Penguins Behind Bars (found Adult Swim exclusive pilot of animated series; 2003)
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Status: Found
Date found: 20 December 2017
Found by: University of Canada
Penguins Behind Bars is a pilot created for Adult Swim that aired in 2003.
Details
The pilot was created as an animated adaptation to a book made by the same creator.
The pilot was only aired once in 2003, due to poor ratings it was not greenlighted or aired again. The only existing evidence of the pilot were trailers and a leaked script.
The creator, 'Janet Perlman', stated that she didn't have the right to release the short itself - it was up to Cartoon Network because they owned it. Purchasable copies have appeared online - however, it is unknown if these are legitimate.
Discovery
On the 20th of December, 2017, a University in Canada found the entire pilot and leaked it online for everyone.