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==Pitch Pilot==
==Pitch Pilot==
'''On November 12th 2002<ref>[https://cocatalog.loc.gov/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?v1=2&ti=1,2&Search%5FArg=Coconut%20Fred&Search%5FCode=FT%2A&CNT=25&PID=CnBAvsHdeYcmu6wbT5CWH54qeyyU8Idc&SEQ=20230512031532&SID=6 Copyright record from an old Copyright Catalogue website]</ref>, a pilot was made to pitch the show to the network'''. The pilot looks to be an early version of the episode "Master of Disaster" with the characters having different designs compared to the final show, with the most notable changes being Fred's missing hair strand and the entire cast lacking footwear. In June 2020 Twitter user NegaPosi rediscovered clips of the pilot from 2 YTP videos from YouTuber 1downpoison, "Butchy is Sexually Frustrated" and "Grounder lost his penis" and uploaded the footage onto her YouTube channel.<ref>[https://reddit.com/r/lostmedia/comments/hdqmci/coconut_fred_pilot_episode/ r/LostMedia Subreddit post on the pitch pilot.] Retrieved 11 Jun '22</ref>
'''On November 12th 2002<ref>[https://cocatalog.loc.gov/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?v1=2&ti=1,2&Search%5FArg=Coconut%20Fred&Search%5FCode=FT%2A&CNT=25&PID=CnBAvsHdeYcmu6wbT5CWH54qeyyU8Idc&SEQ=20230512031532&SID=6 Copyright record from an old Copyright Catalogue website]</ref>, a pilot was made to pitch the show to the network'''. The pilot looks to be an early version of the episode "Master of Disaster" with the characters having different designs compared to the final show, with the most notable changes being Fred's missing hair strand and the character designs are more rounder. In June 2020 Twitter user NegaPosi rediscovered clips of the pilot from 2 YTP videos from YouTuber 1downpoison, "Butchy is Sexually Frustrated" and "Grounder lost his penis" and uploaded the footage onto her YouTube channel.<ref>[https://reddit.com/r/lostmedia/comments/hdqmci/coconut_fred_pilot_episode/ r/LostMedia Subreddit post on the pitch pilot.] Retrieved 11 Jun '22</ref>
Although when contacting 1downpoison they stated they no longer have the pilot.<ref>[https://twitter.com/ThatSinfulGirl/status/1535079456708055040 ThatSinfulGirl tweet on the pitch pilot.] Retrieved 11 Jun '22</ref>
Although when contacting 1downpoison they stated they no longer have the pilot.<ref>[https://twitter.com/ThatSinfulGirl/status/1535079456708055040 ThatSinfulGirl tweet on the pitch pilot.] Retrieved 11 Jun '22</ref>


Revision as of 09:26, 31 August 2023

Coconut Fred Pilot Logo.png

The logo for the pilot.

Status: Partially Found

Coconut Fred's Fruit Salad Island is an animated comedy series that ran on Kids’ WB! from 2005 to 2006. The series takes place on an island inhabited by fruit where various wacky situations ensue, the main characters being Fred a happy-go-lucky coconut, Slip and Slide 2 twin banana brothers, Bingo a timid cherry, Mr. Mel Greenrind a watermelon who tries to establish order on the island, Wedgie a lemon who's a stranded sailor and Bunga Berry a feral strawberry who's also mute. The series was criticized due to its obnoxious over-the-top humor and being too similar to Nickelodeon's SpongeBob SquarePants.

Pitch Pilot

On November 12th 2002[1], a pilot was made to pitch the show to the network. The pilot looks to be an early version of the episode "Master of Disaster" with the characters having different designs compared to the final show, with the most notable changes being Fred's missing hair strand and the character designs are more rounder. In June 2020 Twitter user NegaPosi rediscovered clips of the pilot from 2 YTP videos from YouTuber 1downpoison, "Butchy is Sexually Frustrated" and "Grounder lost his penis" and uploaded the footage onto her YouTube channel.[2] Although when contacting 1downpoison they stated they no longer have the pilot.[3]

On July 29th, 2022, a Google Document Q&A with Matt Danner, who was the director of the show was released. The Q&A includes some information from the pilot. When user thenamebeing asked if he could recall any voice actors from the Coconut Fred & Johnny Test pilots, he replied with "Rob was always Fred. Charlie Adler was Greenrind. Harland Williams was Slip and Slide. On Johnny I only remember Darren Norris doing a few voices." And when asked by user MemphisLonghornOdyssey if he still has the pilot for Coconut Fred and Johnny Test, Matt replies with "I might have them somewhere. I promise I'll look, but I can't promise they still exist.".

On September 26th, 2022, GoldenFiddlement uploaded a promo containing footage of the pilot to her YouTube channel. More footage has yet to surface since that date.

Gallery

Images

  • A possible image from the pilot.

    A possible image from the pilot.

  • A picture of the pilot taken at Six Flags: Kids' WB Crash the Backlot! in 2005 (1/4).

    A picture of the pilot taken at Six Flags: Kids' WB Crash the Backlot! in 2005 (1/4).

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Footage

The promo that contains most of the footage from the pilot.

See Also

External Links

References

  1. ↑ Copyright record from an old Copyright Catalogue website
  2. ↑ r/LostMedia Subreddit post on the pitch pilot. Retrieved 11 Jun '22
  3. ↑ ThatSinfulGirl tweet on the pitch pilot. Retrieved 11 Jun '22
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