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''Back at the Barnyard'' was a TV series that aired on Nickelodeon from 2007 to 2010 and on Nicktoons in 2011. The show was a spin-off of the 2006 film titled ''Barnyard''.  
''Back at the Barnyard'' was a TV series that aired on Nickelodeon from 2007 to 2010 and on Nicktoons in 2011. The show was a spin-off of the 2006 film titled ''Barnyard''.  


'''Around the year 2000, a test pitch for the series was created.''' The short (titled '''''The Barnyard''''') was produced by DNA Productions for Steven Oedekerk's O Entertainment. It was advertised with the tagline "What do animals do when humans aren't watching?". The pitch was never released, but footage can be found in an old teaser trailer from 2005. Screenshots from the short can also be found on an archived backup of DNA's website. It was rumored to be a pilot for the show, but it was revealed in a tweet thread by Todd Grimes, a director of the show, that it wasn't a pilot but a test pitch.<ref>[https://twitter.com/ImToddGrimes/status/864256748676300800 Tweet discussing the test pitch.] Retrieved 31 May '17</ref> On December 20th in 2022, YouTuber [https://youtube.com/@buildship2433 Buildship] found more footage from the pilot taken from the Behind-The-Scenes DVD for the voice actors of Barnyard.
'''Around the year 2000, a test pitch for the series was created.''' The short (titled '''''The Barnyard''''') was produced by DNA Productions for Steven Oedekerk's O Entertainment. It was advertised with the tagline "What do animals do when humans aren't watching?". The pitch was never released, but footage can be found in an old teaser trailer from 2005. Screenshots from the short can also be found on an archived backup of DNA's website. It was rumored to be a pilot for the show, but it was revealed in a tweet thread by Todd Grimes, a director of the show, that it wasn't a pilot but a test pitch.<ref>[https://twitter.com/ImToddGrimes/status/864256748676300800 Tweet discussing the test pitch.] Retrieved 31 May '17</ref> On December 20th in 2022, YouTuber [https://youtube.com/@buildship2433 Buildship] found more footage from the pilot taken from the Behind-The-Scenes DVD for the voice actors of Barnyard.


On January 20th, 2024, YouTube user ''LiveDJRock'' uploaded a finished version of the test pitch obtained from a VHS in an eBay listing. Though most of the pilot has been found, the upload itself has several clips missing from it that were cut sometime late during production. Stills of these clips can be seen in the trailer and the O-Entertainment website.
On January 20th, 2024, YouTube user ''LiveDJRock'' uploaded the full test pitch obtained from a VHS in an eBay listing, rendering the pitch as found.


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Revision as of 01:32, 22 January 2024

Barnyard title2.jpg

An early logo dated around the test pitch.

Status: Found

Date found: 20 Jan 2024

Found by: LiveDJRock


Back at the Barnyard was a TV series that aired on Nickelodeon from 2007 to 2010 and on Nicktoons in 2011. The show was a spin-off of the 2006 film titled Barnyard.

Around the year 2000, a test pitch for the series was created. The short (titled The Barnyard) was produced by DNA Productions for Steven Oedekerk's O Entertainment. It was advertised with the tagline "What do animals do when humans aren't watching?". The pitch was never released, but footage can be found in an old teaser trailer from 2005. Screenshots from the short can also be found on an archived backup of DNA's website. It was rumored to be a pilot for the show, but it was revealed in a tweet thread by Todd Grimes, a director of the show, that it wasn't a pilot but a test pitch.[1] On December 20th in 2022, YouTuber Buildship found more footage from the pilot taken from the Behind-The-Scenes DVD for the voice actors of Barnyard.

On January 20th, 2024, YouTube user LiveDJRock uploaded the full test pitch obtained from a VHS in an eBay listing, rendering the pitch as found.

Test Pitch

The full test pitch.

Gallery

Images

  • Barnyard pilot.jpg
  • Mongoose.jpg
  • McPiGcu.jpg
  • Chick croon.jpg
  • Cows car caught.jpg
  • Cow phd.jpg
  • C4vlFoXUkAAPQW-.jpg
  • Barnyard imagesrt1.png
  • Barnyard imagesrt12.png
  • Barnyard imagesrt13.png
  • Barnyard imagesrt14.png

Footage

Teaser trailer with footage from the short pitch.

Footage from the Voice Actors BTS DVD (0:43- 0:52).

See Also

Back at the Barnyard

Anthology and Short Series

Bumpers and Promos

Films

Game Shows

Inaugural Series

Live Action

Pilots

Other

External Links

References

  1. ↑ Tweet discussing the test pitch. Retrieved 31 May '17
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