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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 comic 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,


<blockquote>''"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 2 short clips 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."''</blockquote>
 
Katbot was cancelled before its set release date of September 2005, and 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===
===Episode List===
Six episodes are recorded on tv.com, all with plots.
Six episodes are recorded online, all with plots.
 
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
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| 1. "Funny Garbage" (Pilot)  
| 1. "Funny Garbage" (Pilot)  
| 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
| 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, Unaired'''</span>
| <span style="color:red;">'''Lost, Unaired'''</span>
|-
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| 2. "Mission Report" (also known as "First Day")
| 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?
| 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 then 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, Unaired'''</span>
| <span style="color:red;">'''Lost, Unaired'''</span>
|-
|-
| 3. "Rockin' Meow"
| 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 Principals office.
| 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, Unaired'''</span>
| <span style="color:red;">'''Lost, Unaired'''</span>
|-
|-
| 4. "Runaway Feline"
| 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 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
| 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 all a dream.
| <span style="color:red;">'''Lost, Unaired'''</span>
| <span style="color:red;">'''Lost, Unaired'''</span>
|-
|-
| 5. "Mission Report (Code #001)"
| 5. "Mission Report (Code #001)"
| 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.
| 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, Unaired'''</span>
| <span style="color:red;">'''Lost, Unaired'''</span>
|-
|-
| 6. "Why Do Kats Fall in Love?"
| 6. "Why Do Kats Fall in Love?"
| 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?
| 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, Unaired'''</span>
| <span style="color:red;">'''Lost, Unaired'''</span>
|-
|-
|}
|}
The air dates for all 6 episodes are unknown.
===Cast===
===Cast===
*Anneliese van der Pol - Katbot/Katerina Botenski
*Anneliese van der Pol - Katbot/Katerina Botenski
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*Charlie Schlatter - Junior Lebore
*Charlie Schlatter - Junior Lebore
*Melissa Greenspan - Marcella Curd
*Melissa Greenspan - Marcella Curd
===Crew===
===Crew===
*Sherri Stoner - executive producer
*Sherri Stoner - executive producer
*Bart Jennett - executive producer
*Bart Jennett - executive producer
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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>
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===
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{{Video|perrow  =3
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*[https://animesuperhero.com/forums/threads/r-i-p-katbot.3948991/ Forum thread covering the cancellation of the show.]
*[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.]  
*[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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{{reflist}}

Revision as of 19:43, 1 August 2019

Katbot.png

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 comic 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 2 short clips 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 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, Unaired
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 then 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, Unaired
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, Unaired
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 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 all a dream. Lost, Unaired
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, Unaired
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, Unaired

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)
  • Greg Lidstone - animation director

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.

External Links

Reference