In the early 90's I helped develop the test pilot episode for Nick that would lead to a pretty good series run produced by Mitch Schauer.  The three or so minute episode was based on one of the story ideas i had (actually the weakest of the three i'd submitted) where Dagget (who i named after dag, which is dried shit on a goats ass) and Norberts cable went out during a storm and they had to stop each other from going nuts. I was in Korea for a week teaching a great crew of artists in Seoul how to do my paint spatter-off-register thing.  I also pushed a Louis Jordon song for the shows opening theme which the composer based his music on.

HISTORICAL NOTE:  The show was created when a few of us at Guenther/Wahl were discussing how all the heads of children programming at every network were women.  Someone said they were probably pissed that they couldn't get prime-time programing when someone said "I bet they're angry beavers."  Before the childish gigglimg subsided someone had doodled a kind of 'Spy vs. Spy' looking beaver. One thing led to another and before we knew it our little pilot was the best tested Nick produced that year and a show was born.  Truth.

I have the pilot somewhere on vhs and will post when I've unearthed it someday.

I'm trying to invent a new look for a show. Trying an off-register-cel-overlay-cartoon-color-yooyjbrush splatter.  I was determined not to color anything the way it was supposed to be colored.

with cel overlay

without

I actually hand painted all the end credit cards for the pilot in my splatter style.  dont have those but here's the cards i referenced of the crew including the great Bob Givens!