Bluey (found pilots for Australian children's animated TV series; 2016-2017): Difference between revisions

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A screenshot of the intro to the 2017 pilot.

Status: Found

Date found:
04 Feb 2023 (2016 Pilot)
10 Feb 2023 (2017 Pilot)

Found by: Anonymous and ThatOnePickle

Bluey is an animated show about a 6-year-old blue heeler dog named Bluey and her family, younger sister Bingo, mother Chilli, and father Bandit. 2 pilots were made for the show, a 1-minute test in 2016 and a 6-minute pilot in 2017.

2016 Pilot

Status: Found
This pilot was only one minute long and centred around Bluey being pushed on a swing and getting faster and faster until the climax when she goes all the way around on the swing and crashes into her father, who didn't seem to be paying attention to the whole thing. The short was made in the creator's spare time and was never shown outside of network offices, the reason according to the show's creator, Joe Brumm, is that quote "It was just unsafe. You could never put that on kids TV."^[1]

2017 Pilot

Status: Found
This pilot is 5 minutes in length and was later made into the episode "The Weekend". The theme song is the song Pinball Lez by Custard with a kid dubbed over saying "Bluey! Ruff Ruff!". The episode used the same actors and script as the final version but with simplified character models and the house mainly having white plank walls. It was showcased at Asian Animation Summit in 2017^[2] and picked up by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) and the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC).

Availability

Screenshots of the 2017 pilot were supplied by Studio Ludo for a news article by ABC in 2017^[3] and 1 minute of the 2017 pilot was released online in December of that same year.^[4] Though it was unlikely that the 2016 pilot will be released due to the creator's concern for the safety of the show's children audience, it wouldn't be until February 4th, 2023, when the 2016 pilot was uploaded to Twitter by user ThatOnePickle after being shared by an anonymous user. The 2017 pilot would follow six days later again by ThatOnePickle and the anonymous user.

Gallery

Images

Footage

The 2016 pilot.

The 2017 pilot.

Videos

Scribbles to Screen's video on the subject.

ObscureMediaTV's video on the 2016 pilot.

External Links

References

↑ An article that mentions the 2016 Bluey pilot. Retrieved 23 May '21
↑ Guardian article on Bluey that mentions the 2016 pilot. Retrieved 23 May '21
↑ ABC article on Bluey with screenshots from the 2017 pilot. Retrieved 23 May '21
↑ ABC Brisbane tweet announcing the show. Retrieved 28 Jan '23

[1] An article that mentions the 2016 Bluey pilot. Retrieved 23 May '21

[2] Guardian article on Bluey that mentions the 2016 pilot. Retrieved 23 May '21

[3] ABC article on Bluey with screenshots from the 2017 pilot. Retrieved 23 May '21

[4] ABC Brisbane tweet announcing the show. Retrieved 28 Jan '23

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 '''Status:''' <span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span><br>
 This pilot was only one minute long and centred around Bluey being pushed on a swing and getting faster and faster until the climax when she goes all the way around on the swing and crashes into her father, who didn't seem to be paying attention to the whole thing. The short was made in the creator's spare time and was never shown outside of network offices, the reason according to the show's creator, Joe Brumm, is that quote "It was just unsafe. You could never put that on kids TV."<ref>[https://kidspot.com.au/lifestyle/entertainment/20-things-you-didnt-know-about-bluey/news-story/de9bbf0ec7764ba07ae56016f9ae6e04 An article that mentions the 2016 ''Bluey'' pilot.] Retrieved 23 May '21</ref>
-On February 4th, 2023, the 2016 pilot was given by an anonymous user and would later be shared by a user named [https://twitter.com/ThxtOnePickle ThatOnePickle] on Twitter.
 ==2017 Pilot==
 '''Status:''' <span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span><br>
-This pilot is 5 minutes in length and was later made into the episode "The Weekend". The theme song is the song Pinball Lez by Custard with a kid dubbed over saying "Bluey! Ruff Ruff!". The episode used the same actors and script as the final version but with simplified character models and the house mainly having white plank walls. It was showcased at Asian Animation Summit in 2017<ref>[https://theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2018/nov/21/bluey-how-australia-fell-in-love-with-a-cartoon-blue-heeler-puppy-and-her-family Guardian article on ''Bluey'' that mentions the 2016 pilot.] Retrieved 23 May '21</ref> and picked up by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) and the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). On February 10th, 2023, an anonymous worker who worked at the first season of Bluey gave the 2017 pilot to Twitter user [https://twitter.com/ThxtOnePickle ThatOnePickle]
+This pilot is 5 minutes in length and was later made into the episode "The Weekend". The theme song is the song Pinball Lez by Custard with a kid dubbed over saying "Bluey! Ruff Ruff!". The episode used the same actors and script as the final version but with simplified character models and the house mainly having white plank walls. It was showcased at Asian Animation Summit in 2017<ref>[https://theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2018/nov/21/bluey-how-australia-fell-in-love-with-a-cartoon-blue-heeler-puppy-and-her-family Guardian article on ''Bluey'' that mentions the 2016 pilot.] Retrieved 23 May '21</ref> and picked up by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) and the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC).
-(who also shared the 2016 pilot of Bluey) who later shared it on Streamable<ref>[https://streamable.com/5mc7za "The Streamable Video Link Of The Bluey 2017 Pilot"]</ref>.
 ==Availability==
-Screenshots of the 2017 pilot were supplied by Studio Ludo for a news article by ABC in 2017<ref>[https://abc.net.au/news/2017-12-31/brisbane-made-bluey-animated-tv-show-coming-abc-bbc-2019/9271872 ABC article on ''Bluey'' with screenshots from the 2017 pilot.] Retrieved 23 May '21</ref> and 1 minute of the 2017 pilot was released online in December of that same year.<ref>[https://twitter.com/abcbrisbane/status/947324974280343557?s=20&t=i564-6XzzGUZAJ-krcclRQ ABC Brisbane tweet announcing the show.] Retrieved 28 Jan '23</ref> Though it was unlikely that the 2016 pilot will be released due to the creator's concern for the safety of the show's children audience, this pilot, made in 2016 and the later 2017 one would resurface in February 2023.
+Screenshots of the 2017 pilot were supplied by Studio Ludo for a news article by ABC in 2017<ref>[https://abc.net.au/news/2017-12-31/brisbane-made-bluey-animated-tv-show-coming-abc-bbc-2019/9271872 ABC article on ''Bluey'' with screenshots from the 2017 pilot.] Retrieved 23 May '21</ref> and 1 minute of the 2017 pilot was released online in December of that same year.<ref>[https://twitter.com/abcbrisbane/status/947324974280343557?s=20&t=i564-6XzzGUZAJ-krcclRQ ABC Brisbane tweet announcing the show.] Retrieved 28 Jan '23</ref> Though it was unlikely that the 2016 pilot will be released due to the creator's concern for the safety of the show's children audience, it wouldn't be until February 4th, 2023, when the 2016 pilot was uploaded to Twitter by user ThatOnePickle after being shared by an anonymous user. The 2017 pilot would follow six days later again by ThatOnePickle and the anonymous user.
 ==Gallery==