Bubsy Cartoon Pilot (Some History and Screenshots...) Part 1

Entry posted by Lefty1430 April 1, 2018

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(This entry might have to be split into several parts because of the sheer amount of frames. XD)

While I was searching around Youtube today, one lucky youtuber managed to have the original recording of the pilot when it aired, along with the commercials between the cartoon. It was actually in better quality (480p instead of 240p) than the re-uploads and much cleaner, not feeling as over saturated to look at. The music and voice acting is also less static-y and is easier to hear. The best part? There are no popping pixels to distract you. So the picture is much nicer.

While I was watching, I noticed that some stuff from the original airing were either different or cut from the cartoon found in Super Bubsy, most likely due to time constraints, which is the better known version of the two and is the one more people familiar with. Here is a short list of the differences I found:

.Certain moments have been cut for unknown reasons. They're small and only last 1 to 2 seconds, but they're noticable none ales. (Ex~ The scene where the twins are bowling has been removed.) Kind of makes the cartoon a little faster to watch.

.The number of times where Bubsy says his infamous catchphrase " What could possibly go wrong?" has been somewhat shortened, going from 11 to 12 times to probably around 7 to 9.

·Whenever the commercial break messages play, Bubsy actually has alternative sayings that were absent in the original creation...

·If you listen closely, some of the background music in certain scenes has either been mixed up or replaced. The same goes for the voice acting...

Now, I will be posting some of the screenshots I managed to capture. Managed to get some in between frames too...

I actually recommend to watch both versions of the cartoon to fully understand this. Both links will be posted below.

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doctorclu 5,500

Posted April 2, 2018

One thing is for sure, the commercials put the obnoxiousness (I'm a huge Bubsy fan but I can recognize the truth) in context of the style of advertising and art of the time. Truth is 1993-1994 was the pinnacle of extreme, loud colors, and in your face style of writing and culture. And it's easy to see why grunge followed after that (dull colors, etc) became a thing shortly after.