The prototype Cartoon Buddies versions were created by Frank Saltzberg in the Cartoon Buddies Cake Place. The prototype Cartoon Buddies versions were supposed to be the main attractions of the restaurant, specifically in the pilot episode from the Cartoon Buddies TV show. But there were problems of those animatronic cartoons. When Prototype Javier opened his jaw widely, his skin got broken. Prototype M was never finished by not having his downed body. Prototype Mindy was never interacting with anything. It's why the prototype Cartoon Buddies were abandoned, forgotten, removed and unused by Frank. The prototype Cartoon Buddies versions got sent in the Storage to never hurt kids and adults. You can say the prototype Cartoon Buddies weren't much more well-received than the original Cartoon Buddies versions, counting Javier, M, and Mindy. And then, many years later... (whistles) The prototype Cartoon Buddies were scrapped.. They weren't worth it. They never were.