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The title card for Katbot.

Status: Partially Found

Katbot was an animated series produced by Walt Disney Television Animation and Funny Garbage that was set to premiere on Disney Channel in September 2005, but was never released. The show was based on a web cartoon of the same name, created by Angela Martini.

According to tv.com, Disney's Katbot is a comedy series about a curious, somewhat naïve, fun-loving cat robot named Katbot, from the planet Katatonia, who, as part of her schooling is sent to Earth to study tween culture. By using her Hypno-façade, she disguises herself as Katerina Botenski, a foreign exchange student from a small Eastern European country. The only person who knows her secret is her best friend, Junior Lebore, the son of her host family. Through her friendships with an eclectic group of earthlings, Katbot experiences life on Earth with a unique and comic perspective.

Cancellation

On June 18th, 2005, Angela Martini, creator of the Katbot comic, posted a (now deleted) entry on her blog in which she revealed her distaste with Disney working on the show. Stating,

"A few years ago Katbot was optioned by Disney. We made a pilot. It got shelved for a while, then resurrected into some horrid caricature of what it originally was. To top it off, I was pushed out of the picture. I got the shaft, while all these strangers came in to make my show. It was a very painful time for me."

Katbot was cancelled before its set release date of September 2005, and no episodes were ever aired. Besides 3 short clips, including a few minutes of the pilot, and the intro, no other footage has been released. It is very unlikely that any full episodes will ever surface, due to Angela Martini’s disapproval with the final production.

Episode List

Six episodes are recorded online, all with plots.

#	Episode Title	Synopsis	Status
1	"Funny Garbage" (Pilot)	This episode begins with Katbot getting ready to take off from her home planet Katonia. Katbot is sent to Earth to learn about "tweenhood. Everyone at school finds her weird.	Lost
2	"Mission Report" (also known as "First Day")	Katbot Finds She has to go to earth to learn about human life. While on earth, Katbot wonders about June's attitude towards her. At school, all the kids seem more interested in the lunch than her, and they think she's weird. Since she's smarter than most of them. At her old planet, she got all the degress in school, so she is very smart.	Lost
3	"Rockin' Meow."	Kat is just begging to adjust to the new setting. She gets into the influence of Rock at her school. Because her two best friends just happen to be in a Rock Group called "Rockin On" Kat begins to follow, thinking this causes her to be known. But soon, she gets so caught up that she finds herself in the Principal’s office.	Lost
4	"Runaway Feline."	After getting totally embarrassed by the school's bully, Latches, Kat thinks over her stay here on earth. She decides to run away. She does, and she finds new friends who are also undercover as earth people. She thinks she and her new friends can actually survive running away until a rule is enforced that every runaway animal must go to a shelter. And before it can get any worse, Kat wakes up and finds it all was all a dream.	Lost
5	"Mission Report (Code #001)"	Ms. Labore thinks it'd be a good idea if Kat and June got to know each other a little better, so she sends the two to a concert, but when the performer, who June totally adores, talks to Kat instead of her, jealousy comes about.	Lost
6	"Why Do Kats Fall in Love?"	June must bring Katrina along with her to a concert. Katrina could care less but goes along anyway. After seeing who's performing, Katrina immediately falls for him, secretly enraging June. However, when Kat gets lucky, and the performer asks her out, June gets mad and accuses her of being a "Man-Stealer."	Lost

Cast

Anneliese van der Pol - Katbot/Katerina Botenski
Mayim Bilik - Paula
Charlie Schlatter - Junior Lebore
Melissa Greenspan - Marcella Curd

Crew

Sherri Stoner - executive producer
Bart Jennett - executive producer
John Carlin - executive producer
Melissa Johnson - associate producer (3 episodes)
Kristin Ellington - co-executive producer
Sue Hollington - producer
Stuart Wenschlag - storyboard slugging (one episode)
Amy Keating Rogers - writer
Randy Myers - director
Stephen DeStefano - art director
Greg Lidstone - animation director
Tim Shankweiler - background artist
Lynda Nettleship-Carraher - background artist
John Giordani - artist

The theme song was performed by indie rock musician John Schmersal, who is best known for his work in bands such as Brainiac, Enon, and Caribou.^[1]

Gallery

One of the few known clips from the show.

Another short clip taken from the show.

Opening intro to Katbot.

Web cartoon pilot.

Unused logo for the show.
Background art from the show.
Background art from the show.
Background art from the show.
Background art from the show.
Background art from the show.
Background art from the show.
Background art from the show.
A killer whale design from the show.

External Links

Reference

↑ John Schmersal's online portfolio showcasing his work for Katbot. Retrieved 30 Jul '19

[1] John Schmersal's online portfolio showcasing his work for Katbot. Retrieved 30 Jul '19

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Contents

Cancellation

Episode List

Cast

Crew

Gallery

See Also

Disney Channel

Playhouse Disney

Disney Junior

Toon Disney

Disney XD

Other

External Links

Reference

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-'''''Katbot''''' was an animated series produced by Walt Disney Television Animation and Funny Garbage that was set to premiere on Disney Channel in September 2005, but was never released. The show was based on a web comic of the same name, created by Angela Martini.
+'''''Katbot''''' was an animated series produced by Walt Disney Television Animation and Funny Garbage that was set to premiere on Disney Channel in September 2005, but was never released. The show was based on a web cartoon of the same name, created by Angela Martini.
-According to tv.com, "Disney's ''Katbot'' is a comedy series about a curious, somewhat naïve, fun-loving cat robot (secret agent) – Katbot – from the planet Katatonia, who – as part of her schooling – is sent to Earth to study tween culture. By using her hypno-façade, she disguises herself as Katerina Botenski, a foreign exchange student from a small Eastern European country she also calls Katatonia. The only person who knows her secret is her best friend Junior Lebore, the son of her host family. Through her friendships with an eclectic group of earthlings, Katbot experiences life on Earth with a unique and comic perspective."
+According to tv.com, Disney's ''Katbot'' is a comedy series about a curious, somewhat naïve, fun-loving cat robot named Katbot, from the planet Katatonia, who, as part of her schooling is sent to Earth to study tween culture. By using her Hypno-façade, she disguises herself as Katerina Botenski, a foreign exchange student from a small Eastern European country. The only person who knows her secret is her best friend, Junior Lebore, the son of her host family. Through her friendships with an eclectic group of earthlings, Katbot experiences life on Earth with a unique and comic perspective.
-===Cancellation===
+==Cancellation==
-On June 18th, 2005; Angela Martini, creator of the ''Katbot'' comic, posted a (now deleted) entry on her blog that read:
+On June 18th, 2005, Angela Martini, creator of the ''Katbot'' comic, posted a (now deleted) entry on her blog in which she revealed her distaste with Disney working on the show. Stating,
-''"Somewhere along the line I forgot how to write. I guess it had something to do with my journal. I started keeping a journal when I was sixteen. Back then I had a lot to talk about: boys, clubs, drugs, sneaking out, The Smiths, school, friends, adventures. The last few years there hasn't been much to write about. I don't have a regular job any more, so I can't even write about how much I hate it. I spend my days with two cats and a surly chihuahua. They're my co-workers, but they're not too exciting. The water cooler gossip round here is pretty uninspired. My journal entries dwindled to almost nothing. And since I wasn't writing anything private, I couldn't bring myself to write anything public.
+<blockquote>"A few years ago Katbot was optioned by Disney. We made a pilot. It got shelved for a while, then resurrected into some horrid caricature of what it originally was. To top it off, I was pushed out of the picture. I got the shaft, while all these strangers came in to make my show. It was a very painful time for me."</blockquote>
-''Another thing that kept me quiet was Katbot. You know, Katbot, the character/website I created for my old job. A few years ago Katbot was optioned by Disney. We made a pilot. It got shelved for a while, then resurrected into some horrid caricature of what it originally was. To top it off, I was pushed out of the picture. I got the shaft, while all these strangers came in to make my show. It was a very painful time for me. There seemed to be an embargo on all discussion of what was going on and what I was feeling. I was too bitter to get the words out on paper with out sounding like a complete psycho.''
+''Katbot'' was cancelled before its set release date of September 2005, and no episodes were ever aired. Besides 3 short clips, including a few minutes of the pilot, and the intro, no other footage has been released. It is very unlikely that any full episodes will ever surface, due to Angela Martini’s disapproval with the final production.
-''As my journal writing slacked off my blog writing suffered. There really isn't much to say when you are constantly depressed and the most important thing going on is something you can't even talk about. Add to this my desire not to sound like an angry freak in case any of my freelance clients happened to read my site. I didn't know how to talk about it at all. I had to act like ''Katbot'' was a good thing because the only thing I was getting out of it was my name in the credits, but trying to act like it was all good was all bad. People would email me and congratulate me on having the all mighty Disney make my TV show. What could I say to that? Nothing. I couldn't say anything. I would cringe internally, complain to my husband and ignore the email. Isn't it terrible? The most exciting thing that ever happened to me was also the most humiliating.''
-''I lived in continual dread of one thing: the day ''Katbot'' aired.''
-''I no longer have to worry about that.''
-''Katbot is dead. Yes, that's right, Disney's ''Katbot'' is dead and gone. They've pulled the plug. It's on the shelf. In the vault. Roasting in it's own private hell. Pass the marshmallows.''
-''Katbot is history.''
-''And that makes me so happy.''
-''A torturous period of my life is over. Since the conception of ''Katbot I felt trapped. But now I'm free.''
-''And it feels so good."''
-Katbot was cancelled before its set release date of September 2005, no episodes were ever aired. Besides 2 short clips and the opening credits/theme song, no other footage has been released. It is very unlikely that any full episodes will ever surface.
-===Episode List===
-Six episodes are recorded on tv.com, all with plots.
+==Episode List==
+Six episodes are recorded online, all with plots.
 {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
 |-
-! style="background-color:lightblue" | Episode
+! style="background-color:lightblue" | #
+! style="background-color:lightblue" | Episode Title
 ! style="background-color:lightblue" | Synopsis
 ! style="background-color:lightblue" | Status
 |-
-| 1. "Funny Garbage" (Pilot)
+|1
-| This episode begins with Katbot getting ready to take off from her home planet Katonia. Katbot is sent to Earth as a valubable learning experience in "tweenhood". Katbot is a 12 year old Alien Cat. Disguised as Katrina aka Kat. Though, no one, knows her secret(except closest friends and family). Everyone at school finds her weird. This is basically an introducing episode
+|"Funny Garbage" (Pilot)
-| <span style="color:red;">'''Lost, Unaired'''</span>
+|This episode begins with Katbot getting ready to take off from her home planet Katonia. Katbot is sent to Earth to learn about "tweenhood. Everyone at school finds her weird.
-|-
+|<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
-| 2. "Mission Report" (also known as "First Day")
-| Katbots ''[sic]'' Finds She has to go to earth to learn about human life! While on earth, Katbot wonders about June's attitude towards her, and she begins to question why does the family believe that the son went to France to study so much. At school, all the kids seem more interested in the lunch then her(lunch is the worst thing ever), they think she's weird. Since she's smarter than most of them. At her old planet, she got all the degress in school, so she was very smart. Having a troubled day, will she survive?
-| <span style="color:red;">'''Lost, Unaired'''</span>
 |-
-| 3. "Rockin' Meow"
+|2
-| Kat is just begging to adjust to the new setting. She gets into the influence of Rock at her school. Because her two best friends just happen to be in a Rock Group called "Rockin On". Kat begins to follow, thinking this causes her to be known. But soon, she gets so caught up that she finds herself in the Principals office.
+|"Mission Report" (also known as "First Day")
-| <span style="color:red;">'''Lost, Unaired'''</span>
+|Katbot Finds She has to go to earth to learn about human life. While on earth, Katbot wonders about June's attitude towards her. At school, all the kids seem more interested in the lunch than her, and they think she's weird. Since she's smarter than most of them. At her old planet, she got all the degress in school, so she is very smart.
+|<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
 |-
-| 4. "Runaway Feline"
+|3
-| After getting totally embarrassed by the school's bully, Latches, Kat thinks over her stay here on earth. She decides to run away. She does, and she finds new friends who are also undercover as earth people. She thinks her and her new friends can actually survive running away, until, a rule is enforced that every runaway animal must go to a shelter. And before it can get any worse Kat wakes up and finds it all was a dream
+|"Rockin' Meow."
-| <span style="color:red;">'''Lost, Unaired'''</span>
+|Kat is just begging to adjust to the new setting. She gets into the influence of Rock at her school. Because her two best friends just happen to be in a Rock Group called "Rockin On" Kat begins to follow, thinking this causes her to be known. But soon, she gets so caught up that she finds herself in the Principal’s office.
+|<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
 |-
-| 5. "Mission Report (Code #001)"
+|4
-| Ms Labore, ''[sic]'' thinks it'd be a good idea if Kat and June got to know each other a little better, so she sends the two to a concert, but when the performer, who June totally adores, talks to Kat instead of her, jealousy comes about.
+|"Runaway Feline."
-| <span style="color:red;">'''Lost, Unaired'''</span>
+|After getting totally embarrassed by the school's bully, Latches, Kat thinks over her stay here on earth. She decides to run away. She does, and she finds new friends who are also undercover as earth people. She thinks she and her new friends can actually survive running away until a rule is enforced that every runaway animal must go to a shelter. And before it can get any worse, Kat wakes up and finds it all was all a dream.
+|<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
 |-
-| 6. "Why Do Kats Fall in Love?"
+|5
-| June must bring Katrina along with her to a concert. Katrina could ''[sic]'' care less, but goes along anyway. After, seeing who's performing, Katrina immediately falls for him, secretly enraging June. However, when Kat gets lucky, and the performer asks her out, June gets mad and accuses her of being a "Man-Stealer" . Will the two ever become sisters again? Or at least companions?
+|"Mission Report (Code #001)"
-| <span style="color:red;">'''Lost, Unaired'''</span>
+|Ms. Labore thinks it'd be a good idea if Kat and June got to know each other a little better, so she sends the two to a concert, but when the performer, who June totally adores, talks to Kat instead of her, jealousy comes about.
+|<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
 |-
+|6
+|"Why Do Kats Fall in Love?"
+|June must bring Katrina along with her to a concert. Katrina could care less but goes along anyway. After seeing who's performing, Katrina immediately falls for him, secretly enraging June. However, when Kat gets lucky, and the performer asks her out, June gets mad and accuses her of being a "Man-Stealer."
+|<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
 |}
+==Cast==
-The air dates for all 6 episodes are unknown.
-===Cast===
 *Anneliese van der Pol - Katbot/Katerina Botenski
 *Mayim Bilik - Paula
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 *Melissa Greenspan - Marcella Curd
-===Crew===
+==Crew==
 *Sherri Stoner - executive producer
 *Bart Jennett - executive producer
@@ Line 86: / Line 69: @@
 *Sue Hollington - producer
 *Stuart Wenschlag - storyboard slugging (one episode)
+*Amy Keating Rogers - writer
+*Randy Myers - director
+*Stephen DeStefano - art director
 *Greg Lidstone - animation director
+*Tim Shankweiler - background artist
+*Lynda Nettleship-Carraher - background artist
+*John Giordani - artist
 The theme song was performed by indie rock musician John Schmersal, who is best known for his work in bands such as Brainiac, Enon, and Caribou.<ref>[http://www.johnschmersal.com/cartoons.html, John Schmersal's online portfolio showcasing his work for ''Katbot''.] Retrieved 30 Jul '19</ref>
-===Gallery===
+==Gallery==
-{{Video|perrow  =3
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+  |service4     =youtube
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+  |description4 =Web cartoon pilot.
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-===External Links===
+<gallery mode=packed heights=175px>
+File:Katbotlogo.jpg|Unused logo for the show.
+File:Katbotbg.jpg|Background art from the show.
+File:Katbotbg2.jpg|Background art from the show.
+File:Katbotbg3.jpg|Background art from the show.
+File:Katbotbg4.jpg|Background art from the show.
+File:Katbotbg5.jpg|Background art from the show.
+File:Katbothouse.jpg|Background art from the show.
+File:Katbotlivingroom.jpg|Background art from the show.
+File:Katbotwhale.jpg|A killer whale design from the show.
+</gallery>
+==See Also==
+===Disney Channel===
+*[[101 Dalmatians: The Series (partially found unaired pilot episode of Disney animated TV series; 1996)]]
+*[[Amazing Animals (found Disney Channel animated educational series; 1996-1999)]]
+*[[Arwin! (partially found pilot of cancelled spin-off of "The Suite Life of Zack and Cody" Disney Channel sitcom; 2007)]]
+*[[Bonkers "Fall Apart Bomb Squad" (found episode of Disney Channel animated series; 1993)]]
+*[[Country Club (partially found test pilot of "Big City Greens" Disney Channel adventure-comedy animated series; 2015)]]
+*[[Disney Channel Interactive (lost Dish Network game channel; late 2000s) ]]
+*[[Disney Channel "Disney's One Too" (partially lost "Recess" gags of TV channel block; 1999-2003)]]
+*[[Disney's Coyote Tales (found Disney Channel extended version of "The Coyote's Lament" animated short; 1991)]]
+*[[Disney's Doug (found episodes of animated TV series; 1996-1999)]]
+*[[Dreamfinders (unproduced Disney Channel series based on "Journey Into Imagination" Epcot ride; 1983)]]
+*[[Dumbo's Circus (partially found Disney Channel live action puppet series; 1985-1986)]]
+*[[Fish Hooks (partially found unreleased pilot of Disney Channel animated series; 2009)]]
+*[[Going Wild with Jeff Corwin (partially found Disney Channel documentary series; 1997-1999)]]
+*[[Gravity Falls (found Comic Con 2012 promo of Disney Channel animated mystery comedy series; 2012)]]
+*[[Gravity Falls (found pitch pilot of Disney Channel animated mystery comedy series; 2010)]]
+*[[Hannah Montana (lost production material of cancelled anime adaptation of Disney Channel teen sitcom; 2009-2010)]]
+*[[Herbie the Lovebug (lost Disney Channel animated pilot; late 1990s-2000s)]]
+*[[J.O.N.A.S. (lost unaired pilot of "Jonas" Disney Channel comedy series; 2007)]]
+*[[Lizzie McGuire "Season 3" (lost production material of unfinished season of Disney Channel comedy series; 2020)]]
+*[[Minnie Takes Care of Pluto (found original English audio of Mickey Mouse Works animated short; 2000)]]
+*[[Mousercise (partially found Disney Channel exercise series; 1983-1996)]]
+*[[Mouseterpiece Theater (partially found Disney Channel cartoon compilation series; 1983-1990)]]
+*[[Pepper Ann (partially found unaired Nickelodeon pilot of Disney animated series; 1996)]]
+*[[Phineas and Ferb (lost script of cancelled theatrical film based on animated series; 2010s)]]
+*[[Phineas and Ferb: Shooting Star Milkshake Bar (partially found full version of song; late 2000s)]]
+*[[Phineas and Ferb: Spot the Diff (found Disney Channel animated special; 2008)]]
+*[[Recess "The Break In" (partially found pilot of Disney animated TV series; 1996)]]
+*[[Star and the Forces of Evil (partially found unaired pitch pilot of Disney Channel animated series; 2011)]]
+*[[Talespin (lost Phil Harris audio recordings from Disney Channel animated series; 1990)]]
+*[[Teen Angel (partially found Disney Channel serial drama; 1989)]]
+*[[The All-New Mickey Mouse Club (partially found revival of Disney variety TV series; 1989-1994)]]
+*[[The Jersey (partially lost Disney Channel sports themed comedy series; 1999-2004)]]
+*[[The Owl House (partially found unaired pilot of Disney Channel animated series; 2017)]]
+*[[The Proud Family (partially lost unaired Nickelodeon pilot of Disney Channel animated sitcom; 1999)]]
+*[[Welcome to Pooh Corner (partially found Disney Channel live-action puppet series; 1983-1986)]]
+*[[What's Stevie Thinking? (lost unaired pilot of cancelled spin-off of "Lizzie McGuire" Disney Channel comedy series; 2003)]]
+===Playhouse Disney===
+*[[Adventures in Nutrition with Captain Carlos (partially found Playhouse Disney animated short series; 2004-2007)]]
+*[[Bear in the Big Blue House "Water, Water Everywhere" (lost unaired pilot of Disney Channel puppet series; 1997)]]
+*[[Bear in the Big Blue House (partially lost original English audio of Playhouse Disney puppet series; 1997-2006)]]
+*[[Breakfast with Bear (partially found episodes of Playhouse Disney spin-off series; 2005-2006)]]
+*[[Handy Manny (partially found unaired pilot of Playhouse Disney CGI animated series; 2005)]]
+*[[Little Einsteins (lost second pitch pilot of Playhouse Disney animated series; existence unconfirmed; 2004)]]
+*[[Out of the Box (partially lost Playhouse Disney children's series; 1998-2004)]]
+*[[PB&J Otter (partially found original credits sequences of Playhouse Disney animated series; 1998-2000)]]
+*[[Playhouse Disney UK (partially lost interstitial material of children's TV channel; 1999-2006)]]
+*[[Stanley (found unaired pilot episode of Playhouse Disney animated series; 1999)]]
+*[[The Book of Pooh (found Playhouse Disney puppet series; 2001-2004)]]
+===Disney Junior===
+*[[Beverly Hills Chihuahuas (found pilot of cancelled Disney Junior animated adaptation of film series; 2012)]]
+*[[Jungle Junction (lost pilots of Disney Junior CGI animated series; 2003; 2005; 2008)]]
+===Toon Disney===
+*[[Teamo Supremo (partially lost Toon Disney animated series; 2002-2004)]]
+*[[Toon News (partially found CGI Interstitial Toon Disney series; 2004/2005)]]
+===Disney XD===
+*[[Billion Dollar Freshmen (lost unaired pilot episode of "Lab Rats" Disney XD live-action comedy TV series; 2010)]]
+*[[DXP (partially found Disney XD video game block; 2017)]]
+*[[Power Rangers Animated Series (lost Disney XD pilot of animated adaptation of live-action superhero series; existence unconfirmed; 2007-2009)]]
+===Other===
+*[[Green Monkeys (lost Disney pilot; 1999)]]
+*[[La Chambre Folle (lost French Disney children's TV block; 1998)]]
+*[[Marvel Disk Wars: The Avengers (found English dub of anime series; 2015)]]
+*[[Robodz (lost Disney Toei animated TV series; 2008)]]
+*[[The Mouse Factory (partially found Disney live-action/animated TV series; 1972-1973)]]
+*[[The Shnookums and Meat Funny Cartoon Show (found episodes of Disney animated TV series; 1995)]]
+*[[X-Heart (partially found unreleased English dub of "X-Coração" Brazilian animated TV series; 2014)]]
+==External Links==
 *[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0472959/?ref_=ttfc_fc_tt IMDb page for ''Katbot''.]
 *[http://www.tv.com/shows/katbot/ tv.com page for ''Katbot''.]
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 *[http://www.johnschmersal.com/cartoons.html John Schmersal's portfolio, where the opening credits to ''Katbot'' were found.]
 *[https://animesuperhero.com/forums/threads/r-i-p-katbot.3948991/ Forum thread covering the cancellation of the show.]
 *[https://animesuperhero.com/forums/threads/disney-channel-fall-2005-programming-info.4905881/ Forum thread with Fall 2005 Programming Info for Disney Channel.]
-===Reference===
+==Reference==
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