Izzy’s Quest for Olympic Gold

I was helping my father clean out his garage when I came across an old VHS of what is apparently considered to be a piece of lost media, so I figured I’d upload it and make it un-lost. I kept all of the extremely ’90s commercials in there. From : Izzy’s Quest for Olympic Gold is a 30-minute animated TV special on TNT. The short film was produced by ACOG and Film Roman to promote and provide a backstory for Izzy the Whatizit, the mascot of the Atlanta 1996 Summer Olympics. Izzy debuted during the closing ceremony of the 1992 Barcelona Olympic Games and was immediately met with a backlash. The Atlanta Committee for the Olympic Games continued to promote the character over many media, including through the video game Izzy’s Quest for the Olympic Rings for the SNES and Sega Genesis game consoles. Amidst criticism and ridicule over the character’s design, ACOG approached Film Roman to revamp Izzy’s appearance, as well as produce a 30-minute animated TV special. Izzy’s Quest for Olympic Gold deb