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Film Courage: Can we talk about your pitch for CoComelon Lane?
How did you get the opportunity to pitch to begin with?
Brandon Violette, Screenwriter / Founder and Host of The Story Series Podcast:Back to the show T.O.T.S.
I was on as the same head writer that opened that door earlier where he said “Hey, if you ever have any ideas speak up.”
He ended up leaving later on the second season I think for another show and I stayed on the show eventually I was promoted to staff writer.
I was staff writing on T.O.T.S.
His name is Guy Toubes, he came to me in the third season of takes on CoComelon the property and looking for aged up takes.
Do you want to do this with me?
And I thought “Oh yeah this will be great practice, sure.”
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And so we put this pitch together.
We kind of took in what CoComelon was.
I was like, “Okay, this is for very young kids, like kind of for babies and nursery rhymes, but they’re looking to age it up.”
We essentially said, “What if we did like a Rugrats kind of take on these characters, these kids?”
And so that’s how that came about really. That’s how it started.
Film Courage: Would you have been able to…(Watch the video interview on YouTube here).
About:
Brandon Violette was most recently the Head Writer for RoboGobo and Pupstruction at Disney Television Animation and the Co-Creator/Head Writer of CoComelon Lane (Moonbug/Netflix), one of Netflix’s top-performing preschool series. His writing credits span hit shows including Dew Drop Diaries (DreamWorks), Pupstruction (Disney Junior), T.O.T.S. (Disney Junior), Thomas & Friends: All Engines Go! (Mattel), and Stretch Armstrong & The Flex Fighters (Hasbro Studios).
In addition to his screenwriting work, Brandon is the host of The Story Series Podcast, where he interviews writers, showrunners, filmmakers, author and creators about story structure, character development, pitching and the creative mindset.
Before moving to Los Angeles, Brandon studied at the Beijing Film Academy and continues to return to China as a guest lecturer, sharing insights on storytelling, animation, and the global landscape of entertainment.
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