School Zone (Pilot)

**School Zone** is a 1998 pilot created by Nickelodeon. The pilot would've centered around Aiden Anderson and Danny Dork, and a lesser extent Rocky Robot, hosting a late-night style talk show. The pilot had featured segments of Aiden and Danny being told a story by a guest (or some guests), *The Frame-Up* which stars Jon-Anthony Tinoco and Sebastian Mengoni fighting over a video game match, *Chase Of Romance,* which stars Ian Deheza-Zapata, Bryan Gul, and Julian Puig running away from the clutches and smooches of Kate the Random Girl, *Acting Of Love*, which stars Robin Le Pen pursuing a girl who is an actress, *Sweet Friends*, which stars Hailey Concepcion, Marian Gul, and Emma Jane, *Mixed Matched*, which stars Ronny E. Jonny and Zack Zoomer, and Metro Mike, in which Aiden and Danny would read a comic book starring the titular character.

## Plot

Aiden and Danny, along with their assistant Rocky Robot, host a late-night style talk show that would feature new episodes of Krazy Kids with characters such as Jon-Anthony, Mengoni, Ian-Deheza, Bryan, Julian, Robin Le Pen, Hailey, Marian, Emma, Ronny, Zack, and Metro Mike (in his only appearance).

## Notes/Trivia

• The pilot wasn't as successful as the other shows and was never picked up, making it the only Krazy Kids show that was never officially released to the public.

• Frankston Brandston and Jasmine Morano did not appear in this pilot, despite them being mainstays of the brand, this was likely nothing more than a lack of interest in using the pair. However, some fans believe this was actually to avoid comparisons to Foghorn Leghorn and Miss Prissy.

• Ronny E. Jonny and Zack Zoomer appear briefly in the segment Chase Of Romance, where they are also running away from Kate The Random Girl. They later appear in their own segment titled *Mixed Matched*.

• The pilot got Danny's hair color wrong, now being from black to dark gray. In addition, he has a yellow shirt rather than the traditional orange. Also, Aiden has a Brooklyn accent and has a orange colored shirt rather than just the traditional red.

• The pilot is very similar to the 1999 pilot *Curbside*, a failed pilot which would've revive the Terrytoons characters.

• Jon-Anthony's sister Nicole Tinoco is working as a chef in this pilot.

• Lawrence is changed from a doctor to an officer.

• Erik Martinez and Elias Parets appear in Robin Le Pen's segment, where they are talking when Robin's offensive odor causes the boys to be stunned in disgust and faint.

• Jena Fernando and Diana Dork briefly appear in the segment Chase Of Romance, where they help Ian-Deheza, Bryan, and Julian hide from Kate the Random Girl. In addition, Kate's design is depicted as a half cartoon and half anime character.

• Vextorian Vixon made a cameo appearance in Robin Le Pen's segment "Acting Of Love", where he eats some food while spinning until Robin's odor stuns him and faints.

• The girl which Robin Le Pen chases is very similar to Penelope Ramirez, except that she speaks and doesn't like aggressive behavior. Despite their similarities, the girl is unnamed.

• This is Metro Mike's first (and only) appearance in the Krazy Kids franchise. He never appeared again in later related shows.

• The pilot received mixed reviews from television critics, who praised the animation and voices, but criticized the changes to the character designs and personalities.