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Big City Greens

July 29, 2023

Big City Greens is an American animated comedy adventure television series created by The Houghton Brothers that premiered on Disney Channel on June 18, 2018. The series features the voices of Chris Houghton, Marieve Herington, Bob Joles, and Artemis Pebdani.

Big City Greens
Genre
Created byThe Houghton Brothers
Voices of
Theme music composerThe Mowgli's
Opening theme"Big City Greens Main Title Theme" (written and performed by The Mowgli's)
Ending theme"Do It All Again" (produced by Joachim Horsley; written by Shane Houghton and Chris Houghton)
ComposerJoachim Horsley
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons3
No. of episodes80 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
  • Rob Renzetti (S1)
  • Chris Houghton
  • Shane Houghton
  • Stephen Sandoval (S3-present)
Producers
  • Jason Wyatt (S2)
  • Patrick Love (S2-present)
  • Mike Coughlin (S2-present)
Editors
  • Nancy Frazen (S1-2)
  • Dave Geis (S2)
  • Kevin Locarro (S3-present)
Running time22 minutes
Production companyDisney Television Animation
Release
Original networkDisney Channel
Picture formatHDTV 1080p
Audio format5.1 surround sound
Original releaseJune 18, 2018 (2018-06-18) –
present

Premise

After losing his farm in the country town of Smalton, Bill Green and his two children Cricket and Tilly move in with his mother Alice Green (Gramma), who lives on a small farm in the middle of a city known as "Big City."

By the second half of season three, Bill moves his family back to Smalton after regaining his farm with Cricket's friend Remy coming along for the ride.

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)
25830November 16, 2019 (2019-11-16)April 3, 2021 (2021-04-03)
33620October 9, 2021 (2021-10-09)March 25, 2023 (2023-03-25)

Characters

Main

  • Cricket (voiced by Chris Houghton) is a 10-year-old troublemaking country boy who is always barefoot. He was fascinated by every discovery he would make in Big City. He got a job in Big Coffee in "Critterball Crisis" until it closed in "Chipwrecked". Later, he worked as a delivery boy at the Gloria + Green Café in the early episodes of Season 3, until his family moved back to Smalton in "The Move". His middle name is revealed to be Ernest, after his late paternal grandfather in "Bleeped".
  • Tilly (voiced by Marieve Herington) is Cricket's older sister, with an eccentric and imaginative nature. She is frequently accompanied by Saxon, a homemade doll Tilly created out of an old sack. Although she is very cheerful and incredibly kind, she has moments of selfishness, like her younger brother. This was shown in the episode "Mama Bird" when she was angry and jealous because the birds didn't show any affection towards her and instead favored Cricket. In "The Move", it is revealed that Tilly was born in the woods.
  • Bill (voiced by Bob Joles as an adult; Andre Robinson as a child) is Cricket and Tilly's father and Gramma Alice's son. A skilled farmer, Bill is overprotective and cautious, having lost part of a finger because of a hay baler accident.
  • Gramma Alice (voiced by Artemis Pebdani) is Bill's mother and Cricket and Tilly's paternal grandmother, who owns the Green family farm in Big City. She frequently exhibits cantankerous and combative behavior to hide her love and affection for her family. In the Season 2 finale, she becomes the investor of the Gloria + Greens Café. When the family moves back to their farm in "The Move", Alice initially decides to stay in Big City, but from "Homeward Hound" to "Long Goodbye" she stayed with her family after realizing that she missed them (having used the farm animals sneaking into Big City as an excuse). Her full name is revealed to be Alice Delores Green in "Cricket Versus".
  • Remy (voiced by Zeno Robinson) is Cricket's best friend, whom he meets shortly after moving to Big City. He comes from a rich family – being optimistic and fun-loving, but he also struggles with his self-confidence. He later tags along with the Greens in their move back to Smalton. His last name is revealed to be Remington in "Remy Rescue".
  • Nancy (voiced by Wendi McLendon-Covey as an adult, Candace Kozak as a child) is Cricket and Tilly's mother and Bill's ex-wife. A former biker with a rebellious streak, she was briefly incarcerated before being released after the family moved to Big City. While they are divorced, she and Bill remain good friends, and she is a frequent presence in the children's lives; she even moves with the family when they buy their farm in Smalton back. After the Season 3 finale, Nancy takes care of the farm while the family goes back and forth living in Big City and Smalton.


Recurring

  • Gloria (voiced by Anna Akana) is the former Japanese-American barista at Big Coffee, who becomes friends and co-workers with Cricket. She dreams of one day saving up enough money to leave Big City and move to Paris. After "Chipocalypse Now" (due to Big Coffee closing), Gloria gets evicted from her apartment and moves in with the Greens. In "'Rent Control", her surname is revealed to be "Sato" (derived from her parents' known surnames). In the Season 2 finale, she succeeds in opening her dream coffeehouse, with help from the Greens, called the Gloria + Green Café. During Gramma's "visit" to her family in Smalton during the second half of Season 3, Gloria took care of her house.
  • Officer Keys (voiced by Andy Daly as an adult, Jason Maybaum as a child) is a muscular Big City police officer with an overly cheery and oblivious personality. He can get serious at times when policing people.
  • Kiki (voiced by Monica Ray from Season 1-"Boss Life", Stephanie Sheh as of "Pen Pals") is part of a group of children that frequently play with Cricket, Tilly, and Remy. Her last name is revealed to be Kitashima in "Chipocalypse Now".
  • Benny (voiced by Luke Lowe) is part of a group of children that frequently play with Cricket, Tilly, and Remy.
  • Weezie (voiced by Lamar Woods) is part of a group of children that frequently play with Cricket, Tilly and Remy. His real name is revealed to be Westley Eastman in "Chipocalypse Now".
  • Brett (voiced by Colton Dunn) is the Greens' easygoing next-door neighbor who works at an animal shelter. His last name is revealed to be Eze in "Chipocalypse Now".
  • Chip Whistler (voiced by Paul Scheer) is the main antagonist of the series and the Green family's rival and manager of the Wholesome Foods supermarket, a parody of Whole Foods Market. In Season 2, he becomes the CEO of the Wholesome Foods Corporation after his father's retirement and plans to run the Greens out of Big City. A running gag is that his attempts to defeat the Greens get his front tooth chipped (except for "Friend Con", in which all his other teeth fell out instead), though his front tooth would somehow be repaired by the next appearance. Since "Chipocalypse Now", Chip is now banned from Big City by Mayor Hansock as his helicopter gets flung far by telephone wires when trying to attack Cricket. He was absent throughout most of Season 3 until the finale "Long Goodbye" where it was revealed he faked his death and is planning an even bigger revenge against the Greens.
  • Vasquez (voiced by Danny Trejo) is Remy's bodyguard who watches over him when his parents are unavailable.
  • Rashida Remington (voiced by Lorraine Toussaint) is Remy's well-to-do mother who works as a lawyer.
  • Russell Remington (voiced by Colton Dunn) is Remy's father and Rashida's husband. He is a lawyer and former football player for the Big City Bengals.
  • Ms. Cho (voiced by Anna Akana) is the former owner of Big Coffee and Gloria and Cricket's boss. She only communicates via grunting (though other characters seem to understand what she's saying). Her first name is Miriam, as revealed in "Cricket's Kapowie". In "Chipwrecked", Chip Whistler bribes Ms. Cho into retirement, which results in Big Coffee closing. She has not been seen since.
  • Andromeda (voiced by Nicole Byer) is Tilly's best friend. She is a conspiracy theorist with a strong belief in aliens, supernatural phenomena, and government cover-ups.
  • Alucard Grigorian (voiced by Maurice LaMarche) is an old Armenian man who is the neighbor of Brett and the Greens and has personal issues with Gramma. His first name is revealed in "Chipocalypse Now".
  • Gabriella Espinosa (voiced by Jenna Ortega in most appearances, Nikki Castillo in "Long Goodbye") is Cricket's girlfriend and female counterpart. She's as troublemaking and rambunctious as Cricket is as well as sharing his interests.
  • Gregly (voiced by Tim Robinson) is Cricket's grumpy friend who has a habit of screaming everything he says.
  • Maria Media (voiced by Raven-Symoné) is a local news reporter in Big City.
  • Community Sue (voiced by Betsy Sodaro as an adult, Monica Ray as a child) is the director of the Big City Community Center. She constantly shouts during conversations and regularly encourages others to adopt more health-conscious behaviors. Her last name is revealed to be Lanemoto in "Chipocalypse Now".
  • Gwendolyn Zapp (voiced by Cheri Oteri) is the CEO of the BigTech technology company. She is an eccentric and slightly mad inventor, creating high-tech products that tend to go haywire.
  • Patti (voiced by Brooke Dillman) is the owner of Patti's Diner in Smalton.
  • Hector (voiced by Harvey Guillén) is Cricket's old friend from the Smalton Scrapyard.
  • Lupita (voiced by Rylee Alazraqui) is Hector's little boisterous sister.
  • Sunday (voiced by Ali Stroker) is Hector's peace-loving girlfriend.

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 21, 2017.[2] The show's animation is done entirely in traditional pen and paper as opposed to digital ink.[3] 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.[4] On May 17, 2018, it was reported that Disney Channel had ordered a second season of Big City Greens ahead of the series' debut.[5] On October 7, 2019, it was announced that the second season would premiere on November 4, 2019, however, it got pushed back to November 16, 2019.[6] On January 13, 2021, the series was renewed for a third season.[7] On January 21, 2022, the series was renewed for a fourth season.[8]

During production for the first season, an episode titled "Hands-On History" was in development. The episode was directed by Monica Ray, from a story by Carson Montgomery, also being written and storyboarded by Caldwell Tanner and Cheyenne Curtis. It featured Mark Hamill in the role of Dr. Ponderstein, a sinister curator who ran a museum.[9] The plot focused on Cricket and Remy at odds with one another, over Ponderstein's method of educating children. The episode was shelved when the Houghton Brothers found Remy's behavior in the episode unlikeable - they could not find a way to make the story work so early in the show's run.[10][11] On cancelling the episode, co-creator Chris Houghton stated, "[W]e killed that episode for the best of reasons: it just didn’t work. We broke and re-broke the story a ton of times. Reboarded it again and again. Sometimes the best course of action is to take your creation out behind the shed, ya know?" The episode's production number, 110, would be given to "Parade Day" and "DIY Guys" instead.[12][13]

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.[14] 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.[15][16] The series premiere was made available for streaming via the DisneyNow app and the Disney Channel YouTube channel as of June 8, 2018.[17] 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 Disney Channel's YouTube channel on June 4, 2018.[15]

Ratings

Viewership and ratings per season of Big City Greens
Season Episodes First aired Last aired Avg. viewers
(millions)
Date Viewers
(millions) 		Date Viewers
(millions)
1 30 June 18, 2018 (2018-06-18) 0.68[18] March 11, 2019 (2019-03-11) 0.61[19] 0.63
2 30 November 16, 2019 (2019-11-16) 0.54[20] April 3, 2021 (2021-04-03) 0.31[21] 0.45
3 20 October 9, 2021 (2021-10-09) 0.39[22] March 25, 2023 (2023-03-25) 0.17[23] 0.27

Reception

Critical response

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".[24] 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".[25]

Accolades

Year Award Category Nominee(s) Result Ref.
2020 Annie Awards Outstanding Achievement for Voice Acting in an Animated Television/Broadcast Production Marieve Herington Nominated [26]
Daytime Emmy Awards Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation Steve Lowtwait Won [27]
2021 Annie Awards Outstanding Achievement for Storyboarding in an Animated Television/Media Production Kiana Khansmith Nominated [28]

Film

Along with a fourth season, a musical film was announced to be in development, with the series' main cast returning.[8] Series director Anne O'Brian will helm the film, with Michael Coughling producing.[29][8] The film is expected to be released on both Disney Channel and Disney+ on July 1, 2024.[30] The film is titled Big City Greens: The Movie.[31]

Other media

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.[15]

NHL broadcast

On March 14, 2023, ESPN presented a youth-oriented, Big City Greens-themed telecast of a National Hockey League game between the Washington Capitals and the New York Rangers—the NHL Big City Greens Classic —on Disney Channel, Disney XD, Disney+ and ESPN+. The broadcast leveraged the NHL Edge player and puck tracking system, combined with technology from Beyond Sports, to present a real-time 3D animated recreation of the game; the teams' players were represented by avatars on an outdoor rink, with Vincent Trocheck and Evgeny Kuznetsov being portrayed by avatars of Cricket and Tilly respectively (with their voice actors also using live facial motion capture), and the goalies portrayed by Grandma Alice and Bill Green. Gloria and Remy also joined the game during the last few minutes. Commentators Kevin Weekes and Drew Carter were featured via motion captured avatars, developed by the animation studio Silver Spoon (which had previously worked with CBS Sports and Nickelodeon on similar motion captured avatars of segments of an youth-oriented NFL broadcast).[32][33][34][35][36] The broadcast on Disney Channel drew approximately 140,000 viewers, while the Disney XD simulcast had roughly 30,000, for a total of 176,000 viewers.[37][38]

References

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External links

  • Official website
  • Production website
  • Big City Greens at IMDb


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Big City Greens is an American animated comedy adventure television series created by The Houghton Brothers that premiered on Disney Channel on June 18 2018 The series features the voices of Chris Houghton Marieve Herington Bob Joles and Artemis Pebdani Big City GreensGenreComedy AdventureCreated byThe Houghton BrothersVoices ofChris Houghton Marieve Herington Bob Joles Artemis Pebdani Zeno Robinson Wendi McLendon CoveyTheme music composerThe Mowgli sOpening theme Big City Greens Main Title Theme written and performed by The Mowgli s Ending theme Do It All Again produced by Joachim Horsley written by Shane Houghton and Chris Houghton ComposerJoachim HorsleyCountry of originUnited StatesOriginal languageEnglishNo of seasons3No of episodes80 list of episodes ProductionExecutive producersRob Renzetti S1 Chris Houghton Shane Houghton Stephen Sandoval S3 present ProducersJason Wyatt S2 Patrick Love S2 present Mike Coughlin S2 present EditorsNancy Frazen S1 2 Dave Geis S2 Kevin Locarro S3 present Running time22 minutesProduction companyDisney Television AnimationReleaseOriginal networkDisney ChannelPicture formatHDTV 1080pAudio format5 1 surround soundOriginal releaseJune 18 2018 2018 06 18 present Contents 1 Premise 2 Episodes 3 Characters 3 1 Main 3 2 Recurring 3 3 Notable guest stars 4 Production 5 Release 6 Ratings 7 Reception 7 1 Critical response 7 2 Accolades 8 Film 9 Other media 9 1 Video game 9 2 NHL broadcast 10 References 11 External linksPremise EditAfter losing his farm in the country town of Smalton Bill Green and his two children Cricket and Tilly move in with his mother Alice Green Gramma who lives on a small farm in the middle of a city known as Big City By the second half of season three Bill moves his family back to Smalton after regaining his farm with Cricket s friend Remy coming along for the ride Episodes EditMain article List of Big City Greens episodes SeasonSegmentsEpisodesOriginally airedFirst airedLast aired15830June 18 2018 2018 06 18 March 9 2019 2019 03 09 25830November 16 2019 2019 11 16 April 3 2021 2021 04 03 33620October 9 2021 2021 10 09 March 25 2023 2023 03 25 Characters EditMain Edit Cricket voiced by Chris Houghton is a 10 year old troublemaking country boy who is always barefoot He was fascinated by every discovery he would make in Big City He got a job in Big Coffee in Critterball Crisis until it closed in Chipwrecked Later he worked as a delivery boy at the Gloria Green Cafe in the early episodes of Season 3 until his family moved back to Smalton in The Move His middle name is revealed to be Ernest after his late paternal grandfather in Bleeped Tilly voiced by Marieve Herington is Cricket s older sister with an eccentric and imaginative nature She is frequently accompanied by Saxon a homemade doll Tilly created out of an old sack Although she is very cheerful and incredibly kind she has moments of selfishness like her younger brother This was shown in the episode Mama Bird when she was angry and jealous because the birds didn t show any affection towards her and instead favored Cricket In The Move it is revealed that Tilly was born in the woods Bill voiced by Bob Joles as an adult Andre Robinson as a child is Cricket and Tilly s father and Gramma Alice s son A skilled farmer Bill is overprotective and cautious having lost part of a finger because of a hay baler accident Gramma Alice voiced by Artemis Pebdani is Bill s mother and Cricket and Tilly s paternal grandmother who owns the Green family farm in Big City She frequently exhibits cantankerous and combative behavior to hide her love and affection for her family In the Season 2 finale she becomes the investor of the Gloria Greens Cafe When the family moves back to their farm in The Move Alice initially decides to stay in Big City but from Homeward Hound to Long Goodbye she stayed with her family after realizing that she missed them having used the farm animals sneaking into Big City as an excuse Her full name is revealed to be Alice Delores Green in Cricket Versus Remy voiced by Zeno Robinson is Cricket s best friend whom he meets shortly after moving to Big City He comes from a rich family being optimistic and fun loving but he also struggles with his self confidence He later tags along with the Greens in their move back to Smalton His last name is revealed to be Remington in Remy Rescue Nancy voiced by Wendi McLendon Covey as an adult Candace Kozak as a child is Cricket and Tilly s mother and Bill s ex wife A former biker with a rebellious streak she was briefly incarcerated before being released after the family moved to Big City While they are divorced she and Bill remain good friends and she is a frequent presence in the children s lives she even moves with the family when they buy their farm in Smalton back After the Season 3 finale Nancy takes care of the farm while the family goes back and forth living in Big City and Smalton Recurring Edit Gloria voiced by Anna Akana is the former Japanese American barista at Big Coffee who becomes friends and co workers with Cricket She dreams of one day saving up enough money to leave Big City and move to Paris After Chipocalypse Now due to Big Coffee closing Gloria gets evicted from her apartment and moves in with the Greens In Rent Control her surname is revealed to be Sato derived from her parents known surnames In the Season 2 finale she succeeds in opening her dream coffeehouse with help from the Greens called the Gloria Green Cafe During Gramma s visit to her family in Smalton during the second half of Season 3 Gloria took care of her house Officer Keys voiced by Andy Daly as an adult Jason Maybaum as a child is a muscular Big City police officer with an overly cheery and oblivious personality He can get serious at times when policing people Kiki voiced by Monica Ray from Season 1 Boss Life Stephanie Sheh as of Pen Pals is part of a group of children that frequently play with Cricket Tilly and Remy Her last name is revealed to be Kitashima in Chipocalypse Now Benny voiced by Luke Lowe is part of a group of children that frequently play with Cricket Tilly and Remy Weezie voiced by Lamar Woods is part of a group of children that frequently play with Cricket Tilly and Remy His real name is revealed to be Westley Eastman in Chipocalypse Now Brett voiced by Colton Dunn is the Greens easygoing next door neighbor who works at an animal shelter His last name is revealed to be Eze in Chipocalypse Now Chip Whistler voiced by Paul Scheer is the main antagonist of the series and the Green family s rival and manager of the Wholesome Foods supermarket a parody of Whole Foods Market In Season 2 he becomes the CEO of the Wholesome Foods Corporation after his father s retirement and plans to run the Greens out of Big City A running gag is that his attempts to defeat the Greens get his front tooth chipped except for Friend Con in which all his other teeth fell out instead though his front tooth would somehow be repaired by the next appearance Since Chipocalypse Now Chip is now banned from Big City by Mayor Hansock as his helicopter gets flung far by telephone wires when trying to attack Cricket He was absent throughout most of Season 3 until the finale Long Goodbye where it was revealed he faked his death and is planning an even bigger revenge against the Greens Vasquez voiced by Danny Trejo is Remy s bodyguard who watches over him when his parents are unavailable Rashida Remington voiced by Lorraine Toussaint is Remy s well to do mother who works as a lawyer Russell Remington voiced by Colton Dunn is Remy s father and Rashida s husband He is a lawyer and former football player for the Big City Bengals Ms Cho voiced by Anna Akana is the former owner of Big Coffee and Gloria and Cricket s boss She only communicates via grunting though other characters seem to understand what she s saying Her first name is Miriam as revealed in Cricket s Kapowie In Chipwrecked Chip Whistler bribes Ms Cho into retirement which results in Big Coffee closing She has not been seen since Andromeda voiced by Nicole Byer is Tilly s best friend She is a conspiracy theorist with a strong belief in aliens supernatural phenomena and government cover ups Alucard Grigorian voiced by Maurice LaMarche is an old Armenian man who is the neighbor of Brett and the Greens and has personal issues with Gramma His first name is revealed in Chipocalypse Now Gabriella Espinosa voiced by Jenna Ortega in most appearances Nikki Castillo in Long Goodbye is Cricket s girlfriend and female counterpart She s as troublemaking and rambunctious as Cricket is as well as sharing his interests Gregly voiced by Tim Robinson is Cricket s grumpy friend who has a habit of screaming everything he says Maria Media voiced by Raven Symone is a local news reporter in Big City Community Sue voiced by Betsy Sodaro as an adult Monica Ray as a child is the director of the Big City Community Center She constantly shouts during conversations and regularly encourages others to adopt more health conscious behaviors Her last name is revealed to be Lanemoto in Chipocalypse Now Gwendolyn Zapp voiced by Cheri Oteri is the CEO of the BigTech technology company She is an eccentric and slightly mad inventor creating high tech products that tend to go haywire Patti voiced by Brooke Dillman is the owner of Patti s Diner in Smalton Hector voiced by Harvey Guillen is Cricket s old friend from the Smalton Scrapyard Lupita voiced by Rylee Alazraqui is Hector s little boisterous sister Sunday voiced by Ali Stroker is Hector s peace loving girlfriend Notable guest stars Edit Waiter voiced by Jim Rash appears in Fill Bill Fish voiced by Busta Rhymes appears in Fill Bill Pepper Merchant voiced by Griffin McElroy appears in Feud Fight Louis voiced by Jon Hamm appears in Big Deal Jyle voiced by Wallace Shawn appears in Night Bill Dr Enamel voiced by Eric Jacobson as Fozzie Bear appears in Hurty Tooth Wyatt voiced by Alex Hirsch appears in Park Pandemonium Donny Tinselton voiced by Thomas Middleditch appears in Cricket s Kapowie Hair Stylist voiced by Jonathan Van Ness appears in Cricket s Kapowie Santa Claus voiced by Christopher Lloyd appears in Green Christmas Mr Whistler voiced by Ed Begley Jr appears in Reckoning Ball and Chipwrecked Grampa Green voiced by Tim Blake Nelson appears in Garage Tales Phoenix voiced by Jameela Jamil appears in Animal Farm and Homeward Hound Cogburn voiced by Alfred Molina appears in Animal Farm and Homeward Hound Other Bill Green voiced by Jim O Heir appears in Animal Farm Canteloupe Sinclair voiced by Melissa Fumero appears in Dolled Up Tom Hanks voiced by himself speaks offscreen at the end of Cheap Show Mimi O Malley voiced by Lucy Lawless appears in Cricket s Tickets Gertie voiced by Sandy Martin appears in Super Gramma Librarian voiced by Linda Hamilton appears in Quiet Please Chairwoman voiced by Mary Holland appears in Chipwrecked Mayor Hansock voiced by Andy Richter appears in Chipocalypse Now and Spaghetti Theory Ronald Featherman voiced by David Wain appears in Winter Greens Kevin voiced by Booboo Stewart appears in Winter Greens Kara Karaoke voiced by Macy Gray appears in Okay Karaoke Viper Fang voiced by Joe Manganiello appears in Spaghetti Theory and Takened Rick voiced by David Harbour appears in The Van Community Dan voiced by Rob Riggle appears in Bat Girl Gina voiced by Riki Lindhome appears in The Gifted Janice voiced by Lennon Parham appears in Papaganda Dirk voiced by Ken Marino appears in No Service Mr Fluffenfold voiced by Patton Oswalt appears in DependaBill Doug Perkins voiced by Tom Gammill appears in DependaBill and Long Goodbye Ms Torres voiced by Rosie Perez appears in The Delivernator Frilled Lizard voiced by Wiz Khalifa appears in Rembo Wayne voiced by Tony Cavalero appears in Pie Hard Frilly Tilly and Bunny Farm Tina voiced by Sydney Park appears in Pizza Deliverance Mr Extras voiced by Alfonso Ribeiro appears in Virtually Christmas Merv Stampington voiced by Danny DeVito appears in Long Goodbye Production EditOn 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 21 2017 2 The show s animation is done entirely in traditional pen and paper as opposed to digital ink 3 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 4 On May 17 2018 it was reported that Disney Channel had ordered a second season of Big City Greens ahead of the series debut 5 On October 7 2019 it was announced that the second season would premiere on November 4 2019 however it got pushed back to November 16 2019 6 On January 13 2021 the series was renewed for a third season 7 On January 21 2022 the series was renewed for a fourth season 8 During production for the first season an episode titled Hands On History was in development The episode was directed by Monica Ray from a story by Carson Montgomery also being written and storyboarded by Caldwell Tanner and Cheyenne Curtis It featured Mark Hamill in the role of Dr Ponderstein a sinister curator who ran a museum 9 The plot focused on Cricket and Remy at odds with one another over Ponderstein s method of educating children The episode was shelved when the Houghton Brothers found Remy s behavior in the episode unlikeable they could not find a way to make the story work so early in the show s run 10 11 On cancelling the episode co creator Chris Houghton stated W e killed that episode for the best of reasons it just didn t work We broke and re broke the story a ton of times Reboarded it again and again Sometimes the best course of action is to take your creation out behind the shed ya know The episode s production number 110 would be given to Parade Day and DIY Guys instead 12 13 Release EditWhen 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 14 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 15 16 The series premiere was made available for streaming via the DisneyNow app and the Disney Channel YouTube channel as of June 8 2018 17 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 Disney Channel s YouTube channel on June 4 2018 15 Ratings EditViewership and ratings per season of Big City Greens Season Episodes First aired Last aired Avg viewers millions Date Viewers millions Date Viewers millions 1 30 June 18 2018 2018 06 18 0 68 18 March 11 2019 2019 03 11 0 61 19 0 632 30 November 16 2019 2019 11 16 0 54 20 April 3 2021 2021 04 03 0 31 21 0 453 20 October 9 2021 2021 10 09 0 39 22 March 25 2023 2023 03 25 0 17 23 0 27Reception EditCritical response Edit 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 24 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 25 Accolades Edit Year Award Category Nominee s Result Ref 2020 Annie Awards Outstanding Achievement for Voice Acting in an Animated Television Broadcast Production Marieve Herington Nominated 26 Daytime Emmy Awards Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation Steve Lowtwait Won 27 2021 Annie Awards Outstanding Achievement for Storyboarding in an Animated Television Media Production Kiana Khansmith Nominated 28 Film EditAlong with a fourth season a musical film was announced to be in development with the series main cast returning 8 Series director Anne O Brian will helm the film with Michael Coughling producing 29 8 The film is expected to be released on both Disney Channel and Disney on July 1 2024 30 The film is titled Big City Greens The Movie 31 Other media EditVideo game Edit 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 15 NHL broadcast Edit On March 14 2023 ESPN presented a youth oriented Big City Greens themed telecast of a National Hockey League game between the Washington Capitals and the New York Rangers the NHL Big City Greens Classic on Disney Channel Disney XD Disney and ESPN The broadcast leveraged the NHL Edge player and puck tracking system combined with technology from Beyond Sports to present a real time 3D animated recreation of the game the teams players were represented by avatars on an outdoor rink with Vincent Trocheck and Evgeny Kuznetsov being portrayed by avatars of Cricket and Tilly respectively with their voice actors also using live facial motion capture and the goalies portrayed by Grandma Alice and Bill Green Gloria and Remy also joined the game during the last few minutes Commentators Kevin Weekes and Drew Carter were featured via motion captured avatars developed by the animation studio Silver Spoon which had previously worked with CBS Sports and Nickelodeon on similar motion captured avatars of segments of an youth oriented NFL broadcast 32 33 34 35 36 The broadcast on Disney Channel drew approximately 140 000 viewers while the Disney XD simulcast had roughly 30 000 for a total of 176 000 viewers 37 38 References Edit a b Mercedes Milligan March 8 2016 Disney XD Announces Billy Dilly and Country Club Animation Magazine Archived from the original on June 18 2018 Retrieved June 20 2018 a b Kevin Melrose July 21 2017 First Look at Disney XD s Big City Greens Opening Credits CBR Archived from the original on June 18 2018 Retrieved June 20 2018 Shane Houghton shanehoughton November 14 2019 Big City Greens is animated traditionally pencil and pens on paper Tweet via Twitter Big City Greens Theme Song Disney XD July 28 2017 Retrieved June 20 2018 via YouTube Erik Pedersen May 17 2018 Big City Greens Renewed for Season 2 Ahead of Disney Channel Premiere Deadline Hollywood Archived from the original on June 21 2018 Retrieved June 20 2018 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 Erik Pedersen January 13 2021 Big City Green Renewed For Season 3 At Disney Channel As Creators Chris amp Shane Houghton Ink Overall Deal Deadline Hollywood Archived from the original on January 13 2021 Retrieved January 13 2021 a b c D Alessandro Anthony January 21 2022 Big City Greens Tunes Up With Disney Channel amp Disney Movie Musical Animated Series Lands Season 4 Order Deadline Archived from the original on January 21 2022 Retrieved January 21 2022 shanehoughton March 13 2019 THE Mark Hamill lent his voice to bringing the episode s villain Dr Ponderstein to life Dr Podenrstein was a sadistic museum curator who got his kicks by forcing children to learn things I can t stress enough how funny HamillHimself was in this role sorry Mark Archived 2023 04 09 at the Wayback Machine Tweet via Twitter shanehoughton March 13 2019 But it was too early for Remy to carry an episode where he had to decide between his old life and his new friend At the darkest moment in the episode Remy betrays Cricket Remember this is very early in the series and it made everyone not like Remy BigCityGreens Archived 2022 07 13 at the Wayback Machine Tweet via Twitter shanehoughton March 13 2019 So Chris and I ultimately shelved the episode NEVER TO BE SEEN caldy Cheyenne Curtis and montiray poured so much work into this episode it still hurts to think about it but the reason this episode didn t work falls squarely on mine and Chris s shoulders BigCityGreens Archived 2022 07 13 at the Wayback Machine Tweet via Twitter Hands On History Tumblr Post Tumblr Chris Houghton July 2 2020 Archived from the original on October 22 2021 Retrieved March 24 2021 Shane Houghton shanehoughton March 12 2019 On BigCityGreens we only ever threw out one episode Storyboards were complete voices recorded and animatic built It was one of the toughest calls chrischoughton and I had to make Especially because it starred the incredibly talented and funny HamillHimself Tweet via Twitter Animation Magazine s Rising Stars of 2018 Animation Magazine March 26 2018 Archived from the original on June 15 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 a b c Kimberly Nordyke May 17 2018 Disney Channel Renews Animated Series Big City Greens Ahead of Premiere The Hollywood Reporter Archived from the original on January 14 2021 Retrieved June 20 2018 Alexandra Whyte May 18 2018 Disney Gets More Big City Greens Molang Kidscreen Archived from the original on October 26 2021 Retrieved June 20 2018 Chris Houghton chrischoughton June 5 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 Archived from the original on September 8 2019 Retrieved June 8 2018 via Twitter Mitch Metcalf June 19 2018 Top 150 Monday Cable Originals amp Network Finals 6 18 2018 Showbuzz Daily Archived from the original on June 20 2018 Retrieved June 20 2018 Mitch Metcalf March 12 2019 Top 150 Monday Cable Originals amp Network Finals 3 11 2019 Showbuzz Daily Archived from the original on March 12 2019 Retrieved March 18 2019 Mitch Metcalf November 19 2019 Top 150 Monday Cable Originals amp Network Finals 11 4 2019 Showbuzz Daily Archived from the original on November 5 2019 Retrieved November 22 2019 Mitch Metcalf April 6 2021 Top 150 Saturday Cable Originals amp Network Finals 4 3 2021 Showbuzz Daily Archived from the original on April 6 2021 Retrieved April 6 2021 Mitch Metcalf October 12 2021 Saturday 10 9 2021 Top 150 Cable Originals amp Network Finals Showbuzz Daily Archived from the original on October 12 2021 Retrieved October 12 2021 Mitch Salem March 28 2023 Saturday 3 25 2023 Top 150 Cable Originals amp Network Finals Showbuzz Daily Archived from 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