SOMETHING YOU'LL NEVER SEE ON TV! Yes, it's yet another scene that has been cut during the storyboarding stage of production. A mean kid ties Jenny to a rocket and sends her off to her doom only to have Jenny turn the rocket around on the little brat. It was cut primarily because of time concerns, but also because it was the least funny of a sequence of four bits... and because it seemed too reminiscent of "Toy Story." But now you, the blog readers, can enjoy it in all its original splendor.  

SUPER BRAD!

Today we're pitching one of our last four storyboards to the Execs. It's called "The Brad-venturer" and for you Brad fans out there, it's a chance for him to finally step out from under Jenny's shadow.

We just had the initial pitch and now is the nail-biting time when we wait for the bigwigs to call us back to hear their notes. Will they ask for a few dialogue tweaks and attitude adjustments? Or will they tear apart the whole story, putting us weeks behind schedule and threatening to destroy the entire second season?!?!

We will know very soon...

FAN ART WITH ADVERTISING! Now our fans are not only sending us fan art, but are subtly imbedding advertising for their own sites in the artwork. Okay, maybe not so subtly. 

PING PONG CHAMPIONSHIPS! Yes, we talk about Teenage Robot a lot on this blog, but if you really want to know what goes on behind the scenes here at MLAATR and at Nickelodeon in general, it's all about the pong. An all-Nick tournament of elimination Ping Pong has been underway for two weeks now and Team Robot has been at the top of the pack... in enthusiasm if not in number of games won. We've got a few digital pictures that I should be able to upload Monday so you can see the MLAATR creatives in their funky pong attire. How's that for a tease to keep you salivating all weekend? 

DARTH BRIT! You gotta love the fan art! 

TEEN ROBOT EPISODES AVAILABLE! Thanks to R.Radna for researching the availability of MLAATR episodes on VideoNow. You can get the episodes Party Machine and Speak no Evil for $8.99.

They also have a three-disc set (packaged with Rocket Power and Fairly OddParents) that has two more MLAATR episodes: See No Evil and the Great Unwashed.
 

LAST TWO STORIES IN PROGRESS

That's right, Teen Robot fans, we are already working on the last two stories of the second season. All the rest are written and being storyboarded as we speak. Our last episode currently consists of "Comet Goddess" and "Just a Regular Girl," both of which are a mix of comedy and action. We're already cooking up some ideas for a third season, but we won't know if we get picked up for a third season for several months.

We saw the first episode in its final form a few days ago... animated, edited, and with music and sound effects. It's a half-hour special featuring Jenny and the Crust Cousins that I think you'll really enjoy. We're still waiting to hear from the network about its exact air date, but it looks like it will be late September or early October. We'll let you know as soon as we know.

OUTTAKES! As in any show, some of the funniest bits on Teenage Robot end up on the cutting room floor. This was a gag from a storyboard we reviewed yesterday where Wakeman zips off her skin to reveal she is really Tuck in a princess outfit. Yes, it was from a dream sequence and I thought it was hilarious, but it didn't make the cut.  

BOGUS MERCHANDISE! Yes! You know a show has truly made it when someone starts hawking unlicensed merchandise on Ebay! Pictured above are some pilfered decals, and they have some completely unauthroized iron-ons too. Go Rip-off Jenny, go! (Nickelodeon, Frederator, and MLAATR in no way advocate the selling of copyrighted or trademarked characters under any circumstance. So there.)

WANT MORE HONG? Our award-winning background artist has a website where you can view many of her celebrated animation backgrounds as well as some of her original artwork. Check out www.seonnahong.com! 

EMMY WINNER SEONNA HONG! That's right, our very own Seonna Hong, background painter extrordinaire has been awarded an Emmy for Individual Achievement. Congratulations Seonna! 

WE GOT AN EMMY! That's right, Robot fans, you're watching an Emmy-winning show! Yee haw! 

ANOTHER FAN ART CROSSOVER! Steve Lambe sent in this Teenage Robot / Astroboy combination. Weird, but cool! 

FAN ART FLOODS TEEN ROBLOG! This peace-loving XJ9 was submitted by dibsocute. 

FAN ART YET AGAIN! Caitlin Skvorc sent in this winking red and orange Jenny for our blog. 

FAN ART AGAIN! Don't worry, we'll get back to posting some actual Teenage Robot production art soon, but we've gotten so many cool fan art submissions lately I had to post them. This one comes from Russell Beuc.  

FAN ART CROSSOVER... Yes, it's Brad in 2001 as depicted by Rudolf Radna.