Super Why! (lost second pitch pilot of PBS Kids CGI-animated series; 2004-2006)
The final logo for the series.
Status: Existence Unconfirmed
Super Why! is a children's animated television show that ran from 2007 to 2016 on PBS Kids. The series is about 6-year old Whyatt Beanstalk who calls his book club when trouble arises in the fictional Storybrook Village, where they transform into the Super Readers and jump into books to solve problems.[1]
Pitch Pilot
Initially, Super Why was pitched to Nick Jr. in 1999 as a stop-motion series, and was ultimately rejected. Later, sometime in the mid-2000s (believed to be 2006), it was pitched again instead to PBS Kids, where it was then accepted.
A name considered for the series during this timestamp was Super Readers to the Rescue.[2] The name was short-lived and was ultimately scrapped, but was later reused several times for the final show before being abandoned in 2010.[3]
Not much is known about the pilot, and the existence of it is very undocumented outside of certain articles and brief mentions from before the series aired. It is speculated that the possible pitch pilot was animated with 2D rather than 3D, evidenced by an early model for Whyatt, however this has not been confirmed as of now.
Other information about the pilot, including it's name, length, cast, and plot are also unknown.
Availability
As of November 2023, any information surrounding the pilot has not been found or seen, and it's existence is still unclear.
Recently, an image of an early model for Whyatt as mentioned previously was found on a PBS Kids SlidePlayer slideshow dated October 22nd, 2007, and some evidence was found suggesting possible existence of the pitch pilot.[4]
Prior to that, during the search of the earlier 1999 pilot, 2 images were found on another SlidePlayer slideshow. No other information outside of what has resurfaced is available as of now.
Gallery
An early model of Whyatt with a placeholder logo for the series.
A model of Whyatt from the earlier pilot with a placeholder logo for the considered name of the series.
See Also
- Super Why! (partially found British dub of PBS Kids CGI animated series; late 2000s-2010s)
- Super Why! (found stop-motion Nick Jr. pilot of PBS Kids CGI animated series; 1999)
References
- â Summary of the series from a Current.org article. Retrieved 20 Nov '23
- â Current.org article where the early name was used to describe the series. Retrieved 20 Nov '23
- â Justia trademark for the name. Retrieved 20 Nov '23
- â SlidePlayer slideshow containing the model and image. Retrieved 20 Nov '23