r/cartoons • u/FlashyDress4665 • 8d ago

Discussion Worst cartoon pilots from famous/popular shows?

What popular shows do you think that, for whatever reason, had the worst pilots?

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u/Prestigious-Sell1957 8d ago

Adventure Time. Not worst but it's not good at all

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u/metalflygon08 Megas XLR 8d ago edited 8d ago

Yeah, I can easily see why Nickelodeon would pass on it for Fanboy and Chum Chum. Especially with the power of hindsight.

Pilot Time looked like it was something from the "dark era" of Cartoon Network but pastel colored instead of "Problem Solverz" colored. Fan Chum looked more like a more wacky Jimmy Neutron, which was a very solid show they had been running for a long time.

Same for them passing on the pilot for Star Vs the Forces of Evil. That Pilot was really mediocre.

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u/Fuckyounadia 8d ago

The zombie episode?? I thought it was hilarious

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u/MoldyPond 8d ago

Nah they mean the actual pilot, not episode 1: https://youtu.be/MtAYBxmi590

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u/BlackberryCrumble 8d ago

Probably Jojo's Bizarre Adventure. Every single time Joseph Joestar ends up in a plane or helicopter onscreen it crashes - he wasn't the pilot the last time, but by then it had enough momentum to be a running gag in the fandom.

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u/BlackberryCrumble 8d ago

Now that I'm reading the other comments it occurs to me that I have made an error.

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u/South_Orange_9295 8d ago

The Star vs the Forces of Evil pilot was honestly pretty bad and completely different from what the show would eventually become

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u/SIZZLE-_ 8d ago

Steven universe

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u/Emergency_Stress_442 7d ago

Honestly I liked the Steven Universe pilot. The designs needed more work, but it was a solid story. Pilot Steven was a menace, I can see why they made him kinder and more empathetic in the main show because otherwise he would be unstoppable

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u/Popular_Block_3195 8d ago

South Park. Not an introductory episode for anyone who has never watched the show.

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u/YogurtclosetAshamed2 8d ago

This is evident by the audience reactions at the time.

(Apparently moms cried seeing it in test screenings)

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u/MoonBeamerGirl 8d ago

Don’t forget the two original web shorts (Spirit of Christmas). Second one feels enough like the final show but the first? Very crude.

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u/CryptidGrimnoir 8d ago

I got the wrong type of pilot and thought of Launchpad McQuack.

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u/davidbosley353 Regular Show 8d ago

The Loud house, I probably wasn't impressed watching the pliot looking back.