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1984/Remastered video Version
This pilot version made by Nelvana was the original and totally different from the version made by DIC who later made the animated series!
It was taken from a classic DVD I found in a collectible store, and I think this pilot is cute and even though I like the series a lot, this "lost episode" is my favorite too!
I hope you enjoy it as much as I do!
About the pilot/Trivia:
Canadian studio Nelvana, in association with Scholastic Entertainment, Those Characters from Cleveland, and LBS produced a pilot episode of The Get Along Gang, which was broadcast on the Nickelodeon cable network on May 6, 1984.
The pilot featured the members of the gang trying to win a scavenger hunt, despite Catchum's cheating and their own competition-fueled infighting. Although all twelve gang members were involved, only the six core members had speaking roles. Among the voice talents in the pilot were Charles Haid (then of Hill Street Blues) as Montgomery and Dave Thomas (fresh from his days on SCTV) as Leland. John Sebastian, famous for working for Nelvana at the time, wrote and sang for the pilot.
After the pilot episode, production of the series was handed over to DIC Audiovisuel, a French animation studio. The show also was taken off Nickelodeon and moved to CBS. Thirteen half-hour episodes were produced, each containing two eleven-minute segments. As with the pilot, the focus was on the six core members of the gang, with the other six members making very sporadic appearances. Out of those six, only Braker Turtle had a regular speaking role.
Rebroadcast
From September 1986 until August 1987, all thirteen DIC-produced episodes were rerun as part of a short-lived syndicated cartoon package called Kideo TV!
The get along gang/American Greetings/DIC Audiovisuel/Those Characters From Cleveland/Nelvana (pilot episode)/ Nickelodeon (Pilot)/CBS (TV series)/1984
1984/Remastered video Version
This pilot version made by Nelvana was the original and totally different from the version made by DIC who later made the animated series!
It was taken from a classic DVD I found in a collectible store, and I think this pilot is cute and even though I like the series a lot, this "lost episode" is my favorite too!
I hope you enjoy it as much as I do!
About the pilot/Trivia:
Canadian studio Nelvana, in association with Scholastic Entertainment, Those Characters from Cleveland, and LBS produced a pilot episode of The Get Along Gang, which was broadcast on the Nickelodeon cable network on May 6, 1984.
The pilot featured the members of the gang trying to win a scavenger hunt, despite Catchum's cheating and their own competition-fueled infighting. Although all twelve gang members were involved, only the six core members had speaking roles. Among the voice talents in the pilot were Charles Haid (then of Hill Street Blues) as Montgomery and Dave Thomas (fresh from his days on SCTV) as Leland. John Sebastian, famous for working for Nelvana at the time, wrote and sang for the pilot.
After the pilot episode, production of the series was handed over to DIC Audiovisuel, a French animation studio. The show also was taken off Nickelodeon and moved to CBS. Thirteen half-hour episodes were produced, each containing two eleven-minute segments. As with the pilot, the focus was on the six core members of the gang, with the other six members making very sporadic appearances. Out of those six, only Braker Turtle had a regular speaking role.
Rebroadcast
From September 1986 until August 1987, all thirteen DIC-produced episodes were rerun as part of a short-lived syndicated cartoon package called Kideo TV!
The get along gang/American Greetings/DIC Audiovisuel/Those Characters From Cleveland/Nelvana (pilot episode)/ Nickelodeon (Pilot)/CBS (TV series)/1984
