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'''''The Amazing 3''''' (''Wonder 3'' or ''W3'' in Japan) is a 1965 manga series created by legendary manga writer Osamu Tezuka. It focuses on a trio of aliens disguised as a duck, horse, and a rabbit who befriend a human. The trio go on various adventures on Earth and learns more about humanity and life on earth. An anime adaptation of the manga started airing on Japanese and American television in 1965. All 52 episodes where dubbed.
'''''The Amazing 3''''' (''Wonder 3'' or ''W3'' in Japan) is a 1965 children's sci-fi manga series created by legendary manga writer Osamu Tezuka. It focuses on a trio of aliens disguised as a duck, horse, and a rabbit who befriend a human. The trio go on various adventures on Earth and learns more about humanity and life on earth. During their stay on Earth, the alien trio have to find ways to convince The Galactic Federation to give humans more time to development instead of blowing it up. An anime adaptation of the manga started airing on Japanese and American television in 1965. All 52 episodes were dubbed.
 
[[File:W3.png|thumb|right|Confirmation that The Amazing Three aired on KCOP Channel 13 in Los Angeles.]]
It aired 1967 through 1970 on KCOP-TV (Channel 13) in Los Angeles, California and on WPIX-TV (Channel 11) in New York, New York. It would also air on the Nine Network in Australia in 1969-1970.
The last time the English dub of the anime was ever aired and seen on American Television was during the 1970s on Kcop-TV as reruns. A few episodes of the English dub were uploaded to YouTube sometime in 2013 or 2014 but later got removed most likely due to copyright infringement.
 
For a long time it was rumored that the english dub was destroyed or lost, the only known evidence of the English Dub's existence was a video that was uploaded to Youtube on January 13, 2013 titled "Captain Bunny's Greetings" uploaded by Youtube user "unclesporkums". The video contained a two second audio clip of the character Bokko (Called Bunny aka "Captain Bunny" in the English dub) giving a greeting to the viewer ("Hi, this is Captain Bunny."). The audio itself is from an unknown old website that might no longer exists according to the uploader. The video description did mention that it might be an unknown impersonator of Corrine Orr (English voice of Bokko) but is difficult to tell due to the poor audio quality. The video later got deleted at an unknown time. https://www.cartoonbrew.com/anime/tezukas-amazing-three-5410.html


It aired from 1967 through 1970 on KCOP-TV (Channel 13) in Los Angeles, California<ref>[https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=SBS19680910&e=-------en--20--1--txt-txIN--------1 An archived Newspaper article from 1968 containing scheduling information on The Amazing Three.] Retrieved 14 Jun '20</ref> and on WPIX-TV (Channel 11) in New York, New York. It would also air on the Nine Network in Australia from 1969-1970. <ref>[https://absoluteanime.com/amazing_3/ Information on The Amazing Three from the website Absolute Anime.] Retrieved 14 Jun '20</ref>
The last time the English dub of the anime was ever aired and seen on American television was during the 1970s on KCOP-TV as reruns. A few episodes of the English dub were uploaded to YouTube sometime in 2013 or 2014 but were later removed, most likely due to copyright infringement.


==Cast==
==Cast==
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==Notes==
==Episode List==
As of June 2020, around 30 of the 52 episodes are known to be found.
 
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="vertical-align:top;horizontal-align:center;"
|<span style="font-size:80%">#
|<span style="font-size:80%">Title
|<span style="font-size:80%">Availability
|-
|<span style="font-size:80%">1
|<span style="font-size:80%">"Three Beings from Outer Space"
|<span style="font-size:80%"><span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
|-
|<span style="font-size:80%">2
|<span style="font-size:80%">"Evacuation in 24 Hours"
|<span style="font-size:80%"><span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
|-
|<span style="font-size:80%">3
|<span style="font-size:80%">"The Mystery of Shangri-La"
|<span style="font-size:80%"><span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
|-
|<span style="font-size:80%">4
|<span style="font-size:80%">"The Camphor Tree Story"
|<span style="font-size:80%"><span style="color:green;">'''Found'''
|-
|<span style="font-size:80%">5
|<span style="font-size:80%">"Floating Fortress"
|<span style="font-size:80%"><span style="color:green;">'''Found'''
|-
|<span style="font-size:80%">6
|<span style="font-size:80%">"Zoo On A Skyscrapper"
|<span style="font-size:80%"><span style="color:green;">'''Found'''
|-
|<span style="font-size:80%">7
|<span style="font-size:80%">
|<span style="font-size:80%"><span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
|-
|<span style="font-size:80%">8
|<span style="font-size:80%">"Circus Mystery"
|<span style="font-size:80%"><span style="color:green;">'''Found'''
|-
|<span style="font-size:80%">9
|<span style="font-size:80%">"Sun Don't Set"
|<span style="font-size:80%"><span style="color:green;">'''Found'''
|-
|<span style="font-size:80%">10
|<span style="font-size:80%">"Mummy Factory"
|<span style="font-size:80%"><span style="color:green;">'''Found'''
|-
|<span style="font-size:80%">11
|<span style="font-size:80%">"Dule In North Valley"
|<span style="font-size:80%"><span style="color:green;">'''Found'''
|-
|<span style="font-size:80%">12
|<span style="font-size:80%">"Mole Plan"
|<span style="font-size:80%"><span style="color:green;">'''Found'''
|-
|<span style="font-size:80%">13
|<span style="font-size:80%">"Black Extract"
|<span style="font-size:80%"><span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
|-
|<span style="font-size:80%">14
|<span style="font-size:80%">"Fort of the Wild Dogs"
|<span style="font-size:80%"><span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
|-
|<span style="font-size:80%">15
|<span style="font-size:80%">"Sacrifices Will Not Be Tolerated"
|<span style="font-size:80%"><span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
|-
|<span style="font-size:80%">16
|<span style="font-size:80%">"My Name is X"
|<span style="font-size:80%"><span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
|-
|<span style="font-size:80%">17
|<span style="font-size:80%">"Black Extract"
|<span style="font-size:80%"><span style="color:green;">'''Found'''
|-
|<span style="font-size:80%">18
|<span style="font-size:80%">"Explode the Barn"
|<span style="font-size:80%"><span style="color:green;">'''Found'''
|-
|<span style="font-size:80%">19
|<span style="font-size:80%">"The Phoenix Story"
|<span style="font-size:80%"><span style="color:green;">'''Found'''
|-
|<span style="font-size:80%">20
|<span style="font-size:80%">"The Mad Target"
|<span style="font-size:80%"><span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
|-
|<span style="font-size:80%">21
|<span style="font-size:80%">"Adventure in the Volcano"
|<span style="font-size:80%"><span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
|-
|<span style="font-size:80%">22
|<span style="font-size:80%">"The Dangerous Stage"
|<span style="font-size:80%"><span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
|-
|<span style="font-size:80%">23
|<span style="font-size:80%">"Duel in the Storm"
|<span style="font-size:80%"><span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
|-
|<span style="font-size:80%">24
|<span style="font-size:80%">"The Mysterious Inventor"
|<span style="font-size:80%"><span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
|-
|<span style="font-size:80%">25
|<span style="font-size:80%">"The Deadly Auto Race"
|<span style="font-size:80%"><span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
|-
|<span style="font-size:80%">26
|<span style="font-size:80%">"The Transocean Tunnel"
|<span style="font-size:80%"><span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
|-
|<span style="font-size:80%">27
|<span style="font-size:80%">"Invitation of the Diamonds"
|<span style="font-size:80%"><span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
|-
|<span style="font-size:80%">28
|<span style="font-size:80%">"Valley of the Thunderbolt"
|<span style="font-size:80%"><span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
|-
|<span style="font-size:80%">29
|<span style="font-size:80%">"A Day Blotted Out"
|<span style="font-size:80%"><span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
|-
|<span style="font-size:80%">30
|<span style="font-size:80%">"The Penguin Campaign"
|<span style="font-size:80%"><span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
|-
|<span style="font-size:80%">31
|<span style="font-size:80%">"Something Very Strange"
|<span style="font-size:80%"><span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
|-
|<span style="font-size:80%">32
|<span style="font-size:80%">"The Kiddie Battle"
|<span style="font-size:80%"><span style="color:green;">'''Found'''
|-
|<span style="font-size:80%">33
|<span style="font-size:80%">"Four Witches"
|<span style="font-size:80%"><span style="color:green;">'''Found'''
|-
|<span style="font-size:80%">34
|<span style="font-size:80%">"The Snow Fairy"
|<span style="font-size:80%"><span style="color:green;">'''Found'''
|-
|<span style="font-size:80%">35
|<span style="font-size:80%">"The One-Eyed Gray Wolf"
|<span style="font-size:80%"><span style="color:green;">'''Found'''
|-
|<span style="font-size:80%">36
|<span style="font-size:80%">"The Pledge in the Jungle"
|<span style="font-size:80%"><span style="color:green;">'''Found'''
|-
|<span style="font-size:80%">37
|<span style="font-size:80%">"The Mystery of the Amazon"
|<span style="font-size:80%"><span style="color:green;">'''Found'''
|-
|<span style="font-size:80%">38
|<span style="font-size:80%">"The Horrifying Skiing Competition"
|<span style="font-size:80%"><span style="color:green;">'''Found'''
|-
|<span style="font-size:80%">39
|<span style="font-size:80%">"The Hero in the Desert"
|<span style="font-size:80%"><span style="color:green;">'''Found'''
|-
|<span style="font-size:80%">40
|<span style="font-size:80%">"The Secret of the Grand Piano"
|<span style="font-size:80%"><span style="color:green;">'''Found'''
|-
|<span style="font-size:80%">41
|<span style="font-size:80%">"Jump out, Pukko!"
|<span style="font-size:80%"><span style="color:green;">'''Found'''
|-
|<span style="font-size:80%">42
|<span style="font-size:80%">"The Wonder 3 Go West"
|<span style="font-size:80%"><span style="color:green;">'''Found'''
|-
|<span style="font-size:80%">43
|<span style="font-size:80%">"Mice from the Universe"
|<span style="font-size:80%"><span style="color:green;">'''Found'''
|-
|<span style="font-size:80%">44
|<span style="font-size:80%">"The Moving Buddha"
|<span style="font-size:80%"><span style="color:green;">'''Found'''
|-
|<span style="font-size:80%">45
|<span style="font-size:80%">"The Satellite Swag"
|<span style="font-size:80%"><span style="color:green;">'''Found'''
|-
|<span style="font-size:80%">46
|<span style="font-size:80%">"The Alligator Incident"
|<span style="font-size:80%"><span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
|-
|<span style="font-size:80%">47
|<span style="font-size:80%">"The Mexican Bandits"
|<span style="font-size:80%"><span style="color:green;">'''Found'''
|-
|<span style="font-size:80%">48
|<span style="font-size:80%">"Adventures on a Balloon"
|<span style="font-size:80%"><span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
|-
|<span style="font-size:80%">49
|<span style="font-size:80%">"The Smog Missile"
|<span style="font-size:80%"><span style="color:green;">'''Found'''
|-
|<span style="font-size:80%">50
|<span style="font-size:80%">"Beat Them with the Strange Machine"
|<span style="font-size:80%"><span style="color:green;">'''Found'''
|-
|<span style="font-size:80%">51
|<span style="font-size:80%">"The Underground Whale"
|<span style="font-size:80%"><span style="color:green;">'''Found'''
|-
|<span style="font-size:80%">52
|<span style="font-size:80%">"Goodbye, Wonder 3"
|<span style="font-size:80%"><span style="color:green;">'''Found'''
 
|}
 
==Rumors==
For a long time, it was rumored that the English dub was destroyed or lost, with the only known evidence of its existence being a Youtube video that was uploaded on January 13th, 2013, titled "Captain Bunny's Greetings", published by user "unclesporkums". The video contained a two-second audio clip of the character Bokko (Called Bunny aka "Captain Bunny" in the English dub) giving a greeting to the viewer ("Hi, this is Captain Bunny." she says briefly). The audio itself was found on an unknown old website that might no longer exist, according to the uploader. Sometime in late May or early June 2020, "unclesporkums" revealed in a Youtube comment that he took down the video, as he had discovered that the original website where he had found the clip still exists. However, he could not remember the address of the website (possibly a website dedicated to Tezuka's works).<ref>[https://youtu.be/MMpBkvpDP0k?t=131 A comment from unclesporkums as to why he took down the Captain Bunny video.] Retrieved 14 June '20.</ref> The video description did mention that it might be an unknown impersonator of Corrine Orr (Rumored to been the English voice of Bokko) but is difficult to tell due to the poor audio quality. The video was later deleted at an unknown time.
 
Corrine Orr later cleared up the rumors of her being the English voice of Bokko. As seen on the English website dedicated to Japanese animation "Absolute Anime" <ref>https://absoluteanime.com/amazing_3/</ref>. The actors hired to do the dubbing were thought to be lost to history until Andy Shepherd uncovered who they were. They were college students and local actors from Miami's little theater who were hired as the voices of Bokko/Bonnie (Bobbie Byers), Ronnie (Neil Patrick) , Zero (Paul Brown), Kenny (Kurt Nagel) and the opening narrator (Jerry Burke).
 
 
 
==Availability==
12 episodes on original film negatives were found in the KCOP vault and were sold on eBay for $24,000 back in 2008. <ref>[https://cartoonbrew.com/anime/tezukas-amazing-three-5410.html Article from Cartoon Brew about The Amazing Three film negatives.] Retrieved 14 June '20.</ref> It is unknown at this time who purchased the auction.


12 episodes on original film negatives were found in the KCOP vault and were sold on eBay for $24,000 a few years ago. <ref>[http://www.zimmerit.moe/pony-metal-u-gaim/ Article.] Retrieved 18 April '20.</ref>
In March of 2015, YouTube user Peter Vasiliou uploaded 2 and 1/2 episodes of the English Dub online, although in rather poor quality. The videos have been provided below. He has stated that he plans to upload more episodes when he has the time, although as of June of 2020, nothing has been uploaded regarding the dub since.  


YouTube user Peter Vasiliou uploaded 2 and 1/2 episodes in English (not the best quality) he says he will try uploading more when he has time.
In early 2019, a Youtube channel called "Rare TezukaVids" uploaded 19 episodes of the English Dub in cleaner quality. The episodes were uploaded between March 31st, 2019, and March 5th, 2020. A link to the channel has been provided below.


In early 2019, a Youtube channel called "Rare TezukaVids" uploaded 16 episodes of the English Dub in cleaner quality. The video were uploaded between March 31, 2019 and November 14, 2019.
On June 14th, 2020, Lost Media Wiki user Insulting Iguana discovered more episodes of the English dub and uploaded them onto Youtube. Episodes 32 through 41, and Episode 45 were uncovered, leaving us currently with over half of the series that has been discovered.


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
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==See Also==
==See Also==
*[[ToonHeads (partially lost animation anthology series; 1996-2003)]]
*[[Doraemon '73 (partially found first-adaptation anime series; 1973)]]
*[[ToonHeads' "A Night of Independent Animation" (partially lost special of anthology series; 1996)]]
 
==Extended Link==
*[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqq35Ymi0kk5xjqKfuLHEzw Youtube Channel "Rare TezukaVids" which contains more footage of the English Dub from various episodes.] Retrieved 24 Dec '19


==External Links==
*[https://youtube.com/channel/UCqq35Ymi0kk5xjqKfuLHEzw Youtube Channel "Rare TezukaVids" which contains more footage of the English Dub from various episodes.] Retrieved 24 Dec '19
*[https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_DnYCqagoCKo5G7vOK25I8X_JyUsBL4O Insulting Iguana's YouTube Channel, which contains more episodes of the English Dub.] Retrieved 14 Jun '20
==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 17:46, 30 May 2023

Wonder 3.jpg

A still from the show showing the main protagonists Bokko/Bonni, Ronnie/Nokko, Zero/Pukko, and Kenny/Shinichi Hoshi.

Status: Partially Lost

The Amazing 3 (Wonder 3 or W3 in Japan) is a 1965 children's sci-fi manga series created by legendary manga writer Osamu Tezuka. It focuses on a trio of aliens disguised as a duck, horse, and a rabbit who befriend a human. The trio go on various adventures on Earth and learns more about humanity and life on earth. During their stay on Earth, the alien trio have to find ways to convince The Galactic Federation to give humans more time to development instead of blowing it up. An anime adaptation of the manga started airing on Japanese and American television in 1965. All 52 episodes were dubbed.

Confirmation that The Amazing Three aired on KCOP Channel 13 in Los Angeles.

It aired from 1967 through 1970 on KCOP-TV (Channel 13) in Los Angeles, California[1] and on WPIX-TV (Channel 11) in New York, New York. It would also air on the Nine Network in Australia from 1969-1970. [2] The last time the English dub of the anime was ever aired and seen on American television was during the 1970s on KCOP-TV as reruns. A few episodes of the English dub were uploaded to YouTube sometime in 2013 or 2014 but were later removed, most likely due to copyright infringement.

Cast

Character Original Name Seiyū Dub Actor
Bonni Bokko Fuyumi Shiraishi Bobbie Byers
Ronnie Nokko Yasuo Kojima Neil Patrick
Zero Pukko Shinsuke Chikaishi Paul Brown
Kenny Carter Shinichi Hoshi Kazuko Sawada Kurt Nagel
Randy Carter Koichi Hoshi Yoshio Kaneuchi Kurt Nagel
Narrator Jerry Berke

Episode List

As of June 2020, around 30 of the 52 episodes are known to be found.

# Title Availability
1 "Three Beings from Outer Space" Lost
2 "Evacuation in 24 Hours" Lost
3 "The Mystery of Shangri-La" Lost
4 "The Camphor Tree Story" Found
5 "Floating Fortress" Found
6 "Zoo On A Skyscrapper" Found
7 Lost
8 "Circus Mystery" Found
9 "Sun Don't Set" Found
10 "Mummy Factory" Found
11 "Dule In North Valley" Found
12 "Mole Plan" Found
13 "Black Extract" Lost
14 "Fort of the Wild Dogs" Lost
15 "Sacrifices Will Not Be Tolerated" Lost
16 "My Name is X" Lost
17 "Black Extract" Found
18 "Explode the Barn" Found
19 "The Phoenix Story" Found
20 "The Mad Target" Lost
21 "Adventure in the Volcano" Lost
22 "The Dangerous Stage" Lost
23 "Duel in the Storm" Lost
24 "The Mysterious Inventor" Lost
25 "The Deadly Auto Race" Lost
26 "The Transocean Tunnel" Lost
27 "Invitation of the Diamonds" Lost
28 "Valley of the Thunderbolt" Lost
29 "A Day Blotted Out" Lost
30 "The Penguin Campaign" Lost
31 "Something Very Strange" Lost
32 "The Kiddie Battle" Found
33 "Four Witches" Found
34 "The Snow Fairy" Found
35 "The One-Eyed Gray Wolf" Found
36 "The Pledge in the Jungle" Found
37 "The Mystery of the Amazon" Found
38 "The Horrifying Skiing Competition" Found
39 "The Hero in the Desert" Found
40 "The Secret of the Grand Piano" Found
41 "Jump out, Pukko!" Found
42 "The Wonder 3 Go West" Found
43 "Mice from the Universe" Found
44 "The Moving Buddha" Found
45 "The Satellite Swag" Found
46 "The Alligator Incident" Lost
47 "The Mexican Bandits" Found
48 "Adventures on a Balloon" Lost
49 "The Smog Missile" Found
50 "Beat Them with the Strange Machine" Found
51 "The Underground Whale" Found
52 "Goodbye, Wonder 3" Found

Rumors

For a long time, it was rumored that the English dub was destroyed or lost, with the only known evidence of its existence being a Youtube video that was uploaded on January 13th, 2013, titled "Captain Bunny's Greetings", published by user "unclesporkums". The video contained a two-second audio clip of the character Bokko (Called Bunny aka "Captain Bunny" in the English dub) giving a greeting to the viewer ("Hi, this is Captain Bunny." she says briefly). The audio itself was found on an unknown old website that might no longer exist, according to the uploader. Sometime in late May or early June 2020, "unclesporkums" revealed in a Youtube comment that he took down the video, as he had discovered that the original website where he had found the clip still exists. However, he could not remember the address of the website (possibly a website dedicated to Tezuka's works).[3] The video description did mention that it might be an unknown impersonator of Corrine Orr (Rumored to been the English voice of Bokko) but is difficult to tell due to the poor audio quality. The video was later deleted at an unknown time.

Corrine Orr later cleared up the rumors of her being the English voice of Bokko. As seen on the English website dedicated to Japanese animation "Absolute Anime" [4]. The actors hired to do the dubbing were thought to be lost to history until Andy Shepherd uncovered who they were. They were college students and local actors from Miami's little theater who were hired as the voices of Bokko/Bonnie (Bobbie Byers), Ronnie (Neil Patrick) , Zero (Paul Brown), Kenny (Kurt Nagel) and the opening narrator (Jerry Burke).


Availability

12 episodes on original film negatives were found in the KCOP vault and were sold on eBay for $24,000 back in 2008. [5] It is unknown at this time who purchased the auction.

In March of 2015, YouTube user Peter Vasiliou uploaded 2 and 1/2 episodes of the English Dub online, although in rather poor quality. The videos have been provided below. He has stated that he plans to upload more episodes when he has the time, although as of June of 2020, nothing has been uploaded regarding the dub since.

In early 2019, a Youtube channel called "Rare TezukaVids" uploaded 19 episodes of the English Dub in cleaner quality. The episodes were uploaded between March 31st, 2019, and March 5th, 2020. A link to the channel has been provided below.

On June 14th, 2020, Lost Media Wiki user Insulting Iguana discovered more episodes of the English dub and uploaded them onto Youtube. Episodes 32 through 41, and Episode 45 were uncovered, leaving us currently with over half of the series that has been discovered.

Gallery

The first episode of the English Dub.

Episode 32 of the English Dub.

See Also

External Links

References