Apple & Onion

Apple & Onion
Title design
Genre	Surreal comedy Slice of life
Created by	George Gendi
Voices of	George Gendi Richard Ayoade
Theme music composer	George Gendi Matt Layzell Paul Fraser
Opening theme	"Apple & Onion" by Richard Ayoade and George Gendi
Composer	Paul Fraser
Country of origin	United States United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	64 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers	Sean Szeles George Gendi Curtis Lelash (S1) Tramm Wigzell Jennifer Pelphrey Rob Sorcher Brian A. Miller
Producers	Brent Tanner Ryan Slater
Editor	Tom Browngardt
Production company	Cartoon Network Studios
Distributor	Warner Bros. Television Distribution
Release
Original network	Cartoon Network
Picture format	HDTV 1080i
Audio format	Dolby Surround
First shown in	May 14, 2016 (2016-05-14) (pilot)
Original release	February 23, 2018 (2018-02-23) – present

Apple & Onion is an animated television series created by George Gendi for Cartoon Network. The series is produced by Cartoon Network Studios. The series focuses on the main characters Apple and Onion in a settlement inhabited by anthropomorphic food.

Gendi first pitched the idea of the series to Cartoon Network Development Studio Europe whilst working on The Amazing World of Gumball in London, a series that he produced. Upon arriving in Burbank, Gendi approached Cartoon Network Studios with the concept, who greenlit the production of a pilot. The resulting short was selected to be screened alongside another Cartoon Network pilot, Welcome to My Life, at the Annecy Festival in 2015, before eventually being released online in May 2016. The short was picked up for a limited series^[1] in March 2017 which premiered on February 23, 2018, with a premiere on the Cartoon Network App and on-demand one week before the series.

On May 20, 2019, the series was picked up for a second season.^[2]

Characters[]

• Apple (voiced by George Gendi) – An anthropomorphic apple who values his friendship with Onion. He comes to the city hoping to start a new life. He has a much more carefree attitude than Onion and always comes up with strange new ideas.
• Onion (voiced by Richard Ayoade) – A tall anthropomorphic onion. The polite and timid friend to Apple who resembles a scallion. He comes to the city hoping to make new friends the same day as Apple. Onion often works on bringing Apple's ideas to life as well as being the voice of reason of the duo.
• Falafel (voiced by Sayed Badreya) – Apple and Onion's Egyptian landlord, who lets them stay in the shack on top of his building. The show's plot often revolves around Falafel overworking, or dealing with financial problems. Has a pet rooster named Ferekh for companionship.
• Burger (voiced by Eugene Mirman) – A friend of Apple and Onion and a regular at Pizza's Diner. Burger originally appears as slovenly, but later cleans himself up and gets a job at a fast food stand.
• Hot Dog (voiced by Paul Scheer) – A friend of Apple and Onion and a regular at Pizza's Diner who is an aspiring actor.
• French Fry (voiced by Tasha Ames) – A friend of Apple and Onion and a regular at Pizza's Diner. The pilot featured French Fry as Onion's girlfriend, but the series instead focuses on her being friends.
• Cotton Candy (voiced by Nicole Byer) - A friend of Apple and Onion and a regular at Pizza's Diner.
• Beef Jerky (voiced by Kevin Michael Richardson) – A jailed criminal and an acquaintance of Apple and Onion.
• Apple's Mom & Dad (voiced by Penrose Anderson and Adam Buxton) – Apple's carefree parents. They are seen in "A New Life"
• Onion's Mom & Dad (voiced by Penrose Anderson and Stephen Fry) – Onion's proper parents. They are seen in "A New Life", with Onion's Dad visiting Apple and Onion in "Rotten Apple".
• Pizza (voiced by Keith Ferguson (episode 1-10) and Danny Jacobs (episode 11-present)) – An overworked slice of pizza who owns a diner alongside his mother and loves balloon rides.
• Patty (voiced by Dawnn Lewis) – A Jamaican patty who runs the dollar store where Apple and Onion work. She's very strict about finances and honesty.
• Lemondrop (voiced by Naomi Hansen) – A young candy lemon.
• Hoagie (voiced by Danny Jacobs (Lift), George Gendi (episode 1-10), and Roger Craig Smith (episode 11-present)) – A sandwich who is a common resident in the city who has done a lot of occupations. He appeared in the minisode "Lift".
• Chicken Nugget (voiced by Kevin Michael Richardson) – A police chicken nugget who is a control freak and wants people to respect him. He serves as the main antagonist of the duo.
• Mrs. Lollypop (voiced by Bette Ford) – A kind old lollipop who lives downstairs from Apple and Onion. Her cat was temporarily adopted by Apple & Onion.
• Cheesesteak (voiced by Danny Jacobs) – A short-tempered and grouchy cheesesteak sandwich.
• Samosa (voiced by Kody Kavitha) – A samosa who is most likely Indian. She owns a fictional game development company named "Samosa Games LLC", which develops the game "Sweetie Smash". She appeared in the episode "Positive Attitude Theory" where she doesn't pay her rent.

Episodes[]

Home media[]

Broadcast[]

Apple & Onion premiered on Cartoon Network UK on August 27, 2018.^[3] The show premiered on Cartoon Network Africa on September 29, 2018.^[4] In India It premiered on 2018 on Cartoon Network India.

In the French dub, Apple and Onion themselves are voiced by French rappers Bigflo & Oli.^[5][6]

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