Indigo (animated TV series)

Indigo was a Filipino animated television series created by Jeff Sebastian and Jane Molina. The series was premiered on Television Three on December 17, 1983, and aired for two seasons until February 16, 1985.

It gained popularity during its run, and is even considered a response to Rover, another popular animated television series created by Remy de Los Santos. Indigo has been praised by viewers and critics alike during its run.

Premise
It is about an arctic fox named Indigo, who escaped the Briggs National Laboratory, where he was being experimented on. The experiments made him anthropomorphic. After escaping from the lab, he tries to live a normal life while being targeted by residents from a nearby neighborhood, who thought of him as a werewolf.

Main:

 * Christopher Astor as Indigo
 * Richard Morgan as Trevor Parker
 * Ashley Rankin as Nicole Peaks
 * Franky Santos as Matthew Floyd

Creation
Jeff Sebastian and Jane Molina are both cartoonists and animators from the US. They have pitched two of their pitch bibles/stories (Indigo and Love Triangle) to several television stations in 1980, but were rejected by the network executives. Later that year, they shelved the two stories.

In April 1981, they found a poster from Television Three, saying they are looking for entries from several animators/cartoonists. They later contacted the station and managed to pitch both of their stories. After a couple of months, both of their entries was accepted. Between October-December 1981, the creators and the newly created animation department team of Television Three, produced 15-minute pilots for Indigo and Love Triangle.

On February 17, 1982, Watch This!, a three-part special, aired the 15-minute pilot episode of Indigo, named "Runaway Experiment". It was well-received by viewers, accumulating a 9.71/10 rating. On February 18, 1982, the results were finalized, and Indigo ranked second out of all thirty pilots. After the program, the show was immediately greenlit.

Production
Production for the series' first season started on March 1, 1982. However, on November 19 that year, Sebastian and Molina's studio caught on fire, destroying most of the storyboards for the first three episodes of the show, delaying the production. Both creators later moved their studios to Television Three's animation studio instead.

The production for the first season was finished on November 8, 1983.