The reason why Mantis was changed into a Cricket in the actual show is because I guess Nickelodeon had some weird rule that no TV shows have the same character since Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness had their own Mantis. I kinda weird since Adult Swim had Pickles from Dethklok and Mr. Pickles from Mr. Pickles.
@@V0IDFANGZalso, Metalocalypse and Mr. Pickles were never on at the same time (granted, the last episodes of KFP: LoA aired internationally in December 2014, half a year before PGBC came out)
This pilot is actually WAY better then the tv series itself, the animation isn't super ugly, the characters (sans Cricket/Mantis) are not unlikeable a**holes and the jokes are actually funny instead of annoying. Why didn't the creator go this route?
Mantis was definitely more enjoyable here instead of just constantly being horny basically every episode and his voice is much more enjoyable to listen to fitting the character quite nicely and the style is so much better. Plus not just relying on gross out humor the humor is actually funny. I understand why they wanted to change mantis to more of a cricket though because it does sound better but I feel like even then it would be one of those situations where it sounded more natural the longer it went on
It really saddens me that Nick gave up on this. This was an excellent series. I miss the days of getting so excited to see the premiere of a new episode. I think the majority of those who disliked the show were too used to simple and pandering programming, and basically shut this out based on the name. After some thought, I believe this show would've been the most successful on Adult Swim, with the stories tweaked to include more adult humor. Regardless, I love Pig Goat Banana Cricket, and I thank the entire crew of the show for creating such a vibrant, consistent, and funny series.
@@DynaMightSoloz it's not meant to be trash. Cyma zarghami just wanna ruin Nickelodeon. It was supposed to be a good series just like this pilot but she made it into a Sanjay and Craig and breadwinners clone.
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I love how every character Matt Jones ever plays will now be immediately cemented in my mind as a stoner. Also, this looks insane, and I'm glad Nick is getting some new original cartoons for once.
I really prefer this animation style compared to the final product. Also I think this would've been a great adult swim or a cn show for teens if it went a little more gross out.
I'm hoping Nick can win people back with this, Bad Seeds, and/or The Loud House. The network itself may not be run well, but the people at its animation studio are a talented bunch that need more recognition. Sadly, the internet seems to have a rule these days that decrees "If it's on Nickelodeon, it automatically sucks," which is not true, even these days when it's not quite as great as it used to be. I mean, we still have Korra (for a while) and TMNT, right?
Kaikarema Dublin I don't think we've really gotten to season 2 of that yet, but yeah. I know nearly everyone else will disagree, but Breadwinners has gradually been getting better.
Kaikarema Dublin That doesn't change the fact that it has HORRIBLE animation and the show is lazy as hell. Literally every other character on that show is a stock image of a duck. Would it really kill them to design other ducks? Secondly, those two characters just overall seem like Mordecai and Rigby clones.
ProteanGreninja I'm pretty sure its "lazy" animation is just a stylistic choice. The animators at Titmouse are capable of great-looking stuff, but they likely went with something much simpler for Breadwinners just so it'd match the pilot (though they made some obvious improvements since that was made). I will admit they can still do a better job with it, but I did hear that Titmouse never really dealt with a show like it before, so that could be the problem. Fortunately, I also heard that they have a better understanding of it now since the second season pick-up, so perhaps season 2 will have a big jump up in animation quality. It's happened to other Nick shows of the past, after all (such as SpongeBob and The Mighty B!). And are you really going to play the "It's a clone of Regular Show!" card? It seems like with every new show that comes out, people are making some claim like that. It's getting annoying.
ProteanGreninja I heard from the creators that the stock image ducks are just less evolved ducks compared the the main two. Apparently, the rule in the show's world is "The more real the animal is, the less evolved it is." Again, it's a conscious choice and not a lazy one. Also, where do you get off trying to determine what is and isn't funny? Humor is subjective. It always has been and it always will be. When I was a kid, I laughed at farts no matter what context it was in. So if I'm anything to go by, there's bound to be plenty of people, mostly kids (who are the target demographic!!), that would disagree with you and your oh-so-great Mr. Enter. Plus, I've seen plenty of other shows in the past (Ren and Stimpy, Rocko's Modern Life, and so on) do fart jokes the way these shows do them and I don't remember one person complaining about it. So no, the characters don't HAVE to be cringing more than the audience. It's a nice suggestion, but it's not a written rule. In fact, not all comedy has to be done a certain way. These shows wanna write fart jokes their own way? Let 'em do it. You don't like it? Too bad.
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I feel this is what cartoons should be, honestly. They should be slightly vulgar, slapstick/violent, gross, funny, and animated in a way it at least looks hand animated. Like the original powerpuff girls. Cartoons shouldn't be censored, parents need to monitor their kids. If you watch the cartoon with your kid, and monitor them, they won't act it out. You're supposed to be parents, the TV isn't supposed to parent your kid with cheaply animated boring bland factory made cartoons.
Aww, this looks amazing. But the comments say the real show sucked. I feel bad for the creator of the pilot. This deserved to be realized properly! And we all missed out!
I honestly don't understand any of the negative comments on here. This is beautiful, delicious, and just... blowing my mind. I've watched this like 6 times, and I only discovered it yesterday morning!
7 years ago 😂😂 See the whole series, I dont think CN would accept this type of shit 😂😂 The art style is pretty good but it's just... gross 🤢🤮🤮 Tbh this kind of series should've been 18+, maybe network like Adult Swim would consider this kind of show
Why'd they change mantis to a cricket? And why'd they change him from Dr.Venture to Mr.Director ? I'm not saying the show's bad, animation is AMAZING but I was hoping this would sate my Venture Brothers fix.
@@M1ckTheMan i know this comment is old and people told the reason so whatever,the creator noticed that a series of nick called kung fu panda had someone named mantis, then the creator commented it about that and changed the name to cricket before the show started airing on nick
It was a pleasure to met you sir and the gf along with Carol at last night's GIRAF Log Drivers Waltz Gala Plaid Party in Calgary! I was the one that took a photo of you three. PigGoatBananaMantis! looks hilarious! All the best... Ben.
My only gripe with this is that the ending should have been everything getting sucked into the pickle jar, leaving just a white screen. I look forward to seeing more of this.
![Pig Goat Banana Cricket Comparison [Pilot vs Final]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/R19DSWCG69A/mqdefault.jpg)
Love the art style.
What why
@@ColinCartoons 'Cause it's better then the ugly garbage that became Pig Goat Banana Cricket.
Maybe A Bit Or Rubber Hose But With A Mix Of 60’s Animaton Without Film Grain
we really need to see a redemption era for Nick's old shows that were hated during their time
MLAATR Is Getting More Merch. There’s a start:)
@@LeighTheSunneGuardian mlaatr was hated?
The reason why Mantis was changed into a Cricket in the actual show is because I guess Nickelodeon had some weird rule that no TV shows have the same character since Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness had their own Mantis. I kinda weird since Adult Swim had Pickles from Dethklok and Mr. Pickles from Mr. Pickles.
well adult swim is part of cn not nick, so they probably have different rules
@@V0IDFANGZalso, Metalocalypse and Mr. Pickles were never on at the same time (granted, the last episodes of KFP: LoA aired internationally in December 2014, half a year before PGBC came out)
did you just make this up or what
This show really deserves to still be on the air
At least give it another chance or a spin off
They did its called the bagel and Becky show, well at least made with the same animation.
@@Willlowxb23 Probably only good thing to come from the creator of this
@m56214 don't be an ass dude
@@Willlowxb23that was made with bbc
I kind of like cricket's/mantis' voice in this short better.
Who voiced Cricket/Mantis?
Paul Rugg
James Urbaniak voiced Mantis
@@Nilakor No.
@@andykishore Oh yeah?
This animation is beautifully made. Love it.
yup didnt even know Nick Cross had an hand in it
Thank you spok I think we're starting to scare these earthlings now.
This pilot is actually WAY better then the tv series itself, the animation isn't super ugly, the characters (sans Cricket/Mantis) are not unlikeable a**holes and the jokes are actually funny instead of annoying. Why didn't the creator go this route?
Bad ending
Corporate meddling.
The creator didn't work in the tv series
Corporate meddling
If I were the creator of this pilot episode I would have been really pissed
Mantis was definitely more enjoyable here instead of just constantly being horny basically every episode and his voice is much more enjoyable to listen to fitting the character quite nicely and the style is so much better. Plus not just relying on gross out humor the humor is actually funny.
I understand why they wanted to change mantis to more of a cricket though because it does sound better but I feel like even then it would be one of those situations where it sounded more natural the longer it went on
It really saddens me that Nick gave up on this. This was an excellent series. I miss the days of getting so excited to see the premiere of a new episode.
I think the majority of those who disliked the show were too used to simple and pandering programming, and basically shut this out based on the name. After some thought, I believe this show would've been the most successful on Adult Swim, with the stories tweaked to include more adult humor.
Regardless, I love Pig Goat Banana Cricket, and I thank the entire crew of the show for creating such a vibrant, consistent, and funny series.
Nah i just disliked it cause it was just not good
At first I didn’t like it but after a few days of watching it I really enjoyed it I do miss that show
@idamensional that's basically what can about any show really
There is already a character on KungFu panda on Nickelodeon named Mantis...
And this is where the name changes
This show actually looks like it could be good. I absolutely LOVE the style.
The animation is beautiful but the humor leaves a lot to be desired.
1.21 Gigawatts it’s trash now
Green does it still even exist
@@DynaMightSoloz it's not meant to be trash. Cyma zarghami just wanna ruin Nickelodeon. It was supposed to be a good series just like this pilot but she made it into a Sanjay and Craig and breadwinners clone.
Yeah
Ok there ain’t no way I get off Reddit watching a video of a tree on a power line and someone says 1.21 gigawatts and someone named 1.21 gigawatts said you asked for me? I’m tripping tf out lmao what is happening 😂😂😂
Wow, this is a LOT better than the actual upcoming series.
Math is Power yeah, I think nick just stole this again
I love how every character Matt Jones ever plays will now be immediately cemented in my mind as a stoner. Also, this looks insane, and I'm glad Nick is getting some new original cartoons for once.
I really prefer this animation style compared to the final product.
Also I think this would've been a great adult swim or a cn show for teens if it went a little more gross out.
Nah not on CN
I like the art style, it kinda reminds of Teacher's Pet. This show definitely looks better than that lame-ass Breadwinners show Nick greenlit!
Or even Robot and Monster.
rooster5man Hey! I loved Robot and Monster! It was so underrated.
Or it was just terrible. That and Fanboy and Chum Chum.
No it wasn't. (It's my opinion)
And my opinion is that it was terrible, lol, but I respect your opinion.
I'm hoping Nick can win people back with this, Bad Seeds, and/or The Loud House. The network itself may not be run well, but the people at its animation studio are a talented bunch that need more recognition. Sadly, the internet seems to have a rule these days that decrees "If it's on Nickelodeon, it automatically sucks," which is not true, even these days when it's not quite as great as it used to be. I mean, we still have Korra (for a while) and TMNT, right?
AND season 2 of Breadwinners...if you don't believe me Breadwinners has really changed since its first season...
Kaikarema Dublin I don't think we've really gotten to season 2 of that yet, but yeah. I know nearly everyone else will disagree, but Breadwinners has gradually been getting better.
Kaikarema Dublin That doesn't change the fact that it has HORRIBLE animation and the show is lazy as hell. Literally every other character on that show is a stock image of a duck. Would it really kill them to design other ducks? Secondly, those two characters just overall seem like Mordecai and Rigby clones.
ProteanGreninja I'm pretty sure its "lazy" animation is just a stylistic choice. The animators at Titmouse are capable of great-looking stuff, but they likely went with something much simpler for Breadwinners just so it'd match the pilot (though they made some obvious improvements since that was made). I will admit they can still do a better job with it, but I did hear that Titmouse never really dealt with a show like it before, so that could be the problem. Fortunately, I also heard that they have a better understanding of it now since the second season pick-up, so perhaps season 2 will have a big jump up in animation quality. It's happened to other Nick shows of the past, after all (such as SpongeBob and The Mighty B!).
And are you really going to play the "It's a clone of Regular Show!" card? It seems like with every new show that comes out, people are making some claim like that. It's getting annoying.
ProteanGreninja I heard from the creators that the stock image ducks are just less evolved ducks compared the the main two. Apparently, the rule in the show's world is "The more real the animal is, the less evolved it is." Again, it's a conscious choice and not a lazy one.
Also, where do you get off trying to determine what is and isn't funny? Humor is subjective. It always has been and it always will be. When I was a kid, I laughed at farts no matter what context it was in. So if I'm anything to go by, there's bound to be plenty of people, mostly kids (who are the target demographic!!), that would disagree with you and your oh-so-great Mr. Enter. Plus, I've seen plenty of other shows in the past (Ren and Stimpy, Rocko's Modern Life, and so on) do fart jokes the way these shows do them and I don't remember one person complaining about it. So no, the characters don't HAVE to be cringing more than the audience. It's a nice suggestion, but it's not a written rule. In fact, not all comedy has to be done a certain way. These shows wanna write fart jokes their own way? Let 'em do it. You don't like it? Too bad.
This was basically a trailer, so the pacing is deliberately fast paced. Much more so than the actual show would be.
Those beautiful Dave Cooper character designs and backgrounds. Love it
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I feel this is what cartoons should be, honestly. They should be slightly vulgar, slapstick/violent, gross, funny, and animated in a way it at least looks hand animated.
Like the original powerpuff girls.
Cartoons shouldn't be censored, parents need to monitor their kids. If you watch the cartoon with your kid, and monitor them, they won't act it out. You're supposed to be parents, the TV isn't supposed to parent your kid with cheaply animated boring bland factory made cartoons.
Like Ren and Stimpy.
@@wandee2816that was censored SO MUCH
fantastic voice acting, shockingly amazing animation, and a beautiful original art style. astounding work
2:23 pig
2:24 goat
2:25 banana
2:26 mantis
2:27 piggoatbananamantis
0:33 and that is where my favorite character is born
The pacing and voice actor is better in the pilot
The last Nickelodeon original series I liked.
Same
That show was good
I'm lovin the color palette! All those muted colors and chromatic greys! Nice work!
0:51 BANANA!
This and Bad Seeds = the only hope for Nickelodeon.
bug salad looks good too, you should check it out!
I saw the pilot, and it admittadely looks good. Definitely way better than that atrocity known as Breadwinners.
Sanjay and Craig is good too
Yeeeeeeeeeah, no. That show is pretty terrible IMHO.
Legend of Korra and TMNT are solid shows.
I have Dave Cooper's old comics. AMAZING to see his art style back as a mind warping animated cartoon. I hope the show is produced!
We are currently working on a full-length pilot at Nickelodeon. If it gets picked up, you can watch it there.
what in sweet heavens name happened to mantis' (cricket's) voice? they didn't even try to get it to sound the same!
This is infinity times better than the actual show
Aww, this looks amazing. But the comments say the real show sucked. I feel bad for the creator of the pilot. This deserved to be realized properly! And we all missed out!
Keep the animation. Leave the humor and the characters.
+La Esponja Chevere I think Nickelodeon's animation is bad for this. I LIKED HOW NICK DID IT!
the pilot is much better than the show.
The only thing I remember from the actual series was that the cricket had a thing for the goat girl.
Thanks!
I'm looking forward to this.
The animation and art looks great!
GRAVY PICKLES?!?
DO OPEN?!??
XDXDXDXD
The sound effects make this for me. It really brings everything to life. Hopefully this'll improve the standards for animated shows, well, everywhere.
Pig goat banana cricket but cricket is actually a mantis
This pilot episode has been released in 13 august of 2012 when 11 days after clash of clans released on IOS
And two day after the 21st anniversary of nicktoons in general
Man, I remember when cricket oh sorry I mean mantis used to actually sound like a genius
This is way better than the actual show.
The show is hilarious, best slapstick and gross-out in years.
+Fluffydips Thecartoonman Actually, it's the pilot!
***** I meant both.
Fluffydips Thecartoonman Show. Pilot. What's the difference?
***** ehhh, I dunno
+Fluffydips Thecartoonman Be careful what you just said.
I love The pilot and the actual show
I honestly don't understand any of the negative comments on here. This is beautiful, delicious, and just... blowing my mind. I've watched this like 6 times, and I only discovered it yesterday morning!
MORE EPISODES PLEASE NICK!
I wish this was sent to Cartoon Network, I just feel like Nickelodeon is going to limit your creativity.
And boi they sure did limit it
7 years ago 😂😂
See the whole series, I dont think CN would accept this type of shit 😂😂 The art style is pretty good but it's just... gross 🤢🤮🤮
Tbh this kind of series should've been 18+, maybe network like Adult Swim would consider this kind of show
@@pipilili6241 I'm surprised they took it at all. You know how they treated Ren and Stimpy right?.
Congrats on getting this picked up! So happy for you :D
It's awesome Nick!
2:17 that looks a bit phallic
Loved this show as a kid ❤️
the 0:59 made me laugh lol!
PIG 0:03
GOAT 0:23
BANANA 0:51
MANTIS 1:08
I beg of you please don't let Nick fuck you up.
+Doki Doki Horonigaidesu Gumiworm Z they did
Nick ruins everything
+Steaky Mcsteakerson Your mom ruins everything
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Hell yeah, James Urbaniak! Nobody makes better crazy geniuses or dramatic villains than him.
0:45 GOAT WHAT THE F-
Nick Cross Animation = freakin' awesome...I want some tutorials on how to be this great!
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How the fuck is this 8 years old if this premiered in 2015?
@JR but wi did tuck all that time
Because the pilot was made in 2012
Why'd they change mantis to a cricket? And why'd they change him from Dr.Venture to Mr.Director ? I'm not saying the show's bad, animation is AMAZING but I was hoping this would sate my Venture Brothers fix.
+yoshimickster this is before PGBC 3 years before
I know, and I was wandering why they changed Mantis to Cricket as WELL as changing voice actors.
+yoshimickster Nick already have a mantis from Kung Fu Panda: Legend of Awesomeness.
@@M1ckTheMan Nick already have a mantis
@@M1ckTheMan i know this comment is old and people told the reason so whatever,the creator noticed that a series of nick called kung fu panda had someone named mantis, then the creator commented it about that and changed the name to cricket before the show started airing on nick
I would have watched the hell out of this show!
i really like this art and animation style better
The artwork for this just looks bad ass! I like!
2nd best pilot episode ever!
2nd?
This loud house and Harvey Beaks will be the mark of Nickelodeons good comeback as long they don't screw it with butt and fart jokes
The show would’ve been very different, why did mantis switch to the show Cow Duck Avocado and Cricket tho?
The other show thing is a joke, I know it’s a parody in the show
1:53 let the invasion begin!
The art style remind me of those underground comics from the 90s.
Pig: but I wasn't supposed to wash my butt til Christmas
It was a pleasure to met you sir and the gf along with Carol at last night's GIRAF Log Drivers Waltz Gala Plaid Party in Calgary! I was the one that took a photo of you three. PigGoatBananaMantis! looks hilarious! All the best... Ben.
1:29 Goat: (screams) It's totally not beautiful!
Pig: Turn it off, turn it off, turn it off, turn it off!
Mantis: Oh well
Pig: monster beds
Pig: monster bits! (Eats)
I wasn't really looking forward to this. But now that I saw this I honestly can't wait.
tbh i prefer mantis's voice and personality in this, but also "cricket" seems to fit better in the title
thank you, kind sir.
you are truly a genius who will be valued highly by the generations of future
I love the show
I wasn't suppose to wash my but till Xmas that killed me there XD
It looks like Dave Coopers illustrations, very cool.
Gorgeous in every way
I was just about to comment about how it reminded me of the weird style of a lot of 90's cartoons.
My only gripe with this is that the ending should have been everything getting sucked into the pickle jar, leaving just a white screen. I look forward to seeing more of this.
I can't shake a feeling that this is a spoof of modern cartoon shows that Cartoon Network is airing.
This is fucking awesome, the coolest shit I ever seen, I freaking love it, plus doesn't mantis sound like rusty venture from
The venture bros.
It's gone back into development with the network.
the animation... dude.. man... this is amazing skill
My 3rd fav show
Awesome!! This could prove to be the savior to nickelodeon I've been looking for.
To be honest I'd prefer this pilot over the actual series.
The pilot episode of pig goat banana cricket
The show was later changed to Pig Goat Banana Cricket
I heard over on Frederator that this was picked up by Nick. Congrats. Your animation deserves a wider audience.
totally love this cartoon!
I'm so happy this got picked up.
congrats on getting a series on nickelodeon! :)
Great work!
I love this pilot!!! Too bad Cricket's not in this pilot.
I know.
I remember seeing this in Mexico
I say WOOOOOAH!!!! The passion is fierce!
Cool! I like how U being obvious.
Put it on Kickstarter - John K just funded one of his cartoons on there, you could totally fund this too!