Fresh Beat Band of Spies (found pitch pilot of Nick Jr. animated spin-off of musical series; 2013): Difference between revisions

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The final show's logo.

Status: Found

Date found: 2018

Found by: John Andrews

Fresh Beat Band of Spies is a Nickelodeon animated series that ran from 2015-2016. The show was a spin-off of the live-action preschool series The Fresh Beat Band that ran from 2009-2013. The series consists of animated versions of the main characters from the original show finding ways to solve mysteries in their town.

Pitch Pilot

In 2013 a pilot was made to pitch the series to the network. The characters had some design changes compared to the final show, most notably Kiki, who's has a darker skin tone and without a hair band and Marina who's hair is a darker shade of blonde, the character Commissioner Goldstar is also noticeably absent. The pilot wasn't found until 2018 when its creator John Andrews uploaded it onto his Vimeo.

Gallery

Images

The main characters as they appear in the pilot.

External Links

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-''Fresh Beat Band of Spies'' is a Nickelodeon animated series that ran from 2015-2016. The show was a spin-off of the live-action preschool series ''The Fresh Beat Band'' that ran from 2009-2013. The series consists of animated versions of the main characters from the original show finding ways to solve mysteries in their town.
+'''''Fresh Beat Band of Spies''''' is a Nickelodeon animated series that ran from 2015-2016. The show was a spin-off of the live-action preschool series ''The Fresh Beat Band'' that ran from 2009-2013. The series consists of animated versions of the main characters from the original show finding ways to solve mysteries in their town.
-==Pilot==
+==Pitch Pilot==
-'''In 2013 a pilot was made to pitch the series to the network'''. The characters had some design changes compared to the final show, most notably Kiki, who's has a darker skin town and without a hair band and Marina who's hair is a darker shade of blonde, the character Commissioner Goldstar is also noticeably absent. The pilot wasn't found until 2018 when it's creator John Andrews uploaded it onto his Vimeo.
+'''In 2013 a pilot was made to pitch the series to the network'''. The characters had some design changes compared to the final show, most notably Kiki, who's has a darker skin tone and without a hair band and Marina who's hair is a darker shade of blonde, the character Commissioner Goldstar is also noticeably absent. The pilot wasn't found until 2018 when its creator John Andrews uploaded it onto his Vimeo.
 ==Gallery==
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 Fresh beat band of spies pilot.jpeg|The main characters as they appear in the pilot.
 </gallery>
-===Videos===
+==See Also==
-{{Video|perrow  =1
+===The Fresh Beat Band===
-  |service1     =youtube
+*[[The JumpArounds (partially found pitch pilot of "The Fresh Beat Band" Nick Jr. musical series; 2008)]]
-  |id1          =v=WJL9yvE-MHo&t
-  |description1 =The unaired pilot.
+===Bumpers and Interstitials===
-}}
+*[[Loretta the Letter Lady (partially found Nick Jr. short interstitial series; mid 1990s)]]
+*[[Nick Jr. (partially found revamped Face promos of Nickelodeon channel block; 2003-2004)]]
+*[[Nick Jr. Power Play Summer (partially found Nick Jr. interstitial series; 2005)]]
+*[[Snappy Larry's Showtime (partially found Nick Jr. UK interstitial series and American dub; mid-2000s)]]
+===Pilots===
+*[[The Backyardigans (partially found Nick Digital pilot of Nick Jr. CGI animated series; 2002)]]
+*[[Blaze and the Monster Machines (lost pitch pilot of Nick Jr. animated series; existence unconfirmed; 2012)]]
+*[[Blue's Clues (partially found pitch pilots of international adaptations of Nick Jr. animated/live-action series; late 1990s)]]
+*[[Blue Prints (found unaired pilot of "Blue's Clues" Nick Jr. animated/live-action series; 1994-1995)]]
+*[[Bubble Guppies (found pitch pilot of Nick Jr. CGI animated series; 2006)]]
+*[[Dora the Explorer (partially found unaired pilots of Nick Jr. animated series; late 1990s)]]
+*[[Me and My Friends (partially found live-action pilot of "The Backyardigans" Nick Jr. CGI-animated series; 1998)]]
+*[[Oswald (partially found pitch pilot of Nick Jr. animated series; late 1990s)]]
+*[[PAW Patrol (lost pitch pilots and early concepts of Nick Jr. animated series; 2008-2013)]]
+*[[Super Why! (found stop-motion Nick Jr. pilot of PBS Kids CGI animated series; 1999)]]
+*[[The Umizumiz (partially found pitch pilot of "Team Umizoomi" Nick Jr. live-action/CGI animated series; 2008)]]
+*[[Wallykazam! "Monty's Magic Words" (partially found pilot for Nick Jr. education series; 2010s)]]
+===Other===
+*[[As Pistas da Blue (partially lost Portuguese adaptation of "Blue's Clues" Nick Jr. animated/live-action series; mid-2000s)]]
+*[[The Backyardigans (partially lost British dub of Nick Jr. CGI-animated series; mid-late 2000s)]]
+*[[Binyah Binyah! (found spin-off of "Gullah Gullah Island" Nick Jr. musical series; 1997-1998)]]
+*[[Blue's Clues (found British adaptation of Nick Jr. animated/live-action series; 1998-2003)]]
+*[[Bubble and Squeak (partially found Nick Jr. UK live-action puppet series; 2007-2010)]]
+*[[Downward Doghouse (partially lost precursor to "Ni Hao, Kai-Lan" Nick Jr. animated series; 2000s)]]
+*[[Eureeka's Castle (partially found Nick Jr. puppet series; 1989-1991)]]
+*[[Made by Maddie (partially found unaired Nick Jr. animated series; 2020)]]
+*[[Riddle Blue/수수께끼 블루 (partially found Korean adaptation of "Blue's Clues" Nick Jr. animated/live-action series; 2000-2001)]]
+*[[Whoopi's Littleburg (partially found Nick Jr. musical miniseries; 2004)]]
 ==External Links==
 *[https://freshbeatbandofspies.fandom.com/wiki/Unaired_pilot ''Fresh Beat Band of Spies'' Wiki page on the unaired pilot.]
-*[https://vimeo.com/johngarrettandrews John Andrews' Vimeo account.]
+*[https://vimeo.com/250349907 John Andrews' Vimeo upload of the pitch pilot.]
+[[Category:Found animation]]
 [[Category:Found media]]
+[[Category:Found TV]]