JoJo's Circus (partially lost Playhouse Disney stop-motion animated series; 2003-2007): Difference between revisions
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==Availability== | ==Availability== | ||
Despite the series' popularity at the time of its airing, not all of the show has resurfaced. This is especially odd, as the series aired during a time when nearly everyone in North America had some form of home recording. Most episodes are readily available online, meaning most of the series remains. | Despite the series' popularity at the time of its airing, not all of the show has resurfaced. This is especially odd, as the series aired during a time when nearly everyone in North America had some form of home recording. Most episodes are readily available online, meaning most of the series remains. | ||
Two ''JoJo's Circus'' DVDs were released in 2005, ''Take a Bow'' and ''Animal-a-Go-Go'', with a Playhouse Disney DVD releasing in late 2005 containing the Season 1 episode "A Circus Town Christmas." Altogether, that would make nine episodes. Both DVD releases of Higglytown Heroes also contained one episode of the show, making for a total of twelve episodes released on DVD. Numerous home recordings from the 2003-2009 run still exist, while others from the brief reruns on Disney Junior from 2012-2014 also exist, albiet some are from different countries. Scripts for some episodes have been found; such as the script for | Two ''JoJo's Circus'' DVDs were released in 2005, ''Take a Bow'' and ''Animal-a-Go-Go'', with a Playhouse Disney DVD releasing in late 2005 containing the Season 1 episode "A Circus Town Christmas." Altogether, that would make nine episodes. Both DVD releases of Higglytown Heroes also contained one episode of the show, making for a total of twelve episodes released on DVD. Numerous home recordings from the 2003-2009 run still exist, while others from the brief reruns on Disney Junior from 2012-2014 also exist, albiet some are from different countries. Scripts for some episodes have been found; such as the script for The Whatchamadoodle<ref>[https://robdavidny.files.wordpress.com/2010/10/jojo-watchamadoodle-sample.pdf The Script of the episode "The Whatchamadoodle"] Retrieved 29 Aug '23</ref>, while 56 songs written for certain episodes had been released on two soundtrack albums, ''Songs from JoJo's Circus'', and its 2005 follow up ''Songs from Under the Big Top!''. | ||
Nearly twenty years after the show premiered, on August 3, 2023, Twitter user @WiggleznGigglez made a tweet stating that most of the show was not accessible to the public either through physical media or streaming: <blockquote>"Just some few episodes posted on YouTube, Dailymotion and the Internet Archive."</blockquote> | Nearly twenty years after the show premiered, on August 3, 2023, Twitter user @WiggleznGigglez made a tweet stating that most of the show was not accessible to the public either through physical media or streaming: <blockquote>"Just some few episodes posted on YouTube, Dailymotion and the Internet Archive."</blockquote> | ||
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|13A||The | |13A||The Whatchamadoodle||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''] | ||
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|13B||What's The Trick?||[https://archive.org/details/jo-jos-circus-archive/JoJo's+Circus+-+S01E13B+-+What's+the+Trick.mp4<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''] | |13B||What's The Trick?||[https://archive.org/details/jo-jos-circus-archive/JoJo's+Circus+-+S01E13B+-+What's+the+Trick.mp4<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''] | ||
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|27A||A Snow Clown for Dinky|| | |27A||A Snow Clown for Dinky||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost''' | ||
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File:JoJoSkatingAway.jpg|The only known screenshot of "Skating Away." | File:JoJoSkatingAway.jpg|The only known screenshot of "Skating Away." | ||
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JoJo%27s_Circus Wikipedia page for ''JoJo's Circus''.] | *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JoJo%27s_Circus Wikipedia page for ''JoJo's Circus''.] | ||
Revision as of 18:34, 30 August 2023
The show's title card.
Status: Partially Lost
JoJo's Circus was a Canadian-American stop-motion animated children's show that aired on Playhouse Disney from September 28th, 2003, to February 14th, 2007, with reruns until 2009.[1]
The show was created by four people - Jim and Lisa Jinkins, David Campbell and Eric Weiner, with the show revolving around the titular JoJo, who is a six-year-old clown girl who lives in the small, happy Circus Town. JoJo invites young viewers to get up and dance, jump, bend and wiggle. All episode storylines have a moral lesson that emphasizes character-building skills such as cooperation, sharing and respect for others. On February 24th, 2006, a spin-off, Feeling Good With JoJo, premiered. It was a series of twenty shorts that would teach the audience at home to exercise. These shorts outlasted the original series, with new shorts airing until May 16th, 2008.
Availability
Despite the series' popularity at the time of its airing, not all of the show has resurfaced. This is especially odd, as the series aired during a time when nearly everyone in North America had some form of home recording. Most episodes are readily available online, meaning most of the series remains. Two JoJo's Circus DVDs were released in 2005, Take a Bow and Animal-a-Go-Go, with a Playhouse Disney DVD releasing in late 2005 containing the Season 1 episode "A Circus Town Christmas." Altogether, that would make nine episodes. Both DVD releases of Higglytown Heroes also contained one episode of the show, making for a total of twelve episodes released on DVD. Numerous home recordings from the 2003-2009 run still exist, while others from the brief reruns on Disney Junior from 2012-2014 also exist, albiet some are from different countries. Scripts for some episodes have been found; such as the script for The Whatchamadoodle[2], while 56 songs written for certain episodes had been released on two soundtrack albums, Songs from JoJo's Circus, and its 2005 follow up Songs from Under the Big Top!.
Nearly twenty years after the show premiered, on August 3, 2023, Twitter user @WiggleznGigglez made a tweet stating that most of the show was not accessible to the public either through physical media or streaming:
"Just some few episodes posted on YouTube, Dailymotion and the Internet Archive."
The tweet took off with many people remembering the show and with growing interest in finding the lost segments and episodes, the original poster commented under the tweet with screenshots of notes of what segments were available on the internet, what is available but in poor quality and what segments are completely missing.[3]
Episode List
Season 1
| # | Segment Title | Status (42/49) |
|---|---|---|
| 1A | Easy as Pie | Found |
| 1B | Take a Bow | Found |
| 2A | Uncle Flippy's Funny Farm | Found |
| 2B | Up Up & Away | Found |
| 3A | Hide & Go Dinky | Found |
| 3B | Fire Chef Says | Found |
| 4A | Confetti Caper | Found |
| 4B | JoJo on the Tightrope | Found |
| 5A | Try These on for Boing! | Found |
| 5B | Happy Birthday Tater | Found |
| 6A | Cotten Andy | Found |
| 6B | Nighty Night | Found |
| 7A | Seal Fright | Lost |
| 7B | Skeebo's Missing Hat Trick | Found |
| 8 | The Legend of Clownfoot | Found |
| 9A | Circus Shh Shh | Found |
| 9B | The Little Big Top Boogie Band | Found |
| 10A | Drum Roll Please | Found |
| 10B | Cannonball JoJo | Found |
| 11A | Flower Shower | Found |
| 11B | The Itchy Ootchy Scratch Patch | Found |
| 12A | Messy Mess | Found |
| 12B | Pop Up | Found |
| 13A | The Whatchamadoodle | Lost] |
| 13B | What's The Trick? | Found |
| 14A | Zero Heroes | Lost |
| 14B | The Spudinki's New Act | Found |
| 15A | JoJo Signs Up | Found |
| 15B | The Un-Average Day | Found |
| 16A | Mirror Mirror | Found |
| 16B | Tina Trips Up | Lost |
| 17A | The Clown Family Picnic | Lost |
| 17B | Dinky's Dance | Lost |
| 18A | Hamster-cize | Found |
| 18B | Shoo Fly Shoo! | Found |
| 19 | A Circus Town Christmas | Found |
| 20A | The Lost Roar | Found |
| 20B | Helping Hands | Found |
| 21A | Skeebo's Pet | Found |
| 21B | Follow that Rainbow | Found |
| 22A | A Case of The Sillies | Found |
| 22B | Hide & Go-liath | Found |
| 23A | Funny Bunnies | Found |
| 23B | Ivan the Bearable | Found |
| 24A | JoJo to the Rescue | Found |
| 24B | A Clown Ride | Found |
| 25A | Charlie the Clown Baby | Lost |
| 25B | Fire House Day | Found |
Season 2
| # | Segment Title | Status (23/55) |
|---|---|---|
| 1A | Sleepover Surprises | Lost |
| 1B | How does your Garden Grow | Lost |
| 2A | Fit as a Tickle | Lost |
| 2B | Pedal Pushers | Found |
| 3A | A New Twist | Lost |
| 3B | Lost & Found | Found |
| 4A | The Best Breakfast Ever | Lost |
| 4B | Popcorn Panic | Lost |
| 5A | Frown Fighters | Found |
| 5B | Goliath the Great | Found |
| 6A | Hi There, Small Fry | Lost |
| 6B | My Dinner with the Tightropes | Lost |
| 7A | My Favorite Frog Sitters | Found |
| 7B | Night of the Teddy Bears Dance | Found |
| 8A | 100 Days in Counting | Found |
| 8B | Hoop Happy | Lost |
| 9A | Charlie The Clown Baby Returns | Found |
| 9B | The Fishing Trip | Found |
| 10A | Goliath Gets a Boo Boo | Lost |
| 10B | Join the Club | Lost |
| 11 | The Mane Event | Lost |
| 12A | The Robot Clown | Found |
| 12B | Mice-Capades | Found |
| 13 | A Circus Town Wedding | Found |
| 14A | Get Crabby | Found |
| 14B | Bouncing the Bowling Ball | Found |
| 15A | The Octopus Ride | Lost |
| 15B | Hiccup Helper | Lost |
| 16A | Follow that Monkey | Found |
| 16B | X Marks the Spot | Found |
| 17A | Happy Hoopy Day | Found |
| 17B | Brushing Up | Found |
| 18A | The Cricketeers | Lost |
| 18B | Tickled Pink | Lost |
| 19A | Practice makes Perfect | Lost |
| 19B | Happy Not-Birthday Skeebo | Lost |
| 20A | Best Pet in Circus Town | Found |
| 20B | Picture Perfect | Found |
| 21A | Make it Snappy | Lost |
| 21B | Harpo Come Home | Lost |
| 22A | Circus Town Hoedown | Lost |
| 22B | Time Flies | Lost |
| 23 | The Thanksgiving Hip-Hooray Parade | Found |
| 24A | Quiet Magic | Lost |
| 24B | Too Many Toys | Lost |
| 25 | Ride Em Goliath | Lost |
| 26 | Chores Galore | Lost |
| 27A | A Snow Clown for Dinky | Lost |
| 27B | Skating Away | Lost |
| 28A | Simply Ear-Resistable | Found |
| 28B | Hula is Cool-a | Found |
Season 3
| # | Segment Title | Status (3/10) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stuck on You | Lost |
| 2 | Silly Silly Putt-Putt | Lost |
| 3 | The Giggle Kite | Lost |
| 4 | Princess for a Day | Found (very poor quality) |
| 5 | Pie in the Sky | Lost |
| 6 | My Granny's Shoes | Lost |
| 7 | JoJo & The Beanstalk | Found (very poor quality) |
| 8 | Circus Town Makeover | Found (very poor quality) |
| 9A | My Clowny Valentine | Lost |
| 9B | Hop Hooey | Lost |
Feeling Good With JoJo
| Short Title | Status (7/20) |
|---|---|
| Bears | Found (very poor quality) |
| Clown Shoe Stretch | Found (very poor quality) |
| Froggy Jump | Found |
| Reach the Sun Stretch | Found |
| Snakes | Found |
| The Wiggle | Found |
| Windshield Wipers | Found (very poor quality) |
| 13 Other Unknown Named Shorts[4] | Lost |
Gallery
The only known screenshot of "Skating Away."
External Links
References
- ↑ Rome News-Tribune article that mentions the series. Retrieved 05 Aug '23
- ↑ The Script of the episode "The Whatchamadoodle" Retrieved 29 Aug '23
- ↑ WiggleznGigglez's tweet about the series. Retrieved 04 Aug '23
- ↑ Feeling Good With JoJo Wikipedia Info