The Audition

"Now, who wouldn't watch that on TV??"

- Angela

The Audition (previously known as Christmas audition) is the pilot episode of the Talking Tom and Friends animated series.

YouTube
Hey! This is my audition video! I might get my own reality show! How cool is that?

IMDb
Tom is trying to get his own reality TV show. They do interviews on the characters.

Plot
Tom was explaining to everyone about his wish to earn his own reality show, filmed by Ginger. Suddenly, Angela hurries over because of Tom's urgent message, and he takes Angela to the bathroom to sing in it.

Tom keeps telling the audience about his life and he also sees Ben busy on his computer, and he and Tom talk about Ben's personality.

Angela gets out of the bathroom and tells Hank to take over. As well as introducing himself, he also introduces Ginger over to the audience. Meanwhile, Angela talks with Tom and Ben altogether. Soon, Tom and Ben together get into a little fight and an argument about how they both met each other.

As night falls, Tom feels a bit sad. He felt like he isn't able to convince the producers enough to give him his own reality show. When he explains it all to Hank, he suggests to turn it into a special Christmas audition video, and then comically, Santa Claus appears from the garage. He gives Tom advice that instead of trying to convince the producers to give him his own reality show, he could make the show himself. Then, Santa leaves off with his sleigh and reindeer.

Characters

 * Tom
 * Ginger
 * Angela
 * Ben
 * Hank (debut)
 * Santa
 * Young Tom (debut)
 * Young Ben (debut)

Locations

 * Tom Studios
 * Open Mic Club (flashback)
 * Ma's House (flashback)

Cast

 * Colin Hanks as Tom and Young Tom
 * Maria Bamford as Ginger
 * Lisa Schwartz as Angela
 * James Adomian as Ben and Young Ben
 * Tom Kenny as Hank and Santa

Trivia

 * This is first appearance of Hank.
 * This was considered to be the pilot episode of Talking Tom and Friends.
 * This is the first episode to be presented in only one location.
 * Tom's blue couch is usually all colored blue with white lining around it, but in this episode, it's secondary color is orange.
 * This is the first episode in Production Order.

Error

 * When Hank says “Well, ok.” at the beginning of Ginger's segment, his mouth is frozen.
 * When Ben is typing, his arms/hands are the only things of his body moving.