Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (TV series)

Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
Also known as	Cloudy: The Series[1]
Genre	Animated sitcom Comic science fiction Sci fi
Based on	Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs by Sony Pictures Animation the book of same name by Judi Barrett
Developed by	Mark Evestaff Alex Galatis
Directed by	Jos Humphrey Steven Garcia Andrew Duncan Johnny Darrell
Voices of	Mark Edwards Katie Griffin David Berni Seán Cullen Patrick McKenna Clé Bennett
Composer	Steffan Andrews
Country of origin	Canada United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	104 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers	Steven DeNure Ken Faier Asaph Fipke Kristen Newlands Rick Mischel Mark Evestaff
Producer	Lesley Jenner
Running time	22 minutes
Production companies	Sony Pictures Animation Corus Entertainment[2] DHX Media DHX Studios Vancouver[3]
Distributor	WildBrain (International)
Release
Original network	Canada YTV Teletoon United States Cartoon Network and Boomerang SVOD (Season 1) CBS All Access (Season 2)
Picture format	1080i (1.77:1 HDTV)
Audio format	Dolby Digital
Original release	February 20, 2017 (2017-02-20) – June 30, 2018 (2018-06-30)

Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (also called Cloudy: The Series^[1]) is an American-Canadian animated comic sci-fi sitcom television series produced by DHX Media and Sony Pictures Animation in association with Corus Entertainment for Cartoon Network and YTV.^[2] Based on the children's book and the film series of the same name,^[2] Cloudy is the first television series to be produced by Sony Pictures Animation and was animated using Toon Boom Harmony.^[4]

The series officially premiered in the United States on March 6, 2017 on Cartoon Network, with a sneak peek airing on February 20, 2017.^[2] After an unsuccessful run, the show moved to Boomerang's SVOD service, where it debuted on January 11, 2018. In Canada, the series was originally planned to air on Teletoon,^[5] but instead premiered on YTV on April 6, 2017. On February 2, 2018, DHX Media announced the series has been picked up for a second season.^[6] The entire first season is available on Netflix in the United Kingdom and in the United States. On January 24, 2020, the show was removed on Boomerang's streaming service app.^{[citation needed]}

Plot[]

The series is a prequel, featuring the high school years of Flint Lockwood, the eccentric young scientist in the films.^[7] In his adventures, he is joined by Sam Sparks, a new girl in town and the school's "wannabe" reporter, along with Flint's dad Tim, Steve the Monkey, Manny as the head of the school's audiovisual club (among other professions), Earl as a school gym teacher, Brent still riding on his fame as from the sardine commercial, and Mayor Shelbourne, who serves as school principal, and who wins every Mayoral election on the pro-sardine platform.^[8]

The show clarifies that when Flint and Sam met in their adulthood in the first film, it was not their first meeting. They first met and became friends in high school. In the first episode, Flint says that if Sam ever has to move away from Swallow Falls, he will invent a memory eraser, as she had moved around frequently and did not want the memory of another lost friendship to sadden her.

Episodes[]

Cast[]

• Mark Edwards as:^[9]
  • Flint Lockwood; an inventor. Bill Hader was considered to reprise his role in the series.
  • Steve; Flint's pet vervet monkey who communicates using a Speak and Spell monkey thought translator Flint invented. Neil Patrick Harris was considered to reprise his role in the series.
• Katie Griffin as Sam Sparks; a weather intern from New York City and a reporter. Anna Faris was considered to reprise her role in the series.^[9]
• David Berni as "Baby" Brent McHale; an infamous celebrity mascot of Baby Brent's Sardines. Andy Samberg was considered to reprise his role in the series.^[9]
• Seán Cullen as:^[9]
  • Tim Lockwood; Flint's widowed father. James Caan was considered to reprise his role in the series.
  • Mayor Susan Shelbourne; the gluttonous and egotistical mayor of Swallow Falls. Bruce Campbell was considered to reprise his role in the series.
  • Old Rick; an elderly citizen in Swallow Falls.
• Patrick McKenna as:^[9]
  • Gil; Mayor Shelbourne's neglected son
  • Manny; Sam's Guatemalan cameraman and a former doctor, pilot, and comedian. Benjamin Bratt was considered to reprise his role in the series.
• Clé Bennett as Earl Devereaux; the town's athletic cop and Cal's dad. Terry Crews was considered to reprise his role in the series.^[9]

Production[]

Sony Pictures Animation and Canadian family entertainment company DHX Media signed to co-produce the series in 2014, starting with twenty-six 22-minute episodes (fifty-two 11-minute segments).^[10] DHX Media handles the global television and non-U.S. home entertainment distribution, along with worldwide merchandising rights, while Sony distributes home entertainment in the United States.^[8] Turner Broadcasting System handles international distribution via Cartoon Network.^[11]

Broadcast[]

Boomerang (Latin America) premiered Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs on May 12, 2017 with a broadcast of the first 4 episodes, for next Friday continue with recurring releases (double episode), meanwhile Cartoon Network (Latin America) premiered the series on May 18, 2017 premiering a new episode every Thursday. Cartoon Network Australia will premiere Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs on September 2, 2017.^[12] In the United Kingdom and Ireland, the series was first broadcast on Cartoon Network on August 28, 2017 starting with the episode "Who You Callin’ Garbage!" (S1EP5).^[13] In France, the series started broadcast on Boing from September 2017; in the same period it started on Cartoon Network in Italy. In India, the series will premiere on Cartoon Network. The series began broadcasting on Disney Channel in Germany on 6 November 2017. New episodes began premiering on Boomerang's SVOD service in the United States in January 2018. Older episodes of the series are also available on Boomerang.^[14] On February 2, 2018, DHX Media announced the series has been picked up for a second season.^[6] On November 30, 2018, the show was made available for streaming on Netflix in the United States.

In August 2019, CBS All Access acquired the U.S. broadcast rights to the series, beginning with Season 2.^[15]

Home media[]

Region 1:

• Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs: Swallow-een Falls Spooktacular! (October 10, 2017)^[16]
• Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs: Lobster Claus is Coming to Town (October 31, 2017)^[16]

Reception[]

Critical response[]

Common Sense Media rated the show a three out of five stars stating "Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs doesn't attempt to lead directly into the movies and in fact presents a major inconsistency for the later stories by introducing Sam to Flint during their teen years. Of course this is only a concern for those who have seen the chronologically later stories first; new viewers without a history with these characters won't have a problem and likely will want to follow up with the movies at some point. A big plus to the show? Even though the science often isn't realistic, the hero and heroine make nerdiness seem pretty cool."^[17]

Accolades[]

References[]

External links[]

• Official website at Sony Pictures Animation
• Official website at Corus Entertainment
• Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs at IMDb

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