|-
|My Dinner with Bobo
|My Dinner with Bobo
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|Dance Contest
|Dance Contest
|[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ImyXk3vl67SROVsSP35WDqMpkBG4KKVu/view<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
|[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ImyXk3vl67SROVsSP35WDqMpkBG4KKVu/view<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
|-
|}
|}


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
===Screenshots===
===Screenshots===
<gallery mode=packed heights=160px>
<gallery mode=packed heights=175px>
File: Screen_Shot_2022-03-09_at_7.57.51_PM.png|Screenshot from the widescreen version of "Really Big Shrimp."
File: Screen_Shot_2022-03-09_at_8.02.54_PM.png|Widescreen introduction from Season 4
File: Latest-dj2.png|Screenshot from the widescreen version of "Battle of Panthatar" (1/2).
File: D&J- The Storm (widescreen images).jpeg|Screenshots from the widescreen version of "The Storm"
File: Latest-dj1.png|Screenshot from the widescreen version of "Battle of Panthatar" (2/2).
File: Latest-dj2.png|Screenshot from the widescreen version of "Battle of Panthatar" (1/2)
File: Unknowndjs.png|A still from the behind the scenes of "Really Big Shrimp" showing the shot in widescreen.
File: Latest-dj1.png|Screenshot from the widescreen version of "Battle of Panthatar" (2/2)
File: Screen_Shot_2022-03-09_at_8.02.54_PM.png|Widescreen introduction (Season 4).
File: Unknowndjs.png|A still from the behind the scenes of "Really Big Shrimp" showing the shot in widescreen
</gallery>
</gallery>
===Footage===
===Footage===
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==See Also==
==See Also==
===Drake & Josh===
===Drake & Josh===
*[[Drake & Josh (partially found unaired pilot of Nickelodeon sitcom; 2002)]]
*[[Drake & Josh (partially found pitch pilot of Nickelodeon sitcom; 2002)]]


===Anthology and Short Series===
===Anthology and Short Series===
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*[[Leader Dog (partially lost Nickelodeon animated short series; 2004)]]
*[[Leader Dog (partially lost Nickelodeon animated short series; 2004)]]
*[[Making Fiends (partially lost promotional shorts for Nickelodeon animated series based on web series; 2008)]]
*[[Making Fiends (partially lost promotional shorts for Nickelodeon animated series based on web series; 2008)]]
*[[Meet The Moores (partially found Nicktoons UK animated short series; 2002-2003)]]
*[[Meet The Moores (partially found Nickelodeon UK animated short series; 2002-2003)]]
*[[Nick Studio 10 (partially found Nickelodeon channel block; 2013)]]
*[[Nick Studio 10 (partially found Nickelodeon channel block; 2013)]]
*[[Nickelodeon Addicting Games Showdown (partially found interstitial TV event of online game website; 2009-2010)]]
*[[Nickelodeon Addicting Games Showdown (partially found interstitial TV event of online game website; 2009-2010)]]
*[[Nickelodeon Blimp (found Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards animated short; 2005-2007)]]
*[[Nickelodeon Blimp (found Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards animated short; 2005-2007)]]
*[[Oh Yeah! Cartoons (found Nickelodeon animated anthology series; 1998-2001)]]
*[[Oh Yeah! Cartoons (found Nickelodeon animated anthology series; 1998-2001)]]
*[[Schoolyard Safari (found Nickelodeon short series; 2002-2003)]]
*[[Schoolyard Safari (found Nickelodeon animated short series; 2002-2003)]]
*[[SpongeBob: Re-Hydrated (partially lost "SpongeBob SquarePants" animated short; 2003)]]
*[[SpongeBob: Re-Hydrated (partially lost "SpongeBob SquarePants" animated short; 2003)]]
*[[Tortellini Western (partially lost Nickelodeon animated short series; 2004)]]
*[[Tortellini Western (partially lost Nickelodeon animated short series; 2004)]]
*[[A Very Aggressive Vegetable (partially lost Nickelodeon Australia animated short series; 1998)]]
*[[A Very Aggressive Vegetable (found Nickelodeon Australia animated short series; 1998)]]


===Bumpers and Promos===
===Bumpers and Promos===
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*[[Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius (partially lost TV promos for Nickelodeon animated film and TV series; 2001–2002)]]
*[[Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius (partially lost TV promos for Nickelodeon animated film and TV series; 2001–2002)]]
*[[Nickelodeon (partially found idents and bumpers from TV channel; 1979-present)]]
*[[Nickelodeon (partially found idents and bumpers from TV channel; 1979-present)]]
*[[Nickelodeon's Historical Firsts (partially lost animated promos from TV channel; 1997) ]]
*[[Nickelodeon's Historical Firsts (found animated promos from TV channel; 1997)]]
*[[SpongeBob's Nicktoon Summer Splash (partially lost bumpers from Nickelodeon channel block; 2000-2001)]]
*[[SpongeBob's Nicktoon Summer Splash (partially lost bumpers from Nickelodeon channel block; 2000-2001)]]


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*[[SuperNick (partially found Nickelodeon Netherlands game show; 2007-2011)]]
*[[SuperNick (partially found Nickelodeon Netherlands game show; 2007-2011)]]
*[[SuperNick op De Stoep Bij... (partially found Nickelodeon Netherlands sports show; 2007-2008)]]
*[[SuperNick op De Stoep Bij... (partially found Nickelodeon Netherlands sports show; 2007-2008)]]
*[[Webheads (partially found second season of Nickelodeon game show; 2015)]]
*[[Webheads (partially lost Nickelodeon game show; 2014–2015)]]


===Inaugural Series===
===Inaugural Series===
*[[America Goes Bananaz (partially found Nickelodeon variety series; 1977-1980)]]
*[[By The Way (partially found inaugural Nickelodeon series; 1979-1980)]]
*[[By The Way (partially found inaugural Nickelodeon series; 1979-1980)]]
*[[Hocus Focus (partially found inaugural Nickelodeon series; 1979-1981)]]
*[[Nickel Flicks (lost inaugural Nickelodeon series; 1979)]]
*[[Nickel Flicks (lost inaugural Nickelodeon series; 1979)]]
*[[Pinwheel (partially found Nickelodeon educational puppet series; 1977-1990)]]
*[[Pinwheel (partially found Nickelodeon educational puppet series; 1977-1990)]]
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*[[Kids' Court (partially found Nickelodeon non-traditional court series and other media; 1988-1994)]]
*[[Kids' Court (partially found Nickelodeon non-traditional court series and other media; 1988-1994)]]
*[[Mcjuniorclub TV (partially found Nickelodeon Netherlands/McDonald's live-action short series; 2008)]]
*[[Mcjuniorclub TV (partially found Nickelodeon Netherlands/McDonald's live-action short series; 2008)]]
*[[The Nick Cannon Show (partially lost spin-off of "All That" Nickelodeon sketch comedy series; 2002-2003)]]
*[[Nick News with Linda Ellerbee (partially found Nickelodeon educational news series; 1992-2015)]]
*[[Nick News with Linda Ellerbee (partially found Nickelodeon educational news series; 1992-2015)]]
*[[Noah Knows Best (partially found English audio of Nickelodeon sitcom; 2000-2001)]]
*[[Noah Knows Best (partially found English audio of Nickelodeon sitcom; 2000-2001)]]
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===Pilots===
===Pilots===
*[[Aaahh!!! Real Monsters (partially found unaired pilot of Nickelodeon animated series; early 1990s)]]
*[[Aaahh!!! Real Monsters (partially found pitch pilot of Nickelodeon animated series; early 1990s)]]
*[[The Adventures of Johnny Quasar (found prototype "Jimmy Neutron" animated shorts; 1995-1997)]]
*[[The Adventures of Johnny Quasar (found prototype "Jimmy Neutron" animated shorts; 1995-1997)]]
*[[The Angry Beavers "Cuffed Together" (non-existent pilot episode of Nickelodeon animated series; early-mid 1990s)]]
*[[The Angry Beavers "Cuffed Together" (non-existent second pilot of Nickelodeon animated series; early-mid 1990s)]]
*[[Back at the Barnyard (partially found original test pitch of Nickelodeon CGI animated series; 2000)]]
*[[Back at the Barnyard (partially found original test pitch of Nickelodeon CGI animated series; 2000)]]
*[[Bad Seeds (found pilot of "Harvey Beaks" Nickelodeon animated series; 2013)]]
*[[Bad Seeds (found pitch pilot of "Harvey Beaks" Nickelodeon animated series; 2013)]]
*[[Big Beast Quintet (lost Nickelodeon animated pilot; 1990)]]
*[[Big Beast Quintet (lost Nickelodeon animated pilot; 1990)]]
*[[Camp Nick (partially found Nickelodeon game show pilot; mid-1990s)]]
*[[Camp Nick (partially found Nickelodeon game show pilot; mid-1990s)]]
*[[Catscratch (found animated pitch of Nickelodeon animated series; 2004)]]
*[[Catscratch (found animated pitch of Nickelodeon animated series; 2004)]]
*[[The Crowville Chronicles (partially found Nickelodeon animated pilot; 1990)]]
*[[The Crowville Chronicles (partially found Nickelodeon animated pilot; 1990)]]
*[[Figure it Out (partially found unaired pilot of Nickelodeon game show; 1990s)]]
*[[Curbside (found Nickelodeon animated pilot; 1999)]]
*[[Fresh Beat Band of Spies (found unaired pilot of Nickelodeon animated spin-off of "The Fresh Beat Band" musical series; 2013)]]
*[[Figure it Out (partially found pitch pilot of Nickelodeon game show; 1990s)]]
*[[Fresh Beat Band of Spies (found pitch pilot of Nickelodeon animated spin-off of "The Fresh Beat Band" musical series; 2013)]]
*[[Generation Gap (partially found Nickelodeon game show pilot; early 1990s)]]
*[[Generation Gap (partially found Nickelodeon game show pilot; early 1990s)]]
*[[Gibby! (partially found unaired pilot of cancelled spin-off of "iCarly" Nickelodeon teen sitcom; 2012)]]
*[[Gibby! (found pitch pilot of cancelled spin-off of "iCarly" Nickelodeon teen sitcom; 2012)]]
*[[Go For It (lost Nickelodeon game show pilot; early 1990s)]]
*[[Go For It (lost Nickelodeon game show pilot; early 1990s)]]
*[[Hey Arnold! (found unaired pilot of Nickelodeon animated series; 1994)]]
*[[Hey Arnold! (found pitch pilot of Nickelodeon animated series; 1994)]]
*[[Humongous (lost pilot of Nickelodeon game show; early 1990s)]]
*[[Humongous (lost pilot of Nickelodeon game show; early 1990s)]]
*[[I Don't Think So (partially found Nickelodeon game show pilot; 1994)]]
*[[I Don't Think So (partially found Nickelodeon game show pilot; 1994)]]
*[[Invader Zim (lost 3D animation test sequence from pilot of Nickelodeon animated series; 1999)]]
*[[Invader Zim (lost 3D animation test sequence from Nickelodeon animated series pilot; 1999)]]
*[[KaBlam! "The Henry and June Show" (found spinoff pilot of Nickelodeon animated series; 2000)]]
*[[KaBlam! "The Henry and June Show" (found spin-off pilot of Nickelodeon animated series; 2000)]]
*[[Kappa Mikey (found original MTV pitch and Nicktoons pilots of animated series; 2004)]]
*[[Kappa Mikey (found pitch pilots of Nickelodeon animated series; 2004)]]
*[[Morph Sports (partially found Nickelodeon game show pilot; 1995-1996)]]
*[[Morph Sports (partially found Nickelodeon game show pilot; 1995-1996)]]
*[[Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide (partially found pilots of Nickelodeon sitcom; 2003)]]
*[[Mr. Meaty "In Parker's Sight" (partially lost pitch pilot of Nickelodeon puppet series; 2005)]]
*[[Ned's Declassified High School Survival Guide (lost pilot of rejected spin-off series of Nickelodeon sitcom; 2008)]]
*[[Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide (partially found original version of Nickelodeon sitcom pilots; 2003)]]
*[[Ned's Declassified High School Survival Guide (lost pitch pilot of rejected spin-off of Nickelodeon sitcom; 2008)]]
*[[The Penguins of Madagascar (partially found pitch pilot versions for Nickelodeon CGI animated series; mid-2000s)]]
*[[Pudding Toast (lost Nickelodeon animated pitch pilots; 2012)]]
*[[Pudding Toast (lost Nickelodeon animated pitch pilots; 2012)]]
*[[Rocket Beach (found unaired pilot of "Rocket Power" Nickelodeon animated series; 1998)]]
*[[Rocket Beach (found pitch pilot of "Rocket Power" Nickelodeon animated series; 1998)]]
*[[Roundhouse (partially found unaired pilot of Nickelodeon comedy series; 1991)]]
*[[Roundhouse (partially found pitch pilot of Nickelodeon comedy series; 1991)]]
*[[Slime Survivor (partially found Nickelodeon game show pilot; 2000)]]
*[[Slime Survivor (partially found Nickelodeon game show pilot; 2000)]]
*[[The Thundermans (partially lost unaired pilot of Nickelodeon live-action comedy series; 2012)]]
*[[The Thundermans (partially lost pitch pilot of Nickelodeon live-action comedy series; 2012)]]
*[[Tooned In! (partially found Nickelodeon game show pilot; 1998)]]
*[[Tooned In! (partially found Nickelodeon game show pilot; 1998)]]
*[[Trash (lost Nickelodeon stop-motion animated pilot; 1990)]]
*[[Trash (lost Nickelodeon stop-motion animated pilot; 1990)]]
*[[The Weasel Patrol (lost Nickelodeon animated pilot; 1990)]]
*[[The Weasel Patrol (lost Nickelodeon animated pilot; 1990)]]
*[[Video Dream Theater (lost Nickelodeon animated pilots; 1979)]]
*[[Who Knew? (partially found Nickelodeon game show pilot; 1998)]]
*[[Who Knew? (partially found Nickelodeon game show pilot; 1998)]]
*[[The Wild Thornberrys (found pilot of Nickelodeon animated series; 1998)]]
*[[The Wild Thornberrys (found pilot of Nickelodeon animated series; 1998)]]


===Other===
===Other===
*[[Action League Now!: The Series "Monster Mashed" (found episode of "Kablam!" spinoff animated series; 2002)]]
*[[Action League Now!: The Series "Monster Mashed" (found episode of "Kablam!" spin-off animated series; 2002)]]
*[[Action League Now!: The Series "Thunder Girl: Tracking The Storm" (found episode of "Kablam!" spinoff series; 2001-2002)]]
*[[Action League Now!: The Series "Thunder Girl: Tracking The Storm" (found episode of "Kablam!" spin-off series; 2001-2002)]]
*[[Adventures in Wonder Park (partially found unaired Nickelodeon animated series based on film; 2019)]]
*[[Against the Odds (partially found Nickelodeon documentary series; 1982-1988)]]
*[[The Angry Beavers "A Tail of Two Rangers/Bye Bye Beavers" (partially found finale episode of Nickelodeon animated series; 2001)]]
*[[The Angry Beavers "A Tail of Two Rangers/Bye Bye Beavers" (partially found finale episode of Nickelodeon animated series; 2001)]]
*[[Back at the Barnyard (partially found widescreen versions of Nickelodeon CGI animated series episodes; 2007-2011)]]
*[[The Butcher (lost Nickelodeon puppet short film; existence unconfirmed; 2001)]]
*[[The Butcher (lost Nickelodeon puppet short film; existence unconfirmed; 2001)]]
*[[Crash Nebula (lost production material of cancelled spinoff of" The Fairly OddParents" Nickelodeon animated series; 2004-2006)]]
*[[Danny Phantom (partially found original opening title sequence of Nickelodeon animated series; 2003)]]
*[[Danny Phantom (partially found original opening title sequence of Nickelodeon animated series; 2003)]]
*[[Got Chocolate Milk? (found "SpongeBob SquarePants" animated tie-in commercial; 2001)]]
*[[Got Chocolate Milk? (found "SpongeBob SquarePants" animated tie-in commercial; 2001)]]
*[[Gruff's Groove Box (lost Nickelodeon music series; 2001)]]
*[[Gruff's Groove Box (lost Nickelodeon music series; 2001)]]
*[[Hocus Focus (partially found Nickelodeon variety series; 1979-1981)]]
*[[The Humpback Hop (found full version of "SpongeBob SquarePants" production music; 2002)]]
*[[ICarly "How To" (found bonus content DVD from Nickelodeon sitcom "Web Show Set"; 2011)]]
*[[ICarly "How To" (found bonus content DVD from Nickelodeon sitcom "Web Show Set"; 2011)]]
*[[Invader Zim (partially found production material of cancelled episodes of Nickelodeon animated series; 2001-2002)]]
*[[Invader Zim (partially found production material of cancelled episodes of Nickelodeon animated series; 2001-2002)]]
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*[[KaBlam! "Just Chillin" (found final episode of Nickelodeon animated series; 2000)]]
*[[KaBlam! "Just Chillin" (found final episode of Nickelodeon animated series; 2000)]]
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*[[Nickelodeon Magazine's Big 10 Birthday Bash (found Nickelodeon TV special; 2003)]]
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A screenshot of "The Bet" in widescreen.

Status: Partially Found

Drake & Josh is a live-action sitcom made by Dan Schneider that first aired on Nickelodeon on January 11th, 2004, until its series finale on September 16th, 2007, with the additional Christmas TV movie Merry Christmas, Drake & Josh airing December 5th, 2008.

The series focuses on Drake Bell as Drake Parker and Josh Peck as Josh Nichols as they are stepbrothers and roommates, alongside Nancy Sullivan as Audrey Parker-Nichols, Jonathan Goldstein as Walter Nichols and Miranda Cosgrove as Megan Parker.

Availability

While Season 1 is shot in 4:3 fullscreen, the rest of the seasons are shot in 16:9 widescreen. But when the series first aired on Nickelodeon in 2004, the channel aired Seasons 2-4 in 4:3, which can be found on home video/digital releases of the show. This is common as TV wasn't switched from analog to digital until June 12th, 2009.[1]

However, when the series re-ran on Nickelodeon (via the HD feed which started on March 9th, 2008[2]) until December 18, 2014 and on TeenNick (via the HD feed which started in September 2016[citation needed]) until January 16, 2022, both broadcasted some of the 16:9 versions of episodes from Season 4, and some of the broadcasts made their way onto the internet via users on MEGA, ShareMania, and Google Drive.

On January 9th, 2012, 7 of the widescreen episodes were released on iTunes and the Microsoft Store under the "Brotherly Bonding" bundle, which is still available to purchase as of March 2024.[3][4] Interestingly, the three episodes that are described briefly in the package's description ("Really Big Shrimp", "Who's Got Game" and "Battle of Panthatar") are not included.

The widescreen version of the Season 4 intro naturally holds widescreen clips from other episodes like "The Great Doheny". Nickelodeon and Dan Schneider have also posted widescreen clips on their YouTube channels (excluding the NickRewind YouTube channel due to cropping the clips). And some footage has resurfaced through references shown in other Dan Schneider productions, including Zoey 101, iCarly, Victorious, Sam and Cat, Henry Danger and Game Shakers.

Episodes like "Sheep Thrills" are allegedly left unaired due to production errors. And despite some lost episodes having once aired on the HD feed of Nickelodeon, they were not in true HD or widescreen as seen in footage elsewhere.

As of 2024, the rest of the widescreen episodes have yet to resurface.

Unconfirmed existence of Seasons 2 and 3 widescreen versions

It's been speculated that although Seasons 2 and 3 were shot in widescreen, they may not have been edited into widescreen versions of the episodes. Only Season 4 has any kind of full cuts of the episodes in widescreen available (being directly before iCarly started, which was edited in 16:9 from the start) whilst widescreen footage of Seasons 2 and 3 primarily exists through the appearances of Drake and Josh in other Schneider productions. Through at least one example of the blooper footage of "Football" seen in the Sam & Cat episode "#BlooperEpisode", it's apparent that the widescreen footage does not line up with how the scene is shot in the 4:3 version to simply be cropped into 4:3 like iCarly and other shows were, but rather presumably always edited from the raw widescreen footage into analog 4:3 using pan and scan that notably shifts the 4:3 frame of the footage between shots. This may be further supported by the sloppy nature of the widescreen versions of Season 4 episodes that blatantly leave black bars of absent picture at the side of some shots, suggesting they were filmed in 16:9 but still shifted left or right to better fit being cropped into the 4:3 version. Thus it can be assumed that the appearances of 16:9 Seasons 2 and 3 in other shows are merely incomplete shot-by-shot edits from the original 16:9 footage made especially for those shows and that only the raw footage exists for those episodes as anything to be "found" unless Nickelodeon were to make a new widescreen remaster of the seasons, which seems doubtful.

Quinton Reviews' segment on the subject (31:16).

Widescreen Episode List

Season 4

Episode Status
Josh Runs Into Oprah Found
Vicious Tiberius Lost
The Wedding Found
Mindy Loves Josh Lost
Who's Got Game? Lost
The Great Doheny Lost
I Love Sushi Found
The Storm Partially Lost
My Dinner with Bobo Lost
Treehouse Lost
Josh is Done Found
Eric Punches Drake Found
Megan's Revenge Found
Steered Straight Lost
Megan's First Kiss Lost
Battle Of Panthatar Lost
Really Big Shrimp Partially Found
Helicopter Lost
Dance Contest Found

Gallery

Screenshots

  • Widescreen introduction from Season 4

    Widescreen introduction from Season 4

  • Screenshots from the widescreen version of "The Storm"

    Screenshots from the widescreen version of "The Storm"

  • Screenshot from the widescreen version of "Battle of Panthatar" (1/2)

    Screenshot from the widescreen version of "Battle of Panthatar" (1/2)

  • Screenshot from the widescreen version of "Battle of Panthatar" (2/2)

    Screenshot from the widescreen version of "Battle of Panthatar" (2/2)

  • A still from the behind the scenes of "Really Big Shrimp" showing the shot in widescreen

    A still from the behind the scenes of "Really Big Shrimp" showing the shot in widescreen

Footage

Another compilation of widescreen episodes, from Seasons 2 to 4.

Widescreen intro.

See Also

Drake & Josh

Anthology and Short Series

Bumpers and Promos

Films

Game Shows

Inaugural Series

Live Action

Pilots

Other

References

  1. ↑ Nielsen article on the switch from analog to digital TV. Retrieved 08 Mar '22
  2. ↑ CableTV Talk Retrieved 24 Mar '23
  3. ↑ iTunes release of the widescreen bundle. Retrieved 08 Mar '22
  4. ↑ Microsoft Store release of the widescreen bundle. Retrieved 08 Mar '22
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