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Main infoProduction info

Yearly overviewShow timelines (Timeline of RLBFDIRLBFDIA • RLIDFBRLBFB before and after the split • RLTPOTExtra scouting) • General timelines (pre- and post-1950)

Differences from Pencil 2.OAestheticsMethodology (NamesNationalitiesHeightsAgesColours • AccessoriesTeam portraits) • Beyond the 64

TL;DR: InfoTimeline of the final project (part 1part 2part 3)

The (slightly un)official RLBFB yearbook! (Alternate takes)

RLBFB, mid-split (1971–1972)[]

The "limbo"-like era in which the split has occurred, but RLBFB 17, the pivotal episode confirming a new storyline, has not yet been released.

1971
20 December RLBFB 16: For a few months, the contestants celebrate their time out in their new universes. However, they can't leave where they are.
  • The RLBFB contestants are on break from filming until 7 April of next year.
  • The RLTPOT contestants are on break until 7 December.[1]
28 December RLBFB 16: Editing is finished.
1972
N/A There was supposed to be a seventh RLBFDI meet-up this year, dealing with controversial issues such as the split and what Belle's string was attached to. However, this had to be cancelled because President Nixon simply wouldn't let any American TV showrunner go to Soviet Russia.
  • Later in 1972, the crew had planned to hold a number of back-up meetings at locations such as Albania, North Sentinel Island and the Moon, but all of those were scrapped for obvious reasons.
1 January To celebrate the tenth anniversary of RLBFDI, all contestants who have been age-averaged instantly become five years younger. This is a tradition that was expected to continue for the first day of every year ending in "2", thus 1982, 1992, 2002 etc.
24 March RLBFB 16, "The Escape from Four", is released. No notable extras (scouted 2 November to 16 November 1971) appear in this episode outside the join auditions.

RLBFB only (1972)[]

The era after which RLTPOT was announced, but RLBFB is the only season being worked on (what are the RLTPOT-ers waiting for?). Note that during this season, the Exit and its contestants are filmed—they will appear in RLTPOT.

1972 (cont'd.)
7 April RLBFB 17: Most of the episode is filmed.
  • Changes in location: X is lassoed and moved to Afghanistan by half of the contestants—Thérèse is lost in this journey and ends up where RLTPOT will be filmed (where RLBFB was filmed).
8 April RLBFB 17: The post-credits scene is filmed. Editing commences as the contestants go on break.
  • Changes in location: Blaine, Joaquin, Kathy, Lela, Lulu and Ruby finally pick up Thérèse and spend the night shopping for a while.
16 April RLBFB 17: Editing is finished.
17 April RLBFB 17, "X Marks the Spot", is released. Notable extras that appear in this episode (new ones scouted 17 March to 31 March): Marc Anastasiades, Peggy Arroyo, Eugenia Ball, Thomas Ball, Astrid Bergjord, Liz Bethel, Simon Burger, Naily Carpenter, Frankie de Vries, Violette Dufour, G.P. Graffeo, Fannie Hateford, Abbie Kipling, Terry Leigh, Claude Le Page, Yitzhak Lieberman, Columbus Lincoln, Phuong Lincoln, Rocky Mohamed, Sana Salama, Gabriel Weiland
19 April RLBFB 18: Most of the episode is filmed.
  • Eliminated: Blaine—he is the first one to be sent to the BRB, which sounds menacing (based on what the viewers hear) but remains unknown until 5 July.
  • Deaths < 1 day: Frederic, Kathy and Lulu
20 April RLBFB 18: The post-credits scene is filmed. Editing commences as the contestants go on break.[2]
  • Changes in location: Lela, Lulu, Ruby and Woody leave again.
26 April RLBFB 18: Editing is finished.
4 May RLBFB 18, "Take the Tower", is released. No notable extras (new ones scouted 29 March to 12 April) appear in this episode.
8 May RLBFB 19: Most of the episode is filmed.
  • Eliminated: Spongy
  • Major deaths: Woody
    • In space: Ady, Flora, Lothar and Toni
  • Changes in location: Hours before the beginning of the episode, Lela, Lulu, Ruby and Woody (before his death) return to Afghanistan; they have been driving X's aloe vera garden 73 times.
    • Contest-related: The remaining contestants (Ady, Flora, Frederic, Joaquin, Kathy, Lela, Lothar, Lulu, Ruby, Thérèse and Toni) end up in space.
9 May RLBFB 19: The post-credits scene is filmed. Editing commences as the contestants go on break.
  • Changes in state: X is variably on fire from now to 25 May.
RLTPOT 1: The Exit scenes are filmed.[3]
14 May RLBFB 19: Editing is finished.
22 May RLBFB 19, "How Loe Can You Grow?", is released. No notable extras (new ones scouted 17 April to 1 May) appear in this episode.
24 May RLBFB 20: The first half of the episode is filmed (everything up to c. 8:02).
  • Eliminated: Ruby
  • Deaths < 1 day: Ady (after his recovery), Lulu
  • Major recoveries: Ady, Flora, Lothar, Toni and Woody
  • Changes in location: Joaquin, Kathy, Lela, Lulu and Thérèse end up on the Sun.
25 May RLBFB 20: Part of the episode (after which Ady, Toni and Woody run in place) is filmed (c. 8:02 to 14:30).[4]
  • Deaths < 1 day: Frederic
  • Changes in location: Joaquin, Kathy, Lela, Lulu and Thérèse return to Earth.
26 May RLBFB 20: The post-credits scene is filmed. Editing commences as the contestants go on break.
  • Changes in state: Flora must stand in a flower-pot for 2.5 to three weeks.
10 June RLBFB 20, "A Taste of Space", is released. Notable extras that appear in this episode (new ones scouted 3 May to 17 May): Céline Cote
12 June RLBFB 21: Most of the episode is filmed.
  • Eliminated: Lothar
  • Deaths < 1 day: Kathy (twice)
13 June RLBFB 21: The post-credits scene is filmed. Editing commences as the contestants go on break.
3 July RLBFB 21, "Let's Raid the Warehouse", is released. Notable extras that appear in this episode (new ones scouted 22 May to 5 June): Céline Cote, Yitzhak Lieberman, Bertha McRae
5 July RLBFB 22: Most of the episode (outside pre-shot footage from 1963) is filmed.
  • Eliminated: Toni—it is revealed what the BRB is: a Big Rotating Building.
  • Deaths < 1 day: Lela[5]
  • Major deaths: Kathy (inside the Abandoned Courtroom)
  • Changes in location: The remaining contestants (Ady, Flora, Frederic, Joaquin, Kathy, Lela, Lulu, Thérèse and Woody) end up at the Abandoned Courtroom.
  • Changes in state: Flora leaves her flower-pot.
6 July RLBFB 22: The post-credits scene is filmed. Editing commences as the contestants go on break.
  • Deaths < 1 day: Lela[5][6]
  • Changes in location: The contestants (Ady, Flora, Frederic, Joaquin, Lela, Lulu, Thérèse and Woody) return to the regular filming spot some time between now and 26 July.
18 July RLBFB 22: Editing is finished.
24 July RLBFB 22, "Who Stole Don's Diary?", is released. Notable extras that appear in this episode (new ones scouted 14 June to 28 June): Céline Cote, Bertha McRae, Patrik Nylund
26 July RLBFB 23: A majority of the episode (everything up to c. 11:24) is filmed.
  • Eliminated: Kathy
  • Major recoveries: Kathy (before her elimination)
  • Changes in location: Four[7] ends up in a prison cell some time between 6 July and now.
    • Contest-related: Joaquin, Lela, Lulu and Thérèse, as well as NC Paulie, end up stuck inside Flora's sweaters inside NC Lilla-Isaak, who is in Yitzhak's warehouse.
27 July RLBFB 23: Throughout the day, the rest of the episode (including the post-credits scene) is filmed. Editing commences as the contestants go on break.[8]
  • Deaths < 1 day: Joaquin
  • Major deaths: NC Paulie
  • Major recoveries: Joaquin (in the prison where Four is held)
  • Changes in location: Four is freed from prison after learning that the prison is made of cardboard tubes.
3 August RLBFB 23: Editing is finished.
21 August RLBFB 23, "Fashion for Your Face!", is released. Notable extras that appear in this episode (new ones scouted 5 July to 19 July): Stine Dam, Antonella d'Arezzo, Clip Hagopian, Patrik Nylund, Bertha McRae, Paulie Porter
23 August RLBFB 24: Most of the episode is filmed.
  • Eliminated: Ady
  • Deaths < 1 day: NC Lilla-Isaak (twice, after arriving in Afghanistan)
  • Changes in location: NC Lilla-Isaak (with those still inside him, Lela, Lulu and Thérèse) end up in Afghanistan some time between 27 July and now. Lela, Lulu and Thérèse are freed from Flora's sweaters.
  • Changes in state: Lulu gets a scribbly tattoo on her face.[9]
24 August RLBFB 24/25: During the day, part of the post-credits scene (the broadcasting of Woody's Funny Doings International) is filmed. It is continued as the pre-credits scene of the next episode.
  • Major deaths: Frederic and Lela (RLBFB 25)
RLBFB 24: That night, the post-credits scene is filmed. Editing commences as the contestants go on break.
18 September RLBFB 24, "The Game Has Changed", is released. Notable extras that appear in this episode (new ones scouted 2 August to 16 August): Céline Cote, Rusty Coyne, Stine Dam, Paulie Porter
20 September RLBFB 25: Cake at Stake is filmed.
  • Eliminated: Frederic
  • Deaths < 1 day: Woody
  • Major recoveries: Frederic (before his elimination) and Lela
21 September RLBFB 25: Part of the totem-finding contest is filmed (3:11 to 9:21).
  • Major deaths: X
22 to 23 September RLBFB 25: The montage (in which Flora dances for days without finding a totem) is filmed (9:21 to 9:22).
24 September RLBFB 25: The rest of the episode before the credits is filmed.[10]
25 September RLBFB 25: The post-credits scenes are filmed. Editing commences as the contestants go on break.
30 September RLBFB 25: Editing is finished.
13 October RLBFB 25 "The Tweested Temple", is released. Notable extras that appear in this episode (new ones scouted 30 August to 13 September): Patrice Bloggs
16 October RLBFB 26: The entire episode is filmed. Editing commences as the contestants go on break.
  • Eliminated: Woody, as well as Pat
  • Deaths < 1 day: X (after being recovered)
  • Major recoveries: X
  • Changes in location: Four leads X and the remaining contestants (Flora, Joaquin, Lela, Lulu and Thérèse) onto a bus—they end up on the road for a while. NC Lilla-Isaak follows them unknowingly.
  • Changes in status: Patrice (introduced as Patrice in their under-name label; also known as Patrik Nylund before 30 August) Bloggs somehow becomes an official contestant in the series, with doctored flashbacks from 1962, 1964 and 1972 as proof that they were there the whole time.
24 October RLBFB 26: Editing is finished.
6 November RLBFB 26, "The Hidden Contestant", is released. Notable extras that appear in this episode (new ones scouted 25 September to 9 October): Céline Cote, Rusty Coyne, Stine Dam, Clip Hagopian, C. R. Turing
8 November RLBFB 27: Most of the episode is filmed.[11]
  • Eliminated: Lulu—although she is far away, she is still sent to the BRB.
  • Deaths < 1 day: Flora, Joaquin and Lela (in the World's Largest Oven)
  • Major deaths: Lilla-Isaak and NC C.R.T. (in the World's Largest Oven)
  • Changes in location: Four, X, the contestants (Flora, Joaquin, Lela, Lulu and Thérèse) and Lilla-Isaak (before he becomes co-co-host) are on the road again (the episode begins with them in the Kalahari Desert in Botswana), but they (minus Lulu) make a stop at the World's Largest Oven. Most likely today, NC C.R.T. appears on the bus out of nowhere and follows the contestants until before dying.
  • Changes in state: Lulu (before her elimination) removes some of her colour and gives it to Joaquin.[12]
  • Changes in status: Lilla-Isaak becomes Four's co-co-host.
9 November RLBFB 27: The first post-credits scene is filmed. Editing commences as the contestants go on break.
17 November RLBFB 27: Editing is temporarily finished, but resumes on 7 December.

RLBFB with a side of RLTPOT (1972–present)[]

RLBFB, right before RLTPOT (1972–1973)[]

The era for which RLBFB and RLTPOT are worked on at the same time, with the information regarding RLTPOT still secret.

1972 (cont'd.)
7 December RLTPOT 1: All scenes set in Kenya (i.e., most of the episode) are filmed.[13] A portion of the contest from this episode is used as a teaser—this is the second post-credits scene of RLBFB 27.
  • Eliminated: All failed debuters (Abcde, Angelo, Belinda, Cam, Chico, Connie, Devon, Erdie, Gualberto, Ian, Kazzy, Leslie, Luukas, Mikie, Nona, Paddy, Petra, Rob, Santo, Seynabou, Solveig, Umeko and Vijaya) are sent to Two's hotel.
  • Début: Jessie and Venera
  • Deaths < 1 day: Renata[14]
  • Major deaths: Bethel and Renata[14]
  • Changes in environment: The grass turns yellow and the trees green.
The intro is photographed. After this day, the contestants start their break.
RLBFB 27: For a second time, editing commences. This day is dedicated for the retrieval of the scene from Kenya, which serves as an announcement of when RLTPOT 1 will be released.
8 December RLBFB 27: For a second time, editing is finished.
RLTPOT 1: Editing commences.
11 December RLBFB 27, "Uprooting Everything", is released. Notable extras that appear in this episode (scouted 18 October to 1 November): Nathalia Carvalho, Stine Dam, Phuong Lincoln, C. R. Turing, Ian Wilson
13 December RLBFB 28: Most of the episode is filmed.
  • Eliminated: Lela—instead of being sent to the BRB like everyone else was, she is simply demoted to non-participant.
  • Deaths < 1 day: Lilla-Isaak (after being recovered)
    • Contest-related: Flora, Joaquin and Thérèse
  • Major recoveries: Lilla-Isaak
  • Changes in location: Four, X, Lilla-Isaak and the remaining contestants (Flora, Joaquin and Thérèse) settle in the middle of the Kalahari Desert. Most likely today, the eliminated contestants (Ady, Blaine, Frederic, Kathy, Lothar, Lulu, Pat, Ruby, Spongy, Toni and Woody) are freed from the BRB.
  • Changes in state: Four sinks into the desert.
  • Changes in status: Announcer takes Four's role as host. Most likely today, the eliminated contestants (Ady, Blaine, Frederic, Kathy, Lothar, Lulu, Pat, Ruby, Spongy, Toni and Woody) no longer have the sole category of being eliminated.
14 December RLBFB 28: The post-credits scene is filmed. Editing commences as the contestants go on break.
  • Major deaths: Toni dies—she is recovered some time between now and 17 January 1973.
RLTPOT 1: Editing is finished.
23 December RLBFB 28: Editing is finished.
25 December RLTPOT 2: The extra-scouting period begins.
1973
8 January RLTPOT 2: The extra-scouting period ends.
9 January RLTPOT 1 was expected to be released on this day. Due to issues with the animated introduction—for the first time, it was not filmed live-action—it was postponed to 10 January 1973, one day later.

RLBFB and RLTPOT (1973)[]

The era when RLBFB and RLTPOT are released almost alternately (if RLTPOT didn't have just one episode).

1973 (cont'd.)
10 January The fifth season of RLBFDI, RLTPOT, comes out with its first episode, "You Know Those Buttons (Don't Do Anything, Right?)". Notable extras that appear in this episode (scouted 6 November to 20 November 1972): Stine Dam, Paulie Porter
15 January RLBFB 28, "Back from Beginning (B.F.B.)", is released. Notable extras that appear in this episode (scouted 22 November to 6 December 1972): Céline Cote, Stine Dam
RLTPOT 2: Filming begins and presumably lasts until 17 January.
17 January RLBFB 29: The first part of the episode is filmed (everything until 6:09).
  • Eliminated: Thérèse
  • Changes in status: RLBFB is declared cancelled. All the (ex-)contestants (Ady, Blaine, Flora, Frederic, Joaquin, Kathy, Lela, Lothar, Lulu, Pat, Ruby, Spongy, Thérèse and Woody) board the bus.[15]
25 January RLBFB 29: The majority of the episode is filmed (6:10 to 22:33).[16]
  • Changes in location: Those that were on the bus (Ady, Blaine, Flora, Frederic, Joaquin, Kathy, Lela, Lothar, Lulu, Pat, Ruby, Spongy, Thérèse and Woody) end up at the Abandoned TV Studio.
  • Changes in state: All the present characters (Ady, Blaine, Flora, Frederic, Joaquin, Kathy, Lela, Lothar, Lulu, Pat, Ruby, Spongy, Thérèse and Woody, as well as Announcer and Lilla-Isaak) briefly become progressively cruder in design but return to normal before the day is over.
  • Changes in lore: Announcer reveals his backstory, featuring seen and unseen flashbacks from 1936 to 1972, as well as an alternate version of RLBFB 16 that never happened.
26 January RLBFB 29/30: The post-credits scene is filmed.[17] This and its expansion are used in the next episode as the pre-Cake at Stake scenes.
  • Changes in location: The contestants return to Botswana from the Abandoned Studio some time between yesterday and today.
  • Changes in state: Four takes the shape of a various entities in various locations. Today, he becomes three crevices in the ground of the Kalahari (RLBFB 30).
RLBFB 29/30: Because of this sudden continuity in scene, the contestants do not enjoy a break between this episode and the next.
RLBFB 29: Editing commences. As with RLTPOT, the first day is dedicated to retrieving the footage from the other universe.[18]
6 February RLBFB 29: Editing is finished.
12 February RLBFB 29, "Save Our Show (S.O.S.)", is released. Notable extras that appear in this episode (scouted 27 December 1972 to 10 January 1973): Nathalia Carvalho, Stine Dam, Frankie de Vries, Fannie Hateford, Katja Horvat, Nick Jefferson, Columbus Lincoln, Phuong Lincoln, Paulie Porter, Sana Salama, Belle Saleh, Iris Tsukuda
20 February RLBFB 30: Most of the episode is filmed.
  • Winner: Flora
  • Runner-up: Joaquin
  • Deaths < 1 day: Pat
  • Changes in state: Four becomes a sand formation (in Botswana), a tree (in Kenya's Evil Forest), the Courtroom, the Express Train and the BRB (in Afghanistan) and the Sun.
  • Changes in status: Four becomes the host again.
  • Changes in environment: When Four makes his final transformation, the Sun briefly turns blue. This affects even the RLTPOT world.[19]
  • Changes in lore: X explains his and Four's backstory with RLBFDI, featuring unseen footage from 1963–1965.
March RLBFB 30 was expected to be released this month. Due to the sheer size of the episode (not to mention the editing), it was postponed to 9 April 1973.
19 March RLBFB 30: The epilogue (and subsequently the end of the episode) is filmed. After everyone's thrown a party for Four, we find out what has happened to the contestants since then (as told in a comic strip by Joaquin on the beach at sunset).
  • Ultimate changes in location:
    • Four, X and Lilla-Isaak settle in Botswana some time between 20 February and now.
    • Flora and Joaquin open a steakhouse and fashion store together some time between 20 February and now.
    • Thérèse disappears for at least one day, possibly on her own adventure.[20]
    • Frederic and Lela sail off into the sunset to look for a new Dream Island. (Post-credits scene)

It is assumed that the rest of the contestants have either stayed in Kenya, where the beach scene is set, or gone back and are pursuing careers in their home countries (the first option more likely). Frankly, the future of many of them remains unknown until we next see them.

RLBFB 30: Editing commences.
20 March Age-averaged: Pat (silently)
8 April RLBFB 30: Editing is finished.
9 April RLBFB ends as its finale (and 30th episode), "Chapter Complete", is released. Notable extras that appear in this episode (scouted 30 January to 13 February): Stine Dam, Rafael Kregelin, Bertha McRae, Khaled Saad

RLTPOT only (1973–present)[]

The era during which RLTPOT is the only show being worked on,[21] starting with the second episode.

1973 (cont'd.)

Unknown dates[]

As of today, pertaining to RLTPOT 2:

  • We don't know when RLTPOT 2's release date was.
  • We don't know when filming for the Exit scenes began and ended.
  • We don't know when filming for the Kenya scenes ended; thus the dates of the editing phase are unknown.

Notes[]

  1. The almost one-year hiatus is the longest ever of this sort.
  2. It should be noted that the parade of recommended characters is always photographed on the same day as the post-credits scene, just like in some of the episodes of RLBFDIA.
  3. TPOT 1: 25:41. Again, there is a quickly-appearing caption on the screen that says "about 8 months ago". Unlike the other piece of evidence, this doesn't refer to filming, as I doubt the characters could see it (admit it, there's a non-zero chance they could). But as RLTPOT 1 was meant to come out on 9 January, the EXIT scenes must have been shot eight months earlier. Hence the "about", which still proves true after the episode's one-day delay.
  4. Technically this counts as another day, even though they probably walked for, what, three seconds.
  5. 5.0 5.1 Actually an ambiguous length of death, due to Four's irregular recovery powers.
  6. She and Frederic shouldn't hug for this reason.
  7. Anything involving Four also involves the Exit-ers (presumably), as they are inside him. These are invariably Briselda, David, Dora, Eddie, Freddy, Lill, Maja, Penelope, Roboty and Stefan.
  8. BFB 23: 11:50. "We've been in here for seven hours." I assume that the earlier scenes take place some time after 5 p.m.
  9. She gives herself the nickname "Scribble Girl", which hardly anyone calls her.
  10. BFB 25: 9:45. "How did that take you 73 days to find?" Ah, hyperbole. If it really has taken 73 days since the contest started, then the end of the episode would take place in December… even though it came out two months before that.
  11. Alas, G.P. doesn't appear in the beginning like Pen did in RegularBFB 27. He's never even been to Afghanistan!
  12. Interpret that how you wish.
  13. TPOT 1: 0:02. Quite helpfully, TV has written on his screen (visible for less than a second), "recorded 8 months ago", overlaid onto a scene from BFB 17, which would have been recorded 28 April 1972. So RLTPOT 1 must have been filmed eight months later.
  14. 14.0 14.1 It should be noted that Renata's deaths (after c. 1968, '69) are usually not fixed by regular recovery, but by simply changing her batteries. There are exceptions, such as if she is completely destroyed.
  15. Except for Toni, who remains in Afghanistan with the Announcer.
  16. BFB 29: 6:09. "Eight Days Later..."
  17. It may have taken eight days to get to the television studio, but they can probably get back within minutes. These are the same people who went to the sun in a day.
  18. In this episode, the Kenya scene consisted of a still image of Sana, Phuong and Katja sitting down. It still took a day to get.
  19. As an aside, they did a really good job with the continuity: the grass is yellow and the trees green, just as they had become in December 1972. This could well be due to the fact that BFB 30 came out after TPOT and the viewers would be confused, but at least it fits.
  20. BFB 30: 39:10. "She's been missing for, like, a day now."
  21. That we know of.

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