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2[[caption-width-right:350:Alleged stills from the series' infamous pilot]]
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4Through discussions with the ''WesternAnimation/JimmyTwoShoes'' creators by YouTubers like Smizzle and [=LSuperSonicQ=], as well as ConceptArt posted online, quite a bit has been [[WhatCouldHaveBeen revealed]] about the series' notorious and elusive pilot.
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6* Conceived as something akin to "Pee-wee Herman in Hell" (according to Sean Scott), this show was originally going to be a BlackComedy aimed at the 11-15 audience, much like some other Creator/{{Teletoon}} shows of the late 2000s, like ''WesternAnimation/TotalDrama'', ''WesternAnimation/{{Sixteen}}'', and ''WesternAnimation/FredsHead''. Teletoon had completely okayed the pitch concept, but when Creator/DisneyXD entered the picture, they demanded that changes be made to make the series more acceptable for American audiences.
7** Miseryville would have explicitly been Hell, and there would have been many other humans beyond Jimmy and Heloise. Demons and monsters would still have been a part of the setting, although they would not have been the sole inhabitants of the city.
8** Jimmy would have died from being hit by a bus after helping an old lady cross the street and ended up in Hell thanks to [[CelestialBureaucracy an administrative error]] when St. Peter mistook the footage for him pickpocketing her. He also wore a completely different costume, having a brown shirt and a bowtie instead of his green t-shirt. [[http://adorablyrotten.tumblr.com/post/49611405645/these-sketches-in-particular-i-remember-as-being See some concept art here.]]
9** Heloise would have been a SerialKiller arranged by Lucius to be Jimmy's tormentor, only for her to fall in love with him. She also had a more ghoulish appearance with corpse-coloured skin, and was originally intended to have Borderline Personality Disorder that caused her to flip-flop between loving Jimmy and torturing him. .
10** Lucius would have explicitly been {{Satan}}, with "Lucy" being short for "Lucifer". Also, he originally had a stereotypical devil tail, his suit was brown instead of black, and he had normal feet instead of hooves. Concepts of him, Jimmy, and Heloise can be seen [[http://adorablyrotten.tumblr.com/post/49610989533/some-of-you-may-know-this-show-by-its-somewhat here]].
11** Due to the lack of early ConceptArt relating to Beezy, many fans believe that he wasn't originally part of the show's cast and was only added at a stage that greater resembled what the show would eventually become. However, the discovery of [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/early_beezy_concept.jpg this image]] from the infamous pilot, which noticeably depicts Beezy with different-patterned shorts, proves otherwise. However, he was completely identical to the character seen in the final version in both personality and role, although he was instead referred to as {{Beelzebub}}.
12** Jez was first conceptualized as Lucius' wife and Beezy's mother, while early versions of Cerbee looked more like an actual dog (albeit with three heads). [[http://genalovestoons.tumblr.com/post/49614307671/adorablyrotten-some-character-concepts See here.]]
13* Creator/{{Brian Froud|Actor}} stated in [[http://thecartoonkids.tumblr.com/post/54372566263 an interview on the podcast "The Cartoon Kids"]] that he had originally auditioned for the voice of Lucius, but was given Beezy at the last second.
14* A third season was announced, but never made, because Creator/DisneyXD opted out of the deal to fund it.
15* There were plans for Lucius I to appear on the show, with Edward Kay saying it could potentially be the plot for a movie.

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