Post by lostmediafan02 on Jun 8, 2023 18:43:48 GMT
I'm sure a few users are familiar with the Canadian cartoon Jacob Two-Two, which was broadcasted on Qubo here in the United States. However, what many might not know is that when it aired as part of NBC and Ion's Qubo blocks, thirteen episodes had their epilogue segments replaced. These were made to adhere to the educational program guidelines set by the FCC.
The new segments featured Jacob providing a brief recap of the episode's events, concluding with a PSA-like message. As of typing, only seven of these altered episodes have resurfaced and are available on the Internet Archive. Unfortunately, the rest of the episodes not only remain lost but also unidentified. Here is a list of the episodes that have been found and documented with their changed segments:
Jacob Two-Two and the Daily Crown
Jacob Two-Two and the Mystery of Malty McGuffin
Jacob Two-Two and the Big Bagel Bungle
Jacob Two-Two and the Mouldy Menace
Jacob Two-Two's Time Trials
Jacob Two-Two and the Super Special Skates
Jacob Two-Two and the Quibbling Siblings
These modified episodes have also aired on the Qubo channel in place of the original versions, alongside the rest of the series. If anyone who grew up watching Qubo at any point during its run happens to have recorded any episodes of Jacob Two-Two, I highly recommend checking to see if they contain these altered segments.
Qubo was on at our house endlessly (younger sibling haha) for a couple months and I definitely remember this show, but not these segments. Hope they turn up as an interesting piece of TV history!
Post by extremewreck2000 on Jun 11, 2023 5:00:54 GMT
Sounds kinda interesting. I remember seeing this show on Qubo once & never seeing it again for YEARS. I might've been too little at the time to have known about the NBC & Ion Qubo blocks though.
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Post by lostmediafan02 on Aug 23, 2023 21:01:22 GMT
Apologies for bumping the thread, but I have some good news to share. I just recently found another episode with an E/I segment: "Jacob Two-Two and the Surprise Disguise", uploaded by YouTube user DangerousVHS. That just leaves five other episodes that need to be documented.
Post by lostmediafan02 on Nov 17, 2023 22:54:48 GMT
Another bump, but I just checked back on the Internet Archive and only "Jacob Two-Two and the Daily Crown" remains on there. Thus leaving the rest, with the exception of "Jacob Two-Two and the Mystery of Malty McGuffin" as a copy has been up on YouTube since 2012, as "lost".
Another bump, but I just checked back on the Internet Archive and only "Jacob Two-Two and the Daily Crown" remains on there. Thus leaving the rest, with the exception of "Jacob Two-Two and the Mystery of Malty McGuffin" as a copy has been up on YouTube since 2012, as "lost".
Ouch- do you know who originally uploaded them? Maybe they still have em saved and are working on uploading em somewhere else
Ouch- do you know who originally uploaded them? Maybe they still have em saved and are working on uploading em somewhere else
Sadly, I don't. All I know is that the person who uploaded them to the Archive taped them back in 2006, alongside other programs. I remember one of the tapes had an Adult Swim airing of "Pee-Wee's Playhouse". I'm just lucky I was able to list the episodes before they were removed.
Post by lostmediafan02 on Jan 6, 2024 18:15:36 GMT
Yet another bump, but I have some good news to update. One, I found two more affected episodes on YouTube, "Jacob Two-Two and Scholars for Dollars" and "Jacob Two-Two and the Bookworm Brouhaha", leaving only three episodes to be identified. Two, I found out who posted the now-deleted episodes on the Internet Archive, Flipimé-kun. I emailed him in late December, and he mentioned that he might send the recordings within the next month, if he's available. I'll try my best to continue updating the thread, hopefully finding the last three episodes, and the status of Flipimé-kun's tapes.
UPDATE: I just looked up an archive of the Qubo website and found (what I assume to be) the remaining edited episodes, "Jacob Two-Two vs. the Hooded Fang", "Jacob Two-Two and the Tag Team Tempest" and "Jacob Two-Two and the Furry Felon". I'm not entirely sure whether those were indeed the last three (as I just found out about this prior to editing the post), but the previously identified episodes were also listed. Plus, the episode list page was taken down in 2011, with the only update in 2008.
UPDATE #2: I checked a couple of archive-themed wikis, and yes, those were the remaining episodes that had their segments replaced. The only thing left now is recordings for each episode. Again, I will try to update the thread with any news regarding them.