Season 1, Episode Number 1 (Pilot)
Released: 2006-09-26
Runtime: None minutes
Henchmen of the "Baron of thieves" entice Korgoth into a visit with a sack of gold. Once there the Baron Gog-Ma-Gogg unleashes an underhanded plot to force Korgoth to retrieve "The Golden Goblin of the Fourth Age" from the wizard Specules.
Korgoth of Barbaria is a pilot episode for what was originally planned as an American animated television series created by Aaron Springer, storyboard writer and director for Dexter's Laboratory, The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy and SpongeBob SquarePants. The pilot episode first aired in the United States on June 3, 2006 at 12:30 AM on Adult Swim. The pilot received mostly positive reviews. On June 18, 2006, Adult Swim ran a bumper announcing Korgoth of Barbaria was officially picked up as a series. Later events, including a formal petition to revive the show, would indicate that it was dropped before production began.
