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Despite recieving numerous award nominations, drawing the attention of ''Entertainment Tonight'' and ''Good Morning America'', and receiving acclaim from multiple news sources, the series ended after just 2 seasons. Due to the decrease in popularity and copyright issues with the cartoons that were featured, Nickelodeon hasn't broadcasted any episodes since 1997, making episodes very hard to come by. |
Despite recieving numerous award nominations, drawing the attention of ''Entertainment Tonight'' and ''Good Morning America'', and receiving acclaim from multiple news sources, the series ended after just 2 seasons. Due to the decrease in popularity and copyright issues with the cartoons that were featured, Nickelodeon hasn't broadcasted any episodes since 1997, making episodes very hard to come by. |
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==Overview== |
==Overview== |
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+ | The series is based around the fictional town Weinerville. There are many recurring characters, including Dottie, Zip, Boney, Socko, Louie, Pops and many others. It was hosted and the majority of the characters were performed by Marc Weiner [with the excepton of Zip and Louie, who were voiced by writer Scott Fellows, and Pops, who was voiced by head writer Ray Abruzzo]. |
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The show is notable for it's unique style of puppetry, where you would would <span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:22.3999996185303px;">place your head into a hole above a miniature puppet body</span>. There was also a ''Double Dare'' styled segment called "Playland" where audience members would be Weinerized (Become puppets) and compete in games. The losing contestant would get the Silver Hot Dog and the winner would be given the Golden Hot Dog, as well as get slimed. |
The show is notable for it's unique style of puppetry, where you would would <span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:22.3999996185303px;">place your head into a hole above a miniature puppet body</span>. There was also a ''Double Dare'' styled segment called "Playland" where audience members would be Weinerized (Become puppets) and compete in games. The losing contestant would get the Silver Hot Dog and the winner would be given the Golden Hot Dog, as well as get slimed. |
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Of ''Weinerville'''s 62 episode run, 37 episodes have yet to be unearthed. |
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Revision as of 06:37, 30 September 2014
Weinerville is a variety series/puppet show that originally aired on Nickelodeon from July 11, 1993 to February 17, 1996. It was filmed at Nickelodeon Studios in Orlando, FL and was created by Marc Weiner.
Despite recieving numerous award nominations, drawing the attention of Entertainment Tonight and Good Morning America, and receiving acclaim from multiple news sources, the series ended after just 2 seasons. Due to the decrease in popularity and copyright issues with the cartoons that were featured, Nickelodeon hasn't broadcasted any episodes since 1997, making episodes very hard to come by.
Overview
The series is based around the fictional town Weinerville. There are many recurring characters, including Dottie, Zip, Boney, Socko, Louie, Pops and many others. It was hosted and the majority of the characters were performed by Marc Weiner [with the excepton of Zip and Louie, who were voiced by writer Scott Fellows, and Pops, who was voiced by head writer Ray Abruzzo].
The show is notable for it's unique style of puppetry, where you would would place your head into a hole above a miniature puppet body. There was also a Double Dare styled segment called "Playland" where audience members would be Weinerized (Become puppets) and compete in games. The losing contestant would get the Silver Hot Dog and the winner would be given the Golden Hot Dog, as well as get slimed.
Much of the episodes' running time was taken up by classic cartoons such as Mr. Magoo, Popeye the Sailor, Betty Boop, and The Alvin Show. Marc Weiner said in an interview that had there been a Season 3, there would have been no cartoons.
The show is also known for having many running gags and sketches. The number 1350 was used many times, but it was most commonly used as the price for every item in "The Weinerville General Store". Another sketch/character is Captain Bob, a sea captain who constantly makes jokes. He first appeared on Saturday Night Live in 1981. There is also a sketch called "That's Not Fair!", where a child and an adult would try to win points by answering questions. This was pitched to Comedy Central on it's own in 1991, but after testing, they said it was good for kids and it was greenlit by Nickelodeon as Weinerville instead.
Lost Episode Guide
Of Weinerville's 62 episode run, 37 episodes have yet to be unearthed.
1x02 - Toothy Hurty
1x09 - Weight Loss
1x27 - Show #27
1x28 - Show #28
1x29 - Show #29
2x01 - Ratville
2x02 - Dottie's Replacement
2x03 - Weinerville for Sale
2x04 - Eric Von Firstenseconds' Spell
2x05 - 60 Seconds news
2x06 - Fire Safety
2x07 - Magic Lamp
2x08 - The Puppet's Court
2x09 - Broken Weinerizer
2x10 - Network Censors
2x11 - Louie Becomes a Citizen
2x12 - Louie's Crush
2x13 - S.G. Dottie's Cousin
2x14 - Brain Switch
2x15 - Parallel Universe
2x16 - Boney's Spell
2x17 - The Time-Slot War
2x18 - Dottie's High School Reunion
2x19 - Loca-Cola
2x20 - Weinervilla
2x22 - Marc's Arians
2x23 - Variety Show or Sitcom
2x25 - Socko Framed
2x26 - Royal Dottie
2x27 - Zip Runs Away
2x28 - Dottie's Dating Game
2x29 - Weinerville: The Movie
2x31 - Back to the Past from a Look into the Future
2x32 - Pollution
2x33 - XR-3 Space Shuttle Game
SPx01 - The Weinerville New Year's Eve Party
SPx04 - Election Special: From Washington B.C.
Availability
Weinerville, like many of Nickelodeon's early programs, has rarely aired since it's creation. It last aired reruns in 1997, making episodes extremely scarce. For 3 years, it only aired on Sundays in 2 hour marathons and on weekdays during 3:00PM or 3:30PM. Near 1997, it only aired at 7:00AM until it vanished entirely.
In 2008, 24 episodes appeared on a private torrent tracker and were eventually uploaded to YouTube alongside 2 other episodes (1x12 and 1x16). The Chanukah Special was originally uploaded to YouTube on 4/19/12 and Lost in the Big Apple appeared on YouTube on 5/8/12. The Election Special was available online for a short time, but it appears no one downloaded a copy as it hasn't been available since MegaUpload was taken down in 2011.
The '90s Are All That was supposed to air it in 2011, as it was seen in many promos. Unfortunately, they never got around to it, presumably due to copyright issues regarding the cartoons featured.