The fourth episode was the first originally produced for College Sports Television (CSTV). They wanted a cartoon that focused on college students playing sports. It seemed a little generic to do a basketball or football story, so instead we picked an even more generic sport and went with bowling. Actually, we spent a great deal of time in college bowling, so it seemed like a natural fit.

The eventual version that CSTV aired was radically different. It cut significant parts of the episode, including any scenes with Mr. Mittens. The resulting piece was kind of a mess. This full version includes Mr. Mittens and one incredibly dated reference to the Chicago Cubs’ postseason failures.

Trivia

This episode was produced exclusively for College Sports Television (CSTV).

Mr. Rat is quite the entrepreneur; he owns the liquor store in town and the bowling alley.

The Chicago baseball fan is, of course, a reference to the 2003 post-season of the Chicago Cubs and Steve Bartman.

Cast and Crew



Mark Edwards



Amanda Ferguson



John Gibson



David Rothwell

Director / Animator / Executive Producer



Derek Seltzer



Marshall Welch



Justin Young

Director / Writer / Executive Producer

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