The Disastrous Search for Me and My Friends (Backyardigans Pilot)

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  • Опубліковано 6 бер 2024
  • A search 7 years in the making, discover the twists and turns of this seemingly impossible-to-find piece of lost media.
    ~
    A huge thanks to everyone that contributed to the video
    Mr. Bones - / @themrbonesshow
    SewerReviewer - / @sewerreviewer
    DJHarvey - / @kingmrharvey
    RebelTaxi - / @rebeltaxi
    The Paint Huffer - thepainthuffer.newgrounds.com/
    Megs - x.com/megs_n_bacons?s=21
    jaxcheese - jaxcheese.bandcamp.com/
    CC Short - / @sonicmone
    Rabbit Corridor - brentchelse...
    Lostcast, Ber, & the current Search Team
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  • @RayenTheBuzzybee
    @RayenTheBuzzybee 2 місяці тому +1453

    33:09 theres nothing cryptic about this, he just explained it REALLY badly.
    he said that the show doesn't have much of a plot, but the episode was teaching kids a lesson about how when you just wait for something to happen, you start getting bored waiting and time goes by very slowly. but if you do something while you wait, you will have more fun and time goes by quicker!

    • @Marchingvenusaur
      @Marchingvenusaur 2 місяці тому +126

      That actually makes a lot of sense. I had no idea what he was saying lol

    • @chriswelch9328
      @chriswelch9328 2 місяці тому +72

      Unless they are also trying to explain “patience”.

    • @freesha
      @freesha 2 місяці тому +63

      YESS you got it op!!! i was just about to comment exactly this!! have fun with ur free copy LOL

    • @TriumphantIdents
      @TriumphantIdents 2 місяці тому +44

      GIVE THIS PERSON THE COPY. THEY DESERVE IT.

    • @johnadams4427
      @johnadams4427 2 місяці тому +33

      "A watched pot never boils"
      Boom, did it in a 5-word proverb lol

  • @ElectroBlastLuigi
    @ElectroBlastLuigi 2 місяці тому +1485

    I wonder how Janice's death will affect the search for the Backyardigans Me And My Friends pilot. But rest in peace Janice Burgess. Your show was really unique to many of us fans.

    • @angela.luntian
      @angela.luntian 2 місяці тому +180

      i believe shes already helped as much as she can in her position. rest in peace miss janice

    • @julienicol9202
      @julienicol9202 2 місяці тому +68

      In an ideal world Nickelodeon would release the original pilots to commemorate Janice’s life and work. I’m okay with it not happening, I think that eventually it will come out like the SuperWhy pilot did or eventually in 80 years when the copyright expires, Lol!

    • @andykishore
      @andykishore 2 місяці тому +50

      @@angela.luntian Yeah, the recent death of Janice Burgess makes me question on how this will impact the search for the "Me and My Friends" pilot episode, but she verbally already provided all of the input that she can before she died from what I heard.

    • @NitwitsWorld
      @NitwitsWorld 2 місяці тому +3

      @@julienicol9202my dude if a war happens Copyright will no longer exist 😂

    • @tamaki5982
      @tamaki5982 3 дні тому +1

      This comment made me realize this video didn’t have a happy ending 🥲 they was he was talking in the beginning made me think by the end it would be found

  • @aaronproductions2768
    @aaronproductions2768 2 місяці тому +1487

    Judge: "So, Jimmy, why are you here today?"
    Jimmy: "I threatened to kill a person for not releasing The Backyardigans pilot."

    • @lambiegabby4055
      @lambiegabby4055 2 місяці тому +102

      Judge:why did you threaten to kill a person for not releasing the backyardigans pilot,jimmy?
      Jimmy:because I felt like I could get away with it?
      Judge:im disappointed in you jimmy. Threatening a man for a childrens show pilot. Causing people to lose hope in it. You truly are the scum of the earth.
      Jimmy:I know. I know.
      Judge:rot in hell,jimmy. Just…rot in hell.
      *the judge slowly turns into a flaming demon and prepares to shoot flames at jimmy*
      Jimmy:this is what I deserve. *this is what jimmy deserves*
      *jimmy then is disintegrated into nothing but ash and smoke. A sad fate for a man who threatened a man over a kids show pilot*
      *T H E E N D*

    • @jordy9606
      @jordy9606 2 місяці тому +62

      ​@@lambiegabby4055 Tell them to bring out the lobster

    • @lambiegabby4055
      @lambiegabby4055 2 місяці тому +26

      @@jordy9606 to swallow the remains of the forgotten? *I N D E E D*

    • @hypnotised-clover
      @hypnotised-clover 2 місяці тому +33

      I don't think any death threat happened, did you not even watch the part where LSSQ literally explains that the "lawyer" was just larping as a lawyer? Why would you believe anything they say after that point?

    • @Kablooey81
      @Kablooey81 2 місяці тому +10

      @@jordy9606 life.. is roblox

  • @heroawesome8495
    @heroawesome8495 2 місяці тому +712

    "backyardigans wiki admins and lost media searchers having beef" was not on my bingo board lmao.

    • @viviangarcia5696
      @viviangarcia5696 2 місяці тому +69

      Ironic knowing supersonicq was also treating tunnel guy and the younger community with the same weary dismissive attitude because they were young and "inexperience" to handle a big task. The wiki group are older than him and have done the search early earlier than he did, so yeah they wouldnt trust any newcomer after their era, bet they watched the whole fiasco with the next revivial with supersonicq era and blackmail situation and concluded to keep it in a tight private circle.

    • @ArtieArchives
      @ArtieArchives 2 місяці тому +9

      Discord Mod Conundrum

    • @IceTea-
      @IceTea- 2 місяці тому +30

      @@viviangarcia5696 so they are just gatekeeping it just because they dont like this one guy? Thats pretty childish and stupid

    • @Biggestcornball
      @Biggestcornball 2 місяці тому +2

      tragic

    • @ProjectInsight44
      @ProjectInsight44 2 місяці тому +15

      @@IceTea-the way I interpreted it is that they may view LSSQ as a liability towards their own search effort.

  • @777MasterHero
    @777MasterHero 2 місяці тому +790

    Watch it just casually get leaked next week

    • @vv_cubic
      @vv_cubic 2 місяці тому +68

      I really hope so, that'd be so outta nowhere. We still need more aware people >:|

    • @aaronbasham6554
      @aaronbasham6554 2 місяці тому +107

      Watch it turn out it's been on UA-cam this whole time, and no one thought to put in something like Nickelodeon 1998 into the search bar

    • @vv_cubic
      @vv_cubic 2 місяці тому +16

      It's never the full version but thanks

    • @amazingkidsstudios109
      @amazingkidsstudios109 2 місяці тому +20

      @@aaronbasham6554WAIT WHATTTT! SO YOUR SAYIBG THIS WHOLE TIME WE COULDVE-

    • @spongefan155
      @spongefan155 2 місяці тому +52

      Watch It A Tape Gets Found At A Charity Shop

  • @GordonFreekman
    @GordonFreekman 2 місяці тому +2332

    Happy 15th anniversary. And RIP Janice Burgess.

    • @morbidsearch
      @morbidsearch 2 місяці тому +136

      And she died the day after her birthday :(

    • @yellowstar3335
      @yellowstar3335 2 місяці тому +15

      wait what

    • @ot5267
      @ot5267 2 місяці тому +124

      @@yellowstar3335The creator of the BackYardigans, Janice Burgess, died a few days before this video was uploaded. RIP to her.

    • @gusdotd894
      @gusdotd894 2 місяці тому +23

      Rest in peace.

    • @juliusnepos6013
      @juliusnepos6013 2 місяці тому +24

      It reminded me of my grandfather since he died a day after his birthday too last year

  • @fbmb1337
    @fbmb1337 2 місяці тому +259

    Its just like Whang said, despite being one of the most unproblematic topics ever on paper, the lost media community still somehow keeps finding a way to create in-fighting and beef out of a common goal.

  • @mega-drive6462
    @mega-drive6462 2 місяці тому +1908

    Thumbnail makes it look like a FNAF theory video.

  • @verokee13_deathstar
    @verokee13_deathstar 2 місяці тому +568

    It hurts knowing that Janice created my childhood with The Backyardigans. May she rest in peace❤️

  • @THIAGO_247
    @THIAGO_247 2 місяці тому +1121

    The search for the "Me and My Friends' pilot has to be one of the most interesting and chaotic cases of lost media

    • @Leviathanlies
      @Leviathanlies 2 місяці тому +24

      Chris chan of lost media 💀

    • @solarwalkman
      @solarwalkman 2 місяці тому +35

      As the video went on I kept thinking "at this point maybe some things aren't meant to be found"

    • @THIAGO_247
      @THIAGO_247 2 місяці тому +44

      @@solarwalkman I love how literally everything goes against this pilot being found. Everytime we get close to finding it something bad happens 💀

    • @soundbreaker8174
      @soundbreaker8174 2 місяці тому +5

      this lost media search is the sole reason why i don't bother with lost media or the community, like it's time to move on

    • @nitronerd55
      @nitronerd55 2 місяці тому +19

      ​@@soundbreaker8174 so you'd rather have media be lost to the ages? That's sad

  • @darkdest6664
    @darkdest6664 2 місяці тому +307

    I heard of her passing. I used to love the backyardigans and so did my autistic brother. She made a legendary show. I hope she's in paradise.

  • @drowsy7921
    @drowsy7921 2 місяці тому +229

    That thumbnail is unironically creepy as fuck. Seeing that late at night woke me up a bit. Good job to whoever drew it.

    • @Sonic983.
      @Sonic983. 2 місяці тому +6

      Fr

    • @sophiehanssel2017
      @sophiehanssel2017 2 місяці тому +11

      Five Nights at Pablo's

    • @Sonic983.
      @Sonic983. 2 місяці тому +1

      @@sophiehanssel2017 lmao

    • @MGavin
      @MGavin 4 дні тому

      ​@@sophiehanssel2017Unironically would pay good money for this

  • @UJEvans
    @UJEvans 2 місяці тому +434

    Remember when people wanted to raid area 51 to get the "aliens"?
    Let's raid Nick studios to get all the lost pilots

    • @eevee_mon
      @eevee_mon 2 місяці тому +49

      Just watch out for the animatronics they used

    • @noaht2005
      @noaht2005 2 місяці тому +68

      @@eevee_monthey do get a little quirky at night

    • @braziliantsar
      @braziliantsar 2 місяці тому

      Would probably happen like it did with Area 51. Worst case scenario: hundreds of people arrested for trespassing, theft, and vandalism.

    • @Skorpeonismyrealname
      @Skorpeonismyrealname 2 місяці тому

      *twerky@@noaht2005

    • @k.o.h3599
      @k.o.h3599 2 місяці тому +33

      ​@@eevee_monit's Schneider I'd be worried about...

  • @fairyfool2541
    @fairyfool2541 2 місяці тому +123

    33:17 i think she meant that the pilot doesn’t really have a plot in itself, its more like it only had a premise. The premise talks about how when you’re a kid and you’re constantly thinking about or waiting for something it feels like it takes forever. On the other hand however, when you’re having fun and enjoying yourself or when you are involved with other things (not constantly waiting for something to happen) it feels like time passes quicker. For example a mother promises her child they’re going to get ice cream, but only once she finishes some work she has to do; if the child spends the entire time thinking about the ice cream and how longer he’s gonna have to wait, it feels like time is moving slower. However, if instead of constantly thinking and worrying about the ice cream, he goes and plays outside with his friends, before he notices, his mom will have finished her work and they can go get the ice cream (because he was having fun, time went by faster). At least this is what I understood from the text !!

  • @Max-tx5ul
    @Max-tx5ul 2 місяці тому +575

    Whyd bro hit us with the creepiest thumbnail

    • @sexygirlmax2019
      @sexygirlmax2019 2 місяці тому +100

      and again I make my joke of: lost media thumbnails having the most horrific shit on them

    • @coinstudiosmoviescartoonsa1978
      @coinstudiosmoviescartoonsa1978 2 місяці тому +68

      Yeah lost media is very eerie in general, like it's kind of scary how we only have a short 3 second clip of it and nothing else. Almost like something happened with the pilot, something the creators don't want us seeing...

    • @rafacastillo9611
      @rafacastillo9611 2 місяці тому +34

      Because it drives viewers, it gets your attention. I can guarantee that lssq found that secret recipe a while ago and basically almost every other lost media channel does the same.

    • @GumSkyloard
      @GumSkyloard 2 місяці тому +7

      Hey, you clicked, didn't ya?

    • @Aleuse
      @Aleuse 2 місяці тому +25

      thumbnail looking like the souls of the damned have been freed from the costumes, like that one game where a robot bear goes hor hor horhor

  • @jellofangy1412
    @jellofangy1412 2 місяці тому +293

    Hearing the passing of the creator was such a bombshell. I was very fond of the Backyardigans when I was little because of how fun and humorous it was. Not to mention the catchy diverse musical numbers. R.I.P Janice Burgess.

  • @MizYin
    @MizYin 2 місяці тому +208

    Re: the meaning of the 'cryptic' pilot that Mr Bones had talked about, if you've ever heard the old adage of 'a watched kettle never boils' or others like it, it's that. If you want to get from the time you're at right now to a later time, it's going to mentally feel like the time is taking longer. The best way to make time pass faster is to get occupied with something else! This is why the slow parts of a work day feel like they take the longest, even if time does not change what speed it flows at.

  • @marcusblackwell2372
    @marcusblackwell2372 2 місяці тому +147

    If we find it, we should dedicate it to Janice Burgess

    • @KawaiiKaabii1993
      @KawaiiKaabii1993 2 місяці тому +22

      yes that's probably the right thing to do in order to truly put her soul to rest

  • @BackyardigansLover9934
    @BackyardigansLover9934 2 місяці тому +150

    Poor Janice, I feel so bad. It’s so hard to believe that she’s actually gone. She died the day after her birthday too. 😭 Rest In Peace Janice, we miss you 🕊🪦

  • @zackary-zu6lp
    @zackary-zu6lp 2 місяці тому +404

    RIP. She will be solely missed. 😢

  • @heyitstiz
    @heyitstiz 2 місяці тому +75

    Referring to what the producer said about concept of the pilot, I think she means it was talking about how when we are waiting for things to happen, time feels very slow, but when we do things while waiting for time to pass, time feels very fast; and this concept is taught to young children to teach them to busy themselves while passing the time so it doesn't feel like they're waiting forever.

  • @AndrewtheLNERA1
    @AndrewtheLNERA1 2 місяці тому +28

    the guy that had a tape asking his friend at nick if he can share it is the equivalent of reminding the teacher that there is homework

  • @spencer2185
    @spencer2185 2 місяці тому +121

    The premise of the pilot makes perfect sense to me. The characters help kids (viewers) learn patience through finding ways to pass time.

  • @RobloxTDSGaming
    @RobloxTDSGaming 2 місяці тому +172

    Me and my friends can be found if
    A: We find the costume/costume makers
    B:nick finds a tape recording of all live shows
    C:random eployee releases that hot mix video but with more pilots
    And all 3 of those...ARE HARD

    • @rjseditsandcleanytps
      @rjseditsandcleanytps 2 місяці тому +3

      That what mix video? 🤨

    • @NicolasTH450
      @NicolasTH450 2 місяці тому +12

      There is a possibility D, that as a tribute to Janice's passing they would release the complete Pilot

    • @RobloxTDSGaming
      @RobloxTDSGaming 2 місяці тому

      @@rjseditsandcleanytps yknow? the nick hotmix thingy that contained a lot of pilots

    • @user-ii3rv6uy4j
      @user-ii3rv6uy4j 2 місяці тому +1

      There is a UA-camr who tried to upload it but got deleted by paramount

    • @NicolasTH450
      @NicolasTH450 2 місяці тому

      @@user-ii3rv6uy4j What's his name? Was that this year?

  • @piss7610
    @piss7610 2 місяці тому +82

    I heard the Backyardigans creator passed and immediately thought of this search. I hope we do find it, especially in her honor.

  • @TheMrBonesShow
    @TheMrBonesShow 2 місяці тому +233

    Hope you enjoy the video everybody! I had a blast making this.
    Edit: Thank you for the kind words everyone :)
    However, I am noticing a handful of people are saying the video is quiet. I agree! There are a few things I'm noticing with the video overall that could have looked better. Though, I'm still proud of how the final product came out. This was a year long project in the making, so I'm glad you all enjoyed!
    Anyway, I'll do better to mix the audio better. I'm currently working on another project so we'll see if I can redeem myself!

  • @mikewzowske
    @mikewzowske 2 місяці тому +269

    GTA 6 before the backyardigans pilot is crazy

    • @YourWorstNightmare.....
      @YourWorstNightmare..... 2 місяці тому +10

      Saban Moon luckely got found before GTA 6 :)

    • @braziliantsar
      @braziliantsar 2 місяці тому +9

      Let's hope at least our great-great grandchildren will finally be able to watch it in a Mars colony...

    • @YourWorstNightmare.....
      @YourWorstNightmare..... 2 місяці тому +1

      @@braziliantsar Ness Ness Ness Ness Ness Ness Ness Ness Ness Ness

    • @braziliantsar
      @braziliantsar 2 місяці тому

      ​@@YourWorstNightmare.....Yeah... I didn't get what you mean with that. Too much niche for me lmao

    • @YourWorstNightmare.....
      @YourWorstNightmare..... 2 місяці тому

      @@braziliantsar ness from earthbound

  • @thomasthetankengine9137
    @thomasthetankengine9137 2 місяці тому +16

    "it could be a matter of months until the pilot is fully found"
    if i had a pound for the amout of times i have heard this quote.

  • @GarbageDayProductions
    @GarbageDayProductions 2 місяці тому +36

    i work in TV at a major production company and will say right now that no matter the company, unless the company is far defunct, it is incredibly taboo to share unreleased materials. when a production is made, the production companies involved normally have papers on papers of legal jargon to protect media like this from being leaked without the leaker being reprimanded. at 40:45 you say that he doesnt work at Nick anymore and sharing it shouldnt be a problem. far from it. I interned at paramount (a viacom company) a few years back and they were explicit that anything i saw was confidential until publicly released. we employees were shown that knuckles was going to be on Sonic 2 some time before the official reveal came out. by time the reveal trailer came out, i was already working somewhere else. by your logic, i couldve went and told people. but i want to have a career still lol so i didnt and nobody else did for the same reason. confidentiality is king in the entertainment world. since Nick produced this pilot, they own the rights to it. the johnny bravo pilot's rights are owned by the creator so you cant ask LMU for a copy. if someone leaked it, he could easily sue whoever was involved same way viacom can do for this pilot. so while i hope this eventually gets found, anybody who has a copy is not sharing it cus they legally cant

    • @m3g_h4n
      @m3g_h4n 2 місяці тому +5

      Well said, thank you. 🙏🏼

  • @MistaBrandoVA
    @MistaBrandoVA 2 місяці тому +100

    Who ever would have guessed admins of a preschooler TV show wiki would have caused so much drama on discord.
    Also 30:36 That animation style is awesome! Holy crap thats super impressive!

    • @ArtieArchives
      @ArtieArchives 2 місяці тому +1

      It just goes to show how Fandom is a NEET-Infested hellhole full of tyrants and trolls.

  • @pr9334
    @pr9334 2 місяці тому +77

    33:50 It's essentially a get up and move production. Convincing kids to stand up and get active instead of doing nothing while they wait around. Hence the term “presentation”.

  • @LuLu43215
    @LuLu43215 2 місяці тому +78

    Maybe there’s something on the pilot they don’t want us seeing? Usually that’s the case with lost media pilots. The Johnny Bravo pilot will never be released because the creator doesn’t want us seeing it. There’s probably something or someone attached to this pilot that no one knows about that would make waves.

  • @edwardsaldana2534
    @edwardsaldana2534 2 місяці тому +104

    A great lost media search for me is the search of finding the lost fix it Felix jr arcade cabinets produced by Disney back in 2012 that used to be in the defunct Disney quest. Not the fix it felixes that people made out of their own with using an inaccurate sticker kit
    Update: one of the cabinets has been found in an arcade in New York. But, the other units are still lost

    • @MaddoxEzman
      @MaddoxEzman 2 місяці тому +18

      I’m not sure if this helps but at the strong museum of play in Rochester New York there is one in the arcade cabinet room and I played it. I lost horribly.

    • @edwardsaldana2534
      @edwardsaldana2534 2 місяці тому

      @@MaddoxEzman I think I know what you’re talking about is it this place ua-cam.com/video/BuYBUhV9bUI/v-deo.htmlsi=ZBoF3MFMQkU1l-hr

    • @edwardsaldana2534
      @edwardsaldana2534 2 місяці тому

      @@MaddoxEzman I think I know what you’re talking about is it this place ua-cam.com/video/BuYBUhV9bUI/v-deo.htmlsi=ZBoF3MFMQkU1l-hr

    • @edwardsaldana2534
      @edwardsaldana2534 2 місяці тому

      @@MaddoxEzman I think I know what you’re talking about is it this place ua-cam.com/video/BuYBUhV9bUI/v-deo.htmlsi=ZBoF3MFMQkU1l-hr

    • @edwardsaldana2534
      @edwardsaldana2534 2 місяці тому

      @@MaddoxEzmanhgh

  • @voltigeur1862
    @voltigeur1862 2 місяці тому +87

    I have a theory about why people who have copies refuse to release it. If the theory about Viacom taking down your original video is correct, then it's possible they reached out to everyone that they knew had a copy and threatened to sue them if they leaked it. Very conspiratorial I know, but I would absolutely not put it past that company, especially if they indeed shut down your original video under the pretense of a fake death threat. Also, the pettiness of the Backyardigans wiki is very weird. My theory on that is that they wanna find the pilot themselves, rather than watch you and lostcast find it and get all the glory that comes with it. Super petty, but that strikes me as the only reason why they would withhold information or even send spies into your server

    • @zach_melik
      @zach_melik 2 місяці тому +30

      I agree. Viacom is notorious for being super overprotective over their stuff. They're not going to just let the pilot be public.

    • @ArtieArchives
      @ArtieArchives 2 місяці тому +15

      ​@@zach_melik To be fair, they got better when they rebranded to Paramount Global, but are still petty and greedy.

    • @Mrskits124
      @Mrskits124 2 місяці тому +8

      If this is true then its ridiculous how Viacom just wont let anyone release it. Like the show has been cancelled for over 10 years. Who would it be effecting if it got released

  • @kingmrharvey
    @kingmrharvey 2 місяці тому +203

    thanks for letting me contribute to the video
    didn't expect to play a part in it lol - respects to all those involved!
    -HARV

  • @PunctualGuy_
    @PunctualGuy_ 2 місяці тому +38

    I appriciate you guys looking into this kind of stuff, but contacting ex-employees who worked on it is risky. Even if they don't work for Nickelodian anymore, there could be NDAs in place that would dissuade them from giving out information, let alone a copy of the pilot. Even if there's no real legal threat, the treat of being blacklisted within the industry is high. The ones who are brave even to even respond to such requests are the outliers. I think the only real hope of finding it is if it's somehow around out there in public and just hasn't been discovered yet, but I highly doubt it.

    • @viviangarcia5696
      @viviangarcia5696 2 місяці тому +5

      Would these ex employees be in trouble since these materials and vhs are still consider confidential company material, viacom would come for them by stating them as stolen company property. These workers may not work there anymore, but those are still legally copyrights and owned by the company. They only way to release is for many of these exworkers to release ot anonymously and without telling anyone or the company permission, from the looks of it

  • @Ajjjjjaiiiii
    @Ajjjjjaiiiii 2 місяці тому +46

    Rest in peace Janice Burgess. Thank you creating my childhood. You will be missed🕊️🕊️

  • @jtszabo1691
    @jtszabo1691 2 місяці тому +52

    Happy 15th anniversary. RIP Janice.
    My cats name is Little Bit and I love changing the lyrics of into the thick of it to “picking on little bit”

  • @TheDigitalApple
    @TheDigitalApple 2 місяці тому +44

    The Backyardigans was one of the best childrens shows’ of the 2000’s. Thank you Janice Burgess RIP.

  • @jadestar22347
    @jadestar22347 2 місяці тому +37

    It sounds like the plot of the pilot is that they are waiting for something to start, and the kids are complaining about it taking forever. So an adult or someone says “Why don’t you do -blank- to pass the time?” Or something along those lines

  • @TylerRakstis
    @TylerRakstis 2 місяці тому +82

    Shame part of the search's sources has reached a dead end with Janice Burgess passing away. RIP to her.

  • @xwingz9009
    @xwingz9009 2 місяці тому +39

    I have a strange feeling you guys will find it this year

  • @ThatMatt85
    @ThatMatt85 2 місяці тому +23

    Watching this from my perspective is kind of funny. I can see where you guys are coming from with, wanting to find the media, wanting to see it, and wanting to release it. Why can't you just get a hold of it and make it public? You don't see a downside and you've worked so hard. You guys aren't acting like you are entitled to it, but are disappointed/angry that you can't have it. As an adult that has worked places with sensitive information (more serious than just a pilot video of a series) I still understand where all these workers are coming from. With anywhere I've worked as a full time employee I've been given warning and signed papers as part of the contract for employment saying that releasing information would get me fired and sued, or possibly arrested. Talking about some things like remembered experiences is one thing but sharing that property that I'm sure these people don't feel like is their property, and that they aren't the ones to make the decision to share it, is scary. Scary either legally or ethically.

  • @mr.werb15md90
    @mr.werb15md90 2 місяці тому +15

    33:09
    I think the idea is "time flies when having fun" plot.

  • @thechuckjosechannel.2702
    @thechuckjosechannel.2702 2 місяці тому +63

    RIP Janice Burgess.

  • @tennebee2540
    @tennebee2540 2 місяці тому +32

    RIP Janice. This show is my childhood and has been a massive inside joke in my friend group which drew me to this search. the news of her passing has led me to speed up my want for a pablo tattoo. i originally was going to get it when we finally find me and my friends, but now seems like a good time.

  • @caitlinabbott7895
    @caitlinabbott7895 2 місяці тому +27

    3:05
    Ah yes, the surge in 2020 when the Castaways song was really popular

    • @DigitizedGalaxyAlt
      @DigitizedGalaxyAlt 2 місяці тому +2

      Only thing I know from backyardigans, and also the “what’s in the box? It’s a box of (insert meme sound here)”

    • @caitlinabbott7895
      @caitlinabbott7895 2 місяці тому +3

      @@DigitizedGalaxyAlt that's ridiculous, you can't put (insert meme here) in a box
      Also I grew up watching The Backyardigans (I actually uses to wear a Uniquea hat to Preschool) and the only thing I remember from that time is the Boinga song

    • @SoyLuciano
      @SoyLuciano 2 місяці тому +1

      Here in Latin America, it is super popular, even back in the 2000s.

  • @SpiralPoliFemboy
    @SpiralPoliFemboy 2 місяці тому +60

    Been waiting for this video for such a long time. I remember this search like it was yesterday. Never forgot that silly death threat.
    R.I.P Janice. Your show made my childhood great. Was one of my favorites. Me, my friends and my family will never forget your contributions.

  • @damienbordeauxgames3125
    @damienbordeauxgames3125 2 місяці тому +47

    i never thought that this show has lost media Rest in peace to the creator

  • @Logben
    @Logben 2 місяці тому +73

    I can't believe Akira Toriyama and Janice Burgess passed just a day apart 😓

    • @braziliantsar
      @braziliantsar 2 місяці тому +25

      Major loss for 00's kids all around the globe.

  • @bingofromblueyfan
    @bingofromblueyfan 2 місяці тому +38

    It’s honestly crazy that it’s taken 7 years and we still don’t have it

  • @mc39S686
    @mc39S686 2 місяці тому +37

    Who knew the Backayardagans wiki admins would be so shady lol

    • @viviangarcia5696
      @viviangarcia5696 2 місяці тому +16

      I guess they have their pride at stake, scared some newer groups will be able to crack the case. Its like they feel entitled to the project existence. Maybe lost media wiki tick a nerve with them when they stole/ copy and paste their own wiki page.

  • @MatthewDovidio
    @MatthewDovidio 2 місяці тому +18

    I hope me and my friends pops up sometime this year

  • @mr.goodboi2780
    @mr.goodboi2780 2 місяці тому +11

    33:07 I understood pretty easily. The pilot was about the kids doing something to make the time pass faster. Don't know what would be hard to get from that.

  • @whydoyougottahavthis
    @whydoyougottahavthis 2 місяці тому +9

    Lawyers don't normally Introduce themselves as such 🤣

  • @ContaminatedLemonade
    @ContaminatedLemonade 2 місяці тому +13

    bets on this suddenly dropping on youtube or vimeo for like a few hours and everyone scrambling to download it or it gets found with like no audio or very poor quality, i really hope this gets found properly, rip Janice, fly high

  • @TrashQueenAndKing
    @TrashQueenAndKing 2 місяці тому +28

    What level of algospeak are we at where "Death threat" becomes "*Kremling dying sound effect* threat?"

    • @TrashQueenAndKing
      @TrashQueenAndKing 2 місяці тому +17

      And then he says it uncensored at 11:48. So bizarre.

    • @Gloves-T-Catzero
      @Gloves-T-Catzero 2 місяці тому +11

      Because youtube

    • @SBMBMPSPPS69
      @SBMBMPSPPS69 2 місяці тому +11

      My guess is the whole "Can't swear in the first 10 minutes" thing that's been happening for the past few years

  • @Pop_Candyz
    @Pop_Candyz 2 місяці тому +9

    This is probably one of if not the most interesting things I've watched a UA-cam video about. I really hope this pilot is released someday. It's such a shame that the people we know that do have it won't share it.

  • @Liano980
    @Liano980 2 місяці тому +52

    I'm happy to see that you're making longer videos, it's a nice change of pace

  • @Masterge77
    @Masterge77 2 місяці тому +16

    In the case of a lot of lost media, they usually end up being found entirely by accident or in the most unexpected way Let's remember that Clock Man was uploaded to UA-cam by the original company that made it MONTHS before the Lost Media Wiki found it, so I imagine Me and My Friends will be found in a similar, unexpected manner, and when people least expect it.

  • @kylieisaloser144
    @kylieisaloser144 2 місяці тому +10

    i'm guessing the cryptic message about the contents of the pilot is basically saying its a kid show version of the premise of "time flies when you're having fun". maybe they play games or imagine stuff in backyardigan fashion?

  • @camverse7
    @camverse7 2 місяці тому +23

    Honestly, hearing that you possibly have more leads behind the scenes is really good news! I'm a massive fan of the backyardigans, and any kind of new Me and My Friends content is exciting to hear about!

  • @EthanKing-nx2lo
    @EthanKing-nx2lo 2 місяці тому +11

    The search for this was basically in development hell for a LONG time.

  • @davidsantiago-bonilla3442
    @davidsantiago-bonilla3442 2 місяці тому +10

    31:33 should’ve used the SpongeBob patchy segment “name and address withheld” voice 🤣

    • @TheMrBonesShow
      @TheMrBonesShow 2 місяці тому +2

      I was actually gonna do that, but I forgot lmaoo

  • @genericfriend2568
    @genericfriend2568 2 місяці тому +14

    Rest in peace Janice, you brought joy to a generation and I have some truly formative memories in your back yard.

  • @dinothebetatt6733
    @dinothebetatt6733 2 місяці тому +9

    I loved the Backyardigans as a kid. I think I've seen this pilot referenced in the past, but never looked into it until now.
    Rest in peace, Janice Burgess. You'll always been in my heart.

    • @not_paxikon2587
      @not_paxikon2587 2 місяці тому +2

      Me two
      Rip Janice Burgess, I didn't expect you to die, thank you for making our childhood dreams come true

  • @Onion_57
    @Onion_57 2 місяці тому +4

    The producers likely signed some sort of NDA agreement which could be why they can’t release the material.

  • @lilyhero1033
    @lilyhero1033 2 місяці тому +5

    My guess for the pilot is it originally had one of those, characters are bored doing nothing in their backyard during a summer day plots. Then, one of them has the idea to play pretend, and they end up having a good time. Based off of that weird explanation + what the show ended up being, that's my best guess at an actual plot.

  • @kaitlynboss3497
    @kaitlynboss3497 2 місяці тому +4

    If we ever get a copy, this will go down as the most epic and stunning lost media searches EVER!

    • @user-qv8tg6nj8l
      @user-qv8tg6nj8l 2 місяці тому

      The theme song has been found by Mickey and friends official Channel! If it's flat-out real, then we would be able to cheer on!

    • @that1guy4482
      @that1guy4482 2 місяці тому

      @@user-qv8tg6nj8l he has the pilot but hasn't talked to me he said it kept getting copyrighted when he tries to upload it but if you want to get in contact with him words said by Mr. Bones i say go for it!

    • @Glorb_the_guy
      @Glorb_the_guy 2 місяці тому +1

      @@user-qv8tg6nj8lnah shit’s fake

  • @ShawnsLegacy
    @ShawnsLegacy 2 місяці тому +6

    It sounds like there's some lingering NDA from the production of the pilot, but idk how likely that is. It mainly feels like a lot of these people are tip-toeing around something they believe they could get in legal trouble for, just based on how everyone you've gotten leads from tends to address it.

  • @bobbarksofficial4335
    @bobbarksofficial4335 2 місяці тому +74

    Praying it gets found!

  • @TransistorBased
    @TransistorBased 2 місяці тому +43

    There's something so distasteful about these lost media UA-camrs claiming an entire search is based around them.
    It's a community effort. The search doesn't end because your video was removed. And the search didn't start because you uploaded a video. You're severely downplaying the efforts of community members to publicize a search and to do their own digging

    • @SakuraChai
      @SakuraChai 2 місяці тому +19

      I agree, I was really looking forward to this video, but downplaying how much the community did and holding your own content on a higher level feels distasteful and wrong.
      I feel like this is happening more with his videos as of late too, please let the efforts of the community take the spotlight.

    • @TransistorBased
      @TransistorBased 2 місяці тому +16

      @@SakuraChai I understand that these videos can get fringe members aware of what's going on, but they aren't the heart and soul of a long and difficult search. It's just a means of explaining what's already happened.

    • @SakuraChai
      @SakuraChai 2 місяці тому +17

      @@TransistorBased Exactly! You get it. Sure it spreads awareness to those on the outside of the lost media scene and hopefully will get more people searching, however you’re absolutely right that it’s not the heart and soul of the search.
      I also feel a little iffy about the video being posted so soon after Janice’s passing too, surely he could have pushed the release back a little bit to allow people to grieve.

    • @Cherri_s0da
      @Cherri_s0da 2 місяці тому +12

      Fr it’s like the entire world revolves around them,there’s probably a lot of ppl trying hard to find this (sorry if my English is bad..)

    • @Cherri_s0da
      @Cherri_s0da 2 місяці тому +10

      Also call me a sensitive little baby but I think making this after death was a little inappropriate,he could’ve at least acknowledged her (r.i.p. Janice Burgess..)

  • @FlurryPie0
    @FlurryPie0 2 місяці тому +12

    Me and the friends on our way to become lost media:

  • @sophiehanssel2017
    @sophiehanssel2017 2 місяці тому +22

    Thank you for the lovely tribute video. RIP Janice Burgess

  • @brianerick100
    @brianerick100 2 місяці тому +13

    I’m so saddened to hear that she passed away 😢

  • @Pmhyt
    @Pmhyt 2 місяці тому +8

    I just want to thank you so much for being in the lost media and UA-cam community for 15 years and god knows how long you have been into the lost media community for and for both of the communities you have been there for the ups and downs but you never quit and you inspired many UA-camrs and lost media searchers so just thank you so much from the bottom of my heart thank you!

  • @Abble_vs_the_world_
    @Abble_vs_the_world_ 2 місяці тому +8

    God this reminds me of how difficult its been trying to find the lost "Down the Mine" Pilot for the Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends T.v. Series.
    Why is it always Pre-school shows whose media is so elusive???

  • @itsmargi5076
    @itsmargi5076 2 місяці тому +4

    To whoever who has a connection with this project and has a tape, please know that this project meant a lot to kids who ended up enjoying the final product of it. Please release the tape if you can and know someone's world would be so much happier if you did. It was worth the time then and it will still count now, thank you so much. RIP Janice Burgess, you made my childhood so wonderful with every episode.

  • @kmproductions1997
    @kmproductions1997 2 місяці тому +6

    Backyardigans turns 20 years old this year. I get the impression if Nick has anything at all they will post clips same with the Nick digital animation and didicate it to Janice. Reason I say this they did that for the Blues Clues pilot when it was 20-25 so I have a feeling that if Nick has anything we may see something than. Thank you Janice for bringing these characters into our lives. Rip.
    Also 3:25 My guess is the pilot was about one of the characters was bored waiting for someone to possibly take them somewhere? And the others helped them pass the time by playing games/using their imagination? Best I can come up with.
    Also I think the lady who has it may have just been worried she might get into legal stuff releasing it without permission. Which is understandable.

  • @zenhen617
    @zenhen617 2 місяці тому +3

    33:09 he’s trying to say (in a very roundabout way) that the episode was about explaining to children “time flies when you’re having fun”

  • @brosbeforehoes42069
    @brosbeforehoes42069 2 місяці тому +8

    If yall had bluecord that puppeteer photo wouldn't be lost media due to it having image logging. Just another hindsight thang

  • @themysteriouslifeofvic419
    @themysteriouslifeofvic419 2 місяці тому +7

    Rip Janice Burgess She created a show that will always have a special place in my and many others forever and always Rip Janice Burgess Thank you for The Backyardigians

  • @smackyamama457
    @smackyamama457 2 місяці тому +12

    may you rest in peace, janice. i hope you had fun with making a show that had been loved for so so long.

  • @jisuskitty
    @jisuskitty 2 місяці тому +12

    we need to find it in janice’s honor

    • @viviangarcia5696
      @viviangarcia5696 2 місяці тому +3

      And without viacom or any other ex workers( producer) finding out, even if it means not telling others for permission to release (have them anonymous with the pilot reveal to avoid legal binding to a lawsuit)

  • @ot5267
    @ot5267 2 місяці тому +23

    I remember first hearing about Me and My Friends back in June 2021… in the form of a FRICKIN CREEPYPASTA MADE ABOUT IT
    I did not know the search for it was still going on up til last year. And I didnt even know how chaotic is was. As someone who used to watch the Bakcyardigans a lot as a preschooler, I’m not sure if Me and My friends will ever get found, but if it is it would be a celebration for the entire lost media community.

  • @jamarcusmudkip
    @jamarcusmudkip 2 місяці тому +20

    Loving that there’s a conspiracy involving admins of the Backyardagins Wiki

  • @KnapfordMaster98
    @KnapfordMaster98 2 місяці тому +8

    I can't find the words to truly express how I feel, but the Me and My Friends search is the epitome of everything I HATE about lost media as a nonspecific interest and conducting mass-public searches. Whether the death threat was real or not, the amount of poor behavior, egomaniacal behavior, and bumbling mediocrity around this whole this is just sickening. Just do better ffs.

  • @pozorskwurl
    @pozorskwurl 2 місяці тому +26

    Imagine if Mr. Bones actually gave a copy of the pilot to someone who commented. That would really suck if I was the "winner" because I have neither the know-how or the resources to digitize analog tapes

    • @_mango_
      @_mango_ 2 місяці тому +1

      Well shucks, I do!

    • @Idiotic_B_Purcell
      @Idiotic_B_Purcell 2 місяці тому

      ​@@_mango_
      Then luck to you, friendo!

  • @katoatoato
    @katoatoato 2 місяці тому +9

    This video had a really cool format! It's really cool to see you working with other creators, I'm definitely going to check them out. I hope this search ends up going well it would be nice to see this unearthed. Keep up the good work everyone!

  • @Ryumasoreal
    @Ryumasoreal 2 місяці тому +5

    from the pictures and clips we saw of it, it reminds me of yo gabba gabba ngl
    (backyardigans was one of my favorite shows when I was 2-5. R.I.P Janice Burgess)

  • @imapirateYT
    @imapirateYT 2 місяці тому +8

    Maybe.. just maybe, *Me and my Friends* are the friends we made along the way!

  • @dandy-jack
    @dandy-jack 2 місяці тому +4

    When someone dies they're faced with the floating monochromatic head of LSSQ who will weigh their sins on a cosmic scale

  • @SirCoopie
    @SirCoopie 2 місяці тому +4

    My dad watched the pilot and doesn’t have anything he still knows. He said the exact one. Tried quizzing him and he said never remembered nothing.
    I’ll see!
    - Sir Coopie VR

  • @JBlaine18
    @JBlaine18 2 місяці тому +8

    RIP Janice Burgess thank you.
    Hopefully a Dragon Ball video is on your radar. Just RIP to you two who made us people happy.

  • @thosecomicsontheinternet5536
    @thosecomicsontheinternet5536 2 місяці тому +3

    31:02 this sound effect scared tf out of me while I was playing a game

  • @aGoosenamedJordan
    @aGoosenamedJordan 2 місяці тому +5

    Let's hope Nickelodeon (at least) releases a few clips from the pilot for a 20-year anniversary special like they did with blue's clues

  • @JasonKane.457
    @JasonKane.457 2 місяці тому +4

    ""Wiki le'bad, Discord good. Doxxing bad. Sewers good.""

  • @chase1913
    @chase1913 2 місяці тому +4

    Super good and informative video! Cant wait for this search to be over at some point, just gotta keep waiting! Love the editing and RIP Janice ❤️

  • @smittzero8463
    @smittzero8463 2 місяці тому +6

    My first guess would have been that the fake lawyer was just a troll, taking down videos from relatively small channels for a laugh. I don't know any of the specific details though.

  • @hokton8555
    @hokton8555 2 місяці тому +3

    33:30 sounds like a musical about getting rid of boredom