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A Ty the Tasmanian Tiger animated series almost happened

Ty, Ty, Ty again
by rawmeatcowboy
14 January 2020
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Ty the Tasmania Tiger was, for a short amount of time, a popular gaming mascot. While Ty might be coming back thanks to a successful Kickstarter, back during his initial burst of popularity, the character almost made it into an animated show.

Years and years ago, a cartoon was optioned for TV by Film Roman, the same studio that handled the Simpsons for over 20 years. Two scripts were put together for the show, which were written by Krome Studios John Passfield, alongside Marty Isenberg, who worked on Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Ben 10, X-Men: The Animated Series, Spider-Man: The Animated Series and many others.

The show was to be aimed at 6-11 year old boys, and wanted to present positive male role models, while also focusing on friendship. There was also going to be a number of strong female characters, to appeal to girls in the same age bracket.

Unfortunately, the project never came to be, but the two scripts have popped up online recently. If you want an even better idea of what the shows could have been like, read the scripts here.