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''Captain Sturdy'' is a cartoon pilot produced at Renegade Animation and created by Bill Waldner, Darrell Van Citters, and Ashley Postlewaite, that aired on Cartoon Network in 2001 as part of their second Big Pick Weekend, where it competed against nine other pilots to get picked up for a series | ''Captain Sturdy'' is a cartoon pilot produced at Renegade Animation and created by Bill Waldner, Darrell Van Citters, and Ashley Postlewaite, that aired on Cartoon Network in 2001 as part of their second Big Pick Weekend, where it competed against nine other pilots to get picked up for a series but lost.<ref>https://www.bing.com/ck/a?!&&p=9509782b8d08cb2d582a6b8aaee705843a542afedc2943194296f049661e08cbJmltdHM9MTY1MTI2NzgyNiZpZ3VpZD1lMzE2YTBjNC03MDg2LTQxYzItOWZlZC02YzY0YjhlMDk2ZGQmaW5zaWQ9NTIwNQ&ptn=3&fclid=95641e79-c803-11ec-9600-eb95c6437cfe&u=a1aHR0cHM6Ly9jYXJ0b29ubmV0d29yay5mYW5kb20uY29tL3dpa2kvQ2FwdGFpbl9TdHVyZHk6X0JhY2tfaW5fQWN0aW9uP21zY2xraWQ9OTU2NDFlNzljODAzMTFlYzk2MDBlYjk1YzY0MzdjZmU&ntb=1</ref> | ||
The pilot episode shown was titled '''"Back in Action"''', in which the aging and retired Captain Sturdy re-unites with his middle-aged sidekick Ultra Boy to save the world once again when the Union of Super-Heroes turns out to be a greedy organization that does not understand superheroes as much as it used to. | The pilot episode shown was titled '''"Back in Action"''', in which the aging and retired Captain Sturdy re-unites with his middle-aged sidekick Ultra Boy to save the world once again when the Union of Super-Heroes turns out to be a greedy organization that does not understand superheroes as much as it used to.<ref>https://www.bing.com/ck/a?!&&p=feaf57b1bf864e45f0fe9ab7e88eff63e0c7e285e61c2392b1ddbf608c714c47JmltdHM9MTY1MTI2NzgyNiZpZ3VpZD1lMzE2YTBjNC03MDg2LTQxYzItOWZlZC02YzY0YjhlMDk2ZGQmaW5zaWQ9NTE3OQ&ptn=3&fclid=9563bfb8-c803-11ec-b527-5f9e884fc424&u=a1aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW1kYi5jb20vdGl0bGUvdHQwMjkzNzgwLz9tc2Nsa2lkPTk1NjNiZmI4YzgwMzExZWNiNTI3NWY5ZTg4NGZjNDI0&ntb=1</ref> | ||
This episode has resurfaced online, but in low quality and not in its complete form. Footage of the episode can be found in [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r9gT_MWl45w this segment] of the Cartoon Cartoon Fridays Big Pick Weekend. A sequel was produced in 2003, "The Originals", for Adult Swim. This episode is still fully available online. In 2018, both shorts were made available on Adult Swim's website.<ref>[http://www.adultswim.com/videos/specials/captain-sturdy-back-in-action ''Captain Sturdy'' on Adult Swim's official website.] Retrieved 30 Aug '19</ref> | This episode has resurfaced online, but in low quality and not in its complete form. Footage of the episode can be found in [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r9gT_MWl45w this segment] of the Cartoon Cartoon Fridays Big Pick Weekend. A sequel was produced in 2003, "The Originals", for Adult Swim. This episode is still fully available online. In 2018, both shorts were made available on Adult Swim's website.<ref>[http://www.adultswim.com/videos/specials/captain-sturdy-back-in-action ''Captain Sturdy'' on Adult Swim's official website.] Retrieved 30 Aug '19</ref> | ||
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==See Also== | ==See Also == | ||
===Big Pick=== | ===Big Pick=== | ||
*[[IMP, Inc. (found Cartoon Network animated pilot; 2001)]] | *[[IMP, Inc. (found Cartoon Network animated pilot; 2001)]] | ||
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*[[Uncle Gus (partially found original English audio of Cartoon Network animated pilots; 2000-2001)]] | *[[Uncle Gus (partially found original English audio of Cartoon Network animated pilots; 2000-2001)]] | ||
===Other Cartoon Network Pilots=== | ===Other Cartoon Network Pilots === | ||
*[[Ben 10 (partially found unaired pilot of Cartoon Network animated series; early-mid 2000s)]] | *[[Ben 10 (partially found unaired pilot of Cartoon Network animated series; early-mid 2000s)]] | ||
*[[Billy and Mandy in Trepanation of the Skull and You (found prototype short of "The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy" Cartoon Network animated series; 1995)]] | *[[Billy and Mandy in Trepanation of the Skull and You (found prototype short of "The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy" Cartoon Network animated series; 1995)]] | ||
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*[[Squirrel Boy "Kite Makes Right" (lost unaired pilot of Cartoon Network animated series; 2004)]] | *[[Squirrel Boy "Kite Makes Right" (lost unaired pilot of Cartoon Network animated series; 2004)]] | ||
==Reference== | == Reference == | ||
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Revision as of 21:40, 29 April 2022
A promo for the pilot.
Status: Found
Date found: 30 Aug 2018
Found by: Adult Swim
Captain Sturdy is a cartoon pilot produced at Renegade Animation and created by Bill Waldner, Darrell Van Citters, and Ashley Postlewaite, that aired on Cartoon Network in 2001 as part of their second Big Pick Weekend, where it competed against nine other pilots to get picked up for a series but lost.[1]
The pilot episode shown was titled "Back in Action", in which the aging and retired Captain Sturdy re-unites with his middle-aged sidekick Ultra Boy to save the world once again when the Union of Super-Heroes turns out to be a greedy organization that does not understand superheroes as much as it used to.[2]
This episode has resurfaced online, but in low quality and not in its complete form. Footage of the episode can be found in this segment of the Cartoon Cartoon Fridays Big Pick Weekend. A sequel was produced in 2003, "The Originals", for Adult Swim. This episode is still fully available online. In 2018, both shorts were made available on Adult Swim's website.[3]
Videos
See Also
Big Pick
- IMP, Inc. (found Cartoon Network animated pilot; 2001)
- Major Flake in "Soggy Sales" (found Cartoon Network animated pilot; 2001)
- Nikki (found Cartoon Network animated pilot; 2000)
- Uncle Gus (partially found original English audio of Cartoon Network animated pilots; 2000-2001)
Other Cartoon Network Pilots
- Ben 10 (partially found unaired pilot of Cartoon Network animated series; early-mid 2000s)
- Billy and Mandy in Trepanation of the Skull and You (found prototype short of "The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy" Cartoon Network animated series; 1995)
- Camp Lazlo "Monkey See, Camping Doo" (lost unaired pilot of Cartoon Network animated series; 2004)
- Cartoon Network Development Studio Europe (partially lost pilots from animation studio; 2008-2011)
- Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi (found unaired pilot of Cartoon Network animated series; 2003)
- Jeffrey Cat: Claw and Order (found Cartoon Network animated pilot; 2002)
- A Kitty Bobo Show (found storyboard of cancelled second animated pilot for Cartoon Network; 2002)
- The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack (partially found "Wedgies pilot" of Cartoon Network animated series; 2007)
- Mess O' Blues (partially found prototype short of "Johnny Bravo" Cartoon Network animated series; 1993)
- My Gym Partner's a Monkey (lost unaired pilots of Cartoon Network animated series; 2003/2004)
- The Powerpuff Girls (lost pilot of Cartoon Network animated series reboot; 2016)
- Project Gilroy (lost Cartoon Network animated pilot; 2007)
- Regular Show (non-existent Flash pilot of Cartoon Network animated series; late 2000s-2010)
- Squirrel Boy "Kite Makes Right" (lost unaired pilot of Cartoon Network animated series; 2004)
Reference
- ↑ https://www.bing.com/ck/a?!&&p=9509782b8d08cb2d582a6b8aaee705843a542afedc2943194296f049661e08cbJmltdHM9MTY1MTI2NzgyNiZpZ3VpZD1lMzE2YTBjNC03MDg2LTQxYzItOWZlZC02YzY0YjhlMDk2ZGQmaW5zaWQ9NTIwNQ&ptn=3&fclid=95641e79-c803-11ec-9600-eb95c6437cfe&u=a1aHR0cHM6Ly9jYXJ0b29ubmV0d29yay5mYW5kb20uY29tL3dpa2kvQ2FwdGFpbl9TdHVyZHk6X0JhY2tfaW5fQWN0aW9uP21zY2xraWQ9OTU2NDFlNzljODAzMTFlYzk2MDBlYjk1YzY0MzdjZmU&ntb=1
- ↑ https://www.bing.com/ck/a?!&&p=feaf57b1bf864e45f0fe9ab7e88eff63e0c7e285e61c2392b1ddbf608c714c47JmltdHM9MTY1MTI2NzgyNiZpZ3VpZD1lMzE2YTBjNC03MDg2LTQxYzItOWZlZC02YzY0YjhlMDk2ZGQmaW5zaWQ9NTE3OQ&ptn=3&fclid=9563bfb8-c803-11ec-b527-5f9e884fc424&u=a1aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW1kYi5jb20vdGl0bGUvdHQwMjkzNzgwLz9tc2Nsa2lkPTk1NjNiZmI4YzgwMzExZWNiNTI3NWY5ZTg4NGZjNDI0&ntb=1
- ↑ Captain Sturdy on Adult Swim's official website. Retrieved 30 Aug '19