Miscellaneous!
Slowly but surely, we have begun to uncover media that confirms Welcome Home was once on the air! While many of the items below have confusing or uncertain origins, they will surely help us to piece together what Welcome Home was and grow closer to its certain airing.
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Animation Cels from "Julie-rella" Segment
Date unknown
Originally speculated to be part of a tie-in storybook, the amazing discovery of actual animation cels told us the truth: that they were likely part of an animated segment for an actual episode of Welcome Home! These finds hold the great honor of being the first on-screen footage our team has recovered, if only by technicality.
Based on what we have found, we imagine this segment to have been a silly retelling of “Cinderella,” starring various neighbors in the original fairytale’s roles. Above, we can see Julie Joyful as Cinderella herself, Barnaby as the Fairy Dogmother, Frank Frankly as the Prince, and of course, King Sally Starlet! It’s quite possible that the entire animation was meant to represent one of Sally’s stage plays, or perhaps it would have accompanied one of the neighbors reading the story aloud.
"Just So" Song Demo
Date Unknown
Below, you can listen to what we suspect was an early “scratch” recording for a musical number that would have graced an episode of Welcome Home! Although we have not yet uncovered the complete song or its backing instrumental, this landmark discovery gives us confidence that it is out there to find. For now, enjoy this delightful number as Frank and his neighbors ponder his particular particularities!
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[The recording is muffled and aged, with occasional dips. It begins with FRANK muttering to himself.]
FRANK: Let's see now.. right over left, under and through, fold on THIS side, down, up and around, pass it through and PULL- there! A perfectly tied Croquet Tie.
[Frank's door swing open. JULIE enters, excited and a little wound up.]
JULIE: Fraaank! Frank!!!
FRANK: Hm? Oh, Hi, Julie- come on in.
[Julie scampers inside, door closing.]
JULIE: Fraaaank, we’re almost ready to start Hula Hoop BOWLING Croquet!
FRANK: I know Julie, it’s just- wait. Bowling? You can’t just keep putting ‘bowling’ in other games, Julie. Remember Bowling Basketball?
JULIE: I sure do! You got mad because Barnaby kept winning.
FRANK: Well, now I have to change.
JULIE: What! Why?!
FRANK: Because now I’m in the wrong bowtie. You’re in your bowling dress, I can’t show up in my croquet bowtie.
JULIE: Ohhh, does it really matter?
FRANK: Of course it matters!
JULIE: Well… Why?
FRANK: It… just wouldn’t be right. It's like- well take our games for example. It wouldn’t be fun if there weren’t rules, right?
[JULIE gasps with delight.]
JULIE: It COULD be.
FRANK: No, no, no, remember what happened when you tried playing ‘Hopscotch To The Max’?
JULIE: I do-ooo.
FRANK: It took us an hour to get you down off Howdys roof, and we still don’t know where the green chalk went...
JULIE: I still won!
FRANK: So you say. But it wasn’t fun for me.
JULIE: Oh, that’s true. You were pretty grumpy, even though you DID help me get all the leaves out of my hair.
FRANK: Exactly. I like it when there’s rules. I like knowing what I’m supposed to be doing. I like it when things are… organized, or. Done right. When things are so… when they’re just…. just…
JULIE: Just… so?
FRANK: Yes! Just so!
[The audio breaks down for a few seconds, with strange noises and a laugh audible, before the recording is fixed and Frank begins singing.]
FRANK: Like the way I tie my bow tie- just so!
JULIE: Oh!
FRANK: I know how to tie the loop around, and exactly how to pull!
JULIE: Or like the way you keep your garden all in rows!
FRANK: Yes! That way I always know, where each plant will grow.
JULIE: I think I get it now! [Increasingly quick and off-meter] You just like everything neat, and tidy, and sure, and careful, and organized in a row, like a bow- just so!!
FRANK: Right! …Sort of. So if you’ll just give me a moment, I can find the RIGHT bowtie, and-
[There’s a knock at the door, oddly slow and non-rhythmic.]
FRANK: Oh for the love of-
JULIE: I’ll get it!
[The door opens.]
JULIE: HI, Wally! Come on in!
WALLY: Hi, Julie. Hi, Frank. Home wanted to know if it can play croquet too.
[The door closes.]
JULIE: Of COURSE!
FRANK: Well I don’t see why not.
WALLY: Oh, swell.
[There’s a beat of silence, while Wally has absolutely no follow up.]
FRANK: Is there something else, Wally?
WALLY: No.
JULIE: Oh, Wally! We were just talking about how Frank likes things Just So.
WALLY: Just so? What’s that mean?
JULIE: It’s, it’s, like… ties and books and game rules and gardens! Get it?
WALLY: …No. But… I’d like to understand.
FRANK: Oh, not you too- it’s just. Well. Think of a box of crayons.
WALLY: Okay.
FRANK: The colors go a certain way?
WALLY: Do they?
JULIE: They do after Frank steals the box when you’re not looking!
FRANK: Julie.
[JULIE giggles.]
FRANK: Maybe you should go get the game set up at Home's front yard.
JULIE: Ohh, good idea! I have to move the croquet hoops and tell Sally we’re moving the opening ceremonies!
FRANK: Thank you Julie- wait, hoops. You’re not using hula hoops, are you-
JULIE: BYEEE FRANK!
FRANK: JULIE YOU KNOW THOSE AREN’T REGULATION-
WALLY: Bye, Julie.
[JULIE exits, giggling until she’s out of earshot]
WALLY: …I don’t mind that you re-order my crayons.
FRANK: My point is- it’s like a rainbow. Like how the colors in a rainbow go.
WALLY: Ohhh.
[Frank resumes singing.]
FRANK: I like it best… when red goes in front of the rest.
And the colors all stay inside the lines!
When each and every hue, from orange yellow green and blue,
WALLY: …and purple?
FRANK: RIGHT! Sometimes things have an order that their context, demands-
[The door SLAMS open.]
BARNABY: AND EVERYBODY LOVES THE WAY I WEAR BOOTS ON MY HAAAAAANDS
FRANK: BARNABY! WHAT are you- its not even RAINING, why are you wearing those?
BARNABY: Ain’t Crow-kay the one where you ride horses? I’m the horse.
FRANK: No that’s Polo-
BARNABY: Marco.
[Frank makes a frustrated noise.]
FRANK: Why are you here.
BARNABY: Came t’ get Wally!
WALLY: Hi, Barnaby.
BARNABY: Hiya, Wally.
WALLY: We’re singing a song, Barnaby.
BARNABY: Hey, I know one of those!
FRANK: No.
[Barnaby begins singing a completely different tune.]
BARNABY: When all you got is your fleas,
and you’re down on your knees
That’s a dog’s day,
Ain’t that the way-
FRANK: OUT.
WALLY: Aw. I wanted to learn the colors.
FRANK: Wally, I think you already know the colors.
WALLY: …I could hear them again.
BARNABY: Yeah Frank, which one’s orange again? [sounding genuinely confused] Am I orange?
FRANK: Out.
BARNABY: Now I’ll never know.
WALLY: Aren’t you coming to play croquet with everyone?
FRANK: I would already be ready if everyone would leave me be so I could finish getting dressed.
[Beat.]
BARNABY: …now don’t take this the wrong way from the dog who don’t wear pants but. What’s missin’?
FRANK: My Bowtie.
[BARNABY mock gasps.]
BARNABY: Wally, don’t look! He’s INDECENT!
FRANK: OUT.
[Barnaby chortles, and the pair leave.]
WALLY: Bye, Frank.
[Frank closes the door and breaths an exhausted sigh. Immediately a distinct cartoon knock sounds- shave and a hair cut.]
HOWDY: Howdy Dooo! Howdy Pillar here-
FRANK: Oh no, Howdy, not now-
HOWDY: Come in? Don’t mind if I do!
[On Howdy's final line, the recording rapidly slows and breaks down, ending suddenly with the sound of a record needle.]
Mystery Audio
Date Unknown
It is currently unknown whether these three recovered audio tracks are from episodes whose visuals have yet to be found, or from a piece of supplementary material such as a storybook record or a radio play. Regardless, these three sweet scenes provide us with a peek into the lives of our favorite neighbors!
Howdy, Barnaby, and Wally - 'Hotdogs'
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HOWDY: Howdy-do, fellas! What can I get for you two today?
BARNABY: Hiya Howdy, I think we’re gonna enjoy ourselves the usual.
HOWDY: A usual for my usuals? Comin’ right up, pal-ly!
WALLY: The usual? I thought we were getting hot dogs.
BARNABY: That is our usual, little buddy, it means somethin’ you and me get all the time! Kinda like our morning perusal.
WALLY: You mean our walk?
BARNABY: Yeah, but I like perusal better! Makes me feel like a fancy, high-class pooch! A pedigree with some degrees, if you will.
WALLY: Oh.
HOWDY: Alrighty! I gotta bloodhound in a whirlwind of trouble and an old reliable dog! So what’s the gaff today, Barn?
BARNABY: I got a good one that’s been brewin’ in this pot of mine all day! What do you call a caterpillar after a month-long nap? A butterfly! But if you ask me, I’d call the poor guy a doctor!
[Howdy laughs comically and over the top, slapping the counter. Wally laughs too, announcing the words, “ha ha ha,” out loud.]
HOWDY: That’s a hoot! A holler even! You always never disappoint! Say, Wally, what about you? You got any silly yarns for me today?
WALLY: No, but I have a joke.
[Howdy laughs again, shaking his head.]
BARNABY: What’d I tell you? He’s a natural and that was just a taste! Go on, kid.
WALLY: Okay. How does Barnaby eat his hot dog?
HOWDY: How?
WALLY: He relishes it!
Howdy laughs heartily as he did the first time, slapping the counter top. Barnaby laughs too.]
HOWDY: He sure does! Boy, you’re getting the hang of this funny business, Walls! It won’t be long before you’re the one paying for these hot dogs!
WALLY: That’s okay, I like when Barnaby buys them.
BARNABY: It’s like ya said, Howdy, we’re a couple’a usuals who know what we like.
Julie and Frank - "Tomatoes"
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JULIE: [Excitedly and quickly] Frank, Frank, Frank! Oh Frank, won’t you play a game with me?
FRANK: Oh, Julie, good morning. No, I can’t right now. I’m watering my plants, see?
JULIE: I do see! I hear them too! Gee, they sure have a lot to say!
FRANK: [Baffled] What? My Sole and Lyco? What are they saying to you?!
JULIE: [Interrupting him.] Oh, ssh, ssh! Hold on just a second, Frank! They’re telling me right now! ….Mhm… Uh-huh… Oh? Oh! I see- Oh, you don’t say!
[Julie continues to speak to the plants through affirmative sounds. Frank nervously mumbles and tuts from behind her.]
FRANK: Well? What did they say?
JULIE: Your tomatoes think you have a very love-o-ly bowtie today!
FRANK: They do?-
[Frank stops mid-sentence to lean towards the tomatoes and mumble a soft, “thank you,” before returning his attention to Julie.]
FRANK: What else are they saying?
JULIE: Well- they also think your marigolds could be a little merrier! But I wouldn’t say that in front of your flowers!
[Frank pauses again to look at his tomatoes, this time mumbling, “I’m sorry, I’ll see what I can do.”]
JULIE: They also had one last thing to say…. They think… That you’ve done such a good job gardening… That you should go play jump rope with Julie to celebrate!
[Frank sighs loudly in exasperation as Julie laughs.]
FRANK: [Distressed.] Oh Julie! You were fibbing about the tomatoes telling you all that, weren’t you!?
JULIE: No, Frank, I was telling the truth! Honest! Your marigolds really are very, very rude!
Eddie, Sally, and Poppy - "Acting"
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EDDIE: Mail call! I got mail here for Ms. Partridge!
SALLY: I’ll be taking that!
EDDIE: Pardon me for askin’ but-
SALLY: You’re pardoned.
EDDIE: Well, I could have sworn this was Poppy’s barn! I might’ve made a wrong turn at that game of hopscotch outside of Julie’s house! Those games always get me turned around…
SALLY: Of course this is her barn, mailman! But she just so happens to have her feathers full at the moment!
POPPY: Hello, dearie! I’m right here- At least, I think I am- Oh goodness, it’s hard to see past all this yarn!
EDDIE: [Mumbled] Oh darlin’, what has she got you wearing?
SALLY: Can’t you see she is a beautiful beanstalk? The perfect outfit for the star of my next play!
POPPY: Oh yes! I forgot to ask what role this is for… It was a bit sprung on me.
SALLY: It is for Jack and the Beanstalk, obviously! But I have taken some artistic liberties of course- I call this rendition- wait for it- Sally and the Beanstalk!
EDDIE: Oh boy…. So Sally and the Beanstalk is a little like that story about that fella who traded some cows for a couple’a beans? The same beans that eventually grow into a giant beanstalk he decides to climb up?
SALLY: Yes!
POPPY: [Whispering fearfully] …Climbed…?
EDDIE: And then he runs into that big and mean ol’ giant at the top? The very same who chases after Jack all the way to the bottom?
SALLY: Yes, yes!
POPPY: [Whispering even more frantically] …G-Giant…?!
EDDIE: And when Jack gets to the bottom, doesn’t he cut down that beanstalk with a big axe?
SALLY: Yes, yes, that’s exactly it! But it will be yours truly as the one with the big axe instead!
POPPY: [Louder and afraid] Big axe?!
[Poppy lets out a dramatic squawk and faints with a loud thud.]
SALLY: Oh Poppy, don’t worry! After some rehearsals, you will feel as strong and sturdy as the role you were born to play!
"Mail-in-Time Day" Valentine's Day Cards
Dated est. 1971, manufacturer unknown
Love is in the air, or so they say, and nowhere is that more clear than this package of Welcome Home Valentines Day Cards! They appear to be promoting a made-up holiday, as “Mail-in-Time Day” is found on the back of all of the cards, as well as on the packaging itself. This may have been a holiday displayed only on the show, perhaps associated with Eddie Dear. (Wally and Barnaby are displayed on the yet-to-be-restored front of the package, wearing his uniform!) Currently, lovely illustrations of Wally, Julie, Frank, Eddie, Sally and Howdy have been recovered from the set found by the Welcome Home Restoration Team.
Set of Homewarming Greeting Cards
Dated est. 1971, manufacturer unknown
There is quite a bit of mystery surrounding these charming Homewarming greeting cards - who created them? Were they sold all together, or as multiple sets? Are they even from the same era of Welcome Home’s run? Regardless of where and when they came from, one thing is for certain: they’re as sweet as can be! Additionally, these cards have served as confirmation of some of Julie Joyful’s features and habits as a rainbow monster, including hibernating soundly through the winter season.
Piece of Advertisement for a strange Dog Toy
Date Unknown
While most of the page appears burned away, this minuscule advertisements shows an illustration of a dog-bug-like toy. Much of our evidence relies on the cartoonish-depictions of bugs often found in Welcome Home media that were often portrayed with Frank Frankly. The surviving part of the description only calls this toy a “Grow-a-pal", so it’s unknown if this toy had additional features.