Big City Greens

Big City Greens is an American animated television series created by the brothers Chris and Shane Houghton that premiered on Disney Channel on June 18, 2018. The series features the voices of Chris Houghton, Marieve Herington, Bob Joles, and Artemis Pebdani. The series was renewed for a second season by Disney Channel on May 17, 2018, which premiered on November 16, 2019.

Big City Greens
Genre
Created by
  • Chris Houghton
  • Shane Houghton
Voices of
Opening theme"Big City Greens Main Title Theme"
by The Mowgli's
Ending theme"Do It All Again"
by The Houghton Brothers
Composer(s)Joachim Horsley
Country of originUnited States
Original language(s)English
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes46 (89 segments) (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)
Producer(s)Jason Wyatt
Running time22 minutes
Production company(s)Disney Television Animation
DistributorDisney-ABC Domestic Television
Release
Original networkDisney Channel
Picture format720p (HDTV)
Audio format5.1 surround sound
Original releaseJune 18, 2018 (2018-06-18) –
present
External links
Website
Production website

Premise

The series focuses on the Green family. After losing his farm in the country, Bill Green and his two children, Cricket and Tilly, move in with his mother Alice (Grandma), who lives on a small farm in the middle of a big city, aptly named Big City.

Episodes
Main article: List of Big City Greens episodes
SeasonSegmentsEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
15830June 18, 2018 (2018-06-18)March 9, 2019 (2019-03-09)
2TBATBANovember 16, 2019 (2019-11-16)TBA

Characters

Main

The series' main characters are the four members of the Green family:

  • Cricket Green (voiced by Chris Houghton) is a trouble-making country boy who has moved from the farm to the big city and is always barefoot
  • Tilly Green (voiced by Marieve Herington) is a country girl who is the older sister of Cricket
  • Bill Green (voiced by Bob Joles as an adult; Andre Robinson as a child) is a farmer who is the father of Cricket and Tilly and had lost one of his fingers in a hay baler accident
  • Gramma (voiced by Artemis Pebdani), whose name is Alice Green, is the paternal grandmother of Cricket and Tilly and mother of Bill

Recurring
  • Remy Remington (voiced by Zeno Robinson) is Cricket's best friend who cricket first encountered during the episode "Space chicken". He also takes violin lessons, and he and his parents are rich.
  • Rashida Remington (voiced by Lorraine Toussaint) is the mother of Remy who works as a lawyer.
  • Russell Remington (voiced by Colton Dunn) is the father of Remy and the husband of Rashida who also works as a lawyer. He is a veteran football player who possibly retired, and is probably in his 40's-50's.
  • Vazquez (voiced by Danny Trejo) is Remy's bodyguard. He is often in charge of Remy when his parents are unavailable.
  • Gloria Sato (voiced by Anna Akana) is the barista at Big Coffee who becomes friends and co-workers with Cricket. She has a dream to work in Paris, France, and has a figure of the Eiffel Tower.
  • Ms. Cho is the owner of Big Coffee who mostly grunts and growls. She serves as the boss of Gloria and Cricket.
  • Officer Keys (voiced by Andy Daly as an adult, Jason Maybaum as a child) is one of Big City's police officers
  • Benny (voiced by Luke Lowe) is an oddball child who admires Cricket
  • Nancy Green (voiced by Wendi McLendon-Covey as an adult, Candace Kozak as a child) is Cricket and Tilly's mother and Bill's ex-wife who was previously incarcerated for attempting to liberate cows from a dairy factory. While they are divorced, she and Bill remain good friends, and exercising both as parents.
  • Chip Whistler (voiced by Paul Scheer) is the manager of the supermarket Wholesome Foods who is the Green family's rival. He later becomes the CEO of the Wholesome Foods Corporation after his father's retirement. A running gag is that his front tooth breaks whenever he confronts the Greens and it is somehow restored by his next appearance.
  • Brett (voiced by Colton Dunn) is the Greens' next door neighbor
  • Andromeda (voiced by Nicole Byer) is Tilly's best friend who believes multiple conspiracies
  • Maria Media (voiced by Raven-Symoné) is a local anchorperson in Big City

Notable guest stars

Production

On March 8, 2016, Disney XD greenlit the series under the title of Country Club.[1] The series is created by the brothers Chris and Shane Houghton, who originally worked on Nickelodeon's Harvey Beaks. Chris Houghton also worked as a storyboard artist on Gravity Falls with Rob Renzetti.[2] The series was later renamed to Big City Greens on July 24, 2017.[2] The theme song was written and performed by The Mowgli's, and on July 28, 2017, a sneak peek of it was revealed at the 2017 San Diego Comic-Con and was uploaded to Disney XD's YouTube channel on the same day.[3] On May 17, 2018, it was reported that Disney Channel had ordered a second season of Big City Greens ahead of the series' debut.[4] On October 7, 2019, it was announced that the second season will premiere on November 4, 2019, however, it got pushed back to November 16, 2019 for unknown reasons.[5]

Release

When announced, the series was scheduled to premiere in 2018 on Disney XD;[1] however, on March 26, 2018, it was reported that the series would debut on Disney Channel in mid-2018.[6] On May 17, 2018, The Hollywood Reporter reported that the series would premiere on Disney Channel as part of Disney Channel's GO! Summer on June 18, 2018.[7][8] The series premiere was made available for streaming via the DisneyNow app and the Disney Channel YouTube channel as of June 4, 2018.[9] Additional new episodes premiered on This Week mornings at 10:00 AM throughout the summer. In addition, Big City Greens shorts began airing on Disney Channel and the Disney Channel YouTube channel on June 4, 2018.[7]

Ratings
Viewership and ratings per season of Big City Greens
Season Episodes First aired Last airedAvg. viewers
(millions)		18–49
rank
Date Viewers
(millions)		 Date Viewers
(millions)
1 30 June 18, 2018 (2018-06-18) 0.68[10] March 11, 2019 (2019-03-11) 0.61[11]0.63TBD
2 11 November 4, 2019 (2019-11-04) 0.54[12] TBA TBDFormatting error: invalid input when roundingTBD

Critical reception

Big City Greens received a positive reception from critics. Common Sense Media's Emily Ashby praised the series for its characters and themes, writing that "despite mining familiar stereotypes of rural dwellers, the show has strong family-centric themes and silly, lighthearted laughs".[13] Bekah Burbank of LaughingPlace.com praised the series' characters, stating that "While the mischief and antics are super silly and completely ridiculous, the characters themselves are quite fun. Just like it is with every family, the quirkiness is what you come to love most about the people you spend time with. The Green family might not be perfect, but they’re positive, supportive, and optimistic no matter the situation. Everyone could benefit from spending a little time with this wacky family".[14]

Video game

A multiplayer game titled Big City Battle!, where players compete against each other in order to earn a place as a member of the Green family, was released on the DisneyNOW app.[7]

References
  1. Mercedes Milligan (March 8, 2016). "Disney XD Announces Billy Dilly and Country Club". Animation Magazine. Retrieved June 20, 2018.
  2. Kevin Melrose (July 24, 2017). "First Look at Disney XD's Big City Greens Opening Credits". CBR. Retrieved June 20, 2018.
  3. Big City Greens: Theme Song. Disney XD. July 28, 2017. Retrieved June 20, 2018 – via YouTube.
  4. Erik Pedersen (May 17, 2018). "Big City Greens Renewed for Season 2 Ahead of Disney Channel Premiere". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved June 20, 2018.
  5. "Season Two of Disney Channel's Big City Greens Premieres Monday, Nov. 4" (Press release). Disney Channel. October 7, 2019. Retrieved October 10, 2019 – via The Futon Critic.
  6. "Animation Magazine's Rising Stars of 2018". Animation Magazine. March 26, 2018. Retrieved June 20, 2018. This summer, a new audience will be introduced to their mad genius when their show Big City Green debuts on the Disney Channel.
  7. Kimberly Nordyke (May 17, 2018). "Disney Channel Renews Animated Series Big City Greens Ahead of Premiere". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved June 20, 2018.
  8. Alexandra Whyte (May 18, 2018). "Disney Gets More Big City Greens, Molang". Kidscreen. Retrieved June 20, 2018.
  9. Chris Houghton [@chrischoughton] (June 8, 2018). "BIG NEWS!! The first episode of #BigCityGreens will be available to watch on @DisneyNow THIS FRIDAY!! That's 10 days before the series premiere on @DisneyChannel, June 18th! #GETEXCITE" (Tweet). Retrieved June 8, 2018 – via Twitter.
  10. Mitch Metcalf (June 19, 2018). "Top 150 Monday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 6.18.2018". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved June 20, 2018.
  11. Mitch Metcalf (March 12, 2019). "Top 150 Monday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 3.11.2019". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved March 18, 2019.
  12. Mitch Metcalf (November 19, 2019). "Top 150 Monday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 11.4.2019". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
  13. "Big City Greens TV Review". Common Sense Media.
  14. "Big City Greens TV Review". LaughingPlace.com.
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