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'''''Eddie Retractorhead''''' is an animated short series that aired on Nickelodeon UK in 2008 and produced by Cosgrove Halls whose best known for making ''Count Duckula''.<ref>[https://awn.com/news/cosgrove-hall-inks-deal-nick-uk-eddie-retractorhead Animation World Network article announcing the series.] Retrieved 04 Jan '23</ref> The series about a blob of mucus named Eddie falling from space and landing on a pie and a tractor who lives in an inflatable pie at Area 52 with his friend, an orange blob named Blam Blob where they go on many misadventures while meeting other weird characters along the way.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20090824072601/http://eddieretractorhead.com/blog/default.aspx ''Eddie Retractorhead'' website blog post with information on the series (archived).] Retrieved 04 Jan '23</ref>
'''''Eddie Retractorhead''''' is an animated short series that aired on Nickelodeon UK in 2008 and was produced by Cosgrove Hall, best known for creating a variety of cartoons.<ref>[https://awn.com/news/cosgrove-hall-inks-deal-nick-uk-eddie-retractorhead Animation World Network article announcing the series.] Retrieved 04 Jan '23</ref> The series features a blob of mucus, named Eddie, who was created by falling from space and landing on a tractor and a pie. Eddie lives in an inflatable pie house at Area 52 with his friend, an orange blob named Blam Blob, where they go on many misadventures while meeting other weird characters along the way.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20090824072601/http://eddieretractorhead.com/blog/default.aspx ''Eddie Retractorhead'' website blog post with information on the series (archived).] Retrieved 04 Jan '23</ref>


==Availability==
==Availability==
According to the official website, ten shorts were produced each running for about a minute long, "Trailer," "Space Day," "House," "Explodeeeeitus," "Speed Photo," "Eddie Airways," "Weather Day," "Dozy Eddie," "Olympics" and "Body Music."<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20090822211904/http://eddieretractorhead.com/  Website listing of the shorts and their description (archived).] Retrieved 04 Jan '23</ref> While the shorts "Trailer," "Space Day Out" and "Explodeeeeitus" were available for over a decade. The other seven were missing until one of the series editors Tracey Cleland uploaded the shorts "House" and "Speed Camera" onto her resume and Vimeo account in 2019.<ref>[https://traceycleland.squarespace.com/ Tracey Cleland's resume.] Retrieved 04 Jan '23</ref> In 2022 YouTuber Lucas’s Archive uploaded the short "Olympics." As of January 2023, only four shorts are still missing.
According to the official website, ten shorts were produced each running for about a minute long."<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20090822211904/http://eddieretractorhead.com/  Website listing of the shorts and their description (archived).] Retrieved 04 Jan '23</ref> Previously, the shorts "Trailer," "Space Day Out" and "Explodeeeeitus" were available for over a decade, although one of the series editors, Tracey Cleland, uploaded the shorts "House" and "Speed Camera" onto her resume and Vimeo account in 2019.<ref>[https://traceycleland.squarespace.com/ Tracey Cleland's resume.] Retrieved 04 Jan '23</ref> In 2022, YouTuber "Lucas’s Archive" uploaded a VHS recording of the short "Olympics" airing on Nicktoonsters, and as of January 2023, only four shorts are still missing.


==Short List==
==Short List==

Revision as of 17:52, 27 October 2023

Eddie retractorhead logo.jpeg

The series' logo.

Status: Partially Lost

Eddie Retractorhead is an animated short series that aired on Nickelodeon UK in 2008 and was produced by Cosgrove Hall, best known for creating a variety of cartoons.[1] The series features a blob of mucus, named Eddie, who was created by falling from space and landing on a tractor and a pie. Eddie lives in an inflatable pie house at Area 52 with his friend, an orange blob named Blam Blob, where they go on many misadventures while meeting other weird characters along the way.[2]

Availability

According to the official website, ten shorts were produced each running for about a minute long."[3] Previously, the shorts "Trailer," "Space Day Out" and "Explodeeeeitus" were available for over a decade, although one of the series editors, Tracey Cleland, uploaded the shorts "House" and "Speed Camera" onto her resume and Vimeo account in 2019.[4] In 2022, YouTuber "Lucas’s Archive" uploaded a VHS recording of the short "Olympics" airing on Nicktoonsters, and as of January 2023, only four shorts are still missing.

Short List

# Short Title Status
1 Trailer Found
2 Space Day Found
3 House Found
4 Explodeeeeitus Found
5 Speed Photo Found
6 Eddie Airways Lost
7 Weather Day Lost
8 Dozy Eddie Lost
9 Olympics Found
10 Body Music Lost

Gallery

  • The characters Eddie Retractorhead and Blam Blob.

    The characters Eddie Retractorhead and Blam Blob.

See Also

Nickelodeon UK

Anthology and Short Series

Bumpers and Promos

Films

Game Shows

Inaugural Series

Live Action

Pilots

Other

References

  1. ↑ Animation World Network article announcing the series. Retrieved 04 Jan '23
  2. ↑ Eddie Retractorhead website blog post with information on the series (archived). Retrieved 04 Jan '23
  3. ↑ Website listing of the shorts and their description (archived). Retrieved 04 Jan '23
  4. ↑ Tracey Cleland's resume. Retrieved 04 Jan '23
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