Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood (lost pitch pilot of PBS Kids animated musical series; 2006-2008)
Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood is a children's animated series on PBS. It is produced by Fred Rogers Productions and is based on characters from the original Mister Rogers' Neighborhood series. A pilot for the series was created around 2006-2008 and was pitched to PBS to major success. [1]
Development and Pilot
According to the creator of the series (Angela Santomero), Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood was first conceived in a meeting during 2006 by The Fred Rogers Company about making a show to continue the legacy of Fred Rogers. [2] Daniel Tiger was chosen as the main character without much question, as it was the first puppet created for the original show. A pilot animatic was soon completed and shown to PBS to be greenlit. [3]
Availability
As of now, the pilot is lost and not much from it has been released to the public. However, two screenshots of unclear origin feature earlier designs for the characters and are likely to be taken from this pilot.