The Fungies!
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| Created by | Stephen P. Neary |
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| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 80 (list of episodes) |
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| Producer | Brent Tanner |
| Editor | George Khair |
| Running time | 11 minutes |
| Production company | Cartoon Network Studios |
| Distributor | WarnerMedia Direct |
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| Original network | HBO Max |
| Picture format | HDTV 1080i |
| Audio format | Dolby Digital 5.1 |
| Original release | August 20, 2020 – December 16, 2021 |
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The Fungies! is an American animated television series created by Stephen P. Neary for HBO Max.[1] The first part of the first season premiered on August 20, 2020, on HBO Max, followed by the second part of the season on October 8, 2020. The series made its linear premiere on Cartoon Network on June 4, 2021.[2]
On November 29, 2021, Neary announced that the show was cancelled, with the last 20 episodes from the second season, marketed as the third season, being released on December 16, 2021.[3][4]
Premise[]
The Fungies! is set in a prehistoric and mythological 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
- Zaela Rae as Claudette
- Justin Michael as Nevin
- Niki Yang as Lil' Lemon
- Grace Kaufman as Champsa, Holk
- Sam Richardson as Cool James, Mr. Mayor
- Stephen P. Neary as Pascal, Sir Tree
- Edi Patterson as Mertha, Anna Nanna
- Tama Brutsche as The Twins
- Jennifer Coolidge as Dr. Nancy
- Terry Gross as Pam
- Mary Faber as Teacher Terry
- June Squibb as Granny Grancie
- Chris Diamantopoulos as Commander Beefy
- Eric Edelstein as Coach Croach
Episodes[]
Series overview[]
| Season | Episodes | Originally released | |||
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| 1 | 40 | 20 | August 20, 2020 | ||
| 20 | October 8, 2020 | ||||
| 2 | 20 | June 3, 2021 | |||
| 3 | 20 | December 16, 2021 | |||
Season 1 (2020)[]
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Written and storyboarded by | Story by | Original release date [5] | Cartoon Network air date [6][5] | Prod. code [5] | U.S. linear viewers (millions) | ||||
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| Part 1 | ||||||||||||
| 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 | June 4, 2021 | 101 | 0.20[7] | ||||
| Seth, Pascal and their friends discover Snow and play with it for a while. After Seth wants to get a coveted spot on his Mom's prized shelf of "stuff her kids gave her", he determines to bring snow to his house. Unfortunately, the snow keeps melting to the point of mud, but his mom keeps the mud price on the shelf. Suddenly, the Snow Mountain sends snow through the town. | ||||||||||||
| 2 | 2 | "Sick Day" | Jaydeep Hasrajani & Kyle Neswald | Rachel Hastings, John McNamee & Stephen P. Neary | August 20, 2020 | June 4, 2021 | 102 | 0.17[7] | ||||
| Seth gets sick, but desperately wants to reach his "show and tell" presentation but gets "rivaled" by Claudette and her dog, Barkery. His mom brings Claudette and her dog, who tells him that they love his presentations. Coming to school excited the next day about a presentation about dogs, his classmates contract colds from Seth himself. | ||||||||||||
| 3 | 3 | "Truffalo" | Stephen P. Neary | Rachel Hastings, John McNamee & Stephen P. Neary | August 20, 2020 | June 11, 2021 | 103 | 0.15[8] | ||||
| On the verge scientific discovery, Seth and the other Fungies are forced inside when the town is invaded by cow-like Truffalo. | ||||||||||||
| 4 | 4 | "Green Eggs and Pam" | Jon Feria & Mark Galez | Rachel Hastings, John McNamee & Stephen P. Neary | August 20, 2020 | June 11, 2021 | 104 | 0.15[8] | ||||
| While exploding, Seth finds an egg and really wants to know what's inside it, but when Pam's egg-hatching insticts kick into gear, Seth will have to learn to trust her and nature. | ||||||||||||
| 5 | 5 | "A Man and His Mustache" | Tom Law & Sonja von Marensdorff | Rachel Hastings, John McNamee & Stephen P. Neary | August 20, 2020 | June 18, 2021 | 105 | 0.13[9] | ||||
| When Seth borrows Pascal's mustache for a day at the beach, the Triloknights think he's an adult. | ||||||||||||
| 6 | 6 | "Take Your Seth to Work Day" | Hannah Ayoubi & Kevin Bailey | Rachel Hastings, John McNamee & Stephen P. Neary | August 20, 2020 | June 18, 2021 | 106 | 0.14[9] | ||||
| Seth desire to help Nancy with her job at the hospital result in chaos when he, without Nancy's knowledge, plays doctor on sick Fungies. Seth has to admit his wrongdoing and listen to his mom in order to set things right. | ||||||||||||
| 7 | 7 | "Voyage of the Rushroom" | Jon Feria & Mark Galez | Rachel Hastings, John McNamee & Stephen P. Neary | August 20, 2020 | June 25, 2021 | 107 | 0.10[10] | ||||
| Seth and Claudette are given a weekend project as punishment for disrupting class. | ||||||||||||
| 8 | 8 | "The Twins Bug Seth" | Jaydeep Hasrajani & Kyle Neswald | Rachel Hastings, John McNamee & Stephen P. Neary | August 20, 2020 | June 25, 2021 | 108 | 0.12[10] | ||||
| Seth neglects his baby-sitting duties to do his own thing and winds up losing the twins to an army of ants. | ||||||||||||
| 9 | 9 | "Ghosts Schmosts" | Tom Law & Sonja von Marensdorff | Rachel Hastings, John McNamee & Stephen P. Neary | August 20, 2020 | July 2, 2021 | 109 | 0.19[11] | ||||
| Seth leads a group of kids into a haunted mine in an effort to prove that everything has a scientific explanation and that there's no reason to be afraid ghosts. | ||||||||||||
| 10 | 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 | July 2, 2021 | 110 | 0.21[11] | ||||
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Hide and Pam: Pam learns to play hide and seek a little too well. Chair Factory: Seth improves productivity at the Fungietown chair factory. Turtle: Seth brings a shy turtle for show and tell. Rainy Day: Cool James teaches the other kids how to have fun making music on a rainy day. Best Friends Club: Lil' Lemon and Nelvin hold the first meeting of the Best Friends Club. | ||||||||||||
| 11 | 11 | "Sir Tree's Body" | Hannah Ayoubi & Kevin Bailey | Kelsy Abbott, John McNamee & Stephen P. Neary | August 20, 2020 | July 9, 2021 | 111 | 0.19[12] | ||||
| 12 | 12 | "Commander Beefy" | Jon Feria & Mark Galez | Kelsy Abbott, John McNamee & Stephen P. Neary | August 20, 2020 | July 9, 2021 | 112 | 0.17[12] | ||||
| 13 | 13 | "The Fanciest Fungie" | Jaydeep Hasrajani, Kyle Neswald & Stephen P. Neary | Rachel Hastings, John McNamee & Stephen P. Neary | August 20, 2020 | July 16, 2021 | 113 | 0.11[13] | ||||
| 14 | 14 | "Snake It to the Limit" | Jaydeep Hasrajani & Kyle Neswald | Kelsy Abbott, John McNamee & Stephen P. Neary | August 20, 2020 | July 16, 2021 | 114 | 0.11[13] | ||||
| 15 | 15 | "Nevin's Cocoon" | Tom Law & Sonja von Marensdorff | Kelsy Abbott, John McNamee & Stephen P. Neary | August 20, 2020 | July 23, 2021 | 115 | 0.17[14] | ||||
| 16 | 16 | "Cool Kids" | Hannah Ayoubi & Kevin Bailey | Rachel Hastings, John McNamee & Stephen P. Neary | August 20, 2020 | July 23, 2021 | 116 | 0.14[14] | ||||
| 17 | 17 | "Mermove Out" | Jon Feria & Mark Galez | Kelsy Abbott, John McNamee & Stephen P. Neary | August 20, 2020 | July 30, 2021 | 117 | 0.14[15] | ||||
| 18 | 18 | "Happy Birthday Nancy" | Jaydeep Hasrajani & Kyle Neswald | Kelsy Abbott, John McNamee & Stephen P. Neary | August 20, 2020 | July 30, 2021 | 118 | 0.14[15] | ||||
| 19 | 19 | "New Pam in Town" | Tom Law & Sonja von Marensdorff | Kelsy Abbott, John McNamee & Stephen P. Neary | August 20, 2020 | August 6, 2021 | 119 | 0.17[16] | ||||
| 20 | 20 | "Class Garden" | Hannah Ayoubi & Kevin Bailey | Kelsy Abbott, John McNamee & Stephen P. Neary | August 20, 2020 | August 6, 2021 | 120 | 0.15[16] | ||||
| Part 2 | ||||||||||||
| 21 | 21 | "Free Squidly" | Jon Feria & Mark Galez | Kelsy Abbott, John McNamee & Stephen P. Neary | October 8, 2020 | August 13, 2021 | 121 | 0.21[17] | ||||
| 22 | 22 | "Fungie Scouts" | Kyle Neswald & Marceline Tanguay | Kelsy Abbott, John McNamee & Stephen P. Neary | October 8, 2020 | August 13, 2021 | 122 | 0.20[17] | ||||
| 23 | 23 | "The Granny Trap" | Tom Law & Sonja von Marensdorff | Kelsy Abbott, John McNamee & Stephen P. Neary | October 8, 2020 | August 14, 2021 | 123 | 0.16[18] | ||||
| 24 | 24 | "Nancy's Fireman Calendar" | Hannah Ayoubi & Kevin Bailey | Kelsy Abbott, John McNamee & Stephen P. Neary | October 8, 2020 | August 14, 2021 | 124 | 0.17[18] | ||||
| 25 | 25 | "The Well Monster" | Jon Feria & Mark Galez | Kelsy Abbott, John McNamee & Stephen P. Neary | October 8, 2020 | August 20, 2021 | 125 | 0.16[19] | ||||
| 26 | 26 | "Queen Seth" | Kyle Neswald & Marceline Tanguay | Kelsy Abbott, John McNamee & Stephen P. Neary | October 8, 2020 | August 20, 2021 | 126 | 0.16[19] | ||||
| 27 | 27 | "Sir Tree's Boy" | Tom Law & Sonja von Marensdorff | Kelsy Abbott, John McNamee & Stephen P. Neary | October 8, 2020 | August 21, 2021 | 127 | 0.10[20] | ||||
| 28 | 28 | "Mr. Pascal's Opus" | Hannah Ayoubi & Kevin Bailey | Kelsy Abbott, John McNamee & Stephen P. Neary | October 8, 2020 | August 21, 2021 | 128 | N/A | ||||
| 29 | 29 | "Lil' Lemon for President" | Jon Feria & Mark Galez | Kelsy Abbott, John McNamee & Stephen P. Neary | October 8, 2020 | August 27, 2021 | 129 | 0.12[21] | ||||
| 30 | 30 | "Long Legs" | Tom Law & Sonja von Marensdorff | Kelsy Abbott, John McNamee & Stephen P. Neary | October 8, 2020 | August 27, 2021 | 130 | 0.13[21] | ||||
| 31 | 31 | "Sir Tree House" | Tom Law & Sonja von Marensdorff | Kelsy Abbott, John McNamee & Stephen P. Neary | October 8, 2020 | August 28, 2021 | 131 | 0.19[22] | ||||
| 32 | 32 | "Lord Clawly Caper" | Hannah Ayoubi & Kevin Bailey | Kelsy Abbott, John McNamee & Stephen P. Neary | October 8, 2020 | August 28, 2021 | 132 | 0.20[22] | ||||
| 33 | 33 | "What About Cool James?" | Jon Feria & Mark Galez | Kelsy Abbott, John McNamee & Stephen P. Neary | October 8, 2020 | September 3, 2021 | 133 | 0.14[23] | ||||
| 34 | 34 | "Dino Club" | Kyle Neswald & Ben Lucas | Kelsy Abbott, John McNamee & Stephen P. Neary | October 8, 2020 | September 3, 2021 | 134 | 0.12[23] | ||||
| 35 | 35 | "Commander Lazer" | Kyle Neswald & Ben Lucas | Kelsy Abbott, John McNamee & Stephen P. Neary | October 8, 2020 | TBA | 135 | N/A | ||||
| 36 | 36 | "Fungopolis" | Jon Feria & Mark Galez | Kelsy Abbott, John McNamee & Stephen P. Neary | October 8, 2020 | TBA | 136 | N/A | ||||
| 37 | 37 | "Pam Runs Forever" | Hannah Ayoubi & Kevin Bailey | Kelsy Abbott, John McNamee & Stephen P. Neary | October 8, 2020 | TBA | 137 | N/A | ||||
| 38 | 38 | "RFUN Radio" | Kyle Neswald & Ben Lucas | Kelsy Abbott, John McNamee & Stephen P. Neary | October 8, 2020 | TBA | 138 | N/A | ||||
| 39 | 39 | "Where's Coach?" | Tom Law & Sonja von Marensdorff | Kelsy Abbott, John McNamee & Stephen P. Neary | October 8, 2020 | TBA | 139 | N/A | ||||
| 40 | 40 | "One Night at Nevin's" | Hannah Ayoubi & Kevin Bailey | Kelsy Abbott, John McNamee & Stephen P. Neary | October 8, 2020 | TBA | 140 | N/A | ||||
Season 2 (2021)[]
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Written and storyboarded by | Story by | Original release date [5] | Prod. code [5] |
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| 41 | 1 | "Bird War" | Geneva Hodgson & Jon Feria | Kelsy Abbott, John McNamee & Stephen P. Neary | June 3, 2021 | 201 |
| 42 | 2 | "Bug Buds" | Kyle Neswald & Ben Lucas | Kelsy Abbott, John McNamee & Stephen P. Neary | June 3, 2021 | 202 |
| 43 | 3 | "Beefo the Kid" | Tom Law & Sonja von Marensdorff | Kelsy Abbott, John McNamee & Stephen P. Neary | June 3, 2021 | 203 |
| 44 | 4 | "Where the Truffalo Roam" | Kevin Bailey, Geneva Hodgson & Taylor Carilli | Kelsy Abbott, John McNamee & Stephen P. Neary | June 3, 2021 | 204 |
| 45 | 5 | "Seth the Frog" | Kyle Neswald & Ben Lucas | Kelsy Abbott, John McNamee & Stephen P. Neary | June 3, 2021 | 205 |
| 46 | 6 | "Home, Run!" | Tom Law & Sonja von Marensdorff | Kelsy Abbott, John McNamee & Stephen P. Neary | June 3, 2021 | 206 |
| 47 | 7 | "The Scoop" | Kevin Bailey & Taylor Carilli | Kelsy Abbott, John McNamee & Stephen P. Neary | June 3, 2021 | 207 |
| 48 | 8 | "Flawless" | Tom Law & Sonja von Marensdorff | Kelsy Abbott, John McNamee & Stephen P. Neary | June 3, 2021 | 208 |
| 49 | 9 | "Smarty Flower" | Kyle Neswald & Ben Lucas | Kelsy Abbott, John McNamee & Stephen P. Neary | June 3, 2021 | 209 |
| 50 | 10 | "Campfire Creepies" | Kevin Bailey & Taylor Carilli | Kelsy Abbott, John McNamee & Stephen P. Neary | June 3, 2021 | 210 |
| 51 | 11 | "I Hear You" | Aleks Sennwald & Jon Feria | Kelsy Abbott, John McNamee & Stephen P. Neary | June 3, 2021 | 211 |
| 52 | 12 | "Twinseparable" | Geneva Hodgson & Ben Lucas | Kelsy Abbott, John McNamee & Stephen P. Neary | June 3, 2021 | 212 |
| 53 | 13 | "For Keeps" | Sonja von Marensdorff & Jon Feria | Kelsy Abbott, John McNamee & Stephen P. Neary | June 3, 2021 | 213 |
| 54 | 14 | "Tina Turnip" | Kevin Baliey & Taylor Carilli | Kelsy Abbott, John McNamee & Stephen P. Neary | June 3, 2021 | 214 |
| 55 | 15 | "The Mayor's Apprentice" | Derek Evanick & Diana Lafyatis | Kelsy Abbott, John McNamee & Stephen P. Neary | June 3, 2021 | 215 |
| 56 | 16 | "Gorbo Gets Flushed" | Kevin Baliey & Taylor Carilli | Kelsy Abbott, John McNamee & Stephen P. Neary | June 3, 2021 | 216 |
| 57 | 17 | "Rattlesnake Jane" | Geneva Hodgson & Ben Lucas | Kelsy Abbott, John McNamee & Stephen P. Neary | June 3, 2021 | 217 |
| 58 | 18 | "Special Bloom" | Sonja von Marensdorff & Jon Feria | Kelsy Abbott, John McNamee & Stephen P. Neary | June 3, 2021 | 218 |
| 59 | 19 | "Meteor Madness" | Derek Evanick & Diana Lafyatis | Kelsy Abbott, John McNamee & Stephen P. Neary | June 3, 2021 | 219 |
| 60 | 20 | "Camping with the Family" | Sonja von Marensdorff & Jon Feria | Kelsy Abbott, John McNamee & Stephen P. Neary | June 3, 2021 | 220 |
Season 3 (2021)[]
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Written and storyboarded by | Story by | Original release date [5] | Prod. code [5] |
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| 61 | 1 | "Hugbear Hullabaloo" | TBA | Kelsy Abbott, John McNamee & Stephen P. Neary | December 16, 2021 | 301 |
| 62 | 2 | "Shania's Place" | TBA | Kelsy Abbott, John McNamee & Stephen P. Neary | December 16, 2021 | 302 |
| 63 | 3 | "Pam's Big Break" | TBA | Kelsy Abbott, John McNamee & Stephen P. Neary | December 16, 2021 | 303 |
| 64 | 4 | "You've Got Whale" | TBA | Kelsy Abbott, John McNamee & Stephen P. Neary | December 16, 2021 | 304 |
| 65 | 5 | "Beefy Cruise" | TBA | Kelsy Abbott, John McNamee & Stephen P. Neary | December 16, 2021 | 305 |
| 66 | 6 | "Billy Fungie" | TBA | Kelsy Abbott, John McNamee & Stephen P. Neary | December 16, 2021 | 306 |
| 67 | 7 | "Pascal's Big Fan" | TBA | Kelsy Abbott, John McNamee & Stephen P. Neary | December 16, 2021 | 307 |
| 68 | 8 | "Sir Tree's Sick" | TBA | Kelsy Abbott, John McNamee & Stephen P. Neary | December 16, 2021 | 308 |
| 69 | 9 | "Virtual Boys" | TBA | Kelsy Abbott, John McNamee & Stephen P. Neary | December 16, 2021 | 309 |
| 70 | 10 | "Too Many Grandpas" | TBA | Kelsy Abbott, John McNamee & Stephen P. Neary | December 16, 2021 | 310 |
| 71 | 11 | "Messy Locker" | TBA | Kelsy Abbott, John McNamee & Stephen P. Neary | December 16, 2021 | 311 |
| 72 | 12 | "The Edge" | TBA | Kelsy Abbott, John McNamee & Stephen P. Neary | December 16, 2021 | 312 |
| 73 | 13 | "Simple Beefy" | TBA | Kelsy Abbott, John McNamee & Stephen P. Neary | December 16, 2021 | 313 |
| 74 | 14 | "Nancy and the Rodeo" | TBA | Kelsy Abbott, John McNamee & Stephen P. Neary | December 16, 2021 | 314 |
| 75 | 15 | "Teacher Terry's Day Off" | TBA | Kelsy Abbott, John McNamee & Stephen P. Neary | December 16, 2021 | 315 |
| 76 | 16 | "The Lord & the Layabout" | TBA | Kelsy Abbott, John McNamee & Stephen P. Neary | December 16, 2021 | 316 |
| 77 | 17 | "Mifflin's Replacement" | TBA | Kelsy Abbott, John McNamee & Stephen P. Neary | December 16, 2021 | 317 |
| 78 | 18 | "Mission Shania" | TBA | Kelsy Abbott, John McNamee & Stephen P. Neary | December 16, 2021 | 318 |
| 79 | 19 | "Miner's Market" | TBA | Kelsy Abbott, John McNamee & Stephen P. Neary | December 16, 2021 | 319 |
| 80 | 20 | "Lost Fungies" | TBA | Kelsy Abbott, John McNamee & Stephen P. Neary | December 16, 2021 | 320 |
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.[24][25] The first season premiered on August 20, 2020 on HBO Max.
International broadcast[]
In the United Kingdom, it premiered on Cartoon Network on November 2, 2020. In Africa, it premiered on Cartoon Network on December 14. In Canada, it premiered on Teletoon on January 10, 2021. In Japan, it will premiere on Cartoon Network in 2022.
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."[26] 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."[27]