A Kitty Bobo Show
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| Created by | Kevin Kaliher Meg Dunn |
| Written by | Meaghan Dunn |
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| Composer(s) | Clay Morrow |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
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| Running time | 7–8 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Cartoon Network Studios |
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| Original network | Cartoon Network |
| Original release | August 17, 2001 |
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| [{{#property:P856}} Website] | |
A Kitty Bobo Show is an animated television pilot created by Kevin Kaliher and Meaghan Dunn for Cartoon Network.
Contents
Synopsis
In the pilot episode, "Cellphones",[1] Kitty Bobo (Dante Basco) tries to prove his coolness to his friends Paul Dog (Chris Williams), Monkey Carl (Nick Jameson) and Maggie (Lela Lee) by showing off his new cell phone. He fails to do this.
Characters
Kitty Bobo (Dante Basco): A 19-21 years old brown Cat, who is the main character, Kitty Bobo is always trying to be fashionable, act cool before others, and become popular. Nevertheless his awkward attempts to do so and lack of awareness of the world around him, constantly bring embarrassment to him and his friends, mostly for Maggie who considers Kitty Bobo's clueless personality a real nuisance. Despite being a cat, Kitty Bobo was raised by a couple of dogs "Mr. and Mrs.Bobo" whom he has a typical parents-child relationship.
Maggie (Lela Lee): A 19-21 years old pink Cat, who is one of Kitty Bobo's best and closest friends. Maggie is down-to-earth, moody, mature, hard to impress and somehow apathetic. Maggie is constantly annoyed by Kitty Bobo's awkward attempts to become cool, and acts like the voice of reason in most of the cases.Nevertheless she might be somehow interested in kitty Bobo, as Paul said "You two have a good time", before She and kitty Bobo entered in a cinema alone. Maggie works in an office company, also she is a fan of horror movies.
Paul Dog (Chris Williams): A 19-21 years old Dog, Who is one of Kitty Bobo's best and closest friends. Paul is laid back, easy going, he likes to stay in his comfort zone and care little for what others think of him. Just as Maggie, he is irritated by Kitty Bobo's awkwardness, but in contrast to Maggie he is willing to help Kitty Bobo in his plans to impress others.
Monkey Carl (Nick Jameson): A 19-21 years old Monkey, Who is one of Kitty Bobo's best and closest friends. Carl is lethargic, dispassionate,the quietest of the group, but is constantly surprised by Kitty Bobo's lack judgement.He likes computers and stay at home, he also has a very curious accent.
Production
The pilot was created by Kevin Kaliher and Meaghan Dunn, pitched to and optioned by Cartoon Network in 2000. Linda Simensky and Mike Lazzo were executives in charge of shorts/pilots at the time. It was subsequently greenlit for production. Dawn Forrest was production manager and Brian A. Miller was producer and GM of Cartoon Network Studios. Layouts were drawn by the same Meaghan Dunn and Kevin Kaliher with: Walt Dohrn, Greg Miller, Chris Mitchell, Carlos Ramos, Aaron Springer, Mike Stern, Ian Wasseluk, David West, and Carey Yost. Background design was by Dan Krall. Background layouts were drawn by Dan Krall and Albert Lozano. Background keys were painted by Anna Chambers and Tim Maloney. Additional character and prop design by Andy Bialk. Timing was by Robert Alvarez. Checking was by Sandy Benenati. The overseas studio was Rough Draft Korea.
A Kitty Bobo Show was one of the last Cartoon Network productions that was inked and painted on cels, and shot on film.
Broadcast and reception
"Cellphones" aired in August 17, 2001 on Cartoon Network as part of their Big Pick competition, a marathon of ten pilots with viewers selecting one to be produced for the network's fall 2002 season. More than 200,000 votes were cast during the marathon, with 50,000 more being entered online. Based on votes, A Kitty Bobo Show earned second place.
Editors of KoreAm reported that Korean-American adoptees would be able to see a reflection of themselves in the pilot.[2] In a retrospective review of the show, Amid Amidi of the animation entertainment blog Cartoon Brew wrote that, relative to pilots produced by the network, Kitty Bobo had "some potential".[3] He regarded its color styling and "appealing design" to be most memorable, while recalling it to have "decent storytelling" as well.[3] Also writing retrospectively, Adam Finley of AOL TV, stated that, while "not side-splitting by any means," the pilot contained a few comedic elements.[4] He praised the art style, contrasting it other Cartoon Network programming. He ultimately opined that the short did not deserve to win, but that it would provide "a little more variety in style" for the network.[4]
After the pilot
A 2nd storyboard was ordered by Cartoon Network and completed by Kaliher in 2002. In it, Kitty Bobo is kicked out of his home and moves in with Monkey Carl. He proves to be a poor guest.
2005 - 2006: Kaliher pitched to Disney TV animation a revised Kitty Bobo Show with the characters a bit younger.[5]
2006: Kaliher released a 50-page bible, exploring the Kitty Bobo's universe in more depth.[3][6]
2010: Dunn launched Chloe and the Stars on Kickstarter and included, as a perk for donating $75 or more to the series, a copy of the storyboard for the second episode of Kitty Bobo.[7]
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