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'''''Green Monkeys''''' is a lost animated pilot for a Disney series created by Betty and Michael Paraskevas (creators of ''Maggie and the Ferocious Beast'' and ''The Kids From Room 402''). The series would have revolved around two monkeys named Spider and Fly Trap whom after they are taken out of the jungle, they tried to run a temp agency in the Lower East Side of New York City.<ref>[http://jrkrol8.wixsite.com/thegreenmonkeys/about Green Monkeys about page] Retrieved 18 Jan '19</ref><ref name="Green">[https://nypost.com/1999/12/21/kricfalusis-monkey-biz-disney-turns-to-creator-of-ren-stimpy-for-series/ News article regarding John K's involvement.] Retrieved 18 Jan '19</ref>
'''''Green Monkeys''''' is a lost animated pilot for a Disney series created by Betty and Michael Paraskevas (creators of ''Maggie and the Ferocious Beast'' and ''The Kids From Room 402''). The series would have revolved around two monkeys named Spider and Fly Trap whom after they are taken out of the jungle, they tried to run a temp agency in the Lower East Side of New York City.<ref>[http://jrkrol8.wixsite.com/thegreenmonkeys/about ''Green Monkeys'' about page.] Retrieved 18 Jan '19</ref><ref name="Green">[https://nypost.com/1999/12/21/kricfalusis-monkey-biz-disney-turns-to-creator-of-ren-stimpy-for-series/ News article regarding John K's involvement.] Retrieved 18 Jan '19</ref>


==Production==
==Production==
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A pilot, directed by Gabe Swarr,<ref>[http://gabeswarrportfolio.tumblr.com/resume Gabe Swarr's resume on Tumblr.] Retrieved 18 Jan '19</ref> ended up being produced there in 1999, but ultimately, Disney ended up passing on the series for reasons unknown.
A pilot, directed by Gabe Swarr,<ref>[http://gabeswarrportfolio.tumblr.com/resume Gabe Swarr's resume on Tumblr.] Retrieved 18 Jan '19</ref> ended up being produced there in 1999, but ultimately, Disney ended up passing on the series for reasons unknown.


Betty and Michael Paraskevas would ultimately end up turning the series into a weekly comic strip that appeared in the local publication Dan's Papers.<ref>[http://jrkrol8.wixsite.com/paraskevasstudios/about Paraskevas about page that mentions the comic strip.] Retrieved 18 Jan '19</ref> Kricfalusi has posted some of his work created for the series on his blog.<ref> [https://johnkstuff.blogspot.com/2009/09/character-design-as-job-vs-character.html Blog post with ''Green Monkeys'' concept art] Retrieved 18 Jan '19</ref>
Betty and Michael Paraskevas would ultimately end up turning the series into a weekly comic strip that appeared in the local publication Dan's Papers.<ref>[http://jrkrol8.wixsite.com/paraskevasstudios/about Paraskevas about page that mentions the comic strip.] Retrieved 18 Jan '19</ref> Kricfalusi has posted some of his work created for the series on his blog.<ref> [https://johnkstuff.blogspot.com/2009/09/character-design-as-job-vs-character.html Blog post with ''Green Monkeys'' concept art.] Retrieved 18 Jan '19</ref>


==Gallery==
==Gallery==

Revision as of 01:40, 22 January 2022

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Fly Trap character development sketches by John Kricfalusi.

Status: Lost

Green Monkeys is a lost animated pilot for a Disney series created by Betty and Michael Paraskevas (creators of Maggie and the Ferocious Beast and The Kids From Room 402). The series would have revolved around two monkeys named Spider and Fly Trap whom after they are taken out of the jungle, they tried to run a temp agency in the Lower East Side of New York City.[1][2]

Production

Green Monkeys was pitched and optioned at Walt Disney Television Animation during the late 1990s. After becoming dissatisfied with the development for the series, Disney hired Spümcø, under the supervision of John Kricfalusi, to further develop the property for television.[2]

A pilot, directed by Gabe Swarr,[3] ended up being produced there in 1999, but ultimately, Disney ended up passing on the series for reasons unknown.

Betty and Michael Paraskevas would ultimately end up turning the series into a weekly comic strip that appeared in the local publication Dan's Papers.[4] Kricfalusi has posted some of his work created for the series on his blog.[5]

Gallery

  • Character devlopment sketches by John Kricfalusi.

    Character devlopment sketches by John Kricfalusi.

  • Possible character designs created by John Kricfalusi.

    Possible character designs created by John Kricfalusi.

See Also

Disney Channel

Playhouse Disney

Disney Junior

Toon Disney

Disney XD

Other

References

  1. ↑ Green Monkeys about page. Retrieved 18 Jan '19
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 News article regarding John K's involvement. Retrieved 18 Jan '19
  3. ↑ Gabe Swarr's resume on Tumblr. Retrieved 18 Jan '19
  4. ↑ Paraskevas about page that mentions the comic strip. Retrieved 18 Jan '19
  5. ↑ Blog post with Green Monkeys concept art. Retrieved 18 Jan '19
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