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'''''Mess O' Blues''''' was the original thesis short for ''Johnny Bravo'' created by Van Partible in 1993.  
'''''Mess O' Blues''''' is an original short film about an "over the hill ageing rock star who thinks he's Elvis" created by Van Partible in 1993 for his senior thesis project that would serve as a basis for the Cartoon Network original show ''Johnny Bravo''.  


==Origins==
==Origins==
While working at Loyola Marymount University, Partible decided to pursue a career in animation, and so he started working on a senior thesis project called ''Mess O' Blues''.
[[File:Mess O' Blues Concept Art.png|thumb|250px|right|Concept art.]]
While working at Loyola Marymount University, Partible decided to pursue a career in animation, and so he started working on a senior thesis project entitled ''Mess O' Blues''.


Partible started with the concept of three Elvis Presley impersonators who fought crime. However, due to his time constraints and the fact that he was doing all of the work himself, it was cut down to one Elvis impersonator.  
Partible started with the concept of three Elvis Presley impersonators (or "Elvi," as Van Partible puts it) who fought crime. However, due to his time constraints and the fact that he was doing all of the work himself, the idea was cut down to just one Elvis impersonator.  


==Becoming Johnny Bravo==
==Becoming Johnny Bravo==
[[File:Johnny-Bravo-tv-01.jpg|thumb|215px|left|Johnny Bravo.]]Dan McLaughin (Partible's animation professor) showed the short to a friend working at Hanna-Barbera Productions.
[[File:Johnny-Bravo-tv-01.jpg|thumb|215px|left|Johnny Bravo.]]
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Dan McLaughlin (Partible's animation professor) showed the short to a friend working at Hanna-Barbera Productions.
 
The studio saw the short and loved it so much they asked Partible if he could do a pitch for a seven-minute short cartoon, with ''Mess O' Blues'' as the inspiration.  This became the original ''Johnny Bravo'' short.
The studio saw the short and loved it so much they asked Partible if he could do a pitch for a seven-minute short cartoon, with ''Mess O' Blues'' as the inspiration.  This became the original ''Johnny Bravo'' short.
<br/><br/> The character was changed so that, as Partible put it, ''" he would be more of this '50's iconic James Dean-looking character that talked like Elvis."''
 
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The character was changed so that, as Partible put it, "he would be more of this '50's iconic James Dean-looking character that talked like Elvis."<ref>[https://archive.org/details/bringingupjohnnybravo The ''Bringing Up Johnny Bravo'' mini-documentary.] Retrieved 16 Oct '19</ref>
Other changes include his hairstyle, name, physical appearance, and personality.  
 
Other changes include his hair color, name, physical appearance, and personality.  


This new pilot was later aired on ''World Premiere Toons'' (also known as ''What a Cartoon!'').
This new pilot was later aired on ''World Premiere Toons'' (also known as ''What a Cartoon!'').
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Despite its success, ''Mess O' Blues'' has never been released or even seen publicly, unlike the widely available and similarly made ''What a Cartoon'' predecessor ''The Whoopass Girls'' - which would later become ''The Powerpuff Girls''.
Despite its success, ''Mess O' Blues'' has never been released or even seen publicly, unlike the widely available and similarly made ''What a Cartoon'' predecessor ''The Whoopass Girls'' - which would later become ''The Powerpuff Girls''.


The only footage that has ever been made available are some short, mute clips in the ''Bringing Up Johnny Bravo" mini-documentary on the ''Johnny Bravo'' Season one DVD.
The only footage that has ever been made available are a few short, mute clips from a short mini-documentary that was included as a bonus feature on the ''Johnny Bravo: Season 1 (Cartoon Network Hall of Fame)'' DVD entitled ''Bringing Up Johnny Bravo''.


==Footage==
==Footage==
In January 2017, LMW user [[User:YoshiKiller2S|YoshiKiller2S]] uploaded ''Bringing Up Johnny Bravo" to YouTube and with it, were the mute clips of ''Mess O' Blues''. YoshiKiller2S also discovered four animation Cels from Mess O' Blues in a completely separate documentary about Van Partible.
In January 2017, Lost Media Wiki user [[User:YoshiKiller2S|YoshiKiller2S]] got ahold of the ''Johnny Bravo Season 1'' DVD and preceded to rip and upload ''Bringing Up Johnny Bravo'' to YouTube and then later to Archive.org and with it, was a total of 15 mute seconds of ''Mess O' Blues'' footage. YoshiKiller2S also discovered four animation cels from ''Mess O' Blues'' in a YouTube video that was uploaded by the official Loyola Marymount University YouTube channel.


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==Animation Cels & Photos==
==Animation Cels==
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The Original Mess O' Blues Snapshot.png|The original snapshot of ''Mess O' Blues''.
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==Reference==
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Revision as of 23:46, 23 November 2020

Mess O' Blues.png

The direct quality version of the original snapshot.

Status: Partially Found

Mess O' Blues is an original short film about an "over the hill ageing rock star who thinks he's Elvis" created by Van Partible in 1993 for his senior thesis project that would serve as a basis for the Cartoon Network original show Johnny Bravo.

Origins

Concept art.

While working at Loyola Marymount University, Partible decided to pursue a career in animation, and so he started working on a senior thesis project entitled Mess O' Blues.

Partible started with the concept of three Elvis Presley impersonators (or "Elvi," as Van Partible puts it) who fought crime. However, due to his time constraints and the fact that he was doing all of the work himself, the idea was cut down to just one Elvis impersonator.

Becoming Johnny Bravo

Johnny Bravo.

Dan McLaughlin (Partible's animation professor) showed the short to a friend working at Hanna-Barbera Productions.

The studio saw the short and loved it so much they asked Partible if he could do a pitch for a seven-minute short cartoon, with Mess O' Blues as the inspiration. This became the original Johnny Bravo short.

The character was changed so that, as Partible put it, "he would be more of this '50's iconic James Dean-looking character that talked like Elvis."[1]

Other changes include his hair color, name, physical appearance, and personality.

This new pilot was later aired on World Premiere Toons (also known as What a Cartoon!).

Resurfacing

Despite its success, Mess O' Blues has never been released or even seen publicly, unlike the widely available and similarly made What a Cartoon predecessor The Whoopass Girls - which would later become The Powerpuff Girls.

The only footage that has ever been made available are a few short, mute clips from a short mini-documentary that was included as a bonus feature on the Johnny Bravo: Season 1 (Cartoon Network Hall of Fame) DVD entitled Bringing Up Johnny Bravo.

Footage

In January 2017, Lost Media Wiki user YoshiKiller2S got ahold of the Johnny Bravo Season 1 DVD and preceded to rip and upload Bringing Up Johnny Bravo to YouTube and then later to Archive.org and with it, was a total of 15 mute seconds of Mess O' Blues footage. YoshiKiller2S also discovered four animation cels from Mess O' Blues in a YouTube video that was uploaded by the official Loyola Marymount University YouTube channel.

All Mess O' Blues clips from Bringing Up Johnny Bravo.

How Van Partible ’93 Gave Life to Johnny Bravo which includes the four animation cels.

The Bringing Up Johnny Bravo mini-documentury.

A Speech Bubble interview with Van Partible where he talks about Mess O' Blues.

LSuperSonicQ's first video on the subject.

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Animation Cels & Photos

Reference