DVD. The Alberto Frog segments were produced separately by the BBC and were originally shown alongside the Bod episodes; only five of these thirteen segments are known to survive, following a decision in the early 1990s to wipe a large amount of videotaped 1970s children's programmes. The five surviving segments are marked above with an asterisk and are present on the Bod DVD. Another was recovered from an old VHS tape and is available on YouTube, and a further full episode - Bod and the Grasshopper - appeared in 2020. Tie-ins and Taoism As well as books for each of the televised episodes, there have been two other tie-in books based on Bod, by Alison and Lo Cole, the children of creators Joanne and Michael Cole. Bod's Way: The Meaning of Life was being worked on by Michael Cole before he died in 2001, and was completed by Alison. The books reveal the Taoist beliefs of Bod's original creators. References in other media Bod is a fictional deity in the BBC Radio 4 science fiction comedy Nebulous, and the Bod theme music is heard in one episode. Homestar Runner's titular character dressed up as Bod for the 2020 Halloween special. References Contains a chapter on Bod and an interview with Lo Cole. External links Bod on BCDB Bod page at "Toonhound" Bod from Worst to Best at The Anorak Zone 1970s British animated television series 1975 British television series debuts 1976 British television series endings BBC children's television shows British children's animated musical television series English-language television shows Lost BBC episodes Series of books Child characters in animated films Animated television series about children 1970s British children's television series