# 1219 the lost episode

[McTrooper]

I’ve been talking the last story line slowly, but I was watching #1218 thinking I like bramwell’s mother’s acting and character when the next episode rolled around.  Quite a surprise to me #1219 is lost. 

Haven’t read the robservations yet, but it was interesting watching and made me curious about the origin airing and how the lost episode got lost and reassembled. 

[McTrooper]

Okay read the Robservations. 

Interesting the audio for some or all of it came from an audio tape.  Reminds me of the lost Dr. Who episodes. 

Still curious if there’s more details as to what happened to the originals and the behind the scenes process of saving what they could. 

Relate to my earlier post.  I’m sure I’m not the only one who noticed Mom Bramwell looks more like Angelic than Josette.  Did that spark any intrigue in fandom?

[alwaysdavid]

A lot more than that episode were either damaged and or lost.  They were replaced with kinescopes that had been sent off to other time zone and countries that didn’t have the ability to record a program over the air and then show it at a later time. They stopped doing this for the later episodes after technology caught up in places like Alaska. I remember reading an article about it, but can’t remember when or where. I think there is an explanation by Lara Parker on the DVD about that episode.

[Patti Feinberg]

They were replaced with kinescopes that had been sent off to other time zone and countries that didn’t have the ability to record a program over the air and then show it at a later time. They stopped doing this for the later episodes after technology caught up in places like Alaska. I remember reading an article about it, but can’t remember when or where.

Cool! Who knew? Actual history, that's our DS!!

[Uncle Roger]

The audio for episode came from Josette Kernaghan from Canada. She was blind and recorded the show on audio for her own enjoyment. She generously contributed a copy that was used in the reconstruction of the episode. Josette attended several conventions in the early days. Sadly, she passed away in 2022.

[Josette]

Very interesting, Uncle Roger - and how amazing that her name would be Josette!!!

[Uncle Roger]

I believe that her birth name was Wendy but she was known in fandom as Josette.

[McTrooper]

Neat info 
Sad that she’s passed away, but cool she’s been able to be a part of the fan community and contribute too the rebuild episode. 

[Josette]

The fandom name makes sense, Uncle Roger.  But, since you said she was Canadian, I thought perhaps French Canadian and that it was really her name.