Animated Series Pitch
Saturday Morning Fellas
59 episodes already written. They just don't know they're episodes yet.
Three fellas with very important jobs spend all their time at a grimy, magical pub — solving every problem the only way they know how: with a song. The album is the series bible. Every song is an episode.
The Pitch
The Show Already Exists

There's a pub-punk album called The Fellas with over 50 songs and two hours of music. Every song is an origin story, a character portrait, an adventure, or a tall tale — seeds of truth, exaggerated, like fellas getting together drunk and bragging over their escapades.

The album already has real fans. The real Jut blasts it in his garage on weekends. His neighborhood knows fella lore. "Most if not all have basis in reality," he says. "Makes my life feel less mundane."

This isn't a show looking for material. It's material that's already proven it works, looking for a screen.

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The real story behind The Fellas →

The Cast
The Fellas

They have very important jobs. They are always at the pub.

Dan
Dan
Tech CEO • Former Steakhouse Waiter • Guitar
The over-explainer. The planner. Was fired from the steakhouse, which is why he went into tech. Could run the universe but prefers barstools. People in suits occasionally appear at the pub begging him to return. He says "After this pint." He never leaves.
Jut
Jut
Chief of Police • Cannabis Farmer • Enforcement
Confident, strong-willed, the enforcer with a soft heart. Full authority, no interest in using it. Badge flashes when the plot needs it. Talks tough, sings soft. "We'll deal with that later" is his answer to every crime mentioned. Handcuffs repurposed as a bottle opener.
Sean
Sean
World-Class Surgeon • Dog Rescue • Harmonies
The thinker, the improvisor, harmonizes instinctively. Fixes everything with medical metaphors. Pager that never goes off. Always wearing scrubs. Can diagnose a jukebox by checking its reflexes. Has performed emergency surgery in the pub — on a bowling trophy, a broken guitar, and Clyde once.
The Format
How Every Episode Works
1
Cold Open
Drop into the middle of an absurd conversation. Like hearing a punchline without the joke. May or may not connect to the adventure.
2
The Problem
Something mundane goes wrong. Or magical. Or both. The Fellas don't save the world — they sort things out.
3
The Song
A pub chant, harmony, or accidental power chord. Sometimes it works. Sometimes Clyde fixes it in the background while nobody's looking.

Every episode features a revolving-door fella — a one-episode character who's "always been here." They appear when needed and vanish into pub lore. Each gets a trading card.

The Setting
The Rusty Anchor

The pub is the heart of the show. It's not sanitized or kidified. It's a real, grimy, lived-in pub — yet somehow entirely wholesome and kid-safe. The aesthetics are unmistakably "bar" but the Fellas never slur, stumble, or get aggressive. Adults get the joke. Kids get the magic. Nobody questions it.

Old Man McGinty tends bar. He's the closest thing to a mentor. Never stern. Always wise. Unphased by chaos. He's been wiping the same glass since the pilot.

The Rusty Anchor interior The chandelier flickers when they harmonize

The pub is also a magical space disguised as a dingy bar. The magic hides in the furniture:

The Jukebox
The Jukebox
Talks back. Shows different songs depending on who's looking. Has moods.
The Dartboard
The Dartboard
Sentient. The bullseye shifts to avoid being hit. Numbers rearrange when irritated.
The Fireplace
The Fireplace
Grumbles when ignored. Roars to life when the Fellas sing near it.
The Chandelier
The Chandelier
Flickers when they harmonize. Swirls with energy during the right chord.
The Barstools
The Barstools
Walk away when someone's rude. One has been known to cross its arms.
Clyde — The Ghost of the Rusty Anchor
Clyde
The Ghost of the Rusty Anchor
He never sings. But he always raises his pint. The Fellas don't talk to him — they just don't bother him. When a song "fixes" a problem, the observant viewer notices Clyde walking out from behind the jukebox, putting down a tool, quietly closing a panel. He looks like a background extra who just happens to be a main character. Quietly fixed. Already gone.
The Mechanic
How the Magic Works
Mundane Problems
Food taking too long, stuck door, jammed jukebox. A quick song, and it resolves. Every episode. No one questions it.
Bigger Problems
They try to sing. No result. Try variations. Still nothing. Then they stumble into something unexpected — but was it the song, or Clyde, or coincidence?
Rare Magic
Certain harmonies unlock something ancient. The Fellas don't understand the mechanics. They're pleasantly surprised. Never codified. Never explained.
"When something's off, the right song'll sort it."
The Proof
The Episode Guide

Every song on The Fellas album is an episode waiting to be animated. Here's what 50+ episodes looks like.

Origin & Legend
Character Portraits
Adventures
Revolving-Door Fellas
Crossovers & Tall Tales
Heart
59
episodes. Written, recorded, and blasting from Jut's garage.
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