The Lost Pilot
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The Lost Pilot is the pilot episode of the Nicktoons Network original animated series Kappa Mikey, even though it did not air in that order. It instead first aired halfway through the series' first season as Episode 19.
Summary
In the United States, Michael Alexander Simon fails to land a role in Hamlet The Christmas Giraffe, after the instructor tells him he can't act, but by chance, he wins a scratch card contest to fly to Tokyo, Japan and become the star of a failing anime show, LilyMu, where he meets the main cast. His new friends give him a tour of Japan, and Ozu officially announces the new star to the public. But fame gets to Mikey's head, and after Lily shouts at him, saying the exact same thing the instructor said, Mikey must determine whether or not going to Japan was the right choice. There is no subplot in this episode.
Production
This is only one of three other episodes where Larry Schwarz is credited as a writer as well as a producer, another being A Christmas Mikey. This pilot was the first episode in production, but it aired midway through Season One because of further changes to the still-evolving designs, details and editing, making it the longest episode in the production stage.
Trivia
- This episode reveals that Mikey graduated from high school before looking for an acting job.
- Lily is known for her "OMG" line. Since this episode is the first in the story line, it reveals the Mitsuki was really the first person in the show that we hear say it.
- Many minor and background characters characters resemble people from other media.
- One of the tourist in the airport looks similar to Kakashi Hatake from Naruto.
- Another one of the characters at the airport looks similar to Mega Man X.
- Another airport character looks similar to Bloo from Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends.
- One person auditioning to be the new star on LilyMu resembles Astro Boy.
- Another person at the airport looks just like Chii from Chobits.
- The driver in the montage where Ozu is showing Mikey around Japan resembles the protagonist from Speed Racer.
- One tourist in the airport resembles the protagonist from Pokemon FireRed/Leafgreen and Pokemon Red/Blue.
See also
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