Sorry for the weird audio following 8:40. Had to use KZfaqs copyright music removal system to remove the song from the clip at 8:40. Then the rest of the videos audio was lowered in quality. Im sorry guys!

Cool, but I don't think we missed out on anything. It was basically the 2003 series but CGI animated.

I never knew this even existed...I guess the world wasnt ready for this CGI series at the time. Maybe it was because of high animation costs that it was never green lit. I was happy with the 2003 turtles and glad we got that!

2003 series must’ve took a lot of inspiration from this

If you take a look at the toy commercials from the 2003 series you can see that the same little CGI style work is used for the turtles at the beginning and end of this unreleased series animation 🐢

I'm not a fan of the CGI but the 2d designs and the animatic looked beautiful. I would have seen a whole series with that style.

I'm glad 2003 turned out great in animation It was still the early 2000s and CGI was a huge step with very little equipment

The Shredder kinda looked like '87 Shredder, just with a different color scheme and more armor.

This seems like it would've been the 2003 show with CGI. I prefer the 2003 art style

I love this animation cgi and their designs but, oh my god just imagine if this was animated as a cartoon with their designs. Like a cartoon of the original comics. Would've been amazing

I had no knowledge of a 2001 series. But I do like the Shredders design.

I can see how much it was inspired from the original comic in the animatic.

The cgi was awesome! I'm so glad they corporated some of the aspects of this into the 2003 turtles series

The concept designs for the turtles look so true to the comics... that classic teeth-gritting grin is all over their faces.

Fun fact: At around 5:32, you can catch a glimpse of the Twin Towers of the World Trade Centre as the camera rotates. How unfortunate as the year this pitch was made (2001) was the same year they were destroyed.

As much as I love the 2003 Ninja Turtles series, this would have been very interesting to see. The CGI hasn't aged well though.

Whaaaaaaa I had no idea a 2001 series exists I can kind of get why it's been cancled

I really wish we could see and animated series with the style of the original comics

Im happy we got 2003 tmnt instead

This was awesome but th cg animation made it feel kinda like a mock buster film Wile that 2d animatic actually felt much nicer to look at and had a cool comic book feel to it wich could have worked better if this was a full tv show

I’m going to be honest it looked really cool and I was upset that it was cancelled

Be patient if you are viewing this video right now everyone! having audio issues with copyright but should be resolved soon!

Whoa, this is the first time I'm seeing this old CGI series pitch, it actually looks kinda cool. I love the 2003 series a whole bunch, but I kinda wish this one happened too!!!

*Shredder's proto design:* Mirage and 1987 show mixed. I like it. *Foot elite's proto design (supposed):* In line with grunts of the Foot, kasa hat is most notable difference here.

I wish that version TMNT was on MTV

I never heard about this TMNT show! Great video!

Interesting that Mikey Kelly was going to voice Mikey in 2001 when he was still recording lines for the first Ratchet and Clank game back then.

I didn't know that there was 2001 version until now... If only if this version wasn't cancelled, I would've loved the TMNT series more than I already have...

The animatic had music from ANTZ

I like the hand-drawn concept art - it's very much like the original comics, which isn't the route any of the cartoons has taken. The CGI was only so-so, but than again "Beast Wars" didn't fare much better in that department and the show was still pretty good, so... It's a bit of a shame this didn't come to fruition, but 2003 series was awesome (easily the best Turtles toon to date), so there's always that...

Three great pilot videos you could tell that this series deserve a comeback before the 2003 series. I even love the character designs in the end they were trying to stick true to original comics.

The 2D concept art looked so good! I'd love to see the turtles animated that way, like for a short / special or something today. The subtle shape language for the turtles is very satisfying. Obviously the 3D is dated, but jimmy neutron works and it's another early 00's cgi adventure cartoon, so I can see this working. I'd never give up the 03 show we got though of course

Also rainbow studios the animators of this canceled show are actually game developers. Not sure if they exist now but they made Disney Pixar‘s cars the video game and..... I don’t remember much about them!

Mikey: turtle power Raph: "slap" Mikey:ow

The TMNT 2001 animated TV pilot’s art/animation style and it’s concept art that was also used in those two Raphael animatics in both 2D and 3D look so faithful to the early mirage turtles most classic design that I honestly wish that there’d be a Paramount+ Original that could create a spiritual successor to that unsold 2001 pilot by making more like Batman: the Brave and the Bold since that Batman cartoon series was a lot more faithful to Bob Kane’s iconic golden age design for Batman while having him do crossover team ups with golden and silver age iterations of older and forgotten superhero making cameos in that golden age style Batman cartoon. Only this time, they should have Eastman and Laird styled iterations of the more old school turtles team up with other old and forgotten mirage and crossover heroes in that TMNT: The brave and the bold style universe as well. As for what the Brave and the Bold inspired TMNT title should be… I haven’t really thought that far ahead to imagine what it would be called, but it’s a fun wishful thought to have, that’s for sure.

I'm glad they went with 2D

Feels kind of like 2003 and 1987 combined.

Definitely the beta version of 2003 turtle series.

This actually looks good

Just subbed, love your content. You should make a video on all the cut content in TMNT 2014! That would be cool

4:17 "They shall face things not of this earth" "What the heck are those?!" "I dunno. but they're not of this earth." legendary dialogue guys, great work.

Michelangelo is a gamer, confirmed.

And of course we would revisit the Turtles in CGI form in the 2012 series. Guess the world was simply not yet ready in 01.

Only problem for me is that it was supposed to be CGI. The designes are so expressive, they would've been wasted if they were used on 2001 CGI

A shame we'll never get anything like this; not with Nickelodeon owning the IP. All they want to do is make arrogant iterations; basically fixing something that ain't broken.

I laugh whenever Donnies staff breaks

Story : we don't have too much details about the story and it's sad it's cancelled but I'd probably give 9/10 because they are the creators of the 2003 series and the story is amazing Animation : ok it was the very start but I would give ok! 6/10 Characters : well they are nice too, better than the next mutation 😂😂😂 8/10 Overall : 8/10 this could actually be a good show and nice video anyways

Always thought the rainbow pilot and wb series were separate. Really like the April design in rainbow pilot

The animation could be used in like a TMNT video game but the looks so perfect for the season from the starting of the video looks like a comic

Nice vid. I like the videogame style music included at the end. I enjoy these 3D models alot more than the Nickelodeon series for 2012 or whatever. April is also way better as an adult imo. The crude CGI has a unique quality now, reminds me of the spider-man mtv cgi show a little bit. Would love to see future designs that are more like this and the original fred wolf cartoon design, with more rounded organic looking shapes and less stylized geometric shapes like the ones in the more recent nickelodeon designs, if that makes sense.

The song from the beginning of the video came from mutant nightmare 3 0:01

Why wasn't this a sold TV series this is really good I'm telling ya

I heard both "the feel of wind" and the theme song of "Antz" in the first animatic and the animation test had the Matrix's versions Rob Zombie's Dragula.

How did I miss this I didn't know it was going to be a 2001 series as a kid but nonetheless I'm glad you bring that up

Very interesting and informative video, thank you!

I used to think this was a movie that was hard to find on the internet

I wish the designs for the upcoming TMNT series looked this good.

it feels like im watching twisted metal but with ninja turtles

The tmnt faces concept art look hand puppets tbh and its funny. Red and gold shredder is certainly an interesting choice.

I would of watched this I like the look and the tone of it

One of the design things I like they removed from 2003 series is that turtle's comix-referenced anger expression with shown teeth in mouth sideways. It looks decent in comix, but not in the animation.

I`m quite fond of Baxter`s concept art despite looking more latino than black. He really seems like ha can pass-off as a more subtle a-wolf-in-sheeps-clothing type of character instead of a rude and bitter mad scientist. And I think it would`ve been AWESOME for the finished TMNT series,since I personally did not care for Stockman in the show (not untill that zombie episode anyway).

This pilot felt like what the 2003 series would become.Makes me wonder how warner brothers lost the rights for 4kids to get them. It cgi considering when it was made looks alright. The timing does work for the 2003 series. 2001 was when this was made so ruefully a little over a year is about right.

Soooo glad we got the 2003 series instead

The show shouldn't be canceled its really good bbworld you betrayed me you nearly betray me betray me

TMNT and Casey Jones fighting Foot Ninja on top of Optimus Prime's trailor! Cool!

It’s neat seeing that some of the art was dated on 11/26/01 since that was the day and year I was born

animation really reminds me of Spider-Man: The New Animated Series

I hope they will make something like this it sounds cool to watch

Great video

I always thought this was a interesting series I'd love to see this and I like how some of the 2003 vehicles make a aperence like the battle shell and the hover boards and the design of the turtles remind me of the original comics

Actually, the animatic and art are from a different show planned the same time. They even prototyped the toys for it. It looks like the 1984 comic.

The second animation got me thinking: how do these guys even get money?!?!

If they made this w/ a 2D style like the animatic, I’d love it. I’d even rather watch the animatic than cgi completely, tbh.

I really wanted this to happen!!!

That's so cool just like the comic book it's looks better than the2003 show

Looks more like a video game than tv show.

OH MY GOD GOOD SIR! I thought I have seen everything! spitt0110 is the instagram I do lots of tmnts myself. THAT demo animations aged VERY WELL!!!!still better than 2014 movie design

These turtles make me thing of what if the mirage comics turtles has their own tv series

It shouldn't be cancelled I love it man make it come back if you can maybe you're a God but I don't know🤔🤔🤔🤔

Great video can you make reviews for any tmnt games ?

Leonardo kinda looks like Kermit The Frog in the thumbnail.

6:42 Janne Da Arc - feel the wind(also heard in the commercial for Rockman EXE 2)

If hopping to alternative timelines would be possible and available to everyone, the timeline where this show was approved and made would be the first one I would go to!

Theses was very interesting and cool

This video is turtley awesome! COWABUNGA! 🐢🐢🐢🐢💙💜❤💛

1:50 that was Jeff Durbin from Apologia Church as mocap Donny!

Definitely a post-90’s show.

Some could say the 2003 series had a lot of potential...some of which involves the story arcs that never made it into production.

Imagine teenage mutant Ninja turtles on cartoon Network instead of Nickelodeon

Is that James Earl Jones narrating? Also, it looks like the animation is done for some cutscenes from a unfortunately low budgeted PS2 game or something.

I believe if the show had been made it would have completely changed the timeline and prevent all these terrible Nickelodeon shows and movies from ever being made. Would have just been good stuff.

I like that prototype figure of leo

Thanks for agreeing

Although this is cool and all,I wouldn't want it to be a real show maybe like a Tv movie and 2 seasons

I wonder what happened to the VAs of the pilot

Looked good for 2001. Looked like a KWB show.

Oh One Thing Is Also Sounds familiar TMNT In 2003 what is different what kind of soundtrack is it I really just want to know😢😢😮😮😊😊😊😊😊🎉🎉🎉❤❤❤❤ 14:22

3:29 did that truck say “MIRAGE”

*Wow!* Hey Leo, just a thing I noticed you might want to know, is that my notifications for your videos have the likely titles you temporarily call the videos before scheduling and stuff, so just name the videos officially when you upload so this doesn't happen. *I GOT YOU MAN!*