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|title=<center>Bubble Guppies</center>
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|imagecaption=The pilot's logo.
|imagecaption=A still of the pilot.
|status=<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span>
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|datefound=20 Jun 2023
|foundby=Doria
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'''''Bubble Guppies''''' is an animated series on Nick Jr. created by Robert Scull and Jonny Belt and produced by WildBrain Entertainment. The series revolves around six fish-tailed children learning about various preschool subjects throughout each episode by their teacher, Mr. Grouper.
'''''Bubble Guppies''''' is an animated series on Nick Jr. created by Robert Scull and Jonny Belt and produced by WildBrain Entertainment. The series revolves around six fish-tailed children learning about various preschool subjects throughout each episode by their teacher, Mr. Grouper. It premiered around 2011 and became a success, with episodes still being produced up to this day. '''A pilot episode was produced and pitched to Nickelodeon, though it was greenlit, the pilot went lost for many years and fell into obscurity.'''


==Development==
==Development==
The series was being produced at Guru Studio and Nick Digital in September 2006. On January 2007, an episode known as "Happy Clam Day" was finished and ready to be produced. Many of the characters didn't have the same voice actors and the animation is drastically different from the final product. Guru Studio and Nickelodeon had the series due to air on 2007-2008 for their first season, but only 10 episodes were produced at the time. Around five months after the tenth episode was finished, Viacom laid off approximately 720 staff members from their company, including the employees for Guru Studio and Nick. The show's producers decided to give up hope after the mass firing until WildBrain heard about the series and decided to pick it up. Adjustments were made and the series was in competition with ''Team Umizoomi'', but both shows ended up getting produced.<ref>[https://www.c21media.net/news/nickelodeon-packs-in-three-new-series/ C21media article mentioning both shows.] Retrieved 14, Jun '21</ref> On January 24, 2011, the series made its debut and had 20 episodes ready to air.
The series was being produced at Guru Studio and Nick Digital in 2006. On January 2007, an episode known as "Happy Clam Day" was finished and ready to be produced. Many of the characters didn't have the same voice actors and the animation is drastically different from the final product.  
 
Guru Studio and Nickelodeon had the series due to air around the late 2000s for their first season, but only 10 episodes were produced at the time. Around five months after the tenth episode was finished, Viacom laid off approximately 720 staff members from their company, including the employees for Guru Studio and Nick.
 
The show's producers decided to give up hope after the mass firing until WildBrain heard about the series and decided to pick it up. Adjustments were made and the series was in competition with ''Team Umizoomi'', but both shows ended up getting produced.<ref>[https://www.c21media.net/news/nickelodeon-packs-in-three-new-series/ C21media article mentioning both shows.] Retrieved 14 Jun '21</ref> On January 24th, 2011, the series made its debut and had 20 episodes ready to air.


==Availability==
==Availability==
A video known as "Nickkit UberHotmix LOSSLESS-desktop.m4v" was posted showing clips from the pilot, but the video was privatized in 2019. As of now, only one screenshot of the pilot and a few concept art images have been resurfaced.  
The plot of the pilot was unknown, as what had resurfaced didn't give any more information about the pilot. The premise was assumed that the guppies are separated based on information, though this was unconfirmed.
A video known as "Nickkit UberHotmix LOSSLESS-desktop.m4v" was posted on YouTube, showing clips from the pilot and other Nickelodeon pilots, but the video was privatized in 2019 for unknown reasons, before being deleted completely.


==Voice Cast==
An SA reel was discovered on Vimeo which had some footage albeit with audio of Molly talking, overlapped by music.
*Cory Burton as Mr. Grouper
 
*Taija Isen as Molly
Prior to June 2023, only one small clip, some 2D images, and a screenshot of the pilot along with a few concept art images had resurfaced.
*Nicholas Castel Vanderburgh as Gil
 
*Zachary Bloch as Goby
==Discovery==
*Rita Moreno as Deema
On June 20th, 2023, an anonymous user, 'Doria', shared a Catbox link containing the full unaired pilot. It is currently unknown how the user obtained said Catbox link for the pilot or if any links has been online before Doria's comment. In addition, a pitch document created by the original creators of the series were also shared by the same user.  
*Tara Strong As Oona
*David Medinhall as Nonny


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery mode=packed heights=170px>
===Footage===
File:Bgconceptart.jpg
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File:EGUN.jpg
  |service1    =vimeo
File:Molly-0.png
  |id1          =120679972
File:Gil-0.png
  |description1 =An animation reel that contains a clip of the pilot (0:31).
File:Goby-0.png
  |service2    =archiveorg
File:Deema-0.png
  |id2          =aoclp9
File:Nonny_early_pilot.jpg
  |description2 =The full unaired pilot.
}}
===Images===
<gallery mode=packed heights=170>
Bgconceptart.jpg|Concept art.
Bgpilot.png|Screenshot from the pilot (1/2).
Screenshotpilotbg.png|Screenshot from the pilot (2/2).
EGUN.jpg|Alternative logo.
</gallery>
</gallery>
==See Also==
===Bumpers and Interstitials===
*[[Loretta the Letter Lady (partially found Nick Jr. short interstitial series; mid 1990s)]]
*[[Nick Jr. (partially found revamped Face promos of Nickelodeon channel block; 2003-2004)]]
*[[Nick Jr. Power Play Summer (partially found Nick Jr. interstitial series; 2005)]]
*[[Snappy Larry's Showtime (partially found Nick Jr. UK interstitial series and American dub; mid-2000s)]]


==References==
===Pilots===
<references/>
*[[The Backyardigans (partially found Nick Digital pilot of Nick Jr. CGI animated series; 2002)]]
*[[Blaze and the Monster Machines (lost pitch pilot of Nick Jr. animated series; existence unconfirmed; 2012)]]
*[[Blue's Clues (partially found pitch pilots of international adaptations of Nick Jr. animated/live-action series; late 1990s)]]
*[[Blue Prints (found unaired pilot of "Blue's Clues" Nick Jr. animated/live-action series; 1994-1995)]]
*[[Dora the Explorer (partially found unaired pilots of Nick Jr. animated series; late 1990s)]]
*[[Fresh Beat Band of Spies (found pitch pilot of Nick Jr. animated spin-off of musical series; 2013)]]
*[[The JumpArounds (partially found pitch pilot of "The Fresh Beat Band" Nick Jr. musical series; 2008)]]
*[[Me and My Friends (partially found live-action pilot of "The Backyardigans" Nick Jr. CGI-animated series; 1998)]]
*[[Oswald (partially found pitch pilot of Nick Jr. animated series; late 1990s)]]
*[[PAW Patrol (lost pitch pilots and early concepts of Nick Jr. animated series; 2008-2013)]]
*[[Super Why! (found stop-motion Nick Jr. pilot of PBS Kids CGI animated series; 1999)]]
*[[The Umizumiz (partially found pitch pilot of "Team Umizoomi" Nick Jr. live-action/CGI animated series; 2008)]]
*[[Wallykazam! "Monty's Magic Words" (partially found pilot for Nick Jr. education series; 2010s)]]
 
===Other===
*[[As Pistas da Blue (partially lost Portuguese adaptation of "Blue's Clues" Nick Jr. animated/live-action series; mid-2000s)]]
*[[The Backyardigans (partially lost British dub of Nick Jr. CGI-animated series; mid-late 2000s)]]
*[[Binyah Binyah! (found spin-off of "Gullah Gullah Island" Nick Jr. musical series; 1997-1998)]]
*[[Blue's Clues (found British adaptation of Nick Jr. animated/live-action series; 1998-2003)]]
*[[Bubble and Squeak (partially found Nick Jr. UK live-action puppet series; 2007-2010)]]
*[[Downward Doghouse (partially lost precursor to "Ni Hao, Kai-Lan" Nick Jr. animated series; 2000s)]]
*[[Eureeka's Castle (partially found Nick Jr. puppet series; 1989-1991)]]
*[[Made by Maddie (partially found unaired Nick Jr. animated series; 2020)]]
*[[Riddle Blue/수수께끼 블루 (partially found Korean adaptation of "Blue's Clues" Nick Jr. animated/live-action series; 2000-2001)]]
*[[Whoopi's Littleburg (partially found Nick Jr. musical miniseries; 2004)]]


==External Links==
==External Links==
*[https://bubbleguppies.fandom.com/wiki/Unaired_Pilot An article on the Bubble Guppies wikia about the pilot] Retrieved 14, Jun '21
*[https://bubbleguppies.fandom.com/wiki/Unaired_Pilot ''Bubble Guppies'' Wiki page on the pilot.]
 
==References==
{{reflist}}


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Latest revision as of 17:38, 20 March 2024

BubbleGuppiesFullPilotLogo.png

The pilot's logo.

Status: Found

Date found: 20 Jun 2023

Found by: Doria

Bubble Guppies is an animated series on Nick Jr. created by Robert Scull and Jonny Belt and produced by WildBrain Entertainment. The series revolves around six fish-tailed children learning about various preschool subjects throughout each episode by their teacher, Mr. Grouper. It premiered around 2011 and became a success, with episodes still being produced up to this day. A pilot episode was produced and pitched to Nickelodeon, though it was greenlit, the pilot went lost for many years and fell into obscurity.

Development

The series was being produced at Guru Studio and Nick Digital in 2006. On January 2007, an episode known as "Happy Clam Day" was finished and ready to be produced. Many of the characters didn't have the same voice actors and the animation is drastically different from the final product.

Guru Studio and Nickelodeon had the series due to air around the late 2000s for their first season, but only 10 episodes were produced at the time. Around five months after the tenth episode was finished, Viacom laid off approximately 720 staff members from their company, including the employees for Guru Studio and Nick.

The show's producers decided to give up hope after the mass firing until WildBrain heard about the series and decided to pick it up. Adjustments were made and the series was in competition with Team Umizoomi, but both shows ended up getting produced.[1] On January 24th, 2011, the series made its debut and had 20 episodes ready to air.

Availability

The plot of the pilot was unknown, as what had resurfaced didn't give any more information about the pilot. The premise was assumed that the guppies are separated based on information, though this was unconfirmed.

A video known as "Nickkit UberHotmix LOSSLESS-desktop.m4v" was posted on YouTube, showing clips from the pilot and other Nickelodeon pilots, but the video was privatized in 2019 for unknown reasons, before being deleted completely.

An SA reel was discovered on Vimeo which had some footage albeit with audio of Molly talking, overlapped by music.

Prior to June 2023, only one small clip, some 2D images, and a screenshot of the pilot along with a few concept art images had resurfaced.

Discovery

On June 20th, 2023, an anonymous user, 'Doria', shared a Catbox link containing the full unaired pilot. It is currently unknown how the user obtained said Catbox link for the pilot or if any links has been online before Doria's comment. In addition, a pitch document created by the original creators of the series were also shared by the same user.

Gallery

Footage

An animation reel that contains a clip of the pilot (0:31).

The full unaired pilot.

Images

See Also

Bumpers and Interstitials

Pilots

Other

External Links

References