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'''''Uncle Gus''''' is the name of two cartoon pilots created by Lincoln Peirce (creator of ''Big Nate'') for Cartoon Network. The first pilot, titled "For the Love of Monkeys", aired on Cartoon Network in 2000, and a second pilot, "Not So Fast!", aired in 2001. Neither one of these pilots has resurfaced in English, but both have been found in Latin Spanish.
'''''Uncle Gus''''' is the name of two cartoon pilots created by Lincoln Peirce (creator of ''Big Nate'') for Cartoon Network. The first pilot, titled "For the Love of Monkeys," aired on Cartoon Network in 2000, and a second pilot, "Not So Fast!," aired in 2001.


==History==
The character Uncle Gus appears as a playable character alongside three other ''Big Pick'' characters in the online Shockwave game ''Cartoon Cartoon Summer Resort'' on CartoonNetwork.com.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20001213061300/http://cartoonnetwork.com/games/summer.resort/index.html "Games: Cartoon Cartoon Summer Resort" (archived).] Retrieved 26 Apr '23</ref>
==="For the Love of Monkeys"===
''Uncle Gus'' premiered its first episode, "For the Love of Monkeys", on July 14, 2000, as part of the ''Cartoon Cartoon Fridays'' special event titled ''The Big Pick''. During the event, which ran from June 9 to August 11, 2000, Cartoon Network showcased a new cartoon pilot every Friday night on ''CCF'', and viewers were encouraged to go to CartoonNetwork.com to cast their votes for which pilot should become a full series.


The June 9 airing also marked the first time that the ''CCF'' block would be hosted by a ''Cartoon Cartoon'' character, that being Eustace from ''Courage the Cowardly Dog''. Eustace would host for a second time on July 14, the day that "For the Love of Monkeys" premiered. From August 25 to August 27, the ten featured pilots re-aired as part of a 53-hour marathon titled ''Cartoon Cartoon Weekend''. The winning pilot was "Meet the Reaper", which would be turned into ''Grim & Evil'' and later ''The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy''.
==Pilots==
===For the Love of Monkeys===
'''Status:<span style="color:green;"> Found'''


The character Uncle Gus appears as a playable character alongside three other ''Big Pick'' characters in the online Shockwave game ''Cartoon Cartoon Summer Resort'' on CartoonNetwork.com.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20001213061300/http://cartoonnetwork.com/games/summer.resort/index.html "Games: Cartoon Cartoon Summer Resort"]. ''CartoonNetwork.com''. Archived from [http://cartoonnetwork.com/games/summer.resort/index.html the original] on 2000-12-13. Retrieved 2023-04-26. Full game available at [https://archive.org/details/CartoonCartoonSummerResortFunnyGarbage Archive.org].</ref> "For the Love of Monkeys" re-aired as part of ''The Cartoon Cartoon Show'' on December 14, 2002.<ref>[https://cnas.fandom.com/wiki/December_14,_2002 "December 14, 2002".] ''Cartoon Network/Adult Swim Archives Wiki''. Retrieved 2023-04-20.</ref>
''Uncle Gus'' premiered its first episode, "For the Love of Monkeys," on July 14th, 2000, as part of the ''Cartoon Cartoon Fridays'' special event titled ''The Big Pick''. During the event, which ran from June 9th to August 11th, 2000, Cartoon Network showcased a new cartoon pilot every Friday night on ''CCF'', and viewers were encouraged to go to CartoonNetwork.com to cast their votes for which pilot should become a full series.


The original English version of "For the Love of Monkeys" has not resurfaced; however, a Latin Spanish dub was found online (see "Gallery" below). A ''CCF'' promo for the ''CCF'' broadcast is available on YouTube.<ref>The Random Dude Guy (September 9, 2021). [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QJNizWBXiVM  "Cartoon Cartoon Fridays Promo Lost Uncle Gus Pilot US Dub"]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved 2023-04-26.</ref> An undated ''CCF'' promo from 2000 featuring ''Uncle Gus'' is also available on YouTube.<ref>Analog Memories (August 21, 2018). [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nYLIkwEttWk "Cartoon Cartoons | Fridays | Cartoon Network | Promo | 2000"]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved 2023-04-26.</ref>
The June 9th airing also marked the first time that the ''CCF'' block would be hosted by a ''Cartoon Cartoon'' character, that being Eustace from ''Courage the Cowardly Dog''. Eustace would host for a second time on July 14th, the day that "For the Love of Monkeys" premiered. From August 25th to August 27th, the ten featured pilots re-aired as part of a 53-hour marathon titled ''Cartoon Cartoon Weekend''. The winning pilot was "Meet the Reaper," which would be turned into ''Grim & Evil'' and later ''The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy''. The pilot ended up re-airing on December 14th, 2002 as part of ''The Cartoon Cartoon Show''.


==="Not So Fast!"===
A ''Cartoon Cartoon Fridays'' promo for the ''CCF'' broadcast is available on YouTube along with an undated ''CCF'' promo from 2000 featuring ''Uncle Gus''. At some point a Latin Spanish dub of the pilot resurfaced online.
Another episode, "Not So Fast!", aired on Cartoon Network's ''Cartoon Cartoon Fridays'' the following year on November 23, 2001.<ref>[https://cnas.fandom.com/wiki/November_23,_2001 "November 23, 2001"]. ''Cartoon Network/Adult Swim Archives Wiki''. Retrieved 2023-04-20.</ref> That night's block was hosted by Mojo Jojo of ''The Powerpuff Girls'' (with Blossom and Courage from ''Courage the Cowardly Dog'' as co-hosts). This pilot also resurfaced online in Latin Spanish (see "Gallery" below).


===Later shorts===
On August 1st, 2023 YouTuber GroverKent uploaded the original ''Cartoon Cartoon Fridays'' airing of "For the Love of Monkeys" to their channel.
A later pilot by Pierce for Cartoon Network, ''Spang Ho!'',<ref>Rogers, Matthew (July 17, 2009). [https://vimeo.com/5640419 Cartoon Network "Spang Ho! - Pilot"]. ''Vimeo''. Retrieved 2023-04-26.</ref> is available online in its complete form.


A third ''Uncle Gus'' short was produced, according to Peirce in an interview<ref>Dossena, Tiziano Thomas (August 1, 2014). [http://lideamagazine.com/evolution-big-nate-comic-strips-novels-musical-interview-lincoln-peirce/ "The Evolution of Big Nate from Comic Strips to Novels to Musical: An Interview with Lincoln Peirce"]. ''L'Idea Magazine''. Retrieved 2023-04-26.</ref>. However, it is unknown if it even made it aired on Cartoon Network or where it is as of now, as no other information about it. A claim from an anonymous user says that it is on YouTube in Greek, but the claim is unconfirmed and has false properties.
===Not So Fast!===
'''Status:<span style="color:orange;"> Partially Lost'''
 
Another pilot, "Not So Fast!," aired on Cartoon Network's ''Cartoon Cartoon Fridays'' block the following year on November 23rd, 2001. That night's block was hosted by Mojo Jojo of ''The Powerpuff Girls'' (with Blossom and Courage from ''Courage the Cowardly Dog'' as co-hosts). This pilot's Latin Spanish dub also resurfaced online.
 
On August 8th, 2023 YouTuber BigNatesDad uploaded a minute long clip of the pilot's English version.
 
===Untitled Third Pilot===
'''Status:<span style="color:grey;"> Existence Unconfirmed'''
 
A third ''Uncle Gus'' pilot was also produced, according to Peirce in an interview.<ref>[http://lideamagazine.com/evolution-big-nate-comic-strips-novels-musical-interview-lincoln-peirce/ "The Evolution of Big Nate from Comic Strips to Novels to Musical: An Interview with Lincoln Peirce" - ''L'Idea Magazine''] Retrieved 26 Apr '23</ref> However, it is unknown if it ever aired on Cartoon Network or where it is now, as there's no other information about it. A claim from an anonymous user states that a Greek dub of the third pilot is available on YouTube, but this has yet to be verified.


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
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Uncle gus concept art.jpeg|Character production art for the pilots.
Uncle gus concept art.jpeg|Character production art for the pilots.
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</gallery>
===Footage===
===Footage===
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==See Also==
==See Also==
===Big Pick===
===Big Pick===
*[[Captain Sturdy (found Cartoon Network animated pilots; 2001)]]
*[[Captain Sturdy (found Cartoon Network animated pilots; 2001/2003)]]
*[[Imp Inc. (found Cartoon Network animated pilot; 2001)]]
*[[Imp Inc. (found Cartoon Network animated pilot; 2001)]]
*[[Major Flake in "Soggy Sales" (found Cartoon Network animated pilot; 2001)]]
*[[Major Flake in "Soggy Sales" (found Cartoon Network animated pilot; 2001)]]


===Anthology Series===
===Anthology and Short Series===
*[[Big Bag (partially found Cartoon Network live-action animated puppet series; 1996-1998)]]
*[[Big Bag (partially found Cartoon Network live-action animated puppet series; 1996-1998)]]
*[[Cartoon Network "Cartoon Network Responds!" (partially lost interstitials from TV channel; 1997-1999)]]
*[[The Moxy Show (partially found Cartoon Network CGI animated anthology series; 1993-1995)]]
*[[The Moxy Show (partially found Cartoon Network CGI animated anthology series; 1993-1995)]]
*[[Sunday Pants (partially lost Cartoon Network animated anthology series; 2005)]]
*[[Sunday Pants (partially lost Cartoon Network animated anthology series; 2005)]]
*[[ToonHeads (partially lost Cartoon Network animation anthology series; 1992-2003)]]
*[[ToonHeads (partially lost Cartoon Network animation anthology series; 1992-2003)]]
*[[ToonHeads "A Night of Independent Animation" (partially lost special of Cartoon Network animation anthology series; 1996)]]
*[[ToonHeads "A Night of Independent Animation" (found special of Cartoon Network animation anthology series; 1996)]]
*[[Villainous (partially found Cartoon Network Mexico online animated short series; 2012-2013)]]
*[[Villainous (partially found Cartoon Network Mexico online animated short series; 2012-2013)]]
*[[What a Cartoon! (found Cartoon Network animated anthology series; 1995-1997)]]
*[[What a Cartoon! (found Cartoon Network animated anthology series; 1995-1997)]]
*[[Youri, the Spaceman (found Cartoon Network France CGI animated series; 2002)]]
*[[Youri, the Spaceman (found Cartoon Network France CGI animated short series; 2002)]]


===Audio===
===Audio===
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*[[Heidi, Girl of the Alps (partially found Cartoon Network India English dub of anime; 2001)]]
*[[Heidi, Girl of the Alps (partially found Cartoon Network India English dub of anime; 2001)]]
*[[Mojacko (lost Cartoon Network Asia English dub of anime; 2013)]]
*[[Mojacko (lost Cartoon Network Asia English dub of anime; 2013)]]
*[[My Melody's Magical Adventure (lost Cartoon Network Asia English dub of anime; mid-2000s)]]
*[[My Melody (lost Cartoon Network Asia English dub of anime; mid-2000s)]]
*[[Out of Jimmy's Head (partially lost original English audio of Cartoon Network teen sitcom; 2007-2008)]]
*[[Out of Jimmy's Head (found Cartoon Network live-action/animated teen sitcom; 2007-2008)]]
*[[Spaced Out (partially found Cartoon Network UK English dub of French animated series; 2000s)]]
*[[Spaced Out (partially found Cartoon Network UK English dub of French animated series; 2000s)]]
*[[Sugar Sugar Rune (lost Cartoon Network Philippines English dub of anime; 2011)]]
*[[Sugar Sugar Rune (lost Cartoon Network Philippines English dub of anime; 2011)]]
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*[[Cartoon Network (partially found "High Noon Toons" bumpers from TV channel block; 1994-1996)]]
*[[Cartoon Network (partially found "High Noon Toons" bumpers from TV channel block; 1994-1996)]]
*[[Cartoon Network (partially lost "Nood" bumpers from TV channel; 2008-2010)]]
*[[Cartoon Network (partially lost "Nood" bumpers from TV channel; 2008-2010)]]
*[[Cartoon Network "Cartoon Network Responds!" (partially lost interstitials from TV channel; 1997-1999)]]
*[[Cartoon Network Mayors' Awards of Excellence (partially found interstitials of Cartoon Network Philippines civic campaign; 2000s)]]
*[[Cartoon Network NBA All-Star Slam (found interviews of marathon; 2003)]]
*[[Cartoon Network NBA All-Star Slam (found interviews of marathon; 2003)]]
*[[Cartoon Planet (partially found bumpers of revival block of Cartoon Network animated variety series; 2012)]]
*[[Cartoon Planet (partially found bumpers of revival block of Cartoon Network animated variety series; 2012)]]
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===Pilots===
===Pilots===
*[[Ben 10 (partially found unaired pilot of Cartoon Network animated series; early-mid 2000s)]]
*[[Ben 10 (partially found pitch 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)]]
*[[Camp Lazlo "Monkey See, Camping Doo" (lost unaired pilot of Cartoon Network animated series; 2004)]]
*[[Camp Lazlo "Monkey See, Camping Doo" (lost pitch pilot of Cartoon Network animated series; 2004)]]
*[[Cartoon Network Development Studio Europe (partially lost pitch pilots from British animation studio; 2008-2011)]]
*[[Cartoon Network Development Studio Europe (partially lost pitch pilots from British animation studio; 2008-2011)]]
*[[Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi (found unaired pilot of Cartoon Network animated series; 2003)]]
*[[Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi (found pitch pilot of Cartoon Network animated series; 2003)]]
*[[Jeffrey Cat: Claw and Order "All Dogs Don't Go to Heaven" (found Cartoon Network animated pilot; 2002)]]
*[[Jeffrey Cat: Claw and Order "All Dogs Don't Go to Heaven" (found Cartoon Network animated pilot; 2002)]]
*[[A Kitty Bobo Show (found storyboard of cancelled second animated pilot for Cartoon Network; 2002)]]
*[[A Kitty Bobo Show (found storyboard of cancelled second animated pilot for Cartoon Network; 2002)]]
*[[The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack (partially lost unaired "Wedgies" pilot and short of Cartoon Network animated series; 2007)]]
*[[The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack (partially lost unaired "Wedgies" pilot and short of Cartoon Network animated series; 2007)]]
*[[Mess O' Blues (partially found prototype short of "Johnny Bravo" Cartoon Network animated series; 1993)]]
*[[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)]]
*[[My Gym Partner's a Monkey (lost pitch pilots of Cartoon Network animated series; 2003/2004)]]
*[[The Powerpuff Girls (lost unaired pilot of Cartoon Network animated series reboot; early-mid 2010s)]]
*[[The Powerpuff Girls (lost pitch pilot of Cartoon Network animated series reboot; early-mid 2010s)]]
*[[Project Gilroy (lost Cartoon Network animated pilot; 2007)]]
*[[Project Gilroy (lost Cartoon Network animated pilot; 2007)]]
*[[Regular Show (non-existent Flash pilot of Cartoon Network animated series; late 2000s-2010)]]
*[[Regular Show (non-existent Flash pilot of Cartoon Network animated series; late 2000s-2010)]]
*[[Space Ghost Coast to Coast (partially found pilots of Cartoon Network adult animated comedy series; 1993)]]
*[[Space Ghost Coast to Coast (partially found pitch pilots of Cartoon Network adult animated comedy series; 1993)]]
*[[Squirrel Boy "Kite Makes Right" (lost unaired pilot of Cartoon Network animated series; 2004)]]
*[[Squirrel Boy "Kite Makes Right" (partially found pitch pilot of Cartoon Network animated series; 2004)]]
*[[What's Wrong With Ruth? (found Cartoon Network animated pilot; 2007)]]
*[[What's Wrong With Ruth? (found Cartoon Network animated pilot; 2007)]]


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*[[Space Ghost Coast to Coast (partially lost Gametap episodes of Cartoon Network adult animated comedy series; 2006-2008)]]
*[[Space Ghost Coast to Coast (partially lost Gametap episodes of Cartoon Network adult animated comedy series; 2006-2008)]]
*[[Space Ghost Coast to Coast "Snatch" (lost script of ending of Cartoon Network adult animated comedy series episode; 1999)]]
*[[Space Ghost Coast to Coast "Snatch" (lost script of ending of Cartoon Network adult animated comedy series episode; 1999)]]
*[[Sym-Bionic Titan (lost production material of cancelled Cartoon Network animated series episodes; early 2010s)]]
==External Links==
*[https://cnas.fandom.com/wiki/November_23,_2001 Cartoon Network/Adult Swim Archives Wiki page on when the pilots originally aired.]


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 02:38, 11 October 2023

Uncle Gus For the Love of Monkeys.png

The title card for the first pilot.

Status: Partially Lost

Uncle Gus is the name of two cartoon pilots created by Lincoln Peirce (creator of Big Nate) for Cartoon Network. The first pilot, titled "For the Love of Monkeys," aired on Cartoon Network in 2000, and a second pilot, "Not So Fast!," aired in 2001.

The character Uncle Gus appears as a playable character alongside three other Big Pick characters in the online Shockwave game Cartoon Cartoon Summer Resort on CartoonNetwork.com.[1]

Pilots

For the Love of Monkeys

Status: Found

Uncle Gus premiered its first episode, "For the Love of Monkeys," on July 14th, 2000, as part of the Cartoon Cartoon Fridays special event titled The Big Pick. During the event, which ran from June 9th to August 11th, 2000, Cartoon Network showcased a new cartoon pilot every Friday night on CCF, and viewers were encouraged to go to CartoonNetwork.com to cast their votes for which pilot should become a full series.

The June 9th airing also marked the first time that the CCF block would be hosted by a Cartoon Cartoon character, that being Eustace from Courage the Cowardly Dog. Eustace would host for a second time on July 14th, the day that "For the Love of Monkeys" premiered. From August 25th to August 27th, the ten featured pilots re-aired as part of a 53-hour marathon titled Cartoon Cartoon Weekend. The winning pilot was "Meet the Reaper," which would be turned into Grim & Evil and later The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy. The pilot ended up re-airing on December 14th, 2002 as part of The Cartoon Cartoon Show.

A Cartoon Cartoon Fridays promo for the CCF broadcast is available on YouTube along with an undated CCF promo from 2000 featuring Uncle Gus. At some point a Latin Spanish dub of the pilot resurfaced online.

On August 1st, 2023 YouTuber GroverKent uploaded the original Cartoon Cartoon Fridays airing of "For the Love of Monkeys" to their channel.

Not So Fast!

Status: Partially Lost

Another pilot, "Not So Fast!," aired on Cartoon Network's Cartoon Cartoon Fridays block the following year on November 23rd, 2001. That night's block was hosted by Mojo Jojo of The Powerpuff Girls (with Blossom and Courage from Courage the Cowardly Dog as co-hosts). This pilot's Latin Spanish dub also resurfaced online.

On August 8th, 2023 YouTuber BigNatesDad uploaded a minute long clip of the pilot's English version.

Untitled Third Pilot

Status: Existence Unconfirmed

A third Uncle Gus pilot was also produced, according to Peirce in an interview.[2] However, it is unknown if it ever aired on Cartoon Network or where it is now, as there's no other information about it. A claim from an anonymous user states that a Greek dub of the third pilot is available on YouTube, but this has yet to be verified.

Gallery

Concept Art

Footage

CCF promo for "For the Love of Monkeys"

"For the Love of Monkeys"

"Not So Fast!" clip.

"Not So Fast!" Latin Spanish dub

See Also

Big Pick

Anthology and Short Series

Audio

Bumpers and Interstitials

Pilots

Live-Action

Other Cartoon Network Series

External Links

References