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OUTDOOR ED - Kids Pilot Concept
🕑 Added 2024-09-21 18:00:09 +0000 UTCI finally can share the kids show proof-of-concept that Karen and I got to work on earlier this year! It's called Outdoor Ed, and I play a 20-foot-tall mountain man. Here's the official copy from the pitch deck:
Outdoor Ed is a silly kids nature show! Gentle giant Outdoor Ed, his self-serious producer Business Duck, and their production crew of forest friends try their best to put on a TV show that never goes quite to plan. But, with a little creativity and compassion, Ed always learns something new about the natural world and about making a TV show! (Nanalan' meets The Muppet Show)
I'll be posting the video on the YouTube channel this Monday, and though I hate to self-promote, I'm swallowing my pride and saying:
If you enjoyed this video, PLEASE SHARE IT!
With your friends! Your family! Your kids! Everyone you know who might like to see a kids show with stop-motion animation and puppets and real sets and bright colors and fun songs! Hosting a childrens show is one of the biggest dreams of my life, and even if this pilot goes nowhere, it would make my year to know that people enjoyed watching this video.
(A quick note about credits! There are no Patreon credits in this video because I didn't produce it! Everyone who worked on it—Dave Cain, Screen Novelties, Five Successes, the camera/editing/sound crew, and Karen & I—all volunteered their time to make this video, so it's not technically my video. I'm just uploading it to my channel because I have the biggest reach! I'm finally using my dreaded "influencer" status to try and influence something good for a change.)
Comments
Slappy Dave
Business Duck? More like Best Duck amirite?
Otters
Such a great feeling to see talented creators living the dream of being the one human in a cast of tiny felted friends.
Richard Doubek
God I hope my child gets to grow up watching Outdoor Ed
Danielle Dunne
Brian, this is truly charming! Glad to help you send it out to the world.
Well-Spoken Rambler
The album cover to “crouching on the outside” but it’s just a pair of haunted jeans 👖
Amory Smith
This is amazing! For the past few years I feel like you've been on a very Shel Silverstein sort of arc, making weird and wonderful art, and seeing you go into children's entertainment really seals that comparison for me. Wishing you, Karen, and everyone else who worked on this the best of luck in making this dream come true!!
Melissa Troutt
Omg this is so cute! I hope there's a full series!
Oliver Ingram
My 2 year son immediately said “more more” as soon as he finished watching currently on our tenth play through not sure when I will have time to share it. Great work bdg
Tobias Lautenschlager
Oh my, that is very cute!
Well-Spoken Rambler
How sweet! The whole team did a great job, I hope it picks up 😁
Jaysee Sell
This was so cute! I love the energy and kids could always use more ways to learn about nature.
Snorezor
I would 100% help Crowdfund this.
Bailey Grevling
I loved this! One thing though, just in case it's the same in the YouTube video - the captions on this one are real messed up.
Roux Bedrosian
I am OBSESSED with the daisies
Scezumin
lovely! thank you!
rionsanura
Video comes out monday on youtube!
Scezumin
Should we share this Patreon post specifically, or is there another host you'd like us to link to?
Jennifer Mileta
Brian, oh my gosh!!! This is positively adorable!! The characters, the voices, the style, the design, the music!! All amazing!! 🥹🥹 I will be sharing with everyone as soon as the video is live on your channel!! ❤️❤️ Big congrats to you, Karen and everyone that worked on this!
Chaz
This is so wonderful!! Incredible work, such a perfect premise for your oeuvre
Maia
every time outdoor ed calls business duck "BD" i became slightly more convinced that your name is actually Business Duck Gilbert
ms. horrible
absolutely delightful!!! hope it gets picked up :D
Victoria Huynh
This is precious!! I love the visual style, it reminds me of watching shows like Johnny and the Sprites as a kid.
shaboogen
This looks fun as hell. Hope that this lands somewhere.
Follow the Fox
Any chance this kid's show is also a kids-at-heart show? I feel like I have so much to learn from Sneet. He seems wise.
Jessie Pomegranate
Phenomenal!!! I know it’s a kids show, but as a non-kid I will definitely be tuning in to this and sharing it will all my other non-kid friends. I hope this succeeds!!
Jenny Hill
This is delightful and I already want business duck merch and an album of songs about making mudpies and being nice to bugs and not picking flowers in the forest.
Jacob Leaf
I was waiting for this to turn into a horror thing for a sec lol
Raquna
I really love this! I am gonna have to shade it with my sister, I think her kids would love too
Mo Ranyart
I just hung out with a super cool toddler last night and I know they would love this, so I will definitely let their parents know about the video when it goes up for everyone! This looks like a lot of fun and I'd love to see more of it, so fingers crossed that it can happen.
Brian David Gilbert
Victor is truly astounding. I was in the room with him and yet I couldn't stop watching Business Duck talk because he felt so alive, hahaha!
Daniel Schwartz
Absolutely rules. Can't wait for Monday to share it with the world!
rionsanura
Absolutely I will be sharing this with everyone I know and a lot of people I don't know. What a gorgeous endeavor
Tristan
This is incredible! I hope it gets some traction <3
Jonathan Gould
Adorable!! And amazing! I know my nephew would love a show like this! And Victor Yerrid as the bird! I did a couple puppet improv classes with him and he’s is the nicest, coolest person. I truly hope this gets picked up by someone!
