Mouches à Merde

In 2003, before the show was picked up by Futurikon, Thomas Szabo (known as Golem Productions) made a short test animation. He didn't really want to do much with it, but when Futurikon (Philipe Delarue) saw this animation, they asked Thomas if they could turn it into an entire show. After a while, they finally accepted the deal.

This pitch was actually an earlier version of The Ladybug, with some differences, like the captions, the episode being shorter than the final, the visuals, and the title change to make it more kid-friendly in the final. The pilot can be found in some Minuscule DVD's as a bonus feature.

Characters

 * Ladybug
 * Flies

Plot
TBA

General Differences

 * The aspect ratio is different, being ultra widescreen instead of 4:3 in the final.
 * If the ladybug does a sound from mouth, the phrase "Mouches à merdes!" will appears on the bottom of the screen. It should be pretty obvious why it was removed.
 * In the second movie campaign video, it shows that subtitles appear when Cox and Mandible does sounds from their mouth, suggesting that it may or may not be a reference to the pilot.
 * Some inconstancies:
 * The animation quality is very stiff (e.g.: when the ladybug turns around to look at the flies).
 * The models also used for the characters are quite early.
 * Two scenes from the final version aren't present in the pilot. These include:
 * The beginning sequence with the ladybug and the spider;
 * The small gag with the spider's cobweb at the end.
 * A large pile of fecal matter can be seen at the end of the pilot. It has been replaced by a trash can and was moved to the side of the road.