How Nick Jr.'s Legendary Lost Episode Vanished & Who Found It

Unearthing the "Super Why!" pilot was a big deal for lost media lovers. For kids who grew up with the 2007 PBS kids series, it was fascinating to see how the show got its start and perhaps, more interestingly, how both final products differ from one another. 

The pilot follows the titular hero, voiced by Zach Tyler Eisen, who would later voice Aang on "Avatar: The Last Airbender," as he visits the "The Three Little Pigs" storybook to find a way to keep his toy tower from being knocked down. Outside of a similar premise, following superhero-themed child characters who enter books to solve their problems, both drastically differ.

Unlike the poppy theme song in the final show, the pilot's theme has different lyrics and is set to a reggae beat. This style of music properly reflects the episode's pacing, with a more laid back approach to its proceedings unlike the faster paced plots of the series. The animation mediums not only changed, but the character designs had a massive overhaul with the show's cast more closely resembling real kids compared to the pilot. Plot points are also different, as the pilot's protagonist resides in a library instead of the fictional Storybook Village. The only character that appears in both is the main character, Super Why, who's real name is Willy in the pilot and Whyatt on the show. Regardless of their differences, however, the creator's good-hearted goals managed to shine through.