Mouches À Merde (Test Pitch Pilot)

In 2003, before the show was picked up by Futurikon, Thomas Szabo made a short test pitch pilot for a potential TV series. When Futurikon saw this test pitch, they absolutely loved it! They accepted the deal to turn this to what is now known as Minuscule.

This pitch was actually an earlier version of The Ladybug, with some major differences, like the subtitles, the plot being much longer in the final, the visuals, and the title change to make it more kid-friendly in the final (Mouches À Merde = Shit Flies in English).

The pilot can be found in the Volume 1 DVD as a bonus feature.

Plot
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General Differences

 * The aspect ratio is different, being ultra widescreen instead of 4:3 in the final.
 * There are subtitles, in which only appear if the ladybug's mouth moves. (She) only says the phrase "Mouches à merde!" for the entire pilot.
 * However, this similarly returned in a Minuscule: Mandibles From Far Away promo video, which is an interview with Cox and Mandible, the two main characters in both movies. In this promo, both of them can speak through subtitles, similar to the pilot episode.
 * The animation quality is very stiff. This is evident when the ladybug turns around to face the screen.
 * The models are also very early.
 * The first half of the episode is not present on the pilot.
 * The large pile of poop at the end has been replaced by a trash can.
 * The location of the poop was in the middle of the road, where as the trash can in the final has been moved to the side of the road.