Cartoon Network Development Studio Europe (partially lost pitch pilots from British animation studio; 2008-2011)

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The studio's former logo.

Status: Partially Lost

Cartoon Network Development Studio Europe (now Hanna-Barbera Studios Europe Ltd.) is the British equivalent to Cartoon Network Studios founded on September 18th, 2007. It was established as a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Discovery International for the European market. The studio is primarily known for developing the popular Cartoon Network series The Amazing World of Gumball.

Pitch Pilots

The company has produced several pitch pilots (also referred to as animation tests or promos) for prospective television series. They have produced a total of 11 of these pilots, and initially, six were available to stream online from the company's YouTube channel.[1] The shorts released were Elliot's Zoo, Pinky Malinky, Verne on Vacation, The Furry Pals, Hamshanks and the Himalolly Mountain Railway and Mutant Moments, the channel has since been shut down. At some point an additional 2 were uploaded online, The ATM by the creator Rikke Asbjoern and Gumball by one of the test's animators.

Status

While 8 shorts are available online from reuploads by other users, three of them The Amazing Adventures of Kid Cole & Klay, COSMO and Little Rikke are only accessible in fragments. It is unknown whether or not these will be made available online at any point in the future.

Pilot List

# Short Status Comments
1 The Amazing Adventures of Kid Cole & Klay Partially Found Only a storyboard, color board and final version of the intro are available.
2 The ATM Found Uploaded by the creator on his Vimeo account.
3 COSMO Partially Found Only the opening sequence and some test footage are available.
4 Elliot's Zoo Found Uploaded onto the studios official YouTube Channel.
5 The Furry Pals Found Uploaded onto the studios official YouTube Channel.
6 Gumball Found Uploaded by one of the animators. Was later greenlit as a series titled The Amazing World of Gumball.
7 Hamshanks and the Himalolly Mountain Railway Found Uploaded onto the studios official YouTube Channel.
8 Little Rikke Partially Found Only the opening and ending credits are available.
9 Mutant Moments Found Uploaded onto the studios official YouTube Channel.
10 Pinky Malinky Found Uploaded onto the studios official YouTube Channel. Was later greenlit as a series by Nickelodeon and Netflix.
11 Verne on Vacation Found Uploaded onto the studios official YouTube Channel.

See Also

Anthology and Short Series

Audio

Bumpers and Interstitials

Pilots

Live-Action

Other Cartoon Network Series

External Links

References