A Look at Fascinating Cartoon Pilots - SpongeBob, Jimmy Neutron, Sonic & More!

Cartoons can have such fascinating histories, given how much goes into making them! When making a cartoon, you need to develop the characters, the setting, you need to make a pitch for your show and think of episode ideas, and eventually if you're lucky, you'll have to make your pilot episode!

A pilot episode is an episode of a show that's basically a test, to see what works and what doesn’t, along with giving the network or producers a good idea of what the final show will be like, if put into full production. Pilot episodes are often created several months to years before the final show enters production, and as such they often have many interesting differences compared to the final show!

In this video, we'll be going over some of the most interesting cartoon pilots out there. We'll be showcasing the development histories of shows like Jimmy Neutron, SpongeBob Squarepants, the many Sonic The Hedgehog cartoons, The Fairly OddParents, Family Guy, and many more! We'll even discuss pilots you can't find nowadays, as many of them have become lost media.

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Sources:
-Info on Johnny Quasar:
-The voice actor of Johnny Quasar's account with official uploads of the animation tests:
-Lightwave 1994 animation reel:
-Info on the early Sonic The Hedgehog cartoon:
-Scans of the magazine with art of the early Sonic cartoon:
-Info on Oh Yeah! Cartoons & The Fairly OddParents:
-Info on the Family Guy pilot:

Special thanks to the lost media community. I've been invested in it for many years, and I hope this video can serve as a tribute to it!

Links to available showcased pilots:
-Drake & Josh:
-Johnny Quasar 1995:
-Johnny Quasar 1997:
-Jimmy Neutron: Runaway Rocketboy!:
-Adventures of Sonic The Hedgehog:
-Sonic X 1:
-Sonic X 2 (with Nazo!):
-Kirby Right Back at Ya!:
-SpongeBob Original Intro:
-The Fairly OddParents:
-The Life of Larry:
-Larry & Steve:
-First 7 minutes of Family Guy:
-Gravity Falls:
-Kappa Mikey MTV:
-Kappa Mikey Nicktoons:

This video was made for educational, archival, and entertainment purposes. Made out of a love to the mediums involved and to spread awareness. No copyright infringement intended.

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