Pilots picked up by other Networks
I'm very interested in whenever a pilot get's picked up by a network or studio other than the one it was originally produced for or by, hope it becomes a business tactic entertainment studios do more often.
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- StarsKelsy AbbottSteve AgeeMatt BerryAn enthusiastic young girl who doesn't want to grow up creates a fantastic world for herself where she never has to.Twelve Forever (The most recent popular example) was made by CN studios in 2015 but CN didn't do anything with the pilot so The Cartel and Puny Entertainment were able to pick it up and produce a full season for Netflix.
- CreatorJulia VickermanStarsJaylen BarronAntony Del RioKelsy AbbottReggie's dream is to be a kid forever. Her dream is so powerful that it creates its own fantasy world of perpetual youth.
- CreatorChris GarbuttRikke AsbjoernStarsDanny JacobsLucas GrabeelNathan KressThis fly-on-the wall reality show follows the life of Pinky, an infectiously positive hot dog living in the human world.Pinky Malinky was an early production made by CN studios Europe in 2009. CNSE ultimately went on to develop Gumball but in 2015 Nickelodeon announced that they green-lite for a full series. It now has 3 season on Netflix.
- CreatorAngela C. SantomeroSamantha Freeman AlpertTraci Paige JohnsonStarsTajja IsenSiera FlorindoZachary BlochA group of characters who live at a library turn into superheroes and then go into books; using early reading skills to save the day. They later use a problem from the story one of them faced and apply it to their own lives.Super Why was first pitched to Nick JR in 1999, but was rejected. Super Why was later made a full series on PBS kids in 2007.
- DirectorObie Scott WadeStarsJason EarlesEmily OsmentTyler PoseyA fifteen year-old boy, named Guy, accidentally becomes a superhero but the ring that gives him his superpowers was only meant to be worn by a woman. And now the ring is stuck on Guy's finger. So, whenever danger is near, the ring changes Guy into SheZow whether he likes it or not. And the only way for him to change back into his normal boy clothes is to eliminate the danger, so he has to be a "unique" superhero.Shezow was part of Disney Channel's Shorty Mc Short Shorts anthology, Disney didn't pick up any of the 13 pilots and Shezow was picked up five years later on The Hub Network.
- CreatorObie Scott WadeStarsSam VincentMatt HillDiana KaarinaThe adventures of a boy bonded to a magic ring that turns him into a female superhero.
- DirectorPedro EboliGraham PetersonStarsJosh KeatonScott MenvilleA teenaged boy named Morty owns an interdimensional backpack. The world is put in danger after he pulls a cute, but planet-devouring monster from it.Ollie's Pack's pilot (Monster Pack 2013) was made by Nick animation & does air on Nickelodeon but the show was picked up by Nelvana and they produce it.
- CreatorMark SatterthwaitePedro EboliGraham PetersonStarsJames HartnettCory DoranLeigh CameronProduced by Nelvana, "Ollie's Pack" is an action-comedy about 13-year-old Ollie. Together with his friends Cleo and Bernie and monster trainer Captain Wowski, Ollie protects and controls a backpack portal to the Monster Realm.
- StarsAlicia KeysRegina KingGabby SoleilThe Boondocks was made for the Fox Network but it was declined from the green-lite for being too out there for television. Mike Lazzlo Adult Swim's president at the time got in contact with the creator Aaron McGruder and picked it for a 15 episode season & made it less Networky.
- CreatorAaron McGruderStarsRegina KingJohn WitherspoonGary Anthony WilliamsBrothers Huey and Riley Freeman experience a culture clash when they leave Chicago to move in with their grandfather in the suburbs.
- CreatorLarry SchwarzStarsJesse AdamsMichael SinterniklaasSean SchemmelParody of Japanese anime, featuring a guy named Mikey who travels to Japan to star in an anime, where he discovers his new co-stars are all basically walking anime clichés.Kappa Mikey was rejected by MTV, then picked up by the Noggin then after a few reworkings it found its way onto Nicktoons Network.
- DirectorLarry LeichliterHugo L. MoralesPendleton WardStarsZack ShadaJohn DiMaggioPaige MossPen and his trusty dog, Jake, have their peaceful day interrupted when they discover that Princess Bubblegum has been kidnapped by the Evil Ice King. They immediately come to her aid. What time is it? Adventure time.This is likely the most popular example of this, being turned down by Nick (Twice) it in 2008. CN was able to work with Frederator to green-lite it into the first show of the CN renaissance.
- CreatorPendleton WardStarsJohn DiMaggioJeremy ShadaTom KennyA 12-year-old boy and his best friend, a wise 28-year-old dog with magical powers, go on a series of surreal adventures in a remote future.
- DirectorRandy MyersPendleton WardStarsDan FinnertyPolly Lou LivingstonNoah NelsonThe Bravest Warriors embark on a difficult mission to save a planet from a Tickle Monster.Bravest Warriors was turned down by Nick like Pendleton Ward's other pilot Adventure Time, but since BW had similarities to the behemoth hit AT it was picked up by Frederator to start off it's web animation venture.
- CreatorPendleton WardWill McRobbBreehn BurnsStarsLiliana MumyJohn OmohundroIan Jones-QuarteyFour teenage heroes-for-hire warp through the universe to save adorable aliens and their worlds using the power of their emotions.
- 1995–2002TV-Y8.0 (57)TV EpisodeDirectorRob RenzettiStarsMichael BellMark HamillJeff BennettA vampire count must entertain a little girl for one night.Mina and the count: while never picked up for a full series it was a one shot short on CN's What a Cartoon show but found its way on Nickelodeon's Oh Yeah Cartoons as a series of shorts.
- 1998–2002TV Episode
- CreatorBruce W. SmithDoreen SpicerStarsKyla PrattTommy DavidsonJo Marie PaytonFollow the adventures and misadventures of Penny Proud as she does her best to navigate through the early years of teend-dom.Proud Family's pilot was pitched to Nickelodeon in 1998 & while executives liked it a year later it was passed on, Later in 2001 Disney Channel picked up the series.
- DirectorKevin KaliherStarsDante BascoMiriam FlynnQuinton FlynnKitty Bobo wants to prove that he is cool by getting a cell phone. Unfortunately, he doesn't seem to be receiving many important calls, thereby reducing his cool factor, so he begins to fake incoming calls. It's only a matter of time before everyone catches on to the farce.While A kitty Bobo show was ultimately just a one shot episode but was close to becoming a full series sometime in the 2000's when The pilot was optioned by The Walt Disney Company before being turned down.
- CreatorBen JonesStarsBen JonesKyle KaplanJohn DiMaggioThe bizarre adventures of a group of bumbling detectives.Problem Solvers was pitched to Adult Swim with it's pilot Neon Knome it was turned down for "looking too cute" it was picked up and re-tooled by CN.
- DirectorBen JonesStarsChris AndersonBrian GibsonBen JonesHorace, Alfe and Roba try to destroy a giant roller blade that appeared on their yard, but eventually end up getting lost in the forest.
- DirectorGene GoldsteinStarsGene GoldsteinBob StrangOn Planet Panic, giant monsters roaming the city are as normal as morning traffic, explosions are almost everywhere and the crime rate is high. Meet Pibbles, a young hero in training, and Zeus: Pibbles' partner, mentor, and a man-machine hybrid.Planet panic was turned down by Nick but the rights to it are still owned by the creator Gene Goldstien (could be because it was based on his web-comic though I'm not 100% sure on that), meaning it can be pitched elsewhere.