TELETOON Greenlights 9 Story Pilot

TORONTO: Originally developed for the TELETOON at Night Pilot Project, the animated series Fugget About It has been given a 13-episode order for 9 Story Entertainment to produce the show in English and French.

The TELETOON at Night Pilot Project originally launched in fall 2007, when ten projects, including Fugget About It, were selected as finalists from more than 200 submissions. TELETOON invested $1.5 million into creating the pilots, which later premiered online and have been featured on air since September 2010 as part of the Sunday night hosted block Fred at Night. Fugget About It, which follows the misadventures of the 16-year-old son of a former New York mob boss living in the witness protection program in Canada, has now been commissioned as a 13-episode series.

“The TELETOON at Night Pilot Project was a unique initiative by TELETOON to tap into the rich store of talent within the Canadian animation industry,” said Alan Gregg, the director of original content at TELETOON Canada. “TELETOON received some great projects through this initiative and we’re thrilled to be able to take the Fugget About It pilot and develop it into a series with the humor and broad appeal we look for in our comedy programming.”

“The TELETOON at Night Pilot Project afforded us an incredible opportunity to get the Fugget About It pilot made and we couldn’t be more excited to see it go to series,” added Vince Commisso, the president and CEO of 9 Story Entertainment. “We have a stellar creative team led by show runner Jeff Abugov (Two and a Half Men, Roseanne, Cheers) and TELETOON is the perfect home for this production.”