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'''''12 oz. Mouse''''' is an American animated comedy and espionage television series created by Matt Maiellaro for Adult Swim. It is known for its simplistic art style and its increasingly complex story-line. The first two seasons originally aired from 2005 to 2006, with an additional webisode being released online as a finale in 2007. The series ultimately returned for a special in 2018 and an additional third season in 2020.

==Original Pilot==
'''''12 oz. Mouse'' editor John Brestan briefly mentioned a lost early pilot in a 2021 interview with Corndog Central''', a prominent fan website.

Brestan explained that only a few staff members were even aware of it. In this early pilot, then-Adult Swim vice president Keith Crofford provided the voice for the character Golden Joe, and the character was to be the boss of the titular protagonist Mouse Fitzgerald (aka "Fitz"). In the main series the voice of Golden Joe was provided by Vishal Roney, and the character Shark briefly severed as Fitz's boss. Brestan laments the fact that he did not save the pilot in any way and that it is now un-revertible, making it completely lost.<ref>[https://www.corndogcentral.com/features.html Zoo Day Q&A w/ Matt Maiellaro & Co.] Retrieved 22 Feb '22</ref>

Another pilot, entitled "Hired," was produced for ''12 oz. Mouse''. "Hired" serves as the first official episode of the series and it originally aired on June 19, 2005.

==Gallery==
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12 oz. Mouse.png|''12 oz. Mouse'' characters Fitz (left) and Golden Joe (right) in the season one episode "Signals." Golden Joe had a different role and was voiced by a different actor in the lost pilot.
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==See Also==
*[[Aqua Teen Hunger Force "Boston" (found unfinished episode of Adult Swim animated comedy series; 2008)]]
*[[The Eric Andre Show (partially found demo tape for Adult Swim sketch comedy series; 2009)]]
*[[Harold & Kumar: The Animated Series (partially found Adult Swim pilot of cancelled TV adaptation of film trilogy; 2011-2014)]]
*[[King of the Hill (partially found Adult Swim bumpers for Fox animated sitcom; 2011-2013)]]
*[[Mary Shelley's Frankenhole "Mother To Be-Sa" (found unaired episode of Adult Swim stop-motion animated series; 2010)]]
*[[Moral Orel "Abstinence" (found episode of Adult Swim stop-motion animated series; 2008)]]
*[[The New Big Ball With Neil Hamburger (found unaired Adult Swim pilot; 2010)]]
*[[Penguins Behind Bars (found Adult Swim exclusive pilot of animated series; 2003)]]
*[[Rick and Morty "The New Jared" (lost series of unaired Subway commercials for Adult Swim animated sitcom; 2010s)]]
*[[Soul Quest Overdrive (lost unaired episodes of Adult Swim animated series; 2011)]]
*[[Three Busy Debras (lost unaired pilot of Adult Swim surreal comedy series; 2018)]]

==External Links==
* [https://www.adultswim.com/videos/12-oz-mouse/ ''12 oz. Mouse'' official Adult Swim website.]

==References==
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