The Pinto Variety Hour

A half hour animated series developed by Catch and Hatch Studios.

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Logline:

A misunderstood bean struggles to get the respect he wants as the host of a surreal variety show and the father of two teenagers.

The Pinto Variety Hour is a half hour animated series about a bean named Pinto who hosts a surreal variety show. It also follows Pinto at home with his family as he tries to connect with his two teenagers.

In the pilot, Pinto realizes that he must take responsibility for guiding the success of The Variety Hour.

Pinto backstage complaining to his assistant, Martha.


The show follows Pinto when he’s at work but also in everyday life with his wife, Flo, and their two teenagers, Lucy (16) and Max (14). The family lives in a town called Hazelwood and they frequently interact with local characters.

Pinto talking to his daughter, Lucy, and her friend, Julie.


It’s a show about very human relationship issues told in an animated world populated by beans, rodents, and lizards. Pinto and his variety hour crew must figure out how to deal with the show’s sponsor, Big Powerful Nobody, to keep The Pinto Variety Hour on the air… but the heart of the series is Pinto’s relationship with his family.

Pinto’s nemesis, Sandoval, introduces a rival host, Marmalade Rubicon, to Martha. Sandoval is Big Powerful Nobody’s company stooge.

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