Chip 'n Orbit (Lost YTV Show)

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Chip 'n Orbit (Lost YTV Show) Jan 30, 2023 17:43:23 GMT via mobile

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Couldn’t find an individual thread on this so thought I’d compile all known info here. Chip 'n Orbit was an interstitial YTV series that utilized CGI robots that played various learning games with the viewer. The show was produced and directed by Michael Decsi and aired on YTV and YTV Jr starting around 2001. I am not sure when it stopped airing but it lasted at least until 2005.

Around 70 episodes were made according to Michael Decsi’s LinkedIn however this article only mentions 35: playbackonline.ca/2001/01/22/30629-20010122/

I can’t seem to find an episode list anywhere.

Only 2 full episodes are currently available online and a clip of an unknown one:

Spot the Difference: youtu.be/_XvHNBMdAZo
Finish the Word: youtu.be/LkjWAdTiYx4
Unknown episode: youtu.be/7mwqB1FgfiU

It would be nice to see this piece of Canadian nostalgia archived better. Hopefully the rest of the episodes are found someday.

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Jan 30, 2023 17:43:23 GMT nostalgiaguy said:

Couldn’t find an individual thread on this so thought I’d compile all known info here. Chip 'n Orbit was an interstitial YTV series that utilized CGI robots that played various learning games with the viewer. The show was produced and directed by Michael Decsi and aired on YTV and YTV Jr starting around 1999. I am not sure when it stopped airing but it lasted at least until 2005.

Around 70 episodes were made according to Michael Decsi’s LinkedIn however this article only mentions 35: playbackonline.ca/2001/01/22/30629-20010122/

I can’t seem to find an episode list anywhere.

Only 2 full episodes are currently available online and a clip of an unknown one:

Spot the Difference: youtu.be/_XvHNBMdAZo
Finish the Word: youtu.be/LkjWAdTiYx4
Unknown episode: youtu.be/7mwqB1FgfiU

It would be nice to see this piece of Canadian nostalgia archived better. Hopefully the rest of the episodes are found someday.

Hey, OP of the original chip n orbit thread here, glad to see someone else as interested in this show as I am. I swear I remember seeing a post about how they animated the characters mouth movements that I found absolutely fascinating, but I can't for the life of me find it anywhere.

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Chip 'n Orbit (Lost YTV Show) Jan 30, 2023 19:16:15 GMT via mobile

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Definitely sounds interesting. Btw it might be a good idea to make an article for the show on the wiki to gain more help and info on the search, as well as making more people aware and interested.

If we can find an episode guide that would be extremely helpful I’m sure. I guess the best way to find more episodes would be searching through old YTV recordings from the era.

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Jan 30, 2023 19:16:15 GMT nostalgiaguy said:

Definitely sounds interesting. Btw it might be a good idea to make an article for the show on the wiki to gain more help and info on the search, as well as making more people aware and interested.

If we can find an episode guide that would be extremely helpful I’m sure. I guess the best way to find more episodes would be searching through old YTV recordings from the era.

Quite a daunting task, but it probably would get the word out properly.

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nostalgiaguy Lost Media Guru Posts: 852 Member is Online	Chip 'n Orbit (Lost YTV Show) Jan 31, 2023 17:25:20 GMT via mobile Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by nostalgiaguy on Jan 31, 2023 17:25:20 GMT I was able to find another unknown episode clip: youtu.be/UPavKgU91yc
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Chip 'n Orbit (Lost YTV Show) Jan 31, 2023 18:20:11 GMT via mobile

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Jan 31, 2023 17:59:56 GMT crumbelivable said:

Jan 31, 2023 17:25:20 GMT nostalgiaguy said:

I was able to find another unknown episode clip: youtu.be/UPavKgU91yc

Good find, but it's nothing we haven't already seen before

Youtube is surprisingly bare and I can’t seem to find much on other sites unfortunately. I guess we could try contacting people who worked on the show, they may still have tapes of it.

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Chip 'n Orbit (Lost YTV Show) Jan 31, 2023 18:32:36 GMT via mobile

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Jan 31, 2023 18:20:11 GMT nostalgiaguy said:

Jan 31, 2023 17:59:56 GMT crumbelivable said:

Good find, but it's nothing we haven't already seen before

Youtube is surprisingly bare and I can’t seem to find much on other sites unfortunately. I guess we could try contacting people who worked on the show, they may still have tapes of it.

Prolly the next best thing to do

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Chip 'n Orbit (Lost YTV Show) Jan 31, 2023 18:53:34 GMT via mobile

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Okay, so it was confirmed to me that there’s two seasons with a total of 35 episodes each totalling 70. Unfortunately the YTV logs don’t include the episode titles.

It started airing in January 2001 and ended in August 2007, although there was an absence between September 2006 and February 2007. Thanks to canadianchildhood for this info.

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Jan 31, 2023 18:53:34 GMT nostalgiaguy said:

Okay, so it was confirmed to me that there’s two seasons with a total of 35 episodes each totalling 70. Unfortunately the YTV logs don’t include the episode titles.

It started airing in January 2001 and ended in August 2007, although there was an absence between September 2006 and February 2007. Thanks to canadianchildhood for this info.

That about matches the timespace I remember seeing it in

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Post by eletrikfiyed on Feb 1, 2023 20:56:51 GMT

I remember Chip N Orbit quite well it used to air early on weekday mornings on Ytv. There was another short series that I always thought was pretty much the same as Chip N Orbit growing up but I can't for the life of me remember any details about it. I wonder if there was some sort of failed spin-off or something or maybe the animation was different in some later or earlier episodes. Regardless, it would be cool to see all of it again. I have that Finish The Word episode on my playlist of Canadian shows we grew up with on YouTube.

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Feb 1, 2023 20:56:51 GMT eletrikfiyed said:

I remember Chip N Orbit quite well it used to air early on weekday mornings on Ytv. There was another short series that I always thought was pretty much the same as Chip N Orbit growing up but I can't for the life of me remember any details about it. I wonder if there was some sort of failed spin-off or something or maybe the animation was different in some later or earlier episodes. Regardless, it would be cool to see all of it again. I have that Finish The Word episode on my playlist of Canadian shows we grew up with on YouTube.

Hmm, I know there were several different short shows like that on YTV back then but I don’t remember any that were somewhat the same as Chip N Orbit.

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