The Fungies!
The Fungies! is an American animated television series created by Stephen P. Neary for Cartoon Network Studios.[1] The first season premiered on August 20, 2020 on HBO Max.
The Fungies! | |
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Genre | |
Created by | Stephen P. Neary |
Directed by | Derek Evanick Diana Lafyatis J. Falconer Katie Aldworth Nick Edwards (supervising) Valerio Fabbretti (art) |
Voices of | Harry Teitelman Stephen P. Neary Tama Brutsche Jennifer Coolidge |
Theme music composer | Stephen P. Neary Simon Panrucker |
Composers | Simon Panrucker James L. Venable |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 40 |
Production | |
Executive producers |
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Producers | Brent Tanner Stephanie Betts (line) Jeff Ramsden (supervising) |
Animators | Saerom Animation Hornet (main title animation) |
Editors | George Khair (picture) Black LaRue (animatic) |
Production company | Cartoon Network Studios |
Distributor | Warner Bros. Television Studios |
Release | |
Original network | HBO Max |
Picture format | HDTV 1080i |
Audio format | Dolby Digital 5.1 |
Original release | August 20, 2020 – present |
External links | |
Official site |
Premise
The Fungies! is set in a prehistoric and mycological metropolis of Fungietown in a strange prehistoric world inhabited by some fungi-looking creatures and occasional dinosaurs. The series follows the adventures of Seth, one of the town’s young mushroom inhabitants, whose love for scientific adventures often ends with him stirring trouble with the local inhabitants and learning to understand others.
Cast
- Harry Teitelman as Seth
- Stephen P. Neary as Pascal, Sir Tree
- Tama Brutsche as The Twins
- Jennifer Coolidge as Dr. Nancy
- Justin Michael as Nevin
- Niki Yang as Lil' Lemon
- Terry Gross as Pam
- Zaela Rae as Claudette
- Grace Kaufman as Champsa, Holk
- Sam Richardson as Cool James, Mr. Mayor
- Edi Patterson as Mertha, Anna Nanna
- Mary Faber as Teacher Terry
- June Squibb as Granny Grancie
- Chris Diamantopoulos as Commander Beefy
- Eric Edelstein as Coach Croach
Series overview
Season | Episodes | Originally released | |||
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1 | 40 | 20 | August 20, 2020 | ||
20 | October 8, 2020 |
Episodes
No. | Title | Written and storyboarded by | Story by | Original release date | ||||||||
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Part 1 | ||||||||||||
1 | "Let It Snowball" | Derek Evanick, Diana Lafyatis, Kevin Bailey, Hannah Ayoubi & Stephen P. Neary | Rachel Hastings, John McNamee & Stephen P. Neary | August 20, 2020 | ||||||||
2 | "Sick Day" | Jaydeep Hasrajani & Kyle Neswald | Rachel Hastings, John McNamee & Stephen P. Neary | August 20, 2020 | ||||||||
3 | "Truffalo" | Stephen P. Neary | Rachel Hastings, John McNamee & Stephen P. Neary | August 20, 2020 | ||||||||
4 | "Green Eggs and Pam" | Jon Feria & Mark Galez | Rachel Hastings, John McNamee & Stephen P. Neary | August 20, 2020 | ||||||||
5 | "A Man and His Mustache" | Tom Law & Sonja von Marensdorff | Rachel Hastings, John McNamee & Stephen P. Neary | August 20, 2020 | ||||||||
6 | "Take Your Seth to Work Day" | Hannah Ayoubi & Kevin Bailey | Rachel Hastings, John McNamee & Stephen P. Neary | August 20, 2020 | ||||||||
7 | "Voyage of the Rushroom" | Jon Feria & Mark Galez | Rachel Hastings, John McNamee & Stephen P. Neary | August 20, 2020 | ||||||||
8 | "The Twins Bug Seth" | Jaydeep Hasrajani & Kyle Neswald | Rachel Hastings, John McNamee & Stephen P. Neary | August 20, 2020 | ||||||||
9 | "Ghosts Schmosts" | Tom Law & Sonja von Marensdorff | Rachel Hastings, John McNamee & Stephen P. Neary | August 20, 2020 | ||||||||
10 | "Hide and Pam / Chair Factory / Turtle / Rainy Day / Best Friends Club" | Stephen P. Neary | Rachel Hastings, John McNamee & Stephen P. Neary | August 20, 2020 | ||||||||
11 | "Sir Tree's Body" | Hannah Ayoubi & Kevin Bailey | Kelsy Abbott, John McNamee & Stephen P. Neary | August 20, 2020 | ||||||||
12 | "Commander Beefy" | Jon Feria & Mark Galez | Kelsy Abbott, John McNamee & Stephen P. Neary | August 20, 2020 | ||||||||
13 | "The Fanciest Fungie" | Jaydeep Hasrajani, Kyle Neswald & Stephen P. Neary | Rachel Hastings, John McNamee & Stephen P. Neary | August 20, 2020 | ||||||||
14 | "Snake It to the Limit" | Jaydeep Hasrajani & Kyle Neswald | Kelsy Abbott, John McNamee & Stephen P. Neary | August 20, 2020 | ||||||||
15 | "Nevin's Cocoon" | Tom Law & Sonja von Marensdorff | Kelsy Abbott, John McNamee & Stephen P. Neary | August 20, 2020 | ||||||||
16 | "Cool Kids" | Hannah Ayoubi & Kevin Bailey | Rachel Hastings, John McNamee & Stephen P. Neary | August 20, 2020 | ||||||||
17 | "Mermove Out" | Jon Feria & Mark Galez | Kelsy Abbott, John McNamee & Stephen P. Neary | August 20, 2020 | ||||||||
18 | "Happy Birthday Nancy" | Jaydeep Hasrajani & Kyle Neswald | Kelsy Abbott, John McNamee & Stephen P. Neary | August 20, 2020 | ||||||||
19 | "New Pam in Town" | Tom Law & Sonja von Marensdorff | Kelsy Abbott, John McNamee & Stephen P. Neary | August 20, 2020 | ||||||||
20 | "Class Garden" | Hannah Ayoubi & Kevin Bailey | Kelsy Abbott, John McNamee & Stephen P. Neary | August 20, 2020 | ||||||||
Part 2 | ||||||||||||
21 | "Free Squidly" | Jon Feria & Mark Galez | Kelsy Abbott, John McNamee & Stephen P. Neary | October 8, 2020 | ||||||||
22 | "Fungie Scouts" | Kyle Neswald & Marceline Tanguay | Kelsy Abbott, John McNamee & Stephen P. Neary | October 8, 2020 | ||||||||
23 | "The Granny Trap" | Tom Law & Sonja von Marensdorff | Kelsy Abbott, John McNamee & Stephen P. Neary | October 8, 2020 | ||||||||
24 | "Nancy's Fireman Calendar" | Hannah Ayoubi & Kevin Bailey | Kelsy Abbott, John McNamee & Stephen P. Neary | October 8, 2020 | ||||||||
25 | "The Well Monster" | Jon Feria & Mark Galez | Kelsy Abbott, John McNamee & Stephen P. Neary | October 8, 2020 | ||||||||
26 | "Queen Seth" | Kyle Neswald & Marceline Tanguay | Kelsy Abbott, John McNamee & Stephen P. Neary | October 8, 2020 | ||||||||
27 | "Sir Tree's Boy" | Tom Law & Sonja von Marensdorff | Kelsy Abbott, John McNamee & Stephen P. Neary | October 8, 2020 | ||||||||
28 | "Mr. Pascal's Opus" | Hannah Ayoubi & Kevin Bailey | Kelsy Abbott, John McNamee & Stephen P. Neary | October 8, 2020 | ||||||||
29 | "Lil' Lemon for President" | Jon Feria & Mark Galez | Kelsy Abbott, John McNamee & Stephen P. Neary | October 8, 2020 | ||||||||
30 | "Long Legs" | Tom Law & Sonja von Marensdorff | Kelsy Abbott, John McNamee & Stephen P. Neary | October 8, 2020 | ||||||||
31 | "Sir Tree House" | Tom Law & Sonja von Marensdorff | Kelsy Abbott, John McNamee & Stephen P. Neary | October 8, 2020 | ||||||||
32 | "Lord Clawly Caper" | Hannah Ayoubi & Kevin Bailey | Kelsy Abbott, John McNamee & Stephen P. Neary | October 8, 2020 | ||||||||
33 | "What About Cool James?" | Jon Feria & Mark Galez | Kelsy Abbott, John McNamee & Stephen P. Neary | October 8, 2020 | ||||||||
34 | "Dino Club" | Kyle Neswald & Ben Lucas | Kelsy Abbott, John McNamee & Stephen P. Neary | October 8, 2020 | ||||||||
35 | "Commander Lazer" | Kyle Neswald & Ben Lucas | Kelsy Abbott, John McNamee & Stephen P. Neary | October 8, 2020 | ||||||||
36 | "Fungopolis" | Jon Feria & Mark Galez | Kelsy Abbott, John McNamee & Stephen P. Neary | October 8, 2020 | ||||||||
37 | "Pam Runs Forever" | Hannah Ayoubi & Kevin Bailey | Kelsy Abbott, John McNamee & Stephen P. Neary | October 8, 2020 | ||||||||
38 | "RFUNN Radio" | Kyle Neswald & Ben Lucas | Kelsy Abbott, John McNamee & Stephen P. Neary | October 8, 2020 | ||||||||
39 | "Where's Coach?" | Tom Law & Sonja von Marensdorff | Kelsy Abbott, John McNamee & Stephen P. Neary | October 8, 2020 | ||||||||
40 | "One Night at Nevin's" | Hannah Ayoubi & Kevin Bailey | Kelsy Abbott, John McNamee & Stephen P. Neary | October 8, 2020 |
Development
The show was originally developed as The Fancies as part of the Cartoon Network International Artists Program, and was greenlight for a series in July 2019.[2][3] The first season premiered on August 20, 2020 on HBO Max.
International
In the United Kingdom, it premiered on Cartoon Network on November 2, 2020. In Africa, it premiered on Cartoon Network on December 14, 2020. In Canada, it premiered on Teletoon on January 10, 2021.
Reception
Common Sense Media rated the show at 4/5 stars, stating that "The silliness will draw kids in, but parents will appreciate all the great stuff secretly woven through each episode."[4] Mashable also gave a favorable review, writing that it had "perfect balance between the soft, safe world of children's programming and the deadpan absurdism of emotional exhaustion — y'know, but with mushrooms. And dinosaurs. And, oh yeah, that talking stump."[5]
References
- This Show Really Grows On You Stephen P Neary's The Fungies Sprouts on HBO Max
- Cartoon Network Greenlights ‘The Fungies!’, ‘Craig’ S3 & ‘Victor and Valentino’ S2
- Bennett, Anita (July 15, 2019). "Cartoon Network Greenlights Original Comedy 'The Fungies!', Renews 'Craig Of The Creek' & 'Victor & Valentino'". Deadline. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
- Moulton, Ashley (August 25, 2020). "The Fungies - TV Review". Common Sense Media. Retrieved October 17, 2020.
- Foreman, Alison. "HBO Max's 'The Fungies!' is the next trippy kids' show for adults". Mashable. Retrieved October 17, 2020.