Cartoons rejected for unfounded reasons.

Constant Payne was originally pitched to Nick but after 9/11 it was rejected. It was going to be Nick's first action-adventure show and looked like it was going to have a continous plot but it was probably deemed "too dark". You can see it and read more about it here. Its a shame it was never produced. It had lots of promise and could appeal to both boys and girls.
 
Wow! This looked SO great! It's a tragedy it didn't get made...it's potential was unlimited depending on the story. Although made by Madhouse, the character designs (especially the teenagers) reminded me of the 2D Marathon shows (Totally Spies!, Martin Mystery, etc.). What a shame...
 
He-Man was rejected by all the letter networks (ABC, CBS, and NBC) when it was trying to become a Saturday Morning Cartoon. But the syndication networks picked it up and it became a huge hit, and the letter networks execs who passed on it were kicking themselves afterwards and regret that decision to this very day.
 
I remember reading that Foster's Home For Imaginary Friends almost got rejected by Cartoon Network for being too weird, and look how much of a success that show became.
 
The market for syndicated children shows has been pretty dead for a few years. It may have had a chance 10-15 years ago, but now local broadcast stations would rather play endless informercials or reruns of network sitcoms. :sad:
 
Maybe we aren't as enlightened as we think. It's said that J.K. Rowling made a very conscious decision to make her lead character in the Potter books a male. AND to use her initials as author, instead of her full name, on the belief that boys would balk at reading a book written by a female. What a fragile thing is the male psyche! :evil:
 
This was before the first video was even produced. It was still a dream in Phil Vischer's mind. Phil originally wanted a studio to produce it since he didn't have any money to do it himself. If Nick had done it, he would have had to conform to the standards of the network. Since he ended up borrowing money from friends and did it on his own, he was able put in as many Christian references as he wanted.
 
Wow, the animation looked nice also like the story. Reminds me of The Secret Saturdays only the main protagonist is a girl and his dad, don't know why Nick didn't pick it up after it passed 9 years only changing a bit how the mother died, looks promising.
 
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