Youri, the Spaceman (2002 CGI Animated Series)

Youri, the Spaceman is a 2002 CGI animated series created by Sparkling*, the (now-defunct) subsidiary production company of France-based Sparx* Animation Studios. The series, produced for Cartoon Network, La Machine, Method Films and FTD, consists of 26 three minute episodes, each featuring short glimpses into the life of Youri, an astronaut that has become stranded on the moon.

Not a lot of information on the series is available (despite that fact that it was seemingly popular enough to warrant the release of merchandise such as figurines) and it's unclear as to exactly which countries it aired in besides France and Australia, (if any), with the latter of the two broadcasting it in the mid 2000s as a part of the then-weekly “Happy Tree Friends and Friends” adult animation block on SBS, which had a sporadic runtime of anywhere from 5 to 30 minutes, depending on the week.

The series never received a home media release of any kind, eventually falling into obscurity; oddly, it is not even given a single mention on Sparx* Animation Studios' current website. Strangely, Walmart lists the series on their video on demand service, despite not having any of the episodes actually available for purchase.

Of the 26 produced episodes, only two of them have surfaced online, one of which was sourced from a 2004 “Happy Tree Friends and Friends” VHS recording by article author and Lost Media Wiki founder, dycaite. Besides these two found episodes, the only additional footage available appears in a reel uploaded by the show's post-production manager, Laurent Langlais.