A fish news anchor, a sock puppet reporter, and 9 minutes of pure Chilean chaos.
El Gabinete del Doctor Mojado is the 31 Minutos pilot made to win funding from the Chile's Consejo Nacional de Televisión in 2002. This was an extremely preliminary idea of what the program would be, which at the time was hosted by a fish from a fish tank.
Practical Effects
Raw puppet work before the polish—charmingly janky.
Writing
The DNA of the show's surreal humor already present.
Director
Pedro Peirano
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This pilot predates the actual 31 Minutos series by two years—Doctor Mojado the fish was completely replaced by Tulio Triviño.
The CNTV funding system forced Chilean creators to prove concepts cheaply, birthing this scrappy masterpiece of public television hustle.
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