I worked in puppetry back in the day and word was the Bambaloo team had unreal ambitions but not enough coin to back it up. Really taxing on the puppeteers and animators juuuust trying to cobble something magical together. Sad it all fell apart, that show had heart.

Bambaloo, more like Bambawho? Sounds like a budget Sesame Street. Puppets probably ran away to find better gigs 😂

So cool to hear about the production side! As someone who's into animation tech, it's fascinating to learn how they struggled with the limitations back then. It was a period of transition for sure. Loved that show, a real gem of its time. Has anyone tried reaching out to the original animators for S3 info?

Bambaloo was the bomb, used to watch it everyday after school 😭 Sucks that they never released the third season. I'm pretty sure my cousin had VHS tapes of the show, I'll hit them up and see if there's anything left.

None of ya are seeing the big picture, the show didn't just 'vanish'. There are rumors floating around that it contained hidden messages, and that's why it got canned. Puppeteers taking the puppets hostage?? Please, it's all a cover-up.

It's not surprising that they moved to CGI for Jango. Early 2000s tech was notorious for being unrefined & pricey. They were definitely ahead of their time trying to merge it with puppetry, shame the costs caught up with them. No wonder the S3 got shelved, but man, would I love to see what they had planned.

Digging into 'lost media' stories is always a rabbit hole! Anecdotally, I heard the original puppet designs were stored in a facility that got flooded years ago – potentially another reason for the CGI. One of those 'my friend’s uncle’s dog’s previous owner worked on the set' stories. If true, those puppets are long gone.

omg Bambaloo was my childhood! I knew something was up with Jango in season 2, def didn't look right. It's such a shame great shows like this are left in the dust. Would kill for some of that S3 audio, just to reminisce.