Actually it wasn't ever pitched for serialization because the final cuts were stolen from his studio office. Someone out there had one of the rough cuts and posted it as far as am aware.
They were scared it'd offend Catholics. I'm Catholic and I wouldn't be offended. The badass priest trope should be explored more than the creepy pedophile priest trope.
Rodreguiez working with Disney on Star Wars....Judge is open to working with 20th Century. Maybe the internet could convince them to make this a series instead of unwanted King of the hill episodes?
He 100% wouldn't. Hank's not the type to watch stories. It's all make believe to keep ladies and kids busy, I'll tell you what! And indeed the series shows Peggy and Bobby watching the good Monsignor;
A pilot episode of a live action spin-off series based on Monsignor Martinez was developed, but never aired. Long considered lost, a VHS copy of it was discovered by a private collector in 2020, and was made public 1 year later. And here it is. Awesome and interesting!
How many others here were just waiting for Monsignor to say “Vaya con Dios?” 😂 Also, the lady on the plane looks like she’s had a case of the Mondays. 🤣
I felt like a little kid watching a western show only better. And the music adding such a nice touch. This so would be the only thing my mom would ban me from watching, she being fully catholic. But whatever I would love to try watching this masterpiece of a possible show in secret. Such a charming lead actor, looking like he having so much fun, giving it his all.
I was expecting way less production value and bad acting but this is actually pretty well made! Hell if we can get reboots for Full House and The Simpsons can keep running with shitty quality why can't Fox or HBO pick up this idea and run with it? The main actor might even be the same age as Monsignor Martinez in King if the Hill;p
It does watch like a parody: cheesy as heck. But I suppose the in-universe show was cheesy also. So in a way, the cheesiness makes in more authentic. Maybe not suitable for TV, but true tot he source material.
Absolutely freaking brilliant. I’ve been itching to see this for YEARS, and it’s so much better than I ever could have imagined, and it’s not even the final cut! What an absolute tragedy that this never proceeded to a full series. The lead is fantastic and David Herman (Buckley, Jimmy Wichert, among others) is a fun addition as the accidental sidekick.
There were a few shows from this time period that failed or flopped that felt ahead of their time. This pilot is one of those. I feel like it would have been better received perhaps even a mere five years later. It still has massive potential too. I could easily see this being made today, either as a show or as a movie.
Who said it failed or flopped? The editing cut was stolen from his editing machine inside his studio, this was before digital so he didn't have a backup on the cloud somewhere. More than 20 years later a private collector found it and put it on RUclips. This was actually approved hence the pilot. Fox had zero qualms about putting this show on the air.
Airplane, Naked Gun, Top Secret, that is the potential here, like any pilot you can see the flaws that need to be worked out but dammit the base here was for a classic comedy. This was a missed opportunity. Thank you for posting it.
This series would have been too good for this earth. That's why God secured the production rights. If you want to see it, convert to Catholicism so you can watch TV in heaven.
They did. That's literally what this pilot was, that was Fox picking it up and giving him the budget to shoot the pilot. This was in the 90s/early 2000s when editing was done manually (not on a computer) so he was storing it on his editing machine in his studio. Which got broken into. It was lost for more than 20 years. Eventually a private collector found it and uploaded here to RUclips (that was as recently as 2020) Had it not been for that break in the show would have at least seen a season, depending on audience reception and ratings. Typically at the time non animated shows on Fox that weren't reality shows lasted about 3 seasons.
In fact the whole reason Son's of Tuscon was picked up was because of this debacle. Fox wanted a show for the Latin demographic. This was it but because it was stolen and Mike didn't want to resort and re edit everything and re schedule actors and recast (this was a lot harder back in the days when cameras were bigger and you needed entire crews to make a simple pilot and things were manually edited) Fox went with the "Latino Malcom in the middle show" and that's what we ended up getting. Perhaps for the best. This may have distracted from the peak seasons of KOTH. In terms of budget and focus.
Politics. That and them being very conservative and having a priest kill people (despite them being drug dealers etc) they felt it would cause an uproar.
This is awesome I really wish this would have been a thing honestly I like it this is so awesome too bad we couldn’t get a whole season of this or a whole series of this
I think is great idea that this other guy is witnessing all this insane world. It is what makes monsignor Martínez so special, it is highly unrelatable and he can be seen only from third perspective.
Judge shot a pilot. It was stolen. In a 2018 interview with Vulture, Mike Judge was sure that "Monsignor Martinez" was lost forever. Because the pilot for the show wasn't quite finished, Judge was merely storing it on one of his editing systems in Texas. By random happenstance, however, some ruffians broke into the editing bay and smashed up the place. While this may lead the casual reader to imagine a colorful, action movie espionage plot, Judge clarifies that it was just bad luck "I had it on my editing system in Austin, but my studio got broken into and all of that got destroyed. The only place that may even exist is on some VHS tapes that some people have, and they're probably not even a good final cut or final mix. But that's another one that we thought about bringing back, actually, so maybe a new version of it could appear. See, I think the script was one of the funniest scripts I've ever been involved with."
I have a feeling that Judge knew this would never go to series but he just thought it would be fun to make.
Yeah, it's more mysterious to have just the pilot. be4ing realistic a series of monsenor martinez would get boring in first season.
@@hermes5456 no it wouldnt
how could you know if it was never made
@@hermes5456 if this series would be made by mike judge i think it would be pretty good
If they made a Spanish version there’s no way a Spanish channel doesn’t pick it up
Actually it wasn't ever pitched for serialization because the final cuts were stolen from his studio office. Someone out there had one of the rough cuts and posted it as far as am aware.
This would've been the hallmark of every Latino house in America along with Eddie Guerrero era Smackdown . Why FOX rejected this is a mystery.
Viva La Raza
@Sukeban Deka Lavithunder Saki Sanobashi But, like Martinez mentioned, he isn't a Catholic priest.
Lie Cheat Steal! In retrospect that was a messed up gimmick. Different times!
They were scared it'd offend Catholics. I'm Catholic and I wouldn't be offended. The badass priest trope should be explored more than the creepy pedophile priest trope.
@@FrancisCastiglione How could such a good cop become such a bad priest?
Mike Judge and Robert Rodriguez need to make this into a feature film!
Rodreguiez working with Disney on Star Wars....Judge is open to working with 20th Century. Maybe the internet could convince them to make this a series instead of unwanted King of the hill episodes?
So he can turn it into Spy Kids? Rodriguez is terrible
The role Antonio Banderas would be perfect for.
@@kevinramsey417 the role that was based off banderas..
Haha I thought the same thing! Or even a mini-series on HBO.
I can so picture Hank watching this on tv, in the easy chair in his socks and an Alamo beer lol. I can even imagine the 90s commercials
100%
He 100% wouldn't. Hank's not the type to watch stories. It's all make believe to keep ladies and kids busy, I'll tell you what! And indeed the series shows Peggy and Bobby watching the good Monsignor;
it would be early 2000’s ads.
More like Bobby and Joseph would watch this.
With ads for mega lo mart
A pilot episode of a live action spin-off series based on Monsignor Martinez was developed, but never aired. Long considered lost, a VHS copy of it was discovered by a private collector in 2020, and was made public 1 year later.
And here it is.
Awesome and interesting!
VAYA…
@@kingartem CON
@@collinmc90 DIOS! ➕
🙏😎
@@kingartem con Dios...!!🤣🤣
"I only led them into harm's way, it was God's will that they were consumed by the jet :)"
I would legit watch this I hope Netflix offers him a bag
I would pay to watch this if Netflix made this a series I love king of the hill
Adult Swim would be more likely. This is their brand of goofy.
@@grabble7605
Nahh.
Netflix is a more accurate
Netflix is unintentional goofy.
This could totally work as a movie or HBO mini-series! Get Mike Judge and Robert Rodriguez to collaborate on this and instant hit guaranteed!
This is so awesome. What an amazing pilot. I see how it didn't work back in the day, but it would kill today.
Absolutely.
Yes
I wish they'd make this into a mini series or a movie. Something! This is untapped potential
So glad Michael Bolton went into software after this.
"You should hear what altar boys sometimes say about priests" 💀
I can't believe I finally got to see this pilot. It's much better than I ever expected
I wish it was more like the original.
I thought it was going to be animated like King of the hill
Man, if FOX hadn't chickened out - we would have had such a fun series!
Mike Judge just knows how to write fun stuff 👍
Monsignor Martinez is not scared, he is tax exempt.
this is one of the most entertaining things i've ever seen. just perfect.
How many others here were just waiting for Monsignor to say “Vaya con Dios?” 😂
Also, the lady on the plane looks like she’s had a case of the Mondays. 🤣
He did with the chase scene at the airport
I felt like a little kid watching a western show only better. And the music adding such a nice touch. This so would be the only thing my mom would ban me from watching, she being fully catholic. But whatever I would love to try watching this masterpiece of a possible show in secret. Such a charming lead actor, looking like he having so much fun, giving it his all.
I have never once seen King of the Hill, but I would watch every episode of this show in a heartbeat.
I was expecting way less production value and bad acting but this is actually pretty well made! Hell if we can get reboots for Full House and The Simpsons can keep running with shitty quality why can't Fox or HBO pick up this idea and run with it? The main actor might even be the same age as Monsignor Martinez in King if the Hill;p
It does watch like a parody: cheesy as heck. But I suppose the in-universe show was cheesy also. So in a way, the cheesiness makes in more authentic. Maybe not suitable for TV, but true tot he source material.
I was expecting it to be way worse too. It turns out Mike Judge is a comedic genius and I should really doubt his ability to make things less.
this pilot was everything i wanted it to be. finally after all this time.
Im actually surprised FOX didnt pick up on this, i would actually want to see what happens in Las Vegas.
Oh, this MUST become a series. It was just way ahead of its time.
I didn't know Micheal Bolton was in this.
Thank you for uploading this you absolute legend.
I was the "Body-Double/Stunt -Double" for all the male actors including "Monsignor Martinez"
"being a stunt double of Ivo Cutzarida" CHECK
Absolutely freaking brilliant. I’ve been itching to see this for YEARS, and it’s so much better than I ever could have imagined, and it’s not even the final cut! What an absolute tragedy that this never proceeded to a full series. The lead is fantastic and David Herman (Buckley, Jimmy Wichert, among others) is a fun addition as the accidental sidekick.
Ivo was made for this role, i think this was his taxi driver, who knows how bigger can be his career if this pilot had success
Holy shit that is the church I used to go to as a kid!! Far out yo!!
Where was this filmed?
@@MASTEROFEVIL I'm sure it was a combination of a couple places. The church scene was definitely filmed in San Diego CA.
@@estebanperez2557 What specific church tho?
There were a few shows from this time period that failed or flopped that felt ahead of their time. This pilot is one of those. I feel like it would have been better received perhaps even a mere five years later. It still has massive potential too. I could easily see this being made today, either as a show or as a movie.
Who said it failed or flopped? The editing cut was stolen from his editing machine inside his studio, this was before digital so he didn't have a backup on the cloud somewhere.
More than 20 years later a private collector found it and put it on RUclips. This was actually approved hence the pilot. Fox had zero qualms about putting this show on the air.
@@juanmccoy3066 Oh dear. I hope that's not true because that would be extremely tragic.
Jesus Christ this is awesome!
this show is god's work
This was waaaay ahead of its time lmao. This needs to be a real thing now. They made a huge mistake not picking this up.
This was INCREDIBLE! I’m so mad we will never get to see more 😢
WHAT A TIME TO BE ALIVE.
Not gonna lie this pilot is one of the best thing I have ever seen in my life and if it was a real show it will be a really good one
I would go to Mass every Sunday
Wow! I came into this thinking it would be Walker Texas Ranger with a priest...but it's just too over the top for the comparison to hold up!
I’m not even five minutes in and this is HILARIOUS!!!! I would have loved to see this as a full fledged show!!!!
This is truly the greatest 18 minutes and 23 seconds I've ever spent in my life!
Airplane, Naked Gun, Top Secret, that is the potential here, like any pilot you can see the flaws that need to be worked out but dammit the base here was for a classic comedy.
This was a missed opportunity. Thank you for posting it.
I’ve seriously watched this pilot like 5 times now. It’s simply amazing and right up my alley.
10 times.
Vaya con Dios.
So it is real, awesome.
This series would have been too good for this earth.
That's why God secured the production rights.
If you want to see it, convert to Catholicism so you can watch TV in heaven.
We need this to be a series
My Abuelita and I would have watched every episode
Such a brilliant piece of work.
I'm so glad I was able to watch it.
I would have definitely watched this if it was made into a series.
I LOVE THIS!!! MAKE A MOVIE!!!
Hank: “how can such a good cop become such a bad priest?”
This is gold. I wish they picked this up or at least made a mini series about it.
They did. That's literally what this pilot was, that was Fox picking it up and giving him the budget to shoot the pilot. This was in the 90s/early 2000s when editing was done manually (not on a computer) so he was storing it on his editing machine in his studio. Which got broken into. It was lost for more than 20 years. Eventually a private collector found it and uploaded here to RUclips (that was as recently as 2020)
Had it not been for that break in the show would have at least seen a season, depending on audience reception and ratings. Typically at the time non animated shows on Fox that weren't reality shows lasted about 3 seasons.
In fact the whole reason Son's of Tuscon was picked up was because of this debacle. Fox wanted a show for the Latin demographic. This was it but because it was stolen and Mike didn't want to resort and re edit everything and re schedule actors and recast (this was a lot harder back in the days when cameras were bigger and you needed entire crews to make a simple pilot and things were manually edited) Fox went with the "Latino Malcom in the middle show" and that's what we ended up getting. Perhaps for the best. This may have distracted from the peak seasons of KOTH. In terms of budget and focus.
Yep...!!
I’m so glad this was finally found, it’s so much better than I ever expected. Thank you for uploading this !
"That is not the flashlight of a man. Give me your baby light" 11:53
This show would’ve been so amazing 😭
frr
God dammir fox….I would watch this every freaking night……it’s genuis!!!!
I can see Quentin Tarantino And Robert Rodriguez directing this 😂
I read about this pilot and never thought I'd ever see it. Crazy. So cheesy wish Fox made the full season
THIS NEEDS TO BE A SERIES WTF ITS SO GOOD AND ACUTARE IN WEIRD WAYS !!!!!
Vaya con dios
Vaya con dios
👉💥💥💥
It's literally like they ripped this from KOTH. The tone is so on point
How do you literally rip a TV show?
@@grabble7605 they're using the word literally instead of really
Well yeah Mike judge made this pilot
This needst to be revisited. Would make a great live action series for adult swim.
that's brilliant! Bravo!
That's a dang good show, I tell you what.
Okay, god damn it, I liked this show
That was actually amazing!
Man this would’ve been an awesome show!
Wish this was a full series
We need this show bad
This was amazing!
"File it under God's work"
I would watch this entire series. So fucking good and hilarious. Why this wasn’t green lit I’ll never know
I would totally watch this haha
Okay this is awesome
Fuck I would watch 50 episodes of this
This needs to be a series!
It’s rediculous how Fox was not on board with this
I will never understand why FOX rejected this MASTERPIECE...
Politics. That and them being very conservative and having a priest kill people (despite them being drug dealers etc) they felt it would cause an uproar.
@@MrSomaArikado lol true but anything these days causes an uproar yk lmfao
Pussies!!! This would have been my favorite show! @@MrSomaArikado
This is awesome I really wish this would have been a thing honestly I like it this is so awesome too bad we couldn’t get a whole season of this or a whole series of this
This is amazing
i'm dying, this is too good
I love this
this is great!
I think is great idea that this other guy is witnessing all this insane world. It is what makes monsignor Martínez so special, it is highly unrelatable and he can be seen only from third perspective.
This was actually pretty good
Man I need more.
This is gold
magnifico
The bad guy's name is "Notebook" and his ex-wife's name is "Desk" 💀
So everyone else saw the same lost media video I take it? Lmao
I'd totally watch this.
I so would totally watch this
Great memories at SSP in San Diego.
Every Banda Machos song is a classic!
My fav is 4 meses
"my enemies think i am de mouse... but i am the... *puck!* ... CAT! "
It's a shame this was never finished because of thieves. It was funny AF to watch just now.
2022 and MIND. BLOWN.
Legendary
Judge shot a pilot. It was stolen.
In a 2018 interview with Vulture, Mike Judge was sure that "Monsignor Martinez" was lost forever. Because the pilot for the show wasn't quite finished, Judge was merely storing it on one of his editing systems in Texas. By random happenstance, however, some ruffians broke into the editing bay and smashed up the place. While this may lead the casual reader to imagine a colorful, action movie espionage plot, Judge clarifies that it was just bad luck
"I had it on my editing system in Austin, but my studio got broken into and all of that got destroyed. The only place that may even exist is on some VHS tapes that some people have, and they're probably not even a good final cut or final mix. But that's another one that we thought about bringing back, actually, so maybe a new version of it could appear. See, I think the script was one of the funniest scripts I've ever been involved with."
3:39 “Father, magazine!” 😂
Awesome
I'm offended that this never turned into an actual series
I did not expect to laugh so hard. I think I cried a little.