Janice Burgess worked on Sesame Street. She oversaw the production of Blue’s Clues, Gullah Gullah Island, Little Bill and she created The Backyardigans. She also had a hand in developing Bubble Guppies. She retired in 2014 ten years before her death. RIP to her for sure. She’s a Nick legend.
I actually looked at a possible plot for Me And My Friends pilot, saying the gang was planning to welcome a new kid who had just moved to the neighborhood. What if that new kid was Austin? He is referred to as "The new kangaroo on the block."
I can't believe this woman who built my childhood with The Backyardigans is now gone. 😭 But fret not, I'm still curious about the show's pilots. The second one should be talked about more after Me And My Friends reached a dead end. And it wouldn't be Nickelodeon lost media without them being found in the 2020s. Let's just hope either Backyardigans pitch resurfaces on the internet...
Oh also! I find it incredibly interesting that the first attempt to make the cgi characters dance was with motion capture! Especially since that didn't stick and they instead went with references to make it more precise! Which worked really well!
I find it honestly really interesting how different Uniqua looked in both Me and My Friends along, Me and My Friends Revisited, and in the final show. Like the difference between all of them is so interesting to me. And honestly, I'm so glad they went with the final change because it's absolutely adorable! Also, slightly unrelated, but as interesting as Me and My Friends is and as interested i am to see it, I'm so glad it wasn't picked up and that Janice and the team behind it were able to make a 2nd pilot. Because if it was, not only would we not have gotten the show it is today, but we also wouldn't have gotten Dora! Not only that, but if it did get greenlit, I think people would be a bit weirded out or even scared of the costumes to know how great of a show it would've been!
Yeah, if it was greenlit we wouldn't have gotten Dora the Explorer (an article said that it wasn't greenlit because Dora was). And if Dora the Explorer wasn't greenlit, then the backyardigans wouldn't have been revamped into the show it is today. And moreover it probably wouldn't have been as loved because of the costumes (unless they made the costumes look better later on). If Me and my friends got greenlit, we wouldn't have gotten *2* great shows!
Amazing video! Me and my friends (haha see what I did there) are also interested in the CGI pilot. MAMF is definitely overrated in comparison to it, and yeah, these oddities are so specific. I think what caught my eye the most was the total change of quality between the clips and screenshots. The first clip with good shading, lighting seems to be using mocap as well. But the second clip has no shading, really flat lighting and the animations are so clunky that I’m sure it can’t be mocap. I’ve seen enough mocap and it usually looks smooth as butter no matter the occasion. Another oddity is the lack of Tasha/Austin, but I have a theory for that. Maybe they just wanted to save up the budget since the quality was already so ambitious, so maybe they cut them both down because 3 characters is a fair number. I honestly wonder if there’s 2 different episodes of the pilot considering the huge quality shift (maybe another studio animated it?) or if it’s just a demo clip, we can’t know for sure but it’s so odd, and anyone would notice the quality shift…well, maybe they decided on flat lighting because it means more saturated colors (the colors would be more colorful which usually does better for kid shows, I suppose) but it’s weird they dropped the amazing quality the first clips had to a watered down version with flat shading and lighting. Hopefully the pilot gets leaked or found sometime, and yes, it definitely needs more attention (as well as Backyardigans dubs, there’s so much lost media involving them and nobody really mentions it), thanks for the video!
It could also be that the pilot clips may have been captured through different sources of media, like a screen recording or something, im not entirely sure🤔🤔
That's fair since Me And My Friends looks so different from the final show so obviously its gonna pique someones interest, its why i really want to see it found too
the full backyardigans pilots and The Fresh Beat Band (The Jumparounds at the time) Pilot I so want to find the full versions of, FBB's first produced and aired episode loco legs was done as the original pilot with a few clips of speech scenes and a bit of the song near the end. I would love to find a full versiona and see what the og version was like, its songs and props and set scenery
16:06 the words overrated and underrated have been miscontorted by the internet. People who don't think twice are going to automatically take it as you not caring about or taking a huge crap on something people are desperately trying to find. Some people don't care about the second pilot because it's very identical to the final version that they don't really care as much as to something like the Me and My Friends tape finally being discovered. They want to know more about the live action counterpart due to how completely different it looks.
Finally, a major lost media UA-camr talks about a piece of Backyardigans media that isn't me and my friends
Because it was Barney-esque instead of cgi.
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So this woman who created one of the best children shows of my adulthood, worked on two shows I loved from my actual childhood/teenhood. Wow.
Which two shows? Dare I ass!
Janice Burgess worked on Sesame Street. She oversaw the production of Blue’s Clues, Gullah Gullah Island, Little Bill and she created The Backyardigans. She also had a hand in developing Bubble Guppies. She retired in 2014 ten years before her death. RIP to her for sure. She’s a Nick legend.
@@doubleznixz So I can add Sesame Street, Blues Clues, Bubble Guppies and Little Bill as well. Legend indeed.
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@ThomasFTWDharmaJolyFTL It's a special thing
Austin was actually my favorite. Every time he came on it was like finally playing as Luigi in the Subspace Emissary.
I used to have a crush on Austin when I was little
@@tasmeenbaker9912 I love austin
Austin slander will NOT be tolerated in this household!
I actually looked at a possible plot for Me And My Friends pilot, saying the gang was planning to welcome a new kid who had just moved to the neighborhood. What if that new kid was Austin? He is referred to as "The new kangaroo on the block."
I can't believe this woman who built my childhood with The Backyardigans is now gone. 😭
But fret not, I'm still curious about the show's pilots. The second one should be talked about more after Me And My Friends reached a dead end. And it wouldn't be Nickelodeon lost media without them being found in the 2020s. Let's just hope either Backyardigans pitch resurfaces on the internet...
Woah so Austin WAS planned from the Start! Great video!
Finally someone talks about this pilot. I’ve been on the search for like 5 years
"thats right mr president, theres been a second pilot" had me laughing XD
You made this video in a very short time period! I'm impressed.
btw, oh look, the brazillian song in a clip of this pilot at 15:01
Oh also! I find it incredibly interesting that the first attempt to make the cgi characters dance was with motion capture! Especially since that didn't stick and they instead went with references to make it more precise! Which worked really well!
I find it honestly really interesting how different Uniqua looked in both Me and My Friends along, Me and My Friends Revisited, and in the final show. Like the difference between all of them is so interesting to me. And honestly, I'm so glad they went with the final change because it's absolutely adorable!
Also, slightly unrelated, but as interesting as Me and My Friends is and as interested i am to see it, I'm so glad it wasn't picked up and that Janice and the team behind it were able to make a 2nd pilot. Because if it was, not only would we not have gotten the show it is today, but we also wouldn't have gotten Dora! Not only that, but if it did get greenlit, I think people would be a bit weirded out or even scared of the costumes to know how great of a show it would've been!
Imagine if there is an alternate universe where Me and My Friends was greenlight
Yeah, if it was greenlit we wouldn't have gotten Dora the Explorer (an article said that it wasn't greenlit because Dora was). And if Dora the Explorer wasn't greenlit, then the backyardigans wouldn't have been revamped into the show it is today. And moreover it probably wouldn't have been as loved because of the costumes (unless they made the costumes look better later on).
If Me and my friends got greenlit, we wouldn't have gotten *2* great shows!
RIP Janice
You we're good, lady, real good.
Rip Janice Burgess, she made everyone’s childhood with this masterpiece
2:05 Nahh that’s wild Austin LOL
Amazing video! Me and my friends (haha see what I did there) are also interested in the CGI pilot. MAMF is definitely overrated in comparison to it, and yeah, these oddities are so specific. I think what caught my eye the most was the total change of quality between the clips and screenshots. The first clip with good shading, lighting seems to be using mocap as well. But the second clip has no shading, really flat lighting and the animations are so clunky that I’m sure it can’t be mocap. I’ve seen enough mocap and it usually looks smooth as butter no matter the occasion. Another oddity is the lack of Tasha/Austin, but I have a theory for that. Maybe they just wanted to save up the budget since the quality was already so ambitious, so maybe they cut them both down because 3 characters is a fair number. I honestly wonder if there’s 2 different episodes of the pilot considering the huge quality shift (maybe another studio animated it?) or if it’s just a demo clip, we can’t know for sure but it’s so odd, and anyone would notice the quality shift…well, maybe they decided on flat lighting because it means more saturated colors (the colors would be more colorful which usually does better for kid shows, I suppose) but it’s weird they dropped the amazing quality the first clips had to a watered down version with flat shading and lighting.
Hopefully the pilot gets leaked or found sometime, and yes, it definitely needs more attention (as well as Backyardigans dubs, there’s so much lost media involving them and nobody really mentions it), thanks for the video!
It could also be that the pilot clips may have been captured through different sources of media, like a screen recording or something, im not entirely sure🤔🤔
I think this BrayBray guy doesn't like Austin
10:07That kangaroon was supposed to be here on the official show 10:08 💀💀💀
In loving memory of Janice burgers. March 1 1952 March 4 2024
I kinda care more about the live-action Me and My Friends pilot than the CGI The Backyardigans pilot in my opinion
That's fair since Me And My Friends looks so different from the final show so obviously its gonna pique someones interest, its why i really want to see it found too
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the full backyardigans pilots and The Fresh Beat Band (The Jumparounds at the time) Pilot I so want to find the full versions of, FBB's first produced and aired episode loco legs was done as the original pilot with a few clips of speech scenes and a bit of the song near the end. I would love to find a full versiona and see what the og version was like, its songs and props and set scenery
I literally didn't know The Backyardigans had a second kinda pilot it was after my time but oh I liked the show once in a good while.
Omg I loved Backyardigans when I was a little kid frr 😍
Don’t ever do Austin like tht he goated
I really love this theory, people need to start recognizing this channel.
I’m inspired to adapt a stage show from this childhood gem. 💎 I plan to call it the Thespians and gear it toward general audiences.
15:19 wait Penquins used Pools to learn how to swim?
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0:09 i had enough of these film transitions
Interesting Video.
Great video! It’s nice to hear about the 2nd pilot for once.
9:58 Now we finally know how Austin looks in the pilot.
9:57 Oh my God, it's Austin the kangaroo!
13:58 Is that *2D* Sesame Street characters??
I wish I could’ve pulled up to school picture day in that Pablo suit 😢
16:06 the words overrated and underrated have been miscontorted by the internet. People who don't think twice are going to automatically take it as you not caring about or taking a huge crap on something people are desperately trying to find. Some people don't care about the second pilot because it's very identical to the final version that they don't really care as much as to something like the Me and My Friends tape finally being discovered. They want to know more about the live action counterpart due to how completely different it looks.
I Remember When I Used To Be A Backyardigans Hater But Just Because Of The Reboot I Ended Up Liking The Show
austin may or may not have been my favorite as a kid…
Austin:I'm going to sleep
Ostin has his own Costume but was only in one picture
Really? In which photo?
Then back to 3 in a CGI reboot 💀🙏
What was the episode called?? (The spy one, it was my fav episode when I was young)
this has been a pretty good videoooooo
but it could be a lot easier to listen to and shorter if you didn't stretch the end of every senteeeeeeence
4:22 You mean that Janice Burgess was born in 1952.
Someone found the plot of me and my friends! As a Creepy pasta!
After Notti bop I can’t listen to castaways the same way anymore
9:56
17:59 Any chance Pablo will accept orange juice instead???
No
@@BrayBrayYT well, more for me then!
Please look for this pilot.
Why does 9:57 look horrifying
Can you do a video of what happened to the pocoyo 2nd pilot?
Why there’s no 2 nd pilot of the elephant comes in do a video
yes we need a dora video
I’m back here after seeing the reboot…yikes.
do wild kratts
My dads name is austin
Why was Little Bill redacted
Because of
Bill Cosby
@@user-kh6xp3md3v ouch
Thank you for my childhood miss burgess. It’s a shame nickaloadean has butchered your masterpiece
9:58