Monday, March 02, 2020

Nickelodeon: No Current Plans to Release 'It's Pony' Pilot

Nickelodeon’s latest animated series It’s Pony premiered on Saturday, January 18 and instantly became a firm favorite with fans. The debut episode scored the network’s biggest animated series launch since 2018’s The Adventures of Kid Danger, posting solid double-digit gains over last year with Kids 2-11 (2.1/453K, up +24%) and Kids 6-11 (1.9/250K, +27%). The Saturday morning premiere (Jan. 18 at 11:30 a.m.) also drew 959,000 Total Viewers. And, the series ranked as TV’s #2 animated telecast for the week with Kids 2-11, behind only SpongeBob SquarePants.


With It’s Pony becoming an instant hit, fans have been asking Ant Blades, the creator of the series, whether there are any plans to release the original It’s Pony short, which was made as part Nickelodeon’s 2015 International Animated Shorts Program. However, Ant has revealed that there are unfortunately no plans to release the show's pilot, saying on Twitter "No plans to, I'm afraid." Ant does remain optimistic, however, closing his Tweet with "One day :)".

Nickelodeon Animation has, in recent years been releasing shorts from its world-renowned Animated Shorts Program on social media, such as YouTube and Facebook. A collection of shorts can be found here. It would be fantastic if Nickelodeon Animation could release the It’s Pony pilot as part of its Animated Shorts Program collection at one point in the future!

It’s Pony (originally titled Pony) is an original 2D-animated buddy comedy that follows the life of an average girl named Annie, her (almost) average family, and what happens when an enthusiastic, unpredictable and carefree talking pony comes to live with them in their city apartment.

Throughout the season, the series will explore the everyday life and hijinks of two best friends whose optimism and enthusiasm turn any situation from ordinary to extraordinary. Whether making an epic quest down the street to mail a letter, heroically saving the local playground with a bake sale, or simply getting a haircut, Pony and Annie always stick together because life is better as a pair.

The series stars Jessica DiCicco (Adventure Time) as Annie, an optimistic and determined farm girl living in the city with her family and best friend Pony; Josh Zuckerman (Strange Angel) as Pony, who is naïve and impulsive, but loves Annie more than anything; Abe Benrubi (E.R.) as Dad, who treats Pony as a nuisance, but recognizes the special bond he shares with Annie; and India de Beaufort (All Hail King Julien) as Mom, who loves Annie and Pony’s relationship and always has a new project in the works.

Additional cast members bringing characters to life include: Kal Penn (Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle) as Annie’s friend Fred; Bobby Moynihan (Saturday Night Live) as Annie’s friend Brian; Rosario Dawson (Rent) as Annie’s school principal Ms. Ramiro; Mark Feuerstein (Royal Pains) as the landlord Mr. Pancks; Megan Hilty (Smash) as the too-obsessed-with-Pony friend Beatrice; Yvette Nicole Brown (Drake & Josh, Victorious) as Mrs. Dunscomb; Grey Griffin (Fairly OddParents, Danny Phantom, The Loud House, El Tigre, Wow Wow Wubbzy, As Told by Ginger, Avatar: The Last Airbender, The Mighty B!, Rugrats, The Simpsons) as Henrietta; John DiMaggio (Sanjay and Craig, The Loud House, Futurama, Adventure Time) as Dave the Sewer Worker and Tomatopalooza Judge; and Dee Bradley Baker (SpongeBob SquarePants, Legends of the Hidden Temple, Avatar: The Last Airbender, Gravity Falls, Star Wars: The Clone Wars) as Dog.

The first animated comedy series to be greenlit for the U.S. from Nickelodeon International, It’s Pony is created by Ant Blades, based off a short of the same name from Nickelodeon’s 2015 International Animated Shorts Program.

It’s Pony airs Saturdays on Nickelodeon USA and will roll out internationally beginning April 2020.


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