List of canceled and scrapped On The Way ideas

This is a list of ideas of the On The Way franchise the were scrapped and cancelled, mostly due to not having any idea what the plots would be about.

To the Big Top
On The Way: To the Big Top was an American live action special of the On The Way franchise. This was to the second television special of On The Way.

This follows the Boys going to the circus, plus on the same day they interfere with a man who they later discover to be the Ringmaster.

Plot
The Boys discover a poster on a billboard advertising a circus tonight. They run back to the treehouse to pay to get tickets, as they also bump into a man on their way back. After getting money for their tickets, they head for the ticket booth, but the employee says that they need an adult to get in. They later come back, disguised as a woman and successfully get inside.

Before the show starts, the Ringmaster (who is the same person the Boys bumped into before) announces that there are some "technical difficulties" to the show. Not knowing he lied, the Boys sneak out of their seats and go to the other half of the tent, finding the Ringmaster telling the act to not do any mistakes or they get fired. Turning around, he discovers the Boys and decides to get revenge on them, by putting them in the circus.

Excited being apart of the circus, the other performers warn them that after tonight's act, they are heading to Italy, Paris and New York, but Jake tells them they have traveled all the way to San Francisco and England. Which makes the performers sing about their predecessors, but they are still determined. However, they then change their minds of how dangerous and fearful it was. After the show, the others get on the train except the Boys, but are forced by the Ringmaster, who holds a gun at them, which make them get on the train.

Note: The plot of the story wasn't finished.

Viva Las Vegas
On The Way: Viva Las Vegas is an American live action special of the On The Way franchise. This was to be the "new" second television special of On The Way, produced by Regency Enterprises and Lucasfilm Ltd. This was also to be the last On The Way project produced by Regency.

The special was going to release on September 25, 2019 on ABC, and was going to release six days later on DVD and Blu-ray by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment on October 1, 2019.

This special takes place of the previous special and has Lance Chantiles-Wertz and Sean Ryan Fox remain as Lawrence and Gillan, respectively.

This follows a new character, Sherrie, who goes on a trip to Las Vegas, which the Boys overheard and sneak on the trip. There, Sherrie must rescue her friend for ransom, but the Boys encounter the money and spend it on themselves.

Plot
The Boys decide to go on another trip, but have no clue where to go next. They later go into a local corner store for food for their trip. Before leaving, they hear Jake's old rival, Sherrie, on her phone calling her friend, but she gets call from a man who has her friend hostage. For her to live, she will need to come on to Las Vegas for ransom. Even though the Boys didn't her the call, they heard her say "Las Vegas". They wait for her to depart and they follow her to the airport. They soon caught up with her and sneak in the plane.

Four hours later, the plane lands in Vegas and the Boys exit before Sherrie could and she saw them. She stops them and warns them to stay out of her way (especially Jake). At an abandoned hotel, the man who called Sherrie has her friend tied up on a chair and hopes for his ransom to come.

Elsewhere, the Boys are distraught on having sour like on their first time in Vegas. Meanwhile, following the kidnapper's instructions, Sherrie enters Caesars Palace with a bag holding $664. She places it on the floor of the entrance and leaves the building. After she does, the kidnapper (later revealed as Andre Noir), frees her friend and she goes to the hotel as told by Andre. After departing, the Boys discover it while wandering the streets. They also discover the money (unaware it was for Andre) and spend it on themselves.

They spent it on a hotel, a limo (with a limo driver) and three custom made tuxedos. Lawrence writes down everything they have spent on. Some time later, Sherrie gets a call from Andre that he did not get the bag. Sherrie became worried, but leaves her be, as he will be after the person or people who have it, unaware that he does not yet know that the Boys have it.

Meanwhile with the Boys, they pay a band to play "Rock This Town" by Brian Setzer (which begins a traditionally animated dance around Vegas). It ends with Sherrie spotting them and wonder where they have gotten the tuxedos, but they keep it a secret, but she threatens to give them a beating if they do not, which makes them confess but forgot where they had gotten it and not mention the bag it was in. They then leave after their long night.

Spying, Andre discovers the bag from Caesars Palace is with the Boys (when they were having the conversation with the girls as Gillan was hiding it behind his back). He follows them to their apartment, but looses them in traffic, a casino, etc. Later, the Boys are in their hotel room and think about staying a few days, then a knock on their door (thinking they did not ask for housekeeping or room service) makes them answer it, only to reveal Andre who enters their room and finds his bag of money, now all spent and replaced with notes of every idem they spent on. He later holds them hostage on the top of the roof, about to be hanged. Sherrie and Amy see them, which Andre tells Sherrie to come up. After coming up, she gets joined with them. Before they could be finished off, Amy had already called the police and arrest Andre, even the others live in the process.

The next day, the Boys and girls leave Vegas on their next flight home, but Sherrie kicks them out due to what they did. Luckily, Lawrence still had a few dollars left for a taxi ride back to Corpus.

Cast
Note: This was to be the only time Florence and Chalmer do not make an appearance, although Florence would be mentioned.
 * Xavier Mosley as Jake
 * Lance Chantiles-Wertz as Lawrence
 * Sean Ryan Fox as Gillan
 * Ariel Winter as Sherrie MacLayne
 * Kiefer Sutherland as Andre Noir
 * Sarah Hyland as Amy
 * Brian Setzer as himself (cameo)

Home Save Home
On The Way: Home Save Home was a 2023 American computer-animated action comedy film directed by Blue Sky Studios key person Steve Martino. The film is based on the On The Way franchise, and is the third film in the series, as well as being an the first animated film.

All of the voice actors and actresses would have reprise their roles in the film, including a new character voiced by Nicholas Cage. It was set to release on April 14, 2023 Creator and voice of Jake, Xavier Mosley, wanted to make an animated film as the same reason he wanted to make the series.

Premise
A contractor tries to buy the Boys' home for land to build his luxury condominium, but they refuse and do whatever it takes to stop him.

Cast
Grey Griffin, Ava Acres, Kari Wahlgren, Carlos Alazraqui, Bill Farmer, Aziz Ansari and Carlos Saldanha provide additional voices.
 * Sean Giambrone as Lawrence, the scientist and inventor of the Boys.
 * Xavier Mosley as Jake, the founder of the Boys.
 * Tucker Albrizzi as Gillan, the member of the Boys.
 * Nicholas Cage as Kenway Nick III, the contractor who plans to pave over Castle Manor.
 * Jey Livings as Florence Sara Richard, Florence's gluttonus girlfriend.
 * Stephen Tobolowsky as Chalmer Phil, principal and guidance counselor of Flower Bluff High.
 * Ariel Winter as Sherrie MacLayne, a student and slacker at the high school.
 * Ty Burrell as Todd MacLayne, Sherrie's father.
 * Ed O'Ross and Fred Tatasciore as Kenway's crew.

Partners in Crime II
On The Way: Partners in Crime II was a 2029 American 3D computer-animated comedy film produced by Reel FX Animation Studios for Columbia Pictures and Lucasfilm Ltd.. It was supposted to be the third and final installment in the On The Way computer-animated film series. The film serves as the sequel to On The Way: Partners in Crime. The film is directed by Brian Fee (director of Cars 3), with writing by Johnathan Goldstein. Henry Jackman, who composed the first live-action film, returns to compose the film.

In the film, an evil scientist from Germany plans to destroy America with a giant space laser, so the Force plans to thwart his plan with the Boys alongside them. Xavier Mosley, Sean Giambrone, Tucker Albrizzi, Jey Livings and Ariel Winter would have reprise their roles from the first two films. Steve Martin would have returned from Partners in Crime and John Cena, Emily Mortimer and Nick Kroll would have joined the cast. Stephen Tobolowsky and Ty Burrell do not reprise their roles from the first two films. This would have been Tobolowsky's first On The Way film not to appear.

The film was set to release on March 28, 2029 in the United States by Columbia Pictures.

Cast

 * Xavier Mosley as Jake
 * Sean Giambrone as Lawrence
 * Tucker Albrizzi as Gillan
 * Nick Kroll as Professor Ubür VanCrunk
 * John Cena as Junior Agent James Kevin
 * Emily Mortimer as Agent Jennifer Whill
 * Steve Martin as Former Head Director Dale LaDoah
 * Seth Rogen as Current Head Director Mel Franklin
 * Jonah Hill as Agent Hal Thomas
 * Jey Livings as Florence Sara Richard
 * Ariel Winter as Sherrie MacLayne
 * Amy Poehler as Officer Gina Lobow