(I think it could of worked...but the addition of the line "trust me, you would not have want to watch that pilot anyway" just kills the joke for me,band removes, for me, their "friendly jab" rebuttal, friendly jabs don't say that about other artists)
Cartoons taking digs at the competition is as old the medium itself. The issue I take with this is just how the dig is totally botched in comparison to the original Screwy Squirrel cartoon, as well as something like Space King, which also had the courtesy to make fun of itself.